Unit5 Working the Land 【单元测试 · 提升卷】-2024-2025学年高二英语单元速记•巧练（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

Unit5 Working the Land【单元测试 · 提升卷】 全卷满分120分　考试用时100分钟 第一部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Foods of the Future We asked young scientists to write an advertisement that answers this question: How will food options, food availability, and individuals’ food choices change in the future? A selection of their suggested marketing campaigns is below. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at http://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen⁃voices. Personalized Meal Plans Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preference! Receive your personalized food basket, with a day⁃by⁃day diet program. We will send you full meals and personalized smoothies (水果奶昔) based on your genetic taste tendency. Ada Gabriela Blidner Twitter:@adagbb Fresh Fruit If you miss sweet temperate fruits, welcome to our Moon Farm. Our fruit trees are planted in hybrid soil and artificial air that reproduce Earth’s environment from 5,000 years ago. Pick fruits with your family and we will ship them to your doorstep with MoonEx. Freshness guaranteed. Yongsheng Ji Email: jiyongshengkey@hotmail.com Meat Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles. With the Food Footprint feeding system, we enhance natural grazing (牧场) to improve animal growth effectively while minimizing methane production and water consumption. At only $219.00/kg (including carbon taxes and ecological taxes), our steaks are affordable for the whole family. Falko Buschke Email: falko.buschke@gmail.com 1.Which of the following needs you to provide the information about your genes? A.Meat.　　　　 B.Fresh Fruit. C.NextGen Voices.　　　　 D.Personalized Meal Plans. 2.Who should you contact if you want to have fun with your family? A.Jennifer Sills.　　　　 B.Yongsheng Ji. C.Falko Buschke.　　　　 D.Ada Gabriela Blidner. 3.Which of the following best describes the steaks in Meat? A.Fresh.　　　　 B.Green. C.Expensive.　　　　 D.Personalized. B As temperatures rise to the record level and wildfires happen around the world, the need to meet net zero targets has never been more urgent. At the same time, increasing climate resilience (适应力) across food systems will be needed to fight rising hunger, according to Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. Agrivoltaic farming (光伏农业), which uses the shaded space under solar panels (太阳能电池板) to grow crops, could be a way out. In the system, solar panels have to sometimes be lifted or suspended to allow plants to grow beneath them. Another option is putting them on the roofs of greenhouses. This allows enough light and rainwater to reach the crops and provides access for farm machinery. Certain crops appear to grow well when grown in such environments, according to many recent studies. Researchers in South Korea have been growing a kind of vegetable underneath solar panels. The panels are positioned 2-3 metres off the ground and sit at an angle of 30 degrees, providing shade and offering crops protection from the sun. The researchers, from Chonnam National University, discovered that the vegetable produced was a deeper shade of green, thus attracting many consumers. 　　Agrivoltaic systems in East Africa are allowing farmers to make better use of land. An agrivoltaic farming project in Kenya is using solar panels held several metres off the ground, with gaps in between them. The shade from the panels protects vegetables from heat stress and water loss. This has resulted in rural farmers being able to grow a greater range of higher⁃value crops. The project effectively harvests the power of the sun twice, the researchers say. Overall, agrivoltaic farming is one way of using the same area of land to produce more food while also rolling out more sources of renewable energy. According to Brite Solar CEO Dr. Nick Kanopoulos, who is a highly skilled solar energy expert, it's a new way of farming—one that is fully electric, runs on renewable resources, and is capable of producing the food we need to feed the future. 4.What is the second paragraph intended to introduce about agrivoltaic farming? A.How it is built.　　　　 B.How it is accepted.　　　　 C.How it is spread.　　　　 D.How it is developed. 5.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Crops.　　　　 B.Plants.　　　　 C.Solar panels.　　　　 D.Roofs. 6.What is the advantage of agrivoltaic farming over traditional farming? A.It uses land more efficiently.　　　　 B.It saves money on labor costs. C.It can reduce wildfire risks.　　　　 D.It is easily managed. 7.What does the author refer to when evaluating agrivoltaic farming? A.A common belief.　　　　 B.An expert's opinion. C.A conclusion of previous research.　　　　 D.An organization's announcement. C Weeds (野草) compete for soil nutrients, water, space, and sunlight with the crops farmers grow to help feed people. Now a third⁃generation weeding robot, armed with lasers (激光) and powered by AI, offers a labor⁃saving(节省劳力的) device—while also avoiding the need for chemical herbicides(除草剂). The Autonomous Weeder by Carbon Robotics can clear 100,000 weeds per hour, and clear 15-20 acres in a single day—numbers that a person needs to work an entire season to match. Moving along a row of crops, twelve cameras scan the ground, identifying weeds through machine⁃learning and killing them with a CO2 laser. The robot's onboard supercomputer ensures high accuracy with its laser so as to avoid accidentally cutting crops. 　　“This is one of the most innovative and valuable technologies that I've seen as a farmer,” said James Johnson of Carzalia Farm in a statement, who has used Carbon Robotics' technology on his farm. “I expect the robots to go mainstream because of how effectively they address some of farming's most critical issues, including the overuse of chemicals, process efficiency, and labor. The sky is the limit.” If a farmer wants to avoid using chemical herbicides, which have flooded nearly every corner of our food and water supply chains with a probable carcinogen (致癌物) , they must find enough unskilled workers to pull weeds manually—a difficult task in the market short of agricultural labor. Since it can solve both problems, it's no surprise that the 2021 model of the Autonomous Weeder has already sold out, even considering it is priced at hundreds of thousands of dollars. To make the device more accessible, rent options are available from the company, as they have already made the 2022 models available for pre⁃orders. The weeding method of the robot is organic and in line with sustainable farming practices. Cost⁃effective weed control is the biggest difficulty of organic farming, and agriculturalists looking to make the change finally have an option to help them get their vegetables out to people. 8.What can be learned about the third⁃generation weeding robot? A.It is CO2⁃driven.　　　　 B.It damages crops by accident. C.It functions with the help of lasers.　　　　 D.It is used to pour chemical herbicides. 9.What is James Johnson's attitude to the weeding robot? A.Favorable.　　　　 B.Curious.　　　　 C.Doubtful.　　　　 D.Critical. 10.Why is the 2021 model of the weeding robot so popular? A.It can work in different fields.　　　　 B.It can increase food production. C.It is priced low and easy to operate.　　　　 D.It is labor⁃saving and protects human health. 11.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Organic vegetables enjoy a wide market. B.The new weeding method is accessible to farmers. C.The weeding robot helps realize organic farming. D.Cost control is the biggest problem of organic farming. D As we sip our coffee and read the daily headlines, climate change can seem like a distant threat. But when we travel a few thousand miles to the source of coffee, we will find the threat is all too real. The coffee farmers are now seeing a violent downpour that drowns their plants in Mexico, where the climate used to be stable and mild, but the temperature now see⁃saws between extreme cold and heat, which greatly affects their harvest. Unfortunately, farmers across South America, Asia and Africa are also watching coffee plants decrease as droughts and the downpour attack their crops as a result of global warming. The consequences of all this could soon work their way through the pipeline to your local coffee shop. The problem arises, in part, from the refinement(改进) of our taste. Two main breeds of commercial coffee Arabica and Robusta gain a special reputation. The former is by far the world􀆳s favourite, accounting for about 70% of the coffee we drink. However, the Arabica plants have been bred from a very small stock taken from the mountains of Ethiopia—giving it very little genetic diversity and making it particularly difficult to adapt to climate change. Besides, the plant grows best between a very narrow range of relatively mild temperatures (18℃ to 22℃) and needs gentle, regular rainfall. The delicate Arabica plants just can􀆳t cope with the new and unpredictable conditions that come with global warming. All of these paint a depressing picture for the future. Researchers predict that the land suited to farming Arabica could drop by as much as 50% by 2050. Classic coffee⁃producing regions, such as Vietnam, India and most of Central America,will be hit particularly hard. Some of the farmers feel that the subject has almost become a taboo. “We talk very little about climate. We already know how it is—and that there is nothing we can do.” 12.What does the author imply in the beginning? A.The origin of coffee is at risk. B.Coffee consumers like reading newspapers. C.The origin of coffee is visited by consumers. D.Coffee consumers do care about the weather very much. 13.What do we know about coffee planters? A.They become victims of extreme weather. B.Those in Mexico suffer the greatest loss. C.Some of them take measures to cut the losses. D.They try to meet the market demand for coffee. 14.What is the disadvantage of the Arabica plant? A.Its market share is low. B.It can only be planted in Ethiopia. C.It has disease⁃causing genes. D.It has high demands for the environment. 15.The underlined word “taboo” in the last paragraph refers to something that is 　　　　.   A.easily understood　　　　 B.rarely mentioned C.hardly avoided　　　　 D.heatedly discussed 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You may be concerned about how to clear clutter (杂乱的东西) from your bedroom and basement. 　16　 As May planting season is drawing near, turn your attention towards what can help your garden grow.  Define “weeds” for yourself. I have always defined weeds as “unwanted plants”. Some, like clover (三叶草), have positive characteristics like enriching the soil. Others, like dandelion greens, can be eaten. So one gardener's weeds might be another gardener's dinner! Decide what you truly value. 　17　  Enjoy the weeding process. Weed removal is a never⁃ending process. Try to treat the activity in a positive way. You can casually pull weeds as you spot them when walking by your garden. 　18　 Whatever attention you are able to give to your weeds is OK—even though you'll never feel quite “finished”, remind yourself that every weed pulled means progress.  　19　.  After months of being absorbed in the colorful garden catalogue, I often hit the nursery (苗圃) in May, filled with inspiration and adventure. “This year,” I say, “I'll try everything!” But time has taught me that this wild ambition can work against me. If I choose too many plants to experiment with, my plantings will crowd each other out. Try making a map of your garden before you head to the garden center, using the recommended spacing to guide your design. Reassess your garden tool collection. Just like indoor clutter, garden clutter can result from having too many tools. Some tools are necessary for every gardener. 　20　 They can build up and collect dust or dirt. So go through your tools and decide which tools don't work for you and which are your forever garden companions.  A.Make a clear garden plan. B.Sort out your garden tools. C.But what about clutter in your garden? D.And then pull the rest, without hesitation. E.Weeds can crowd out your intentional plantings. F.But too many of them can also cause trouble for you. G.Or you can set aside time to go all out for weed removal. 第二部分　语言运用(共两节,满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I grew up as the “baby” of my family. I was the　21　 of three sons. My brothers were five and seven years older than me and 　22　 most of the small routine tasks that my mom and dad needed to do around the house. I spent most of my time riding my bike, playing basketball, walking in the woods, or reading books by the 　23　 in the cold winter. I spent my 　24　with all the fun and none of the responsibility.   By the time I entered my early teens, 　25　, both of my brothers had moved out of our home. My dad had injured his back seriously and become 　26　. Later, we moved to a mountain top house heated by a stove. I soon 　27　 that I did more work than I had ever done before. I 　28　 our garden in the spring and summer. In the fall I cut and piled wood up to keep us 　29　 in the winter. And all year round I 　30　 heavy containers of water from a mountain spring back to our 　31　 so that we could have water to drink and cook with.   At first I 　32　 and wasn’t satisfied. After a while, I began to find 　33　 in helping my parents. I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water. I 　34　 found myself helping my mom with the dinner and cleaning dishes. I started to realize something that I would carry with me the rest of my 　35　 too: When your work is done in love, it isn’t just work.  21.A.smartest　　　　 B.laziest C.youngest　　　　 D.strangest 22.A.abandoned　　　　 B.handled C.removed　　　　 D.weighed 23.A.lorry　　　　 B.fence C.tree　　　　 D.stove 24.A.childhood　　　　 B.adulthood C.efforts　　　　 D.money 25.A.however　　　　 B.therefore C.otherwise　　　　 D.instead 26.A.distinct　　　　 B.disabled C.dishonest　　　　 D.distinguished 27.A.found　　　　 B.recommended C.indicated　　　　 D.worried 28.A.destroyed　　　　 B.weeded C.visited　　　　 D.advertised 29.A.healthy　　　　 B.apart C.safe　　　　 D.warm 30.A.dragged　　　　 B.returned C.piped　　　　 D.stored 31.A.farmland　　　　 B.house C.hotel　　　　 D.camp 32.A.lied　　　　 B.quit C.complained　　　　 D.wandered 33.A.hope　　　　 B.pity C.pain　　　　 D.joy 34.A.even　　　　 B.seldom C.alone　　　　 D.again 35.A.family　　　　 B.cash C.life　　　　 D.expense 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 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。 May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which was named officially 　36　 the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate 　37　 festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.  The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society 　38　(address) the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea and the 　39　(large) tea⁃producing country, China has a 　40　(responsible) to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a 　41　(share) future for mankind,” he said.  The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued(发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation 　42　 cultural exchanges. A four⁃year tea promotion—Tea Road Cooperative Plan—was also issued in accordance with the initiative.  　43　(strengthen) the connection with young people, the event included a number of public promotional activities on social media, 　44　(invite) twenty⁃nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty⁃six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.  　　The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled(揭幕) at the ceremony, opening 　45　(it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth—A Special Exhibition of Pu'er Tea.  第三部分　写作(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 在你了解“共和国勋章”获得者袁隆平的事迹后,想在班级的英语角写一篇短文向同学们介绍这位“杂交水稻之父”,内容包括: 1.袁隆平的贡献; 2.对你的启发。 注意:1.写作词数应为80左右; 2.开头已给出,不计入总词数。 参考词汇:共和国勋章the Medal of the Republic Known as the “father of hybrid rice”, 第二节(满分25分) 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream. My dream was to be an athlete. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety⁃mile⁃per⁃hour fastball and hit anything moving on the football field. And I was so lucky that my high school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me “Dream is priceless.” However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular incident happened, which almost ruined my long⁃held dream. It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect(前景) of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.” I decided to talk to my coach in person. After all, my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment to me. 注意:续写词数应为150左右。 Paragraph 1: I gathered my courage and knocked at his door.　 　　  Paragraph 2: That question reminded me of what my coach used to say. 　  原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！15 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit5 Working the Land【单元测试 · 提升卷】 全卷满分120分　考试用时100分钟 第一部分　阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Foods of the Future We asked young scientists to write an advertisement that answers this question: How will food options, food availability, and individuals’ food choices change in the future? A selection of their suggested marketing campaigns is below. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at http://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen⁃voices. Personalized Meal Plans Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preference! Receive your personalized food basket, with a day⁃by⁃day diet program. We will send you full meals and personalized smoothies (水果奶昔) based on your genetic taste tendency. Ada Gabriela Blidner Twitter:@adagbb Fresh Fruit If you miss sweet temperate fruits, welcome to our Moon Farm. Our fruit trees are planted in hybrid soil and artificial air that reproduce Earth’s environment from 5,000 years ago. Pick fruits with your family and we will ship them to your doorstep with MoonEx. Freshness guaranteed. Yongsheng Ji Email: jiyongshengkey@hotmail.com Meat Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles. With the Food Footprint feeding system, we enhance natural grazing (牧场) to improve animal growth effectively while minimizing methane production and water consumption. At only $219.00/kg (including carbon taxes and ecological taxes), our steaks are affordable for the whole family. Falko Buschke Email: falko.buschke@gmail.com 1.Which of the following needs you to provide the information about your genes? A.Meat.　　　　 B.Fresh Fruit. C.NextGen Voices.　　　　 D.Personalized Meal Plans. 2.Who should you contact if you want to have fun with your family? A.Jennifer Sills.　　　　 B.Yongsheng Ji. C.Falko Buschke.　　　　 D.Ada Gabriela Blidner. 3.Which of the following best describes the steaks in Meat? A.Fresh.　　　　 B.Green. C.Expensive.　　　　 D.Personalized. ◎语篇解读　本文是一篇应用文。文章提供了几个有关未来食物选择的营销活动,以供人们做出选择。 1.D　细节理解题。根据Personalized Meal Plans部分中的“Send us your DNA, and we will predict your food preference!”可知,这个营销活动需要你发送自己的DNA,然后其根据DNA信息预测出你的食物偏好。故选D。 2.B　细节理解题。根据Fresh Fruit部分可知,你可以与家人一起享受采摘水果的快乐。该营销活动的联系人是Yongsheng Ji。故选B。 3.B　推理判断题。根据Meat部分中的“Our steaks are sourced from natural grasslands, where cattle now fill the ecological roles.”可知,这个营销活动的牛排来自天然草原,那里的牛吃着原生态的草。由此可知,在天然草原长大的牛吃的是没有污染的草,因此牛排是绿色无污染的。故选B。 B As temperatures rise to the record level and wildfires happen around the world, the need to meet net zero targets has never been more urgent. At the same time, increasing climate resilience (适应力) across food systems will be needed to fight rising hunger, according to Abdulla Shahid, president of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. Agrivoltaic farming (光伏农业), which uses the shaded space under solar panels (太阳能电池板) to grow crops, could be a way out. In the system, solar panels have to sometimes be lifted or suspended to allow plants to grow beneath them. Another option is putting them on the roofs of greenhouses. This allows enough light and rainwater to reach the crops and provides access for farm machinery. Certain crops appear to grow well when grown in such environments, according to many recent studies. Researchers in South Korea have been growing a kind of vegetable underneath solar panels. The panels are positioned 2-3 metres off the ground and sit at an angle of 30 degrees, providing shade and offering crops protection from the sun. The researchers, from Chonnam National University, discovered that the vegetable produced was a deeper shade of green, thus attracting many consumers. 　　Agrivoltaic systems in East Africa are allowing farmers to make better use of land. An agrivoltaic farming project in Kenya is using solar panels held several metres off the ground, with gaps in between them. The shade from the panels protects vegetables from heat stress and water loss. This has resulted in rural farmers being able to grow a greater range of higher⁃value crops. The project effectively harvests the power of the sun twice, the researchers say. Overall, agrivoltaic farming is one way of using the same area of land to produce more food while also rolling out more sources of renewable energy. According to Brite Solar CEO Dr. Nick Kanopoulos, who is a highly skilled solar energy expert, it's a new way of farming—one that is fully electric, runs on renewable resources, and is capable of producing the food we need to feed the future. 4.What is the second paragraph intended to introduce about agrivoltaic farming? A.How it is built.　　　　 B.How it is accepted.　　　　 C.How it is spread.　　　　 D.How it is developed. 5.What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A.Crops.　　　　 B.Plants.　　　　 C.Solar panels.　　　　 D.Roofs. 6.What is the advantage of agrivoltaic farming over traditional farming? A.It uses land more efficiently.　　　　 B.It saves money on labor costs. C.It can reduce wildfire risks.　　　　 D.It is easily managed. 7.What does the author refer to when evaluating agrivoltaic farming? A.A common belief.　　　　 B.An expert's opinion. C.A conclusion of previous research.　　　　 D.An organization's announcement. 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了光伏农业及其优点。 4.A　主旨大意题。第二段提到,光伏农业是利用太阳能电池板下的阴影空间种植作物,它可能是一个出路。在该系统中,太阳能电池板有时必须抬起来或悬挂起来,以便植物在其下方生长。另一个选择是把它们放在温室的屋顶上。这使得足够的光和雨水到达作物,并为农业机械提供通道。由此可知,本段主要介绍光伏农业的搭建方式。故选A。 5.C　词义猜测题。画线词所在句子的意思是“在该系统中,太阳能电池板有时必须抬起来或悬挂起来,以使植物能够在其下方生长”,由此可知,此处的them指代的是前面提到的solar panels。故选C。 6.A　推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“Agrivoltaic systems in East Africa are allowing farmers to make better use of land.”和最后一段第一句中的“agrivoltaic farming is one way of using the same area of land to produce more food”可推断,光伏农业比传统农业更能提高土地的利用率。故选A。 7.B　细节理解题。文章的最后一段是作者在评价光伏农业,最后一段中用到了Nick Kanopoulos的观点。故选B。 【高频词汇】　1.urgent adj.紧急的;迫切的　2.access n.通道　3.position v.安置　4.make better use of...更好地利用……　5.loss n.丢失　6.effectively adv.有效地　7.capable adj.有能力的 【熟词生义】　shade n.色度 长难句 原句　The researchers, from Chonnam National University, discovered that the vegetable produced was a deeper shade of green, thus attracting many consumers. 分析　这是一个主从复合句。discovered后面是that引导的宾语从句,从句中的produced是单个的过去分词作后置定语,修饰前面的the vegetable, thus attracting many consumers是现在分词短语作结果状语。 译文　来自全南国立大学的研究人员发现,所产的这种蔬菜有着更深的绿色,因此吸引了许多消费者。 C Weeds (野草) compete for soil nutrients, water, space, and sunlight with the crops farmers grow to help feed people. Now a third⁃generation weeding robot, armed with lasers (激光) and powered by AI, offers a labor⁃saving(节省劳力的) device—while also avoiding the need for chemical herbicides(除草剂). The Autonomous Weeder by Carbon Robotics can clear 100,000 weeds per hour, and clear 15-20 acres in a single day—numbers that a person needs to work an entire season to match. Moving along a row of crops, twelve cameras scan the ground, identifying weeds through machine⁃learning and killing them with a CO2 laser. The robot's onboard supercomputer ensures high accuracy with its laser so as to avoid accidentally cutting crops. 　　“This is one of the most innovative and valuable technologies that I've seen as a farmer,” said James Johnson of Carzalia Farm in a statement, who has used Carbon Robotics' technology on his farm. “I expect the robots to go mainstream because of how effectively they address some of farming's most critical issues, including the overuse of chemicals, process efficiency, and labor. The sky is the limit.” If a farmer wants to avoid using chemical herbicides, which have flooded nearly every corner of our food and water supply chains with a probable carcinogen (致癌物) , they must find enough unskilled workers to pull weeds manually—a difficult task in the market short of agricultural labor. Since it can solve both problems, it's no surprise that the 2021 model of the Autonomous Weeder has already sold out, even considering it is priced at hundreds of thousands of dollars. To make the device more accessible, rent options are available from the company, as they have already made the 2022 models available for pre⁃orders. The weeding method of the robot is organic and in line with sustainable farming practices. Cost⁃effective weed control is the biggest difficulty of organic farming, and agriculturalists looking to make the change finally have an option to help them get their vegetables out to people. 8.What can be learned about the third⁃generation weeding robot? A.It is CO2⁃driven.　　　　 B.It damages crops by accident. C.It functions with the help of lasers.　　　　 D.It is used to pour chemical herbicides. 9.What is James Johnson's attitude to the weeding robot? A.Favorable.　　　　 B.Curious.　　　　 C.Doubtful.　　　　 D.Critical. 10.Why is the 2021 model of the weeding robot so popular? A.It can work in different fields.　　　　 B.It can increase food production. C.It is priced low and easy to operate.　　　　 D.It is labor⁃saving and protects human health. 11.What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A.Organic vegetables enjoy a wide market. B.The new weeding method is accessible to farmers. C.The weeding robot helps realize organic farming. D.Cost control is the biggest problem of organic farming. 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种最新的除草机器人,它既可以节约人力,也可避免化学除草剂的使用。 8.C　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“armed with lasers and powered by AI”和第三段中的“identifying weeds through machine⁃learning and killing them with a CO2 laser”可知,第三代除草机器人借助激光发挥作用,故选C。 9.A　推理判断题。根据题干中的James Johnson可定位至第四段,由“This is one of the most innovative and valuable technologies that I􀆳ve seen as a farmer”及“I expect the robots to go mainstream”可知,James Johnson对这个除草机器人的评价很高,即他对该机器人持肯定态度。favorable(支持的)与文意相符,故选A。B、C、D选项分别意为“好奇的”“怀疑的”和“批判性的”。 10.D　细节理解题。根据第五段可知,如果一个农民想要避免使用化学除草剂,那么他就必须找到足够的工人手工除草,这是一项艰巨的任务,而化学除草剂已经使我们的食物和水供应链的几乎每一个角落都充斥着可能的致癌物质。再由第六段中的“Since it can solve both problems, it􀆳s no surprise that the 2021 model of the Autonomous Weeder has already sold out”可知,使用这种除草机器人则能同时解决上文提到的两个问题,所以该除草机器人受欢迎是因为它既能节约人力成本又能保护人类的健康,故选D。 11.C　推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知,这种除草机器人的除草方法是绿色的,符合可持续农作方式。根据上文可知,该机器解决了有机农业在除草方面成本高的问题,因此,该除草机器人可以帮助实现有机种植,故选C。 易错归因 　　本题易误选D,文中提到的是cost⁃effective,表示“有成本效益的;划算的”,而没有说控制花费。 【高频词汇】　1.device n.设备　2.identify v.识别 3.critical adj.极重要的;关键的　4.efficiency n.效率 5.option n.选择　6.available adj.可获得的 【差距词汇】 1.in line with...与……一致;与……相似(或紧密相连) 2.sustainable adj.可持续的;不破坏生态平衡的 【熟词生义】 1.arm v.配备　2.address v.设法解决 长难句 原句　Cost⁃effective weed control is the biggest difficulty of organic farming, and agriculturalists looking to make the change finally have an option to help them get their vegetables out to people. 分析　这是一个由并列连词and连接的并列复合句。在后一分句中“looking to make the change”是现在分词短语作后置定语,修饰名词agriculturalists;不定式短语“to help them get their vegetables out to people”也作后置定语,修饰前面的名词option。 译文　有成本效益的杂草控制是有机农业最大的难题,希望做出改变的农学家终于拥有了一个可以帮助他们把蔬菜送到人们手中的选择。 D As we sip our coffee and read the daily headlines, climate change can seem like a distant threat. But when we travel a few thousand miles to the source of coffee, we will find the threat is all too real. The coffee farmers are now seeing a violent downpour that drowns their plants in Mexico, where the climate used to be stable and mild, but the temperature now see⁃saws between extreme cold and heat, which greatly affects their harvest. Unfortunately, farmers across South America, Asia and Africa are also watching coffee plants decrease as droughts and the downpour attack their crops as a result of global warming. The consequences of all this could soon work their way through the pipeline to your local coffee shop. The problem arises, in part, from the refinement(改进) of our taste. Two main breeds of commercial coffee Arabica and Robusta gain a special reputation. The former is by far the world’s favourite, accounting for about 70% of the coffee we drink. However, the Arabica plants have been bred from a very small stock taken from the mountains of Ethiopia—giving it very little genetic diversity and making it particularly difficult to adapt to climate change. Besides, the plant grows best between a very narrow range of relatively mild temperatures (18℃ to 22℃) and needs gentle, regular rainfall. The delicate Arabica plants just can’t cope with the new and unpredictable conditions that come with global warming. All of these paint a depressing picture for the future. Researchers predict that the land suited to farming Arabica could drop by as much as 50% by 2050. Classic coffee⁃producing regions, such as Vietnam, India and most of Central America,will be hit particularly hard. Some of the farmers feel that the subject has almost become a taboo. “We talk very little about climate. We already know how it is—and that there is nothing we can do.” 12.What does the author imply in the beginning? A.The origin of coffee is at risk. B.Coffee consumers like reading newspapers. C.The origin of coffee is visited by consumers. D.Coffee consumers do care about the weather very much. 13.What do we know about coffee planters? A.They become victims of extreme weather. B.Those in Mexico suffer the greatest loss. C.Some of them take measures to cut the losses. D.They try to meet the market demand for coffee. 14.What is the disadvantage of the Arabica plant? A.Its market share is low. B.It can only be planted in Ethiopia. C.It has disease⁃causing genes. D.It has high demands for the environment. 15.The underlined word “taboo” in the last paragraph refers to something that is 　　　　.   A.easily understood　　　　 B.rarely mentioned C.hardly avoided　　　　 D.heatedly discussed 语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文,主要讲的是气候变化会影响咖啡的收成。 12.A　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But when we travel a few thousand miles to the source of coffee, we will find the threat is all too real.”可知,咖啡的源头正受到威胁。A项中的origin对应原文中的source,故选A。 13.A　推理判断题。根据第二段前两句可知,墨西哥的咖啡农们现在正看着暴雨淹没了他们的咖啡树,那里的气候过去是稳定且温和的,但现在的温度在极端寒冷和炎热之间摇摆不定,这极大地影响了他们的收成,其他一些地方的咖啡农们种植的咖啡也因干旱和暴雨减产。由此可知,极端天气影响咖啡的收成,咖啡农成为极端天气的受害者,故选A。 14.D　推理判断题。根据第三段第四、五句可知,阿拉比卡咖啡植株是从埃塞俄比亚山区的一个非常小的种群中培育出来的,这使得它的基因多样性非常少,使它特别难以适应气候变化,这种植物在相对温和的温度范围内(18℃—22℃)生长得最好,需要温和的、有规律的降雨。由此可推知,阿拉比卡咖啡植株的不利因素是它对环境有很高的要求。故选D。 15.B　词义猜测题。根据上文可知气候变化对咖啡的收成有很不利的影响,根据“We talk very little about climate. We already know how it is—and that there is nothing we can do.”可知,咖啡农很少谈论气候,他们知道这种现象,但对此无能为力,所以可推知taboo指的是“很少被提及的事情”,故选B。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 You may be concerned about how to clear clutter (杂乱的东西) from your bedroom and basement. 　16　 As May planting season is drawing near, turn your attention towards what can help your garden grow.  Define “weeds” for yourself. I have always defined weeds as “unwanted plants”. Some, like clover (三叶草), have positive characteristics like enriching the soil. Others, like dandelion greens, can be eaten. So one gardener's weeds might be another gardener's dinner! Decide what you truly value. 　17　  Enjoy the weeding process. Weed removal is a never⁃ending process. Try to treat the activity in a positive way. You can casually pull weeds as you spot them when walking by your garden. 　18　 Whatever attention you are able to give to your weeds is OK—even though you'll never feel quite “finished”, remind yourself that every weed pulled means progress.  　19　.  After months of being absorbed in the colorful garden catalogue, I often hit the nursery (苗圃) in May, filled with inspiration and adventure. “This year,” I say, “I'll try everything!” But time has taught me that this wild ambition can work against me. If I choose too many plants to experiment with, my plantings will crowd each other out. Try making a map of your garden before you head to the garden center, using the recommended spacing to guide your design. Reassess your garden tool collection. Just like indoor clutter, garden clutter can result from having too many tools. Some tools are necessary for every gardener. 　20　 They can build up and collect dust or dirt. So go through your tools and decide which tools don't work for you and which are your forever garden companions.  A.Make a clear garden plan. B.Sort out your garden tools. C.But what about clutter in your garden? D.And then pull the rest, without hesitation. E.Weeds can crowd out your intentional plantings. F.But too many of them can also cause trouble for you. G.Or you can set aside time to go all out for weed removal. 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了整理花园的一些技巧。 16.C　过渡句。设空处上文提到了卧室和地下室的杂物整理问题,设空处下文提到关注一下怎么让花园成长。C项“但是你花园里的杂物怎么办?”承接上文杂物这一话题,也引出了下文。故选C项。 17.D　细节句。本段的小标题是“为自己‘定义’杂草”。设空处上文提到选定你真正重视的是什么,D项“然后毫不犹豫地把剩下的拔掉。”承接上文。故选D项。 18.G　细节句。设空处上文提到当你走过花园时,你可以随意地拔掉你发现的杂草,设空处下文提到你能给予杂草的任何关注都是可以的,G项“或者你可以留出时间全力清除杂草。”也是说的一种除草方法,符合上下文语境。故选G项。 19.A　主旨句。该空是本段的小标题。根据本段最后一句(在你前往花园中心之前,试着绘制一张花园地图,使用推荐的间距来指导你的设计。)可知,作者建议动手整理花园之前制订清晰的计划,A项“制订一个清晰的花园规划。”适合作为本段小标题。故选A项。 20.F　过渡句。 设空处上文提到一些工具对每一个园艺爱好者来说都是必要的,设空处下文提到它们会逐渐增多并积攒灰尘,F项“但太多工具也会给你带来麻烦。”与上文形成转折,并能够引出下文,下文具体说明了会带来什么麻烦,F项中的them指的是tools。故选F项。 【高频词汇】　1.be concerned about 关心　2.spot v.看见 3.be absorbed in专心致志于　4.inspiration n.灵感 5.result from 由……引起　6.sort out整理　7.hesitation n.犹豫　8.set aside留出;省出 长难句 原句　Whatever attention you are able to give to your weeds is OK—even though you􀆳ll never feel quite “finished”, remind yourself that every weed pulled means progress. 分析　“Whatever attention you are able to give to your weeds”是Whatever引导的主语从句;even though引导让步状语从句;that引导的是宾语从句,作remind的宾语,其中pulled为过去分词作后置定语,修饰weed。 译文　无论你能给予杂草多少关注都是可以的——即使你永远不会觉得完全“完成”,也要提醒自己,每拔掉一根杂草都意味着进步。 第二部分　语言运用(共两节,满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I grew up as the “baby” of my family. I was the　21　 of three sons. My brothers were five and seven years older than me and 　22　 most of the small routine tasks that my mom and dad needed to do around the house. I spent most of my time riding my bike, playing basketball, walking in the woods, or reading books by the 　23　 in the cold winter. I spent my 　24　with all the fun and none of the responsibility.   By the time I entered my early teens, 　25　, both of my brothers had moved out of our home. My dad had injured his back seriously and become 　26　. Later, we moved to a mountain top house heated by a stove. I soon 　27　 that I did more work than I had ever done before. I 　28　 our garden in the spring and summer. In the fall I cut and piled wood up to keep us 　29　 in the winter. And all year round I 　30　 heavy containers of water from a mountain spring back to our 　31　 so that we could have water to drink and cook with.   At first I 　32　 and wasn􀆳t satisfied. After a while, I began to find 　33　 in helping my parents. I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water. I 　34　 found myself helping my mom with the dinner and cleaning dishes. I started to realize something that I would carry with me the rest of my 　35　 too: When your work is done in love, it isn􀆳t just work.  21.A.smartest　　　　 B.laziest C.youngest　　　　 D.strangest 22.A.abandoned　　　　 B.handled C.removed　　　　 D.weighed 23.A.lorry　　　　 B.fence C.tree　　　　 D.stove 24.A.childhood　　　　 B.adulthood C.efforts　　　　 D.money 25.A.however　　　　 B.therefore C.otherwise　　　　 D.instead 26.A.distinct　　　　 B.disabled C.dishonest　　　　 D.distinguished 27.A.found　　　　 B.recommended C.indicated　　　　 D.worried 28.A.destroyed　　　　 B.weeded C.visited　　　　 D.advertised 29.A.healthy　　　　 B.apart C.safe　　　　 D.warm 30.A.dragged　　　　 B.returned C.piped　　　　 D.stored 31.A.farmland　　　　 B.house C.hotel　　　　 D.camp 32.A.lied　　　　 B.quit C.complained　　　　 D.wandered 33.A.hope　　　　 B.pity C.pain　　　　 D.joy 34.A.even　　　　 B.seldom C.alone　　　　 D.again 35.A.family　　　　 B.cash C.life　　　　 D.expense 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者在帮助父母处理日常家庭琐事的过程中找到了劳动的快乐。 21.C　根据后文“My brothers were five and seven years older than me”可知,作者是三个儿子中年龄最小的。 22.B　根据后文“the small routine tasks that my mom and dad needed to do around the house”和语境可知,哥哥们要处理大部分日常家庭琐事。 23.D　根据“in the cold winter”及第二段中的“Later, we moved to a mountain top house heated by a stove.”可知,在那个年代,寒冷的冬天要靠火炉取暖,此处指“我”在火炉旁看书。 24.A　根据文章首句及第二段首句中的“By the time I entered my early teens”可知,这里指作者的童年。 25.A　根据前文可知,作者的哥哥们做了许多日常家庭琐事,作者的童年比较悠闲,所以后文“both of my brothers had moved out of our home”和前面内容发生转折,故选A。 26.B　根据前文“My dad had injured his back seriously”可以推断,作者的爸爸背部受了重伤,成为残疾人。distinct明显的,截然不同的; disabled有残疾的;dishonest不诚实的;distinguished卓越的,杰出的。 27.A　根据前文可知,作者的哥哥搬出去了,爸爸成了残疾人,根据后文“I did more work than I had ever done before”可知,此处在说作者很快发现状况发生了改变。 28.B　根据前文“I did more work than I had ever done before”和后文“our garden in the spring and summer”以及选项可知,作者要在花园里除草。 29.D　根据前文“I cut and piled wood up”和后文“in the winter”可知,此处表示储备柴火以备冬天取暖。 30.A　根据后文“heavy containers of water from a mountain spring back”可知,此处用drag符合语境。 31.B　根据后文“so that we could have water to drink and cook with”可知,家里要用水,作者把装水的容器拖回家。 32.C　根据后文“wasn't satisfied”可知,作者一开始抱怨、不满意。 33.D　根据后文“I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water.”可知,作者从劳动中找到了快乐。 34.A　根据前文“I sang to myself while I piled wood up and smiled while I carried water.”和后文“helping my mom with the dinner and cleaning dishes”可知,作者进一步帮助父母。 35.C　根据后文“When your work is done in love, it isn't just work.”可知,这是作者通过自己的人生经历得出的,这个理念将伴随作者余生。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 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。 May 21st this year marks the first International Tea Day, which was named officially 　36　 the United Nations on November 27th, 2019. To celebrate 　37　 festival, a number of events took place at the Chinese Businessman Museum in Beijing on Thursday.  The chairman of the China Culture Promotion Society 　38　(address) the opening ceremony. “As a main promoter of the International Tea Day, the birthplace of tea and the 　39　(large) tea⁃producing country, China has a 　40　(responsible) to work with other countries to promote the healthy development of the tea industry. It can help to build a community with a 　41　(share) future for mankind,” he said.  The “First International Tea Day Tea Road Cooperative Initiative” issued(发布) at the ceremony calls for people working in the tea industry to come together to promote international cooperation 　42　 cultural exchanges. A four⁃year tea promotion—Tea Road Cooperative Plan—was also issued in accordance with the initiative.  　43　(strengthen) the connection with young people, the event included a number of public promotional activities on social media, 　44　(invite) twenty⁃nine tea professionals from around the world to have thirty⁃six hours of uninterrupted live broadcasts.  　　The Chinese Ancient Tea Museum was officially unveiled(揭幕) at the ceremony, opening 　45　(it) first exhibition: The Avenue of Truth—A Special Exhibition of Pu'er Tea.  语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。为庆祝国际茶日,北京的晋商博物馆开展了一系列活动。 36.by　考查介词。由句意可知,国际茶日是由联合国正式命名的。by可表示“由;被”。be named by表示“由……命名”。 37.the　考查冠词。上文提到了这个节日(国际茶日),此处是特指,故用定冠词the。 38.addressed　考查动词时态。中华文化促进会会长在开幕式上发表演讲。设空处作谓语,又与段尾的said相呼应,表示过去的动作,故用一般过去时。 39.largest　考查形容词最高级。在一个大范围内(此处指在世界范围内的各个国家中),表示“最”的概念时,应该用最高级。 40.responsibility　考查词性转换。空前有冠词a,此处应用可数名词的单数形式,故填responsibility。 41.shared　考查非谓语动词。a shared future一个共同的未来。设空处修饰名词future,share和future之间为被动关系,故用过去分词作前置定语。 42.and　考查连词。此处意为“促进国际合作和文化交流”,设空处前后的名词短语为并列关系,因此用and。 43.To strengthen　考查非谓语动词。此处表示目的,应用不定式作状语,表示“为了加强……”;因位置在句首,首字母要大写。故填To strengthen。 44.inviting　考查非谓语动词。此处为现在分词作伴随状语。“活动”和“邀请”之间为主动关系,所以用现在分词。 45.its　考查代词。设空处与后文的first一起修饰名词exhibition,故用形容词性物主代词its。 第三部分　写作(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 在你了解“共和国勋章”获得者袁隆平的事迹后,想在班级的英语角写一篇短文向同学们介绍这位“杂交水稻之父”,内容包括: 1.袁隆平的贡献; 2.对你的启发。 注意:1.写作词数应为80左右; 2.开头已给出,不计入总词数。 参考词汇:共和国勋章the Medal of the Republic Known as the “father of hybrid rice”, Known as the “father of hybrid rice”, Yuan Longping was awarded the Medal of the Republic for his outstanding contributions to agriculture.  Since his young age, Yuan had devoted himself to boosting rice yields, which became his life goal. Through many years' research, his efforts paid off. His super hybrid rice has a high output and helps feed people at home and abroad. Inspired by Yuan Longping, I'm determined to study hard now and I hope I can help Chinese people live a better life some day. 第二节(满分25分) 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I grew up in a poor family with six brothers, three sisters, my father and mother. We had little money and few goods, but plenty of love and attention. I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still afford a dream. My dream was to be an athlete. By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety⁃mile⁃per⁃hour fastball and hit anything moving on the football field. And I was so lucky that my high school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but often told me “Dream is priceless.” However, when I was about to get off the ground, one particular incident happened, which almost ruined my long⁃held dream. It was the summer holiday in Senior Two and a friend recommended me for a summer job. I was offered $12.25 per hour. Compared with the average $3.5, that was a big sum. I was so excited, because this meant a chance for money in my pocket, certainly money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a house for my mother. The prospect(前景) of the job was inviting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I would have to give up summer baseball training to handle the work schedule. I didn't dare to tell my coach. I thought of the advice my mother often gave me when I lacked courage, “If you make your bed, you have to lie in it.” I decided to talk to my coach in person. After all, my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his disappointment to me. 注意:续写词数应为150左右。 Paragraph 1: I gathered my courage and knocked at his door.　 　　  Paragraph 2: That question reminded me of what my coach used to say. 　  Paragraph 1: I gathered my courage and knocked at his door. The moment he heard me out, his face turned purple immediately. He glared at me like a bull. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “but your playing days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head down. “How much will you be paid, son?” he demanded. “$12.25 per hour.” “Well,” he shrugged. “Is $12.25 an hour the price of a dream?” Paragraph 2: That question reminded me of what my coach used to say. Yes, dream is priceless. It’s stupid to earn pocket money at the expense of my dream. I held my head high and said firmly, “Sorry, Mr. Jarvis. I know what to do next.” My coach smiled with great satisfaction. That summer I dedicated myself to baseball training. And one year later, I obtained a baseball scholarship to the university. I knew I would soon buy my mom a house. Thankfully, I made a right choice. Without Mr. Jarvis, I would never know I could afford a dream. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！15 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$