1、Unit 3 Life in the future learning about language 课时作业.完形填空When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing _1_ with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad _2_ on what people are curious about.Curiosity is _3_ silly
2、or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are _4_ of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are _5_ to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or _6_ they have come home so early or late. To be interested in these things is _7_ because they are
3、not important at all. It is none of their _8_ to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is _9_ not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it _10_ to small talk which often brings _11_， shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings.On the other _12_， there is a n
4、oble curiosity the curiosity of the wise, who _13_ at all the great things and try to find out all they _14_ about them. Columbus could _15_ have found America if he had not been _16_. James Watt would not have made the steam engine _17_ his curiosity about the raising of the kettle lid (水壶盖). All t
5、he great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made _18_ a result of curiosity. _19_ the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have _20_ or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.1.A.good BwrongCright Dspecial2A.works BputsCtakes Ddepends3A.always BsometimesCseld
6、om Dneither4A.full BfondCproud Dlack5A.angry BworriedCpleased Danxious6A.how BwhenCwhy Dwhere7A.silly BnecessaryCpossible Dfunny8A.work BhomeworkCduty Dbusiness9A.nothing BanythingCsomething Deverything10A.refers BleadsCcauses Dresults11A.pride BharmCnervousness Dselfishness12A.face BsideCway Dhand1
7、3A.expect BlikeCwonder Ddoubt14A.need BdareCmust Dcan15A.never BeverCprobably Dfinally16A.famous BcarefulCcurious Dhard17A.for BwithoutCin Dfrom18A.before BasCafter Dduring19A.So BAndCBut DOr20A.much BlittleCsome Dfew.阅读理解AMany people have tried to simplify (简化) the spelling of English words. Unlike
8、 other languages, English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways. For example, there is “light” but “white”， “loan”but“phone” ，and there are at least seven different ways of pronouncing “ough”： “though”， “through”， “bough”， “cough”， “enough”， “ought” and “thorough”The American Presi
9、dent Theodore Roosevelt almost succeeded in simplifying English spelling. In 1906, Andrew Carnegie started the Simplified Spelling Board. He was one of the richest men in the United States of America. The boards plan was to make the spelling of words nearer to the way they sound. For example, the wo
10、rd “though” would be spelt “tho” and “through” would become “thru”. Other people on the board were Melvil Dewey, the head of the New York libraries, and Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University. They explained their idea to President Roosevelt, who thought that it was indeed logical. He imm
11、ediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.But people didnt like the change, even if it made life easier. So the new simpler spelling was not popular. More importantly, when the American politicians (政客) discussed the plan, they did not like it either.
12、 Because Roosevelt did not want to have any problems with the politicians, he changed his mind and told the printer to go back to the old way of spelling.Since then no one in any government has dared to simplify English spelling. However, people do simplify some words, mainly in advertisements. For
13、example, we often see “tonite” instead of “tonight” and “thru” instead of “through”1Many people have tried to simplify English spelling because _.AEnglish words are too long to rememberBthere are many mistakes in English wordsClots of words are spelt in many different waysDsometimes the same sounds
14、have different spellings2What was Theodore Roosevelts attitude towards simplified spelling?AWorried. BSupportive.CUncertain. DDoubtful.3According to the passage, simplified spelling _.Awas welcomed by the US politiciansBchanged the way the words soundChas been used widely for over a centuryDwas firs
15、t used in US government letters4Roosevelts plan to simplify English spelling _.Afailed in the endBproved quite successfulCwon wide supportDinfluenced English greatlyBThe banana is popular all over the world.Its three colours tell you how ripe (熟的) it is.Green means go and find another banana.Yellow
16、means eat me.Brown means eat me but you dont need to use your teeth to break it up. A banana is neat to eat. When you bite into it, you dont have to worry about the juice.And its a silent food you can eat it without driving your neighbours crazy with noisy sounds like eating apples or carrots. Final
17、ly, its easy to cut you dont have to use a knife.Youre never too young or too old to eat bananas. Babies eat mashed (捣碎的) bananas before their teeth come through. Greatgreatgrandparents eat mashed bananas after their teeth come out.The banana is ready for cooking.You can fry it，bake it or mash it.At
18、 lunchtime，you can make a banana sandwich，or eat a bag of dried banana.You can add a banana to your ice cream for dessert and call it a banana boat.Here in the US，we get most of our bananas from Ecuador and Costa Rica，although the fruit was reportedly born in Asia.Bananas are a kind of healthy fruit
19、 which con tain lots of vitamins A and CScience studies show that eating bananas can make people feel happy，but doctors advise us to eat them after meals.The price of bananas hasnt changed much over recent years its still about 65 cents a pound.5When a banana turns brown，it means that _.Ait has gone
20、 badBit is much softerCit has less sugarDit is bad for teeth6What make bananas so popular among people?aThey are easy to eat.bThey hardly contain any juice.cThey are grown all year around.dThey can help people calm down.eThey can be eaten without any noise.Aa，c，d Bb，c ，eCa， b，e Db，c，d7From the passa
21、ge，we can learn that bananas _.Aare good for teeth growthBcan be served as good mealsCcan not be mixed with ice creamDare not accepted by most old people8If you feel sad after getting up，youd better eat some _.Avitamins A and CBapples and carrotsCbananas immediatelyDbananas after breakfast答案.完形填空语篇解
22、读：每个人都有一颗好奇的心，那么好奇是好事 还 是坏事呢？本文就这一问题展开了论述。1选 B 结合后面的 Whether it is good or bad 可知，好奇本身没有什么错。2选 D 好奇是好还是坏取决于人们所好奇的事情。 depend on “依靠，取决于” 。3选 B 根据后面讲述的内容可知，好奇有时候是愚蠢或错误的。4选 A 结合 with nothing to do 可知，有些无所事事的人就对他们的邻居做什么充满了好奇。5选 D 由 curiosity 一词可知，他们急切地想知道邻居家吃什么或喝什么。6选 C 他们好奇邻居为什么回来得这么早或晚。7选 A 与该段首句 “Cur
23、iosity is _3_ silly or wrong.” 可知， 对这些事情好奇是很愚蠢的。8选 D 因为他们好奇的事情不重要，也与他 们无关。 It is none of sb.s business “与某人无关” 。9选 C 这样的好奇是不仅愚蠢而且有害的东西。 something 在此表示“某种东西” 。10选 B 这样的好奇会导致一些小的争吵。 lead to “导致，造成 ”。 refer to “提及，参考” ； result 和 in 搭配表示 “导致” 。11选 B 根据后面 shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt thei
24、r feelings 的提示可知，此处应选 harm 与之对应。12选 D 前面讲述了好奇不好的方面，此 处讲好奇好的方面，故用 on the other hand “在另一方面” 。13选 C 由前面的 the curiosity of the wise 可知，他们想知道所有好的东西。14选 D 并且他们尽一切努力弄清楚它们。15选 A 如果哥伦布不好奇的话，他就永 远不能发现美国大 陆。 never “永远不” 。16选 C 该段主要讲述好奇的好处，故答案为 C 项。17选 B 没有好奇，瓦特就制造不出蒸汽发动机。18选 B 在人类历史上所有伟大的发现和发明都是好奇的 结果。 as a r
25、esult of “是的结果” ，为固定搭配。19选 A 此处是根据前面内容得出的结论，故用 so。20选 B 与后面的 nothing 相一致，故 选 little。阅读理解语篇解读：一直以来，有很多人致力于 简化英语拼写。美国总统西奥多 罗斯福和钢铁大王安德鲁卡内基就曾一起进行 过拼写改革。1选 D 根据第一段“Unlike other languages, English sometimes spells the same sounds in very different ways.”可知，人们试图简化英语拼写是因为 英语单词有时候同样的发音会有不同的拼写。2选 B 根据第二段“They
26、 explained their idea to President Roosevelt, who thought that it was indeed logical. He immediately .”可知，罗斯福对简化英语拼写持支持态度。3选 D 根据第二段的“He immediately asked the government printer to use simplified spelling in all government letters.”可知， 简化拼写首先是在美国政府信函中使用的。4选 A 根据第三段的“he changed his mind and told the
27、printer to go back to the old way of spelling.”可知，罗斯福的拼写改革计划最终失败了。语篇解读：香蕉是一种保健水果，你可以炸着吃、烤着吃、捣成泥吃、而且香蕉皮很容易剥，吃它的时候不会溅出汁水，不会 发出声音。5选 B 细节理解题。根据第一段第五句可知，香蕉变成棕色后不用咀嚼就可以下咽，即棕色的香蕉很软。6选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，吃香蕉不会溅出汁水，不会发出声音，并且香蕉皮很容易剥，故选 C 项。7选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“The banana is ready for cooking.”以及后面的举例介绍可知，香蕉可以入菜。8选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段倒数第二句可知，科学研究表明吃香蕉可以使人高兴，但是医生建议饭后吃。因此，如果早上起床后你感到不高兴，最好的做法是在早饭后吃些香蕉。
