1、Unit 3Section 阅读理解The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time,many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on,publishing stamps during th
2、e White Olympics became a rule. During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics. In the 1950s,the st
3、amps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came,the host countries as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980,when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics. Japan is an Asian cou
4、ntry that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet. Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen. 文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了冬季奥运会也被称为白色奥运会。在这个时候,会
5、发行许多五颜六色的邮票来纪念伟大的奥运会。1The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games _B_. Aafter the year 1936Bafter the 3rd White OlympicsCbefore the 3rd White OlympicsDbefore the year 1932解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的最后两句话“The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the United
6、States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on,publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule. ”可知在第三届冬奥会之后,全世界都发行邮票来纪念伟大的世界运动会成为惯例。故选B。2The Winter Olympics is held once _C_. Aevery two years Bevery three yearsCevery four yearsDevery five years解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“1932 in the United States fo
7、r the 3rd White Olympics. ”以及第二段中“During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936”可知1932年为第三届冬奥会,1936年为第四届冬奥会,由此推断出冬奥会每四年举办一次。故选C。3What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics? _D_ABasketball. BTable tennis. CFootball. DSkating. 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一
8、段中“Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. ”可知不同的体育比赛项目被画在邮票上,只有“滑冰”这个比赛项目会出现在冬奥会上。故选D。七选五根据短文内容,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。In your life,you may have many unforgettable events like winning a prize,going abroad _1A_. I was always dreaming of swimming like a fish!At that tim
9、e,I was so jealous when I saw people swimming. _2E_ Later,one summer afternoon,I followed my school buddies to a river,accompanied by my brother. I remember how eagerly I kicked off my shoes and jumped into the cool water. Truthfully,I was not sure what to do but struggle in the water. Luckily,a you
10、ng swimmer nearby happened to find me and soon I was pulled out. Being out of water,I felt I was transported to the wonder world. Realizing that I was safe and well,I burst into tears. _3D_I went for another try with my brother. But I feared that I would never become a good swimmer. I stepped carefu
11、lly into the swimming pool but when the water came up to my stomach,I lost my balance again and fell into the water. I found myself further away from my brother than I thought. The King of Terrors was approaching!Desperately,I kept my eyes wide open and tried to seize my brother by the arm,once,twic
12、e,three timesI was shouting and waving my arms exhaustedly. At last,my brother was able to reach out his hand to touch me. I got saved again. _4B_But motivated by the desire to swim,I made my third attempt. I felt my legs paralyzed (瘫痪) on the bank when I faced the big swimming pool. Watching the ha
13、ppy swimmers in the water,I was inspired. Why not have a last try? I took a deep breath and confidently went forward. As I was going deeper into the water,I made great efforts to control my thoughts,so I could keep the balance. _5F_I was able to swim!Yes,I was able to swim!All of a sudden,a feeling
14、of satisfaction was running high. ABut for me,the most unusual event is learning how to swim. BI would never go swimming again after two unpleasant experiences. CDont be afraid of the hardships in front of you. DAnyway,my dream never ended. EI told myself that I would be one of them one day. FTo my
15、amazement,I made it!GI always believe “Where there is a will,there is a way. ”文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。本文叙述作者最难忘的事情是学习游泳的经历。作者梦想像鱼一样游泳,虽然有两次差点儿被淹死,但出于对游泳的渴望作者最终学会了游泳。说明只要坚持一定能做到。解析:1考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据上文“In your life,you may have many unforgettable events like winning a prize,going abroad”可知,每个人都有难忘的事情。分析选项A“B
16、ut for me,the most unusual event is learning how to swim. ”可知,对于“我”来说,最不寻常的是学习如何游泳。通读全文可知,作者下文描述的是自己学习游泳的经历。故选A。2考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空格前的“I was always dreaming of swimming like a fish!At that time,I was so jealous when I saw people swimming. ” 可知,“我”一直梦想着像鱼一样游泳!当“我”看到人们游泳时,非常羡慕。根据下文作者努力学习游泳的事,可推断出作者渴
17、望有一天会游泳。分析选项E(我告诉自己有一天我会成为他们中的一员。)符合语境。故选E。3考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。上文叙述作者梦想有一天能像鱼一样游泳,但由于太心急掉进水中差点儿淹死,却没有屈服。空格后“I went for another try with my brother. ”可知,我和哥哥又去了。由此可知,作者从没放弃实现游泳的梦想。分析选项可知D(总之,我的梦想从未结束。)符合语境,故选D。4考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空后的内容“But motivated by the desire to swim,I made my third attempt. ” 可知,出
18、于游泳的欲望,我做了第三次尝试。“my third attempt”与B项中的“two unpleasant experiences”对应,“But”为转折连词,可知前面有两次不愉快的经历,就再也不去游泳了,与But后的意思相反。分析选项,可知B(两次不愉快的经历之后,我再也不会去游泳了。)符合语境。故选B。5考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空后的“I was able to swim!Yes,I was able to swim!”可知作者对于自己会游泳感到惊讶。分析选项可知F(令我惊讶的是,我做到了!)符合语境。故选F。完形填空When I was 13, my only purpo
19、se was to become the star on our football team. That meant beating out Miller King, who was the best _1D_ at our school. Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for _2A_. Just before September,Miller was struck by a car and lost his rig
20、ht arm. I went to see him after he came back from _3C_. He looked very _4A_,but he didnt cry. That season, I _5B_ all of Millers records while he _6D_ the home games from the bench. We went 101 and I was named most valuable player, but I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller s _7
21、C_. One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller _8A_ going over a fencewhich wasnt _9B_ to climb if you had both arms. Im sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept _10C_ from, but I did it. When we were finally _11D_ on the other side, he said to me,“You know,
22、 I didnt tell you this during the _12C_,but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for me. ”His words freed me from my bad _13D_. I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was _14A_ ahead of me. From that day on, I grew _15B_ and a little more
23、 real. 文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一个与足球有关的故事。作者想打败Miller,成为球队里最棒的球员。为了实现梦想,作者刻苦训练,在Miller受伤之后,作者脱颖而出,成为最有价值的球员,作者的表现也得到了Miller 的认可。1AcoachBstudentCteacherDplayer解析:根据上文可知,全校最好的球员(player)是Miller King。2ApracticeBpowerCinsuranceDpleasure解析:作为球员, 作者随身带着足球是为了练习(practice)。power权力; insurance保险; pleasure乐趣。3AschoolBv
24、acationChospitalDtraining解析:Miller意外受伤,失去了右臂,作者在他出院(hospital)后去看他。4ApaleBcalmCrelaxedDdetermined解析:根据but he didnt cry可知,此处表示“Miller脸色苍白”。5AheldBbrokeCsetDtried解析:根据records (纪录)可知,作者打破了(break) Miller的纪录。6AreportedBjudgedCorganizedDwatched解析:因为受伤不能参加比赛,Miller只能坐在长凳上观看(watch)比赛。7AdecisionBmistakeCaccid
25、entDabsence解析:根据was to blame for可知,作者感觉好像是自己应该为Miller的事故(accident)负责。8AtrappedBinjuredCburiedDlost解析:作者看到Miller在翻越栅栏,只有一只手臂的Miller翻越栅栏很困难,因此应该是被卡(trap)在栅栏上了。9AreliableBhardCfunDuseless解析:根据语境可知,此处指手臂健全的人翻越栅栏并不困难(not hard)。10AthanksBadviceChelpDapology解析:作者认为Miller最不愿接受自己的帮助(help)。11AawakeBreadyCacti
26、veDsafe解析:作者和Miller两人安全(safe)地翻过栅栏。12AholidayBdisasterCseasonDjourney解析:根据上文“That season, I _ 5_ all of Millers records while he _ 6_ the home games from the bench. ”可知,此处谈论的是这个赛季(season)的比赛,Miller认为作者表现得很好。13AmemoriesBideasCattitudesDdreams解析:得到了Miller的认可之后,作者在上文提到的噩梦(dream)也不见了踪影。14AstillBalsoCyet
27、Djust解析:由damaged but not defeated可知Miller虽然受伤了,却不会被打败,作者认为Miller仍然(still)是领先于自己的。15AhealthierBbiggerCclevererDcooler解析:从那天起,作者长大(bigger)了很多,并且更加真实了。语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years _1longer_ (long) than non-runners.
28、You dont have to run fast or for long _2to see_ (see) the benefit. You may drink ,smoke,be overweight and still reduce your risk of _3dying_ (die) early by running. While running regularly cant make you live forever,the review says it _4is_ (be) more effective at lengthening life _5than_ walking, cy
29、cling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 _6that/which_ showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all _7causes_ (cause). The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. But otherwiseits
30、 probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces,do exercises to _8strengthen_ (strength) your leg muscles (肌肉),avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and its always _9energetic_ (energy) . If you are time poor,you need run for only half the time to get the
31、 same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give _10running/it_ a try. 文章大意:本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了跑步的好处,它可以帮助人们降低疾病发生概率,延年益寿。解析:1考查形容词比较级。根据than可知long用比较级。2考查非谓语动词。此处意为“你不必跑得太快,也不必跑很长时间就能看到它的效果”。此处不定式短语作目的状语。3考查非谓语动词。此处of是介词,其后用动名词(dying)。4考查动词的时态和主谓一 致。这里叙述的是一个事实,用一般现在时,主语it是第三人称单数。故填is。5考查比较级
32、句型。根据句中的more effective可知,此处填than。6考查定语从句。所填词修饰指物的a study,且在定语从句中作主语。7考查名词单复数。空格处作from的宾语,前面有all,要用名词复数。8考查动词。锻炼以增强你腿上的肌肉。此处to是不定式符号,其后用动词原形(strengthen)。9考查形容词。连系动词is后用形容词作表语。10考查名词或代词。此处号召我们都应该尝试一下跑步。give sth. a try意为“尝试一下某事”。此处可以用it指代running。. 应用文写作假定你是李华,你市将举办国际马拉松比赛,请你给外教John发一封电子邮件,邀请他一起报名参加。内容主
33、要包括:1告知马拉松比赛的具体信息;2说明邀请理由;3希望对方参加。注意:1词数80左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数);2可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:马拉松marathonAAADear John,Im pleased to tell you that an international marathon will take place in our city. _Yours,Li Hua参考范文: Dear John, Im pleased to tell you that an international marathon will take place in our ci
34、ty. I know you love sport and Id like to invite you to run with me. The activity will be held on February 20 along the newly-built Zhongshan Road. It will start at 730 a. m. and end at 1130 a. m. ,lasting for four hours. Over five hundred people will take part in it. How nice!The marathon is not only an activity for exercising,but also for entertaining. Im sure that we would have great fun. Besides,its also a chance to make new friends with those who have the same interests as us. It would be great if you could come. Im looking forward to hearing from you. Yours, Li Hua