2020版高考英语一轮复习Unit2Workingtheland课时作业含解析新人教版必修4

Unit 2 Working the land课时作业Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018·江西省上饶市三模)Cotton farmers in some Indian villages are busily buying Coca－Cola and Pepsi，believing that the sugar in the fizzy(有泡沫的)drinks kills pests.Farmers say scientists advised them to mix pesticides with a sugary juice to control pests，and they found the mixture cheaper and more effective than pure chemicals－although soft drink makers and scientists dismissed the remarks.N.Hamunayya，who has become a famous person in his village in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh，said his crop survived an attack of pests which had resisted other pesticides.“We found that all the colas had uniform effect on pests.The pests became dead and fell to the ground，”he said.He said the drinks had all the elements they needed：they were cheaper，sticky，fizzy，and attracted ants，which ate the young of the pests.But Thinupathi Reddy，assistant director of the Regional Agri－Research Station，Guntur，says tests had proved such results wrong.“We conducted some field trials on cotton crop at o ur research station.There was no obvious productivity or destruction of pests，”he says.Statements from Pepsi and Coca－Cola said there was “no scientific basis”for this_practice.But their dealers are enjoying increasing sales.Mantan Wall，who sells soft drinks in 17 villages in the region，said sales rose up，thanks to the farmers.“For the 10 days between August and September I had successful business.Instead of just 30 cases(each containing a dozen one－litre bottles)of cola，I started selling almost 200 cases，”he said.“We expected the sales to drop after the news over pesticide residues(残留)in the cola drinks.Now I have to keep extra supply for the cotton farmers，”he said.In February，an Indian environment group made a report saying drinks made by Coca －Cola and Pepsi contained pesticides and called for tougher safety standards.The U．S firms strongly rejected the findings of the New Delhi－based Centre for Scienceand Environment and said their products were safe.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。

文章主要讲述了一件有趣的事，印度农民认为有泡沫的饮料具有杀虫作用，也就是百事可乐和可口可乐里面含杀虫刹，但两家公司对此予以否认。

1．The writer's purpose of writing this passage is to ________.A．tell an interesting incidentB．warn people that some drinks might be dangerous to healthC．suggest using Coca－Cola to kill pestsD．announce a new discovery of Coca－Cola【答案】 A 推理判断题。

通读全文，并根据作者写这段短文的语气推断作者在讲述一件有趣的小事，可乐中竟然有杀虫剂。

故选A。

2．The drink makers would not accept the fact that their drinks could kill pests because ________.A．they thought it went against scienceB．they believed that the farmers didn't tell the truthC．they might fear that it could bring harm to their businessD．they insised that no poison was left in their products【答案】 C 推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段的The U．S firms strongly rejected the findings of the New Delhi－based Centre for Science and Environment and said their products were safe推断他们担心这件事会给他们的生意带来危害。

故选C。

3．The underlined part in Para.3“this practice”probably refers to ________.A．testing the mixtureB．selling more drinks in IndiaC．mixing the drinks with the pesticideD．attracting ants to eat the young pests【答案】 C 词义推测题。

根据文章第二段mix pesticides with a sugary juice to control pests所叙述的这件事，第三段正是因为这件事，才带来了该地区经销商的销量大增。

故选C。

4．The drinks can kill pests because ________.A．there is some pesticide left in themB．they are sticky and fizzyC．they have elements that kill pestsD．they made the pesticide more effective【答案】 D 推理判断题。

根据文章第二段的He said the drinks had all the elements they needed：they were cheaper，sticky，fizzy，and attracted ants，which ate the young of the pests推断可乐可帮助杀虫剂更有效。

故选D。

Ⅱ.完形填空(2019·福建省普通高中毕业班质检)Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player in the Tri－State League，I was fired.“Frank，”the manager said __1__，“whatever you do after you leave here，put some __2__ and enthusiasm into your work！”Well，that was the __3__ thing I expected him to say.A week later，__4__，I was introduced to the New Havern.My first day here will always __5__ in my memory as a great event in my life.No one knew me in the league，so I was __6__ to make myself the most enthusiastic ball player they'd ever seen.From the minute I __7__ on the field，I acted like a man electrified.And I acted as if I were alive with a million __8__.My biggest thrill came the following morning __9__ I read in the New Haven newspaper：“This __10__ player，Frank，has a barrel(桶)of enthusiasm.He __11__ our boys.They looked better than at any time this season.”The newspapers began __12__ me the life of the team.Within two weeks，enthusiasm took me from $250 a month to $1850 a month－it __13__ my income by 700 percent！Two years after that，I was __14__ third base for the St.Louis and multiplied my income by thirty times.Enthusiasm __15__ did it；nothing but enthusiasm.Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid __16__ on earth.It helps you become more successful，and __17__ a healthier，richer and happier life.“To become enthusiastic －act enthusiastically.”Put this rule into __18__ for thirty days and be prepared to see astonishing __19__.It may easily change your entire life.Can you acquire enthusiasm－or must you be born __20__ it？Certainly you can acquire it!【语篇解读】作者以自己的亲身经历告诉我们：付诸激情你就能改变自己的生活。