高中英语人教版Unit4Exploringplants课时作业14

课时作业(十四)Unit4ExploringplantsSectionⅡWarmingup&Reading—LanguagePoints(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)Ⅰ.单词拼写1．Theforeignvisitorscamefroma______________(遥远的)country.答案：distant2．Thetwostories____________(冲突)，soIdidnotknowwhichtobelieve.答案：conflicted3．The____________(限制条件)ontheuseoftheplaygroundare：nofighting，nodamagingproperty.答案：limit4．Heis____________(流利的)infivelanguages.答案：fluent5．Theschoolauthoritiesare____________(呼吁)toeverystudenttopayattentiontohisownsecurity.答案：appealing6．Asweallknow，flowersare____________(采；摘)bybees.答案：picked7．Billhas____________(剃；刮)hisbeardoff.答案：shaved/shaven8．Icouldn’topenthejarbecausethelidwastoo_________(紧的；紧密的)．答案：tight9．They____________(尽力；竭力)tomakeherhappybutinvain.答案：endeavoured10．Thecityhasmanyrestaurantswith____________(外来的；奇异的)food.答案：exoticⅡ.选词填空setup，datebackto，quantitiesof，comeacross，adaptto，takeinterestin，appealto1．WhenhemovedtoCanada，thechildren____________thechangeverywell.答案：adaptedto2．Thetown____________Romantimes.答案：datesbackto3．They____________amemorialinhonourofthehero.答案：setup4．Doestheexoticmusic____________you?答案：appealto5．____________armswerediscoveredhiddeninthetrucks.答案：Quantitiesof6．I____________someoldphotosinthebalcony.答案：cameacross7．He____________learningFrench.答案：takesinterestinⅢ.完成句子1．他从没遇到过像希拉这样的人。Hehadnever____________apersonquitelikeSheila.答案：comeacross2．警方呼吁公众保持镇静。Thepolicemadean____________thepublictoremaincalm.答案：appealto3．他们对于战争起因的报道与我们的相反。Theiraccountsofthecausesofthewar________________________ours.答案：arecontraryto4．我看到远处有艘轮船。Isawaship____________.答案：inthedistance5．大卫说，正是由于他对文字的浓厚兴趣才使得他选了这门课程。Davidsaidthat____________becauseofhisstronginterestinliterature____________hechosethecourse.答案：itwas；thatⅣ.句型转换1．Iwouldkeepawayfromthatdog，ifIwereyou.Iwould____________fromthatdog，ifIwereyou.答案：keepmydistance2．Heisinterestedinmusicandcooking.He____________musicandcooking.答案：takesinterestin3．Myinterestsconflictwithyours.Myinterestsare____________yours.答案：inconflictwith4．ArguingwithBillisnouse，becausehewillneverchangehismind.____________arguingwithBillbecausehewillneverchangehismind.答案：Itisnouse5．Regularradiobroadcastsdidn’tbeginuntil1920.____________1920____________regularradiobroadcastsbegan.答案：Notuntil；thatⅤ.阅读理解ABotany，thestudyofplants，occupiesaspecialpositioninthehistoryofhumanmanythousandsofyearsitwasafieldaboutwhichhumanshadagreatdealtoisimpossibletoknowtodayjustwhatourStoneAgeancestorsknewaboutplants，butfromwhatwecanobserveofpre－industrialsocietiesthatstillexist，adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyislogical.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings，evenforotherhavealwaysbeenimportanttothebenefitofpeoples，notonlyforfood，butalsoforclothing，weapons，tools，dyes，medicines，shelter，andagreatmanyotherlivingtodayinthejunglesoftheAmazonrecognizehundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofthembotany，assuch，hasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof“knowledge”atall.Unfortunately，themoreindustrializedwebecomethefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants，andthelessdefiniteourknowledge，andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose，andapple，oranorchid.Whenourancestors，livingintheMiddleEastabout10,000yearsago，discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricherharveststhenextseason，thefirstgreatstepinanewassociation(联系)ofplantsandhumanswaswerediscoveredandfromthemflowedthewonderofagriculture：cultivatedthenon，humanswouldincreasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants，ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwild—andtheaccumulated(积累)knowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsofexperienceandclosecontactwithplantsinthewildwouldbegintofadeaway.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Earlyhumansknewnothingaboutplants.B．Earlyhumansprobablyhadextensiveknowledgeofplants.C．Earlyhumanshadlittleknowledgeofplants.D．Earlyhumansdidnotenjoythestudyofbotany.解析：细节理解题。由第一段第三句的前半部分可知B项正确。答案：B2．InParagraph1theunderlinedword“properties”refersto____________.A．thebelongingsofearlyhumansB．thewealthofancientpeopleC．thecharacteristicsorqualitiesofplantsD．BothBandC解析：词义猜测题。全文出现property的地方有两处，除了第一段之外，在第二段倒数第二句话还能找到。观察其搭配，可发现这个词两处都与plant联用，可猜出其意思与人类无关，故选C项。答案：C3．TribeslivingtodayinthejungleoftheAmazon____________.A．don’tknowanythingaboutplantsB．recognizebotanyasabranchofscienceC．firstgivethenameofbotanyD．areexpertsofplants解析：细节理解题。从第二段看出，亚马孙丛林中的部落人能认识数百种植物，并熟悉它们的属性。他们不知道什么叫“植物学”，这些知识只是想当然的事，甚至不纳入“知识”范畴。故选D项。答案：D4．Accordingtothepassage，whatwasthefirstgreatsteptowardthepracticeofagriculture?A．Theinventionofagriculturalimplementsandmachinery.B．Thedevelopmentofasystemofnamesforplants.C．Thediscoveryofgrassesthatcouldbeharvestedandreplanted.D．Thechangingdietsofearlyhumans.解析：细节理解题。从最后一段第一句中可以得出答案。答案：CBInhisyoungerdays，ColombianpianistOscarGarcíatouredseveralcontinentsplayingLatinAmericanmusicwithpopularexperiencewasstayedatluxuryhotels，dinedondeliciousfoodandrubbedshoulderswithstarsingerslikeCeliaCruz，JohnnyVenturaandWillieChirino.Yetthegig(演出)Garcíahasenjoyedthemostistheonehenowdoeseverymorning—playingthepianoatapubli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