統(tǒng)考版高考英語一輪復習限時提分練十七必修④Unit2Workingtheland含解析

一輪復習精品資料(高中)PAGE1-限時提分練(十七)必修④Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.閱讀理解A〖2021·開封市高三第一次模擬〗Don'tlikeseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotreatgene-editedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengineered(轉基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,arealreadyavailable,buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.“Wehaven'ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame，”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweffortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some“seedless”fruitsjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuybeestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators,aswellasintroducebeneficialmutations(突變),saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplants,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,itshouldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.1．Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthepast?A．Theirtastewasnotverygood.B．Theystillhadafewbigseeds.C．Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D．Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.2．WhatdidKeishiOsakabe'steamdo?A．Theyeditedtomatoes'genes.B．Theychangedthetasteoftomatoes.C．Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D．Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.3．WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousmethods?A．Itwillstillrequirepollination.B．Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.C．Itwillreducepeople'srelianceonfoodsecurity.D．Itwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiency”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Danger.B．Disadvantage.C．Benefit.D．Solution.B〖2021·山西省高三第一次測試〗MorethanhalfofworkingAfricanshavejobsinagriculture,butinadequatetoolsandalackofinvestmenthaveleftthecontinent'smostlysmallfarmsstrugglingtofeedagrowingpopulation.Now,awaveoftechnologicalsolutionsisaimingtohelp.EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren.Attimes,moneyransolowthatshewasforcedtosellhercropforabit.“Ifmyfarmwasaffectedbypests,Icouldonlyaffordtobuyasmallamountofpesticide,whichwasusuallynoteffective.Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigproblem，”saysUsman,now38.In2017,UsmanjoinedBabbanGona,asocialenterprisethatactsasafarmers'partnerandoffersfarmerscredit,trainingandothersupport.Itwaslaunchedin2012with102farmers,andnowworkswith20,000.FieldofficersemployedbyBabbanGonaphotographitsfarmers'fields.Anappreviewsthephotos,evaluatingthegermination(發(fā)芽)rateandseeingifthesoilneedsnutrientsbasedonleafcolors.Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions.Somefarmershaveincreasedtheiryields(產(chǎn)量)by50percent.Oncethecornisharvested,BabbanGonastoresitinsealedcontainersandaimstosellitattherighttimetomaximizethefarmers'profits.ThepaymentsUsmanreceivesfromBabbanGonaallowhertoinvestinacow,tobuynewclothesforherfamily,andtobuildahouse.5．WhatcanUsmanbedescribedinherearlylife?A．Activebutunskilled.B．Responsibleandwise.C．Hardworkingbutpenniless.D．Painedandunambitious.6．WhatwasthechallengeforUsmanafterharvestingcorn?A．Sellingit.B．Reservingit.C．Killingpestsonthefarm.D．Feedingandeducatingherchildren.7．HowdothefieldofficersworkinBabbanGona?A．Theyevaluatethephotosofcrops.B．Theylendmoneytoneedyfarmers.C．Theysendphotostakenbyfarmerstoanapp.D．Theyserveasabridgebetweenfarmersandit.8．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．TechnologyhelpsAfricanfarmerslivebetter.B．AcompanysupportsAfricanfarmers.C．FarminginAfricaisfacedwithadifficultsituation.D．Africanfarmersinventsmartfarming.Ⅱ.七選五〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Ithadlongbeentroublingalittleboythathisdeskmatecouldrank1stintheclasseverytimewhilehefailedto:heonlyranked21st.Athome,heaskedhismom,“Mom,amImorestupidthanothers?IfeelIamashardworkingashim,buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？”__1__Inanothertest,theboyranked15th,andhisdeskmateremained1st.Backhome,heraisedthesamequestion.__2__However,wasthisanswerinherson'sbestinterest?Thankgoodnessshedidnotopenhermouth.Thereweretimesshewantedtotellhim,“YourfatherandIusedtobeoutstanding.Whyaren'tyoujustasclever？”Butshestoppedbecauseshefeltitwascrueltoblamehimandthatsheneededabetteranswer.__3__Toreducetheburdenonhersonwhowassufferingfromthepainsofunsatisfyinggradesandrankings,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shemanagedtogiveoutananswer.Now,theboynolongerworriesabouthisrankings,because,withthe1stranking,heisadmittedtoatopuniversity.__4__Inthelecture,hementionedavaluableexperience,“WhenmymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach,shepointedtothefrontandsaid,‘Doyouseetheseabirdsoverthere?Whenthewavescomenear,littlebirdscanrisequicklywhileitwouldtakelongerforclumsyseagullstocompletetheprocess.However,haveyounoticedbirdsthatfinallyflyacrosstheendlessoceanarenoneotherthanclumsyseagulls？’__5__”Themovingspeechaffectedmanymotherspresentintotears,includinghismother.A．Feelingsadforherson'sfailure,Momscoldedhim.B．Momreallywantedtotellhersonthatintelligencediffers.C．Hearingthewords,shewentwordless,notknowinghowtoexplain.D．Youmightbeabitslower,butyouwillbetheonewhowillmakeit!E．Momwassoproudofherson'ssuccessthatsheoftentoldthattoothers.F．Backtohishighschool,hewasinvitedtogiveaspeechtothestudentsandparents.G．Timeflyingswiftly,despitegreatefforts,hewasstillunabletokeepupwithhisdeskmate.Ⅲ.語法填空〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Hereiswhyyoushouldcareaboutastronomy.It'struethatitsadvancesbenefitmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld.Ithasdevelopedtechnologynowtotrackwhereyourpackagegoes,todeterminewhereyouareandso1.________.Butallofthesearemeresecondthoughtsand2.________(benefit)thathaveoccurredwithouttheprimary3.________(intend)ofthemaker.Andthatis4.________makesastronomybeautiful.Tostudysomething—notbecausewe'relookingtogainanythinginparticular,butpurely5.________(enjoy)naturalwonders—6.________(be)allthatmakesushuman.Doingworkfortheworkitselfcreatesroomforjoy.I7.________(firm)believethatastronomyhasaspiritualdimensioninthesenseofhowitconnectsuswithsomethingbiggerthanourselves.Because8.________astronomywenowknowexactlywhentheuniverse9.________(come)intoexistence.Andwe'vespottedthousandsofplanetsorbitingotherstars.Ithasexplainedmysteries(神秘的事物)10.________(confuse)usforthousandsofyears,butevenmoresignificantly,ithasopenedupmoremysteriesthananyofuscanstudyinourlifetime.

限時提分練(十七)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——科技與生活——使用基因編輯技術研制無籽或無核水果?！颊Z篇解讀〗該文主要介紹了使用基因編輯技術可以更快地研制出無籽或無核水果，但這種水果要想進入超市，可能必須符合與轉基因水果相同的標準。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate”和第五段中的“ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR”可知，過去創(chuàng)造無籽西紅柿很耗時，故選D。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗A考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologyto...noseedshadbeguntoform”可知，KeishiOsakabe的團隊編輯了西紅柿的基因，故A項正確。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第八段中的“CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators”可知，CRISPR可用于研制其他類型的不需要傳粉者的水果。由此可推知，CRISPR不會受到?jīng)]有蜜蜂的影響，故選B。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第七段中的“Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds”可知，種植無籽植物通常需要投入更多勞動。由此可推知，這對農(nóng)民來說并不是什么好事，故畫線詞的含義與B項詞義最接近。danger“危險”，disadvantage“劣勢”，benefit“益處”，solution“解決辦法”。B語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——社會進步——科技改善非洲農(nóng)民的生活狀況〖語篇解讀〗文章以EstherUsman為例介紹了非洲農(nóng)民在科技的幫助下生活狀況得以改善的情況。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren”可推斷，Usman在早年間雖然努力工作但過著貧窮的生活。6．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigproblem”可知，Usman說儲藏中的玉米經(jīng)常會因為潮氣和害蟲而壞掉，因此對她來說收完玉米后的儲存是個問題，即儲存玉米是一個挑戰(zhàn)。故〖答案〗為B。7．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中對fieldofficers的工作內(nèi)容的介紹“FieldofficersemployedbyBabbanGonaphotographitsfarmers'fields...Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions”可知，BabbanGona雇用的田地工作人員對農(nóng)民的田地進行拍照，一個應用程序審核這些照片并評估這些照片中的農(nóng)作物，而后田地工作人員告訴農(nóng)民他們發(fā)現(xiàn)的任何問題，并就可能的解決方案提出建議。由此可推知，田地工作人員充當了農(nóng)民和這個公司之間的橋梁。8．〖答案〗與〖解析〗A考查主旨大意。本文以EstherUsman為例介紹了科技幫助非洲農(nóng)民改善生活狀況，故〖答案〗為A。Ⅱ.七選五語篇類型：記敘文主題語境：人與自我——人物故事——母親的鼓勵〖語篇解讀〗一個男孩為成績不如同桌而苦惱，問他的媽媽他是不是比別人笨。媽媽沒有正面回答男孩的問題而是帶他去了海邊，讓他注意笨拙的海鷗竟然是最終飛越大海的。后來，男孩以第一名的成績被一所好大學錄取。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗C根據(jù)空前的“‘Mom,amImorestupidthanothers?IfeelIamashardworkingashim,buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？’”可知，空處應是表述媽媽聽到男孩的提問后的反應，C項“聽了這些話，她說不出話來，不知道如何解釋”符合語境，故C項正確。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B根據(jù)空前的“thesamequestion”和空后一句“However，wasthisanswerinherson'sbestinterest？”可知，然而他的媽媽不知道這樣的回答是否對男孩有利。據(jù)此可知，空處應是表述媽媽想要回答男孩的問題，故B項正確。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗G根據(jù)空后一句“Toreducetheburdenonhersonwhowassufferingfromthepainsofunsatisfyinggradesandrankings，Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea”可知，為了減輕兒子因成績和排名不滿意而痛苦的負擔，媽媽決定帶他去海邊。據(jù)此可知，空處應描述男孩因成績和排名不滿意而痛苦的情況，故G項符合語境。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗F根據(jù)空后的“Inthelecture”可知，F(xiàn)項“他被邀請回高中母校給學生和家長演講”符合語境。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D根據(jù)空前男孩分享的經(jīng)歷(笨拙的海鷗竟然是最終飛越大海的)可知，空處應是他對這次經(jīng)歷的總結，即“你可能會有一點慢，但你會是那個成功的人”，故D項正確。Ⅲ.語法填空語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與自然——宇宙探索——天文學〖語篇解讀〗本文主要介紹了我們應該關注天文學的原因。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗on'考查固定搭配。andsoon為固定搭配，意為“等等”，符合語境。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗benefits'考查名詞的單復數(shù)。分析該句結構可知，該句中that引導定語從句，空處與thoughts為先行詞，空處與復數(shù)名詞thoughts對應，benefit為可數(shù)名詞，故該處用其復數(shù)形式benefits。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗intention'考查詞形轉換。根據(jù)空前的withouttheprimary可知，空處應用名詞的單數(shù)形式，故填intend的名詞單數(shù)形式intention。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗what'考查表語從句連接詞。分析該句結構可知，空處引導表語從句，作表語從句的主語，表示“……的事物”，故用what引導該表語從句。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗toenjoy'考查動詞不定式?？仗幣ctogain并列，表示目的，故用動詞不定式作目的狀語。6．〖答案〗與〖解析〗is'考查主謂一致和動詞的時態(tài)。該句主語為不定式“Tostudysomething”，故謂語動詞應用單數(shù)形式；又根據(jù)語境可知，該句陳述的是客觀存在的情況，故用一般現(xiàn)在時。7．〖答案〗與〖解析〗firmly'考查副詞?？仗幮揎梽釉~believe，應用副詞形式，表示“堅定地相信”。8．〖答案〗與〖解析〗of'考查介詞。becauseof為固定搭配，意為“因為，由于”，符合語境，故填介詞of。9．〖答案〗與〖解析〗came'考查動詞的時態(tài)。根據(jù)語境可知，該句意為“由于天文學，我們現(xiàn)在確切地知道宇宙是什么時候形成的”。根據(jù)常識可知，宇宙的形成是發(fā)生在過去的事情，故用一般過去時。10．〖答案〗與〖解析〗confusing'考查現(xiàn)在分詞。分析該句結構可知，空處修飾前面的名詞mysteries，該名詞和動詞confuse之間為邏輯上的主謂關系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞作后置定語。限時提分練(十七)必修④Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.閱讀理解A〖2021·開封市高三第一次模擬〗Don'tlikeseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotreatgene-editedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengineered(轉基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,arealreadyavailable,buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.“Wehaven'ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame，”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweffortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some“seedless”fruitsjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuybeestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators,aswellasintroducebeneficialmutations(突變),saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplants,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,itshouldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.1．Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthepast?A．Theirtastewasnotverygood.B．Theystillhadafewbigseeds.C．Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D．Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.2．WhatdidKeishiOsakabe'steamdo?A．Theyeditedtomatoes'genes.B．Theychangedthetasteoftomatoes.C．Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D．Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.3．WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousmethods?A．Itwillstillrequirepollination.B．Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.C．Itwillreducepeople'srelianceonfoodsecurity.D．Itwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiency”inParagraph7probablymean?A．Danger.B．Disadvantage.C．Benefit.D．Solution.B〖2021·山西省高三第一次測試〗MorethanhalfofworkingAfricanshavejobsinagriculture,butinadequatetoolsandalackofinvestmenthaveleftthecontinent'smostlysmallfarmsstrugglingtofeedagrowingpopulation.Now,awaveoftechnologicalsolutionsisaimingtohelp.EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren.Attimes,moneyransolowthatshewasforcedtosellhercropforabit.“Ifmyfarmwasaffectedbypests,Icouldonlyaffordtobuyasmallamountofpesticide,whichwasusuallynoteffective.Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigproblem，”saysUsman,now38.In2017,UsmanjoinedBabbanGona,asocialenterprisethatactsasafarmers'partnerandoffersfarmerscredit,trainingandothersupport.Itwaslaunchedin2012with102farmers,andnowworkswith20,000.FieldofficersemployedbyBabbanGonaphotographitsfarmers'fields.Anappreviewsthephotos,evaluatingthegermination(發(fā)芽)rateandseeingifthesoilneedsnutrientsbasedonleafcolors.Thefieldofficersstepintowarnfarmersofanyproblemstheyfindandadviseonpossiblesolutions.Somefarmershaveincreasedtheiryields(產(chǎn)量)by50percent.Oncethecornisharvested,BabbanGonastoresitinsealedcontainersandaimstosellitattherighttimetomaximizethefarmers'profits.ThepaymentsUsmanreceivesfromBabbanGonaallowhertoinvestinacow,tobuynewclothesforherfamily,andtobuildahouse.5．WhatcanUsmanbedescribedinherearlylife?A．Activebutunskilled.B．Responsibleandwise.C．Hardworkingbutpenniless.D．Painedandunambitious.6．WhatwasthechallengeforUsmanafterharvestingcorn?A．Sellingit.B．Reservingit.C．Killingpestsonthefarm.D．Feedingandeducatingherchildren.7．HowdothefieldofficersworkinBabbanGona?A．Theyevaluatethephotosofcrops.B．Theylendmoneytoneedyfarmers.C．Theysendphotostakenbyfarmerstoanapp.D．Theyserveasabridgebetweenfarmersandit.8．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．TechnologyhelpsAfricanfarmerslivebetter.B．AcompanysupportsAfricanfarmers.C．FarminginAfricaisfacedwithadifficultsituation.D．Africanfarmersinventsmartfarming.Ⅱ.七選五〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Ithadlongbeentroublingalittleboythathisdeskmatecouldrank1stintheclasseverytimewhilehefailedto:heonlyranked21st.Athome,heaskedhismom,“Mom,amImorestupidthanothers?IfeelIamashardworkingashim,buthowcomeIalwaysfallbehind？”__1__Inanothertest,theboyranked15th,andhisdeskmateremained1st.Backhome,heraisedthesamequestion.__2__However,wasthisanswerinherson'sbestinterest?Thankgoodnessshedidnotopenhermouth.Thereweretimesshewantedtotellhim,“YourfatherandIusedtobeoutstanding.Whyaren'tyoujustasclever？”Butshestoppedbecauseshefeltitwascrueltoblamehimandthatsheneededabetteranswer.__3__Toreducetheburdenonhersonwhowassufferingfromthepainsofunsatisfyinggradesandrankings,Momdecidedtotakehimtothesea.Duringthetrip,shemanagedtogiveoutananswer.Now,theboynolongerworriesabouthisrankings,because,withthe1stranking,heisadmittedtoatopuniversity.__4__Inthelecture,hementionedavaluableexperience,“WhenmymotherandIwerelyingonthebeach,shepointedtothefrontandsaid,‘Doyouseetheseabirdsoverthere?Whenthewavescomenear,littlebirdscanrisequicklywhileitwouldtakelongerforclumsyseagullstocompletetheprocess.However,haveyounoticedbirdsthatfinallyflyacrosstheendlessoceanarenoneotherthanclumsyseagulls？’__5__”Themovingspeechaffectedmanymotherspresentintotears,includinghismother.A．Feelingsadforherson'sfailure,Momscoldedhim.B．Momreallywantedtotellhersonthatintelligencediffers.C．Hearingthewords,shewentwordless,notknowinghowtoexplain.D．Youmightbeabitslower,butyouwillbetheonewhowillmakeit!E．Momwassoproudofherson'ssuccessthatsheoftentoldthattoothers.F．Backtohishighschool,hewasinvitedtogiveaspeechtothestudentsandparents.G．Timeflyingswiftly,despitegreatefforts,hewasstillunabletokeepupwithhisdeskmate.Ⅲ.語法填空〖2021·武漢市高中畢業(yè)生供題〗Hereiswhyyoushouldcareaboutastronomy.It'struethatitsadvancesbenefitmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld.Ithasdevelopedtechnologynowtotrackwhereyourpackagegoes,todeterminewhereyouareandso1.________.Butallofthesearemeresecondthoughtsand2.________(benefit)thathaveoccurredwithouttheprimary3.________(intend)ofthemaker.Andthatis4.________makesastronomybeautiful.Tostudysomething—notbecausewe'relookingtogainanythinginparticular,butpurely5.________(enjoy)naturalwonders—6.________(be)allthatmakesushuman.Doingworkfortheworkitselfcreatesroomforjoy.I7.________(firm)believethatastronomyhasaspiritualdimensioninthesenseofhowitconnectsuswithsomethingbiggerthanourselves.Because8.________astronomywenowknowexactlywhentheuniverse9.________(come)intoexistence.Andwe'vespottedthousandsofplanetsorbitingotherstars.Ithasexplainedmysteries(神秘的事物)10.________(confuse)usforthousandsofyears,butevenmoresignificantly,ithasopenedupmoremysteriesthananyofuscanstudyinourlifetime.

限時提分練(十七)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——科技與生活——使用基因編輯技術研制無籽或無核水果?！颊Z篇解讀〗該文主要介紹了使用基因編輯技術可以更快地研制出無籽或無核水果，但這種水果要想進入超市，可能必須符合與轉基因水果相同的標準。1．〖答案〗與〖解析〗D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“they'vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate”和第五段中的“ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR”可知，過去創(chuàng)造無籽西紅柿很耗時，故選D。2．〖答案〗與〖解析〗A考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的“HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologyto...noseedshadbeguntoform”可知，KeishiOsakabe的團隊編輯了西紅柿的基因，故A項正確。3．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第八段中的“CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon'trequirepollinators”可知，CRISPR可用于研制其他類型的不需要傳粉者的水果。由此可推知，CRISPR不會受到?jīng)]有蜜蜂的影響，故選B。4．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第七段中的“Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds”可知，種植無籽植物通常需要投入更多勞動。由此可推知，這對農(nóng)民來說并不是什么好事，故畫線詞的含義與B項詞義最接近。danger“危險”，disadvantage“劣勢”，benefit“益處”，solution“解決辦法”。B語篇類型：說明文主題語境：人與社會——社會進步——科技改善非洲農(nóng)民的生活狀況〖語篇解讀〗文章以EstherUsman為例介紹了非洲農(nóng)民在科技的幫助下生活狀況得以改善的情況。5．〖答案〗與〖解析〗C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“EstherUsman,fromKadunaState,NorthwestNigeria,hasbeengrowingcornsinceshewas17,whenshedroppedoutofschooltosupportherfamilyafterherfather'sdeath.Twodecadeson,shewasstruggling.Sheoftenlayawakeatnightworryingabouthowtofeedandeducateherchildren”可推斷，Usman在早年間雖然努力工作但過著貧窮的生活。6．〖答案〗與〖解析〗B考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Andcorninstorageisoftenlosttomoisture(潮氣)andpests,whichisabigp