1、Unit 3 Understanding each other-Reading Cultural differences 课时作业I. 单项选择：(每题3分，共45分)1.My Daddy has sent me a laptop for my birthday. Great. Use it very often, _ youll be better off for it and never lag behind in the technologic dust. A. so B. yet C. and D. still 2. This mobile phone looks nice. Can
2、I try it out and see how it works? _ Its popular with young people. A. Go ahead.B. Help yourself.C. Its certain.D. Thats all right.3. Wed like _ a further discussion among us about the project to reduce poverty. A. there isB. there to beC. there being D. there to have4. The farmers, _ homes had been
3、 damaged by the flood, were provided with a small allowance by the local government to cover their basic _ such as food and clothing. A. their ; objects B. which ; necessariesC. after ; costs D. whose ; needs5. The tour of the steel plant is very interesting, which is the first opportunity I_ to see
4、 how steel is produced. A. have had B. will haveC. am having D. had6. I cant make up my mind now. I need _ more time to think it over. A. lotB. quiteC. fairly D. rather7. What made Susan so annoyed? _ her new bike worth 100 dollars. A. Lost B. Having lostC. Losing D. Being lost8. Antarcticas future
5、is important for us all. Now, however, mans never-ending _ for minerals threatens the ecosystem there. A. likeB. ideaC. desireD. dream9. Will this CD _ for the one you lost? I think it will. Its said to be the best-seller. A. doB. makeC. take D. work10. Taking the development of the company into acc
6、ount, the manager decided to give the job to _ he believed had a strong sense of duty. A. whoB. whomeverC. whoever D. those11. These teenagers dont know much of the world yet; thats why they are so easily _. A. taken inB. taken onC. taken up D. taken off12. In almost every supermarket its easy for u
7、s to find carrots _ a lot of vitamins, which are good for our health.A. holdingB. keepingC. includingD. containing13. Why dont you explain the problem to your little son? I _ it to him if I thought he would understand. A. would explain B. will explain C. explain D. would have explained14. I dont thi
8、nk you _ have your own way in everything. Otherwise, youll fail again. A. will B. shall C. may D. can 15. _ different life is today from _ it used to be ten years ago! A. How ; whatB. What ; whatC. How ; thatD. What ; thatII. 阅读理解：（每题5分，共35分） ASir,Last Saturday I watched the TV coverage (news report
9、) of the latest Grand Prix motor race and could not fail to notice how much advertising there was. In particular, the leading car (and the one that eventually won) was almost constantly on the screen; it was painted to look like a packet of well-known cigarettes. Not only that, but the car was, on m
10、ore than one occasion, referred to by the commentator (评论员) not by the name of the driver or the motor company, but by the name of the product. However, the football team that I support is not allowed to wear shirts advertising anything when their matches are being televised.The rule preventing spor
11、tsmen and sportswomen from carrying advertisements on television is a good one. Keep it and do it. To take one example, what is the effect, I wonder, on the young and old, of the apparent connection between cigarette smoking and an exciting sport like motor-racing? L.H. Gray, LondonSir,What a ridicu
12、lous situation our television companies find themselves in with regard to sport and advertising!I watched a televised football match in which the players did not carry any advertisements on their shirts, and yet there was advertising all around the ground. (Do the TV producers think we viewers are b
13、lind or something?) And when a well-known international player was interviewed after the match, both he and the interviewer referred by name to the make-ups firm and as if that were not enough, the sports item that followed was the National Bank Golf Tournament.Advertising is all around us every day
14、. Long live advertising, I say, and let the television companies recognize it and allow football players, athletes, racing drivers and others to wear sponsors (赞助公司) advertisements. At least we would all know where we were! Mrs. R. P. Laing, Bristol1. L. H. Gray would like to see _. A. advertising o
15、fficially forbidden from televised sport B. cigarette advertisements made illegal C. football teams wear shirts advertising certain products D. the law forbidding commercials will come into effect soon2. Mrs. Laing believes that _. A. sportsmen should be allowed to carry advertising on TV B. adverti
16、sing cigarettes should be officially forbidden at football match C. advertising on television should be forbidden D. golf tournaments should not be sponsored by banks3. Both Gray and Laing agree that _? A. sportsmen should be allowed to advertise on TV. B. TV sport should allow advertising except fo
17、r drink and cigarette. C. TV companies must get rid of their “double standards” D. sports commentators should be allowed to advertiseBWhen you feel tired, how do you relax? Drink coffee, take a bath, do some exercise, or play some music and have a dance?For dance music fans and night-club lovers, th
18、e world famous English DJ(disco jockey) Sasha will bring them the worlds finest dance music. He is coming to Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai on November 18-20 as part of his world tour in support of his new CD.One of the main roles of music has always been to go with dancing. But, todays dance music
19、 is very different from that of the past. The history of dance music goes back to the 16th century. In the Renaissance and Baroque periods in Europe, rich people were expected to be able to dance at social events. Each type of dance gave rise to its own form of music.During the 18th and 19th centuri
20、es, the most popular dances were the Waltz and the Polka. In this period, dances were often written for the concert hall. For example, symphonies (交响乐)would have a Waltz movement, and piano pieces were sometimes in Waltz or Polka.In the 1970s, dance music moved into new places called discos. The mus
21、ic was faster, had more bass (低音乐器) and started to become more electronic. Disco music began to develop in the US and around Europe. By the 1980s the music became much faster and even more electronic.In the 1990s clubs took over discos. DJs mixed other peoples music. Club dance rhythms became a majo
22、r part of popular music. Club dance music has different forms, including drum and bass, hip-hop, and R & B. It makes use of technology and DJs play a bigger part in spreading the music.4. Which of the following does not show the difference between todays dance music and that of the past?A. Greater v
23、ariety of forms.B. More technology is made use of.C. The music is faster.D. Todays music is more interesting.5. From the third paragraph, we can see that_. A. dancing cannot be separated from music B. in the 16th century, people still did not have much social life C. peoples social needs have nothin
24、g to do with dance music D. todays dance music is almost the same with that of the past6. Which of the following is not true about dance music? A. Dance music has gone through different stages. B. Types of dance determine the changes in dance music. C. Dance music dates back to the 16th century. D.
25、In different periods, dance music is written for different places.7. According to the story, a DJs job is mainly to _. A. create music for the clubB. put different music forms together C. develop disco musicD. play music using technologyIII. 对话填空：（每题2分，共20分）Amy:Dr Blare, please tell us something abo
26、ut blindness.Dr:Blindness affects about 45 million people (1) a_ the world, mostly in poor countries. The good news is (2) t_ 80 per cent of the cases of blindness can be (3)c_. But the bad news is that many people dont have the money for (4) m treatment. Amy:How does ORBIS (5) h_?Dr:ORBIS uses a fl
27、ying eye hospital to visit poor countries. On the plane, volunteer doctors (6) p_ operations. We also use the plane as a teaching center.Amy:Dr Brown, you said you work on a plane. Why (7) d you work in a hospital?Dr:Many of our patients are so poor that they can (8) h pay for the money needed for b
28、eing treated in hospital, so we have to go to them. We need to work more quickly. Its much (9) h to work here than in a hospital. But we can help people see again. Im (10) p that I can help so many people. (1) _(2) _(3) _(4) _(5) _(6) _(7) _(8) _(9) _(10) _参考答案I. 1-5 CABDA 6-10 DCCAC 1-15 ADABAII. A
29、篇为两封书信。两位作者分别就利用运动员的比赛来做广告发表不同的看法。第一封书信的作者持反对态度，而第二封信的作者持拥护的态度。1. A. 本题为态度推断题。根据全文的语气及意思，特别是文章第二段第一句The rule preventing sportsmen and sportswomen from carrying advertisements on television is a good one可以看出。2. A 本题为细节题。根据文章最后一段倒数第二句的后半句allow football players, athletes, racing drivers and others to w
30、ear sponsors advertisements. 可知。3. C 本题为推断题。通过对第一封信的第一段及第二封信的第二段的比较可以推出答案。B篇为说明文。作者在文中向人们介绍了舞蹈音乐的发展以及英国的DJs在音乐传播中所发挥的作用。4. D 本题为推断题。根据最后一段Club dance music has different forms可排除选项A；根据最后两段中的electronic及technology可排除选项B；根据倒数第二段可排除选项C，从而得出本题的正确答案选D。5. A 本题为细节题。根据第三段第一句One of the main roles of music has always been to go with dancing.可知，本题的正确答案选A。6. B 本题为判断题。根据第三、四、五、六段排除选项A、D；根据第三段第三句排除选项C；根据第三段最后一句可知，选项B与文意不符，故选B。7. B 本题为细节题。根据最后一段DJs mixed other peoples music. 可知本题的正确答案选B。III. 1. around 2. that 3. cured 4. medical 5. help 6. perform 7. dont 8. hardly 9. harder 10. proud/pleased