1、Unit 3Life in the future.单项填空1Johns brother has determined to _ farming when he graduates from university,which dissatisfies his parents.Apick up Bset up Ctake up Dgive up解析考查短语动词辨析。pick up“捡起;偶尔学到”;set up“建立”;take up“从事;开始”;give up“放弃”。从句子的意思判断“毕业后从事农业”得出答案为take up。答案C2The town came into _ as we tu
2、rned the corner.Abeing Buse Cfashion Dsight解析通过语境考查come into短语。come into being“形成”;come into use“开始使用”;come into fashion“流行;入时”;come into sight“进入视线”。根据as we turned the corner得出答案。答案D3. Im afraid you have to_,or Ill miss the train.Apick up Bturn up Cspeed up Dtake up解析句意:恐怕你得加速,否则我就赶不上火车了。speed up意为
3、“加速”符合句意。turn up“出现;调大”;pick up“捡起;学会;开车接”;take up“开始;接受”。答案C4Some insects _ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.Atake in Btake offCtake on Dtake out解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意:有些昆虫呈现它们周围环境的颜色来保护自己。take in吸收,收留,欺骗;take off脱下,起飞,腾飞;take on呈现;take out拿出。根据句意选择C项。答案 C5More and more highrise build
4、ings have been built in big cities_space.Ain search of Bin place ofCfor lack of Dfor fear of解析 考查短语介词辨析。牢记短语介词的含义是正确解题的关键。难度中等。句意:由于缺乏空间,在大城市里已经建起了越来越多的高层建筑。in search of寻找,搜寻;in place of 代替;for lack of由于缺乏;for fear of由于害怕。答案 C6Everything will be all right.We must never stop taking a(n)_attitude towa
5、rd life.Aunderstanding BoppositeCrelaxed Doptimistic解析句意:所有的一切都会好的,我们要始终对生活抱有乐观的态度。optimistic意为“乐观的”,符合句意。understanding体谅的;opposite相反的;relaxed放松的。答案D7Just a minute,Miss White,our glasses have been_.Oh,sorry,they look like the same,and I am so careless.Aswitched Bstolen Cbroken Drobbed解析由答语可以看出,说话者要表
6、达的意思为“我们的玻璃杯对调了”。所以选switch,意思是“交换”。答案A8Much to my surprise,she_tears_she read the letter.Aburst out;instant Bburst into;the instantCburst out;instantly Dburst into;instant解析burst into后接名词;burst out后接v.ing形式;the instant/instantly用作连词,表示“一就”。答案B9Health problems are closely connected with bad eating ha
7、bits and a _ of exercise.Alimit BlackCneed Ddemand解析 lack意为“缺乏”。根据常识可判断出健康问题与坏的饮食习惯和缺乏锻炼有关。limit意为“限制”;need意为“需要”;demand意为“要求,需求(量),需要”。答案 B10Do you think shell notice if I switch my glass_hers?Awith BintoCoff Dover解析 switch sth.with sth.意为“某物与某物交换”; switch off 意为“切断(电流)等”;switch over 意为“交换位置”。句意:要是
8、把我的杯子跟她的换了,你认为她看得出来吗?答案 A11To keep healthy,Professor Johnson_cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.Acaught on Bset outCmade for Dtook up解析句意:为了保持健康,约翰逊教授退休后经常骑自行车进行锻炼。此处是表达“从事于”,只能选took up。set out意为“出发”;catch on意为“理解”;make for意为“促成”。答案D12If you_of Mary,ask her to come and see me.Alo
9、se sight of Bcatch sight ofCare in the sight of Dare at the sight of解析根据句意,此处表示“看见”,强调的是动作,因此用catch sight of。答案B13Though_money,his parents managed to send him to a key university.Alacked Blacking ofClacking from Dlacked in解析句意:尽管缺钱,但他的父母还是设法把他送到了名牌大学。答案B14She thought I was talking about her daughter
10、,_in fact,I was talking about my daughter.Awhom Bwhere Cwhich Dwhile解析此处用while表示转折,意为“然而”。句意:她认为我在谈论她的女儿,而实际上,我在谈论我的女儿。答案D15The_on her face told me that she was angry when I said that.Aimpression BsightCappearance Dexpression解析句意:她的面部表情告诉我,当我说到那件事时,她很生气。impression印象;sight视觉;appearance外貌;expression表情
11、。答案D.完形填空Armed with two overpacked suitcases,we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight.As I watched her unload my luggage,I could see the_1_in her eyes.One last hug and a final goodbye,and I would be on my way to a new life_2_.“Youd better go or youll miss your flight,”she said.“Ill_3_ yo
12、u,”I replied,and with those words I_4_.By the time I reached the customs I was_5_.While boarding the plane I was still crying.I did not have the_6_to put my bag in the overhead locker,so I put it on the empty seat next to mine.Born barely fifteen months_7_,we not only looked alike,we were alike.We b
13、oth had that same mix of_8_and fear of all things unknown to us.One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came_9_to me and said,“What to come to the attic(阁楼)?”The answer was always“_10_”We were frightened of the attic but also_11_by its smells and sounds.Together we would flight many spid
14、ers and battle through the numerous boxes_12_we found what we needed.The plane shook_13_and my bag fell on the floor.My aspirin,hairbrush and some other things were_14_on the floor.I_15_over to gather them up when I saw a(an)_16_little book in the middle of my belongings.It was a diary.Immediately I
15、_17_my sisters handwriting.“Hi Sis.What a day it has been today.You let me know that you are moving abroad.”Only_18_did I realize that my sister had been_19_a diary for the past month.I read about my sisters comings and goings during the flight.Even though a large ocean_20_us,at some point it felt l
16、ike she was actually there.1A.honesty BconcernCsadness Dsatisfaction解析姐妹俩在机场分别,眼中应该充满忧伤。sadness“忧伤”;honesty“诚实”;concern“关注”;satisfaction“满足,满意”。答案C2A.abroad Bhome Cagain Dalong解析根据倒数第二段中“You let me know that you are moving abroad.”可知答案。答案A3A.remember Bremind Cmiss Dthink of解析句意:我会想你的。remember“记住”;re
17、mind“提醒”;think of“想起”;miss“想念”。答案C4A.was out Bwas offCleft off Dleft away解析句意:说完这些话,我离开了。be off“离开”;be out“外出”。答案B5A.smiling Bsneezing Csighing Dsobbing解析分别时心情难过,所以在抽泣。由后一句“I was still crying”也可知答案。sob“呜咽,抽噎”;smile“微笑”;sneeze“打喷嚏”;sigh“叹气”。答案D6A.courage Benergy Cidea Dspirit解析她还在伤心地哭,所以没有精力去把行李放到头上方
18、的架子上。energy“精力”;courage“勇气”;idea“想法”;spirit“精神,灵魂”。答案B7A.before Bafter Cbetween Dapart解析句意:出生只相差15个月。apart“分开”。如:The 2 buildings are 200 meters apart.两座建筑相距200米。答案D8A.curiosity Banxiety Csympathy Dworry解析对未知的事物既好奇又害怕。curiosity“好奇”;anxiety/worry“焦虑”;sympathy“同情”。答案A9A.about Bacross Cdown Dup解析come up
19、 to“走到跟前”。答案D10A.No BYes CSorry DCertain解析回答总是“好的”。这也说明两人的性格很相像。答案B11A.surprised BboredCattracted Dinterested解析前文说两人对未知事物既好奇又害怕,所以她们既害怕阁楼又被它的气味和声音所吸引。答案C12A.until Bunless Cthough Dsince解析句意:我们会一起赶走许多蜘蛛,在无数的箱子间作战“直到”找到我们想要的东西。答案A13A.hardly Bslightly Cweakly Dheavily解析句意:飞机猛烈地晃动。heavily“猛烈地”。答案D14A.sp
20、read Bthrown Cdropped Dpushed解析我的东西散落在地上。spread“摊开,铺开”。答案A15A.turned Bwent Cbent Dlooked解析我弯下身把东西捡起来。bend over“弯下腰”。答案C16A.familiar BunfamiliarCimportant Dunimportant解析我看到了一本小小的不熟悉的本子夹在我的东西里,从下文知道这是姐姐的日记,所以“我”不熟悉。答案B17A.knew BsawCobserved Drecognized解析句意:我马上就认出了姐姐的笔迹。recognize“认出”;observe“观察”。答案D18A
21、.when Bthat Cthen Dthis解析句意:直到“那时”我才意识到姐姐在过去的一个月里一直在记日记。答案C19A.keeping Bwriting Cusing Dmaking解析keep a diary“记日记”。答案A20A.faced BseparatedCsurrounded Dblocked解析句意:即使大洋把我们隔开,此时我觉得她就在这儿。答案B.阅读理解A new generation addiction is quickly spreading all over the world.Weboholism,a twentieth century disease,aff
22、ects people from different ages.They surf the Net,use emails and speak in chat rooms.They spend many hours on the computer,and it becomes a compulsive habit.They cannot stop,and it affects their lives.Ten years ago,no one thought that using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affec
23、t the social and physical life of computer users.This obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college students.They are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websites.They become hooked on computers and gradually their social and school life is affected by this situati
24、on.They spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework,so this addiction influences their grades and success at school.Because they can find everything on the websites,they hang out there.Moreover,this addiction to websites influences their social life.They spend more time in front of
25、computers than with their friends.The relation with their friends changes.The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.They have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in society.Because of the change in their behavior,they begin to keep thems
26、elves apart from society and live with their virtual friends.They share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their life.Although they feel confident on the computer,they are not confident with real live friends they have known all their life.It is a problem for the fut
27、ure.This addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world.【语篇解读】网瘾在全球迅速蔓延,成为世纪通病,影响着不同年龄的人群。1The authors attitude towards weboholism is that of being_.AoptimisticBdisapprovingCpositive Dacceptable解析作者态度题。结合第一段后半部分提到的网瘾的不良影响可知,作者对网瘾持不赞成的态度。另外,第三、四、五段的内容都是线索提示。答案B2What is the main idea of the p
28、assage?AThe influence of weboholism. BThe advantage of weboholism.CThe popularity of weboholism.DThe cause of weboholism.解析主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地阐述了网瘾的危害,然后从不同方面详细阐述了它造成的不良影响,所以A项最能概括文章大义。答案A3What does the underlined word “obsessional” in the second paragraph most probably mean?AAttractive.BProfessional.C
29、Addictive.DPotential.解析词义猜测题。第二段最后一句提到青少年和大学生可能会登录电脑,在不同的网站上花费很长的时间,由此可推知“obsessional”的意思是“痴迷的,上瘾的”,与“addictive”同义。答案C4We can infer from the passage that_.Aweboholism has the greatest effect on teenagersBstudents can hardly balance real and virtual lifeCpeople are addicted to games on the InternetDvirtual life is more vivid and attractive anyway解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第三句“The virtual life becomes more important than their real life.”以及最后一段第一句中的“they begin to keep themselves apart from society and live with their virtual friends”可推知,学生们几乎不能平衡真实生活和虚拟生活。答案B