1、Unit 3 Inventors and inventions李仕才一、阅读理解。Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from Americas PresidentsBy David Stabler ISBN 9780062358684 Type: Historical nonfictionIn the 20 stories of 20 different U.S. presidents in this book, we learn that our countrys leaders are not so different from us. The
2、y, too, were once kids with ordinary problems. They struggled with schoolwork and angered their parents. Dwight Eisenhower dealt with bullies. Bill Clinton struggled with his weight. Barack Obama moved to Indonesia with his mother when he was just a boy, and had to get used to a new culture.Has Anyo
3、ne Seen Jessica Jenkins?By Liz Kessler ISBN 9781444013986 Type: FantasyJessica Jenkins always thought she was a regular kid. Then, one day, she gets the surprise of a lifetimeshe can become invisible! With the help of her best friend, Izzy, Jessica goes on a trip to discover the source of her new po
4、wer. Along the way, she gets caught up in shocking secrets, kidnappings, rescue plans, and a mission to keep this amazing power out of the wrong hands.Spring GardenBy Fred Chappell ISBN 9780807119488 Type: PoetrySpring Garden is a collection of poems for spring, including classics by Thomas Nashe, W
5、illiam Shakespeare etc. and contemporary poems by Denis Dunn, Ruth Hill etc. It consists of 85 poems, ranging in length from just a few lines to several hundred.Absolutely TrulyBy Heather Vogel Frederick ISBN 9781442429727 Type: MysteryTwelve-year-old Truly is moved to Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire,
6、after her father suffers a terrible helicopter accident. The six-foot-tall Truly struggles to fit into her new surroundings. Then, one day, she uncovers a mysterious letter in a book at her Aunt Trues bookstore. And thats when the adventure begins. Truly leads her new friends Cha Cha, Romeo, and Luc
7、as on a hunt to uncover the secrets of the small town. Absolutely Truly will appeal to anyone who enjoys mystery books with a bit of sadness and a feel-good ending.1.Who wrote the story about a girl with superpower?A. Heather Vogel FrederickB. David StablerC. Liz KesslerD. Fred Chappell2.The ISBN fo
8、r the book of poems is _.A.9781442429727B.9780807119488C.9781444013986D.97800623586843.What kind of readers will probably like reading Absolutely Truly?A. Those who are fans of history.B. Those who like realistic stories.C. Those who are searching for a romantic plot.D. Those who enjoy a mixture of
9、mystery, sorrow and happiness.4.Which of the following books tells real stories?A. Absolutely TrulyB. Spring GardenC. Has Anyone Seen Jessica Jenkins?D.Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from Americas Presidents【文章大意】本文介绍了四本不同类型的书。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。由文章第二部分内容可知，该书描述了一位有神奇力量的女孩，该书作者是Liz Kessler，故选C项。
10、2.B 【解析】细节理解题。由文章第三部分内容“ISBN 9780807119488 Type: Poetry”可知，该书类型是诗歌，其书号是9780807119488，故选B项。4.D 【解析】细节理解题。结合文章对各本书的简介可知，Kid Presidents: True Tales of Childhood from Americas Presidents讲述的是美国几位总统的真实故事，故选D项。二、单句语法填空1Some people say that classical music _(associate) only with old people.答案：is associatedb
11、e associated with . “与有关”。2Though we are living a better life, I cant bear _(see) food thrown away.答案：seeingcant bear doing . “不能忍受做某事”。3What was it that distinguished her _her classmates?答案：fromdistinguish . from . “把与区分/辨别开”。4We must always bear in mind _China is a big country with a huge populati
12、on.答案：thatbear in mind that . “记住”。5The service offers young people _(practice) advice on finding a job.答案：practical此处应用形容词修饰其后的名词advice。practical “实用的；实际的；实践的”。6We all have an _(expect) that he can pass the driving test next week.答案：expectation由空前的冠词可知应填名词。7In my opinion, only by facing difficultie
13、s bravely and _ (seize) opportunities can one succeed.答案：seizing该句为“only状语”位于句首引起倒装的句式。face与seize为and连接的两个并列成分，且均作by的宾语，故由facing可知应填seizing。8It was not until she got home _ Jennifer realized she had lost her keys.答案：that该句为含有not until的强调句。由该句型“It is/wasnot until .that其他”可知，应填that。9She _(tap) me on t
14、he shoulder but I didnt feel it.答案：tapped由but连接并列成分可知，设空处动词在句中作谓语；且后面并列句的谓语为didnt .，所以空格处也应用一般过去时，应填tapped。10Prices of daily goods _ (buy) through a computer can be lower than store prices.答案：bought过去分词短语在句中作后置定语修饰goods。三、完形填空。I remember that it was a few years ago that an old woman stepped into my
15、video store，along with her daughter.The _1_ was displaying a serious state of impatience，_2_ her watch every few seconds.If the daughter had possessed a leash(绳子)，her mother would have been _3_ to it as a means of pulling her along to _4_ the rush of other shoppers.Walking over，I asked _5_ I could h
16、elp her.The woman smiled at me and showed me a _6_ on a piece of paper._7_ rushing off to find the DVD for the woman，I asked her to _8_ with me so I could show her where she could find it and I wanted to enjoy her _9_ for a moment.As we walked along the back of the store，I _10_ its floor plan(分布图)：o
17、ld television shows, action movies, cartoons，science fiction films etc.The woman seemed glad of the unrushed “trip” and _11_ conversation.I said to her daughter，“_12_ some advice？”“Of course not，” said the daughter.“Cherish _13_，” I said.“When shes gone，its the little _14_ that come back to you.Time
18、s like this.I know.” It was _15_.I still missed my mom and remembered the times when Id used my impatience to make her _16_.Together they made their way towards the stores resting area.They sat there for a moment，side by side，_17_ the holiday crowds.Then the daughter glanced over and immediately _18
19、_ her mother lovingly.And slowly she placed her arm with _19_ unaccustomed affection around her mothers shoulders and _20_ guided her back into the crowd.1A.merchant BwaitressCmother Ddaughter2A.fixing BremovingCchecking Dadjusting3A.fastened BdevotedCaccustomed Dapplied4A.break away from Bmake way
20、forCget along with Dkeep pace with5A.when BwhetherCwhy Dhow6A.tip BtitleCticket Dreceipt7A.Apart from BAs toCRather than DRegardless of8A.communicate BjogCtrade Dwalk9A.stay BholidayCcompany Dtime10A.described BblamedCappreciated Dcorrected11A.casual BattractiveCsevere Dconvincing12A.Prepare BMindCL
21、ack DOffer13A.her BmeCherself Dyourself14A.feelings BpresentsCchances Dmoments15A.reasonable BpossibleCtrue Dappropriate16A.desperate BupsetCpuzzled Dastonished17A.approaching BevaluatingCobserving Dexpecting18A.attended BfoundCrecognized Dwatched19A.apparently BsuddenlyCbasically Dgradually20A.acci
22、dentally BgentlyCsmoothly Drandomly【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。“我”在音像商店工作时遇到一位老母亲和女儿一起购买DVD，这个女儿行色匆匆，恨不能用绳子拉着行动迟缓的母亲。“我”让这位母亲和“我”一起寻找她想要的DVD，并建议这个女儿要珍惜母亲的陪伴。最后，她挽着母亲，走进人群中【核心词汇】along with.和一道a state of.一种状态impatience n不耐烦，无耐心rush off赶紧去conversation n会话，交谈cherish珍爱，爱护side by side肩并肩地unaccustomed adj.不习惯的，奇怪的，不寻常的
23、affection n影响，喜爱，慈爱，感情1D根据上文中的“an old woman stepped into my video store, along with her daughter”可知，一位老母亲和她的女儿一起来到“我”的音像商店；结合下文中的“If the daughter had possessed.other shoppers”可知，女儿显得很不耐烦，故D项正确。A项意为“商人”；B项意为“女侍者，女服务员”。2C根据上文内容以及空处所在句中的“displaying a serious state of impatience”可知，这个女儿显得很不耐烦；据此可以判断，她不停
24、地查看(checking)手表，故选C项。A项意为“固定，修理”；B项意为“移开，去除”；D项意为“调整，校正”。3A根据空处所在句中的“If the daughter had possessed a leash(绳子)，her mother would have been _3_ to it as a means of pulling her along”可知，如果这个女儿有一根绳子的话，她的母亲将被系在绳子的一头。A项意为“把系在”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“致力，奉献”；C项意为“使习惯”；D项意为“申请，运用”。4D根据上文及空后的“the rush of other shopp
25、ers”可以判断，如果有绳子，这个女儿将用绳子拉住她的母亲，以赶上(keep pace with)匆匆的购物人群，故选D项。A项意为“突然挣脱，逃脱”；B项意为“给让路”；C项意为“与融洽相处”。5B根据该空所在句中的“I asked _5_ I could help her”可知，空处引导宾语从句，作动词asked的宾语，由“I could help her”和asked可以判断，“我”问她是否需要帮忙。因此用whether引导该宾语从句，故B项正确。6B根据下文中的“find the DVD”，结合该空所在句“The woman smiled at me and showed me a _
26、6_ on a piece of paper”可知，这位母亲微笑着递给“我”一张写有名称的纸。B项意为“名称，标题”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“建议”，C项意为“票”，D项意为“收据”，都与语境不符。7C根据该空所在句中的“I asked her to _8_ with me so I could show her where she could find it”可知，“我”让她和“我”一起走(walk)以便“我”能让她知道她在哪里可以找到她需要的DVD；据此可以判断，“我”没有急忙为她寻找。C项意为“而不是”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“除之外”；B项意为“至于”；D项意为“不管，
27、不顾”。8D参见上题解析。下文中的“walked”亦是提示。A项意为“交流”，B项意为“慢跑”，C项意为“交易”，都与语境不符。9C根据空后的“As we walked along the back of the store”可知，“我”和她一起走着寻找她需要的DVD；结合该空所在句中的“I wanted to enjoy her _9_ for a moment”可以判断，“我”想要她陪伴(company)“我”一会儿。A项意为“停留，逗留”；B项意为“假期”。10A根据该空所在句中的“its floor plan(分布图)：old television shows，action movie
28、s，cartoons，science fiction films etc.”可知，“我”向她描述(described)着商店的商品分区情况：老的电视节目、动作片、卡通片以及科幻片等。故A项正确。B项意为“责备”；C项意为“欣赏”；D项意为“纠正”。11A根据空前的“The woman seemed glad of the unrushedtrip”可知，这位母亲对这次并不匆忙的购物过程感到很满意；空处与“the unrushedtrip”，相呼应，据此可以判断，该处表示“轻松随意的交谈”。A项意为“轻松的，随意的”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“吸引人的”；C项意为“严厉的，严肃的”；D项意
29、为“使人信服的”。12B根据这个女儿的回答“Of course not”可知，她不介意“我”提出建议；据此可以判断，此处表示“介意我提点建议吗？”B项意为“介意”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“准备”，C项意为“缺乏”，D项意为“提供”，都与语境不符。13A根据下文中的“When shes gone，its.to you”可知，如果她的母亲去世了，这是她可以回想起来的时刻；据此可以判断，“我”建议她珍惜她的母亲；空处作宾语，因此用宾格her，故A项正确。14D参见上题解析。D项意为“时刻”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“感情”，B项意为“礼物”，C项意为“机会”，都与语境不符。15C根据空
30、后的“I still missed my mom and remembered the times when Id used my impatience to make her _16_ ”可知，“我”仍然怀念“我”的母亲，记得“我”用不耐烦让“我”的母亲难过的日子；据此可以判断，“我”对她说的这种情况是真实的(true)。故C项正确。A项意为“合理的”；B项意为“可能的”；D项意为“适当的，恰当的，相称的”。16B参见上题解析。B项意为“难过的”，符合语境，故B项正确。A项意为“无望的，不顾一切的”，C项意为“困惑的，无法理解的”，D项意为“惊讶的”，都与语境不符。17C根据该空所在句“Th
31、ey sat there for a moment，side by side，_17_ the holiday crowds”可知，这对母女肩并肩坐着，注视着假日里的人群；C项意为“观察，注视”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“靠近”，B项意为“评估”，D项意为“期望”，都与语境不符。18D根据该空所在句“Then the daughter glanced over and immediately _18_ her mother lovingly”可知，女儿充满爱意地看着她的母亲，D项意为“看着”，符合语境，故D项正确。A项意为“参加”，B项意为“发现”，C项意为“认识”，都与语境不符。19A
32、根据该空所在句中的“And slowly she placed her arm with _19_ unaccustomed affection around her mothers shoulders”可知，她慢慢地将她的手臂放在母亲的肩膀上，似乎不习惯这种充满爱意的表达。A项意为“似乎”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“突然地”，C项意为“基本地，主要地”，D项意为“逐渐地”，都与语境不符。20B根据语境及该空所在句中的“guided her back into the crowd”可知，她慢慢地将她的手臂放在母亲的肩膀上，然后温柔地(gently)领着她的母亲走进人群。故B项正确。A项意
33、为“偶然地，附带地，意外地”；C项意为“平滑地，平稳地，流畅地，顺利地”；D项意为“任意地，胡乱地，随便地”。四、单句改错1The sound of seagulls called on happy memories of his childhood holidays._答案：onupcall up “使回忆起；给打电话”。2The telephone is out of the order; therefore, we cannot get in touch with the boss._答案：去掉第二个theout of order “发生故障；次序颠倒”。3After a short w
34、hile, the boys set out doing their homework._答案：outabout或doingto doset about doing . set out to do . “着手/开始做”。4The boy knock down by the car was immediately taken to the nearby hospital._答案：knockknocked过去分词短语在句中作后置定语，修饰the boy, 表被动，故应把knock改为knocked。5The teachers abruptly ending speaking can make so
35、me students focus their attention on their listening._答案：abruptlyabrupt修饰动名词短语ending speaking应用形容词，故将abruptly改为abrupt。五、七选五A garden thats just right for youHave you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you, where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和) of its
36、 parts? 1. But it doesnt happen by accident. It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process. 2 Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants, flowers, patterns and masses of color. Others
37、are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers (肥料). 3 .However, there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden. One of them comes from our earliest years. Recall(回忆)your childhood memoriesOur model of what a garden should be
38、often goes back to childhood. Grandmas rose garden and Dads vegetable garden might be good or bad, but thats not whats important. 4 how being in those gardens made us feel. If youd like to build a powerful bond with your garden, start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth. 5 . Then
39、 go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden. Have fun.A. Know why you gardenB. Find a good place for your own gardenC. Its our experience of the garden that mattersD. Its delightful to see so many beautiful flowersE. Still others may simply enjoy be
40、ing outdoors and close to plantsF. You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, tooG. For each of those gardens, write down the strongest memory you have【语篇解读】本文属于说明文，美丽的花园能给我们带来美好的视觉享受，文章中给出了两个自己建设花园的具体建议。1.F 【解析】考查上下文的衔接。根据文章首句及下文的But it doesnt happen by accident可知，这里是在讲你是否曾去过一
41、个花园但是它不是偶然发生的。故F项You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden, too符合语境。3.E 【解析】考查上下文的衔接。根据上文的Some people may think.和Others are concerned about.可知此处表达的是人们种植花园的不同原因，而E项中的Still others may simply enjoy.与上下文衔接自然，故选E项。4.C 【解析】考查上下文的衔接。根据上文的.but thats not whats important和下文中的how being in those gardens made us feel可知此处讲的应是什么是重要的，故C项符合语境。5.G 【解析】考查上下文的衔接。上文的the gardens of your youth以及下文的your childhood memories与G项中的those gardens和the strongest memory you have相呼应，故选G项。10
