1、1Unit 3 Amazing people 一、阅读理解。An apple a day keeps the doctor away is a popular saying in the United States. It may be a common saying, but it is not scientifically confirmed. However, a new study adds to evidence that suggests taking a small amount of aspirin can help keep the doctor away.Peter Elw
2、ood is with Cardiff Universitys School of Medicine in Britain. Forty years ago, he was involved in the first study to explore the effects of aspirin on the prevention of heart disease. Elwoods team examined 47 studies for evidence that aspirin helped cancer patients. They found theres fairly consist
3、ent evidence of a 15 to 20 percent reduction in death and a reduction in cancers spread, by low dose(剂量) aspirin. By low dose, he means 81 milligrams. The study followed cancer patients for five years. Elwood says the evidence is strong that aspirin delays death among cancer patients.Elwoods team ar
4、e excited to have this evidence from the study. Elwood adds that it is not a cure but a small sign of better things to come, what he calls a little hope and encouragement. If you asked me personally what I would do if doctors told me I had cancer, I would say I would have no hesitation in taking it.
5、 But I do not recommend it to people. I want them to have the evidence and make their own decisions.The only major risk is that aspirin can cause stomach bleeding. But Elwood says it usually does not cause death. He adds that the evidence points to big health benefits of taking a daily aspirin. So,
6、for some people, the pros might overweigh the cons.1. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1?A. Patients should eat apples.B. Apples are popular with Americans.C. Aspirin can be good for health.D. Doctors should use aspirin instead of apples.2. What does Elwood suggest people do?2A. The
7、 less aspirin, the better.B. Dont delay in taking aspirin.C. Taking aspirin is a better way to cure cancer.D. Make decisions in the best interest of their own.3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Aspirin is the best cure for cancer.B. Taking aspirin wont kill in the long
8、 run.C. Taking aspirin does more good than harm.D. The side effect of taking aspirin is strong.【语篇解读】文章介绍每天服用少量的阿司匹林对健康有好处，可以延缓癌症病人的死亡。2.D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子Elwood可知，Elwood 建议人们按照对自己有最大益 处的方式做决定。故选 D。3.C【解析】推理判断题。文章最后一段介绍服用阿司匹林会导致胃部出血，但是结合句子He adds that the evidence points to big health benefits of
9、 taking a daily aspirin.每天服用一点阿司匹林对健康有很大好处， 可知，下文的 the pros might overweigh the cons意为：服用阿司匹林的好处大于坏处，故选 C。二、单项选择。1. A society was set up to _ the endangered animals and plant life from dying out in this area.A. reserve B. preserve C. observe D. deserve【答案】B【解析】reserve 储存，储备；preserve 保护，保留；observe 观察
10、；deserve 应受，应得的，句意：成立了一个协会来保护濒临灭绝的动植物，以避免它们从这一地区消失灭绝。2.At times the balance in nature is _, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects. A. troubled B. confused C. disturbed 3D. puzzled【答案】C【解析】trouble 麻烦；confuse 困扰；disturb 打扰；puzzle 困惑。可以说 disturb the balance in nature打扰自然界的平衡，其它动词不可与之搭配。句
11、意：有时，自然界的平衡受到打扰，导致了许多可能的不可预见的影响。3.When _ a job, you should highlight your experience and skills.A. accounting for B. interviewing for C. applying for D. searching for【答案】C【解析】句意：求职时，你应该突出你的经验和技能。apply for“申请” ，符合句意。account for解释，说明；interview for 为面试；search for 搜索。4.Most drivers have realized the sig
12、nificance of traffic safety and strictly followed the traffic laws, marking the fact that our efforts have _.A. paid off B. showed off C. put offD. let off【答案】A5.Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _.A. put out B. go off C. go throughD. go out【答案】D【解析】go out 熄
13、灭。句意：没人注意到小偷溜进了房子里，因为当时灯刚好熄灭。6.A firm, dry handshake is generally regarded as an indication that someone is confident and _. A. in control B. in style C. in place D. in office【答案】A【解析】in control 控制；in style 有特色；in place 在适当位置；in office 在办公。句意：坚定干练的握手通常被看作这个人很自信、能掌控局面的象征。7.Once you have put your hand
14、 to an under-taking, you should _ persevere until you have finished it. 4A. observe B. reserve C. preserve D. persevere【答案】B8.You needn t have _ the speaker when he was speaking; there was enough time afterwards for you to ask questions. A. affected B. interrupted C. encouraged D. disturbed【答案】B【解析】
15、affected 影响；interrupted 打断；encouraged 鼓励；disturbed 打扰。句意：当他在说话的时候，你没有必要打断他，后面有足够的时候让你提问。9.It is clearly stated that these regulations _ everyone in the community, without exception.A. appeal to B. adapt to C. apply to D. attach to【答案】C【解析】appeal to 呼吁，上诉，要求，对有吸引力；adapt to 使自己适应于；apply to适用于，应用于；atta
16、ch to 依附，加入。句意：声明很清楚，这些规则适用于社区的每一个人，没有例外。10.We can ensure you regular supplies of these materials if you _pay for them in good time. A. pay off B. pay for C. pay back D. pay out【答案】B【解析】pay off 还清，得到回报；pay for 支付；pay back 偿还；pay out 付出。句意：如果你们能按时付款，我们可以保证定期向你们供应这些材料。11.She is still optimistic about
17、her life in spite of the hard life she has _ in the past three years.A. gone through B. looked through C. put through D. seen through【答案】A【解析】go through 经历；look through 快速浏览；put through 接通(电话)，实行，完成；see through 看透(某人)。句意：尽管在过去三年中经历了生活的艰辛，但她依然对生活保持乐观。512.The company has been _ of President Smith for
18、20 years and who will _ it after his retirement?A. in the control; take over B. in the control; take downC. in control; take over D. in control; take down【答案】A【解析】句意：公司被斯密斯总裁控制 20年了，退休后谁会接管呢？第一空填 in the control of是某物被人控制，in control of 是某人控制某物，第二空填 take over接管，take down记下，取下。13._ for his action on th
19、e playing field ,but he is also famous for the things that he does off the playingfield.A. Not he is only known B. Not only is he knownC. Only is he known not D. He is only not known【答案】B14.My father was so glad to meet his old friend again. You see, they _ with each other for nearly 30 years.A. los
20、t contact B. had lost contactC. had been out of contact D. has been out of contact【答案】C【解析】根据句中出现的时间状语 for nearly 30 years可知，要用完成时。又因失去联系这一动作延续到他们这次见面之前，所以要用过去完成时。由于 lose contact不能延续，故 C项正确。句意：我的父亲再次见到他的老朋友，是那么的高兴。你知道的，他们几乎有 30年没有联系了。15.The wife _ a big dinner when the husband was aware of their eig
21、hth wedding anniversary that day.A. was still preparing B. had hardly preparedC. did carefully prepare D. would eagerly prepare【答案】B【解析】 “hardly.when一就”句型中，主句中动词的时态用过去完成时。句6意：妻子刚准备好一顿丰盛的晚餐丈夫就意识到那天是他们结婚八周年纪念日。三、完形填空。An 18yearold student at Stanford University was struggling to pay his fees.Not knowin
22、g where to turn for money，he came up with a bright _1_.He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to _2_ money for their education.They_3_ out to the great pianist Ignacy JPaderewski.His manager_4_ a guaranteed fee of$2,000 for the piano recital(独奏会)A deal was_5_ and the boys began
23、to work to make the concert a _6_.The big day arrived.But _7_ ，they had not managed to sell enough tickets.The total _8_ was only $1,600.Disappointed，they went to Paderewski and explained their plight(困境)They gave him the entire $1,600，plus a _9_ for the balance$400.They promised to honor the check
24、at the _10_ possible.Paderewski tore up the check，_11_ the$1,600 and told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees.The boys were_12_ ，and thanked him heartedly.It was a small act of _13_.But it clearly marked out Paderewski _14_ a great human being._15_ should he help two people he di
25、d not even know? We all _16_ situations like these in our lives.And_17_ of us only think“If I help them，what will happen to me？”The truly _18_ people think， “If I dont help them，what will happen to them？”They dont do it _19_ something in return.They do it _20_ they feel its the right thing to do.1A.
26、time BtaskCidea Ddecision2A.receive BraiseCborrow Ddonate3A.reached BturnedCpointed Dcalled4A.increased BcoveredCconsidered Ddemanded5A.rejected BstruckCcanceled Dattracted76A.success BcareerCbackground Dperformance7A.uncertainly BunbelievablyCunfortunately Dundoubtedly8A.cost BbillCcollection Dallo
27、wance9A.benefit BprofitCcharge Dcheck10A.soonest BlatestClongest Dfarthest11A.took BcountedCdeposited Dreturned12A.pleased BsurprisedCfrightened Dinterested13A.devotion BkindnessCsympathy Dteamwork14A.like BforCas Dto15A.How BWhereCWhen DWhy16A.come across Bdeal withCadapt to Dthink of17A.both BfewC
28、none Dmost18A.able BrichCgreat Dfamous19A.taking BexpectingCoffering Dpreparing20A.because BthoughCbefore Dso【解题导语】两个大学生本想通过组织一场音乐会赚取学费，可是音乐会并不成功，但善良的受邀钢琴家的大方举动却给他们解了围。1C 根据设空后的 He and a friend decided to host a musical concert.可知，他和朋友决定举办一场音乐会以筹集学费，这是他的想法(idea)。故选 C项。82B 根据上文中的 Not knowing where to
29、 turn for money可知，由于学费不够，他和朋友决定举办音乐会来筹集学费。receive 意为“收到” ；raise 意为“筹集” ；borrow意为“借” ；donate 意为“捐献” 。故选 B项。3A reach out to 意为“表示对感兴趣；表示愿意提供援助” ；turn out 意为“证明是；结果是” ；point out 意为“指出” ；call out 意为“大声呼叫；呼喊” 。根据第二段可知，他们开音乐会要邀请著名的钢琴家，说明他们对这位钢琴家有兴趣。故选 A项。测训诊断：本题考生易误选 B项。考生易把 turn to“求助于”和 turn out to“证明是；
30、结果是”以及 reach out to“表示对感兴趣”混淆。4D 根据设空后的 a guaranteed fee可知，钢琴家的经纪人要求(demanded)他们付2,000美元的保证金。故选 D项。increase 意为“增加” ；cover 意为“覆盖；遮蔽；包括；报道” ；consider 意为“考虑；细想；认为” 。5B 根据设空后的 began to work可知，他们之间达成了协议。strike a deal 意为“达成协议” ；reject 意为“拒绝” ；cancel 意为“取消” ；attract 意为“吸引” 。故选B项。6A 他们达成了协议，并且为了音乐会的成功举办，他们开
31、始积极筹备。故选 A项。success意为“成功的事” ，career 意为“职业；事业” ；background 意为“背景；出身” ；performance意为“表演；演出；表现” 。7C 根据前文可知他们达成了协议，再根据设空后的 had not managed to sell enough tickets可知，他们并没有卖出足够的票，这对他们来说是不幸的。故选 C项。8C 根据设空后的$1,600 以及下文的$400 可知，此处指他们总的筹款为 1,600美元。cost意为“花费；成本；代价” ；bill 意为“账单” ；collection 意为“筹集的钱；收藏品” ；allowan
32、ce 意为“津贴；补贴” 。9D 根据下文的 They promised to honor the check at the _ possible.可知，因为他们并没有筹到足够的钱，所以又写了 400美元的支票作为欠款。故选 D项。10A 他们承诺尽快(soonest)承兑支票，故选 A项。11D 根据空前的 Paderewski tore up the check及空后的 told the two boys to keep the money they needed for the fees可知，钢琴家撕毁了支票，并且还把 1,600美元还给了(returned)他们让他们当做学费。故选 D
33、项。12B 根据上文可知，他们本来是承诺了要给钢琴家 2,000美元，但却没有筹够钱，而钢琴家又把钱还给了他们，因此，他们非常惊讶(surprised)而且非常感激。故选 B项。pleased意为“高兴的；快乐的；满意的” ；frightened 意为“害怕的” ；interested 意为“感兴趣的” 。13B 根据上文可知，钢琴家没有要保证金，而且把钱给了两个大学生充当学费，因9此这是一个善举。devotion 意为“献身；贡献” ；kindness 意为“善良” ；sympathy 意为“同情” ；teamwork 意为“团队合作” 。故选 B项。14C 钢琴家的善举使得他更显人的伟大之
34、处。mark.out as 意为“使看上去脱颖而出成为” ，符合语境。故选 C项。15D 根据下文可知，每个人都遇到过帮与不帮别人的问题，由此可推测，本句应是探讨帮助别人的原因。故选 D项。16A 根据下文 And _ of us only think“If I help them, what will happen to me？”可知，我们都曾遇到过类似的情况。come across 意为“偶遇；邂逅” ，符合语境。故选 A项。deal with 意为“处理；处置” ；adapt to 意为“适应” ；think of意为“想起；想到” 。17D 根据语境可知，此处应指我们大多数，故选 D项
35、。18C 根据上句可知，大多数人是在想帮助别人对自己的影响，而伟大的人却想如果不帮助别人对他人有什么影响。great 意为“伟大的” ，符合语境。故选 C项。19B 根据上文的“If I dont help them, what will happen to them？”可知，他们是在考虑别人，不求(expecting)回报。故选 B项。20A 根据最后一段可知，伟大的人不求回报地去帮助别人，他们之所以这么做，是因为他们感觉这是正确的事情。因此，设空处表原因，引导原因状语从句。故选 A项。四、七选五。Traditional Chinese CultureChinese culture is o
36、ver 5,000 years old._1_The spirit of the tea ceremonyXihu Longjing(West Lake Dragon Well)and Yunnan Puer have long been world famous._2_ The spirit of the Chinese tea ceremony captures the Chinese attitude towards life and spirituality.These are the things that people all over the world can benefit
37、from.A handful of good tea leaves with some boiling water and a set of lovely tea ware are the perfect way to spend a sunny afternoon and gain some insights into the wisdom of that ancient civilization._3_During the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization，many different flavors, styles, and cuisines(烹饪)
38、have developed，based on traditional philosophy and culture.This ancient food culture has had a direct impact on the countries such as Japan，Mongolia，South Korea，Thailand，and Singapore.It has benefited 10billions of people around the world through innovations such as Chinese vegetarian culture，tea cu
39、lture，vinegar，pasta，medicinal diets，ceramic tableware，and the use of soybeans in the diet.ConfucianismConfucianism emphasizes peacefulness and harmony between heaven and humanity.through pursuing the “Tao”，which is the harmonization between nature and mankind.It advocates harmony and moderation，incl
40、uding the harmony between individuals，as well as the harmony between a man and his inner self.Confucianism has flourished during the last 2,500 years of Chinas 5,000year history._4_ This school of thought has had the most profound and long lasting influence in Chinas history.Seventyfour Nobel Prize
41、winners and many other highly respected scholars have stated that for the benefit of mankinds livelihood and development into the next century，these teachings should be promoted and adopted worldwide._5_AChinese cuisineBTraditional Chinese cultureCIt has been the mainstay of that ancient civilizatio
42、n.DThey are pretty popular due to their superior color and flavor.EThe following three items of traditional Chinese culture have had a worldwide impact.FThis wonderfully rich food culture has also had an impact on Europe，America and Oceania.GThis would provide long lasting benefits for man，helping t
43、o ensure a peaceful and happy life.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了中国特色传统文化。【难句分析】Seventyfour Nobel Prize winners and many other highly respected scholars have stated that for the benefit of mankinds livelihood and development into the next century，these teachings should be promoted and adopted worldwide.分析：本句是一个复合句。t
44、hat 引导宾语从句，在从句中不作句子成分。译文：74 个诺贝尔奖获得者和许多其他德高望重的学者都表示过，为了下个世纪人类生存与发展的利益，这些教义应该在全世界被推广和应用。1E 承接上文“Chinese culture is over 5 ,000 years old”并与下文介绍的三个传统文化的代表呼应，此处起承上启下的作用，导入本文所要介绍的主题：中国富有特11色的传统文化。所以选 E项。2D 承接上文“Xihu Longjing(West Lake Dragon Well)and Yunnan Puer have long been world famous”，空处解释了茶文化流行的原
45、因，所以选 D项。3A 空处是本段的小标题，由下文的“During the 5, 000 years of Chinese civilization, many different flavors, styles, and cuisines(烹饪)have developed，based on traditional philosophy and culture”可推知，本段主要讲的是中国的烹饪文化，所以选 A项。4C 根据上文的“Confucianism has flourished during the last 2, 500 years of Chinas 5,000year history”可推知，空处讲的是儒家思想在中国的重要地位，故选C项。5G 根据上文的“Seventyfour Nobel Prize winners and many other highly respected scholars have stated that for the benefit of mankinds livelihood and development into the next century”可知，儒家思想会给人类带来福祉，所以选 G项。
