PAGEPAGE6自然科學研究成果一、主題語基拓展練(一)主題詞匯盤查(已會詞匯，在□內打“√”；欠熟練詞匯，多翻閱識記)①dignity □ ②merciful □③generous □ ④reliable □⑤determined □ ⑥powerful □⑦considerate □ ⑧confident □⑨mean □ ⑩shallow □?disability □ ?intelligent □?talented □ ?outstanding □?creative □ ?artificial □?organ □ ?intelligence □?breakthrough □ ?virtual □(二)主題詞匯訓練Ⅰ.寫出下列各句中加黑詞的漢語意思1．Somecountriessupportorgandonationandtransplantation. 器官2．Theseflowersinsidetheroomareallartificial,whichlookbeautiful. 人造的3．Newtechnologyhasenabledthedevelopmentofanonline“virtuallibrary”． 虛擬的4．Hedidn'tevenhavetheintelligencetocallforanambulance. 智力5．It'sdifficulttopreserveyourdignitywhenyouhavenojobandnohome. 自尊6．Thesefishwerefoundinshallowwatersaroundthecoast. 淺的7．Iwishyouwouldsucceedinborrowingsomemoneyfromthemeanman. 小氣的8．Shehadagreateyeforcolorandcameupwithsomecreativeideasforourhouse. 創造性的Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．Hedidn'tselfishlykeepforhimselfthemoney.Instead，hemadeagenerous(generosity)contributiontohelpthecommunity.2．Trainsarereliable(rely),cheapandbestforlong-distancejourney.3．Itwasconsiderate(consider)ofMichaeltoinformusofhisdelayincasewegotworried.4．Tobegreat,youmustbesmart,confident(confidence),andaboveall,honest.5．Whetherornotthesecretarywillbefiredisatthemercy(merciful)ofherboss.6．Thelimitsofaperson'sintelligence(intelligent),generallyspeaking,arefixedatbirth,butwhetherhereachestheselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.7．Whenthesculptor,AugusteRodin,wasyoung,hehaddifficultylearningtoreadandwrite.Today,wemaysayhehadalearningdisability(disable)．8．LionelMessihavingsettherecordforthemostgoalsinacalendaryear，isconsideredthemosttalented(talent)footballplayerinEurope.二、主題語篇押題練Ⅰ.閱讀理解Chinaisalargeproducerandconsumerofrice.But,asaresultofclimatechange,theamountoflandavailableforricegrowinginthecountryisshrinking.TheconcernhasmotivatedscientistsledbyYuanLongping,knownas“thefatherofhybridrice”，tolookfornewwaysofgrowingthegrain.Nowthey'recelebratingsuccessfuleffortstogrowrice—insandandseawater.Riceistraditionallygrowninsoilandfreshwater.StartingfromJanuary,accordingtotheofficialXinhuaNewsAgency,thescientistshavegrowndozensofvarietiesofriceinthedesertsofDubai.Theyexperimentedwithseawaterbecauseitiseasiertoobtaininthedesertthanfreshwater.Chinaisnottheonlycountryfacingtheissueofoverlysaltysoil.Aroundtheworld,therearearound2.35billionacresofhighlysaline(含鹽的)land.Andthenumberisincreasingbecauseofrisingsealevelsandclimatechange.“Probablyonlyasmallpartoftheworld'ssalinelandcouldbebroughtintoproductionwithseawaterrice,butthatwouldstillhaveaveryimportanteffectonfoodsecurity，”EvenR．Pay,asenioranalyst,said.YuantoldXinhuathatoneofthevarietiesofricegrowninDubaiproducedoverthreetons,peracre,whichYuansaidwasbeyondexpectations.Riceisthebasicfoodinmanypartsoftheworld.About90%ofriceconsumptionisfromAsia,butdemandinAfricaandLatinAmericaisontherise.Aclimatechangeresearchersaidthesuccessfulexperimentcouldpotentiallybenefitmanycountries.“Thisisafantasticdevelopment,whichislikelytohaveagoodeffectonagriculturalresourceandwater-poorcountries，particularlyinNorthAfricaregion.”Eventhoughthecostofgrowingsalt-tolerantriceisstillhigh,itwillalsohavestrategicvalueonceit'scommercialized.語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了在“雜交水稻之父”袁隆平帶領下的科學家們進行了在沙子和海水中種植水稻的試驗。1．Whathascausedthescientiststofindnewwaysofgrowingrice?A．Theincreaseofriceconsumers.B．Thehighcostofriceproducing.C．Thelandshortageofricegrowing.D．Theseverepollutionoffreshwater.解析：選C細節理解題。根據第一段第二、三句可知，能種植水稻的土地短缺促使科學家們去尋找種植水稻的新方法。2．Yuan'steamhassuccessfullygrownriceinsandandseawaterin.A．China B．DubaiC．LatinAmerica D．NorthAfrica解析：選B細節理解題。根據第二段第三句和第五段中的“oneofthevarietiesofricegrowninDubai”可知，袁隆平的團隊在迪拜成功地在沙子和海水中種植了水稻。3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．About90%ofthericeisdemandedandconsumedinChina.B．Theproductionofanewtypeofriceislargerthanexpected.C．Theincreaseofsalinelandismainlycausedbyclimatechange.D．Seawaterisusedintheexperimentbecauseitischeapertogain.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據第五段的內容可知，其中一種在迪拜種植的水稻產量為每英畝三噸多，這超出了人們的預料，故選B。4．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetotherice-growingexperiment?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Critical.D．Disappointed.解析：選B觀點態度題。根據最后一段內容可推知，作者對這種水稻種植的試驗持樂觀的態度。Ⅱ.完形填空Inaremotevillage,sellingchestnutswasthemainsourceoflivelihoodforlocalvillagers.Inlateautumn,thehillswerecoveredbythetreesandchestnutswere1fromthebranchesofthetrees,which2withthewindattractinglocalvillagersto3thematthistimeofyear.Thevillagerstookthechestnuts,carriedthemhomeand4themout.Thewholefamilysifted(篩)andsortedthemaccordingtotheir5，andthentransportedthemtothecityforwholesaleorretail.Everyvillagerknewthatiftheywantedtosellforagoodprice,whatreally6wastosendtheselectedchestnutstothemarketfirst.Manyfamilies,whichwereshortof7，wouldgotothenearbyvillagestohireworkerswithhigh8.Still,tomanypeople's9，therewasayoungmaninthevillagewhocouldneverneedhelp，10hehadlimitedhands.Helivedwithhisblindandoldmother.Healwaysarrivedatthemarketonestepaheadoftheotherones11hecouldselloutofallthechestnutsandthenhappilydrovebackwithhistruck12.Thesecretoftheyoungmanwas:afterpickingchestnuts,heputthem13intoasack(麻袋)andcarriedthemtothetruck.Whenhesetout,hechosetheroad,14andbumpy(不平的),togo,15thesmalloneswouldjumptothe16ofthebagandthelargeroneswouldstayonthetopofthebag.Itwouldsavetimeforclassificationandselection.Wheninquiredhowhefoundtheway,theyoungman17：“Ifyouputyourheartintoit,youwillfindtherightway.Thisisnotanaccidentbuta(n)18result.”Therewillalwaysbepeoplewhoget19orcomplainwhentheyhearbadnews.Asamatteroffact,ifyouuseyourhead，youwillbe20tothepeopleandthingsintheenvironment.Whenyouturnyourmindintoactiontomoveforwardstepbystep，youcanalsocreateanewworldforyourself.語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，主要講述了一個年輕人用便捷的方法篩選栗子的故事，進而啟迪讀者——世上無難事，只怕有心人。1．A.holding B．filling C．planting D．hanging解析：選D根據語境及常識可知，山丘上遍布樹木，栗子懸掛(hanging)在樹枝上，故選D。2．A.fell B．shook C．jumped D．folded解析：選B根據空后的“withthewind”可推知，栗子隨風搖動(shook)，吸引當地的村民們在一年中的這個時候來采摘(pick)，故選B。3．A.enjoy B．view C．seek D．pick解析：選D參見上題解析。4．A.poured B．took C．thought D．figured解析：選A根據下文中的“Thewholefamilysifted(篩)andsortedthem”可推知，村民們把采摘的栗子帶回家，倒(poured)出來，然后才能進行篩選和分類，故選A。5．A.shape B．size C．taste D．color解析：選B根據下文中的“thesmalloneswouldjumptotheofthebagandthelargeroneswouldstayonthetopofthebag”可推知，整個家庭根據栗子的大小(size)進行篩選和分類，故選B。6．A.mattered B．cared C．interested D．minded解析：選A根據語境可推知，真正要緊(mattered)的是要把挑選好的栗子先送到市場上去，故選A。7．A.hands B．power C．experience D．ways解析：選A根據下文中的“hehadlimitedhands”可推知，許多家庭在這個時候就會缺少人手，會去附近的村子里以高薪(salary)雇人干活，故選A。8．A.quality B．quantity C．money D．salary解析：選D參見上題解析。quality“質量”；quantity“數量”。9．A.puzzlement B．relief C．astonishment D．delight解析：選A根據上文可知，在栗子收獲的季節許多家庭往往缺少人手，再結合下文可知，這個年輕人從不需要幫忙，由此可推知，這點讓很多人困惑(puzzlement)，故選A。10．A.onlyif B．asif C．evenif D．ifonly解析：選C根據語境可知，即使(evenif)這個年輕人人手有限，但他從不需要幫助。11．A.which B．where C．whom D．who解析：選B分析句子結構可知，本句是一個定語從句，空處在從句中作地點狀語，修飾先行詞“themarket”，故選B。12．A.full B．filled C．empty D．loaded解析：選C根據空前的“hecouldselloutofallthechestnuts”可知，他能夠賣光自己所有的栗子，然后開心地開著空(empty)卡車回家，故選C。13．A.suddenly B．shortly C．directly D．hurriedly解析：選C