1、UNIT 3 单元主题训练.阅读理解AWhen Harrison School District 2 turned to elearning last spring, they made sure to provide each student with a laptop and the tools needed to succeed at home.But one remaining need in many families was Internet access.Christine OBrien, spokesperson for District 2 said, “When you h
2、ad many people learning and working from home, sometimes there were Internet glitches.We wanted to avoid that and make sure students in our district could have equal chances to learn and that our families could learn from home as well.”OBrien said that this year they made sure to survey each of thei
3、r students to see who exactly needed the Internet.“This year we were really specific about asking whether families had Internet service at home without a phone，” she said.They discovered that about a thousand families needed some sort of Internet connection.And thats where Altia came into play.A loc
4、al software company heard there was an Internet shortage for students and it stepped in to see how they could help.Teaming up with local foundations, they were able to provide a monthly Internet service that allows many people to have Internet access at the same time.Mike Juran, CEO of Altia said, “
5、At Altia we talked to Randy Rocha at District 2 and I just put out an email to friends and people that I knew and that made its way back to Pikes Peak Community Foundation and Norwood Foundation and people spread that around.Within weeks we were able to get something done.”“The community came togeth
6、er and helped us piece this part.We worked so hard as a school district to get those devices into the hands of students but this was a piece that we werent ready to do.We hadnt budgeted for it, so the communitys coming together to help our families in this way was really truly amazing，” said OBrien.
7、语篇解读：本文是说明文。社区齐心协力帮助学生解决在线学习时遇到的网络问题。1What does the underlined word “glitches” in Paragraph 2 mean?AUsers. BServices.CProblems. DRepairmen.解析：选C词义猜测题。由第一段最后一句和第二段中的“We wanted to avoid that .as well”可知，画线词所在部分应该是说网络有“问题”。2What did Harrison School District 2 do according to OBrien?AThey kept track of
8、students situations.BThey sold laptops to students cheaply.CThey kept holding new learning programs.DThey encouraged students to treat each other equally.解析：选A细节理解题。由第三、四段的内容可知，哈里森第二校区调查了解了学生的具体情况。3How did Altia help to make elearning easier?ABy visiting the families every month.BBy sending emails t
9、o students every week.CBy setting up a local foundation to raise money.DBy offering Internet service to students in need.解析：选D推理判断题。由第五段中的“Teaming up with .the same time”可知，Altia公司通过与当地的基金会合作，为有需求的学生提供必要的网络服务。4Why was OBrien so thankful for the community?AIt inspired students to be helpful and activ
10、e.BIt helped deliver devices to the hands of students.CIt added a big part to the schools planned budget.DIt solved things the school district was unprepared for.解析：选D推理判断题。由最后一段中的“this was a piece that we werent ready to do”以及“We hadnt budgeted .truly amazing”可知，社区帮助哈里森第二校区解决了他们未做准备的事情。BDuring the
11、COVID19 pandemic, technologies are playing a crucial role in keeping our society functional in a time of lockdown and quarantine (隔离)And remote work may have a longlasting impact beyond COVID19.Many companies have asked employees to work from home.Remote work is enabled by technologies including vir
12、tual private networks (VPNs), Voice over Internet Protocols (VoIPs), virtual meetings, cloud technology, work collaboration tools and even facial recognition technologies that enable a person to appear before a virtual background to preserve the privacy of the home.In addition to preventing the spre
13、ad of viruses, remote work also saves commute time and provides more flexibility.Yet remote work also imposes challenges on employers and employees.Information security, privacy and timely tech support can be big issues.Remote work can also complicate labour law issues, such as those associated with
14、 providing a safe work environment and income tax issues.Employees may experience loneliness and lack of worklife balance.If remote work becomes more common after the COVID19 pandemic, employers may decide to reduce rents and hire people from regions with cheaper labour costs.Laws and regulations mu
15、st be updated to accommodate remote work, and further psychological studies need to be conducted to understand the effect of remote work on people.Further, not all jobs can be done from home, which creates disparity.According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 25% of wage and salary workers wor
16、ked from home at least occasionally from 2017 to 2018.Workers with college education are at least five times more likely to have jobs that allow them to work from home compared with people with high school diplomas.Some professions, such as medical services and manufacturing, may not have the option
17、 at all.Policies with respect to data flows and taxation would need to be adjusted should the volume of crossborder digital services rise significantly.语篇解读：本文讨论了新冠肺炎疫情期间人们在家工作的利与弊。5Why is remote work especially important during the COVID19 pandemic?AIt saves time. BIt blocks viruses.CIt saves money
18、. DIt preserves privacy.解析：选B推理判断题。根据常识以及第二段最后一句可以推断，远程办公特别重要的作用是阻挡病毒的传播。6What is the purpose of the third and fourth paragraphs?ATo emphasize importance.BTo sadden employers and employees.CTo demonstrate challenges.DTo compare benefits and drawbacks.解析：选C写作意图题。根据第三段首句以及第四段中的“to understand the effec
19、t of remote work on people”可以得出结论，三、四段主要论述远程办公给人们带来的各方面的挑战。7Which of the following words can replace the underlined word in the last paragraph?AGaps. BChallenges.COptions. DPrejudices.解析：选A词义猜测题。上文说并非所有的工作都可以在家里完成是原因，画线词是此原因带来的结果，有的工作能在家做，有的工作不能在家做，这会带来差异，故推断出答案为gaps (差距)，下文所举的例子也说明了这一点。8What is the
20、 authors tone when talking about remote work?ACritical. BObjective.CSubjective. DSuspicious.解析：选B观点态度题。第二段最后一句说明远程办公的优点；三、四段说明远程办公带来的挑战，综合全文可知，本文论述了远程办公的利弊，故作者对远程办公的态度是客观的。.阅读七选五Every time youre online，you are bombarded by pictures, articles, links and videos trying to tell their stories._9_ Sometim
21、es they want you to click on another story or advertisement at their own site, other times they want to upset people for political reasons.Experts in media studies and online psychology have been examining the fake news phenomenon.Read these tips, and dont get fooled!Check the source._10_ Fake news
22、websites often use addresses that sound like real newspapers, but dont have many real newspapers, or many real stories about other topics.If you arent sure, click on the “About” page and look for a clear description of the organisation._11_ Look to see if the story you are reading is on other news s
23、ites that you know and trust.If you do find it on many other sites, then it probably isnt fake, as many big news organizations try to check their sources before they publish a story.There are other techniques that fake news uses.These include using ALL CAPS and lots of ads that pop up when you click
24、 on a link._12_ If the news story makes you angry, its probably designed to make you angry.If you know these things about online news, and can apply them in your everyday life, then you have the control over what to read, what to believe and most importantly what to share.If you find a news story th
25、at you know is fake, the most important advice is：_13_ADont share it.BRead about it in print media.CCheck the story in other places.DUnfortunately, not all of these stories are true.EAlso, think about how the story makes you feel.FLook at the website where the story comes from.GHowever, the rash of
26、fake news is a relatively new problem.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何分辨网上真假新闻的方法。9选D上文“Every time youre online .tell their stories.” 与D项中的“these stories”为关键词复现。10选FF项和空前的“Check the source”意义一致。11选CC项中的“in other places”和后文的“on other news sites”相对应；且C项中“Check”和空后的“Look to see”相对应。12选E空后一句和E项的感受相对应。13选A根据空前一句可知，
27、这样的新闻是不能被传播的。对应A项Dont share it“不要分享它”。.完形填空When a young woman in Texas learned that her dads small business was bad during the pandemic (疫情), she made a request on the Internet asking for help.“I wouldnt _14_ do this, but my dads taco (墨西哥玉米薄饼卷) truck business is _15_.He only sold $ 6 today，” Gisell
28、e Aviles, 21, wrote about her fathers taco truck.“I would _16_ it so much if you could help forward it！”When the pandemic hit, the food trucks sales began to _17_.Like Aviles father, many small business owners throughout the country continue to struggle through the pandemic.More than 100,000 small b
29、usinesses have _18_ and that number is on the rise.But Aviles social media request _19_ by Sunday night, the post had gained around 2,000 likes.She told her father that he should prepare for many new _20_ when the truck opened the next day.Her father didnt understand social media, so he didnt know w
30、hat to _21_.When he arrived at his food truck at 8 am on Monday, a line of customers were there some had been _22_ as early as 6 am. Business was so _23_ that the food truck had to close down twice once to restock (补货) and again when they were _24_ sold out.He even asked his daughter to help with th
31、e _25_.Aviles estimates that her dad _26_ more than 200 customers on Monday.She says she appreciates the _27_ for her dads business and has since made an Instagram page for more customers to find his _28_ easily.语篇解读：本文是记叙文，讲述了Aviles在社交媒体上请求网友向父亲的墨西哥卷餐车生意提供援手，最终在众人的帮助下，她父亲的生意状况有了很大改观的故事。14A.simply B
32、suddenlyCnormally Ddeliberately解析：选C根据下文“but my dads taco truck business is .”可知，向网络求助是她不得已而为之，一般情况下不会这样做。15A.trading BstartingCexpanding Dstruggling解析：选D根据下文“He only sold $ 6 today”可知，她父亲的生意艰难。struggle“挣扎求生”。16A.teach BrewardCinform Dappreciate解析：选D根据常识可知，Giselle Aviles在网上发帖的目的是让更多的人知道她父亲的处境，如果有人帮助
33、转发她的求助，她将万分感激。17A.drop BclimbCbenefit Dboom解析：选A根据文章首句和“He only sold $6 today”可知，由于疫情她父亲生意受到影响，销量下降。18A.showed up Bclosed downCtaken off Dturned over解析：选B根据上文“many small business owners .through the pandemic”可知，小企业生存艰难，很多倒闭了。19A.ended BfadedCinsisted Dworked解析：选D根据空后一句可知，她的方法起作用了。20A.menus Bcustomer
34、sCdesigns Dpassengers解析：选B根据倒数第二段首句可知，第二天来了很多新顾客。21A.make BexpectCsell Dhandle解析：选B根据上文“Her father didnt understand social media”可知，父亲不懂社交媒体，也不期待会给他带来什么。22A.waiting BstudyingCdebating Dfollowing解析：选A根据上文“a line of customers were there”和空后的“as early as 6 am”可知，这些顾客早早就来排队等候。23A.easy BuniqueCslow Dbusy
35、解析：选D根据下文“the food truck had to close down twice once to restock(补货)”可知，生意极好，非常忙。24A.hardly BpartlyCcompletely Dgenerally解析：选C根据again和sold out可知，补货后再次售尽。25A.scene BordersCluggage Dtickets解析：选B因父亲经营的是墨西哥玉米薄饼卷餐车，因为业务太多，所以需要她帮助处理订单。26A.treated BvisitedCserved Dcalled解析：选CAviles的父亲是businessman，是为顾客提供服务的
36、。27A.support BappealCdesire Dpolicy解析：选A根据前文可知网友看到Aviles的求助后，前来照顾她父亲的生意，这是一种善意支持。28A.office BfactoryCtruck Drestaurant解析：选CAviles的父亲在餐车上卖墨西哥玉米薄饼卷，结合第二段的“but my dads taco truck business”可知，Aviles创建网页是为了让客户更容易找到父亲的餐车。.语法填空With a big smile on her face, Gan Youqin chats with her followers in her livestr
37、eam every night, trying _1_ (promote) sales of oranges from her hometown, a small village in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.She, together with her teammates, _2_ (help) villagers sell nearly 500,000 kilograms of oranges every week.The 40yearold woman, who used to be a farmer and housewife, is now
38、admired in her hometown _3_ her great success in boosting sales of farm produce.Gan _4_ (know) as one of the pioneers who shares country life and promotes sales of related products online.She was _5_ (initial) encouraged by her nephew, who asked Gan to be the main character in his short videos _6_ (
39、feature) country life.As Gans fame grew, they began to sell fruit from their family orchard, _7_ soon fell short of demand.They then launched an ecommerce company selling various kinds of _8_ (agriculture) products from all over the region.Gans company has been _9_ great success and Gan has received
40、 lots of awards for her _10_ (achieve)She is now devoted to shooting videos and livestreaming, but is also planning to offer free training to those who love the industry.语篇解读：文章主要讲述了40岁的农民和家庭主妇甘有琴通过分享乡村生活并在网上推广相关产品，在促进农产品销售方面取得了巨大成功。1to promote考查非谓语动词。try to do sth.“努力做某事”。2helps考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据后文eve
41、ry week可知，应用一般现在时，且主语后接介词短语together with her teammates时不影响其人称和数，故谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。3for考查介词。be admired for“因受人尊敬”。4is known考查固定短语和时态。be known as“被认为是”，再根据主语Gan并结合空后内容可知，空格应用一般现在时的单数形式。5initially考查副词。修饰动词encourage应用副词。6featuring考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，空格需填非谓语动词作定语，空格与被修饰词short videos构成主动关系，故应用现在分词。7which考查非限制性定
42、语从句。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰上文fruit from their family orchard，从句中缺少主语，应用关系代词which引导。8agricultural考查形容词。修饰后面名词products应用形容词形式。9a考查冠词。success此处为抽象名词具体化，表示“一件成功的事物”，且great发音以辅音音素开头。故应填冠词a。10achievement(s)考查名词。空处作宾语，表示“成就”应用名词achievement，此处可用单数也可用复数形式。.应用文写作你校正在组织英语演讲比赛。请你以“我与英语学习app的故事”为题，写一篇英语演讲稿，内容包括：1英语学习app的名
43、称及其简介；2该app对你的英语学习所起到的帮助。注意：写作词数应为80左右。参考范文：Good afternoon, respected teachers and my dear friends.When it comes to English learning, Im really into an app named EW.Among the best free apps for English learning, EW really stands out for its uniqueness.It provides various learning materials and methods.The best part is that it keeps track of the vocabulary youre learning, and it recommends videos based on the words youve already learned.Ive been using EW since I was twelve.Its greatly enlarged my vocabulary and improved other language skills.I hope all of you can benefit from it.Thank you.
