Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.语法单句填空1．Somenecessaryequipmentaswellasfoodandclothes________(be)senttothedisaster­hitareasincethefloodsoccurred.答案：hasbenn考查主谓一致。主语是somenecessaryequipment，equipment为不可数名词，所以谓语动词用单数形式。时间状语为since＋过去时，所以用完成时。2．Tobementallyhealthy,youneedtobuild________goodrelationshipwitheachother.答案：up考查动词短语。句意：为了精神健康，你们相互之间需要建立良好的关系。buildup“建立；树立”，符合语境。3．Itissleepinglateinthemorningthatleadsto________(be)lateforwork.答案：being该句为强调句型，强调的是句子主语“sleepinglateinthemorning”。leadto“导致”to是介词，符合语境。4．Mymotherdoesn'twanttofindajobandwouldrather________(stay)athomeandbeahousewife.答案：stay考查wouldrather的用法。句意：我妈妈不想找工作，她宁愿待在家里做一名家庭主妇。wouldrather后加动词时应用动词原形。5．Thanks________theteacher'shelp,hehasmadegreatprogressinEnglishstudy.答案：to句意：多亏了老师的帮助，他的英语学习取得了很大进步。thanksto为介词短语，意为“多亏了；由于；因为”。6．—Whathasmadehimupsetrecently?—________(leave)alonetofacethetroublesomecase.答案：Beingleft考查动词­ing形式作主语。句意：——是什么让他最近这么焦虑？——独自被留下来面对问题事件。答语是只保留了主语的省略句，且he与leave之间是被动关系，所以用动名词的被动式。7．Thisisa________(confuse)problem,whichcanbeseenfromher________(confuse)look.答案：confusing;confused考查confuse的用法。句意：从她那困惑的表情上可以看出这是一个令人困惑的问题。confused“困惑的；迷惑不解的”；confusing“使人困惑的；令人迷惑的”。8．Theyareworkinghardtokeepsorghumandpeanut________frombeingdestroyedbypestsandchemicals.答案：free句意：他们正在努力工作保护高梁和花生免遭害虫和化学物质的破坏。keep...freefrom...“使……免遭……侵害”。9．—Sinceyoudidn'tagreewithhim,whydidn'tyouraiseobjectionsatthemeeting?—Well,nowIregretnot________(do)that.答案：doing考查regret的用法。句意：——既然你不同意他的话，为什么不在会议上提出反对呢？——噢，现在我后悔没那样做了。regretnotdoing“后悔没有做……”。10．Sheisalwaysworkinghardassheisnever________(satisfy)withwhatshe'sgot.答案：satisfied句意：她一直在努力工作，因为她从不满足于她所得到的。besatisfiedwith“对……感到满意”，符合句意。Ⅱ.阅读理解(2012·济南模拟)Anaverage30­year­oldpersonwhohaseatenthreemealsadaysincebirthhaseatenmorethan30,000mealstodate.Evenifyou'veonlyeatenhalfthatmuchyouhavetoadmitthis:you'veletsomeofthatbreakfast,lunchordinnergotowaste.Anditturnsoutwe'realltoblameforthisshamingfact:30%ofallfoodproducedintheworldeachyeariswastedorlost.That'sabout1.3billiontons,accor