1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Amazing people 一、阅读理解。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away is a popular saying in the United States. It may be a common saying, but it is not scientifically confirmed. However, a new study adds to evidence that suggests taking a small amount of aspirin can help keep the doctor
2、away. Peter Elwood is with Cardiff Universitys School of Medicine in Britain. Forty years ago, he was involved in the first study to explore the effects of aspirin on the prevention of heart disease. Elwoods team examin ed 47 studies for evidence that aspirin helped cancer patients. They found there
3、s fairly consistent evidence of a 15 to 20 percent reduction in death and a reduction in cancers spread, by low dose( 剂量 ) aspirin. By low dose, he means 81 milligrams. The study followed cancer patients for five years. Elwood says the evidence is strong that aspirin delays death among cancer patien
4、ts. Elwoods team are excited to have this evidence from the study. Elwood adds that it is not a cure but a small sign of better things to come, what he calls a little hope and encouragement. If you asked me personally what I would do if doctors told me I had cancer, I would say I would have no hesit
5、ation in taking it. But I do not recommend it to people. I want them to have the evidence and make their own decisions. The only major risk is that aspirin can cause stomach bleeding. But Elwood says it usually does not cause death. He adds that the evidence points to big health benefits of taking a
6、 daily aspirin. So, for some people, the pros might overweigh the cons. 1. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1? A. Patients should eat apples. B. Apples are popular with Americans. C. Aspirin can be good for health. D. Doctors should use aspirin instead of apples. 2. What does Elwood
7、 suggest people do? A. The less aspirin, the better. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B. Dont delay in taking aspirin. C. Taking aspirin is a better way to cure cancer. D. Make decisions in the best interest of their own. 3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. Aspirin is the best cure for c
8、ancer. B. Taking aspirin wont kill in the long run. C. Taking aspirin does more good than harm. D. The side effect of taking aspirin is strong. 【语篇解读】文章介绍每天服用少量的阿司匹林对健康有好处，可以延缓癌症病人的死亡。 2.D【解析】细节理解 题。根据文章第三段的句子 Elwood可知， Elwood 建议人们按照对自己有最大益 处的方式做决定。故选 D。 3.C【解析】推理判断题。文章最后一段介绍服用阿司匹林会导致胃部出血，但是结合句子He a
9、dds that the evidence points to big health benefits of taking a daily aspirin.每天服用一点阿司匹林对健康有很大好处， 可知，下文的 the pros might overweigh the cons 意为：服用阿司匹林的好处大于坏 处，故选 C。 二、单项选择。 1. A society was set up to _ the endangered animals and plant life from dying out in this area. A. reserve B. preserve C. observe
10、 D. deserve 【答案】 B 【解析】 reserve 储存，储备； preserve 保护，保留； observe 观察； deserve 应受，应得的，句意：成立了一个协会来保护濒临灭 绝的动植物，以避免它们从这一地区消失灭绝。 2.At times the balance in nature is _, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects. A. troubled B. confused C. disturbed D. puzzled 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【答案】 C 【解析】 trouble 麻烦；
11、confuse 困扰； disturb 打扰； puzzle 困惑。可以说 disturb the balance in nature 打扰自然界的平衡，其它动词不可与之搭配。句意：有时，自然界的平衡受到打扰，导致了许多可能的不可预见的影响。 3.When _ a job, you should highlight your experience and skills. A. accounting for B. interviewing for C. applying for D. searching for 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：求职时，你应该突出你的经验和技能。 apply for“
12、申 请”，符合句意。 account for 解释，说明； interview for 为?面试； search for 搜索。 4.Most drivers have realized the significance of traffic safety and strictly followed the traffic laws, marking the fact that our efforts have _. A. paid off B. showed off C. put off D. let off 【答案】 A 5.Nobody noticed the thief slip in
13、to the house because the lights happened to _. A. put out B. go off C. go through D. go out 【答案】 D 【解析】 go out 熄灭。句意：没人注意到小偷溜进了房子里，因为当时灯刚好熄灭。 6.A firm, dry handshake is generally regarded as an indication that someone is confident and _. A. in control B. in style C. in place D. in office 【答案】 A 【解析】
14、 in control 控制； in style 有特色； in place 在适当位置； in office 在办公。句意：坚定干练的握手通常被看作这个人很自信、能掌控局面的象征。 7.Once you have put your hand to an under-taking, you should _ persevere until you have finished it. A. observe B. reserve C. preserve D. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 persevere 【答案】 B 8.You needn t have _ the speaker when h
15、e was speaking; there was enough time afterwards for you to ask questions. A. affected B. interrupted C. encouraged D. disturbed 【答案】 B 【解析】 affected 影响； interrupted 打断； encouraged 鼓励； disturbed 打扰。句意：当他在说话的时候，你没有必要打断他，后面有足够的时候让你提问。 9.It is clearly stated that these regulations _ everyone in the com
16、munity, without exception. A. appeal to B. adapt to C. apply to D. attach to 【答案】 C 【解析】 appeal to 呼吁，上诉，要求，对?有吸引力； adapt to 使自己适应于； apply to 适用于，应用于； attach to 依附，加入。句意：声明很清楚，这些规则适用于社区的每一个人，没有例外。 10.We can ensure you regular supplies of these materials if you _pay for them in good time. A. pay off
17、B. pay for C. pay back D. pay out 【答案】 B 【解析】 pay off 还清，得到回报； pay for 支付； pay back 偿还； pay out 付出。句意：如果你们能按时付款，我们可以保证定期向你们供应这些材料。 11.She is still optimistic about her life in spite of the hard life she has _ in the past three years. A. gone through B. looked through C. put through D. seen through 【
18、答案】 A 【解析】 go through 经历； look through 快速浏览； put through 接通 (电话 )，实行，完成； see through 看透 (某人 )。句意：尽管在过去三年中经历了生活的艰辛，但她依然对生活保持乐观。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 12.The company has been _ of President Smith for 20 years and who will _ it after his retirement? A. in the control; take over B. in the control; take down C.
19、in control; take over D. in control; take down 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：公司被斯密斯总裁控制 20 年了，退休后谁会接管呢？第一空填 in the control of 是某物被 人控制， in control of 是某人控制某物，第二空填 take over 接管， take down记下，取下。 13._ for his action on the playing field ,but he is also famous for the things that he does off the playing field. A. Not h
20、e is only known B. Not only is he known C. Only is he known not D. He is only not known 【答案】 B 14.My father was so glad to meet his old friend again. You see, they _ with each other for nearly 30 years. A. lost contact B. had lost contact C. had been out of contact D. has been out of contact 【答案 】 C
21、 【解析】根据句中出现的时间状语 for nearly 30 years 可知，要用完成时。又因失去联系这一动作延续到他们这次见面之前，所以要用过去完成时。由于 lose contact不能延续，故 C 项正确。句意：我的父亲再次见到他的老朋友，是那么的高兴。你知道的，他们几乎有 30 年没有联系了。 15.The wife _ a big dinner when the husband was aware of their eighth wedding anniversary that day. A. was still preparing B. had hardly prepared C. did carefully prepare D. would eagerly prepare 【答案】 B 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【解析】“ hardly.when 一?就?”句型中，主句中动词的时态用过去完成时。句意：妻子刚准备好一顿丰盛的晚餐丈夫就意识到那天是他们结婚八周年纪念日。 三、完形填空。 An 18yearold student at S
