1、九 Unit 3 Developing ideas.单句语法填空1.Those who lied and _(cheat)would never get away with it.2.After several months devotion,_(remark)economic results have beenachieved.3.Defoe _(vivid)narrated the adventures of Robinson Crusoe on his desert island.4.Fast as you do,you cant finish the _(assign)in two h
2、ours.cheatedremarkablevividlyassignment5.Never corner an _(oppose),and always assist him to save his face.6.In the end,the hardware and software systems are designed,and the software is_(preliminary)tested.7.Sometimes a few words of comfort to the one who has just failed may encouragehim to stand up
3、 and even try to make a comeback.8.They _(defeat)in their attempt to reach the top of the mountain.9.Koreas coaches defend the action,saying they help develop courage and _(steel)nerves.10.With time flying,there is a tendency towards regional _(cooperate).opponentpreliminarilywere defeatedsteelycoop
4、eration.选词填空go wild,ups and downs,thanks to,fight ones way,dive for,less than,catch upwith,set off for,burst out,pay off1.It is _a mile to the beach.2.I _to learn English well.3.We are bound to see some _along the road to recovery.4.If you want to catch that train,youd better _the station immediatel
5、y.5.Well do our best to _the advanced world levels.less thanfight my wayups and downsset off forcatch up with6.The thief made a _the door,but the desk was in his way.7.It makes Mary _to hear Michael Jackson sing.8._the English language,we can learn a lot from other countries.9.When she heard about t
6、he news that her father had died,she _crying.10.In no sense should you lose heart;keep trying and your effort will _intime.dive forgo wildThanks toburst outpay off【主题阅读】.阅读理解 Thirteen years ago,the Planet Earth wildlife documentary took us all on anamazing journey.We went from deep rainforests to th
7、e bottom of the ocean.Now anew one,Our Planet,will let us see different animals and the influence of humanson the natural world.The documentary covers 50 countries and areas.It took morethan four years to produce it.With the latest 4K video technology,the show allows people a wonderful newlook at na
8、ture.“People are given a chance to better get themselves into the lives ofthe animals,”said Fothergill,one of the shows producers.Besides showing Earths beauty,the documentary also talks about the planetsclimate conditions.“Our Planet is here to say,The planet is dying,and werekilling it.”Fothergill
9、 said.In one sad scene,hundreds of walruses(海象),half-blind when out of the water,fall down a rock and suffer a painful death on the beachbelow.It shows how the climate conditions have influenced their natural habitat andexplains why theyve been forced to find the safe place on the rocks.But the docu
10、mentary is not all about sadness.It also talks about success stories,such as the ones of tigers.These animals are saved and live happily thanks tointernational agreements on environmental protection.Asking more people to take action in protecting our planet is the final goal ofthe new documentary.Wh
11、at we do in the next 20 years will decide the future of alllife on Earth.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了我们的星球这部纪录片的制作、内容和目标。1.Whats the documentary Our Planet about?A.The relationship between the climate conditions human activities.B.Different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world.C.The liv
12、ing conditions of walruses and tigers.D.The beauty and customs of 50 countries and areas.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Now a new one,Our Planet,will let us see different animals and the influence of humans on the natural world.”可知,如今一部新的纪录片,我们的星球,会让我们看到不同的动物及人类对自然界产生的影响,故选B项。2.Whats the purpose of the last
13、paragraph?A.To explain what our goal is in the future.B.To call for more people to protect our planet.C.To tell us how the climate conditions influence animals.D.To introduce international agreements on environmental protection.【解析】选B。推理判断题。最后一段提到“让更多人采取行动保护我们的星球是这部新纪录片的最终目标。我们在接下来的20年所做的事情将决定地球上所有生
14、命的未来”,由此可推知,本段通过介绍纪录片的最终目标来呼吁更多人采取行动保护地球。故选B。3.What can we infer from the passage?A.It took a lot of time and efforts to make the documentary.B.The documentary is popular in many countries and areas.C.We should have a new look at the environmental protection.D.Our goal in the future is getting along
15、 well with animals.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“The documentary covers 50countries and areas.It took more than four years to produce it.(这部纪录片涉及50个国家和地区。花费超过四年的时间来制作)”可知,制作这部纪录片花费了很多时间和努力。故选A。4.Where is the text probably from?A.A novel.B.A dictionary.C.A storybook.D.A newspaper.【解析】选D。推理判断题。通读全文,并结合第一段中“N
16、ow a new one,OurPlanet,will let us see different animals and the influence of humans on the naturalworld.(如今另外一部纪录片,我们的星球,会让我们看到不同的动物及人类对自然界产生的影响)”可知,本文主要介绍了一部关于动物和人类与自然关系的纪录片,可能来自报纸。故选D。.阅读填句 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Life is just like a box.Inside it are happiness and sorrow,failure
17、 and success,hope and despair.Life is a learning process.Experiences in it teach us new lessonsand make us a better person.Love Love plays a key role in our life.Love makes you feel wanted.Without love aperson could become cruel and violent.In the early stage of our life,our parents arethe ones who
18、show us with unconditional love and care.They tell us what is right orwrong,good or bad.1.It is only after marriage and having kids that a personunderstands and becomes sensitive to the feelings of others.Kids make a personresponsible and mature and help us to understand life better.Happiness and So
19、rrow Materialistic happiness is short-lived,but happiness achieved by bringing asmile on others gives a certain level of fulfillment.2.No mind is happywithout peace.We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow.Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one,failure and despair.But th
20、ese thingsare temporary and pass away.Failure and Success 3.It helps us to touch the sky,teaches us to survive and shows us aspecific way.Hope and Despair Hope is what keeps life going.Parents always hope their children will do well.Hope makes us dream.Hope builds in patience.4,because after every n
21、ightthere is a day.Nothing remains the same.We have only one choice keep movingon in life and be hopeful.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday,for it has passed and is beyond ourcontrol.Tomorrow is unknown,for it could either be bright or dull.5,so thatwe will enjoy a better tomorrow.A.So let
22、s enjoy every dayB.Failure is the path to successC.Success lies in trusting yourselfD.But we always tend to take this for grantedE.Peace of mind is the main link to happinessF.So the only alternative is working hard todayG.Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour【文章大意】本文是说明文。介绍了生活就像一个
23、盒子,里面充满了爱、幸福悲伤、成功失败和希望失望。通过分别介绍这些话题,告诉我们人生的哲理。1.【解析】选D。段中题。考查上下句的逻辑关系。设空处上文提到“父母给我们无条件的爱,告诉我们对或错,”选项D意思是“可我们总是把这一切想当然”,与上句话形成逻辑上的转折关系。另外该选项与下句话“只有在结婚有了自己的孩子之后才明白他人的情感”相照应。故选D。2.【解析】选E。段中题。设空处后面提到“没有安宁,思想就无法开心”。设空处需要引领后面的意群,E项提到“思想的宁静是幸福的主要联系”是对这个意群的总结。而且,选项中的peace就是信息词。故选E。3.【解析】选B。段首题。设空处位于该段开头,属主旨
24、大意类型的题目。该段的小标题是Failure and Success,选项B的意思是“失败是成功之路”与此相互印证。另外,设空处后面的It与选项B中的Failure指代一致,故选B。4.【解析】选G。段中题。该段主要讲生活中要充满希望。设空处上文已经提到了这个论点。设空处后面的because是个信息词。而且because原因状语从句中的night和选项G中的darkest指代一致。后面的hopeful和G项中的not to despair意义一致。故选G。5.【解析】选F。段中题。设空处位于文章最后一段,是对全文的一个总结。设空处前面提到“生活教给我们忘记昨天,明天是明亮还是黑暗还未可知”,F
25、项“唯一的选择是今天努力工作”与此有逻辑上的承接关系。设空处后面的sothat也是对此的一个补充说明。故选F。.语法填空Wasting food has become a big problem in the developed world.While somepeople there throw away unwanted food,people in other 1._(part)of theworld face food shortages.Its an 2._(astonish)fact that a third of theworlds food is wasted each yea
26、r,which is enough 3._(feed)a billionhungry people.Most of the wasted food 4._(bury)in the landfill sites.5._(lucky),this causes greenhouse gases which eventually lead to globalwarming and climate change.In Denmark,a woman called Selina Juul has beenworking hard to deal with 6._ problem.She thinks pe
27、ople shouldnt wastefood,7._ rich they are.She persuaded some supermarkets to stop sellingtheir goods 8._(tie)together so that people bought only what they needed.Also,she produced a leftovers cookbook and set up an education program in schools,9._ food waste was rather common.Now the effects are qui
28、te noticeable.Clearly,we need to think twice when we put something in our shopping basket,andwe should make the most of the food we haveuse up our leftovers or even shareour extra food 10._ our friends and neighbors.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了浪费食物已经成为发达国家的一个大问题。在丹麦,一个名为Selina Juul的妇女一直在努力解决这个问题。1.【解析】part
29、s。考查名词复数。part为可数名词,此处表示“世界其他地区”应用复数。故填parts。2.【解析】astonishing。考查形容词。修饰后文名词fact应用-ing结尾形容词astonishing,作定语,表示“令人惊讶的”。故填astonishing。3.【解析】to feed。考查非谓语动词。句意:令人震惊的是,每年世界上三分之一的食物被浪费,这些食物足够养活10亿饥饿的人。结合句意表示“足够做某事”短语为be enough to do sth.。故填to feed。4.【解析】is buried。考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。主语food与bury之间是被动关系,且陈述客观事实应用一般
30、现在时,主语为Most of the wasted food,可知“most of the+单数名词”,谓语动词要用单数形式。故填is buried。5.【解析】Unluckily。考查副词。修饰后文整个句子应用副词unluckily,作状语,表示“不幸的是”。句首单词首字母要大写。故填Unluckily。6.【解析】the。考查冠词。此处特指上文中提到的食物浪费的问题,故problem前要用定冠词the。故填the。7.【解析】however。考查连接词。句意:她认为无论他们多么富有,都不应该浪费食物。此处为让步状语从句,表示“无论多么”应用however引导。故填however。8.【解析
31、】tied。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知tie在句中应用非谓语动词形式,与逻辑主语goods构成被动关系,故应用过去分词作定语。故填tied。9.【解析】where。考查定语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词schools,且先行词在从句中作地点状语,故应用关系副词where。故填where。10.【解析】with。考查介词。句意:显然,当我们把东西放进购物篮时,我们需要三思而后行,我们应该充分利用我们所拥有的食物吃光我们的剩菜,甚至与我们的朋友和邻居分享我们多余的食物。结合句意表示“与分享”短语为share sth.with sb.。故填with。.阅读填句 Words have t
32、he power to build us up or tear us down.It doesnt matter if thewords come from ourselves or someone else.The positive and negative effects arejust as lasting.We all talk to ourselves sometimes.1 In fact,we really shouldnt bebecause more and more experts believe talking to ourselves out loud is a hea
33、lthyhabit.This“self-talk”helps us motivate ourselves,remember things,solveproblems,and calm ourselves down.Be aware,though,that as much as 77%ofself-talk tends to be negative.2.Often,words come out of our mouths without us thinking about the effect theywill have.3 For example,when returning an item
34、to a store,we might usewarm,friendly language during the exchange.And the clerk will probably respondin a similar manner.However,critical language may cause anger and defense.Words possess power because of their lasting effect.Many of us regretsomething we once said.We remember unkind words said to
35、us as well.Beforespeaking,we should always ask ourselves:4 If what we want to say doesntpass this test,then its better left unsaid.5 Those around us receive encouragement when we speak positively.Wecan offer hope,build self-esteem and motivate others to do their best.Negativewords destroy all those
36、things.Will we use our words to hurt or to heal?The choice is ours.A.Is it loving?B.How should say it?C.Were usually too embarrassed to admit it,though.D.Generally people like positive and pleasant words.E.Words possess power:both positive and negative.F.So we should only speak encouraging words to
37、ourselves.G.But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了语言的力量。积极的语言可以激励我们,消极的语言会摧毁我们。1.【解析】选C。前文We all talk to ourselves sometimes.与C.Were usually tooembarrassed to admit it,though.承接自然,选项中的it指代前面的内容,即“我们所有人都会时不时自言自语”,故选C。2.【解析】选F。前文Be aware,though,th
38、at as much as 77%of self-talk tends to be negative.与F.So we should only speak encouraging words to ourselves.承接自然,前后句构成明显的因果关系,negative和encouraging是关键词,故选F。3.【解析】选G。根据空格前面“我们说出的话没有思考过它带来的影响”和后文For example,when returning an item to a store,we might use warm,friendly language during the exchange.And t
39、he clerk will probably respond in a similar manner.与G.But we should be aware that our words cause certain responses in others.承接自然,前后是两种对比的情况,且构成明显的转折关系,friendly和critical是关键词,故选G。4.【解析】选A。前文Before speaking,we should always ask ourselves.与A.Is it loving?承接自然,前文提出“问自己”,下文给出问题,故选A。5.【解析】选E。后文Those arou
40、nd us receive encouragement when we speak positively.We can offer hope,build self-esteem and motivate others to do their best.与E.Words possess power:both positive and negative.承接自然,后部分分别陈述积极话语和消极话语的两种情况,故选E。.阅读理解With the COVID-19 virus sweeping the globe,the science on quitting smokingoffers welcome
41、 news for smokers who want to build up their defenses in case theycontract the virus.Though it may still take many months for a smokers lungs to healfrom damage caused by long-term smoking,your health can noticeably improve inthe days and weeks after quitting in ways that could make a difference aga
42、inst thevirus.COVID-19 creates an added sense of urgency,and theres enough reason tobelieve that quitting smoking during the pandemic(流行病)could increase youropportunities of fighting off the virus.If you make the decision to quit,the cilia(纤毛)in your lungs are one of the first parts of your body to
43、heal.These hair-like projections wave back and forth like a brush as air moves in and out of your lungs.They help your body fight off colds and infection.They also help clear mucus(黏液),so if theyre not functioning as well as they should,mucus can build up in the lungs.Your bodys tendency to cough du
44、ring an infection helps inspire the bodily process of clearing out mucus.Thats vital in fighting the COVID-19 condition.The elderly are at a greater risk for too much lung fluid that often limits breathing following coronavirus infection because they dont have a strong enough cough to clear it up.A
45、second short-term gain from quitting smoking comes from reducing ongoinginflammation(炎症)in your body,which can make you infect COVID-19 moreeasily.Having your lungs in as good of shape as you can in case of a corona virusinfection is key.Besides lung-related issues,quitting smoking can also deliver
46、healthy benefitsto the heart that could help prevent possible heart attacks,which are another causeof death in COVID-19 cases.After you quit smoking,your blood becomes thinnerand less possible to setting.Heart attacks are less likely.One reason this happens isbecause smoking makes it harder for the
47、heart to distribute blood throughout thebody.【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了,戒烟有助于改善肺部功能以抵御新冠病毒的侵袭。1.What is the use of the lung cilia?A.Cleaning up the lungs.B.Killing the COVID-19 virus.C.Predicting lung infections.D.Reducing breathing difficulty.【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第二段中的“These hair-like projections waveback and fo
48、rth like a brush as air moves in and out of your lungs.They help yourbody fight off colds and infection.They also help clear mucus,so if theyre notfunctioning as well as they should,mucus can build up in the lungs.”,可知肺部纤毛的作用是清洁肺部。故选A。2.Why are the old at higher risk to the corona virus?A.They canno
49、t go out during the pandemic.B.There is too much mucus in their lungs.C.Most of them are heavy smokers for years.D.They are lacking in the care of their children.【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第二段中的“The elderly are at a greater risk fortoo much lung fluid that often limits breathing following coronavirus infectionbe
50、cause they dont have a strong enough cough to clear it up.”可知老年人肺部积水更多,导致他们感染病毒的风险更大。故选B。3.What good does quitting smoking do to heart?A.Strengthen the heart muscle.B.Turn blood to be much thicker.C.Make the blood flow smoother.D.Speed the heartbeat up apparently.【解析】选C。细节理解题。由最后一段中的“After you quit
51、smoking,yourblood becomes thinner and less possible to setting.Heart attacks are less likely.Onereason this happens is because smoking makes it harder for the heart to distributeblood throughout the body.”可知戒烟会使血液流动更加顺畅。故选C。4.What is the text mainly about?A.Quitting smoking can help defend the COVID-19.B.Ways to make a difference against corona viruses.C.The COVID-19 virus is threatening humans worldwide.D.Protecting the smokers lungs to heal from damage.【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文论述戒烟有助于抵御新冠病毒的侵袭。故选A。
