2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 4 Exploring plants Section

Unit 4 Exploring plants
Section ⅡWarming up & Reading—Language Points Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The foreign visitors came from a______________ (遥远的) country.
答案：distant
2．The two stories____________ (冲突)，so I did not know which to believe.
答案：conflicted
3．The____________(限制条件) on the use of the playground are：no fighting，no damaging property.
答案：limit
4．He is____________(流利的) in five languages.
答案：fluent
5．The school authorities are____________(呼吁) to every student to pay attention to his own security.
答案：appealing
6．As we all know，flowers are ____________(采；摘) by bees.
答案：picked
7．Bill has ____________(剃；刮) his beard off.
答案：shaved/shaven
8．I couldn’t open the jar because the lid was too _________(紧的；紧密的)．
答案：tight
9．They ____________(尽力；竭力) to make her happy but in vain.
答案：endeavoured
10．The city has many restaurants with ____________(外来的；奇异的) food.
答案：exotic
Ⅱ.选词填空
答案：adapted to
2．The town____________Roman times.
答案：dates back to
3．They____________a memorial in honour of the hero.
答案：set up
4．Does the exotic music ____________you?
答案：appeal to
5．____________arms were discovered hidden in the trucks.
答案：Quantities of
6．I____________some old photos in the balcony.
答案：came across
7．He____________learning French.
答案：takes interest in
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他从没遇到过像希拉这样的人。

He had never____________a person quite like Sheila.
答案：come across
2．警方呼吁公众保持镇静。

The police made an____________the public to remain calm.
答案：appeal to
3．他们对于战争起因的报道与我们的相反。

Their accounts of the causes of the war________________________ours.
答案：are contrary to
4．我看到远处有艘轮船。

I saw a ship____________.
答案：in the distance
5．大卫说，正是由于他对文字的浓厚兴趣才使得他选了这门课程。

David said that____________because of his strong interest in literature ____________he chose the course.
答案：it was；that
Ⅳ.句型转换
1．I would keep away from that dog，if I were you.
I would____________from that dog，if I were you.
答案：keep my distance
2．He is interested in music and cooking.
He____________music and cooking.
答案：takes interest in
3．My interests conflict with yours.
My interests are____________yours.
答案：in conflict with
4．Arguing with Bill is no use，because he will never change his mind.
____________arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.
答案：It is no use
5．Regular radio broadcasts didn’t begin until 1920.
____________1920____________regular radio broadcasts began.
答案：Not until；that
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
Botany，the study of plants，occupies a special position
in the history of human knowledge.For many thousands of years
it was a field about which humans had a great deal to
learn.It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age
ancestors knew about plants，but from what we can observe of
pre－industrial societies that still exist，a detailed learning of plants and their properties must be extremely ancient.This is logical.
Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things，even for other plants.They have always been important to the benefit of peoples，not only for food，but also for clothing，weapons，tools，dyes，medicines，shelter，and a great many other purposes.Tribes living today in the jungles of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each.To them botany，as such，has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge” at all.
Unfortunately，the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct contact with plants，and the less definite our knowledge，and few people will fail to recognize a rose，and apple，or an orchid.
When our ancestors，living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago，discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer harvests the next season，the first great step in a new association (联系) of plants and humans was taken.Grains were discovered and from them flowed the wonder of agriculture：cultivated crops.From then on，humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants，rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild—and the accumulated (积累) knowledge of
tens of thousands of years of experience and close contact with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.
1．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Early humans knew nothing about plants.
B．Early humans probably had extensive knowledge of plants.
C．Early humans had little knowledge of plants.
D．Early humans did not enjoy the study of botany.
解析：细节理解题。

由第一段第三句的前半部分可知B项正确。

答案： B
2．In Paragraph 1 the underlined word “properties” refers to____________.
A．the belongings of early humans
B．the wealth of ancient people
C．the characteristics or qualities of plants
D．Both B and C
解析：词义猜测题。

全文出现property的地方有两处，除了第一段之外，在第二段倒数第二句话还能找到。

观察其搭配，可发现这个词两处都与plant联用，可猜出其意思与人类无关，故选C项。

答案： C
3．Tribes living today in the jungle of the Amazon____________.
A．don’t know anything about plants
B．recognize botany as a branch of science
C．first give the name of botany
D．are experts of plants
解析：细节理解题。

从第二段看出，亚马孙丛林中的部落人能认识数百种植物，并熟悉它们的属性。

他们不知道什么叫“植物学”，这些知识只是想当然的事，甚至不纳入“知识”范畴。

故选D项。

答案： D
4．According to the passage，what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?
A．The invention of agricultural implements and machinery.
B．The development of a system of names for plants.
C．The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.
D．The changing diets of early humans.
解析：细节理解题。

从最后一段第一句中可以得出答案。

答案： C
B
In his younger days，Colombian pianist Oscar García toured several continents playing Latin American music with popular bands.The experience was memorable.He stayed at luxury hotels，dined on delicious food and rubbed shoulders with star singers like Celia Cruz，Johnny Ventura and Willie Chirino.
Yet the gig (演出) García has enjoyed the most is the one he now does every morning—playing the piano at a public dining hall for senior citizens in Sweetwater.
For nearly two decades，he has arrived at the Claude & Mildred Pepper Senior Activities Center at 8 am from Monday to Friday.He brings musical joy to dozens of seniors who go to the center to socialize，play bingo and enjoy a free lunch.
In Sweetwater，where many residents struggle to make a living，close to 17 percent of the population are over 65.About 500 benefit from social projects like the senior center，where English and citizenship classes are also offered.
García，who is in his 60s，arrives early to tune the piano and the organ.Then he begins playing easy listening songs to welcome the early arrivals at the center at 10600 SW Fourth St.
A recent morning，García told the story of how he became the pianist for the senior center and how the seniors became his favorite audiences.“These old people really enjoy what I do.It lights up their days，” he said.
It all started 18 years ago when tired of more than 20 years on the road with the band Los Melódicos，García decided to settle in South Florida.He moved in with relatives in Sweetwater，where every morning he would walk his little nieces to the senior center’s lawn.
语篇解读García是一位钢琴家，他经常参加一些公益活动，为别人带来快乐。

5．In his younger days，García____________.
A．was not happy at all
B．was successful in his career
C．looked down upon people around
D．disliked to travel around the world
解析：根据文章第一段的内容可知，García跟随一些受欢迎的乐队到处演出、住豪华宾馆、吃美食、与一些明星歌手来往，这些都说明当时他在事业上取得了成功。

故选B。

答案： B
6．Why d oes García perform at a public dining hall in Sweetwater?
A．To kill time.
B．To gain some money.
C．To improve his musical skills.
D．To make dozens of seniors happy.
解析：由第三段中的“He brings musical joy to dozens of seniors who go to the center to socialize，play bingo and enjoy a free lunch”可知，他去老年活动中心演出是为了把快乐带给那些老年人，让他们感到快乐。

故选D。

答案： D
7．What will the author probably show after the last paragraph ?
A．García’s educational background.
B．García’s cooperation with Los Melódicos.
C．García’s first performance at the se nior center.
D．García’s decision to return to the stage.
解析：根据文章的内容尤其是最后一段可知，18年前，当García对20多年的巡回演出感到厌倦时，他决定到South Florida定居，所以文章之后的内容应涉及他到老年活动中心来做第一次演出时的情况。

故选C。

答案： C
8．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A pianist gives music lectures to the seniors
B．A pianist helps set up the senior activities center
C．A pianist plays for the seniors of Sweetwater
D．A pianist collects money for the seniors of Sweetwater
解析：根据全文内容可知，本文主要围绕钢琴家García为老年人演出的话题展开。

故选C。

答案： C。