1、课时作业23Unit 3Life in the future一、单元扣点训练.短语填空take up； remind.of.； catch sight of； speed up； suffer from； be similar to； put on； in no time； lack of； sweep up1Their house _ ours, but ours has a bigger garden.2She was tall and dark，and _ me _ my cousin Sarah.3As she stood up she _ her reflection in the
2、mirror.4Jane and I were left after school to _ the bits of paper and dirt.5_ sleep will severely influence the work in the daytime.6The taxi driver suddenly _ before the traffic light turned red.7I have a few dictionaries at hand. I can get the meaning of the phrase for you _.8I used to be very weak
3、 and often _ headaches.9One of our greatest athletes is going to _ a new challenge.10Ill have to _ my glasses. I cant read the sign from here.答案1.is similar to2.reminded; of3.caught sight of4.sweep up5.Lack of6.sped up7.in no time8.suffered from9.take up10.put on.完成句子1The capsule began swinging gent
4、ly sideways as _(我们放松地躺着做梦). (lie)答案we lay relaxed and dreaming2My first visit was to a space station _(被认为是太空中最现代化的). (consider)答案considered the most modern in space3I stared at the moving model of the waste machine，_(为它的效率所吸引). (absorb)答案absorbed by its efficiency.模仿造句1At first my new surroundings
5、 were difficult_to_tolerate.翻译山顶上的空气令人呼吸很困难。答案The air on the top of the mountain is difficult to breathe.2Hit_by_a_lack_of_fresh_air，my head ached.翻译我们被困在了暴风雪中，感到很害怕。答案Trapped in the storm，we felt very frightened.3I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what_looked_like_a_large_market.翻译半小时后我们到达了仿
6、佛是座教堂的地方。答案Half an hour later we reached what looked like a church.4Arriving_at_a_strangelooking_house,_he showed me into a large，bright clean room.翻译通过一座大桥时，我的汽车抛锚了。答案Passing through a bridge，my car broke down.5Exhausted，I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.翻译由于兴奋，孩子们都睡不着。答案Excited, the children co
7、uldnt go to sleep.二、阅读理解(2015四川卷)Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have long kno
8、wn that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as 172,000 a year.The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This
9、 would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that
10、, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, parttime lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a parttime lawy
11、er, at 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”， with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional (情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more
12、training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be neverending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investin
13、g (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。在英国，按劳动量、劳动时间计算，一位母亲一年应该获得的收入应该比首相还多。母亲所作的牺牲很大，但也非常值得。1How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A. $30,000. B. $142,000.C. $172,000. D. $202,000.答案与解析B考查细节理解。由第二段中的“they would earn as
14、much as 172,000 a year”和第三段中的“This would make their yearly income 30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns”可知，首相一年的收入为172, 00030, 000142,000。2The biggest challenge for most mothers is from _.A. emotional demand B. low pay for workC. heavy workload D. lack of training答案与解析A考查细节理解。由第六段“It also asked
15、 mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional (情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood”可知，对大多数母亲来说，最大的挑战来自情感需求。3What is stressed in the last paragraph?A. Mothers importance shows in family all year long.B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.C.
16、Mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.答案与解析B考查段落大意。由最后一段中的“can be neverending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent”可知
17、，母亲所作的牺牲很大但非常值得。4What can we conclude from the study?A. Mothers working hours should be largely reduced.B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.C. Mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realised.D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.答案与解析C考查推理判断。由第一段中的“But,
18、 according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year”可知，母亲的劳动有更高的价值。三、完形填空(2016山西高考前质监)“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life？” Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller. “You are _1_ and deaf, but how can you make such great achievement
19、s？” Ms. Kellers answer was the _2_ for her teacher, “If there were no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be known.”When Anne was little, she suffered a great _3_. A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic (疯子)” by the doct
20、or. She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes, little Anne _4_ attacked anyone who approached her. She _5_ everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time._6_， an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to _7_ the task of looking after the girl. S
21、he went to see little Anne every day. The child ignored her most of the time, but the old nurse didnt _8_ seeing her every day in the basement. The kindhearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and _9_ toher. She believed that _10_ she showed love, little Anne would be ab
22、le to _11_.Finally, the doctor _12_ changes in little Anne. Anne, who was always full of anger and hostility, showed _13_ and goodwill she had never had before. They transferred her upstairs and her _14_ continued improving. Then the last day came, and she _15_ the mental hospital.After she grew up,
23、 Anne Sullivan hoped to help _16_， just as the kind old nurse helped her. She saw great _17_ in Helen Keller. She cared for her, _18_ her strictly, encouraged her, played with her and worked with her. Anne Sullivan _19_ a miracle (奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who ha
24、d full _20_ in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.1A. weak B. lame C. thin D. blind2A. prize B. praiseC. courage D. mood3A. storm B. accidentC. disaster D. harm4A. fiercely B. silentlyC. obviously D. exactly5A. welcomed B. ignoredC. cheered D. changed6A. Besides B. Thus C. Mo
25、reover D. However7A. take on B. look on C. go on D. turn on8A. consider B. stop C. permit D. continue9A. disappointment B. appreciationC. encouragement D. hate10A. as soon as B. even though C. as if D. so long as11A. grow B. write C. recover D. suit12A. approved B. noticedC. proposed D. operated13A.
26、 mildness B. sympathyC. calm D. wisdom14A. experiment B. belief C. sight D. condition15A. escaped B. finishedC. left D. survived16A. the others B. anotherC. other D. others17A. potential B. status C. affection D. satisfaction18A. committed B. trainedC. controlled D. raised19A. created B. foundC. dev
27、eloped D. spread20A. curiosity B. promiseC. confidence D. relief答案与解析语篇解读本文主要叙述了Anne Sullivan的成长经历，以及Helen取得巨大成就的原因。1D你失明(blind)又失聪，但是你是如何取得那么大的成就的？weak“虚弱的”；lame“跛的”；thin“瘦的”。故D项正确。2BKeller女士的回答是对她老师的赞美(praise)。prize“奖励”；courage“勇气”；mood“情绪”。故B项正确。3C在Anne小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm“暴风雨”；accide
28、nt“(交通)事故”；harm“伤害，损害”。根据此空后的“A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood”可知，C项正确。4A有时，小Anne猛烈地(fiercely)攻击靠近她的任何人。silently“默默地”；obviously“明显地“；exactly“精确地”。故A项正确。5B大多数时间，她忽视(ignored)出现在她面前的每一个人。welcome“欢迎”；cheer“欢呼”；change“改变“。故B项正确。6D然而(However)，一位年长的护士认为小Anne还有希望并且要求承担(take on)照顾这个
29、女孩的任务。besides“除之外(还)”；thus“因此”；moreover“而且”。故D项正确。7A参见上题解析。look on“旁观”；go on“持续”；turn on“打开”。故A项正确。8B但是这位年长的护士没有停止(stop)每天到地下室看她。consider“仔细考虑，认为”；permit“允许”；continue“继续”。故B项正确。9C这位善良的女士给小Anne留下些小甜饼并给她说些充满爱意和鼓励(encouragement)的话。disappointment“失望”；appreciation“感激”；hate“仇恨，厌恶”。故C项正确。10D她相信只要(so long a
30、s)她表现出爱意，小Anne就能够恢复(recover)。even though“尽管”；as if“好像”；as soon as“一就”。so long as引导条件状语从句，故D项正确。11C参见上题解析。grow“成长”；write“写”；suit“适合”。故C项正确。12B最终，医生注意到(noticed)小Anne的一些变化。approve“同意”；propose“建议”；operate“操作”。故B项正确。13A总是充满愤怒和敌意的Anne表现出了她以前从未有过的温和(mildness)和友善。根据语境可知，前后形成对比，且所填词与goodwill相近，故A项正确。sympathy
31、“同情”；calm“平静的时期”；wisdom“智慧”。14D他们把Anne转移到了楼上，她的健康状况(condition)在不断地好转。experiment“实验”；belief“信仰”；sight“视力”。故D项正确。15C她离开(left)了精神病院。escape“逃跑“；finish“完成”；survive“幸存”。故C项正确。16DAnne长大以后，她希望像那位善良的年长的护士帮助她一样帮助其他人(others)。故D项正确。17A她看到Helen身上巨大的潜能(potential)。status“地位”；affection“喜爱，钟爱”；satisfaction“满意”。故A项正确。18BAnne照顾她，严格地训练(trained)她。commit“承认”；control“控制”；raise“提升，征集，提起”。故B项正确。19AAnne在Hellen的人生里创造(created)了一个奇迹。find“发现”；develop“发展”；spread“传播”。故A项正确。20C但是首先是一位对小Anne充满信心(confidence)的善良的护士把一个沉默寡言的孩子变成了一位善良的老师。curiosity“好奇心”；promise“诺言”，relief“解脱，宽慰”，故C项正确。
