创新设计高中英语课时精练：nit Period 1北师大选修七,广东专用

Unit 20 New Frontiers Period One Warm-up & Lesson 1 课时精练（北师大版选修7，广东专用）
时间：45分钟
Ⅰ.完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But __1__in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour, we will __2__into the station. Bands will be playing and flags__3__. Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will __4__and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n)__5__jigsaw puzzle(拼图). How restlessly we pace the aisles(通道)，damning(咒骂)the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the __6__，that will be it！”We cry. “When I am 18.” “When I buy a new 450SL Mercedes Benz！”“When I put the __7__ kid through college.” “When I have __8__ off the debts！”“When I get a promotion.” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live __9__ ever after！”
Sooner or later, we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The __10__ joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It __11__leaves us behind.
“Cherish the moment” is a good __12__. It is the burdens of today that drive us to keep on trying. And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate us to overcome the __13__and look forward to the future.
So __14__ pacing the aisles and counting the miles.Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot more __15__，swim more rivers, watch more sunsets,
laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough.
【解题导语】在人生的旅途中，根本没有可以让我们一劳永逸的终点。

生活的真正乐趣在于旅行的过程，而不是终点。

1．A.hidden B．faint
C．deep D．buried
答案C[在旅行时，表面上我们在看窗外的风景，但在我们的内心深处(deep)想的还是旅行的目的地。

]
2．A.pull B．get
C．approach D．arrive
答案A[文章的第一句话说明我们在乘车旅行，这里pull into指(列车
或列车上的旅客)到达(车站)。

]
3．A.floating B．waving
C．raising D．shaking
答案B[乐队在演奏，旗子在空中飘扬。

wave“(一端固定地)飘扬”。

] 4．e up B．come around
C．come out D．come true
答案D[一旦到达终点，我们心中的许多梦想都会变为现实(come true)。

A 项“走近；开始”；B项“苏醒，再次出现”；C项“出现；发行”；D项“实现”。

] 5．A.divided B．separated
C．completed D．united
答案C[正如一幅完成了的(completed)拼图，我们零碎的生活将会变得完整。

]
6．A.station B．age
C．target D．point
答案A[“当我们到站(station)的时候，一切就都好了！”我们叫喊着。

由
此空可知，后面几个句子表示不同的人有不同的“终点”。

]
7．A.first B．best C．last D．eldest
答案C[“当我供养我的最后一个(last)孩子念完大学的时候。

”]
8．A.cut B．left
C．taken D．paid
答案D[“当我还清(paid off)债务的时候。

”cut off“切断，停止”；take off“脱下；带走；出发”；leave off“停止，不再使用”，故D项正确。

] 9．A.happily B．fully
C．anxiously D．freely
答案A[“我会幸福地(happily)度过晚年。

”]
10．A.simple B．basic
C．true D．final
答案C[生活的真正(true)乐趣在于旅程。

]
11．A.eventually B．accidentally
C．instantly D．constantly
答案D[终点只是个梦，它不停地(constantly)把我们甩在后边。

A项“最终，最后”；B项“意外地”；C项“立即，马上”；D项“不断地”。

]
12．A.motto B．sentence
C．concept D．slogan
答案A[“珍惜现在”是一句很好的箴言(motto)。

]
13．A.effort B．mistake
C．challenge D．fault
答案C[正是对昨日的悔恨促使我们克服挑战(overcome the challenge)，期待明天。

]
14．A.consider B．stop
C．go on D．plan on
答案B[那么就停止(stop)用步子测量通道的长度，也不要惦记着你离车站还有多远！]
15．A.often B．gently
C．quickly D．slowly
答案A[由上题可知，此处表程度，因此设空处填often，表示“更经常地(赤足走路)”。

]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
If you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers，you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants.Take bladderworts，a kind of such plant，for example.They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond.But these are the fastest-known killers of the plant kingdom，able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!
Once the trap door closes on the victim，the enzymes(酶)similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insect.When dinner is over，the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.
Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesn't offer much food value.In such conditions，these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs over thousands of years.North America has more such plants than any other continent.
Generally speaking，the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants，which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers (a container like a bottle) full of nectar(花蜜)．
The Asian pitcher plant，for example，has bright colors and an attractive half-closed lid.Curious insects are tempted to come close and take a sip，and then slide down the slippery(光滑的)slope to their deaths.
Hair-like growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing can escape，and the digestive enzymes can get to work.A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours，but a fly takes a couple of days.
Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons.Meat-eating plants only
eat people in science fiction movies，but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isn't a good place to get a drink.
【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些特别的植物——靠捕食动物获得生长所需养分的“食肉植物”。

1．From the first paragraph，we can know that bladderworts can________.
A．capture 50 small insects in a second
B．capture an insect in the shortest time
C．be found floating on a quiet lake
D．digest an insect in 1/50 of a second
答案B[细节理解题。

第一段指出，bladderworts能在1/50秒的时间内捕获一只小昆虫，是植物中已知的捕获动物速度最快的，因此选B。

]
2．If the trap door of a meat-eating plant is closed，the plant________.
A．is fooling insects into taking a sip
B．is producing nectar
C．is tempting insects to come close
D．is enjoying a dinner
答案D[细节理解题。

第二段说，一旦“陷阱门”将猎物关起来，类似于人胃里的那些消化酶就开始慢慢地消化它了，由此判断D正确。

]
3．Meat-eating plants can grow in wet and poor soil because they________.
A．can get nutrition from animals
B．don't need much food value
C．can make the most of such conditions
D．have developed digestive enzymes
答案A[推理判断题。

这些植物生长在潮湿贫瘠的土壤中，为获得生长所需的养分，在数千年的进化中，它们演化出了捕获昆虫的“陷阱”，由此推出它们主要从动物中获取养分，而不是从土壤中获取养分。

]
4．Which of the following is the picture of the Asian pitcher plant?
答案A[推理判断题。

根据第四、五、六段可知亚洲捕虫草主要有这些特征：状如水瓶，颜色鲜亮，有半掩的盖子，综合此三项可知，只有A项最合适。

] 5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?
A．South Asia has the most meat-eating plants.
B. Some of the meat-eating plants can even eat a human
C．Hair-like growths in the plants help trap insects.
D．The traps of these plants have a dull color.
答案C[细节理解题。

依据文章第三段最后一句可知，北美洲的食肉植物最多，故A错。

从最后一段中的第二句可知，B错。

从第四段第一句可知D错。

由倒数第二段可知C项正确。

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Ⅲ.信息匹配
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先请阅读下列应用文：
A．Lowton College
Situated in a pleasant area of the city close to a river.Convenient for North Wales and the English Lake District.
●Courses in English run all year.
●Part-time courses available in the evenings/days.
●We will arrange accommodation with an English family.
B．Bristow College
The college is in the centre of Bristow.
◆Full-time courses at all levels，beginners to advanced，from September to June.
◆Visits arranged to places of interest.
◆Excellent range of sports offered.
◆Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses.
C．Shepton College
Situated in the centre of London close to underground and buses.
☆Classes are offered all through the year.
☆Daytime English courses up to ten hours per week.Evening classes of four hours per week.
☆Extra classes offered in English for Business.
☆Accommodation in the college.
D．Howe College
The college is in the city centre，but near the North Yorkshire countryside and the sea.
Classes run from September to June.
Part-time and full-time courses from beginners to advanced(daytime only)．
Full-time courses in English with Business Studies.
Trips arranged to places of interest.
Help in finding a flat or room by the sea.
E．Daunston College
Daunston is a small town in the Midlands near pleasant countryside.
▲Part-time and full-time classes available from September to June.
▲Full-time summer school in August.
▲Complete beginners (part-time only)．
▲Trips and other social events arranged regularly.
▲Accommodation in the college or with families.
F．Exford College
Exford is beside the sea and surrounded by beautiful countryside.
*Courses at all levels，September to June (full-time)．
*Summer schools (mornings only) during August.
*Full social programme including sports and hobby clubs provided by the college.
*Students live in college rooms or with families.
请阅读以下求学者的信息，然后匹配求学者和他/她理想的大学：
1．Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English，starting in September.She
would prefer to be in a city，but wants a college which will organize visits，so she can see something of Britain.
答案D[Marta想从九月开始要学习Business Studies and English，她希望学校to be in a city并希望学校organize visits，她的这些要求正好与D项中的English with Business Studies，from September to June，in the city centre和Trips arranged to places of interest相对应。

]
2．John is a complete beginner.He wants to have plenty of free time to visit the countryside.He wants to live with a family.
答案E[John是一个beginner，想有足够的时间visit the countryside，并且想stay with a family，他的这些要求和E项中的Complete beginners part-time only，near pleasant countryside，Accommodation in the college or with families 相对应。

]
3．Laura is looking for a full-time beginners' course.She is fond of sports and wants to live with a family.
答案F[Laura正在寻找一个full-time beginners' course，她喜欢sports并想和一个family住在一起，这些正好与F项中的full-time，including sports，Students live in college rooms or with families相对应。

]
4．Marek likes big cities.He hopes to find work during the day，so he is looking for an evening class.He also wants to have some classes for business.He wants to live in the college.
答案C[Marek喜欢大城市，他想白天工作晚上学习有关business方面的知识，他想住在学校里。

C项中的Situated in the centre of London，Evening classes，Extra classes offered in English for Business，Accommodation in the college正好能满足他的要求。

]
5．Birgit knows some English already and wants a full-time course.She doesn't want to live in the school and she wants to rent a flat.
答案B[Birgit已经学习了一些英语知识，想参加一个full-time course，她想自己安排住宿，B项中的Full-time courses at all levels，Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses能满足她的要求。

]。