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Unit3Inventorsandinventions
Unit3Inventorsandinventions
I语言知识及应用(共两节,满分37.5分)
第一节:
完形填空(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选取出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Nicksatinmyclassroomafterschool,fiveyearsago,wantinghelponaresearchpaperthatstoodbetweenhimandgraduation.An1studentattheschool,hefeltmuchworriedabouthisassignment.
Many2findthemselvesinthesameposition:
Achildfeelslostwith3andturnstoyouforhelp.Notwantingthechildto4,someparentsstepinandtakeover.Icouldeasilytellthe5betweenaparent’swritingstyleandthesudent’sstyleonhomework.
Parentsoftenhavepurposes,buttheresultcanbeharmful.They’recheatingtheirkidsoutofthevery6theywantthemtogetAllowingchildrentomasteraskill7lifelonggains.
Somewaystohelpwithouthurting:
Beamodellearner.Ifyourchildseesyou_8_papers,magazinesorliterature,he’llbe_9motivatedtolearn.
Ask_10_needstobedone,andlookovercompletedassignments.Thisshowsthatyou__11themtodotheworkandconsideritimportantenoughtoreview.
Ifyou’re_12thatheorsheisfallingbehind,talkwiththeteacheraboutit___13doingtheworkyourself.
Nickmadeitthroughfine.Ididn’twriteherpaper.Nordidhismother,instead,weguidedhimtogether.At_14_,weareveryhappytoseehimcollecthisdiploma.But_15__wasprouderthanNick.Heknewwhathehaddone.
1.A.averageB.excellentC.open-mindedD.absent-minded
2.A.childrenB.teachersC.parentsD.researchers
3.A.schoolB.homeworkC.researchD.classroom
4.A.studyB.graduateC.succeedD.fail
5.A.differenceB.similarityC.comparisonD.distance
6.A.homeworkB.purposeC.educationD.school
7.A.resultsinB.comesfromC.makesupD.takesover
8.A.writingB.readingC.collectingD.making
9.A.notB.moreC.nolongerD.much
10.A.whoB.whatC.whyD.how
11.A.teachB.allowC.expectD.force
12.A.sureBanxiousC.worriedD.happy
13.A.ratherthanB.insteadofC.exceptforD.aswellas
14.A.classroomB.homeC.graduationD.presentation
15.A.everyoneB.someoneC.anyoneD.noone
第二节:
语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答案卡上标号为16-25的相应位置。
ThelongerIlive,themoreIrealizetheimpactofattitudeonlife.
Attitude,tome,is16importantthanfacts.Itismoreimportantthanthepast,thaneducation,thanmoney,thancircumstances,thanfailures,thansuccesses,than17otherpeoplethink,say,ordo.
Itismoreimportantthanappearance,giftedness,orskill.Itwillmakeorbreakacompany,achurch,ahome.
The18(remark)thingiswehaveachoiceeverydayregardingtheattitudewewillembrace(接受)forthatday.
Wecannotchange19past.Wecannotchangethe20thatpeoplewillactinacertainway.Wecannotchange21inevitable(不可避免的).Theonlythingwecandois22(play)ontheonestringwehave,andthatisourattitude.
Iamconvinced23lifeis10%whathappenstomeand90%howIreacttoit.24soitiswithyou.Weare25chargeofourattitudes.
II阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳答案。
A
Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.
So,youhavetogiveaspeech--andyou’reterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumbleoverwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“Thankgoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnogoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”
Cheerup!
Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?
Whyareyouspeaking?
Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don’ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.
Justremember:
beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.
Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you’llseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!
You’renotconvincedyet?
Giveitatryandseewhathappens.
26.Themainideaofthisarticleis_________.
A.youcanimproveyourspeakingabilityB.apoorspeakercanneverchange
C.alwaysmakeashortspeechD.itishardtomakeaspeech
27.Paragraph2impliesthat________.
A.manypeopleareafraidofgivingaspeechB.manypeoplearehappytogiveaspeech
C.manypeopledonotprepareforaspeechD.manypeopletalktoolong
28.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads”means________.
A.speaktooloudlyB.lookattheceiling
C.lookdownuponthemD.usewordsandideasthataretoodifficult
29.Allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueexceptthat___________.
A.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeeches
B.alecturerdoesnotneedtoorganizehisspeech
C.researchisimportantinpreparingaspeech
D.therearesimplestepsyoucantaketoimproveyourspeakingability
30.Thetitleforthispassagemaybe_______.
A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeech
C.HowtoPrepareforaSpeechD.TrytoEnjoyaSpeech
B
Solarenergyforyourhomeiscoming.Itcanhelpyouasasinglehomeowner.Itcanhelpthewholecountryaswell.Whetherornotsolarenergycansaveyourmoneydependsonmanythings.Whereyouliveisonefactorandthetypeofhomeyouhaveisanother.Thingslikeinsulation(绝缘材料),presentenergycosts,andthetypeofsystemyoubuyareaddedfactors.
Usingsolarenergycanhelpsaveourpreciousfuel.Asyouknow,oursuppliesofoilandgasareverylimited.Thereisjustnotenoughonhandtomeetallourfutureenergyneeds.SoonerorlaterMotherNaturewillsaythat’sall.Theonlywaywecandelayhearingthosewordsisbystartingtosaveenergynowandbyusingothersources,likethesun.
Wewon’thavetoworryaboutthesun’srunningoutofenergyforanotherseveralbillionyearsorso.Besides,thesundoesn’tofferasmanyproblemsasotherenergysources.Forexample,fossilfuel(矿物燃料)addstoalreadyhighpollutionlevels.Withsolarenergy,wewillstillneedsourcesofenergy,butwewon’tneedasmuch.Thatmeanswecancutdownonourpollutionproblems.
Withallthesegoodpoints,whydon’tweusemoresolarpower?
Therearemanyreasonsforthis.Thebiggestreasonismoney.Untilnow,itwasjustnotpracticalforahomeownertoputinasolarunit.Therewerecheapersourcesofenergy.
Allthatischangingnow.Solarcostsarestartingtoequalthecostsofoilandelectricity.Expertssaythatgas,oilandelectricitypriceswillcontinuetorise.Thedemandforelectricityisincreasingrapidly.Butnewpowerplantswillusemoregas,oilorcoal.Alreadyinsomeplacesthesupplyofelectricityisbeingrationed(限量供应).Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy(初期).Itcouldsoongrowtobecomeamajorpartofournation’senergysupply.
31.What’sthispassagemainlyabout?
A.Somethingaboutsolarenergyandpollution. B.Solarenergy.
C.Energyandpollution. D.Energyandmoney.
32.Solarenergycanhelpus_____.
A.escapepunishmentfromnatureB.becomehomeowners
C.getridofpresentenergyD.saveourpreciousfuel
33.Thesunisanendlesssourceofenergy,anditwillnotrunoutofenergyfor_____.
A.severalmillionyears B.severalhundredyears
C.severalbillionyearsD.severalthousandyears
34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Energyfromcoalwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.
B.Energyfromnaturalgaswouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.
C.Energyfromthesunwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.
D.Energyfromoilwouldnotpolluteourlivingenvironment.
35.Solarenergyisnowinitsinfancy,_____.
A.butinthefutureitwillbecomeanimportantpartofournation’senergysupply
B.sowewillbuildmorepowerplants
C.andthesupplyofelectricitywillberationedthroughoutthecountry
D.sowedon’tneedit
C
Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogether,theywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:
internationalcompetitionsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred(憎恨).Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportencouragesinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentincludingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbyincidentscausedmainlybysmallernationalcontests.
Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockey(曲棍球)final.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,thelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theyweresurethatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasingreatangerwhenhesaid,“Thiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.