選修七 Units 35

1、選修七 Units 35.閱讀理解AWhatever we do，let's not forget the burbot (江鱈)，a dark，mysterious，unusual creature which lives down deep in the bottom of deep lakes.The fish is “fat looking and a little bit soft”With large flat heads，small eyes，downturned mouths full of sharp teeth，they are not exactly pretty

2、.They are also extremely slimy (粘糊糊的) and under the chin is a single long，fleshy barbel (魚的觸須)，giving the impression of a goatee (山羊胡子)These characteristics are important.Their teeth are essential for catching a huge variety of food.“They're a very greedy animal，” says Steve Simpson，marine biolo

3、gist and lover of burbot at Exeter University.“There are reports of them eating birds，eating snakes，eating frogsthey really will eat anything they can get.” Once upon a time，they were ice-age fish that once swam freely in a cold world，until the ice moved away 10，000 years ago leaving small populatio

4、ns throughout the northern hemisphere (半球)，including eastern England.For several months a year burbot can be trapped under icethey need cold temperatures to lay eggs and all that unpleasant thick ice provides excellent protection.Although still present throughout the rest of Europe and North America

5、，the only burbot in England today can be found in the rooms of the Natural History Museum in London，preserved in jars.The Angling Times offered a reward of 100 to anyone who found one in the UK，but that_money_lies_unclaimedWhen it comes to animals threatened with extinction，the cute and soft ones te

6、nd to get the most attention.But what about the unattractive ones that go unnoticed when their numbers start to become gradually smaller and smaller? Someone has got to speak up for the burbot.【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章介紹了江鱈的外貌、飲食、生活習(xí)性及生存現(xiàn)狀。1Which of the following best describes burbot's appearance?ABony.

7、BUgly.CSmall. DAttractive.答案B推理判斷題。由第二段中的The fist is.not exactly pretty及最后一段中的unattractive ones可推斷，江鱈長得比較丑。2For what purpose do burbot stay under ice?ATo go to sleep. BTo meet friends.CTo produce eggs. DTo look for food.答案C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的burbot can be trapped under icethey need cold temperatures to lay

8、 eggs可知，江鱈需要到冰下產(chǎn)卵。3What does the underlined part “that money lies unclaimed” mean?AA reward of 100 is not appealing at all.BThe English don't care much about money.CThe burbot only lives in the bottom of lakes.DThe burbot has disappeared in British waters.答案D句意理解題。由上文中的the only burbot in England

9、.preserved in jars可推斷，懸賞的資金一直無人領(lǐng)取說明江鱈已經(jīng)在英國的海域消失了。4What is the author's attitude towards the burbot?AWorried. BCritical. CCrazy. DProud.答案A推理判斷題。由最后一段中的But what about the unattractive ones.speak up for the burbot可推斷，作者對江鱈的現(xiàn)狀很擔(dān)憂。BIn the past several years，air travel has become less appealing for s

10、ome travelers.Tighter security regulations mean longer waits.Rising fuel prices can lead to more expensive tickets.Despite (盡管) the inconveniences，air travel still has a number of advantages over car，train and bus travel.For a long distance，air travel is the fastest way to get to your destination，bu

11、t even on shorter trips planes are much quicker.On a medium-length trip from New York City to Detroit，a flight will take about 41/2 hours (including an hour's driving to and from the airport and an hour's waiting in the terminal (終點(diǎn)站) while a car ride will take 91/2 hours，a bus ride almost 1

12、5 hours and a train ride about 161/2 hours.Buses，cars and trains only begin to become competitive on extremely short trips such as from NYC to Philadelphia.Plane crashes are tragic events that can result in hundreds of deaths.Fortunately，they are extremely rare.According to Chance News，the odds (可能性

13、) of dying on a 1，000-mile flight are significantly less than those from dying on a 100-mile car ride.Car，bus and train travel are also more dangerous than flying on a plane.The cost of tickets for airplane，bus and train travel can vary greatly.In many cases，however，air travel is the cheapest way.A

14、trip from New York City to Detroit costs $86 by plane.This is comparable to slightly cheaper train tickets ($75) and bus tickets ($80) and cheaper than car travel ($115)On the longer New York City to Los Angeles trip，the advantages of air travel shine:_airplane tickets are more than 30 dollars，less

15、than train tickets，the cheapest alternative.【語篇解讀】本文是議論文，題材為日常生活類。本文作者通過比較的方式，論述了航空旅行的優(yōu)勢。5Which means of transportation takes the longest time from New York City to Detroit?AA flight. BA car ride.CA bus ride. DA train ride.答案D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段可知，從紐約到底特律乘火車用時(shí)最長，故D項(xiàng)正確。6The underlined word “shine” in the l

16、ast paragraph means“_”Aare obvious Bcast a shadowCare unclear Dreflect light答案A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線單詞語境可知，從紐約到洛杉磯，飛機(jī)票比火車票便宜而且花費(fèi)最低，故shine在這里意為“明顯地凸顯出來”，所以A項(xiàng)正確。7It can be concluded from the text that the author_Ais worried about the safety of air travelBprefers traveling by car rather than by busCis familiar wi

17、th the trip between New York City and DetroitDchooses to travel by train while travelling around the US.答案C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段和最后一段作者比對從紐約到底特律，采用不同交通方式所用時(shí)間和花費(fèi)可推斷，作者熟悉這兩個(gè)城市之間的行程，故C項(xiàng)正確。8What's the best title for the text?AThe Traffic System in AmericaBThe Advantages of Air TravelCDifferent Ways of Trave

18、ling Around the US.DThe Disadvantages of Air，Train and Bus Travel答案B主旨大意題。本文作者通過比較的方式，論述了航空旅行的優(yōu)勢，故B項(xiàng)正確。.完形填空Once upon a time，there was an old man in Basra.His only _1_ was caring for his only son who was a handsome boy.The old man invested all his money on his son's _2_The son went away for a fe

19、w years and studied _3_ the great scholars of that age at a well-known university.The day had arrived for the son to _4_ from his studies and the old man _5_waited at the door for his son._6_ the son came，his father，the old man asked，“What have you learnt，my son？” “I've learnt everything that wa

20、s to be learnt，father，” he said.“But have you learnt what can't be _7_？” asked the father.The son became silent.The father looked into his son's eyes and felt great _8_Then the father said，“_9_，my son and learn what can't be taught.”The son went back to his master and _10_ him to teach h

21、im what can't be taught.“Go away to the mountains with these four hundred sheep and _11_ when they are one thousand，” said the master.The son was _12_ at first but he said nothing and went to the mountains with the sheep.There for the first time he encountered(遭遇) a(n) _13_He had nobody to talk

22、to.The sheep didn't _14_ his language.When he talked to them they looked back at him as if to say he was _15_Slowly but surely he began to _16_ all his knowledge and his pride.He became _17_ like the sheep and great wisdom and humility (謙虛) came to him.After two years the _18_ of sheep had grown

23、 to one thousand.He returned to his master，fell to his feet and _19_ his master a lot.“Now you have _20_ what cannot be taught，” said the master.【語篇解讀】忙碌的生活使我們迷失了方向，唯有靜思才能讓我們找到真正的自我。1A.challenge BdreamCoccupation Drequest答案C從前，在巴士拉有一位老人，他唯一的事就是照顧他唯一的兒子。2A.education BcharacterCinterest Dindependence答

24、案A根據(jù)下文“The son went away for a few years and studied”可知，老人把自己所有的錢都花費(fèi)在了兒子的教育上。3A.through Bunder Cfor Dfrom答案B這個(gè)年輕人受教于諸多偉大學(xué)者。4A.return Bdraw Clearn Dgain答案A根據(jù)下文“the son came”可知，幾年過后，他終于結(jié)束學(xué)業(yè)返回家中了。5A.politely Bangrily Ccarefully Dhappily答案D幾年沒有見過兒子了，老人非常高興地在門外等兒子回來。6A.Until BBecauseCWhen DThough答案C當(dāng)兒子回來

25、后見到了父親，。7A.taught BwastedCexhibited Dimproved答案A根據(jù)下文“l(fā)earn what can't be taught”可知，父親問兒子是否學(xué)到了一些不能教的人生真諦。8A.surprise BshameCdanger Ddisappointment答案D根據(jù)上文敘述可知，兒子在大學(xué)里學(xué)了很多知識，但是，真正的東西并沒有學(xué)到，所以他感到非常失望。9A.Wait BGo CStop DLook答案B根據(jù)下文“The son went back to his master”可知，看到兒子沒有學(xué)到真正的東西，所以他就讓兒子返回去。10A.asked B

26、forcedCencouraged Dpermitted答案A年輕人又回到了他老師那兒，請求老師教給他那些不能教的東西。11A.set off Bgive upCcome back Dsettle down答案C根據(jù)最后一段“.sheep had grown to one thousand.He returned to his master”可知，帶著這四百只羊到山里，等羊增長到一千只時(shí)再回來。12A.embarrassed BworriedCfrightened Dpuzzled答案D本來是讓老師教自己，但老師卻讓他去放羊，所以年輕人一時(shí)不明白是怎么回事。13A.god Banimal Cs

27、ilence Dpity答案C根據(jù)下文“He had nobody to talk to.The sheep didn't_14_his language.”可知，他遭遇到了前所未有的安靜。14A.read BtranslateCremember Dunderstand答案D羊并不懂他的話。15A.stupid BcalmCrude Dhumorous答案A他一直在對羊說話，這些羊看著他似乎在說他很傻。16A.use Bforget Cshare Dachieve答案B沒有人跟他說話，慢慢地他就把自己所學(xué)的知識和所有的驕傲都給忘了。17A.patient BcautiousCquiet

28、 Dshy答案C沒人跟他說話，慢慢地他也變得像羊那樣沉默了。18A.cost Bnumber Cweight Dage答案B兩年之后，羊的數(shù)量達(dá)到了一千只。19A.helped Bleft Cgave Dthanked答案D終于悟到了這些真諦，他回到老師身邊后跪謝了老師。20A.ignored BlearntCshown Dmanaged答案B老師說，“現(xiàn)在你已經(jīng)學(xué)到了那些不能教的東西了”。.語法填空It was my first trip to India alone.One day，as I was walking through a local market，a ten-year-old

29、 boy came over and _1_(beg) me to buy a book，_2_had the words Interesting India on its cover.I bought it，thinking that when I returned home it would remind me _3_my wonderful Indian adventure.The book claimed that India's people were very welcoming，and never tried to cheat tourists.Suddenly，a monkey came down from a nearby tree，snatched (搶走) the book from my hand and took _4_away，along with my bag which contained all my belongings.I couldn