1、八 Unit 3 Learning about Language.单句语法填空1.They _(sell)ten apartments in the past one hour.2.He _(buy)a present when she visited Xinjiang.3.He _already _(ask)to help you.4.The company _(make)its workers work hard recently.5.A notice _already _(put up)on the wall.6.Since we realized that we should stud
2、y hard,our time _(make)fulluse of.have soldwas boughthasbeen askedhas madehasbeen put uphas been made7.These streets _(not sweep)for two days.8.How long _the book _(keep)?9.How long ago _the picture _(take)?10.These goods _(not ship)abroad.havent been swepthasbeen keptwastakenhavent been shipped.完成句
3、子1.The door _already _.门已经锁上了。2.I _at the job since 2015.我从2015年就开始做这份工作了。3.A lot of money _to protect the old temple by now.到目前为止,已经花了很多钱来保护这座古庙。hasbeen lockedhave been employedhas been spent4.These trees _lately.这些树是最近浇的。5.Northern China _by a strong cold wind recently.中国北方最近刮了一阵强烈的冷风。6.How long _
4、the house _?这房子建了多久了?7._the date for the next meeting _?下次会议的日期定下来了吗?have been wateredhas been swept throughhasbeen builtHasbeen decided8.The children _the good news.孩子们还没有被告知这个好消息。9.I _the sports meet will be put off.我被告知运动会将推迟。10.You can go home as soon as your task _.任务一完成你就可以回家了。have not been to
5、ldhave been toldhas been finished.阅读理解 In 1957,Max Vernon Mathews wrote the first computer program called Music,which enabled a computer to create sound and play it back.He was then working asan engineer at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey.It enabled a large IBM computer toplay a seventeen-second pie
6、ce of music he had written.The computer was so slow that it took an hour to play the seventeen-secondpiece of music.So Mathews moved the work to a tape player to play the music at anormal speed.He later said that the sound quality of the musical notes was not great,but the technical importance of th
7、e music was huge.The science fiction writer Arthur C.Clarke visited Bell Laboratories in the 1960s.He heard a computer“sing”the song Daisy Bell on devices(设备)and learned aboutthe programs developed by Mathews and other engineers.Clarke noted thistechnology in his book 2001:A Space Odyssey,which was
8、later made into a movie.Mathews continued creating other versions of the music program.He becameinterested in how computers could help musicians outside recording studios.TheGroove program he developed was the first computer program made for liveperformances.He also developed an electronic device he
9、 called the Radio Baton,which lookslike two drum sticks.It enables the user to control the speed and sound levels oforchestral music(管弦乐)played on a computer by moving the two sticks on aspecial electronic surface.Mathews said he believed modern musicians were not making full use of thepower of comp
10、uter music.He said a violin always sounds like a violin.But with hismusic,the way a violin sounds is unlimited.He did not want computer sounds toreplace live music,but he hoped computers would one day be considered seriousinstruments.【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Max Vernon Mathews把音乐与计算机结合起来,创造了魅力无穷的计算机音乐。1
11、.Why did Clarke visit Bell Laboratories?A.To make his book into a movie.B.To help Mathews develop music.C.To satisfy his own curiosity about music.D.To gather materials for his literary creation.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段可知,Clarke在他的一本书里提到了Mathews的电子音乐技术。由此可推知,Clarke主要是为文学创作获取素材才去贝尔实验室的。故选D。2.What electroni
12、c music tools did Mathews create?A.Something used to record live music.B.Something used to create special sound.C.Something used to improve computer music.D.Something used to create computer music.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第五段可知,制作计算机音乐时,Mathews 开发的Radio Baton可以用来控制管弦乐的速度、声级等,能改进音乐。故选C。3.What does Mathews thin
13、k of his music?A.It is more pleasant to the ear.B.It can help make more sounds.C.It will finally replace the violin.D.It is more popular than live music.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第六段可知,一般小提琴发出的声音就是那一种,可Mathews的音乐电脑程序可以让它的声音有无数种,即他的电脑程序能帮助发出更多的声音。故选B。4.What can we learn about Mathews?A.He is the father of compu
14、ter music.B.His creation succeeded on the first try.C.He wrote music to replace instruments.D.He changed the functions of computers.【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据全文可知,是Mathews首先创造了计算机音乐,并进而发展出一系列与音乐相关的电子产品,在音乐界掀起了一场革命,故他是电子计算机音乐之父。故选A。【阅读多维训练】The computer was so slow that it took an hour to play the seventeen-seco
15、nd piece ofmusic.分析:本句是一个复合句,句中so.that.引导结果状语从句。It takes sometime to do sth.为固定句型,意为“花费时间做某事”。译文:_。这台电脑如此慢,以至于花了一个小时播放这段17秒钟的曲子.完形填空When I was fifteen,I announced to my English class that I was going to writemy own books.Half the students sneered(冷笑),the 1 nearly fell out of theirchairs laughing.“Do
16、nt be silly,2 geniuses(天才)can become writers,”theEnglish teacher said,“And you are getting a D this semester.”I was so 3 that Iburst into tears.That night I wrote a short 4 poem about broken dreams and mailed it to thenewspaper.To my 5,they published it and sent me two dollars.I was apublished and 6
17、 writer.I showed my teacher and fellow students.They 7.“Just plain dumb luck,”the teacher said.I tasted 8.Id sold the first thing Idever written.That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck,that was 9 with me.During the next two years I sold dozens of 10,letters,jokes and rec
18、ipes.By the time I 11 from high school,with a C minus average,I had scrapbooksfilled with my published work.I 12 mentioned my writing to my teachers,friends or my family again.They were dream killers and 13 people must choosebetween their friends and their dreams,they must always choose their 14.I h
19、ad four children at the time,and the oldest was only four.I wrote what I felt.It 15 nine months,just like a pregnant woman.I mailed it without a selfaddressed stamped 16 and without making a copy of the manuscript.A month later I received a(n)17,a request to start working on anotherbook.In the worst
20、 year I earned two dollars.In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars.18 years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand.No,it isnt enough tolive 19,but its still more than Id make working part time.People ask whatcollege I 20,what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer.The a
21、nswer is:“None.”I just write.Im not a genius.【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,主要介绍作者在学生时代想成为作家却受到老师、同学以及朋友的嘲笑,但她没有放弃梦想,坚持下去,最后获得了成功。1.A.whole B.rest C.most D.even【解析】选B。一半的学生开始冷笑,其余的(rest)则几乎笑得从椅子上跌到地上。2.A.noB.onlyC.butD.even【解析】选B。别傻了,只有(only)天才才能成为作家。3.A.delightB.anxiousC.upsetD.ashamed【解析】选D。因为等级是D,所以我羞愧得(ashame
22、d)大哭起来。4.A.sadB.innocentC.disappointingD.puzzled【解析】选A。根据本句中的“broken dreams”可断定,我写了一首关于梦想破灭的伤心(sad)短诗。5.A.delightB.astonishmentC.comfortD.happiness【解析】选B。惊奇的(astonishment)是,他们发表了这首小诗并给我寄来了两美元。6.A.borrowedB.lentC.paidD.cost【解析】选C。根据前面一句话可知,此处表示:我是作家了,我的作品发表了并因此而得到了报酬(pay)。7.A.criedB.agreedC.sworeD.la
23、ughed【解析】选D。根据老师所说的话“瞎猫逮着死耗子”可知,他们嘲笑(laugh)我。8.A.successB.failureC.coldnessD.squeeze【解析】选A。我的诗发表了,因此我尝到了成功(success)的甜头。9.A.fineB.mixedC.comparedD.full【解析】选A。这比他们任何人做的都强,如果这是瞎猫逮着死耗子,那么对我来说也是很好的(fine)。10.A.booksB.poetsC.novelsD.poems【解析】选D。根据上文“我写了一首诗并发表收到了报酬”可知。11.A.dropped outB.leftC.graduatedD.laid
24、 off【解析】选C。高中毕业(graduate)时,我的平均成绩是C-,但我的剪贴簿里已经贴满了我发表的作品。12.A.everB.neverC.seldomD.even【解析】选B。我再也没有(never)将自己的写作情况告诉老师、朋友或家人。13.A.ifB.unlessC.untilD.before【解析】选A。如果(if)有人要从朋友和梦想之间作出选择,他们总该选择后者。14.A.teachersB.familyC.dreamsD.friends【解析】选C。根据前半句可知,老师、朋友或家人都是无情的摧梦者,所以选择的应是梦想(dream)。15.A.tookB.swappedC.f
25、ittedD.changed【解析】选A。这花了我九个月的时间,就像妇女怀胎一样。四个选项中只有take有“花费时间”之意。16.A.letterB.envelopeC.writerD.cover【解析】选B。我寄了出去,甚至没有在信封上加盖自己的地址,也没有留下一份手稿的复印件。与贴邮票写上地址有关的是信封(envelope)。17.A.editionB.agreementC.tradeD.patent【解析】选B。一个月后,我收到一份协定(agreement),要求写另一本书。18.A.RecentB.MemorableC.MostD.Several【解析】选C。多数时候(most)我挣的
26、钱在五千到一万之间。19.A.withB.inC.byD.on【解析】选D。这当然不够维持生计。固定搭配live on“靠生活”。20.A.deservedB.introducedC.foundedD.attended【解析】选D。人们问我曾上过什么大学,曾获得什么学位,曾获过什么资格证书才可以成为作家。上(大)学应用动词attend。.语法填空 ICQ is short for“I Seek You”,and is an easy-to-use Internet program,whichmakes 1._(communicate)online easy.With ICQ,you can c
27、hat,send2._(message)and files,play games and surf the net with your friends,andmuch more.With just a click of your mouse,you and your friends are3._(immediate)connected.Using ICQ is simple.4._you install ICQ,the program asks you5._(register).At the time of registration,you receive a special ICQ numb
28、er.You can also enter information about yourself,6._(allow)other ICQ users torecognize you when you log on.Once you have registered,you can make7._list of your ICQ friends.Then ICQ 8._(use)the list to identifyyour friends.As soon as you log onto the Internet,ICQ automatically lets peopleknow that yo
29、u are online.Whether you are in Asia 9._ Europe,in the UnitedStates or China,in London or Beijing,your friends from anywhere can be10._(access)to you at any time through ICQ.【文章大意】本文介绍了一种聊天工具ICQ,它使用起来特别的方便。1.【解析】communication。考查名词。句意:ICQ这个互联网程序使在线交流变得容易。此处考查make+n.+adj.结构,make后需要用名词作宾语,故填communicati
30、on。2.【解析】messages。考查名词的数。句意:使用ICQ,你可以聊天,发送信息和文件。message是可数名词,故填 messages。3.【解析】immediately。考查副词。句意:只需点一下你的鼠标,你和你的朋友就可以立即联系起来。修饰are connected作状语,应使用副词。故填immediately。4.【解析】When。考查时间状语从句。分析句子结构,此处应填入连词引导从句,根据语境,表示“当你安装ICQ时,程序会要求你注册。”故填When。5.【解析】to register。考查固定短语。句意:程序会要求你注册。ask sb.to dosth.,要求某人做某事,故
31、填to register。6.【解析】allowing。考查现在分词。句意:你也可以输入关于你自己的信息,这会允许其他ICQ用户在你登录时认出你。空格前后构成了逻辑上的主动关系,故填allowing。7.【解析】a。考查固定短语中的冠词。句意:一旦你注册了,你就可以制作ICQ好友列表。make a list of.意为“制作的清单”。故填a。8.【解析】uses/will use。考查谓语动词。句意:然后ICQ会使用这个好友列表来识别你的朋友。文章是在介绍ICQ的功能,因此可以使用一般现在时。use这个动作相对于make a list of而言,是之后发生的,因此也可以使用一般将来时。故填uses或will use。9.【解析】or。考查固定搭配。句意:不论你是在亚洲还是欧洲。whether.or.意为“不管是还是”。故填or。10.【解析】accessible。考查形容词。此处应填入形容词作表语,构成短语beaccessible to,意为“可接近的,可见到的”。故填accessible。
