1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Tomorrow s World 一、阅读理解。 Winston Churchill is probably the most popular British prime minister ever. Having served as a soldier and politician, he is often considered among the greatest of Britons. While his heroic stand against the Nazis is well know, there are still a few fact
2、s about the popular politician that might surprise you. His Cigars The classic image of Winston Churchill includes a giant cigar stuck between his lips. Churchill developed his love of cigars as a young man, when he traveled to Cuba. For the rest of his life, he smoked eight or nine cigars every day
3、. However, he almost never took a puff(吸，抽 ), preferring to chew on the end until it went out, then relight it and start again. To prevent the cigar becoming soggy (湿软的 ), Churchill invented the bellybando , a strip of brown paper which could be glued around the end. At any given time, Churchill had
4、 3,000 to 4,000 cigars in his house, mostly his favorite Romeo & Juliet brand. On one occasion, the president of Cuba presented Churchill with 2,400 top-quality cigars, although his security team insisted one cigar from each box be sent off and tested for poison. Perhaps the story that best shows hi
5、s love of cigars occurred during World War II, when he had a special oxygen mask designed so that he could still smoke his cigar on a high-altitude flight. His Black Dog Throughout his life, Churchill probably suffered from depression, which he called his black dog . At times, his depression was so
6、severe that he didnt like standing close to a passing train or looking at the ocean from a ship because he feared that he would commit suicide. When he was depressed, Churchill would almost spend a great deal of time in bed and lose his ability to concentrate. However, when not depressed, Churchill
7、was full of energy, usually working and talking until the early hours of the morning. He often described how all the colors come back into the picture . 1. Why did Churchill s security team insist on checking the cigars? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. To test if they were safe for Churchill. B. To see if they wer
8、e of the best quality. C. To make sure they were Churchills favorite . D. To guarantee they were not out of date. 2. Which of the following best shows Churchill s love of cigars? A. He fell in love with cigars at a young age. B. He smoked many cigars every day. C. He invented the bellybando . D. He
9、had an oxygen mask specially designed for smoking. 3. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. Churchill became energetic again. B. Churchill remained depressed. C. Churchill drew colorful pictures. D. Churchill liked to talk about colors. 4. What is probably the best title o
10、f the passage? A. Achievements of Churchill B. Anecdotes about Churchill C. Personalities of Churchill D. Hobbies of Churchill 【 文章大意 】丘吉尔是英国最受欢迎的首相，文章介绍丘吉尔的一些奇闻轶事。 1. A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子 although his security team insisted one cigar from each box be sent off and tested for poison.可知，丘吉尔的安全部队坚持要检查
11、雪茄，为了检测是否它们对丘吉 尔是安全的。故选 A。 3.A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的句子 However, when not depressed, Churchill was full of energy, usually working and talking until the early hours of the morning.可知，丘吉尔精力充沛的时候， 经常工作和交谈直到凌晨。下文是他对精力充沛的描写。故【 精品教育资源文库 】 选 A。 4. B【解析】标题判断题。根据文章内容和第一段的句子 While his heroic stand against the N
12、azis is well know, there are still a few facts about the popular politician that might surprise you.可知，文章主要介绍丘吉尔的 奇闻轶事。故选 B。 二、词汇练习。 1. 现实 2. 社交的，交际的 3. put forward 4. as to 5. fight against piracy 6. constant 7. function 8. evolve 9. 精通，掌握 10. escape_(catch) 11. button 12. passive 13. powder-free 1
13、4. fade 15. pack 16. 气体 17. 漂浮 18. urban planning 19. neighborhood 20. give us a _ to the new machine _ the new plan to the mayor 展示，介绍；提交 21. be very _ do a job with much _ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 自信 22. He is physically _. help those people with _ 残疾 23. _ measures We need greater _ in car parks. 安全；有把握 24.
14、 I was _ by what he said. leave a deep _ upon us 印象；给 ? 留下印象 25. give customers much _ become very _ 便利 三、完形填空。 Something quite tragic(悲剧的 )happened in our home.It had a _1_ effect on our lives.It _2_ the way we relax and even where we sit.There was no fire or flood.we _3_ our WiFi service， for over
15、 a week. I was raised in the preWiFi era， so I was relatively _4_ to the situation.My children， _5_， did not have this training.When given the news that there was no WiFi in the house， their first _6_ was： “But ， what will we do？ ”Fortunately ，the TV still worked， although the children were _7_ to f
16、ind that it had only 70 channels. For the children， a(n) _8_ challenge was homework， most of which is now given online.The lack of broadband seemed to provide a new _9_ of “the dog ate my homework”excuse.My daughter _ 10_ that one of her friends had her water supply temporarily _11_ due to a leak， b
17、ut she thought that our lack of WiFi was _12_.“Because you can go to the shop and buy water ， right？ ” My husband and I need the Internet to _13_ us to work at home.Luckily， Ive found out that these days you can go to the shop to _14_ WiFi.Although expensive，it allows you to set up your own WiFi net
18、work _15_.Buying 1 GB of data makes you view your broadband differently.I dont want to _16_ it like leaving a tap running.We log on to the WiFi network and do what we have to do as _17_ as possible 【 精品教育资源文库 】 and log off. The changes that _18_ has created in our daily life have occurred without u
19、s really _19_.The _20_ part of our time without WiFi was seeing the children make forts(堡垒 )out of the sofa cushions， which they havent done in years. 1 A.possible B modest C positive D huge 2 A.explored B challenged C improved D guaranteed 3 A.received B booked C lost D bought 4 A.addicted B accust
20、omed C admitted D attached 5 A.however B therefore C otherwise D besides 6 A.impression B inspiration C response D request 7 A.excited B grateful C embarrassed D desperate 8 A.avoidable B major C enjoyable D simple 9 A.version B translation C dimension D collection 10 A.repeated B promised C observe
21、d D ignored 11 A.fixed up B cut off C used up D laid in 12 A.worse B better C clearer D more 13 A.force B encourage C remind D enable 14 A.look into B search for C purchase D borrow 15 A.easily B securely C firmly D constantly 【 精品教育资源文库 】 16 A.share B analyze C store D waste 17 A.steadily B quickl
22、y C properly D smoothly 18 A.technology B information C knowledge D intelligence 19 A.reflecting B hearing C appreciating D noticing 20 A.rigid B tough C bright D necessary 【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，讲述了 WiFi 对 “ 我 ” 家生活的影响。 【核心词汇】 have an effect on 对 ? 有影响 temporarily adv.暂时地 log on登录 occur v发生 1 D 根据上下文可知，家里没有 WiFi 对我们生活的影响是巨大的 (huge)。possible“
