Unit 3 Looking good，feeling good李仕才一、閱讀理解。It's not what you look at that matters；it's what you see.Henry David ThoreauSlow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission：help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.Why slow?When people look slowly at a piece of art，they make discoveries.The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert.And that's an exciting discovery.It unlocks passion and creativity and helps to create more art lovers.How does it work?One day each year，people all over the world visit local museums and galleries to look at art slowly.Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience.That's it.Simple by design，the goal is to focus on the art.In fact，Slow Art Day works quite well this way.By the numbersOver 1,200 individual Slow Art Day events have taken place since its official launch in 2010.Slow Art Day events have taken place on all seven continents.700 venues(museums，galleries，artist studios，sculpture parks，public art sites，etc.)have hosted Slow Art Day events.Participants love Slow Art DayFeedback on this simple event has been overwhelmingly positive.Here's a sample：“I loved taking the time to justbe with the works, particularly pieces I might otherwise walk by.It's a much better way of visiting the art museum than the usual idle ramble.Discussion afterwards was fun，interesting，informative and eye­opening.I look forward to doing it again.”Slow Art Day 2017 is Saturday，April 8，in museums and galleries worldwide.Join us and experience art differently.1The author quotes Thoreau's words at the beginning to _.Aarouse readers' interest in artBintroduce the topic of the textCstress the importance of lookingDillustrate the joy of art appreciation2A typical slow art activity _.Alasts about fifty minutes when people look at art works criticallyBencourages people to see art for themselves and discuss with expertsCorganizes people to look at art on their own and talk about their experienceDinspires people to make discoveries about art works and create their own works3What can we learn about Slow Art Day from the text?AThe year of 2017 will see the eighth Slow Art Day.BIt happens once a year in all museums and galleries worldwide.CIt has become an art festival celebrated on all seven continents.DSlow Art Day events have been held in over 1,200 different places.4According to the text，the author _.Ahas conducted a survey on Slow Art DayBstrongly recommends Slow Art Day eventsCsees the good and bad sides of Slow Art DayDis frequently involved in Slow Art Day events【解題導語】本文是說明文，介紹了慢藝術日(Slow Art Day)的一些情況。1B考查推理判斷。根據“Why slow？”中的“The most important.see and experience art without an expert”并結合全文大意可知，本文介紹慢藝術日的情況，因此文章開頭引用梭羅的話是為了引入主題。2C考查細節(jié)理解。根據“How does it work？”部分中的“Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience”可知，在這項活動中，參加的人先自己觀看藝術作品，然后聚在一起談論他們的體驗，故選C項。3A考查推理判斷。根據“How does it work？”部分中的“One day each year”可知，該活動每年舉辦一次；再結合“By the numbers”部分中的“since its official launch in 2010”可知，該活動首次舉辦于2010年。故可推知2017年為第八屆。因此A項正確。4B考查推理判斷。本文作者介紹了慢藝術日，結合最后一部分最后一句“Join us and experience art differently”可知，作者推薦此活動并希望更多的人參與，故選B項。二、單項填空1.As role models, public _ have a duty to contain themselves responsibly because teenagers often copy their behaviour.A. figures B. numbersC. leaders D. features【答案】A2.After the earthquake, many people had to be put up in the tents ,because most of their houses were badly _.A. harmed B. hit   C. damagedD. attacked【答案】C【解析】damage指“破壞，損壞”。句意：地震后許多人住在安置的帳篷里因為他們的房子被毀了。故選B。3._ by the sad story of the child, many people offered to lend him a helping hand. A. Effected B. InfectedC. Affected D. Perfected【答案】C【解析】affected受的影響；被感動。句意：許多人因受那個男孩悲慘故事所感動，主動伸出了援助之手。infect是感染 沾染的疾病的意思，側重于指使受到疾病的影響。effect有時雖用作動詞(及物)，但不表示“影響”，而表示“實現”或“產生”等。4.Every time I fail, my father will always tell me “If your dream is big enough, the facts dont _.”A. cost B. mean C. value D. count【答案】D【解析】cost花費；mean意味著；value珍惜；count重要，有關系。句意：每當我失敗的時候，我的父親總是告訴我：如果你的夢想足夠大，這些事情都不重要。根據句意說明D正確。5.We had wanted to finish our task by noon, but it didnt quite _ as planned.A. find out B. give outC. hand out D. work out【答案】D6.Im afraid the project may be several days behind schedule due to bad weather. Dont worry. Three more assistants will be at your command _ at all.A. at no time B. at a time C. in no time D. at any time【答案】C【解析】in no time立刻，馬上。句意：“由于糟糕的天氣，我恐怕這項工程會在規(guī)定日期的后幾天完成?！薄皠e擔心，還有三個助理會馬上過來聽你差遣。”7.People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you _ which one it is, you will know what to do for each person.A. give out B. leave out C. turn out D. figure out 【答案】D8.After the collision，he examined the considerable _ to his car.A. ruin B. destructionC. damage D. injury【答案】C【解析】句意：撞車后，他檢查了車子受的嚴重損害。ruin指“毀滅，崩潰，毀壞”，程度很深；destruction也表示嚴重性的破壞，“毀滅，消滅，毀滅的原因”；damage指“使質量受損害，破壞”，意味著損壞后質量或價值降低；injury主要指“對人、動物軀體的部分傷害”，也可指“對名聲、感情的傷害”。9.On Oct. 29th, 2015, China further relaxed its more than three-decade-old family planning policy to allow all couple to have a second child and the new law _ officially on Jan 1st, 2016.A. took effectB. took on C. took outD. took place【答案】A【解析】take effect officially正式生效。take on承擔，呈現，雇用，錄用；take out取出，除去，拔掉，把帶出去；take place發(fā)生。句意：2015年10月29日，(據媒體稱)中國進一步放開了實施了30多年的計劃生育政策，允許所有的夫婦生育二代。這項新的法律于2016年1月1日正式生效。10.The manager is now in need of a capable assistant that he can _ to take care of problems in his absence.A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out【答案】A【解析】count on sb.依靠/依賴某人；count in把算在某一整體之內，算上(某人)；count up加起來，算出總數；count out逐一數出，大聲數。句意：經理現在需要一位能干的助理，他可以指望這位助手在他不在時來料理問題。11.The professors speech_ very well, and everyone present understood his opinions.A. worked out B. found outC. figured out D .put out【答案】A【解析】句意：教授的演講結果很好，在場的每一個人都理解了他的觀點。work out 產生結果，計算得出，鍛煉身體；find out找到；figure out計算出，解決；put out撲滅，伸出。12.Fame and wealth can be attractive, but _ will they give you permanent happiness. A. in no time B. at a time C. at all times D. at no time 【答案】D【解析】in no time馬上，立即；at a time依次，逐一，每次；at all times隨時，每時每刻，總是，一直；at no time決不。句意：名譽和財富可能很有吸引力，但是它們決不會給你帶來永久的幸福。13.The house was greatly damaged by the truck. We'd better leave things _ they are until the police arrive.A. since B. as C. though D. unless【答案】B【解析】句意：卡車對這座房子造成了嚴重損害。我們最好保持東西的原樣等待警察到來。as引導方式狀語從句，意為“按照的方式”。leave things as they are意為“讓一切順其自然”。14.Didnt you tell Harry not to play games so much? _ I said to him goes in one ear and out the other.A. No matter howB. HoweverC. No matter whatD. Whatever【答案】D【解祈】分析句子結構知，此處考査主語從句，表示“我說什么他都當耳旁風”，因此用whatever引導主語從句，no matter what用來引導讓步狀語從句。句意：“你難道沒告訴哈利不要玩這么多有戲嗎？”“無論我說什么他都把它當成耳旁風?！?5.It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night.My God! _.A. So did I B. So I didC. So were you D. So did you【答案】B【解析】A說B粗心，B承認自己是這樣的，故排除CD項。然后該題考查我們對So did I與So I did的辨別。So did I表示“別人做某事，我也做了。”而So I did表示“我確實這么做了?！惫首罴汛鸢甘荁。句意：“你真粗心大意把衣服放在外面一整夜。”“天哪，還真是這樣(我確實這么做了)?！?6.Teenage is an especially important stage for us, _ we are supposed to go all out to improve ourselves because anything can happen.A. whatB. whereC. whichD. that【答案】B17.Teachers in primary schools _ influence the kids fall under should be role models.A. whose B. who C. whereD. which【答案】A【解析】本句可以這樣理解：Teachers in primary schools should be role models, for the kids fall under their influence.句意：孩子們受其影響的小學老師們應該成為榜樣(小學老師們應該成為榜樣，因為孩子受他們的影響)。18.You must have missed the first train yesterday, _ you?A. werentB. didntC. mustntD. havent【答案】B【解析】陳述句部分是含有must“表示推測”的句子，該句是對過去發(fā)生的事所進行的推測，反意疑問句應該用一般過去時。故選B項。該句所說的實質就是：You missed the first train.句意：你昨天肯定錯過了頭班火車，是嗎？三、完形填空Falling off a boxcar and landing on my head，I lost my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirty­two. I can 1 remember the brightness of sunshine.It would be wonderful to see again， 2 a tragedy can do strange things to people.It 3 to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadnt been blind.My parents and my teacher saw something 4 me, and they made me want to 5 against blindness.The hardest 6 I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have 7 down for the rest of my life.When I say 8 in myself I am not talking about 9 the kind of self­confidence that 10 me down an unfamiliar staircase(樓梯) alone. But I mean something bigger than that: the assurance that I am a real positive person 11 imperfections.It took me years to obtain this 12 . It had to start with the 13 . Once a man gave me an indoor 14 “I cant use this，” I said.“Take it with you，”he 15 me，“and roll it around.” The 16 stuck in my head.“Roll it around！”By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 17 At the school for the blind I 18 a new kind of baseball called the“ground ball”All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them，one at a time.I had to learn my 19 . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made 20 【解題導語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章主要講述了“我”在四歲的時候失去了視力，但通過一件小事，“我”學會了自信，并逐漸取得進步的過程。1A.randomly BabruptlyCroughlyDcompletelyC解析：“我”四歲時失去視力，現在已經三十二歲了。由此可推知，此處表示“我”粗略地記得，故選C。roughly“粗略地，大致上”。2A.soBbutCthusDandB解析：根據語境可知，上下文之間是轉折關系，故選B。3A.occurredBreferred CbroughtDturnedA解析：“我”想到如果“我”沒有失明，“我”可能不會像現在這樣熱愛生活。It occurs to sb.that.為固定句型，意為“某人想到”。4A.ofBfor CtoDinD解析：“我”父母以及老師看到了“我”內在的一些東西，他們讓“我”想要與失明作斗爭。根據語境可知，此處應選D。5A.getBfight CfindDdropB解析：參見上題解析。fight against.“與作斗爭”。6A.methodBexperience ClessonDmannerC解析：“我”學到的最困難的一課(lesson)就是要相信“我”自己。7A.brokenBput CsettledDlayA解析：如果“我”做不到那樣的話，“我”可能已經精神崩潰了。break down“(在健康或精神等方面)垮掉”。8A.courageBambition CbeliefDpowerC解析：根據上文中的“to believe in myself”可知，此處應選C項與上文相照應。9A.firmlyBsimply CfairlyDslightlyB解析：“我”說的信心并不僅僅(simply)指幫助(helps)“我”走下陌生樓梯的自信。10A.stopsBhelps CfindsDgivesB解析：參見上題解析。11A.despiteBbesides CwithoutDunlikeA解析：盡管“我”是一個不完美的人，但是“我”是一個積極的人。despite“盡管”，符合語境。12A.descriptionBexistenceCaccusationDrecognitionD解析：“我”花了很多年才認識到這一點。A項意為“描述”；B項意為“存在”；C項意為“控告”；D項意為“認識”。13A.intelligenceBincidentCtroubleDdeterminationB解析：這得從一件小事開始。A項意為“智慧”，B項意為“小事”；C項意為“麻煩”；D項意為“決心”。14A.chairBbaseball CgameDdesignB解析：根據下文中的“a new kind of baseball”可知，此處指棒球。15A.urgedBblamed CgreetedDteasedA解析：根據語境可知，此處指他一直在敦促“我”。urge “強烈要求，敦促”。16A.goalsBwords CimagesDideasB解析：他所說的話(words)印在“我”的腦海中，故選B。17A.valuableBreasonableCimpossibleDunbearableC解析：這給了“我”一個如何實現“我”認為不可能(impossible)的目標的想法。A項意為“有價值的”；B項意為“合情理的”；C項意為“不可能的”；D項意為“無法容忍的”。18A.discoveredBequippedCformedDinventedD解析：在盲人學?！拔摇卑l(fā)明(invented)了一種新的被稱為“地滾球”的棒球。A項意為“發(fā)現”；B項意為“配備”；C項意為“形成”；D項意為“發(fā)明”。19A.limitationsBadvantagesCpuzzlesDpersonalitiesA解析：“我”不得不了解自己的不足之處。limitation“(某人或某物的)局限性，不足之處”。20A.senseBprogressCmistakesDdecisionsB解析：“我”有時會失敗，但一般說來“我”取得了進步。make progress“取得進步”。四、短文改錯Susans family was terrible poor. One Christmas Eve, Susans father saw that Susan had used piece of gold wrapping paper to decorate a shoe­box, where was so precious to their family, and she put it under the Christmas tree. The next morning, Susan takes the box to her dad and said, “This is for you, Dad！” But if he opened it, he found it was empty. “Why do you give me an empty boxes? Dont you know the gold wrapping paper is such expensive to us？” Her dad said angrily. Susan cried, said, “Dad, it isnt empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.” Hearing of this, the dad felt regretful, he held Susan in his arms but said, “Sorry, my dear, I love you！”答案：Susans family was poor. One Christmas Eve, Susans father saw that Susan had used piece of gold wrapping paper to decorate a shoe­box, was so precious to their family, and she put it under the Christmas tree. The next morning, Susan the box to her dad and said, “This is for you, Dad！”But he opened it, he found it was empty. “Why do you give me an empty？ Dont you know the gold wrapping paper is expensive to us？” Her dad said angrily. Susan cried, /， “Dad, it isnt empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.” Hearing this, the dad felt regretful, he held Susan in his arms said, “Sorry, my dear, I love you！” 10