Unit 3 Computers李仕才*閱讀理解。Taylore is a kid who passes by to ride sometimes and help us with chores. Barely 15, shes never short of advice, and one of her favorite pastimes is teasing me about being afraid to go too fast on a horse.Last summer four of us rode down the trail behind our woods: my wife Karen, Taylore, Taylores friend Kendall and me. I was riding my 13-year-old, Tawny.We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,I pushed Tawny into a gallop（飛馳）. The other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.Taylore brushed past my left leg and, seconds later, Kendall went by on my right. I realized Tawny was covering ground faster than Id ever seen her. She strained every muscle in her body to catch up with the girls. It was like a truck winding over a mountain road without brakes (閘). Part of me felt perfectly in control, while another part screamed that I wasnt.In half a mile I knew wed be crossing the highway, so I prayed that the girls would be fine. I gave up calculating how long it might take before my horse would be tried enough to want to slow down.I was just about out of answers when I saw the girls slowing in front of me. Their horses were relaxed and comfortable, not even breathing hard. Taylores face glowed. She gave me a high five. Wow, you did well, she said. I knew youd go fast when you were ready.No one in the group had even broken a sweat, except me. I was still nervous from the crazy pace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. Karen claims I was showing off for the girls that day, and maybe shes right. But I think I had something to prove. Because despite my wrinkles (皺紋), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart. And, like a horse on a warm summer day, Im always ready to kick up my heels.1. How did the race between the girls and the author begin?A. His horses gallop made the other horses want to catch up.B. He wanted to show off his riding skills for the girls.C. They wanted to know whose horse could run fastest.D. They teased him about being afraid to go too fast on a horse.2. During the race, _.A. the authors horse outran the girls horses the whole timeB. the author was confident that Tawny was in controlC. the girls were so anxious to win that they sweated a lotD. the authors good performance took Taylore by surprise3. When the race ended, the authors heart pounded because _.A. he was feeling thrilled and youngB. it was really tough exercise for himC. he was worried that the girls might be in dangerD. he felt quite embarrassed that he had lost the race4. The phrase kick up my heels at the end can be replaced by _.A. devote myselfB. enjoy myselfC. accept my challengeD. take part in running competition【文章大意】文章描述作者和兩個女孩騎馬比賽，這讓作者感到興奮，也感到雖然自己上了年紀(jì)，但是有一顆年輕的心。1. A【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的句子We were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,I pushed Tawny into a gallop(飛馳). The other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.可知，作者的馬飛馳起來使得其它馬想要趕上。故選A。3. A【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子I was still nervous from the crazy pace. My heart pounded too, but not from exercise. Because despite my wrinkles (皺紋), glasses and gray hair, I was feeling young at heart.可知，比賽結(jié)束的時候，作者的心狂跳因為他感覺興奮而且年輕。故選A。4. B【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的句子like a horse on a warm summer day,可知，作者感覺自己像溫暖夏日的馬，總是準(zhǔn)備好享受一番。故選B。*語法填空。All of us have read thrilling stories. In many of _1_(they) the hero had only a _2_(limit) and specified time to live. Sometimes it was as long as a year; sometimes as short as twentyfour hours, _3_we were always interested in _4_(discover) just how the dying man chose to spend his last days or his last hours.Such stories set up thinking, wondering _5_we should do under similar circumstances. What _6_(happy) should we find in reviewing the past, and what regrets? Sometimes, I have thought it would be an excellent rule to live each day _7_if we should die tomorrow. Such an attitude would stress _8_(sharp) the values of life.I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _9_(be) stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him _10_(much) appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇議論文，主要描述了作者對生活的感悟，即努力過好每一天，珍惜眼下的生活。1them考查代詞。介詞of后接人稱代詞的賓格形式。they的賓格為them。2limited考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。此處limited和specified是并列關(guān)系，一起修飾time，所以填limit的形容詞形式limited。3but考查連詞。句意：有時長達一年，有時短到24小時，但是我們總是對發(fā)現(xiàn)垂死的人選擇如何度過最后的時光或最后的幾個小時感興趣。根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)用but表示轉(zhuǎn)折。4discovering考查非謂語動詞。固定搭配be interested in后接名詞或動名詞作賓語。故填discovering。5what考查賓語從句的連接詞。動詞wonder后的賓語從句中缺少動詞do的賓語，所以用連接詞what引導(dǎo)。6happiness考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。感嘆句中，what修飾名詞，happy的名詞形式為happiness。7as考查固定搭配。句意：有時我想，把每天都當(dāng)作生命的最后一天來度過也不失為一個很好的生命法則。as if是固定搭配，意為“似乎，好像”，符合語境。8sharply考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。此處應(yīng)用副詞修飾動詞stress。故填sharply，意為“大幅度地”。9were考查虛擬語氣。句意：我常常想，如果每個人在他成年的早期有一段時間處于眼盲、耳聾的狀態(tài)，那會是一種幸事。根據(jù)句意可知，本句為虛擬語氣。根據(jù)主句中的謂語動詞“would be”可知，if從句中的謂語動詞應(yīng)用一般過去時，be動詞一律用were。10more考查形容詞的比較級。appreciative是多音節(jié)形容詞，本句表示“黑暗讓他更加感激光明”，應(yīng)用形容詞的比較級形式，故填more。*完形填空。Ten years ago，a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally _1_ and felt I was suddenly placed under _2_ of death with an indefinite reprieve(緩刑)After careful thought，I _3_ my affairs；then I went home and got into bed.But 2 years later，I left my bed and _4_ the long climb back.It was another year _5_ I made it.I speak of this experience because these past years have _6_ me what to value and what to believe.I _7_ now that this world is not my oyster(牡蠣)to be opened but my _8_ to be grasped.Ive also learned that its necessary to _9_ those little，allimportant things I never thought I would _10_ before：the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree，the _11_ of sunlight on running water.I seem now，with some of the _12_ freshness of childhood，to hear and see.How well，_13_，I recall the touch of the earth the day I first stepped upon it after the years in bed.It was like _14_ ones citizenship in a world one had nearly lost.Frequently，I _15_ myself that I need make notes of this _16_.Im living in now，because in it Im well，_17_，doing what I like best.It wont always be like this，_18_ Ill make the most of it and be grateful.I _19_ all this to that long time spent in bed.Wiser people come to this _20_ without having to acquire it the hard way.But I wasnt wise enough.Im wiser now，a little，and happier.1A.confusedBshockedCdetermined Dannoyed2A.trial BpressureCsentence Dcontrol3A.made up Bset upCtook up Dcleared up4A.recalled BbeganCavoided Daccepted5A.when BafterCsince Dbefore6A.assigned BtaughtCtreated Dassured7A.admit BdemandCexpect Drealize8A.knowledge BopportunityCattention Dpoint9A.dismiss BlistCdefine Dappreciate10A.notice BrecordCremember Dtrack11A.shadow BshakeCplay Dfeeling12A.damaged BrecoveredCfaded Dchanged13A.in contrast Bin returnCfor instance Dby chance14A.maintaining BregainingCdiscovering Dforgetting15A.remind BpromiseCadvise Dconvince16A.country BmomentCmemory Dinspiration17A.pleased BcourageousCconfident Dstrong18A.meanwhile BotherwiseChowever Dtherefore19A.apply BoweCcontribute Dadapt20A.awareness BagreementCcomment Dcompromise【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。一場重病讓作者明白了什么是人生中最重要的東西。因此他對自己當(dāng)下所擁有的倍加珍惜，并心存感激。1B根據(jù)上文中的“Ten years ago, a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed”可知，當(dāng)被告知自己的肺部出了問題且不得不立即放棄工作臥床休息時作者感到非常震驚(shocked)。confused“困惑的”； annoyed“惱怒的”。2C作者突然覺得自己好像是被判了死緩一樣。根據(jù)語境尤其是下文的“with an indefinite reprieve(緩刑)”可知，此處應(yīng)選sentence“宣判，判刑”。under sentence of death“被判處死刑”。3D仔細思考之后，作者把手頭的事務(wù)處理掉，然后回家了。根據(jù)上文中的“I had to give up work at once and went to bed”可知，clear up“解決，清理”符合語境。make up“組成，編造”；set up“設(shè)立”；take up“開始從事，占據(jù)”。4B兩年后，作者離開了病床，開始(began)了漫長的重回之前的生活狀態(tài)的“攀登”。recall“回憶起”；avoid“避免”；accept“接受”。5D過了一年，作者就做到了。It was/is一段時間before.是固定句型，意為“過了才/就”。6B作者談及這段經(jīng)歷是因為那些過去的歲月教會(taught)了作者應(yīng)該珍惜什么，相信什么。assign“分配，分派”；treat“招待”；assure“使確信”。7D現(xiàn)在作者意識到(realize)這個世界不是等待他去打開的牡蠣，而是需要他去抓住的機會。admit“承認(rèn)”；expect“期待，期望”。8B參見上題解析。grasp the opportunity“抓住機會”，是固定搭配。knowledge“知識”；attention“注意力”；point“觀點”。9D作者也學(xué)會了欣賞(appreciate)那些不起眼的但卻很重要的東西，而作者之前從未想過自己會去注意這些東西。dismiss“不予理會，不予考慮”；list“列舉”； define“給下定義，解釋”。10. A參見上題解析。notice“注意到”；record“記錄”；remember“記得”；track“跟蹤”。11C根據(jù)上文中的“the music of the wind in my favorite pine tree”和下文中的“I seem nowto hear and see”可知，此處指的應(yīng)是作者以前不會注意到的東西。play“輕快變幻的動作，閃爍”，the play of sunlight on water“陽光在水面上的閃爍”。12B作者重新找回了童年時期看待事物的新鮮感。recovered“重新獲得的，重新找到的”，符合語境。13C比如，回想起自己臥床兩年后重新踏上這片土地的感覺有多好。for instance“比如，例如”，符合語境。in contrast“相反”；in return“作為回報”；by chance“偶然地”。14B這就像在一個差點失去的世界中重新獲得公民身份一樣。regain“重新得到”和下文的“l(fā)ost”相對應(yīng)。maintain“維持”；discover“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；forget“忘記”。15A作者經(jīng)常提醒自己要記下這個自己現(xiàn)在生活的時刻，因為活在此刻，作者是健康且快樂的，而且能做自己最喜歡做的事情。remind“提醒”，符合語境。promise“許諾，允諾”；convince“使相信”。16B參見上題解析。moment“時刻”；inspiration“靈感”。17A參見第15題解析。pleased“快樂的，高興的”；courageous“勇敢的”；confident“自信的”；strong“堅強的”。下文中的“Im wiser now，a little，and happier”亦是提示。18D它不會總是如這般存在，因此作者會充分利用它并心存感激。上下文之間是因果關(guān)系，故用therefore。meanwhile“與此同時”；otherwise“否則”；however“然而”。19B作者將這一切都歸功于他臥病在床的那段漫長時光。owe.to.“把歸功于”，是固定用法。20A更有智慧的人無需被困到如此境地也能明白這些道理。awareness“意識，明白”符合語境。compromise“妥協(xié)”。*短文改錯。Thanks for your concern in your letter about the smog which frequent strikes some areas of China. Im also very worrying about such a terrible weather. It has brought much inconvenience or rather harm to peoples health such as road accident, bad coughs and even lung cancers and so on.It is known to all, good environment comes from careful protection. But we should do what we can protect it. I believe a small step can make a different. Try to drive less and choose airfriendly products. Only when everyone had the environmental awareness can we have a blue sky. Hope to hear from you and share my good ideas.答案：Thanks for your concern in your letter about the smog which strikes some areas of China. Im also very about such terrible weather. It has brought much inconvenience or rather harm to peoples health such as road ， bad coughs and even lung cancers and so on. is known to all, good environment comes from careful protection. we should do what we can protect it. I believe a small step can make a . Try to drive less and choose airfriendly products. Only when everyone the environmental awareness can we have a blue sky. Hope to hear from you and share good ideas.難項分析：第三處：去掉a考查冠詞。weather是不可數(shù)名詞，不能和不定冠詞搭配。故去掉a。第七處：protect前加to考查非謂語動詞。句意：所以我們應(yīng)該盡我們所能去保護它。此處用動詞不定式作目的狀語。故在protect前加to。第八處：differentdifference考查固定搭配。make a difference為固定搭配，意為“有影響，起作用”。* 6EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F375