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1、Unit 2 Working the land Section Grammar一、语法与写作1_so that you don't feel lonely and depressed.拥有朋友意味着你有谈话的人所以你不会感到孤独和沮丧。2Many people have suggested _ to protect animal rights.很多人都建议制定更多的规则以保护动物权益。3It's fun _y at the beach.在海边度假很有趣。4We are busy _.我们正忙着为即将到来的考试做准备。5The two students who had broke
2、n the school rules were lucky enough to _.那两个违反校规的学生很幸运没有受到惩罚。二、阅读理解The oldest desert (沙漠) in the world is in Namibia (a country in Africa). The desert is called the Namib Desert. This desert is believed to be nearly 40 million years old! It is truly an ancient desert.The Namib Desert has some of th
3、e world's biggest sand dunes (沙丘). The dunes tower high into the sky. One dune, called “Big Daddy”， is almost 1,200 feet (365 meters) high! This means “Big Daddy”is bigger than a 100story building! People can climb“Big Daddy”. One man climbed to the dune's crest, or top. Near the crest
4、, the man had to climb on all fours! He had to use his hands to prevent himself from sliding down.The Namib Desert's ancient dunes vary in color. When something varies, it changes and becomes different. The Namib Desert dunes vary from orange to red.During the day, the surface temperature of the
5、 sand dunes heats up. The surface temperature can heat up to 54 . What does one lizard (蜥蜴) do to keep its feet cool? It stands on only two feet at a time! It jumps from pair to pair! This allows the feet in the air to cool off. When this isn't enough, the lizard dives into the sand. It digs dow
6、n to where the sand is cooler.Little water falls on the dunes. Often there is less than half an inch (1.3 centimeters) of rain a year. What does one dune plant do for water? It uses the morning fog (雾)! The fog comes from the Atlantic Ocean nearby. It rolls across the dunes. The plant's leaves a
7、re filled with empty spaces. The empty spaces take in droplets (小水珠) of the water. The plant can survive years without rain by taking in the fog droplets.1What is the Namib Desert most famous for?AIts old age. BIts big size.CIts location. DIts animals.2Why does the author mention the man climber?ATo
8、 show it is fun to climb dunes.BTo show the popularity of“Big Daddy”CTo show“Big Daddy”is the highest dune.DTo show the difficulty of climbing“Big Daddy”3How does a lizard in the Namib Desert deal with the heat?AIt touches the sand with as little of its body as possible.BIt keeps jumping from one co
9、ol place to another.CIt jumps as high as possible into the air.DIt stays inside the sand the whole day.4What can we learn from the last paragraph?AThe dune plant lives on the rain.BIt rains often in the Namib Desert.CThe Namib Desert is a coastal desert.DPlants can seldom be seen on most dunes.三、语法填
10、空Rice 1._ (believe) to have been first grown in China or possibly somewhere else in eastern Asia around 10,000 years ago.2._ earliest evidence of rice farming comes from a 7,000yearold site near the lower Yangtze River village of Hemudu in Zhejiang province in China.Rice is a kind of foo
11、d which requires much labor.In developed countries，the planting and harvesting is done 3._ (most) with machines.However，in much of the world，these things are still largely done by hand.It takes one farmer 1,000 to 2,000 working hours 4._ (raise) a rice crop on 2.5 acres of land.The fact that rice ne
12、eds so much labor means 5._ (keep) a lot of the population on the land.Rice is also a crop 6._ need of lots of water.The wet rice grown in most of Asia needs hot weather after a period of rain and conditions provided by the 7._ (rain) seasons affect many of the places 8._ rice is grown.Rice straws (
13、稻秆) 9._ (leave) in the fields add nutrients (营养物) to the soil after rice is harvested.For the next crop，rice farmers can often enjoy a good harvest by adding little 10._ no fertilizer.四、读后续写阅读下面材料，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。续写的词数应为150左右。Jim slumped on the couch. Mother's Day was coming up, an
14、d he didn't have a present. “How can I buy a present without any money？” he thought.Jim picked up the newspaper that was lying on the couch. He noticed a large advertisement on the front page. The local department store was sponsoring a contest. “Tell us why your mom is special and win a shoppin
15、g spree (疯狂购物) for her，” said the ad.“This is perfect！” thought Jim. He ran to his room with the newspaper. Taking a pencil and a blank piece of paper from his desk, he started to write. “My mom is the best mother in the world. She always makes a lunch for me to take to school, and she never forgets
16、 my dessert. She reads as many books to me before bed as I want. She always remembers to check under the bed for monsters. And she gives the best hug, but never in front of my friends, who would laugh at me for hugging my mom.” Jim liked what he had written. He copied it neatly and got an envelope a
17、nd a stamp from his dad. He ran to the mailbox with his entry(参赛作品). “Mom will love having a shopping spree，” he thought.Jim checked the mailbox every day for his prize. Days passed by, and then weeks. Soon it was the day before Mother's Day. Jim still hadn't heard anything about the contest
18、. “What am I going to do now？” he wondered. He didn't have a present, and he didn't have a shopping spree, and he still didn't have any money. He had to think of something. Jim closed his eyes and curled his toes and thought so hard that his ears hurt.一、语法与写作1.Having_friends_means_that_y
19、ou_can_have_someone_to_talk_to2.setting_up_more_rules3.spending_the_holida4.preparing_for_the_coming_exam5.escape_being_punished二、阅读理解1.A细节理解题。由第一段中的oldest和ancient可知，纳米布沙漠是世界上最古老的沙漠，因此它以其年代古老闻名于世。2.D推理判断题。由第二段中的“the man had to climb on all fours! He had to use his hands to prevent himself from slidi
20、ng down”可知，攀爬“大老爹”沙丘还是具有挑战性的。3.A细节理解题。由第四段中的“It stands on only two feet at a time! It jumps from pair to pair! This allows the feet in the air to cool off”可知，蜥蜴一次只有两只脚着地，这样轮换着来让脚凉快点。4.C推理判断题。由最后一段中的“The fog comes from the Atlantic Ocean nearby”可知，纳米布沙漠是一个滨海沙漠。三、语法填空1is believed 考查一般现在时的被动语态。Rice与bel
21、ieve之间是被动关系，且believe在此描述的是一般情况，故填is believed。2The考查定冠词。形容词最高级前用定冠词限定，故填The。3mostly考查副词。设空处作状语修饰is done，故填mostly。4to raise考查固定结构。It takes sb.some time to do sth.意为“某人花费时间做某事”。5keeping考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。mean作“意味着”讲时，后接动词ing形式作宾语，故填keeping。6in考查固定结构。in need of意为“需要”。7rainy考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰s
22、easons，表示“多雨的”，故填rainy。8where考查关系副词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰places，且在从句中作状语，故填where。9left考查过去分词作定语的用法。Rice straws后跟定语，因leave与Rice straws之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且leave所表示的动作已完成，故填left。10or考查连词。little与no之间是选择关系，故填or。四、读后续写Paragraph 1： Suddenly he had an idea. He fumbled in his drawers and fortunately found a piece of delic
23、ate and fragrant paper. He sat down straight on his chair, and began to write a letter in his best handwriting as a Mother's Day present. “Dear Mom, I'm writing this to tell you that you are the best mother in the world.” With a sincere heart, Jim finished the letter and sealed it in an enve
24、lope, his lips curving into a smile.Paragraph 2：The next morning Jim handed his present to his mom. Finishing reading the letter, his mom swept him into her arms with her eyes wet as if she wanted to squeeze the breath out of him. “Thank you, my dear！” She sniffled, hugging Jim more tightly. Leaning
25、 against his mother's shoulder, Jim slowly explained why he chose to write a letter as a gift. After hearing the reason, his mom gently combed her fingers through his hair, saying, “To me, your letter is better than a thousand shopping sprees.” Hugging each other, they felt happy as if they were in possession of everything. Indeed, love should be made known to loved ones.第9页（共9页）