1、Unit 3Faster,higher,stronger Section AStarting out give up;end up;set out;follow in ones footsteps;in a row;in all directions;carry on 1.Its hard to see your closest friends grow apart and go in different directions,but dont. 答案 follow in their footsteps 2.She ignored him andwith her work. 答案 carrie
2、d on 3.The troops are about to. 答案 set out 4.The usages of vehicle-to-vehicle communication contain vehicles driving together . 答案 in a row 5.Earthquakes send out waves. 答案 in all directions 6.Taking advantage of the new technologies,the scammer canvictims precisely. 答案 aim at 7.Emily looked for it,
3、but at last she. 答案 gave up 8.Its exciting toin different cities and different countries day after day. 答案 end up .翻译句子 1.我认为你应该在每件行李上都贴上一个标签。(attach) 答案 I think you should attach a label to each piece of luggage. 2.他没有明说何时何地开会。(where) 答案 He didnt make it clear when and where the meeting would be he
4、ld. 3.尽管有雾,飞机照常起飞了。(despite) 答案 The plane took off despite the fog. 4.他的音乐才能来自对他母亲的怀念。(inspire) 答案 His music talent was inspired by the memory of his mother. 5.如果你继续这样捉弄别人,你可能会失去很多朋友。(end up) 答案 If you keep playing tricks on others like this,you might end up losing many friends. 素养提升 .阅读理解 A 主题语境:人与
5、社会体裁:记叙文 Keeping fit often means sharing a busy pathway with cyclists,runners and walkers,but imagine facing the task of doing it all without being able to see or hear.It is a challenge many disabled athletes face,unless someone agrees to be their eyes and ears. Newly formed group Achilles Brisbane
6、pairs visually and audibly impaired (视觉和听觉受损的) athletes with people who would like to guide them. Jane Britt,president of Achilles Brisbane,who isvision and hearingimpaired,said,“When we go out,its much less frightening to have someone beside us that has full hearing to listen for us and tell us wha
7、ts there.” Ms.Cullen and Ms.Britt meet up most Saturday mornings to take part in the five-kilometer park run.Their partnership is built on trust,but Ms.Britt said that it took time to develop. Ms.Britt said it took an unexpected storm for her to trust Ms.Cullen completely.“There was violent rain,my
8、glasses were broken and we were walking together.I suddenly had to tell her I couldnt see anything,and I was going to have to completely trust her.From that time I knew it was going to work because she was so good about dealing with the special situation we both found ourselves in,” she said. Isabel
9、la Allen and her seeing eye dog Tatum are two new additions to the Achilles Brisbane.Ms.Allen kept active by rowing,running and cycling but found it difficult to keep going as her vision became worse.After nearly giving up completely,she worked up the courage to ask Achilles Brisbane to find someone
10、 to share a boat with her. Ms.Allen said the fear of not finding anyone to row with almost stopped her from reaching out to Achilles Brisbane.“But,they found people and matched me to them,” she said.“Its the best thing Ive ever done.” 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。残疾人参加体育锻炼与正常人是不同的,他们常常面临各种 挑战,因此专门成立了一个锻炼帮扶组织。文章讲述
11、了该组织帮扶的两个具体事例。 1.What does Paragraph 1 try to show? A.The danger of walking on a busy road. B.The difficulty the disabled athletes face. C.The exercise people do to keep fit. D.The necessity of building roads for the blind. 答案 B 解析推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知,对于视觉和听觉受损的运动员来说,参加锻炼是一项挑战,除 非有人做他们的耳朵和眼睛。由此可推知,第一段旨在说
12、明残疾人运动员所面临的困难,故 B 项正确。 2.How does Jane Britt feel about going out alone? A.Relaxed.B.Excited. C.Worried.D.Bored. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第三段中 Jane Britt 说的话可知,Jane Britt 认为,他们出去的时候,如果身旁有 听力正常的人为他们去听并告诉他们那里有什么,就没有那么可怕了。由此可推知,Jane Britt 对独自 外出感到担忧,故 C 项正确。 3.What happened in the heavy rain according to Ms.Brit
13、t? A.She developed a strong sense of teamwork. B.She led Ms.Cullen forward on the road. C.She began to rely on Ms.Cullen as her guide. D.She fell down on the ground. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第五段的内容可知,Britt 的眼镜在大雨中碎了,她看不到任何东西,完全依靠 Cullen 女士做她的向导,故 C项正确。 4.What was the best thing Ms.Allen has done? A.Asking Ach
14、illes Brisbane for help. B.Working in Achilles Brisbane. C.Exercising non-stop. D.Meeting Tatum. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句内容可知,Allen 女士认为她做的最好的事情是向 Achilles Brisbane 求助,故 A项正确。 B 主题语境:人与社会体裁:说明文 Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work,but nothing beats the feeling you get after finishing a long
15、 workout around the track. But while its long been believed that endorphins (内啡肽) chemicals in the body that cause happiness are behind the so-called “runners high”,a study suggested that there may be more to this phenomenon than we previously knew. According to a recent study published by a group o
16、f scientists from several German universities,a group of chemicals called endocannabinoids (内源性大麻素) may actually be responsible for this familiar great feeling. To test this theory,the scientists turned to mice. Both mice and humans release high levels of endorphins and endocannabinoids after exerci
17、se,along with many other chemicals.After exercising on running wheels,the mice seemed happy and relaxed and displayed no signs of anxiety. But after being given a drug to block their endorphins they changed.However,when their endocannabinoids were blocked with a different drug,the runners high sympt
18、oms seemed to fade. “The long-held notion of endorphins being responsible for the runners high is false.Endorphins are effective pain relievers,but only when it comes to the pain in your body and muscles you feel after working out,” Patrick Lucas Austin wrote on a science blog. Similar studies are y
19、et to be carried out on humans,but its already well known that exercise is a highly effective way to get rid of stress or anxiety. The UKs National Health Service even prescribes (开药方) exercise for patients who are suffering from depression. “Being depressed can leave you feeling low in energy,which
20、 might put you off being more active.Regular exercise can boost your mood if you have depression,and its especially useful for people with mild to moderate (中等的) depression,” it wrote on its website. 【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要探究了影响跑步者情绪高涨的因素。 5.What did scientists from German universities recently discover?
21、 A.Working out is a highly effective way to treat depression. B.“The runners high” could be caused by endocannabinoids. C.Endorphins may contribute to ones high spirits after running. D.The level of endorphins and endocannabinoids could affect ones mood. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,德国一些大学的科学家们最近发现了跑步者情绪高
22、涨是由 内源性大麻素引起的,故选 B 项。 6.The scientists gave mice drugs in their experiment to. A.find what reduces the runners high symptoms B.see the specific symptoms of the runners high C.identify what is responsible for the runners high D.test what influences the level of endocannabinoids released 答案 C 解析推理判断题。
23、根据对第二段和第三段的整体理解,并结合第四段“To test this theory,the scientists turned to mice.”可推知,科学家们在实验中给老鼠药物是为了确定究竟是哪种物质会引起跑步者的情 绪高涨,故选 C 项。 7.The underlined word “notion” in Paragraph 7 has the closest meaning to “”. A.effectB.goal C.questionD.belief 答案 D 解析词义猜测题。根据对全文内容的理解可知,该词所在句子与第二段内容相呼应,结合本句句意可 推知,此处 notion 与第
24、二段的 believed 相呼应,故选 D 项。 8.According to the UKs National Health Service,regular workouts. A.are the best way to treat depression B.can help ease depression symptoms C.only work for those with serious depression D.can help people completely recover from depression 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二、三段和最后一段段第二句“Regular exercise can boost your mood if you have depression,and its especially useful for people with mild to moderate depression.”可知,常规锻 炼有利于情绪好转及缓解抑郁症状,故选 B 项。
