1、第 1页（共 8页）Unit3 Diverse CulturesSection B Discovering Useful Structures一、单词拼写1The leaves of certain trees are _ (有毒的) tocattle.2He sat in a kitchen chair, reached down and pulled offhis _ (靴子)3Sorry, Im _ (特别；格外) tired. I have to turnin.4Tokyo and New York are major _ (金融的) centres.5I know nothing a
2、bout the _ (诗歌)二、句型转换1Though he was tired, he managed to climb the hill._， he managed to climb the hill.2Sorry, the line is busy._， the line is busy.3Do you like sandwiches?Yes, I like them very much.Do you like sandwiches?Yes, _.4The island is seldom, if it was ever, visited by ships.The island is
3、seldom, _，visited by ships.5He doesnt like playing football but he used to playfootball.第 2页（共 8页）He doesnt like playing football but he _.6This meeting is taking longer than it is expected.This meeting is taking longer _.7She stood at the gate as if she was waiting for someone.She stood at the gate
4、 _.8John will go abroad to travel but his brother will notgo abroad to travel.John will go abroad to travel but _.9The teacher thought him to be a very clever pupil._.10Work hard when you are young, or youll regret._.三、阅读理解The world welcomes 2018! From New Zealand to New York, theworld eagerly celeb
5、rated the New Year, hoping for a betterfuture after a year of diseases, struggles and disasters.The islands of Samoa mid Tokelau in the Pacific Ocean andplaces located near the International Date Line mark the dawnof the New Year. As celebrations spread westward, fireworks litup the night sky in tow
6、ns and cities around the world, ascelebrators partied on the streets.第 3页（共 8页）In some parts of the world, the New Years celebrations were,lets say, rather unusual. In many European countries as wellas in Coney Island, New York, swimmers braved freezing watertemperatures for a dip in the ocean or la
7、ke on January 1. InRome, Italy, divers jumped off the 59foothigh Cavour bridgeinto the Tiber River. Londoners rang in the New Year with amassive fireworks display with dozens of rockets lighting upthe night sky. The Scots celebration of New Year is also called“Hogmanay”. A torchlight procession led
8、by men dressed asVikings kicks off four days of Hogmanay celebrations inEdinburgh, Scotland. The procession ends with the burning ofa Viking long ship. Hogmanay is the Scottish word for the lastday of the year. Street festivals are held on each dayculminating in a fireworks display.In New York, hund
9、reds of thousands gathered to witness a hugeball with more than 30,000 lights descend at midnight. Thistradition was adopted by the New York Times (after whom thesquare is named) in 1908 to attract crowds to celebrate thepapers new headquarters. The ball has dropped every year sincethen except durin
10、g the wartime years of 1942 and 1943. The firstball was made of iron, but now 2,688 crystal (水晶) trianglesdecorate this lighted ball.1We can learn that people in the capital of Great Britainwill celebrate the New Year by _.Awatching fireworksBjumping into water第 4页（共 8页）Cjumping off bridgesDpartying
11、 on streets2The author mentioned the celebration called “Hogmanay”to clarify further that _.Athe Scots are VikingsBthe Scottish words are traditionalCthe display ends with a shipDthe celebrations are varied3From the last paragraph, we learn that the hall _.Astopped dropping since 1942Bstarted to dro
12、p in the 19th centuryCis made of ironDis made of crystal4Where does this text probably come from?AA news story.BA travel advertisement.CA book review.DA TV interview.四、语篇填空With the rapid development of the Internet,more and moreteenagers make friends online nowadays.Some people say itsgood to do tha
13、t,while others think its 1 1.(harm)especially to school pupils.Some consider that making friends online is a modern way tobuild friendship 2 2.others.They can express theirthoughts 3 3.(free) to improve social skills andfluency in English.On the contrary,some strongly believe it is第 5页（共 8页）a waste
14、of time 4 4.(make) friends through onlinecommunication and what s worse,those so-called “friends” arelikely to cheat you after 5 5.(gain) your trust.In my opinion,6 6.the Internet is good or notdepends on how we use it.If it 7 7.(use) properly,wecan communicate with people 8 e from everycorner of th
15、e world,and share life experiences.However,sincethe Internet was born,many bad men 9 9.(make) use of it to do something bad.So we must learn todetermine whether a piece of online information is true or falseand avoid being hurt.In conclusion,every coin has two 1010.(side).Sodoes the Internet.If used
16、 in a proper way,the Internet has moreadvantages in seeking friendship.五、选词创境运用下列写作词汇,自己创设一个语境,形成一个小语段。seek ones fortune;earn aliving;diversity;settle;construction;mild;climate;immigrant;diverse;first hand第 6页（共 8页）一、单词拼写1poisonous2.boots3.super4.financial5.poetry二、句型转换1Though tired2.I am sorry3.ver
17、y much4.if ever5.used to6.than expected7.as if waiting for someone8.hisbrother will not9The teacher thought him a very clever pupil10.Work hardwhen young, or youll regret三、阅读理解1 A细节理解题。 根据文章第三段的 Londoners rang in the NewYear with a massive fireworks display with dozens of rocketslighting up the nigh
18、t sky.伦敦人是通过观看焰火的方式过新年的。故选 A。2D推理判断题。根据文章第三段的 A torchlight processionled by men dressed as Vikings kicks off four days of Hogmanaycelebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland.可知各地庆祝新年的方式是不一样的。故选 D。3D细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段的最后一句话 The firstball was made of iron, but now 2,688 crystal (水晶) trianglesdecorate this lighte
19、d ball.可知大厅是由水晶做的。故选 D。4.A推 理 判 断 题 。 A news story 新 闻 故 事 ； A traveladvertisement 旅游广告；A book review 书评；A TV interview 电视新闻。 通读全文， 文章主要告诉我们世界各地不同的新年文化趣事。故选 A。四、语篇填空第 7页（共 8页）1 1.harmful2 2.with3 3.freely4 4.to make5 5.gaining6 6.whether7 7.is used8 8.who/that9 9.have made1010.sides五、选词创境In the 19th
20、 century,many Chinese people left their hometown andwent to America to seektheirfortuneseektheirfortune.To earnalivingearnaliving,many peopledid a diversitydiversity of jobs.As more and more people settledsettled in thearea because of the railroad constructionconstruction and gold rush as wellas the
21、 mildclimatemildclimate,the resident area for Chinese immigrantsimmigrantsturned into a centre for Chinese culture.Nowadays Chinatownsall over the world are an important part of the diversediverse cultureof the USA.They allow visitors who have never been to China toexperience traditional Chinese culture firsthandfirsthand.第 8页（共 8页）
