2018高中英语北师大版选修八练习：unit 22 课下能力提升(三) 含解析

Unit 22 课下能力提升(三) Ⅰ.选词填空

plug one's ears, sum up, break away from, as a matter of fact, in one's spare time, be optimistic about

1．The thief ________________ the policeman and ran away. 2．He often chats with his friends on the Internet ________________. 3．Nevertheless, we still have grounds to ____________ the future. 4．We can ________________ the main points of the lesson in three sentences.

5．________________， I've never been there before.

6．The noise was so loud and annoying that I ________________________. Ⅱ.单句改错

1．Tickets are limited and will be allocated for those who apply first.____________

2．We firmly believe that war never settles anything. It only results from violence.____________

3．The earthquake carried on thousands of people's lives.____________ 4．It was very considerate for you to let us know you were going to be late.____________

Ⅲ.完成句子

1．这本书仅仅是为孩子改编的。

The book ________________ children only.

2．这条河是那条河的两倍长。

This river is ________________ that one. 3．除了等我们别无选择。

We have no choice ________________. 4．我想做的是好好休息一下。 What I want to do is ________________.

5．在佛罗里达工作时，我总与英国人有生意往来。 When I worked in Florida I ________________ all the time. 6．这些可调整的椅子是为儿童准备的。

These adjustable chairs ________________ children. 7．你们必须谨慎地分配钱。

You must ________________ carefully. 8．削减开支的提议引起了诸多争议。 The proposed cuts have caused

___________________________________________.

Ⅳ.阅读理解 A

I was going to die in Antarctica. I was certain. An image of my

frost-covered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all

directions the empty wilderness of Antarctica stretched away from me, the only feature on the landscape was the division between snow and sky. I gazed sadly at my team. They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon.

I was leading an expedition (探险队) attempting to reach the south pole. The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world — from Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus — many of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off. Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole.

As I watched, the rest of the team had marched on, unaware that I was not with them. By the time I realised that my sledge was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me. I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei. “Era！Stop！”

Getting no response I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind. Seconds passed. Nothing. I was gradually being left alone, completely defenseless against the fatally low temperatures of Antarctica.

My strength increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death. I pulled again my sledge, which moved a little. I removed the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge free. The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance. I struggled to my feet and set off after the team.

I caught up just as Reena, my teammate from India, looked behind her and noticed there was one person missing. She swung around on her skis in