第10頁（共10頁）Unit2WorkingthelandSectionⅠWarmingUp一、單句語法填空1．Housepricesaregoinguprapidlyinourcommunitysinceitliesinthe_______(centre)partofthecity.2．Thisnewbridge,whichmeasurestenkilometersin____(long),willcomeintoservicenextmonth.3．Asanew______(settle),Mr.Liworkshardtosupporthisfamily.4．Thepresidentpraisedhis______(translate)forhisgoodjobwhiletalkingwiththevisitingpresident.5．Hisfatherbecamean_______(advance)teacherlastyear,andearnsamuchhighersalarynow.6．Therehavebeen______(vary)ofchangestakingplaceinourcityinthepast30years.7．Thestudentsallhad________(athlete)abilitysotheydidverywellinthesportsmeeting.二、閱讀理解Fromthenation'searliestdays,farminghasplayedaveryimportantroleinAmericaneconomyandculture.Earlyinthenation'slife,farmerswereseenastypicalexamplesofeconomicqualitiessuchashard-working,honest,kind-heartedandindependent.Americanfarmersthinkanumberoffactorsleadtothesuccessoftheiragriculture:TheAmericanMidwesthassomeoftherichestsoilintheworld.Rainfallisenoughovermostareasofthecountry;eveninsomeareaswherethereisnotenoughrainfall,theriversandundergroundwatercanalsosupportthefarming.Besides,largecapitalinvestments(資本投入)andhighlytrainedfarmershavealsobeenusedtodevelopAmericanagriculture.Thefirsttwodecadesofthe20thcenturyturnedouttobethegoldenageofAmericanagriculture.Farmpriceswerehighasthedemand(需求)forgoodsincreasedandlandvaluesrose.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,thefoodproductioncontinuedtoincrease.Thegoodyearsoftheearly20thcenturyendedwithfallingpricesfollowingWorldWarⅠ.AttheendofWorldWarⅡ，thefarmeconomyfacedthechallengeofoverproduction.Duringthattime,becauseofprogressintechnology,someadvancedmachinesandchemicalsrelatedtofarmingwerewidelyused,andthatmeantproductionperhectare(公頃)washigherthanever.Today,weseeadifferentsetoffarmstryingtomeetconsumers'demandsallovertheworld.WecanseealotofchangesonAmericanagricultureovertime.In1940,therewere6millionfarmsaveraging67hectareseach.Bythelate1990s,therewereonlyabout2.2millionfarmsaveraging190hectaresinsize.Duringthesameperiod,farmemploymentdecreasedgreatly—from12.5millionin1930to1.2millioninthe1990s.Whileproductionhasdoubledoverthelast50years,thenumberoffarmshasdroppedbymorethantwo-thirds.Today,about150,000Americanfarmersproducemostofourfood.1．WhatdidpeoplethinkoffarmersinAmerica'searlydays?A．Peoplethoughtveryhighlyofthem.B．Peopledidn'tlikesomeoftheirlifestyles.C．Theydidn'tgetenoughattentionfromthesociety.D．Theywereimportantforthedevelopmentoftechnology.2．WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．WhyAmericanagricultureissuccessful.B．ThesocialsupportforAmericanagriculture.C．HowAmericanfarmersdeveloptheiragriculture.D．ThenaturalenvironmentforAmericanagriculture.3．HowdoestheauthormainlydevelopParagraph3?A．Bygivingexamples.B．Bygivingdescriptions.C．Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D．Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.三、七選五Yourparentshavedonealotforyouovertheyearsandyoumaywanttoshowthemhowthankfulyouare.__1__Youwanttotellyourparentshowmuchyoulovethem,butyoumaynotknowhowtodoso.Fortunately,herearesomewaysthatmayhelpyou.Askthemabouttheirlifeexperiences.Themostvaluablethingyoucanofferyourparentsisyourtime,andtheywillreallyappreciateyoudoingso.Sittingdownwithyourparentsandaskingthemabouttheirlivescanshowyoucareaboutandtakeaninterestinthem.__2__Participate(參與)intheirhobbies.Agreatwaytobond(建立互信關系)withyourparentsisdoingsomethingtheyareinterestedin.Ifyourparentshaveinterestsorhobbies,participatewiththem.Theywillappreciateyoushowinginterestinwhattheylikeandthetimeyouspendwiththem.__3__Iftheyattendabookclub,askthemifyoucanjoinin.__4__Yourparentsmayhavebeencookingforyouyourentirelife.Nowitisyourturntocookamealforthem.Spareafewhoursandcookamealfromtheheart!Don'tworryifyourmealisn'tperfect.Yourparentswon'tmindthat.Theywillonlyappreciatethetimeandeffortyouputintothemeal.Tellthemoftenthatyoulovethem.Youmaythinkthatyourparentsalreadyknowyoulovethem.Evenifthisistrue,it'snicetohearthosethreelittlewords.__5__Youmaybeamazedathowhappyitwillmakethem.A．Cookthemameal.B．Tellthemyourfavoritefood.C．Tellyourparentsyoulovethemwheneveryoucan.D．Forexample,iftheyenjoysports,gotothegymwiththem.E．However,puttingyourwordsintoactionsmayseemdifficult.F．Youmayevenlearnsomethingaboutthemyouneverknewbefore.G．Youshouldmakeanefforttoincludeyourparentsinwhat'shappeningtoyou.四、語法填空Evenifyou'veneverbeentoKenya,chancesarethatyouknowwhatitlookslike.Kenya'ssavanna(熱帶草原)isthescenery1.________manypeoplewouldthinkofwhentheytalkaboutAfrica.MostKenyansliveinthehighlands,whereNairobi,thecapital,sitsat2.________altitudeof5,500feet.InKenya,morethan60languages3.________(speak)andtherearemorethan40ethnic(種族的)groups.AlmosteveryonetherespeaksmorethanoneAfricanlanguage.SchoolisfreeinKenya,butmanychildrenaretoobusy4.________gotoclasses.Theyhelp5.________(they)familiesbyworkingtheland,cooking,ordoinghousework.Musicandstorytelling6.________(be)importantpartsinKenyanculture.Forcenturies,peoplethroughoutthecountryhaveusedsongs,stories,andpoems7.________(pass)ontheirbeliefs,history,andcustoms.Kenya's8.________(locate)betweentheIndianOceanandLakeVictoriameansthatpeoplefromalloverAfricaandtheMiddleEasthavetraveledandtradedacrossitforcenturies.Thishascreatedadifferentculturewithmanyethnicgroupsand9.________(language).Infact,scientiststhinkNorthernKenyaandTanzaniamayhavebeenthe10.________(origin)birthplaceofhumans.一、單句語法填空1.central2.length3.settler4.translator5.advanced6.varieties7.athletic二、閱讀理解1.A推理判斷題。根據第一段中的“farmerswereseenastypicalexamplesofeconomicqualitiessuchashard-working,honest,kind-heartedandindependent.”可知，在美國歷史上，人們對農民的評價很高。2.A主旨大意題。通讀第二段內容可知，本段主要講述了美國農業之所以取得成功是有很多方面的原因的，并列舉了一些原因。3.C篇章結構題。根據第三段中的“Thefirsttwodecadesofthe20thcentury、WorldWarⅠ、AttheendofWorldWarⅡ”和Today等信息點可知，第三段是按時間順序展開的。三、七選五1．E本空設于段中，與前一句存在邏輯上的轉折關系。前一句講你可能想向你父母展示你是多么的愛他們，此句指出：然而，把你的語言變成行動似乎很難。然后引出下文。2．F本空設于段尾，與前一句形成遞進關系。前一句講和父母坐在一起，詢問他們的生活可以表示你關心他們并且對他們的生活感興趣。此句進一步指出，你或許可以了解到與他們有關的一些你從來不知道的事。3．D本空設于段中，是對前一句的進一步解釋。此句和后一句都是對前一句進行解釋，具體指出如何花