1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 A taste of English humour (时间： 45 分钟 满分： 100 分 ) . 单句语法填空 1 After the theft， they behaved naturally as if nothing had_happened (happen) 2 Up to now， more than 5,000 trees have_been_planted (plant) in and around the amusement park. 3 He had_overcome (overcome) the difficulties wi
2、th his English before he went abroad. 4 Convinced_(convince) that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis， people are optimistic about the future of the country. 5 Do you remember a certain occasion when you were in trouble and at that moment I gave you a hand? 6 However amusing (am
3、use) the story is， I have to put it away and focus on my paper now. 7 At the magic performance， I found it astonishing_(astonish) that a pigeon appeared out of the magicians empty hand. 8 As is known to all， the exam with four subjects altogether， is held on June 7th and 8th. 9 Mary felt cut off fro
4、m the outside world， since she lacked an Internet connection and couldnt receive any email. 10 He is a failure_(fail) as an artist， but a success as an art teacher. . 单句改错 1 Those who are content to their present situations will surely make no more advances in life.towith 2 As far as I know， he made
5、 fortune by selling used cars.made 后加 a 3 She loves the song in the particular， because her mother used to sing it.去掉第二个 the 4 Jeffrey is not such an intelligent person that you think.thatas . 阅读理解 Babies dont learn to talk just from hearing sounds.They are lipreaders too.It happens during the stage
6、 when a babys babbling (咿呀声 ) gradually changes from unclear voices into that first “mama” or “dada” The baby in order to do like you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound 【 精品教育资源文库 】 they are hearing， according to developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Flo
7、rida Atlantic University， who led the study. Apparently it doesnt take them too long to absorb the movements that match basic sounds.By their first birthdays， babies start changing back to look you in the eye again.It offers more evidence that quality facetime with babies is very important for speec
8、h development more than， say， turning on the latest baby DVD. But Lewkowicz went a step further.He and his student Amy HansenTift tested nearly 180 babies， groups of them at ages 4,6,8,10 and 12 months.How? They showed videos of a woman speaking in English or Spanish to babies of English speakers.Th
9、ey found that when the speaker used English， the 4montholds gazed mostly into her eyes.The 6montholds spent equal amounts of time looking at the eyes and the mouth.The 8and 10montholds studied mostly the mouth.At 12 months， attention started changing back toward the speakers eyes. But what happened
10、when these babies accustomed to English heard Spanish? The 12montholds studied the mouth longer， just like younger babies.They needed the extra information to recognize the unfamiliar sounds.That fits with research into bilingualism ( 双语 ) that shows babies brains adjust themselves to distinguishing
11、 the sounds of their native language over other languages in the first year of life. The continued lipreading shows the 1yearolds clearly still are fit for learning.Babies are so hard to study that this is “a fairly heroic data set” ，says Duke University cognitive neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum， who
12、found the research so fascinating that he wants to know more. 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一项科学发现：婴儿不仅仅通过听声音来学习说话，他们还会通过观察说话者的口型来学习讲话。 1 According to the first paragraph， babies_. A might get its voice “mama” by lipreading B learn to talk just from hearing the sounds C like to figure out how to shape their li
13、ps 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D communicate with parents through gestures A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句 “They are lip readers too.that first mama ordada ” 可知，婴儿可能会通过读唇的方式发出 “mama” 的声音。故答案选 A。 2 What is necessary in developing babies speech according to Lewkowicz? A Playing baby DVD nearby. B Teaching babies to read English
14、. C Speaking with babies face to face. D Speaking different languages in front of babies. C 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句 “The baby in order to do .who led the study.” 及第二段第三句 “It offers more evidence.important for speech development” 可推知，在婴儿的语言发展阶段，跟婴儿面对面讲话是有必要的。故答案选C。 3 Which of the following shows the right ch
15、ange of babies eye gaze according to the text? A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后四句 “They found that.the speakers eyes.”并结合所给选项可知， A 项坐标图符合文中的描述。故答案选 A。 4 What would be the best title of the text? A Babies Have Different Methods to Talk B Babies Try Lipreading in Learning to Talk C Babies Are Suitable to Learn Two Lan
16、guages D Babies Can Easily Accept Foreign Language B 标题归纳题。纵观全文，文章主要介绍了一项科学发现：婴儿不仅仅通过听声，还通过观察说话者的口型来学习说话。 B 项概括了文章主旨。故答案选 B。 . 任务型阅读 【 精品教育资源文库 】 There have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise， _1_ However， others hold that if they stop exercisi
17、ng，their muscles will turn into fat.Here are some more examples： Ill never lose weight I come from a fat family. Wrong! While we cant change the body type we are born with， we cant blame our genes for making us fat._2_And the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exer
18、cising too little. I am fat because I burn calories(卡路里 ) slowly. Wrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (新陈代谢 ) In fact， although fat people consume more energy than slim people， they fail to realize how much they eat！ _3_ Exercise is boring. Wrong！ _4_ The key is to develop a balanced a
19、nd varied program thats fun as well as progressive.If you enjoy a Sunday walk， take a different route.If you do Yoga， try a Tai Chi class. _5_ Wrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt.Indeed， pain is your body telling you somethings wrong， and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury.You may
20、experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly， but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly.If they dont， rest and seek medical advice. A An apple a day keeps the doctor away. B Keeping a diary can help you
21、 work out your daily food intake more accurately. C A diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat. D Some people believe that they cant help putting on weight as they get older. E Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. F No pain， no gain. G Theres plenty of evidence that f
22、atness runs in families. 语篇解读 本文主要介绍了一些对肥胖与锻炼的错误认识。 1 D 空处与下文的 “However ， others hold that if they stop exercising， their muscles will turn into fat.” 相呼应， D 项中的 Some people 与空后的 others 对应，所以选 D。 2 G 由空前的 “we cant blame our genes” 和空后的 “they share the same 【 精品教育资源文库 】 habits” 可知， G 项 “ 有大量的证据表明肥胖和家庭有关系 ” 符合语境，起承上启下的作用。 3 B 根据空前一句中的 “they fail to realize how much they eat” 可推知，选B“ 记日记能帮你更准确地计算你的日常食物摄入 量 ” 。 4 E 根据本段的标题 “Exercise is boring.” 可知，重复做任何事都是无聊的，所以选 E。下文中的 “develop a balanced and varied program” 和 “take a different route” 都是提示。 5 F 根据最后一段的第三句 “Indeed ， pain is your body tellin
