英语人教版选修9习题Unit4Exploringplants4.1

Unit4ExploringplantsSectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Prereading,Reading&prehending课时过关·即时巩固一、根据句意和首字母提示或括号内的汉语提示写出单词的正确形式1Thisdistrictusedtogrowcottononalarges.

答案:scale2Thechildwasunfortableinhistboots.

答案:tight3Thefilmretainsmuchofthebook’seflavour.

答案:exotic4Hesaidthathewasbornandbroughtupinadvillage.

答案:distant5Iseemtorememberhewaspresentduringthec.

答案:conflict6His(努力)togettheplanpassedfailed.

答案:endeavours7Franklinusedaglass(容器)todotheexperiment.

答案:container8Thegovernmentplacedmany(限制)onforeigntrade.

答案:restrictions9Wewill(求助)toagreatvarietyofsourcesofinformation.

答案:appeal10A(植物学家)candifferentiatevarietiesofplants.

答案:botanist二、用所给短语的适当形式填空befamiliarwithresultinonalargescaletaketheopportunityofdatebacktonotonlyappealtoquantitiesofnumbersofeacross1Theboardofdirectorsmadethedecisiontoproducethecars.

答案:onalargescale2Thiscastle1860.

答案:datesbackto3Shethehighcourtagainsthersentence.

答案:appealedto4Smallpoisonweredetectedinthedeadman’sstomach.

答案:quantitiesof5Largepeoplehadtostruggleonthevergeofstarvation.

答案:numbersof6dothenurseswantapayincrease,butalsotheywantreducedworkinghoursaswell.

答案:Notonly7Yesterdayonmywaytoschool,Ianoldfriend.

答案:cameacross8We’dliketovisitingthepalace.

答案:taketheopportunityof9Theaccidentthreepeoplebeingkilled,becausethedriverhaddrunktoomuch.

答案:resultedin10Ifyouthistypeofputer,wouldyoupleasehelpme?

答案:arefamiliarwith三、用所给单词的适当形式完成短文scaleexoticappealsealtightcontainerconflictbotanicrestrictiondistantTherewerevariousplantsoutsideEurope,which1tomanyEuropean2.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,theexplorationofthebotanicalworldbeganonalarge3.Whilesometimestheycameinto4withthelocalpeopleandtherewere5ontheirmovementsinsomecountries,somebraveyoungmenmanagedtogetto6countriesandbroughtbacksome7plantsin89portableglass10.

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答案:1.appealed2.botanists3.scale4.conflicts5.restrictions6.distant7.exotic8.tightly9.sealed10.containers★四、阅读理解AThegardencitywaslargelytheinventionofEbenezerHoward(18501928).AfterimmigratingfromEnglandtotheUSA,andanunsuccessfulattempttomakealivingasafarmer,hemovedtoChicago,wherehesawthereconstructionofthecityafterthedisastrousfireof1871.Inthosedays,itwasnicknamed“theGardenCity”,almostcertainlythesourceofHoward’snameforhislaterbuildingplanoftowns.ReturningtoLondon,Howarddevelopedhisdesigninthe1880sand1890s,drawingonideasthatwerepopularatthetime,butcreatingauniquebinationofdesigns.

Thenineteenthcenturypoorcitywasaterribleplaceinmanyways,dirtyandcrowded;butitofferedeconomicandsocialopportunities.Atthesametime,theBritishcountrysidewasinfactequallyunattractive:thoughitpromisedfreshairandnature,itsufferedfromagriculturaldepression(萧条)anditofferedneitherenoughworkandwages,normuchsociallife.Howard’sideawastobinethebestoftownandcountryinanewkindofsettlement,thegardencity.Howard’sideawasthatagroupofpeopleshouldsetupapany,borrowingmoneytoestablishagardencityinthedepressedcountryside,farenoughfromexistingcitiestomakesurethatthelandwasboughtatthebottomprice.Gardencitieswouldprovideacentralpublicopenspace,radialavenuesandconnectingindustries.Theywouldbesurroundedbyamuchlargerareaofgreenbelt,alsoownedbythepany,containingnotmerelyfarmsbutalsosomeindustrialinstitutions.Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedin,thegardencitywouldreachitsplannedlimit—Howardsuggested32,000people;then,anotherwouldbestartedashortdistanceaway.Thus,overtime,therewoulddevelopavastplannedhousecollection,extendingalmostwithoutlimit.Withinit,eachgardencitywouldofferawiderangeofjobsandservices,buteachwouldalsobeconnectedtotheothersbyarapidtransportationsystem,thusgivingalltheeconomicandsocialopportunitiesofabigcity.1HowdidHowardgetthenameforhisbuildingplanofgardencities?A.Throughhisobservationofthecountrylife.B.Throughthebinationofdifferentideas.C.Bytakingotherpeople’sadvice.D.ByusingthenicknameofthereconstructedChicago.答案:D解析:细节理解题。从第一段第三句话“Inthosedays,itwasnicknamed‘theGardenCity’...hislaterbuildingplanoftowns.”可知D项正确。2Theunderlinedphrase“drawingon”inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.makinguseofB.makingmentsonC.givinganexplanationofD.givingadescriptionof答案:A解析:词义猜测题。从第一段第四句话可知,霍华德以这些想法为素材,创造出了一种独特的设计风格,故drawon的意思是makeuseof。3AccordingtoHoward,gardencitiesshouldbebuilt.

A.asfaraspossiblefromexistingcitiesB.inthecountrysidewherethelandwascheapC.inthecountrysidewhereagriculturewasdevelopedD.nearcitieswhereemploymentopportunitiesalreadyexisted答案:B解析:细节理解题。从第二段最后一句话“...inthedepressedcountryside,farenoughfromexistingcitiestomakesurethatthelandwasboughtatthebottomprice.”可知B项正确,强调地价要低。A项描述不准确。4Whatcanwelearnaboutgardencitiesfromthelastparagraph?A.Theirnumberwouldcontinuetorise.B.Eachonewouldcontinuetobeelarger.C.Peoplewouldliveandworkinthesameplace.D.Eachonewouldcontainacertaintypeofbusiness.答案:A解析:细节理解题。从第三段第三句话“Asmoreandmorepeoplemovedin,thegardencitywouldreachitsplannedlimit—Howardsuggested32,000people...”可知B项错误;C项在文中没有提及;从第三段第五句话“eachgardencitywouldofferawiderangeofjobsandservices”可知D项错误;从第三段第三句话“...anotherwouldbestartedashortdistanceaway.”可知A项正确。5Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CityandCountrysideB.TheInventionoftheGardenCityC.ANewCityinChicagoD.AFamousGardenCityinEngland答案:B解析:主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了theGardenCity名字的由来、建设及其发展的过程,故不选D项而选B项。BCanplantseatpeople?Probablynot,buttherearemanyplantsthateatmeat.Someofthemarebig.Andtheycaneatsmallanimals.OnefamousmeatcatchingplantistheVenusflytrap(捕蝇草).TheVenusflytrapisaverystrangeplant.ItgrowsindrypartsoftheUnitedStates.Itsleavesarelikethepagesofabook.Theycanopenandcloseveryquickly.Insidetheleaves,therearethreesmallhairs.Ifaflytouchesoneofthehairs,theleafclosesquickly.Theflycannotgetout.Inabouthalfanhour,theleafpressestheflyuntilitisdead.Then,theplantcoversthefly.Slowly,theplanteatsthefly.Whydoplantsdoit?Mostplantsgetwhattheyneedfromthesun,theair,andtheground.Insomeplaces,thegroundisverypoor.Itdoesn’thavealltheseimportantthings,especiallynitrogen(氮).Animalmeathasalotofnitrogen,sosomeplantseatmeattogetwhattheyneed.Let’shopethatsomeofthebiggerplantsdon’tgetthesameidea!6TheVenusflytrapisakindof.

A.plantB.animalC.food D.meat答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第一段最后一句和第二段第一句可知答案。7TheVenusflytrapgrowsin.

A.mostpartsoftheworld B.somepartsofAfricaC.drypartsoftheUS D.wetpartsofEngland答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第二段第二句可知捕蝇草生长在美国的干燥地区。8Fromthepassagewelearnthat.

A.allplantscaneatpeopleB.allplantscaneatanimalsC.someplantscaneatpeopleD.someplantscaneatanimals答案:D解析:细节理解题。由第一段可知应选D项。9Theunderlinedword“presses”probablymeans.

A.squeezes B.closesC.opens D.loosens答案:A解析:词义猜测题。由上下文可知:捕蝇草的叶子很快地合上,苍蝇无法逃出,在半个小时的时间里,捕蝇草的叶子挤压苍蝇直至将其挤死。10Thereasonwhysomeplantseatanimalmeatisthat.

A.plantsaredangeroustoanimalsB.animalsaredangeroustoplantsC.plantswanttogetwhattheyneedfromanimalmeatD.plantswanttoprotectthemselvesagainstanimals答案:C解析:细节理解题。由最后一段可知答案。★五、语篇填空:阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Noonelikestotalkaboutforgiveness.Butthedictionary1(definitive)of“forgive”is“tostopfeelingangryorresentfultowardssomethingorsomebody”.

AndI’msuremanypeople2(manage)todothat.IknowIhave,andIknowhowharditis.Toletgoof