必修2Unit 3Computers李仕才一、閱讀理解The British are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves, but even their sense of humor has a limit, as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out to his cost.When Ratner took over his fathers chain of 140 jewelry shops in 1984, he introduced a very clear company policy. He decided that his shops should sell down market products at the lowest possible prices. It was a great success. The British public loved his cheap gold earrings and his tasteless silver decorations. By 1991, Ratners company had 2,400 shops and it was worth over 680 million pounds. But in April of that year, Gerald Ratner made a big mistake. At a bit meeting of top British business people, he suited up and explained the secret of his success People say “How can we sell our goods for such a low price?”. He say “Because they are absolute rubbish.” His audience burst out laughing. But the British newspapers and the British public were not so amused. People feltinsultedand stayed away from Ratners shops.Sales fell and six months after his speech ,Ratners share price had fallen by 42%. The following year, things got worse and Gerald Ratner was forced to resign. By the end of 1992, he lost his company, his career and his house. Even worse, 25,000 of his employees had lost their jobs. It had been a very expensive joke.1.What are the British noted for according to the passage?A. Their jewelry shops.B. Their love for jewelry.C. Their jokes about themselves.D. Their harmless humor.2.How did Ratner achieve success in his business?A. He cut down his labor cost.B. He adopted an effective business model.C. He employed a lot of new staff.D. He developed great relations with business VIPs.3.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “insulted”?A. Offended.B. Amazed.C. Abused.D. Attracted.4.What does the story of Gerald Ratner suggest?A. Action speaks louder than words.B. What goes around comes around.C.A friend in need is a friend indeed.D.A man may dig his grave with his teeth.【文章大意】本文為記敘文。講述的是英國零售商Gerald Ratner因?yàn)樽猿皶r(shí)說錯(cuò)話而導(dǎo)致失敗的故事。2.B 【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句話中的“he introduced a very clear company policy.” 和第二句話He decided that his shops should sell down market products at the lowest possible prices. 可知他采用了一種有效的商業(yè)模式以最低價(jià)銷售產(chǎn)品，故選B。3.A 【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句話可知人們感到受到了侮辱冒犯，都不去他的商店了，由此可知該詞與offended一致，故選A。二、完形填空Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual “BacktoSchool Bash” program. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free _1_ in the community. Holmes decided to _2_ by providing help to kids. He was _3_ two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his _4_ day, but he chose to _5_ his time and gave free haircuts to lowerclass kids on condition that the kids should _6_ their free haircuts by having to read a book to him.The idea was so _7_ that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would _8_ a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud _9_ Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircuts, theyd review the book, from the _10_ and vocabulary to the themes just like in school, only more fun.Holmes, who is married _11_ two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to _12_ with their kids. So he hopes to offer some _13_ in this way. And he admits he, _14_ , benefits from doing that.There was a sevenyearold kid who _15_ stuttered (結(jié)巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and _16_. When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That _17_ Holmes to do more. Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get _18_， he plans to restart his _19_ as the Storybook Barber. “Todays world is full of guns and violence，” he says. “The barbershop is a _20_ place for the kids to come and read books.”【文章大意】本文主要分享了Holmes做公益的故事。1A.materials Bresources Cmethods Dconnections答案與解析：B根據(jù)上下文可知，社區(qū)給孩子們提供學(xué)習(xí)的免費(fèi)資源。material“材料”；resource“資源”；method“方法”；connection“連接”。2A.participate Bperform Cdevelop Dwithdraw答案與解析：A根據(jù)下文的“by providing help to kids”可推知，Holmes決定參與這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)。3A.faced with Bcaught in Cpresented with Dengaged in答案與解析：D根據(jù)語境可知，Holmes同時(shí)從事了兩份工作。be faced with “面臨”；be caught in“處于困境”；present with“把交給”；be engaged in“從事于”。4A.happiest Bworst Cbusiest Dbest答案與解析：C根據(jù)上文的“as a barber”和空前的“Saturday”可推知，Holmes周六最忙。5A.spend Bwaste Csave Ddonate答案與解析：D根據(jù)空后的“gave free haircuts”可知，Holmes把自己的時(shí)間捐獻(xiàn)出來，免費(fèi)給貧窮人家的孩子理發(fā)。donate“捐獻(xiàn)”。6A.receive Bearn Cdemand Drequest答案與解析：B根據(jù)下文“their free haircuts”的提示可推知，孩子們要通過讀書才能掙得免費(fèi)理發(fā)的權(quán)利，故選B，earn“掙得”。7A.popular Bordinary Ccomplex Drigid答案與解析：A根據(jù)下文的“he continued it for the next two years”可推知，這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)很受歡迎，因此Holmes在接下來的兩年也堅(jiān)持了下來。popular“受歡迎的”；ordinary“普通的”；complex“復(fù)雜的”；rigid“死板的”。8A.put away Btake over Cpick up Dgive out答案與解析：C根據(jù)語境可知，許多孩子會(huì)拿起書，坐在理發(fā)椅上，開始大聲朗讀。9A.before Bafter Cwhile Duntil答案與解析：C根據(jù)語境可知，孩子們讀書是在Holmes理發(fā)期間。while“在期間”。10A.kids Bheroines Cbarbers Dcharacters答案與解析：D根據(jù)語境“theyd review the book”和“and vocabulary”可推知，孩子們回顧書中的角色和詞匯。character“角色”。11A.with Bto Cfor Dabout答案與解析：A根據(jù)語境可知，此處表示Holmes有兩個(gè)兒子。with表示“有”的含義。12. Astay Bread Ctalk Dlearn答案與解析：B根據(jù)上文的“read a book to him”及“read aloud”可知，此處表示并不是每個(gè)父母都有時(shí)間陪孩子一起讀書的。13A.guidance Bjudgment Cassistance Dinsurance答案與解析：C根據(jù)上文的“Holmes decided to _2_ by providing help to kids”可知，Holmes希望通過這種方式來提供一些幫助。assistance“幫助”。14A.again Bstill Cthen Dtoo答案與解析：D根據(jù)語境可知，Holmes在幫助他人的過程中自己也受益匪淺。15A.usually Bhardly Cmerely Dnecessarily答案與解析：A根據(jù)語境可知，有個(gè)七歲的孩子通常讀得不流暢，故選A項(xiàng)。16A.write Bpractice Cremark Dreflect答案與解析：B根據(jù)下文的“When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems”可推知，這個(gè)七歲的孩子回家進(jìn)行了練習(xí)，因此再讀起來沒有問題。17A.surprised Bexcited Cinspired Dimpressed答案與解析：C根據(jù)語境“do more”可推知，Holmes受到了激勵(lì)，從而做得更多。18A.settled Brelaxed Cpleased Drefreshed答案與解析：A根據(jù)上文的“Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb”可推知，Holmes搬了家，然后安頓下來，與下文重新開始自己原有的項(xiàng)目計(jì)劃呼應(yīng)。settle“定居”。19A.ownership Bhobby Cpromise Drole答案與解析：D根據(jù)上文的“working as a barber”及下文的“as the Storybook Barber”可推知，Holmes又重啟自己的邊讀書邊理發(fā)項(xiàng)目，扮演好自己的角色。20A.secret Bsafe Crough Dcrowded答案與解析：B根據(jù)“Todays world is full of guns and violence”可知，在這個(gè)紛亂的世界里，理發(fā)店可以作為孩子們讀書的安全之地。三、七選五Are you having trouble concentrating when youre reading a book or listening to a lecture？This list of activities might help to improve your study habits.Make a list.We often have trouble paying attention to one thing because our brain wants to think about something else. 1 You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.Sleep more.Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours a night for a period of time have slower response systems and more difficulty recalling information. 2 Eat healthier foods.Many people enjoy foods high in fats and sugars. 3 They might give you a temporary burst of energy.However，that energy is soon followed by a crash.Reduce screen time.This may be the most unpopular suggestion among young people.Screen time time spent looking at cell phones，televisions，computer screens，has a clear effect on the attention span. 4 5 Concentration improves for students who participate in team sports.It could be that being active is helpful in this way.Participating in a sport trains your brain to concentrate on specific tasks，and shut out other thoughts.ABe active.BPractice more.CThese foods can provide enough energy for focusing.DBut these foods cant be helpful enough when it comes to focusing.EThat is bad news for teens who stay up studying the night before a test.FResearchers advise parents to limit it when their children need to be focused.GBy writing down all the things you need to do，youll gain a sense of control.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。介紹了幾種提高注意力的方法。1G根據(jù)本段的主題句“列清單”以及空后的“You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.”可知，選G項(xiàng)。2E根據(jù)本段的主題句“Sleep more.”和空前一句的內(nèi)容可知，選E項(xiàng)。3D下文的“that energy is soon followed by a crash”與D項(xiàng)中的“cant be helpful enough”相對(duì)應(yīng)，故答案為D。4F本段的主題句“Reduce screen time.”與選項(xiàng)F中的“l(fā)imit it”對(duì)應(yīng)，故答案為F。5A空處為本段的主題句，由下文的“It could be that being active is helpful in this way.”可知，答案為A。四、短文改錯(cuò)Recently，a famous basketball player has caused public angry by writing on the Great Wall.In the fact，this happens in many place of interest. I had some suggestions to solve this problem.First，make more posters to inform the public the damage of graffiti (涂鴉)Besides，punishments，such as a fine，is necessary to tourists with so bad behavior. Also，I think its helpfully to put up some boards along the tourist attractions that tourists can leave messages.Im sure with our efforts，more and more people will become concerning about protecting cultural relics.【答案】Recently，a famous basketball player has caused public by writing on the Great Wall.In fact，this happens in many of interest.I some suggestions to solve this problem.First，make more posters to inform the public the damage of graffiti (涂鴉)Besides，punishments，such as a fine， necessary to tourists with bad behavior. Also，I think its to put up some boards along the tourist attractions tourists can leave messages.Im sure with our efforts，more and more people will become about protecting cultural relics.第一處：angryanger?？疾槊~。形容詞public修飾名詞，故用名詞形式。第二處：刪除fact前的the?？疾楣潭ù钆?。in fact為固定搭配，意為“事實(shí)上”，the多余。第三處：placeplaces?？疾槊~的數(shù)。根據(jù)該句中的many可知，名詞place應(yīng)當(dāng)用復(fù)數(shù)形式。第四處：hadhave?？疾闀r(shí)態(tài)。根據(jù)上下文可知，該句陳述的是目前的情況，故用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。第五處：public后加of/about?？疾榻樵~。inform sb.of/about sth.為固定搭配，表示“通知某人某事”。第六處：isare?？疾橹髦^一致。該句主語為復(fù)數(shù)名詞punishments，故系動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式are。第七處：sosuch?？疾橄薅ㄔ~。該句中behavior為不可數(shù)名詞，只能用such修飾。so用于“soadj.a/an可數(shù)名詞”結(jié)構(gòu)。第八處：helpfullyhelpful?？疾樾稳菰~。is為系動(dòng)詞，后接形容詞作表語。第九處：thatwhere?？疾槎ㄕZ從句的關(guān)系詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為定語從句，先行詞為boards，關(guān)系詞在從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語，故用where引導(dǎo)該定語從句。第十處：concerningconcerned?？疾楣潭ù钆?。be/become concerned about為固定短語，意為“關(guān)注”。 6EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F375