(课标通用)2018版高考英语大一轮复习Unit2Workingtheland课时作业新人教版必修4.docxVIP

Unit 2 Working the land Ⅰ. 阅读理解 [2017 ·安徽淮南二模 ] Do Perus potatoes have the right stuff ？ Thats the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month ， when a selection of potatoes will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they are fit to grow on Mars. NASA，the US space agency ，is conducting the pioneering experiment together with Limas International Potato Center. They will cultivate a hundred selected varieties in Mars-like conditions that could eventually pave the way for building a dome on the Red Planet for farming the vegetable.Of the selected candidates,40 are native to the Andes Mountains ， conditioned to grow in different ecological zones ， can stand sudden climate changes and reproduce in rocky areas.The other 60 are improved varieties ，able to survive with little water and salt.They are also immune to viruses.Those that pass the tests must meet a final criterion —they must be able not only to grow well on Mars but also reproduce in large quantities. “Were almost 100 percent certain that many of the selected potatoes will pass the tests ，” said Julio Valdivia Silva ， a Peruvian NASAastrobiologist ( 太空生物学家 ) who is taking part in the ambitious project.The scientists plan to transport 100 kilos of soil to a lab in Lima that will simulate the complex Martian atmosphere — which contains mostly carbon dioxide — and expose it to extreme ultraviolet ( 紫外线的 ) radiation.If the varieties selected for next months experiment dont adapt to the desert soil ， the researchers will introduce nutrients ， which will be provided by radiation. In future years ，NASA plans to build a Mars research center in the Peruvian desert.It would create a perfect copy of the Martian landscape and atmosphere for future research into space farming that could serve manned missions to Mars and other planets in the solar system. 1． What is the best title of the passage? A． Transport potatoes to Peru. B． Determine the varieties of potatoes in Peru. C． NASA is to build a Mars