Unit4SectionC课时训练高中英语选修7电子题库

Ⅰ.单项填空1．Formanyweekswehadbeen________horsesandoxensufferingfromheat，thirstandstarvation.A．accustomedtoseeB．accustomedseeingC．accustomedtoseeingD．accustomedhavingseen解析：选C。beaccustomedto习惯于……；词组中的to是介词，后面跟名词或动名词。2．Scientistarenotsureaboutthe________ofwaterontheMars.A．occupationB．existenceC．demandD．treasure解析：选B。句意：科学家们并不确定火星上水的存在。occupation职业；existence存在；demand要求、需求；treasure财宝、财富。3．________，theygottoknoweachotherandbecamefriends.A．BytheendB．AttheendC．IntheendD．Ontheend解析：选C。句意：最终他们相互认识，成为朋友。bytheend到……为止；intheend最终；ontheend在……尽头；attheend。4．—Shecouldn’thavedonethatsortofthing.—________whatshedidwithwhatyoudid，Iconsiderhermoresensible.Besides，it’snoneofyourbusiness.Getdownto________yourlessons.A．Compared;doingB．Comparing;doC．Comparing;doingD．Compared;do解析：选C。句中compare的逻辑主语和句子主语I一致，因此用现在分词的形式，getdownto中的to为介词，后面跟名词或动名词形式。5．—Haveyou________somenewideas?—Yeah.I’lltellyoulater.A．comeaboutB．comeintoC．comeupwithD．comeoutwith解析：选C。comeabout发生；comeinto形成；comeupwith想出；赶上。根据问句中后面的“新的观点”可知选C。6．Hesaidhehadseenthefilm________.A．shortlyafterB．longbeforeC．beforelongD．sooner解析：选B。shortlyafter在……之后不久；longbefore很久以前；beforelong不久以后；sooner很快。句意：他说他很久以前就看过这部电影。7．Asaresultofdestroyingtheforests，alarge________ofdesert________coveredtheland.A．number;hasB．quantity;hasC．number;haveD．quantity;have解析：选B。anumberof大量的，用于修饰可数名词；aquantityof大量的，可以修饰可数名词也可以修饰不可数名词。因为desert是不可数名词，因此只能用aquantityof修饰。quantity修饰主语，谓语动词的形式根据quantity的形式而定，因此此处用单数形式。8．LangLangismyfavoritepianist.Iregardshimas________otherpianists.A．superiortoB．moresuperiortoC．superiorthanD．moresuperiorthan解析：选A。句意：朗朗是我最喜欢的钢琴家。我认为他强于其他的钢琴家。superiorto强于……。superior本身含有比较的意思，前面不用more修饰。课时训练9．—Hewasbornandgrewupinthetown.—________heknowsitsowell.A．NodoubtB．NoproblemC．NocuriosityD．Nowonder解析：选D。句意：“他在这个城镇出生和长大。”“难怪他对它如此了解。”nodoubt“不容置疑”；noproblem“没问题”；nocuriosity“没有好奇心”；nowonder“难怪”。10．Thetwobottlesstood________onthetable.A．dayafterdayB．stepbystepC．oneafteranotherD．sidebyside解析：选D。句意：那两个瓶子并排放在桌子上。dayafterday日复一日地；stepbystep一步一步地；oneafteranother一个接一个地；sidebyside肩并肩地。Ⅱ.阅读理解ADomestic(驯养的)horsesnowpullploughs，raceintheKentuckyDerby，andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorsesweren’ttame(驯服的)enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.Thousandsofyearsago，peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime，peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses，theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample，peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals’genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced，theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhorseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn’texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort，stronglegs，theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts(矿井)withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1,700.Peoplebredtheseheavy，tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample，horseswereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses，humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.Thenewformofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.1．Beforedomesticationhorseswere________.A．caughtforsportsB．huntedforfoodC．madetopullploughsD．usedtocarrypeople解析：选B。从第二段第一句可以看出，几千年以前，人们捕杀野马作为食物。2．TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow________.A．itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB．horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC．somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD．horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication解析：选D。考查对说明方法的理解能力。第四段第二句说明，在人们开始驯养马之前，马的种类并不多。本段第三句就以TheShetlandhorse这种马为例来解释本段第二句的观点。3．Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby________.A．carryingheavyloadsB．changingfarmingmethodsC．servingasameansoftransportD．advancingagricultureindifferentareas解析：选C。考查细节理解的能力。从文中最后一句可以看出，使用马作为新型、快捷的交通工具，有助于世界文化的传播。4．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB．howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC．whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD．howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother解析：选D。考查细节理解的能力。前四段说明，人类驯养了野马，使得马的种类繁多，这是人类社会对马的影响；最后一段说明，马作为交通工具加速了人类文化传播的进程。BDespitethefactthatithasneverbeenseenalmosteveryoneisfamiliarwiththelegendaryunicorn(独角兽)．Descriptionsofunicornshavebeenfounddatingfromancienttimes.ThegreatphilosopherAristotletheorizedthatthereweretwotypesofunicorn－theso­calledIndianAssandtheOryx，akindofantelope.Unicornsareoftenusedinthelogoofanoblefamily，towncounciloruniversityasth