1、Unit 3 Diverse Cultures.阅读理解Weve all fantasized about itafter a rough day at work, stuck in traffic with commuters (上下班的人) wed rather not have in our personal space, and bills to pay, plus the sound of the crying baby in the apartment next door.How nice would it be to go solo and live on an island o
2、f one population: me!Well, this is the reality for 84yearold Elsie Eiler of Monowi, Nebraska.She is the sole resident of her hometown, which is the smallest recognized locality in the United States.Looking back at the 2000 census (人口普查), the town used to have another resident: Elsies husband Rudy.Si
3、nce he died in 2004, Elsie has lived in the town by herself.She considers herself to be the mayor, treasurer, and town librarian. Her main source of income is the bar that is frequented by truckers and other people passing throughthe Monowi Tavern, which she founded with her late husband back in 197
4、1. She received a lot of public attention after it was discovered that she was the sole resident of Monowi, and in an interview she stated that many visitors from around the world have come to meet her in Monowi.When asked if she ever gets lonely, she said “I know I could always move closer to my ch
5、ildren or stay with them whenever I want, but then Id have to make all new friends again.Hopefully I will be able to stay here.Its where I want to be.”这是一篇说明文。描述了美国最小的Monowi镇上只有一个84岁的居民Elsie Eiler。同时描述了Elsie Eiler在镇上的生活。1The Monowi Tavern is the name of .Athe family Bthe libraryCthe town Dthe bar答案：
6、D解析：细节理解题。从第三段倒数第二句Her main source of income is the bar that is frequented by truckers and other people passing throughthe Monowi Tavern, which she founded with her late husband back in 1971.(她的主要收入来源是卡车司机和其他路过的人经常光顾的酒吧Monowi Tavern。1971年，她和已故丈夫一起创办了这家酒吧。)可知the Monowi Tavern 是 the bar 的同位语，所以是 the b
7、ar 的名字。故选D。2The word “sole” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “ ”Aloneliest BoldestConly Dpoor答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据上文How nice would it be to go solo and live on an island of one population: me！(一个人住在一个只有我一个人的岛上该有多好啊！)接着下文举出了Elsie Eiler的例子，可推测这位老太太是镇上唯一的居民。故sole意思应为“唯一的；仅有的”。故选C。3Elsie Eiler continues to
8、live in the town mainly because .Ashe misses her late husband Bshe likes the lifestyle in the townCshe has no other place to goDshe has her own business in the town答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段Hopefully I will be able to stay here.Its where I want to be.可知老太太不走是因为这是她想待的地方，她喜欢这里的生活。故选B。4Which of the following
9、can be the best title for the passage?AAmericas Smallest TownBThe Oldest Lady in MonowiCThe Loneliest Life in AmericaDLonging for a Lonely Life答案：A解析：标题判断题。根据文章第二段Well, this is the reality for 84yearold Elsie Eiler of Monowi, Nebraska.She is the sole resident of her hometown, which is the smallest r
10、ecognized locality in the United States.以及文章主要内容都是围绕着讲述全美国最小的Monowi镇进行展开的。故选A。.完形填空A nurse took a tired and anxious soldier to the bedside of an old man, “Your 1 is here.” She had to repeat the words several times 2 the patients eyes opened.Heavily drugged with sleep because of the 3 of his heart at
11、tack, the old man could 4 see the uniformed soldier. The soldier held the old mans hand, expressing a(an) 5 of love and encouragement. All through the night the soldier sat there beside the bed, 6 him words of love and strength. Now and then the soldier said a few 7 words. Along towards dawn, the ol
12、d man 8 .Finally, the nurse offered words of sympathy (同情), but the soldier 9 her.“Who was that man？” he asked.The nurse was 10 . “He was your father，” she answered.“No, he wasnt，” the soldier replied. “I never saw him before.”“Then 11 didnt you say something as I took you to him？” asked the nurse.“
13、I knew 12 there had been a mistake, but I also knew he 13 his son for his last moment, and his son just wasnt here. Knowing he was too 14 to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I 15 .”he answered.这是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述的是护士和老人都把士兵当成老人的儿子，而士兵也没有揭穿，继续充当老人的儿子，陪老人走完最后一程的故事，展现了高尚的人性之
14、美。1A.doctor Bbrother Clawyer Dson答案：D解析：考查上下文语境。根据下文可知，护士以为士兵是老人的儿子。故选D。2A.before Bsince Cin case Dso that答案：A解析：考查连词辨析。根据上下文语境可知，护士不得不重复了好几次，病人才睁开眼睛，用before。3A.power Bmess Cpain Dstress答案：C解析：考查上下文和名词词义辨析。因为心脏病的疼痛(pain)深度麻醉而昏迷，老人几乎看不清(hardly)这个穿着军装的士兵。故选C。4A.hardly Bclearly Cpossibly Dcertainly答案：A
15、解析：考查副词词义辨析。解析见上一小题。A.hardly几乎不；B.clearly清晰地；C.possibly可能地；D.certainly当然地。故选A。5A.effect Bmessage Cevidence Dthought答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。由于老人深度昏迷，士兵用握手的动作，传达他的爱和鼓励的信息(message)。A.effect效果；B.message信息，消息；C.evidence证据；D.thought思想，想法。故选B。6A.allowing Bfinding Creminding Doffering答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。整个晚上，士兵坐在床边，说着爱
16、和鼓励的话。offer sb. sth. 为某人提供某物，这里指士兵通过不断说话为老人提供爱和鼓励。故选D。7A.dramatic Bstrange Cgentle Dviolent答案：C解析：考查形容词词义辨析。这里指老人处于弥留之际，士兵是说几句温和(gentle)的话，表达关怀。故选C。8A.fell asleep Bpassed away Cdropped down Dwoke up答案：B解析：考查上下文语境和动词短语辨析。根据下文可知，接近黎明时分，老人去世(passed away)了。A.fell asleep睡着；B.passed away去世；C.dropped down掉
17、下来；D.woke up醒来。故选B。9A.interrupted Bsuspected Cblamed Dforgave答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。护士表达同情，但是士兵打断(interrupted)了她的话。A.interrupted打断；B.suspected怀疑；C.blamed责备；D.forgave原谅。故选A。10A.annoyed Bashamed Csurprised Dsatisfied答案：C解析：考查上下文语境和形容词词义辨析。护士对士兵的问话感到惊讶。A.annoyed恼怒的；B.ashamed惭愧的；C.surprised惊讶的；D.satisfied满意的。故
18、选C。11A.how Bwhy Cwhen Dwhere答案：B解析：考查上下文逻辑和特殊疑问词。士兵说那老人不是他的父亲，却依然无微不至地照顾，护士感到疑惑，问当时她带他去老人的身边的时候为什么不揭穿。故选B。12A.as usual Bby chance Cfor ever Dright away答案：D解析：考查短语辨析。士兵解释说，当时他立刻(right away)察觉到了误解，但是他同时也知道在弥留之际老人需要(needed)儿子的陪伴，而此时老人的儿子没有在身边。A.as usual像通常一样；B.by chance偶然地；C.for ever永远；D.right away立刻，立即。故选D。13A.needed Bhated Crecognized Dforgot答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。解析见上。14A.afraid Bweak Ccrazy Dshocked答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。临终前老人很虚弱，不能分辨他是不是自己的儿子。A.afraid害怕的；B.weak虚弱的；C.crazy疯狂的；D.shocked 震惊的。故选B。15A.doubted Bhesitated Crelaxed Dstayed答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。士兵知道老人需要有人陪伴，因此决定留下来(stayed)。故选D。