Unit 3 Understanding each other一、閱讀理解。Dear Parents:Im delighted that you are considering the British International School for your childrens education. Our school offers first class international education delivered by experienced, highly qualified and professional staff.We aim to provide a high quality British-style education characterized by:The arrangement of the English National Curriculum to meet the needs of international and local students and offering an insight into the local culture.High quality teaching provided by international and local staff.A broad personal development of students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect.A recognition of the school-parent partnership in the successful education of the children.An acknowledge that all students are individuals who deserve an environment to help realize their academic and other potential, thereby preparing them for their chosen continued education and career.A safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment benefiting from high quality facilities.Our school provides an effective framework for education through a broad, balanced, and monitored curriculum. As students advance through the school, we ensure that their needs are met through progressive teaching and learning. Although our curriculum is based upon the National Curriculum for England, it is adapted as appropriate, to ensure suitability for our diverse student body. Thus, we strive for the development of transferable skills through the years of school, as well as the acquisition of a broad body of knowledge.Students are given opportunities to develop many skills. These include skills in language, in science, technology and mathematics, in the aesthetic(審美的) and creative fields of music, drama and art, and in physical education.We insist that students act in a responsible manner toward all members of society. Throughout the school, students are taught to distinguish between right and wrong and show consideration for others. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged. Our friendly atmosphere provides a secure and happy environment in which children can grow and flourish as Individuals and valued members of the school family.1.What do you think the author is?A.A school principalB. An exchange student.C. An assistant professorD. An experienced lecturer.2.Why does the school change its curriculum when necessary?A. To develop some good students skills.B. To meet the needs of different students.C. To offer an insight into the local culture.D. To help students realize their potential.3.Which of the following about the students is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. MannersB. Self-disciplineC. Qualities.D. Independence.4.What is the purpose of the passage?A. The author thinks schools and parents play an important role in teaching.B. The author is stressing that responsibility is the most important thing for a student.C. The author is encouraging more parents to send their children to this school.D. The author implies students bee valued people without a friendly atmosphere.【文章大意】這是一篇英國國際兒童教育學(xué)校的招生廣告，介紹了這所學(xué)校的教育目標(biāo)、課程設(shè)置、教學(xué)理念等信息。1.A 【解析】推理判斷題。文章以第一人稱來敘述，實(shí)際上是英國國際兒童教育學(xué)校的招生廣告，所以可推測這是學(xué)校的一位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。故選A。3.B 【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中“A broad personal development of students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged.”可知，A、C、D三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容都在文章中提到了。故選B。4.C 【解析】推理判斷題。這是一篇英國國際兒童教育學(xué)校的招生廣告，介紹了這所學(xué)校的教育目標(biāo)、課程設(shè)置、教學(xué)理念等信息；再根據(jù)“Dear Parents:”可知，其目的在于希望更多的家長把自己的孩子送來學(xué)習(xí)。故選C。二、單項(xiàng)選擇。1.Im afraid I cant go to the cinema with you. Ive got a bad headache.Oh, I am sorry. _ take a couple of aspirins and lie down for a bit? Youll be all right in half an hour.A. Why wont you B. Why didnt you C. Why dont you D. Why you not【答案】C【解析】Why dont you 表示建議。句意： “我恐怕不能和你一起去看電影啦！我頭疼得很厲害。 ” “呵，對不起啊！那你為什么不服用兩片阿司匹林躺會兒呢？半小時(shí)后你就會好的。 ”2.If you have let yourself go, you should consider _ something about it for the sake of your health.And I consider the advice of mine _ you.A. to do, to benefit B. to have done, benefitingC. doing, to benefit D. doing, benefiting【答案】C【解析】第一個(gè) consider 作“考慮”解，后面應(yīng)該跟動名詞做賓語。第二個(gè) consider 作“認(rèn)為”解，后面應(yīng)該跟不定式做賓語補(bǔ)足語。句意：你以前要是對自己不管不顧，你現(xiàn)在就應(yīng)該為了自己的健康而考慮一下做些什么了。我認(rèn)為我的這條建議對你是有益處的。3.Hes _ is known as a “bellyacher” . Hes always plaining about some thing.A. who B. whom C. what D. which【答案】C【解析】what is known as 意思是“大家所熟悉的，所謂的” 。what is known as a “bellyacher”在句中作表語，用于說明 he 的身份、職業(yè)等。句意：他是那種大家所熟悉的牢騷滿腹的人總是怨這怨那。4._ here yesterday, he could have seen Jackie Chen.A. If Bob has e B. If Bob came C. Had Bob e D. If Bob should e【答案】C【解析】句意：要是鮑勃昨天在這兒，他可能會看到成龍。根據(jù)時(shí)間狀語 yesterday 可知是對過去事實(shí)的假設(shè)，故用過去完成式，用 If Bob had e.，省略為 Had Bob e。5.Why didnt Tom give you one of his stamps?I didnt want one, he would have given me one if I _.A. did B. Would C. will D. had【答案】D【解析】根據(jù) would have given 可推測本句表示對過去的虛擬， 所以 if 從句中應(yīng)使用過去完成時(shí)(had done)， if I had 是 if I had wanted one 的省略形式。6.If Susan _ for ten more minutes at the party last night, she might have met Johnny Depp, the famous Hollywood star.A. stayed B. would stay C. had stayed D. would have stayed【答案】C【解析】句意：如果昨天晚上 Susan 在聚會上多停留十分鐘，她可能就遇見了好萊塢著名的明星，Johnny Depp。此處是 if 引導(dǎo)的非真實(shí)條件句，與過去事實(shí)相反，所以條件句用過去完成時(shí)態(tài)。7.Grace doesnt want to move to New York because she thinks if she _ there, she wouldnt be able to see her parents very often.A. lives B. would live C. has lived D. were to live【答案】D【解析】由 doesnt want to move to New York 可知 Grace 還沒有去紐約，所以句子應(yīng)該是對將來的虛擬。對將來的虛擬 if 條件狀語從句謂語動詞的時(shí)態(tài)有三種形式：were to do /should do/did(were)，由此可知答案為 D 選項(xiàng) were to live。句意：格瑞斯不想移居到紐約，因?yàn)樗J(rèn)為如果住到那兒的話，她就不能夠經(jīng)?？吹剿母改噶恕?.Sorry, I am too busy now. If I _ time, I would certainly go for an outing with you.A. have had B. had had C. have D. had【答案】D【解析】根據(jù)上下文可知，這是對現(xiàn)在情況的虛擬，if 從句用過去式，主句用 would+原形。句意：對不起，我現(xiàn)在太忙了。要是有時(shí)間的話，我肯定會和你一起去郊游的。9.Were it not for the debt, we _ a happy life.A. are living B. would live C. were living D. will live【答案】B【解析】省略 if 連接詞的條件狀語從句，因此助動詞 were 提前放在句首。根據(jù) were 可以判斷這個(gè)句子是對現(xiàn)在情況進(jìn)行假設(shè)的虛擬句，因此主句用“would+動詞原形” 。故選 B。句意：要不是負(fù)債的話，我們(現(xiàn)在)會過著幸福生活的。10.If you _ the failed experiences, you would not have made such a mistake in your homework.A. refer to B. have referred to C. referred to D. had referred to【答案】D【解析】表示假設(shè)的虛擬語氣，用在對過去事實(shí)相反的假定上，從句用過去完成時(shí) had+過去分詞，主句用would/should/might/could+have+過去分詞。refer to 是一個(gè)固定結(jié)構(gòu)，意思為查閱、參考。該句意思為：如果你參考一下這些失敗經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)的話，你就不會在你的作業(yè)中犯下如此的錯(cuò)誤。11.After arriving in New York, the Chinese college student found it rather hard to _ living on his own.A. rely on B. bring up C. depend on D. adjust to【答案】D【解析】句意：到達(dá)紐約后這個(gè)中國大學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他獨(dú)自一個(gè)人生活很難適應(yīng)。adjust to 適應(yīng)；rely on 依靠；撫養(yǎng)，撫育；depend on 依靠，以而定。12.The project manager as well as his team members hasnt been _ to us so far, which undoubtedly puts us at a disadvantage.A. popular B. consistent C. similar D. familiar【答案】D【解析】familiar 熟悉的；popular 流行的，受歡迎的；consistent 一致的；similar 類似的，相似的。句意：到目前為止那個(gè)項(xiàng)目經(jīng)理和他團(tuán)隊(duì)的成員都不為我們所了解，這毫無疑問讓我們處于劣勢。13.Japan is facing an aging population, with the population _ from the current 127 million to 90 million.A. expecting to shrink B. expected to shrinkC. expecting to have shrunk D. expected to have shrunk【答案】B【解析】“expect”與“the population”存在邏輯上的被動關(guān)系，故用過去分詞；人口的縮減是將來的事，故用動詞不定式。句意：日本正面臨人口老齡化的問題，預(yù)計(jì)人口從目前的 1.27 億縮減至 9 千萬。14.Effective management and sincere apology will help to _ the customers negative impression on thetravel agency.A. bring about B. turn around C. account for D. set off【答案】B【解析】bring about 造成，引起，導(dǎo)致；turn around(使)好轉(zhuǎn)；account for 說明(原因、理由等)，導(dǎo)致，引起；set off 出發(fā)，(使)開始，引起，點(diǎn)燃。句意：改變意見有效的管理和真誠的道歉有助于扭轉(zhuǎn)客戶對旅行社的負(fù)面印象。15.Our daughter doesnt know what to _ at the university; she cant make up her mind about her future.A. take in B. take over C. take up D. take on【答案】C【解析】句意：我們的女兒不知道在大學(xué)里該做什么，對于她的未來她還沒有想好。take in 欺騙； 接受；理解； 吸收；take over 接任，接管； take up 開始從事；占據(jù)；take on 呈現(xiàn)，根據(jù)句意可知 C 項(xiàng)正確。三、完形填空。Hello, Mr. WiFi. Life without you is next to impossible now. Were happy to sing your name from morning till evening, sometimes till dawn. _1_ I know you help me, sometimes youre making me do things with _2_ attention. Many times I promise myself that Ill _3_ my feelings towards you, but youre _4_ me closer and closer. Youve entered both my home and my _5_. Youre just a window for our _6_ and information. But we people arent _7_ only with the window. So we open all our _8_ for you. Is this a(n) _9_ or some kind of attachment? If this is an illness, is it curable? And if this is an attachment will you _10_ me to the lifelong togetherness?We want you 24/7. Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can _11_？ Youre a poison not a slow one but a super _12_ poison which holds our mind and makes us dance _13_ its tune. Nowadays youre so _14_ that anyone can buy and make you our _15_. Youll never be bothered about our health but well _16_ be concerned about your “health”. Because you acpany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you were a _17_ person made of flesh and blood (血肉之軀) would we love you the same? You _18_ us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you. Were all you _19_. Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations _20_， but if they did why cant we?1A.Now that BOnly ifCThough DWhen2A.praised BincreasedCfocused Ddivided3A.keep in Bbring backCapprove of Dgive up4A.drawing BpushingCforcing Dobserving5A.space BsoulCsociety Dworkplace6A.entertainment BargumentCexpansion Dstruggle7A.strict BsatisfiedCgenerous Dbusy8A.thoughts BeyesCexits Ddoors9A.disease BinspirationCroutine Dphenomenon10A.remend BinstructCmit Dadapt11A.persist BrelaxCprogress Dbalance12A.raw BambiguousCstrong Dfast13A.to BagainstCfrom Dwithin14A.affordable BvaluableCconventional Dattractive15A.addition BexpertCpanion Dinstrument16A.sometimes BalwaysCnever Dseldom17A.selfish BdishonestCresponsible Dreal18A.control BscoldCfort Dchallenge19A.friends BslavesCcolleagues Demployers20A.suffered BconnectedCsurvived Dsurfed【解題導(dǎo)語】作者用詼諧的語氣質(zhì)問WiFi，這呈現(xiàn)了現(xiàn)代人的一種通病，那就是對無線網(wǎng)絡(luò)的依賴。1C根據(jù)語境可知，雖然(Though)作者知道WiFi幫助了自己，但是正是WiFi的特殊作用讓作者在做事情的時(shí)候會分心。2D參見上題解析。3A根據(jù)語境可知，作者很多次都對自己承諾說要抑制(keep in)自己對WiFi的情感。bring back“使回憶起，使想起”；approve of“同意，贊成”；give up“放棄”。4A根據(jù)語境可知，此處形象生動地表現(xiàn)了作者不能抗拒WiFi對自己的吸引。draw“吸引”符合語境。force“強(qiáng)迫，迫使”；observe“觀察”。5BWiFi進(jìn)入了作者的家和靈魂中。下文中的“holds our mind”是關(guān)鍵提示。6AWiFi(本來)只是我們娛樂(entertainment)和獲取信息的窗口。argument“爭論”；expansion“擴(kuò)張”；struggle“斗爭，奮斗”。7B根據(jù)上文的“Youre just a window for our. information”以及“But”所表示的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系可知，此處表示人們并不滿足于(satisfied)WiFi僅僅是個(gè)“窗口(window)”。 strict“嚴(yán)格的”；generous“慷慨的”。8D此處表示人們將WiFi的作用擴(kuò)大化，不僅僅滿足于其作為窗口的作用，而是將所有的“門(doors)”打開迎接WiFi。某種程度上而言，door是window的“升級版”。9A結(jié)合下文中的“an illness”可知，作者疑惑的是自己和其他人對WiFi如此依賴的現(xiàn)象是否是一種病(disease)。inspiration“靈感”；routine“慣例”；phenomenon“現(xiàn)象”。10C如果對WiFi的情感是一種依賴的話，WiFi能保證與作者一生都親密無間嗎？mit意為“保證(做某事、遵守協(xié)議或遵從安排等)，承諾”，符合語境。remend“推薦”；instruct“教導(dǎo)”；adapt“適應(yīng)”。11BWiFi不能給自己放幾天假以便它和作者都能放松(relax)一下嗎？persist“堅(jiān)持”；progress“發(fā)展、(使)進(jìn)步”；balance“平衡”。12D根據(jù)本句中的“not a slow one”可知，WiFi并不是慢性毒藥，而是快速起效的毒藥，故用fast與slow形成對比。raw“不熟練的”；ambiguous“含糊不清的”。13AWiFi是一種能控制人們的思想并使人們隨著它的音調(diào)起舞的毒藥。dance to表示“隨著跳舞”。14A根據(jù)下文中的“anyone can buy”可知，如今WiFi的價(jià)格是如此低廉以至于任何人都能買到，并使其成為人們的伴侶。affordable“支付得起的，不算太貴的”；valuable“有價(jià)值的”；conventional“傳統(tǒng)的”；attractive“有吸引力的”。15C參見上題解析。下文中的“Because you acpany us everywhere and never let us be alone”亦是提示。addition“加，添加”；panion“伴侶，伙伴”；instrument“工具”。16B毫無生命的WiFi是決不會在意其用戶的健康的，但是用戶們會一直擔(dān)心WiFi的“健康”，此處用always與上文的“never”形成對比，強(qiáng)調(diào)人們對WiFi的在意程度。17D根據(jù)下文中的“person made of flesh and blood(血肉之軀)”可知，作者想知道如果WiFi成為擁有血肉之軀的真實(shí)的人，人們是否會一樣喜歡它。selfish“自私的”；dishonest“不誠實(shí)的”；responsible“負(fù)責(zé)任的”。18A根據(jù)上文作者介紹的人們對WiFi的依賴及下文中的“we even cant get rid of you”可知，人們離開了WiFi簡直無法生活下去，而本句中的“with your numerous talents”正是WiFi控制人們的方式。control“控制”；scold“責(zé)備”；fort“安慰”；challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”。19B根據(jù)語境可知，WiFi控制了人們，也就是說人們成了被其掌控的奴隸(slaves)。colleague“同事”；employer“雇主”。20C根據(jù)語境尤其是本句中的“in the previous generations”可知，作者非常疑惑的是在早期沒有WiFi的時(shí)候人們是如何存活(survived)下來的。suffer“受苦”；connect“聯(lián)系”；surf“沖浪”。四、七選五。The book A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. 1 But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.1. If youre obese, blame your genes. 2 Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more frequently have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.2. If youre obese, you lack self-control.Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. 3 Even the most vigilant(警覺的) people may not be good controllers of themselves.3. 4 Although the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the food deserts, about 65 percent of the nations population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.4. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we dont exercise.Michelle Obamas Lets Move campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. 5 In fact, although a drop in work-related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.A. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.B. Obesity rates have increased.C. Fresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.D. But there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates climbed in the 1980s and1990s.E. People hold different views on obesity.F. People benefit a lot from physical activities.G. Our world has bee so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we cant understand.【語篇解讀】肥胖是現(xiàn)代社會的主要問題之一。Deborah Cohen 的A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It一書中，作者介紹了人們對肥胖問題的幾種誤解。1.E 【解析】根據(jù)下句由轉(zhuǎn)折意義的內(nèi)容But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.（但該書認(rèn)為下面幾點(diǎn)是關(guān)于肥胖的幾點(diǎn)誤解）可知，人們對肥胖問題觀點(diǎn)不一，故E項(xiàng)正確。2.B 【解析】根據(jù)下句內(nèi)容Yet, between 1980 and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible.（然而，在1980年到2000年，美國肥胖的人數(shù)就翻了一番。該速度太快，可見肥胖并非遺傳因素所致）可知，此處表示肥胖比例有所增加，故B項(xiàng)正確。3.G 【解析】根據(jù)上句Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet.（研究表明，如果我們面臨太多信息，我們很可能會就節(jié)食作出糟糕的選擇）可知，該句應(yīng)表示我們現(xiàn)在的食物如此豐富以致于我們會被引導(dǎo)以自己難以想象的方式去消耗食物，故選G項(xiàng)。5.D 【解析】根據(jù)下句although a drop in work-related physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure physical activity appears to have increased.（盡管跟工作相關(guān)的體力活動減少導(dǎo)致人們少燃燒多達(dá)100卡路里，但休閑體力活動似乎有所增加）可知，在二十世紀(jì)八十年代和九十年代，人們的體力活動并未明顯減少，故選D項(xiàng)。