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Unit 3 Computers Period Two Period TwoLearning about Language.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms._1_ It lifts the curtain of spring.After that everything turns green and full of energy and people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer.1Flying a kite.Spring is the best season for kiteflying.A traditional folk activity, it has a history of more than 2，000 years._2_ It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation and speeding up metabolism.2Wearing fabric swallows.Wearing fabric swallows is a custom in some regions in Shaanxi._3_ The custom originated during the Tang Dynasty (618907)The swallow is a harbinger of spring and a symbol of prosperity and happiness.3Making a Spring Ox.Skilled artists build the frame of an ox out of bamboo strips and the legs with wood.Then they paste some paper and paint onto it._4_ It is said that if more red and yellow paper is used, then there will be a good harvest that year.4_5_People in China began holding a special ceremony on the first day of Start of Spring about 3，000 years ago.They made sacrifices to Gou Mang, the god of Spring, who is in charge of agriculture.By the Qing Dynasty (16441911), welcoming spring had become an important folk activity.AWelcoming spring.BThe image of an ox is complete.CAt that time, there were eight solar terms.DStart of Spring is the first solar term of the year.EFlying a kite can help build ones health and prevent diseases.FIt is said that the egg can be set upright on the first day of the Start of Spring.GPeople like to wear a swallow made of colorful silk on their chests on Start of Spring.答案1.D由短文第一句可知，阴历把每年分成24个节气，再根据空格后面的句子可知，空格处应该说明的是：立春是每年的第一个节气。故选D。2E本段标题为Flying a kite，选项E说明的是放风筝的好处，与标题相关。故选E。3G本段标题为Wearing fabric swallows，这与选项G中的信息词wear a swallow相一致。故选G。4B本段标题Making a Spring Ox以及build the frame of an ox与选项B中的The image of an ox相一致。故选B。5A本段主要说明人们为迎接春天所做的一些活动，本段最后一句By the Qing Dynasty (16441911), welcoming spring had become an important folk activity.提示了本段标题应该为Welcoming Spring.故选A。.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites.Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes _1_ (fill) the skies like beautiful birds.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights.They shook and pulled, _2_ the string and the tail kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind.As the kites struggled and trembled _3_ the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! I want to be free！” They rose _4_ (beautiful) even as they fought the restriction of the string.Finally, one of the_5_(kite) succeeded in breaking loose.“Free at last，” it seemed to say.Yet _6_ (free) from restraint simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic breeze.It waved ungracefully to the ground.How much like kites we sometimes are.The Heaven gives us restrictions, rules to follow from _7_ we can grow and gain_8_(strong)Restriction is a necessary thing to the winds of opposition.Some of us tug at the rules so hard that we never rise to reach the_9_(high) we might have obtained.Let us each rise to the great heights, _10_ (recognize) that some of the restraints are actually the steadying force that helps us rise and achieve.答案1.filled根据One windy spring day可知是发生在过去的事情，故动词用一般过去式。2but前后两个句子是转折关系，故用but。3against风筝想挣脱线，故用against。4beautifully用副词修饰动词rose。5kites前面有one of，故后面的名词应用复数形式。6freedom空格处所填单词应该作句子的主语，故用名词形式。7which缺少定语从句引导词，前面有介词from，故用which。8strength空格处所填单词应该作宾语，故用名词形式。9heights用名词heights作reach的宾语，且空格前有定冠词the。10recognizing现在分词作伴随状语。.阅读理解Most children have heard their parents at one time or another say “sit up straight！” In the past, this was usually heard at the dinner table as children ate dinner.But these days, it is also heard around another activityvideo games.19-year-old student Nida Jameel says she feels pain in the neck because she plays video games on her smartphone most of the day.She says she uses her smartphone all the time.Ten-year-old Owaish Batliwala, from India, admits he spends three to four hours each day playing games on his smartphone.His mother became concerned when her son started saying that his neck hurt.She said, “My son started having neck problems around June or July.The pain slowly spread to his hand and his back.He plays for hours on the smartphone.This is what has caused the problem.”Sadia Vanjara is a physical therapist.She says the number of young children with chronic pain in their necks, arms and shoulders is on the rise.Dr.Vanjara says the pain is not from aging, accidents or disease.It is from bad posture, while playing video games.Dr.Vanjara says the best treatments for the pain are daily exercises.“And start stretching it in all the possible directions that you can.” Correct posture can help prevent pain.Dr.Vanjara teaches children how to hold their smartphones correctly.She tells a patient to hold the smartphone in front of the face.She says that bending the head down to look at the device，strains the neck and creates an unhealthy bend to the back.She advises taking breaks from using a smartphone often.Stand up.Stretch your legs, back, shoulders and arms.And when your work or school work is done，unplug(不插电)and exercise.Sadia Vanjara predicts we will see not only physical but psychological and emotional problems resulting from overuse of smartphones.1What is the best title for the passage?AChildren are fond of playing video games on smartphones.BPlaying video games can make children smarter.CHow to play video games on smartphone.DPlaying too many video games causes neck problems.答案D主旨大意题。本文说明玩太多的手机电子游戏会引起颈部疼痛，进而引起心理上和情绪上的问题。故选项D可作文章标题。2In order to prove his point of view, the author _Agives some examples Bmakes comparisonsCanalyzes the causes Dprovides some datas答案A推理判断题。为了说明玩太多的手机电子游戏会引起颈部疼痛这一观点，作者列举了Nida Jameel和Owaish Batliwala因为玩手机电子游戏引起颈部疼痛这两个例子。故选A。3Which of the following is correct according to Sadia Vanjara?AUsing a smartphone no more than four hours a day. BHolding the smartphone just in front of the face. CChildren should not use smartphones to play games. DVideo games on smartphones do harm to children.答案B细节理解题。根据第四段中的She tells a patient to hold the smartphone in front of the face.可知选项B正确。4It can be inferred from the passage that _Aoveruse of smartphones may cause serious problems for childrenBmeasures have been taken to prevent children from using smartphonesCusing a smartphone often helps improve childrens intelligence Dthere are no treatments for the pain caused by playing video games答案A推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，过度使用手机不但引起身体上的而且还会引起心理上的和情绪上的问题。由此推断过度使用手机会造成严重的问题。故选A。.完形填空I do a lot of management training each year for a national chain of convenience stores(自助商店)Among the topics we_1_ in our classes is the retention(保留) of quality employees.In one of the_2_， I ask the participants, “What has caused you to_3_ long enough to become a manager？” A new manager took the_4_ and slowly, with her_5_ almost breaking, said, “It was a $19 baseball glove.” Cynthia told the group that she_6_ took a Circle K clerk job as an interim(暂时的) position while she_7_ something better.On her second or third day behind the counter, she_8_ a phone call from her nineyear old son.He needed a baseball glove for Little League.She_9_ that as a single mother, money was very_10_， and her first check would have to go for_11_bills.Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check.When Cynthia arrived for_12_ the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to his office.Cynthia_13_ if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job_14_She was concerned and_15_Patricia handed her a box.“I_16_you talking to your son yesterday，” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to_17_This is a baseball glove for your son.You know we cant pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do_18_， and I want you to know you are_19_ to us.” The_20_ and love of this convenience store manager shows vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays.1A.support Bachieve Cgrasp Ddiscuss答案D在教室里所“讨论”的题目是“怎样保留住有素质的员工”。2A.classes Bstores Cgroups Dspeeches答案A上文出现了in our classes，此处指“在其中的一堂课上”。3A.arrange Bstay Cmarch Dannounce答案B用stay表示“在经理的位置上待得长久”。4A.question Baim Cbattle Dbelief答案A上句是作者问的一个问题，下面这位新经理回答这个“问题”。5A.sound Bnoise Cvoice Dspeech答案C从下面的almost breaking可知，应该选择voice“嗓音”。6A.properly Brelatively Csteadily Doriginally答案D根据下文中的took a Circle K clerk job as an interim(暂时的) position和something better可知她是“最初”找到一个暂时的工作。7A.took advantage of Bgave up Clooked for Dcalled in答案C根据as an interim(暂时的) position以及something better可知，她边工作边寻找更好的一份工作。take advantage of“对加以利用”；give up“放弃”；call in“召集；打电话”，均不符合句意。8A.received Babsorbed Ctransported Ddemanded答案A接听电话用 “receive a phone call”。9A.complained Bexplained Cguaranteed Danalyzed 答案B空格后面以that引导的从句是她对儿子说的内容，也就是她向儿子“解释”的内容。10A.tight Benough Cample Dvaluable答案A本句中的as a single mother以及空格后的内容说明她没有钱给儿子买手套，说明钱非常“紧”。11A.suffering Bchanging Cresisting Dpaying答案D从她给孩子做的解释中可知，她第一次的工资要“付”所欠的账。12A.home Bwork Cschool Dclub答案B从下面的Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to his office可以推测她是去“上班”。13A.judged Bcreated Cwondered Dawarded答案Cwonder表示“想知道”，符合句子意思“想知道是否做错了什么事情或者”。14A.incomplete Breasonable Ccomplex Dspecial答案A根据left some part of her job可知她想知道是否还有部分工作“未完成”。15A.frightened Bscared Cconfused Dpointed答案Cconfused“迷惑的”与concerned“担心的”相对应。16A.overheard Bclassified Ccalculated Drewarded答案Aoverhear“偶然听到”；classify“把归类”；calculate“计算”；reward“酬谢”。根据句子意思可知经理是“偶然听到母子的谈话”。故用overheard。17A.employees Bemployers Cmanagers Dkids答案D根据句意可以推测，给“孩子”解释清楚问题是很难的。18A.charge Bannoy Ccare Dprofit答案C根据Patricia的话的意思“我们不能付给向你一样优秀的员工尽可能多的工资，但我们确实很关心(员工)”可知答案选C。19A.important Battractive Cfriendly Dordinary答案A根据Patricia的话 “good people like you”可知Patricia认为Cynthia对他们很“重要”。故选A。20A.sense Bthoughtfulness Canxiety Dpromise答案B通过上面的故事可以判断这位商店的经理的“关怀(thoughtfulness)和爱表明了”，故此得知答案应该选B。
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