1、第 1 页 共 3 页Unit 3 Back to the past word power 课时练习I. 根据英文解释写单词：（每题 1 分，共 5 分）1. group of countries or states under a single ruler or ruling power 1. _2. disorder; mistaking of one person or thing for another 2. _3. power to produce an effect; action of natural forces 3. _4. poems collectively or in
2、general 4. _5. cause the downfall or defeat of (sb./ sth.); put an end to 5. _II. 根据首字母提示或中文提示补全单词：（每题 2 分，共 20 分）1. The official name of China is the Peoples R_ of China.2. There has been some c_ of names.3. There was also serious f_ during 1916 on the Italian and on the Russian fronts.4. Guo Xiaoc
3、huan is my favorite p_.5. The book had a great i_ on his life.6. Mother and child were _(重新团聚) after years of separation.7. This is the physical process of rock _ (形成).8.The climbers tried to find a new _ (路线) to the top of the mountain.9. Are there any _ (相似之处) between Geothe and Byron?10. Mary mus
4、t go home now, and Peter _(也同样).III. 填空题：（每题 2 分，共 40 分） Three hundred years ago, the Russian Czar Peter the Great built a new capital St. Petersburg. Many palaces were built during his lifetime. The palaces were large and beautiful, and they often looked (1) l_ something out of a fairy tale.St. Pet
5、ersburg has also been the (2) p_ of many important events in history. In 1941, the Germans tried to destroy the city. It was (3) u_ attack for 900 days, but the people of the city never (4)g_ in. The Germans burned many of the palaces as they left. St. Petersburg was almost in (5) r_. Fires were bur
6、ning everywhere. Buildings were destroyed, and paintings and statues (6) l_ in pieces on the ground. Restoring the city and cultural relics seemed impossible, but the people of this great city would not give up, “We will not (7) s_ our history and culture destroyed, and we will do everything we can
7、to (8) r_ our city.”When the Nazis had gone, the people of St. Petersburg (9) b_ rebuilding the city. Pieces of palaces that had been hidden (10) b_ the Nazis came could now be (11) u_to rebuild the city and its culture. It was not easy. Painters and workers had to be very (12) c_ when they were try
8、ing to bring the city back to (13) l_. It was difficult to rescue the palaces and buildings (14) w_destroying their old beauty. With the (15) h_ of old paintings and photographs, the people of St. Petersburg were (16) a_ to bring back the beauty of their culture and history. Now after years of (17)
9、h_ work, parts of statues have been put back (18) t_ and missing pieces have been replaced. Old paintings, including a portrait of Peter the Great which was (19) f_ in the snow outside St. Petersburg, have been carefully recreated, and the old palaces have been made as wonderful as in the (20) p_.IV
10、. 阅读理解：（共 18 分）Do you ever wonder where television words came from? Many TV terms come from the combination of two words. Even the word television is made up of two words. These words are Greek and Latin words 第 2 页 共 3 页meaning “far” and “to see”.One kind of television program is a soap opera. The
11、first soap operas were stories on the radio. These stories are serials. They are continuous and can go on for many years. Soap companies first advertised their products during these shows on TV. The soap companies knew lots of wives and mothers watched these shows. And in fact, for some of the progr
12、ams all of the commercials during the shows were for different kinds of soap. People then started calling these shows “soap operas”.Serious TV programs are called dramas. Funny ones are called comedies. Some programs are both funny and serious. This kind of show is called a “dramedy”, the combinatio
13、n of “drama” and “comedy”. In a similar way, sitcom (情景喜剧 ) is the combination of “situation” and “comedy”.Infomercials (商业信息片) are another kind of interesting program on TV. An infomercial is a very long commercial. One can last three or four hours. The word infomercial is the combination of “infor
14、mation” and “commercial”. Infomercials began in the 1980s. Now you can watch hours and hours of infomercials for all kinds of products, especially on cable television. Just be careful you dont turn into a couch potato!1. What is the main idea of this reading?A. Famous television programs B. Meanings
15、 of television wordsC. What people watch on television D. How TV changed the meaning of words2. Why were some programs called serials?A. They tried to sell soap. B. They continued for a long time.C. They were on the radio. D. They came from operas.3. What is an infomercial?A. A show that is funny an
16、d serious B. A show with lots of commercialsC. A long commercial D. A program from the 1980s4. Which program would probably NOT include a funny story?A. A sitcom B. An infomercial C. A dramedy D. A comedy5. Why did soap companies choose to advertise during soap operas?A. The stories were continuous.
17、 B. The company liked the show.C. Their customers watched them. D. Commercials were not expensive.6. What does the underlined words “couch potato” mean?A. 老泡在电视机前的人 B. 去亲戚家看完电视后睡沙发的人C. 无力购买电视机的人 D. 卖掉土豆挣了钱去买电视机的人V. 书面表达：（共 17 分）目前，越来越多的家 长送孩子出国学习，且呈低 龄 化趋势，但部分教育工作者和家长并不赞成这一做法。某英文报社就折椅 问题做了调查，并开辟了 专栏
18、讨论 。请你根据所给提示，用英语写一篇短文，向该报社投稿。调查结果 赞成者 30 反对者 63理由接受良好的教育；学好外语将来赚更多的钱。花钱太多，是在国内学习的 10 倍多；孩子小，在陌生的环境中容易学坏。_第 3 页 共 3 页_参考答案I. 1. empire 2. confusion 3. influence 4. poetry 5. overthrowII. 1. Republic 2. confusion 3. fighting 4. poet 5. influence 6. reunited 7. formation 8. route 9. similarities 10. li
19、kewiseIII. 1. like 2. place 3. under 4. gave 5. ruins 6. lay 7. see 8. rescue9. began 10. before 11. used 12. careful 13. life 14. without 15. help 16. able 17. hard 18. together 19. found 20. pastIV. BBCBC A V. One possible version:Sending children abroadNow more and more parents are sending their
20、children overseas for further study, some of whom are even at middle school age. 37 % of the people investigated agree with these parents. They think that children ca receive better so that they can earn a lot in the future. But over 63 % of the people, especially some educators and parents, are not
21、 in favor of this, for they think studying abroad costs over ten times as much as in China. Besides, children are too young to take care of themselves. Whats worse, they might get into some bad habits in a strange place.In my opinion, measures should be taken by the government to set up more different kinds of colleges to meet the needs of the people.
