1、课时提升作业 Unit 3 Using Language. 单句语法填空1. Im really a bit worried because I have no idea what my parents _ (react) will be to my poor examination result. 2. Mum whispered _ us, “Be quiet! Your little sister is sleeping. ”3. I noticed his eyes _ particular, because they were of such an unusual color. 4.
2、 _ this occasion, he had a wrong attitude towards this kind of matter. 答案：1. reaction 2. to 3. in 4. On【补偿训练】完成句子。You have _ surprised people. 你有时使人们感到诧异。5. His chief _ is reading novels, so he usually _ himself with reading. (amuse) 6. The boy slid _ the room without being noticed. 7. She burst _ l
3、aughter when she heard the funny story. 8. Sleeping _ the open air is said to be good for ones health, but I dont agree. 9. He _ (start) earlier, but he didnt. 【知识拓展】“情态动词+have+过去分词”的其他形式: (1)must have done表示对过去行为的推测, 意为“一定; 想必”, 语气十分肯定。(2)may/might have done表示对过去行为的推测, 意为“可能做过”。might所表示的可能性比较弱, 语气较
4、委婉。(3)can/could have done表示“本来可以做, 而实际上未做”或者“过去可能”, 疑问或否定形式表示对过去发生的行为表示怀疑或不肯定, 其中cant have done多用于语气强烈的否定, 意为“不可能做过”。(4)neednt have done表示“本来不必做某事而实际上却做了”。10. No matter _you need help, you may turn to me. 答案： on occasion 5. amusement amuses6. into 7. into8. in 9. should have started 10. when . 完成句子1
5、. He _ the party last night, but he had something urgent to deal with. (attend)他本应该参加昨天晚上的宴会的, 但是他有紧急的事情要处理。2. The director of the company usually shows up only _. (occasion)公司的董事长通常只在一些特殊的场合露面。3. The government made a survey on how people _ . (react)政府就人们是如何对新政策作出反应的做了调查。4. The babysitter _ singing
6、 a childrens song. (amuse)保姆唱儿歌来娱乐婴儿。5. When the party was ended, the whole room was _ . (mess)当宴会结束时, 整个房间都乱七八糟。6. _the two celebrities have separated from each other. (whisper)据传闻这对名人已分手。7. He _ without anyone noticing. (slide)在没有任何人注意的情况下, 他溜进了一个房间。8. He refused my offer for _ . (particular)他没有提出
7、什么特别的理由, 就拒绝了我的建议。9. You should _improving your handwriting. (attention)你应多把注意力集中在提高书写上。10. The detailed explanation helped _of the poem. (bring)详细的解释有助于阐明那首诗的意思。答案：1. should have attended2. on some special occasions. 3. reacted to the new policy 4. amused the baby by5. in a mess6. It is whispered t
8、hat7. slid into a room8. no particular reason9. pay more attention to10. to bring out the meaning. 单句改错1. Children tend to react their parents by going against their wishes. 2. The old man sat in his rocking chair, amused himself by listening to Beijing Opera. 3. She has already tried her best. Plea
9、se dont be too particular with her job. 4. Up to now nobody claimed the suitcase. 5. The young in particularly are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy, healthy, contributing adult. 6. Well also spend some fun time together singing, dancing and playi
10、ng games, as we hope will make them happy. 答案：1. react后加against2.amused改为amusing3. with改为about4. 在nobody后面加has5. particularly改为particular6. as改为which. 阅读理解A Bill Gates and the president of General Motors have met for lunch, and Gates is going on and on about computer technology. “If automotive techn
11、ology had kept pace with computer technology over the past few decades, you would now be driving a V-32 instead of a V-8, and it would have a top speed of 10, 000 miles per hour, ”says Gates. “Or, you could have an economy car that weighs 30 pounds and gets a thousand miles to a gallon of gas. In ei
12、ther case, the sticker price of a new car would be less than $50. Why havent you guys kept up? ”The president of GM smiles and says, “Because the federal government wont let us build cars that crash four times a day. ”Why is that funny(or not funny, as the case may be)? Human beings love to laugh, a
13、nd the average adult laughs 17 times a day. Humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter. Jokes, sitcoms and comedians are all designed to get us laughing, because laughing feels good. For us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that humans are one of
14、the only species that laughs. Laughter is actually a complex response that involves many of the same skills used in solving problems. Laughter is a great thingthats why weve all heard the saying, “Laughter is the best medicine. ”There is strong evidence that laughter can actually improve health and
15、help fight disease. In this article, well look at laughterwhat it is, what happens in our brains when we laugh, what makes us laugh and how it can make us healthier and happier. Youll also learn that theres a tremendous amount that no one understands yet. 【文章大意】本文是一篇文章的引言。作者通过比尔盖茨和通用汽车公司总裁的幽默谈话向我们讲述
16、了“笑”的作用: 可以促进我们的身体健康、增强抵抗疾病的能力。1. Whats the best title of the passage? A. LaughterB. The joke between Gates and the president of General MotorsC. Why do we laugh? D. Laughter and health【解析】选D。推理判断题。综观全文可以看出, 文章通过一个幽默引出了笑的作用: 可以促进我们的身体健康, 增强抵抗疾病的能力。2. Which one is NOT true according to the passage? A
17、. Computer technology has developed quickly during the past few decades. B. Automotive technology has developed as fast as computer technology according to Bill Gates. C. The president of GM thinks it is impossible to build cars worth less than 50 dollars. D. If cars were less than 50 dollars, a lar
18、ge number of accidents would happen per day. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。文章第一段的“If automotive technology had. . . instead of a V-8”用的是虚拟语气, 故该句中的描述与事实不符。3. The underlined word“sitcoms”in Paragraph 3 means“_”. A. situation comediesB. tragediesC. body languageD. fictions【解析】选A。词义猜测题。该词的意思应和此句前面的“Jokes(笑话)”以及后面的“come
19、dians(喜剧演员)”接近, 故选A。而“tragedy(悲剧)”, “body language(身势语)”, “fiction(小说)”均不在此列。4. This passage is most probably an_. A. introduction of an article about MicrosoftB. introduction of an article about laughterC. article about laughterD. introduction of an article about General Motors【解析】选B。推理判断题。由最后一段的后半
20、部分尤其是“In this article, well. . . ”可以看出, 该文是一篇文章的引言, 用来吸引读者, 介绍文章的内容。BWhether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well at your job. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry,
21、proofreading and problem solving. In an office-based experiment, 88 per cent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music. The study also found that 81 per cent completed their work fastest when music was played. And it matters what type of music you listen
22、to. For instance, if youre doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills. Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 per cent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs. During pr
23、oofreading, dance music, such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spell-checking with a 75 per cent pass rate compared to 68 per cent when
24、 no music was played at all. The research, undertaken by Brighton-based Mindlab International, suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity. Overall, it showed that when listening to music, nine ou
25、t of ten people performed better, said Dr David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International. 【文章大意】本文是一篇调查报告。音乐在人们的日常生活中起着重要的作用。研究表明, 不同的音乐对不同种类的工作有着不同的影响。5. Whose music can help you do maths homework according to the study? A. The music of Justin Bieber. B. The music of Mozart. C. The music of David G
26、uetta. D. The music of David Lewis. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills”可知, 古典音乐对提高数学技能最有效。因此莫扎特的古典音乐有助于你做数学作业。6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned according to the passage? A. Music makes you relaxed. B. Music helps you to enter data faster.
27、C. Music improves maths skills. D. Music has a positive effect on spell-checking. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A new study suggests. . . such as data entry”可排除B项; 根据第二段中的“then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills”可排除C项; 根据第三段中的“Dance music also had a positive effect on spell-che
28、cking”可排除D项。A项文中未提及。故A项正确。7. The result of the experiment showed that when music was played, _. A. 88% of people worked fasterB. 81% of people did their most accurate workC. 90% of people worked betterD. 75% of people completed data entry task faster【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Overall, it showed that when
29、 listening to music, nine out of ten people performed better”可知, 百分之九十的人在听着音乐时的表现更好。8. What can we conclude from the passage? A. Music may be helpless to people in office. B. Silent offices can make people work better. C. Different kinds of music have the same effect. D. Silent offices may make peop
30、le work least profitably. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“silent offices may be the least productive”可知, 研究表明在安静的办公室工作, 人们的效率最低。. 短文改错世纪金榜导学号02064101假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写上该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线(画掉。修改: 在错的词下画一横线, 并在其下面写上修改后的词。注意: 1
31、. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。When I was in high school, most of my friend had bicycles. I hoped I could also have it. One day I saw a second-hand bicycle, that was only one hundred yuan. I asked my father the money. But he said he could only give me half of the money. He should find th
32、e other half myself. So I went to sell newspapers after the school. My father was pleasing when I showed him the money a month after. He gives me the other fifty. You can imagine how happy I was after I went to school on my own bicycle. 答案: 1. 【解析】第一句中的friendfriends。most of+名词复数。2. 【解析】第二句中的itone。根据
33、前一句中“我的大部分朋友们都有自行车”可知, 此处指我也想有一辆自行车。此处用法为同类指代。3. 【解析】第三句中的thatwhich。that不引导非限制性定语从句。4. 【解析】第四句中的father后加for。构成搭配为: ask sb. for sth. 向某人要求某物。5. 【解析】第六句中的HeI。根据上下文此处指“我应该自己找到另一半(买自行车的钱)”。6. 【解析】第七句中的the去掉。after school放学后。7. 【解析】第八句中的pleasingpleased。此处指父亲很高兴, 修饰人用pleased。8. 【解析】第八句中的afterlater。a month later一个月后。9. 【解析】第九句中的givesgave。结合上句时态, 此处应为过去时态。10. 【解析】第十句中的afterwhen。句意: 你可以想象当我骑着自己的自行车去上学时, 我是多么高兴。