1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 20 New Frontiers Period One Warmup & Lesson 1 课时精练（北师大版选修7，广东专用）时间：45分钟.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 hill
2、side, 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
3、 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 ha
4、ve _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 behin
5、d.“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 cre
6、am, 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。1A.hidden Bfaint Cdeep Dburied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。2A.pull Bge
7、t Capproach Darrive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)。3A.floating Bwaving Craising Dshaking答案B乐队在演奏，旗子在空中飘扬。wave“(一端固定地)飘扬”。4A.come up Bcome aroundCcome out Dcome 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”。5A.divided Bseparated Ccompleted Dunited答案
8、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。6A.station Bage Ctarget Dpoint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”。7A.first Bbest Clast Deldest答案C“当我供养我的最后一个(last)孩子念完大学的时候。”8A.cut Bleft Ctaken Dpaid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。9A
9、.happily Bfully Canxiously Dfreely答案A“我会幸福地(happily)度过晚年。”10A.simple Bbasic Ctrue Dfinal答案C生活的真正(true)乐趣在于旅程。11A.eventually BaccidentallyCinstantly Dconstantly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”。12A.motto Bsentence Cconcept Dslogan答案A“珍惜现在”是一句很好的箴言(motto)。13A.effort
10、 Bmistake Cchallenge Dfault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。14A.consider Bstop Cgo on Dplan 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！15A.often Bgently Cquickly Dslowly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)”。.阅读理解If you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of F
11、lowers，you will have chances to see some meateating plants.Take bladderworts，a kind of such plant，for example.They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond.But these are the fastestknown killers of the plant kingdom，able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!Once the trap d
12、oor 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.Meateating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesnt offer much food value.In such conditions，these amazing p
13、lants 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
14、pitchers (a container like a bottle) full of nectar(花蜜)The Asian pitcher plant，for example，has bright colors and an attractive halfclosed 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.Hairlike growths along the pitcher walls e
15、nsure 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.Meateating plants only eat people in science fiction movies，but sometimes a bird or other
16、 small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isnt 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”。1From the first paragraph，we can know that bladderworts can_.Acapture 50 small insects in a secondBcapture an insect in the shortest timeCbe found floating on a quiet lak
17、eDdigest 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。2If the trap door of a meateating plant is closed，the plant_.Ais fooling insects into taking a sipBis producing nectarCis tempting insects to come closeDis enjoying a dinner答案D细节理解题。第二段说，一旦“陷阱门”
18、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。3Meateating plants can grow in wet and poor soil because they_.Acan get nutrition from animalsBdont need much food valueCcan make the most of such conditionsDhave 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
19、中获取养分，而不是从土壤中获取养分。4Which 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。5According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?ASouth Asia has the most meateating plants.B. Some of the meateating plants can even eat a hu
20、manCHairlike growths in the plants help trap insects.DThe 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。.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：ALowton CollegeSituated in a pleasant area of the city close to a
21、 river.Convenient for North Wales and the English Lake District.Courses in English run all year.Parttime courses available in the evenings/days.We will arrange accommodation with an English family.BBristow CollegeThe college is in the centre of Bristow.Fulltime courses at all levels，beginners to adv
22、anced，from September to June.Visits arranged to places of interest.Excellent range of sports offered.Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses.CShepton CollegeSituated in the centre of London close to underground and buses.Classes are offered all through the year.Daytime English c
23、ourses up to ten hours per week.Evening classes of four hours per week.Extra classes offered in English for Business.Accommodation in the college.DHowe CollegeThe college is in the city centre，but near the North Yorkshire countryside and the sea.Classes run from September to June.Parttime and fullti
24、me courses from beginners to advanced(daytime only)Fulltime courses in English with Business Studies.Trips arranged to places of interest.Help in finding a flat or room by the sea.EDaunston CollegeDaunston is a small town in the Midlands near pleasant countryside.Parttime and fulltime classes availa
25、ble from September to June.Fulltime summer school in August.Complete beginners (parttime only)Trips and other social events arranged regularly.Accommodation in the college or with families.FExford CollegeExford is beside the sea and surrounded by beautiful countryside.*Courses at all levels，Septembe
26、r to June (fulltime)*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：1Marta wants a course in Business Studies and English，starting in September.
27、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DMarta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 arrang
28、ed to places of interest相对应。2John 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EJohn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 parttime only，near pleasant countryside，Accommodat
29、ion in the college or with families相对应。3Laura is looking for a fulltime beginners course.She is fond of sports and wants to live with a family.答案FLaura正在寻找一个fulltime 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fulltime，including sports，Students live in college rooms or with families相对应。4Marek
30、 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CMarek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 E
31、nglish for Business，Accommodation in the college正好能满足他的要求。5Birgit knows some English already and wants a fulltime course.She doesnt want to live in the school and she wants to rent a flat.答案BBirgit已经学习了一些英语知识，想参加一个fulltime course，她想自己安排住宿，B项中的Fulltime courses at all levels，Students arrange their own accommodation in flats and houses能满足她的要求。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网