Unit 2 Working the land语篇演练(六)
时间安排：第二周·周五 演练题型：阅读理解2篇 建议用时：18分钟
答案栏：1～4____________ 5～8____________
A
To country walkers, they are the plants to be avoided.But to gardeners, it appears that stinging nettles (大荨麻) may be attractive as they are now being sold for ￡7.99 to those who wish to boost_ the wildlife in their flowerbeds. The Gardeningexpress.co.uk website sells stinging nettles in its “weeds (杂草) and wildlife Plants” section, and says supplies have already been snapped up (抢购) by eager buyers.
The product description tells gardeners: “Many people are now planting these in their gardens for wildlife. They are important food for the caterpillars ( 幼虫) of red admirals, peacocks, and tortoiseshell butterflies. If you live in the town and there are not wildlife friendly plants in your garden, this one has to be your first choice.”
It also suggests the nettles could make a “healthy snack” for people as the plant is rich in vitamins A and C, iron, potassium, manganese and calcium. They can be used to make a delicious soup.
Chris Bonnet from the website told the Daily Mail: “Some call them weeds but we don't want to hurt their feelings. After all, a weed is only a plant in the wrong place. For gardeners who want to do their bit for the nation's wildlife they're a must.”
“Also available on the site are dandelion plants for ￡3.99 each and buttercups for ￡5.99. Although many gardeners are trying to remove dandelion plants and buttercups from their lawns, supplies of the dandelions are also said to have been snapped up. Buyers are advised they should be planted to provide yellow flowers.”
Mr Bonnet added: “While plants such as buttercups and dandelions may seem like weeds in the middle of a lawn, if they are planted in a flowerbed they can look beautiful and really make a garden beautiful.Demand has been surprising.We are having to clear extra space in our nursery so we can grow more.”
1．The underlined word “boost” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”． A．scare C．protect
B．increase D．harm
2．What do we know about stinging nettles? A．They can be eaten by humans.
B．They are harmful to the environment. C．They are popular with country walkers. D．They look great in the middle of a lawn. 3．What can be inferred from Chris Bonnet's words? A．Buttercups and dandelions are weeds. B．It' s not easy to take care of a flowerbed. C．His website is expecting a promising market. D．Stinging nettles are more useful than dandelions.
4．In which part of a magazine can we probably read this text? A．Travel. C．Nature.
B．Culture. D．Fashion.
B
In China, many people are leaving the countryside to find jobs in the cities, because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside. They hope that their lives will improve when they move to the city.
But in the big cities of Europe like London or Paris, people are moving out of the city. These rich families want to live a quieter life. They are tired of the noise and the dirt of the city, and they are tired of the crowded streets, crowded trains and buses. They don't want to live in the cities any more. They want a house with a garden in the countryside, and breathe the fresh air there.
So they move out of the cities. Some don't go very far, just to the towns near the cities. Other people move to the real countryside with sheep, cows and green fields. There, they start new lives and try to make new friends.
Not all those who move from the city to the countryside are happy. After two or three years, many people who have done this feel that it was a big mistake. They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly.
As a result, quite a lot of people who have moved to the countryside move back to the city. “It's_wonderful_to_see_crowds_in_the_streets_and_cinema_lights，” they say.
5. Which is NOT the reason for people moving to the cities in China? A．The countryside is much poorer than the city. B．People in the countryside have nothing to eat.
C．People in the countryside don't have much work to do there.
D．Services in cities are usually much better than those in the countryside.
6．After moving to the countryside, some people in Europe feel unhappy because ________.
A．they can't make much money
B．there isn't much work for them to do in the countryside
C．some people in the countryside aren't always very friendly to them D．A, B and C
7．The underlined sentence in the last paragraph shows ________. A．they are happy to move back to the city B．they miss their friends in the countryside C．they still want to move to the countryside
D．they are tired of the noise and the crowded streets in the city 8．The best title of this passage may be ________. A．A happy life! B．Living in the city!
C．Moving out or moving back? D．Living in the countryside!
答 案
语篇解读：本文是说明文。一家网站出售带刺的大荨麻，因为这种植物种在花园里可以招来更多的野生动物。
1．选 B 词义猜测题。由第三段中的“Many people are now planting these in their gardens for wildlife” 可知，这种植物可以吸引更多的野生动物，所以人们购买这种植物是为了“增加”花园里野生动物的数量。
2．选A 细节理解题。由第四段内容可知这种植物可以食用。
3．选C 推理判断题。由文末的“Demand has been surprising.We are having to clear extra space in our nursery so we can grow more” 可以推断，网站的销售前景很可观。
4．选C 推理判断题。本文中提到的荨麻、花园、草坪、野生动物等是与自然相关的，所以本文最有可能出自“自然”版块。
语篇解读：久居农村，城市是一道风景；久居城市，农村又是另一道风景。本文重点介绍了农村和城市的优缺点。
5．选B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“because the countryside is much poorer than the city, and often there isn't much work there. Services such as hospital and transport are usually much better in the city than in the countryside.”可知乡村比城市贫穷，而且工作机会少，像医疗和交通等服务比城市差，故B项符合题意。
6．选D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“They don't make so much money and there isn't much work to do. People in the countryside are very different and aren't always very friendly.”可知，他们赚钱不多，工作机会不多，而且乡村的人不总是非常友好。故D
项正确。
7．选A 句意理解题。他们认为看到街上的人群和影院的灯感觉非常美妙。再结合最后一段的叙述可知A项正确。
8．选C 主旨大意题。文章是围绕不同的人对在城市和农村居住的不同感受来展开的，故C项正确。
