1、M9 Unit 3The meaning of colour .单项填空(5 min.)1. It is obvious that you are very _ the present situation of our environment.A. responsible for B. concerned aboutC. concerned for D. concern with2. Under no _ shall we give up studying English.A. cases B. circumstancesC. situations D. states3. It comes f
2、rom a story, _ the mothers face was partly burnt for saving her child in a big fire.A. when B. whereC. that D. which4. Can you imagine his fathers being _ of robbing a bank on a dark winter night?A. accused B. announcedC. reported D. declared5. Aunt Mary gave us sandwiches for our picnic. _， she too
3、k us to the destination in her car.A. In particular B. In additionC. In fact D. In place6. I strongly believe that youll grow _ Lady GaGa when you know her better.A. liking B. to be likeC. to like D. to be liking7. Travelling can also be very _， and sometimes even a bit _.A. tired; disappointedB. ti
4、ring; disappointingC. tired; disappointingD. tiring; disappointed8. The house was built during Ming Dynasty. It is _ the government.A. in time ofB. in charge ofC. in want ofD. in the possession of9. Your speech given at the meeting, _ everyone is taking into careful consideration, means much to us a
5、ll.A. where B. whatC. as D. which10. Workers sometimes lose their jobs _ the countrys transfer from a planned economy to a market economy that brings wealth and prosperity.A. in terms of B. in case ofC. as a result of D. by means of. 完形填空(18 min.)AThe first weeks were a bit hard. _1_ wasnt the probl
6、em I was in constant _2_ with partners by email and phone. But I did feel claustrophobic (患幽闭恐惧症的). With wheels on my desk chair and the refrigerator just two feet away, I could work for twelve straight hours without ever standing up. There are no physical _3_ between my living room and work table,
7、so the only way that I found to feel like I was going “home” at the end of the day was to _4_ my use of the working chair. At ninethirty at night, when I turned my computer off, I felt a bit like the family dog reaching the high point of its day: “Whoohoo! I get to go for a walk！” Then, around eleve
8、nthirty, Id find myself turning on the computer again to solve some work issue that was preoccupying me.Meanwhile, I discovered that working this way had _5_. Not only did I _6_ an hour from going to work and back home, I also gained a great deal of control over my time. There were _7_ interruptions
9、 than in an office. I could schedule meetings and phone calls in blocks to increase the productive time around them, and the _8_ access to my workspace late at night and on weekends could obviously be of mixed effects. This was especially important to me since, in addition to consulting work, I was
10、writing fiction and planning a new business. Working at home _9_ me to manage all of these activities at once without losing significant sleep. This turned out to be well worth the claustrophobia, which also _10_ as I became more used to the new routine. A short walk in the late afternoon could _11_
11、 the shutin feeling and make me get _12_ again to work through the evening.You might think that, with all this added time flexibility, I would even find a few hours to clean my apartment, but, unfortunately, this never happened.1. A. Sadness B. HappinessC. Loneliness D. Nervousness2. A. discussion B
12、. troubleC. common D. contact3. A. separation B. connectionC. location D. combination4. A. advise B. forbidC. consider D. refuse5. A. similarities B. mistakesC. advantages D. sufferings6. A. save B. wasteC. increase D. spend7. A. fewer B. moreC. less D. worse8. A. common B. easyC. difficult D. regul
13、ar9. A. allowed B. madeC. let D. had10. A. expanded B. finishedC. spread D. faded11. A. reduce B. gainC. repeat D. remind12. A. energetic B. organizedC. realistic D. exhaustedBShopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the past few decades. 1. _ in the 1900s most American towns and
14、 cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in 2. _ heart of a town. This street was built on both sides with many varied businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of goods. 3. _ in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Str
15、eet while too 4. _ parking places were available for shoppers. 5. _ the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces from the city limits. Open space is what their cardriving customers needed. An open space is 6. _ they got when the first shopping centre was built.
16、Shopping centres, or rather malls, were set 7. _ as a collection of small new stores near crowded city centres. Towards the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the cheapness of onestep shopping, malls were transformed into lands
17、caped parks, 8. _ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment. 阅读填空(10 min.)A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans and their neighbors.On one side stand those who see clothes dryers as a waste of energy and a major polluter of the environment. As a resu
18、lt, they are turning to clotheslines as part of the “whatIcando environmentalism”On the other side are people who are against drying clothes outside, arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant to look at. They have persuaded Home Owners Associations (HOAs) access the US. to ban outdoor clotheslines, b
19、ecause clothesline drying also tends to lower home value in the neighborhood. This had led to a RighttoDry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect peoples right to use clotheslines.So far, only three states have laws to protect clothesline. RighttoDry supporters argue that there sh
20、ould be move.Matt Reck, 37, is the kind of ecoconscious person who feeds his trees with bathwater and reuses water drops from his air conditioners to water plants. His family also uses a clothesline. But on July 9, 2007, the HOA in Wake Forest, North Carolina, told him that a dissatisfied neighbor h
21、ad telephoned them about his clothesline. The Recks paid no attention to the warning and still dried their clothes on a line in the yard. “Many people say they are environmentally friendly but they dont take matters in their own hands，” says Reck. The local HOA has decided not to take any action, un
22、less more neighbors come to them.North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to do. But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor neighborhoods. They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors cant even afford d
23、ryers, housing prices will fall.Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary, and in view of global warming, that idea needs to change. As they say, “The clothesline is beautiful. Hanging clothes outside should be encouraged. We all have to do at least something to slow down the process of g
24、lobal warming.”Title: 1. _ in clothesline dryingTwo sidesDetailsSupport itAgainst itShould be encouragedShould 2. _3. _a. 4. _ to look atb. in view of 5. _a. reminding people of 6. _b. housing prices will 7. _Actionsa. 8. _ waste waterb. drying clothes in a linea. persuading HOAs to ban itb. 9. _ cl
25、otheslines by calling the HOA upResultsa. laws 10. _ in three statesb. supported by environmentalistsUnit 3Unit 4. 1. Bbe concerned about 对关心/在意。2. Bunder no circumstances 绝不，在任何情况下都不。当其位于句首时，句子结构需倒装。3. B此句为非限制性定语从句，where相当于in the story。4. A句意：你能想象他父亲被控告在一个漆黑的冬夜抢劫银行吗？accuse sb. of sth.控告某人某事。5. B句意：
26、玛丽阿姨给我们野餐提供了三明治。另外，她还用车将我们送到目的地。in addition表示语意递进，“除此之外”的意思。6. Cgrow to do表示“变得怎么样”。7. Btiring 令人困倦的； disappointing 令人失望的。两者均可修饰物(travel)。8. D考查短语意义的区别。in want of需要；in charge of管理；in the possession of 归所有。9. D句中含有非限制性定语从句，先行词是your speech，在定语从句中充当take的宾语，所以用关系代词which引导。10. C句意：由于国家由计划经济转向带来财富的市场经济，工人
27、们有时会失去他们的工作。as a result of 由于的结果； in terms of 依据；就来说；in case of 万一；by means of通过。. A：本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了作者在家办公的痛苦以及收获。1. C根据后面的I was in constant _2_ with partners by email and phone.可知。2. D根据by email and phone可知，而且contact包含了discussion。3. A因为作者就在家中办公。4. B强迫自己不再使用工作椅，即不使用电脑工作。5. C根据后面可知作者现在是在叙述在家办公的优点。6. A既然
28、在家办公自然是节约了上下班在路上的时间。7. A在家里一个人办公肯定受到的打扰少。8. B在家上班就可以很容易进入工作区。9. Aallow sb. to do sth. 其他3个选项都要跟省去to的不定式，即make/let/have sb. do sth.。10. D既然适应了新的作息，原来的幽闭恐惧症自然就会逐渐消失。11. A外出散步可以减轻一下封闭的感觉。12. Aenergetic 精力充沛的； organized 有组织的； realistic 现实的； exhausted 筋疲力尽的。B：1. Early2. the3. But4. few5. Because6. what7. up8. with. 1. Different opinions2. be banned/forbidden3. Reasons4.wonderful/pleasant5. global warming6. poor neighborhood7. fall8. reusing9. complaining10. having been passed
