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Unit 3 Computers. 阅读理解Whether its a carol(圣诞颂歌)service or an evening of karaoke in the pub， many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas. Singing aloud will not just lift the spiritsits good for your physical health as well. Filling the lungs with air， increasing the heart rate and getting blood pumping round the body faster can all help our physical health. For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing， simply for the benefit it can bring. The organizer of the campaign says singing is a safe， simple and social activity that everyone can enjoy. “Singing is linked to long life， stress reduction， and general health protection. It also brings a great amount of happiness. It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch(音高). ” Professor Graham Welch， who leads the International Music Education Research Centre at the University of London， has spent more than 30 years studying the effects of singing. He says that singing is a form of exercise. It means were also having a strong aerobic activity(有氧运动) when were singing， which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress. “And communal singinglike in a singing group， a church service or even a singsong in the pubhelps improve our sense of self-respect. It increases our sense of satisfaction with ourselves， a greater sense of feeling included. ” Helen Astrid， a singing teacher， also sees the great effects that singing brings. “It lifts us up on a spiritual level， it helps our self-respect， and its great for all ages from small kids to granniesyou can have a good sing and let your hair down. ” But she warns people not to have too many beers or glasses of wine， though a glass may help them gather courage before taking to the stage during the holidays.1.Heart Research UK holds a campaign to_.A.encourage people to sing for God at ChristmasB.study the effects of singing on peopleC.get people to sing and improve their healthD.bring happiness to people during holidays2.The underlined part“let your hair down” probably means_.A.feel at ease B.protect yourselfC.dress casually D.cover your nervousness3.What can we infer from the passage?A.Singing at Christmas is good for health.B.In a low mood one is not able to sing well.C.Experts have disagreement on singing.D.Singing is the same as other aerobic activities.4.Which is the best title of the passage?A.KaraokeBest Place for SingingB.ChristmasBest Time for SingingC.SingingHealthy but DifficultD.For HealthLets SingLast weekend, 20,000 people gathered in the state of Georgia to watch students from 28 countries compete with robots they built. More than ten thousand students and more than five hundred robots took part in the competition.The students and their robots competed at the FIRST Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. FIRST is the short way of saying the organizations complete name： For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.Almost 1,700 high school teams entered a level of competition called LUNACY.In January, the organization sent supplies for robots to each team. The teams had six weeks to build robots that could compete in the LUNACY game. The playing area had six robots, three on each team. Each robot had another vehicle, or trailer(拖车)， connected to it. The robots had to pick up large balls and throw them into the trailers of opposing robots. The robots were moving on a surface where they could slide. An alliance(联盟) of teams from California， Illinois and Michigan won the LUNACY competition.A second competition involved building a robot that could travel on uneven surfaces, move objects with unusual shapes and resist physical stress.Another competition was for younger students， aged from 9 to 14.They had to design, build and program robots to explore the Earths climate.American inventor Dean Kamen started FIRST in 1989. The organization holds robot competitions around the world. It offers programs that help young people learn more about science， technology， engineering and mathematics， which build life skills. Many companies provide support to the organization.Mister Kamen says the goal is about more than building robots. He says the student competitors showed they could deal with difficult technological problems. And he says that is good news because the world needs creative thinkers to help with increasingly complex problems in the future.5.The Robot Competition was organized by_Athe state of GeorgiaBan organization named FIRSTCAmerican inventor Dean KamenDsome companies from California6.The robots in the LUNACY game are able to_Atravel on uneven surfacesBexplore the Earths climateCthrow balls into the trailersDmove objects with different shapes7.The main purpose of FIRST is to_Aattract more companies to support themBhelp students under 8 to be interested in scienceCteach students how to build robots on the spotDhelp young people learn science as well as life skills8.The underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to_.Athe goal of building robotsBthe studentsability to deal with technological problemsCthe goal of the student competitorsDsomething about technological problems.语法填空With the development of the Internet and the 1.(popular) of computers, shopping on the Internet 2.(become) a commonplace in our life. Here consumers can buy almost everything they need. Shopping on the Internet has a lot of advantages, of 3. the most important is perhaps its convenience. People dont have to waste a lot of their energy and precious time to go from one shop to 4. to choose the commodities they like. This is especially desirable to the old, the sick and the busy people who cannot go to the shops 5. person. The goods come in all shapes, sizes and colors on the Internet. All they need to do is to sit in front of their computers and click the mouse. The commodities they order will 6.(deliver) to them promptly.However, shopping on the Internet also has 7. disadvantages. The first disadvantage is that the consumers cant see the goods or try them on personally. Sometimes, the real goods may not be the same as 8. they have seen on the computer. The second disadvantage is that some shops on the Internet are not registered. They will never deliver anything to you 9. they get the money from you. Once 10.(cheat), you will find that you have nowhere to go to complain.In a word, shopping on the internet is very important to us in our daily life, but it cannot replace the stores. We should choose the way we do shopping according our own situations.短文改错It was a busily day at the grocery store. Two girls were in line before me with balloons. They appeared to be in hurry so I asked if they wanted to go ahead of me. They were very thankful. One girl said she had a nephew and something badly happened to him at birth. The balloons were for his birthday. They were chatting together with their rush to get all the things done for the party because everybody offered to help. I offer to pay for the balloons. They refused at first and I insisted, I said，“Tell your sweet nephew that therere still nice people leaving in this world.” They thanked to me again and again. That little acts of kindness made them feel good and it also brightened my day!.书面表达 假设你是李华，请你给笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你叔叔李明将去他所在城市开会，并带去他想要的那幅中国画，同时询问他是否可以接机。信中还需说明：李明：高个子，戴眼镜,穿蓝夹克航班号：CA985到达：8月6日上午11:30注意：1.词数100左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。答案.阅读理解A语篇导读：音乐陶冶情操，唱歌有益健康，请放开歌喉，纵情歌唱吧!1.C细节理解题。根据第二段第1句中的内容可知举办该运动的目的是让人们唱歌，享受其中的益处，再结合本段引号中的内容可判断C项正确。2.A词义猜测题。上文提到歌唱可以振奋精神，增强自尊，对各个年龄阶段的人都适用，由此可推断唱歌能够让人“放松”。3.B推理判断题。第二段最后1句提到耷拉着脸不可能把歌唱好，因为会影响音高，由此可推测当一个人情绪低落时不能把歌唱好。4.D主旨大意题。文章第一段开门见山地指明了唱歌对健康的益处，下文则比较详细地进行了叙述，所以本文意在倡导大家为健康而纵情歌唱。B语篇导读：在美国的佐治亚州举办的机器人比赛吸引了来自不同国家的众多选手的参与，组织者希望通过这样的比赛提升年轻人的科学知识，培养生活技能，为未来攻克复杂问题做准备。5.B细节理解题。根据第二段后半部分中的内容可知机器人比赛是由一个名叫FIRST的组织举办的。6.C细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第3句中的内容可知这次比赛中的机器人要能够把球扔进对抗机器人的拖车中。7.D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第3句中的内容可知这个组织的主要目的是帮助年轻人学习科学和生活技能。8.B代词指代题。此处承接的是上一句中的内容，根据上一句后半部分中的内容可知此处that指的是学生处理技术问题的能力。.语法填空1.popularization 2.has becom 3.which 4.another 5.in6.be delivered 7.its/some 8.what 9.after 10.cheated.短文改错It was a busily day at the grocery store. Two girls were in line before me with balloons. Busy behindThey appeared to be in hurry so I asked if they wanted to go ahead of me. They were very thankful. One girl said she had a nephew and something badly happened to him at birth. The badballoons were for his birthday. They were chatting together with their rush to get all the things done for the party because everybody offered to help. I offer to pay for the balloons. They Nobody offeredrefused at first and I insisted, I said，“Tell your sweet nephew that therere still nice people butleaving in this world.” They thanked to/ me again and again. That little acts of kindness made Left actthem feel good and it also brightened my day!【参考范文】Dear Peter,How are you doing?Im writing to tell you that my uncle Li Ming is going to your city for a conference, and Ive asked him to bring you the Chinese painting youve asked for before.Also, Id like you to do me a favor. Would you please meet my uncle at the airport and take him to his hotel since this is his first visit to the U.S.? Thank you in advance!His flight number is CA985, and it will arrive at 11:30 am, August 6. My uncle is tall and he is wearing glasses. And he will be in blue jacket.Looking forward to your reply. Yours, LiHua
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