专题20 耕作土地 -备战2022高考英语单元话题”语法填空 阅读理解 读后续写“专项突破（人教版2019）

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专题20 耕作土地


Part 1 语法填空
（一）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Known as the father of hybrid rice, Yuan Longping always considers 1． (he) as a farmer. As a young man, Yuan were concerned about farmers’ poor harvests and shortage of food to eat. 2． (tackle) this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College.
After graduating in 1953, Yuan worked as a researcher. He was convinced that the 3． (solve) lay in the creation of hybrid rice rather than larger fields. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a 4． (high) yield than conventional crops. Through intense effort, Yuan 5． (overcome) enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice, enabling farmers to increase their output greatly 6． expanding the fields. Today it’s estimated 7． about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops 8． (generate) from Yuan’s hybrid strains. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, 9． many other countries that depend on rice as well.
Despite Yuan’s invaluable contributions and great achievements, he never led a life of leisure. Instead, he devoted his whole life to 10． (fulfill) his dreams. He is indeed a great scientist who deserves our greatest respect.
（二）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Farming and nature are like two flowers on the same tree. When farming 11． (go) against nature, all kinds of environmental problems are the result. In ancient times, when people began using the land, farming was not 12． it is today. Early farmers moved around the country. They burnt a part of a forest and used this land for one or two years. When they could no 13． (long) grow crops on the land, they moved on and repeated this somewhere else. Agriculture in this way destroys nature and results 14． floods and droughts.
15． (fortunate), the beginning of this decade saw farmers’ 16． (recognize) of some old truths which were already known to ancient Chinese farmers. Farming should not go against nature. If the soil is too poor, chemicals can help improve 17． and grow better crops, but this may damage or destroy land 18． (surround) the farms. Instead, farmers should look for other methods. In the early 16th century, brothers
Tan and Xiao Zao of Jiangsu Province bought fields along lakes at 19． low price nobody wanted because they were too wet. They built dikes(堤坝) around the fields turning the fields into fish ponds and they became fish farmers. They also planted fruit trees on the dikes and kept chickens and ducks. They were very 20． (success) farmers.
（三）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Food is considered as one of the basic needs of humans. The need for food in large quantities 21． (lead) to the invention of farming. Today, the important role of agriculture can 22． (understand) from the fact that almost eleven percent of the employment in the US is related 23． agriculture.
Agricultural 24． (product) account for a large part of trade in the world. Today, agriculture is the power engine for economic development, 25． (especial) in developing countries. Food security, 26． is one of the major goals of the United Nations, focuses on the availability and accessibility of adequate food for all people. Agriculture plays 27． important role in achieving this goal.
So farmers deserve our total support. It is our responsibility28． (improve) the lives of our farmers. We should realize that the world is comfortable because of the hard work of our farmers. We should recognize the 29． (important) of agriculture and give due respect to our farmers. It is because of them30． we are surviving in this world.


二、阅读选择
Today, some 815 million people suffer chronically（长期地） from hunger. And although this is significantly fewer people than the numbers we saw a decade ago, hunger still kills more people than AIDS, Tuberculosis（肺结核） and Malaria（疟疾） combined.
On May 28th, we observe World Hunger Day. It is an effort to focus attention on the fact that despite an adequate availability of food nearly everywhere, globally, some 21,000 people die every day from hunger or malnutrition（营养不良）.
People do not go hungry because the world does not produce enough food for everyone. According to the world Hunger Education Service, over the past three decades, significant growth in food production, along with improved access to food, helped reduce the percentage of chronically undernourished（营养不良的） people in developing countries from 34 percent to 15 percent. The principal problem is that many people in the world still do not have resources to purchase or grow enough food.
Indeed, hunger is a consequence of poverty, and also one of its causes. Hunger exists because many countries lack social safety nets; because in many countries women, although they do most of the farming, do not have as much access as men to training, credit or land.
Conflict, governance systems that do not encourage investment in agriculture, poor management of land and natural resources, lack of educational opportunity, displacement of small farmers by natural disasters, and financial and economic difficulties that remove jobs at the lowest levels, all contribute toward creating conditions that push the poorest into hunger.
Over the past decade, a global push to reduce hunger and extreme poverty has marked some significant successes, thanks in part to the efforts of numerous international and transnational institutions, foundations, NGOs and governments, including the United States.
But on world Hunger Day, let us not forget that with over 815,000 people still living in daily food insecurity, we still have a long way to go before we can safely say that no child goes to bed hungry most nights and that no parent skimps on（节省） their own dinner so the children can eat.
31．The three deadly diseases are mentioned in the text to stress ________.
A．hunger is as critical a problem as they are
B．disease is still the leading cause of death
C．hunger remains to be a rather serious problem
D．disease goes hand in hand with starvation
32．Paragraph 3, 4 and 5 are intended to tell us ________.
A．poor management in agriculture B．reasons for low food production
C．consequences caused by hunger D．various contributors to hunger
33．What is the author's attitude to the world starvation issue?
A．Pessimistic. B．Reserved. C．Concerned. D．Ambiguous.
（二）
Gardeners may be able to cut down on the amount of weeds (杂草）killer they use by dealing with invaders at specific times of the day, such as dawn, a new study suggests.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that the 24-hour rhythms of plants leave them more defenseless to herbicides (除草剂） at different points in their daily 24 hour cycle.
They believe the findings could help farmers by reducing crop loss and improving harvests.And gardeners could benefit from knowing which weeds respond better at certain times of the day. In recent years,pesticides (杀虫剂） and herbicides have been implicated in the decline of important pollinating insects, such as bees.
Dr.Antony Dodd, senior author of the new study, said,“The research suggests that,in future, we might be able to improve the use of some chemicals that are used in agriculture by taking advantage of the biological clock in plants.”
Just like humans, plants have evolved to take advantage of cycles of night and day,with certain biological processes turning on at different times of the day.
Scientists have discovered that many drugs work much better in humans if they are given at specific hours. Aspirin, for example, has doubled the impact on thinning the blood if taken at night as opposed to in the morning. The process is known as 'chronotherapy' and researchers wanted to find out if the same concept could be applied to plants.
Many gardeners already know that plants drink in more water in the morning because their pores（气孔） are open to take advantage of early morning dew and water vapour. At the break of the day,plants are also not busy producing food through photosynthesis(光和作用）。The open pores could also be the reasons that chemicals are more effective at dawn and also at dusk.
The air is also likely to be stiller at dawn and dusk,meaning that pesticides or herbicides are less likely to be blown away to places where they are not wanted.Pesticide labels often warn against spraying on windy days in case they endanger people or animals. Many insects are active early in the morning and around dusk, also making very early morning and early evening effective times for insecticide.
Commenting on the study, Dr. Trevor Dines, Botanical Specialist at the conservation charity Plantlife,said, “This is a fascinating research which will be of great interest to many gardeners like me. This research knocks our previous assumption on its head. The opposite is true.”
34．Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “implicated in" in the third paragraph?
A．restored to
B．blamed for
C．limited to
D．composed of
35．According to the research,which is one of the reasons for using herbicides in the morning?
A．The process of photosynthesis is most active in the morning.
B．Insects are more defenseless in the morning than any other time of the day.
C．Bigger pores on the plants make herbicides work more effectively.
D．The stronger morning wind blows pesticides away to more places.
36．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Gardeners were not interested in combining science with gardening.
B．A long time had passed before herbicide was applied in farming.
C．The old assumption about the use of chemicals proved right.
D．Many gardeners used to spray herbicides at the wrong time.
37．What is the main idea of this article?
A．New chemicals have been found to help kill harmful insects.
B．Biological clock of plants could help gardeners use less weed killer.
C．Plants' cycles can be taken advantage of to improve the environment.
D．The research on the effects of pesticides has enabled good harvests.
（三）
Upright farming is a hugely promising agricultural technique that aims to produce more food to meet the growing population on our limited planet. Techniques include growing in vertical frames(垂向框架) or even in high-rise farms while moving farms into urban areas, and producing nutritious crops without topsoil.
Vertical farmers plant crops in nutrient-rich water, so plants can be raised without soil. They also grow plants using water from fish tanks, or using nutrient water mist systems that reduce water use by more than 90 percent, which was a technique developed by NASA as a way for astronauts to grow in space and feed themselves without soil while preserving precious water supplies. All of these soil-less growing techniques use less or no chemicals, and recycle water with less waste. Plants can be sown and harvested year-round, free from bad weather conditions such as drought or flooding.
“This is the farming of the future,” said Paul Myers, co-founder of vertical farming enterprise Farm Urban. “Chemical-free and moving from the traditional horse and tractor agriculture that is steadily destroying the planet to a more sustainable approach.”
The global vertical farming market is expected to be six times bigger in 2026 than it is today. This is fueled in part by rising demand for organic, chemical-free foods, but also by countries looking to increase their food security and cut down on imports—the UK for example uses more than 70 percent of its land mass for agriculture but imports more than half of its food.
As the vertical farming industry expands, it is worth noting that it has limitations -- it only works for some crops, and urban locations can be expensive.
38．Where will upright farming be popular in the future?
A．In cities. B．In plains. C．In deserts. D．In the countryside.
39．What do the techniques mentioned in paragraph 2 have in common?
A．Waste-free. B．Nutrient-rich. C．Soil-less. D．Water-proof.
40．Why is upright farming promising?
A．The trade routes are not secure. B．Organic food is increasingly popular.
C．The economic benefit is substantial. D．Imports are becoming more difficult.
41．What can be the best title for the text?
A．Upright Farming: How to Save Soil And Water
B．Upright Farming: What to Plant In The New Way
C．Vertical Farming: Lowering Environmental Impact
D．Vertical Farming: Raising Agriculture’s Potential


Part 3 读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成篇完整的短文。
Akram would spend his day taking care of sheep in the grassland. When night fell, he only had one thing to entertain himself—to talk to the stars, and study the shape of the constellation(星座). Afterwards, he would move back to the camp late at night and rest before starting the same routine the next day. In fact, his life formed an endless cycle of traveling between the grassland and a small camp house with a roof made of grass, but that had only been his routine for two years. Before that, he had been living in a small village with his family.
He was just ten but was homeless two years ago, and was forced to travel across his country to the neighboring country because of war, leaving behind a wonderful childhood on his own land.
After settling down in the valley in this new land, he had been used to his new life by accepting that he was taking care of sheep, something that he had never thought of doing be-fore. It was his job to lead the sheep to the grassland and let them eat grass. From time to time, he would take his sheep to a more remote valley, because it reminded him of his village and his grandfather.
Sometimes, he imagined losing himself in those sands blown by the wind, and going to another world, free of suffering, pain and cruelty. In this way he passed his time, keeping his memories alive by simply recalling them again and again, refusing to let them disappear.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Akram always remembered wonderful days with his grandfather on many nights.
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However, such thoughts broke when some sheep started bleating (咩咩叫).
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参考答案
Part 1 语法填空
（一）
1．himself
2．To tackle
3．solution
4．higher
5．overcame
6．without
7．that
8．generated
9．but
10．fulfilling
【分析】
这是一篇说明文。主要讲述杂交水稻之父——袁隆平，一生不断努力，提高水稻的产量，他所作出的贡献不仅帮助中国，也帮助了许多其他依赖大米的国家。
1．
考查代词。句意：袁隆平被称为杂交水稻之父，他一直认为自己是个农民。空处做considers的宾语，而且和主语为同一个人，所以要用反身代词himself。consider sb. as… “认为某人是……”。故填himself。
2．
考查非谓语动词。句意：为了应对这场危机，他选择学习农业，并在西南农业学院接受教育。分析句子结构可知，空处为目的状语，所以用动词不定式表目的。故填To tackle。
3．
考查名词。句意：他确信，解决问题的关键在于培育杂交水稻，而不是扩大种植面积。分析句子结构可知，空处做that从句中的主语，所以要用名词形式。solution“解决方法”，空前有定冠词the，特指这个解决方法，应用单数形式。故填solution。
4．
考查形容词的比较级。句意：杂交种的一个特点是它们通常比传统作物产量高。根据后面的than可知，句中的形容词要用比较级。故用higher。
5．
考查时态。句意：通过不懈的努力，袁克服了巨大的技术困难，培育出了第一批杂交水稻，使农民在不扩大耕地的情况下大幅增产。空处为句子的谓语动词，句子描述过去的事情，所以用一般过去时态。故填overcame。
6．
考查介词。句意：通过不懈的努力，袁克服了巨大的技术困难，培育出了第一批杂交水稻，使农民在不扩大耕地的情况下大幅增产。根据上文“ He was convinced that the____3____ (solve) lay in the creation of hybrid rice rather than larger fields.”可知，袁隆平相信解决问题的关键在于培育杂交水稻，而不是扩大种植面积。所以是农民在没有扩大耕地的情况下大幅增产，介词without复合题意。故填without。
7．
考查从属连词。句意：今天，据估计，中国国内约60%的大米消费是由袁氏杂交品种生产的作物构成的。It is estimated that… “据估计……”，it 做形式主语，that从句为真正的主语。故填that。
8．
考查非谓语动词。句意：今天，据估计，中国国内约60%的大米消费是由袁氏杂交品种生产的作物构成的。本句已有谓语动词，所以空处为非谓语。generate和修饰的名词crops之间存在被动关系，要用过去分词做后置定语。故填generated。
9．
考查连词。句意：袁的创新不仅帮助了中国，也帮助了许多其他依赖大米的国家。分析句子意思可知，不仅帮助了中国，还帮助了许多其他国家。not just…but.. “不仅…而且”，故填but。
10．
考查固定短语。句意：相反，他用一生来实现他的梦想。devote one’s whole life to doing sth.“毕生致力于做某事”。故填fulfilling。
（二）
11．goes
12．what
13．longer
14．in
15．Fortunately
16．recognition
17．it
18．surrounding
19．a
20．successful
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了早期农业违背环境所带来的后果以及现今农业所做出的改良。
11．
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：当农业违背自然，各种环境问题就会产生。陈述客观事实，用一般现在时。主语farming是单数，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填goes。
12．
考查名词性从句。句意：在古代，当人们开始使用土地时，农业不是今天的样子。本句为表语从句，从句中缺少表语，且指物，所以用what引导表语从句。故填what。
13．
考查短语。句意：当他们不能再在这片土地上种植庄稼时，他们就迁移到其他地方重复种植。固定短语no longer不再。故填longer。
14．
考查介词。句意：农业以这种方式破坏自然，导致洪水和干旱。固定短语result in导致。故填in。
15．
考查副词。句意：幸运的是，本世纪初，农民们认识到了一些古老的真理，这些真理是中国古代农民早就知道的。在句首，用副词形式，修饰整个句子。故填Fortunately。
16．
考查名词。句意：幸运的是，本世纪初，农民们认识到了一些古老的真理，这些真理是中国古代农民早就知道的。名词所有格farmers’后接名词形式。故填recognition。
17．
考查代词。句意：如果土壤太贫瘠，化学药品可以帮助改善土壤，种植更好的作物，但这可能会破坏或破坏农场周围的土地。分析句意可知，这里是指代the soil，所以用it。故填it。
18．
考查非谓语动词。句意：如果土壤太贫瘠，化学药品可以帮助改善土壤，种植更好的作物，但这可能会破坏或破坏农场周围的土地。名词land与surround是主动关系，所以用现在分词作后置定语。故填surrounding。
19．
考查冠词。句意：江苏省的谭和小早以很低的价格买下了湖边的田地，因为这些田地太湿了，没人要。名词price是单数形式且形容词low以辅音音素开头。故填a。
20．
考查形容词。句意：他们是非常成功的农民。名词farmers前要用形容词修饰。故填successful。
（三）
21．led
22．be understood
23．to
24．products
25．especially
26．which
27．an
28．to improve
29．importance
30．that
【分析】
本文是说明文，介绍了农业的重要性和保护农民利益的必要性。
21．
考查动词时态。句意：对大量食物的需求导致了农业的产生。根据语境可知描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时。故填led。
22．
考查动词语态。句意：今天，美国近11%的就业与农业有关，这一事实可以帮助理解农业的重要作用。understand与主语“the important role of agriculture”之间有被动关系，所以谓语动词应该使用被动语态，又因前有情态动词can，所以应填be understood。故填be understood。
23．
考查介词。句意：今天，美国近11%的就业与农业有关，这一事实可以理解农业的重要作用。结合句意表示“与……有关”可知短语为be related to。故填to。
24．
考查名词。句意：农产品在世界贸易中占很大一部分。product为可数名词，结合空格后谓语动词account for使用的是复数形式，根据主谓一致的原则可反推主语也应该是复数形式。故填products。
25．
考查副词。句意：今天，农业是经济发展的动力引擎，特别是在发展中国家。修饰后文介词短语in developing countries，应用副词especially，作状语。故填especially。
26．
考查定语从句。句意：粮食安全是联合国的主要目标之一，重点是为所有人提供充足的粮食。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Food security，从句中缺少主语，指物，故用关系代词which引导。故填which。
27．
考查冠词。句意：农业在实现这一目标中发挥着重要作用。结合句意表示“在……中扮演重要角色”可知短语为play an important role in。故填an。
28．
考查非谓语动词。句意：改善农民的生活是我们的责任。该句为固定句型it is/was one’ s responsibility to do…表示“做……是……的职责”，句中it是形式主语，真正主语是后面动词不定式。故填to improve。
29．
考查名词。句意：我们应该认识到农业的重要性，尊重我们的农民。根据空格前定冠词the和空格后作后置定语的介词短语of agriculture可知应填入名词。故填importance。
30．
考查强调句。句意：正是因为他们，我们才能在这个世界上生存下来。去掉it is和空处，句子剩下的部分可以构成完整的句子，可知此处为强调句“it be+被强调部分+that+其它”，此处为被强调部分为because of them，应用that。故填that。
Part 2 阅读理解
（一）

31．C
32．D
33．C
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。今天，约有8.15亿人长期遭受饥饿之苦。文章给出了导致饥饿的原因，且呼吁人们关注饥饿问题。
31．
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Today, some 815 million people suffer chronically（长期地） from hunger. And although this is significantly fewer people than the numbers we saw a decade ago, hunger still kills more people than AIDS, Tuberculosis（肺结核） and Malaria（疟疾） combined.”（今天，约有8.15亿人长期遭受饥饿之苦。尽管这比我们十年前看到的人数要少得多，但饥饿造成的死亡人数仍然比艾滋病、肺结核和疟疾加起来还要多。）可以看出来文中提到这三种致命疾病是为了强调饥饿仍然是一个相当严重的问题。故选C。
32．
推理判断题。根据文章第3段第一句“People do not go hungry because the world does not produce enough food for everyone. ”（人们饥饿并不是因为粮食的产量不够。）和最后一句“The principal problem is that many people in the world still do not have resources to purchase or grow enough food.”（主要问题在于：世界上的很多人没有资源，无法购买以及种植粮食。）可知第3段告诉我们：人们饥饿的主要问题在于没有资源购买和种植粮食。第4段第一句“Indeed, hunger is a consequence of poverty, and also one of its causes.”（事实上，饥饿是贫困的结果，也是贫困的原因之一。）第5段“Conflict, governance systems that do not encourage investment in agriculture, poor management of land and natural resources, lack of educational opportunity, displacement of small farmers by natural disasters, and financial and economic difficulties that remove jobs at the lowest levels, all contribute toward creating conditions that push the poorest into hunger.”（冲突、不鼓励农业投资的治理体系、土地和自然资源管理不善、缺乏教育机会、小农因自然灾害而流离失所、以及导致最低层次工作岗位流失的金融和经济困难，所有这些都有助于创造条件，使最贫穷的人陷入饥饿。）可知第五段继续引出了饥饿的原因。所以第3、4和5段意在告诉我们各种因素造成了饥饿。故选D。
33．
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“But on world Hunger Day, let us not forget that with over 815,000 people still living in daily food insecurity, we still have a long way to go before we can safely say that no child goes to bed hungry most nights and that no parent skimps on（节省） their own dinner so the children can eat.”（但值此世界饥饿日之际，让我们不要忘记，由于每天仍有81.5万人生活在粮食不安全之中，我们还有很长的路要走，才能有把握地说，大多数晚上没有孩子饿着肚子上床睡觉，没有父母会吝啬自己的晚餐让孩子们吃。）可知作者对世界饥饿问题持关心的态度。故选C。
【点睛】
阅读理解解题步骤:首先对原文材料迅速浏览,掌握全文的主旨大意。因为阅读理解题一般没有标题,所以,速读全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速读的过程中,应尽可能多地捕获信息材料。
其次,细读题材,各个击破,掌握全文的大意之后,细细阅读每篇材料后的问题,弄清每题要求后,带着问题,再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息要善于抓住每段的主题句,阅读时,要有较强的针对性,对于捕获到的信息,要做认真分析,仔细推敲,理解透彻,只有这样,针对题目要求,才能做到稳、准。
（二）
34．B
35．C
36．D
37．B
【分析】
这是一篇说明文，介绍了一项新的研究表明园丁可以利用植物的生物钟来减少除草剂的使用量。
34．
词句猜测题。根据划线词前的“pesticides (杀虫剂）and herbicides”可知，杀虫剂和除草剂在杀死害虫和除去杂草的同时还对蜜蜂等重要授粉昆虫产生影响，会导致它们数量的减少，由此可知划线词词义为“归咎于”，故B项正确。
35．
细节理解题。根据第七段中的“Many gardeners already know that plants drink in more water in the morning because their pores（气孔） are open to take advantage of early morning dew and water vapour.( 许多园丁已经知道，植物在早晨喝更多的水，因为它们的毛孔是开放的，可以吸收清晨的露水和水蒸气)”及“The open pores could also be the reasons that chemicals are more effective at dawn and also at dusk.(开放的毛孔也可能是化学物质在黎明和黄昏时更有效的原因)”可知，在清晨使用除草剂的原因是植物上更大的毛孔使除草剂更有效地发挥作用，故C项正确。
36．
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“This research knocks our previous assumption on its head. The opposite is true.（这项研究推翻了我们之前的假设。但事实却恰恰相反）”可知，研究推翻许多园丁过去的想法，因此推断许多园丁过去常常在错误的时间喷洒除草剂，故D项正确。
37．
主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段内容“Gardeners may be able to cut down on the amount of weeds (杂草）killer they use by dealing with invaders at specific times of the day, such as dawn, a new study suggests.(一项新的研究表明，园丁们可以通过在一天中的特定时间对付入侵者，比如黎明，来减少杂草杀手的数量。)”可知，本文主要介绍了一项新的研究表明园丁可以利用植物的生物钟来减少除草剂的使用量，故B项正确。
（三）
38．A
39．C
40．B
41．D
【分析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了垂直农业的特点、好处和发展前景。
38．
细节理解题。根据第一段“Techniques include growing in vertical frames (垂向框架) or even in high-rise farms while moving farms into urban areas, and producing nutritious crops without topsoil.(技术包括在垂直框架甚至高层农场中种植，同时将农场转移到城市地区，以及生产无表土的营养作物)”可知，垂直农业未来会在城市流行。故选A。
39．
细节理解题。根据第二段“Vertical farmers plant crops in nutrient-rich water, so plants can be raised without soil. They also grow plants using water from fish tanks, or using nutrient water mist systems that reduce water use by more than 90 percent, (垂直种植的农民在营养丰富的水中种植作物，所以植物可以在没有土壤的情况下生长。他们还利用鱼缸中的水或营养水雾系统种植植物，这些系统可以减少90%以上的用水量)”和“All of these soil-less growing techniques use less or no chemicals, and recycle water with less waste. （所有这些无土栽培技术使用更少或不使用化学品，并以更少的废物回收水）”可知，第二段中提到的技术共同点是节省土壤。故选C。
40．
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“This is fueled in part by rising demand for organic, chemical-free foods, but also by countries looking to increase their food security and cut down on imports — the UK for example uses more than 70 per cent of its land mass for agriculture but imports more than half of its food.(这是部分是因为对有机和不含化学物质食物需求的增长，但也受国家寻求提高粮食安全和减少进口的影响——例如英国陆地总面积的70%用于农业，但进口的一半以上的食物)”可推断，垂直农业有前途的原因是有机食品越来越受欢迎。故选B。
41．
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Upright farming is a hugely promising agricultural technique that aims to produce more food to meet the growing population on our limited planet.(垂直农业是一种非常有前景的农业技术，旨在生产更多的粮食，以满足我们有限的地球上不断增长的人口)”以及倒数第二段“The global vertical farming market is expected to be six times bigger in 2026 than it is today.(预计到2026年，全球垂直农业市场的规模将是现在的六倍)”及全文可知，本文主要是讲述垂直农业在农业上的发展潜力。故选D。
Part 3 读后续写
Akram always remembered wonderful days with his grandfather on nary nights. As a child, one of his favorite things was to sit outside the yard with his grandfather. He liked counting stars, which shone like diamonds in the darkness. Both his grandfather and he enjoyed imagining each constellation as different shapes like dogs, flowers, spoons and many other things. Sometimes, he could hear lots of interesting stories told by his grandfather. All these were the most precious part of his life.
However, such thoughts broke when some sheep started bleating(咩咩叫). It was often the case that he was forced to return to the real world. Then he waved his stick in the air to stop them from their fighting with each other. He would guide the sheep to grassland in the direction of his hometown. Looking at the distance, he found that the mountains stood like soldiers, guarding his motherland. He wondered how soon he would be back to his own land.
【分析】
文章以人物为线索展开，讲述了10岁的Akram因为战争，被迫穿越自己的国家到邻国逃难，在新土地上定居后，他开始了放羊的工作，但是他还是会经常回忆过去的美好。
【详解】
1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“阿克拉姆总是记得他和祖父在一起的美好时光，即使只有晚上。”可知，本段可描写小时候的美好回忆。
②由第二段首句内容“然而，当一些羊开始咩咩叫时，这种想法就破灭了。”可知，本段可描写他回到了现实生活并期望能早点回到自己的祖国。
2.续写线索：小时候喜欢数星星——祖父讲有趣的故事——这些记忆是最珍贵的部分——被迫回到现实世界——阻止羊群打架
3.词汇激活
行为类
告诉：tell sb. sth./inform sb. of sth.
回到：return to/go back to
阻止：stop sb. from doing sth./prevent sb. from doing sth.
情绪类
喜欢：like/be fond of
珍贵的：precious/valuable
【点睛】
[高分句型1]
He liked counting stars, which shone like diamonds in the darkness.（which引导非限制性定语从句）
[高分句型2]
Looking at the distance, he found that the mountains stood like soldiers, guarding his motherland.（现在分词作状语）