2018届高考英语大一轮复习Unit2Workingtheland课时规范训练新人教版.docx

Unit 2 Working the land.阅读理解ARecordings of angry bees are enough to send big, tough African elephants running away, a new study says.Beehives(蜂窝)either recorded or realmay even prevent elephants from damaging farmers crops.In 2002, scientist Lucy King and her team found that elephants avoid certain trees with bees living in them. Today, Lucy wants to see if African honeybees might discourage elephants from eating crops. But before she asked farmers to go to the trouble of setting up beehives on their farms, she needed to find out if the bees would scare elephants away.Lucy found a wild beehive inside a tree in northern Kenya and set up a recorder. Then she threw a stone into the beehive, which burst into life. Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down. Next, Lucy searched out elephant families in Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya and put a speaker in a tree close to each family.From a distance, Lucy switched on the prerecorded sound of angry bees while at the same time recording the elephants with a video camera. Half the elephant groups left the area within ten seconds. Out of a total of 17 groups, only one group ignored the sound of the angry bees. Lucy reported that all the young elephants immediately ran to their mothers to hide under them. When Lucy played the sound of a waterfall (瀑布) instead of the angry bees to many of the same elephant families，the animals were undisturbed. Even after four minutes，most of the groups stayed in one place.Lucy is now studying whether the elephants will continue to avoid the sound of angry bees after hearing it several times. She hasnt tested enough groups yet to know, but her initial (最初的) results were promising enough to begin trials with farmers. She has now begun placing speakers in the fields to see if elephants are frightened away.1We know from the passage that elephants may be frightened of _.Aloud noises Bsome cropsCvideo cameras Dangry bees2Why did Lucy throw a stone into a wild beehive?ATo record the sound of bees.BTo make a video of elephants.CTo see if elephants would run away.DTo find out more about the behavior of bees.3As mentioned in the passage, Lucy _.Aworks by herself in AfricaBneeds to test more elephant groupsChas stopped elephants eating cropsDhas got farmers to set up beehives on their farms4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AYoung elephants ignore African honeybees.BWaterfalls can make elephants stay in one place.CElephants do not go near trees with bees living in them.DFarmers do not allow Lucy to conduct tests in their fields.【语篇导读】本文介绍了一项有趣的科学实验，科学家通过大量实验来验证小蜜蜂能否有效阻止庞然大物非洲大象损坏农作物。1解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三、四段Lucy所做的实验可知大象可能会被生气的蜜蜂吓跑。2解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段可知Lucy在一棵树上找到了一个蜂窝，并且安装了一个录音机，她扔石头的目的是想惹蜜蜂生气，然后发出声音，从而录制其声音；第四段开头也提到了她录制好的声音。故选A。3解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知Lucy现在正在研究是否大象在几次听到生气的蜜蜂发出的声音后还会被继续吓跑，她还没有将这一现象在足够多的大象群体中检验，由此可以推断她还需做足够多的实验。4解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，2002年Lucy和她的队员就发现大象会避开住着蜜蜂的树。故C项表述是正确的。BOrganic farming is a bigpicture exercise. Its not only targeted at this seasons results, but considers future generations. In the long run it makes better economic sense as well. But its main goal is to contribute to a healthier world.Studies conducted all over the world have shown the effects that conventional chemical farming has on the environment. Certainly, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides increase the quantity of a farms production. They help produce more grains and vegetables. But at what cost？A Swiss study showed that organic farming produces an average of 20% less than conventional methods. But the organically grown food contained 50% less fertilizer and 97 % less pesticides.Though only a part of the amount of pesticides a farm uses actually does the job of killing bugs, all of it remains active in the soil for months or even years after application.Perhaps worse, each generation of pests is growing increasingly immune (免疫的)to the chemicals used. Its not even all about the food and the soil. The pesticides used in conventional agriculture are finally spilling their chemical residues (化学残留) into the waterways. It affects wildlife, soil and ecosystems as a whole. According to a Worldwatch paper，Deep Trouble: The Hidden Threat of Groundwater Pollution, poisonous chemicals are polluting groundwater on every inhabited continent, endangering the worlds most valuable supplies of freshwater.Perhaps not so intuitive, organic farming affects the air.“Organic agriculture can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by effectively locking more carbon into the soil rather than releasing it into the atmosphere，” found “Farming Systems Trial，” a 15year study. Organic agriculture even uses 50% less energy than conventional farming.How does organic farming deal with pests? Organic farmers intentionally build up populations of beneficial insects, such as ladybugs(瓢虫), that eat other pests and control the growth of insects. Wildflowers create green belts that control the spread of weeds and themselves encourage the beneficial insects.Farmers have to stick to strict standards and practices to earn the label “organic.” Looking forward, by promoting biological diversity and maintaining soil fertility, organic farming creates a natural balance that helps to get high quality food in healthy quantities year after year.5Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AThe best ways to set up organic farmingBWhy organic farming benefits the environmentCThe history and development of organic farmingDHow to deal with pests and chemical residues6It can be known from the passage that _.Aapplicating pesticides will increase the number of pestsBorganic farming produces more greenhouse gas emissionsCconventional farming is better than organic farmingDthe organically grown food does good to peoples health7By writing Paragraph 3, the author mainly wants to tell us _.Athe immune function of pestsBthe effect of chemical residuesCthe great harm of pesticidesDthe benefit of conventional agriculture【语篇导读】本文通过几个方面说明有机农业为什么会对环境有好处。5解析：选B。主旨大意题。本文通过几个方面说明有机农业为什么会对环境有好处。文章第一段为主题段，下面各段都是围绕这一主题段进行说明的。6解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句But the organically grown food contained 50% less fertilizer and 97% less pesticides.可知，有机农产品含有的肥料少，含有的农药更少，由此可以推断，这种有机农产品对人的身体有益。7解析：选C。作者意图猜测题。文章第三段说明应用农药不仅会使害虫产生免疫，而且还会污染水源，影响野生动物、土壤和生态系统。这一切都是应用农药所产生的巨大危害。故选C。C(2017辽宁沈阳检测)Once there was a young farmer who had an appointment with his lover to meet under a big tree. He was shorttempered and came very early. It was a fine spring day with flowers in full bloom (盛开), but he wasnt in the mood to enjoy it.Suddenly an angel turned up before him.“You get impatient, dont you？” said the angel.“If you dont want to wait, just turn the button to the right. You can jump over any life period if you want to.”The young fellow was so happy that he turned the button lightly. How amazing! His lover appeared before him immediately, staring at him with love. How wonderful it would be if the wedding ceremony were held now! He, again, turned the button. A grand wedding appeared in front of him；the band was playing cheerful music；he lost himself in it deeply. Unknowingly, the desires in his heart appeared endlessly: I also want a big house. He turned the button: I also want a crowd of lovely children.Instantly a group of lovely kids were playing joyfully in the large living room. Again, he jumped at turning the button to the right more than half.How time flew! Before he saw the blooming flowers in the garden, everything had been covered in a deep snow. Looking at himself again, he had already become so old, his hair and beard totally white.He was filled with regrets: Id rather spend my life step by step than go in such a hurry. Better let me wait patiently！The button moved to the left with a rush. Once again, he was waiting for his lover under that big tree. His restlessness disappeared completely.8The angel gave the farmer a magic button in order to _.Amake an appointment with himBshorten his future timeChelp him enjoy beautiful flowersDchange his temper9Which of the following things didnt the farmer enjoy after using the button?AA satisfying wedding.BA happy family.CSplendid music.DBlooming flowers.10What does the underlined word “restlessness” in the last paragraph mean?AEagerness. BHopelessness.CImpatience. DAmazement.11What can we learn from the story?ALife cant skip forward.BLovers had better wait.CPeople should live a realistic life.DRegrets may exist if life is not fun.【语篇导读】一个农夫得到了天使给他的一个宝贝，通过使用这个宝贝，他可以提前体验到人生的任何阶段，但是在他体验到了新婚的快乐、家庭的美好等之后，他才意识到：人生要一步一个脚印才有意义。8解析：B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“If you dont want .You can jump over any life period if you want to.”可知，通过使用按钮，农夫可以到达人生的任何一个阶段；据此可知，用此按钮，可以缩短未来的时间，故B项正确。9解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的第六句可知，通过使用按钮，农夫体验到了令人满意的婚礼和美妙的音乐；根据第三段的第九句可知，农夫体验到了家庭生活的美好，故排除A、B、C项。由第四段的第二句可知，应选D项。10解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据最后一段的第二句“Better let me wait patiently！”可知，农夫意识到他应耐心地等候；结合画线词所在句中的“disappeared completely”可知，这时他的急躁完全消失了。故画线词意为“不耐烦，急躁”。故选C项。11解析：选A。推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述的是一个农夫得到了天使给他的一个宝贝，通过使用这个宝贝，他可以提前体验到人生的任何阶段，但是在他体验到了新婚的快乐、家庭的美好等之后，他才意识到：人生要一步一个脚印才有意义。据此可判断，A项正确。D“Here! This way！”“That way！”School children are walking in a corn field maze. The corn is cut into tricky passageways that make it difficult to find a way out.“No！”The children are from Yorktown Elementary School in Bowie, Maryland. They have traveled to Montpelier Farms in Prince Georges County in Maryland.Debbie Pierson is the students teacher.“We go on these kind of field trips so that the children will have a handson experience of what its like to be on a farm.We come about once a year. Lots of fun，yes. The kids enjoy it. This was her favorite part, was choosing the pumpkin.”When Mike Dunn opened the family farm to agritourists in 2008 he had only a corn maze, a pumpkin field and hay wagon rides. But he says so many people visited that he soon increased the number of activities.He says he hopes he will someday make a larger profit from visitors than from farming.“Our agritourism revenue might be 30 percent of our entire farm income.Wed like to grow it to maybe one day be 60 percent.”In Loudon County, Virginia, there are farms where grapes are grown for use in making wine. Many of the farms let people visit, and drink the wine that is made there. Bill Hatch owns the Zephaniah Farm Vineyard. He holds wine tastings in his home.“Were doubling the number of visitors to our farm every year.We have an average of 250 people on a weekend.”As more people visit farms, more farmers are adding activities in which visitors can take part.Malcolm Baldwin owns Vineyard in Loudon County. Six years ago, he began letting people be married at his farm. They can also sleep at the farm overnight. Mr Baldwin says the money he makes from these activities let him keep his small farm operating.“But without the animals, and without the vines，the wedding business wouldnt be as profitable because people like to see the vines. They like to see the animals, and without which I dont think this would be a popular place.”12What are some school children doing?AThey are losing their way on a journey.BThey are judging the direction of a corn field.CThey are choosing a road to a family farm.DThey are finding a way out of the corn field maze.13According to the text, Mike hoped to _.Amake more money from visitors than from farmingBincrease his entire farm income by 10% in totalCchange all his farms for agritourismDadd a number of activities to his farm tourism14In the opinion of Debbie, the field trips make students _.Aturn to modern farmers in the futureBexperience the life of farmersCfind their favorite job on a farmDfind a lot of fun planting pumpkins15At Bills grape farm, visitors can _.Ahold a marriage ceremonyBhave a rest all nightCtaste the wine on the sceneDhunt for animals at night【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了在美国很多地方农场游正在 迅速地发展，无论是学生们还是其他游客都喜欢在这里了解农场的生活等，同时也使得农场主们的收入大大提高。12解析：选D。根据第一段的内容可知，学生们正在 一个玉米地的迷宫里寻找出来的路。13解析：选A。结合第四段可知，他希望从农业旅游中的获得收入上升到60%，即超过农业的收入，因此选A。14解析：选B。从第三段可知，这个老师认为，学生们通过这种实地考察，然后可以了解农场里的真正生活。15解析：选C。根据倒数第三段可知，在他的这个农场里游客们可以现场品尝酒。.七选五History is a record of what has happened in the past._1_ The really fascinating thing is that much of history has been repeated time and again. It allows us to learn from the past，both the mistakes and the successes.One of the benefits of history is reading how other people have overcome tremendous challenges in their life. These challenges，although particular to a person，or to a certain time in the past，or oc