Unit 3 Back to the past一、閱讀理解。With autumn on the horizon, the seasons first Oscar petitors are here. Already,the Hollywood Reporter has predicted that the often-snubbed(冷落的) Leonardo DiCaprio could win. Although before we get swept up in predictions, its nice to remember that little gold men are not the reason we love the movies. They shouldnt be the primary reason for acting in them either.Bill Murray knows this first hand. Murray was positioned to win his first-ever Oscar Academy Award for2004s “Lost in Translation”, but he lost it to Sean Penn. Years later, Murrayexplained how he took the defeat in stride(從容應對), and his words should act as a blueprint for anyone who has failed:“I went through it once before and its nice to get nominated and win some prizes. You get to go to dinners and tell little stories and so forth. Then you get to get dressed up. And then you get to be on TV, which is sweet. And you can either win or lose. Well youre not supposed to say lose when you talk about the Oscar. You are supposed to say not chosen. But I later realized that I had gotten a little caught up in the possibility of winning. So, shame on myself for getting caught in it. But I won a lot of the prizes for Lost in Translation. So I thought it didnt seem unnatural to expect that I would be rewarded just one more time. So when it didnt happen, I thought, Well, thats kind of funny. But to get prizes is not why you work.”Murray isnt alone in those feelings. No mention of actors without Oscars would be plete without recognition of Leonardo DiCaprio, who said, “I dont think I ever expected anything like an Oscar ever, to tell you the truth. That is not my motivation when I do these roles. I really am motivated by being able to work with great people and create a body of work that I can look back and be proud of.”Perhaps neither Murray nor DiCaprio will ever be introduced as an Academy Award-winning actor, but winning an Oscar for acting shouldnt be the point. Here are some other amazing actors who never won an Oscar, even if you think they did: Julianne Moore, Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Will Smith. And they have provedthatcountless times before.1.We can learn about Bill Murray from the passage that_.A. he felt ashamed that he didnt win the Oscar.B. he never expected himself to win the Oscar.C. he had already won many other awards before he failed in Oscar.D. he is the first actor who had been predicted to win the Oscar but failed.2.Leonard DiCaprio is motivated to act different roles because _A. he wants to win the Oscar.B. he can cooperate with great people.C. he wants others to take pride in him.D. he is not the only actor who hasnt won the Oscar.3.The underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refers to “_”.A. Neither Murray nor DiCaprio will won an Oscar.B. Winning an Oscar for acting shouldnt be the point.C. Some amazing actors have never won an Oscar.D. You think that some actors should have won an Oscar.4.What is the writers attitude to Leonardos idea on winning an Oscar?A. Approving.B. CriticalC. Indifferent.D. Neutral.【文章大意】本文主要介紹了落選奧斯卡獎的比爾默里和萊昂納多對奧斯卡獎的看法。1.C 【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“But I won a lot of the prizes for Lost in Translation.”可知，在落選奧斯卡之前，比爾默里已經(jīng)贏得了很多其他獎項。3.B 【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞前的“but winning an Oscar for acting shouldnt be the point.”可知，此處的that指代的就是winning an Oscar for acting shouldnt be the point。4.A 【解析】觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Perhaps neither Murray nor DiCaprio will ever be introduced as an Academy Award-winning actor, but winning an Oscar for acting shouldnt be the point.”可知，作者對萊昂納多關于贏得奧斯卡的態(tài)度是支持的。二、單項選擇。1.Our hearts sank at the news that a pipeline _ in Qindao and 62 people couldnt survive the disaster.A. removeB. explodedC. reserve D. attacked 【答案】B【解析】句意：聽到青島輸油管爆炸的消息我們的心沉下去了，62個人不能幸免于這場災難。exploded“爆炸”，符合句意。remove移除，reserve儲備，attack襲擊。2._ is no doubt _ Jennifer will e to see me this weekend as usual.A. It, that B. It, whetherC. There, that D. There, whether【答案】C【解析】doubt用作名詞時，在肯定句中，其后從句常用whether引導；在否定句和疑問句中使用that引導從句。There is no/little doubt that.是常用句式。句意：毫無疑問珍妮佛這個周末會像往常一樣來看我。3.He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied _ that soon changed into a smile.A. impressionB. expressionC. conclusionD. information【答案】B【解析】句意：他在鏡子面前轉過來調過去地打量著自己，臉上嚴肅的表情不一會兒就變成了微笑。impression印象；expression表情，表達；conclusion總結；information信息。4.Mr. Green is always devoted to his work and has a sense of responsibility. Thats why he was asked to _ the pany when managers health was declining.A. take over B. hand overC. turn over D. trip over【答案】A【解析】句意：格林先生工作上很投入且富有責任心，那也是為什么當經(jīng)理身體不好時讓請他掌管公司的原因所在。take over接管，掌管；hand over移交；turn over移交，翻閱；trip over絆倒。5.John is appointed to attend the meeting in place of the manager, who has _ flu.A. e up with B. e down toC. e down with D. e up against【答案】C【解析】句意：約翰被派去代替經(jīng)理參加會議，經(jīng)理得了流感。e down with患(病)，符合題意。e up with提出，想出；e down to歸根結底，可歸結為；e up against面對，遭到的反對。6.Perhaps the most visible sign of the _ of private wealth in China tries hard not to be visible at all - the private bodyguard.A. introduction B. explosion C. immigration D. investment【答案】B【解析】句意：在中國，私人財富暴增最明顯的跡象大概正是富人試圖努力不讓人察覺的私人保鏢。explosion意為“突增，激增”，符合語境。introduction介紹；immigration移居，移民人數(shù)；investment投資。7.There is some doubt among people_$ 749 is too much for an iphone4. A. that B. whether C. what D. if【答案】B【解析】句意：許多人懷疑是否花749美元買個蘋果四太多了。There is some doubt whether.是個固定句型， doubt是名詞，后面跟whether引導的同位語從句。8.By doing so，I can not only share good ideas with others but also learn to _ myself clearly.A. expressB. exposeC. enquireD. distribute【答案】A【解析】express 表達；expose泄露，透露，expose sth. to sb.將某事暴露給；enquire 詢問；distribute 分發(fā)。句意：這么做，我不僅可以跟別人分享好的想法，還可以學會清楚地表達自己。9. As we know, keeping positive is beneficial to the process of our work and study. You can say that again. Struggle not to let negative ideas _.A. take overB. take off C. take onD. take up【答案】A【解析】take over接管，控制；take off起飛，成名；take on呈現(xiàn)；take up從事；句意：“正如我們知道的那樣，保持樂觀對于我們的工作和學習的過程都有好處?！薄澳憧梢栽僦貜瓦@句話。努力不讓消極的想法左右你(控制你)?！?0.Four dollars a pair? I think its a bit too much.If you buy three pairs, the price for each will _ to three fifty.A. e down B. take downC. turn over D. go over【答案】A【解析】句意：“四美元一雙？我覺得有點貴了?！薄叭绻阗I三雙，每雙降價到三點五美元?！眅 down下來，降低；take down記下；turn over移交給，把反過來；go over重溫，復習。11. As a teenager, our son should have two or three hobbies to be really happy._, but how can he afford the time with so much homework every day?A. So does he B. So he doesC. So should heD. So he should【答案】D12.The engine just wont start. Something seems _ wrong with it.A. to go B. to have gone C. going D. having gone【答案】B【解析】動詞seem之后用不定式，排除CD項；to do表將來，to have done表完成。根據(jù)句意“引擎就是發(fā)動不起來，看起來好像出了什么毛病”可知答案為B。13.Generally, students inner motivation with high expectations from others _ essential to their development.A. is B. are C. was D. were【答案】A【解析】主語“students inner motivation”表示單數(shù)意義，所以謂語動詞用單數(shù)，并且敘述的是現(xiàn)在的狀態(tài)，所以用一般現(xiàn)在時，故選A。句意：通常情況，學生的從別人對他們高的期望獲得的內在動機對他們的發(fā)展至關重要。14.It is Jim, together with his cousins, that _ for this terrible accident.A. is blamedB. is to blameC. are to blameD. should blame【答案】B【解析】本句是強調句，主語是Jim，together with his cousins是同位語，故后面的謂語動詞應與前面的Jim一致；其次是blame一詞表示“受到責備”，動作還未發(fā)生，故應用不定式，故選B項適合。句意：正是吉米和他的表兄弟們應該為那起嚴重的事故負責。15.Not only John and Tom but also their younger sister, Mary, _ great interest in the piano lessons.A. take B. takes C. have taken D. had taken【答案】B【解析】not onlybut also連接的并列結構作主語，適用于就近原則，本句的主語是their younger sister，Mary是their younger sister的同位語，指的是同一個人，故謂語動詞用單數(shù)。句意：不僅約翰和湯姆而且他們的妹妹瑪麗對鋼琴課很感興趣。三、完形填空。Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket. I have thought long and hard about it and its true. I would be a different person if my mom hadnt _1_ a silly bicycle accessory into a life lesson I carry with me today.My mother and father were _2_ in their way of raising children, but it mostly fell to my mother to actually carry it out. Looking back, I _3_ dont know how she did it. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task, but she made it look _4_ . We had to keep _5_ of our belongings, and if something was lost, it was not _6_ .One day, my mother drove me to the bike shop to get a tire _7_ and it was in the window, white, shiny,plastic and _8_ with flowers, the basket winked at me and I knewI knewI had to have it.“Its beautiful,” my mother said when I pointed it out to her, “What a neat basket.”I tried to _9_ at first, I played it cool for a short while. But then I guess I couldnt stand it_10_ :“Mom, please, can I please, get it? Ill do extra chores for _11_ you say, Ill do anything, but I need that basket, I love that basket. Please ,Mom .Please?”“You know,” she said, “If you _12_ you could buy this yourself.”“By the time I make enough itll be gone!”“There might be _13_ way,” she said.And so our paying plan _14_. My mother bought the beautiful basket and put it safely in some hiding place I couldnt find. Each week I _15_ counted my growing saving increased by extra work here and there.And then, weeks later, I counted, re-counted and jumped for joy. Oh, happy day ! I _16_ ! I finally had the exact amount wed agreed upon.Days later the _17_ happened. A neighborhood girl Id played with millions of times appeared with the exact same basket fixed to her shiny, new bike. I rode hard and fast home to tell my mother about this _18_.And then _19_ the lesson. Ive taken with me through my life: “Honey, Your basket is extra-special,”Mom said, gently _20_ my hot tears. “Your basket is special because you paid for it yourself.”語篇解讀：文章主要講述了作者在媽媽的指引下通過自己的節(jié)省與努力買到自己心儀的物件的故事。1. A. put B. made C. taken D. turned【答案】D【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知是媽媽把這次買自行車配件的經(jīng)歷轉變成了我一直記憶的好的生活教訓，此處構成短語“turninto”表示“轉變成”之意，故 D 項適合。2. A. different B. separate C. united D. opposite【答案】C【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知我的媽媽和爸爸在養(yǎng)育子女的方式上是團結一致的，A 不同的；B 分開的；C 團結的；D 相反的。3. A. simply B. vaguely C. initially D. honestly【答案】D【解析】 依據(jù)上下文可知作者真的也不清楚他的媽媽是怎么做到那樣勤儉持家的， 故使用 D 誠實地， 真的；A 簡單地；B 模糊地；C 最初地。4. A. speechless B. effortless C. endless D. fruitless【答案】B【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處表示的是“媽媽把原本挺難得持家的事情變得很容易” ，與文中的“hard”一詞相對應。A 無語的；B 容易的，不費勁的；C 無盡的，D 無收獲的。5. A. track B. trail C. affection D. trap【答案】A【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處構成短語“keep track of”表示“記錄”之意，文章中講述的是“我們不得不記錄好我們的東西，如果丟了就不會再有了” ，故 A 項正確。B 痕跡，蹤跡；C 喜愛，鐘愛；D 陷阱，圈套。6. A. replaced B. reflected C. instructed D. registered【答案】A【解析】依據(jù)上一句的內容可知此處表示的是“取代”之意；A 取代；B 反映；C 教導，指導；D 登記，注冊。7. A. installed B. fixed C. equipped D. tailored【答案】B【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處表示的是“媽媽帶我去修理自行車的車胎” ；A 安裝；B 修理；C 配備，裝備；D 為裁制衣服，為做衣服。8. A. filled B. decorated C. occupied D. performed【答案】B【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處表示的是“那個白色閃光且裝飾著鮮花的塑料車籃子” ，故 B 項正確。A 裝滿；C 占據(jù)；D 表演。9. A. hold on B. hold out C. hold off D. hold up【答案】C【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處表示的是“起初作者盡力不靠近那車籃子，但最終還是控制不了” ；A 堅持，稍等；B 維持，主張；C 不靠近；D 阻止，舉起。10. A. any more B. more or less C. none the less D. any longer【答案】D【解析】 依據(jù)上下文與前面構成短語“notany longer”表示 “作者最終不能再控制好自己了” 。A 項構成“notany more”主要是表示 “在程度上不再” ； 此處結合前面的“I played it cool for a short while. Butthen”可知作者是在時間上再也不能忍了，故不適合；B 或多或少；C 仍然。11. A. as long as B. as much as C. as well as D. as many as【答案】A【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知作者在于他的媽媽協(xié)商，此處譯成“只要媽媽說什么都可以去做” ，A 項符合語境。B 與一樣多；C 和，與樣好；D 與一樣多。12. A. put up B. turn up C. make up D. save up【答案】D【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知作者的媽媽是讓作者自己省下錢去購買，故 D 項正確。A 舉起，張貼；B 出現(xiàn)，調高；C 彌補，化妝，編造，組成；D 節(jié)省，節(jié)約。13. A. other B. another C. the other D. others【答案】B【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知媽媽提供了另一個解決方法，故 B 項正確。14. A. unfolded B. scratched C. addressed D. guaranteed【答案】A【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知在媽媽的提議下，作者的購買計劃開始了，故 A(打開，展現(xiàn))符合句意。B 抓，刮；C 處理，演講；D 保證。15. A. reluctantly B. thoroughly C. unconditionally D. eagerly【答案】D【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處表示的是“每個星期我都急切地數(shù)著我節(jié)省下來的錢” ，故 D 項正確。A 不情愿地；B 徹底地；C 無條件地。16. A. helped it B. made it C. liked it D. deserved it【答案】B【解析】依據(jù)上下文中的“I finally had the exact amount wed agreed upon.”可知作者終于攢夠了說好的錢的數(shù)量，B(成功做到)符合語境。A 幫得到；C 喜歡；D 值得，配得上。17. A. unpredictable B. unbelievable C. unthinkable D. unbearable【答案】C【解析】依據(jù)上下文可知此處表示的是“不能想象的事情發(fā)生了” ，故 C(不可想象)符合語境。A 不可預測的；B 不可信，難以置信的；D 不能忍受的，空格處表示的應該是出乎作者意料之外的事情，故C 項最適合。18. A. failure B. property C. disaster D. edition【答案】C【解析】 依據(jù)上下文可知在作者的眼里別人與他買了一樣的東西無異于感覺就如同災難降臨一樣。 A 失??；B 財物；C 災難；D 編輯。19. A. came B. caused C. invited D. participated【答案】A【解析】 根據(jù)上文可知， 此處表示作者懂得了其中的教訓， 與 A項搭配合適。 倒裝句=and the lesson came then.20. A. washing out B. clearing out C. taking away D. wiping away【答案】D【解析】根據(jù)上下文可知，是媽媽幫助我檫去淚水的，D 項短語表示“檫去，抹去”適合語境。A 淘汰，洗凈；B 清除，趕走；C 拿開。四、七選五。Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 1 But it seems that many people dont cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isnt difficult. 2 This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way. 3 Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that youre standing at the oceans edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isnt fresh. 4 When you have bought a fish and arrive home, youd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you dont cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isnt as tasty as the fresh one.There are many mon methods used to cook fish. 5 First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices (調料). Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time.) Then, its ready to serve.A. Do not buy it.B. The easiest is to steam it.C. This is how you can do it.D. It just requires a little knowledge.E. The fish will go bad within hours.F. When buying fish, you should first smell it.G. The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.【語篇解讀】本文向大家介紹了如何用簡單的方法購買和烹制魚。1.G 【解析】考查與首句語意的一致性。由空后的句意表示轉折可知，轉折前的句子在語意上應該保持一致，即說明吃魚對健康的益處。故選G。2.D 【解析】考查句子的承上啟下作用。空前一句提到對魚的選購、儲存和烹制并不困難，空后一句講本文是關于如何以一種簡單的方式購買和烹制魚的，故選D這只需要一點點知識就能做好。3.F 【解析】考查主題句。段落的支撐細節(jié)始終圍繞主題句展開，本段中第二、三句圍繞如何通過嗅覺來鑒別魚是否新鮮，因此可以判斷F項正確。4.A 【解析】考查段落中句子間語意的連貫性和代詞的正確使用?？涨疤岬?，濃烈的氣味說明魚已不新鮮，故不能買這種魚。據(jù)此可知A項正確。