1、第 1页(共 13页) Unit3Celebrations Section D Grammar 一、翻译句子 1.许多房子在大火中被烧毁了。 2.类似的方法正在很多方面被投入使用。 3.那个工程已经完工了。 4.在你离开前,确保所有的灯都关了。 二、阅读理解 A Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money.Even worse,some schools have
2、never had music classes to begin with.But without them,students academic (学术的)growth and spiritual health could suffer.In fact,music classes are necessary for all students in schools. Recent studies of Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in math
3、 and reading skills than those without music classes.Another study by The College Board found that students taking music and art 第 2页(共 13页) classes got higher points.Students academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education. Music programs in public schools also help to add
4、to a students sense of pride and selfconfidence.Teens today have too many learning tasks.Besides,they have family problems, selfconfidence problems,relationship troubles,and choices about smoke and alcohol (酒精)All of these can stop academic success,but music education can help.A study by The Texas C
5、ommission on Drug and Alcohol Abuse found that students who took part in school music programs were less likely to turn to smoke.Music programs encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance. Music crosses language,class and culture.Music allows students from different count
6、ries to connect.For example,at a school talent show,a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏)with an American classmate.Two students from different cultures worked as a team with selfconfidence and common purpose through music. The gift of music is priceless.We need to be sure to have necessa
7、ry music classes for all students.The world is losing its music,and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back. 1The two studies seem to show that Astudents with great success attend music lessons Bmusic classes play an important role in students growth 第 3页(共 13页) Cnot all students
8、 could have music classes at school Dstudents who have music classes do better in all subjects 2 The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that Amusic makes crosscultural communication possible Bdifferent cultures have different styles of music CJapan has a good relationship with America DJapanese
9、and American students are good at playing the piano 3What can we learn about education with music classes? AIt allows schools to make more money. BIt can cause a lot of academic problems. CIt will affect the world cultural communication greatly. DIt does good to students academic success and spiritu
10、al health. 4What is the best title for the text? AThe Importance of Music Classes in School BMusicA Bridge to Understanding CStudies on Music Education DHow to Get Music Back B Millions of people suffer from motion sickness ( 晕 动 症)They have a lot of activities they fear.They often avoid doing these
11、 activities which include longdistance airplane travel,seatrips,roadtrips,even certain movies and video games.However,the French company Boarding Ring promises that 第 4页(共 13页) it has its way to solve the problem,as long as the users are willing to wear Boarding Glasses! Why do many people suffer fr
12、om motion sickness? It is believed that the brain fails to deal with mixed signals from body parts.For example,when you are looking at your phone on a moving bus,your inner ear realizes the move but your eyes, focused on the screen,think you dont move. Boarding Glasses tries to ease (减轻)motion sickn
13、ess by making the users eyes and ears transmit the same message.After the brain receives the same message,it will think you are in a moving environment.Though that sounds difficult,the science behind the glasses is surprisingly simple. The plastic frames (框架),made up of two round frames on the front
14、 and two on the side are filled with some blue liquid.Any movement can cause the liquid to flow around the eyes.This allows the eyes to sense the move and send the correct signal to the brain. According to Antoine Jeannin, CEO of Boarding Ring, Boarding Glasses has been tested.The CEO said that over
15、 95 percent of the users felt better after wearing the glasses.The best part is that Boarding Glasses only has a frame,so a single pair can be worn among a group of friends,or even an entire family! 5Why do some people suffer from motion sickness according to the passage? ATheir eyes cant see the mo
16、ve. 第 5页(共 13页) BTheir bodies are in a bad condition. CTheir ears cant hear in a moving environment. DTheir brains cant deal with mixed signals from body parts. 6What is the third paragraph mainly about? AThe shortcomings of Boarding Glasses. BThe design for Boarding Glasses future. CThe working pri
17、nciple of Boarding Glasses. DThe response of people wearing Boarding Glasses. 7 Whichwordcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword “transmit” in Paragraph 3? ACalm.BSend. CDestroy.DAttack. 8What might be the best title for the passage? ABoarding Glasses Promises to Ease Motion Sickness BWhy Do People Dislike
18、Motion Sickness CWhy Do People Suffer from Motion Sickness DBoarding Glasses Can Make You See the World Clearly 三、阅读七选五 The guy who tried to edit English The English vocabulary is not only huge,but also full of words that mean practically the same thing.Get, obtain , acquire.Shine,gleam,glow,sparkle
19、.1 That was the thinking of a British writer named CK.Ogden, who in the 1930s proposed(提议) a new form of English with a 第 6页(共 13页) vocabulary of just 850 words.He called the project Basic English.2 Ogden arrived at his 850word list through experimentation, rephrasing texts over and over until he wa
20、s satisfied.The words he finally included were not necessarily the shortest or most concrete. 3Because any verbal idea could be expressed with a small number of “operators”words like come,go,get, take,have,make,be,and do.Ogden argued that most verbs were unnecessary.In Basic English,eat is“have a me
21、al” ,and forget is “go from memory” Winston Churchill was a fan of the concept as a way to get foreigners to speak English,and he encouraged the BBC to use it.4Roosevelt,who expressed mild interest,joked that Churchills famous speech about offering his“blood,toil, tears,and sweat”to his country woul
22、dnt have been so exciting if he“had been able to offer the British people only blood, work,eye water,and face water,which I understand is the best that Basic English can do with five famous words.” 5Churchill didnt use it either.When seeking to express ourselves,we dontnecessarilyneedfewer words;we
23、need the right words.So its to our benefit to have a large supply on hand. ADo we really need them all? BHow many words are there in English? COgden himself didnt actually use Basic English. 第 7页(共 13页) DPlenty of seemingly basic words did not make the list at all. EHe also tried to persuade Preside
24、nt Franklin Roosevelt to promote it. FHe believed it would make the language more efficient and easier to learn. G Despite attention from world leaders, Basic English never got very far off the drawing board. 四、语法填空 Traditional Chinese culture is beginning to attract the attention of the world.Kung
25、fu,1.(especial),has had a great effect2.millions of people who first learnt about China through it.Sometimes,they may come to China and learn about some other aspects(方面) of this culture.Some Asian 3.(nation)havelongknownaboutthe4. (great)of ancient Chinese culture.Their own cultures are5. mix of na
26、tive ones and those Chinese characteristics.South Korea and Japan long ago adopted Confucianism,something that continues today even if it 6.(challenge)by pop culture.This strength comes from the ideas 7.(give)in theFour Booksof Confucianism,which were built upon the idea of an even 8.(ancient)period
27、 included in theFive Classics.From them,the West learns 9.is uniquely Chinese,for example,feng shui. So far China has taken steps 10.(increase) this 第 8页(共 13页) spread of its culture by establishing(建立) Chinese Cultural Centres in such places as the United States and Europe. 第 9页(共 13页) 一、翻译句子 1.Man
28、y houses were destroyed in the fire. 2.Similar ways are being put into use in many ways. 3.The project has been completed. 4.Make sure all the lights are turned off before you leave. 二、阅读理解 1.B推理判断题。第二段在给出两项研究结果后,最后一句 “Students academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education
29、.”上音乐课对学生的学业有帮助,选项 B 音乐课在学生的成长中起到了重要作用。切题,故选 B。 2.A推理判断题。第四段中的“Two students from different cultures worked as a team with selfconfidence and common purpose through music.”一个是日本学生,一个美国的学生,借由 音乐而合作、交流。选项 A 音乐使得跨文化交流成为可能,切题,故 选 A。 3.D推理判断题。第二段中的“Studentsacademic success seems to depend on their taking
30、part in music education.”和 第三段中的“Music programs in public schools also help to add to a students sense of pride and selfconfidence.”可以推断 出音乐既可以有助于学生的学业成绩,又可以有益于学生的心理健 康,选项 D 音乐对学生的学业成绩和精神健康有利,切题,故选 D。 4.A标题判断题。文章的第一段中的“But without them, students academic (学术的)growth and spiritual health could suffer
31、.In fact,music classes are necessary for all students in schools.”可知,作者认为音乐课是重要的,这是文章的主旨, 第 10页(共 13页) 文章的标题要体现主旨,选项 A 学校里音乐课的重要性,切题,故选 A。 5.D细节理解题。根据第二段的“Why do many people suffer from motion sickness? It is believed that the brain fails to deal with mixed signals from body parts.”可知,大脑不能很好 地处理复杂的信
32、号,这将会导致晕动症,故选 D 项。 6.C主旨大意题。 根据第三段 “Boarding Glasses tries to ease motion sickness by making the users eyes and ears transmit the same message.After the brain receives the same message,it will think you are in a moving environment.”可推断出,本段主要介 绍了这款眼镜的工作原理,故选 C 项。 7.B词义猜测题。 根据划线词后一句 “After the brain r
33、eceives the same message”中的“receives 收到”相同信息,可知,应该 是 Boarding Glasses 先让使用者的眼和耳给大脑“传送”相同的信 息,可知“transmit”意为“传送” 。故选 B。 8.A标题判断题。综观全文,Boarding Glasses 一词贯穿全文, 应出现在标题中。主题句在第一段“Millions of people suffer from motion sickness.However,the French company Boarding Ring promises that it has its way to solve
34、the problem,as long as the users are willing to wear Boarding Glasses! ”最后一段不 仅呼应了而且进一步证明了第一段提出的观点,故 A 项。 三、阅读七选五 1A第一段讲到英语的词汇量很大且有很多同义词,第二段提 到“That was the thinking of a British writer”及奥格登将英 语词汇量减到 850 个可知,此处应该是问“我们确实需要那么多词汇 第 11页(共 13页) 吗” 。 2F奥格登之所以创造基本英语是因为他觉得这样英语更容易 学。 3D根据上文的“were not necessa
35、rily the shortest or most concrete”及下文列举的例子可知,很多基础的词汇并没有出现在基 本英语中。 4E由下文的“Roosevelt,who expressed mild interest” 可知,此处是说丘吉尔也试图说服罗斯福总统推广基本英语。 5C根据下文的“Churchill didnt use it either.”可知, “奥格登并没有真正使用基本英语”符合语境。 四、语法填空 1especially设空处在句中作状语,应用副词。故填 especially。 2onhave a great effect on 为固定搭配,意为“对有 很大影响” 。故
36、填 on。 3nationsnation 是可数名词,根据 some 可知此处指不止一 个国家,所以应用复数形式。故填 nations。 4greatness在定冠词 the 之后作 about 的宾语,应用名词。 greatness 意为“伟大之处” 。故填 greatness。 5a句意:他们自己的文化是本土文化和有中国特征的文化的 混合体。mix 是可数名词,此处泛指“一个混合体” ,所以应用不定 冠词。a mix of 意为“的混合体” 。故填 a。 6is challengedeven if 意为“即使” ,引导让步状语从句, challenge 是从句谓语动词,与主语 it 之间是
37、被动关系,结合全文 时态可知应用一般现在时的被动语态,故填 is challenged。 第 12页(共 13页) 7given设空处应用非谓语动词作定语,修饰 ideas,give 与 ideas 之间是逻辑上的被动关系,所以应用过去分词。故填 given。 8more ancient本句指“四书”中的观点来自更早的古代典 籍“五经” ,通过句意可知若把“四书”和“五经”进行比较, “五经” 的历史更为悠久,且 even 常用来修饰比较级,故填 more ancient。 9what设空处引导宾语从句,作 learns 的宾语,从句中缺少 主语且表示“东西” ,所以引导词用 what。故填 what。 10to increasetake steps to do sth.意为“采取措施做某 事” 。故填 to increase。 第 13页(共 13页)