1、Unit 16 Stories Period Four Life Stories 课时精练（北师大版选修6，广东专用）(时间：40分钟满分：55分).完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。A schoolteacher died when saving his wifes life after their Egyptian sailing boat capsized(倾覆，弄翻)in a storm.Luke Day and his wife Sophie NicholsonCole，from Norwi
2、ch，_1_in April and were enjoying the latest part of an extended honeymoon，sailing on the Nile，when their wooden boat turned over in a sudden gust of_2_near Aswan.Mr Day,31，opened a hatch on the boat to_3_Dr NicholsonCole，also 31，and two other tourists.He then became trapped beneath the_4_craft and d
3、rowned.Dr NicholsonCole，a climate change expert at the University of East Anglia，spent three hours_5_diving into the water of the river to search for her husband.On lookers said that she wept as his body was eventually discovered and brought to the_6_.The couple had been home for Christmas but left
4、for Egypt on New Years Day to begin a(n)_7_that had begun with a tandem bicycle ride across Europe to Istanbul.Felucca sailing boats are usually regarded as a calm and_8_method of transport.The couple had_9_a twoday sailing along the Nile，and were sleeping on the craft，which was due to set sail the
5、following day.According to Dr NicholsonCole，a storm had blown in from the desert at about 3 am，_10_the boat and trapping the couple and their_11_.Many onlookers，some of whom were_12_who had lost their houses in the storm，helped to gather the couples belongings and handed them in to officials，accordi
6、ng to Dr NicholsonCole.Dr NicholsonCole sought assistance from two passing ships，but was_13_.She was taken to a_14_hospital，which had no electricity.After being_15_by the police，she flew back to England alone.【解题导语】 一对英国夫妇前往埃及度蜜月，在尼罗河上遭遇狂风。丈夫为救妻子和同行旅客而溺死在船舱内，只剩下新婚的妻子独自返回英国【重点词语链接】 be due to do sth.预
7、期做某事；The case is due to go to court next month.该案件预计于下月开庭。1A.travelled BmarriedCsupported Dadmitted答案B考查动词。从后文讲他们去度蜜月可知，他们在四月份结了婚(married)。2A.snow BmistCwind Drain答案C考查名词。a sudden gust of wind“一阵狂风”，固定搭配。从该句中船被掀翻我们也可以推断是大风，而不是雨(rain)，雾(mist)或雪(snow)。3A.free BpreventCforbid Dabandon答案A考查动词。31岁的Mr Day
8、打开一个船舱门，让同年纪的妻子和其他两名游客离开，而自己却被困在船舱内，最后被淹死了。free“使自由，解脱”，其他选项都不符合文章的意思。4A.upturned BupdatedCoverloaded Doverburdened答案A考查形容词。upturned翻转过来的；updated更新了的；overloaded超负荷的；overburdened负担过重的。根据上文内容可知船被掀翻了，故答案为A项。5A.occasionally BrepeatedlyCdeliberately Dluckily答案B考查副词。她花了三个小时不断地潜入水中寻找她的丈夫。occasionally间或，偶尔；
9、repeatedly一再，多次；deliberately故意地；luckily幸运地。根据文章内容可知应该选择B项。6A.sea BriverCshore Dwater答案C考查名词。当Mr Day的尸体最终被找到并带上岸(shore)时，她痛哭起来。7A.journey BsailingCadventure Dhoneymoon答案D考查名词。根据上文内容可知他们是来埃及度蜜月(honeymoon)的。8A.dangerous BnervousCsafe Dcrazy答案C考查形容词。在通常情况下，(他们所乘的)三桅小帆船是安全可靠的。此处应该选择一个与前面的形容词calm相一致的形容词，故
10、选safe。9A.ordered BbookedCplaced Dthrew答案B考查动词。这对夫妻预订(book)了两天的尼罗河上的航行。order“订购”不符合语境。10A.turning over Bturning downCturning off Dturning out答案A考查动词词组。根据前文内容可知船被掀翻了，应该选择A项。turn over“颠覆，(使)倾倒”；turn down“翻下，关小，调低”；turn off“关上”；turn out“驱逐，赶走，结果是”。11A.friends BrelativesCcompanions Dcolleagues答案C考查名词。根据上
11、文提到的two other tourists可知不是friends(朋友)，relatives(亲戚)或colleagues(同事)，而应是companions(同伴)。12A.passersby BonlookersCstrangers Dlocals答案D考查名词。从下文的who had lost their houses in the storm可知他们应是当地人(locals)。13A.left BunderstoodCnoticed Dignored答案D考查动词。Dr NicholsonCole曾向两艘经过的船只求救，但是对方却无视(ignore)她的请求。14A.nearby B
12、wonderfulCperfect Dbest答案A考查形容词。根据下文which had no electricity可知不是最好的医院，而是附近的(nearby)一家医院。15A.relieved BrequestedCquestioned Dcriticized答案C考查动词。在接受了警方的询问question后，她独自飞回了英国。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为1625的相应位置上。Although it could not compet
13、e with the speed of email today，the 1800s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creating the tradition of the Christmas greeting card._16_(help)by the new railway system，the public postal service made corresponding popular.In England，Sir Henry Cole recognized the
14、 advantage of_17_more efficient mail service and initiated(开始)the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards_18_friends.The first card_19_(design)by JC.Horsley as a commercial endeavor.One thousand copies were sold in London，_20_soon others followed suit.An English_21_(art)，William Egley，produced
15、a popular card in 1849.Louis Prang，a German born printer，working from his shop in Massachusetts，printed_22_first American cards in 1875.Even more_23_(importance)than his printing was the fact_24_he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards by instituting nationwide contests for the best Chri
16、stmas designs，_25_were awarded cash prizes.答案16.Helped17.a18.to19.was designed20.and21artist22.his/the23.important24.that25.which.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Lots of kids love video games.In fact，they like them so much that they might always hear something like this from Mom or Dad：“Enough！Turn_off_that_t
17、hing_and_find_something_else_to_do！”It can be good advice，even if you were just about to crash through to the next level.Why？Too much of anything is just too much.Its true that some studies have shown certain video games can improve handeye coordination(配合)，problemsolving skills，and the minds abilit
18、y to process information.But too much video game playing can cause health problems.Its hard to get enough active play and exercise if youre always inside playing video games.And without enough exercise，kids can become overweight.Really overdoing video games also could affect other important stuff，li
19、ke friendships and how well a kid does in school.And its still unclear what an effect violent and disturbing games have on a persons brain.But heres the good news：Playing video games some of the time can be OK.Just aim for no more than 1 or 2 hours a day and choose quality games.A good game will be
20、the right one for how old you are.Games are rated like movies and your mom or dad can help figure out which ones you should use.You might challenge your mom，dad or even your grandma to swing the bat in a game of baseball or try out some fancy moves in one of the dancing games.Could your grandma be a
21、 dancing queen？Time to find out!26Who is this passage intended for?AParents.BTeachers.CStudents who dont listen to their parents.DChildren addicted to video games.答案D文中多次出现you 和your parents 等词，表明此文是针对玩游戏的孩子。27What can be inferred from the underlined part in the first paragraph?AThe mom complains her
22、 child spend too much time on video games.BMom wants her child to do more housework.CIts time for the child to do his or her homework.DChildren shouldnt play video games.答案A通过划线句子的标点及语气可知是家长抱怨孩子玩游戏。28Which of the following is NOT the advantage of playing games according to the passage?AVideo games c
23、an develop ones problemsolving skills.BVideo games can improve handeye coordination.CPlaying too much video game can make you clever.DVideo games playing is helpful to the minds ability to process information.答案C由第二段可知玩游戏有一定的好处，但文章并没有提到使人变得更聪明。29Which of the following advice we cant get from the pas
24、sage?AParents should take notice of the games the children play.BChildren shouldnt play video games at all.CPlaying games for a period of limited time is OK.DChildren shouldnt play violent and disturbing games.答案B第五段和第六段是玩游戏应该注意的事，从中可知适当玩游戏是可以的，而不是根本不能玩。30What can we learn from the last paragraph?AYou might beat your parents in a game.BYou can imitate some dancing moves from games.CYou should find out if your grandma is a dancing queen.DYou should learn something good from the video games.答案D最后一段虽然提到了与父母及祖母切磋球技及舞蹈动作，但是第一句话中提到in a game of baseball和in one of the dancing games，可知是吸取游戏里好的东西。