2019年英语新必修四讲义Unit2SectionⅠWarmingUpReading-Pre-reading

EstablishingahumancolonyontheMoonandtravellingtoMarshasbeenthestuffofdreamssincethedawnofthespaceage.Butthesevisionsfacemanyhurdles(障碍).Howcanhumanssurviveformonthsoryearsintheultra­hostile(极端恶劣的)environmentofspace?What,forinstance,willtheyeat?AgriculturalresearchersataDutchuniversitysaytheyaretakingthefirststepstowardsprovidingananswer.TheyaregrowingvegetablesinsoilssimilartothosefoundontheMoonandMars,lookingforwaysofhelpingspacepioneersgrowtheirowncrops.“WhenpeoplegototheMoonandMarstheyalsohavetoeat,andit’seasiestforthemtogrowtheirownfood，”saidWiegerWamelink,surroundedbyseveraldozenplantsinaspecialgreenhouseatWageningen,anagriculturaluniversityincentralNetherlands.“WewantedtouserealMartianandlunarsoil,toseeifplantswouldactuallygrowinit，”Wamelinktoldreporters.Ofcourse,gettingreallunarandMartianpottingsoilisanimpossibletask.ButanInternetsearchrevealedanunlikelysupplier:NASA.“TheUSspaceagencymakesgroundsimilartothatontheMoonfromsandfoundinanArizonadesert,whileMars’crimson’soil’isscooped(舀；掏)fromavolcanoinHawaii，”Wamelinktoldreporters.Thefirstexperimentsstartedin2013afterWageningenreceivedanorderof100kilograms(220pounds)ofNASA’simitation“spacesoil”—ataheftypriceof2,000euros(D|S2,285).“Toworkinthissoilwasveryspecial.Nobody,notevenNASA,couldtelluswhatwouldhappen,evenjustbysimplyaddingwater，”hesaid.Theimitationgroundatfirstwasalittle“reluctant”toabsorbwater,butsoonturnedouttobegoodpottingsoil.“EspeciallyintheMartiansoil,plantsweregrowingveryfastandverygood.Theyevenstartedtoflower,somethingthatweneveranticipated(预料，预见)，”Wamelinksaid.Section_ⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Pre­readingeq\a\vs4\al([原文呈现])APIONEER①FORALLPEOPLEAlthoughheisoneofChina’smostfamousscientists,YuanLongpingconsidershimselfafarmer,forheworkstheland②todohisresearch.Indeed,hissunburnt③faceandarmsandhisslim,strongbodyarejustlikethoseofmillionsofChinesefarmers,④forwhomhehasstruggled⑤forthepastfivedecades⑥.YuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalledsuper⑦hybrid⑧rice⑨.In1973,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowrice⑩thathasahighoutput⑪.Thisspecialstrain⑫ofricemakesitpossibletoproduce20%moreofthecrop⑬inthesamefields⑭.Nowmorethan60%ofthericeproducedinChina⑮eachyearisfromthishybridstrain.Bornin1930,YuanLongpinggraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.Sincethen,findingwaystogrowmorerice⑯hasbeenhislifegoal.Asayoungman,hesawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.Atthattime,hunger⑰wasadisturbing⑱probleminmanypartsofthecountryside.YuanLongpingsearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpanding⑲theareaofthefields.In1950,Chinesefarmerscouldproduceaboutfifty­sixmilliontonsofrice.Inarecentharvest,however,nearlytwohundredmilliontonsofricewasproduced.Theseincreasedharvests⑳meanthat22%oftheworld’speoplearefedfromjust7%ofthefarmlandintheworld.YuanLongpingisnowcirculatingeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))hisknowledgeinIndia,Vietnameq\o(○,\s\up1(22))andmanyotherlessdevelopedcountriestoincreasetheirriceharvests.Thankstoeq\o(○,\s\up1(23))hisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattleeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))toridtheworldofeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))hunger.Usinghishybridriceeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))，farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeaseq\o(○,\s\up1(27))before.eq\a\vs4\al([读文清障])①pioneern．开拓者；先锋；先驱②worktheland耕种土地work在此处意为“管理，经营，耕种”，是及物动词。③sunburnt/’sʌnbɜːnt/adj.晒黑的④forwhomhehasstruggled＝whomhehasstruggledfor。⑤struggle/’strʌɡl/vi.&n.斗争；拼搏；努力⑥decade/’dekeId/n.十年；十年期forthepastfivedecades在过去的50年里，与现在完成时连用。⑦super/’sjuːpə/adj.特级的；超级的常用来构成合成名词，如：supermarket“超市”，superman“超人”。⑧hybrid/’haIbrId/adj.混合的；杂种的n．杂交种；混血儿⑨whatiscalledsuperhybridrice是what引导的宾语从句，what意为“……的东西；……的事情”。⑩动词不定式togrowrice作定语，修饰pioneer。当词前有序数词或最高级修饰时，多用动词不定式而非分词短语作定语。⑪output/’aʊtpʊt/n.产量；输出(反义词：input)⑫strain/streIn/n.(植物的)品种；种类⑬crop/krɒp/n.庄稼；农作物；产量⑭makesitpossible是“make＋宾语＋宾补”结构，其中，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是toproduce20%moreofthecropinthesamefields。⑮过去分词短语producedinChina作后置定语，修饰rice。⑯动名词短语findingwaystogrowmorerice在句中作主语，动词不定式短语togrowmorerice作定语，修饰ways。⑰hunger/’hʌŋɡə/n.饥饿；欲望vt.&vi.(使)饥饿haveastronghungerforsth.有得到某物的强烈欲望⑱disturbing/dI’stɜːbIŋ/adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的⑲expand/Ik’spænd/vt.&vi.使变大；伸展⑳过去分词increased作定语，修饰harvests。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))circulate/’sɜːkjʊleIt/vt.&vi.循环；流传circulateknowledge传播知识eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))Vietnam/ˌvjet’næm/n.越南(东南亚国家)eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))thanksto幸亏；由于；因为eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))battle/’bætl/n.战役；战斗；较量；斗争vt.&vi.搏斗；奋斗eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))rid...of使……摆脱或除去rid/rId/vt.摆脱；除去eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))现在分词短语usinghishybridrice作原因状语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))twiceaslargeas……的两倍大造福全人类的先驱[第1～2段译文]尽管他是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平认为自己是个农民，因为他在田间耕作，进行科学研究。的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。袁隆平种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。1973年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先驱。这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量成为可能。如今中国每年生产的稻米有60%以上出自这种杂交稻种。袁隆平于1930年出生，1953年毕业于西南农学院。从那时起，找到水稻高产的方法就成为他一生的目标。年轻时，他就看到了对水稻增产的巨大需求。当时，饥饿是许多农村地区面临的一个严重问题。袁隆平要在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求增加稻谷产量的途径。1950年，中国农民能生产大约五千六百万吨稻米，而近来却生产了将近两亿吨稻米。这一粮食产量的增加意味着中国仅用世界7%的耕地养活了世界22%的人口。袁隆平现在在印度、越南和很多其他欠发达国家传播提高水稻产量的知识。由于他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的方法。用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。YuanLongpingisquitesatisfiedwitheq\o(○,\s\up1(28))hislife.However,hedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))todohisresearch.Hewouldmuchrathereq\o(○,\s\up1(30))keeptimeforhishobbies.Heenjoyslisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah­jong,swimmingandreadingeq\o(○,\s\up1(31)).Spendingmoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelifealsomeanseq\o(○,\s\up1(32))verylittletohimeq\o(○,\s\up1(33)).Indeed,hebelievesthatapersonwithtoomuchmoneyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Hethereforeeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))givesmillionsofyuantoequipeq\o(○,\s\up1(35))othersfortheirresearchinagriculture.Justdreamingforthings,however,costsnothing.LongagoYuanLongpinghadadreamaboutriceplantsastallassorghumeq\o(○,\s\up1(36)).Eachearofriceeq\o(○,\s\up1(37))wasasbigasanearofcornandeachgraineq\o(○,\s\up1(38))ofricewasashugeasapeanuteq\o(○,\s\up1(39)).Heawokefromhisdreamwiththehopeofproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleeq\o(○,\s\up1(40)).Now,manyyearslater,YuanLongpinghasanotherdream:toexporteq\o(○,\s\up1(41))hisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobeeq\o(○,\s\up1(42)).Onedreamisnotalwaysenough,especiallyforapersonwholovesandcaresforhispeople.eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))besatisfiedwith对……感到满意eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))freedom/’friːdəm/n.自由；自主eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))wouldrather宁愿；宁可eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))此处listeningto...,playing...,swimming和reading均为enjoys的宾语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))动名词短语spendingmoney...在句中作主语，谓语动词mean用第三人称单数形式。eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))meansverylittletohim对他来说意义不大eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))therefore/’ðeəfɔː/adv.因此；所以；因而eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))equip/I’kwIp/vt.&vi.配备；装备eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))sorghum/’sɔːɡəm/n.高粱eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))earofrice稻穗earofcorn玉米穗eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))grain/ɡreIn/n.谷物；粮食；颗粒eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))peanut/’piːnʌt/n.花生eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))thatcouldfeedmorepeople是that引导的定语从句，修饰akindofrice。eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))export/Ik’spɔːt/vt.&vi.输出；出口eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))sothatitcan...中，sothat引导目的状语从句。[第3～4段译文]袁隆平很满意他的生活。但是，他对成名并不在意。他觉得出名后搞科研就不那么自由了。他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上。他喜欢听小提琴乐曲、搓麻将、游泳和读书。在自己身上花钱或者享受舒适的生活对他来说意义也不大。事实上，他认为一个人有了太多钱，他的麻烦事只会更多，而不是更少。于是，他拿出数百万元帮助其他人进行农业研究。然而，梦想是不花本钱的。很久以前，袁隆平曾梦见水稻长得像高粱一样高，稻穗跟玉米穗一样大，而每粒稻米像花生米一般大。他从梦中醒来，希望能培育出一种能养活更多人的水稻。许多年后的今天，袁隆平还有另外一个梦想，那就是他的稻米可以出口以便长遍全球。一个梦想总是不够的，尤其对一个热爱和关心人民的人来说更是如此。Pre­readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．sunburntA．toprovidewiththingsnecessaryforacertainpurpose2．decade B．extremelygood3．expandC．totryextremelyhardtoachievesomething4．therefore D．toremovesth.thatiscausingaproblemfromaplace,group,etc5．equipE．brown(skin)fromspendingtoomuchtimeinthesun6．exportF．makingyoufeelanxiousandupsetorshocked7．ridG．tobecomelargerinsize,numberoramount8．superH．tosendthingstoforeigncountriesforsale9．disturbingI．asaresult10．struggleJ．aperiodoftenyears11．statisticK．ajoborprofession12．occupationL．apieceofinformationshowninnumbers1～5________6～10________11～12________答案：1～5EJGIA6～10HDBFC11～12LKLead­in1．Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?(1)plant(2)weed(3)water(4)harvest2．Whatkindofcropsdoyouknow?(1)wheat(2)corn(3)rice(4)carrotWhile­readingFast­reading1．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?Yuan_Longping’s_achievements_in_farming.2．Readthepassageandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmainidea.(1)Paragraph1A．YuanLongping’sbrieflifeexperiences.(2)Paragraph2 B．YuanLongping’sdreams.(3)Paragraph3C．YuanLongping’sattitudestowardlife.(4)Paragraph4 D．YuanLongping’sachievementsintheimprovementsonriceproduction.答案：(1)～(4)DACBCareful­readingReadthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatYuanLongping________.A．isafarmerB．lookslikeafarmerC．hasaweakbodyD．isChina’smostfamousscientist2．Thesentence“Justdreamingforthings,however,costsnothing”inthelastparagraphmeansthat________.A．oneshouldhavedreamsB．oneshouldn’thavedreamsC．one’swishesareeasytorealizeD．onewishesforthingsthatcostnothing3．Fromthetext,wecanconcludethat________.A．60%ofthericegrownintheworldisfromsuperhybridriceB．YuanLongpingmadeagreatcontributiontotheworldinsolvingthehungerproblemC．YuanLongpingleadsaverycomfortablelifewithhishighincomeD．YuanLongpinghasthehabitofhavingdreamswhensleeping4．ThefollowingareallDrYuan’shobbiesEXCEPT________.A．listeningtoviolinmusicB．swimmingandreadingC．playingmah­jongD．smokinganddrinking5．Thewholepassagemainlytalksabout________.A．howtosolvetheworld’shungerproblemB．howtoincreasericeharvestsC．YuanLongping’sachievementsinfarmingD．YuanLongping’sdailylife答案：1～5BABDCStudy­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Indeed,hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbodyarejustlikethoseofmillionsofChinesefarmers,forwhomhehasstruggledforthepastfivedecades.[句式分析]本句是一个主从复合句，句子主语为“hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbody”，those指代“sunburntfaceandarmsandslim,strongbody”，forwhom为“介词＋关系代词”引导非限制性定语从句，修饰Chinesefarmers。[尝试翻译]的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。2．In1973,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.[句式分析][尝试翻译]1973年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先驱。3．Heawokefromhisdreamwiththehopeofproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople.[句式分析][尝试翻译]他从梦中醒来，希望能培育一种能养活更多人的水稻。Ⅰ.阅读理解AAnaverage30­year­oldpersonwhohaseatenthreemealsadaysincebirthhaseatenmorethan30,000mealstodate.Evenifyou'veonlyeatenhalfthatmuchhavetoadmitthis:you'veletsomeofthatbreakfast,lunchordinnergotowaste.Anditturnsoutwe'realltoblameforthisshamingfact:30%ofallfoodproducedintheworldeachyeariswastedorlost.That'sabout1.3billiontons,accordingtoanewreportbytheU．N.FoodandAgricultureOrganization.That'stheweightofmorethan8.6millionfull­grownbluewhales,thelargestcreaturesonearth.That'stheweightofmorethan2.3millionAirbusA380s,thelargestplanesinexistence.That'sasifeachpersoninChina,theworld'smostpopulouscountrywithmorethan1.3billionpeople,hadonetonmassoffoodthrownintothedustbin.It'salmostunfathomable,_isn'tit?Settingasidethatbignumber,wefindthepeoplewiththemostmoneyaretheoneswhowastethemost.Onaverage,apersoninEuropeanandNorthAmericancountrieswastesbetween95and115kilogramsoffood.Sub­SaharanAfrican,SouthAsianandSoutheastAsiancountrieswastemuch,muchless—between6and11kilogramsperperson.Here'sanotherstatistic:allthefoodthattheworld'srichestcountrieswasteisaboutequaltoallthefoodthatsub­SaharanAfricaproduces.Thenumbers:222milliontonsand230milliontons,respectively(分别地).Basically,thewastedfoodoftherichcouldfeedmuchoftheAfricancontinent.Andthesenumberscomeaswe'vejustbeenreportingaboutrisingfoodpricesaroundtheworldinthepastweek.Andmyownpersonaltip:ifIeatatarestaurantandcan'tfinishitall,Iaskforadoggiebag.IusedtobeawaiteryearsagoandwillneverforgettheamountsoffoodIsawleftonthetableafterthebillwaspaid.There'snoreasontowastefood.It'suptoallofustouseourcommonsensetoeatandshopjustabitmorewisely.语篇解读：本文为一篇说明文。根据联合国粮农组织的一份报告，目前全球生产出来的30%的食物在消费过程中被浪费。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unfathomable”inParagraph2mean?A．Possibletoimagine.B．Impossibletochange.C．Impossibletounderstand.D．Possibletounderstand.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第二段可知，每年浪费的食物的重量超过了860万头地球上最大的动物——蓝鲸的重量，也超过了230万架世界上现有的最大的飞机——空中客车A380的重量。这也好比在世界拥有超过13亿人的人口最多的国家——中国，人均向垃圾桶里倾倒一吨的食物。由此可推知这种现象使人难以理解。unfathomable意为“难以理解的；深不可测的”。2．Itcanbelearnedthatthefoodtherichwastecansupport________.A．halfthepeopleinEuropeB．mostpeopleofAmericaC．mostpeopleofAsiaD．mostpeopleofAfrica解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句“Basically,thewastedfoodoftherichcouldfeedmuchoftheAfricancontinent.”可推知，富有的国家浪费的食物可以养活非洲大陆大部分地区的人。3．Theauthorgavehispersonaltipbasedonthefactthat________.A．hewasonceverypoorB．hewasonceafarmerC．heonceworkedinarestaurantD．thepriceoffoodisveryhigh解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“IusedtobeawaiteryearsagoandwillneverforgettheamountsoffoodIsawleftonthetableafterthebillwaspaid.”可知，作者的建议是根据他曾是一个餐馆服务员的工作经历而给出的。4．Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A．Toshowtheauthor'sopinionoffood.B．Toletuslivemorewiselyandnotwastefood.C．Toshowtheamountofwastedfoodayear.D．ToasktherichestcountriestohelpAfricanpeople.解析：选B写作意图题。根据第一段倒数第二句“Anditturnsoutwe'realltoblameforthisshamingfact:30%ofallfoodproducedintheworldeachyeariswastedorlost.”和最后一段最后两句“There'snoreasontowastefood.It'suptoallofustouseourcommonsensetoeatandshopjustabitmorewisely.”可推知，文章的写作目的在于让人们不要浪费食物，要更明智地生活。BLookingforafewextraworkhoursoranewjob?Manylocalbusinessesareonthelookoutforhelp:justtakealookalongDivisaderostreetandyou'llnoticemany“HelpWanted”signspostedinwindows.Hereareafewofthejobsnowhiringintheneighborhood.ClerkatNewStar­EllLiquorNewStar­EllLiquorcornerstorehasa“HelpWanted”signinitswindowforsomeonetoworkavarietyoftasksinthestore.StopbyandtalktoSameer.HostandPizzaMakeratLittleStarPizzaLittleStarPizzaisinneedofahostforitsDivisaderostreetlocation.Noexperienceisnecessary,butanexcellentattitudeisrequired.ThepaymentisD|S12.25anhour,plustips.Inaddition,therestaurantisalsoinsearchforapizzamakerwith1—2yearsexperience.ThejobpaysD|S15ormoreanhourdependingonexperience,plustips.Formoreinformationonthehostpositionandthepizzamakerjob,pleaseclickhere.FrontofHouseandBackofHousePositionsat4505Burgers&BBQIfyou'reintobrisket,burgers,andmore,4505BurgersandBBQishiringforthreepositions.Thefrontofhouseroleincludestakingorders,knowingthemenuthroughandthrough,andensuringthatguestsarehappy.Thesalaryiscompetitive,withpaidtimeoffafter90days,andhealthinsurancebenefitsafter60days.YoucanemailresumesusingtheemailaddressesineachCraigslistadabove.EstimatorandBodyTechnicianatLofrano'sAutoBodyShopRightnextdoorto4505Burgers&BBQisanopportunityforthosewhoaregoodatbothmathandcars.Lofranoislookingforanestimatorwithknowledgeofthecarindustryaswellasaqualifiedbodytechnician.ApplicantsmustbelegallyallowedtoworkintheUSA,haveavalidCAdriver'slicense,andpassadrugandbackgroundscreening.Benefitsinclude100percentmedicalinsurance,401KPlan,paidtimeoffandtrainingpaidbytheshop.Interestedindividualscanapplyonlineforeitherposition.eq\x(语篇解读：这是一篇应用文，文章介绍了沿着Divisadero大街可以看到的几则招聘广告。)5．IfyouwanttoapplyforahostinLittleStarPizzayoushould________.A．havetheabilitytoperformseveraltasksB．havegained1－2yearsexperienceC．treatthecustomersfriendlyandkindlyD．beskilledinmanagingapizzashop解析：选C细节理解题。依据第三段的内容可知，LittleStarPizza招聘host的条件是可以没有工作经验，但是要有一个极好的态度，故选C项。6．WhatdoyouknowaboutLofrano'sAutoBodyShop?A．Theapplicantcangetahighandattractivesalary.B．Itprovideschancestotrainaqualifiedbodytechnician.C．Theapplicantcangethealthinsurancefor90days.D．Itisinneedofanestimatorknowingcarindustry.解析：选D细节理解题。依据文章的最后一段可知，Lofrano'sAutoBodyShop正在招聘一名了解汽车行业的评估师和一名取得执业资格的技术人员，故选D项。7．Wheredothereadersprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inalifemagazine.B．Inanadvertisement.C．OntheTVscreen.D．Ontheinternet.解析：选D文章出处题。依据第四段的“pleaseclickhere”可知，这是刊登在某一网站上的信息，因此选D。CGrassehasalwaysbeenassociatedwithsmell.IntheMiddleAgesitsmeltparticularlyunpleasantduetoitsleathertanning(制革)industry.Thenobility(贵族)onlyrarelyvisitedtheprettyandcharmingtowntopickuptheirhandmadeandtannedleathergloves.Comparedwiththelargeareaoflandinthesurroundingcountryside,Grassewascertainlyanecessaryevilwithnoself­respectingnobleowningbuildingsthere.Molinard,aGrassetannerhimself,createdthefirstGrasseperfume.Wordspreadlikewildfireamongstthenobilityaboutthedesignerperfumedgloves.MolinardofferedapairofhisglovestoCatherinedeMedici(theQueen),whogaveplentyofpraisetoherGrassefragrant(芳香的)gloves;shealmostsingle­handedlyassuredGrasse'sreputationastheperfumecapitaloftheworld.ThankstoCatherinedeMedici,Grassemerchantswereencouragedtogrowthefragrantplantsthattannersneededtosupplyperfumedleathertothenobility.Grassehasfourperfumefactoriesandperfumeriesaswellasaperfumeschoolandaperfumemuseum.Fragonard'sperfumemuseumissituatedonthefirstfloorofitsperfumefactoryanddisplaysanamazingprivatecollectionofperfumebottles,presentationboxes,documentsandequipmentthattellthehistoryofperfumemakingfromitsearliestbeginningstothepresentday.Theperfumemuseumisopeneveryday,Sundaysandpublicholidaysincluded.Grasseiscertainlyafragrantheaven,a_far_cryfromitssmellybeginningasaleathertanningtown.Nowfamousforafarsweetersmell,Grasseissurroundedbyfieldsofjasmine,rosesandsoon.ThoselookingforrealestateinFrancewouldhavetogoalongwaytofindanywheremorecharmingthanGrassewiththecityofNiceanditsairportjustashortdriveawayandplentyofactivitiestoenjoyinthesurroundingcountryside.RealestateinGrasseissituatedbetweentheSouthernAlpsandtheCoted'Azur,allowingownersthebestofbothworlds.eq\x(语篇解读：文章主要介绍了世界香水之都法国格拉斯的发展历史。)8.WhywasGrasseconsideredtobenecessaryalthoughitwasan“evil”？A．Itproducedleathergloves.B．Itwasabeautifulandattractivetown.C．Itmadethenobilitylookrespectable.D．Itbeautifiedthesurroundingcountryside.解析：选A细节理解题。文章第一段中的“itsleathertanning(制革)industry”“onlyrarelyvisitedtheprettyandcharmingtowntopickuptheirhandmadeandtannedleathergloves”说明格拉斯当时制造的皮手套非常著名。故选A。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“afarcry”inthelastbutoneparagraphmean?A．Alongcry.B．Agreatsurprise.C．Verydifferent.D．Verydistant.解析：选C词义猜测题。画线词前后的“afragrantheaven”和“fromitssmellybeginningasaleathertanningtown”说明格拉斯现在是香水天堂，不同于它刚开始时是一个有皮革臭味的小城。10．AccordingtoPara.3,Fragonard'sperfumemuseum________.A．hasseveralperfumefactoriesB．isfamousforitsperfumeschoolC．showsvisitorsthehistoryofGrasseD．canbevisitedalltheyeararound解析：选D细节理解题