必修4 Unit 2 Working the land 单元主题语篇训练（Word练习）-【创新方案】2024高考英语一轮复习一轮复习（老教材 新高考）

第1页共6页 画学科网书城巴 品牌书店·知名教辅·正版资源 b.zxxk.com 您身边的互联网+教辅专家 必修④Unit2单元主题语篇训练 1.阅读理解 A Rhode Island grower is the first in the world to achieve three records in the hobby of growing enormous foods.The three world records consist of the heaviest pumpkin and the longest gourd(葫.And now it includes the heaviest squash(南瓜). Joe Jutras previously broke two records.Joe got his third last weekend when he broke the giant squash record.It weighed 2,118 pounds.This was at Frerichs Farm in Warren last Saturday. His other titles came in 2006.That is when he broke the record for longest gourd.It was a 126.5-inch gourd.In 2007,he broke the record for largest pumpkin.It weighed in at 1,689 pounds. Both_previous records_have_since_been_surpassed,But Jutras is the only grower so far to break world records in the three most competitive categories. "It feels great,"Jutras said Monday."It's really been a goal of mine to try to achieve this” Jutras has been working on the three records for a decade,since his pumpkin won.He was close to the goal a few years ago.But he failed.Now 62,Jutras recently retired from his work as a high-end cabinet maker.He wants to devote more time to his hobby. Jutras noted that others had won multiple world records for fruit and vegetables before.But they won in categories such as carrots that are not as competitive. Jutras said his fruit is headed to New York City.It will be on display this month at the New York Botanical Garden. Asked what he planned to do next,he said he's been thinking about the bushel gourd. "I think the record now is about 279 pounds,"Jutras said."That might be something I might want to get into a bit." 语篇解读：乔·朱特拉的业余爱好是种植巨型蔬莱，他已成为世界上第一个在种植巨型 蔬菜方面打破三项世界纪录的非专业人士。 1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean? A.The records Jutras set in 2006 and 2007 have been broken by others. B.Jutras was awarded a lot of money for the two records. C.Jutras is determined to break his previous records. D.No one else can compare with Jutras. 解析：选A句意理解