Unit 5 Section Ⅲ Using language 课时跟踪检测-【新课程学案】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第二册配套练习word（外研版）

Section Ⅲ　Using language [课时跟踪检测] Ⅰ.阅读理解 The Amazon rainforest spreads across nine South American countries but most of it (60%) is in Brazil. Brazilian scientists think they might have found a way to reverse the damage caused by deforestation and turn farmland back into forest. The secret lies in ancient local knowledge of soil. Amazonian dark earth (ADE) is a thick, black soil found deep in the Amazon rainforest, and it could help restore forests around the world. ADE is a kind of compost — a soil made from dead plants and animals. Various kinds of compost are sold in gardening centers around the world, but ADE is unique. It was created by indigenous people (the descendants of people who lived somewhere before another culture arrived and took over) from the Amazon between 2,000 and 2,500 years ago. The Amazonian people, today known as Amerindians, created ADE using charcoal from fires, animal bones, food waste and poo. It contains microbes, including bacteria that help to turn chemicals in the soil into useful nutrients that feed plants and trees. Vast areas of the Amazon have been cut down, mostly to make way for grassland for raising cattle. Scientists are looking for a way to turn grassland back into rainforest and revive forest ecosystems. These support thousands of animal and plant species, many of them unique to the area. Forests also absorb lots of carbon dioxide, a gas that causes climate change. To see if the Amazon's special soil could help, the scientists grew grasses and trees in ADE, regular earth and a mixture of both. Trees grown in ADE were up to six times taller than those in regular soil. ADE takes hundreds of years to create, so the scientists can't simply make more. Team member, Dr. Siu Mui Tsai, said that instead they want to try and “copy its characteristics”， especially its helpful microbes, and see if it could help to restore natural habitats. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。巴西科学家发现当地亚马孙雨林中的黑土可能会帮助人们恢复森林生态系统，这种黑土富含有益的微生物，有助于土壤中成分的转化，帮助植物的生长，但这种黑土形成所需的时间较长，因此科学家只能通过复制其特征来尝试恢复自然栖息地。 1．What are Brazilian scientists trying to do? A．To bring forests back. B．To measure damage. C．To reduce farmland. D．To dig out ancient soil. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句可知，这些科学家在尝试恢复被破坏的森林。 2．What made the Amazonian dark earth special? A．Dead plants. 　 B．Animal bones. C．Food waste. 　 D．Bacteria inside. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知，亚马孙黑土的特别之处在于它含有一些细菌，而这些细菌有利于土壤成分的转化。 3．What is the main idea of paragraph 3? A．The reasons for cutting down forests. B．The benefits of raising cattle. C．The significance of forest ecosystems. D．The influence of climate change. 解析：选C　段落大意题。根据第三段内容，尤其是最后两句可知，本段主要介绍恢复森林生态系统带来的好处，包括滋养特有的生物，以及吸收二氧化碳。 4．Which of the following might Dr. Siu agree with? A．Amazonian dark earth is helpful to microbes. B．Amazonian dark earth is produced in large quantities. C．Microbes are beneficial to the revival of forests. D．Microbes are the characteristics of the natural habitats. 解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，他们的团队希望通过创造与亚马孙黑土类似的物质，尤其是其中的有益微生物，来恢复自然栖息地。由此推知，他会赞同“微生物对森林的恢复是有益的”的观点。 Ⅱ.完形填空 It is the eighth time this summer that Guo Xiunan has failed to grow vegetables without chemical pesticides. “I will not give up ___5__ and next time, I shall conduct the __6___ with mustard oil，” he says. Covering 0.67 hectares of farmland and 1.33 hectares of woodland and wetland, his farm is located on the outskirts of Hefei, Anhui Province.He is trying to turn it into a(n) __7__ farm, cultivating fruits and vegetables with the same __8__ of those from his childhood memories. “Growing tasty and healthy food has been my dream since I was a teenager.I know how ___9__ it can be.However, if you take the soil seriously, I believe it will ___10__. ” Guo says. He adds that farming is not a business that can make money in a short time, but for him, it became an __11__ issue when his father was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year, ringing an alarm bell over food safety.Guo says overuse of pesticides and chemical fertilizers is __12__ farming.It does not only damage the soil, but also people's health. As well as __13__ different strategies for cultivation on the farm himself, he has to develop __14__ channels for his products.In March, he __15__ his first post online to introduce his business.His account now has nearly 6,000 __16__， which is beyond his expectations.As people around him __17__ his decision to till the land instead of working in the city, his followers were there to __18__ him, just like they did through hard times on the farm. “Maybe it is because I've realized their dream life, one that they dare not __19__. ” Guo says. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了安徽合肥的一位农民为实现有机农业的梦想不断奋斗的故事。 5．A.planning　　　　　 B．promoting C．trying 　 D．arranging 解析：选C　根据第一段内容可知，郭秀男一直在尝试种植不使用化学农药的蔬菜，再结合下文“next time”可推知，他不会放弃尝试。 6．A.survey 　 B．experiment C．thought 　 D．evaluation 解析：选B　根据第一段内容可知，郭秀男一直在尝试不使用化学农药种植蔬菜，这是一项实验。 7．A.organic 　 B．automatic C．profitable 　 D．temporary 解析：选A　根据第一段中“grow vegetables without chemical pesticides”可推知，他在尝试不使用化学农药种植有机蔬菜，即把自己的农场变为有机农场。 8．A.function 　 B．style C．standard 　 D．flavor 解析：选D　根据下文“from his childhood memories”和“Growing tasty and healthy food has been my dream since I was a teenager.”可推知，郭秀男想要让自己种植的水果和蔬菜有童年记忆中的风味。 9．A.difficult 　 B．beneficial C．fantastic 　 D．rewarding 解析：选A　根据第一段内容可知，失败了这么多次仍未成功，说明要实现这个梦想很难。 10．A.fade away 　 B．slow down C．pay off 　 D．move on 解析：选C　根据上文“However”可知，上下文之间为转折关系。上文说实现梦想很难，再结合句中“I believe”可推知，郭秀男认为她如果重视土地，它就会有回报。 11．A.awesome 　 B．urgent C．unhealthy 　 D．unbearable 解析：选B　根据下文“when his father ... food safety”可知，他的父亲患胃癌后，他意识到食品安全的重要性和迫切性。 12．A.assisting 　 B．changing C．improving 　 D．restricting 解析：选B　根据下文“It does not only damage the soil, but also people's health.”可知，过度使用农药和化肥破坏了土壤，改变了农业。 13．A.setting up 　 B．showing off C．handing in 　 D．figuring out 解析：选D　根据第二段中“I shall conduct the________with mustard oil”和下文“different strategies for cultivation”可推知，郭秀男要想出不同的种植策略。 14．A.entertainment 　 B．news C．marketing 　 D．education 解析：选C　根据下文“In March, he________ his first post online to introduce his business.”可知，他需要找到营销渠道。 15．A.uploaded 　 B．arranged C．found 　 D．chose 解析：选A　根据下文“his first post online”可知，他在网上上传了文章。 16．A.applicants 　 B．followers C．opponents 　 D．employees 解析：选B　根据上文“His account now has nearly 6,000”和下文“his followers were there to____________him”可知，此处指他的粉丝。 17．A.questioned 　 B．discussed C．consulted 　 D．Appreciated 解析：选A　根据下文“to till the land instead of working in the city”可推知，他放弃城市工作机会到乡下种地，这引起了一些质疑。 18．A.neglect 　 B．refuse C．accompany 　 D．encourage 解析：选D　根据上文“his followers”以及下文“just like they did through hard times on the farm”可推知，粉丝们会鼓励他勇敢面对质疑。 19．A.resist 　 B．recall C．pursue 　 D．accept 解析：选C　根据上文“I've realized their dream life”可推知，郭秀男放弃城市工作机会到乡下种地，这是大多数人不敢去追求的生活，他认为自己帮助粉丝们实现了他们的梦想。 Ⅲ.语法填空(15分) Camellias (山茶花) are available in a great range __20__ colors — red, pink, white and mixed colors.For the longest time, the golden camellias lived in a valley __21__ was unknown to the outside world. In the 1960s, Chinese scientists announced their discovery of the golden camellias.It was an __22__ (amaze) announcement for the international gardening community.Also, the discovery made __23__ achievable to create yellow camellias, though creating a new kind of golden camellia was not very easy. Unfortunately, in the past, golden camellias were cut down in large numbers because ___24__ (local) needed the limited land space for farming.In 1986, a nature reserve (自然保护区) __25__ (build) in a mountain valley from 200 to 500 meters above sea level, so the camellias could be well protected.Years ago, Huang Zainian and his brothers took up the work.In the past 10 years, the Huang brothers have made a great __26__ (contribute) to protecting the camellias.Even in hard times they didn't cut down any golden camellias. Year after year, the Huang brothers spent much time working __27__ eventually made their hard work pay off.Now the golden camellia is __28__ city flower of Fangchenggang.And life for the Huang brothers is greatly improved by __29__ (plant) golden camellias. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了金茶花的发现、保护和黄氏兄弟的贡献。 20．of　考查介词。a range of意为“一系列的”，为固定短语。 21．which/that　考查定语从句。 空处引导限制性定语从句，先行词为“valley”，指物，关系词在定语从句中担当主语，应用关系代词which/that引导。 22．amazing　考查形容词。分析句子成分可知，空处应用形容词，修饰空后的“announcement”。动词amaze的形容词有两种形式：amazing“惊人的”，常修饰物；amazed“感到惊讶的”，常修饰人。此处修饰物，故填amazing。 23．it　考查it的用法。此处作形式宾语，代指真正的宾语“to create yellow camellias”，应用代词it。 24．locals　考查名词复数。local“当地人”为可数名词，空前无冠词，应用复数形式。 25．was built　考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。根据时间状语“In 1986”可知，应用一般过去时；主语“a nature reserve”为单数，和动词“build”之间存在被动关系，所以用被动语态。 26．contribution　考查名词。 此处考查固定短语make a great contribution to，意为“对……做出巨大贡献”。 27．and　考查连词。 空前“the Huang brothers spent much time working”和空后“eventually made their hard work pay off”之间为并列关系，应用and连接。 28．the　考查冠词。 此处修饰名词，表示特指，应用定冠词the 。 29．planting　考查非谓语动词。 此处作介词的宾语，应用动名词形式。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $