1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature.完形填空Recently, several friends came to me.They hadnt 1 video games before.They had been told that video games were 2 .But they saw many people doing that and 3 that some had become millionaires because of video games.They felt very 4 .So they came to me and asked, “Kei
2、th, should I play video games？”Its an interesting question for two 5 .Firstly, I write about video games for a 6 ；thats my job.So what did they think I was going to say? “No, theyre a waste of 7 .” Secondly, a few years ago, people of my age 8 playing video games；now there are people feeling guilty
3、that theyre not playing them.So should you play video games? Yes! Games have been proved to 9 handeye coordination(协作)，decision making, and even vision.Games help players enjoy a 10 social life as some games 11 you to play together with others.Some may say that playing video games is a waste of time
4、.If youre 12 to watch TV for three hours a day or surf the Internet for 13 important or talk with friends over the phone for hours, you cannot call video games a waste of time.So my 14 is: Yes, you can play video games.But there is one important thing for you to 15 ： just play the games that can 16
5、benefit you.So please think 17 about whether you should play a game or not before you start playing it. 18 you dont know anything about the game, ask for others opinions or 19 on the Internet for comments.Also, dont play too long every day.After all, for students 20 comes first.我们应该玩电子游戏吗？作者告诉我们：我们可
6、以玩，但是得玩对我们有益的游戏。1A.bought Bwon Cplayed Dcreated答案：C解析：根据他们问作者的“should I play video games？”可知他们从未“玩过”电子游戏。2A.scary Bharmful Cinteresting Dexpensive答案：B解析：作者的这些朋友没有玩过电子游戏，因为他们曾被教导电子游戏是“有害的”。3A.found Blied Cimagined Dexplained答案：A解析：他们来问作者这个问题，说明他们“发现”一些玩电子游戏的人成为了百万富翁。4A.confused Bsad Cangry Dupset答案：A
7、解析：他们曾被教导电子游戏是有害的，但后来又发现很多人在玩，并且一些玩电子游戏的人还成为了百万富翁，说明此时的他们应该是很“困惑的”。5A.benefits Bpurposes Creasons Dparts答案：C解析：根据后文可知，作者给出了两个“原因”。6A.question Bwish Chobby Dliving答案：D解析：根据“thats my job”可知作者以此为生。7A.feeling Bfood Ctime Dtechnology答案：C解析：那些人从不玩电子游戏，他们期待“我”说玩电子游戏就是浪费“时间”。8A.made use of Bthought poorly o
8、f Clooked forward to Dmade fun of答案：B解析：这里前后在进行对比，现在的人们为不玩电子游戏而感到内疚，故可知以前人们对电子游戏的评价很低。9A.show Bharm Ccompare Dimprove答案：D解析：作者认为人们应该玩电子游戏，故可知玩电子游戏有利于“提高”人们在某些方面的能力。10A.comfortable Bbetter Cnew Dnormal答案：B解析：这里还是在讲玩电子游戏的好处，故可知玩电子游戏可以让我们享受“更好的”社交生活。11A.require Bmind Cadvise Dwarn答案：A解析：玩电子游戏可以让我们享受更好的
9、社交生活，因为有些电子游戏“要求”我们跟别人一起玩。12A.nervous Bhappy Cdisappointed Dbored答案：B解析：这里是指如果你很喜欢做这些事情，故可知答案。13A.everything Bsomething Cnothing Danything答案：C解析：这些都是一些对我们无益的事，故这里是指在网上不做什么重要的事情。14A.result Bexcuse Cexplanation Danswer答案：D解析：“Yes，you can play video games.”是作者对第一段提出的问题的“回答”。15A.spread Bremember Cprove
10、Dunderstand答案：B解析：后面的内容是作者希望我们“记住”的。16A.really Bsuddenly Cslowly Ddirectly答案：A解析：我们应该玩那些“真正”对我们有益的电子游戏。17A.carefully Bhonestly Cfrequently Dexcitedly答案：A解析：我们应该玩那些真正对我们有益的电子游戏，故在玩一款电子游戏前，我们应该“认真”思考。18A.Though BAs CIf DSince答案：C解析：这里是在进行假设，故选If引导条件状语从句。19A.apply Bserve Cshop Dsearch答案：D解析：这里是指在网上“查找”
11、评论。20A.confidence Bstudy Cadvice Dfun答案：B解析：作者劝我们一天不要玩太久，因为对于学生而言“学习”第一。.阅读理解It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore.Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside.But it was also scorching in our apartment.This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for
12、 another ten years.So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors.He suggested we could see a movie.It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day andmost importantsit in air conditioning.In those days, you could buy one ticket a
13、nd sit through two movies.Then, the theater would show the same two movies again.If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice.Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater, Mr Bellow, did not mind if you did.That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, try
14、ing to escape the heat.We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each.Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Wed already seen the second movie once before.It had been at the theater since January, because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in
15、it.We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began.But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more.And we did it the next day too.Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half
16、 of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewarts dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962.Theyre really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.1In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A1952. B1962.
17、 C1972. D1982.答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第一段中“This was 1962, and I.for another ten years.”可知，“当时是1962年，我还得在一个没有空调的地方生活十年”，由此说明作者在十年之后，也就是1972年才会生活在一个有空调的地方。2What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AThe heat. BThe theater.CThe Music Man. DThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.答案：D解析：细节理解题。第三段中提到“我们”
18、看了两部电影，而且“我们”之前看过第二部电影The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance。自从一月份它就开始在剧院上映，可推知it指代的是前面提到的第二部电影。3What do we know about Mr Bellow?AHe loved children very much. BHe was a fan of John Wayne.CHe sold air conditioners. DHe was a movie star.答案：B解析：推理判断题。第三段中最后一句提到第二部电影The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance自从一月份就开始在剧院
19、上映，是因为Bellow先生喜欢关于在该电影里出演的John Wayne的一切，由此可以推断Bellow先生是John Wayne的粉丝。4Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?AThe two movies were really wonderful.BThey wanted to avoid the heat outside.CThe manager of the theater was friendly.DThey liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由第三段第一句“.my brother and I.trying to escape the heat.”可知他们就是为了“蹭空调”来避暑，才连续坐在电影院里好几天，把两部电影看了很多遍。
