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1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour语篇专练.阅读理解AAirtight(密封的) plastic bags can help farmers protect their harvests without using harmful chemicals.These bags are designed to keep air out of crops in storage.They are a simple way to fight insects and keep food fresh.Ten countries in West and Central Africa
2、 are involved in a project to improve the storage of cowpeas(豇豆)Farmers can lose much of the harvest to insects because they grow from eggs to adults in a few weeks and then lay more eggs.They can destroy the whole harvest within months.Farmers can sell their crop immediately.But selling at harvest
3、time means more competition and lower prices.Or they can use pesticides(杀虫剂) to kill the bugs.But crop scientist Dieudonne Baributsa says that is also risky.He says，“They end up misusing or overusing the pesticide.In Nigeria，they have reported a lot of cases of death.They usually call it in Nigeria
4、killer beans”Mr. Baributsa is a researcher at Purdue University in Indiana.He works for the project called Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage.Mr. Baributsa says the storage bags are thick enough that any insects already in the cowpeas will die from a lack of oxygen，which also help prevent the growth of
5、bacteria and fungi(真菌) that can ruin the harvest.The bags cost about two dollars each.That is not much，especially if it means farmers can wait long enough to get a better price for their crop.The bags are produced locally.Donors(捐赠者) currently support the project，but the groups involved are working
6、to build a lasting market for the bags.The bags are being advertised by radio and mobile phone videos in local languages.The project includes Nigeria，Niger，Burkina Faso，Ghana and Mali.The other countries are Senegal，Cameroon，Benin，Togo and Chad.A company based in the United States called GrainPro ma
7、kes another kind of airtight bag.These are called SuperGrainbags.Phil Villers，the company president，says safely storing a harvest not only earns more money for farmers，but also reduces the amount of food lost to insects，storage and mishandling.What isnt wasted and eaten means it is available to feed
8、 a hungry world.1What causes farmers to lose much of their harvest?AInsects. BBad weather.CPoor management. DImproper storage.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段可知，昆虫的繁殖速度很快，对农民的庄稼造成了严重的破坏。2Why are farmers unwilling to sell their crop immediately?AThe prices are too low.BThere are fewer buyers.CThe market is far away.
9、DThe farmers are too busy.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，如果农民在收获庄稼后立即卖掉，竞争会非常激烈，而且价格较低。3The underlined words “killer beans” in Nigeria refers to .Anot using pesticides properlyBthere being too many insectsCeating too many beans causing deathDusing too many pesticides causing death答案D解析推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句可知，为了消灭
10、害虫保护粮食，农民滥用杀虫剂，造成很多因食物中毒而死亡的案例发生，在尼日利亚被称为“killer beans”。4The storage bags can help farmers protect their harvests because .Ainsects cant lay eggsBthere is no air insideCinsects cant come outDthey kill bacteria and fungi答案B解析推理判断题。根据第六段的内容可知，这种密封的袋子非常厚，不透气，豇豆里的害虫因缺氧而死，同时也能很好地抑制细菌和真菌的生长。BHes an old co
11、bbler(修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais，a historic area in Paris.When I took him my shoes，he at first told me，“I havent time.Take them to the other fellow on the main street；hell fix them for you right away.”But Id had my eye on his shop for a long time.Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and p
12、ieces of leather，I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人)“No，”I replied，“the other fellow cant do it well.”“The other fellow” is one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “whileUwait”without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys.They work carelessly，and when they have finished sew
13、ing back a sandal strap(鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair.The man saw I wouldnt give in，and he smiled.He wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙)，looked at my shoes，had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said，“Come back in a week.”I was about to leave when he took a pai
14、r of soft leather boots off a shelf.“See what I can do？” he said with pride.“Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”When I got back out into the street，the world seemed brandnew to me.He was something out of an ancient legend，this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly，his ve
15、ry strange，dusty felt hat，his funny accent from whoknowswhere and，above all，his pride in his craft.These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line，when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”，when，in short，people look on work as a path to everincreasing consumption(消费) rathe
16、r than a way to realize their own abilities.In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.5Which of the following is TRUE about the old cobbler?AHe was equipped with the best repairing tools.BHe was the only cobbler in the Marais.CHe was proud
