1、课时作业(十二)Unit 3Section Grammar & Writing(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！).单句语法填空1My uncle set _part of his salary for three years and then he bought a boat.答案：aside2Only after they had performed hundreds of experiments did they succeed in _ (solve) the problem.答案：solving3. She ought to stop work.She has a hea
2、dache because she_ (read) all day long.答案：has been reading4Id like to call on you at 10 am tomorrow.Im sorry，by then I_ (meet) my guests in my office.答案：will be meeting5Nobody has any idea that how long it will be before the hostages _(release)答案：are released6_brief，its high time that we took measur
3、es to stop killing wild animals.答案：In7Where were you at lunch time？I _(save) a seat for you in the dining hall.答案：was saving8No one can deny the role women played_the development of society.答案：in9Where have you been recently?I_(be) in Hangzhou on business for a week last month.答案：was10The other day，
4、not until two oclock in the morning_he return home drunk.答案：did.阅读理解Post1990 graduates are likely to become a generation without property ownership due to more emphasis on personal value，the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences published in a report on Wednesday.Around 30 percent of the post90s gradua
5、tes surveyed live in a property of below 20 square meters one year after graduation.Half of the surveyed said they are unwilling to degrade their living conditions by incurring housing debts.The report，Society Blue Paper：China Social Situation Analysis and Prediction，surveyed 4,110 students born aft
6、er 1990 in 12 universities across the country.Of the interviewed,2,730 of them are currently still students at school and 1,380 are graduates.The survey reveals that in a year after graduation，more than 70 percent of graduates rent houses or live in dormitories provided by their employers.About 20 p
7、ercent live at home of their parents or relatives and less than 5 percent live in the houses of their own.“The report shows most post90s graduates have to purchase a house on their own，”said Tian Feng，deputy director of the research lab for teenagers and social problems affiliated (隶属的) to CASS.It i
8、s still a rigid (一成不变的) demand for the post90s to have their own houses.Only one third of respondents agree to lower their current living conditions to save money to purchase a house，and about 55 percent choose not to buy a house if the investment means a heavy debt burden.More than half of the grad
9、uates believe that property investment is the best way to maintain the value of money for the time being.However，if the graduates had a sum of money for a down payment on a home，most said they would rather use the money on entrepreneurship (创业) or other business endeavors which they say provide a se
10、nse of achievement.Tian said that on the one hand，the post1990 generation recognize traditional Chinese values which regard property as a necessity to build a family but on the other hand，they prefer a highquality and freestyle life instead of living under the economic restrictions imposed by heavy
11、house loans.语篇解读调查发现90后在家庭财产方面更注重个人价值的实现而不愿沦为房奴。1Which of the following is NOT about post1990 graduates property ownership?AThey put more stress on personal value.BThey are unwilling to lower their current living conditions.CThey want to invest on other things providing a sense of achievement.DThey
12、neednt purchase a house on their own.解析：考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“due to more emphasis on personal value”可知，A项表述正确；根据第二段中的“Half of the surveyed said they are unwilling to degrade their living conditions”可知，B项表述正确；根据倒数第二段中的“most said they would rather use the money on entrepreneurship(创业)or other business endea
13、vors which they say provide a sense of achievement”可知，C项表述正确；根据第五段中的第二句“It is still a rigid(一成不变的)demand for the post90s to have their own houses”可知，D项表述错误。答案：D2What does the underlined word“incurring”probably mean?ABearing.BLeaving.CClearing.DRemoving.解析：考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的“they are unwilling to degrade
14、 their living conditions by incurring housing debts”可知，他们不愿意承担住房债务降低现有的生活条件，故可推断incurring的词义与bearing相近。答案：A3. According to the passage，at most how many graduates interviewed have their own houses?A206.B137.C69.D55.解析：考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“Of the interviewed.1,380 are graduates”和第四段中的“less than 5 percent li
15、ve in the house of their own”可知，1 3805%69，即最多有69个被采访的毕业生有自己的房子。此题容易误选A，忽略了题干中的graduates。答案：C4What can we infer from the last paragraph about the post1990 generation?AThey treat property as a preference to build a house.BThey prefer a highquality and freestyle life.CThey have mixed feelings about pro
16、perty ownership.DThey lack a sense of responsibility.解析：考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“on the one hand.imposed by heavy house loans”可知，90后一方面承认传统的价值观，得有自己的住房，另一方面更愿过高质量的、自由的生活而不想由于沉重的房贷而受到经济限制。故可推断，他们对财产所有权有复杂的感觉。答案：C.七选五Attending college after high school isnt for everyone.If you are looking to explore your choic
17、es，check out these alternatives and they will help you make a decision that is right for you.Get a job.The responsibility of holding down a fulltime job is a good way for you to translate into adulthood，not to mention its a financial necessity._1_Start a business.Have you always been an entrepreneur
18、 (企业家)？_2_The trick is finding your position and pursuing it.You can start by listing your strengths and interests，and finding potential industries that would put them to good use.And remember，even if you fail，it will give you much experience._3_Adult education classes are a great way to sample coll
19、ege life without going fulltime.It will give you the opportunity to take various classes and decide what direction you want to go before committing to a major or degree program._4_Turn a hobby into a moneymaker._5_With enough passion and drive，a hobby such as painting，music，or baking could become a
20、viable moneymaker.If you are able to do what you love，please try to make a living at it.ATake adult education classes.BServe in the army for education.CHowever，you will want to adapt yourself to a job that offers career growth.DIf you have a special talent in one hobby，perhaps you can turn it into a
21、 career.ESome teens choose to take a year or two off before continuing their education，while others jump right into the workforce.FEspecially in this Internet age，there are many business opportunities for you to start working for yourself.GStart by researching community colleges in your area to find one that offers classes that appeal to you.答案：1.C2.F3.A4.G5.D