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Module 3 Life now and then
Unit 1 They sometimes work harder.
基础训练
一、根据语境或提示,完成填空。
1.Tom left as a poor boy and returned as a very w__________ man.
2.Josie s____________ eats out because she likes cooking at home.
3.Alone in the car, the little boy shuddered(发抖)with f__________.
4.Please speak up.My grandma is a bit d__________,so she can't hear what you say.
5.3Our teacher advises us to read more in our s__________ time because he thinks reading makes a full man.
二、单项填空。
( )1.In order to keep healthy, we should eat ________ vegetables and ________ meat.
A.more; more B.fewer; more
C.more; less D.more; fewer
( )2.Our city has changed a lot and the street is cleaner than it ________ be.
A.is used to B.used to
C.uses to D.is used
( )3.Mo Yan is one of ________ writers in the world.
A.famous B.more famous
C.most famous D.the most famous
( )4.—I think English is as ________ as maths.—I agree with you.
A.more important B.most important
C.the most important D.important
强化提升
三、完形填空。
There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today”.
Someone thinks that the life today is quite 1 from that in the past.On the one hand, the technological developments do help people solve a lot of problems.However, on the other hand, the life in the past 2 more happiness to people than that does today.
( )1.A.different B.difficult
C.good D.strange
( )2.A.connected B.brought
C.showed D.went
The life was 3 in the past.As the 4 of the world is getting larger, competition is getting fiercer (更加激烈的) now.If you are not able to do your job well, someone will replace you 5 .While others think the life today is much better than that in the past.There are many new 6 that make our life easy and comfortable.The rice cookers, gas stoves and microwave ovens(微波炉) are very 7 to many housewives.The rice cooker is a real time-saver.It is so simple to use that even a child can 8 rice with it.There are some other machines which 9 the long hours of doing housework for the housewives.
There are many other inventions which help make our life better.For example, the phones help people 10 each other more conveniently and the Internet makes people's life more colourful.
( )3.A.boring B.busy
C.fast D.simple
( )4.A.pollution B.weather
C.population D.air
( )5.A.nearly B.luckily
C.Happily D.soon
( )6.A.inventions B.stories
C.opinions D.scientists
( )7.A.useless B.careful
C.helpful D.expensive
( )8.A.plant B.cook
C.grow D.throw
( )9.A.spend B.waste
C.take D.save
( )10.A.get in touch with B.make friends with
C.keep away from D.lose touch with
四、阅读理解。
A
Do you still remember the great snacks in your childhood? Do they remind you of your happy childhood?
Sugar Figure(糖人)
In the old days, you could always find people making sugar figures at the school gate.First, the maker would take a little maltose(麦芽糖)with a small spoon, using his hands to make a figure, such as the Monkey King and the White Dragonet.It was not expensive, only 1 yuan for one.If one child bought a sugar figure, many other children would crowd around and admire it.
Dada Bubble Gum(泡泡糖)
Almost every kid likes bubble gum.They often gather together to see who gets the largest bubble.I still remember my cousin once blew a big bubble and then it broke, covering her face with gum! It was cheap.I could get 2 for 1 yuan.
Baby Face Ice Cream
We prefer to call it Snowman Ice Cream.It tastes very delicious.It was rather expensive.I remember the price was 2 yuan for each piece, which was not easy for me to buy them those days.Each time I got one, the happiness would last for several days.
Malt Sugar Candy
Malt Sugar Candy is usually called Tangguar in northern China, and is offered during the days just before the Spring Festival.It's delicious but cheap, and you could get five pieces for 1 yuan.My friends and I would get together to enjoy Tangguar.What a happy time!
( )1.The maker would take a little ________ with a small spoon to make sugar figure.
A.sugar candy B.maltose
C.bubble gum D.Tangguar
( )2.Little Charlie wanted a cartoon character and he should choose ________.
A.Sugar Figure B.Dada Bubble Gum
C.Baby Face Ice Cream D.Malt Sugar Candy
( )3.If Maria had 10 yuan, she could buy ________.
A.100 pieces of Malt Sugar Candy
B.30 pieces of Dada Bubble Gum
C.5 pieces of Baby Face Ice Cream
D.20 sugar figures
( )4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Children usually enjoy blowing bubbles together.
B.People made sugar figures mainly for boys.
C.The writer used to eat lots of baby face ice cream.
D.Tangguar is offered during the days just after the Spring Festival.
( )5.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A.sell some popular snacks
B.remember the poor childhood
C.introduce some great snacks
D.tell some funny stories
以下是各题的答案和解析: 基础训练 一、 1. wealthy 解析:“wealthy”表示“富有的”,与“poor”形成对比。 2. seldom 解析:“seldom”表示“很少”,符合“喜欢在家做饭,很少出去吃”的语境。 3. fear 解析:“with fear”表示“害怕地”。 4. deaf 解析:“a bit deaf”表示“有点聋”,所以听不见。 5. spare 解析:“spare time”表示“业余时间,空闲时间”。 二、 1. C 解析:“more vegetables”表示“更多的蔬菜”,“less meat”表示“更少的肉”,为了保持健康,应多吃蔬菜少吃肉,故选 C。 2. B 解析:“used to do”表示“过去常常......”,“our city has changed a lot and the street is cleaner than it used to be”表示“我们的城市变化很大,街道比过去干净了”,故选 B。 3. D 解析:“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 名词复数”表示“最......之一”,“famous”的最高级是“the most famous”,故选 D。 4. D 解析:“as + 形容词原级 + as”表示“和......一样......”,故选 D。 强化提升 三、 1. A 解析:“be different from”表示“与......不同”,根据下文的对比可知,现在的生活和过去不同,故选 A。 2. B 解析:“bring happiness”表示“带来快乐”,过去的生活给人们带来了更多的快乐,故选 B。 3. D 解析:过去的生活比较简单,“simple”表示“简单的”,故选 D。 4. C 解析:“the population of”表示“......的人口”,随着世界人口的增加,竞争更激烈了,故选 C。 5. D 解析:“soon”表示“很快,不久”,如果你工作做得不好,很快就会有人取代你,故选 D。 6. A 解析:有很多新发明让生活更轻松舒适,“inventions”表示“发明”,故选 A。 7. C 解析:这些电器对家庭主妇很有帮助,“helpful”表示“有帮助的”,故选 C。 8. B 解析:电饭煲做饭很简单,甚至孩子都会用它做饭,“cook rice”表示“煮饭”,故选 B。 9. D 解析:节省做家务的时间,“save”表示“节省”,故选 D。 10. A 解析:“get in touch with”表示“与......取得联系”,电话帮助人们更方便地联系,故选 A。 四、 1. B 解析:根据“In the old days, you could always find people making sugar figures at the school gate. First, the maker would take a little maltose(麦芽糖)with a small spoon”可知,制作者用小勺取一点麦芽糖制作糖人,故选 B。 2. A 解析:糖人可以被制作成各种形象,如孙悟空、白龙马等卡通人物,所以如果小查理想要一个卡通人物,应该选择糖人,故选 A。 3. A 解析:A 选项,麦芽糖 1 元 5 块,10 元可以买 50 块;B 选项,泡泡糖 1 元 2 块,10 元可以买 20 块;C 选项,娃娃脸冰淇淋 2 元一个,10 元可以买 5 个;D 选项,糖人 1 元 1 个,10 元可以买 10 个。故选 A。 4. A 解析:A 选项,孩子们经常聚在一起吹泡泡,符合原文“ They often gather together to see who gets the largest bubble.”;B 选项,文中未提及糖人主要是为男孩制作的;C 选项,文中说娃娃脸冰淇淋比较贵,不容易买,所以作者不是经常吃;D 选项,麦芽糖是在春节前供应,不是春节后。故选 A。 5. C 解析:文章主要介绍了一些童年的零食,目的是介绍一些很棒的零食,故选 C。
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