1、1Working the land李仕才Unit 2 Working the land【高考试一试】阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。France has become the first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away unsold food. The new law, which was passed, requires supermarkets to donate unsold food to charities and food banks. If supermarkets do not obey th
2、e law, they will face a $4,000 fine. Each year, France throws away about 7 million tons of food. That is one-fifth of the amount of food bought each year. Along with individual consumers, restaurants and stores add to the food waste.Other European countries are also making efforts to reduce food was
3、te. In Denmark, a new waste supermarket has opened, where customers can buy leftover food at cheaper prices.Arash Derambarsh is a municipal councilor (市议员) in Paris. He started a petition(请愿书) to the French Parliament to adopt the supermarket food waste law. The situation is very simple, he said. On
4、 the one hand, we have supermarkets that throw away kilos of unsold food every day. On the other, we have millions of poor people in France.Derambarsh published a book called Manifesto Against Waste. In the book, he wrote about his experience as a poor student barely able to pay for rent. I was hung
5、ry and ashamed of admitting it. I wanted to turn it into a positive experience so others would not end up in this situation. Derambarsh is now campaigning for the European Union to adopt similar supermarket waste laws. He is urging the United States and other countries to adopt such measures, too.So
6、me people welcomed the new law. Louise Saint-Germain is president of a small non-governmental organization. She said the increase in donation will allow her group to feed more people and provide a more diversified food basket. But others are worried the law will lead to more donations than they can
7、handle. 2Aline Chassagnot manages a Salvation Army store. We simply dont have the technical and logistical(后勤的) ability to hand out more food to more people. And were not the only ones, she said._文章大意：Paragraph 1：为了减少食物浪费，法国率先禁止超市扔掉未售出的食物，并通过了一项法律，要求其向慈善机构和食物赈济处捐赠未售出的食物。Paragraph 2：其他的欧洲国家也在努力改善食物浪费
8、的现象。Paragraphs 3&4：面对食物浪费和贫穷肆虐并存的现状，巴黎的市议员 Derambarsh 请愿实施新法。同时，Derambarsh 呼吁欧盟以及其他国家也实施类似的新法。Paragraph 5：一些人支持新法，认为其将会造福更多的人。但也有人担忧新法实施的过程中会遇到很多问题。话题单词1provide v. 提供2lack v&n. 缺少3waste v. 浪费4recommend v. 推荐5decline v. 减少6hit v. 产生不良影响7protection n. 保护8energysaving adj. 节省能源的39annual adj. 每年的10sever
9、e adj. 严重的11shortage n. 短缺12crisis n. 危机13ecology n. 生态学14output n. 产量15worsen vt. 使更糟【高考试一试】假如你叫李华，不久前参加了美国文化委员会举办的一次语言竞赛活动，作为获奖者你得到了暑假去美国免费学习英语的机会。以下是校方寄给你的课程安排表，请你阅读课表，按要求给对方负责人 Mr. Smith 回一封信。Schedule For EFLS Summer English Courses注意：1. 信的开头已为你写好，但不计入总词数；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.词数：100 左右。Dear Mr. Sm
10、ith,Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school._【参考范文】Dear Mr. Smith,Thank you for your offer of inviting me to the free summer English course in your school.As for my choice of the two courses, Id certainly prefer the three-week course for 40 hours, alt
11、hough its from July 12th to August 8. This would allow me more time to see your beautiful country while learning the language. Id like to make a few new friends.4Of all the subjects Im learning at school, I like English best. Ive been learning English for six years and now Im able to listen, speak,
12、read and write. I hope to take this chance to improve spoken English as much as possible. I believe Ill have a wonderful time in America this summer.话题短语1due to 由于2call on 号召3deal with 解决4focus on 集中于5get rid of 去除，消除6be faced with 面对7be concerned about 关心8lead a poor life 过着贫穷的生活9with the developme
13、nt of economy 随着经济的发展10have an effect/influence on.对产生影响11improve the environment 改善环境12water shortage 用水短缺13urban and rural areas 城镇与农村14a welloff society 小康社会15on a larger scale 大量地【高考试一试】假如你的朋友有一幅郑板桥的画，要在国际购物网站 eBay 上出售。请根据下面提示为其作简单的英文介绍。作 者 郑板桥，清代画家，擅长花卉木石，尤擅写竹主题：竹子尺寸：138 cm38 cm售价：30 000 美元画 作收
14、藏理由：代表作之一，保存完好，极具升值空间注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_5_One possible version：As a wellknown painter in Qing dynasty，Zheng Banqiao enjoys great popularity in China all the time.He is famous for painting flowers，trees and stones，especially bamboos.This painting happens to be one of his masterpieces on
15、 bamboo.It measures 138 centimeters long and 38 centimeters wide.Besides，preserved with great care by the former owners，it is still in very good condition.Currently，it is for sale at a price of 30,000 dollars.I do believe you have good reasons to buy it.You may keep it for long if you like.And if yo
16、u sell it in the future，it is sure to be worth more money.话题佳句1Nowadays many countries are faced with food crisis.现在有一些国家正面临食品危机。2In some areas，people are fighting for getting rid of starvation.在一些地区，人们正为消除饥饿而斗争。3The climate which has been changed seriously has a great effect on the output of grain.
17、变化剧烈的气候对粮食的产量影响很大。4Urbanization which has made lots of fertile farmland wasted is another reason.使大量肥沃土地被浪费的城市化现象是另外一个原因。5The rapid growth of population and limited farmland are the main reasons for food crisis.人口的快速增长和有限的耕地是食品危机的主要原因。6We must bring in advanced technology and modernize our farming m
18、ethod to improve our grain output.我们必须引进先进的技术同时使种植方法现代化，这样才能提高粮食产量。佳作背诵高三年级举办了一次讨论会，请你将活动情况写成一篇英文报道。活动时间 上周五活动地点 学校报告厅6讨论主题 未来会是怎样的？参与对象 高三年级学生乐观派未来随着科技的发展，交通更方便；人类会过上更高质量的生活，寿命更长。讨论内容悲观派 未来自然资源更少，耕地更少；环境污染更严重；交通事故更多。学生感受 当务之急是采取措施保护自然资源，减少环境污染。佳作欣赏Last Friday，a discussion on the theme“What will the
19、 future be like？”was held among students in Senior Three in the lecture hall of our school.Some students are quite optimistic，believing that in the future，with the development of science and technology，transportation will be more convenient and human beings，who enjoy higher quality of life，will live
20、 much longer.However，other students，who are a little pessimistic，hold that in the future as natural resources further decrease，farmland will become less.Whats worse，pollution will be more serious and more traffic accidents will happen.After the discussion，we realize we should take immediate measures to protect natural resources and reduce environmental pollution.
