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Unit2 Working the land.阅读理解AThehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer. “Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,” saysSaraOldfield,SecretaryGeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal(药草制的)medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtothereportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.“Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies(入侵物种)andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability(可持续性),” thePlantlifereportsays. “Damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized.” MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew(紫杉)andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.Thesolution,saysthereportsauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,” saysHamilton, “Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardens,KewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection. “Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,” hetoldNewScientist. “Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”1.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Millionsofpeoplearethreatenedwithcancer.B.Mostcountriesseeashortageofherbalmedicines.C.Abouttwothirdsofmedicinalspecieswilldisappear.D.Anumberofmedicinalspeciesareindangerofextinction.2.Whatisthemajorfactorthatcausesthedecreasingofsuppliesofmedicinalplants?A.Over-harvesting.B.Habitatdestruction.C.Pollution.D.Invasivespecies.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “it” inParagraph3referto?A.Pollution.B.Otherspeciesinvasion.C.Sustainability.D.Over-harvesting.4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Protectingmedicinalplantshasalongwaytogo.B.Localpeopledontknowhowtoprotectmedicinalplants.C.GhilleanPranceisoptimisticaboutmedicinalplantsfuture.D.Chinahasmadegreatprogressinprotectingmedicinalplants.BOurmotherearthisgoingthroughaverytoughsituationandwe,theentirehumanrace,aredestroyingourenvironmentconsciouslyorunconsciouslywithoutevenrealizingitsconsequences.Nowwehavetoactverysmartandplansomethingtosustain(保持)whatwestillhave,gettingallnecessarysupportfromnaturetoleadhealthylives.Gardeningisalwaysanexcellentandenvironment-friendlyidea.Ifyoucangoforsustainablegardening,thenitwillbeevenmoreusefulforall.Gardeningisafavouritehobbyformany.Itistimetochannelizeyourhobbytowardsamoremeaningfulmotivation.Whenwedogardeningweneedtousedifferentingredientstogrowplants.Someofthemarenaturalresourceslikewater,landscape,soil,sunshine,andmanythingslikethese.Usingtheseresourcessmartlyisapartofsustainablegardening.Somesimpletechniquesinclude:uselesswaterandorganicthingstogrowplants;trytostorerainwatersothatyoucanusethemforgardening;tryusinglessenergy-drivendevices;avoidusingplasticsinanyformwhilegardening;reusetheleavesfromyourgardentofertilizethem.Thesearethebasicsustainablemeasures.Todosoweneedtohaveproperknowledgeaboutgardeninganditsrequirementssothatwecanuseproperresourceswithoutwastinganyofthem.Intodaysbusylifewedontgetmuchtimetospendonourenvironment.Gardeninggivesusachancetodoso.Wecanalsohavesomepesticide-freeandfreshfoodifwegrowtheminourgarden.Thisistherighttimetodosomegoodtoprotectourownenvironmentandgardeningisoneoftheeasiestways.Doyouwanttostartgardening,butyourenotsurehow?Clickhere:http:/www.gardenhowto.com.5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “channelize” inParagraph2referto?A.Cause.B.Transform.C.Direct.D.Associate.6.Whichofthefollowingbelongstoasustainablemeasure?A.Useadvancedelectricalmachines.B.Avoidfertilizers.C.Waterplantswithcollectedrainwater.D.Clearawaytheleaves.7.Whatisthebenefitofsustainablegardening?A.Itrequireslittlewater.B.Itneedsnofertilizer.C.Itbreaksupplastics.D.Itconsumeslessenergy.8.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewspaper.B.Internet.C.Aguidebook.D.Asciencereport.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Iplantedarosegarden.Mydadvisitedusnottoolongafteronahotsummerday.He1.(seat)intheshadeofanappletree,sippinglemonade. “Sorry,” hesaid, “Icantgardenwithyou.” Hedhadphysicalproblems2.(late).“Youcangivemesometips,” Ireplied.“Yourea3.(good)gardenerthanIeverwas,” hetoldme.Inearlyburstintotears. “Nottrue,” Isaid4.achokedvoice. “Besides,youtaughtmeeverythingIknow.”Heabsorbedthatforaminute,thensaid, “Well,whydont5.trymovingthatoneoverthere?” Heraisedhiscaneandpointedtoabed.DadwatchedasImovedtheplant,untangledtheroots,poppeditinthesoil,pressedthedirtallaroundwithmyheel,pickedspentblossoms6.cutoffstrugglingstemsIwatered.Thescentofthesoilandflowersshotinto7.air.Later,weate8.(peach)togetheroverthekitchensink,9.(stare)outatthegarden.Mysonjoinedus.Thepeachjuiceranoverourfingersandfaces.Wewere10.(silence)andcontent.短文改错Inthepasttwoyears,ourschoolhadorganizedmanyactivities.Whatimpressedmemostwasanactivitycalling “LearningtoFarm”.Inanautumnafternoon,wewenttothefarm,wherewelearnedtoplantpotatoes.Havingbeeninthecityforsuchalongtime,wearesohappytogotothecountryside.Afterwegotthere,weweredividedintothreegroups,westartedtowork.Somestudentscutpotatoesintopieces,somedughole,andtheothersputthepiecesofpotatoesintotheholes,puttheearthbackandpushedthemdownhard.Wewereallbusyworkingasalltheworkwasdone.Thoughweweretiredout,wefeltpleasedonourwaybacktohome.课时作业(十七). A【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了药用植物供应短缺现象和其形成的原因以及如何保护等。1.D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和第二段第二句可知,许多种药用植物濒临灭绝,故选D。2.A细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Over-harvesting does the most harm, though pollution and competition from invasive species (入侵物种) and habitat destruction all contribute.”可知,药用植物供应量下降的主要原因是过度采摘,故选A。3.C代词指代题。根据第三段第二句可知,此处画线的it指代的是药用植物的可持续性,故选C。4.A推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Not nearly enough is being done, he told New Scientist. We are destroying the very plants that are of most use to us.”可推知,保护药用植物任重而道远,故选A。B【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了可以促进环保的园艺兴趣培养。5.B词义猜测题。根据语境“towards a more meaningful motivation”可推知,此处的channelize意为“转移或开发新的兴趣渠道”,故选B。6.C细节理解题。根据第三段第四句“try to store rainwater so that you can use them for gardening”可知,利用收集的雨水来进行园艺是一种可持续的环保方式,故选C。7.D推理判断题。根据第三段第三句和最后一句可推知,可持续园艺的好处在于环保,减少资源的利用或者浪费,故选D。8.B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Click here: http:/ www. gardenhowto.com.”可推知,本文选材于网络内容,故选B。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了在父亲的指导下,作者侍弄园子,并享受劳动成果的故事。1.was seated考查动词的时态和语态。固定词组搭配:be seated意为“落座”,符合语境,且与上文planted呼应,故用一般过去时的被动语态。2.lately考查词性转换。lately意为“近来”,与句子的过去完成时呼应。3.better考查形容词比较级。与句子中的比较级符号than呼应可知,此处用形容词比较级的形式,作定语。4.in考查介词。in a chocked voice意为“用哽咽的声音说”,结合语境可知,此处用介词in。5.you考查代词。与上文“You can give me some tips, I replied.”呼应可知,此处父亲给作者提出了一些建议,故用代词you。6.and考查连词。根据语境可知,此处表示几个动作的连续进行,故用连词and,表示并列和顺接关系。7.the考查冠词。air是独一无二的事物,故用定冠词修饰。8.peaches考查名词复数。peach是可数名词,且没有被冠词修饰,故用复数形式。9.staring考查非谓语动词。stare和句子谓语ate之间没有连词,故用非谓语,且和句子主语we构成逻辑上的主动关系,故用现在分词作伴随状语。10.silent考查词性转换。与语境content呼应可知,此处用形容词形式,在句子中作表语。.In the past two years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me most was an activity has calling “Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we went to the farm, where we learned to plant potatoes. called On aHaving been in the city for such a long time, we are so happy to go to the countryside. After we got there, we were weredivided into three groups, and we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces, some dug hole, and the holesothers put the pieces of potatoes into the holes, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We were all busy itworking as all the work was done. Though we were tired out, we felt pleased on our way back to home. (until/ till)
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