1、1Unit 3 A taste of English humour李仕才*阅读理解。What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed at the entrance? Or the soft background music?But have you ever notice the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no. But while a shops scent may not be outstan
2、ding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smel
3、l may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers intension to purchase increased by 80 percent.When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs, scent is just as important to a
4、 brands success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.Now the rise of electronic commerce (e-commerce)has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while e-shops can use sights and sounds,
5、only bricks-and-mortar shops(实体店)can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination. And scent is just one way to achieve this.Now, a famous store uses complex man-made
6、smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the stores windows to smell books, pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent
7、.1. According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success 2of some brand store?A.Friendly assistant.B.Unique scents.C.Soft background musicD.Attractive window display.2. E-shops are mentioned in the passage to _ .A. show the advantages of brick-and-mortar storesB. urge shop
8、assistants to change their attitudeC. push stores to use sights and soundsD. introduce the rise of e-commerce3. Which statement would the writer agree with?A.Put different shop on the products on display.B.Ask every shop assistant to wear light perfume.C.Place fragrant flowers in the shopD.Expose so
9、me coffee bean to air inside a coffee shop.4. The main purpose of the passage is to _ .A. compare and evaluateB. examine and assessC. inform and explainD. argue and discuss【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了采用香味提高销售量的理念。文章讲述了香味对于传统实体店的影响。各大品牌店都加强了味觉对顾客消费欲求的刺激，并根据商品不同调节香味。1. B【解析】 细节理解题。根据第二段But while a shops scent
10、 may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.可知，一些商店的成功中，独特的香味起着重要的作用。故选 B。33. D【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的句子A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through
11、the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air.可知，作者认为气味在商店的成功方面起着重要的作用，所以他 认为咖啡店应该将咖啡豆暴露于空气中。故选 D。4. C【解析】主旨大意题。这篇文章主要是告诉读者香味对购物心理的影响，所以重在介绍和解释香味对 于实体店的影响。故选 C。*语法填空。Tyler Thompson is _1_ unlikely star in th
12、e world of Peking opera. The 15yearold from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the US and China with his ability _2_ (sing) pitchperfect Mandarin (普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,_3_ is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he _4_ (pick
13、) up the music as a kindergartener. “As soon as he opens _5_ (he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him， ” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.”Tyler has learned to sing sever
14、al wellknown pieces of Peking opera, a centuriesold form of musical theater _6_ (know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs (锣) and cymbals (钹), wideranging voices and highly stylized _7_ (move). Tyler got _8_ (stand) cheers when he performed _9_ Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judg
15、e who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic BaoQing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and its very passionate， ” said Tyler. “Its made me _10_ (want) to know more about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个擅长表演京
16、剧的外国青少年的故事。41an 考查冠词。star 是可数名词，且第一次在文章中出现，故用不定冠词修饰，表泛指；形容词 unlikely的读音以元音音素开头，故用 an。2to sing 考查非谓语动词。ability to do sth. “做某事的能力” ，为固定搭配，故用不定式作后置定语。3who 考查定语从句的引导词。所填关系词引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词The teen，且关系词在从句中作主语，故填关系代词 who。4picked 考查动词的时态。since 意为“自从” ，引导状语从句，从句常用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时。5his 考查代词。根据语境 mouth和主语 he可
17、知，此处应用形容词性物主代词 his修饰名词 mouth，在句子中作定语。6known 考查非谓语动词。know 和句子谓语之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词，且know和其逻辑主语 Peking opera是动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。7movements 考查词性转换。根据 and可知，此处与名词 voices呼应，应用所给词的名词的复数形式，即 movements。8standing 考查形容词。由空后的名词 cheers可知，此处应用形容词修饰名词，standing意为“站着进行的” ，表示 Tyler得到了(观众的)起立欢呼。9as 考查介词。此处 as意为“作为” ，后跟名词、代词
18、或动名词，与 performed呼应，表示扮演的角色，符合语境。10want 考查非谓语动词。make sb. do sth. “让某人做某事” ，应用不带 to的不定式作宾语补足语，故填 want。*完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。I worried about my personal image and how I could be remembered during my boyhood.In the fifth grade，there seemed to be only one _1_ to be cool.In
19、the sixth grade，suddenly，there were two choices：be cool，or be invisible._2_ ，one day，when a teacher had us fill out a questionnaire with _3_ questions，I found the _4_ option.Assuming(假定)the teacher would read our answers privately，I felt it was _5_ to share my privacy.To my _6_ ，she collected and re
20、distributed(重新分发)them to us.We were asked to _7_ the name and our three favorite answers to the whole class.My answers went to the meanest boy in class.The first question was“Whats your favorite movie？” My answer was Beauty 5and the Beast.A laugh erupted and my cheeks _8_.The next was“Where would yo
21、u like to travel？” My answer was _9_ special “Wherever a book takes me.”The _10_ this time had an explosive quality.I could _11_ remember what happened next；all that I had in mind was the laughter.But something amazing happened.A(n) _12_ came， “Guys，cut it out.”The room went _13_ .Its Michelle Sieve
22、r，a popular and cool girl.Then she _14_ ， “Why are you laughing? What is the point of _15_ if we just laugh at others？”I cant remember the teacher or other kids names，but I remember Michelles.When she _16_ for me that day，she _17_ me we actually have three choices if we want to be remembered.Be cool
23、，and you might be remembered _18_.Stay invisible，and you wont be remembered at all.But if you stand up _19_ someone when he or she _20_ you most，then you will be remembered as their hero for the rest of their life.1A.tool BchoiceCchance Dpurpose2A.However BIn additionCTherefore DIn fact3A.personal B
24、funnyCvarious Dstrange4A.wrong BformerCthird Dlatter5A.terrible BsafeCnervous Dinteresting6A.surprise BanxietyCdelight Dexpectation7A.repeat BrememberCcompare Dread8A.ached BpaledCchanged Dburned9A.even BstillCnever Dalways10A.laughter BquestionCair Dclass611A.nearly BexactlyChardly Dsurely12A.reque
25、st BmessageCorder Dvoice13A.crazy BsilentCangry Dempty14A.announced BsmiledCadded Dstopped15A.talking BchattingCarguing Dsharing16A.talked about Bcalmed downCleft behind Dspoke up17A.reminded BpromisedCshowed Dpersuaded18A.for a while BfinallyCagain and again Dhopefully19A.before BwithCfor Dby20A.mi
26、sses BneedsCvalues Dloves【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在老师组织的全班问卷调查活动中， “我”的回答引起全班同学哄堂大笑，这时一个女生站起来帮助“我”走出困境。同时， “我”明白了一个道理：在别人需要你的时候站出来会被别人永远记住。【核心词汇】image n印象，形象 invisible adj.无形的，看不见的 fill out填写 cut out 阻挡，删除，住口1B 根据空后一句中的“In the sixth grade, suddenly, there were two choices”可知，此处表示，在五年级，似乎只有唯一的选择(choice)来让别人记住自
27、己装酷。2A 根据下文内容可知，老师让同学们填调查问卷这件事使“我”改变了原先的看法，故前后为转折关系，所以选 A。3A 根据下文中的“share my privacy”可推知，此处表示老师要求回答的是我们的私人(personal)问题。所以选 A。4C 根据上文内容可知，到六年级， “我”突然认为被别人记住有两个选择，但是通过老师让同学们填调查问卷这件事， “我”发现了第三种选择。所以选 C。75B 根据上文内容可知，假如老师私下阅读我们的回答， “我”就感觉分享的隐私是安全的(safe)。所以选 B。6A 根据上下文可知，老师没有私下阅读我们的回答而是重新分发，让同学之间互读，这种做法让“
28、我”感到吃惊。所以选 A。7D 参见上题解析。8D 根据空前的“A laugh erupted”及常识可知， “我”对第一个问题的回答引起了同学们的大笑，由此可知， “我”当时面颊发烫(burned)。选项 D符合语境。9B 根据下文中的“this time had an explosive quality”可知， “我”对第二个问题的回答仍然(still)是特别的，因此这一次笑声(laughter)更加强烈。still“仍然，还是” ，符合语境。10A 参见上题解析。11C 根据空后的“all that I had in mind was the laughter”可知，此处指“我”几乎不能
29、(hardly)记得后面发生了什么，所以选 C。12D 根据下文中的“Guys, cut it out”可知，Michelle Siever 的声音(voice)传来，所以选 D。13B 根据上下文可知，这个声音使整个房间安静(silent)了下来。14C 根据空后的两个问句可知，Michelle Siever 继续在说，即补充道(added)。15D 根据全文的内容，尤其是老师要求我们填调查问卷然后交换并在全班朗读这一活动过程可知，这是同学们之间的一次交流分享(share)活动。所以选 D。16D 根据上文内容可知， “我”对两个问题的回答引起全班的大笑，这时 Michelle Siever
30、的话使全班安静下来，据此可推断她在替“我”辩护。所以选 D。 speak up(for sb./sth.)“(尤指为)说好话，辩护” 。17C 她替“我”辩护这件事向“我”展示(showed)了如果想要被人们记住，我们有三种选择。所以选 C。18A 通过这件事， “我”知道装酷只能被别人记住一时(for a while)。所以选 A。19C 根据上文内容可知， “我”之所以能够摆脱困境是因为 Michelle Siever为“我”辩护。所以“我”总结出想要被别人记住的第三种选择是：当人们需要(needs)你时，你站出来为(for)他们说话，这样你就会被他们当做英雄一样被铭记一生。所以选 C。2
31、0B 参见上题解析。*短文改错。As the saying goes, chance favored the prepared mind. I learned this from one of my experience.I was not chosen as member of the volleyball team of our school. Because of 8this, I decided to give up play volleyball. Luckily, my best friend stopped me but pointed out that it was my la
32、ziness and poor preparation which led to my failure. After that, I practiced playing volleyball on every day. When another chance of trying out arrived, I was full prepared and tried my best. As a result, I was selected and became an important player on our school team.From this, I am firmly convinc
33、ing that we are able to seize a chance as long as I get well prepared.答案：As the saying goes, chance the prepared mind. I learned this from favored favorsone of my .experience experiencesI was not chosen as member of the volleyball team of our school. aBecause of this, I decided to give up volleyball
34、. Luckily, my best play playingfriend stopped me pointed out that it was my laziness and poor but andpreparation led to my failure. After that, I practiced playing which thatvolleyball every day. When another chance of trying out arrived, I was prepared and tried my best. As a result, I was selected
35、 and became an full fullyimportant player on our school team.From this, I am firmly that we are able to seize a chance as convincing convincedlong as get well prepared.I we难项分析：第五处：butand 考查连词。本句中， “stopped”和“pointed out”共同作句子的谓语，为并列关系，故改 but为 and。第六处：whichthat 考查强调句型。本句中宾语从句为强调句，被强调的部分是my laziness and poor preparation；强调句型的结构为 It is/was . that/who .，故改 which为 that。第九处：convincingconvinced 考查形容词。convinced 表示人“信服的” ；convincing表示事物“令人信服的” 。此处构成“Sb. be firmly convinced that 从句”句型，意为“某人坚信” ，故改 convincing为 convinced。9*
