Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 基礎(chǔ)鞏固-綜合提升- 高一下學期英語人教版（2019）選擇性必修第一冊

Unit5-SectionAReadingandThinking基礎(chǔ)鞏固&綜合提升【基礎(chǔ)鞏固】【選詞填空】devoteoneselfto,deepdown,otherthan,becomprisedof,dependon,dreamup1.Webelievefirmlywhatyouhaveissuretocometrue.

2.Ayearthefourseasonsofspring,summer,autumnandwinter.

3.,shesupportedherhusband’sinvolvementintheorganisation.

4.Thepartywhetherornottheycollectenoughmoney.

5.Theformcannotbesignedbyanyoneyourself.

6.Whotheideaofpaintingourlivingroomwallabrightred?

【單句語法填空】1.Thefirstreasonto(應(yīng)對)theseproblemsistosavechildren’slives.

2.Therapidincreaseinpopulationcauseda(缺乏)ofnaturalresources.

3.Inourschool,mostofourstudentsafive“A”gradesintheirexams.

4.One(特點)Ihaveobservedovertheyearsinallgreatsoftwaredevelopersistheirpassionfortheirwork.

5.Thecostofbuildingrailwaywaseatoveronehundredthousandpounds.

6.Idon’tthinkthere’senoughinformationtomakean(假設(shè)).

7.Joannahasfinallymadeittothefirstrankof(名人)after25yearsasanactress.

8.Outputconsistsofbothexportsandsalesonthe(國內(nèi)的)market.

【完成句子】1.據(jù)估計,到2050年,將有13億人使用英語作為第一語言或第二語言。that1.3billionpeoplewilluseEnglishaseitherafirstorasecondlanguageby2050.

2.使我印象最深刻的是殘疾人樂觀的態(tài)度。mostistheoptimisticattitudeofthedisabled.

3.我從沒有想到你能成功地說服他改變主意。Itneveroccurredtomethatyoucouldhimtochangehismind.

4.大學畢業(yè)后,我第一次在一個新的城市里獨自謀生。college,Ilivedbymyselfinanewcityforthefirsttime.

5.如果他能再一次得到機會的話,他肯定會成功的。hecangetanotherchance,hewillsurelysucceed.

【綜合提升】【語法填空】Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanit1.hundredsofyearsago,2.ithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthe3.(big)ispollution.Pollutioncomesinmany4.(form).Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,theproblemwasnotsoserious5.therewerenotsomanypeople.Whentheland6.(use)uportheriverwasdirtyinoneplace,manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolongertrue.Manisnow7.(slow)pollutingthewholeworld.

Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollution8.(make)usangrymoreeasily.Manycountriesaremakingrules9.(fight)pollution.Theystoppeoplefrom10.(burn)coalinhousesandthefactoriesinthecity,andfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.

【閱讀理解】ATheconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurther—changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey’reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsingroundwater.“We’rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,”explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow(發(fā)光)inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Strano’steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant’slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch”wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource(電源)—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway—alotofenergyislostduringtransmission(傳輸).Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.2.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineers?A.Todetectplants’lackofwater.B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.D.Totestchemicalsinplants.3.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?BTheorganicfoodhasgainedalotofpopularityastheyarebeingconsideredhealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertiliser(合成肥料)eachyear,andallthatnitrogen(氮)enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices—refusingartificialfertilisersandchemicalpesticides—areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputforeverycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organicfarmingtrailed(落后于)conventionalagriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables—allofwhichprovidetheworld’smaincalories—conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicfarmingbymorethan25%.Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,therearetrade-offs(此消彼長)witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsratherthanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.5.Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?A.Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilisers.B.Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.C.Itoffersalong-termsolution