Section Ⅲ Developing ideas

單詞填空 用所給詞的適當形式填空。

1.This new railway this area in many ways. It is" "to the people living in this area. For the" "of more people， we should build more railways. （benefit）

2.While the experts agree that this kind of food is" "， it will be" "to the teenagers if they eat it too often. （harm）

3.The" "invited to perform for the show are _______ in playing many kinds of musical instruments. They can play them" "（expert）.

4.My car finally came to a" "road. At the moment， another car ran in our direction. It was running so fast that it" "missed hitting mine. （narrow）

5.The natural resources we have are" ". Therefore， we have no reason to waste resources without" ". （limit）

6.I like the" "of the bike which" "by a famous Chinese" ". （design）

7.I am not sure of the date of" "of the new hospital building， but it is said"" "in three months. We hope it can be" "put into use as soon as possible. （complete）

8.We all know that" "is better than cure， so measures should be taken"" "children from being affected by the disease. （prevent）

單句表達 根據括號內提示翻譯句子。

1.當你疲勞的時候，沒有什么是比好好休息一下更好的了。（否定詞 + 比較級）

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2.誰也不能阻止這個計劃的實施。（prevent… from…）

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3.我對他關于這個問題的解釋表示懷疑。（be in doubt）

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4.充足的睡眠對我們的健康有益。（be of benefit to）

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5.毫無疑問，這是我見過的最漂亮的花園。（There is no doubt that…）

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提示寫作

選用所給詞匯或句型造句，并組成一段連貫的短文（80詞左右）。

plant spend nothing better than in harmony with be home to the best place to

There is no doubt that… It is + adj. + to do…

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閱讀理解

A

“Luckily， I have some outside space on my balcony. I love surprising myself with what I can successfully grow there，” said Song， a college student.

According to a recent report， the sales of vegetable seeds online in the first quarter doubled compared with the same period last year. Sales of products like gardening tools have increased by three times since April of last year. Out of all the people buying farming tools and seeds， most were born after 2000， like Song.

Song， a young “balcony farmer”， said his passion for planting was formed in his childhood when he lived with his grandma in the countryside， who liked to plant seasonal vegetables in her backyard garden. Now， Song lives in the city without a yard， but he continues his hobby with a balcony garden. “Growing fruits and vegetables not only brings delicious food， but also reminds me of the happy times with my grandma，” said Song.

Song is not alone. Fang Hua， from a computer company， considers planting a garden a good way to relax and develop patience. Bearing many working responsibilities， the 26-year-old girl sometimes feels stressful. To relax herself， she started planting seeds and waited patiently on her balcony. After half a year， her balcony has become a “small garden”， including different flowers and herbs.

“I need a space to escape from my daily duties，” Fang said， seeing the various colors and breathing fresh air. “I feel closer to nature on my balcony.” The vegetables and herbs may not be main foods on our table， but they will surely add a touch of taste to our busy days.

The youth like Song and Fang believe being a city farmer means a lot to their life. In fact， the young people of the new era seem to know life better than their parents.

1. What can we learn from Paragraph 2？

A. The cost of gardening tools has risen. B. More vegetables are sold online.

C. Balcony farming is difficult for most people. D. Young people become interested in farming.

2. What inspired Song to start farming on his balcony？

A. His learning stress. B. His good taste for food.

C. His house with a big balcony. D. His experience with his grandma.

3. Why does the author mention Fang’s story？

A. To give more advice. B. To explain a problem.

C. To present another fact. D. To show a similar example.

4. What is the most positive result the “small garden” brings to Fang？

A. Eating more healthily. B. Getting relaxed.

C. Improving gardening skills. D. Being closer to nature.

B

If you have ever been disappointed because you don’t have a good gardener， the clever robot may one day become the helper of the plants inside your house.

The Hexa Plant is a six-legged robot that has been specially made to care for the potted plant that it carries on top of its head. Using light and heat sensors （傳感器）， the robot has the ability to carry its plant in and out of the daylight. If the houseplant needs more sun， the Hexa will walk into the sunlight; if the houseplant is getting too hot， the Hexa will go back into the area that blocks direct light. The Hexa Plant will even do a little dance when it senses that the plant needs to be watered to warn its owner.

The robot was developed by the Vincross engineer and founder Sun Tianqi after he saw a dead sunflower sitting in the darkness in a room back in 2014. “Plants only receive an action without responding，” Sun Tianqi wrote in a blog post. “Whether they are being cut， bitten， burned or pulled from the earth， or when they haven’t received enough sunshine， water， or are too hot or cold， they will hold still and take whatever is happening to them.”

According to Sun Tianqi， for billions of years， plants have never experienced movement of any kind， not even the simplest movement. In their whole lives， they stick to where they were born. Sun Tianqi continued， “Do they want to break their own settings or have a tendency towards this？ I do not know the answer， but I would love to try to share some of this human tendency and technology with plants. With the help of the robot， plants can experience the move.”

The Hexa Plant model robots are not for sale， though Vincross does sell a Hexa robot model. It is said that in the near future the robots can open up a new market to watch over our household plants.

5. What can we learn about the Hexa Plant？

A. It helps people plant flowers. B. It waters the plants through dancing.

C. It helps indoor plants get proper sunlight. D. It carries the potted plant with its hands.

6. What does the author try to show in Paragraph 3？

A. The way plants spend their whole lives. B. The common way people deal with plants.

C. The difference between plants and humans. D. The cause of making the indoor plants’ helper.

7. What does Sun Tianqi try to do using this technology？

A. To develop gardening skills. B. To draw people’s attention to plants.

C. To make plants experience movement. D. To study the living conditions of plants.

8. What can be the best title for the text？

A. A New Market for Robots B. An Indoor Plants’ Helper

C. An Important Development in Gardening D. The Tendency of Gardening in the Future

完形填空

In the past， man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth， and natural 1 seemed to be unlimited.

Today things are 2 . The world has become too 3 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly， and at the same time we are 4 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this， human life on the earth will not 5 .

Everyone 6 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea， there will soon be none left. Yet， with modern fishing 7 ， more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down， 8 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet， we 9 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 10 more and more trees.

We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories， we will die. However， in most countries 11 are still put into rivers or into the sea， and there are few laws to 12 this.

We know， too， that if the 13 of the world continues to rise at the present rate， in a few years there will not be enough 14 .

What can we do to solve these problems？

If we eat more vegetables and less 15 ， there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 16 five times more people than land where animals are kept.

Our natural resources will 17 longer if we learn to recycle them.

The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 18 .

Finally， if we 19 people to think about the problems， we shall have a better and clearer" 20 in the future.

1. A. disasters B. resources C. abilities D. materials

2. A. common B. similar C. unfair D. different

3. A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. beautiful

4. A. breaking B. changing C. polluting D. fighting

5. A. recover B. survive C. appear D. succeed

6. A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers

7. A. laws B. boats C. methods D. nets

8. A. mountains B. deserts C. animals D. forests

9. A. continue B. have C. start D. ask

10. A. give up B. search for C. form into D. cut down

11. A. wastes B. chemicals C. soil D. energy

12. A. allow B. follow C. admit D. stop

13. A. production B. population C. development D. generation

14. A. houses B. water C. food D. lives

15. A. fruit B. meat C. fish D. grain

16. A. feeds B. increases C. supports D. helps

17. A. grow B. stay C. keep D. last

18. A. control B. protection C. plan D. order

19. A. advise B. educate C. expect D. drive

20. A. land B. sea C. planet D. river