1、Unit 3The Million Pound Bank NoteSection Learning about Language & Using Language.单句语法填空1It is_great honour for me to invite you to eat here. 2He had just rushed into the classroom_the teacher came in. 3The boy rushed out，_(scream) with excitement. 4As_my task，I can finish it tomorrow morning. 5It i
2、s wellknown_Chinese people are good at eating delicious foods. 6Im sorry，but the seats_(reserve) for the old already. 7Large amounts of money_(spend) rebuilding the temple. 8Only when he apologizes for his_(rude) will I speak to him again. 9It would be_(believe) that such a gentleman should be so ru
3、de to his parents. 10I opened the door and a boy in _(rag) was standing there. .阅读理解AIn 1996，John Jones made an unusual discovery.He had just enlarged a piece of paper money for a frienda Confederate bank note，money issued (发行) by banks in Southern States of America during the Civil War.When he was
4、face to face with the picture，he couldnt believe his eyes：slaves happily picking cotton in their masters fields.Jones grew up in South Carolina.He had heard painful stories of slavery from his greatgrandmother.The picture on the money did not match the history of African American slaves that hed hea
5、rd all his life.“I had never seen that type of picture on money before，” he said.Jones wondered why slaves looked so happy.He started doing research.Searching for and finding the answers to his questions changed his life.During two years search，Jones found more than 120 different bills.He discovered
6、 that the bills had several things in common.They showed slaves working in jobs related to farming.Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work.None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.Jones wanted to share what he had learned.“I wanted other people to see what I had seen，” he sai
7、d.He decided to make large paintings of the pictures on the money.After three years of work，Jones had painted more than 80 slavery scenes (场景)He paired each painting with the money on which the picture appeared.“The Color of Money”an exhibit (展览) of his workhas toured the country.Jones paintings tel
8、l an important story about the South 150 years ago.He likes to repeat the saying “The story is on the money.” In this case，the saying happens to be true. 1How did Jones feel when he saw the picture on the money?AAngry. BPainful.CExcited. DSurprised. 2Why did Jones do research on the money?AHe had ne
9、ver heard of Confederate money.BHe wanted to learn about American history through it.CIt showed slaves quite different from those in his mind.DHis greatgrandmother told him some unusual stories about it. 3What did Jones find?AAbout 120 different bills were issued during the Civil War.BThe difficulty
10、 of slaves was never shown on the bills.CSlaves lived a harder life than he thought.DSlaves worked long hours on farms. 4Whats the best title for the text?AConfederate MoneyBMoney Tells a StoryCAfrican American SlavesDJohn Jones Changes America BAre you at least 17 years old？Do you weigh more than 1
11、10 pounds？Do you consider yourself fairly healthy?If you answered yes to all of these questions，you should be donating (捐赠) blood every two months.In my survey of my schoolmates，I found that only 50 percent of them have ever donated blood and that only 1 out of 13 of them donate regularly.The lack (
12、缺少) of blood donors is a serious problem that requires immediate action.According to the American Red Cross Web pages，in the United States alone someone receives a blood transfusion (输血) once every three seconds.People who benefit from donations include cancer patients as well as babies.The need for
13、 blood never takes a vacation and neither should donors.Let me tell you about Brooke，a threeyearold girl with cancer.Brooke has spent about half of her life in the hospital receiving treatments.Her treatment will require about 500 units of blood in total，of which only 250 units have been replaced.Sh
14、e still needs the other half of the total amount to continue her treatment.If she doesnt receive this blood，she will not live to start kindergarten.Examples like Brookes are becoming all too common these days，with only 1 in 20 Americans donating blood and this number keeps dropping each year.These f
15、acts are extremely worrying considering that nearly half of us here will need blood sometime in our lives.You can now see the seriousness of the problem with the lack of blood donations.Fortunately，it is a problem that can be easily solved.Each and every one of you can be part of the solution.All yo
16、u have to do is go to the nearest Red Cross and donate your blood. 5How does the author explain the problem mentioned in Paragraph 2?ABy answering questions.BBy making comparisons.CBy presenting research findings.DBy describing his own experiences. 6What can we learn from the American Red Cross Web
17、pages?AThe suffering of patients.BThe strong need for blood.CThe efforts of the Red Cross.DThe benefits of taking vacations. 7The threeyearold girl Brooke_.Adoesnt get fair treatment in the hospitalBwill need another 250 units of bloodCstays alive by receiving blood dailyDcant wait to start kinderga
18、rten 8What is the purpose of the text?ATo persuade people to donate blood.BTo present some new medical results.CTo call on people to save a little girl.DTo explain the risks of blood donation. .七选五Gold feverIn 1848，when gold was discovered in Califomia，John Sutter was already one of the wealthiest p
19、eople in America._1_ Sutter built a fort (要塞) there，and soon he had 12,000 head of cattle (牛) and hundreds of workers.By the mid1840s，more and more Americans were coming to California._2_ He saw them as part of his new kingdom (王国)However，he had no idea that this would destroy his dream some day.At
20、the beginning of 1848，Sutter sent James Marshall and about twenty men to the American River to build a sawmill._3_ Later he wrote，“I reached my hand down and picked it up；it made my heart beat fast，for I was certain it was gold.” _4_Hundreds of thousands of people，almost all of them men，began to pre
21、pare for the journey west.They said their goodbyes and tried to take a chance on gold：a year of pain in return for a lifetime of riches.They were called “FortyNiners” because they left home in 1849._5_Sutter did not have gold fever.He wanted an agricultural kingdom and refused to give up his dream.I
22、n the new California，he was simply in the way.The FortyNiners destroyed his crops (庄稼) and pulled down his fort for the building materials.In the end，he was very sad and left California.ASutter welcomed the newcomers.BA few films were made about the story of John Sutter.CHe was a European and moved
23、to California in 1839.DHowever，few people believed the discovery was a fact.EThe news soon spread to every village and town.FBy the end of 1850，Sutters kingdom completely broke down.GIt was nearly complete when something unusual caught Marshalls eyes. 课时作业(十一)Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note 答案Sect
24、ion Learning about Language & Using Language .单句语法填空1 答案：a2 答案：when3 答案：screaming4 答案：for/to5 答案：that6 答案：have been reserved/are reserved7 答案：were spent8 答案：rudeness9 答案：unbelievable10 答案：rags.阅读理解A 语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了一名美国艺术家展出80余幅绘画作品让人们了解美国南部奴隶的真实生活状况。1 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的When he was face to face wit
25、h the picture，he couldnt believe his eyes和第二段中的I had never seen that type of picture on money before可知，当Jones看到南部联盟纸币上的图片时，觉得很不可思议。答案：D2 解析：推理判断题。根据前三段内容可知，南部联盟纸币上的图片显示奴隶快乐地在田间采摘棉花，这与Jones听到的有关奴隶的痛苦生活不相符，因此他决定要一探究竟。答案：C3 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的 Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work.None of
26、 the bills showed the hardships of slavery可知，Jones最后发现南部联盟纸币上的图片都将奴隶刻画成欢快劳作的样子，而从未描述他们生活的艰辛。答案：B4 解析：标题归纳题。Jones因发现一张纸币上的图片展示的奴隶生活和他听说的有很大出入而开始研究，经过两年的深入调查发现这些纸币上的图片都不能反映当时奴隶的真实状况。他花费三年的时间画出80余幅作品，告知人们关于奴隶的真实故事。最后一段中的The story is on the money点出文章的主旨。故B项作标题贴切。答案：BB 语篇解读本文是议论文。作者在文中论述了义务献血的紧迫性。5 解析：写作
27、手法题。根据第二段中的In my survey of my schoolmates，I found that.可知，作者在第二段主要是通过陈述自己的研究发现来解释说明献血者少这一问题。答案：C6 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的in the United States alone someone receives a blood transfusion once every three seconds和The need for blood never takes a vacation不难看出市场对血液的强烈需求。 答案：B7 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的Her treatment will
28、 require about 500 units of blood in total，of which only 250 units have been replaced.She still needs the other half of the total amount to continue her treatment可知，Brooke还需要250单位的血液。答案：B8 解析：写作目的题。通读全文可知，本文的目的是劝说人们义务献血。答案：A.七选五Gold fever 语篇解读本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国淘金潮是如何开始的。1解析：由该空后的Sutter built a fort th
29、ere可知，前面是说他在美国的情况，故选C项。答案：C2解析：由该空后的He saw them as part of his new kingdom可知，Sutter非常欢迎那些新来的人，故选A项。答案：A3解析：由该空后James Marshall所说的话可知，G项内容符合此处语境。something unusual就是指金子。答案：G4解析：由该空后的Hundreds of thousands of people.began to prepare for the journey west可知，发现金子这一消息很快传遍了各地，故选E项。答案：E5解析：由该空后的内容可知，Sutter的梦想最终破灭了，F项是该段的主题句。答案：F
