Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are【B卷·培优卷】-2024-2025学年九年级英语全册单元速记·巧练（浙江专用）

Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are 【B卷·培优卷】 一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共48分） To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a sunshade(遮阳伞). Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it, back in the 11th century BC． We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing that connected with its use: it was a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in the upper class or by royal people such as kings or queens. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power. The umbrella has not changed much in style during all the time, though it has become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors. 1．Ancient people first used umbrellas as ________. A．a symbol of honor B．protection against the sun C．a symbol of power D．protection against the rain 2．According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ________. A．Egypt B．Babylon C．Rome D．China 3．The underlined word “royal” might mean “________” in Chinese. A．王室的 B．富裕的 C．中产的 D．平民的 4．This passage is mainly about ________. A．the sales of the umbrella B．the differences among umbrellas C．the invention of the umbrella D．the history and use of the umbrella 【答案】1．B 2．D 3．A 4．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了雨伞的发明史及用途。 1．细节理解题。根据“But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a sunshade(遮阳伞).”可知，古代人们首次使用伞是为了遮挡太阳。故选B。 2．细节理解题。根据“Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it, back in the 11th century BC.”可知，古代中国可能是最早使用伞的。故选D。 3．词句猜测题。根据“such as kings or queens.”可知，国王、王后属于王室成员。所以royal的意思是“王室的”，故选A。 4．主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了雨伞的发明史及用途，故选D。 Every English learner needs to know how to ask for something in English. There are a number of ways to do this. If you know someone has something, you can ask for it with a polite question. If you don’t know, it’s possible to ask for something with a yes or no question. Be careful not to use the direct expressions. In other words, don’t say “Give me that”, but ask kindly as the following examples, “Do you have a pen I could borrow?” “Is there any wine?” “Did you buy any bread?” If you know or see someone has something, ask a polite question with “could”, “may” or “might”. It’s also possible to use “can” in some special situations. In the past, “can” was not used when people asked for something, but meant ability. In the UK, people mainly use “Can you lend me…?” or “Can I have…?” In the US, this is still considered to be wrong and “May I have…?” is preferred. It’s common to use “Could you lend/hand/give…?” You can also use “May/Can I borrow…?” “Could/Can you lend me…?” “May I have…?” “Could you hand/give me…?” Do not begin a sentence with “please”, but you can add “please” at the end of the sentence to be polite. 5．What can we ask if we know someone has something? A．A direct question. B．A no question. C．A yes question. D．A polite question. 6．What didn’t people say when they wanted something politely in the past? A．Can I use your dictionary? B．Could you lend me your bike? C．May I try your computer now? D．Might I take your car today? 7．Which of the following is a correct polite expression according to the passage? A．Do you give me any milk, please? B．Please could you lend me your ruler? C．May I have some tea, please? D．Please could you hand me a knife? 8．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．How to express or ask politely. B．What to do when we are polite. C．How to describe our ideas. D．What to do with our language problems. 9．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 【答案】5．D 6．A 7．C 8．A 9．A 【导语】本文主要介绍如何礼貌地问或索要东西。 5．细节理解题。根据“If you know someone has something, you can ask for it with a polite question.”可知，如果知道某人有某物，可以用礼貌的问题来询问。故选D。 6．推理判断题。根据“In the past, ‘can’ was not used when people asked for something, but meant ability. ”可知，在过去，can不是用来索要某物，而是用来表示能力，因此，人们不会用 “Can I use your dictionary?”。故选A。 7．推理判断题。根据第三段第一句 “If you know or see someone has something, ask a polite question with ‘could’，’may’ or ‘might’”可知，礼貌的问句中使用could, may或者might, 排除A项；根据最后一段最后一句中 “but you can add ‘please’ at the end of the sentence to be polite. ”可知，在句子的末尾用please表示礼貌，排除B和D选项。C选项“May I try your computer now?”表述礼貌。故选 C。 8．主旨大意题。根据第一段 “Every English learner needs to know how to ask for something in English. There are a number of ways to do this. ”可知，文章主要讲述在英语中应该怎样礼貌地表达或询问。故选A。 9．篇章结构题。文章第一段是总述，引出话题，第二、三、四段分述用英语索要物品的方式。故选A。 【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 Can you tell me where the bathroom is? 你能告诉我厕所在哪里了吗？ TOILET, bathroom, restroom — English has many words for the little room we all have to go to every day. Different countries often use different words. In the US, you will get where you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom” is. If you’re in a shopping mall, you should ask for directions to the “restroom”. People from the US also use the word “John”. It comes from the name of a 19th century British man. He invented the flush toilet. In Britain, people often say “toilet” and “bathroom”. You sometimes see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the doors to public toilets. But “Men” and “Women” are more common now in Britain. Australians say “loo”. The word is also quite popular in the UK. Canadians use the word “can”, New Zealanders “bog” and South Africans “want to go to the bathroom”. In China, Beijing now uses the word “toilet” rather than “WC”. All over the world now signs rather than words are used. Where does the word toilet itself come from? Well, it’s from the French “toilette” — to wash yourself. 10．What words do British people often use for the little room with a toilet? A．Restroom and bathroom. B．Toilet and bathroom. C．Ladies and Gentlemen. D．Men and Women. 11．What is the origin of the word “John” used in the US? A．A name of an American inventor. B．A name of an Englishman who invented the flush toilet. C．A common American name. D．A slang word meaning toilet in the US. 12．The underlined word in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”. A．电动 B．冲刷 C．陶瓷 D．塑胶 13．It can be inferred that different countries use different words for restroom because ________. A．they want to show respect to the bathroom. B．they are not used to some words. C．the words are influenced by culture and history. D．they want to confuse foreign visitors. 14．What is the passage about? A．English words for some kinds of rooms. B．Words for the room with a toilet in different countries. C．The history of where English words come from. D．The difference between washroom and restroom. 【答案】10．B 11．B 12．B 13．C 14．B 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了在不同国家，人们关于厕所有不同的叫法。 10．细节理解题。根据第五段“In Britain, people often say ‘toilet’ and ‘bathroom’.”可知，在英国人们通常把厕所称作“toilet”和“bathroom”，故选B。 11．细节理解题。根据第四段“It comes from the name of a 19th century British man. He invented the flush toilet.” 可知，“John”是19世纪发明抽水马桶的一位英国人的名字。故选B。 12．词义猜测题。根据“It comes from the name of a 19th century British man. He invented the flush toilet.”可知，19世纪一位英国人发明的是冲刷马桶。故选B。 13．推理判断题。根据第二段“Different countries often use different words.”可知，不同的国家，不同的叫法，主要是受其国家文化和历史的影响。故选C。 14．主旨大意题。根据全文可知，在不同国家，由于文化和历史的差异，人们关于厕所有不同的叫法。故选B。 Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid—one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. In such countries we find a far larger number of people with university degree. They refuse to do what they think “low” work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor (教授). We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns... In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 15．The writer of the passage thinks that ______. A．free education won’t help to solve problems B．education can solve most of the world’s problems C．free education for all probably leads to a perfect world D．all the social problems can’t be solved by education 16．The purpose of education is ______. A．to choose officials for the country B．to build a perfect world C．to let everyone receive education D．to prepare children mainly for their future work 17．What does the underlined word “fashionable” mean? A．new B．old C．popular D．possible 18．The writer wants to show it’s true that ______. A．our society needs all kinds of jobs B．our society needs free education for all C．a farmer is more important than a professor D．work with hands is the most important 19．The passage tells us about ______ of the education. A．the means B．the system C．the value D．the type 【答案】15．D 16．D 17．C 18．A 19．C 【导语】本文作者阐述教育的目的是让孩子们能适应生活，社会需要从事各种工作的人，教育应该使每个人都可以做任何适合自己大脑和能力的工作，并意识到所有工作对社会都是必要的，不要为自己的工作感到羞耻。这才是教育的社会价值。 15．推理判断题。根据“one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough.”可知，作者认为不是所有的社会问题都能通过教育来解决的。故选D。 16．推理判断题。根据“In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.”可知，教育的目的是让孩子们适应生活，也就是为将来的工作做好准备。故选D。 17．词义猜测题。根据“In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid—one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation.”可知，这里介绍的是一些国家在一段时间内关于“免费教育”的观点，所以fashionable在这里表示“流行的”。故选C。 18．推理判断题。根据“We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns...”和“firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society,”可知，作者认为社会需要从事各种工作的人。故选A。 19．主旨大意题。本文作者阐述教育的社会价值，教育的目的是让孩子们能适应生活，教育应该使每个人都可以做任何适合自己大脑和能力的工作，并意识到所有工作对社会都是必要的，不要为自己的工作感到羞耻。故选C。 Giving Directions in Different Places If you ask people from different countries “Could you tell me the way to the post office?”, you will get different answers. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. 20 The post office is across from the bus stop.” In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within miles. So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, “Go north two miles. 21 ” People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, “Follow me.” 22 Sometimes if a person doesn’t know the answer to your question, he or she, like a New Yorker, might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know”. 23 They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor can often get lost in Yucatan! 24 You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually point to the correct direction. Go on in that direction and you may find the post office! A．Turn east, and then go another mile. B．But one thing will help you everywhere. C．People there think “I don’t know” is not polite. D．Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. E．Because they don’t want to talk much with strangers. F．Then he or she will take you through the streets of the city to the post office. 【答案】20．D 21．A 22．F 23．C 24．B 【导语】本文主要讲当你在跟不同国家的人问路的时候，他们的回答是不一样的。文章中给我们介绍了日本人、美国人、希腊人、墨西哥人等等他们的不同回答。 20．根据“In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) instead of street names.”可知日本人用地标指路，D项“在大饭店左转，经过一个水果市场。”符合语境。故选D。 21．根据“So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance.”可知在美国的堪萨斯州人们用方向和距离来指路，A项“向东转，然后再走一英里。”符合语境。故选A。 22．根据“Follow me.”可知希腊人为人带路，F项“然后他或她会带你穿过城市的街道到邮局。”符合语境。故选F。 23．根据“But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers ‘I don’t know’.”可知要介绍不回答“我不知道”的原因，C项“那里的人认为‘我不知道’是不礼貌的。”符合语境。故选C。 24．根据“You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language.”可知介绍能帮助到你的事情，B项“但有一件事能帮到你。”符合语境。故选B。 二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分） Half a year before finishing college, my son began to look for work. However, 25 jobs could be found that year. Later, he got to interview in a company that would only need one person 26 there were more than twenty people filling in their resumes(简历). After the interview, only three could be in the final round. 27 seemed to go quite well, and a week later my son 28 the first round and made it to the final round. On the day of the final interview, my son and other two young people 29 the place on time, waiting for the test. To their surprise, the interview was pretty 30 . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very great. Please go home and be patient to wait for our 31 . We’ll tell you the result in three days. Good luck to you all!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a call from the company and was told that he was 32 . We all felt very sorry for him. But that night, my son suddenly told me with 33 on the phone, “Dad, you can’t imagine how pleased I am now. I have got the job!” I was 34 , and I couldn’t wait to ask him, “What’s the whole matter?” My son told me that he received another call 35 he was wanted. 36 , the first call to my son was also part of the test in the interview. Three men received the same call this morning and only my son’s reply was a polite “Thank you”, while the others quickly said “ 37 ”. Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” came that way. That is, whenever you feel upset, don’t forget to say “Thank you”. Be 38 to the one who seems to make you down. Saying “Thank you” shows respect(尊重) for others’ work and shows you are polite and 39 . So, while under the same condition, being polite will bring you more chances to succeed than others! 25．A．more B．better C．fewer D．wider 26．A．or B．while C．until D．because 27．A．Everything B．Nothing C．Everybody D．Nobody 28．A．took B．failed C．passed D．discovered 29．A．cared for B．got off C．parted with D．arrived at 30．A．magic B．traditional C．simple D．normal 31．A．advice B．notice C．force D．course 32．A．invited B．accepted C．refused D．admired 33．A．sadness B．kindness C．warmth D．excitement 34．A．scared B．worried C．bored D．surprised 35．A．saying B．finding C．writing D．thinking 36．A．Suddenly B．Slowly C．Actually D．Luckily 37．A．Great B．Goodbye C．No D．Hello 38．A．easy B．loud C．quick D．polite 39．A．useful B．careful C．truthful D．beautiful 【答案】 25．C 26．B 27．A 28．C 29．D 30．C 31．B 32．C 33．D 34．D 35．A 36．C 37．B 38．D 39．C 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的儿子因为礼貌和尊重他人的美好品质，获得了工作机会。 25．句意：然而，那一年能找到的工作却越来越少。 more更多；better更好；fewer更少；wider更宽。根据“jobs could be found that year”可知转折词后表示那年的工作很少。故选C。 26．句意：后来，他去了一家只需要一个人的公司面试，而那里有二十多个人在填写简历。 or或者；while然而；until直到；because因为。前后两个句子是转折关系，用while连接。故选B。 27．句意：一切似乎都很顺利，一周后，我儿子通过了第一轮，进入了最后一轮。 Everything每件事；Nothing没有什么；Everybody每个人；Nobody没人。根据“seemed to go quite well”可知是一切都进行得很顺利。故选A。 28．句意：一切似乎都很顺利，一周后，我儿子通过了第一轮，进入了最后一轮。 took带走；failed失败；passed通过；discovered发现。根据“and made it to the final round”可知是通过了第一轮，进入了最后一轮。故选C。 29．句意：在最后一次面试的那天，我的儿子和另外两个年轻人准时到达现场，等待面试。 cared for照顾；got off下；parted with卖掉；arrived at到达。根据“the place on time”可知是按时到达面试地点。故选D。 30．句意：令他们惊讶的是，面试非常简单。 magic魔法；traditional传统的；simple简单的；normal正常的。根据“To their surprise”以及“The interviewer only said to them...”可知面试很简单。故选C。 31．句意：请回家耐心等待我们的通知。 advice建议；notice通知；force力；course课程。根据“Please go home and be patient to wait for our”可知是回家等通知。故选B。 32．句意：第三天早上，我儿子接到公司的电话，被告知被拒绝了。 invited邀请；accepted接受；refused拒绝；admired欣赏。根据“We all felt very sorry for him”可知儿子被公司拒绝了。故选C。 33．句意：但那天晚上，儿子突然在电话里兴奋地告诉我：“爸爸，你无法想象我现在有多高兴。我得到了这份工作！” sadness悲伤；kindness善良；warmth温暖；excitement兴奋。根据“you can’t imagine how pleased I am now”可知儿子得到了工作，很兴奋。故选D。 34．句意：我很惊讶，迫不及待地问他：“怎么回事？” scared害怕的；worried担心的；bored无聊的；surprised惊讶的。根据“and I couldn’t wait to ask him”可知是很惊讶儿子为什么又得到那份工作。故选D。 35．句意：我儿子告诉我，他又接到一个电话，说他被录用了。 saying说；finding找到；writing写；thinking想。根据“he was wanted”可知是接到一个电话，说他被录用了。故选A。 36．句意：事实上，给我儿子的第一个电话也是面试测试的一部分。 Suddenly突然；Slowly慢速地；Actually事实上；Luckily幸运的是。根据“the first call to my son was also part of the test in the interview”可知事实上，第一个电话也是测试的一部分。故选C。 37．句意：今天早上，三个男人接到了同样的电话，只有我儿子礼貌地回答“谢谢”，其他人则很快说“再见”。 Great好；Goodbye再见；No不；Hello你好。根据“while the others quickly said”可知其他人只说了“再见”。故选B。 38．句意：对那个似乎让你失望的人要礼貌。 easy简单的；loud大声的；quick快的；polite有礼貌的。根据“being polite will bring you more chances to succeed than others!”可知是要有礼貌。故选D。 39．句意：说“谢谢”表示对他人工作的尊重，也表示你有礼貌和真诚。 useful有用的；careful小心的；truthful真诚的；beautiful漂亮的。根据“Saying ‘Thank you’ shows respect(尊重) for others’ work and shows you are polite and”可知说“谢谢”表示你有礼貌，真诚。故选C。 三、短文填空（每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据句意填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。 Knowing how to answer the phone politely is an essential part of 40 (communicate) with others. (Ⅰ) Say “Hello”, “Hi” or maybe “The Brown’s Residence (住处)”, but don’t fool around with the greeting. It might be 41 important person on the other end. (Ⅱ) Unless you are 100 percent sure 42 who is on the other end, do not talk immediately. If you talk too soon, you might even give away some personal information to the speaker which you don’t want 43 (strange) to know. (Ⅲ) Listen carefully 44 (find) out the reason why the person is calling, and answer appropriately. Don’t even answer an unknown person 45 you want some more information on why he/she is calling. If they keep 46 (ask), be careful and just 47 (polite) say, “I’m sorry sir/madam. I’m quite careful of giving away my personal details.” (Ⅳ) If the person is not at home or is unavailable to speak, tell the caller, “I’m sorry. He/She is not available right now. May I take a message?” Be sure to write down the 48 (person) name, phone number, and purpose of the call. In this way, if it is an important call, the issue can be dealt with as 49 (quick) and efficiently as possible. (V) When the conversation is over, politely say, “Goodbye.” 【答案】 40．communication 41．an 42．of 43．strangers 44．to find 45．unless 46．asking 47．politely 48．person’s 49．quickly 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何使用电话用语与他人礼貌地交流。 40．句意：知道如何礼貌地接听电话是与他人沟通的重要组成部分。根据空前“part of”可知，此处应用动词communicate的名词形式communication“表达，交流”，不可数名词，在句中作介词of的宾语。故填communication。 41．句意：电话那头可能是个重要人物。根据空后“important person”可知，此处是指一个重要人物，应用不定冠词表泛指，且important是以元音音素开头的单词，应用an修饰。故填an。 42．句意：除非你百分之百确定对方是谁，否则不要马上说话。根据空前“are sure”可知，此处考查be sure of sth.“确信……”，形容词短语。故填of。 43．句意：如果你说话太快，你甚至可能会把一些你不想让陌生人知道的个人信息泄露给说话的人。根据“want … to know”可知，此处是指想要陌生人知道，应用形容词strange的名词形式stranger“陌生人”，这里应用名词复数形式strangers表泛指。故填strangers。 44．句意：仔细听，找出对方打电话的原因，并适当地回答。分析句子结构可知，此处是指仔细听，目的是找出对方打电话的原因，应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to find。 45．句意：不要接陌生人的电话，除非你想知道他/她打电话的原因。分析句子结构可知，如果不想了解打电话的原因，就不要接陌生人的电话，应用unless引导条件状语从句。故填unless。 46．句意：如果他们一直在问，要小心，只是礼貌地说：“对不起，先生/夫人。”根据空前“keep”可知，此处考查keep doing sth.“持续做某事”，因此这里应用动名词形式asking作宾语。故填asking。 47．句意：如果他们一直在问，要小心，只是礼貌地说：“对不起，先生/夫人。”分析句子结构可知，此处应用形容词polite的副词形式politely“有礼貌地”修饰动词say，在句中作状语。故填politely。 48．句意：一定要写下对方的名字、电话号码和打电话的目的。根据空后名词name可知，此处应用名词person的单数所有格形式person’s作定语，修饰名词name。故填person’s。 49．句意：这样，如果是一个重要的电话，这个问题可以尽可能快速有效地处理。结合“as … and efficiently as possible”可知，此处应用形容词quick的副词形式quickly“快速地”修饰动词dealt，在句中作状语。故填quickly。 四、单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分） 50．Driving a car to take a trip is very c . 【答案】(c)onvenient 【详解】句意：开车去旅行很方便。根据“Driving a car to take a trip is very”及首字母可知，开车旅行很方便，convenient“方便的”，形容词作表语。故填(c)onvenient。 51．I saw Luke in Uncle Bob’s Restaurant when I p by there. 【答案】(p)assed 【详解】句意：当我经过鲍勃叔叔餐厅时，我在那里看到了卢克。分析句子结构可知，此处缺少谓语动词，结合句意及空后的词by可知，此处指“经过”，pass by意为“经过”，根据“I saw Luke in Uncle Bob’s Restaurant ”可知时态为一般过去时，pass过去式是passed。故填(p)assed。 52．How many c do you study every day? You look stressed out. 【答案】(c)ourses 【详解】句意：你每天学几门课？你看起来压力很大。根据“study”及所给首字母可知，此处是问每天学习多少门课程，course“课程”，how many后接可数名词复数。故填(c)ourses。 53．It’s i of you to read others’ private letters. 【答案】(i)mpolite 【详解】句意：你读别人的私人信件是不礼貌的。根据“read others’ private letters”可知，这是种不礼貌的行为，impolite“不礼貌的”，形容词，“It’s+形容词+of sb to do”意为“某人做某事是怎么样的”。故填(i)mpolite。 54．An elephant has such a good sense of d that he never gets lost. 【答案】(d)irection 【详解】句意：大象有很好的方向感，从来不会迷路。根据“he never gets lost”可知大象有很好的方向感，direction“方向”符合题意，sense of direction方向感。故填(d)irection。 55．I was taking a shower in the b when the phone rang. 【答案】(b)athroom 【详解】句意：当电话响时，我正在浴室洗澡。根据“I was taking a shower”及首字母可知，是指在浴室里洗澡，名词bathroom“浴室”符合语境。故填(b)athroom。 56．There is a large m on the street. Let’s go shopping there. 【答案】(m)all 【详解】句意：这条街上有一个大商场。我们去那里购物吧。根据“Let’s go shopping there.”以及首字母提示可知，此处应表示有一个大商场，mall“商场”，可数名词，根据“a”可知，此处应用可数名词单数形式。故填mall。 57．I will go to the b to buy some storybooks. 【答案】(b)ookstore 【详解】句意：我会去书店买一些故事书。根据“I will go to the…to buy some storybooks.”及首字母提示可知去书店买书，bookstore“书店”，可数名词；go to the bookstore“去书店”。故填(b)ookstore。 58．The expressions we use might depend on w we are speaking to. 【答案】(w)hom 【详解】句意：我们使用的表达可能取决于我们说话的对象。根据“we are speaking to”，并结合首字母可知应是取决于和谁说话，whom“谁”符合语境，引导宾语从句，作to的宾语，故填(w)hom。 59．He seemed disappointed when the man refused his r . 【答案】(r)equest 【详解】句意：当那个人拒绝他的请求时，他似乎很失望。根据“his”可知，此处需要一个名词，表示“请求”。request意为“请求”，此处应用其单数形式。故填(r)equest。 五、书面表达（满分17分） 60．假如你叫Tom，和Jack是同学。请用英语写一则邀请函，邀请他于本周五晚上7点来你家参加你的生日聚会，并告诉他你家的地址（参看下图）。 提示：1.聚会内容——唱歌、吃生日蛋糕、玩游戏、看电影； 2．内容要涵盖提示中的信息，词数80左右。 （开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 Dear Jack, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I think we will have a good time. Yours, Tom 【答案】One possible version: Dear Jack, I’ll have a birthday party at 7 p.m. this Friday. I’d like to invite you to my home. Your house is not far from mine. You can walk here. Let me tell you the way to my home. Walk along Green Street and take the second turning on the left/turn left at the second crossing. And my home is on your right. At the party, we can sing, eat a birthday cake and play games. What’s more, we can watch a wonderful movie together. I think we will have a good time. Yours, Tom 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇书信作文； ②时态：时态主要为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏信息，可适当补充细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，指明生日聚会的时间，并邀请对方来参加生日聚会； 第二步，提供清晰的到你家的路线； 第三步，介绍聚会的活动有哪些； 第四步，总结全文。 [亮点词汇] ①not far from离……不远 ②walk along沿着……走 ③take the second turning on the left/turn left at the second crossing在第二个路口向左拐 ④what’s more而且 [高分句型] ①Walk along Green Street and take the second turning on the left/turn left at the second crossing.（祈使句；含and的并列句） 14 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 13 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are 【B卷·培优卷】 一、阅读理解（每小题2分，共48分） To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a sunshade(遮阳伞). Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it, back in the 11th century BC． We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing that connected with its use: it was a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in the upper class or by royal people such as kings or queens. In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power. The umbrella has not changed much in style during all the time, though it has become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors. 1．Ancient people first used umbrellas as ________. A．a symbol of honor B．protection against the sun C．a symbol of power D．protection against the rain 2．According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ________. A．Egypt B．Babylon C．Rome D．China 3．The underlined word “royal” might mean “________” in Chinese. A．王室的 B．富裕的 C．中产的 D．平民的 4．This passage is mainly about ________. A．the sales of the umbrella B．the differences among umbrellas C．the invention of the umbrella D．the history and use of the umbrella Every English learner needs to know how to ask for something in English. There are a number of ways to do this. If you know someone has something, you can ask for it with a polite question. If you don’t know, it’s possible to ask for something with a yes or no question. Be careful not to use the direct expressions. In other words, don’t say “Give me that”, but ask kindly as the following examples, “Do you have a pen I could borrow?” “Is there any wine?” “Did you buy any bread?” If you know or see someone has something, ask a polite question with “could”, “may” or “might”. It’s also possible to use “can” in some special situations. In the past, “can” was not used when people asked for something, but meant ability. In the UK, people mainly use “Can you lend me…?” or “Can I have…?” In the US, this is still considered to be wrong and “May I have…?” is preferred. It’s common to use “Could you lend/hand/give…?” You can also use “May/Can I borrow…?” “Could/Can you lend me…?” “May I have…?” “Could you hand/give me…?” Do not begin a sentence with “please”, but you can add “please” at the end of the sentence to be polite. 5．What can we ask if we know someone has something? A．A direct question. B．A no question. C．A yes question. D．A polite question. 6．What didn’t people say when they wanted something politely in the past? A．Can I use your dictionary? B．Could you lend me your bike? C．May I try your computer now? D．Might I take your car today? 7．Which of the following is a correct polite expression according to the passage? A．Do you give me any milk, please? B．Please could you lend me your ruler? C．May I have some tea, please? D．Please could you hand me a knife? 8．What’s the main idea of the passage? A．How to express or ask politely. B．What to do when we are polite. C．How to describe our ideas. D．What to do with our language problems. 9．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A． B． C． D． 【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 Can you tell me where the bathroom is? 你能告诉我厕所在哪里了吗？ TOILET, bathroom, restroom — English has many words for the little room we all have to go to every day. Different countries often use different words. In the US, you will get where you need to go if you ask where the “bathroom” is. If you’re in a shopping mall, you should ask for directions to the “restroom”. People from the US also use the word “John”. It comes from the name of a 19th century British man. He invented the flush toilet. In Britain, people often say “toilet” and “bathroom”. You sometimes see the words “Ladies” and “Gentlemen” above the doors to public toilets. But “Men” and “Women” are more common now in Britain. Australians say “loo”. The word is also quite popular in the UK. Canadians use the word “can”, New Zealanders “bog” and South Africans “want to go to the bathroom”. In China, Beijing now uses the word “toilet” rather than “WC”. All over the world now signs rather than words are used. Where does the word toilet itself come from? Well, it’s from the French “toilette” — to wash yourself. 10．What words do British people often use for the little room with a toilet? A．Restroom and bathroom. B．Toilet and bathroom. C．Ladies and Gentlemen. D．Men and Women. 11．What is the origin of the word “John” used in the US? A．A name of an American inventor. B．A name of an Englishman who invented the flush toilet. C．A common American name. D．A slang word meaning toilet in the US. 12．The underlined word in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”. A．电动 B．冲刷 C．陶瓷 D．塑胶 13．It can be inferred that different countries use different words for restroom because ________. A．they want to show respect to the bathroom. B．they are not used to some words. C．the words are influenced by culture and history. D．they want to confuse foreign visitors. 14．What is the passage about? A．English words for some kinds of rooms. B．Words for the room with a toilet in different countries. C．The history of where English words come from. D．The difference between washroom and restroom. Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life. In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid—one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough. In such countries we find a far larger number of people with university degree. They refuse to do what they think “low” work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor (教授). We can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns... In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society. 15．The writer of the passage thinks that ______. A．free education won’t help to solve problems B．education can solve most of the world’s problems C．free education for all probably leads to a perfect world D．all the social problems can’t be solved by education 16．The purpose of education is ______. A．to choose officials for the country B．to build a perfect world C．to let everyone receive education D．to prepare children mainly for their future work 17．What does the underlined word “fashionable” mean? A．new B．old C．popular D．possible 18．The writer wants to show it’s true that ______. A．our society needs all kinds of jobs B．our society needs free education for all C．a farmer is more important than a professor D．work with hands is the most important 19．The passage tells us about ______ of the education. A．the means B．the system C．the value D．the type Giving Directions in Different Places If you ask people from different countries “Could you tell me the way to the post office?”, you will get different answers. In Japan, people use landmarks(地标) instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. 20 The post office is across from the bus stop.” In Kansas, America, there are no towns or buildings within miles. So instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distance. For example, people will say, “Go north two miles. 21 ” People in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions. They will often say, “Follow me.” 22 Sometimes if a person doesn’t know the answer to your question, he or she, like a New Yorker, might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know”. 23 They usually give an answer, but often a wrong one. A visitor can often get lost in Yucatan! 24 You might not understand a person’s words, but maybe you can understand his or her body language. He or she will usually point to the correct direction. Go on in that direction and you may find the post office! A．Turn east, and then go another mile. B．But one thing will help you everywhere. C．People there think “I don’t know” is not polite. D．Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. E．Because they don’t want to talk much with strangers. F．Then he or she will take you through the streets of the city to the post office. 二、完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分） Half a year before finishing college, my son began to look for work. However, 25 jobs could be found that year. Later, he got to interview in a company that would only need one person 26 there were more than twenty people filling in their resumes(简历). After the interview, only three could be in the final round. 27 seemed to go quite well, and a week later my son 28 the first round and made it to the final round. On the day of the final interview, my son and other two young people 29 the place on time, waiting for the test. To their surprise, the interview was pretty 30 . The interviewer only said to them, “All of you are very great. Please go home and be patient to wait for our 31 . We’ll tell you the result in three days. Good luck to you all!” On the morning of the third day, my son received a call from the company and was told that he was 32 . We all felt very sorry for him. But that night, my son suddenly told me with 33 on the phone, “Dad, you can’t imagine how pleased I am now. I have got the job!” I was 34 , and I couldn’t wait to ask him, “What’s the whole matter?” My son told me that he received another call 35 he was wanted. 36 , the first call to my son was also part of the test in the interview. Three men received the same call this morning and only my son’s reply was a polite “Thank you”, while the others quickly said “ 37 ”. Only then did I know that my son’s “hope” came that way. That is, whenever you feel upset, don’t forget to say “Thank you”. Be 38 to the one who seems to make you down. Saying “Thank you” shows respect(尊重) for others’ work and shows you are polite and 39 . So, while under the same condition, being polite will bring you more chances to succeed than others! 25．A．more B．better C．fewer D．wider 26．A．or B．while C．until D．because 27．A．Everything B．Nothing C．Everybody D．Nobody 28．A．took B．failed C．passed D．discovered 29．A．cared for B．got off C．parted with D．arrived at 30．A．magic B．traditional C．simple D．normal 31．A．advice B．notice C．force D．course 32．A．invited B．accepted C．refused D．admired 33．A．sadness B．kindness C．warmth D．excitement 34．A．scared B．worried C．bored D．surprised 35．A．saying B．finding C．writing D．thinking 36．A．Suddenly B．Slowly C．Actually D．Luckily 37．A．Great B．Goodbye C．No D．Hello 38．A．easy B．loud C．quick D．polite 39．A．useful B．careful C．truthful D．beautiful 三、短文填空（每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据句意填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确。 Knowing how to answer the phone politely is an essential part of 40 (communicate) with others. (Ⅰ) Say “Hello”, “Hi” or maybe “The Brown’s Residence (住处)”, but don’t fool around with the greeting. It might be 41 important person on the other end. (Ⅱ) Unless you are 100 percent sure 42 who is on the other end, do not talk immediately. If you talk too soon, you might even give away some personal information to the speaker which you don’t want 43 (strange) to know. (Ⅲ) Listen carefully 44 (find) out the reason why the person is calling, and answer appropriately. Don’t even answer an unknown person 45 you want some more information on why he/she is calling. If they keep 46 (ask), be careful and just 47 (polite) say, “I’m sorry sir/madam. I’m quite careful of giving away my personal details.” (Ⅳ) If the person is not at home or is unavailable to speak, tell the caller, “I’m sorry. He/She is not available right now. May I take a message?” Be sure to write down the 48 (person) name, phone number, and purpose of the call. In this way, if it is an important call, the issue can be dealt with as 49 (quick) and efficiently as possible. (V) When the conversation is over, politely say, “Goodbye.” 四、单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分） 50．Driving a car to take a trip is very c . 51．I saw Luke in Uncle Bob’s Restaurant when I p by there. 52．How many c do you study every day? You look stressed out. 53．It’s i of you to read others’ private letters. 54．An elephant has such a good sense of d that he never gets lost. 55．I was taking a shower in the b when the phone rang. 56．There is a large m on the street. Let’s go shopping there. 57．I will go to the b to buy some storybooks. 58．The expressions we use might depend on w we are speaking to. 59．He seemed disappointed when the man refused his r . 五、书面表达（满分17分） 60．假如你叫Tom，和Jack是同学。请用英语写一则邀请函，邀请他于本周五晚上7点来你家参加你的生日聚会，并告诉他你家的地址（参看下图）。 提示：1.聚会内容——唱歌、吃生日蛋糕、玩游戏、看电影； 2．内容要涵盖提示中的信息，词数80左右。 （开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。 Dear Jack, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I think we will have a good time. Yours, Tom 2 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 9 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$