1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 The world of colours and light 一、阅读理解。 Imagine this scene: its blowing outside, and you snuggle ( 蜷伏 ) up on the sofa under a warm quilt, chatting and recalling with your closest friends. That content, cosy feeling has a name in Danish hygge. And, as Denmark recently won the tit
2、le of “the happiest country in the world”, the concept of hygge is known to more and more people interested in finding ways to understand this concept. Hygge originally from a Norwegian word meaning well-being doesnt have an exact equivalent (等同物 ) in English. Its often translated as coziness, or as
3、 blogger Anna West told the BBC, “coziness of the soul”. But, as professor Maren Spark explains, “ Hygge was never meant to be translated. It was meant to be felt.” Basically, hygge involves creating a warm, cosy atmosphere and enjoying it with your loved ones. Danish winters are long and dark and s
4、o achieving hygge is particularly relevant during this season. A typical Hygge activity during winter could be enjoying delicious homemade food and light-hearted conversation with friends preferably in the warm glow of candlelight, or maybe sipping a glass of wine in the hot tub after a day spent sk
5、iing. However, hygge isnt only limited to the cold winter months it can also describe that warm, fuzzy feeling you get after a walk through a forest with friends on summers day or a family barbecue in the park. Hygge is meant to be shared. 1.The author asks the readers to imagine the scene in the fi
6、rst paragraph to_ . A. help the readers to calm down B. introduce the topic of the passage C. present the main idea of the passage D. remind the readers of their past memories 2.What do the underlined words by Maren Spark mean? A. The translation of the word “hygge” is not good enough. B. Only Danis
7、h speakers know what “hygge” means. C. “Hygge” is easy to translate but hard to feel. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D. We can get the true meaning of “hygge” by feeling it. 3.Which of the following can be best described as a “hygge” activity? A. Skiing in the cold winter months. B. Living through long dark winters.
8、 C. Taking afternoon tea with friends. D. Walking alone in the forest. 4.The author writes this passage to_. A. explain B. persuade C. comment D. advertise 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，举例说明丹麦语 hygge 只可意会不可言传，需要用心 去感受。 1.B 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第二段首句 “That content, cosy feeling has a name in Danish hygge.” 可知，作者让读者想想这样舒适的场
9、景就是为了引出 hygge 这一话题。 2.D 【解析】 推理判断题。根据画线部分前的 “doesnt have an exact equivalent in English.” 可知，画线部分的意思是 hygge 只可意会不可言传。 4.A 【解析】 写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，文章通过举例说明 hygge 只可意会不可言 传，所以本文是为了解释丹麦语 hygge 的意思。 二、词汇练习。 1. sleep under the _skies （布满星星的；星星） The real _ of the film was Jackie Chan. 2. The influence of the
10、famous American _, Frank Lloyd Wright, can be seen in _ around the world.（建筑师；建筑学） 3. one s long-term _ to one s work （全心全意投入，犯罪） The man was sentenced to prison for the many crimes he had _. 4. The three sides of the _ were all the same length. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 The _of the mountain was too steep.（三角形；
11、角度） 5. The weather in England is quite _.（变化；零钱） He had no _but to have a million-pound note with him. Great _ have taken place since 1978. I am thinking of _ my car for a bigger one. 6. _ to the club is restricted to members only. He was _ to a famous university.（准许进入；承认） 7. 汇报，报酬 n 8. 路人，行人 n 9. 奖
12、励，给予报酬 v 10. 奖学金 n 11. 布料 n 12. 纪念品 n 13. 浸，蘸 v 14. 集体宿舍 n 15. 动身去 be_ _ 16. 试一试 _ _ _ 17. 形成，产生 come_ _ 18. upwards of 19. 布置，设计；铺开 _ _ 20. consensus 21. calculate 22. wrinkle 23. disgusting 24. accommodation 25. cube 三、完形填填空。 Every morning， on my way to work， I see homeless people sleeping on side
13、walks.Clearly， theyre in need of _1_.I feel it a(n) _2_ to see this， and most people walk by, _3_ the homeless dont exist， and dont offer any help at 【 精品教育资源文库 】 all， not even a _4_.Recently， its been extremely cold， making things especially _5_ for the homeless. Usually I arrive at work around 8
14、am， when the homeless are still asleep.Im not sure whether its a good _6_ to leave something for them while theyre _7_ ，as it may get stolen or they may not even _8_ it. Today， I _9_ someone， who seemed to be homeless， sitting on the sidewalk，awake.I had some time _10_ I was due to start work， so I
15、dashed across the street to ask if I could get anything for him to drink or eat.He wanted a cola， so I went and got this for him _11_ a banana. I gave him the drink and banana， then went back to my office across the street，and went upstairs to get the bag I recently _12_ with everyday items.Id been
16、planning to give it to someone in need， so this was a great _13_.I hurried back to give the bag to the stranger， who was _14_. Society may feel uncomfortable with homeless people._15_ ， we must remember theyre just like us.Theyre just down on their _16_ for different reasons.If we _17_ to those in n
17、eed， our hearts will grow and we can _18_ make our world better. Singer Phil Collins sang a song titled Another Day in Paradise， which _19_ us to be grateful for the many blessings we have and not to _20_ those who are less fortunate. 1 A.balance B significance C performance D assistance 2 A.duty B
18、regret C advance D equality 3 A.imagining B expecting C pretending D announcing 4 A.word B hug C pity D gift 5 A.absurd B boring C complex D touch 6 A.idea B excuse C lesson D reason 7 A.relaxed B absentminded C unaware D dizzy 8 A.know B want 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C share D afford 9 A.spotted B approached
19、C recognized D interviewed 10 A.when B since C before D unless 11 A.instead of B except for C regardless of D along with 12 A.replaced B packed C decorated D combined 13 A.trial B honor C opportunity D reward 14 A.grateful B careful C hopeful D skillful 15 A.Besides B Therefore C Meanwhile D However
20、 16 A.effort B luck C appearance D reputation 17 A.look out B break out C reach out D turn out 18 A.truly B properly C deliberately D approximately 19 A.intends B reminds C promises D persuades 20 A.trick B blame C doubt D forget 【解题导语】本文主要讲述了作者帮助无家可归的人的故事。 【核心词汇】 extremely adv.极其，极端 dash v急奔，急驰，猛冲
21、paradise n天堂 blessing n上帝的恩宠，祝福 1 D 根据下文的 “dont offer any help at all” 可知，这些无家可归的人需要帮助。 assistance 意为 “ 帮助 ” 。故选 D。 2 B 根据下文作者帮助无家可归的人可推知，作者同情这些无家可归的人，看到他们睡在大街上感到很是遗憾。故选 B。 3 C 根据 “and dont offer any help at all” 并结合上文的 “I feel it a(n) _ 2_ to see this” 可推知，大部分的路人对无家可归的人漠不关心，视而不见，即假装【 精品教育资源文库 】 (pretending)没看到。 4 A 根据 “even” 可推知，大部分人不仅不提供帮助，甚至连一句问候都没有。 5 D 根据空前的 “its been extremely cold” 并结合语境可推知，天气特别寒冷，无家可归的人的日子更加艰难 (tou
