1、课时质量评价(十六)必修第三册UNIT 5THE VALUE OF MONEYA组基础巩固. 语法填空AWhat you spend rather than what you earn 1. _ (help) to determine how content you are with life, a new study says.Research from the Office for National Statistics found spending on hotels, restaurants and household furnishings was associated with l
2、ife satisfaction. 2. _ (unsurprising), spending on insurance and mobile phones was not. But the ONS said that overall spending and income mattered less than personal circumstances when 3. _ (measure) life satisfaction. Good health, marital status (婚姻状况) and economic activity had the strongest associ
3、ations with how positively life satisfaction is rated.Its analysis found that age also mattered: the young have 4. _ (high) life satisfaction than those in their 40s but life satisfaction rises again in later years, before falling again for those in their 80s. Living 5. _ (condition) were also impor
4、tant. Those who own their homes think their life satisfaction is higher than 6. _ in poverty.But while spending is more important than income, households with 7. _ income of between 24,000 and 44,000 would feel more 8. _ (satisfy) if their income increased, the ONS found. The ONS said: “There is no
5、evidence of a significant association between household income 9. _ life satisfaction overall after accounting for other characteristics, such as age, 10. _ (marry) and so on.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章叙述了一项新的研究，分析了为什么你的花费而不是收入决定你对生活的满意度。1. helps考查主谓一致。分析句子成分可知，本句的主语是“What you spend”，谓语动词要用单数，本句叙述的是客观事实，要用
6、一般现在时，故填helps。2. Unsurprisingly考查副词。空格在句中作状语，修饰一个句子，要用副词形式，因为此词在句首，第一个字母要大写，故填Unsurprisingly。3. measuring考查非谓语动词。 空格处的动词的逻辑主语是总体支出和收入(overall spending and income )，与动词measure二者之间是主动关系，要用动词ing形式。4. higher考查比较级。根据后面的“than”，可知此处要用比较级，故填higher。5. conditions考查名词。根据后面的系动词(were)，可知，本空要用复数形式，故填conditions。6.
7、 those考查代词。根据语境可知，此句是一些人对另一些人的对比。根据上下文可知，本空是代词，填those恰当。 7. an考查不定冠词。句中的名词income是收入，可作可数名词，income以元音音素开头，故填an。8. satisfied考查形容词。 空格处在句中作表语，修饰收入增加的人们，修饰人一般要用ed形式的形容词，“satisfied”意为“满意的”。9. and考查固定搭配。between . and . 意为“在和之间”，故填and。10. marriage考查名词。 分析句子成分可知，空格处要填名词，与age并列，故填名词marriage。BMany people take
8、 the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people 1. _ (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Savings Day, held on Oct. 31st 2. _
9、(annual), was started, and its still going strong.Not surprisingly, a movement 3. _(target) the poor was started. People in the underdeveloped world are more open 4. _ calls to be careful with money. But 5. _ idea of being thrifty (节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for
10、 example. The Facebook founder, one of the worlds 6. _(rich) people, doesnt spend very much money on himself. Other people dont spend money because they dont like the culture of 7. _(consume). This is connected to the view 8. _ we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in ra
11、ther than with what we buy. But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that 9. _ (offer) some good advice in this situation: “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 10. _ (they)”【语篇解读】本文是一篇
12、说明文。很多人都非常重视储蓄的想法。文章主要介绍了穷人和富人的消费观念，指出不管怎样，适度地消费当然是个好主意。1. thought 考查动词时态。根据上文中的“Back in 1924”可知，描述的是过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时，故填thought。2. annually考查副词。修饰动词held应用副词，故填annually。3. targeting考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，target在句中应用非谓语动词形式，且movement与动词target之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词在句中作定语，故填targeting。4. to考查介词。be open to表示“愿意接受”，符
13、合题意，故填to。5. the考查冠词。idea为可数名词，此处特指“节俭的观念”应用定冠词，故填the。6. richest 考查最高级。表示“世界上最富有的”应用形容词的最高级形式，故填richest。7. consumption考查名词。本空前的“the culture of”为无生命名词所有格，因此应填不可数名词consumption，故填consumption。8. that 考查名词性从句连接词。本句是同位语从句，从句中不缺少成分，且句意完整，应该用that引导，故填that。9. offers考查主谓一致。定语从句中，谓语动词与先行词“a British saying”保持一致，
14、且此处陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，故填offers。10. themselves考查代词。“Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.”表示“积少成多。”指代主语pounds应用反身代词themselves，故填themselves。. 根据提示补全句子1. 这是我第一次写申请做志愿者，所以很兴奋。(It is the first time that .)It_is_the_first_time_that_I_have_written an application to
15、 be a volunteer, so I am so excited.2. 我正要走进那家超市，突然听到有人叫我的名字。(be about to do . when)I was_about_to_enter_the_supermarket_when I heard my name called.3. 在村里时，我哥哥和村民们分享一切并且不要任何回报。(in return)While staying in the village, my brother shared whatever he had with the villagers without_asking_for_anything_i
16、n_return.4. 白求恩大夫挽救了那么多中国士兵的生命，以至于他被中国人民永远地记住了。(so . that .)Doctor Bethune saved so_many_Chinese_soldiers_that he was remembered by the Chinese forever.5. 英国朋友们追求的是中国文化。(强调句型)It_is_the_Chinese_culture_that the British friends are coming for.B组能力提升. 阅读理解Remember The 100Mile Diet. That was in 2007. En
17、glish environmental activist Rosalind Readhead is doing something much tougher: a OneTonne Diet, where she gets her personal carbon footprint (碳足迹) from everything she does down to less than one tonne of carbon per year. Currently, the average American has a footprint of 28 tonnes, and the average U
18、K citizen 15 tonnes. Her project inspires many people, and unavoidably, its questioned. “Its virtually unattainable for an individual in the developed world to even get down to a threetonne lifestyle anytime soon，” says Eric, another environmental activist.“The aim is to attempt to live on one tonne
19、 of carbon per year from September 2019. I record everything that I consume in a journal. This includes food, drink, transport, entertainment, data, showers，heating etc，” Readhead writes on her website. “Interestingly, this lowcarbon diet is also lowcalorie and less costly. I save money unexpectedly
20、, and become healthier for avoiding highcalorie foods that could make us overweight easily, such as, a large cheeseburger, with a footprint of 2.5 kg CO2, etc.”Much of her data comes from Professor Mike BernersLees book How Bad Are Bananas？： The Carbon Footprint of Everything. In the introduction, B
21、ernersLee says he has had firsthand experience of a tentonne diet, and hopes the book motivates others to aim for that. So what is the point of such an exercise? BernersLee notes that “our impacts used to be local and visible. Today they are not”. Living his tentonne diet makes them visible and comp
22、rehensible.A onetonne lifestyle is a tough experiment, but we could all do better by thinking about how we live, by having a sense of scale and understanding the sources of our own footprints, and maybe even trying to achieve BernersLees tentonne lifestyle. Tell what is important and work our way do
23、wn the list. Otherwise, read Rosalind Readheads posts and feel really guilty!1. What does Eric think of Readheads onetonne lifestyle?A. Impractical.B. Inspiring.C. Popular.D. Useless.2. What bonus does Readhead get with her OneTonne Diet?A. Losing weight.B. Cutting daily expenses.C. Saving time.D. R
24、educing her footprint.3. Why does BernersLee write the book?A. To provide people with data on carbon footprints.B. To share his experience of a tentonne diet.C. To encourage people to try a lowcarbon lifestyle.D. To tell people how to calculate their footprint.4. What does the author suggest in the
25、last paragraph?A. Go after the serious stuff first.B. Read Readheads posts again.C. Follow BernersLees example.D. Get down to a onetonne lifestyle.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了一位英国环保活动家尝试每年一吨的低碳生活方式，作者自己深受鼓舞，号召我们节约能源，减少碳排放。1. A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Its virtually unattainable for an individual in the developed world
26、to even get down to a threetonne lifestyle anytime soon .”可知，Eric认为在如今发达的世界，三吨的生活方式几乎是不可能实现的，暗指Rosalind Readhead的一吨生活方式是不切实际的，impractical“不切实际的，不现实的”。故选A。2. B细节理解题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是“Interestingly, this lowcarbon diet is also lowcalorie and less costly. I save money unexpectedly.”可知，Readhead在实行一吨生活方式时，把日常
27、所有的碳消耗活动记录下来，有趣的是，这种生活方式是低热量并且花费更少的，她在这一过程中意外节省了日常开支。3. C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“BernersLee says he has had firsthand experience of a tentonne diet, and hopes the book motivates others to aim for that.”可知，BernersLee写作这本书的目的是鼓励人们尝试一种低碳的生活方式。4. A细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容，尤其是“A onetonne lifestyle is . thinking about how w
28、e live”和“Tell what is important and work our way down the list”可知，作者建议我们思考自己的生活，先辨别哪些是重要的事情然后步步努力。 故A项符合题意。. 七选五Teach Children the Value of MoneyAs were moving towards a more cashless society and real pocket money is becoming increasingly unpopular, children increasingly no longer understand the val
29、ue of physical money and simple tasks such as working out how many coins are needed to buy a toy or sweets will become outofuse. Education around money management and establishing healthy money habits at a young age have become even more vital.1 Start with planning an activity together and then defi
30、ne a budget. Then, research what things you will buy, work out which items may be better to buy. As you carry out each part of the activity, make sure to save all the receipts, and then evaluate if you managed to stay within, or broke your budget. 2Giving your children or encouraging them to suggest
31、 a regular chore can be rewarded with some pocket money. 3 For example, 14yearolds are often making their own beds, so introducing a reward for such a “chore” is not a good idea, however, emptying the dishwasher might be just right for a nineyearold. These types of chores will help them to get an un
32、derstanding of earning money and the relationship between time, effort and money. Educate children through encouragement by paving the way for them to act on their own curiosity and interest. 4Coming up with and doing activities or daytoday tasks together with your children, is not only much more en
33、joyable for your children, but it also helps them to become more confident and decisive about making their own decisions about savings, interest rates, or allowances. 5 That is bound to pave the way to breaking the trend of financial illiteracy.A. That is one of the most important factors for learni
34、ng.B. Involve them in everyday money management activities.C. This can be done with realmoney or a digital piggy bank.D. Giving your child regular pocket money, big enough to cover basic wants.E. They will become more financially independent and wiser to online spending.F. Such a chore beyond what i
35、s considered to be done at a certain age is the best.G. This practice of setting a budget is very useful and fun for both parents and children.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了在现金支付不再是主流支付方式的社会，应该如何教孩子意识到金钱的价值和教育孩子学习关于金钱管理的方法。1. B前一句说到，教育孩子金钱管理和建立良好的金钱习惯变得更加重要。下一句说，从和孩子一起计划一个活动，制订一个预算开始。可知此空承上启下，应该表示通过使孩子参与到相关活动
36、中，教育他们进行金钱管理。故选B。2. G根据此空前一句：当你们实施活动的每一部分时，确保留下所有的收据，然后评价你们是否成功做到(花费)在预算之内，还是超出了预算。可以看出这个过程对准确地进行预算有帮助。此空承接上文，因此，应该表示这么做的好处是什么。故选G。3. F此空前一句建议让孩子做家务，然后给他们零花钱。此空后一句举例，14岁的孩子常常整理自己的床铺，因此为这样的家务提供奖励不是一个好主意，然而，清空、整理洗碗机可能对9岁的孩子刚好合适。此空承上启下，应该表示建议孩子承担什么样的家务，根据下一句可知，稍微超出孩子本可以做到的家务是好的。故选F。4. A由前文可知，稍微有难度的家务可以
37、帮助孩子理解赚钱的意义和时间、努力与金钱之间的关系。要通过鼓励教育孩子，为他们根据自己的好奇心和兴趣采取行动创造条件(铺平道路)。此空承接上文，因此，此空应该解释这种做法对学习金钱管理的意义。故选A。5. E此空前一句讲到，和孩子一起实施活动，做任务，对孩子们来说不仅是一种享受，也帮助他们变得更加自信，使他们能果敢地决定有关存款、利率或者免税额的问题。此空承接上文，应该继续讲这个方法对培养孩子金钱管理方面的好处。故选E。. 应用文写作(2021全国重点中学模拟)假定你是李华，你校交换生Chris熟悉中国文化，喜欢看动漫。动漫电影姜子牙(Legend of Deification)将于下周日在你
38、校放映。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看。1. 提出邀请并简述原因；2. 约定见面时间和地点；3. 提出观影后的活动建议。注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头及结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Chris，How is everything？_Best wishes.Yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Chris，How is everything? I have good news to tell you. A new animated film named Legend of Deification w
39、ill be shown on our school next Sunday. It is because I know you like the culture of China, especially animated films, that I would like to invite you to admire it.The film is based on the tale of a genius strategist from the novel Fengshen Yanyi of the Ming Dynasty, whose main character is Jiang Zi
40、ya, a mythological figure sharing the same immortal universe with Nezha. I will pick you up at 3：00 pm. on Sunday at your accommodation building. After watching it, shall we go to the library, in which lots of related books will appeal to you enormously?I would be very glad if you come. Looking forw
41、ard to your early reply.Best wishes.Yours，Li Hua. 读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。There was a rich couple who was throwing a big new year party at their house. So they went shopping at the market where everything was of high cost and fixed price. They wanted to maintain their high living st
42、andards so they didnt mind paying a lot for it. After purchasing everything they needed, they called a porter to carry everything and drop it off at their home. The porter who came was of an old age, not very healthy looking. His clothes were torn and he looked as if he wasnt even able to meet his d
43、aily needs.They asked the porter about the charges for delivering their goods at their home. The old porter quoted just $20, a price well below the market rate for delivering goods at the couples home in his cart. Yet, the couple argued and bargained with the porter and finally settled for $15. The
44、porter was struggling to make money for every single meal so he needed anything he could earn.The couple was very happy thinking how well they bargained with the poor porter and paid him $15 in advance and left after giving the porter their address for delivery. They reached their home and one hour
45、passed, two hours passed, but the porter still hadnt delivered their stuff.The wife started to get angry at her husband, “I always tell you not to trust such a person but you never listen to me. Such a person is not even able to earn to feed himself for one time in a day, and you handed him everythi
46、ng we purchased for our big party. I am sure instead of delivering at our home, he must have disappeared with everything. We must immediately go back to the market to inquire and then to the police station to file the complaint against him.”They both left towards the market. On their way, near the m
47、arket, they saw another porter. They stopped him to inquire about the old porter and noticed that he was carrying their stuff in his cart!注意：续写词数应为150左右。When the porter heard the angry wife asking, _Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes，_【参考范文】When the porter heard the angry wife aski
48、ng, he turned back. The porter replied, “Madam, please calm down. Im not a thief. That poor old man was sick since last month. He couldnt earn enough to even have a single meal of the day. Therefore, he fell down and handed me $15, saying, I have taken an advance for this delivery, and you deliver t
49、he goods to the couples home. Madam, he was poor and hungry, but he was an honest man. I was just on the way to completing the old mans last delivery to your home.”Upon hearing this, the husband had tears in his eyes, and his wife felt so ashamed that she had no courage to look her husband in the ey
50、es. Suddenly she rushed to the market. Half an hour later, the wife came back with some food in her hand. She passed the food on to the porter, and said sorry to the porter, saying that she shouldnt suspect them, and took them as thieves. At last, the porter took the goods to their house, and the rich couple changed their attitude to the man like the porter.
