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Unit 2 Working the land

1 课文与语法填空

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yuan Longping, one of China’s most famous scientists, has made great 1 (achieve) in agriculture both at home and abroad. In 1953 2 Yuan Longping graduated from college, hunger was a 3 (disturb) problem in many parts of the countryside. To solve the problem, Yuan Longping 4 (struggle) to find a new way to increase rice harvests without 5 (expand) the area of the fields. Through many years’ hard work, Yuan Longping developed what 6 (call) “super hybrid rice” in 1973. He became the first agricultural pioneer in the world 7 (grow) rice that has a high output. He has also circulated his knowledge in some other countries. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world 8 hunger. Yuan Longping is satisfied with his life, 9 he would like to have more freedom to do his research. Although he is famous, he wants 10 (lead) a simple life and has a dream of exporting his rice so that it can be grown around the world. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

2 课文与短文改错

根据课文内容,对下面材料进行修改。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

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Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers become very common in farming. Many farmers welcomed themselves as a great way to stop crop disease and increased production. Recently, however, scientists have been found that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dagerous, to people’s healthy. With these discoveries, some farmers are beginning to turn to organic farming, that is simply farming with using any chemicals. There is many different organic farming methods. All of them have the same of goal:to grow good food and avoid damage the environment or people’s health.

3 话题知识与写作

Ⅰ.根据提示翻译下列句子。

1.中国的农民曾经过着很艰苦的生活, 并一直受着饥饿的困扰。(lead a...life;be disturbed by) 2.几十年来, 他们努力寻找能够提高粮食产量的方法, 但收效甚微。(decade;struggle;grain output)

3.多亏了袁隆平的杂交水稻研究, 世界上22%的人口摆脱了饥饿。(thanks to;hybrid;get rid of) 4.大多数农民都很满意现在的生活, 宁愿待在农村当农民。(be satisfied with;would rather)

Ⅱ.将以上句子连成一篇语言流畅、用词准确、逻辑严密的短文。

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答案精解精析

1.课文与语法填空

1.achievements 2.when 3.disturbing

4.struggled 5.expanding 6.was called 7.to grow 8.of 9.but 10.to lead 2.课文与短文改错

Over the past half century, using chemical fertilizers ①Many farmers welcomed ②

become very common in farming.

as a great way to stop crop disease and ③

that long-term use of

. is

production. Recently, however, scientists have been④

these fertilizers can cause damage to the land and, even more dangerous, to people’s ⑤With these discoveries, some farmers are beginning to turn to organic farming, ⑥simply farming⑦

using any chemicals. There ⑧

many different organic farming

the

methods. All of them have the same ⑨of goal:to grow good food and avoid ⑩environment or people’s health.

①由时间状语“Over the past half century”可知,应该用现在完成时。 ②此处them指代前文的“chemical fertilizers”。 ③此处为不定式的并列,前面省掉了to,故用动词原形。 ④此处为现在完成进行时“have been doing”。 ⑤people’s为名词所有格,后用名词形式。

⑥此处引导非限制性定语从句,that不引导非限制性定语从句,所以用which,指代前文的organic farming。

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⑦此处应该为否定意义。

⑧there be结构中be动词的单复数取决于其后面的名词的数,而methods为复数名词,故用are。 ⑨same 同样的,为形容词,直接修饰名词。 ⑩avoid后面接动词-ing形式作宾语。 3.话题知识与写作

Ⅰ.1.Farmers in China used to lead a hard life and were always disturbed by hunger. 2.For decades, they had struggled to search for ways to increase the grain output, but to little effect.

3.Thanks to Yuan Longping’s research on the hybrid rice, 22% of the world’s population have got rid of hunger.

4.Most of the farmers are now quite satisfied with their lives and would rather be farmers in the countryside. Ⅱ.[参考范文]

Farmers in China used to lead a hard life and were always disturbed by hunger. For decades, they had struggled to search for ways to increase the grain output, but to little effect. Thanks to Yuan Longping’s research on the hybrid rice, 22% of the world’s population have got rid of hunger. Most of the farmers are now quite satisfied with their lives and would rather be farmers in the countryside.

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