1、Unit 3Learning About Language. 用适当的动词时态和语态填空1. We first met in the Slender West Lake in 2010, and both of us felt immediately that we had known (know)each other for years. 2. Yesterday, the city government rewarded those who had made (make) contributions to the citys construction in the last years.
2、3. You are expected to copy the words in the passage that have been/are underlined (underline). 4. The twins, who had finished (finish) their homework, were allowed to play badminton on the playground. 5. Arriving at the party in a great hurry, we were disappointed to find that the band had stopped
3、(stop) playing. 6. Returning to the camp, they were shocked to see everything had been ruined(ruin). 7. Julie was feeling a little blue because her mother had been laid off (lay off) from her job and she had lots of bills to pay. 8. It was the first time that my daughter had been asked (ask) to sing
4、 in public and she was a bit nervous. 9. My aunt is a writer. She has written(write) more than ten books since 2010. 10. Mr White came to our school in 2015, and since then he has taught/has been teaching (teach) us English. . 完成句子1. By the time my parents reached home yesterday, I had cooked the di
5、nner already. 昨天我父母到家时, 我已经把晚饭做好了。2. Sophia looked around at all the faces. She had the impression that she had seen most of the guests before. 索菲娅环顾了一下所有的面孔。她觉得她以前看见过大多数的客人。3. I ran across David while walking along the street yesterday. I hadnt seen him for three years. 昨天我在街上走的时候碰到了戴维。我有三年没见过他了。4.
6、 By the latter half of the 14th century, English had come into widespread use among all classes in England. 到14世纪下半叶, 英语已在英国各阶层广泛使用。5. He had been told many times, but he still couldnt remember the Chinese meaning of this word. 已被告诉过很多次, 但他还是记不住这个词的中文意思。6. He complained that this was the third time
7、he had been informed of the changes of the meeting date. 他抱怨说, 这是他第三次被告知会议日期的变化。7. Gary was behaving as if nothing had happened. 加里表现得好像什么事情也没发生一样。8. I have been waiting for a bus for such a long time. Wish I had brought a book with me! 我已经等了这么长时间的公共汽车了。要是我带了一本书就好了! . 阅读理解(2021资阳高二检测)When most peopl
8、e think about the “American culture”, images of Coca-Cola, hot dogs, baseball games, big cars come to mind. Actually, American culture is more than that, and its history features the variety of American culture. Especially southern culture, plays an important part in American culture. And the southe
9、rners are known for their hospitality, language and food. Southerners hospitality is very famous in the world. People who live in the South are very nice and are always willing to help another person in any way they can. If someone is from out of town and needs directions to a certain place, Souther
10、ners will make sure he or she knows how to get there. Southerners are very polite. Every time they pass someone on the road, they are going to wave at him or her. Towns in the South have fewer people and everyone knows everyone. The people in the South are nicer than anywhere else in the United Stat
11、es. Language in the South varies according to which area someone is in and what the persons background is. Most white people have a country draw in the accent. Most black people talk using Ebonies(黑人英语), but some do have a draw in their accent. The other groups talk in their native languages or in E
12、nglish with an obvious accent. The languages in the South are alike in most places except in Southern Louisiana. The Souths food is like no other places. It is colourful, has a wonderful smell that fills the whole house and tastes good. All the things that the Southerners use will wake up ones taste
13、 and are really delicious. Southern culture is well-known in the world. The South is very different from other areas in the United States. The people are nice, the language is very different and the food is great. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国南方的文化。1. What does the underlined word “hospitality” in Paragrap
14、h 1 probably mean? A. Being honest. B. Being friendly. C. Being generous. D. Being beautiful【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据第二段中People. . . they can. “住在南方的人很友好, 总是愿意尽其所能帮助别人。”所以南方人的好客闻名于世。由此可知, 画线词的意思是“好客, 友好”。故选B。2. What can you infer about the southerners from the passage? A. They enjoy waving at others. B. They
15、prefer to talk on the road. C. They are glad to help strangers. D. They dont get along well with others. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第二段中If someone. . . or her “如果有人从外地来, 需要指引去某个地方, 南方人会确保他或她知道如何到达那里。南方人很有礼貌。每次他们在路上经过某人, 他们会向他或她挥手。”由此判断出, 南方人乐于帮助陌生人。故选C。3. Which of the following statements about the South is NOT
16、 true? A. People in the South speak the same language. B. People in the South are nice. C. The culture in the South is unique in the world. D. The food in the South is different from other places. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“除了南路易斯安那州, 南方的语言在大多数地方都很相似。”由此可知, A项不正确。故选A。4. Which of the following can be the
17、 best title? A. The Origin of Southern Culture. B. American Culture. C. Southerners Hospitality. D. Southern Culture. 【解析】选D。标题归纳题。纵观全文, 尤其是第一段“尤其是南方文化, 在美国文化中起着重要的作用。南方人因他们的好客、语言和食物而闻名”以及最后一段“南方文化闻名于世。”由此可知, 短文的最佳标题是“南方的文化”。故选D。. 完形填空(2021辽阳高二检测) When I was a young girl, my mother made the same dis
18、h for supper five nights a week. She boiled potatoes, carrots, and 1 small amounts of the roast beef. She called it stew(炖菜). I would often hear other children at school2 about the delicious meals they had for3. Many of them ate in fast food restaurants, which were popular and expensive at the time.
19、 They got hamburgers and fries. I 4 we could eat like that once in a while, but my parents couldnt5it. We only had takeout(外卖)food once or twice a year. My mom took the6to cut up and prepare those7 every single night. Her recipes were rightfocusing on the vegetables but not on the 8. I had9head cold
20、s and flus than my classmates. If I did get10, Id be home for a day or two, not a whole week like many of them. When I was in my thirties, I became ill and was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I have to 11 I had been eating a lot of fast food, 12 not getting it as a child. But when I went back to
21、 prepare home-made meals, I started to feel 13. Today I often find myself 14 a bowl of my mothers stew. That stew was made with love and it has left me with a(n) 15 that will warm me forever. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者小时候因家庭经济拮据, 而吃了很多母亲做的蔬菜。作者的身体很健康。但后来因为吃了太多的快餐, 得了高血压, 这个时候作者反而渴望吃到妈妈做的菜了。1. A. effec
22、tivelyB. occasionallyC. originallyD. eventually【解析】选B。句意: 她煮土豆、胡萝卜, 偶尔有少量的烤牛肉。结合后文可知作者家并不富裕, 所以只能偶尔吃牛肉。故选B。2. A. complainB. argueC. talkD. dream【解析】选C。根据后文about the delicious meals可知是谈论可口的饭菜。故选C。3. A. holidayB. breakfastC. lunchD. supper【解析】选D。句意: 我经常听到学校里的其他孩子谈论他们晚饭吃的可口的饭菜。根据上文my mother made the sa
23、me dish for supper five nights a week可知是谈论晚餐。故选D。4. A. promisedB. wishedC. criedD. announced【解析】选B。根据后文we could eat like that once in a while可知作者也希望自己能吃到汉堡和薯条, 故选B。5. A. affordB. tolerateC. resistD. accept【解析】选A。根据上文“hear”听到及后文We only had takeout food once or twice a year. 可知作者家庭不富裕, 买不起汉堡和薯条。故选A。6.
24、 A. riskB. riceC. turnD. time【解析】选D。句意: 我妈妈每天晚上都花时间把蔬菜切碎准备好。根据后文to cut up and prepare those可知是花时间切菜。故选D。7. A. sandwichesB. hamburgersC. vegetablesD. eggs【解析】选C。根据后文focusing on the vegetables可知作者家经常吃蔬菜。故选C。8. A. meatB. milkC. hamburgersD. pizzas【解析】选A。句意: 她的食谱是正确的注重蔬菜而不是肉。结合上文Her recipes were right.
25、. . 可知母亲的食谱注重的是蔬菜而不是肉。故选A。9. A. heavierB. fewerC. worseD. more【解析】选B。因为经常吃蔬菜, 所以作者身体好, 感冒和流感也比同学少。故选B。10. A. readyB. sickC. poorD. greedy【解析】选B。根据上文head colds. . . classmates可知此处是在说明生病的情况, 作者很少生病, 即使是生病了, 在家待一两天也就好了, 不像其他同学那样待上整整一周。故选B。11. A. denyB. hideC. cheatD. admit【解析】选D。根据上文I became ill and wa
26、s diagnosed with high blood pressure. 可知作者得了高血压, 不得不承认自己吃了很多快餐。故选D。12. A. getting down toB. holding on toC. making up forD. keeping up with【解析】选C。结合后文not getting it as a child可知作者成年后, 吃了许多快餐是弥补了小时候没吃到的。故选C。13. A. hungrierB. busierC. happierD. healthier【解析】选D。句意: 但当我回去准备家常菜时, 我开始感到更健康。与快餐相比, 家常菜肯定更健康
27、。故选D。14. A. desiringB. thinkingC. preparingD. making【解析】选A。句意: 今天, 我经常发现自己很想要一碗我妈妈做的炖菜。结合后文a bowl of my mothers stew可知如今作者很渴望吃到一碗母亲做的炖菜。故选A。15. A. experienceB. truthC. memoryD. manner【解析】选C。句意: 那炖菜是用爱做的, 它给我留下了永远温暖我的回忆。memory回忆; experience经历; truth真相; manner方式。故选C。阅读填句阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选
28、项中有两项为多余选项。Putting children in daycare centers helps working parents take their minds off childcare. 1How daycare negatively affects children is related to many factors. One study has suggested that some children who spend long hours in daycare centers experience more stress than those who spend mor
29、e time in a setting with a mother. Another study has shown that children who are shy have a higher level of the hormone cortisol (皮质醇) which is released when an individual shows signs of stress. 2And as a result the child may not mix well with the other children at the daycare center, a situation th
30、at can cause stress. Another negative impact of daycare is that there is less communication between a mother and her child. 3So it is essential for a child to develop a deep bond with his or her mother. This will lay the foundation for all the relationships he or she will form later on in life. Chil
31、dren who spend a lot of time with their mothers experience healthy social and emotional development, while long hours in daycare centers can disrupt this bonding. Children who lose out on precious mother-child bonding are observed to have behavioral problems as they grow older. Children in daycare c
32、enters also feel unprotected compared to children at home. In a daycare center, when one caregiver attends to more than one child at the same time, she may not be able to look deeply into why a child is mixing well or not. 4Another negative aspect of daycare is that children there are more likely to
33、 fall ill if they come in contact with sick children. 5Well-maintained daycare centers contribute a great deal to the overall development of a child by providing a structured environment. Children become more social by interacting with other children of the same age, and learn new activities that ar
34、e not always available if they are brought up only at home. A. But daycare has its disadvantages. B. Look for a daycare center that is well-maintained. C. However, the advantages of daycare cannot be ignored. D. This is because a shy child will not open up freely in public. E. Babies become extremel
35、y attached to their primary caregivers. F. In such cases, a child may become either completely quiet or aggressive. G. You can cut the time in daycare centers by making alternative childcare arrangements. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了日托的一些缺点, 同时提醒读者: 日托的优点也不能被忽视。1. 【解析】选A。空前提到: 把孩子送到日托中心可以帮助有工作的父母把他们的注意力从照顾孩子上转移开。根
36、据下文可知, 文章接下来介绍了日托的缺点。因此, 该空承上启下, 应该引出缺点这个话题。结合选项, A项(但是日托也有它的缺点)符合语境。2. 【解析】选D。空前一句提到: 当一个人表现出压力迹象时, 害羞的儿童体内会释放出更高水平的荷尔蒙皮质醇。空后提到: 结果, 这个孩子可能和其他孩子不能在日托中心很好地融合在一起。结合空后的And as a result, 该空应该分析导致害羞的孩子不能和别的孩子很好地融合在一起的原因。结合选项, D项(这是因为一个害羞的孩子不会在公共场合敞开心扉)符合语境。3. 【解析】选E。空前提到: 日托的另一个负面影响是母亲和孩子之间的交流减少。空后提到: 因此
37、, 对一个孩子来说, 与他或她的母亲建立深厚的关系是至关重要的。结合空后的So可知, 该空应该分析孩子与母亲交流减少的结果以及他们之间需要建立深厚关系重要性的原因。结合选项, E项(婴儿变得非常依恋他们的主要照顾者)符合语境。4. 【解析】选F。空前提到: 在日托中心, 当一个看护人同时照顾多个孩子时, 她可能无法深入了解为什么一个孩子融合得好或不好。该空承接上文, 应该介绍这种情况导致的结果。结合选项, F项(在这种情况下, 孩子可能变得要么完全安静, 要么好斗)符合语境。故选F。5. 【解析】选C。前面几段介绍了日托的缺点。空后又提到: 维护良好的日托中心通过提供一个结构化的环境为孩子的全面发展做出了很大的贡献。那么该空和前文应该是转折关系, 同时引出下文, 结合选项, C项(然而, 日托的好处是不能被忽视的)符合语境。故选C。
