2025版高考英语一轮总复习选择性必修第一册Unit5WorkingtheLand提能训练

Unit5WorkingtheLandⅠ.阅读理解A(2024·济南市学情调研)LamHon-ming,directoroftheStateKeyLaboratoryofAgrobiotechnologyattheChineseUniversityofHongKong,isatopexpertinsoybean(大豆)research.Since1998,Lam'steamhasbeencooperatingwithscientistsinotherprovinces.In2010,hecameacrossZhangGuohong,anagriculturalexpertfromGansuProvince,atanationalsoybeanconference.Withthesamemajor,theyhititoffanddecidedtoimprovefarmers'livesandpromotelocalagriculture.FarmersinGansuProvincedependlargelyontheweatherfortheirlivelihood,mainlyonrainfall,whichisalsoacauseofseverepoornessinthearea.In2016,theydevelopedthreenewsoybeanvarietiessuitedtosaltysoilandrarerainfallofNorthwestChina.Allreceivedofficialgovernmentapproval.AsthelandinNorthwestChinaisnotsuitableforthegrowthofcommonvarietiesofsoybeans,localfarmersneverplantedsoybeans,anditbecameamajorproblemforspreadingnewsoybeans.LamandZhangincreasedcommunicationwithfarmersthroughvariousways.Toinsurefarmers'income,LamstruckapartnershipwithaHongKongfoodcompanythatwillpurchaseallsoybeansatmarketpricewhentheyareharvested.By2024,theplantingareaofthethreeapprovedsoybeansinGansuProvincehadgonebeyond2.4millionsquarekilometers,covering46oftheprovince's80-pluscounties,andtheoutputhadreached7.71millionkilograms,addingabout30millionyuantolocalfarmers'income.ZhangsaidthatProfessorLam'scontributionhasgreatlypushedpovertyreductionandagriculturalresearchinNorthwestChina.“Itishardtokeepdoingagriculturalresearchwithlessfunding.AnditismoredifficulttotravelfromHongKongtothepoorareasoftheNorthwesttodoagriculturalresearch，”headded.Inthefuture,Lamwillcontinuetoworkwithmainlandscientistsandleadmore“HongKongpower”intothedevelopmentoftheNorthwest.语篇导读：文章讲解并描述香港中文高校农业生物技术国家重点试验室副主任林汉明和甘肃省的农业专家张国宏通过探讨出的新品种大豆帮助甘肃农夫改善生活，推动甘肃当地农业发展。1．WhatcanweknowaboutthetwoscientistsfromParagraph1？BA．Theyarefriendssince1998.B．Theybothmajorinagriculture.C．Theyonceservedinthesamelab.D．TheymetbychanceinHongKong.解析：微小环节理解题。依据第一段中的“In2010,hecameacrossZhangGuohong,anagriculturalexpertfromGansuProvince,atanationalsoybeanconference.”及“Withthesamemajor,theyhititoff”可知，这两位科学家都主修农业。故选B。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto？DA．Rainfallisnotenough.B．Thelocalslivedapoorlife.C．Littlelandisrichinnutrition.D．Thefarmersneverplantedsoybeans.解析：词义揣测题。依据第三段中的“AsthelandinNorthwestChinaisnotsuitablefor...localfarmersneverplantedsoybeans”可知，由于中国西北地区的土地不适合种植一般大豆品种，当地农夫从不种植大豆，因此这成为推广新品种大豆的主要问题，由此可知，it指代上文提到的“当地农夫从不种植大豆”这件事。故选D。3．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus？CA．Moreworkneedstobedone.B．Allfarmersbecomebetter-off.C．Thetwoscientistsaresuccessful.D．SoybeansgrowthroughoutGansuProvince.解析：推理推断题。依据第四段中提到的数据可知，当地大豆产量提高了，农夫收入增加了；由此可知，两位科学家成功完成了他们当时的目标。故选C。4．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLamHon-ming？DA．Dependent. B．Honest.C．Open-minded. D．Devoted.解析：推理推断题。依据最终一段中的“hardtokeepdoingagriculturalresearchwithlessfunding.Anditismoredifficultto...doagriculturalresearch”和“continuetoworkwithmainlandscientistsandleadmore”等可知，尽管困难重重，林汉明照旧接着农业探讨。由此可推知，林汉明先生特别具有奉献精神。故选D。B(2024·广州市调研)PieterBruegeltheElder'siconic1565paintingTheHarvestershangsattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Theworkshowspeopleharvestingwheatnearlyastallastheywere.“Nowadays,however,ifyouwalkthroughawheatfield,youbasicallyseethatwheatisaboutknee-height.Thereducedheightisessentiallyaconsequenceofbreeding(培育)alongwithgenesforincreasingproductiontofeedagrowingpopulation,”biologistDeSmetexplained.DeSmetsayswheatisjustoneexampleofhowhistoricalartworkscanallowustotrackthetransformationoffoodcropsovertime.HeteamedupwitharthistorianVergauwen,afriendsincechildhood,todocumentsuchartworksaroundtheworld.Theyhavebeenmainlylookingatthingswheretheycanspotchangesinshape,colorandsize.TheirinterestinplantsinartworksbeganwithavisittotheHermitageMuseum,wheretheynoticedanodd-lookingwatermeloninanearly-17th-centurypainting.Itappearedtobepaleandwhiteontheinside.BiologistDeSmetassumedthepainterhaddoneapoorjob.ButarthistorianVergauwenhadadifferentidea.“No.Thisisoneofthebestpainterseverfromthatera.Soifhepainteditlikethat,that'sthewayitmusthavelookedlike,”heexplained.Otherpaintingsrevealedthatbothredandwhitewatermelonsweregrownduringthe17thcentury.“Withallthegeneticknowledgewenowhave,wecanlookinmoredetailsabouthowsomethingcomesabout,”DeSmetsaid.“Forexample,untilthe18thcentury,Europeanstrawberriesappearedtinyinpaintings—theythengrewinsizeastheywerecrossbredwithNorthAmericanvarieties.”Ultimately,theteamhopestocreateanonlineresearchdatabaseofhistoricalplantartworks.Theyseekthecontributionsofartenthusiastsaroundtheworldviathesocialmedia.“However，”Vergauwenreminds,“ifyou'regoingtouse,forexample,Picassototryandunderstandhowapearlookedintheearly20thcentury,youmightbemisled.”语篇导读：本文主要介绍了古艺术品能够传递确定的农业信息，为农作物变更的探讨供应线索。5．WhatcanwelearnaboutthepaintingTheHarvesters？DA．Itshowshowpeoplesuccessfullygrewwheat.B．Itprovesthatwheatwasmuchshorterinthepast.C．Itexplainstheconsequenceofdifferentbreedingmethods.D．Itgivescluesabouthowwheatinthe16thcenturylookedlike.解析：微小环节理解题。依据第一段内容可知，老彼得·勃鲁盖尔1565年的标记性画作《收割者》悬挂在大都会艺术博物馆。在这幅画中，收割小麦的人几乎和小麦一样高。因此，这幅画为16世纪小麦的样子供应了线索。故选D。6．Whatinspiredtheresearchteamtostarttheirstudy？CA．Theirpreferenceforfoodcrops.B．Theirfriendshipsincechildhood.C．Theirdividedviewsonanoldpainting.D．TheirsharedinterestintheHermitageMuseum.解析：推理推断题。依据第三段中第三句和第四句可知，生物学家德斯梅特认为这位画家画得不好，但艺术史学家韦高文却有不同的看法。由此推想，他们对一幅古画有不同的看法，由此启发了他们的探讨。故选C。7．WhatisthemessagefromVergauweninthelastparagraph？AA．Abstractpaintingsoftenmisleadpeople.B．Artenthusiastsarenotcarefulenough.C．Thesourcepaintingsneedtoberealistic.D．Picasso'spaintingsarehardtounderstand.解析：推理推断题。依据最终一段最终一句可知，韦高文提示说，假如你试图用毕加索的作品来理解20世纪初梨的样子，你可能会被误导。因此，在最终一段中韦高文传达了抽象画常常误导人的信息。故选A。8．Whatisthepurposeofthetext？DA．Tocommentonhistoricalplantpaintings.B．Totellinterestingstoriesbehindplantartworks.C．Toinformreadersofascientificbreakthrough.D．Tointroduceastudyonfoodcroptransformationfromhistoricalartworks.解析：推理推断题。依据文章大意，尤其是其次段中的“DeSmetsayswhatisjustoneexampleofhowhistoricalartworkscanallowustotrackthetransformationoffoodcropsovertime.”以及最终一段第一句可推知，这篇文章的目的是介绍通过古艺术品对粮食作物变更进行的一项探讨。故选D。Ⅱ.完形填空(2024·东北师大等名校联考)I'macreatureofhabit.ThewalkingrouteI'veestablishedaroundtheblockinNewYork1.Cvaries.Onmywalk,Itake2.Binwhatmyfellowgardenershaveplanted.Ofallthesights,IthinkI3.ANell'sgardenthemost.Everymorning,IpassNellonher4.DshowingrespectforMotherNature.Whileotherwomenontheblock5.Anoisilyovercoffeebreak,Nellcommunicateswithherflowersin6.Dspiritually.OnemorningNelldidn'tbendoverthelilies.Nordidsheprune(修剪)branches.Lookinglost,shesatonherfrontporchand7.Boffintospace.“Nell?Nell?Areyouallright？”Slowlysheturnedtome.Withalongdeepbreath,shesaidinawhisper,“Weare8.D.”NowIjoinedherinher9.A:WhatwouldIdowithoutherfragranceandtheflowerheads10.Cintimetomyfootfalls?Severalmonthsgoingby,Nellrarelyspenttimeamongtheflowers,leavingthegarden11.B.Thenonemorning,amovingpickup12.Atoblockthedriveway.Thehousesatvacant.LifeislikeNell'sgarden.Weplanandplant,andonedaywemoveon.ThisspringIplantedanannualgarden.Afriendwas13.Candasked,“Whydidyougothroughallthateffort?Aren'tyoumovingtoEngland？”Sheisright.Iwon'tbehere,butanotherwomanwill.She'llmoveintomyhouseandenjoytheflowersI've14.C.Ihopethatacrossthe15.DanotherwomanisplantingflowersinfrontofahousethatI'llrent.Weplantnotonlyforourselves,butalsoforthosewhocomebehindus.语篇导读：文章主要讲解并描述了作者宠爱在社区里闲逛，在众多花园中作者最为欣赏的是内尔的花园，但是有一天内尔得知自己要搬家，从今对花园疏于管理，之后作者确定自己种植花园，并认为我们无论何时都应当对生活充溢爱。1．A.occasionally B．constantlyC．barely D．temporarily解析：依据上文“I'macreatureofhabit.”可知，此处指作者的行走路途很少变更。barely意为“几乎不”，符合语境。occasionally间或；constantly持续不断地；temporarily短暂地。故选C。2．A.part B．joyC．steps D．risks解析：依据下文“inwhatmyfellowgardenershaveplanted”可知，作者宠爱她的园丁同伴们种的东西。joy意为“快乐，快乐”，takejoyin意为“宠爱，享受”，符合语境。part部分；step步伐；risk风险。故选B。3．A.treasure B．plantC．design D．tend解析：依据上文“Ofallthesights”及语境可知，内尔的花园是作者最珍爱的。treasure意为“珍爱”，符合语境。plant播种；design设计；tend照看。故选A。4．A.fingers B．fistsC．arms D．knees解析：依据下文“showingrespectforMotherNature”和“Nelldidn'tbendoverthelilies”可知，内尔会跪在地上表达对大自然的敬重。onone'sknees意为“跪着”，符合语境。故选D。5．A.chat B．competeC．cheer D．play解析：依据下文“noisilyovercoffeebreak”可知，此处指喝咖啡休息时大声闲聊。chat意为“闲聊”，符合语境。compete竞争；cheer欢呼。故选A。6．A.fear B．amazementC．advance D．silence解析：依据上文的While和noisily及下文spiritually可知，此处指内尔与她的花无声地沟通着。insilence意为“无声地”，符合语境。infear担忧地；inamazement惊异地；inadvance提前。故选D。7．A.flew B．staredC．blew D．went解析：依据设空处所在句“Lookinglost,shesatonherfrontporchand7offintospace.”可知，此时内尔看起来很迷茫，她坐在前廊上，全神贯注地望着外面。stareoff意为“凝视，发呆”，符合语境。flyoff飞走；blowoff吹掉；gooff睡着，离开。故选B。8．A.harvesting B．packingC．traveling D．moving解析：依据下文“Thehousesatvacant.”可知，此处指内尔小声说，她们要搬家了。move意为“搬家”，符合语境。harvest收获；pack打包；travel旅游。故选D。9．A.sadness B．confusionC．sympathy D．madness解析：依据上文Lookinglost和“Withalongdeepbreath,shesaidinawhisper,‘Weare8.’”及下文“Now,Ijoinedher”和“WhatwouldIdowithoutherfragrance”可知，得知内尔将要搬家的消息后，作者也很哀痛。sadness意为“哀痛”，符合语境。confusion困惑；sympathy怜悯；madness疯狂。故选A。10．A.screaming B．droppingC．nodding D．kicking解析：依据上文“NowIjoinedherinher9：WhatwouldIdowithoutherfragranceandtheflowerheads”及语境可知，此处指花头随脚步摇曳像点头一样。nod意为“点头；使晃动”，符合语境。故选C。11．A.unused B．unattendedC．unchanged D．unexpected解析：依据上文“Nellrarelyspenttimeamongtheflowers”可知，此处指花园无人照料。unattended意为“无人照料的”，符合语境。unused从未用过的；unchanged无变更的；unexpected出乎意料的。故选B。12．A.pulledup B．droveawayC．passedby D．settleddown解析：依据下文“toblockthedriveway”可知，此处指卡车停下来堵住了车道。pullup意为“停车”，符合语境。driveaway(把车)开走；passby经过；settledown定居下来。故选A。13．A.genuine B．humbleC．curious D．sensitive解析：依据下文“andasked,‘Whydidyougothroughallthateffort？Aren'tyoumovingtoEngland？’”可知，挚友对作者的行为感到很新颖 。curious意为“新颖 的”，符合语境。genuine真诚的；humble谦逊的；sensitive敏感的。故选C。14．A.takenaway B．runafterC．leftbehind D．wonderedat解析：依据上文“She'llmoveintomyhouseandenjoytheflowers”可知，此处指有人会搬进来，欣赏作者所留下来的这些花。leavebehind意为“留下”，符合语境。takeaway拿走；runafter追逐；wonderat惊羡于。故选C。15．A.country B．blockC．garden D．ocean解析：依据上文“ThewalkingrouteI'veestablishedaroundtheblockinNewYork”及“Aren'tyoumovingtoEngland？”和常识可知，作者将从纽约搬到英国，她希望她在英国租的房子前也有一位女士在种花，故此处指海洋的另一边。ocean意为“海洋”，符合语境。country国家；block街区；garden花园。故选D。Ⅲ.七选五(2024·山西省适应性调测)You'veprobablyheardofahybrid(杂交物种)infilmsorbooks.ThecentaursintheHarryPotterfilmsarehybridsofhumanandhorse.1.DHybridizationoccursinbothplantsandanimals.2.GWhat'smore,manyplantsthatpeopleeat,fromstrawberriestocarrots,cornandpotatoes,havebeencreatedbyhybridization.Cross-breeding(杂交)sometimesoccurswhenanimals'normalterritoryoverlaps(部分重叠)．3.CThegrolarbearisahybridthathappenswhengrizzlyandpolarbearsmate.Astheenvironmentwarms,grizzliesinAlaskaandCanadawanderfurthernorth,bringingthemintocontactwithpolarbears.Artificialmixingoftenhappensinzoos,wheredifferentspeciesthatdon'tnormallymeetinthewildcanbeintroducedtoeachother.Ligers(lionandtigerhybrids)areunlikelytooccurinnature,becausetheonlyplacethattheirhabitatsoverlapistheGirForestinIndia.4.FMixedspeciesaremorelikelytobebornwithhealthissuesthanotheranimals.Mosthybridsborninzoosareinfertile,whichmeanstheyareunabletohavebabies.However,manycross-breedsborninthewild,likethegrolarbear,canhavetheirownbabies.5.E“It'spartoftheevolutionaryprocess,”hesays.Fertilehybridscanleadtothecreationofanewspeciesandincreasethevarietyoflivingthings.A．Wildlifeconservationisofsignificance.B．Didyouknowhybridizationisabiologicalprocess?C．That'sduetohabitatdestructionorchangingclimate.D．Didyouknowthathybridsappearinthenaturalworld,too?E．Jimmybelievesspecieshybridizationinnatureisagoodthing.F．Manyconservationiststhinkthatcreatinghybridsisabadthing.G．Livingthings,especiallyplants,willnaturallyhybridizeinthewild.语篇导读：文章主要介绍了动植物的杂交并且举例说明其发生条件以及结果。解析：1.依据上文“You'veprobablyheardofahybrid(杂交物种)infilmsorbooks.ThecentaursintheHarryPotterfilmsarehybridsofhumanandhorse.”以及下文“Hybridizationoccursinbothplantsandanimals.”可知，上文提到杂交物种出现在电影或书里，下文提到杂交出现在植物和动物中，可以看出设空处起着承上启下的作用，D项(你知道自然世界里也有杂交物种吗？)连接上下文，符合语境。故选D。2.依据上文“Hybridizationoccursinbothplantsandanimals.”以及下文“What'smore,manyplantsthatpeopleeat,fromstrawberriestocarrots,cornandpotatoes,havebeencreatedbyhybridization.”可知，本段主要谈论植物的杂交，设空处表示承接与递进关系，G项(生物，尤其是植物，会在野外自然杂交。)中especiallyplants与上下文有对应关系，符合语境。故选G。3．依据上文“Cross-breeding(杂交)sometimesoccurswhenanimals'normalterritoryoverlaps.(部分重叠)”以及下文“Astheenvironmentwarms,grizzliesinAlaskaandCanadawanderfurthernorth,bringingthemintocontactwithpolarbears.”可知，C项(这是由于栖息地破坏或气候变更。)中That指代上文territoryoverlaps,下文举例说明提及重叠的缘由，符合语境。故选C。4.依据下文“Mixedspeciesaremorelikelytobebornwithhealthissuesthanotheranimals.”可知，F项(许多自然环境疼惜主义者认为创建杂交物种是一件坏事)中abadthing与下文healthissues有对应关系，可推断此处是对杂交的反对看法，符合语境。故选F。5．依据下文“‘It'spartoftheevolutionaryprocess,’hesays.Fertilehybridscanleadtothecreationofanewspeciesandincreasethevarietyoflivingthings.”可知，此处应点明he指代的具体人物且应是主动的看法和看法，E项(吉米认为自然界中的物种杂交是一件好事)中agoodthing与下文的“thecreationofanewspecies”以及increasethevariety形成对应关系，符合语境。故选E。Ⅳ.读后续写(2024·广州市调测)阅读下面材料，依据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ImettheManoftheTreesinsummertenyearsago,whenIwasvisitingUncleJita.Thoseweredifficulttimes.Peoplewerecuttingdownourforest,andtherewasoftenflooding.Sometimesourwatersupplywasdirty.Whenourpump(水泵)didhavecleanwater,wehadtowaitinlineforages.Whenthepumpwasn'tworking,wehadtowalkfivekilometerstothecloseststream.ButIwashappy.Iwasgoingtoseemyfavoriteuncle.Whenthedayfinallyarrived,DaddrovemetoUncleJita'shouseandleft.Oncehesawme,UncleJitaannounced,“Tomorrowwe'regoingtoexploreamagicalplace.Hereismycamera,Amy.Youcantakephotosofwhatyousee.”Thefollowingday,wewokeupandleftearlyonaboat.Thetripwasexciting.Butwhenwegotoff,therewasnothinginfrontofus.“Idon'twanttotakepicturesofthis，”Icomplained.UncleJitalaughed,“Startwalking,Amy.Ipromiseyou'llbesurprised.”Aftersometime,Icouldseetheoutlineofaforestinthedistance.Alittlecloser,therewasamanwavingtous.“That'sKabir.Theforestyouseeishis.Heplantedeverysingletree.”AswewalkedtowardKabir,UncleJitaexplainedthatthirtyyearsago,thewholeareawasawasteland.ButonedayKabirdecidedtochangeallthatandstartedplantingtrees.Thankstohim,partofthewastelandwasnowaparadise(乐园)．UncleJitaintroducedmetoKabir,whohadgrayhairandadeterminedface.“Jitatoldmeyoulikeanimals.Areyoureadytoseesome？”heasked.“Ofcourse！”Ireplied.Wecontinuedwalkingandsoonwereunderthetrees.Iturnedmyheadandwasamazedatthedifferencebetweenthetwoplaces,allbecauseoftheeffortsofoneman.LikeUncleJitasaid,Kabir'sforestwasmagical.Wesawdeer,cattle,