2024-2025年新教材高中英语UNIT5WORKINGTHELANDSectionⅡLearningAboutLanguage检测含解析新人教版选择性必修第一册

PAGEPAGE8UNIT5课下题型练(二)LearningAboutLanguageⅠ.阅读理解AIhaveaneighborwecall“Happy”．Ihaveneverseenherangryatanythingandneverheardhersayaharshwordtoanyoneoraboutanyone.HappyandherhusbandBen,70,haveahugegarden.Theyspentmanyhappyhourstogetherworkingonit.MostoftheneighborswatchedinterestinglyasBendoubledthesizeoftheirgarden.AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen'sbeans,weallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.Astherestofusspentourdollarsatthemarket,Happycouldbeseenpickingbeansinherbackyard.Lastmonth,HappyandBeninvitedmostoftheneighborhoodoverforan“all­dayfoodfestival”．Weweretoldtobringglovesandarriveveryearlyinthemorning.Wedidn'tknowwhatwasabouttotakeplace.By9：00a．m.,therewerenineofusinthegardenpickingtomatoes,beans,okra,andsquash.By10：00a.m.,therewaslotsoflaughter.Wesharedalotofstories.Byfiveo'clock,everyonewasalittledrunkfromthewineandbeer.Afterdinner,weplayedgames.Aswewereleaving,HappyandBenhandedeachofusashoppingbagfilledwiththebountyoftheday,alreadypackagedandfrozen.Whatadelightfulgift!Well,thepointwasn'tsomuchaboutthefood.Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother'scompany.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadnotbeenforHappyandBen'sgarden.Nowtheyhaveablogaboutgardeningincasewedecidedtoplantagarden.AndIamsoproudofmytomatoplants!语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者的邻居。作者有一个邻居，大家都叫她Happy。邻居有一个花园，里面种植了很多瓜果蔬菜。上个月，Happy和丈夫Ben邀请邻居们去他们的花园里做客，并赠给他们很多花园里种植的东西，从今很多邻居也起先建设自己的小花园。1．AccordingtoParagraph2,peoplewishedtheyalsohadagardensothat．A．theycouldspendhappytimestogetherwiththeirfamilyinitB．theycouldgrowvegetablesandsellatthemarketC．theycouldinvitetheirneighborsandholdpartiesinitD．theydidn'thavetospendsomuchmoneyonfood解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据其次段倒数其次句“AsthecostoffoodclimbedfasterthanBen'sbeans,weallwishedwealsohadsuchalargegarden.”可知，菜价上涨太快，于是大家都希望能有一个像Happy家那样的大花园，来节约买食物的钱。故选D。2．ForwhatpurposedidHappyandBeninvitetheneighborstotheirgarden?A．Toaskthemtoattendabirthdayparty.B．Tohelpthemgettoknoweachother.C．Toletthemenjoywhattheygrewinthegarden.D．Toaskthemtosharesomeinterestingstories.解析：选C细微环节理解题。依据第四段的描述可知，他们主要是让邻居来共享他们在花园中种植的东西。故选C。3．Whatdidthewritermostprobablythinkofthetimehespentinthegarden?A．Hethoughtitwastooshortbutenjoyable.B．Hethoughtitwaswonderful.C．Hethoughtitwasnotasgoodashethought.D．Hethoughtitwastooterrible.解析：选B推理推断题。依据最终一段内容可知，作者认为在这个花园里度过的时间好极了。故选B。4．Wecaninferthat．A．HappyandherhusbandBendon'tlikespendingtimewithothersB．HappyandherhusbandBensometimesquarrelwitheachotherC．HappyandherhusbandBenareagenerousandwarm­heartedcoupleD．HappyandherhusbandBenliveonthefoodtheygrowintheirgarden解析：选C推理推断题。依据第四段的描述和最终一段中的“Thetruegiftwasadayoffriendsenjoyingoneanother'scompany.NoneofitwouldhavehappenedifithadnotbeenforHappyandBen'sgarden.”可知，作者的邻居待人特别慷慨、热心。他们邀请邻居们到家里做客，并且送给客人们很多自己种植的东西。故选C。BSquarefootgardeningisatypeofgardeningmadepopularbyMelBartholemew.Itisbasedontheideathatthewiderowsintraditionalgardeningareawasteoftime,work,waterandarea.Itshowsthatqualityvegetablescanbegrowninlessspacewithlesswork.Inthismethod,thegardenspaceisdividedinto“beds”．Eachbedis4′×4′(16sqft)(120cm×120cm,1.4m2).Thebedsareseparatedbypaths(小路).Thesebedsarefurtherdividedintosquaresofaboutonesquarefoot.Commonspacingisoneplantpersquareforlargerplantssuchasbroccoli,fourpersquareformediumlargeplantslikelettuce,ninepersquareformediumsmallplantslikespinach,andsixteenpersquareforsmallplantssuchasonionsandcarrots.Theweeds(杂草)areremovedfromthebedsandtheplantsarewateredfromthepaths.Thisstopsthesoilfrombeingcompacted(压紧).Benefitsofsquarefootgardening：·Muchlesswork.Normalgardeningneedsheavytoolstoloosenthesoil.Inthismethod,thesoilisnevercompactedanditremainsloose.·Watersavings.Theloosegroundholdsthewaterbetter.Thistypeofgardenneedswaterlessoftenthanothermethods.Also,waterisplacedveryneartheplantroots.Lesswateriswasted.·Veryfewweeds.Thevegetablesformalivingmulch(覆盖物)andshadeoutmanyweedsbeforetheycanstarttogrow.·Pesticides(杀虫剂)arenotneeded.Naturalwaystokeeppestsawayworkverywellinaclosespace.Manydifferenttypesofplantsinasmallareaalsostopplantdiseasesfromspreadingeasily.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了平方尺菜园的操作方法和好处。5．Whydoessquarefootgardeningbecomepopular?A．Itmakesfulluseofspace.B．ItissuggestedbyMelBartholemew.C．Itprovidesmorevegetablesforpeople.D．Itproducesvegetablesofhigherquality.解析：选A细微环节理解题。依据第一段中的“Itshowsthatqualityvegetablescanbegrowninlessspacewithlesswork.”可知，平方尺菜园能够充分利用空间。6．Whyisthegardeningcalledsquarefootgardening?A．Vegetablesaregrowninthesquares.B．Youcangrowvegetablesanywherebyusingit.C．Thesmallestbedinitisonlyonesquarefoot.D．Theplaceswherevegetablesaregrownaretoosmall.解析：选C推理推断题。依据其名称和第一段中的“Thesebedsarefurtherdividedintosquaresofaboutonesquarefoot.”可知，C项为正确答案。7．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Loosesoilisgoodforplantgrowth.B．Onionsandcarrotsneedmorespace.C．Compactedsoilisimportanttosomeplants.D．Squarefootgardeningneedssomeheavytools.解析：选A推理推断题。依据第一段最终一句和Benefitsofsquarefootgardening的第一条中的“Normalgardeningneedsheavytoolstoloosenthesoil.”可知，松散的土壤有利于植物的生长。8．Whyaretherefewerweedsinsquarefootgardening?A．Weedkillersareused.B．Weedscan'tgetsunlight.C．Weedsareshortofwater.D．Weedshavebeenremoved.解析：选B细微环节理解题。从Benefitsofsquarefootgardening的第三条可知，蔬菜遮住了杂草的阳光，因为见不到阳光，所以杂草很少。Ⅱ.完形填空FarmingandGardeningAgriculturehasalonghistoryinChina.Muchofthewisdom1byearlyChinesescientistsisstillusefulforfarmersandgardenerstoday.OneofChina'searlyagriculturalscientistswasJiaSixie,wholivedinthesixthcenturyAD.Hespenthistimedoing2intoagriculture.Hecollectedinformation,didexperimentsandlearntfromthe3offarmers.Around540AD,hewroteabookcalledQiminYaoshu.Thebookisaboutbothfarmingand4．Itincludesadviceonthefollowing5：growinggreenvegetablesandfruittrees,andkeepinganimals.JiaSixie'sbookisapracticalguideforfarming.Firstly,asafarmeryoushoulddothingsattherighttimeoftheyear.Ifyousowseedsand6youngplantsinthefieldsatthecorrecttimeoftheyear,yourworkwillbelessand7willbebetter.The8ofthesoilisalsoveryimportant.Examinethesoilonyourfarm9．Iftheconditionofyoursoilisnotgood,youshouldimproveit.Beforesowingorplantingcrops,youmustcleanroughgroundand10weeds.Thebestharvestisreachedwhenfarmers11thecropsintheirfields.Forexample,donotplantrice12inthesamefield.Butifyouplantriceinafieldoneyearandwheatinthefieldthenextyear,youwill13goodcrops.Otherscientistssaidthatwheatshouldbeplantedwith14betweentheplants,butJiadidexperimentsand15thatplantingwheatclosetogetherwasbetter.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了我国古代科学家贾思勰对我国古代农业的探讨和贡献，他的著作《齐民要术》对农业生产起到了重要的指导作用。1．A.discovered B．recoveredC．reported D．repeated解析：选A句意：很多古代中国科学家发觉的才智结晶对于现在的农夫和园艺工人仍旧有用。此处只有discover能与wisdom搭配。2．A.search B．researchC．experiment D．statistics解析：选Bdoresearchintoagriculture意为“做农业探讨”。后文提到的“Hecollectedinformation,didexperimentsandlearntfromthe3offarmers.”都是探讨的内容。3．A.adventures B．advantagesC．tradition D．experience解析：选Dlearnfromtheexperienceoffarmers意为“学习农夫们的耕作阅历”。4．A.nursing B．gardeningC．produce D．trade解析：选B由本文的标题和其次段第三、四句推断可知，选gardening。5．A.programs B．topicsC．subjects D．events解析：选C本句的下文介绍了一些详细的课题，如：种菜、种果树、养动物等。program项目，节目；topic话题；subject科目，课题；event事务。故选C。6．A.drop B．increaseC．grow D．throw解析：选Cgrowyoungplants意为“种植幼苗”，其他选项没有“种植”之意。7．A.dreams B．endingC．hopes D．results解析：选D本题用result，与前文的work相对，表示“工作投入少，而结果更好”，下文也有类似的句子。8．A.application B．situationC．condition D．addition解析：选Ctheconditionofthesoil意为“土壤的状况、条件”。而situation表示“形势”，与soil不搭配，其他选项与句意不符。下文theconditionofyoursoil也有提示。9．A.successfully B．carefullyC．gradually D．frequently解析：选B前句指出土壤状况重要，本句说明要细致地检查土壤，故选carefully。10．A.remove B．disturbC．kill D．reduce解析：选A依据常识可知，种庄稼之前须要平整土地和除草。removeweeds意为“清除杂草”。11．A.keep B．improveC．manage D．change解析：选D从下句中donotplantrice12inthesamefield可知庄稼要轮换着种，因此选change。12．A.oneafteranother B．hereandthereC．nowandthen D．yearafteryear解析：选Dyearafteryear年复一年。此处指不要在同一块地里年复一年地种同一种庄稼。13．A.win B．collectC．harvest D．export解析：选C每年换种不同的庄稼就会有好收成。harvestgoodcrops意为“收成好”。14．A.holes B．linesC．space D．balance解析：选C句意：其他科学家认为种植小麦时，株与株之间要留有空间。因此选space。15．A.showed B．meantC．intended D．decided解析：选A由butJiadidexperiments可知，后半句是试验结果“证明，表明”。故选A。Ⅲ.语法填空TheChineseGovernmentcreatedtheChineseFarmers'HarvestFestival,1(make)itanationalfestivalthat2(set)upforfarmersforthefirsttime.Thisfestivalwillnotonlycelebrateharvestsbutitwillalsobeareminderthatmoreattentionneedstobepaidtoagricultureandfarmers,aswellas3(tradition)culture.EstablishingChineseFarmers'HarvestFestivalishelpfultoremindthewholesociety4theimportanceoffarmingandfarmers'lives.Itisnecessarytomakefulluseofpolicies,capitalandgoodenvironmenttoboostagricultural5(produce)andtheruraleconomy,andtoimprovefarmers'livingconditionssothattheycandevote6(they)totheiragriculturalwork.Thefoundingofthisfestivalwillcreateanatmosphereofrespectingandcaringaboutfarmers.7recentyearshaveseentheeconomicgrowthinmostruralareas,agreatincreaseinfarmers'incomehasnotoccurred.Thereisstill8largegapbetweenurbanandruralareas.Thisfestivalwillhelptoincreasefoodoutput,encouragingfarmers9