1、【 预讲练结】人教版必修四 Unit 2 Working the land 练习第卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。A“Excuse me，” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I am here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place
2、？” “Well, we have baskets, but they are not Easter baskets for kids; theyre food baskets，” I explained.That morning I arrived at St. Michaels Church in Carmichael, California to help give the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers
3、 to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie enough food to help feed a family for a week.“Why dont you come in？” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I cant . My daughter is
4、waiting for me over there. I am grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter . Well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man
5、 handed me his number，and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that？” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it
6、by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the mans number in my hand. Well, hell be .“Happy Easter，” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”21The young man had thought that _.A. he
7、 would have an Easter basket and a food basketB. there would be Easter baskets for childrenC. there would be childrens toys in the food basketD. he would get enough food for the whole year答案与解析 B 根据第一段 I am here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter.可知，答案为 B。22What did the author do at the chu
8、rch?A. He worked there as a churchman.B. He was called in to hand out Easter baskets.C. He went there to meet the young man.D. He was a volunteer who helped there.答案与解析 D 根据第二段. to help give the baskets to needy families for Easter 和第四段 One of the volunteers .可知，答案为 D。23The young man looked disappoi
9、nted at first because _.A. he was told not to take a food basketB. he was told to buy a food basketC. he came so late that all the baskets had been handed outD. he was told that he wouldnt get what he wanted.答案与解析 D 根据第三段 I thought they would be Easter baskets for children 和 I promised my daughter o
10、ne 可知，答案为 D。24What surprised the author was that _.A. there was an Easter basket in the food basketB. someone knew what the young man neededC. one of the baskets was filled with more bread than othersD. he found that the young mans name was on the basket答案与解析 A 根据第四段 A bulge in one of the baskets ca
11、ught my eye .可知，答案为 A。BThe tea gardens in Sri Lanka are actually large estates (种植园). The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds, the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one metre apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 cen
12、timetres high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots，or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best tea is got.Practically all the tea pickers are women. The estates prefer to employ women pickers because they are more careful. Their thin fingers can easily r
13、emove the twin leaves and new shoots from the plants, which are the parts used for processing (加工) tea. The pickers carry large baskets into which they throw their pickings. A skilled worker can harvest between 9 to 14 kilogrammes of tea leaves a day. Usually new shoots can be picked from the plants
14、 about every ten or fifteen days.Processing tea shoots into the familiar dry tea leaves requires great care and skill. There are various methods of processing depending on the type of tea required. For black tea, the young green leaves are first spread out on shelves to dry. This process removes muc
15、h of their water and the leaves become soft. After this, the leaves are passed through heavy rollers. This operation will press the leaves for juices which give the tea both colour and taste.Then the leaves are spread out on floors and left to ferment (发酵) under wet conditions. Fermentation develops
16、 the dried leaves with a hotair blower until they become rolledup black leaves. The final step is to sort and grade them before the black tea is ready for sale to countries all over the world.25. In the first paragraph, the underlined word “pruning” means “_”A. regular cutting of the plantsB. freque
17、nt wateringC. regular use of chemicalsD. growing the plants high in the mountain答案与解析 A 由第一段“The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimetres high.”可知为 “修剪”之意。26. One of the reasons why women are employed to do the picking is that _.A. they work harder than men do in the pickin
18、gB. they can throw their pickings more easily into the basketsC. their fingers fit them better for the jobD. they can more easily find the twin leaves答案与解析 C 由第二段第三句“Their thin fingers can easily remove the twin leaves .”可知。27. How many processing steps are mentioned in the last paragraph?A. Three.
19、B. Four.C. Five. D. Six.答案与解析 C 由最后一段内容可知。28. What is the writers purpose in writing the passage?A. To introduce various methods of tea processing.B. To persuade readers to buy tea from Sri Lanka.C. To tell a story that have happened in the tea gardens.D. To inform readers of tea growing, picking an
20、d processing.答案与解析 D 由文章的主题大意可判断。CImagine that you live on a street where there are broken windows, graffiti painted on buildings, and waste on the ground. Would this environment lead to other acts of property damage or crime?European researchers say the answer is yes. The researchers say they found
21、 strong evidence that shows disorder can lead people to carrying out criminal acts or bad behavior. The researchers work at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. They reported their findings in Science Magazine last November. Their report is called The Spreading of Disorder.The idea of obs
22、erving disorder has an effect on peoples behavior is not new. In 1982, American researchers James Wilson and George Kelling wrote a report describing what they called the broken windows theory. They believed that signs of crime, such as broken windows in a building, led to other acts of crime.In the
23、 1990s, New York City officials started a campaign to remove signs of disorder like broken windows, graffiti markings, and rubbish. Soon, the rate of minor crimes in New York began to drop. Other cities around the world also began to use this crimefighting method.But the broken windows theory was al
24、so questioned. Experts said there was still no experimental evidence to prove that the drop in crime was a direct result of efforts to clean up city neighborhoods.They said other influences could also have caused the drop in crime. Moreover, the broken windows theory did not fully examine the exact
25、conditions of disorders that appeared to lead to crime.The study from the Netherlands now provides the experimental information to support the broken windows theory.29The underlined word “graffiti” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”A. rude drawingsB. formal displaysC. public signsD. interesting adver
26、tisements答案与解析 A 根据句中的 broken windows 和 waste on the ground 可推断，graffiti“涂画；涂鸦”。30Other cities followed New Yorks example because _.A. there was no crime in New York at that timeB. there were fewer crimes in New York after the campaign was startedC. the rate of minor crimes in New York fell to its l
27、owest level everD. the environment in New York was relatively clean答案与解析 B 根据第四段 Soon, the rate of minor crimes in New York began to drop 可知，答案为 B。31What can we know about the experts questioning the broken windows theory?A. They didnt agree to take rubbish away from cities.B. They thought other inf
28、luences contributed to the drop in crime.C. They thought cleaning up city neighborhoods was useless.D. They have written an article about questioning the theory.答案与解析 B 根据第六段 They said other influences could also have caused the drop in crime.可知，答案为 B。32The author of this passage mainly wants to tel
29、l us that _.A. some efforts should be made to punish those who commit a crimeB. more evidence should be provided to support the theoryC. signs of disorder can lead to criminal actsD. acts of property damage or crime are common答案与解析 C 通读全文内容和第二段. shows disorder can lead people to carrying out crimina
30、l acts or bad behavior 可知，答案为 C。DThe weather is very important to farmers. The calendar might say“August”， but the weathers more like October. For some farmers the cool weather is a good thing. For others, its a cause for concern.At Apple Hill, the cooler weather was giving the Boeger Winery a chanc
31、e to concentrate on bottling instead of picking. “Things were really maturing，it has just been a welcome relief to have more time to prepare，”said Greg Boeger of Boeger Winery.But down in the Delta, the earlier hot weather has them two weeks ahead of schedule. Their harvest actually started on Tuesd
32、ay, and this cooling trend is a worry. There have been no problems yet, but for each of the last two years heavy rain right after Labor Day was a problem, one that Don Pylman would not like to see repeated.“If it doesnt start raining, were in good shape，” said Pylman. “If the sun comes out and clear
33、s up we can get right back to work, but if we do get rain, the rots will start.”The kind of grape (葡萄) makes a difference as well. Thinskinned grapes like the chardonnay variety are much more sensitive to rain than some of the others. Theyre also more difficult to dry off.33. The weather change _.A.
34、 shows that the calendar lacks scienceB. does good to farmersC. shows that the globe is more and more warmingD. doesnt always make farmers worried答案与解析 D 参见第一段第三句话。34. From the second paragraph we know the Boeger Winery _.A. isnt prepared for the weather changeB. has his wine bottled earlier than us
35、ualC. has no chance to pick the grapeD. in fact，doesnt welcome the weather change答案与解析 B 第二段的第一句话说，天气转凉使他们有更多的时间来做葡萄酒，而往年这时他们还在摘葡萄。35. The underlined “them” in the third paragraph refers to “_”A. the grapesB. the family of WineryC. the farmers at Apple HillD. the farmers in the Delta答案与解析 D 这句话的意思是说
36、，天气比往年转冷的要早，这使得三角洲的农民计划不得不提前两周。第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier (收银台) in her general store. _36_ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”At first I was
37、paid in candy. _37_ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 am. to 7 pm. My father helped me set up a bank account (账户). _38_By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics (化妆品). I d
38、eveloped the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear？” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup (化妆) ideas. _39_The job taught me a va
39、luable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didnt need to be a Rocket scientistyou needed to be a great listener. _40_ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.A. Later I received
40、50 cents an hour.B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.C. I ended up selling a record amount of cosmetics.D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.E. My grandmas trust taught me how to handle responsibility.F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever bef
41、ore.G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.答案 36.B 37.A 38.G 39.C 40.D第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was five days before Christmas. My coworkers were excitedly _41_ their plans. “D
42、oing anything special？” they asked me. I _42_ my head.I was 3,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong _43_ of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, and then went straight to my fulltime _44_ job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.I had _45_ looked
43、forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no _46_ cash. Money to go home? I hardly had money to eat.Im on my _47_. “Cover for (顶替) me, will you？”asked Mavis，another waitress，as she _48_ me on her way to the employees room. “_49
44、_， theres this guy at Table Five，”she said. “Hes been _50_ there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not _51_ anything either.” She paused. “Its like hes _52_ for somebody.”I looked in the corner. _53_ enough, there was a slim, goodlooking man _54_ in a worn shirt, and a black baseball
45、 cap， just sitting alone. I went over, trying to _55_ a smile. “Im sorry，” I said, “please let me know if you want anything.”I was turning to walk away _56_ the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the _57_ restaurant. “Id like an order of chips，” he sa
46、id, “and a glass of water.”My heart _58_.Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which I wouldnt get much of a(n) _59_. But maybe this guy was broken, and I surely knew how he felt. _60_ I decided to try my best to make him feel okay.41A. expressing B. changingC. discussing D. announcing42A. used
47、 B. liftedC. nodded D. shook43A. mind B. dreamC. satisfaction D. demand44A. waitress B. actressC. assistant D. maid45A. seldom B. alwaysC. merely D. hardly46A. other B. restC. any D. extra47A. way B. dutyC. break D. work48A. stepped B. ignoredC. passed D. jumped49A. By the way B. On the contraryC. A
48、bove all D. After all50A. shouting B. sittingC. crying D. whispering51A. reading B. eatingC. drinking D. ordering52A. searching B. waitingC. caring D. longing53A. Excitedly B. LuckilyC. Desperately D. Sure54A. dressed B. woreC. carried D. put55A. force B. returnC. break D. contribute56A. before B. whenC. after D. while57A. quiet B. largeC. noisy D. wonderful58A. sank B. beatC. hurt D. lost59A. praise B. tipC. pay D. prize60A. But B. OtherwiseC. So D. Or答案与解析 41C 圣诞节的前五天，我的同事们都在兴奋地讨论他们的节日计划。express“表达”通常不与 plan 连用
