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1、Unit 2 Working the land语篇专练第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AChina，endowed with rich agricultural resources，has a long history of farming.The traditional farming practice with intensive(精细的) cultivation(耕作) as its essence is one of the most important achi
2、evements of the human civilization.The development of agriculture and rural areas in China is faced with many problems.The Chinese government has made a number of important policies and measures to cause a faster growth of farmers income and narrow the everenlarging income gap between rural and urba
3、n residents as soon as possible mainly through finishing a strategy of balanced social and economic development.Well give top priority in all work to solving problems facing agriculture，farmers and rural areas，focusing on the following seven aspects.Firstly well promote faster increase of farmers in
4、come.Secondly well protect and increase the overall capacity of grain production.Thirdly we will continue to promote strategic restructuring of agriculture.Fourthly well actively promote progress in agroscience and enhance research work of agricultural hightech and key research programs，and increase
5、 its reserve level.Fifthly well further open agriculture to the outside world and actively develop agricultural trade with other countries.Sixthly well speed up the transfer of rural labors and develop rural secondary and tertiary(第三的) industries.Seventhly well continue to deepen rural reforms.Prior
6、ities(优先权) will be placed on reform of rural land system，tax and administrative charges，grain distribution system and rural financial system.However，agricultural development has difficult tasks and a long way to go.The road ahead is by no means smooth.Nevertheless，Chinas agriculture will give full p
7、lay to its advantages，overcome any difficulties，enter a new stage of development and match towards a brighter new future in the new century!1What does the underlined word “enhance” in Paragraph 2 mean?AWeaken. BDesign.CStrengthen. DEffect.答案C解析词义猜测题。结合上下文语境可知，enhance表示“增强；提高”，而四个选项中，只有strengthen可表此意
8、。2Whats the Chinas ancient civilization?AThe rich agricultural resources.BThe intensive cultivation.CThe capacity of grain production.DThe strategy of balanced development.答案B解析细节理解题。从第一段第二句可知中国传统农业的精耕细作是人类文明所取得的重大成就之一。3What policy do you think is the most important?APromoting faster increase of far
9、mers income.BProtecting the capacity of grain production.CPromoting strategic restructuring of agriculture.DContinuing to deepen rural reforms.答案A解析推理判断题。从第二段所列的七项优先发展的问题中，最重要的应该放在第一位，因此应该是第一条，即“Firstly well promote faster increase of farmers income.”，故选A项。4Whats the best title of the passage?AChina
10、s agricultural resourcesBChinas agriculture seven aspectsCReform of Chinas agricultureDAgriculture in China答案D解析标题归纳题。整篇文章都是在介绍中国的农业，因此标题用中国的农业最合适。BWhen you hear the word “farm”，chances are your picture of rolling hills in the country covered with cows and corn.But some scientists，engineers and city
11、 planners say the farms of the future could be indoors inside skyscrapers(摩天大楼) in the worlds most populated cities.It might sound crazy，but in fact，some of the technology for growing crops indoors already exists.The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)，has been experimenting for year
12、s with methods for growing fresh fruits and vegetables on the moon or even on Mars.Bringing farming indoors solves a number of problems.First，traditional farming takes up a lot of land.By the year 2050，the world population will grow by another three billion.As populations grow，the land available for
13、 farming decreases.Governments are now wondering where we will grow the food for all these people.Despommier，an ecologist at Columbia University，and his colleagues say “vertical farming”growing crops in skyscrapers tens of stories highis the answer.Cities that grow their own food also would become m
14、ore selfreliant and no longer be at risk of natural disasters，weather instability(不稳定) or insect pests(害虫)“You can control everything indoors.You cant control anything outdoors.” Despommier says.Vertical farms dont exist yet.Their supporters say a welldesigned vertical farm could be selfreliant，able
15、 to recycle water，compost(将做成混合肥) crop waste，and use gases given off in the process to heat the building.Even the waste of the livestock(牲畜) living in the building could be recycled as a source of energy.But some believe making the move to vertical farming will not be so easy.“I would say it is goin
16、g to be tough，”says Gene Giacomelli，who heads up the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson.It can be tricky to regulate climate conditions indoors，he says.Keeping the correct balance of humidity(湿度) can be especially challenging and plants have different weather and lighting requirements.Tomatoes li
