1、Lesson 3The Advertising Game一、根据句意和首字母提示完成句子1.If you want to sell your product well youd better a it.答案:advertise2.To a c extent it was our own fault that we lost the game.答案:certain3.India is now experiencing the start of a b that will probably take at least 25 years.答案:boom4.How much will that cos
2、t?We have to take our b into consideration,you know.答案:budget5.In Utopia(乌托邦),Plato describes his c of an ideal society.答案:concept6.V information is carried from the eyes to the brain by the nerves.答案:Visual7.My grandmother didnt have much sense of h,and she could never understand what we were laugh
3、ing about.答案:humour/humor8.One may keep good health and good mind to be a good c in a society,but that is not the only aim of life.答案:citizen9.The Coca-Cola bottle is one of the c designs of the last century.答案:classic10.Many young people prefer to wear clothes and shoes with b names,such as Nike an
4、d Adidas.答案:brand二、用适当的介词或副词填空1.The house has six bedrooms.It would be suitable a large family.答案:for2.Life does not consist the days that have passed but of the days that we remember.答案:of3.Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach educating their children compar
5、ed with that of their parents.答案:to4.The new road signs stand dark background.答案:out;against5.Several local businesses have made contributions our schools new teaching building.答案:to6.Our sportsmen were competition those from other Asian countries.答案:in;with7.Steel is produced by combining iron carb
6、on.答案:with8.The wind was strong and the waves were big,so he had to give attempting to swim across the channel.答案:up9.Youngsters must be educated the dangers of drugs.答案:on10.I think everyone has his own way of relaxing.Perhaps the most popular way is to participate sports.答案:in三、从方框内选择正确的不定式或动名词完成下
7、面的短文promiseowningto getto helpinvesting givingto finish workingsupporthavingto getdrivingDawson started 1 at Ford Motor Company in 1940 for $1.15 an hour.By working hard,saving carefully,and 2 his money wisely,he has become rich.But he doesnt care about 3 expensive cars or taking fancy vacations.Ins
8、tead of spending his money on himself,he enjoys 4 it away.Since 1995,he has donated more than $1 million for college scholarships 5 poor students who want 6 an education.Why does Dawson insist on giving his money away to college students?One reason is that he did not have the opportunity 7 school.He
9、 had to drop out of school after the seventh grade to help 8 his poor family.He has always regretted not 9 an education.“ I advise kids 10 a good education,” he says.Also,he learned about giving from his parents.His mother made Dawson 11 to always give something back to the society.Dawsons used to 1
10、2 his old car and living in a one-bedroom apartment.And he doesnt plan to stop working as long as he is able.答案:1.working2.investing3.owning4.giving5.to help6.to get7.to finish8.support9.having10.to get11.promise12.driving四、单项填空1.Bill suggested a meeting on what to do for the next Expo during the va
11、cation.A.having heldB.to holdC.holdingD.hold答案:C解析:suggest表示“建议”,后面接动名词作宾语;“建议”的事情为未发生的事情,故此处用动名词的一般式。2.Distinguished guests and friends,welcome to our school; the ceremony of the 50th Anniversary this morning are our alumni(校友)from home and abroad.A.attendB.to attendC.attendingD.having attended答案:C
12、解析:本句可以还原成正常语序来理解:.our alumni(校友)from home and abroad are attending the ceremony.,题干是把谓语提前构成倒装句。3.He told us whether a picnic was still under discussion.A.to haveB.havingC.haveD.had答案:A解析:whether后接不定式表示“是否做某事”,此处在从句中用作主语。4.As a new driver,I have to practise the car in my small garage again and again
13、.A.parkingB.to parkC.parkedD.park答案:A解析:practise接动名词作宾语。5.They are quiet,arent they?Yes.They are accustomed at meals.A.to talkB.to not talkC.to talkingD.to not talking答案:D解析:be accustomed to表示“习惯于”,其中的to是介词,后面接动名词作宾语。由句意可知本题应选D项。五、完形填空My husband and I 1 to buying a house in Brisbane for the past few
14、 months.We saw a house 2 on .au in Sherwood for $350,000.It looked like a bargain(便宜货)3 we could see on the website.We inspected(检查) the house during the week and were 4 considering it.We then saw 5 house advertised on the agents own website for $390,000.We asked the agent two times what the correct
15、 6 was and told him that 7 it was $390,000 we would not be considering it.He 8 us it was for sale at $350,000 twice on two different occasions and that the seller was very 9 to sell.After seeing the house three times and 10 that the price was $350,000 we made a written offer 11 $350,000.The agent go
16、t back to us saying the seller had paid $450,000 three months ago and was 12 to lose money but would only consider to lose $20,000 to $30,000!We then 13 why it was advertised at $350,000 and why he had confirmed this 14.He didnt really give us a clear answer;he just said,“They are only willing to ta
17、ke a loss of $20,000 to $30,000.”We have now wasted two weeks of our time.We told the agent that 15 was an issue for us because we needed to move into a place by the end of January.After checking 16 today I found the house is 17 advertised for $350,000 on the .au website and the Raine and Horne Kenm
18、ore website still states $390,000.Surely this is totally misleading to buyers.I hope no one else 18 their time like we did.We 19 agents and their half truths.I truly hope 20 does something to clean up the real estate industry which is allowed to get away with such obvious dishonesty.1.A.have been lo
19、oking forwardB.had been looking forwardC.looked forwardD.are looking forward答案:A解析:从“for the past few months”可知此处要用与现在相关的完成时,现在完成进行时可以表示当前某段时间一直在做的事情。2.A.advertiseB.to advertiseC.advertisedD.advertising答案:C解析:“house”与“advertise”是被动关系,用过去分词作后置定语。3.A.on whichB.from whichC.on whatD.from what答案:D解析:“It
20、looked like a bargain”是从网上获得的信息进行判断的结果,所以选用from,what引导从句作from的宾语。4.A.hardB.stronglyC.simplyD.hardly答案:B解析:从上下文可知,夫妇俩对那栋只卖350,000美元的房子很满意,所以认真地考虑买下它。5.A.a differentB.the differentC.a sameD.the same答案:D解析:从下文的叙述可知,他们从网上又看到了同一栋房子的出售信息。6.A.houseB.agentC.priceD.customer答案:C解析:在看到同一栋房子在不同网站的广告中的价格不同时,我们询问
21、代理商的是“正确的价格”。7.A.becauseB.thoughC.whetherD.if答案:D解析:“it was $390,000”是“we would not be considering it”的条件,所以此处用if引导条件状语从句。8.A.toldB.advisedC.remindedD.warned答案:A解析:“it was for sale.”是代理商给我们的答复,即代理商“告诉”我们的事实。9.A.satisfiedB.keenC.unwillingD.lucky答案:B解析:be keen to 是固定搭配,意为“渴望”。10.A.make sureB.made sure
22、C.to make sureD.making sure答案:D解析:从下文可知我们决定买下那栋房子,所以这里肯定是“确认”了房子售价为350,000美元。11.A.up toB.increasing toC.arriving atD.less than答案:A解析:房子售价350,000美元,所以我们签的书面价格“多达” 350,000美元。12.A.interestedB.willingC.smartD.persuasive答案:B解析:上文说业主非常渴望把这栋房子出售,下文说他只考虑损失20,000美元到30,000美元,所以此处应为业主“愿意”遭受损失。13.A.knewB.unders
23、toodC.questionedD.learned答案:C解析:既然只愿意损失20,000美元到30,000美元,那么在广告上说售价350,000美元就变得莫名其妙了。question意为“质疑”。14.A.onceB.twiceC.three timesD.again答案:B解析:从上文可知,“我们”就价格的问题问了代理商两次,他也确认了两次。15.A.houseB.moneyC.priceD.time答案:D解析:文章的开头和结尾都提到了时间的问题,可见时间对于作者夫妇来说是个大问题。16.A.my telephoneB.my mail-boxC.the InternetD.the ban
24、k答案:C解析:check的对象具体应为“.au website and the Raine and Horne Kenmore website”,所以此处应填“the Internet”。17.A.stillB.alreadyC.alsoD.always答案:A解析:与and后的still对应。18.A.wastesB.spendsC.takesD.uses答案:A解析:上文说“We have now wasted two weeks of our time”,所以作者希望别人不会像他们一样“浪费”时间。19.A.are used toB.are bored withC.are aware ofD.are satisfied with答案:B解析:be bored with表示“对感到厌倦”,符合文意。20.A.no oneB.anyoneC.someoneD.everyone答案:C解析:面对这样的虚假广告,作者希望有关人员或部门能够做点什么。6