课时规范练17(必修4Unit 2)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2018·辽宁葫芦岛第六高级中学期中考试)
If you have always wanted to grow plants but don’t have a green thumb,the Parrot Pot is just the right thing for you.It’s a smart pot that grows plants itself,keeping them alive no matter how badly you mess up.
Priced at $99,the Parrot Pot has several kinds of sensors(感应器) that measure
light,temperature and the level of fertilizer,making sure that the plant always gets what it needs.If it finds that more light,water or fertilizer is required,it will send the user a warning message through a smartphone app(应用程序) called Flower Power.What’s more,it can actually water your plants using a tank filled with water.
The battery-powered pot is equipped to handle extreme water shortages.Whether you are travelling or yo u forget to water your plants,they’ll still survive.It can hold over two liters of water,enough for most plants to survive a week.It can also switch to water-saving mode(模式),in which the plants are kept alive for three to four weeks without being watered.
“Equipped with various kinds of sensors,the pot knows exactly how to attend the plant.If it needs water,the pot will water the plant by itself.It runs on four AA batteries and it runs for almost a year,” said Parrot Pot designer Vincent Bihler.The pot is a n improvement over Flower Power,a device that can be connected to any pot to get similar updates.
Parrot,a Paris-based company,will release(发行) the Parrot Pot globally in December,along with the Flower Power app.It will come loaded with a variety of 7,000 supported plants to choose from.Interested?
1.What does the underlined part “a green thumb” in Par agraph 1 refer to?
A.A person who likes green things.
B.A person who keeps an eye on plants.
C.A person who is good at growing plants.
D.A person who knows a lot about farming.
2.A warning message will be sent to you when .
A.the battery power runs out
B.a plant lacks water
C.there is little water left in the tank
D.the pot stops watering your plants
3.According to the text,the Parrot Pot .
A.has been widely used
B.is powered by sunlight
C.can help you to choose plants
D.can take good care of your plants
4.What is the purpose of this text?
A.To tell readers how to do gardening.
B.To teach readers how to grow plants.
C.To introduce a new product to readers.
D.To make readers interested in technology.
?导学号23280071?Ⅱ.完形填空
(2018·河北武邑中学期中考试)
There are benefits of gardening that you may not realize.One1 of growing plants might be that it can help you save money.Rather than 2 growing plants and flowers,you might grow your own herbs and vegetables.In an unstable economy with high food prices this can save you a lot of money and if you 3 your garden in the right way,you will not have to spend too much time doing this.You will be 4 that the food you eat does not 5 much and that it is so organic and 6.
Gardening is also fantastic physical7 as well.You may find yourself outside the 8 doing some physical work.Carrying out all this physical work and sucking in the fresh air of the outdoors will get you feeling 9.And you’ll also have food that is chemical-free and incredibly fresh to 10.Store-bought greens probably are not best since they are not 11 at their peak so growing your own is the best choice.
If you are environmentally12,gardening is an excellent way to help reduce the 13 caused by modern-day living.It is possible to plan your garden in a natural way that is also eco-friendly.You can find lots of 14 on how to construct an eco-friendly garden that will not 15 any wild vegetation or animals.If you have a place to get it 16,you can plant some trees to clear the air in your area.You may 17 if you can really make much difference but if enough people meet the challenge then 18 can happen.
So,gardening is much more than just a hobby19 there are so many benefits that not only 20 you but the world as a whole.
1.A.solution B.memory
C.advantage
D.way
2.A.seriously B.rapidly
C.carefully
D.simply
3.A.clean up B.set up
C.go up
D.pick up
4.A.pleased B.determined
C.afraid
D.worried
5.A.weigh B.cost
C.contain
D.grow
6.A.light B.soft
C.fresh
D.expensive
7.A.beauty B.exercise
C.force
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8.A.house B.yard
C.office
D.city
9.A.energetic B.happy
C.satisfied
D.excited
10.A.carry B.eat
C.taste
D.store
11.A.cooked B.sold
C.delivered
D.picked
12.A.acceptable B.clean
C.safe
D.conscious
13.A.pain B.fault
C.damage
D.mistake
14.A.lectures B.discussion
C.demands
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15.A.discover B.feed
C.harm
D.kill
16.A.worked B.built
C.proved
D.washed
17.A.explain B.ask
C.wonder
D.argue
18.A.change B.accident
C.even
D.problem
19.A.where B.unless
C.though
D.since
20.A.save B.help
C.shake
D.attract
?导学号23280072?Ⅲ.语篇填空
(2018·河北邯郸期中考试)
I had been called to examine a ten-year-old dog 1.(name) Belker.I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer.I told the family I couldn’t do anything.
Shane,a six-year-old in the family,seemed so calm,petting the old dog 2. the last time.I wondered if he understood what was 3.(go) on.Within a few minutes,Belker slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept the fact without any difficulty 4. confusion.We sat together for a while after 5.(Belker) death,wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal 6.(life) are shorter than human lives.
Shane,who had been listening quietly,said,“I know why.”We all turned to him.What came out of his mouth next surprised me 7.(grea t).I’d never heard a 8.
(much) comforting explanation.It has changed the way I try and live.
“People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life—like loving everybody all the time and 9.(be) nice,right?”The six-year-old continued,“Wel l,dogs already know 10. to do that,so they don’t have to stay as long.”
?导学号23280073?Ⅳ.短文改错
(2018·山东邹城一中期中考试)
Last month,I went to the mountain village which my grandparents live.It has been five years until I last went there.Great changes have been taken place in the past five years.Hardly had I got off the bus than a high water tower came into my eyes.Now villagers can drink fleshly
water.Villagers no long use firewood as fuel.Marsh gas,a new type of cheap clean energy,make it very convenient to cook and light.As impressed me most was that the best building in the village