Unit 2 Working the land单元练习题

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. —Some more wine?
—Thank you. ______. I have to drive home.
A. With pleasure       B. I’d rather not  
C. That would be nice   D. Just what I needed
22. It is ______ that two and two make four.
A. certain   B. sure    C. suitable    D. necessary
23. If water is heated, it will _______.
A. expand   B. spread    C. develop    D. increase
24. She told me that she was not _______ with my examination results.
A. inspired   B. surprised C. satisfied   D. excited
25. If I ruled the world, I would _______ the world ______ everything that is bad.
A. get rid of; by  B. be rid of; by   C. rid; of  D. get rid; of
26. The experts advise _______ our army _______ modern weapons.
A. to equip; with     B. equipping; with
C. to equip; for     D. equipping; for
27. We found several _______ of rice near the hole. The mice may have stored a lot of _______ in the hole.
A. grain; grain    B. grains; grains   
C. grain; grains   D. grains; grain
28. Our school covers an area of 400 mu, which is _______ as yours.
A. twice as big         B. twice bigger
C. twice the size       D. twice the big
29. There _______ a temple on the side of the mountain, didn’t there?
A. would be       B. would have   
C. used to have     D. used to be
30. The war made _______ impossible for the scientist to go on with his research.
A. him      B. it      C. this      D. that
31. If you try to learn too many things at a time at the beginning, you may _______.
A. have confused   B. have to be confused  
C. get confused      D. get confusing
32. We’ll do ________ the Party calls upon us to do.
A. no matter what     B. whatever  
C. however       D. whenever
33. As is known to all, oranges are _______ Vitamin C.
A. rich in      B. poor with   
C. short of       D. good for
34. Do you know that _______ with wise men improves your mind?
A. chat     B. chats  C. chatted  D. chatting
35. When I said that some people are stupid I was not _______ you.
A. talking to       B. referring to  
C. turning to      D. listening to

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
 A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and  36  as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered.  37  enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and  38  as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He  39  riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was  40  or tired, he did not stop  41  he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was   42 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I  43  myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only  44  a very small area to  45  myself.”
 The above story is  46  to the journey of our  47 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more  48 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our  49  , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding  50  and the things we love to do. One day  51  we look back, we will  52  that we don’t really need that much,  53  then we cannot turn back time for what we have  54 .
 Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only  55  to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
36. A. use       B. cover   C. work        D. get
37. A. Good    B. Strange  C. Sure      D. Interesting
38. A. rode     B. ran       C. expanded     D. struggled
39. A. kept on      B. asked for 
C. gave up          D. succeeded in
40. A. sad       B. excited C. confused     D. hungry
41. A. but       B. so     C. because     D. if
42. A. sleeping     B. arguing C. dying      D. smiling
43. A. push       B. make     C. destroy     D. prove
44. A. need       B. have      C. find      D. show
45. A. live        B. bury      C. support     D. sleep
46. A. useful   B. certain     C. similar  D. special
47. A. future   B. past  C. history  D. life
48. A. friends  B. progress C. discoveries D. money
49. A. health   B. career     C. honor     D. freedom
50. A. things   B. condition  C. people  D. beauty
51. A. before   B. when     C. unless   D. since
52. A. realize  B. regret      C. apologize  D. explain
53. A. or   B. until      C. however  D. but
54. A. saved   B. missed      C. reduced      D. won
55. A. possible  B. probable   C. necessary   D. suitable

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满分20分）
第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
 2004 was a good year for American farmers. Total farm earnings were estimated (估计) at 74,000 million dollars for the year. That means the average(平均的) farm income was about 71,000 dollars, or a gain of about three percent from the year before.
 However, the growth in earnings depended on the size of the farm. Large farms had increased earnings of six and one-half percent. Smaller farms saw growth in earnings of less than three percent.
 Part of American farm income came from the federal (联邦的) government. The Department of Agriculture reports that about thirty-nine percent of farmers accepted some kind of aid(援助), or subsidy in 2003. Reports say the total amount of farm aid paid last year is estimated at 15,700 million dollars.
 An organization called the Environmental Working Group keeps information on all farm subsidies paid by the government. The group examined subsidies between 1995 and 2003.
 It says ten percent of farms received seventy-two percent of government subsidies during that nine-year period. The group says big farms that are organized as corporations (公司) or partnership businesses receive the most aid. It says the big farms receive more aid, even when they are more profitable(盈利的) than smaller family farms.
 Critics(评论家) say farm subsidies are costly and wasteful. Critics also note that subsidies go only to growers of widely traded crops, like corn, cotton, wheat and soybean.
 But many farmers, including the ones who only receive a few thousand dollars a year, support the subsidy programs. They say small farming communities in states like Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota would not survive without the aid.
56. What is the probable number of American farms?
A. 10 million.   B. 1 million. 
C. 10 thousand.  D. 100 thousand.
57. Why was 2004 a good year for American farmers?
A. American farmers’ earnings increased a lot in 2004.
B. The federal government gave American farmers more aid in 2004.
C. Big farms were organized as partnership businesses in 2004.
D. The federal government reduced farmers’ taxes in 2004.
58. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. All American farmers can get the government aid.
B. Only big farms can get the government aid.
C. Only profitable farms can get the government aid.
D. Farmers growing crops like corn and cotton may get the government aid easily.
第二节：阅读下面对话，并根据对话内容完成表格。
 Dr David Weeks has spent years studying these so-called “Superyoung” people. Now the reporter(R) is interviewing Dr Weeks(DW).
 R: Dr Weeks, could you start by telling us exactly what you mean by the expression “Superyoung”?
 DW: Yes, well, I mean a lucky group of people who actually look and feel as much as 18 years younger than they really are.
 R: Is looking younger than our age just a question of our genes?
 DW: Well, of course it’s one of the important things. But we have many other things to think about. My study has shown, for example, that a happy life is quite important. They often have friendships with people younger than themselves too.
 R: And do the “Superyoung” have a lot of children?
 DW: No, in fact the opposite. Our study showed that 15% of the “Superyoung” don’t have children at all and those that have children usually have small families, one or two children at most.
 R: Is lifestyle important?
 DW: Yes, the “Superyoung” usually sleep very well and have usual or even low blood pressure. Our study showed that they travel more often and when they do travel they often travel further. Generally speaking, they are also people who read more and watch less TV than the rest of us.
 R: And do they do a lot of exercise or sport?
 DW: Yes, in fact we found that they are the kind of people who prefer to do sport rather than watch sport. A strange fact we discovered is that they prefer the sports one person does such as swimming or walking to playing team sports such as football.

Superyoung people
The meaning of “Superyoung”	59. ______________
The possible reasons for looking young	60. _______________
	61. _______________
	62. _______________
	a good lifestyle
The possible reasons for looking young	63. _______________
	64. _______________
	65. _______________
	do a lot of sport

 第四部分: 写作(共五节，满分55分)
第一节： 单词拼写。根据下列句子及所缺单词的首字母或汉语意思，写出单词的正确形式。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
66. A ________ (化学的) change takes place in paper when it burns.
67. We must r________ ourselves of these old ideas. 
68. Not having had food for over forty hours, we were all weak from h_________.
69. Because of the heavy rain the l________ of the lake has risen 6 inches.
70. It was a new form of ________ (细菌) and nobody knew how it would affect humans.
71. The cookies are made from g________ and fruit. 
72. Farmers consider rabbits to be p________, because they destroy some crops they grow.
73. The violent film is not ________(合适的) for children.
74. This food provides the ________(营养) your dog needs.
75. The average ________(产量) of the factory is 20 cars a day.

第二节：句型转换。每空填一词，使该句与所给句子意思相同。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
76. With the help of a good teacher, John made great progress in his English study last term.
______ ______ a good teacher, John made great progress in his English study last term.
77. After ten years in prison, he was set free.
After ten years in prison, he was given his ______.
78. The library provides readers with books.
The library ______ books ______ readers.
79. It is certain that she is fit for the job.
She ______ ______ ______ be fit for the job.
80. It is a good habit to get up early.
______ ______ ______ ______ a good habit.

第三节： 请用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空。（有多余选项）（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
satisfy, supply, lead, would rather , struggle, whatever, confuse,  work,  rid,  sunburn,   prefer to,   certain
 There was an old goat that grew a lot of cabbages. He gathered in all his cabbages with the help of two rabbits. Then he gave each of them ten cabbages to express his thanks. But the goat got  81  when he found that one of them was very happy while the other was not that happy. So the goat asked him, “You are not  82  with this?”
 “No, no. Thank you very much for the cabbages. But if I have a choice I would  83  choose something else,” said the rabbit.
 “Ok, you can choose  84  you like from what I have.”
    “I wonder if you can teach me to grow cabbages,” the rabbit said. “I often can’t get enough food to eat. If I want to  85  a good life, I must grow something of my own. So, I  86  learn to work the land from you than just accept your cabbages.”
 “ 87  the land is not that easy. In spring, you must  88  the land of grass; in summer, your skin will be   89  working in the field and in autumn, you must  90 against bad weather to get in your crops. Did you really decide to do so?” the goat asked.
 “Yes. I’ve made up my mind.”
 “Ok!”
 With the help of the goat, one year later, the rabbit got a lot of cabbages of his own.
第四节：根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
91. 不管发生什么事，我将永远不会忘记你。(whatever)
92. 约翰在圣诞节与玛丽互换了礼物。(exchange)
93. 我们正在努力消除我们国家的贫困。(rid ... of)
94. 再别提这件事了，关于它我一个字也不想听到。(refer to)
95. 接受这项工作意味着住在国外。（-ing形式作主语）
第五节：书面表达（满分15分）
 假设你是班长，请你用英语写一篇口头通知，向同学们介绍新华书店正在出售的一本名为“Expressions in English Conversation”的新书。要点如下：
 1. 每本书定价9元；
 2. 该书内容很适合中学生，对提高英语口语很有帮助；
 3. 你已有一本，可以先让同学们看看，然后决定是否要买；
 4. 要买的先准备好钱，星期六上午把钱交给你，星期天去买书。
 注意：1. 通知应包括以上要点，可适当发挥。不要逐条翻译；
　　　　  2. 词数：100左右。