2018届高考英语大一轮复习Unit2Workingtheland课时规范训练新人教版必修4

Unit2Workingtheland
Ⅰ.阅
读理解
A
Reco rdings f
angrybeesareenoughtosendb
ig,
toughAfr
ican
elep
hants
ru
nning
away,anewstudysays.Bee hives(蜂窝)—
eitherrecordedorreal
—
mayevenprevent
elephantsfromdamagingfarmer
s'crops.
In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephantsav oidcertain
t
ree s
w
ith
beesl
iving
i
n
them.To
day,
Lucywantstose
eif
A
frica
n
honeybees
might discourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmer
stogotothe
troubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarms,sheneededtofind outifthebees
wouldscareelephantsawa
y.
Lucy found
a
wild
be
ehive
i
nsid
e
a
tree
i
n
nor
thern
Kenyaandsetuparecord
er.
Thenshet hrew
as
tone
i
nto
t
he
beeh
ive,
whichb
urst
i
nto
l
ife
.
Lucyan
dher
assi
stant
hidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next,Lucys earchedout
elephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandp utaspeaker
inatreeclosetoeach
family.
Fromadistance,Lucyswitchedonthepre-recordedsoundofangrybeeswhile
atthesametimerecor ding
t
he
elep
hants
w
ith
a
video
camera
.Half
theele
phant
g
roups
l
eft theareawithintenseconds.
O
utof
at
otal
of17gr
oups,
o
nly
oneg
roup
ig
nored
thesoundofthean gry bees.L
ucy
repo
rted
t
hat
a
ll
t
he
youngele
phants
immed
iately
rantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofa waterfall
(瀑布)instead
o
f
t
he
angrybe
esto
ma
nyof
t
he
sameele
phant
fam
ilies
，
the
an
imals
wereundistu rbed.
Evena
fter
f
our
minutes，
mostof
t
he
gr
oups
st
ayed
i
n
onep
lace.
L ucyis
nowstudyingwhethertheeleph
antswill
conti
nueto
avo
idthe
so
undof
angrybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn'ttestedenoughg roupsyetto
know,buther initial(
最先
的)resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswi th
farmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifele phantsare
frighten
edaway.
1．Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmaybefrightenedof_ _______.
A．loud noises
B．somec rops
C．videocam eras D．angryb ees
2．WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive? A．Torecordthesoundofbees. B．Tomakeavideoofelephants.
C．Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.
D．Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.
3．Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy________.
A．worksbyherselfinAfrica
B．needstotestmoreelephantgroups
C．hasstoppedelephantseatingcrops
D．hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms
4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A．YoungelephantsignoreAfricanhoneybees.
B．Waterfallscanmakeelephantsstayinoneplace.
C．Elephantsdonotgoneartreeswithbeeslivinginthem.
D．FarmersdonotallowLucytoconducttestsintheirfields.
【语篇导读】本文介绍了一项风趣的
科学实验，科学家经过大批实验来考证小蜜蜂能
否有效阻挡庞然大物——非洲大象破坏农作物。

1．分析：选D。

细节理解题。

依据
第三、四段Luc
y
所做的实验可知大象可能会被生气
的蜜蜂吓跑。

2．分析：选A。

细节理解题。

依据第三段可知Lucy在一棵树上找到了一个蜂窝，并且
安装了一个录音机，她扔石头的目的是想惹蜜蜂生气，而后发作声音，进而录制其声音；第四段开头也提到了她录制好的
声音。

应选A。

3．分析：选B。

推理判断题。

依据最
后一段可知Luc
y
此刻正在研究能否大象在几次听
到生气的蜜蜂发出的声音后还会被持续吓跑，她还没有将这一现象在足够多的大象集体中检
验，由此能够推测她还需做足够多的实验。

4．分
析：选C。

细节理解题。

依据第二段第一句
可知，2002年
Lucy
和她的队员就发现
大象会避开住着蜜蜂的树。

故C项表述是正确的。

B
Organicfarmin gisabig-pictureexercise.It'snotonlytargetedatthis season's results, butconsiders future generations. Inthelongrunit makesbetter
economicsenseaswell.Butitsmaingoalistocontributetoahealthierworld. Studiesconductedallovertheworldhaveshowntheeffectsthatconventional
chemical farming has on the environment. Certainly, chemical fertilizers,
pesticides, andher-bicides increase thequantity ofafarm's production. Theyhelp
producemoregrainsandvegetables.Butatwhatcost？ASwissstudyshowedthatorganicfarmingproducesanaverageof20%lessthanconve ntionalmethods.Butorganicallygrownfoodcontained50%lessfertilizerand97% lesspesticides.the
Thoughonlyapartoftheamountofpesticidesafarmusesactually doesthe
jobofkillingbugs,allofitremainsactiveinthesoilformonths orevenyears
afterworse,eachgenerationofpestsisgrowingincreasingly
immune(免疫的)to
t
he
chemicalsused.
It's
noteve
nall
a
bout
thefoodand
the
s
oil
.
Thepestic ides
u
sedin
conve
ntional
agric
ulture
a
re
f
inall
y
sp
illing
t
heir
chem
ical
resi dues(
化学残
留)intothewaterways.Itaffectswildlife,soilandecosyst
ems
asawhole.AccordingtoaWorldwat chpaper
，DeepTrouble:TheHiddenThreatof
Ground water
Pol
lution,
poi
sonous
chemic
als
a
re
po
llutin
g
ground
water
o
n
e
very
inha bited
conti
nent,
endang
ering
t
he
wo
rld's
mostval
uable
su
pplies
o
f
fresh
water.
Pe rhaps
n
ot
sointui
tive,
org
anic
fa
rming
affectsthe
air.
“Or
ganic
agric
ulture
canr educe
green
house
gasemissionsbyeffecti
vely
lo
cking
morecarbo
ninto
t
he
s
oil
rather than
rele
asing
i
t
i
nto
t
he
atmosphere，”
found
“FarmingSys
tems
T
ria
l
，
”
a15-
anicagricultureevenuses50%lessenergythanconvention al
farm
ing.
Howdoesorganicfarmingdealwithpests?Organicfarmersintent ionallybuild
uppopulat ions f
benef
icial
ins
ects,
s
uch
aslady
bugs(
瓢
虫),
t
hat
e
at
o
ther
p
ests
andc ontrol
t
he
gro
wthof
in
sects.
Wildf
lowers
cr
eate
greenb
elts
t
hat
c
ontro
l
t
he
spreadofweedsandthemselvesencouragethebeneficial
insects.Farmershavetosticktostrictstandardsandpracti
cestoearnthelabel
“organic.”Lookingforward,bypromotingbiologicaldiversityand maintainingsoi lfertility,organicfarmingcreatesanaturalbalancethathelpstogethighqualityfoodin healthyquantitiesyearafteryear. 5．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Thebestwaystosetuporga nicfarming B．WhyorganicfarmingbenefitstheenvironmentC．Thehistoryanddevelopmentoforganic farming
D．Howtodealwithpestsandchemicalresidues
6．Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________. A．applicatingpesticideswillincreasethenumberofpests B．organicfarmingproducesmoregreenhousegasemissions C．conventionalfarmingisbetterthanorganicfarming D．theorganicallygrownfooddoesgoodtopeople'shealth
7．BywritingParagraph3,theauthormainlywantstotellus________. A．theimmunefunctionofpests
B．theeffectofchemicalresidues
C．thegreatharmofpesticides
D．thebenefitofconventionalagriculture
【语篇导读】本文经过几个方面说明有机农业为何会对环境有利处。

5．分析：选B。

要旨粗心题。

本文经过几个方面说明有机农业为何会对环境有利处。

文章第一段为主题段，下边各段都是环绕这一主题段进行说明的。

6．分
Buttheorganicallygrownfood 析：选D。

推理判断题。

依据第二段最
后一句
contained50%lessfertilizerand97%lesspesti
cides.可知，有机农产品含有的肥料少，含有的农药更少，由此能够推测，这类有机农产品对人的身体有利。

7．分析：选C。

作者企图猜想题。

文章第三段说明应用农药不单会使害虫产生免疫，
并且还会污染水源，影响野生动物、土壤和生态系统。

这全部都是应用农药所产生的巨大危
害。

应选C。

C
(2017·辽宁沈阳检测 )Oncetherewasayoungfarmerwhohadanappointmentwith hislovertomeetunderabigtree.Hewasshort-temperedandcameveryearly.It wasafinespringdaywithflowersinfullbloom( 绽放),buthewasn'tinthemood
toenjoyit.
Suddenly anangelturned upbefore him.“Yougetimpatient,don't you？”said
theangel. “Ifyoudon'twanttowait,justturnth ebuttontotheright.Youcan jumpoveranylifeperiodifyouwantto. ”Theyoungfellowwassohappythatheturnedthebuttonlightly.Howamazing!
Hislover appearedbefore himimmediately, staring athimwith love.
Howwonderful
itwouldbeiftheweddingceremonywereheldnow!He,again,turnedthebutton. Agrandweddingappearedinfrontofhim ；thebandwasplayingcheerfulmusic ；helosthimself initdeeply. Unknowingly, the desires in his heart appeared endlessly:Ialsowantabighouse.Heturnedthebutton:Ialsowantacrowdof
agroupoflovely kids wereplaying joyfully inthelarge
livingroom.Again,hejumpedatturningthebuttontotherightmorethanhalf.
Howtimeflew! Before hesawtheblooming flowers inthegarden, everything had
beencovered inadeepsnow.Looking athimself again, hehadalready becomesoold, hishairandbeardtotallywhite.
Hewasfilledwithregrets:I'dratherspendmylifestepbystepthangoin
suchahurry. Better let mewait patiently ！Thebutton movedtotheleft with arush.
Onceagain,hewaswaitingforhisloverunderthatbigtree.Hisrestlessness
disappearedcompletely. 8．Theangelgavethefarmeramagicbuttoninorderto________. A．makeanappointmentwithhim
B．shortenhisfuturetime
C．helphimenjoybeautifulflowers
D．changehistemper
9．Whichofthefollowing things didn't thefarmer enjoyafter using thebutton?
A．Asatisfyingwedding.
B．Ahappyfamily.
C．Splendidmusic.
D．Bloomingflowers.
10．Whatdoestheunde
rlined wor
d “restlessn
ess
”inthelas
t
paragraph mean?
A．Eagerness.
B．Hopelessness.
C．Impatience.
D．Amazement.
11．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A．Lifecan'tskipforward.
B．Lovershadbetterwait.
C．Peopleshouldlivearealisticlife.
D．Regretsmayexistiflifeisnotfun.
【语篇导读】一个农民获取了天使给他的一个宝贝，经过使用这个宝贝，他能够提早
体验到人生的任何阶段，可是在他体验到了新婚的快乐、家庭的美好等以后，他才意识到：人生要一步一个脚迹才存心义。

8．分析：B。

细节理解题。

依据第二段的“If youdon't want....You canjumpover anylifeperiodifyouwantto. ”可知，经过使用按钮，农民能够抵达人生的任何一个
阶段；据此可知，用此按钮，能够缩短将来的时间，故B项正确。

9．分析：选D。

细节理解题。

依据第三段的第六句可知，经过使用按钮，农民体验到
了令人满意的婚礼和美好的音乐；依据第三段的第九句可知，农民体验到了家庭生活的美好，
故清除A、B、C项。

由第四段的第二句可知，应选D项。

10．
分析：选C。

词义猜想题。

依据最后一段的
第二句“Bett
er
l
e
t
mewai
t
patien
tly
！”
可知，农民意识到他应耐心地等待；联合画线
词所在句中的“disappear
ed complete
ly
”可
知，这时他的焦躁完整消逝了。

故画线词意为“不耐烦，焦躁”。

应选C项。

11．分析：选A。

推理判断题。

通读全文可知，本文主要叙述的是一个农民获取了天使
给他的一个宝贝，经过使用这个宝贝，他能够提早体验到人生的任何阶段，可是在他体验
到
了新婚的快乐、家庭的美好等以后，他才意识到：人生要一步一个脚迹才存心义。

据此可判
断，A项正确。

D
“Here!Thisway！”“Thatway！”Schoolchildrenarewalkinginacornfieldmaze.Thecorniscutintotr ickypassagewaysthatmakeitdifficulttofindaway
out.“No！”
ThechildrenarefromYorktownElementarySchoolinBowie,Maryland. TheyhavetraveledtoMontpelierFarmsinPrinceGeorge'sCountyinMaryland. DebbiePiersonisthestudents'teacher.“Wegoonthesekindoffieldtripssothatthechildrenwillhavea hands-onexperienceofwhatit'sliketobeona
comeaboutonceayear.Lotsoffun
，
yes.Thekidsenjoyit.Thiswasher
favoritepart,waschoosingthe pumpkin.”
When Mike
Dunnopene
dthe
f
amily
f
arm
toagri
tourists
i
n
2008hehadonlyaco
rn
maze,apumpkinfieldandhaywagonrides.Buthesayssomanypeoplevis itedthat
hesoonincreasedthenumberofsayshehopeshewillsomedaymake
alar ger
p
rof
it
f
rom
v
isito
rs
t
han
fromfarming.
“Our
agrito
urism
re
venue
mig
htbe
30percentofourentirefarmincome.We'dliketogrowittomaybeoneda ybe60
percent
.”
InLoudonCounty,Virgi nia,
therearefarmswheregrapesaregrownfo ruse
inma king
w
ine.
Manyof
the
farmsletpeoplevis
it,
and
drink
t
he
w
ine
t
hat s
m
ade
ther e.Bill
Hatchown
sthe
Zeph
aniah
FarmVin
eyard.
Heh
olds
wineta
stings
i
nhis
home.“We'redoublingthenumberofvisitorstoourfarmeveryhavean
averageof250peopleonaweeken
d.”
Asmorepeop le
v
isit
fa
rms,
m
ore
farmer
sare
a
dding
act
ivities
i
n
w
hich
visitorscantakeBaldwinownsVineyardinLoudonCounty.Sixyears
ago,hebeganlet ting
p
eople
bema
rried t
h
is
f
arm.
Theycana
lso
s
leep t
t
he
f
arm
overnight.MrBaldwinsaysthemoneyhemakesfromtheseactivitiesle thimkeep
hissmallfarmop
erating.
“Butw ithout
t
he
an
imals,
andwith
out
t
he
vines
，the
weddingbus
iness
wou
ldn't
beaspro fitable
becausepeopl
elike o
se
ethe
vines
.They
l
ik
e o
se
ethe
ani
mals,
andwithoutwhichIdon'tthinkthiswouldbe apopularp
lace.”
12．Whataresomeschoolchildren
doing?
A．Theyarelosingtheirwayonajourney. B．Theyarejudgingthedirectionofacornfield. C．Theyarechoosingaroadtoafamilyfarm.
D．Theyarefindingawayoutofthecornfieldmaze.
13．Accordingtothetext,Mikehopedto________. A．makemoremoneyfromvisitorsthanfromfarming
B．increasehisentirefarmincomeby10%intotal
C．changeallhisfarmsforagritourism
D．addanumberofactivitiestohisfarmtourism
14．IntheopinionofDebbie,thefieldtripsmakestudents________. A．turntomodernfarmersinthefuture
B．experiencethelifeoffarmers
C．findtheirfavoritejobonafarm
D．findalotoffunplantingpumpkins
15．AtBill'sgrapefarm,visitorscan________.
A．holdamarriageceremony
B．havearestallnight
C．tastethewineonthescene
D．huntforanimalsatnight
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了在美国好多地方农场游正在快速地发展，不论是学生
们仍是其余旅客都喜爱在这里认识农场的生活等，同时也使得农场主们的收入大大提升。

12．分析：选D。

依据第一段的内容可知，学生们正在一个玉米地的迷宫里找寻出来
的路。

13．分
60%，即超析：选A。

联合第四段可知，他希望从农业旅行中的获取收
入上涨到
过农业的收入，所以选A。

14．分析：选B。

从第三段可知，这个老师以为，学生们经过这类实地观察，而后能够
认识农场里的真实生活。

15．分析：选C。

依据倒数第三段可知，在他的这个农场里旅客们能够现场品味酒。

Ⅱ.七选五
History isarecord
ofwhathashappenedinthepast.__1__
Thereally fascinating
thing isthat muchofhistory
hasbeenrepeated timeandagain.
It allows ustolearn
fromthepast ，boththemistakesandthesuccesses. Oneof the benefits of history is
reading howotherpeople have
overcome tremendouschallengesintheirlife.Thesechallenges ，althoughparticulartoa person，
，oroccurringinadifferentcountryor ortoacertaintimeinthepast
culture ，
allconveythesamething.__2__
__3__Heencounteredmanyfailureswhileontheroadtofinallyinventingthe
lightbulb.Hecould beheld outasanexampleofapersonwhonever gaveup.__4__ However，hedidnotletthosefailuresstophim.Hehadadreamandhejustkept tryingdifferentthingsuntilhedidreachsuccess.
Or，considerthestoryofAbrahamLincolnwhomanagedtobecomethePresident oftheUnited States eventhoughhesuffered manysetbacks andpersonal losses. Most
ofusonlyrealizehissuccess.__5__Hislifewasnoteasy.Hisstorymotivatesustokeepmovi ngforwardnomatterwhatobstacleswehaveinlife. A．Historyhasalotofinfluenceonus. B．TakeforexamplethestoryofThomasEdison. C．Historyhassomeveryuniquequalities. D．Iamsurehewasdiscouragedbyhismanyfailures. E．Theyconveywisdomintheirshortstoriesofperseverance. F．Fewofusknewaboutthemanychallengeshehadtoovercome. G．Onlythosewithcouragetofacechallengescanrealizetheirdreams.
【解题导语】本文为说明文。

作者经过介绍历史上两个有名人物的经历告诉读者不论
碰到什么困难，都不要灰心，百折不回。

1．分析：选C。

下两句介绍了历史学科的特色，由此可推知此题答案为C项(历史有一些特别特有的特色)。

2．分析：选E。

依据上句中的“convey”及下一段中的“asanexampleofaperson
whonevergaveup”可推知此题答案为E项。

3．分析：选B。

下文介绍的是爱迪生在发明电灯泡过程中战胜困
难的经历，
故
答案为
B 项。

4．分析：
选可推出此题答案为D。

依据下
句“D项。

However，
hedidnotletthosefailuresstophim.
”
5．分
析：选F。

依据上
句(我们中的大部分人只知道林肯
的成功
)与下
句
(他的生活不是
很
简单)可推知此题答
案为
F项。