2020版高考英语复习Module2DevelopingandDevelopedCountries课时作业（十四）外研版.docx

Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries课时作业（十四）建议时间/30分钟.阅读理解A词数:301话题:创业故事文体:记叙文PrateekSharmawasbornintoafamilyoffarmers.After10yearsofbeingachiefmanagerofKotakMahindraBank,hedidagoodjobandearnedagoodpay.ButPrateekcouldntcontinuethecorporationlifewithease,ashisheartwasalwaysinfarming.Soheworkedasabankeronweekdaysandonweekendstravelled100kmtogettohis5-acrefarminDhabaKhurd.Bytheendof2015,Prateekhadsetupahouseonhisfarmtogrowoff-seasonvegetables.Prateekthoughthedquithisjoboncehewasabletoearnenoughfromfarming,butthiswasntaneasydecisiontomake.Thiswasbecausecoststogrowthesevegetableswereveryhigh,alongwiththefactthatfarmerswerentapartofthevaluechainandthuscouldntdecidethepriceoftheirownvegetables.Fortunately,PrateekmetVinayYadav,anothereducatedfarmer.Theythendecidedtostarttheirownvaluechainandselltheirvegetablesandgrains,whileskippingthemiddlemen.Thevarietyofvegetablestheygrewwasntenough,sotheydecidedtoformagroupoffarmers.Oncetheplanwasready,thegroupwasregisteredbythenameofFarmerProducerOrganization(FPO).However,thetrialfailedinthefirstyearasmostofthefarmersweregraingrowersandhadlimitedknowledgeofgrowingvegetables.However,thelargestreasonwastheswitchtoorganicfromchemical.Luckily,oncethesoilwasusedtoorganicmethods,thenextroundofcropsweresuccessfulandtheFPOhadagoodamountofproduce.Soattheendof2017,Prateekfinallyquithisjobanddevotedallhistimetofarming.NowhessuccessfulandrecentlyhisteamhasstartedtwofarmerresourcecentresatDhabaKhurdandNathrulaCanj.1.WhydidPrateekhavetroublecontinuinghislifeasabanker?A.Hefeltitsoboringtobeabanker.B.Healmostneversatisfiedhisboss.C.Hefoundfarmingeasiertodowell.D.Hewasenthusiasticaboutfarming.2.WhywasitdifficultforPrateektodecideonquittinghisjob?A.Thepricesoforganicproductsarelow.B.Theincomefromfarmingwasntmuch.C.Hehadnomoneytoputintofarming.D.Hefoundfarmingproducehardtosell.3.WhatdidPrateekandVinayYadavsetaboutdoingaftertheymet?A.Raisingthepricesoftheirproducts.B.Buildingtheirownmarketingsystem.C.Switchingfromchemicaltoorganic.D.Addingthekindsofvegetablesgrown.4.WhatmainlyresultedinthefailureofFPOsfirstyeartrial?A.Theirnoexperienceingrowingvegetables.B.Theirpoormanagementontheemployees.C.Thesoilsnotadaptingtoorganicfarming.D.Thewrongwaysofdoingorganicfarming.B词数:305话题:珍惜粮食文体:议论文Alongsideairandwater,foodisanecessityforhumanbeingstosurviveandthrive.Butitsalotmorethanthat.AsMarietteDiChristinaofScientificAmericanwrote:“Themostintimate(亲密的)relationshipwewilleverhaveisnotwithanyfellowhumanbeing.Instead,itisbetweenourbodiesandourfood.”Nowadays,formostpeopleintheworldswealthiestcountries,foodisahobby,anenthusiasm,andevensomethingfashionable.TurnontheTVintheUS,UKorFrance,andyoullfindatleastonechannelfeedingthispopularobsession.Andmostofusknowatleastonepersonwhothinksofhimselforherselfasa“foodie”.Itsalmostimpossiblenowadaystocheckoursocialmediaappswithoutatleasttwoorthreephotosofdeliciousmealsappearingonourscreen.Butbehindthefancyrecipesandsocialmediabragging(夸耀),manyofusforgethowmuchwetakefoodforgranted.ThisiswhyWorldFoodDayisheldeachyear.TakeKenyaforexample.ThiseastAfricannationhasbeensufferingterribledroughts.Theresultisthatpeoplearebeginningtostarve.Childreninparticulararesuffering,withsomeofthemevendying.Thismayseemshockingtoknow,especiallyasmanyculturesoutsideofAfricathinkoffoodinacompletelydifferentway.ButevenintheUK,familiesonlowincomesareforcedtousefoodbanksEuropeanorganizationsthathandoutdonatedfoodtothosewhocantaffordtopayforitthemselves.SowhatcanwedoonWorldFoodDay?Onegoodwaytospenditwouldbetofeelhumbleandappreciatewhatwehave.Afterall,foodisessentialforsurvival,butnoteveryoneisasluckyaswearewhenitcomestodinnertime.5.AccordingtoMarietteDiChristina,whathastheclosestrelationshipwithus?A.Air.B.Water.C.Food.D.Humanbeings.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“foodie”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Deliciousfood.B.Apersonfondoffood.C.Asocialmediaapp.D.Aphotoofdeliciousmeals.7.Whocangethelpfromfoodbanks?A.PoorpeopleintheUK.B.PoorpeopleinAfrica.C.StarvingchildreninKenya.D.Peopleinthedrought-strickenareas.8.Whatsthebesttitleforthetext?A.TreatfoodasahobbyB.TimetoappreciatefoodC.FoodshortageinsomecountriesD.HowtospendWorldFoodDay.语法填空词数:211话题:中国制造文体:说明文Someconsumersstilltendtofocusonlabels,9.(feel)proudthattheyhaveaproductmadeinItalywithoutknowingthatagrowingnumberofItalianproductscomefromfactoriesthatareChinese-ownedandstaffed.Theproducts10.weremarked“MadeinChina”gavethebuyersan11.(impress)of“lowprideandlowcost,lowtechnologyandlowdevelopment”.Thestatementusedtobetrue,12.nowithaschanged.“MadeinChina”isbecomingaleadingpartintheworldmarket.Chinasgarmentindustry(制衣业)hasbeeninvestinginproducingtechnologyandtrainingfor13.(decade),anditsworkforcehascollectivelygotbetteratsewinggarments.Asaresult,thequalityofChinese-madeclothesisrisingfast.Ithasbeenhome14.ahighly-skilled,highly-specializedgarmentindustry,onethatsuppliesevensomehigh-endlabelsandoffersthe15.(good)mixofprice,speed,andqualityintheworld.Nowadays,productsmadeinChinaarerecognizedbyluxuryfashionbrands.Indeed,luxuryfashionlabelsroutinely16.(make)thingsinChina.DespitetherisingwagesandcostofdoingbusinessinChina,manyluxurybrands,suchasBurberry,Armani,andPrada17.(produce)thingsheresofar,becausetheyrestillabletogetgoodworkmanshipata18.(relative)lowprice.短文改错LastSunday,Itidiedupmyroomandspotmyalbums.Ilookedthroughthem,recallingthemomentIhadexperiencedthebestandworseyearsofmylife.IstoppedatapicturetakingwhenIhadmyfirstfootballmatch.Ifeltsuchnervousthen,becauseitwasthefirsttimethatIhadaskedtoplaybythecoach.Yourjobwastocooperatewithotherteammatesandcoverwiththematchafteritwasover.Althoughwesucceeded,Istillmadeseveralmistakesinthematchwherealostruinedourchances.Whenthephotographerwastakingapicture,everyonehadahappyexpression,exceptme.Holdingthepicture,Ilaughed.Howinterestingitwas!课时作业(十四).A【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了PrateekSharma的创业经历。1.D细节理解题。根据第一段中“ButPrateekcouldntcontinuethecorporationlifewithease,ashisheartwasalwaysinfarming.”可知,Prateek不能继续他的银行家生涯是因为他对农业充满热情。故选D项。2.B细节理解题。根据第二段中“Prateekthoughthedquithisjoboncehewasabletoearnenoughfromfarming,butthiswasntaneasydecisiontomake.Thiswasbecausecoststogrowthesevegetableswereveryhigh,alongwiththefactthatfarmerswerentapartofthevaluechainandthuscouldntdecidethepriceoftheirownvegetables.”可知,Prateek很难决定辞职是因为来自农业的收入并不多。故选B项。3.B细节理解题。根据第三段中“Theythendecidedtostarttheirownvaluechainandselltheirvegetablesandgrains”可知,Prateek和VinayYadav在他们相遇后决定建立他们自己的营销体系。故选B项。4.C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“However,thelargestreasonwastheswitchtoorganicfromchemical.”以及最后一段中“Luckily,oncethesoilwasusedtoorganicmethods,thenextroundofcropsweresuccessful”可知,土壤对有机农业的不适应是导致FPO第一年试验失败的主要原因。故选C项。B【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论了粮食的话题珍惜粮食,从我做起。5.C细节理解题。根据第一段“AsMarietteDiChristinaofScientificAmericanwrote:Themostintimate(亲密的)relationshipwewilleverhaveisnotwithanyfellowhumanbeing.Instead,itisbetweenourbodiesandourfood.”可知,最亲密的关系不是人与人之间的关系,而是我们的身体和食物之间的关系,由此可知,MarietteDiChristina认为和我们关系最亲密的是食物,故选C。6.B词义猜测题。根据第四段第二句“Itsalmostimpossiblenowadaystocheckoursocialmediaappswithoutatleasttwoorthreephotosofdeliciousmealsappearingonourscreen.”可知,一些人喜欢在社交媒体上晒各种美食,结合画线词所在句“thinksofhimselforherselfasafoodie.”可推知,画线词的意思应该是“美食爱好者”,故选B。7.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“ButevenintheUK,familiesonlowincomesareforcedtousefoodbanksEuropeanorganizationsthathandoutdonatedfoodtothosewhocantaffordtopayforitthemselves.”可知,即使在英国,低收入家庭也被迫使用食物银行,由此可知,英国穷人是可以获得食物银行的帮助的,故选A。8.B主旨大意题。根据对全文的整体理解可推知,本文主要讲述的是许多人在社交媒体晒美食时,还有许多人在挨饿,这也是世界粮食日成立的初衷,由此可推知,呼吁人们要珍惜粮食是本文的主题,故选B。.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要通过消费者的一些消费行为,引出了“中国制造”的发展和取得的成就。9.feeling考查非谓语动词。此处是非谓语动词作状语,动词feel与其逻辑主语someconsumers是主动关系,应该用动词-ing形式。故填feeling。10.which/that考查定语从句的关系代词。根据结构判断products是先行词,后面是定语从句,关系代词在从句中充当主语,可以用which或者that。11.impression考查词性转换。冠词an后面应该用名词形式。givesbanimpressionof给某人以的印象。故填impression。12.but考查连词。根据句意判断前后是转折关系,故用连词but。句意:这种情况过去是真的,但是现在它已经改变了。13.decades考查名词复数。固定短语:fordecades数十年来。故填decades。14