1、选修七 Unit 2练(一)英语知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：30分钟).完形填空(2016郑州市第一次质检)What do photography and foster (收养的) care have in common? Apparently a lot. Jennifer Loomis, an experienced local photographer, and her husband were a childless couple, so they were considering _1_ a kid. As part of their _2_， they went online a
2、nd visited sites containing _3_ of children up for adoption. _4_， the photos didnt really express the children. To Loomis artful eye, they _5_ to let people know who the children truly were. Loomis then contacted Northwest Adoption Exchange and _6_ a free photo shoot (专业摄影) to help _7_ children show
3、 better pictures of them to adoptive parents. The _8_ readily agreed.One child who _9_ the photo shoot was Deon, a lonely child who had bounced around the foster system. With Loomis great _10_， a new and more handsome Deon was photographed. And this had a(n) _11_ effect! Soon prospective parents Joa
4、nna Church and Sean Vaillancourt saw Deons new photo on the website and were attracted by the boy with bright, happy eyes (They had previously seen his old photo, but got no _12_ impression of him). Contact was made, and he was _13_ their home. Now Church and Vaillancourt have become Deons parents.
5、The _14_ was a godsend (天赐之物) to Deon. He had been in and out of various foster homes since the age of 5, and was losing _15_. At age 18, children no longer qualify for foster care and must begin to _16_ themselves. This is a bitter reality for a child at age 16, _17_ one who has never really found
6、_18_ from a home.Deon is now paired with a loving family simply _19_ Jennifer Loomis took a better photo of him. She has completely changed Deons _20_ and that of his adoptive parents.“When you give someone a chance，” Deon said, “you are basically saving a life.”语篇解读：女摄影师给希望被收养的孩子们提供免费的专业摄影服务，并最终帮助他
7、们找到了合适的收养家庭。1A.photographingBinterviewingCadopting Dsponsoring解析：选C根据上文中的“Jennifer Loomis . a childless couple”可知， Loomis 和她的丈夫没有孩子，故此处指他们考虑收养(adopting)一个孩子。下文中的“for adoption”也是提示。2A.study BtreatmentCsearch Ddesign解析：选C根据语境可知，网上搜寻是 Loomis 和丈夫寻找(search)要收养的孩子的过程的一部分。3A.images BplansCstories Dideas解析：
8、选A根据下文中的“the photos didnt really express the children”可知应选 images，指他们上网搜寻等着被收养的孩子的图片(images)。4A.However BThereforeCBesides DOtherwise解析：选A分析本句和前一句的逻辑关系可知，两句之间存在语义上的转折，故选 However, 指然而，这些图片都不能真正地展示这些孩子。5A.managed BfailedCdecided Dtried解析：选B根据前一句中的“the photos didnt really express the children”可知，这些照片没能
9、(failed)让人们真正了解这些孩子。6A.required BacceptedCoffered Dallowed解析：选C根据下文内容可知，此处指 Loomis 主动给孩子们提供(offered) 免费的专业摄影服务。 offer “提供”。7A.curious BlonelyChappy Dwilling解析：选D此处指 Loomis 给那些自愿的 (willing) 孩子提供帮助。8A.team BcoupleCgovernment Dorganization解析：选D空处指的是上文的“Northwest Adoption Exchange”，它应该是一个负责孩子收养的组织(organ
10、ization)。9A.attended BhelpedCrefused Dlearned解析：选A根据下文可知， Deon 应该是参加(attended)了这次免费的专业摄影活动，所以他才找到了理想的养父母。10A.concerns BskillsCabilities Dcourage解析：选B根据第一段中的“Jennifer Loomis, an experienced local photographer”可知，此处指由于 Loomis 高超的摄影技术(skills)，一个全新的、更英俊潇洒的少年呈现在了照片上。11A.permanent BimmediateCpositive Dadv
11、erse解析：选B根据后文中的“Soon prospective parents . have become Deons parents.”可知，为孩子拍照马上(immediate)就见到了效果。permanent“长久的，永久的”；immediate“立即的，马上的”；positive“积极的”；adverse“反面的，不利的”。12A.unique BfirstCclear Dnew解析：选C根据上下文语境可知，此处指这对夫妇以前也看过他的旧照片，但对他没留下清晰的(clear)印象。13A.taken for Bcalled atCbrought into Dcarried away解析
12、：选C此处指 Deon 被收养领回家， bring . into “把带进，领进”，符合语境。14A.match BperformanceCpractice Dstruggle解析：选A根据上文中的“Now Church and Vaillancourt have become Deons parents”可知应选 match，强调 Deon 和养父母之间相互接受的关系。 match“相配的人(物)，般配的人(物)”。下文的“Deon is now paired with .”亦是提示。15A.hope BopportunityCenergy Dinterest解析：选A根据上文中的“He h
13、ad been in and out of various foster homes since the age of 5”可知， Deon 从五岁开始，一直没有找到稳定的收养家庭，故此处指他在渐渐失去希望(hope)。16A.teach BsupportCcontrol Dtrust解析：选B根据上文中的“At age 18, children no longer qualify for foster care”可知，年满18岁的孩子不能再被收养，故空处的语境为他们必须自己养活(support)自己，这对于一个16岁的孩子来说是一个残酷的现实，尤其(particularly)是从来没有真正感
14、受过家庭的幸福(happiness)的人。17A.usually BparticularlyCspecially Ddefinitely解析：选B参见上题解析。 usually“通常”；particularly“尤其，特别”；specially“特别地，专门地”；definitely“清楚地”。18A.freedom BhappinessCanswers Dchances解析：选B参见第16题解析。 happiness“幸福，快乐”。19A.though BunlessCbut Dbecause解析：选D只是因为(because) Loomis 给 Deon 照了一张更好的照片， Deon 就
15、找到了一个充满爱意的家。 20A.attitude BmannerCbehavior Dlife解析：选D根据最后一段并联系全文可知，此处指 Loomis 彻底改变了 Deon 和他养父母的人生(life)。.语法填空(2016江西八所重点中学联考)My wife is addicted to shopping on the Internet._1_ seems that she cant control herself well, just clicking constantly with the mouse.Let me tell you what happened last night.
16、It was the fourth time she _2_ (shop) online for hours.I had already reminded her _3_ (think) twice before buying anything, but my wife ignored what I said and replied confidently，“With the New Year _4_ (approach), preparation is necessary._5_， I havent bought things on the Internet for a whole week
17、.”Hearing her words, I was really speechless.In most cases, the things she bought arent good value for money.Maybe she just enjoys _6_ process of buying online.Nowadays, _7_ the development of technology, online shopping is becoming more and more convenient.Those _8_ stay at home can buy whatever th
18、ey want.In the meanwhile, it causes a series of _9_ (problem)One of them is more spending than before, because people are _10_ (easy) attracted by the discount.So how to keep a good state of mind in front of temptation (诱惑) is an important lesson many people need to learn.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10.
19、_语篇解读：作者的妻子沉溺于网购，常花冤枉钱，且不听作者的提醒和劝诫。可见，网购给人们的生活带来便利的同时，也带来了一些问题。1It考查代词及固定句式。It seems that .表示“似乎”，为固定句式。2had shopped考查过去完成时。It was the first/second .time that sb. had done sth.表示“是某人第一/二次做某事”。3to think考查非谓语动词。remind sb. to do sth.表示“提醒某人做某事”。4approaching考查现在分词。此处为“with宾语宾补”的复合结构，因为宾语the New Year与宾补所
20、用动词approach构成主谓关系，所以应使用现在分词作宾补，故填approaching。5Besides考查副词。此处是作者的妻子在陈述自己网购的又一个理由，所以应填入Besides。注意：此处并无转折关系，不能填入However。6the考查冠词。此处表示“网购的过程”，为特指，因此填入定冠词the。7with考查介词。with the development of .表示“随着的发展”，为固定短语。8who考查定语从句。该句的先行词为Those，此处是指人的不定代词，且关系词在从句中作主语，所以填入who。9problems考查名词的数。根据空格前的“a series of”及下文中的“One of them is”可知，此处名词应使用复数形式。10easily考查词性转换。因修饰谓语动词，作状语，所以应用副词。
