Unit2WorkingthelandⅠ.阅读理解(2018·辽宁葫芦岛第六高级中学期中考试)Ifyouhavealwayswantedtogrowplantsbutdon’thaveagreenthumb,theParrotPotisjusttherightthingforyou.It’sasmartpotthatgrowsplantsitself,keepingthemalivenomatterhowbadlyyoumessup.Pricedat$99,theParrotPothasseveralkindsofsensors(感应器)thatmeasurelight,temperatureandtheleveloffertilizer,makingsurethattheplantalwaysgetswhatitneeds.Ifitfindsthatmorelight,waterorfertilizerisrequired,itwillsendtheuserawarningmessagethroughasmartphoneapp(应用程序)calledFlowerPower.What’smore,itcanactuallywateryourplantsusingatankfilledwithwater.Thebattery-poweredpotisequippedtohandleextremewatershortages.Whetheryouaretravellingoryouforgettowateryourplants,they’llstillsurvive.Itcanholdovertwolitersofwater,enoughformostplantstosurviveaweek.Itcanalsoswitchtowater-savingmode(模式),inwhichtheplantsarekeptaliveforthreetofourweekswithoutbeingwatered.“Equippedwithvariouskindsofsensors,thepotknowsexactlyhowtoattendtheplant.Ifitneedswater,thepotwillwatertheplantbyitself.ItrunsonfourAAbatteriesanditrunsforalmostayear,”saidParrotPotdesignerVincentBihler.ThepotisanimprovementoverFlowerPower,adevicethatcanbeconnectedtoanypottogetsimilarupdates.Parrot,aParis-basedcompany,willrelease(发行)theParrotPotgloballyinDecember,alongwiththeFlowerPowerapp.Itwillcomeloadedwithavarietyof7,000supportedplantstochoosefrom.Interested?1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“agreenthumb”inParagraph1referto?A.Apersonwholikesgreenthings.B.Apersonwhokeepsaneyeonplants.C.Apersonwhoisgoodatgrowingplants.D.Apersonwhoknowsalotaboutfarming.2.Awarningmessagewillbesenttoyouwhen.A.thebatterypowerrunsoutB.aplantlackswaterC.thereislittlewaterleftinthetankD.thepotstopswateringyourplants3.Accordingtothetext,theParrotPot.A.hasbeenwidelyusedB.ispoweredbysunlightC.canhelpyoutochooseplantsD.cantakegoodcareofyourplants4.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Totellreadershowtodogardening.B.Toteachreadershowtogrowplants.C.Tointroduceanewproducttoreaders.D.Tomakereadersinterestedintechnology.导学号〚23280071〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·河北武邑中学期中考试)Therearebenefitsofgardeningthatyoumaynotrealize.One1ofgrowingplantsmightbethatitcanhelpyousavemoney.Ratherthan2growingplantsandflowers,youmightgrowyourownherbsandvegetables.Inanunstableeconomywithhighfoodpricesthiscansaveyoualotofmoneyandifyou3yourgardenintherightway,youwillnothavetospendtoomuchtimedoingthis.Youwillbe4thatthefoodyoueatdoesnot5muchandthatitissoorganicand6.Gardeningisalsofantasticphysical7aswell.Youmayfindyourselfoutsidethe8doingsomephysicalwork.Carryingoutallthisphysicalworkandsuckinginthefreshairoftheoutdoorswillgetyoufeeling9.Andyou’llalsohavefoodthatischemical-freeandincrediblyfreshto10.Store-boughtgreensprobablyarenotbestsincetheyarenot11attheirpeaksogrowingyourownisthebestchoice.Ifyouareenvironmentally12,gardeningisanexcellentwaytohelpreducethe13causedbymodern-dayliving.Itispossibletoplanyourgardeninanaturalwaythatisalsoeco-friendly.Youcanfindlotsof14onhowtoconstructaneco-friendlygardenthatwillnot15anywildvegetationoranimals.Ifyouhaveaplacetogetit16,youcanplantsometreestocleartheairinyourarea.Youmay17ifyoucanreallymakemuchdifferencebutifenoughpeoplemeetthechallengethen18canhappen.So,gardeningismuchmorethanjustahobby19therearesomanybenefitsthatnotonly20youbuttheworldasawhole.1.A.solutionB.memoryC.advantageD.way2.A.seriouslyB.rapidlyC.car...
