Unit 24.The science of farming
I．选择填空：
1.---- "what are you busy ____?"
----"I am busy ____ the plan for the trip.
"A. with , making B. in, making C. with, to make D. in, to make
2. When the telephone rang, he just ___ and went sleep again.
.A. turned off B. turned down C. turned up D. turned oer
3.We _______ friends since she came to Tianjin
A. have made B. have become C. have been D, have turned
4. The letter "UK" ___ .The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
A. takes for B. stands for C. stand for D. take for
5. There are ____ many people in the hall that he is a little serious
A. such B. so C. how D. a
6。Be careful , or you will ____ the diamond out of the ring.
A. beat B. hit C. knock D. shake
7----”Do you mind if I ______ the mistakes in your composition?"
---"No, of course not."
A. pick up B. put out C .point out D. call out
8. Please give some ___ farming.
A. advices on B. pieces of advice in C. advice on D. advices in
9. The water in this well is cleaner than ____ in that well .
A. one B. ones C. that D. those
10. Jia sixie ____ experiments and ___ that his way was better.
A. does, show B. did, showed C. did, shown D. made, shown
11. These wet clothes should be ____ to dry.
A. hung B. hanged C. hanged up D. hung up
12. He is a ____ . he worked on the ____ and studied ___ in his spare time .
A. farmer, farm, farming B. farmland, farm, farming
C. farmer, farmyard , farming D. farmland, farm , farming
13. He advised that farmers ____ the best seeds to sow in the fields.
A. choose B. chose C. choice D. chooses
14. The boy was late. He tried to enter the classroom without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ___ him
A. went with B. went against C. went along D. went over
15. The book is ____ to be an important summary of the knowledge of farming.
A. made B. written C. considered D. kept
16. The car hit the wall and ____ .
A. turned into B. turned over C. turned down D. turned up
17. The new pictures are ___ better than the old ones .
A. very B. more C. lots of D. much
18. They asked him ____ it was a good idea to sow wheat close together
A. that B. when C. how D. if
19. Jim said that he had arrived ___ .
A. yesterday B. the day before C. the next day D. the day after tomorrow
20. The pen he is using now is not ___ that his father gave him
A. one B. the one C. ones D. the ones
II.完形填空。
The hall was crowed. I had ever seen it so __21___in all my thirty years. The professor , ___22___ was on a raised platform, __23_____ very slowly from his chair. There was a sudden outburst (爆发 ) of cheering and applause (掌声 ). which __24___ several minutes. __25___ one of the five men on the platform ___26__ first one hand, and then both hands before the noise__27___.
"I don't think I _28____ introduce Professor Evans," he said. There was a great cheer _29___ this ."He isn't ___30___ to you." __31__ this there was a stamping of feet(脚步声 ) , and the man sat down.
The professor, a short fat man. smiled and looked at his __32___ . He was quite bald (秃的 ) and wore glasses . He seemed __33___ because he cleared his throat ( 喉咙) twice. He put a hand into one of the side pockets of his jacket.
His frown ( 眉头) became __34___ heavier and the hall grew completely silent _35____ he stood __36___ his audience (观众 ) . It was __37___ silence. It was hot in the hall and there was little air. I was sitting near the platform and I could clearly hear the loud __38___ of the clock on the wall. _39____ , the professor very quickly turned his back to us, and __40___ to the other men on the platform. He ___41___ he wouldn't be heard by the audience. __42___ there wasn't one of us in the first five rows who didn't _43____ the words "I have __44___ my _45____."
21. A. empty B. full C. comfortable C. troublesome
22. A. that B. what C. who D. which
23. A. got up B. got away C. got back D. got over
24. A. remained B. saved C. wasted D. lasted
25. A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Occasionally D. Smilingly
26. A. gave B. showed C. asked for D. raised
27, A died down B. disappeared C. was missing D. invisible
28. A. need B. need to C. can't D. dare to
29. A. of B. with C. at D. to
30. A. unknown B. unkind C. unimportant D. unlearned
31. A. To heat B. On hearing C. On seeing D. To think of
32. A. pupils B. students C. audience D. teachers
33. A. nervous B. sick C. very well D. very polite
34. A. still B. very C. even D. to
35. A. until B. if C. whenever D. as
36. A. looking at B. glaring at C. staring at D. laughing at
37. A. a comfortable B. an uncomfortable C. an unexpected D. a puzzled
38. A. strike B. tick C. hit D. beat
39. A. Obviously B. Joyfully C. Surprisingly D. Frightfully
40. A. whispered B. whistled C. shouted D. talked
41. A. said B. thought C. promised . permitted
42. A. because B. as C. though D. but
43. A. make up B. make out C. steal away D. give
44. A. lost B. missed C. thrown D. left
45.A. book B. pen C. secretary D. notes
III. 阅读理解
A.
Have you ever traveled on any of the new big airplane ? If you have not been a passenger on one of these planes，try to imagine a jet plane which is more than seventy meters long and more than five stories high at the tail. Such a plane costs at least $6000 to fill the airplane with fuel.
Inside , the big jet looks more like a great theatre than a plane . It has six kichens. and they are all needed when the plane is full of passengers. The jet holds more than 400 passengers. Imagine that number in one jet plane!
Is there any danger that the jet 's engines will fail? Fortunately , the planes appear to be quite safe. On each plane there are twice as many engines as the jet needs. If two engines fail on the same side, the plane can easily use its other engines to land. There are also two mechanical pilots to control the way if the human pilot cannot fly the plane.
46. The plane which was newly invented ____.
A. has no more than five stories B. contains at least five stories
C. is more than five stories high D. is not only long but also has more than five stories
47. In the airplane______.
A. there is a theatre which is as large as six kitchens
B. it looks not only like the plane itself, but also like a huge hall
C. there is a theatre as well as six kitchens
D. one can enjoy entertainment at the great theatre and eat at any of the six kitchens.
48. The jet plane can hold ____.
A. four -hundred and ten people including the pilots and air-hostesses
B. no more than four -hundred people at each chamber
C. at least, in general, four-hundred people
D. four hundred passengers and their friends
49. "The planes appear to be quite safe." "appear" here means______.
A. come into view B. be in sight C. seem D. arrive
50. On both sides of the jet plane____.
A. there are four engines B. there are six engines
C. there are eight engines D. there are two engines
B
The speed of the desert is not new. In ancient times, for example , the Middle east was a very rich area . For hundreds of years, desert peoples moved from place to place with their animals before an area was destroyed. This gave the land a chance to recover. They also raised crops every other year in an area, so they never overworked the land. These traditional ways are disappearing, largely because of modern technology. Today, many troubles add to the problem along the edge of the desert. The population is growing, and too many animals feed on the limited land. There is now a worldwide effort to stop the spread of the desert. This may be the lst chance to save the land.
51. According to the passage , which is true.
A. In ancient times, people who live in the desert areas moved from this place to that place because the land was completely destroyed by their animals
B. people used to raise their sheep on the grassland which has plenty of fresh grass
C. in early times , desert people fed their animals in the tents
D. For hundreds of years people have saved the land by cutting its grass
52. In early times, people _____.
A. grew their crops o the same field year by year
B. grew crops on a certain field. then , the next year, they grew crops on another field.
C. continued growing crops on the former field
D. overworked the land by changing the fields
53. Why did people in ancient times change fields frequently to raise their animals?
A. Because they were tired of staying in the same place
B. They would like to travel more
C. Because they would keep the land not being destroyed
D. Because they simply liked doing it
54. According to the article, which sentences do you think is true?
A. Animals sometimes eat plants slower than the plants can grow back
B. It is impossible to do battles against the spread of the desert.
C. There are many ideas for saving the desert
D. Scientists have been blind to the problems of the desert
55. Which would be the proper topic for the article
A. raising Sheep in Ancient times B. Farming C. Desert People D. the spreading Desert.
VI.单词拼写。
56. Mr Li has been teaching for more than 20 years and he has a lot of e ___in teaching
57. As we know , farmers in China p ____ their fields in autumn or spring.
58. In order to grow more vegetables I want to have more advice on farming and g ___.
59. One of the p _____ of farming was Jia Sixie , who lived in the sixth century .
60. The instructions for using the machine are i ______ in this thin book.
61. Don’t do anything a ____ the rule of nature.
62. it’s necessary for farmers to r _____ the weeds in the fields before sowing a new plant.
63. He asked me when we would h ____ the wheat.
64. We Chinese people are working hard to improve our living c _____.
65. The road is too r ____ to drive.
V. 短文改错
What is a bridge? Here is wide river with a 66. ___________
bridge over it. The bridge is much than a mile long 67. _________
and is made from steel. It can carry so heavy weights. 68. __________
It's very strong that not only trucks but also trains go across 69. _________
it. It is so high that great ships go under them. 70. __________
Language is a bridge among minds , a bridge so strong 71. __________
that brains of thought can go across. Language can bridge 72. ___________
distances. Language can bridge times as well as space. Ideas 73. __________
can go at mind to mind across the language bridge, and they 74. __________
can come from past to the present. We can read what
men before us wrote and keep their books for others 75. __________
to read in the future.
VI. 书面表达
假定你是王洪， 要到加拿大多伦多（Toronto ） 去学习， 今天早上刚买到机票。 机票上标明了北京起飞的时间， 在加拿大中途停顿的时间和地点，以及最终到达的地点和时间。 现在要求你用英语写封信， 告诉将要到多伦多接你的朋友Black 夫妇有关的情况。写信时间是98年7月25日。
信文要包括以下内容： 1。感谢他们来信询问自己去加拿大的事情； 2。今天早晨刚买到飞机票；3。告诉你的行程，时间，最后到达多伦多的时间；4说你很感动，很想尽快见到他们。
| FLIGHT | FROM | TO | DATE | TIME | ARR TIME |
| CA989 | BEIJING | VANCOUVER | AUG.4 | 1:00 PM | 11:20 AM |
| CAN401 | VANCOUVER | TORONTO | AUG.4 | 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
24单元解析
1.答案A。
分析：此题考查busy 一词的用法。
be busy with +n (或pron)
be busy in doing sth 其中in可以省掉。依语境，此题选A.
2.答案：D。
分析：此题考查由turn构成的词组辨析
A. turned off 意思为“关（水源， 煤气， 电灯等。）还指行人拐弯。
B. turned down意思为”声音“减小，关小。拒绝。”
C. turned up，意思为“找到， 出现；证明是“
D. turned over 意思为 ”移交；翻身；把（词，文章）接转下一行。”
此句意思为“听到电话响， 他只是翻了一下身又睡着了”。因此A,B,C,选项不合句意， 应选D.
3. 答案：C.
分析：since引导的时间状语从句表示的动作在过去某一时间开始， 一直持续到现在， 所以主句的时态应该是现在完成时。 但make（做。。交。。。），become（变成， 成为）和 turn（转成，变成）都是终止性动词。 这些动词所表示的动作不能持续一段时间。 动词be表示状态，能与表示一段时间的状语连用。所以正确答案为 C。还有许多终止性动词， 如： join, come go ,leave ,die , marry enter等。 但可以用其他的表达方式以避免终止性动词与表示一段时间的状语连用。 以下面的句子为例：小军参军3年了。
Xiao Zhang joined the army three years ago.
It is three years since Xiao Zhang joined the army
He has been in the army for 3 years .
He has been a soldier for 3 years.
4.答案：C.
分析： “take …for”是 “以为， 把。。。。当作。。。。。”的意思， 与本句的意义不符合。 stand for作“代表”解， 本句的主语是 the letters, UK“是其同谓语， 故谓语动词 用复数形式。 但由字母构成的缩略语单独作主语时， 这种缩略语不管是单个字母或多个字母， 都被看作是一个整体， 当单数对待， 谓语动词要用单数形式。如：
The UK stands for the United Kingdom.
ENT stands .for illness of the ear, nose and throat.
C stands for centigrade.
The letters ENT stand for illness of the ear, nose and throat., s所以正确答案为C.
5.答案：B
分析：首先从句子结构看，这是so /such …that引导的复合句， so是副词，用来修饰形容词或副词， 如： I was so tired that I couldn't keep my eyes open.
He ran so fast that I couldn't catch up with him. 而such是形容词，用来修饰名词。如They are such good friends
It was such bad weather that the meting was put off.
但是要注意当名词被many， much, few, little 等词修饰时， 不用 such而用 so来表示量的多少，程度的大与小。如： We had so little time that we had to hurry up.所以答案选 B.
6.答案：C
分析：knock 的意思是敲掉，碰掉。其他选项均不达意。
７．答案：C
分析：表示指出某人的错误用point out.
8. 答案：C
分析：advice 后面用介词on例如：Please give me some advice on how to learn English well.
9. 答案：C
分析：这里的that指的是 that well。 this well …that well
10. 答案：B
分析：do experiment是固定动词词组。表示做实验。showed 与did 是并列关系。
11. 答案：D
分析：hung up 意思是挂，吊。而hanged 的意思是上吊自杀。
12. 答案：A
分析：略
13. 答案：A
分析：advised that somebody should do something与suggest that sb should do something的句形一样should省掉。
14. 答案：B
分析：be against something意思是与什么相反，或反对。其他选项不达意。
15. 答案：C
分析：应该了解一下consider 的用法。
(1).consider doing something .
(2.) consider somebody to be
(3). somebody or something is considered to (be) do something.
16答案：B
分析：turned over 是翻过来的意思。其他选项均不达意。
17. 答案：D
分析：只有much 这个副词能修饰比较级。
18. 答案：D
分析：该句是if 引导的宾语从句。
19. 答案：B
分析：该句是间接引语， 在间接引语中不可能用yesterday. 而用the day before.
20. 答案：B
分析：the one 关系代词，指前面的the pen,是一支笔，不用the ones
21. 答案B
分析：文章的第一句就讲了“The hall was crowded, 根据这一信息，可以判断B选项正确。
22．答案C
分析：who在句子中是关系代词，先行词是professor.
23. 答案A
分析：教授从椅子上起来。其他选项均不达意。
24．答案D
分析：表示掌声持续多久，用动词last.
25. 答案A
分析:掌声在长，也要停下来。所以25空选finally.
26. 答案D
分析：raised one hand 表示举起一只手。
27．答案A
分析：died down实际上的意思是stopped.而disappeared 和invisible均与noise 无关系。was missing 也与noise 无关系。
28．答案B
分析：need to 在此处是动词，需要。由于think这个词应该在主句上否定。但实际是否定从句内容。因此从句必须用动词need to.
29. 答案C
分析：cheer at 表示因为什么欢呼。介词at经常表示引起心理拨动的原因。
30．答案A
分析：unknown 在此处是过去分词做形容词，意思是”他对你们来说不是不熟悉。与前面的I don't think I need to introduce 相呼应。
31．答案B
分析：On hearing 等于as soon as he heard
32答案C
分析：教授显然是对听众讲话。故选C为正确选项。
33．答案A
分析：教授清了两次喉咙，以次使他自己镇静下来，由此推断，他有些紧张。
34．答案C
分析：still 和even 均可以修饰形容词和副词的比较级，但even在此处更符合句意。
35．答案D
分析：as在此处等于when
36. 答案A
分析：教授站起来看着他的观众。looking at是分词短语做伴随状态。
37．答案B
分析：依据后面所提供的“It was hot in the hall and there was little air”判断uncomfortable 正确。
38．答案B
分析：tick仿声词。钟或表的滴答声。
39．答案C
分析：an uncomfortable silince 与very quickly turned back to us 形成对比，让人感到惊奇，故选surprisingly.
40. 答案A
分析：教授是在主席台上的主讲人，他想与台上的其他人讲话必须是耳语。故选whispered.
41.答案B
分析：40空的whispered 给41空的thought 提供了信息。
42．答案D
分析：前面谈到“He thought he wouldn't be heard by the audience”后面就要转折了，故选but.
43. 答案B
分析：直译是“前五排的观众没有一个听不见的”。make out 的意思是辨认出。也就是听清楚的意思。
44．答案A
分析：前五排的观众听到什么呢？“我讲话用的笔记本丢了”。
45．答案D
分析：略。
46．答案C
分析：依据文中提到的“…and more than five stories high at the tail…..
47. 答案B.
分析:依据前两段所讲到的，这种飞机能容纳400人，显然它也象个大厅。
48．答案C
分析：略
49．答案C
分析：略
50．答案C
分析：根据该句”On each plane there are twice as many engines as the jet needs“判断C选项正确。
51．答案B
分析：因为文章的开始就讲到”the Middle east was a very rich area “说明中东地区过去也是绿草成荫.牧羊成群。
52．答案B
分析:根据文中所提到的”They also raised crops every other year in an area, so they never overworked the land.“
53．答案：C
分析：文章中的以下内容”desert peoples moved from place to place with their animals before an area was destroyed.“告诉我们C选项正确。
54．答案：C
分析：依据排除方法，选C。
55．答案：D
分析：文章的第一句已经说明该篇文章的中心意思了。
56. experience 57. plough 58. gardening 59.. pioneers 60.. included 61. against 62.remove
63. harvest 64 conditions 65.. rough
66. wide ---a wide 因为河流是可数名词，故名词前面加冠词a.
67. much--- more 只有more than 表示多，没有much than 的说法。
68. from---of 看得到原材料应该用be made of
69. very---so 该句是so …that的句形。没有very ..that的用法。
70. them--it 这里指得是一座大桥，不能用them.
71. among---between两者之间用between 不用among.
72. 正确。
73. times--time该句的times 意思是多少次。在此句中说不通。
74. at---from从什么地方到什么地方应该用from …to
75. past---the past与the present 是相对的，故past前面加定冠词the.
VI
One possible version:
Dear Mr and Mrs Black,
Thank you for your letter asking about my travel to Canada. I am very glad to tell you that I got my ticket this morning. I will fly to Toronto by way of Vancouver on August 4. the plane will take off at 1:00 p. m from Beijing Airport and arrive at Vancouver at 11:20. There I will change to a Canadian plane. I will leave Vancouver at 2:00 and arrive at Toronto Airport at about 7:00.
How excited I am. I can hardly wait to see you
Yours.