1、Unit 3 The internetUnit 3 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking1、 As for old people, some of the applications are hard to use because they didnt grow up with them. They dont have simple models of how they should work, what to do when something doesnt work or where to go for help. We make it
2、as easy as possible to be used for people who are not familiar with the technology. I think there is huge potential and we are designing it. The ability to connect to friends, who remember the same movies, news and music, is really important, especially as people get old. They end up in retirement a
3、t home and they arent always close to their friends. Allowing the network to help them connect with friends and family is a really powerful thing. My mother is an enthusiastic user of the Internet, although it took me years to get her to use e-mail. She was born with normal hearing, but lost it when
4、 she was 3. She was totally deaf for many years, until age 53, when she got ear aids. They work really well. That is a big change for her. But before then, her friends couldnt call her on the phone, so they suggested she use e-mail to communicate with them. Young people dont even think of the Intern
5、et as technology. Its just there, and they use it. Theres been a very interesting change in communication styles between old people and young people. There are some kids who are now in their teens and arent willing to make phone calls. And they think e-mail is old-fashioned and slow. The reason why
6、teens dont make phone calls seems to be that they dont know what to say. When they call, they often stop for a while and theres a silence. On the other hand, texting is considered proper, and its okay if you dont answer. You might have been distracted. Its not rude. But it is strange if youre in thi
7、s kind of conversation and simply stop talking.1.What is the trouble that old people meet when surfing the Internet?A.They dont know how to use some applications.B.They have to buy electronic productions at a high price.C.There is no professional teacher to teach them how to use the Internet.D.They
8、have no friends to communicate with online.2.What do the young people think of the Internet according to the passage?A.Interesting.B.Amazing.C.Boring.D.Common.3.We can infer from the passage that the author is a _.A.company managerB.program designerC.college professorD.mobile phone seller4.What does
9、 the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean?A.You have replied the message.B.You have walked away from the conversation.C.You have been cut off.D.You have asked for a pardon.2、Singing revolutionary songs, reciting martyrs（烈士） stories, putting on performances that eulogize (颂扬） Chair
10、man Mao Zedong, such are the daily scenes of more than 200 Red Army primary schools across China. On campus, students wear Red Army uniforms, including octagonal (八角形的) caps and red scarves. In class they sing songs from the old revolutionary years，discuss the history of the CPC and learn the histor
11、y of local soldiers. Red Army primary schools, which were started in 2007, are schools named after influential figures of past revolutionary periods, such as Mao Zedong Red Army Primary School and Deng Xiaoping Red Army Primary School, or significant events or sites such as Xibaipo Red Army Primary
12、School. Red Army schools aim to carry on the revolutionary genes while improving educational conditions for children in Chinas impoverished areas that used to be revolutionary bases, mainly through funds from the project council and financial support from local governments. Red Army primary schools
13、have been expanding across the nation over the past decade, following the footprints of Chinas Red Army, covering revolutionary bases in 29 provinces. As the scale of the project continues to expand, donations to the schools have also expanded from the initiators (发起者），who were mostly revolutionarie
14、s or soldiers and their relatives, to cover all of society.“Calling them Red Army opened a channel for donations from all people in our society，”said Feng Haibo, vice principal at Bayi Red Army Primary School in Xibaipo, Hebei Province，where three primary schools are named“Red Army”.1. What does Par
15、agraph 2 talk about?A. Many instructive campuses.B. Very active students at school.C. How teachers ask students to sing revolutionary songs.D. How the students carry the flag of loving motherland at school.2. Red Army primary schools are named according to the following except .A. significant sitesB
16、. important eventsC. famous revolutionary songsD. influential figures of past revolutionary periods3. What does the underlined word “impoverished in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Poor.B. Rich.C. Natural.D. Mountainous.4. As Red Army primary schools develop, .A. many people get to know themB. donations to the
17、schools have also increasedC. more soldiers and their relatives take part in themD. more and more people like singing revolutionary songs3、 We know children should grow up, knowing the right sense of values. Here is a good example to teach them a good lesson. One day, a young man who was dressed poo
18、rly begged 1 door to door along the street. 2 an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad 3 and kept wondering why those who had so much money were never 4 and were always desiring more. As 5 as Im concerned, if I had only enough to
19、 fill my stomach and to wear, I would not want anything more. Just at that moment Goddess Fortune noticed the beggar among the crowd and got close to him, greeting, Hi, young man, I have wished to 6 you for a long time. If you open your wallet, I will pour my gold into it. But keep in mind that I wi
20、ll do that only on this 7 : All that falls into the wallet will be poured gold belonging to you; but every piece falling upon the ground 8 become dirt, worth nothing. Are you clear? I see. Now Im ready. said the beggar with confidence. Then you should 9 ! Its obvious that your wallet is a 10 one, so
21、 dont load it too heavily, said the Goddess Fortune. The excited beggar could hardly 11 to have gold He quickly opened his wallet, and a 12 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet became heavier and heavier. Is that enough? Isnt it cracking? Will your wallet strong enough for more? warned the
22、 Goddess. Never 13 . Its still strong enough now. replied the beggar confidently. The wallet was filled with 14 many coins that the beggars hands began to shake. Ah, if only the golden stream would 15 forever! Just a little more, said the beggar, 16 just a handful or two. There! Its full. The wallet
23、 will 17 . reminded the Goddess again, but the beggar insisted 18 , I know it will hold a little more, just a little more! One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 19 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 20 but his broken wallet.1.A.throughB.outsideC. fromD. insi
24、de2.A. PickingB. Gathering C. WinningD. Holding3. A. fortuneB. walletC. clothes D. chance4.A. relaxedB.disappointed C. worriedD. satisfied5.A.longB.farC. possibleD. soon6.A.praise B.forgiveC. helpD. comfort7.A. situationB. principle C. outlineD. suggestion8.A.shallB.wouldC. shouldD. might9.A. look d
25、ownB. look after C. look forD. look out10.A. largeB. wornC.newD. full11.A. standB. thinkC.breathe D. wait12.A. pieceB. streamC.pairD. pipe13.A. askB.requestC.fearD. insist14.A. quiteB. soC.tooD. as15.A. pourB. endC.dryD. freeze16.A. takeB. lendC.addD. send17.A. flow B. change C. disappear D. burst18
26、.A. firmlyB.with doubt C. angrilyD.with patience19. A. walletB. foodC. treasure D. gift20.A. nothingB.anything C. everythingD.something4、How to Envelop Courage by Overcoming Daily FearsSometimes when thinking of courage, we think it only applies to rare and uncommon situations. Yet our ordinary live
27、s can also be full of courage, even if we are not facing the end of a gun, a wild animal or a dangerous criminal. Courage doesnt just mean doing heroic acts. In fact, where there is fear on a daily basis, there are opportunities for you to show your courage. Here are some suggestions to develop cour
28、age by overcoming daily fears. Recognize your fears. By realizing that youre fearful, you are more likely to get to the bottom of what your fear is. You might come to understand that youre afraid of failing or taking chances. You may be fearful simply because you dont have confidence in yourself. Th
29、e key is not to dwell on your fear, but to understand what it is and what youre worried about. Ask yourself what is the worst that can happen. If you hesitate to take action, ask yourself this ： Whats the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then go on to improve on the worst. Is failur
30、e the worst thing that can happen? No, absolutely not. Doing nothing is actually the worst thing that can happen. When you take no action, you are sure to get nowhere. Take action. Courage comes from taking action. You need to act to overcome your fear. Your action may put you into discomfort, but y
31、ou have to just do it. And your action can prevent you from being stuck. To build up your confidence, you need to do the same thing over and over again. Soon you will discover that less courage is needed because you have already gained mastery. You are able to move forward.A. Share your fears with o
32、thers.B. Practice, practice and practice.C. So you are already in a comfort zone.D. You cannot think courage comes just in one day.E. Each undesired result is just one more step towards your goal.F. Find out what is truly holding you back.G. You dont need to wait for an emergency to occur to develop
33、 courage. 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1-4 ADBB解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中As for old people, some of the applications are hard to use because they didnt grow up with them.可知，老年人上网时遇到的麻烦是他们不知道如何使用一些应用程序，故选A项。2.推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中Young people dont even think of the Internet as technology. Its just there, and they use it.可推知，年轻
34、人认为网络是常见的东西，故选D项。3.推理判断题。文章首段提到电脑的一些应用程序对老年人来说很复杂，然后第二段中I think there is huge potential and we are designing it.可推断，作者是一名编程人员，故选B项。4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中But it is strange if youre in this kind of conversation and simply stop talking.可推知，画线部分You might have been distracted.的意思是你可能注意力没有集中在谈话上。故选B项。 2答案及解析：答案：
35、1.D 2.C 3.A 4.B解析：1. D 段落大意题。本段主要讲的是，在校园里，学生 是怎样传递爱国主义旗帜的。故选D项。2. C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“are schools named after influential figures of past revolutionary periods”和“or significant events or sites” 可知，红军小学的 命名是根据革命时期有影响的人物、重大事件或地点。故选 C项。3. A 词义猜测题。根据上文的“improving educational conditions” 和下文的 “ mainly throug
36、h funds from ”可知， impoverished的意思是“贫困的”。故选A项。4. B 细节理解题。根据第五段第二句“As the scale of the project continues to expand, donations to the schools have also expanded”可知，随着红军学校不断壮大，给这些学 校的捐赠也在增加。故选B项。 3答案及解析：答案：1-5 CDADB 6-10 CBADB 11-15 DBCBA 16-20 CDACA解析： 1.句中 from door to door 意为“一家一家地”，即这个年轻人逐家乞讨。故C项正确。
37、2.他的手里拿着(holding)个旧的钱包，这个年轻人想讨得几枚硬币买东西吃。 故D项正确。3.他一直在抱怨自己运气(fortune)不好，总是想知道那些有钱人为什么不满足，总是想要更多。故A项正确。4.他一直在抱怨自己运气不好，总是想知道那些有钱人为什么不满足(satisfied)，却总是想要更多。故D项正确。5.固定句式As far as sb. be concerned 在某人看来；该句型通常用来表达观点。 句意:在我看来，如果我有足够的钱填饱肚子和穿衣服，我就不再要更多了。故B项正确。6.财富之神对年轻人说:很长时间以来我希望帮助(help)你，请打开你的钱包，我倒金子给你。故C项正
38、确。7.句意：但是请记住这个原则(principle)，所有掉进钱包的金子都属于你，掉到地上的都会变成尘土。故B项正确。8.句中情态动词shall表示意愿，即财富之神做出的承诺。故A项正确。9.财富之神提醒对方务必要当心(look out).因为他的钱包是破的，不能承担太重的金子。故D项正确。10.根据第二空_ an old wallet in hand, he was asking for a few coins可知年轻人的钱包很破旧(worn)。故B项正确。11.短语can hardly wait to do sth.表示“迫不及待做某事”。句意：这个年轻人已经迫不及待地拥有黄金了，他立刻
39、打开钱包，黄金像流水一样地倒进了他的钱包里。故D项正确。12.根据下文if only the golden stream would _ forever!可知选B。13.财富之神提醒年轻人钱包要破了，但是年轻人让对方不要害怕(fear)，钱包足够牢固可以装更多的黄金。故C项正确。14.连词so. that.意为“如此.以至于”。句意:钱包里充满了如此多的黄金以至于这个年轻乞丐的手开始发抖。 故B项正确。15.年轻的乞丐希望黄金能够像流水一样一直倒进(pour)钱包。故A项正确。16.结合上文可知，年轻的乞丐希望能够再多增加(add)一点点。故C项正确。17.财富之神提醒他钱包要破了(burst
40、)，但是年轻人坚定地认为他的钱包还可以多装一点黄金。故D项正确。18.年轻人坚定地(firmly)认为他的钱包还可以多装一点黄金。故A项正确。19.根据上文可知财富之神给年轻人黄金，本句指钱包里的财宝(treasure)掉到地上成为了尘土，故C项正确。20.结合上句可知，这个年轻人一无所有了(nothing)，只有一个破了的钱包。故A项正确。 4答案及解析：答案：GFEDB解析：1. 根据前文的描述可知，我们日常的生活中都需要 勇气，它并不仅仅是指英勇的行为，G项（你不需要等到紧急 情况发生才去培养勇气）符合语境。2. 根据前一句的描述可知，你有可能知道自己到底 害怕什么，因此紧接着描述的应是查明是什么在真正阻碍着 你，故选F项。3. 前一句说失败不是可能发生的最坏的事情，因此 衔接的应是每一个不理想的结果会让你离你的目标更近一 步，故选E项。4. 前一句说勇气来自于行动。D项中的comes与前 句中的comes相呼应，故选D项。5. 根据本段中的“you need to do the same thing over and over again”可知本段是讲你要不断重复地去做同样 的事情。故选B项。