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Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote
一、阅读理解ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershockingitshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlours客厅wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthiswayNotheEnglishtoopaymoreattentiontotheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalonetosaynothingofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpovertysoit’snotunusualformetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpets-raisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunnybutinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausediseasetoo.Itisthethreatofbabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe"sweetlittlething"hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton"Rover"or"Bonzo".Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresulttheyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayearkilledbysomeone’spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.LastlyIwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyviewit’stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.ThiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseasesthenIsay"keepcutting!"
1.Thedoggyparloursarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow________.A.whatcostlylivesthepetsarelivingB.whereAmericanskeeptheirpetsC.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuchD.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters
2.Inthesecondparagraph"togethotunderthecollar"probablymeans________.A.gettingquitehotB.beingexcitedC.feelingextremelyangryD.receivingafashionableshirt
3.AccordingtotheauthorinwhichfieldcananimalsbemostusefulA.Food.B.Sports.C.Entertainment.D.Medicine.
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspets-raisingA.Sympathetic.B.Opposed.C.Pitiful.D.Supportive.【文章大意】这是一篇议论文作者通过介绍饲养宠物存在的种种问题譬如饲养成本昂贵、宠物致人受伤、传染疾病等,表达了自己反对饲养宠物,而是应当将宠物用于贡献人类医学实验的观点
1.A 【解析】推理判断题"thedoggyparlours"所在的句子就是为了进一步阐释第一句"ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.",即如今人们在饲养宠物上花销巨大的现状故答案为A
3.D 【解析】推理判断题从本文的最后两句"Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupset...Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseases..."可知作者认为宠物在人类医学领域可以起着有益的作用因此答案为D
4.B 【解析】观点态度题文章前面介绍了成本昂贵、传染疾病等饲养宠物的危害,后面又提到应把宠物用于贡献人类医学领域中去,故而可以看出作者对于饲养宠物的做法持反对态度因此答案为B
二、单句语法填空1.Sincethenewrulesbegantoworkwestudentshavebeenpermittedhaveonehourforexerciseeveryday.答案tohave2.Thepolicespottedathiefstealthingsinamallatthistimeyesterday.答案stealing3.—Iwonderwhyhehasbeenactingsostrangethesedays.—Recentpressureatworkmayaccounthisbehaviour.答案for4.Iwanderalongthepavementyesterdaywhensomestrangerscameupandaskedmethewaytothepolicestation.答案waswandering5.Whenhecametohimselfhefoundhimselflieinhospitalandhisparentslookedathimanxiously.答案lying6.Shewentabouttellingmethegreatdifficultythatmymumhadbringmeup.答案bringing7.Whatachoice!IfonlyIseekthewiseman’sadvicebeforeIdecided.答案hadsought8.Frommymum’sloveandpatientIlearnedwhatahugeresponsibilityitwastoraiseachild.答案patience9.Youwerenotboringus.thecontraryyourwonderfulspeechinterestedusalot.答案On10.“Iwon’tapologizetoyou!”Tonysaidtotheoldladyrude.答案rudely
三、完形填空AfterlivingnearMadridforayearasanaupair以帮做家务事等换取食宿的人threeyearsagoitwasniceto__1__thisweekend.IfeltlikeIwasathomeandthoughthow__2__onecanbetofeellikethisinaplacethatisnt__3__yourhome.Inowrefertothistownasoneofmy‘homesfromhome’andhavelearnthowhomeiswhereyour__4__is.Alotofpeoplegethomesickanditisavery__5__feelingwhenawayfrom__6__onesandhomeforts.__7__,Ihavelearntthatyoucanfeelathomewhenyouare__8__inthatplacewithpeoplewho__9__you.Throughsimplyembracingeverymoment__10__friendsandenjoyinganew__11__,youcanfeelsettledinashortamountoftime.IdidexactlythiswhenmovingtoSpainforthefirsttimeaspositivethoughtstendtobringpositiveexperiences.LuckilyenoughIwas__12__withahostfamilythatwerevery__13__,whichhelpedtoeasetheprocessoffeelinghappyandsettled.InowlovevisitingwhenIcantoseehowthechildrengrowupandfeelveryblessedbybeingableto__14__this.YetagainIamlivinginSpainonmyyearabroadbutthistimewithstudentsandnotan__15__,inadifferentregion.Nonethelesstheprocessof__16__hadbeeneasierasIfeel__17__theSpanishculturealready.Ofcoursewhenmovingawayfromhomeyouhaveto__18__manythingsthataredifferentinparisontowhatyoucallhome.Howeverthisisthe__19__oftravellingexploringand__20__yourselfandanewplace.Anewplacethatonedayyoumightbeabletocallyourhometoo.1.A.leaveB.planC.moveD.visit2.A.proudB.luckyC.popularD.real3.A.finallyB.possiblyC.pletelyD.necessarily4.A.beliefB.dreamC.heartD.job5.A.normalB.uniqueC.strongD.uneasy6.A.similarB.unusualC.lovedD.respected7.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Otherwise8.A.freeB.powerfulC.availableD.fortable9.A.careforB.lookforC.askforD.waitfor10.A.missingB.makingC.choosingD.aiding11.A.ideaB.cultureC.homeD.chance12.A.chattingB.playingC.livingD.dealing13.A.wiseB.honestC.successfulD.friendly14.A.changeB.experienceC.supportD.improve15.A.teacherB.roommateC.familyD.organization16.A.goingonB.turningaroundC.steppingforwardD.settlingin17.A.accustomedtoB.excitedatC.satisfiedwithD.interestedin18.A.giveupB.startwithC.adapttoD.carryout19.A.roleB.secretC.delightD.symbol20.A.helpingB.discoveringC.enjoyingD.controlling【解题导语】本文是夹叙夹议文作者在异国他乡找到了自己的“家”1.D 根据最后一段开头的YetagainIamlivinginSpainonmyyearabroadbutthistimewithstudents可知,作者重“访visit”西班牙2.B 根据上文的IfeltlikeIwasathome和下文的feellikethis可知,在异国他乡能找到家的感觉确实“幸运lucky”3.D 如果在某个地方——“不一定notnecessarily”就是家——能找到家的感觉,那真是幸运4.C 根据上文的nice,feltlike,feellike可知,作者认识到家就是“心灵heart”的归属地5.A 根据上文的Alotofpeoplegethomesick及常识可知,思乡是一种“正常的normal”情感6.C 根据上文的homesick可知,一个人远离自己“所爱的loved”人和家中的舒适,当然会泛起乡愁7.A 下文提到的在异乡也能找到家的感觉与上文意义上发生了转折,故选However8.D9.A 根据上文的youcanfeelathome可知,此处意思是,如果在一个地方能与“关爱carefor”自己的人在一起、觉得比较“舒服fortable”,那自然能找到家的感觉10.B11.B 根据这两个空所在句中的embracingeverymomentenjoying和youcanfeelsettledinashortamountoftime可知,如果能珍惜每个瞬间、“交making”些朋友、享受新的“文化culture”,那很快就能融入当地的生活12.C 根据下文的hostfamily可知,“我”与寄宿家庭“生活living”在一起13.D 根据下文的helpedtoeasetheprocessoffeelinghappyandsettled可知,寄宿家庭的成员都很“友好friendly”14.B 根据上文的seehowthechildrengrowup可知,能“亲历experience”这一过程,作者感到很幸福15.C 上文的hostfamily是提示16.D17.A 因为是第二次来西班牙,所以作者这次“安定settlingin”下来要比上次更容易些,因为他已经“熟悉accustomedto”了当地的文化18.C 根据本空所在句中的movingawayfromhome和differentinparisontowhatyoucallhome可知,背井离乡自然需要“适应adaptto”异地不同于家乡的很多方面19.C20.B 根据However可知,前后表示转折作者认为虽然需要适应很多新事物,但是这恰巧就是旅游、探索、“发现discovering”自我的“乐趣delight”所在
四、单句改错1.Thereisachancewhathewillattendtheimportantmeeting.答案what→that2.Nomatterwhatgreatthedifficultiesarewemustpletethetaskontime.答案what→how3.Heissuchamanwhoisalwaysfindingthefaultwithotherpeople.答案去掉the4.WheneverImademistakestheteacherpointedthemoutwithpatient.答案patient→patience5.Themanagerhadmercyonthechildrendressedinragandgavethemsomefood.答案rag→rags
五、单元语法——宾语从句和表语从句1.2018·陕西检测一Suchstoriessetupthinkingwonderingweshoulddoundersimilarcircumstances.答案what2.2015·安徽卷Ashipinharborissafe,butthat’snotshipsarebuiltfor.答案what3.2018·江西重点中学联考Wheneveranaturaldisasterhappensweshouldofferhelpwecouldgivetothosevictims.答案whatever4.IwonderyoucouldgivemesomeadviceonhowtolearnEnglish.答案if/whether5.Hehaslungdisease.Thatishehasbeensmokingtoomuch.答案because。