1、3.1 Reading and ThinkingUNIT 3基础练.单句填空1.Regardless of the weather or the _(distant),Paul Wilson will make sure low-income students in his neighbourhood arrive at their college classes on time. 2.To make ends meet, he worked as a photographer and_(blog).3. To enjoy the_(convenient)of digital payment
2、,many senior citizens use smartphones. 4.MyHomework Student Planner is an _(update) app to replace a former version.5. Children receive red envelopes filled with money and_(inspire)messages from elders.6. The small factories benefit _the fall of the prices.7. You can help to increase a communitys ac
3、cess _ safe drinking water.8. It is said that the purpose of the project being discussed in the meeting is_(improve) the traffic condition in this city.9. All of her time_(devote)to carrying out a further study on the cause of Alzheimers disease since she left school.10. He has made such good use of
4、 his spare time _his English has improved a lot.【答案】1.distance 2.blogger 3.convenience 4.updated5.inspiring6.from 7.to8.to improve.9.has been devoted 10.that.短语填空go through, pay for, now that, have access to, get stuck in, take care of, pay attention to, look up, apply for, be out of work1.He _a tra
5、ffic jam on the way to the airport, which led to his missing the plane.2.Ioften _the words I dont know in a dictionary or on the Internet after reading.3. Authorities required public transportation service companies to_ drivers physicaland psychological conditions.4.I am writing to _the post of dire
6、ctor that your company posted yesterday.5. His work as a programmer makes him too busy to _his family.6. _I have been fully aware of the bad effect of my behavior, I will make an effort to change it.7. Users can log in to the platform through the website or the mobile phone app, where they can _a gr
7、eat number of open courses and political news.8.I would be grateful if you could spend some time_ my article and give me some advice.9.Although the number of people who _ has risen due to COVID-19,we believe that things will get better sooner or later.10. After graduation, she worked to help her sis
8、ters and brothers_their schooling.【答案】1.got stuck in 2.look up 3.pay attention to 4.apply for 5.take care of 6.Now that 7.have access to 8.going through 9.are out of work 10.pay for.课文语法填空Jan Tchamani, 1 English teacher in the UK, had to quit her job due to her serious illness. At age 50, she found
9、2 (she) out of work and stuck at home with only her computer to keep her company. Later, she discovered that 3 (surf)the Internet could help her feel less lonely and bored. She also joined an online group 4 she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from others. She was 5 inspired
10、by the people she met online that she decided to start an IT club 6 (teach)older people how to use computers and the Internet. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Internet to make society 7 (good). She believes it is highly important to bridge the digital divide
11、and make sure that everyone has access 8 the Internet and knows how to use new technology. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor 9 (country).Do you think Jans life 10 (improve) greatly by the Internet?【答案】1.an 2.herself 3.surfing4.where 5.so 6.to teach7.bett
12、er8.to9.countries 10.have been improved 、阅读选择Most people have never heard of Tim Berners-Lee. He is not nearly as rich or famous as Marc Andreessen，who is the founder of Netscape, or Bill Gates, whose name has become a well-known word.Berners-Lee, who works in a small office at the Massachusetts Ins
13、titute of Technology, is the creator of the World Wide Web. The creation of the Web is so important that some people compare Berners-Lee t Johannes Gutenberg, who invented printing by movable type(活字）in the fifteenth century.Berners-Lee was born in England in 1955. His parents, who helped design the
14、 worlds first commercial(商业地）available computer, gave him a great love of mathematics and learning. In 1980, Berners-Le went to work at CERN, a physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, where he had a lot of material to learn quickly. He had a poor memory for facts an wanted to find a way to help h
15、im keep track of things he couldnt remember. He invented a software program that allowed him to create a document that had links to other documents. He continued to develop his idea through the 1980s. He wanted to find a way to conned the knowledge and creativity of people all over the world.In 1991
16、, his project became known as the World Wide Web. The number of Internet users started to grow quickly. However, Berners-Lee was not completely happy with the way the Web had developed. He thought it had become a passive tool for so many people, not the tool for creativity that he had imagined.In 19
17、99, Berners-Lee published a book called Weaving the Web, in which he answered questions he was often asked, What were you thinking when you invented the Web? What do you think of it now? Where is the Web going to take us in the future?1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A. Berners-Lee has never hea
18、rd of Netscape.B. Berners-Lee is as famous as Marc Andreessen.C. Berners-Lee is as well-known as Bill Gates.D. We know little about Berners-Lee.2.Who invented the World Wide Web?A. Johannes Gutenberg.B. Tim Berners-Lee.C. Bill Gates.D. Marc Andreessen.3.Which of the following is TRUE?A. In 1955, Ber
19、ners-Lees parents gave him a great love of music.B. In 1980, Berners-Lee wanted to find a way to connect the knowledge and creativityC. In 1991, Bemers-Lee finished the World Wide Web.D. In 1999, Berners-Lee made a play called Weaving the Web4. What does the underlined word published mean?A. Printed
20、 and sent out.B. Bought and offered to others.C. Invented and sold.D. Wrote and exchanged.【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A【分析】本文为我们介绍了蒂姆伯纳斯李，他是万维网的创建者。1.细节理解题。根据第一段可知，绝大多数人从未听说过蒂姆伯纳斯李。他远不如马克安德森和比尔盖茨那样富有和出名。2. 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，蒂姆伯纳斯李是万维网的创建者。3. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，在1991年，蒂姆伯纳斯李完成了万维网的创建。4.词义猜测题。根据关键信息 a book c
21、alled Weaving the Web 可知，他在1999年出版了一本叫编织万维网的书。、七选五Many kids and teenagers have cellphones in their hands. However, is it really necessary for them to have phones at school? Here are the pros and cons.ProsThey can get in touch when necessary. The main benefit of having a phone is that your children c
22、an get in touch with you whenever they need to. 1 They can call the emergency services if necessary. If your children are in immediate danger, they can use their phones to call not only you but the emergency services This is of great benefit and could potentially save your childrens lives.2 As long
23、as your children remember to do this, their phones wont cause distraction(分心）in class. Giving them a standard instead of a smartphone will also reduce the risk of distraction.ConsThe latest smartphones can almost double as computer. It means they offer far more of a distraction to kids than they use
24、d to. 3 All these characteristics could disturb your childrens concentration(注意力）if they play with them in class.Cellphones could interrupt lessons. Many children, even though they are asked to do so, forget to turn off their phones during lessons and their phones may make sounds. 4 Besides the dist
25、raction problem, cellphones can also be used to look up answers on the Internet. 5 The possibility of children having access to these during exams could be too attractive for them not to take advantage of.A. Cellphones can be turned off or put on mute.B. Children use ordinary phones instead of smart
26、-phones.C. This allows you to feel they are safe and easy to reach.D. Without cellphones, campus life would be less colourful.E. They have some other functions-a calculator and the ability to save notes.F. This not only annoys other pupils, but also prevents them from learning well.G. Nowadays, chil
27、dren can not only text and make calls with their phones, but also play games,surf the Internet and listen to music.【答案】1. C 2.A 3. G 4.F 5. E【分析】本文主要讨论了孩子带手机的优缺点。1.空前讲孩子带手机可随时联系家人，空后讲孩子带手机在有困难时可急救，C项承上启下，故选C项。2.该段讲的是避免上课分心的办法，设空处应是关上手机或调到静音，故选A项。3.根据设空后的All these characteristics could disturb your c
28、hildrens concentration.可知设空处应是手机的特点，正是这些特点让孩子分心，故选G项。4.根据前一句中的forget to turn off their phones during lessons and their phones may make sounds 以及后一句中的 the distraction problem可知，设空处与distraction有关。F项（这不仅打扰别的学生，还妨碍他们好好学习）符合语境。故选F项。5.根据下一句The possibility of children having access to these during exams could be too attractive for them not to take advantage of.(孩子们在考试中能使用这些功能的可能性对他们来讲很有吸引力，想不利用都难）中的these的含义，可推知选E项。
