选择性必修一 Unit 2 Looking into the Future同步练习
（答题时间：40分钟）
一、阅读理解
Faison worked in the state of Florida as a lawyer for large companies until 2012, when he moved to Virginia to start a farm business. But now, instead of raising crops, he is raising the earnings of local farmers.
Faison ems at ea with life on a farm. Members of his family have been farming for many years. When his grandparents died, he and his brothers and sisters inherited their farm. He says that began the process of trying to decide what they were going to do with it.
Four years ago, Faison left his job as a lawyer in Miami and returned to the family farm in Virginia. Slowly, he began to learn about the economic issues farmers face.
“A lot of small farmers are struggling. And they’re working very hard, but they’re not able to
drive the income from farming to make it economically viable.”
Faison said he met with veral farmers who rai animals naturally-in other words, they do not give them hormones (激素) or antibiotics (抗生素).
After the meetings, Faison created a company called Milton’s Local，named for his grandfather. Today, his work day is very different from his work as a lawyer.
Milton’s Local lls and transports all-natural meat from local farms to stores and restaurants. Faison says the company helps farmers increa their earnings, supports the local economy and satisfies the buyers of the meat products.
Milton’s Local products have been sold at the Arlington store for more than a yean People like the products, not just becau they are natural but becau they come from local farms.
That is good news for James Faison. He now works with more than 30 small farms in Virginia and North Carolina. He hopes Milton’s Local will expand，become more profitabl
e and help more small farmers.
1. Why did Faison abandon his job as a lawyer?
A. Becau he was tired of being a lawyer.
B. Becau he was attempting to do something with their family farm.
C. Becau his grandparents asked him to help on their family farm.
D. Becau he was worried about his brothers and sisters to inherit their farm.
2. What problem did Faison find about farmers?
A. Farmers can’t make great profits in farming.
B. Farmers can’t spend much on food.
C. Farmers can’t struggle on their farms.
D. Farmers can’t feed animals naturally.
3. Faison t up the Milton’s Local to _____________.
A. help increa his earning
B. save the local economy
C. make a good bridge between customers and farmers
D. help farmers ll their products
4. Where can we find this passage?
A. In a poster.
B. In a novel.
C. In a history book.
D. In a life magazine.
二、语法填空
In the Chine lunar calendar a year ____5____ (divide) into 24 solar terms. Lichun, the first solar term, usually lasts from around February 4 to February 18. It is time to actively develop agriculture. Lichun ____6____ (tradition) reprents the beginning of spring in East Asian cultures. Farmers often celebrate it with special village events and ____7____ (ceremony) for a prosperous new year. In the lunar calendar, New Year’s Day might be before ____8____ after Lichun.
In northern China, people ate spring pancakes on this day. The spring pancake took ____9____ (it) ri from the Jin dynasty and ____10____ (become) popular in the Tang dynasty. Lichun was valued by both Chine ancient kings and civilians. In celebration of Lichun, civilians ate spring pancakes ____11____ (wrap) around fresh vegetables and meat, ____12____ was called bite-the-spring. Bite-the-spring implied that civilians were praying for ____13____ good harvest year.
Now, people also go outside to show their passion for the spring. Villagers usually whip their cattle and on their way, they bang drums and sing songs 70. (celebrate) the coming spring.
三、写作
当今社会中，人们已经意识到，重要的是保持健康和良好的生活习惯。人们对于饮食健康也越来越重视。请以GoodEatingHabitsandHealth为题目，写一篇关于好的饮食习惯与健康的作文。请涵盖以下要点：
1. 健康的饮食习惯对我们来说很重要；
2. 过去，人们生活水平不好，吃的垃圾食品较少，所以很健康。现在，我们应当多吃蔬菜少吃肉，少吃垃圾食品；
3. 足够的锻炼对我们的身体来说非常的重要，我们应当多运动。
注意：
1.内容连贯，语法正确；
2.字数100字左右。
选择性必修一 Unit 2 Looking into the Future同步练习参考答案
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1. B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段When his grandparents died, he and his brothers and sisters inherited their farm. He says that began the process of trying to decide what they were going to do with it.可知，父母去世后，Faison和兄弟姐妹继承了农场，这促使他们考虑如何处置农场，最终他才做出回到农场的决定。
2. A 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段but they’re not able to drive the income from farming to make it economically viable.可知，农户们并不能通过种地赚到很多钱。
