1、第 1页(共 11页) Unit3Celebrations Section C Writing Work shop 一、用适当的介词或副词填空 1 1.The old man wakesearly in the morning. 2 2.Grandpa is looking forwardanother birthday. 3 3.People use paper cutsthree purposes. 4 4.Spring Festival dishes are fullspecial cultural meanings. 5 5.I thoughtmyself,“If only I had
2、 the chance!” 二、完成句子 1 1.The old men(70多岁了) are taking exercise in the park. 2 2.Its necessary(镇静 下来) before finding a way. 3 3.When does Lantern Festival (追溯到)? 4 4.PRC(代表) the People s Republic of China. 5 5.(除了) being a 第 2页(共 11页) writer,what was also 三、阅读理解三、阅读理解 A A Before you make friends, yo
3、u have to decide who you want to be your friends. Most people like to have friends who like to do the same kind of things they do. The quickest way to make a friend is to smile. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile, but remember most
4、 people will stay away from a scary or angry look. One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesnt it make you want to keep talking to that person? Ask your new friends questions abou
5、t themselves. Whos their favourite singer, where do they live, what do they do after school are all good questions to start a conversation. Make sure you have something to add to the conversation, too. When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for it. There isnothingthatwillstopaconversati
6、onquickerthan a_shrug_for_an_answer. Kids who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends. Remember, everyone wants to be around people who like to do similar things and people who are 第 3页(共 11页) nice to them. 1This passage gives us some advice on _. Ahow to make
7、friendsBwho you can make friends with Chow to start a conversationDthe importance of smile 2Most people like to make friends with those _. Awho are sad every dayBwho share the same interest Cwho are fond of talkingDwho say bad things to them 3According to the third paragraph, most people enjoy talki
8、ng to one _. Awho is always smilingBwho seems to be friendly Cwho praises themDwho points out their shortcomings 4What does the underlined part in this passage mean? ABeing very proud.BMaking no answer. CKnowing nothing.DNot hoping to answer. B B Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some e
9、xperts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span. “I think we are knocking at the door of immortality (永 生), ” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two b
10、ooks on the future. “I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate (保守 的估计) ” 第 4页(共 11页) At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it likely that humans
11、will live in the future beyond what was possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years, ” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people can live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.” However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubt
12、ful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death. Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be
13、seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?” said Leonard Poon, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. “At present people who can get to that point are not in good health at all.” 5By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”
14、 , Michael Zey means _. Athey believe that there is no limit of living Bthey are sure to find the truth about long living Cthey have got some ideas about living forever Dthey are able to make people live past the present life 第 5页(共 11页) span 6Donald Lourias attitude towards long living is that _. A
15、people can live from 120 to 180 years Bit is still doubtful how long humans can live Cthe human body is designed to last about 120 years Dit is possible for humans to live longer in the future 7The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 4) refers to _. Aa great push Bthe idea of living beyond the present l
16、ife span Cthe idea of living from 200 to 300 years Dthe conservative estimate 8What would be the best title for this text? ALiving Longer or NotBScience, Technology and Long Living CNo Limit for Human LifeDHealthy Lifestyles and Long Living 四、阅读七选五 KeepingKeeping SafeSafe inin YourYour HouseHouse Du
17、ringDuring a a FireFire Though you may not think youll ever fall victim to a house fire, its better to be prepared to avoid panicking.To increase your chances of survival, just follow these steps. ReactReact asas soonsoon asas youyou hearhear youryour smokesmoke alarmalarm 第 6页(共 11页) gogo off.off.O
18、n hearing your smoke detector or alarm going off and seeing a fire, exit your home as safely as possible._1_ Your only concern is to get out of there as fast as possible. Nothing else is as important as this.You should be getting yourself and your family members out safely. SafelySafely exitexit thr
19、oughthrough doors.doors.If you dont see smoke at the door, open it slowly and pass through it after making surethe door feels cool.If there is a fire preventing you from exiting the room, close the door. ProtectProtect yourselfyourself fromfrom smokesmoke inhalationinhalation (吸入浓烟). .Get low to the
20、 floor and crouch or crawl on your hands and knees to avoid the smoke._2_Cover your nose and mouth if you have to walk by or through a room filled with heavy smoke. _3_If your clothes catch fire, immediately stop what youre doing, drop flat onto the ground, and roll around until you put the fire out
21、. PreventPrevent thethe smokesmoke ifif youyou cantcant getget out.out._4_ Close your door and cover all vents (通风口 )and cracks (缝 隙) around it with cloth or tape to keep smoke out.Whatever you do, dont panic.You can always reclaim some measures of control, even if you feel trapped. CallCall forfor
22、helphelp fromfrom a a secondsecond storystory window.window._5_ You can take a sheet or something elsewhite preferablyand hang it out the window to signify that you need help when the first responder get there. 第 7页(共 11页) A. If you cant escape your home, dont panic. BStop, drop, and roll if your cl
23、othes catch fire. CYou are probably a lot safer by closing doors. DEscape from a secondstory window if you can. ESmoke inhalation causes people to become unconscious. FDo not try to get your phone, valuables, or your other important possessions. GIf you are trapped in your secondstory room, get to a
24、n area where people can find you. 第 8页(共 11页) 一、用适当的介词或副词填空 1 1.up2 2.to3 3.for4 4.of5 5.to 二、完成句子 1 1.in their seventies2 2.to calm down3 3.date back to4 4.stands for5 5.As well as 三、阅读理解 1.A主旨大意题。 根据第一段第一句 “Before you make friends, you have to decide who you want to be your friends.”及最后 一段第一句“Kids
25、 who show an interest in other kids and who are kind and friendly make good friends.”可知,本文是针对如何交 友提出建议,故选 A 项。 2.B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“.do the same kind of things they do.”及最后一段最后一句中的“do similar things” 可知,志趣相投的人容易成为朋友,故选 B 项。 3.C细节理解题。 根据第三段第一、 二句 “One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to
26、say something nice about him. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.”可知,人们喜欢同赞扬自己的人交谈,say something nice 意为“说好听的;称赞” ,故选 C 项。 4.B词义猜测题。 结合上文可知画线部分所在句的意思与 “When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for it.”相反, 画线部分所在句的意思是, 没有什么比耸肩表示不知道答案能更快地 结束(与他人的)对话了,故选 B
27、 项。 5.5.C句意理解题。由第二段中的“I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate.”并结合 immortality 可 第 9页(共 11页) 知,他们对永生有了一些看法。 6.D推理判断题。由题干中的 Donald Louria 定位到文章的第 三段。由本段中的“humans will live in the future beyond what was possible in the past”可知,他认为未来人类可能会活得更长, 故选 D 项。B 项的表述与此处的语境相反,故排除;人类到底能活到
28、120180 岁,还是二三百岁,他并没有给出明确的看法,故排除 A 项;C 项在本段没有提及。 7.B代词指代题。由 it 后面的 the human body is just not designed to last about 120 years 可知,科学家们怀疑的是人类 的寿命能否超越当前的极限,故选 B 项。 8.A标题归纳题。通读全文可知,文章讲的是不同的科学家对 未来人类寿命是否会延长的观点,所以 A 项作为标题最合适。 四、阅读七选五 1F根据设空处后的“Your only concern is to get out of there as fast as possible.”
29、可知,听到警报后要尽快逃离起火地 点,不要贪恋财物,没有什么东西比生命更重要。故 F 项符合语境。 2E根据本段的主题句“Protect yourself from smoke inhalation.”可知,本段与烟雾有关。E 项中的 Smoke inhalation 与主题句相呼应,故选 E 项。 3B根据设空后的内容可知,本段与身着衣物起火有关,B 项 中的 Stop, drop, and roll 和 your clothes 与设空处后一句中的 your clothes,stop,drop,roll 相呼应。故选 B 项。 4A根据设空后描写的被困后所采取的措施可知,如果被困不 要惊慌。A 项中的 cant escape 和 dont panic 与设空处后的 dont panic 和 feel trapped 相呼应。故选 A 项。 第 10页(共 11页) 5G根据本段主题句“Call for help from a secondstory window.”可知,本段介绍被困二楼时应采取的措施。G 项中的 your secondstory room 与主题句中的 a secondstory window 相呼应。 故选 G 项。 第 11页(共 11页)