1、UNIT 3Period One 题组 A基础练 (建议用时：5 分钟) .单词拼写 1 English is a language shared by several _ (不 同的 ) cultures, which use it differently. 2Gertie made a large_(财富) in his life, but he gave all his money to the charity to help the homeless people. 3She had no appetite, and merely had some bread and _(奶酪) fo
2、r breakfast. 4 Representatives of different _( 民 族 的 ) groups gather together to discuss important affairs of the state. 5It is well known that Sichuan diets are usually very _(辛辣的) 【答案】1diverse2fortune3cheese4ethnic5spicy .单句语法填空 1While _(wait) for the opportunity to get promoted, Henry did his bes
3、t to perform his duty. 2In addition _ English, he has to study a second foreign language. 3Tom studies very hard and _ is likely that he can get the first prize in the contest. 4The people _ (live) in this area still follow their ancient traditions. 5Papermaking is considered to be one of the Four G
4、reat Inventions _ (invent) by ancient Chinese people. 6There are more students studying in our school than any other _ (school) in the city. 【答案】1waiting2to3it4living5invented6school 题组 B提升练 (建议用时：30 分钟) .阅读理解 Interesting Exhibitions Held in Four Different Museums Name: The British Museum Phone: 020
5、73238000 Website: www.britishmuseum.org Opening hours: daily 10 am.5：30 pm. Price: Free This exhibition aims to show the mysteries of mummification(干尸化)From a kings daughter to a temple doorkeeper，the displays explore the identities of eight people，using their bodies to discover clues about how they
6、 lived.By using new methods， such as CT scanning and 3D visualization， the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years. Name: The Fashion and Textile Museum Phone: 02074078664 Website: www.ftmlondon.org Opening hours: daily 11 am.5：30p.m. Price: 880
7、 adults，550 students This Fashion and Textile Museum is housing the firstever exhibition on classic Mexican shawl( 披 肩 ), which became famous in the 20th century.Mexican artists, photographers and fashion and textile designers will be exhibiting their colorful works there. Name: The Victoria and Alb
8、ert Museum Phone: 02079077073 Website: www.vam.ac.uk Opening hours: Mon.，Thur.，Sat.，Sun.,10 am.5：30 pm.; Fri.10 am.10 pm. Price: Free The Victoria and Albert Museum has dug out some of their most charming wedding dresses to record their history during the past two centuries.White wedding dresses wer
9、e made popular by Queen Victoria in the nineteenth century.See beautiful wedding dresses made by famous designers. Name: The Science Museum Phone: 02087074868 Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk Opening hours: daily 10 am.6 pm. Price: Free This fourday festival displays the latest exciting gadgets(小机械
10、) and introduces their inventors. Visitors can explore electronics, build robots, get handson with new technologies and have a go at 3D printing. There will be displays taking place throughout the festival，which is suitable for anyone aged ten and over. ()1Which number would you call if youre intere
11、sted in exploring history with CT scanning? A02073238000B02074078664 C02079077073D02087074868 ()2Which museum can you visit if you are free at 8 pm.on Friday? AThe Fashion and textile Museum. BThe Victoria and Albert Museum. CThe Science Museum. DThe British Museum. ()3What can we learn about the Sc
12、ience Museum? AIt displays CT scanning technology. BThe exhibition will last a week. CMore information can be found at www.vam.ac.uk. DVisitors themselves can try new technologies. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇广告类应用文，介绍了四个不同的博物馆的联系方式(电话)、 网址、开放的时间及门票的价格等信息。 1 A细节理解题。 根据第一个广告中“By using new methods， such as CT scanning
13、 and 3D visualization，the British Museum has been able to build up a picture of life in the Nile valley over 4,000 years.”可知，大英博物馆使用了现代技术，如 CT 扫描技术、3D 技术等，故选 A 项。 2 B细节理解题。 根据第三个广告中“Opening hours: Mon， Thur， Sat， Sun,10 a m.5： 30 pm.; Fri.10 am.10 pm.”可知，维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆周五晚上 8 点是开放 的，故选 B 项。 3D细节理解题。根据最
14、后一个广告中“Visitors can explore electronics, build robots， get handson with new technologies and have a go at 3D printing.”可知，在科技博物馆，参观 者可以探索电子产品、制造机器人、亲自动手使用新科技，还可以试试 3D 打印机，故选 D 项。 .完形填空 I remember one of my last few years at an amusement park.I had spent about five years working a booth(货摊) across fr
15、om a(n) _1_ comedian(喜剧演员) His name was Moonie.He was absolutely amazing, and his act was done using nothing but gestures and noises instead of _2_.I remember watching his shows and always being _3_.He always _4_ to keep things funny and fresh.Thats a very _5_ thing to do, considering I watched him
16、do the same act for five years, several times a day, eachweekend. When I heard it would be his _6_ year performing at the amusement park, I had wanted to _7_ him for all the amazing shows he had done on that stage.He was _8_ with the crowd after one of his last shows of the day.As each person droppe
17、d a _9_ into his big basket, he was pointing at them with a huge smile and then saying “Youre the _10_！” to each one. I _11_ him and dropped a twentydollar bill into his basket.He turned to me then, smiling very brightly, and continued with another, “Youre the greatest！” I _12_ him directly, saying,
18、 “No, Moonie, you are the greatest.I have been_13_ your shows for five years from that booth right over there.And I just want to say thank you for the years of amazing shows that you have given me.” The look on his face said that he was truly touched by that_14_.He asked me what my name was and aske
19、d to shake my hand.I accepted and we shared a very deep moment of mutual(相互的)_15_ and gratitude.I walked away with great happiness, and I know he did, too. ()1AboringBwonderful CstrangeDhonest ()2AfeaturesBarticles CwordsDsounds ()3AentertainedBfrightened CtouchedDannoyed ()4AmanagedBfailed Cplanned
20、Dsupported ()5AeasyBhard CcommonDdangerous ()6AlastBfirst CownDmain ()7ArememberBscare CforgiveDthank ()8AfightingBcomparing CstandingDarguing ()9AcardBtip CticketDtoy ()10AgreatestBfunniest ChighestDrichest ()11AkilledBeducated CcomfortedDapproached ()12Acalled onBcame across Ctalked aboutDlooked a
21、t ()13AdiscussingBhelping CwatchingDlearning ()14AquestionBcomment CwishDstory ()15AhumorBpressure CsurpriseDrespect 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文， 讲述了作者摆货摊时天天观看表演滑稽短剧的演员长 达五年的时间，在对方的最后一次表演后，作者为此向他表示感谢。 1B根据第二段中第二句 “He was absolutely amazing”可知，这个喜剧演员很棒 (wonderful)。boring 无聊的；strange 陌生的；honest 诚实的。 2C根据前面的 “noth
22、ing but gestures and noises”可知，他的表演只用手势和声音而 不是语言(words)。features 特征；articles 文章；sounds 声音。 3 A演员很棒因此每次看他的演出都让“我”很愉快(entertained)。 frightened 吓人的； touched 感动的；annoyed 恼怒的。 4 A他总是设法(managed)使事情保持有趣和新鲜。 failed 失败； planned 计划； supported 支持。 5B根据本段后面的 “do the same act for five years, several times a day,
23、 each weekend” 可知，作者认为五年每周末都要重复做同样的动作却保持良好的心态是很困难的(hard)。故 选 B 项。easy 容易的；common 普通的；dangerous 危险的。 6A根据 _8_ with the crowd after one of “his last shows of the day”可知，这是他表 演的最后(last)一年了。first 第一的；own 自己的；main 主要的。 7D根据第四段最后一句 “And I just want to say thank you for the years of amazing shows that you
24、have given me.”可知，“我”想感谢(thank)他在那个舞台上所做的所有精彩表 演。remember 记住；scare 受惊吓；forgive 原谅。 8C在当天最后一场演出结束后，他站(standing)在人群中。fighting 奋斗；comparing 比较；arguing 争吵。 9B根据“I _11_ him and dropped a twentydollar bill into his basket.”可知，当每 个人把小费(tip)投进他的大篮子时， 他微笑着指着他们， 然后对每个人说： “你是最棒的！ ”。 card 卡片；ticket 车票；toy 玩具。 1
25、0A根据后文中 “No, Moonie, you are the greatest.”可知，Moonie 对每个人说：“你 是最棒的(greatest)！”funniest 最有趣的；highest 最高的；richest 最富有的。 11 D“我”走近(approached)他， 把一张 20 美元的钞票扔进他的篮子里。 killed 杀死； educated 教育；comforted 安慰。 12D根据前文中 “I remember watching his shows and always being _3_”可知， “我”看着(looked at)他，说：“不，穆尼，你是最棒的！”。c
26、alled on 号召；came across 偶遇；talked about 谈论。 13C“我”在那边那个展位上看(watching)你的节目已经五年了。discussing 讨论； helping 帮助；learning 学会。 14B他脸上的表情表明他真的被这句评价(comment)打动了。question 问题；wish 希 望；story 故事。 15D“我们”分享了一个彼此尊重(respect)和感激的时刻。humor 幽默；pressure 压 力；surprise 惊喜。 .语法填空 When foreigners negotiate( 谈 判 ), or register
27、in certain areas of China, they may be 1_ (surprise) at Chineses special fondness and preference for seals(印章)To Chinese, seals are an art of deep cultural roots, 2_ combines the essence of both calligraphy(书法) and sculpture and inspires generations to study, to appreciate and to collect. 3_ is beli
28、eved that seals came out as early as 8,000 years ago after our ancestors could make pottery wares(陶瓷) and had private property.They were assumed to make marks on 4_(they) own possessions to prevent them from being stolen.When the first dynasty 5 _(found), the king began to use seals to empower( 授 权
29、) and to show lordly credits.Only the kings special seal was then called “Xi”， 6_(represent) the highest authority.The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, had his “Xi” 7_(make) out of the invaluable and beautiful jade “Heshi Bi” Then the local governments also needed seals for 8_ same function.Me
30、anwhile, private seals were carved in a variety of lucky 9_(character) and vivid animal patterns. 10_(gradual), the sphragistics(印章学) came into being. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国印章文化的产生以及发展。 1surprised考查形容词。句意：当外国人在中国某些地区谈判或注册时，他们可能 会对中国人对印章的特殊喜爱和偏爱感到惊讶。be surprised at 意为“对感到惊奇”， 故本空应填形容词 surprised。 2whi
31、ch考查定语从句。句意：对于中国人来说，印章是一种有着深厚文化底蕴的艺 术，它融合了书法和雕塑的精髓，激励着一代又一代的人去学习、去欣赏、去收藏。本空引 导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 seals，关系词在从句中作主语、指物，故应填关系代词 which。 3It考查 it 的用法。句意：据说，早在 8000 年前，在我们的祖先能够制作陶器并拥 有私人财产之后，印章就出现了。本句中 that 引导主语从句，故应填 it 作形式主语。 4their考查代词。句意：人们认为他们在自己的财产上做记号是为了防止被盗。本 空修饰名词 possessions，故应填形容词性物主代词 their。 5was
32、founded考查时态和语态。句意：当第一个朝代被建立，皇帝开始使用印章授 权，表明皇权。根据句意可知，本句应用一般过去时；主语 dynasty 和动词 found 之间是被 动关系，故本空应填一般过去时的被动语态 was founded。 6representing考查非谓语动词。句意：只有国王的特别印章被称为“玺”，代表最 高的权威。represent 和句子主语 seal 之间是主动关系，故本空应填现在分词 representing 作 状语。 7made考查非谓语动词。句意：中国的第一个皇帝秦始皇，他的“玺”是由无价的 美玉“和氏璧”制成。动词 make 和“Xi”之间是被动关系，故本空应填过去分词作宾补，构 成 have sth.done 结构。 8the考查冠词。句意：然后，地方政府也需要印章来履行同样的职能。the same 意 为“同样的”，故本空应填定冠词 the。 9characters考查名词。句意：同时，私人印章雕刻各种幸运的字符和生动的动物图 案。“a variety of”后应跟可数名词的复数形式。 10Gradually考查副词。句意：逐渐地，印章学形成。本空位于句首，修饰整个句子， 故应填副词 Gradually。
