1、Unit 2 Working the land第二部分：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。AThe United States International Photography Contest for Kids held byNational Geographicbegins August 1, 2017, and ends October 15, 2017. All mail-in entries (参赛作品) must be postmarked (盖上邮戳) by Octobe
2、r 15, 2017, and received by October 22, 2017. Online entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2017. Entries will not be returned. No entry fee necessary to enter or win. Many will enter, few will win.Who may enterContest is open only to legal residents (居民) of the United States who are
3、between the ages of 6 and 14 at the time of entry. Employees and officers ofNational Geographic, and their immediate family members are not allowed to enter or win a prize.How to enterThe categories (类别) for entries are: (1) Amazing Animals (photos of pets, zoo animals, or wild animals), (2) Dare to
4、 Explore (photos of outdoor scenery), and (3) Wild Vacation (photos taken during vacation travels). Each competitor may submit (提交) entries in any category he / she wishes and may submit entries to different categories, but no competitors may submit in total more than one entry per category.Cool pri
5、zesOne grand-prize winner will be chosen from the four first-place winners in this contest. The grand prize is a 10-day Galpagos Family Adventure.First-place winners will win a camera; their winning photo will be published on; and they will be entered into the Worldwide National Geographic Internati
6、onal Photography Contest for Kids for a chance to win the international grand-prize trip. The international grand-prize winner will win a 5-day trip toWashingtonD.C.Second-place winners will winNational Geographicmagazines, and their winning photo will be published on.21. When should competitors sub
7、mit their entries to the contest?A. Before August 1, 2017.B. After October 22, 2017.C. Between October 15 - 22, 2017.D. Between August 1 and October 15, 2017.22. Who can enter the contest?A. Employees ofNational Geographic.B. Kids over 6 from around the world.C. American kids aged 6 to14.D. American
8、 students.23. What can we learn about the contest?A. Photos of pets are allowed.B. Competitors should pay for it.C. Images of indoor activities are preferred.D. Each competitor can submit only one photo.24. What will the first-place winners of the contest win?A. A Galpagos Family Adventure.B. A trip
9、 toWashingtonD.C.C. Magazines.D. A camera.BWhenKidsPostpublished a story this month about the possibility that theUnited Stateswould stop producing the penny, we offered readers “a penny for your thoughts” on the subject. Here are just a few of the letters we received from kids on both sides of the
10、subject.Silas ReitsmaI think that the government should stop making pennies and make nickels (五分钱) out of the same material (材料) that they now make pennies from since it now costs 10 cents to make a nickel. That way, making nickels would be likely to make money.Siddharth TanejaI think that theUnited
11、 Statesshould get rid of the penny because it costs more than its worth and weve gotten rid of a coin before. In the past, there was a coin called the half penny, but we got rid of that. The penny is a useless coin. In fact, the government should also improve the nickel by reducing its thickness and
12、 by changing the metal that nickels are made of.Tovar SteinI think theUnited Statesshould keep the penny because I really like to collect pennies. I wouldnt be able to collect them if there were no more pennies. So keep the penny!Neha SripathiWe should not get rid of pennies, as five pennies cost th
13、e same as one nickel to make. As stores are likely to round prices up without pennies, things will get expensive, hurting the poor.Diana ClayTheU.S.should keep the penny. Many charities depend on penny drives. Getting rid of the penny would cause them to get less money.25. Both Reitsma and Taneja _.
14、A. like to collect old nickelsB. want to keep using penniesC. advise the government to change nickelsD. hope to make pennies from new material26. How does Stein feel about the penny?A. She dislikes it.B. She is fond of it.C. She has doubts about it.D. She thinks it worthless.27. In Sripathis opinion
15、, _.A. pennies will rise in valueB. the penny is a useless coinC. pennies are to the poors advantageD. nickels will get more and more expensiveCWhen planning a vacation, many people consider the popular tourist sites they want to visit. But thats not what my husband and I did when we planned our vac
16、ation toJapan. We thought about the kind of farm we wanted to visit.Ours was far from a typical (典型的) vacation. We were WWOOFing! WWOOF stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. The organization connects people interested in organic farming. Volunteers, known as WWOOFers, help their host
17、s with daily activities. These include everything from baking bread to picking vegetables. Hosts provide volunteers with food and provide a place for them to stay.My husband and I certainly felt like family when our host met us at the train station. She told us to call her Okasan Mom. Likewise, we c
18、alled her husband Otosan Dad. Okasan and Otosan own an organic vegetable farm that tries to provide the local people with fresh, healthy food. When no WWOOFers are around to help, the farm work is done only by Otosan and Okasan. As part of the family, we were able to enjoy the fruits of our labor at
19、 every meal. Eating fresh vegetables three times a day combined with six hours of farm work, certainly did our bodies good. We planted vegetables and cleared rocks from fields. We also packed the vegetables so they could be sold at the market.Perhaps the most challenging thing we did was weeding a r
20、ice field. It was quite challenging because the leaves and roots of the weeds look very similar to the rice. Its not until both plants are mature (成熟的) that you can clearly tell them apartonly one produces rice.WWOOFing is unlike anything Ive ever done before, and I cant wait to do it again! Lets WW
21、OOF!28. What do we know about WWOOF?A. It belongs to a Japanese farm.B. It helps the poor do farm work.C. It provides tourists with hotels.D. It is an organization connected with farming.29. What can we infer from Paragraph 3 about Okasan and Otosans farm?A. It benefits both the locals and WWOOFers.
22、B. It attracts many visitors every day.C. It provides free food for the locals.D. It is supported by the government.30. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A. The method of producing rice.B. The hard time of the farm family.C. The difficulties in weeding a rice field.D. The most challenging thin
23、g for WWOOF.31. The author would most likely describe her WWOOFing as _.A. satisfyingB. worryingC. boringD. tiringDFor more than fifty years, a worker was forced to sit on the back of a truck and slowly drop plastic barriers (障碍) to set out lanes (车道) on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Ever
24、y day, their direction changes to control the traffic, meaning an employee had to go through the difficult task every twenty-four hours.But a new piece of machinery means the work can be completed in a matter of minutes. A new “zipper truck” has been introduced. The vehicle lays and moves a lane bar
25、rier as it drives over the bridge. Last weekend, the bridge was closed so the new safety barrier, designed to reduce the dangers of head-on crashes, could be set up.For the longest period in its nearly eighty-year history, the bridge was closed early Saturday to all but walkers, cyclists and buses t
26、o set up the barriers on the 1.7-mile bridge. A survivor of a 2008 head-on crash on the bridge spoke Sunday from a wheelchair to help introduce the new barrier, made of steel-clad concrete (钢包混凝土) blocks that can move across the bridges six lanes to meet traffic needs.Dr. Grace Dammann pushed for a
27、safer barrier since becoming unable to walk after the accident. She said she decided to drive near the middle of the bridge, which was called the“suicide (自杀) lane”, because she and her daughter were running late.Brian Clark, who was driving in the opposite direction, had just learned his father had
28、 cancer. “He suddenly lost control of the wheel, crossed over and hit my car,” Dammann said.She said she and Clark became friends as they persuaded the government to use the $30 million barrier.“I am so thankful,”said Dammann, who came to the ceremony (仪式) with Clark.“Clark and I thank you.”32. What
29、 is the zipper truck for?A. Building bridges.B. Repairing the road.C. Carrying plastic barriers.D. Setting up safe lane barriers.33. What can we infer about theGolden GateBridge?A. It is being repaired now.B. It is a bridge with eight lanes.C. It had very dangerous lanes before.D. It is too old to b
30、e used at the moment.34. What do we learn about Dammann and Clark?A. They organized the ceremony.B. They are both government officials.C. They designed the new zipper truck.D. They were in favor of the new barrier.35. What is the text mainly about?A. A worker on theGolden GateBridge.B. A great bridg
31、e inSan Francisco.C. A new safer barrier system.D. A serious traffic accident.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Should schools allow Halloween celebrations?Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays in theUnited States.36Many schools also celebrate the holiday by ha
32、ving kids dress up in costumes (服装), take part in costume shows, and join in a variety of activities relating to Halloween. On October 31, the halls of schools across the country will be filled with princes, princesses, and superheroes. In addition to costumes, school Halloween celebrations often in
33、clude classroom parties and trick-or-treating.37They also say that dressing up in costumes allows kids to express themselves and show off their creativity.38Officials at many of those schools say the celebrations are too time-consuming (费时的) and take away class time. They also point out that kids wh
34、o cant afford costumes or who dont celebrate Halloween for cultural reasons feel left out. For example,SethBoydenElementary SchoolinMaplewood,New Jersey, canceled its Halloween celebration last year. Officials at the school said that in the past, many students stayed home on that day.39Bree Picower,
35、 a Professor of Early and Elementary Education atMontclairState, said, “Maplewoodis a wonderful example of a school being responsive to society. Many schools plan to learn from it. Schools are places where students should feel included.”Parents inMaplewoodhad different opinions of this policy, some
36、said that the new no-Halloween policy was a welcome change.40A. It brings a lot of safety problems.B. Experts sayMaplewoodis not alone.C. Many people dislike these costumes.D. Each year therere millions of Americans celebrating the holiday.E. But more and more schools have canceled Halloween celebra
37、tions in recent years.F. Many teachers, parents, and students see these celebrations as a fun break from the school day.G. And others said that it was unfair that their children are now not allowed to celebrate Halloween in school.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个
38、选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Getting rid of credit card debtWe know that credit cards (信用卡) are bad for us, but sometimes we need them. The best41for managing credit card debt is not to have one in the first place.42what happens if you do end up with a mountain of credit card bills? Theyre hard to ge
39、t rid of, but there is still43.Probably the most important step is to make your credit cards impossible to44any more. This means picking up a pair of scissors and45each of them. Of course youll still have your unpaid balances, but it means a great46inthe way you live. And one47benefit is that your c
40、redit card balances will stop48. The next step is to49your balances. Most people whove got credit card debt have been using more than one credit card. In having many50cards, youre receiving different bills each month. The51move here is to52the smallest balance first. Youll pay it off more53, and tha
41、t will be one less bill to pay.What if you find that you havent got any extra54at all? You may have to take another difficult yet55step, which is getting a second job. The56income can make a difference, and can be put towards paying off the cards.Whatever steps we take to deal with our credit card d
42、ebt, we will probably have to ask ourselves some57questions, such as how we got into this mess (困境). People often blame (责备) the banks or the economy, but58themselves. It is up to us to59that we have a problem and we are the ones who have to take steps to60it. We must face the facts we are responsib
43、le for managing our own money.41. A. purpose B. reason C. advice D. excuse42. A. And B. But C. Or D. Unless43. A. doubt B. advantage C. belief D. hope44. A. find B. disappear C. use D. lose45. A. cutting upB. clearing up C. giving up D. setting up46. A. surprise B. change C. failure D. challenge47.
44、A. unexpected B. little C. special D. immediate48. A. increasing B. reducing C. returningD. remaining49. A. search forB. deal with C. know about D. take away50. A. unsafeB. normalC. valuable D. different51. A. wise B. difficult C. impossible D. pleasant52. A. look for B. ask for C. pay off D. look i
45、nto53. A. carefully B. smartly C. quickly D. helplessly54. A. work B. moneyC. time D. support55. A. necessary B. wrong C. stupid D. dangerous56. A. last B. low C. decreased D. added57. A. strange B. important C. new D. funny58. A. seldom B. already C. also D. always59. A. guess B. regret C. realise D. forget60. A. fix B. train C. leave D. check第卷第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Rice 61. _ (believe) to have been first grown inChinaor possibly somewhere else in easternAs
