Unit2課下能力提升(七)Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)填空1．________(lose)inthemountainsforaweek,thetwostudentswerefinallysavedbythelocalpolice.2．Thetrees________(blow)downinthestormhavebeenmovedofftheroad.3．Hesatathisdesk,________(look)outofthewindow.4．Wehadananxiouscoupleofweeks,________(wait)fortheresultsoftheexperiment.5．Tomtookataxitotheairport,only________(find)hisplanehighupinthesky.6．________(fail)severaltimes,theyoungscientiststillkeptonmakinghisexperiments.7．When________(ask)abouthisfutureplans,thefamousdirectorsaidthathisnextmoviewouldfollowamoderntheme.8．When________(heat),thiskindofmaterialwillburnandyou'llseethicksmoke________(rise)fromit.9．Theproblem________(discuss)tomorrowisnottheone________(discuss)atyesterday'smeeting.10．________(dress)inherfinestskirt,thegirltriedtomakeherself________(notice)attheparty.Ⅱ.閱讀理解OldhousesandemptyplacesincitiesandtownsaroundtheUnitedStatesarefindingnewlifeasurbanfarms.homes.Themunity.Peoplen,Maryland,islocatednearshoppingcenters,carrepairshopsandhomes.Theneighborhoodisaworking-classmunity.Peopledonothaveverymuchmoney,andtheyhavelimitedaccesstofreshfoodinthemarkets.home.Onepasttwoyears,thefarmhasattractedvolunteersfromthemunitylikeMarcyClark.Sheteachesherfourchildrenathome.OnarecentdayshebroughtthemtoEcoCityFarmforalesson.Herchildrenharvestedrowsofspinach,mustardgreens,lettuce,Swisschardandcarrots.WhatdidHannah,Caleb,JohnandAlstonthinkoftheexperience?Hannah:“Youknow,it'sgoodfortheearthandit'sgoodforus.”Caleb:“Itmaynotbelikefun,butit'sfun,becauseyou'relearningandnotlikewritingsomethingoutonapieceofpaper.”John：“BasicallyinsteadoffeelingdownwhenIhavetoeatvegetables,Ifeelhappy.”Alston:“Ilikeingouthere.Youknow,youconnectwiththeearth,whereyourfoodesfrom.Youappreciatethefoodalittlebitmore.”lives.Shemunity.SoCityFarm.Shewantedtobuildaplacewherepeoplecanlearntolivehealthierlives.Shesaid，“Ourviewisthatwhathappensinamunityinfluencesthecultureofthatmunity.Soourideaisgrowingfoodinamunityandshowingthatyoucanhavefarmstogether.Whatareasandbringingpeopletogether.Whatwedohereisademonstrationtoshowpeopleeverythingabouthowtohaveasustainablemunity.”Thatmeansnotonlyfarmingfoodandraisingchickensandbees,butimprovingthesoilwithpostmadefromfoodwaste.BennyErezisatechnicaladviserthere.Shetoldusthefarmgetsitspowerfromthesun.Inwinter,thegreenhousesareheatedthroughageothermalsystem.1．Whatdidthechildrenthinkoftheexperience?A．Calebwantedtowritesomethingaboutthefarm.B．Theyalllikedeatingvegetablesverymuch.C．Theywereallfondofingtothefarm.D．HannahandAlstonlikedhavingsportsonthefarm.2．WhatcanweNOTlearnfromthepassage?A．Theyraisevegetablesaswellasanimalsonthefarm.B．Thefoodwastecanbeusedtoimprovethesoil.C．Thefarmhasaneffectonthecultureofthemunity.D．Thevegetablesaremainlyplantedinthewater.3．WhydidMargaretstartthefarm?A．Tostresstheimportanceoffarming.B．Tohelppeopleleadhealthierlives.C．Toshowchildrenhowtodofarmwork.D．Toprovideaplacetoexperiencethecountrylife.4．AccordingtoBennyErez,thefarmis________.A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．eco-friendlyC．a(chǎn)rtificialD．valuableⅢ.任務(wù)型閱讀Improveyourmemory1.________dyourselfforgettingwhereyouleftyourkeysorblankingoutinformationonimportanttests?1.________Beforeyournextbigexam,besuretocheckoutsomeofthesetriedandtestedwaysofimprovingmemory.Focusyourattentiononthematerialsyouarestudying.Attentionisoneofthemajorponents(組成部分)ofmemory.Inorderforinformationtomovefromshort-termmemoryintolong-termmemory,youneedtoactivelyattendt2.________ormation.2.________Structureandorganizetheinformationyouarestudying.Researchershavefoundthatinformationisbestorganizedinrelatedgroups.3.________Oryoucanmakeanoutlineofyournotesandtextbookreadingstohelpgrouprelatedconcepts(概念)．4．________Whenyouarestudyingunfamiliarmaterial,takethetimetothinkabouthowthisinformationrelatestothingsthatyoualreadyknow.Byestablishingrelationshipsbetweennewideasandpreviouslyexistingmemories,youcangreatlyincreasethelikelihoodofrecalling(回想起)therecentlylearnedinformation.Payextraattentiontodifficultinformation.Rememberinginformationatthebeginningorendofanarticleiseasy.However,recallinginformationfromitsmiddlecanbedifficult.5.________Anotherwayistotryrestructuringwhatyouhavelearnedsoitwillbeeasiertoremember.Whenyoueacrossanespeciallydifficultconcept,devotesomeextratimetomemorizingtheinformation.A．Usethisapproachinyourownstudies.B．Trygroupingsimilarconceptsandtermstogether.C．Relatenewinformationtothingsyoualreadyknow.D．Repeattheinformationyouarestudyingtoimprovememory.E．Trytostudyinaquietplaceandconcentrateonyourlearning.F．Fortunately,therearethingsthatyoucandotohelpimproveyourmemory.G．Youcanoverethisproblembyspendingextratimememorizingthisinformation.Ⅳ.短文改錯(cuò)ZhangXiaowen,whoissixteen,amiddleschoolstudentinNorthernChina.Sheisoneofthebeststudentinherclassandshewaswonanawardforyoungscientistslastyear.Whenseatingintheclassroomshelooksjustlikeallherclassmatesandafterclassherlifeisobviouslydifferent.Shewasbornwiththeabilitytouseherlegsandshehasnofeelingbelowthewaist.Shehadtouseawheelchairtogetaroundanditoftentakesheralittlelongtodoeverydaythings,suchasgettingoutofbed,gettingdressedandgoingtoschool.Sofarshehascreatedmanyprogrammesandoneofwhichreceivedaawardatherprovince'ssciencefair.課下能力提升(七)Ⅰ.1.Lost2.blown3.looking4.waiting5．tofind6.Havingfailed7.asked8.heated;rising9.tobediscussed;discussed10.Dressed;noticedⅡ.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要介紹了美國(guó)一些城市的舊房子和空地被重新利用建城市農(nóng)場(chǎng)，以及一些孩子去環(huán)保城市農(nóng)場(chǎng)體驗(yàn)的經(jīng)歷。1．解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由四個(gè)孩子所說(shuō)的話可知大家都很喜歡在農(nóng)場(chǎng)的經(jīng)歷，故選C項(xiàng)。誤解分析：由Caleb所說(shuō)的話可知他認(rèn)為“去農(nóng)場(chǎng)可以從中學(xué)到東西，而不是在紙上寫(xiě)東西”，并不是說(shuō)他想寫(xiě)東西；由John所說(shuō)的話可知“吃蔬菜的時(shí)候心情不太好”，故B項(xiàng)有誤；文中并沒(méi)提到他們想去農(nóng)場(chǎng)進(jìn)行體育運(yùn)動(dòng)。2．解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段第三句以及最后一句“...influencesthecultureofthatmunity...Thatmeansnotonlyfarmingfoodandraisingchickensandbees,butimprovingthesoilwithpostmadefromfoodwaste.”可知前三項(xiàng)正確。3．解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段第二句“Shewantedtobuildaplacewherepeoplecanlearntolivehealthierlives.”可知她建這個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)的目的是讓大家過(guò)上更健康的生活。4．解析：選B推理判斷題。由最后一段最后兩句“Shetoldusthefarmgetsitspowerfromthesun.Inwinter,thegreenhousesareheatedthroughageothermalsystem.”可知這個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)是環(huán)保的。Ⅲ.語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是說(shuō)明文。文章介紹了提高記憶力的四種方法。1．解析：選F由該空前的“forgettingwhereyouleftyourkeys