1、第 1页（共 10页） Unit3Celebrations Section B Special Occasions 一、完成句子 1.your success(祝贺). 2.He graduated from that school which (附属于那所大 学). 3.He stood there (脸上带着期待的表情). 4.We all sat together, (互祝新年快乐). 5.The students took notes(边 听课). 6.(由你来决定) when to start out. 二、阅读理解 A Do you love bacon(熏猪肉)？Who does
2、nt，right？From time to time，you may have heard the phrase “bring home the bacon” Did you ever wonder what that means? Actually， “bring home the bacon”is a common phrase used 第 2页（共 10页） to mean“to earn money” If youre“bringing home the bacon” ， youre making money to bring home to your family.So how i
3、s the meat connected with making money? One popular story holds that the phrase appeared in the 1100s in a small town of Great Dunmow in England.The church(教 堂) in Great Dunmow would give a rasher of bacon as a reward to any man who could honestly say that he had not argued(争 吵) with his wife for a
4、year.Others believe the phrase got started in the 1500s at country fairs.One of the most popular competitions included catching a pig.The prize for it was that you got to keep it. Since the 1600s，the word“bacon”has been used to mean ones body.Because people often connect the body with ones ability t
5、o work and earn money，its believed that bacon finally took on that meaning，too.One way of earning money with ones body back then was the sport of boxing. On September 3，1906，boxer Joe Gans fought against Oliver Nelson for the world lightweight championship in Goldfield， Nevada.According to theReno E
6、vening Gazette，Joe received a telegram(电报) from his mother before the fight.It read： “Joe， the eyes of the world are on you.Everybody says you ought to win.Peter Jackson will tell me the news and you bring homethe bacon.”Joe Gans did win the fight and the prize money that went along with the victory
7、.He sent a telegram back to his mother， saying that he was“bringing home the bacon” Mrs. Gans was 第 3页（共 10页） probably repeating a phrase she had heard before，but hers was the first us age that experts can find.Before long，the phrase was being used commonly in boxing，and it also quickly moved to oth
8、er sports. 1Why does the author raise questions in Paragraph 1? ATo show his writing purpose. BTo lead to the topic of the text. CTo know the meaning of the phrase. DTo see how many people love bacon. 2What does the phrase“bring home the bacon”mean? ASupport ones family financially. BBring family me
9、mbers together. CEarn money by selling bacon. DImprove a familys living conditions. 3Who could get the bacon in the 1100s in Great Dunmow? AThe one who never tells lies. BThe one who lives in peace with his wife. CThe one who wins a competition at the fair. DThe one who is strong enough to catch a p
10、ig. 4Why did Joe Gans mother send him a telegram? ATo ask Joe to buy some bacon. BTo tell Joe how to win the fight. CTo show what she expected from Joe. DTo introduce a new phrase to people. 第 4页（共 10页） B There is a common belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling.No sch
11、ool I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill.There are，however，quite different ideas about how to teach it， or how much priority(优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability.The problem is，how to encourage a child to express himself fre
12、ely in writing without holding him back with spelling. If spelling becomesthe only point of his teachers interest， clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe” He will write only words within his spelling range(范围)Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay atten
13、tion to content(内容) rather than technical(技术的) ability. I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience： “This work is terrible！ There are far too many spelling mistakes.”It may have been a sharp criticism(批评) of the pupils technical abilities in
14、writing，but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had failed to read the composition(作文)，which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes，but if his priority had centered on the childs ideas，an expression of his
15、disappointment with the presentation would have given the 第 5页（共 10页） pupil more hope to seek improvement. 5 Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariesso that Astudents will be able to express their ideas more freely Bteachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes Cstudents will have more trust i
16、n writing Dstudents will learn to spell words correctly 6Which of the following about school education is true? ASchools are no longer interested in spelling. BTeachers ask their students to write words within their spelling range. CSchools attach importance to word spelling. DTeachers think the exp
17、ression of the children is the most important. 7The writer seems to think that the teachers judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is AreasonableBunfair CfoolishDcareless 三、语法填空 Joe is a student at a college in an urban area.During his first two semesters，he did very 1.(good)and at the beginnin
18、g of the third semester，he was admitted to a special medical program.If he completed the program successfully，he would be gained 2.(admit)to a good medical school. 第 6页（共 10页） Several 3.(week)ago，Joes mother began feeling sharp chest pains.When she went to a doctor，he told her that she would need he
19、art surgery and would have to give 4. her job.This would mean a lot of 5. (medicine)expensesandlosingalmosthalfthefamilys income.Joes father wants him to drop out of school and go to work full time 6.(help) the family.Joe loves his family very much，but if he 7.(drop)out now，he will lose the entire s
20、emesters credit and may lose 8.opportunity to become a doctor. Joes best friend Maria has persuaded him to remain in school.She said she would help him find another parttime job.His cousin Carol has told 9.(he)that he would collect some money for him.Anyone 10.wants to help Joe should please ring 97
21、5 345.Thank you! 第 7页（共 10页） 一、完成句子 1.Congratulations on2.is attached to that university 3.with an expectant look on his face4.wishing each other a happy new year5.as they listened6.Its up to you 二、阅读理解 1.B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了英语俚语“bring home the bacon”的含义和起源，文章首段的问题是为了引出本文的 主题俚语“bring home the bacon”
22、。 2.A细节理解题。根据第二段的第一、二句可知， “bring home the bacon”的含义是“赚取生活费” 。 3.B细节理解题。 根据第三段的前两句可知， 在 12 世纪的 Great Dunmow，和妻子关系和睦的男人会被奖励。 4.C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，对于拳击手而 言， “bring home the bacon”的意思是“挣生活费” ，Joe 的妈妈说 “you bring home the bacon” ，而赢得比赛就能得到奖金，由此可 知，Joe 的妈妈在电报中表达了她的期待。 5.A细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The problem is，ho
23、w to encourage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling.”以及第二段最后一句 “ Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content(内容的) rather than technical(技术的) ability.”可知，老师鼓励学生使用字典是为了 让学生自由地表达自己的想法。故选 A。 6.C细节理解题。根据第一段第二
24、句“No schoolIhave taughtin hasever considered spelling unimportant as a 第 8页（共 10页） basic skill.”可知，学校十分重视学生的拼写能力。故选 C。 7.B推理判断题。根据第三段“It may have been a sharp criticism(批评) of the pupils technical abilities in writing， but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had failed to read the compositio
25、n(作文)，which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings.”可判断出作者认为 老师的评价是不公平的。故选 B。 三、语法填空 1well考查副词。句意：他做得非常好。do 做，动词，做得 好，需要副词修饰动词，well 好，副词，故填 well。 2admission考查固定搭配。句意：他将获准进入一家好的医 学校。gain admission to.获准进入，固定搭配，故填 admission。 3weeks考查名词 several“几个” ，后跟可数名词复数，故填 weeks。 4up考查固定搭
26、配。句意：他告诉她，她需要做心脏外科手 术并且要放弃工作。后文提到失去一半的收入，说明 Joe 的母亲因手 术要放弃工作。give up 放弃，固定搭配，故填 up。 5medical考查形容词。expense“费用” ，名词，前面需要形 容词修饰，故填 medical。 6to help考查不定式。句意：Joe 的父亲想让他辍学，找个 全职工作来帮助家里。前面提到父亲让 Joe 辍学去工作，目的就是后 面提到的帮助家里。不定式表目的，故填 to help。 7drops考查主谓一致。句意：但如果现在辍学的话。此句为 if 引导的条件状语从句，时态遵循主将从现，所以 if 后用一般现在 第 9页（共 10页） 时，主语为 he，故填 drops。 8the考查定冠词。句意：可能会失去当医生的机会。前文提 到 Joe 有可能进入一所好的医学校，也就有成为医生的可能，此处的 机会特指前文提到的做医生的可能，故填 the。 9him考查代词。told 告诉，动词，后跟代词宾格，故填 him。 10who考查定语从句关系词。anyone(指人)做先行词时，关 系代词用 who。故填 who。 第 10页（共 10页）
