高一英语同步练习：
必修4 Unit 2 Working the land
第4课时Using Language
基础练习
一、阅读课文，
1. Which kind of farming makes green food? Chemical or Organic Farming?
2. Read the passage quickly first to find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1: Para 2:. Para 3:
3. Read the text again and answer the questions:
1). What is the disadvantage of using chemical fertilizers?
Chemical fertilizers kill both and bacteria and pests in the land, so they __ __ the land.
Leaving __ _for a long time is not good for crops and animals and humans. These chemicals in the food supply is dangerous to people’s health by __ __ in their bodies and __ __ cancer or other illnesses。
Fruit, vegetables and other food grown with chemical fertilizers grow so fast that it is not full of ___such as vitamins and , etc. 2）. What is organic farming?
Organic farming means growing crops without ____ ____.
4. 从课文中找出下列各句并译成汉语
1) Crops such as peas or soybeans put important minerals back into the soil, making it ready for crops such as wheat or corn that need rich and fertile soil.
2) With these discoveries, some farmers and many customers are beginning to turn to organic farming.
3）They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease.
4）This also keeps the air , soil, water and crops free from chemicals.
二、当我们想用英语劝服别人做事我们可以用下列句型(查找出填上)：
It’s a great pity that… This is good value because… What is the advantage of…? 实战演练
一、用下列单词或短语的适当形式填空（有多余选项） satisfy, supply, lead, would rather, struggle, whatever, confuse, work, rid, sunburn, prefer to, certain There was an old goat that grew a lot of cabbages. He gathered in all his cabbages with the help of two rabbits. Then he gave each of them ten cabbages to express his
thanks. But the goat got __1__ when he found that one of them was very happy while the other was not that happy. So the goat asked him , “You’re not __2__ with this?”
“No, no. Thank you very much for the cabbages. But if I have a choice I would ___3__ choose something else. ” said the rabbit.
“Ok, you can choose ___4__ you like from what I have.”
“I wonder if you can teach me to grow cabbages,” the rabbit said, “ I often can’t get enough food to eat. If I want to __5__ a good life , I must grow something of my own. So, I __6__ learn to work the land from you than just accept your cabbages.”
___7__ the land is not that easy. In spring, you must __8__ the land of grass; in summer, your skin will be __9__ working in the field and in autumn, you must ___10__ against bad weather to get in your crops. Did you really decide to do so ?” the goat asked. “Yes. I’ve made up my mind.” “Ok!”
With the help of the goat, one year later, the rabbit got a lot of cabbages of his own。
二、补全对话
A-D are all farmers in a local village.
A: Here we have a nice piece of land, and I think the best we could do is to grow rice._1___
B: ___2__ I think it would be wrong to grow rice. We should grow more sugar-cane in our area.
A: Yes, I have heard about that plant, but it’s far from sure that a sugar factory will be built here. As far as I can see , the best thing to do would be ___3__ . D: Well, I don’t think any of you is right. We have to make
新人教版高中英语必修4Unit 2 Working the land Using Language(含答案)
