高中英语 Unit 2 Working the land Period One Warming Up，Pre-reading & Reading讲义 新人教版必修4

Unit 2 Working the land Yang Shanzhou was born in Yunnan in 1927.He joined the Party in 1952. Yang Shanzhou retired in 1988 and he turned down the easy option of a retired life in a big city，and decided to return to his home town in Daliang Mountain to bring green back to the barren hills. Yang believed planting trees was the first step to bringing wealth to the local area.Along with fifteen other people，Yang settled down deep in the mountains and began to work on his plan. It was a life that was harder than most people could ever imagine.For ten years，Yang lived in a shed，with no roads，and no electricity. Yang Shanzhou’s secretary said，“I went to visit him several times.He didn’t even have decent shoes and it was very cold at night.I just couldn’t bear to see him live like that.He was almost seventy！” When he was seventy­two years old，Yang slipped and fractured his left leg.But after just six months of rest，he climbed up mountains once again，supported by a walking stick. Despite being proud of his efforts，Yang faced the constant dilemma of work and care of his family.In 2005，his wife was hospitalized.Yang stayed at her bedside for two weeks.When his children asked him to rest，he said he just wanted to take care of his family. In 2010，Yang Shanzhou passed away.He was buried in Daliang Mountain，according to his will. The hills are now blanketed with lush trees；the barren land is fertile.By planting trees，Yang Shanzhou also planted hope. 1.retire vi.退休 2.option n.选择 3.barren adj.贫瘠的 4.decent adj.像样的；体面的 5.fracture v.使……折断 6.dilemma n.两难选择 True (T) or False (F). 1.Yang believed planting trees was not important to bring wealth to the local area.(F) 2.Yang Shanzhou retired at the age of sixty­one.(T) Period One　Warming Up，Pre­reading & Reading Ⅰ.单词检测 1.statistic n.数据；统计；统计数字；统计资料 2.sunburnt adj.晒黑的 3.struggle vi.& n.斗争；拼搏；努力 4.decade n.十年；十年期 5.super adj.特级的；超级的 6.output n.产量；输出 7.hunger n.饥饿；欲望；vt.& vi.(使)饥饿 hungry adj.饥饿的 8.disturbing adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的 disturb vt.打扰 9.expand vt.& vi.使变大；伸展 10.circulate vt.& vi.循环；流传 11.battle n.战役；战斗；较量；斗争；vt.& vi.搏斗；奋斗 12.freedom n.自由；自主 free adj.自由的 13.therefore adv.因此；所以；因而 14.equip vt.& vi.配备；装备 15.grain n.谷物；粮食；颗粒 16.export vt.& vi.输出；出口 17.nationality n.国籍 national adj.国家的；民族的 18.occupation n.工作；职业；占领 Ⅱ.短语检测 1.thanks to幸亏；由于；因为 2.rid...of使……摆脱或除去 3.be satisfied with对……感到满意 4.would rather宁愿；宁可 Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配各段落的大意 Para.1(D)　A.Yuan Longping’s brief life experience. Para.2(A) B.Yuan Longping’s dreams. Para.3(C) C.Yuan Longping’s attitude towards life. Para.4(B) D.Yuan Longping’s appearance and achievements. Ⅱ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F) 1.Dr Yuan’s rice is one of the most suitable ways for China’s farmland.(T) 2.Dr Yuan is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.(F) 3.Dr Yuan enjoys listening to violin music，swimming and running.(F) 4.Dr Yuan is a person who loves and cares for his people.(T) Ⅲ.课文阅读理解 1.What does the word “battle” refer to in the second paragraph? A.The low rice output. B.Ridding the world of hunger. C.Fighting against farming. D.The freedom to do research. 　B 2.Why did Yuan Longping spread his knowledge to some less developed countries? A.To make money. B.To do research on his hybrid rice. C.To increase their rice harvests. D.To make China more famous in the world. 答案　C 3.If Yuan Longping works with other farmers in the field，it is hard to tell him from others because . A.he regards himself as a farmer B.he is really like other farmers C.he wears simple clothes like other farmers D.people don’t know who Yuan Longping is 答案　B 4.From the text，we can know that . A.Yuan Longping found a way to increase rich harvests by expanding the area of fields B.Yuan Longping is satisfied with his life because he is famous and rich C.in the 1950s，many parts of the countryside were short of food D.his way of increasing rice harvests only works in some Asian countries 答案　C 5.What is Yuan Longping’s attitude towards money? A.Too much money will cause a lot of troubles. B.Money is of no use to a scientist. C.Money is not important at all. D.One has to spend all his money on his own research. 答案　A Ⅳ.难句分析 He awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people. 句式分析：此句为复合句，that引导定语从句，修饰先行词a kind of rice。 自主翻译：他从梦中醒来，希望能种植一种可以养活更多人的水稻。 1.struggle [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)Indeed，his sunburnt face and arms and his slim，strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers，for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. 的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身体，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样，过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们。 (2)He has been struggling for success in his business. 为了事业的成功，他一直努力奋斗着。 (3)A strong man will struggle with the storm of fate. 强者乐于搏击命运的暴风雨。 (4)She is struggling to support a family on a very low income. 她靠着非常微薄的收入艰难地供养一家人。 (5)The young man struggled to his feet to fight against the robber. 那位年轻人努力挣扎着站起来同劫匪作斗争。 [归纳拓展] struggle vi.& n.斗争；拼搏；努力 struggle for...为……而作斗争/拼搏 struggle with/against...与……作斗争 struggle to do sth.努力做某事 struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来 [图解助记] [即时跟踪] (1)单句语法填空 ①The workers have been struggling with/against bad conditions for a long time. ②The two men have been struggling for the leadership since last year. ③The wounded young man struggled to his feet. ④He struggled to control(control) his temper. ⑤Dina，having struggled(struggle) for months to find a job as a waitress，finally took a position at a local advertising agency. (2)翻译句子 It was a hard struggle to get my work done on time. 按时完成工作对我来说是件非常难的事情。 2.disturbing [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)At that time，hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. 当时，饥饿是许多农村地区面临的令人焦虑的问。 (2)If you get up early，don’t disturb your father. 如果你起床早，不要打扰你的父亲。 (3)He felt disturbed when he heard his mother was ill. 当他听说他母亲病了的时候，他感到心神不安。 [归纳拓展] 1disturbing adj.引起烦恼的；令人不安的 2disturb vt.打扰；弄乱；使不安 3disturbed adj.心神不宁的 4disturbance n.打扰 [即时跟踪] (1)用disturb的正确形式填空 ①The disturbing news has made everyone present upset. ②He was disturbed to learn that his child was ill. ③Don’t use mobile phones on buses or trains.You will disturb other people. ④We can work here without disturbance. (2)单句改错 It is very 3.expand [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)Yuan Longping searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. 袁隆平要在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求增收稻谷的途径。 (2)Could you expand on this point，please? 请你把这一点详细说明一下，好吗？ (3)Why not try to expand your story into a novel? 为什么不把你的故事扩展成小说呢？ [归纳拓展] (1)expand vt.& vi.使变大；伸展 expand on/upon sth.详细阐明；充分叙述 expand into...扩展成为……；膨胀成…… (2)expansion n.扩展；扩大；膨胀 [图解助记] [即时跟踪] (1)选词填空　 ①As children grow older they expand their interests and become more confident. ②The road outside the village extends to the south. (2)单句语法填空 ①The village expanded into a town. ②Would you expand upon/on the matter a little further? ③The suburbs are an expansion(expand) of cities. 4.equip [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture. 因此他资助他人几百万元供他们在农业领域搞研究。 (2)Most parents want to equip their children with a good education. 大多数父母想让他们的孩子接受良好的教育。 (3)Your training will equip you for your future job. 你的训练使得你能够胜任将来的工作。 (4)Every classroom in this modern school is equipped with a new computer. 这所现代化的学校里每个教室都配备一台新电脑。 [归纳拓展] (1)equip vt.& vi.配备；装备 equip...with...用……装备…… be equipped to do sth.配有做……的装备(或条件) equip sb.for sth.使某人具备某物 be equipped with sth.配有某物 (2)equipment n.装备；设备(不可数名词) [即时跟踪] (1)用equip的正确形式填空 ①Your education will equip you to make a good living in the future. ②The video recording equipment needs repairing. ③Equipped with new scientific farming methods，they have been able to use less farmland than in the past. (2)翻译句子 We must equip young teachers to deal with difficult children. 我们必须让年轻教师具备对付问题学生的能力。 1.thanks to [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)Thanks to his research，the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 由于他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。 (2)Everyone knows about it now，thanks to you! 多亏了你，现在大家都知道了！ (3)Because of the heavy burden，she walked very slowly. 因为背负太多，她走得很慢。 (4)The accident was due to his careless driving. 事故是由他的粗心驾驶造成的。 [归纳拓展] thanks to幸亏；由于；因为通常用于好的方面，多用于表达正面意思，相当于感谢，有时可作反语。 表示“原因”的介词短语还有： because of 因为；由于 as a result of作为……的结果；由于 due to因为；由于 owing to由于；因为……的缘故 [即时跟踪] 完成句子 (1)多亏了他的帮助，我们才按时完成工作。 Thanks to his help，we finished our work on time. (2)由于坏天气，足球比赛被取消了。 As a result of the bad weather，the football match was put off. (3)他死于一场事故。 His death was owing to/due to an accident. (4)迫于压力，所以他退学了。 He dropped out because of/owing to/due to the pressure. 2.rid...of [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)Thanks to his research，the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 由于他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。 (2)You should get rid of the bad habits. 你应该改掉坏习惯。 (3)She is trying to rid herself of a dependence on drugs. 她在努力地摆脱对药品的依赖。 [归纳拓展] rid...of使……摆脱或除去 be rid of摆脱……；除去……表状态 get rid of摆脱/除掉/改掉……表动作 rid oneself of...摆脱；从……中解脱 [即时跟踪] (1)用适当的介词填空 Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime. (2)完成句子 ①It’s easy to get into the bad habit of smoking but hard to get rid of(戒掉) it. ②I’m very glad to be rid of(摆脱) my bad cold. 3.be satisfied with [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life. 袁隆平对自己的生活相当满足。 (2)Nothing satisfies him—he’s always complaining. 什么都难如他的意——他总是在抱怨。 (3)They’re satisfied with the satisfying performance. 他们对这场令人满意的演出感到满意。 (4)To her great satisfaction，they settled the problem in a friendly way. 使她非常满意的是，他们用友好的方法解决了问题。 [归纳拓展] (1)be satisfied with对……感到满意 satisfied adj.满意的 be satisfied to do...做……感到满意 (2)satisfy vt.使满意 (3)satisfying adj.令人满意的 (4)satisfaction n.满意；满足 to one’s satisfaction令人满意的是 with satisfaction满意地 [即时跟踪] (1)用satisfy的正确形式填空 ①The result was quite satisfying to him. ②Your money will be returned if you are not satisfied with the goods. ③They watched the football game with satisfaction. (2)完成句子 ①From his look we can tell that he is satisfied with(对……感到满意) what you have done. ②I’ll be satisfied to get a ticket(弄到一张票) at all. 4.would rather [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上。 (2)—I think you’d better ask her. —I’d rather not. ——我觉得你最好问她。 ——我宁愿不问。 (3)We would rather live in the countryside freely than live in cities. 我们更愿意自由地生活在乡下，而不愿意生活在城市里。 (4)I would rather I had met him yesterday. 要是昨天我见到他就好了。 [归纳拓展] (1)would rather (do...)宁愿(做……) (3)would rather＋从句宁愿…… [即时跟踪] (1)句型转换 I’d rather play football than play basketball. →I would play football rather than play basketball. →I prefer to play football rather than play basketball. (2)完成句子 ①我真希望昨天你在那里。 I would rather you had been there yesterday. ②如果你不介意的话，我宁愿今晚出去。 I would rather go out tonight，if you don’t mind. (3)单句改错 I’d rather you 1.不定式作定语 [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)In 1973，he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 1973年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。 (2)She is always the last one to leave the hall. 她总是最后一个离开大厅。 (3)The girl is the only person to go jogging in the village.这个女孩是村子里唯一进行慢跑的人。 [归纳拓展] 当名词前有序数词、形容词最高级或no，all，any等修饰，且这些词与动词不定式有逻辑上的主谓关系时，常用不定式作定语。 [即时跟踪] 用所给动词的正确形式填空 (1)The boy is the only one to leave(leave) his village to make a living. (2)In 1931，Addams became the first American woman to win(win) the Nobel Peace Prize.(2016·全国Ⅰ) (3)There is no one to notice(notice) her. 2.it作形式宾语 [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量。 (2)He found it not easy to learn a foreign language well.他发现学好一门外语是不容易的。 (3)He felt it his duty to take good care of them. 他觉得好好照顾他们是他的责任。 [归纳拓展] 教材原句中it是形式宾语，possible是宾语补足语，to do是真正的宾语，构成“make＋it＋宾补＋动词不定式”结构。常用这种结构的动词还有：find，feel，think，consider，believe等，其中的宾语补足语也可以用名词来充当，而真正的宾语除了是动词不定式，还可以是动名词或从句。 [即时跟踪] (1)单句语法填空 ①The fine weather makes it possible for us to go(go) for an outing tomorrow. ②You may find it hard to accept your illness. (2)完成句子 ①他认为帮助穷人是他的责任。 He considers it his duty to help the poor. ②他明确表示了他打算做什么。 He made it clear what he intended to do. 3.twice as large as... [语境感悟] (1)(教材P10)Using his hybrid rice，farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。 (2)This river is twice longer than that one. 这条河是那条河的三倍长。 (3)The new building is four times the size of the old one.新楼是旧楼的四倍大。 (4)The production now is three times what it was 10 years ago. 现在的产量是10年前的三倍。 [归纳拓展] 倍数的表达法： 1...倍数＋as＋adj./adv.原级＋as... 2...倍数＋比较级＋than... 3...倍数＋the＋名词size，length，width，height，weight...＋of... 4...倍数＋what从句 [即时跟踪] (1)一句多译 这根尺子是那根的4倍长。 ①The ruler is four times as long as that one. ②The ruler is three times longer than that one. ③The ruler is four times the length of that one. (2)单句改错 This river is twice as Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1.It is believed that universities are a place to equip students with skills and knowledge. 2.Susan made it clear to me that she wished to make a new life for herself.(2014·山东) 3.The last one to arrive(arrive) pays the meal. 4.However hungry(hunger) I am，I never seem to be able to finish off this loaf of bread. 5.We would rather our daughter stayed(stay) at home with us，but it is her choice.(2014·陕西) Ⅱ.选词填空 1.Thanks to your help，we succeeded. 2.Everyone present at the meeting was satisfied with my explanation. 3.The man in the forest tried to get rid of his fears. 4.Usually，gossip spreads information about a topic that a person would rather keep secret.(2016·浙江) 5.The school building is equipped with a lot of fire extinguishers(灭火器). Ⅲ.完成句子 1.新兴科技已经使得更快地、以更低的成本生产新产品成为可能。 New technologies have made it possible to turn out new products faster and at a lower cost. 2.我们现在生活在一个所谓的信息时代。 We now live in what is called the Information Age. 3.为举办下一届亚运会正在建设的新体育场是现在的三倍大。 The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be three times as big as/twice bigger than/three times the area of the present one. 4.大家感到累吗？如果不累的话，让我们继续我们的谈话吧。 Is anybody feeling tired？If not，let’s carry on our conversation. 5.她总是每天第一个到校的人。 She is always the first one to get to school every day. Ⅳ.课文语法填空 Famous scientist 1.as he is，Yuan Longping considers himself 2.a farmer.He grows 3.what is called super hybrid rice.As a young man，Yuan Longping saw the great need for increasing the rice output.At that time，hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of countryside.He wanted to increase rice harvests without 4.expanding(expand) the area of the fields.In 1973，the special strain of rice made 5.it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields.Thanks 6.to his research，the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of 7.hunger(hungry).Using his hybrid rice，farmers are producing harvests twice as 8.large(large) as before.He is now circulating his rice knowledge in less developed countries 9.to increase(increase) their rice harvests and he wants to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.Though he has struggled for the past five decades，Yuan Longping is quite satisfied 10.with his life.In his spare time，he enjoys listening to violin music，playing mah­jong，swimming and reading. Ⅰ.语境填词 A)根据汉语或首字母提示，写出所缺单词 1.Every year，India exports a lot of tea and cotton to many different countries. 2.It is a struggle(困难) for me to rid myself of my fears. 3.The research lacks of evidence，and therefore，its conclusions are doubtful. 4.The people there are fighting to gain their freedom(自由) from foreign control. 5.Please state your name，age and occupation. B)填写空白处所需的内容(1个单词)或所提供单词的正确形式 6.From his satisfied(satisfy) look，we can tell that the meeting is successful. 7.Blood circulates(circulate) through the body. 8.We must find ways to rid the house of blackbeetles(蟑螂). 9.Thanks to the doctor’s timely treatment，the boy was saved. 10.She feels it her duty to take good care of her sick mother. Ⅱ.阅读理解 One day，Mr.Arnold was teaching a lesson，and things were going as normally as ever.He was explaining the story of human being to his pupils.He told them that，in the beginning，men were nomads (游牧); they never stayed in the same place for very long.Instead，they would travel about，here and there，in search of food，wherever it was to be found.And when the food ran out，they would move off somewhere else. He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals.This was an important discovery，because by learning to cultivate (耕作) the land，and care for animals，mankind would always have food steadily.It also meant that people could remain living in one place，and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to finish，like building towns，cities，and all that were in them.All the children were listening attracted by this story，until Lucy jumped up： “And if that was so important and improved everything so much，why are we nomads all over again，Mr.Arnold？” Mr.Arnold didn’t know what to say.Lucy was a very clever girl.He knew that she lived with her parents in a house，so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean? “We have all become nomads again，” continued Lucy，“The other day，outside the city，they were cutting the forest down.A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish.It’s the same with everyone：when there’s no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere，and when the fish run out the fishermen move on.That’s what the nomads did，isn’t it? The teacher nodded，thoughtfully.Really，Lucy was right.Mankind had turned into nomads.Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs，we kept developing it until the land was bare.And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized(文明的). The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T­shirt，with a message that said “I am not a nomad！” And，from then on，they set about showing that indeed they were not.Every time they knew they needed something，they made sure that they would get it using care and control.If they needed wood or paper，they would make sure that they got the recycled kind.They ordered their fish from fish farms，making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small.They only used animals that were well cared for，and brought up on farms. And so，from their little town，those children managed to give up being nomads again，just as prehistoric men had done，so many thousands of years ago. 11.Why would early humans travel about in the beginning? A.To experience different lifestyles. B.To go sightseeing in different places. C.To find what they could to feed themselves. D.To do more exercise to build themselves up. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段的“He told them that，in the beginning，men were nomads (游牧); they never stayed in the same place for very long.Instead，they would travel about，here and there，in search of food...”可知，早期人类游牧是为了寻找食物，故选C。 12.From Paragraph 2，we can know that . A.people got tired of living in the same place B.people gradually got used to living in cities C.people spent a long time in learning to keep animals D.people tended to settle down after learning farming and keeping animals 答案　D 解析　段落大意题。根据第二段的前三句可知，第二段主要讲人们学会耕作和饲养动物后开始定居在同一个地方，故选D。 13.The teacher thought Lucy’s argument was . A.reasonable B.unbelievable C.puzzling D.shocking 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据第六段的“The teacher nodded，thoughtfully.Really，Lucy was right.”可知，老师认为Lucy说得对，故选A。 14.Which of the following agrees with the message “I am not a nomad！”(Paragraph 7)? A.People eat young fish for its delicious taste. B.People use recycled materials as much as possible. C.Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left. D.Foresters leave the place where there is no wood left. 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“If they needed wood or paper，they would make sure that they got the recycled kind.”可知，使用回收材料和环保的理念相符，故选B。 Ⅲ.完形填空 Farming and Gardening Agriculture has a long history in China.Much of the wisdom 15 by early Chinese scientists is still useful for farmers and gardeners today.One of China’s early 16 scientists was Jia Sixie，who lived in the sixth century AD.He spent his time doing 17 into agriculture.He collected information，studied it，did experiments and learnt from the 18 of farmers. Around 540 AD，he wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu.The book is about both farming and 19 .It includes advice on the following 20 ： growing green vegetables and fruit trees，keeping animals，and fish in lakes.There are also 21 for making wine.Jia Sixie’s book is a(n) 22 guide for farming.Firstly，as a farmer you should do things at the right time of the year.If you sow seeds and 23 young plants in the fields at the correct time of the year，your work will be less and 24 will be better.But if you 25 nature and do things at the wrong time of year，you will have to do more work and the results will not be so good.The 26 of the soil is also very important.Examine the soil on your farm 27 .If the condition of your soil is not good，you should improve it.Before sowing or planting crops，you must clean rough ground and 28 weeds.Let sheep or cows walk on the land to 29 the weeds or eat them.The best harvest is reached when farmers 30 the crops in their fields.For example，do not plant rice 31 in the same field.But if you plant rice in a field one year and wheat in the field the next year，you will 32 good crops.Other scientists said that wheat should be planted with 33 between the plants，but Jia did experiments and 34 that planting wheat close together is better. 15.A.discovered B.recovered C.reported D.repeated 答案　A 解析　此处只有discovered才能与wisdom搭配。 16.A.industrial B.agricultural C.cultural D.article 答案　B 解析　Jia Sixie是我国古代的农业科学家，故选agricultural。 17.A.search B.research C.experiment D.movement 答案　B 解析　此处doing research into agriculture表示“做农业研究”，不用experiment。后文提到了did experiments。 18.A.adventures B.advantages C.tradition D.experience 答案　D 解析　此处“learn from the experience of farmers”表示“学习农民的耕作经验”。 19.A.nursing B.gardening C.produce D.trade 答案　B 解析　由本文的标题和第二段第三句推断可知，选gardening。 20.A.programs B.topics C.subjects D.events 答案　C 解析　本空后介绍了一些具体的课题，如：种菜，养动物等。因此选subject“科目，课题”。topic话题；program项目，节目；event事件。 21.A.instructions B.constructions C.measures D.treasures 答案　A 解析　此处表示造酒的“指导，说明”，故选instructions。 22.A.economical B.practical C.similar D.regular 答案　B 解析　practical guide切实可行的指导，符合语境。economical经济的，节省的；similar相像的，类似的；regular有规律的。 23.A.drop B.increase C.grow D.throw 答案　C 解析　此处“grow young plants”意为“种植幼苗”，其他选项没有“种植”之意。 24.A.dreams B.ending C.hope D.results 答案　D 解析　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。 25.A.argue against B.go against C.compete with D.deal with 答案　B 解析　go against nature意为“违背自然”。 26.A.application B.situation C.condition D.addition 答案　C 解析　根据下文中的“If the condition of your soil is not good，...”可知此空选C。 27.A.successfully B.carefully C.gradually D.frequently 答案　B 解析　前句指出土壤状况重要，本句说明要细心、仔细地检查土壤，故选carefully。 28.A.remove B.pull C.kill D.reduce 答案　A 解析　本句告诉读者，种庄稼之前需要平整土地和除草。remove weeds意为“清除杂草”。 29.A.destroy B.prevent C.divide D.limit 答案　A 解析　本题选destroy。让牛羊在地里走，这就是为了摧毁杂草或者吃掉杂草。 30.A.keep B.improve C.manage D.change 答案　D 解析　从下句中“do not plant rice in the same field”可知庄稼要换着种，因此选change。 31.A.one after another B.here and there C.now and then D.year after year 答案　D 解析　year after year年复一年。句意为：不在同一块地里年复一年地种同一种庄稼。 32.A.win B.collect C.harvest D.plant 答案　C 解析　句意为：但是如果你一年在一块地里种玉米，而下一年在这块地里种麦子，你就会有好收成。harvest good crops意为“收成好”。 33.A.holes B.lines C.space D.balance 答案　C 解析　句意为：一些科学家说：种植小麦时，株与株之间要留有空间。而非留有洞、线或平衡，因此选space。 34.A.showed B.meant C.intended D.decided 答案　A 解析　本句的开头是“but Jia did experiments”，因此后半句是实验结果“证明、表明”。因此选showed。 Ⅳ.语法填空 On my first day of Kindergarten，I was both excited and a little 35.scared(scare).The large classroom was full of books and toys，two things 36.that/which I loved.But it was also full of 37.kids(kid) all larger than me.Because my birthday was in late September，I was allowed in at only 4 years old，and this meant that I was bound to be the 38.smallest(small) kid in my class. I think that my mom sensed I was a little afraid.That was 39.why she was always there to pick me up right after school when I could have 40.easily(easy) rode the bus.I would jump in the front seat next to her and tell her all about my day.Sometimes we would even read a book and wait until all the cars and buses had left before we 41.drove(drive) home.I treasured those special times when I had my mom all to 42.myself(me).I felt so safe and peaceful when we sat in the car together.43.Beginning/To begin(begin) the new challenge of school didn’t seem so difficult when I knew that I could talk 44.about it with her.Being a tiny，little kid in a big scary world wasn’t so bad either.I knew that my mom loved me and that was all I needed to be loving，joyful，and strong.