Unit 5 Working the Land 课时跟踪检测2 语言运用综合练（Word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

UNIT 5 课时跟踪检测（二） 语言运用综合练 Ⅰ.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 (葫芦)．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 on 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菜，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　句意理解题。此处指他以前的两项纪录已经被人超越了。故选A。 2．H