人教新课标高中英语选修七Unit5Travellingabroad同步练习含解析

Unit5TravellingabroadⅠ.单项填空1．Hesaidhewould________metoMr.Liashisassistantbuthedidn't.A．commentB．suggestC．commandD．recommend2．________I'mconcerned,theyhavenowayofkeepingawayfromthedanger.A．AslongasB．AsfarasC．JustasD．Evenif3．I________tobequiteafraidtoliveinthatcity,butnowIhave________tothelifethere.A．used;beenusedB．used;usedC．wasused;gotusedD．gotused;beenused4．—Doyouknowourtownatall?—No，thisisthefirsttimeI________here.A．wasB．havebeenC．cameD．amcoming5．Thehousewastooexpensiveandtoobig.________，I'dgrownfondofourlittlerentedhouse.A．BesidesB．ThereforeC．SomehowD．Otherwise6．WhenIvisitedher，shewas________inwritingalecturespeechonChinesehistory.A．absorbingB．concentratedC．devotedD．occupied7．—Wasitin1969________theAmericanastronautsucceeded________landingonthemoon?—That'sright.A．when;onB．that;onC．which;inD．that;in8．TheyoungcouplewrotetoMrGrandto________hiswarmreceptionduringtheirvisittohisfarm.A．acknowledgeB．updateC．consultD．acquire9．It'snosurpriseshe'sleavingthecourse—she'sneverreally________．A.fittedinB.showedupC.giveninD.burntup10．Sexeducationisasensitiveareaforsomeparents,andthusitshouldremain________．A．randomB．previousC．optionalD．vital11．Ahotcupofteaonsuchacoldnightwasareal________tome.A.respectB.momentC.comfortD.fortune12．________isoftenthecasewithelderpeople，mygrandmatalkedaboutmynewhairstyleforatleast50minutesnonstop.A．ThatB．WhichC．AsD．It13．Teachersrecommendparents________theirchildrenunder12toridebicyclestoschoolforsafety.A．notallowB．donotallowC．mustn'tallowD．couldn'tallow14．________herselfwithroutineofficetasks，shehadnotimetoattendtoherchildren.A．OccupyingB．OccupiedC．BeingoccupiedD．Tobeoccupied15．—It'sthesecondtimethatI________toShanghai.—Whatgreatchanges！It'stenyearssinceI________itlasttime.A．havebeen;leftB．hadbeen;leftC．am;hadleftD．come;hadleft[来源:学|科|网]Ⅱ.阅读理解A[2012·北京卷]PeanutstoThisProudlyreadingmywords,Iglancedaroundtheroom,onlytofindmyclassmatesbearingbigsmilesontheirfacesandtearsintheireyes.Confused,Iglancedtowardmystone­facedteacher.Havingnochoice,IslowlyraisedthereportIhadslavedover,hopingtohidemyself.“Whatcouldbecausingeveryonetoactthisway？”Quickly,IflashedbacktothedayMissLancelotgavemethetask.ThiswasthefirstrealtaskIreceivedinmynewschool.Itseemedsimple:goontheInternetandfindinformationaboutamannamedGeorgeWashington.Sincemyideaofhistorycamefromanancientteacherinmyhomecountry,Ihadneverheardofthatnamebefore.AsIsearchedthenameofthisfellow,itbecameevidentthatthereweretwopeoplebearingthesamenamewholookedcompletelydifferent!Oneinventedhundredsofusesforpeanuts,whiletheotherledsomesortofarmyacrossAmerica.Istaredatthescreen,wonderingwhichonemyteachermeant.Icalledmygrandfatherforagoldenpieceofadvice：flip(掷)acoin.Heads—thecommander,andtails—thepeanutsguy.Ah!Tails,myreportwouldbeaboutthegreatmanwhoinventedpeanutbutter,GeorgeWashingtonCarver.[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]Weekslater,standingbeforethisunfriendlymass,Iwastotallylost.Ohwell,Iloweredthepaperandsatdownatmydesk,burningtofindoutwhatIhaddonewrong.Asaclassmatebeganhisreport,itallbecameclear,“MyreportisonGeorgeWashington，themanwhostartedtheAmericanRevolution.”Thewholeworldbecamequiet!HowcouldIknowthatshemeantthatGeorgeWashington?Obviously,mygradewasawful.Heartbrokenbutfearless,Idecidedtoturnthisaround.ItalkedtoMissLancelot,butsheinsisted:Nore­dos;nonewgrade.Ifeltthatthepunishmentwasnotjustified,andIbelievedIdeservedasecondchance.Consequently,Ithrewmyselfheartilyintomyworkfortherestoftheschoolyear.Tenmonthslater,thatchanceunfoldedasIfoundmyselfsittingintheheadmaster'sofficewithmygrandfather,nowhavinganentirelydifferentconversation.Ismiledandflashedbacktotheembarrassingmomentatthebeginningoftheyearastheheadmasterinformedmeofmyoptiontoskipthesixthgrade.Justiceissweet!16．Whatdidtheauthor'sclassmatesthinkabouthisreport?A．Controversial.B．Ridiculous.C．Boring.D．Puzzling.17．Whywastheauthorconfusedaboutthetask?A．HewasunfamiliarwithAmericanhistory.B．Hefollowedtheadviceandflippedacoin.C．Heforgothisteacher'sinstruction.D．Hewasnewattheschool.18．Theunderlinedword“burning”inPara.3probablymeans________．A．annoyedB．ashamedC．readyD．eager19．Intheend,theauthorturnedthingsaround________．A．byredoinghistaskB．throughhisowneffortsC．withthehelpofhisgrandfatherD．undertheguidanceofhisheadmasterBMaWeiduisthefounderandcurator(馆长)ofGuanfuMuseum，whichisthefirstprivatemuseuminChina.WithmainlyChineseartifactsonexhibition，themuseumwasfoundedonJan.18，1997.Itwasnotwell­knownbythepublicuntil2008.OnJan.1，2008，MaWeiduwasinvitedtobetheguestintheflagshipCCTVprogramLectureRoom.Hetalkedabouthismuseumandmoreimportantly，heintroducedChineseartifactsandtheirunderlyinghistorical，culturalsignificance.In2009，MaWeiduinitiatedBeijingGuanfuCulturalFoundation.CreatingaculturalfoundationhadbeenMa'sdreamformanyyears.BeijingGuanfuCulturalFoundationiscommittedtospreadingChinesetraditionalculture，fundingthedevelopmentofGuanfuMuseum，heritageresearchandconservationprojects，buildingaplatformforpublicculture，promotingandguidingthepublicinthespiritof“charity&culturesponsorship(赞助)”．GuanfuMuseumiscurrentlylocatedatNo.18JinnanRoad，Zhangwa