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Unit 3 Amazing people一、阅读理解。Recently I and other Red Cross volunteers met a group of victims from Hurricane Katrina. We were there, as mental health professionals, to offer psychological first aid and I was struck by the simple healing power of presence. As we walked in the gate to the shelter, we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激) from the first person we met. I felt appreciated, but also guilty, because I hadnt really done anything yet.I first realized the power of presence many years ago when a friends mother passed away unexpectedly. I had received a call saying she had just passed away. I wanted to rush down there immediately, but didnt want to intrude (打扰) on this very personal period of sadness. I was torn about what to do. Another friend with me then said, Just go. Just be there. I did, and I will never regret it.Since then, I have not hesitated to be in the presence of others. Once I sat at the bedside of a young man suffering from the pain of his AIDS related dying. He was not awake, and obviously unaware of others presence. However, the atmosphere was by no means solemn. His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence. In it, none of us are truly alone. It is not only something we give to others but also changes me for the better.1.Why were the hurricane victims grateful to the author?A. He built shelters for them.B. He gave immediate first aid to them.C. He came to stay with them.D. He brought mental health professionals.2.What did the author do when his friends mother passed away?A. He hesitated over whether to go.B. He went to his friends at once.C. He knew what to do instantly.D. He decided not to disturb.3.What does the underlined word solemn in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Heavy but warm. B. A little sad but cosy.C. Relaxing and delightful. D. Very serious and unhappy.4.What has the author learned from his experience?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Being present can make a big difference.C. The family harmony is the happiest thing in life.D. Being a volunteer can make ones life more significant.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。经过几次出现在诸如灾难现场、失去亲人的朋友家里等，作者体会到出现产生的巨大力量，因为这不仅帮助了别人，也提高了自己。1.C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段末we were greeted with a burst of gratitude (感激)from the first person we met.I hadnt really done anything yet.可知，我们只是和他们见面，还没有做什么，故选C。3.D 【解析】词义猜测题。根据画线词后一句中His family, playing guitars and singing, allowed him to be present with them as though he were still fully alive.可知，当时气氛并不严肃，故选D。4.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据第 4 段中In my life, I am repeatedly struck by the healing power of presence.可知，每次的出现都会产生很大的影响，故选B。二、单项填空1.Little children ask endless questions because they are _ about everything.A. skepticalB. awareC. capableD. curious【答案】D2.Nowadays teenagers are not _ to stand and appreciate works of art; they prefer to participate in them.A. content B. optimisticC. confident D. outgoing【答案】A【解析】content满足的，满意的，符合句意。optimistic乐观的，抱有乐观看法的；confident自信的；outgoing 爱交际的，友好的，外向的。句意：如今，青少年不满足于只是站着欣赏艺术作品；他们更喜欢参与到艺术作品中。3.As is known to us all, failure usually _ laziness while diligence can _ success.A. results from, lie inB. results in, result fromC. leads, lie inD. results from, result in【答案】D【解析】result from因而发生，后接原因；lie in存在于，后接原因；result in 产生，后接结果；lead to导致，后接结果。失败是因为懒惰，而勤奋则导致成功，故选D项。4.Many university graduates _ to work in first-tier cities, which are attractive to them.A. inspire B. desireC. risk D. arrange【答案】B【解析】desire to do sth.渴望做某事。inspire常用于 inspire sb. to do sth.; risk 后接动名词。句意：许多大学毕业生渴望到一线城市工作，这些城市对他们很有吸引力。5.When reading English novels, I often _ idiomatic expressions that I cant understand. A. e across B. go overC. get across D. take over【答案】A【解析】e across偶然遇见；go over复习；get across横跨；take over取代。句意：在读到英文小说时，我经常会遇到一些我不能理解的成语似的短语。根据句意，故选A。6.The word “track” _ a path which is made of earth _ having a surface covered with other materials.A. adds to; rather than B. leads to; other thanC. refers to; rather than D. replies to; other than【答案】C【解析】refer to意为“引用，指”，rather than意为“而不是”，符合语境。add to增加，lead to导致，reply to回复，other than除了。句意：“小路”这个词指的就是土路，而不是表面覆盖着别的什么材料的路。7.The children who are crazy about playing puter games are all driven by _ at first.A. discount B. beliefC. curiosity D. satisfaction【答案】C【解析】discount折扣；belief信念；curiosity好奇心；satisfaction满意。句意：那些热衷于玩电脑游戏的孩子们一开始都是被好奇心所驱使。8.The carbon content of steel largely determines its usefulness for specific _ applications.【答案】D【解析】typical典型的；tough艰苦的；fantastic较好的，很大的；specific明确的，具体的。句意：钢的碳含量(的多少)很大程度上决定了它具体的用途。9. The top technologies have been brought to the local farms. _, the crop output has been increased a lot. A. In particularB. On the contraryC. As a resultD. In addition【答案】C【解析】句意：当地的农场已经引进了一些先进的技术。结果，农作物产量增加了很多。从句意可知，前后表示“因果”关系，所以选as a result，表示“结果”。10.We desire that immediate help _ to the local people who were in trouble.A. be given B. will be givenC. should give D. is given【答案】A【解析】desire和suggest，request等表示请求建议的词后的从句用“should动词原形”表示虚拟语气，should可以省略。句意：我们期望立即给予那些遇到了麻烦的当地人帮助。11.So far, only one man has _ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.A. e up withB. put up with C. lined up withD. caught up with【答案】A12.Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future _.A. purposeB. referenceC. progressD. memory【答案】B【解析】for future reference以备日后参考。句意：你最好写下这个餐馆的号码以便日后参考用。13.Anxiously, she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only _ it didnt fitA. to find B. found C. finding D. having found【答案】A【解析】不定式和only连用，表示意料之外的结果。现在分词doing常常表示顺理成章的结果。句意：她着急地把裙子从包装里拿了出来，结果却发现裙子不合适。“但是裙子不合适”说明这是意料之外的结果。14.Success is not final, and failure is not deadly. It is, you know, the courage to continue _ counts in life.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. when【答案】A 【解析】It is the courage to continue that counts in life为强调句型，强调的是句子的主语the courage to continue。故选A。句意：成功不是最终目的，失败也不是致命的。你知道，生活中，继续下去的勇气才最重要。you know为插入语，做题时可删除，以免影响思考。15.Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.Oh! I thought they _ without me.A. wentB. are goingC. have goneD. had gone【答案】D【解析】句意：“快点！爱丽丝和苏正在学校门口等你呢！”“噢！我原以为她们不等我就走了呢。”“走”和“想”这两个动作有时间上的先后关系，故用过去完成时。三、完形填空。Since I was 12 years old, Ive suffered from a condition called pulsive Hair Pulling(强迫性拔毛癖). The physical destruction was severe, but the emotional _1_ was worse. When I was young, no one, _2_ my doctor, knew how to help me. I was alone.Growing up, I didnt _3_ anywhere and I suffered great shame knowing Id brought this _4_ upon myself. My hands seemed to have a _5_ of their own. “Whats wrong with me？” Id often wonder. Sometimes, people asked about my _6_ of eyelashes(睫毛)and eyebrows. I was lonely, but I kept people at a distance. However, each night, _7_ I fell asleep, Id pray to God to send someone who _8_. Then when I was 25, I read a letter from a mom whose child suffered from the same illness. I could _9_ believe my eyes. After all these years, I discovered, I was not _10_. At that moment, my journey for _11_ began. I took small _12_ at firsttelling only a few friends. Some of them tried to understand. Then, they began to _13_ their secrets with me. I learned to see _14_ the way God saw me, someone _15_ love.One day, my _16_ happened. A friend called with wonderful news. She just met a woman with pulsive Hair Pullingsomeone just like me. She gave me her phone number. I was _17_. I quickly dialed, and from the minute Christina answered, we began to chat like old friends, both thrilled to find someone who understood our pain. We _18_ to meet soon, only to find we lived just two blocks away. We immediately _19_ our phones, and in the dark of night, ran outside to the nearby park in our pajamas, _20_ we hugged, cried and talked for hours. I felt Id just met my long lost twin, someone who understood my pain and struggles.Yes, it was true. I was not alone.语篇解读：“我”在12岁的时候得了一种“强迫性拔毛癖”的怪病，很自卑。在“我”25岁时，当“我”得知有人和“我”一样患有这种病的时候，“我”觉得自己并不孤单并开始治疗。1. A. conflictB. threat C. damage D. puzzle【答案】C2. A. including B. except C. beyond D. containing【答案】A【解析】根据空格前面的“no one”可知，包括“我”的医生在内没有人知道怎样帮助“我”，故选A项。except“除了”；beyond“超出的范围”；but“除以外”。第一段译文：12岁以来，我就一直遭受着强迫性拔毛症的折磨。身体上的损伤是严重的，但是精神上的伤害更为严重。小时候，谁也帮不了我，包括医生也束手无策。我孤零无助。3. A. belong to B. fit inC. e up D. fall over【答案】B【解析】根据空格后面的“I suffered great shame”可知，长大后，因为自卑，“我”觉得“我”任何地方都适应不了。fit in“适应”，符合语境。belong to“属于”；e up“出现”；fall over“倒下”。4. A. shyness B. pain C. anger D. shame【答案】B5. A. decision B. solutionC. mind D. treatment【答案】C【解析】根据上文提到的强迫性拔毛癖这种疾病可知，此处表示，“我”的手看起来好像有自己的思想，故选C项。6. A. color B. shape C. recovery D. lack【答案】D【解析】根据强迫性拔毛癖的症状可知，“我”的睫毛和眉毛很少，故选D项。color“颜色”；shape“形状”；recovery“恢复”；lack“缺乏”。7. A. after B. before C. if D. though【答案】B【解析】根据生活常识可知，在睡觉之前进行祈祷，故选B项。8. A. understood B. missedC. thought D. listened【答案】A【解析】根据上下文的内容可知，“我”觉得自己非常孤单，故这儿是在祈祷上帝能送给“我”一个理解“我”的人。understand“理解”；miss“错过”；think“想”；listen“听”。第二段译文：长大了，我在任何地方都无所适从，对自己患有这种病羞愧难当，痛苦不堪。我的双手似乎拥有它们自己的思想。我常常问道：“我这是怎么了？”有时，人们问我为什么没有睫毛和眉毛。我很孤独，但却与其他人保持着距离。但是，每天晚上睡觉前，我都祈求增长才智，祈求上苍派来一个能理解我的人。9. A. never B. hardly C. seldom D. rarely【答案】B【解析】“我”觉得自己很孤单，认为不幸的人只有“我”一个人，所以当看到这封信，得知有人和自己患有一样的疾病的时候，“我”几乎不能相信自己的眼睛，故选B项。never“从不”；hardly“几乎不”；seldom“很少”；rarely“很少”。10. A. ill B. weak C. sad D. alone【答案】D【解析】经过了这些年，“我”发现自己并不孤单，故选D项。第三段译文：25岁那年，我收到一封来自一位母亲写来的信，她的孩子也患有同样的疾病。我几乎不敢相信自己的眼睛。这么多年来，我才发现我并非独自一人。11. A. healing B. praying C. searching D. longing【答案】A【解析】“我”开始治病了，故选A项。heal“医治”，符合语境。12. A. efforts B. suggestions C. steps D. walks【答案】C13. A. share B. betray C. count D. keep【答案】A【解析】在“我”告诉他们“我”的疾病之后，他们开始和“我”分享他们的秘密，故选A项。14. A. them B. everyone C. anyone D. myself【答案】D【解析】“我”也学着用上帝看“我”的方式来看“我”自己，故选D项。15. A. wasting B. deserving C. giving D. refusing【答案】B【解析】某个值得爱的人，故选B项。deserve表示“应得，应受到”。第四段译文：从那一刻起，我开始了康复的历程。起初我只是迈出了一小步告诉几个朋友。她们中一些人设法理解我，然后开始和我分享她们的秘密。我学会了用上帝看待我的方式看待自己某个值得爱的人。16. A. illness B. symptom C. sadness D. miracle【答案】D【解析】有一天，“我”的奇迹发生了，故选D项。illness“疾病”；symptom“症状”； sadness“悲伤”；miracle“奇迹”。17. A. peaceful B. surprised C. overjoyed D. embarrassed【答案】C【解析】根据空格后面的“I quickly dialed”可知，“我”此时非常开心，故选C项。peaceful“和平的”；surprised“惊奇的”；overjoyed“极为高兴的，十分开心的”；embarrassed“难为情的，尴尬的”。18. A. went B. ran C. planned D. imagined【答案】C【解析】我们很快打算见面了，故选C项。19. A. dialed B. exchanged C. fell D. dropped【答案】D20. A. where B. when C. how D. why【答案】A【解析】在定语从句中，先行词是“the nearby park”，空格处所填词在从句中作地点状语，故用where引导该定语从句。第五段译文：直到有一天，奇迹发生了。一位朋友打电话带来了好消息。她刚刚遇到一个患有强迫性拔毛发癖的人 一个和我相似的人。她给了我那个人的电话号码。我欣喜若狂，快速拨通了电话。从克里斯蒂娜接电话的那一刻起，我们就像老朋友一样聊起来。彼此为找到了理解自己痛苦的人而激动不已。我们打算尽快见面，却发现她和我的住地仅仅两房之隔。我们立即放下电话，在黑夜中穿着睡衣跑了出去。我们彼此相拥，痛哭流涕，聊了几个小时。我感觉自己好像找到了失散已久的孪生姐妹，她理解我的痛苦，理解我内心的挣扎。四、短文改错。Looking back to the National English Speaking petition I take part in several days ago，I have a lot to share to you.Firstly，I feel real delighted that Ive won the first prize in the petition，which makes me to understand the true meaning of the proverb “No pains，no gains”Besides，Ive established the friendship with students from all over our country，from which Ive learned a lot.More importantly，participate in this petition has enabled me to overe my fear of speaking in public，thus developing my self-confidence.Additionally，I owe much thanks to my teachers and judges.Without his help，I couldnt have done such excellent job.To sum up，I will always treasure this meaningful and memorable experiences.文章大意：作者回顾自己参加英语演讲比赛后的一些体会。答案：Looking back to the National English Speaking petition I part in several days ago，I have a lot to share you.Firstly，I feel delighted that Ive won the first prize in the petition，which makes me to understand the true meaning of the proverb “No pains，no gains”Besides，Ive established the friendship with students from all over our country，from Ive learned a lot.More importantly， in this petition has enabled me to overe my fear of speaking in public，thus developing my selfconfidence.Additionally，I owe thanks to my teachers and judges.Without help，I couldnt have done such excellent job.To sum up，I will always treasure this meaningful and memorable .解析：考查时态。根据本句中的时间状语several days ago可知用过去时，故take改为took。解析：考查介词。此处为固定搭配：share with sb.和某人分享。解析：考查副词。此处为副词修饰形容词delighted，故用really。解析：考查动词。此处为make的固定用法：make sb do sth：让某人做某事，故去掉to。解析：考查连词。此处为定语从句，先行词为students，是人，而且关系代词前有介词，介词后接表示人的关系代词只能用whom。解析：考查动名词。此处为动名词短语做主语。不能用动词原形做主语，故改为participate。解析：考查代词。此处thanks是复数名词，不能用much，要用many才能修饰可数名词的复数。解析：考查代词。此处是指前文中提到的老师们和裁判们的帮助，是他们的，故用their。解析：考查冠词。此处为固定搭配：do an excellent job：做得好，做得漂亮。解析：考查名词单复数。此处是指这一次的经历，应该为单数概念，故用experience。
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