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Unit 3 Understanding each other一、阅读理解。Dear Parents:Im delighted that you are considering the British International School for your childrens education. Our school offers first class international education delivered by experienced, highly qualified and professional staff.We aim to provide a high quality British-style education characterized by:The arrangement of the English National Curriculum to meet the needs of international and local students and offering an insight into the local culture.High quality teaching provided by international and local staff.A broad personal development of students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect.A recognition of the school-parent partnership in the successful education of the children.An acknowledge that all students are individuals who deserve an environment to help realize their academic and other potential, thereby preparing them for their chosen continued education and career.A safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment benefiting from high quality facilities.Our school provides an effective framework for education through a broad, balanced, and monitored curriculum. As students advance through the school, we ensure that their needs are met through progressive teaching and learning. Although our curriculum is based upon the National Curriculum for England, it is adapted as appropriate, to ensure suitability for our diverse student body. Thus, we strive for the development of transferable skills through the years of school, as well as the acquisition of a broad body of knowledge.Students are given opportunities to develop many skills. These include skills in language, in science, technology and mathematics, in the aesthetic(审美的) and creative fields of music, drama and art, and in physical education.We insist that students act in a responsible manner toward all members of society. Throughout the school, students are taught to distinguish between right and wrong and show consideration for others. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged. Our friendly atmosphere provides a secure and happy environment in which children can grow and flourish as Individuals and valued members of the school family.1.What do you think the author is?A.A school principalB. An exchange student.C. An assistant professorD. An experienced lecturer.2.Why does the school change its curriculum when necessary?A. To develop some good students skills.B. To meet the needs of different students.C. To offer an insight into the local culture.D. To help students realize their potential.3.Which of the following about the students is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. MannersB. Self-disciplineC. Qualities.D. Independence.4.What is the purpose of the passage?A. The author thinks schools and parents play an important role in teaching.B. The author is stressing that responsibility is the most important thing for a student.C. The author is encouraging more parents to send their children to this school.D. The author implies students bee valued people without a friendly atmosphere.【文章大意】这是一篇英国国际儿童教育学校的招生广告，介绍了这所学校的教育目标、课程设置、教学理念等信息。1.A 【解析】推理判断题。文章以第一人称来叙述，实际上是英国国际儿童教育学校的招生广告，所以可推测这是学校的一位领导。故选A。3.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章中“A broad personal development of students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged.”可知，A、C、D三项内容都在文章中提到了。故选B。4.C 【解析】推理判断题。这是一篇英国国际儿童教育学校的招生广告，介绍了这所学校的教育目标、课程设置、教学理念等信息；再根据“Dear Parents:”可知，其目的在于希望更多的家长把自己的孩子送来学习。故选C。二、单项选择。1.Im afraid I cant go to the cinema with you. Ive got a bad headache.Oh, I am sorry. _ take a couple of aspirins and lie down for a bit? Youll be all right in half an hour.A. Why wont you B. Why didnt you C. Why dont you D. Why you not【答案】C【解析】Why dont you 表示建议。句意： “我恐怕不能和你一起去看电影啦！我头疼得很厉害。 ” “呵，对不起啊！那你为什么不服用两片阿司匹林躺会儿呢？半小时后你就会好的。 ”2.If you have let yourself go, you should consider _ something about it for the sake of your health.And I consider the advice of mine _ you.A. to do, to benefit B. to have done, benefitingC. doing, to benefit D. doing, benefiting【答案】C【解析】第一个 consider 作“考虑”解，后面应该跟动名词做宾语。第二个 consider 作“认为”解，后面应该跟不定式做宾语补足语。句意：你以前要是对自己不管不顾，你现在就应该为了自己的健康而考虑一下做些什么了。我认为我的这条建议对你是有益处的。3.Hes _ is known as a “bellyacher” . Hes always plaining about some thing.A. who B. whom C. what D. which【答案】C【解析】what is known as 意思是“大家所熟悉的，所谓的” 。what is known as a “bellyacher”在句中作表语，用于说明 he 的身份、职业等。句意：他是那种大家所熟悉的牢骚满腹的人总是怨这怨那。4._ here yesterday, he could have seen Jackie Chen.A. If Bob has e B. If Bob came C. Had Bob e D. If Bob should e【答案】C【解析】句意：要是鲍勃昨天在这儿，他可能会看到成龙。根据时间状语 yesterday 可知是对过去事实的假设，故用过去完成式，用 If Bob had e.，省略为 Had Bob e。5.Why didnt Tom give you one of his stamps?I didnt want one, he would have given me one if I _.A. did B. Would C. will D. had【答案】D【解析】根据 would have given 可推测本句表示对过去的虚拟， 所以 if 从句中应使用过去完成时(had done)， if I had 是 if I had wanted one 的省略形式。6.If Susan _ for ten more minutes at the party last night, she might have met Johnny Depp, the famous Hollywood star.A. stayed B. would stay C. had stayed D. would have stayed【答案】C【解析】句意：如果昨天晚上 Susan 在聚会上多停留十分钟，她可能就遇见了好莱坞著名的明星，Johnny Depp。此处是 if 引导的非真实条件句，与过去事实相反，所以条件句用过去完成时态。7.Grace doesnt want to move to New York because she thinks if she _ there, she wouldnt be able to see her parents very often.A. lives B. would live C. has lived D. were to live【答案】D【解析】由 doesnt want to move to New York 可知 Grace 还没有去纽约，所以句子应该是对将来的虚拟。对将来的虚拟 if 条件状语从句谓语动词的时态有三种形式：were to do /should do/did(were)，由此可知答案为 D 选项 were to live。句意：格瑞斯不想移居到纽约，因为她认为如果住到那儿的话，她就不能够经常看到她的父母了。8.Sorry, I am too busy now. If I _ time, I would certainly go for an outing with you.A. have had B. had had C. have D. had【答案】D【解析】根据上下文可知，这是对现在情况的虚拟，if 从句用过去式，主句用 would+原形。句意：对不起，我现在太忙了。要是有时间的话，我肯定会和你一起去郊游的。9.Were it not for the debt, we _ a happy life.A. are living B. would live C. were living D. will live【答案】B【解析】省略 if 连接词的条件状语从句，因此助动词 were 提前放在句首。根据 were 可以判断这个句子是对现在情况进行假设的虚拟句，因此主句用“would+动词原形” 。故选 B。句意：要不是负债的话，我们(现在)会过着幸福生活的。10.If you _ the failed experiences, you would not have made such a mistake in your homework.A. refer to B. have referred to C. referred to D. had referred to【答案】D【解析】表示假设的虚拟语气，用在对过去事实相反的假定上，从句用过去完成时 had+过去分词，主句用would/should/might/could+have+过去分词。refer to 是一个固定结构，意思为查阅、参考。该句意思为：如果你参考一下这些失败经验教训的话，你就不会在你的作业中犯下如此的错误。11.After arriving in New York, the Chinese college student found it rather hard to _ living on his own.A. rely on B. bring up C. depend on D. adjust to【答案】D【解析】句意：到达纽约后这个中国大学生发现他独自一个人生活很难适应。adjust to 适应；rely on 依靠；抚养，抚育；depend on 依靠，以而定。12.The project manager as well as his team members hasnt been _ to us so far, which undoubtedly puts us at a disadvantage.A. popular B. consistent C. similar D. familiar【答案】D【解析】familiar 熟悉的；popular 流行的，受欢迎的；consistent 一致的；similar 类似的，相似的。句意：到目前为止那个项目经理和他团队的成员都不为我们所了解，这毫无疑问让我们处于劣势。13.Japan is facing an aging population, with the population _ from the current 127 million to 90 million.A. expecting to shrink B. expected to shrinkC. expecting to have shrunk D. expected to have shrunk【答案】B【解析】“expect”与“the population”存在逻辑上的被动关系，故用过去分词；人口的缩减是将来的事，故用动词不定式。句意：日本正面临人口老龄化的问题，预计人口从目前的 1.27 亿缩减至 9 千万。14.Effective management and sincere apology will help to _ the customers negative impression on thetravel agency.A. bring about B. turn around C. account for D. set off【答案】B【解析】bring about 造成，引起，导致；turn around(使)好转；account for 说明(原因、理由等)，导致，引起；set off 出发，(使)开始，引起，点燃。句意：改变意见有效的管理和真诚的道歉有助于扭转客户对旅行社的负面印象。15.Our daughter doesnt know what to _ at the university; she cant make up her mind about her future.A. take in B. take over C. take up D. take on【答案】C【解析】句意：我们的女儿不知道在大学里该做什么，对于她的未来她还没有想好。take in 欺骗； 接受；理解； 吸收；take over 接任，接管； take up 开始从事；占据；take on 呈现，根据句意可知 C 项正确。三、完形填空。Hello, Mr. WiFi. Life without you is next to impossible now. Were happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. _1_ I know you help me, sometimes youre making me do things with _2_ attention. Many times I promise myself that Ill _3_ my feelings towards you, but youre _4_ me closer and closer. Youve entered both my home and my _5_. Youre just a window for our _6_ and information. But we people arent _7_ only with the window. So we open all our _8_ for you. Is this a(n) _9_ or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you _10_ me to the lifelong togetherness?We want you 24/7. Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can _11_？ Youre a poison not a slow one but a super _12_ poison which holds our mind and makes us dance _13_ its tune. Nowadays youre so _14_ that anyone can buy and make you our _15_. Youll never be bothered about our health but well _16_ be concerned about your “health”. Because you acpany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you were a _17_ person made of flesh and blood (血肉之躯) would we love you the same? You _18_ us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you. Were all you _19_. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations _20_， but if they did why cant we?1A.Now that BOnly ifCThough DWhen2A.praised BincreasedCfocused Ddivided3A.keep in Bbring backCapprove of Dgive up4A.drawing BpushingCforcing Dobserving5A.space BsoulCsociety Dworkplace6A.entertainment BargumentCexpansion Dstruggle7A.strict BsatisfiedCgenerous Dbusy8A.thoughts BeyesCexits Ddoors9A.disease BinspirationCroutine Dphenomenon10A.remend BinstructCmit Dadapt11A.persist BrelaxCprogress Dbalance12A.raw BambiguousCstrong Dfast13A.to BagainstCfrom Dwithin14A.affordable BvaluableCconventional Dattractive15A.addition BexpertCpanion Dinstrument16A.sometimes BalwaysCnever Dseldom17A.selfish BdishonestCresponsible Dreal18A.control BscoldCfort Dchallenge19A.friends BslavesCcolleagues Demployers20A.suffered BconnectedCsurvived Dsurfed【解题导语】作者用诙谐的语气质问WiFi，这呈现了现代人的一种通病，那就是对无线网络的依赖。1C根据语境可知，虽然(Though)作者知道WiFi帮助了自己，但是正是WiFi的特殊作用让作者在做事情的时候会分心。2D参见上题解析。3A根据语境可知，作者很多次都对自己承诺说要抑制(keep in)自己对WiFi的情感。bring back“使回忆起，使想起”；approve of“同意，赞成”；give up“放弃”。4A根据语境可知，此处形象生动地表现了作者不能抗拒WiFi对自己的吸引。draw“吸引”符合语境。force“强迫，迫使”；observe“观察”。5BWiFi进入了作者的家和灵魂中。下文中的“holds our mind”是关键提示。6AWiFi(本来)只是我们娱乐(entertainment)和获取信息的窗口。argument“争论”；expansion“扩张”；struggle“斗争，奋斗”。7B根据上文的“Youre just a window for our. information”以及“But”所表示的转折关系可知，此处表示人们并不满足于(satisfied)WiFi仅仅是个“窗口(window)”。 strict“严格的”；generous“慷慨的”。8D此处表示人们将WiFi的作用扩大化，不仅仅满足于其作为窗口的作用，而是将所有的“门(doors)”打开迎接WiFi。某种程度上而言，door是window的“升级版”。9A结合下文中的“an illness”可知，作者疑惑的是自己和其他人对WiFi如此依赖的现象是否是一种病(disease)。inspiration“灵感”；routine“惯例”；phenomenon“现象”。10C如果对WiFi的情感是一种依赖的话，WiFi能保证与作者一生都亲密无间吗？mit意为“保证(做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排等)，承诺”，符合语境。remend“推荐”；instruct“教导”；adapt“适应”。11BWiFi不能给自己放几天假以便它和作者都能放松(relax)一下吗？persist“坚持”；progress“发展、(使)进步”；balance“平衡”。12D根据本句中的“not a slow one”可知，WiFi并不是慢性毒药，而是快速起效的毒药，故用fast与slow形成对比。raw“不熟练的”；ambiguous“含糊不清的”。13AWiFi是一种能控制人们的思想并使人们随着它的音调起舞的毒药。dance to表示“随着跳舞”。14A根据下文中的“anyone can buy”可知，如今WiFi的价格是如此低廉以至于任何人都能买到，并使其成为人们的伴侣。affordable“支付得起的，不算太贵的”；valuable“有价值的”；conventional“传统的”；attractive“有吸引力的”。15C参见上题解析。下文中的“Because you acpany us everywhere and never let us be alone”亦是提示。addition“加，添加”；panion“伴侣，伙伴”；instrument“工具”。16B毫无生命的WiFi是决不会在意其用户的健康的，但是用户们会一直担心WiFi的“健康”，此处用always与上文的“never”形成对比，强调人们对WiFi的在意程度。17D根据下文中的“person made of flesh and blood(血肉之躯)”可知，作者想知道如果WiFi成为拥有血肉之躯的真实的人，人们是否会一样喜欢它。selfish“自私的”；dishonest“不诚实的”；responsible“负责任的”。18A根据上文作者介绍的人们对WiFi的依赖及下文中的“we even cant get rid of you”可知，人们离开了WiFi简直无法生活下去，而本句中的“with your numerous talents”正是WiFi控制人们的方式。control“控制”；scold“责备”；fort“安慰”；challenge“挑战”。19B根据语境可知，WiFi控制了人们，也就是说人们成了被其掌控的奴隶(slaves)。colleague“同事”；employer“雇主”。20C根据语境尤其是本句中的“in the previous generations”可知，作者非常疑惑的是在早期没有WiFi的时候人们是如何存活(survived)下来的。suffer“受苦”；connect“联系”；surf“冲浪”。四、七选五。The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 1 But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.1. If youre obese, blame your genes. 2 Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.2. If youre obese, you lack self-control.Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 3 Even the most vigilant(警觉的) people may not be good controllers of themselves.3. 4 Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the food deserts, about 65 percent of the nations population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.4. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we dont exercise.Michelle Obamas Lets Move campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. 5 In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.A. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.B. Obesity rates have increased.C. Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.D. But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and1990s.E. People hold different views on obesity.F. People benefit a lot from physical activities.G. Our world has bee so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we cant understand.【语篇解读】肥胖是现代社会的主要问题之一。Deborah Cohen 的A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It一书中，作者介绍了人们对肥胖问题的几种误解。1.E 【解析】根据下句由转折意义的内容But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.（但该书认为下面几点是关于肥胖的几点误解）可知，人们对肥胖问题观点不一，故E项正确。2.B 【解析】根据下句内容Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible.（然而，在1980年到2000年，美国肥胖的人数就翻了一番。该速度太快，可见肥胖并非遗传因素所致）可知，此处表示肥胖比例有所增加，故B项正确。3.G 【解析】根据上句Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet.（研究表明，如果我们面临太多信息，我们很可能会就节食作出糟糕的选择）可知，该句应表示我们现在的食物如此丰富以致于我们会被引导以自己难以想象的方式去消耗食物，故选G项。5.D 【解析】根据下句although a drop in work-related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.（尽管跟工作相关的体力活动减少导致人们少燃烧多达100卡路里，但休闲体力活动似乎有所增加）可知，在二十世纪八十年代和九十年代，人们的体力活动并未明显减少，故选D项。
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