2014届高考英语一轮复习方案 作业手册(17) Unit 2 Working the land(含解析) 新人教版必修4

课时作业(十七) [必修4 Unit 2 Working the land]

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Ⅰ.单项填空

1．It's not easy to learn English well.________as much as possible is necessary. A．Having read B．Read C．Reading D．To have read

2．—I regret________you that John has been fired.

—I can hardly believe my ears.He is such a fine worker. A．telling B．having told C．to tell D．to have told

3．—The cars give off a great deal of waste gas in the streets. —Yes.But I'm sure something will be done to________air pollution. A．reduce B．remove C．drop D．warn

4．Having been praised by the teacher，the little girl ran back home，________． A．happily and satisfied B．eager and excitedly C．happy and satisfied D．anxiously and excitedly

5．The diamond mine ________ accidentally by a little boy when he was playing hide­and­seek.

A．discovered B．was discovered

C．has been discovered D．would discover

6．In Bangkok severe flooding, many major roads ________ north, towards the areas worst affected by the flooding, were largely impassable.

A．to lead B．leading C．led D．to be led

7．It is reported that the newly­built studio is ________badly. A．equipped B．equaled C．supplied D．offered

8．Mom，I'm afraid it's going to rain.The clouds in the sky are ________． A．building up B．breaking up C．staying up D．getting up

9．—Are there any English storybooks for us students in the library? —There are only a few，________．

A．if any B．if have C．if some D．if has

10．The discovery of new evidence led to________． A．the thief having caught B．catch the thief

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C．the thief being caught D．the thief to be caught

11．Statistics show that for every mile they drive men have ________ as women do.

A．serious accidents as twice many B．twice as many serious accidents C．twice serious accidents as many D．serious accidents as many twice

12．The French Revolution was successful in________society of inequality，which had a great effect on many other countries，particularly those in Europe.

A．informing B．reminding C．ridding D．robbing

13．It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money________favours to them.

A．in preference to B．in place of

C．in agreement with D．in exchange for

14．The traffic problems have severely affected economic development. ________ we must spare no efforts to solve them.

A．Furthermore B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Nevertheless

15．—Shall I give you a ride as it is so late? —Thank you.________．

A．If you insist B．It's up to you

C．It all depends D．It couldn't be better Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

When 47­year­old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britain's Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, actually”， few in the audience would have wondered why. This Ms Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song I dreamed a dream from the musical Les Miserables on a show of Britain's Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.

She couldn't hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and everyone—including the judges—seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone in the auditorium fell silent, then rose within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity judges sat open­mouthed, and remained standing to the end.

After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said，“Without doubt that

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was the biggest surprise I've had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you.No one is laughing now. That was amazing.”Actress Amanda Holden followed，“I'm so thrilled because I know that we everybody were against you.I honestly think that we were all being very cynical(愤世嫉俗的) and I think that's the biggest wake­up call ever.”

Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore—who between them have nearly 1.5 million followers—speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip(片段). The Scottish talent made her live American debut via satellite connection on CBS's The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey.

Now Boyle has become one of the world's hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times on Youtube, becoming a hit on the Internet.

16．We learn from the passage that Susan Boyle ________． A．rose from a low social class B．had an unhappy marriage

C．lived with a dog alone on a farm

D．won the championship in the Britain's Got Talent show

17．At the beginning of the show, almost everybody ________． A．looked forward to her wonderful performance B．was attracted by her beautiful dress C．looked down upon her D．placed great hope on her

18．We can infer that ________ contributed most to her global popularity. A．the judges B．the Internet

C．the newspaper D．the advertisement

19．The 4th paragraph is intended to tell us ________． A．how Susan Boyle achieved her success

B．the comment made by American actor Ashton Kutcher C．Susan Boyle's influence in the USA

D．Oprah Winfrey's invitation to Susan Boyle

B

The class of eighth grade at a Los Angeles middle school tap their rulers and nod their heads to the rhythm of the rap video shown on a screen. Their algebra teacher, LaMar Queen, uses rhyme to help them memorize seemingly difficult items to improve their grades.

Queen, 26, is now known at Los Angeles Academy Middle School as the rap teacher, but his fame has spread beyond the 2，200­student school in this neighborhood. He's won a national award and shown teachers and parents how to use rap to teach children.“Math is a bad word for many students, but if we put it in a form that kids enjoy, they'll learn，” Queen said. “Rap is what the kids respond to.They don't have a problem memorizing the songs at all.”

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Queen's math rap came about by chance. Two months after starting at LA Academy, he was frustrated when kids said his class was boring. They thought that he looked like the singer Kanye West, so they challenged him to rap.

Queen has been rapping since the seventh grade. With his students' challenge on his mind, he pushed aside work on his lesson plans and wrote a rap song Slope Intercept.

Word of his rapping soon reached the school's main office. Principal Maria Borges went to look into it, and came out smiling.“It interests the kids，” she said.“Kids seem to know all the rap songs, and it's helpful for them to remember math rules.” “Some kids who aren't even in Mr Queen's class go around singing his songs，” said Kejon Closure, 13, who went from a C­average to an A.

In the raps, Queen defines a math concept and works through sample problems step by step. He keeps a relaxed manner when singing with his students. Queen also tries to inspire them. His lyrics tell students “to get As on your papers”，and “to be respectful and listen to your parents”．Sometimes the students appear in the videos as a reward for good grades and behavior.

20．According to the passage, LaMar Queen has been ________ since he began to teach students at Los Angeles Academy.

A．a popular teacher B．a music teacher C．a mathematics teacher D．a famous singer

21．LaMar Queen has won a national award because ________． A．he is good at composing rap songs

B．his new musical production was shown on TV C．he created a unique teaching method in math D．he gave students a lot of confidence

22．We can infer from the last paragraph but one that ________．

A．Queen's teaching method has been well received by both the principal and the students

B．Queen makes math easy and tries to inspire his students in the rap C．Queen is willing to help the students who are not good at math

D．Principal Maria Borges doesn't think it a good way to teach math by rapping 23．This passage may be taken from China Daily in the column of ________． A．society B．education

C．entertainment D．biography Ⅲ.短文填词

Last weekend, our school organized a social activity. We are required to find out how much the countryside has changed.

The country takes 24.________ a new look both in living environment and mental outlook. Hills are covered with trees and gardens are 25.________ with flowers. Rivers are clean with 26.b________ over them, which makes the traffic very 27.________ (方便的). Farmers are living in the beautiful houses which are equipped with fine 28.________ (家具). What impressed us most is 29.________ farmers are paying special attention to their cultural life. Because they have more money and 30.l________ physical burden, they can afford more time for leisure. People look more 31.________ (精力充沛的) and younger than 32.________ age.

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This activity was really a big surprise for us. What we saw in the countryside was far better than 33.e________.

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课时作业(十七)

Ⅰ.1.C 考查非谓语动词。本句中缺少主语，所以需要用动名词作主语。

2．C 考查固定用法。regret to do„“遗憾做„„”；regret doing„“后悔做了某事”。由句意可知应选C项。

3．A 考查动词词义辨析。reduce减少；remove移动；drop抛下；warn警告。句意：„„但我相信要做点什么来减少空气污染。

4．C 考查形容词作状语。形容词作状语，用以说明主语或宾语的状态，而副词作状语则用来修饰谓语。句意：由于受到了老师的表扬，小女孩跑回家，兴奋异常。

5．B 考查动词的被动语态。句意：这个钻石矿是在那个小男孩玩捉迷藏的时候偶然被发现的。

6．B 考查非谓语动词。句意：在曼谷的大洪水中，许多通往北方、去往受洪水影响最严重地区的道路，大部分都无法通行。此处是现在分词短语作后置定语，且roads与lead之间是逻辑上的主谓关系。

7．A 考查动词词义辨析。equip装备；配备；equal相等；等同于；supply提供；offer(主动)提供。句意：据报道，这个新建的演播室设备很差。

8．A 句意：妈妈，恐怕要下雨了。天空中的云越来越密集了。build up逐渐增加，符合句意。break up打碎，，解体；stay up不睡觉，熬夜；get up起床。

9．A 考查情景交际。A项意为“如果有的话(也不多)”。B项意为“如果有”，表示肯定。答语句意：——就是有，也只有几本。

10．C 考查非谓语动词。lead to 导致，to是介词后面接动名词作介词宾语，排除B和D；又因为是小偷被抓住，表被动，排除A，所以应选C。

11．B 考查倍数的表达方法。正确形式应为：倍数词＋as＋形容词(名词)/副词＋as。 12．C 考查动词辨析。rid„of„使„„摆脱„„。inform sb of sth 告知某人某事；remind sb of sth 提醒某人某事；rob sb of sth 抢劫某人的某物。

13．D 考查介词短语辨析。in exchange for交换，符合题意。in preference to 偏爱；in agreement with与„„一致；in place of取代。

14．B 考查副词辨析。therefore因此，表因果。交通问题已经严重影响了经济的发展，因此，我们应该不遗余力地来解决这些问题。furthermore此外，而且，表递进；meanwhile同时，其间；nevertheless然而，不过，表转折。

15．D 考查交际用语。从答语知，答话人已经接受对方的好意，故选D项，表示“太好了，再好不过了”。can/could not＋be＋比较级，表示“没有比„„更„„的；非常„„”。

Ⅱ.A

正如一位哲人所说，“小人物也有大梦想”。在英国，47岁的妇女Susan Boyle也有自己的追求和梦想。那么她来到“英国达人秀”会有怎样的经历呢？她最终会成功吗？

16．A 推理判断题。从文章第一段中的“she was unemployed, had never been married and ‘never been kissed，actually’”和“from a village in Scotland”这些信息可推知，Susan Boyle来自社会的底层，所以选A项。

17．C 细节理解题。从文章第二段中的“everyone—including the judges—seemed laughing at her”可知，人们最初都嘲笑她，看不起她。答案选C项。

18．B 推理判断题。从文章最后一段的内容可推知，她红遍全球要归功于互联网的传播，答案选B项。

19．C 推理判断题。通读文章第四段的内容可推知，该段主要讲述Susan Boyle在美国的影响，据此选C项。

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B

美国洛杉矶的一位数学老师把复杂难懂的数学概念变成了说唱乐，从而让学生们如痴如醉地在数学公式里遨游。

20．C 细节理解题。根据文章第二、三段可知LaMar Queen在从教之初并不受学生欢迎，他用说唱的方式授课后才出名的，可排除A项。根据文章第一段Their algebra teacher(他们的代数老师)以及后文多次提到的“math”可知答案为C项。

21．C 推理判断题。根据全文尤其是第一、二段内容可知LaMar Queen教数学的方式与众不同，正因为他独特的教学方法使他获奖，故选C项。

22．A 推理判断题。题干中the last paragraph but one是“倒数第二段”的意思，注意审题。从校长调查到学生说的话可知LaMar Queen的教学被校长和学生认可。故选A项。

23．B 推理判断题。全文介绍LaMar Queen用说唱的方法教授数学，属于教育类文章。故选B项。

Ⅲ.24.on 25.filled 26.bridges 27.convenient 28.furniture 29．that 30.less 31.energetic/lively 32.their 33.expected

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