1、UNIT 12 Period Three题组A基础练(建议用时：6分钟). 单词拼写1He is fed by a _(管子) that enters his nose. 2Hes completely _(一窍不通的) about computers. 3Richard was waiting outside the door as she _(出现)4She and Frank had never got around to opening a _(共同的) account. 【答案】1tube2clueless3emerged4joint. 单句语法填空1Keep this money
2、for your_(incidence) expenses. 2Give me a _(clueless). Whats it begin with?3How do you motivate people to work hard and _(efficient)? 4The composition _(propose) disposed of the components. 5Stalin gave an _(accuracy) assessment of the utility of nuclear weapons. 6There is growing evidence that the
3、economy is at last _(emerge) from recession. 7It is widely acknowledged that students should be _(evaluate) in terms of overall quality. 【答案】1incidental2clue3efficiently4proposer5accurate6emerging7evaluated完成句子1An idea has just _. 我刚刚想到一个主意。2_ she didnt look sleepy any more. 突然她看上去不再困倦了。3_ people sp
4、oke against the proposal. 只有几个人表示反对这一提议。【答案】1come into my mind2All of a sudden3Only a few题组B提升练(建议用时：20分钟). 阅读理解Researchers in the US say they might have discovered how to fight against and even reverse some processes of ageing, at least in mice. Injecting the blood of young mice into the older ones
5、 improved their brainpower, a study found. Scientists at Stanford University plan to carry out trials in people in the hope that new treatments for dementia(痴呆症) can be developed. “There are factors present in blood from young mice that can recharge an old mouses brain so that it functions more like
6、 a younger one，” says Dr. Tony from Stanford University School of Medicine. In the study published in Nature Medicine, mice aged 18 months were given injections of the blood taken from mice aged 3 months. The injected mice performed better on memory tests than mice of the same age that had not been
7、given the blood. Dr. Tony said it was not known whether the same was true of humans, but a trial was planned. A research centre in the UK said the treatment restored certain aspects of learning and memory in mice, but was of unknown importance to humans. The research, while very interesting, did not
8、 test the type of brain damage that was seen in dementia, which is not a necessary consequence of ageing. Meanwhile, two similar studies by a separate team have thrown more light on how young blood may benefit the old, in mice at least. A substance in the blood of mice previously shown to have an an
9、ti-ageing effect on heart muscle also improved brain cells, according to a Harvard team. The research, published in Science, found the blood factors encouraged the growth of brain cells in old mice, and restored their sense of smell. The same chemical also improved muscle power of aged mice, the res
10、earchers found. ()1The underlined word “reverse”in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”AchangeBdestroyCspeedDincrease()2According to the studies, the blood from young mice benefits the old in certain ways except in_. AmemoryBmuscle powerCfur colourDbrain cells()3Whats the authors attitude to the anti-agei
11、ng studies?ASupportive.BObjective. CNegative.DDoubtful. 【语篇解读】本文是科普说明类阅读，讲述的是通过在老鼠身上实验发现通过注射年轻老鼠的血液可以改善年老的老鼠的一些状况，将有助于老年痴呆治疗的研究。1A词义猜测题。根据第一段提到“Researchers in the US say they might have discovered how to fight against and even reverse_some processes of ageing, at least in mice. Injecting the blood o
12、f young mice into the older ones improved their brainpower, a study found. ”美国一项研究说，他们可能发现了如何对抗和颠倒年龄的过程，在年老的老鼠身上注射年轻老鼠的血液，提高他们大脑的活力，使年老的老鼠更年轻，这是在改变它们衰老的过程，划线词的意思和change意思一致。 故选A项。2C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到 “A research centre in the UK said the treatment restored certain aspects of learning and memory in mice
13、”有助于学习和记忆的方面。再根据最后一段提到 “The research, published in Science, found the blood factors encouraged the growth of brain cells in old mice”， 促进年老的老鼠的脑细胞的生长， “The same chemical also improved muscle power of aged mice, the researchers found. ”研究还发现同样的化学物质可以提升肌肉力量。故选C项。3B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段提到 “The research, while
14、very interesting, did not test the type of brain damage that was seen in dementia, which is not a necessary consequence of ageing. ”这个研究虽然很有趣，但没有检验大脑在痴呆中坏掉的细胞，这不是变老的必然结果，可见作者持有客观的态度。故选B项。. 完形填空The notion of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of company culture to embed mea
15、ning in their products and thus attract more customers. Starbucks literally changed the definition of “a good cup of coffee”. For Starbucks, the brand had three elements: coffee, _1_ and stores. Strict control over the quality and processing of the beans _2_ that the coffee would be of the highest p
16、ossible quality. Outstanding store personnel were employed and trained in coffee knowledge and _3_ service. Store design, atmosphere and aroma (浓香) all _4_ the “Starbucks Experience”Almost all Starbucks stores were corporately owned and controlled. Starbucks prided itself on the “Starbucks Experienc
17、e”， _5_ coffee to provide a unique experience for its customers. _6_ those traditional coffee houses providing you with the grab-and-go service, Starbucks provides you with more than coffee. You get great people, first-rate music, a comfortable and upbeat meeting place, and _7_ advice on brewing exc
18、ellent coffee at home. At home youre part of a family. At work youre part of a company. And somewhere in between is a place where you can sit back and be yourself. Thats what a Starbucks store has been _8_ to creating for its customers a kind of “third place” where they can _9_， reflect, read, chat
19、or listen. The green Starbucks logo is a mermaid that looks like the end of the double image of the sea. It was designed by Terry Heckler, who got the _10_ from the wooden statue of the sea. Mermaid logo also _11_ original and modern meanings: her face is very simple, but with modern abstract forms
20、of packaging; the middle is black and white, the only color on the outside surrounded by a circle. Starbucks makes the typical American culture gradually broken down into elements of _12_： the visual warmth, hearing the way, smelling the aroma of coffee and so on. Just think, through the huge glass
21、windows, watching the crowded streets, _13_ sipping a coffee flavour, which is in line with the “Yapi”， the feeling of experience in the _14_ life. But the _15_ of Starbucks is not about the coffee, although its great coffee. Coffee is only a carrier. Coffee consumption, to a great extent, is an emo
22、tional and cultural level of consumption. ()1Apeople BmanagersCcustomersDclients()2AassuredBpromisedCensuredDpredicted()3AemergencyBenvironmentCemploymentDcustomer()4Aconsisted ofBbenefited fromCcontributed toDheaded for()5Agoing beyondBcoming acrossCmaking upDdepending on()6AWith regard toBIn addit
23、ion toCCompared withDIn terms of()7AgeneralBreasonableClegalDfascinating()8AcommittedBalertedCsubjectedDrequired()9AnegotiateBperformCconcealDescape()10AimaginationBinspirationCpatentDphilosophy()11AcreatesBcultivatesCcreditsDconveys()12AbrandBlogoCpossessionDexperience()13AgreedilyBgentlyCpersisten
24、tlyDindifferently()14AbusyBeasyCmiserableDenergetic()15AproductBvisionCessenceDimportance【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了虽然星巴克的咖啡很棒，但星巴克的精髓不在于咖啡，而在于它的企业文化。1A句意：对于星巴克来说，品牌有三个要素：咖啡、人和商店。people人(们)；managers经理；customers顾客；clients客户。上文说星巴克将打造品牌个性的理念作为企业文化的一部分，将意义嵌入产品中，从而吸引更多的顾客，由此可知，人是星巴克品牌文化的三个要素之一。故选A项。2C句意：对咖啡豆的质量和
25、加工过程进行严格的控制，确保了咖啡的最高品质。assured担保；promised承诺；ensured确保，保证；predicted预测。对咖啡豆的质量和加工过程进行严格的控制的目的自然是确保咖啡的最高品质。故选C项。3D句意：在咖啡知识和客户服务方面雇用和培训了优秀的店员。emergency紧急情况；environment环境；employment就业；customer客户。根据常识可知，店员上岗前要进行客户服务方面的培训，customer service表示“客户服务”。故选D项。4C句意：店内的设计、氛围和浓郁的香气都为星巴克体验做出了贡献。consisted of由组成；benefit
26、ed from从中受益；contributed to有助于，为做贡献；headed for前往。根据常识可知，咖啡店的设计、氛围和浓郁的香气都为顾客的星巴克体验做出了贡献。故选C项。5A句意：星巴克以“星巴克体验”为荣，其服务超出了咖啡，为顾客提供独特的体验。going beyond超出；coming across遇到；making up弥补；depending on依靠。下文说星巴克为您提供的不仅仅是咖啡，由此可知，“星巴克体验”超出了咖啡，为顾客提供独特的体验。故选A项。6C句意：与传统的咖啡店为您提供的服务相比，星巴克为您提供的不仅仅是咖啡。With regard to至于；In add
27、ition to除之外(还)；Compared with与相比；In terms of在方面。空后提到了传统咖啡店的服务，因此是星巴克与传统咖啡店的对比。故选C项。7B句意：这里有很棒的人，一流的音乐，舒适、积极的会议场所，以及在家里煮优质咖啡的合理建议。general一般的；reasonable合理的；legal合法的；fascinating迷人的。根据常识可知，星巴克自然会为顾客提供在家煮一杯好咖啡的合理建议。故选B项。8A句意：这就是星巴克致力于为顾客创造的一种“第三空间”，在那里他们可以远离(喧嚣)、思考、阅读、聊天或倾听。committed承诺、投身；alerted警告；subjec
28、ted臣服；required要求。be committed to表示“致力于”。故选A项。9D句意同上。negotiate谈判；perform执行；conceal隐藏；escape远离，避开。根据空后的“reflect, read, chat or listen”可知，在星巴克创造的“第三空间”里，人们可以远离(喧嚣)，旨在突出星巴克创造的安静环境。故选D项。10B句意：它是由特里赫克勒设计的，他从木制的海洋雕像中得到灵感。imagination想象；inspiration灵感；patent专利权；philosophy哲理。上文说绿色星巴克标识是一个美人鱼，这个设计灵感是特里赫克勒从木制的海洋
29、雕像中获得的。故选B项。11D句意：美人鱼标识还传达了原始和现代的含义creates创造；cultivates培养；credits赞颂；D. conveys传达。根据常识可知，一个品牌的标识自然会传达某种含义。故选D项。12D句意：星巴克将典型的美国文化逐渐分解为体验元素：视觉上的温暖，听觉上煮咖啡的声音，嗅觉上的咖啡香气等等。brand品牌；logo标识；possession财产；experience体验。根据冒号后的内容可知此处指“体验元素”。故选D项。13B句意：试想，透过巨大的玻璃窗，望着拥挤的街道，轻轻地啜一口咖啡香，这正符合“雅痞”，在忙碌的生活中体验的感觉。greedily贪婪地
30、；gently轻轻地；persistently固执地；indifferently冷淡地。根据常识可知，刚煮好的咖啡是非常热的，要一小口一小口轻轻地啜着喝。故选B项。14A句意同上。busy忙碌的；easy简单的；miserable悲惨的；energetic精力充沛的。根据上文说的拥挤的街道可知，平时的生活节奏是很快的，因此此处指的是“忙碌的生活”。故选A项。15C句意：但星巴克的精髓不在于咖啡，尽管它是很棒的咖啡。product产品；vision视力；essence精髓，精华；importance重要性。空后说咖啡只是一种载体，咖啡消费在很大程度上是一种情感和文化层面的消费，因此此处是说星巴克
31、的精髓不在于咖啡，而在于它的文化。故选C项。语法填空UK nursing homes are getting some colourful new 1_ (guest). HenPower is bringing the joy of hens to more than 60 care homes around the UK to add some excitement to their daily activities. The hens give elderly people a chance 2_ (explore) their creativity and to spend some
32、time outdoors with the chickens having fun, feeding them and collecting the eggs. The 3_ (organize) has been especially helpful in allowing elderly people to feel 4_ (need) through caring for others, instead of always 5_ (care) for. HenPower also has plenty of support from the community, 6_ allows i
33、t to create real change in 7_ way elderly people see themselves. One elderly man said that while he believed the HenPower concept was strange at the start, he finally decided to try it, and now 8_ (feel) its the best thing he has ever done. To take pride 9_ looking after someone or something can 10_
34、 (complete) change the way people live their lives. When elderly people know they have a reason to get up in the morning because they have to look after their chickens, it brings everyone together. 【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了英国养老院迎来了一些有趣的新客人。HenPower将母鸡的快乐带到英国60多家养老院，为他们的日常活动增添一些乐趣。这些母鸡给了老年人一个机会来探索他们的创造力，
35、并花一些时间与鸡在户外玩，喂它们和收集鸡蛋。1guests考查名词的数。guest为可数名词，由some修饰应用复数形式。故填guests。2to explore考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，explore后的内容作chance的后置定语，应用不定式。短语a chance to do sth. 表示“做某事的机会”。故填to explore。3organization考查名词。根据上文the可知，应填名词organization“组织”，且后文has表示应用单数名词。故填organization。4needed考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处在句中是非谓语动词，与逻辑主语“elder
36、ly people”构成被动关系，故用过去分词。故填needed。5being cared考查非谓语动词。of为介词，后跟动名词作宾语，且care与elderly people构成被动，故用being done形式。故填being cared。6which考查定语从句。句意：HenPower还得到了社区的大力支持，这让它能够真正改变老年人看待自己的方式。本句为非限制性定语从句修饰上文整个句子，且从句中缺少主语，故用关系代词which。故填which。7the考查冠词。根据此处特指“老人们看待自己的方式”应用定冠词。故填the。8feels考查动词时态。本句主语为he，根据上文now可知，描述目前的情况应用一般现在时，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填feels。9in考查介词。根据短语take pride in表示“以为傲”。故填in。10completely考查副词。修饰后文动词change，应用副词completely，表示“完全地”。故填completely。