Unit 2 The environment 同步练习 7.doc

Unit 2 The environment 同步练习 7 总分 100分 时间 40 分钟 成绩评定 __________________I. 时文阅读： (每题2分，共12分) China progresses in controlling desertification (2004-10-02 11：38 a m) Source：[Xinhua] China has created ways to control soil erosion and desertification while developing local agriculture， according to the Ministry of Science and Technology. 　　 “After four-year painstaking efforts， Chinese scientists and technicians have gained 157 items of scientific achievements covering scientific findings， patents and new products which can be used to prevent and control desertification in northern China，” said Vice Minister Deng Nan. 　　 In one of the six demonstration bases in Daxing on the outskirts of Beijing， farmers planted 1，000 hectares of mulberries and earned a profit of more than 20 million yuan (US$2.4 million) a year. 　　 In other places herbs， grapes， beet and vegetables are planted to suit varying conditions. 　　 “We are not only protecting the environment， but improving local people’s lives，” said Deng， adding that farmers in the model bases increased their annual income by about 1，000 yuan (US$120) on average a year. The other five successful demonstrations bases for the prevention and control of desertification are located in other fields around Beijing and neighboring Tianjin， Hebei， Shanxi and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 下列单词均选自上面的短文，请找出正确的英文解释： 1. erosion ___________ a. invention or process that is protected 2. painstaking ___________ b. worked out by using numbers for the year 3. patent ___________ c. amount of money gained in business 4. outskirts ___________ d. process of destroying or being destroyed or washed away gradually 5. profit ___________ e. outlying districts (esp. of a city or large town) ； outer areas 6. annual ___________ f. requiring or taking great care or trouble II. 翻译下列短语 (每题3分，共30分) 1. 怀疑某人做某事___________ 2. 放弃希望做某事______________ 3. 引起空气污染_____________ 4. 随着……的开放____________ 5. 观看现代作品_____________ 6. 同沙漠化作斗