1、,Module 3 Life now and thenUnit 2I think life is better today.见学生用书B58.根据句意及汉语提示完成单词1There is an _electric_(用电的)heater in the bedroom.2He turned off the _light(s)_(电灯)before going out.3When the _candle_(蜡烛)stops burning,it has used up all the oxygen in the air.4A _postman_(邮递员)delivers letters.5She
2、doesnt seem to feel the _cold_(寒冷)6The _transport_(运输)of goods by air usually is more expensive than by train and ship.7China is playing a more and more important _role_(角色)in the world stage.8The _heat_(高温)from the sun made me tired and sleepy.用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空1Its hard for everyone _to_make_(make)fe
3、w mistakes.2My grandparents have lived in Shanghai all_their_(they)life.3Tony _was_sent_(send)to a primary school when he was six years old.4Now John works _more_carefully_(careful)than before.5_Luckily_(lucky),we got home before the rain.6Like most parents today,the man hopes that his daughter can
4、get a good _education_(educate)7My mother didnt go out to work,and she was busy _looking_(look)after us all day.8As a student,I cant afford _to_buy_(buy)a new mobile phone.9Good news!They will get _married_(marry)on May Day holiday.Sounds exciting!.阅读理解When you were a little child,your parents made
5、decisions about everything for you because you werent old enough to take care of yourself and make careful decisions.Finally,however,you grow up and become a teenager.You begin to have your own thoughts and opinions about life.As you change and grow into this new person who makes your own decisions,
6、your parents may have a difficult time adjusting(调整)They arent used to the new youthey only know you as a child.In most families,adjustment can cause lots of arguments between teens and parents.You want to cover your walls with posters,but your parents dont understand why you dont like your wallpape
7、r anymore.Then you feel your parents dont respect you and dont allow you to do what you like,and your parents get angry because they disagree with your decisions.And some other thingslike the type of friends you havecan cause even bigger arguments,because your parents will always be ready to protect
8、 you and keep you safe,no matter how old you are.However,the good news is that there will be fewer arguments as your parents realise that you have grown up and should have your own ideas.Before you get on very well with each other again,communication between you and your parents is very important.(B
9、)1.The writer describes_ in the first paragraph.Athe decisions you may makeBthe changes you may makeCthe happy time you may haveDthe friends you may have(D)2.Why do your parents need to adjust when you become independent(独立的)?ABecause they dont often stay at home.BBecause they are busy at work.CBeca
10、use they get angry easily.DBecause theyre not familiar with the new you.(D)3.The underlined word “respect” means “_” in Chinese.A责备 B培养C欢迎 D尊重(D)4.From the passage,we can learn that_Ateenagers like to be with their parentsBparents may have a happy time adjustingCparents dont need to respect theirchi
11、ldrenDthe type of friends you have may causebigger arguments(A)5.In order to get on well with your parents, you should often_Acommunicate with themBagree with their ideasCprotect themDdo what you like.任务型阅读阅读下面短文,完成15小题,每空一词。Robots seem very new to some people,but in fact they have a long history.Th
12、e first robot was made by a Greek inventor.You may often see robots in lots of movies.The robots in the movies are stronger,faster and cleverer than humans.In real life,most robots are used in factories.They are used to do many dangerous,difficult or boring jobs.Some people cant look after themselve
13、s and robots are used to help them.For example,some people cant see.They use dogs to help themselves move around.These dogs are called guide dogs.Scientists are making some robot dogs to help them.In the future,robot dogs might take_the_place_of these guide dogs.Robots are also used in American hosp
14、itals.At one hospital,a robot takes meals from the kitchen to the sick peoples room.It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system.In the future,robots will work in space.But robots will never take the place of humans,though they can help us in a lot of different
15、ways.1People can often see stronger,faster and cleverer robots in the _movies_2In real life,most robots work in _factories_3The underlined phrase “take_the_place_of” means “_代替_” in Chinese.4The robot never gets lost in the hospital,because it has a map of the hospital in its computer _system_5From
16、the passage we know that there were _robots_ many years ago.词汇运用A用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次,每空一词。1He left as a poor boy and returned as the _wealthiest_ man in the town.2Sandy likes travelling.She _seldom_ stays at home during holidays.3Helen Keller is _deaf_.She couldnt hear anything.4I often chat with
17、 my classmates on the Internet in my _spare_ time.5I have a _fear_ of heights,but that wont stop me from being a pilot.B根据短文内容和所给汉语提示,写出空白处各单词的正确形式(每空一词)。There have been so many great changes in our lives in recent years.We _6_(过去)to write letters to communicate with friends or relatives who were fa
18、r away and _7_(邮递员)delivered the letters.Now we use emails that can be sent in just a few seconds.In the past,we lived in _8_(极小的)houses.But now we live in large and bright houses with airconditioners(空调)So we have no _9_(担忧)of the winter _10_(寒冷)and the summer heat.At night,we turn on _11_(电的)light
19、s,but we only had _12_(蜡烛)in the past._13_(交通)is also quite different.In the past,we went out on foot or by bike.But now we can go around by bus,by underground or drive by ourselves.However,every coin has two sides.More _14_(财产)doesnt mean better life.We have more cars,which means we produce more pollution.We are busier with work,which means we have less _15_(空余的)time with family.In my opinion,we should make good use of the changes in life and learn to live both healthily and wealthily.6_used_ 7._postmen_ 8._tiny_ 9_fear_ 10._cold_ 11._electric_12_candles_ 13._Transport_ 14._wealth_15_spare_