Unit 5 词汇学习 3+ 语篇训练

Unit 5 Working the Land 词汇学习3 + 语篇训练(学生版)
Task 1 Complete the following sentences with the words in this unit according to the Chinese meaning.
1.Your ___________ was rejected by the seller. 你的估价单被卖家回绝了。

2.This is a safe ___________. 这是个有把握的估计。

3.The store deals in objects of ___________ utility. 那家商店出售家庭用品。

4.Internet shopping is a new way of ___________.
网上购物是当今消费的一种新途径。

5.The meat was condemned as unfit for human ___________.
这种肉已宣布不适宜人们食用。

6.The car scored well in fuel ___________. 那部汽车在燃料消耗方面获得好评。

7.This month's figures are ___________ in the total. 这个月的数字已包含在总数之内。

8.Fifty states ___________ the Union. 五十个州组成美国。

9.The chapters that ___________ the first part of the novel are especially good.
构成那部小说开头部分的几章特别好。

10.A cricket team is ___________ of eleven players. 一个板球队由11名队员组成。

11.Their country is ___________ of 50 states. 他们的国家是由50个州组成的。

12.75% of France's electricity is ___________ by nuclear reactors.
法国75%25的电能产生于核反应堆。

13.We need someone to ___________ new ideas. 我们需要有人出新主意。

14.This hatred was ___________ by racial prejudice. 这种仇恨是由种族偏见引起的。

15.The rope finally broke under the ___________. 绷紧的绳子终于断了。

Task 2 单句语法填空
1.Chemical pesticides and artificial fertilisers ___________ (be) in widespread use in farming since the middle of the 20th century.
2.When they were first introduced, many farmers welcomed ___________ as a great way to fight crop disease and increase production.
3.Over time, however, ___________ some scientists have found is that their long-term use can sometimes harm both the land and people’s health.
4.For example, pesticides can damage the land by killing not only ___________ (harm) bacteria and insects, but also ___________ (help) ones.
5.___________ addition, these chemicals can stay in the soil and underground water sources for a long time.
6.This affects the crops ___________ (grow) on the land and, in turn, the animals and humans ___________ digest them.
7.Many people worry ___________ these chemicals may make them ill and even cause cancer.
8.In fact, some pesticides like DDT have been prohibited in most countries because ___________ the damage they cause to people and the environment.
9.As for chemical fertilisers, crops grown with them usually grow too fast ___________ (be) rich in nutrition.
10.They may look beautiful on the outside, ___________ inside there is usually more water than essential minerals, and they often have less flavour as well.
11.As an alternative, some farmers have switched to organic farming, and many customers have turned ___________ organic food when they shop at the local grocery.
anic farming is ___________ (simple) farming without using any chemicals.
anic farmers focus ___________ keeping their soil rich and free of disease through ___________ (nature) means.
14.For example, many organic farmers use natural waste from animals ___________ fertiliser.
1.We will _____________ this outcome with you.
2. She achieved _____________ status overnight.
3. ___________ is an important grain for Africa.
4. We use ______________ to sweep the floor.
5. I've had my eyes tested and the report says that my ___________ is perfect.
6. I try to convince him of the ____________ of the danger.
7. In some developing countries more and more people are migrating to ___________ areas.
8. The air-force ____________ two towns.
9. Moles (鼹鼠) make underground _____________.
10. This makes the soil in their fields richer in ___________.
Step 2 语篇提升训练
Task 1 语法填空
A group of farmers in Nigeria is using a technology-based method to grow crops from moisture in the air. The method, 1. _________ as aeroponics, does not involve soil. Instead, plant roots hang in the air. The roots take 2. _________ a nutrient solution from a watery mist.
Aeroponics is not well-known in Nigeria, 3. _________ farmers there are working to make the technique more popular.
The technique could make 4. _________ big difference in places like the city of Abeokuta. 5. _________ (violent) and desertification -- the process by which fertile land becomes desert -- have made huge amounts of land unfarmable. Biochemist Samson Ogbole is 6. _________ (popular) known as Nigeria's smart farmer. He and his team are growing crops without soil at the technology-based farm they 7. _________ (begin) three years ago in Abeokuta.
Ogbole say they are on a campaign to end 8. _________ (season) food scarcity in Nigeria.
"Because we are the ones 9. _________ (control) everything that the plant requires, we are not depending on seasons. So it's no longer seasonal farming. It is just farming anytime of the year, 10. _________ means you can plant anytime of the year, we can harvest anytime of the year."。