1、第 1页（共 11页） Unit3Celebrations Section A Topic Talk 一、短语填空 prepare for， play a major role in， wake up， calm down， be similar to 1His bag _ mine. 2I _ by the telephone. 3Nowadays, the Internet _ our daily life. 4They _ after the quarrel. 5They are busy _ the final exam. 二、语法填空 That day was Grandpas 70
2、th birthday. Early in the morning, I got 1._(dress)quickly and headed downstairs. After2._ quick breakfast, I checked the special gift I had made for Grandpa,3._was a video of his life story.Just before lunchtime, Dad came in with some guests.4._(surprising),theywere Grandpas best friends from secon
3、dary school, all in their seventies. Grandpa couldnt believe his eyes and it took quite a long time for them5._(calm)down.We began watching the video and with each old photo the guests saw how Grandpa6._(grow)from a handsome boy 7._a kind old gentleman. There was a lot of 8._(laugh) in the room, and
4、 quite a few tears in 第 2页（共 11页） their eyes. Towards the end of the party, Grandpa said excitedly, “It is a wonderful birthday celebration and Ive got the 9._(good) gift I have received. Now I am looking forwardtomyeightieth,ninetiethandevenone 10._(hundred)birthdays already！ ” 三、阅读理解三、阅读理解 A A Bef
5、ore you make friends, you 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
6、smile, but remember most 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 ne
7、w friends questions about 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 第 3页（共 1
8、1页） is nothing that will stop a conversation quicker than 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 nice to them. 1. This passage gives
9、us some advice on _. A. how to make friendsB. who you can make friends with C. how to start a conversation D. the importance of smile 2. Most people like to make friends with those _. A. who are sad every dayB. who share the same interest C. who are fond of talkingD. who say bad things to them 3. Ac
10、cording to the third paragraph, most people enjoy talking to one _. A. who is always smilingB. who seems to be friendly C. who praises themD. who points out their shortcomings 4. What does the underlined part in this passage mean? A. Being very proud.B. Making no answer. C. Knowing nothing.D. Not ho
11、ping to answer. B Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts 第 4页（共 11页） 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),” sai
12、d Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “I think by 2075 we will see it and thats a conservative estimate (保 守的估计).” At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in us
13、ing genes as well as nanotechnology (纳米技术) make it likely that humans 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 50
14、0 years.” However, many scientists who specialize in ageing are doubtful 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 diff
15、er on what kind of life the super aged 第 5页（共 11页） might live. “It remains to be 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 no
16、t in good health at all.” 5. By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”, Michael Zey means _. A. they believe that there is no limit of living B. they are sure to find the truth about long living C. they have got some ideas about living forever D. they are able to make people live past t
17、he present life span 6. Donald Lourias attitude towards long living is that _. A. people can live from 120 to 180 years B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live C. the human body is designed to last about 120 years D. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future 7. The underlined w
18、ord “it” (Paragraph 4) refers to _. A. a great push B. the idea of living beyond the present life span C. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years D. the conservative estimate 第 6页（共 11页） 8. What would be the best title for this text? A. Living Longer or Not B.Science, Technology and Long Living C.
19、No Limit for Human Life D. Healthy Lifestyles and Long Living 四、应用文写作 假设你是李华。最近，你的外国笔友约翰发来一封电子邮件，请 你为班级墙报的“Festivals around the world”栏目提供一篇稿件。 请根据下面的写作提纲，为他写一篇英语稿件，介绍中国的春节。内 容包括： 1春节的重要性； 2主要的庆祝活动； 3你的感受。 注意：词数 80 左右。 _ _ _ _ _ _ 第 7页（共 11页） 一、短语填空 1is similar to2.was woken up3.plays a major role i
20、n 4calmed down5.preparing for 二、语法填空 1dressed考查非谓语动词。get dressed 是固定短语，表示 “穿衣” 。故填 dressed。 2a考查冠词。一日三餐前有形容词修饰时，可加冠词。此处 为泛指，故用不定冠词，且 quick 以辅音音素开头，故填 a。 3which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，本空引导一个非 限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，指物，故填 which。 4Surprisingly考查副词。根据语境可知，需用副词做状语， 修饰整个句子。故填 Surprisingly。 5to clam考查非谓语动词。It takes some t
21、ime for sb. to do sth.相当于 It takes sb. some time to do sth.，固定句式， 表示“做某事花(某人)多长时间” 。故填 to calm。 6grew考查时态。 “how Grandpa _ (grow) from a handsome boy”为宾语从句，空格处为从句的谓语动词，根据语境可 知，本句应用一般过去时。故填 grew。 7to考查介词及固定搭配。from.to.是固定短语，表示 “从到” 。 8laughter考查名词。laughter“笑声” ，是不可数名词。故 填 laughter。 9best考查形容词的最高级。由“gif
22、t I have received” 可知，此处表达“这是我收到的最好的礼物” 。故此处应用 good 的最 高级 best。 第 8页（共 11页） 10hundredth考查序数词。句意：我现在已经在盼望着我的 第八十个、第九十个甚至是第一百个生日。此处指“第一百个” ，故 填 hundredth。 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 who show an interest in othe
23、r 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 say something nice about him. T
24、hink 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 项。 5.C句意理解题。由第二段中的“I think by 2
25、075 we will see it 第 9页（共 11页） and thats a conservative estimate.”并结合 immortality 可知， 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120 180 岁，还是二三百岁，他并没有给出明确的看法，故排除 A
26、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、应用文写作 TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemostimportant traditional festivals in China. It usually falls in late January
27、 or early February and is celebrated in different ways. People clean up their houses and prepare all kinds of delicious food. On New Years eve, the whole family usually get together to have a feast. Children are the happiest because they will get red envelopes from their relatives. On the first day, people will visit their relatives, expressing their best wishes for the New Year. I like the Spring Festival very much because it is a time 第 10页（共 11页） for family reunion. 第 11页（共 11页）
