Unit 1 Women of achievement reading课时作业

第一节 七选五 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　How to grow houseplants

　　Have you ever killed a beautiful houseplant? Are you still killing beautiful houseplants? 1 Well, look no further, just follow these step­by­step instructions and your plant killing days will be over.

　　First of all, buy an easy­to­grow plant that can survive you. If you need a desert cactus (仙人掌) for a starter plant, then that's fine. 2

　　Next, make sure your plant gets enough sunlight. 3 The window will act as a prism (棱镜) and fry your plant. What you want to do is have a window with a light curtain. It should be transparent (透明的). In that way your plant gets its needed sunlight but it won't be destroyed.

　　 4 If you give it the amount of water for a different plant, you could over­water or under­water it. If you know that everything needs water to survive, that's great, but you must also know that if you give something too much water you will kill it. Same thing goes for plants.

　　Finally, you will want to prune (修剪) your plant weekly. If you don't, then the plant might become unhealthy or unattractive, and sometimes even both. You could use tools or your hands. 5 This makes for a great fertilizer, too, and then you won't have to buy fertilizer at the store!

　　A．Not everyone has a gift for growing plants.

　　B．However, never place it next to a glass window.

　　C．Are you looking for a way to solve your problem?

　　D．Water your plant as instructed for that specific plant.

　　E．Does it prefer bright light and ordinary room temperatures?

　　F．Just make sure you have a plant that you know you can take care of.

　　G．When you remove the dead leaves from your plant, put them in the soil.

　　1．选C　下文中的"these step­by­step instructions"针对的是C项中的"a way to solve your problem"。

　　2．选F　F项中的"a plant ... you can take care of"与本段建议的"buy an easy­to­grow plant that can survive you"相呼应。

3．选B　根据下文的"The window ... fry your plant."和"have a window with a light curtain