SEFC Book 3A

Unit 4 Feed the World Lesson 14

Step 2 Reading comprehension

1. ________of the earth's surface is suitable for growing crops. ( )

A. 11% B. 7% C. 3.7% D. 6.3%

2. From the first paragraph we can conclude that __________. ( )

A. China has little difficulty in feeding its people

B. rivers, lakes and seas don't help to feed the population at all

C. in the world two billion workers are employed in farming

D. agriculture probably started where there were river valleys

3. Which of the following is NOT the reason for loss of farmland? ( )

A. Farmland is becoming too salty.

B. People pump water from low-lying areas.

C. Wind and rain have removed soil.

D. Farmland is being built on.

4. The words "the same" printed in bold type in paragraph 4 refer to the fact that ________.( )

A. we must do things to improve food supply

B. people can increase the area of farmland by irrigation

C. dams should not be built in the west of the USA

D. fruit can be grown in the west of America.

5. Plants which __________ can help to make few people go hungry. ( )

are less likely to be attacked by pests B. can be grown in poor soil

can produce heavier crops D. All the above

Step 3. Translation

Translate the following sentences into English, paying attention to the way the numbers are translated.

地球表面的三分之二被水覆盖着。

2. 据说十个人中有两个人使用舒服佳（safeguard）

3．地球陆地表面仅仅11％适合耕种庄稼。 ·

4．这种药一天服用三次。

5．女儿每隔一天来看我一次。

6．再给两天时间，我会把这工作做得更好。

7.After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced three times as many tractors in 1988 as the year before.(是…的三倍)

8. Canada is the second largest country in the world in land size.(为第二大国)

9. The story of "The Gold Rush" happened in the 1850s.(在１９世纪５０年代)

10. Karl Marx began to learn Russian in his sixties. (在六十几岁的时候)

Lesson 15

Step 2 Further comprehension

1. Cash crops ________. ( )

are mainly grown in developing countries and Western countries

B. are successfully used to develop industry in less-developed countries

C. help solve the problem of world hung

D. are plants which cannot feed the population

2. Farmers are encouraged in the right way to increase food production______.( )

in China B. in India

in European countries D. in some less-developed countries

3. India _________. ( )

has the same agriculture system as China

B. encourages peasants to make decisions of their own

C. needs a big change in land ownership

D. will soon have the farmland equally shared among the peasants

4. The underlined phrase in the sentence "They would not vote to lose their land and wealth, even if it resulted in a fairer society.” means ______. ( )

A. lead to B. share equally C. suggest D. turn into

5. There would be less or no starvation if _______. ( )

A. farmers in the EU didn't produce so many apples

B. less-developed countries managed to plant more cash crops

C. people would plant crops in hilly, dry or mountainous areas

D.people were wise enough to make right decisions

Step 3 Language focus (当堂检测，参考时间：８分钟)

1. --- Will you take the hat, Madame? ( )

--- I don't think I will. ________ I don't like the color, and _____ the price is too high.

A. One; the other B. Neither; nor C. Either; or D. For one thing; for another

2. He's a cutter-- _______, a man who sells knives and sharp tools. ( )

A. that is B. in one word C. which means D. this is to say

3. The fact that farmers in the EU are paid even for not growing crops ______many people. ( )

A. surprise B. surprising C. surprises D. to surprise

4. It has been suggested that the land in India ______shared equally among the peasants.( )

A. would be B. be C. will be D. was

5. ---- Does it _____to let little children play with matches? ( )

-- No, it isn't wise. It may start a fire.

A. make difference B. make any sense C. make out D. make good

6. I've won a holiday for two to Florida. I_____ my Mum. ( )

A. am taking B. have taken C. take D. will have take

7. -- Waiter, I'll have a hot dog. ( )

---________?

-- An apple salad. I think that's enough.

A. Have you ordered yet B. May I take your order, please

C. Yes, sir D. Anything to follow

8. Let's _____ the date for the spring outing. Would Sunday suit you? ( )

A. to decide B. make it C. fix D. make up our mind

9. ________enough vitamins, Mrs Smith has an apple every morning. ( )

A. To get B. Getting C. Having got D. Get

10. _______is no possibility _____ Jim can win the first prize in the match. ( )

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