1、第 1页(共 8页) Unit3 Section B Discovering Useful Structures 一、单句写作 1与其说他是位哲学家,不如说他是位艺术家。 He is_ an artist _ a philosopher. 2只剩下这么点食物,我们第二天不得不挨饿了。 There is _ left that we had to starve the next day. 3市场入口处有那么多人在叫嚷吵架。 There are so many people _ in front of the market entrance. 4经历磨难有助于造就好的领导者。 _ the mill
2、 helps make a good leader. 5既然他觉得好些了,那么他可以回去工作了。 _ hes feeling better, he can go back to work. 二、阅读理解 With the everincreasing popularity of online shopping, users reviews are becoming more and more important. Given that you cant actually touch, see, smell or hear the product youre buying online, the
3、se reviews will provide you with valuable information on the product itself. But how far can you trust them? 第 2页(共 8页) Barnaby Bicken had an unpleasant experience. “I took some friends to a restaurant in Manchester that hadexcellent reviews P1 on a food website. However, the service was awful and w
4、e wereignored W1 most of the time. Later, I wrote a review on the same site only to be told that the review site owner would not accept any bad reviewsonly the good ones.” So, how can you get a useful review? Web expert Hilary Saunders has a few top tips. “If there are only a few reviews of a place,
5、 there is a good chance they have been planted by friends or enemies. If there are many reviews, start by dropping the most extreme comments. Also, watch out for similarities in style between reviews from people with different user names, particularly if those reviews were placed about the same time
6、. The best thing is to look for reviewers who show somerelevant W2 knowledge of the product they are reviewing.” Some companies seem to be contributing to the problem. A publishing house offered gift vouchers (购物礼券) to anyone who would give their textbook a fivestar review. But not all online compan
7、ies operate like this. “Amazon works hard tokeep thecompletenessof P2 itscustomerreviews ,”saida spokesperson for the company. “We have very clear guidelines, and when a customer reports a review that he/she feels is 第 3页(共 8页) inappropriate W3, we check, and may take it down.” So, next time you see
8、 that fivestar review for something you want to buy, be awareit could be the work of a false reviewer! 1What does “them” in Para. 1 refer to? AProducts.BUsers. CReviews.DBuyers. 2What does Barnaby Bickens story imply? AThe food served was awful. BNot all reviews are believable. CMany people are easi
9、ly cheated. DHe likes to write bad reviews. 3What reviews of products are useful? AThose by competitors. BThose by different users. CThose with good comments. DThose with related information. 4How does Amazon deal with the customer reviews? AIt helps to finish the reviews. BIt pays attention to the
10、bad reviews. CIt offers gifts for the good reviews. DIt tries to make the reviews objective. 三、概要写作 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 Playing endless games of hideandseek with your toddler 第 4页(共 8页) can get tired very quickly. And sometimes parents need a break from pretending not to know the very obvio
11、us spot where their child is hiding. Well, you no longer have to feel guilty about letting your kids sit down in front of the television for an hour or two, because its been proven that, in certain circumstances, screen time for your kids can actually be beneficial. The key thing to remember is that
12、 unsupervised and too much screen time isnt good for your kids, but some situations let you relax and will keep your kids entertained. One example is video chatting with family. The American Academy of Pediatrics reported that maintaining strong relationships with your family members that live far a
13、way is an important part of development. Being able to visually see their faces and chat with them at the same time is good for your kids, even if its on a screen. So let your little child sit on the couch, having a video chat with Grandma and Grandpa, and you can go and catch up on other things aro
14、und the house. Another way to incorporate screen time in a beneficial way is to watch TV together. Turn on an educational kid show and sit next to your toddler to answer any questions that they might have. The AAP says that a few hours of television a week is fine as long as you make it a family act
15、ivity and encourage your kids 第 5页(共 8页) to ask questions about the show. One show in particular that can be extremely beneficial to watch together isDaniel Tigers Neighborhoodon PBS. Researchers at Texas Tech University reported that kids who watched 10 episodes over a twoweek period had higher lev
16、els of confidence, and they were able to recognize emotions better. So dont feel guilty at letting your kids sit inside for a little while; all parents need a break. 第 6页(共 8页) 一、单句写作 1.more; than 2.so little food 3.shouting and quarreling 4.Going through 5.Now that 二、阅读理解 1.C指代判断题。上句讲到“鉴于你在网上购物时不能真
17、正地 触摸、看见、闻到或听到产品,所以这些评论能给到你关于产品自身 的有价值的信息” ,本句说的是“但是你能在多大程度上信任它们 呢?” ,很明显,它们是指网上的评价,故选 C。 2.B推理判断题。Barnaby Bicken 选择了一家网评很好的饭店 吃饭,结果发现饭店的服务质量非常糟糕,自己想如实写一个评论发 表,但又不被接受。该例子是对第一段最后一句“这些评论可信度有 多高?”的回应,故该例子是说明网上评价未必都和事实相符,因此 选 B 项。 3.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句可知,最好是寻找 那些对评论的产品有相关知识的网评者, 故有相关信息的那些评论是 有用的,因此 D 选项符
18、合题意。 4.D推理判断题。根据文章第四段中的“Amazon works hard to keep the completeness of its customer reviews”和“We have very clear guidelines, and when a customer reports a review that he/she feels is inappropriate, we check, and may take it down.” 可知,亚马逊公司努力保持顾客评论的完整性,处理顾客所反映的不 恰当的评论,因此可以说该公司尽量保持评论的客观性,因此答案为 第 7页(共 8
19、页) D 选项。 三、概要写作 Research findings show that screen time may be good for kids in some cases. (要点 1) Take video chatting with family, for example, it will help strengthen the relationships among family members who live far away. (要点 2) Another good way to share screen time is to watch TV together with parents, which can enhance childrens emotional development. (要点 3) In both cases, kids will get the entertainment and the parents will get their release. (要点 4) 第 8页(共 8页)