1、Unit 22课下能力提升(三).选词填空plug ones ears, sum up, break away from, as a matter of fact, in ones spare time, be optimistic about1The thief _ the policeman and ran away.2He often chats with his friends on the Internet _.3Nevertheless, we still have grounds to _ the future.4We can _ the main points of the l
2、esson in three sentences. 5_， Ive never been there before.6The noise was so loud and annoying that I _.单句改错1Tickets are limited and will be allocated for those who apply first._2We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only results from violence._3The earthquake carried on thousands of
3、peoples lives._4It was very considerate for you to let us know you were going to be late._.完成句子1这本书仅仅是为孩子改编的。The book _ children only.2这条河是那条河的两倍长。This river is _ that one.3除了等我们别无选择。We have no choice _.4我想做的是好好休息一下。What I want to do is _.5在佛罗里达工作时，我总与英国人有生意往来。When I worked in Florida I _ all the ti
4、me.6这些可调整的椅子是为儿童准备的。These adjustable chairs _ children.7你们必须谨慎地分配钱。You must _ carefully.8削减开支的提议引起了诸多争议。The proposed cuts have caused _.阅读理解A I was going to die in Antarctica. I was certain. An image of my frostcovered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all directions th
5、e empty wilderness of Antarctica stretched away from me, the only feature on the landscape was the division between snow and sky. I gazed sadly at my team. They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon.I was leading an expedition (探险队) attempting to reach the south pole. The team was made up of or
6、dinary women from all around the world from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international allfemale team to reach the South Pole.As I watched, the rest of the team had marched on, unaware
7、 that I was not with them. By the time I realised that my sledge was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me. I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei. “Era！Stop！”Getting no response I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. Seconds
8、 passed. Nothing. I was gradually being left alone, completely defenseless against the fatally low temperatures of Antarctica.My strength increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. I pulled again my sledge, which moved a little. I removed the ice with my skipole and boot, desperately trying t
9、o break the sledge free. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the team.I caught up just as Reena, my teammate from India, looked behind her and noticed there was one person missing. She swung around on her skis in shock and spotted me in the near
10、 distance.As we continued, my panic slowly faded. For the rest of the day each of the team was glancing over their shoulder every few minutes. They were not going to risk losing me again.1What is special about the expedition?AThey were all female.BThey were all professional.CThey made the longest ex
11、pedition.DThey had been strictly trained.2What made the author get her sledge out of the ice was _.Athe shouts from her teammatesBher strong desire to liveCthe sudden change in wind directionDthe natural beauty ahead3At last, each of the team members kept looking back to _.Aavoid being attacked from
12、 behindBmake sure that none fell behindCcheck the distance they had coveredDkeep a record of the route they took4Which may be the best title of the passage?AHow to Survive in AntarcticaBA Mysterious Trip to the South PoleCA Female ExpeditionDBeing Left Behind in the SnowBIt was a winter day; the fal
13、ling snow blocked out the sun. The wind challenged the car and joined other forces of winter slippery roads and poor visibility to almost take our little car off course.“Do you feel safe? Should I turn back？”“No，” my wife Jennifer replied“I really want to see this show in Toronto. I have faith in yo
14、ur driving.”We were coming down the hill on the highway. Suddenly there was a noticeable increase in the force of snow. I felt the car stagger (摇晃) slightly to the left and then to the right. We were in the farleft lane; the bus was in the middle. Our little Neon slid into the side of the bus at abo
15、ut midpoint. Suddenly Jennifer was cheektocheek with the side of the bus. She screamed in horror. Bouncing (反弹) off the bus, our car then hit onto the barrier in the middle of the highway. Then from the barrier we rebounded back to the side of the bus. Jennifer screamed and then we were back to the
16、barrier again.Finally, the bus moved far enough ahead and we just caught the rear bumper (保险杠), which caused the car to spin 180 degrees so we were now facing oncoming traffic. There was nothing I could do but wait to be knocked down. Jennifer whispered，“I guess this is how it feels just before you
17、die. I wonder if it hurts.”In that instant, I heard a voice inside my head.“Relax, let go and everything will be alright.”So I took my hand off the steering wheel, took a deep breath and just sat there.Thankfully, we somehow ended up on the side of the road facing in the right direction in our now b
18、eatup Neon. Since the car was not completely off the road, I restarted it and moved us safely. We were not hurt at all.5The author intended to tell us in Paragraph 1 that _.Ahe drove in the wrong directionBits dangerous to drive in the winterCthe weather was rather bad that dayDhis car broke down ow
19、ing to the heavy snow6What can we know about Jennifer?AShe headed for Toronto to hold a show.BThe experience frightened her to death.CHer cheeks were badly hurt in the accident.DHer poor driving ability caused the accident.7How many times did the car hit the bus?AOnce.BTwice.CThree times. DFour time
20、s.8What saved the couple from danger?AThe bus drivers assistance.BTheir determination to survive.CThe timely arrival of the police.DThe authors being calm in danger.语法填空Last week, our class was 1._ duty in the cafeteria for student selfmanagement.On the first day, I 2._ (shock) to see so much leftov
21、er food thrown away by students.What a waste！Being concerned about it, my classmates and I had a 3._ (heat) discussion on how 4._ (solve) the problem.Lots of good ideas came up, such as holding class meetings, putting up wall newspapers and charging a fine for wasting food.Finally, we all agreed tha
22、t wall newspapers would be 5._ (good) choice.The next day, we put our idea into reality.Towards lunch time, we put up a wall newspaper outside the school cafeteria, 6._ (call) on students not to waste food.Many students gathered around to read and 7._ (express) their support.To my great delight, the
23、re were changes soon.In the cafeteria, I found the trays returned after lunch all empty 8._ any leftover.Food 9._ (save) and the dining hall was cleaner.Seeing this, I felt relieved and proud of 10._ we had done.答案：.1.broke away from 2.in his spare time 3be optimistic about4.sum up5.As a matter of f
24、act6.plugged my ears.1.forto2.fromin3.onoff 4forof.1.is adapted for2.twice as long as 3but to wait4.(to) have a good rest5.dealt with British people6.are calculated for7.allocate the money8.considerable controversy.语篇解读：本文讲述了“我”带领一个国际女子探险队在南极探险，途中我的雪橇被雪卡住，以致掉队。后来“我”经过努力，克服了危机，赶上了队伍。1解析：解析：选A细节理解题。从第
25、二段内容可知作者带领的探险队是由来自世界各地普通妇女组成的，因此A项正确。2解析：选B细节理解题。根据第五段第一句和第二句可知，想到死亡使作者力量大增，将雪橇从冰雪里拔了出来，因此可以说是强大的求生欲解救了作者。3解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，每个人不停地回头看是为了保证没有人掉队。4解析：解析：选D标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了作者一次在冰雪里被落在最后而差点发生危险的经历。语篇解读：雪天需要小心驾驶！作者描述了大雪天驾驶遇险险些酿成车祸的经历，好在最后有惊无险。5解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段整段的描述可知，那天下着雪，风很大，路滑，而且能见度低。作者提及这些方面是为了告诉
26、读者那天的天气状况很糟糕。6解析：选B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Suddenly Jennifer was cheektocheek with the side of the bus. She screamed in horror”以及“Jennifer screamed and then we were back to the barrier again.”和第五段中的“I guess this is how it feels just before you die”可知，当时情况很危险，Jennifer吓得要命。7解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Bouncing (反弹) off
27、the bus, our car then hit onto the barrier in the middle of the highway. Then from the barrier we rebounded back to the side of the bus.”和第五段中的“Finally, the bus moved far enough ahead and we just caught the rear bumper”可知，作者的车一共三次撞上前面的公共汽车。8解析：选D细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Relax, let go and everything will be alright.So I took my hand off the steering wheel, took a deep breath and just sat there.”可知，处于险境之时，作者没有惊慌失措，而是保持冷静，这也是他们最后能脱离危险的主要原因。.1.on2.was shocked3.heated4.to solve5.the best6.calling7.expressed8.without9.was saved10.what
