1、Unit3 Section A Starting out & Understanding ideas一、完成句子1.他惊讶地看见家乡已经发生了巨大的变化。 He the great changes have taken place in his hometown.2.由于他没有得到良好的治疗,医生很难救他。Because of the bad treatment he had received,it was difficult for the doctor to him .3.这是个非正式的聚会,我们不必为此盛装打扮。其实我们就聚在一起吃吃喝喝,开心地玩乐。 Its quite an info
2、rmal party so we neednt dress up for it.In fact,we can to eat,drink and have fun with each other.4.他英语讲得非常好,好像在英国居住了很多年似的。He speaks English perfectly he had lived in England for many years.二、阅读理解In many aspects,nowadays business environment has changed greatly since the late 1980s.The end of the Col
3、d War completely altered the very nature of the worlds politics and economics.In just a few short years,globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences:the opening of markets,true global competition,widespread deregulation (解除政府对的控制) of industry,and an abundance of accessibl
4、e capital.We have experienced both the benefits and risks of a truly global economy,with both Wall street and Main street (平民百姓) feeling the pains of economic disorder half a world away.At the same time,we have fully entered the information age,starting breakthroughs in information technology,which
5、have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or space.Today,its almost impossible to imagine a world without intranets(内联网),e-mail,and portable computers.With amazing speed,the Internet is profoundly changing the way we work,shop,do b
6、usiness,and communicate.As a consequence,we have truly entered the post-industrial economy.We are rapidly shifting from an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information,services,support,and distribution.That shift,in turn,attaches great importanc
7、e to “knowledge workers”,a new class of wealthy,educated,and mobile people who view themselves as free agents in a sellers market.Beyond the field of information technology,the increasing pace of technological change in virtually every industry has created entirely new business,wiped out others,and
8、produced a great demand for continuous innovation (创新).New product,process,and distribution technologies provide powerful levers for creating competitive value.More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologiesinnovations that hold the potential to make a product line,or even an
9、entire business segment,virtually outdated.Another major trend has been the consumer and business markets.Theres a growing appreciation that superficially similar groups of customers may have very different preferences in terms of what they want to buy and how they want to buy it.Now,new technology
10、makes it easier,faster,and cheaper to identify and serve targeted micro-markets in ways that were physically impossible or prohibitively expensive in the past.Moreover,the trend feeds on itselfa businesss ability to serve sub-markets fuels customers appetites for more and more specialized offerings.
11、1.According to the first paragraph,the changes in the business environment in the past decades can be due to .A.technological advancesB.worldwide economic disorderC.the fierce competition in industryD.the globalization of economy2.What idea does the author want to convey in the second paragraph?A.Th
12、e rapid development of information technology has taken businessmen by surprise.B.The internet,intranets,e-mail,and portable computers have entered every corner of the world.C.Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactions.D.The way we do business toda
13、y has brought about startling breakthroughs in information technology.3.If a business wants to boom in the post-industrial economy,.A.it has to invest more capital in the training of free agents to operate in a sellers marketB.it should try its best to satisfy the increasing demands of mobile knowle
14、dgeable peopleC.it should not overlook the importance of information,services,support,and distributionD.it has to provide each of its employees with the latest information about the changing market4.In the authors view,destructive technologies are innovations which .A.demand a radical change in prov
15、iding servicesB.can eliminate an entire businessC.may destroy the potential of a company to make any profitD.call for continuous improvement in ways of doing business三、阅读七选五Light in a BottleThis is such a simple idea! Its a special lamp that needs and costs nothing to run.It wasnt invented by a famo
16、us scientist, but by a man called Alfredo Moser in Brazil sixteen years ago.In his hometown at the time, they had problems with electricity. 1 One day, Moser and his friends were talking about how they could create a signal in an emergency.One of them suggested using a bottle to reflect the light fr
17、om the sun.This made Moser think. 2 All you need is a clean plastic bottle.Fill it with water and close it with a black top.The black top attracts the sun.A drop of bleach (漂白剂), the kind you use to clean the house, is added to the water to keep it clean.Then a small hole is cut in the roof of the r
18、oom where you want the light, and the bottle is pushed through the hole. 3 Its much stronger than the light from a candle!Moser shared his idea with his neighbors and his light bottles were fixed in the local supermarket.Ten years later, the MyShelter Foundation in the Philippines heard about Mosers
19、 idea. 4 Now there are Moser lamps in more than 140,000 homes throughout the Philippines and the idea has spread to a number of other countries, too. 5 Moser lamps have surely made life easier for a lot of people!AWhy not use water to make light?BIn India, the bottles are used in countryside schools
20、.CMoser was very good at making things around the home.DPeoples homes and small businesses were often left in the dark.EFollowing Mosers method, the organization started making lamps in 2011.FWhile theres sunlight outside, the light will be carried through the water into the room below.GMyShelter al
21、so offers training for people who want to earn money by fixing the lamps in their communities.四、语法填空My feelings about science have 1. (real) changed.I never used to enjoy science,2. last year I changed schools,and the science teachers at 3. (I) new school are excellent.The science facilities are ver
22、y good,with laboratories that have all the latest 4. (equip).Our chemistry teacher,Mr.Longford,is kind enough 5. (take) us to public science lectures about four times a term.And these are always very 6. (interest).It is because the lecturers are people 7. have made real discoveries 8. their areas of
23、 science.The fact is,Canada has many first class scientists.In the last twenty years,seven Canadian scientists 9. (win) the Noble Prize.The Nobel Prize is the highest scientific prize,so we should be very 10. (pride) of that.一、完成句子1.was surprised to see2.bring;back to life3.get together4.as if/thoug
24、h二、阅读理解1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In just a few short years,globalization has started a variety of trends with profound consequences:the opening of markets,true global competition,widespread deregulation of industry,and an abundance of accessible capital.(在短短的几年时间里,全球化引发了各种各样的趋势,并产生了深远的影响:市场的开放、真正的全球竞争、对工业的普
25、遍放松管制,以及大量可获得的资本)”可知,在过去几十年的商业环境中的变化可能是由于经济全球化。故选D项。2.C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“At the same time,we have fully entered the information age,starting breakthroughs in information technology,which have irreversibly altered the ability to conduct business unconstrained by the traditional limitations of time or s
26、pace.(与此同时,我们已经完全进入了信息时代,开始了信息技术的突破,这些技术已经不可逆转地改变了人们不受时间和空间的传统限制进行商业活动的能力)”可知,作者在第二段想要表达的是信息技术已经消除了商业交易中时间和空间的限制。故选C项。3.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“We are rapidly shifting from an economy based on manufacturing and commodities to one that places the greatest value on information,services,support,and distributio
27、n.(我们正在迅速地从以制造业和商品为基础的经济向以信息、服务、支持和分销为最大价值的经济转变)”可推知,如果一个企业想在后工业经济中蓬勃发展,它不应该忽视信息、服务、支持和分销的重要性。故选C项。4.B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologiesinnovations that hold the potential to make a product line,or even an entire business segment,virtually outdate
28、d.(越来越多的公司开始认识到破坏性技术的重要性这些创新有可能使一条产品线、甚至整个业务部门无形中过时)”可知,在作者看来,破坏性技术是可以消灭整个企业的创新的。故选B项。三、阅读七选五1D根据前句In his hometown at the time, they had problems with electricity.可知,D项(人们的家和小企业经常处在黑暗中)与上文相呼应。D项中dark与上文中had problems with electricity相照应。2A根据前句This made Moser think.可知,A项(为什么不用水来发光呢)承接上文,且A选项的问句形式与上文中的
29、think相照应。3F根据前文Then a small hole is cut in the roof of the room where you want the light, and the bottle is pushed through the hole.可知,F项(当外面有阳光的时候,光线会通过水进入下面的房间)解释前文开小洞的原因。4E结合后文Now there are Moser lamps in more than 140,000 homes throughout the Philippines and the idea has spread to a number of ot
30、her countries, too.可知,E项(按照莫泽的方法,该组织于2011年开始生产灯具)引出后文的结果。5B根据前文可知,B项(在印度,瓶子被用在乡下学校)和前文都介绍的是莫泽灯的广泛应用。B项中的In India与上文中的other countries相照应。 四、语法填空1.really考查副词。分析句子可知,change为动词,因此需使用副词对其进行修饰,故填really。2.but考查连词。分析句子可知,文中第二句提到作者之前不喜欢科学,是因为换了学校才喜欢上科学的。由此可判断是转折关系,故填but。3.my考查人称代词。分析句子可知,是作者学校里的老师非常出色。全文使用了第
31、一人称,故填my。4.equipment考查名词。分析句子可知,latest为形容词,应修饰名词,且equipment为不可数名词,故填equipment。5.to take考查非谓语。分析句子可知,enough后接不定式作状语,故填to take。6.interesting考查形容词。分析句子可知,these指代的是science lectures,因此需用形容词对其进行修饰,-ing形式形容词多修饰物,-ed形式形容词多修饰人,故填interesting。7.who/that考查关系代词。分析句子可知,该句为定语从句,且先行词people指人,在从句中作主语,故填who/that。8.in考查介词。分析句子可知,in the area of为固定搭配,意为“在领域”,故填in。9.have won考查动词时态。分析句子可知,In the last twenty years在句中作时间状语时,需用现在完成时。故填have won。10.proud考查形容词。分析句子可知,此处需用形容词作表语,且be proud of为固定搭配,意为“以为自豪”,故填proud。第12页(共12页)