英语（人教版）课后限时自测27选修6　Units3－5.doc

第  PAGE 5 页 共  NUMPAGES 5 页 课后限时自测(二十七) Ⅰ.语法填空 There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.Many artists tried.The king looked at all the pictures.But there were only two he __1__(real) liked，and he had to choose between them.One picture was of a calm lake __2__ a perfect mirror for peaceful towering mountains all around it.Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.All who saw this picture thought __3__ was a perfect picture of peace. __4__ other picture had mountains，too.But these were rugged and bare.Above was an angry sky，from which rain fell and in which lightning played.Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall.This did not look peaceful __5__ all.But when the king looked closely，he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush __6__ (grow)in a crack in the rock.In the bush a mother bird had built her nest.There，in the midst of the rush of angry water，__7__ (sit)the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace. Which picture do you think won the prize？The king chose the second picture.“__8__，”explained the king，“peace does not mean to be in a place __9__ there is no noise，trouble，or hard work.Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be __10__ (calmly)in your heart.That is the real meaning of peace.” 1．really　修饰谓语动词用副词。 2．like　句意为“一幅画画的是一个平静的湖，像一面完美的镜子倒映着周围平静的耸立的高山”，用介词like表示“像”。 3．it　指代前面提到的那幅画，故用it。 4．The　此处表示“两幅画中的另一幅”，故用the other。 5．at　not...at all“一点也不”，为固定短语。 6．growing　bush与grow为主动关系，故用现在分词形式。 7．sat　根据上下文语境，此处应保持时态一致，用一般过去时。 8．Because　此处是解释国王为什么选第二幅画，故用because。注意首字母应大写。 9．where　所填词引导定语从句，先行词表示地点，在从句中作地点状语，故用where。 10．calm　作表语应用形容词。 Ⅱ.阅读理解 Does your 7－year－old child really need a backpack thats bigger than his 3－year－old sister(and weighs just as much)？Too big and too heavy backpacks can lead to a long list of health problems，from bad postures(姿势)to knee injuries to poor blood circulation in the arms and hands.Spare your kids the aches and