2020高中英语刷题首选卷基础练能力练Unit2WorkingthelandSectionⅡTheLanguagePointsofReading(第1课时)

SectionⅡTheLanguagePointsofReading课时作业(一)Ⅰ完形填空Ithadbeenaniceandsunnyday.Isteppedslowlytowardstheedgeofthecliffthecoastwhilewatchingthebrilliantsunset.MydadandIusedtoenjoythesunsettogetheronthatvery__3__.Wewouldalsowatchthewavescrashintothe__4__below.Mymotherwouldalwaysannoyushow__5__itwas.Iwasneverworried,__6__Ialwaysfeltsafenexttomyfather,whospentmostofhislifeout__7__inhisboat.IrememberonetimeonhisboatIhad__8__offthebackandintothecoldwateraccidentally.Mydadimmediatelyjumpedoffto__9__me.Iwouldneverforgetthatday,andfromthatpointIknew__10__wouldpreventmydadprotectingmeifIwasindanger.AsI__11__thereontopofthecliff,IrememberedthetimeIspentwithmydad.Ilookeddownsorrowfullyattheurn(骨灰瓮)__12__.Myfatherwasmyrock,someoneIcould__13__whenIneededhimmost.Butnowhewasgone,andIfeltsorrowfuland__14__.Ithadalwaysbeenmyfather'slast__15__tohavehisashesscatteredatsea.I__16__theurn,saida__17__farewell(辞别),andthenslowlytwistedoffthelid.Thewindstartedtochange__18__，blowingouttowardsthesea.Ilookedlasttimedownatmyfather'sashesandthen__19__foramoment.Finally,Iscatteredthecontentsoverthecliff.Iwipedawaytears,butitwasperfecthappinessratherthansadness,becauseIfinallyknewthemanwho__20__somuchtome,myfather,wasfinallyatpeace.1．A.journeyB．conditionC．viewD．food答案：C依据上一句“Isteppedslowlytowardstheedgeofthecliffandlookedout.”和下一句中的“thebrilliantsunset”可知，作者看到的是景色，故view“景色”切合语境。2．A.seeB．feelC．hearD．smell答案：B“我”能感觉到平和的海风。依据语境可知，3．A.spotB．riverC．fieldD．moment答案：A“我”和父亲从前常常一同在那个地方赏识日落。

B项正确。spot“地址”，故

A项正确。4．A.windB．rubbishC．wallsD．rocks答案：D我们会看到海浪冲击下边的岩石，故rock“岩石”切合语境。5．A.embarrassingB．interestingC．beautifulD．dangerous答案：D由上文的“annoy”可知，母亲老是会生我们的气，(由于)那样看日落太危险了。故dangerous“危险的”切合语境。6．A.becauseB．whenC．ifD．though答案：A“我”从不担忧，由于当“我”在父亲自边的时候，老是感觉很安全。依据语境可知，此处需用because指引原由状语从句。7．A.atpeaceB

．atrestC．atsunsetD

．atsea答案：

D

“我”父亲的大多数时间是在海上他的船上度过的。

at

peace

“处于和平状态”；atrest

“安眠，静止的”；

atsunset

“日落时”；

atsea

“在海上”。依据语境可知，D项正确。8．A.jumpedB．fallenC．divedD．swam答案：B依据空格后的“accidentally”及下文提到父亲跳进海里救“我”可判断，“我”掉进海里了，故fall“落下，掉下”切合语境。9．A.comfortB．searchC．rescueD．follow答案：C父亲立刻跳下船去救“我”。rescue“救援”。依据语境可知，C项正确。10．A.everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．anything答案：C从那时起，“我”认识到，假如自己碰上危险，没有任何东西能阻挡父亲去保护“我”。依据语境可知，C项正确。11．A.stoodB．layC．hangedD．slept答案：A

当“我”站在绝壁的顶端。

stand

“站立”，故

A项正确。12．A.undermyarmB

．inmyhandC．onmyshoulderD

．aroundmyneck答案：B

“我”很沉痛地看着手里的骨灰瓮。故

inmyhand“在我的手里”切合语境。undermyarm“在我的胳膊下”；onmyshoulder

“在我的肩膀上”；

aroundmyneck“在我的脖子上”。13．A.careforB

．learnfromC．dependonD

．turndown答案：

C

当“我”特别需要他时，父亲是“我”可依赖的人。

dependon

“依赖，信赖”。依据语境可知，

C项正确。14．A.fearlessB

．hopelessC．carelessD

．shameless答案：B可是此刻他已离“我”而去，“我”感觉伤心和无望。fearless“无畏的”；hopeless“无望的”；careless“马虎的”；shameless“无耻的”。依据语境可知，

B项正确。15．A.chanceB．behaviourC．ambitionD．wish答案：D将骨灰洒在海洋向来以来都是“我”父亲最后的梦想。chance“时机”；behaviour“行为”；ambition“壮心”；wish“梦想”。依据语境可知，D项正确。16．A.lookedbackonB

．lookedoutforC．lookeddownatD

．lookedupto答案：C“我”向下看了看手里的骨灰瓮，静静地向它辞别，而后慢慢旋开盖子。lookbackon“回头看；回首”；lookoutfor“留意”；lookdownat“向下看”；lookupto“仰望；敬爱”。依据语境可知，C项正确。依据第18空后的“Ilookedlasttimedownatmyfather'sashes”也可得出答案。17．A.silentB．shockingC．suddenD．strange答案：A

此处指静静的作别，

silent

“静静的”，切合语境。18．A.speedB

．distanceC．forceD

．direction答案：

D

由空格后的“

blowingouttowardsthesea

”可知，海风开始改变方向，direction“方向”切合语境。uptoP19．A.screamedB．hesitatedC．laughedD．complained答案：B“我”踌躇了一会儿，应选B项。20．A.helpedB．meantC．owedD．did答案：B由于“我”最后意识到这个对“我”特别重要的男人，“我”的父亲，终于获得了沉静。故meanmuchtosb.“对某人有价值或重要”切合语境。Ⅱ阅读理解AWhitesandsinthestateofNewMexicoisoneoftheworld'sgreatnaturalwonders.Thesanddunes(沙丘)therecovermorethanseventythousandhectares(公顷)ofstrongwinds,thesanddunesarealwaysmovingandcovereverythingintheirpath.Thesandduneshavecreatedw1anextremeenvironment.Plantsandanimalsstruggletosurvivew2.Someplantsgrowquicklytosurviveburialbythemovingsanddunes.Severalsmallanimalshavebecomewhiteincolorinordertohideinthesand.WhiteSandsNationalMonument(白沙国家保护区)protectsalargepartofthisdunefield.Italsoprotectstheplantsandanimalsthatlivethere.Morethanfivehundredthousandpeoplevisititeachyear.Theyclimbonthedunesandobservethemovingseaofsand.TherearefourkindsofsanddunesatWhiteSandsNationalMonument.Someofthedunesaresmallandfast-moving.Theyarecalleddomedunesbecausetheyareshapedw3likeahalf-circle.Fewplantsgrowonthem.Thesedunesmovethefastest,twelvemetersayear.Someotherdunesarecalledtransversedunes.Theyforminlonglinesacrossthedunefield.Theycangrowtobeonehundredtwentymetersthickandeighteenmetershigh.Anotherkindofdunesarebarchandunes.Theyforminareaswithstrongwindsbutalimitedsupplyofsand.Theseduneshavesandinthreeparts,likeabodyinthecenterandtwoarmsonthesides.Thesandinthetwoarmsmovesfasterthanthesandinthecenter.Parabolicdunesaretheoppositeofbarchandunes.Theyformwhenplantsholdsandintheouterpartsofthedunebutthecenterofthedunecontinuestomove.1．Thesanddunesmentionedinthepassagearelocatedin________.A．NewEnglandB．MexicoC．theUnitedStatesD．England答案：C细节理解题。由第一段中的“ItisoneofthelargestsanddunefieldsintheUnitedStates.”可知，文中所述沙丘在美国，故答案为C。2．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．smallanimalsinthesanddunesareborntobewhiteB．thedesertiswhollycoveredbythesanddunesC．manytouristsgototheWhiteSandsNationalMonumenttoobservethemovingseaD．someplantsgrowquicklybecausetheymaybeburiedbythemovingdunes答案：D推理判断题。由第二段中的“Someplantsgrowquicklytosurviveburialbythemovingsanddunes.”可知，好多植物快速生长是为了防备被挪动的沙丘吞没。3．Whatcan'tweconcludefromthepassage?A．Domedunesgrowtwelvemetersthickereachyear.B．Transversedunesmoveslowerthandomedunes.C．Barchandunesappearwheretherearestrongwinds.D．Thecenterofthedunekeepsmovingwhenparabolicdunesform.答案：

A

细节理解题。从第四段最后一句“

Thesedunesmovethefastest,uptotwelvemetersayear.”可知，A项表述错误。4．Thepassageismainlya(n)________.．introductiontotheformofthefourkindsofsanddunes．descriptionofnaturalwondersoftheworld．introductiontowhitesandsinNewMexico．introductiontoWhiteSandsNationalMonument答案：C要旨粗心题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了新墨西哥州的白色沙丘。W要点单词1．createv.创建2.survivev.生计；幸存3．shapev.(尤指经过挤压等)使成为某种形状P要点短语upto多达；高达；多至BGrowingmorefoodtofeedtheworldwillrequiremorekidstoworkinagriculture.AccordingtoFFA(FutureFarmersofAmerica),weneedtoproduceasmuchfoodinthenext40yearsasweproducedintheprevious8,000yearsduetothegrowthinpopulation.Indianaremainscentraltomeetingthisneed.Indianaistheninthmostproductivestateinthenation,withtheUSDepartmentofAgriculturerankingIndianaamongthenation'stopfivestatesinproducingtomatoes,corn,soybeans,ducks,chickensandeggs.Atsnacktime,Indianarankssecondingrowingpopcornandmakingicecream.TheIndianaBusinessResearchCenterreportsthatagriculturecontributesatleast$25billiontothestate'seconomy,andthedataadduptocareeropportunitiesforyoungpeople.“Therearemorethan300careersinagriculture，”saidJoshBledsoe,FFA'schiefoperationsofficer.“Itstartswiththefarminproductionagriculture,butthenallthewaytotheplatetherearetonsofcareeropportunitiesoncetheproducthasleftthefarm.”Bledsoesaidtheacademicpathwaysleadingtothesecareersrangefromahighschooldiplomatoadoctoraldegree.“Weneedfolkswhowillunderstandprocessingandfoodscience.Wealsoneedpeopleinmarketingandcommunicationsaswellasfolksinlaw.”Includingskillsincomputertechnology,Beck'sHybrids,headquarteredinIndiana,isthenation'slargestfamily-ownedseedcompany.BruceKettler,directorofthecompany,explainedthattechnologyisessentialtothecompany'sexpandingoperations.Forexample,computertechnologyontractorsallowsfarmerstofollowtheexactsamepathwayacrossthefarmfieldthroughouttheseason,fromplantingtoharvestingandallstepsinbetween.Indianaisenjoyingarecordharvestseason,andevenlarger

harvestswillbeneededtosatisfytheworld'sincreasingneedforfood.Theamountoflandusedforfarminghasdecreasedbyatleast25percentsince1950.

Therefore,

growingmorefoodwillrequiremoretechnologyandmorepeople.AsBledsoeputit,“Youaregoingintotheglobalworkforcewhenyougointoagriculture,andtheopportunitiesareendless.”5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?．Agriculturejobsarejobsofthefuture.．Agricultureisfacedwithgreattrouble.．IndianacontrolsAmericanagriculture.．Theworld'spopulationgrowstoofast.答案：A要旨粗心题。作者在文中叙述了在生产更多的粮食知足世界人口增加的背景下，农业生产需要各种各种的人材，因此农业会供给无数工作时机。末段中Bledsoe的话也总结文章的要旨。6