高一英语人教版必修4双基限时练4WarmingUpReadingWord版含解析

双基限时练(四)Unit2PartⅠⅠ.单句语法填空1．Theprisoner________(struggle)againsttheguard,butcouldn'tescape.答案struggled2．Thesoldierswerewell________(equip)withweapons(武器)andreadytostart.答案equipped3．Manygreatevents________(take)placeinthepast.答案havetook4．Putonahattoprotectyourselffromsunoryou'llget________(sunburn)．答案sunburnt5．Thenewsofhisdeath________(circulate)alloverthevillage.答案circulated6．Someoftheviolentscenesinthefilmarevery________(disturb)．答案disturbing7．Aballoon________(expand)whenyouletairintoit.答案willexpand8．Thanks________thesuccessofthebusiness,wecanaffordaflatthisyear.答案to9．Thegovernmentprovidedcoats,quilts,carpetstotheschooltohelpridthestudents________cold.答案of10．Theruralpupilsare________(satisfy)withthetextbookswhicharefreeofchargeforthem.答案satisfied11．Willyouhaveafreeeveningtonight?________so,let'shaveadinnertogether.答案If12．Idon'tthink________possibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemorywork.答案itⅡ.阅读理解ALetusconsiderwhatwecandoforthefoodproblem.Thesimplewaytoincreasefoodproduction,onemightsuppose,istobringmorelandintofarmlandandputmorepeopletoworkonit.Butitisprovedinsomedevelopingcountriesthatthiswillbringsomeproblems.Itwillquicklymakethesoilpoorerthereanddestroyforestgrowth.Furthermore,thepeopletherewillalwaysfindtheyneedmorepeopletoworkonthislandtoproducemorefood.Duringthepasttwentyyears,somedevelopingcountrieshaveincreasedalotmorefarmlandintheircountries,buttheirpopulationshaveinthemeantimegrownfaster;thereforetheyarefartherthanbefore.Andtheirfoodincreasehasbeengainedatthecostofusinguptherichlands.Manyofthelandshavebecomepoorlandsandareproducinglessfoodnow.Meanwhile,farminginthedevelopedcountrieshasproducedmorefoodthroughimprovedtechnology.Since1940,farmlandhasbeenreduced7percentintheUnitedStatesbutcereal(谷物)productionhasjumped60percent.Theincreaseinthecornoutput,thankstohybridcorn(杂交玉米),hasbeenevengreater.Thesecretisscientificways,ofcourse.Andcomparedtothedevelopingcountries,thepopulationsindevelopedcountrieshaveincreasedjustalittlelargerthantwentyyearsago.Onthewhole，worldpopulationtodayisincreasingatthespeedhigherthaneverbefore.Everyyearthepopulationistwopercentlarger,sothatthe6,000,000，000peopleontheearthtodaywillpresentanother120,000,000mouthstobefedbythetimenextyear.Itisafearsomethoughtthatthistimetomorrowtherewillbeaddedtothisworldpopulationsome360,000persons.Whatcanwedoabouttheincreaseofpopulation，orthelackoffoodtofeedsuchalarge,increasingpopulation?Thatisaveryimportantproblembeforeeveryoneontheearth,youngorold，menorwomen.1.Intheauthor'sopinion,________seemstobethemostseriousproblemtoday.A.pollutionB.lackoffoodC.poorfarmlandD.theincreaseofworldpopulation答案与解析D由最后一段“Whatcanwedoabouttheincreaseofpopulation...”，及倒数第二段人口增长的几个数据可知。2.Togetenoughfoodfortheworldpopulation，________.A.weshoulddevelopfarmingscienceandtechnologyB.weshouldgetmorelandintofarmlandC.developedcountriesshouldproducemorefoodD.developingcountriesshouldstopmakingforestsintofarmland答案与解析A由第五段“Meanwhile，farming...throughimprovedtechnology.”可知。3.FromtheagriculturehistoryinUS,wecanconcludethat________.A.themorepopulationthereis，thelessfoodthereisB.thericheracountryis，thericheritwillbecomeC.sciencewillbehelpfulinfeedingtheworldpopulationD.developingcountriescannotsettletheirfoodproblem答案与解析C由倒数第四段“Since1940...hasbeen...evengreater.”及倒数第三段“Thesecretisscientificways...”可知。4.Theauthorseemstosuggestthatthefoodproblemcannotbesettledunless________.A.westopgettingmorelandintofarmlandB.everyonerealizeshowserioustheproblemisC.pollutionisstoppedD.thereisnomoreroomformorepeople答案与解析B文章最后一句“Thatisaveryimportantproblembeforeeveryoneontheearth...”可知。BPollyJoneslivedonafarm.Shehadlivedthereallherlife，alltwelveyearsofit.Herfather,whomanagedthefarm，hadjustliftedthepotatocrop.Priceswerehigh;hewantedtosellthecropasquicklyashecould.Pollywanderedovertheroughfieldlookingforthesmallpotatoesthatthepickershadaccidentallymissed.Shefoundone，thenanother，thenahandful.Shewaspleased.Theyweredeliciousoncecooked.Thenshecaughtsightofsomethingelse.Itlookedlikeapieceofcoloredstone.Pollypickeditupandthoughthowprettyitwas.Shecouldseeapatternonit,apictureofafishandapartofaleaf.Shescrapedthesoilawayaroundherfeetandfoundthatshewasstandingonwhatseemedtobeapieceofpavement.Stucktoanotherpieceofstonewassomethingsmallandroundlikeabutton.Sherealizeditwasanoldcoin.Thefieldwasbusythenextmorningthoughnotwithpotatopickers.Infrontofthehousewherethefarmmachineryusuallystoodwereseveralcarsandapolicevan.Agroupofdistinguished­lookingmenandwomenhadappearedthemorningafterherfather'stelephonecall.ThelocaltelevisionstationhadshownsomepicturesofthefieldwithPollypointingtotheplacewhereshehadfoundherpavement.ItwasprovedtobeofRomanoriginandwasbeingdescribedasthemostexcitingthingthathadhappenedintheareasincetheendoftheSecondWorldWar.InthosedaysanAmericanairbasehadoccupiedthesiteofthepotatofield.Aweeklateraboutfortystudentsarrivedfromthelocaluniversity.Thatafternoonatruckwithequipmentarrived.Theexcavation(挖掘)wasofficiallyunderway.Permissionhadbeengivenandthe“dig”，asitwascalled,wasexpectedtolastseveralmo