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Unit2Workingtheland阅读理解2018·重庆模拟ThefirstpotatoesweregrownbytheIncasofSouthAmericamorethan400yearsago.Theirdescendants后代inEcuadorandChilecontinuetogrowthevegetableashighas14,000feetupintheAndesMountains.That’shigherthananyotherfoodwillgrow.EarlySpanishandEnglishexplorersshippedpotatoestoEuropeandtheyfoundtheirwaytoNorthAmericaintheearly1600s.Peopleeatpotatoesinmanyways—bakedmashedandroastedtonamejustthree.HoweverintheUnitedStatesmostpotatoesareeatenintheformofFrenchfries.Onefastfoodchainalonesellsmorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonderthenthatthepanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepared.Beforeanyfrymakesittothepeoplewhoeatatthesepopularrestaurants,itmustpassmanyseparatetests.Failanyoneofthesetestsandthepotatoisrejected.TostartwithonlyRussetBurbankpotatoesareused.TheseIdahopotatoeshavelesswatercontentthanotherkindswhichcanhaveasmuchas80percentwater.Oncecutinto“shoestrings”shapes,thepotatoesarepartlyfriedinasecretblendofoilssprayedwithliquidsugartobrownthemsteamdriedathighheatthenflashfrozenforshipmenttoindividualrestaurants.Beforeshipping,everyshoestringismeasured.Fortypercentofabatchmustbebetweentwoandthreeincheslong.Another40percenthastobeoverthreeinches.Whataboutthe20percentthatareleftinthebatchWellafewshortfriesinabagareokay,itseems.So,nowthatyourealizetheenormoussizeandvalueofthepotatocropyoucanunderstandwhymostpeopleagreethatthispartofthefoodindustryisno“smallpotatoes”.【解题导语】 本文介绍了土豆被引进美国的历史及炸薯条在美国食物产业中举足轻重的地位1.PotatoesinNorthAmericacamedirectlyfrom.A.Chile B.EuropeC.EcuadorD.theAndesMountainsB 解析细节理解题根据文中第一段最后一句可知,北美最早的土豆来自欧洲故选B项2.WhydoesthepanypayspecialattentiontothewaythefriesarepreparedA.Becausesellingfriesisabigbusiness.B.Becausefriesarenoteasytoprepareatall.C.BecauseAmericansareparticularaboutfries.D.Becausethegovernmenthasastrictruleforthat.A 解析推理判断题根据第二段的Onefastfoodchainalonesellsmorethan$1billionworthoffrieseachyear.Nowonderthenthatthepanypaysparticularattentiontothewayitsfriesareprepared.可知,在美国,炸薯条是个很大的行业,所以会被特殊关注故选A项3.Inthelastparagraphthewritermainlywantstosay.A.smallpotatoescannotbeusedforfriesB.potatoesarereallyimportantforAmericansC.eatinginAmericaistheveryfirstthingD.friesarereallyimportantforfoodindustryD 解析推理判断题根据最后一段中的内容thispartofthefoodindustryisno“smallpotatoes”可知,在美国,炸薯条在食品产业中不是“小土豆”无足轻重的东西,由此可推测,炸薯条在食品产业中占有重要的地位故选D项4.WhatisthemainideaofthispassageA.TheaverageAmericaneats50poundsofpotatoesayear.B.Frenchfriesaremadefrompotatoes.C.PotatoisakeyvegetableinAmerica.D.Thevarioustermsforpotatoeshavealonghistory.C 解析主旨大意题根据全文内容可知,在美国,土豆可以有多种吃法,尤其是炸薯条,深受人们的欢迎,也因此带来了强大的商业利润,在食品产业中占有重要地位因此,本文的主旨是,在美国土豆是很重要的蔬菜故选C项七选五2018·山西八校第一次联考Selfconfidentpeoplefacetheirfearsheadonandtheyknowthatnomatterwhatobstaclesetheirway,theyhavetheabilitytogetpastthem.Wouldn’titbeamazingtohavethiskindofselfconfidence?Guesswhat?Youcan.
1.Stayawayfromnegativity.2.Thisisatoughone,butit’stimetoseriouslyconsidergettingawayfromthoseindividualswhoputyoudownandshredyourconfidence.EvenatemporarybreakfromDebbieDownercanmakeahugedifferenceandhelpyoumovetowardmoreselfconfidence.Bepositive.Putsomepositiveenthusiasmintoyourinteractionswithothersandhitthegroundrunning,excitedtobeginyournextproject.
3.Instead,begintofocusonsolutionsandmakingpositivechanges.Don’tacceptfailure.Nevergiveup.Neveracceptfailureandgetridofthenegativevoicesinyourhead.Thereisasolutiontoeverything.
4.Makethisyournewmantra真言.Succeedinginadifficultorunpleasantsituationisahugeconfidencebooster激励.5.Learneverythingthereistoknowaboutyourfield,job,presentation—whateverisnextonyour“toconquer”list.Ifyouareprepared,andhavetheknowledgetobackitup,yourselfconfidencewillriseveryquickly.A.Beprepared.B.Createagreatlist.C.Getoutofyourfortzone.D.Stopfocusingontheproblemsinyourlife.E.Therefore,whywouldyouwanttostoptryingF.Here’showyoucanlearntobeconfidentofallyoudo.G.Evaluateyourinnercircle,includingfriendsandfamily.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文文章主要介绍了提高自信的一些方法1.F 解析根据空前的“Wouldn’titbeamazingtohavethiskindofselfconfidence?Guesswhat?Youcan.”及下文罗列的内容可知,此处需填一个承上启下的句子,故F项“这是你可以学会对你所做的所有事情感到自信的方法”符合语境
2.G 解析根据小标题“Stayawayfromnegativity.”以及G项中的“friendsandfamily”与空后句子中的“thoseindividuals”的对应关系可知,G项符合语境3.D 解析根据小标题“Bepositive.”及空后的“Instead,begintofocusonsolutionsandmakingpositivechanges.”可知,空处所填内容与其后面的内容之间存在转折关系,故D项“不要再关注你生活中的问题”符合语境4.E 解析根据空前的“Nevergiveup.Neveracceptfailureandgetridofthenegativevoicesinyourhead.Thereisasolutiontoeverything.”可知,空处所填内容与上文存在因果关系,故E项“因此,你为什么想要放弃努力呢?”符合语境5.A 解析根据最后一段中的内容尤其是“Ifyouareprepared,andhavetheknowledgetobackitup...”可知,本段介绍的提高自信的方法是要做好准备,故A项符合语境语法填空Helpingapersonforgetsomethingisrarelyeasyespeciallyifthe“something”ishurtfulornegative.Usesomesimpletechniquestodistractfromtheissueand
1.hopewithtimegoingbythepersonwon’tbeabletoremember
2.heissupposedtoforget.Removealltheitemsthatmaybringbackthememory.Anysmallobjectscanjoghismemorysocarefullyreplaceanyphotosdiariesoranyother
3.personobjectsorpresentswithnewitems.Changethesubjectwheneveryourfriendbringsitup.Don’tdothisin
4.obviouswaybecausethisisannoyingbutdoitwithouthisawarenessofyour
5.intend.Tellsome
6.amusestoriesortalkaboutimportantandhappyeventsinyourfriend’slifesuchasanewnepheworaworkpromotion.Occupyhimwith
7.activityandappointments.Keepinghimtoobusy
8.thinkaboutthepasthelpshimseeapositivelight.Createafullscheduleandintroducenewthingsandexperiencessuchasacookingclasswhichrequireconcentration.Bepatientandallowtimetogetoverthings.Itwillbeoftenalongtime
9.yourfriendfullyremovesthatmemorysodon’tbe
10.disappointifitdoesn’thappenimmediately.【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了帮助他人忘掉不快乐的记忆的四条建议1.hopefully 解析考查副词空处修饰后面的整个句子,故用副词形式2.what 解析考查宾语从句分析该句结构可知,空处引导宾语从句,且在从句中作动词forget的宾语,故用what引导该宾语从句,表示随着时间流逝,这个人就不会记得他应当忘记的事情了3.personal 解析考查形容词空处修饰名词objects,故用形容词形式句意任何小物件都能唤起记忆,所以小心地用新物品替换任何照片、日记或其他个人的物品或礼物4.an 解析考查冠词不要以一种明显的方式做这件事,因为这很烦人该处表示“一种明显的方式”,表示泛指,故用不定冠词;obvious的读音以元音音素开头,故用an5.intention 解析考查名词根据空前的形容词性物主代词your可知,该处用名词形式句意不要以明显的方式来做这件事情,因为这很烦人,但要在他朋友没有意识到你的意图的情况下做这件事情6.amusing 解析考查形容词根据空后的名词stories可知,空处修饰该名词,故用形容词形式amusing句意讲一些有趣的故事,或者谈谈你朋友的生活中重要和快乐的事情,比如刚出生的侄子或者工作晋升7.activities 解析考查名词复数根据该句中的“andappointments”可知,空处与此并列,应用名词的复数形式句意使他忙于活动和约会8.tothink 解析考查固定搭配too...to...为固定搭配,意为“太……而不能……”句意让他忙得无法想起往事,这有助于让他看到积极之光9.before 解析考查连词句意通常很长的一段时间之后,你的朋友才会完全忘掉这段记忆,所以如果他没有马上忘掉这段记忆,你不要失望Itwillbe+一段时间+before...表示“多久之后才……”,故用连词before10.disappointed 解析考查形容词空处所在句为祈使句,系动词be后接形容词,且修饰人,故用disappointed短文改错2018·山师大附中模拟Jinanisfacingseriouslytrafficproblems.Toomuchcarstravelontheroads.Thisheavytrafficcausesdelaysandtheplentyofairpollution.BesidesJinanmanycitiesinChinahavetrafficproblemsandBeijingistheworseone.Oneofthereasonwhythereissomuchtrafficisbecauseonlyasmallnumberofpeopleusepublictransportation.Inmyopiniononewaytosolvethetrafficproblemswastoencouragepeopletomakeusepublictransportationsystems.Forexamplepeoplecantakebusesinsteadofdrivecars.Meanwhilethegovernmentshouldtakemeasurestomakethemmorereliableandconvenienttotravelbybus.答案Jinanisfacingtrafficproblems.Toocarstravelontheroads.Thisheavytrafficcausesdelaysandplentyofairpollution.BesidesJinanmanycitiesinChinahavetrafficproblemsandBeijingistheone.Oneofthewhythereissomuchtrafficisonlyasmallnumberofpeopleusepublictransportation.Inmyopiniononewaytosolvethetrafficproblemstoencouragepeopletomakeusepublictransportationsystems.Forexamplepeoplecantakebusesinsteadofcars.Meanwhilethegovernmentshouldtakemeasurestomakemorereliableandconvenienttotravelbybus.。