Unit 2 Working the land第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AThe United States International Photography Contest for Kids held by National Geographic begins August 1, 2017, and ends October 15, 2017. All mail-in entries (参赛作品) must be postmarked (盖上邮戳) by October 15, 2017, and received by October 22, 2017. Online entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2017. Entries will not be returned. No entry fee necessary to enter or win. Many will enter, few will win.Who may enterContest is open only to legal residents (居民) of the United States who are between the ages of 6 and 14 at the time of entry. Employees and officers of National Geographic, and their immediate family members are not allowed to enter or win a prize.How to enterThe categories (类别) for entries are: (1) Amazing Animals (photos of pets, zoo animals, or wild animals), (2) Dare to Explore (photos of outdoor scenery), and (3) Wild Vacation (photos taken during vacation travels). Each competitor may submit (提交) entries in any category he / she wishes and may submit entries to different categories, but no competitors may submit in total more than one entry per category.Cool prizesOne grand-prize winner will be chosen from the four first-place winners in this contest. The grand prize is a 10-day Galápagos Family Adventure.First-place winners will win a camera; their winning photo will be publishedon ; and they will be entered into the Worldwide National Geographic International Photography Contest for Kids for a chance to win the internationalgrand-prize trip. The international grand-prize winner will win a 5-day tripto Washington D.C.Second-place winners will win National Geographic magazines, and their winning photo will be published on .21. When should competitors submit their entries to the contest?A. Before August 1, 2017.B. After October 22, 2017.C. Between October 15 - 22, 2017.D. Between August 1 and October 15, 2017.22. Who can enter the contest?A. Employees of National Geographic.B. Kids over 6 from around the world.C. American kids aged 6 to14.D. American students.23. What can we learn about the contest?A. Photos of pets are allowed.B. Competitors should pay for it.C. Images of indoor activities are preferred.D. Each competitor can submit only one photo.24. What will the first-place winners of the contest win?A. A Galápagos Family Adventure.B. A trip to Washington D.C.C. Magazines.D. A camera.BWhen KidsPost published a story this month about the possibility that the United States would stop producing the penny, we offered readers “a penny for your thoughts” on the subject. Here are just a few of the letters we received from kids on both sides of the subject.Silas ReitsmaI think that the government should stop making pennies and make nickels (五分钱) out of the same material (材料) that they now make pennies from since it now costs 10 cents to make a nickel. That way, making nickels would be likely to make money.Siddharth TanejaI think that the United States should get rid of the penny because it costs more than it’s worth and we’ve gotten rid of a coin before. In the past, there was a coin called the half penny, but we got rid of that. The penny is a useless coin. In fact, the government should also improve the nickel by reducing its thickness and by changing the metal that nickels are made of.Tovar SteinI think the United States should keep the penny because I really like to collect pennies. I wouldn’t be able to collect the m if there were no more pennies. So keep the penny!Neha SripathiWe should not get rid of pennies, as five pennies cost the same as one nickel to make. As stores are likely to round prices up without pennies, things will get expensive, hurting the poor.Diana ClayThe U.S. should keep the penny. Many charities depend on penny drives. Getting rid of the penny would cause them to get less money.25. Both Reitsma and Taneja _____.A. like to collect old nickelsB. want to keep using penniesC. advise the government to change nickelsD. hope to make pennies from new material26. How does Stein feel about the penny?A. She dislikes it.B. She is fond of it.C. She has doubts about it.D. She thinks it worthless.27. In Sripathi’s opinion, _____.A. pennies will rise in valueB. the penny is a useless coinC. pennies are to the poor’s advantageD. nickels will get more and more expensiveCWhen planning a vacation, many people consider the popular tourist sites they want to visit. But that’s not what my husband and I did when we planned our vacation to Japan. We thought about the kind of farm we wanted to visit.Ours was far from a typical (典型的) vacation. We were WWOOFing! WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. The organization connects people interested in organic farming. Volunteers, known as WWOOFers, help their hosts with daily activities. These include everything from baking bread to picking vegetables. Hosts provide volunteers with food and provide a place for them to stay.My husband and I certainly felt like family when our host met us at the train station. She told us to call her Okasan — Mom. Likewise, we called her husband Otosan — Dad. Okasan and Otosan own an organic vegetable farm that tries to provide the local people with fresh, healthy food. When no WWOOFers are around to help, the farm work is done only by Otosan and Okasan. As part of the family, we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labor at every meal. Eating fresh vegetables three times a day combined with six hours of farm work, certainly did our bodies good. We planted vegetables and cleared rocks from fields. We also packed the vegetables so they could be sold at the market.Perhaps the most challenging thing we did was weeding a rice field. It was quite challenging because the leaves and roots of the weeds look very similar to the rice. It’s not until both plants are mature (成熟的) that you can clearly tell themapart — only one produces rice.WWOOFing is unlike anything I’ve ever done before, and I can’t wait to do it again! Let’s WWOOF!28. What do we know about WWOOF?A. It belongs to a Japanese farm.B. It helps the poor do farm work.C. It provides tourists with hotels.D. It is an organization connected with farming.29. What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ab out Okasan and Otosan’s farm?A. It benefits both the locals and WWOOFers.B. It attracts many visitors every day.C. It provides free food for the locals.D. It is supported by the government.30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. The method of producing rice.B. The hard time of the farm family.C. The difficulties in weeding a rice field.D. The most challenging thing for WWOOF.31. The author would most likely describe her WWOOFing as _____.A. satisfyingB. worryingC. boringD. tiringDFor more than fifty years, a worker was forced to sit on the back of a truck and slowly drop plastic barriers (障碍) to set out lanes (车道) on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Every day, their direction changes to control the traffic, meaning an employee had to go through the difficult task every twenty-four hours.But a new piece of machinery means the work can be completed in a matter of minutes. A new “zipper truck” has been introduced. The vehicle lays and moves alane barrier as it drives over the bridge. Last weekend, the bridge was closed so the new safety barrier, designed to reduce the dangers of head-on crashes, could be set up.For the longest period in its nearly eighty-year history, the bridge was closed early Saturday to all but walkers, cyclists and buses to set up the barriers on the1.7-mile bridge. A survivor of a 2008 head-on crash on the bridge spoke Sunday froma wheelchair to help introduce the new barrier, made of steel-clad concrete (钢包混凝土) blocks that can move across the bridge’s six lanes to meet traffic needs.Dr. Grace Dammann pushed for a safer barrier since becoming unable to walk after the accident. She said she decided to drive near the middle of the bridge, which was called the “s uicide (自杀) lane”, because she and her daughter were running late. Brian Clark, who was driving in the opposite direction, had just learned his father had cancer. “He suddenly lost control of the wheel, crossed over and hit my car,” Dammann said.She said she and Clark became friends as they persuaded the government to use the $30 million barrier. “I am so thankful,” said Dammann, who came to the ceremony (仪式) with Clark. “Clark and I thank you.”32. What is the zipper truck for?A. Building bridges.B. Repairing the road.C. Carrying plastic barriers.D. Setting up safe lane barriers.33. What can we infer about the Golden Gate Bridge?A. It is being repaired now.B. It is a bridge with eight lanes.C. It had very dangerous lanes before.D. It is too old to be used at the moment.34. What do we learn about Dammann and Clark?A. They organized the ceremony.B. They are both government officials.C. They designed the new zipper truck.D. They were in favor of the new barrier.35. What is the text mainly about?A. A worker on the Golden Gate Bridge.B. A great bridge in San Francisco.C. A new safer barrier system.D. A serious traffic accident.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Unit 2 Exercise 2(建议用时：25分钟)Ⅰ.完形填空When I was a little girl, my Mom liked to makebreakfast food for dinner every now and then. And Iremember one night __1__ when she had made food aftera long hard __2__ at work.She placed a plate of eggs,sausage (香肠) and __3__ burnt toast in front ofus.Yet all my Dad did was __4__ his toast, smile at my Mom and ask me __5__ my day was at school.I don’t remember what I __6__ him that night, but I do remember __7__ him smear (涂抹) butter and jelly on that __8__ and eat every bite!When I got up from the table that evening, I __9__ hearing my mom apologize to my dad, for __10__ the toast.And I’ll never forget what he said，“Dear, I love burnt toast.” __11__ that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he __12__ liked his burnt toast. He wrapped me up in his __13__ and said, “Debbie, your momma put in a hard day at work today and she’s really __14__. And besides, a little burnt toast __15__ hurt anyone！” In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the __16__ my Daddy showed to my Mom.To this day, it’s a cherished (珍贵的) __17__ from my childhood that I’ll never forget.What I’ve learned over the years is that learning to __18__ each other’s faults and choosing to celebrate each other’s differences is one of the most important __19__ to creating a healthy，growing and lasting marriage __20__.We could extend this to any relationship in fact as understanding is the base of any relationship, a husband-wife relationship or parent-child or friendship.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。
Unit 2Section ⅢⅠ、单词拼写1.Bob fought bravely in the battle and was awarded the title of War Hero、2.Getting rid of hunger is very important in African countries，because too many people have starved to death、3.The teacher uses interesting activities to attract students’attention and makes them focus on her class、4.One way we can think of to reduce air pollution is to limit the number of cars on the road every day、5.Read the whole text quickly and write a summary of it with less than 100 words、6.We must rid（摆脱）ourselves of these old ideas、7.Fresh air is circulated(循环) throughout the building now, so we feel more comfortable、8.In order to keep your body healthy，you should take the advice on diet and nutrition（营养）、e your head to think of a way to solve the problem、Don’t let your teacher take away your freedom（自由) to think by yourself、10.Let't argue(争论) about whether it is safe to go swimming in this weather、Ⅱ、选词填空(用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空）lead to，focus on, keep…free from/of, equip…with,make comments on，thanks to, rid of，1.We equip students with the skills that they will need once they leave college、2.Thanks to scientists' hard work, the number of the pandas living in the wild has increased、3.Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness、4.The information you give in the application form is too general、You should focus on something special about yourself、5.I am satisfied with the way the barber cut my hair、6.I would rather tell the truth than cheat him、7.I think he'll surely make comments on your works if you ask him to、8.Taking exercise regularly will build up your strength、9.The dentist rid him of the pain by taking out the bad tooth、10.You should keep the children free from/of drugs、。
BOOK4 UNIT 2 课后练习第一部分：英语知识运用一：重点短语：1. do one’s research: 2: struggled for:3: make it possible to do sth. 4:graduate from5:since then 6:search for7:thanks to 8:rid…of9: be satisfied with 10: care about11: would rather 12:spend sth on13: dream for 14:awake from one’s dream15: with the hope of 16:so that17: become very common in 18:cause damage to19:build up 20:lead to21: turn to 22:focus on23:keep… free from/of 24:prevent…from二：重点句子：1.___________, what did you do to grow them? __________, what kind of plant would you liketo try growing? 如果是这样，你怎么来种植它们？如果不是，你想尝试着种哪种植物？2.What ____________________ would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? 如果明天突然没有了稻米可吃，你认为会发生什么事？3.In 1974, he became ___________ agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a highoutput. 在1974年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先驱。
