选修7Unit5Travellingabroad能力演练一、语法填空IfthepopulationoftheEarthkeepson1(increase)atitspresentrate,therewill2(event)notbeenoughresourceslefttosupportlifeontheplanet.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,we3(use)upalltheoilthatdriveourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsonEarthwillmakeit45oftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,6,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyanAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan.Saganbelievesthat7theEarth,sresourcesarecompletely8(exhaust),itwillbepossibletochangetheatmosphereofVenusand9createanewworldalmostaslargeasEarthitself.Somethingisdifficult.VenusismuchhotterthantheEarth.10,thereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.二、完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。WhatanexcitingdayitwasforJenniferandValerie!TheyhadbeenfriendssinceGradeThreeandhad1manyoftheirhighschoolexperience.Nowtheyweredrivingtogethertotheirfinalhighschoolevent.Todaywas2dayatLamarHighSchool.3theywereclosefriends,theyweredifferentinmanyways.Jenniferwasafairly4studentwhileValeriedidjustenoughtogetbyandwasmainly5inagoodsociallife.“Isn,tit6thatwereallfinished?”saidValerie.“I,mreallylookingforwardtohavingagoodtimethissummer.”“7benice,”Jenniferreplied,“I,mafraidI,mgoingtohavetoworkmostofthesummertohelppayformycollegeexpenses.”Jennifer,sparentshadonlyasmall8andshehadmadeuphermindtohaveanoccupationinwhichshecouldaffordallthethingsher9couldnot.Valerie,10,camefromafairlywell-to-dofamily.Shehadlittledesiretoworkhardfor11shehadalwaystakenforgranted.“Ireallydontwanttogotocollegeforawhile,”she12.“MyunclerunsarestaurantintheBahamasandhehas13metospendayearthereasawaitress.Thatshouldgivemeplentyof14forthebeach.”“Itseems15llreallybegoingdifferentwaysnow,”thoughtJennifer.C.rememberedC.graduationC.AlthoughC.activeC.enviedC.unfortunateC.Must8.C.familyC.friends10.A.infactB.inawayC.asaresultD.ontheotherhandC.thatC.invitedC.proposedC.energy15.A.Ie三、阅读理解专题训练(八)说明文的阅读(4)(2010年广州高三英语调研测试)MauriceSendak,schildren,sbook,WheretheWildThingsAre,publishedin1963,hasbecomeverysuccessfulthroughouttheyearsandwasmadeintoamovieearlierthisyear.Thebook,smaincharacterisaboynamedMaxwhogetsintotroublewithhismotherandissenttobedwithoutanysupper.Beforelong,Max,sroommagicallybecomesaforest,andhesailsawaytoalandwheremonsterslive.Maxisn,tscared,though,andbecomeskingofthewildthings,butafterawhile,hebeginsfeelinghomesick.Maxsailsbackhomeandhissupperisstillhotwhenhearrivesinhisbedroom.Manyteachersandprofessorslikethisstoryanduseittohelpchildrendevelopcreativityandimagination.MelinaDavis,aneducationprofessor,saidshelikeshowthebookcontainsacoupleofpagesthathaveonlypicturesonthem.“Thisallowschildrentoshapethestorythemselves,”shesaid.Thebookcontainsafewoflargerwordsthatsomeparentsworrymayconfusechildren,butexpertssaythosewordshelpimprovechildrensreadingskillsandchallengethem.Davissaidthebookiswellwrittenwhichhelpskidsgetinvolvedinthestory.“Thebooktalksaboutwhatallchildrengothrough,like‘Iwasnaughtybutmymommystilllovesme’,”Davissaid.Thebookalsoencourageschildrentofacetheirfears.“Ithinkit,sreallygoodtoshowthatM...