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Unit 3 Topic 1 阅读写作综合
一、完形填空。
Whether to use “lift” or “elevator”, or “chips” or “fries” 1 whether you’re in the UK or the US. 2 they both speak English, there are many phrases and idioms(习语) that differ between the two cultures.
3 , have you ever just not been in the mood to go out with friends? In the US you might say you don’t feel like 4 that activity, but in the UK you would say, “I can’t be asked.”
Suppose you’re about to take a 5 and feel a little worried. In the US, you might say you are nervous, 6 in the UK, one could say they are “having kittens”.
Even many 7 English speakers are often confused(混淆) by the meanings of these terms. Stephanie Stone, a US native, 8 her experience of studying in the UK. “People would ask, ‘You all right?’ For months I thought I looked 9 until I realized(意识到) it just meant ‘How’s it going?’.”
If you want to know more about US and UK idioms, you’d better “have a butcher’s hook” at some phrase books. It can be quite 10 to find the equivalent(对应的) phrases in your own language.
1. A. carries on B. depends on C. lives on
2. A. Although B. When C. Because
3. A. As a result B. In fact C. For example
4. A. do B. doing C. to do
5. A. test B. walk C. break
6. A. while B. when C. before
7. A. traditional B. native C. foreign
8. A. records B. collects C. remembers
9. A. unwell B. good C. stupid
10. A. interest B. interested C. interesting
二、阅读理解。
It’s the same with the Arabians, whose life depends much on camels(骆驼). In the Arabic language, according to camels’ appearance, characters, drinking behavior, and the roles they play, there are hundreds of different words for the camel and all of its parts.
However, snow and camel are far less important in English-speakin