高中英語外研版必修第一冊Unit 6　課時精練四　Developing ideas-Reading comprehension

Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2022·河南鄭州高一期末)ChantalAidaGordonneverimaginedshe’dbeaplantperson.“WhenIwasakid，Iwantedtobeanastrophysicist，”saysGordon,38，cofounderofTheHorticultandcoauthorofHowtoWindowBox:Small-SpacePlantstoGrowIndoorsorOut.AfterstudyingjournalismatNewYorkUniversity，theMarylandnativeworkedasaneditorialassistantatVogue.Shethoughtshe’dmissedherchancetobeascientist.DuringatriptoNewYorkin2013，however，sherealizedshecouldstill“thinklikeascientist”whenshewas“bittenbythegardeningbug(對園藝著迷)”whiledoingresearchforacoming-of-agenovel(小說)．ShevolunteeredatacommunitygardeninEastHarlem，anditmadeherwanttobemoreinvolvedwithplants.HernewfoundobsessionwithplantswouldinspireTheHorticult，thegardeninglifestylesiteshefoundedwithRyanBenoit.“Wediditforfun，butwhenwesentoutourlaunchemailin2013，weweresurprisedandexcitedtolearnthatourfriendsweresecretplantlovers，”shesays.“Somanypeopleinourgenerationwerecuriousaboutplantsandlovedthemandwantedmoreplantsintheirlives.Theyjustneededsomerecommendationsandguidance.”Whilebloggingandworkingatanadvertisingcompany，Gordoneducatedherselfthroughhands-onexperience，researchandinterviewswithplantexperts.Shebroughtherreadersalongwithherasshediscoveredtheplantworld.“Inthefashionworld，exclusivity(排他性)isapositive，”shesays.“Butintheplantcommunity，everyoneiswelcomehere！”TwoyearsafterbuildingTheHorticult，GordonmovedtoasmallapartmentinLosAngeles.Sheimprovedthegardenoutsideherapartmentand，intheprocess，shesaysshehasgainedself-confidenceinwhosheisasaplantperson.1．WhatdidGordonregretwhensheworkedatVogue?A．Notfinishinghernovel.B．Notbecomingascientist.C．Nothavingtimeforgardening.D．NotmakingatriptoNewYork.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”inparagraph4mean?A．Talent. B．Problem.C．Method. D．Interest.3．WhatdidGordonfindwhenshejustfoundedTheHorticult?A．Manypeoplelovedplants.B．Sheneededexpertguidance.C．Herfriendhadcreatedasimilarwebsite.D．Acommunitygardenwantedvolunteers.4．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph6?A．Gordonadmiredplantexperts.B．Gordondiscoveredanewkindofplant.C．Gordongrewwithherreaders.D．Gordonexploredthefashionworldaswell.B(2023·河南濮陽高一期末)Howardfirstputforwardhisgardencityideain1898inabooktitledTo-morrow：aPeacefulPathtoRealReform，laterreprintedin1902underthenameGardenCitiesofTo-morrow.Inhisbook，Howarddescribed“town”and“country”asmagnets(磁石)drawingpeopletothemfordifferentreasons.Hedescribedtheprosandconsofeach—forexample，thecountryoffers“beautyofnature”buta“shortageofsociety”，whilethetownfeatures“socialopportunity”inexchangefora“closingoutofnature”.Howardthoughtthatneitherthetownnorthecountrywasgoodenoughandsuggestedcreatinga“thirdmagnet”tosatisfypeople’sneeds.Howarddecidedtocreateatown-countrymixturethatwouldofferboththeconveniencesofthetownandthepeaceandbeautyofthecountry.Hehadadetailedplaninmind:Hisgardencitieswouldinclude，startingfromthecenterofthecircle，ahugepublicgardenwithpublicbuildingssuchasthetownhall，theaters，andahospital，ahugeshoppingcenterwherepeoplewouldshopatacoveredmarketandenjoya“wintergarden”，about5,500buildings，lotsforfamilyhomes，andsoon.Initsperfectform，theGardenCitywouldbecomeanetworkofsmallercitiesbuiltaroundalargercentraltown.Howardwasasuccessfulfundraiser.Inthefirstyearsofthe20thcentury，hebuilttwogardencities:LetchworthGardenCityandWelwynGardenCity，bothinHertfordshire，England.Letchworthwasquitesuccessful，butWelwynquicklybecameacommonplace.Still，gardencitiestookoffelsewhere.IntheUS，forexample，gardencitiesdevelopedquicklyinNewYork，F(xiàn)lorida，andVirginia.Eventoday，Howard’sideasarethesubjectofbothpraiseandcriticism(批評).Someofhisideasgoagainsttheviewsoftoday’senvironmentalists.Ontheotherhand，theideaofagardencitybecamewidelyacceptedincityplanning，leadingtotheriseofgreenspacesincities.5．WhichismostlikelytobecoveredinGardenCitiesofTo-morrow?A．Differentkindsofmagnets.B．Abusydayinthecountryside.C．TheprosandconsofHoward’sideas.D．Awayofmixingnaturewithsociety.6．WhatdoweknowaboutHoward’sgardencities?A．Theyinclude5,000buildings.B．Theyconnectdifferentcitieswithtowns.C．They’rehighlyorganizedandcarefullylaidout.D．They’veneverbeenputintopracticebyHoward.7．Whatcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Allattemptsatgardencitiessucceeded.B．People’sopinionsongardencitiesaremixed.C．Theideaofgardencitiestakestheworldbystorm.D．HowardraisedfundtopromotehisideainAmerica.8．Inwhichsectionofawebsitecanwefindthistext?A．Citydesign. B．AirpollutionC．Art. D．History.Ⅱ.七選五(2023·河南安陽高一期末)Autumnisagoodtimetoplanfornewflowersandplantsfornextyear’sgrowingseason.1Asaresult，itisnecessarytoimprovesoilbeforeplantsareinplace.First，removeunwantedplantsfromthearea.Next，testtoseehowpHthesoilis.2Someuniversitieshaveagriculturalofficesofferinglow-costtestingservicestohomegardeners.EachkindofplantwilldobestinaspecificpHlevels.Ifthereadingisoutsidethetargetlevelsforaplant，itwillnotbeabletotakeinnutrients(養(yǎng)分)toitsbestabilities.So，learntheirpHrequirements，andpreparethesoilifnecessaryfortheplants.3Keepsomeofthemongardenbeds.Ifpossible，breakthemintosmallpieces.Thenspread7to10centimetersofcompost(堆肥)，orfoodandvegetablewaste，overtheleavesordirectlyonthesoiliftherearenoleaves.Thecompostwillofferhigh-qualitynutrientsintothegroundtofeedtheplants.Place5to8centimetersofsmallpiecesofwood，orcoverings，overthecomposttokeepunwantedplantsfromgrowingandreasonablesoiltemperatureandwetnessoverthewinter.4Thepropertimeiswhenairtemperatureshavereachedbelow2℃foratleastfourhours.Byspring，thebenefitofyoureffortwillbeavailable