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Section3 ForBetterPerformanceandAroundtheWorld
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.His (最新的)noveldoesnot
disappoint.
2.Sheisanactive (参与者)in
thisactivity.
3.Hehelda (高级的)position
inalargecompany.
4.WhatIdoisthatI (选择)a
hardstonehammer.
5.Mr.smithwasahighlysuccessful
(男推销员).
6.Hewasaguestspeakeratthe
(会议).
Ⅱ.短语填空
atthebeginning,plentyof,gohungry,in
fact,showup,atleast
1.Wewaiteduntilfiveoclock,buthedid
not .
2.Shecouldgoonaniceholiday
.
3.Ididntfailtheexam, ,Idid
ratherwel!
4.Itssohardseeingchildren
.
5.Theweddingwilbe of
March.
6.Hehad timetocatchhis
plane.
Ⅲ.单项选择
1.Studentsshouldreadthelistwiththeir
parents,and twoactivities
theywouldliketodo.
A.join B.select
C.delete D.depend
2.Readinghelpsusfolowthe
developmentofscienceandtechnology.
A.fulest B.greatest
C.lastest D.slightest
3.Theyhaveto clubactivities.
A.join B.participatein
C.attend D.takepart
4.Ildiscusstheproblem you
wheneveryouarefree.
A.with B.about
C.for D.over
5.Weselectedhim ourmoniG
tor.
A.for B.as
C.of D.with
6.Alofusthink isveryimporG
tant.
A.learnEnglish B.learnedEnglish
C.learningEnglish D.learnsEnglish
7.—Oh,no! Thecomputerisbroken.
—IwishJim here.Heknows
howtorepairit.
A.were
B.hadbeen
C.wouldbe
D.wouldhavebeen
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Helo,Bob,
Goodmorning! Whenyouseethis
note,Ithinkitisabout8:00 am.
Breakfastisonthetableintheliving
roomforyou.Afterthat,readEnglish
fortwentyminutes.YourdadandIgo
outforshopping.
Mum,
7:15am
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续表
Helo,Bob,
Dontforgettogotothe music
clubandpractiseplayingtheguitar.
Butbeforeyouleave,Ihopeyoucan
washourcaroutsidethehouse.Then
wecandriveourcarfordinnerwith
UncleSamintheevening.Youknow,
UncleSamdoeswelinplayingtheguiG
tar.Maybehecanhelpyouwithit.
Dad,
7:20am
Helo,dearMumandDad,
WhenIgetup,IfindyouareaG
way.Mum,thankyouforyourlovely
breakfast.Ienjoyitverymuch.Dad,it
takesmehalfanhourtowashthecar.
Itlooksnew.NowIamgoingtothe
musicclub.Icancomebackhomeat4:
30intheafternoonandgotohavedinG
nerwith UncleSam.Im gladtosee
UncleSam andIthinkIcanlearn
fromhim.
Bob,
10:00am
1.WhoasksBobtowashthecar?
A.Hisfather. B.Hismother.
C.Hisfriend. D.UncleSam.
2.WhatdoesUncleSamdowelin?
A.Singing.
B.Writing.
C.Playingtheguitar.
D.Driving.
3.Whatstherightorderofthethings
Bobdoes?
①EatwithUncleSam.
②Gotothemusicclub.
③Havebreakfast.
④Washthecar.
A.①④②③ B.①③④②
C.③④①② D.③④②①
4.Whatcan welearnfrom thesticky
notes?
A.Bobsparentsgoshoppingbycar.
B.Bobdoesntgotothemusicclub.
C.Bobhasbreakfastathome.
D.BobdrivestohavedinnerwithUnG
cleSam.
5.Whattime may Bobsparentsleave
home?
A.Atabout7:00am.
B.Atabout7:30am.
C.Atabout10:00am.
D.Atabout2:30pm.
B
A new study shows many people
workthroughtheirlunchhour.Thisis
unhealthy.Peoplegetsickandtaketime
offwork.Thestudyisfrom ahealth
groupin the UK.ResearchersinterG
viewed2,000peopleaboutwhattheydoat
lunch.Twenty percentsaidtheytookno
lunchbreak.Theyworkedthroughtheir
lunchhour.Halfofthepeoplesaidthey
atetheirlunchattheirdesks.Theywent
online,answeredemailsorwentonFaceG
book.Onlyoneinfivelefttheirworkplace
togooutsideforabreak.JustthreeperG
centofworkerswenttothegym.
The health group told companies
thatalstaffshouldtakearegularlunch
break.Workersneed moreexerciseat
worksotheydonotgetil.AspokeswoG
mansaid,“FulGtimeworkersspendalot
oftheirtimeatwork.Theyneedtimeto
doatleast30 minutesofexercise,five
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Unit2 TimeRealyMatters
timesaweek.Butthatcanbeachalenge
forthecompanies.”Shesaidthatthestaff
gotsickbecausetheydidnottakebreaks,
socompanieslost money.Shesaid we
neededtofindanswerstotheproblem.
Weshouldcareforourownhealth.
6.Whatsthestudyabout?
A.Wheredopeopleeatlunch?
B.How dopeoplespendtheirlunch
hour?
C.How many peoplegooutsidefor
lunch?
D.Whichcompanyisthebestforthe
staff?
7.How manypeopleeattheirlunchat
theirdesksamongthe2,000?
A.About400. B.About1,000.
C.About500. D.About30.
8.Whydostaffseldom gotothegym
duringthelunchbreak? Because
.
A.theyaretoolazytogoout
B.theyarentinterestedinsportsatal
C.thecompaniesdidntgivethemenough
lunchbreak
D.theywanttomakemoremoney
9.Fromthepassage,weknowifthestaff
workthroughtheirlunchhour,
.
A.thecompaniescanmakemoremoney
B.thestaffcanhavetwoandhalfhours
toexerciseinaweek
C.thestaffgetsickandthecompanies
losemoney
D.thecompanieswilcarefortheirhealth
10.Whatsthe meaningoftheunderlined
word“chalenge”inChinese?
A.福利 B.威胁
C.制度 D.挑战
Ⅴ.短文填空
Areyousomebody1. cant
wakeupinthe morning? Doyouneed
twocupsofcoffeebeforeyoucanstart
2. newday? Doyoufeelawful
whenyoufirstwakeup?
Scientistssayitsalbecauseofour
genes(基因).Theyinterviewed500peoG
ple and asked them questions about
3. (they)lifestyle,forexample,
atwhattimeofdaytheypreferredtodo
exerciseand4. difficultthey
foundittowakeupinthemorning.ScienG
tiststhencomparedtheiranswerstothe
peoplesDNA.
They5. (discover)thatwe
alhavea“clock”gene,also6.
(cal)aPeriod3gene.Thisgenecanbe
longorshort.Peoplewhohavethelong
geneareverygoodinthemorning,but
get7. (tire)quite early at
night.Peoplewhohavetheshortgeneare
moreactiveatnightbuthaveproblems
8. (wake)upearlyinthemornG
ing.Howdoesithelpustoknowifwe
havethelong9. shortgene?
Scientistssaythat,ifpossible,weshould
trytochangeourworkinghourstofitour
“bodyclock”.Ifyouarea“morningperG
son”thenyoucouldstartworkearlyand
finishearly.Butifyouarebadinthe
morning,thenitmightbebetter10.
(start)workintheafternoonand
workuntillateatnight.Somaybe,instead
ofninetofiveitshouldbeseventothree
ortwelvetoeight.
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9.D [细 节 理 解 题.根 据 “Ifitsaheavyhomework
day,youlneedtospendmoretimeonit.Itsagood
ideatomakeahomeworktimetable,especialywhen
youwanttoenjoysportsorotheractivities.”可 知,
选 D.]
10.C [标题归纳题.根据“Luckily,thereareseveral
thingsyoucandotomakehomeworklessdifficult.”
可知,本文主要叙述了减轻家庭作业难度的方法,故
选C.]
Ⅴ.[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文.主要讲了作者在
每天下班之后都能碰到一个无家可归的中年男人,他的
乐观使作者非常感动.当作者被解雇时,沮丧的她得到
了中年男人的鼓励,对生活有了另一层见解.
1.A [考查形容词辨析.A.happy开心的;B.shy害羞
的;C.nervous紧张的;D.careful仔细的.根据空所
在的句子smiling和下文的“ashelookedtofeeljoyG
ful”可知,这个中年男人总是非常开心乐观(happy).
故答案为 A.]
2.B [考查名词辨析.A.task任务;B.answer回答;C.
reason理由;D.demand要求.根据前文的“wewould
ask”及空后面引号句子里的那句话,可知指这个中年
人回答说(answer).故答案为B.]
3.D [考查动词辨析.A.satisfy使满意;B.frighten使
惊吓;C.disappoint使 失 望;D.amaze使 惊 讶.根 据
“eveninhissituationofbeinghomeless,hewasso
cheerful”可知,作者知道即使在中年人无家可归的情
况下他 还 是 那 么 快 乐 之 后,感 觉 到 非 常 惊 讶 (aG
mazed).故答案为 D.]
4.C [考查动词辨析.A.talk谈论;B.advise建议;C.
remind提醒;D.warn警告.根据空所在的句子可知,
这个中年男人的乐观提醒(remind)作者自己是很幸
运的.故答案为C.]
5.A [考查名词辨析.A.worry担 心;B.surprise惊
讶;C.excitement激动、兴奋;D.tiredness疲劳.由上
文“Iwasfiredduetotheweakeconomy”表示作者被
解雇,以及下一句作者表示一整天都在思考如果抚养
家庭和付房租的事情,可以推断出她非常担心(worG
ry).故答案为 A.]
6.B [考查动词辨析.句意:我满脑子想的都是“我怎
么养家糊口,我怎么付房租?”A.miss想念;B.support
支持;C.trust相信;D.check检查.根据下文的“how
amIgoingtopayrent?”可知,作者得知自己被解雇以
后,心里想着怎样支撑(support)自己的家.故答案
为B.]
7.C [考查副词辨析.A.stil 仍然;B.once曾经;C.eG
ven甚 至;D.always总 是.根 据 空 前 的“ThatdayI
wasverysadandupsetonmywayhome”可知,被解
雇了之后作者非常沮丧,这里的even是程度的加深,
作者把平日经常做的事情都忘记了.故答案为C.]
8.A [考查形容词辨析.A.moved感动的;B.hurt受
伤的;C.lost迷失的;D.relaxed放松的.根据前文中
年男人的举动来看,作者因为中年男人的举动非常感
动(moved).故答案为 A.]
9.B [考查形容词辨析.A.terrible糟糕的;B.valuable
有价值的;C.hard困难的;D.strange奇怪的.根据空
所在的句子和前文内容可知,中年男人的话语和举动
给作者上了宝贵的(valuable)一课.故答案为B.]
10.D [考查名词辨析.A.cost花费;B.view 观点、风
景;C.stress压力;D.choice选择.whatever引导让
步状语从句,前后为转折关系,所选词应该与 material
相对应,表示无论物质上的东西从你身上夺走了什
么,没有 人 能 夺 走 你 快 乐 的 选 择 (choice).故 答 案
为 D.]
Section3
Ⅰ.1.latest 2.participant 3.senior 4.select
5.salesman 6.conference
Ⅱ.1.showup 2.atleast 3.infact 4.gohungry
5.atthebeginning 6.plentyof
Ⅲ.1-5 BCBAB 6-7 CA
Ⅳ.A.[语篇解读] 本文主要列举了鲍勃家的三个便
条,即妈妈和爸爸写给鲍勃的和鲍勃写给父母的.
1.A [细节理解题.由第二个便条可知,爸爸要鲍勃
洗车.]
2.C [细节理解题.由第二个便条倒数第二句可知,山
姆叔叔吉他弹得好.]
3.D [细节理解题.通读三个便条可知,鲍勃首先吃早
饭,然后洗车,接着去音乐俱乐部,最后和山姆叔叔一
起吃晚饭.故选 D项.]
4.C [推理判断题.由第一个便条中第三句可知,鲍勃
在家吃早饭.]
5.B [推理判断题.由前两个便条的时间可推断,鲍勃
的父母可能在早晨七点半离开了家.]
B.[语篇解读] 有个健康小组就公司职员如何度过午
餐休息时间的问题,做了一次调查.调查表明大部分公
司职员午餐休息时间几乎在工作中度过.故呼吁公司
应该关注员工健康,以避免员工生病请假,使公司遭受
损失.
6.B [细节理解题.根据首段首句可知,这次调查是关
于人们如何度过午餐时光.]
7.B [细节理解题.根据第一段中“Halfofthepeople
saidtheyatetheirlunchattheirdesks.”可知,在被调
查的2000人中,有一半(也就是1000人)在办公桌边
吃午餐.]
8.C [推理判断题.通读全文可知,很多公司没有给员
工足够的午餐休息时间,故几乎没有人可以在这一时
间段去健身房锻炼.]
9.C [细节理解题.根据第二段倒数第三句可知,假如
公司员工总是在午餐休息时间工作,他们就会生病,
然后请假.因此公司会损失钱.]
10.D [词义猜测题.根据前文介绍可知,目前现状是
很多公司几乎不给员工午餐休息时间,那么每次至少
锻炼30分钟,每周锻炼五次(Theyneedtimetodoat
least30minutesofexercise,fivetimesaweek.)对于
公司来说很难做到,故这是一个“挑战”.]
Ⅴ.1.who/that 2.a 3.their 4.how 5.discovered
6.caled 7.tired 8.waking 9.or 10.tostart
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