1、单元小测( 三).在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式1The Chinese government is still looking for all possible _(solve) to the problem of unemployment.2If you think other than _(logical), you will draw a wrong conclusion.3With the development of our national economy, all these problems _(solve)in an orderly manne
2、r in the near future.4By the time you receive this letter, I and my family _(leave) the little town.5Whenever opportunities arise that are worth _(explore), I think we ought to take advantage of them.6While he _(type) up the paper on the computer, the electricity was suddenly cut off.7When the firem
3、en arrived, they found heavy smokes_(arise) from the burning building.8The doctor, _whose help the child was saved, is very kind to her patients.9It was the first time that she _(deal) with such a problem alone, so she was very cautious.10_the years passed, the personal computer revolution took grea
4、t changes.阅读理解Although his 1yearold smartphone still works perfectly, Li Jijia already feels the need to replace it.“There are many better ones available now.Its time to upgrade(更新) my phone.”Lis impatience is shared by many.Shortly after the season when new products are released, many consumers fee
5、l the urge to upgrade their electronic equipment, even though the ones they have still work just fine.As consumers minds are occupied by Apples newly released products and debate whether the Google tablet is better than the new Amazon Kindle, it might be time to take a step back and ask: “Do we real
6、ly need the latest upgrades？”According to Donald Norman, an American author, “planned obsolescence (淘汰)” is the trick behind the upgrading culture of todays consumer electronics industry.Electronics producers strategically release new upgrades periodically, both for hardware and software, so that cu
7、stomers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.“This is an oldtime tricktheyre not inventing anything new， ” Norman said.“This is a wasteful system through which companiesmany of them producing personal electronicsrelease poorquality products simply because they know that, in six mon
8、ths or a year, theyll put out a new one.”But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Norman admitted， “We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.” In its most recent year, Apples profit margin was more than 21 per cent.At HewlettPackard, the worlds biggest
9、PC maker, it was only 7 per cent.Apples annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one years MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are slight.As to Li Jijia, the need for upgrading his smartphone comes mainly from friends and c
10、lassmates.When they are switching to the latest equipment, he worries about feeling left out.“Some games require better hardware to run, ”said Li.“If you dont join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”1Whats the authors attitude towards peoples desire for new products? ASupportive. B
11、Happy.CCritical. DUnclear.2Why is Apple Company interested in producing the latest version of its product? ATo provide customers with better service.BTo defeat other competitors like Hewlett Packard.CTo establish a favourable image of itself among its customers.DTo make huge profits out of its busin
12、ess.3How do the electronics companies successfully promote their latest products? AThey make full use of the “planned obsolescence” strategy.BThey make a fool of customers by recycling their old products.CThey control the customers way of thinking while shopping.DThey invent new products to attract
13、the youth like Li Jijia.4It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Li Jijia feels the need to replace his smartphone as a result of_Anew psychologyBpressure from friends and classmatesClifestyleDfriends expectation.完形填空When my father was still in his teens, his father usually took him to the c
14、hurch to pray (祈祷)My grandfather had a _1_ of keeping his change in his shirt pocket.As they _2_ in the church side by side one day, the _3_ fell out of his pocket and onto the floor.Obviously deep _4_ concentration, my grandfather didnt notice it at all._5_， a gentleman that was sitting nearby, as
15、well as my father, _6_ the incident.The man moved quickly and picked up the coins_7_ .Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing.Then he _8_ to another corner of the church.He pretended (假装) he hadnt done anything except praying.My father saw the mans _9_ and as soon as my gran
16、dfather _10_ praying, he couldnt _11_ telling my grandfather what had happened.My grandfather _12_ what had happened and stopped my father from telling him who _13_ the money.He then told my father the following._14_ the man had to steal in church, then it must be because he was very _15_ and could
17、not support his family.“We mustnt be so _16_ to judge a person, ” he added.They _17_ a grocery store (杂货店) My grandfather told my father to make sure that every month he would _18_ a bag of daily things needed by a _19_ and send it to that person without telling him whom it was from.I dont know how
18、_20_ went for that man from then on. Wouldnt this world be a better place to live in if we had that kind of kindness in our society?1A.hobby Bhabit Cdream Dsecret 2A.sang Bwalked Cexisted Dprayed3A.coins Bcards Ctickets Dbills 4A.in Bon Cby Dat 5A.Therefore BBesides CHowever DInstead6A.experienced B
19、noticed Cfound Dsearched7A.slowly Bbravely Chardly Dsecretly 8A.put up Bset off Cwent away Dran after9A.sighting Bbehaviour Cevidence Dchange10A.finished Bcontinued Csucceeded Dsupported 11A.keep Bimagine Chelp Dstop12A.cared Btalked Cheard Dworried 13A.brought Bborrowed Cearned Dtook 14A.Whether BA
20、lthough CIf DOnce 15A.angry Bbad Cmild Dpoor16A.quick Bfriendly Cimpolite Dclever17A.owned Breached Cpassed Dbought 18A.compare Bproduce Cexamine Dprepare19A.group Bshop Cchurch Dfamily20A.life Bluck Ctime Dwork .语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。This passage introduced the groups of chimps
21、to us, 1._ made us realize that the bone of a chimp family is as strong as that of a humans. Jane Goodalls efforts and her opinion on the 2._ (protect) of the chimps made her achieve a lot. Jane Goodall, who 3._ (intend) to work with animals in their own environment since her childhood, went to Afri
22、ca and devoted herself to 4._ (study) the behaviour of chimps. It was tough but she considered it as 5._ worthwhile career. Through her study, we learned much 6._(much) about chimps. She argued that the life of these animals should 7._ (respect)and they should be left in the wild and not used for en
23、tertainment. Besides, she was very 8._ (consider) of these animals. Now, she 9._(achieve) everything she wanted to do, which inspires those who want to cheer the 10._ (achievement) of women. 参考答案单元小测( 三).1.solutions 2.logically 3.will be solved 4.will have left5exploring 6.was typing 7.arising 8.wit
24、h 9.had dealt 10.As.【文章大意】 本文主要讲述电子产品特别是手机更新太快的原因就是生产商瞄准顾客心理，仅仅在产品上做些小变化以吸引顾客，而其最终目的是提高利润。1C 总结归纳题。通读全文可知作者对那些很快更换还可以使用的手机等电子产品的现象持批评态度。故选 C 项。2D 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第三段 “Apples annual upgrades of its products create sales of millions of units as owners of one years MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newe
25、st version, even when the changes are slight.”可知，苹果公司出售新产品是为了获得更多的利润。故选 D 项。3A 推理判断题。由文章第五段 “According to Donald Norman, an American author, planned obsolescence (淘汰 )is the trick behind the upgrading culture of todays consumer electronics industry.”可知，电子产品厂家是利用一些花招来吸引消费者，其实产品并没有多大的改观，故选 A 项。4B 推理判断
26、题。从文章的倒数第二段及最后一段 “Some games require better hardware to run, said Li.If you dont join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”可知，李担心自己赶不上朋友和同学的步伐。故选 B 项。.【文章大意】 文章讲述了作者的爷爷和爸爸在一个教堂的经历，从爷爷平常的做法看出作者的爷爷是个非常有爱心的乐于助人的人。1B “我”的祖父有在衬衫口袋放零钱的习惯，故选 B 项。hobby 爱好；habit 习惯；dream 梦想；secret 秘密。2D 根据上文“
27、his father usually took him to the church to pray (祈祷) ”可知选 D项。sing 唱歌；walk 步行；exist 存在；pray 祈祷。3A 根据下文“The man moved quickly and picked up the coins”可知，硬币从他的口袋掉出来，故选 A 项。4A deep in concentration 非常专注。故选 A 项。5C 然而，坐在旁边的一个绅士和 “我”爸爸注意到了这件事。此处表示转折关系，故选 C 项。6B 坐在旁边的一个绅士和 “我”爸爸注意到了这件事。故选 B 项。experience 经
28、历；notice 通知，注意到；find 发现；search 寻找。7D 根据“Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing.”可知，他悄悄地捡起这些硬币，故选 D 项。 slowly 慢地；bravely 勇敢地；hardly 几乎不；secretly秘密地。8C 然后他走开到教堂的另外一个角落，故选 C 项。put up 竖立，提供食宿；set off 出发，引发； go away 走开；run after 追赶。9B “我”爸爸注意到这个人的行为，故选 B 项。sighting 视野；behaviour
29、行为；evidence 证据；change 改变。10A “我”祖父一做完祈祷， “我”爸爸就禁不住告诉他发生的事情，故选 A 项。finish 完成；continue 继续； succeed 成功；support 支持。11C cant help doing sth 情不自禁地做某事。故选 C 项。12C 根据下文可知， “我” 祖父听到了这件事情，故选 C 项。13D “我”祖父阻止爸爸说出是谁拿了钱。故选 D 项。 bring 带来；borrow 借；earn 挣得； take 拿。14C 如果一个人不得不在教堂偷东西，那么一定是因为他很穷，不能养活家庭。if引导条件状语从句，故选 C
30、项。15D 根据下文“could not support his family.”可知他一定很穷，故选 D 项。angry 生气的；bad 坏的， ；mild 温和的； poor 穷的。16A 我们不能很快地判断一个人，故选 A 项。quick 快的；friendly 友好的；impolite 不礼貌的；clever 聪明的。17A 根据下文可知，他们拥有一个杂货店，故选 A 项。 own 拥有；reach 到达；pass 通过；buy 买。18D “我”祖父告诉“我 ”爸爸确保他每个月会准备一包一个家庭需要的日常用品。故选 D 项。compare 比较；produce 制作； examine 检查；prepare 准备。19D 根据下文“send it to that person without telling him whom it was from.”可知，是一个家庭所需要的，故选 D 项。20A “我”不知道那个人以后的生活会是什么样的，故选 A 项。life 生活；luck 幸运；time 时间； work 工作。.1. which 2. protection 3. had intended 4. studying 5. a 6. more7. be respected 8. considerate 9. has achieved 10.achievements
