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Module 3 单元加餐练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
O. Henry, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the pen name of William Sydney Porter. His father, Algernon Sydney Porter, was a physician. When William was three years old, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt. William was a good reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm. After that, he moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk. After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married.
In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist (专栏作家). In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial (财务的) dealings. While in prison, William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret. His first work, Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking (1899), appeared in McClure's Magazine. After serving three years of the five years' sentence, he changed his name to O. Henry, hoping to forget his bitter past.
O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, and also published the stories in other magazines. His first collection, Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. Many other works quickly followed, such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room. O. Henry's best known work is The Ransom of Red Chief. His stories always have surprising endings. He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.
O. Henry's last years were shadowed by drinking, ill health, and financial problems. In 1907, he experienced a failed marriage. In 1910, O. Henry died after an illness.
1．What's the passage mainly about
A．A brief introduction to O. Henry.
B．O. Henry's career and marriage.
C．How O. Henry became a well known writer.
D．O. Henry's best known works.
2．It can be inferred from the passage that O. Henry ________.
A．didn't like to study during his childhood
B．had little parental love as s child
C．was very interested in medicine and farming
D．took up only one job after he moved to Houston
3．O. Henry spent some time in prison because ________.
A．he got involved in some problems connected with money
B．he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist
C．his weekly The Rolling Stone failed
D．he couldn't earn enough money to support his daughter
4．Which is the right time order for the following events in O. Henry's life
①He moved to New York City.
②He joined The Houston Post.
③Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking came out.
④The Furnished Room came out.
⑤Cabbages and Kings appeared.
A．①②③④⑤ B．②①③⑤④
C．③②①④⑤ D．②③①⑤④
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Sophia Collins and Emy Jacobo have been best friends since kindergarten. “I play with Emy outside a lot，” Sophia says. “We like to read and do art together.” __1__ They wrote a book and used it to raise money for St.Jude Children's Research Hospital.
It started when Sophia and Emy had free time in their first grade class. They decided to create a book for Sophia's younger brother, Sam, and Emy's younger sisters, Kielyn and Lia. “We made the book to help them read，” Emy says.
Whenever they had extra time, Sophia and Emy worked on their book, called Smile Everybody! It's about “all the reasons to smile, no matter who you are，” the girls state on the back cover. __2__ “I drew the people and Sophia drew the animals，” Emy says.
After finishing Smile Everybody! both girls read it to their siblings (兄弟姐妹) who liked it. __3__ Sophia wanted to sell the book. Her mom asked her what she'd do with the money. So the girls talked it over. “We decided to sell the book to raise money for St.Jude Children's Research Hospital，” Emy says. __4__ The girls had learned about it when a fund raising trike a thon (骑脚踏车活动) was held at their school.
After Sophia's mom had the book printed, the girls sold more than 60 copies of Smile Everybody! to family and friends and sent D|S315 to St.Jude. __5__ Emy says, “We like to help the kids feel better.”
A．St. Jude helps very sick children.
B．But then their project grew bigger.
C．Later, Sam, Kielyn and Lia also became friends.
D．The girls like to work together to help others, too.
E．They took turns taking the book home on weekends.
F．However, the girls had different opinions about their book.
G．The two friends feel happy that their project helped bring smiles to hospital patients.
Ⅲ.完形填空
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It __1__ the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit __2__ a magical world called Wonderland. She had many __3__ which seem to change the rules of reasoning or __4__ sense. The __5__ of the book comes from its __6__， interesting stories, and art work.
Charles later wrote the story down __7__ the name of Alice's Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George __8__ that he make a book from his __9__. Charles then wrote more parts to the story __10__ it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was a(n) __11__ success.
One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a __12__ of all of Charles' works. She was __13__ to find that they included many works on __14__. __15__， Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on __16__ that appeared in his books and poems.
__17__ the story was first printed, it has __18__ selling up to the present day. It has been __19__ into over fifty languages and has had several movies __20__ on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
1．A.tells B．speaks
C．talks D．says
2．A.coming B．entering
C．going D．running
3．A.experiments B．expressions
C．hardships D．experiences
4．A.ordinary B．normal
C．common D．regular
5．A.popularity B．preparation
C．opportunity D．opposition
6．A.expression B．impression
C．imagination D．improvement
7．A.in B．under
C．for D．at
8．A.suggested B．said
C．lied D．pointed
9．A.novel B．story
C．film D．puzzle
10．A.unless B．when
C．while D．until
11．A.slow B．low
C．immediate D．informal
12．A.correction B．collection
C．competition D．connection
13．A.surprised B．disappointed
C．upset D．angry
14．A.history B．politics
C．geography D．math
15．A.In order B．In fact
C．In place D．In conclusion
16．A.addressing B．discussing
C．reasoning D．greeting
17．A.Since B．After
C．When D．Before
18．A.let B．found
C．left D．kept
19．A.translated B．made
C．spelled D．written
20．A.put B．taken
C．based D．relied
Ⅳ.语法填空
Good morning, everyone，
I am Li Hua from Xingjian Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let's Ride Bicycles”．
As 1.__________ (know) to us all, 2.__________ the improvement of people's living standards, cars 3.__________ (become) a popular means of transport, 4.__________ (bring) great convenience to our life. 5.__________ ,_they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.
How can we solve the problems then As far as I 6.__________ (concern), the bicycle is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don't need any petrol and they are energy saving. For 7.__________ ,_bicycles are 8.__________ (environment) friendly because they won't give off waste gas. What's more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.
9．__________ ,_let's take the 10.__________ (responsible) to build up a low carbon city by riding e on and join us!
Thank you!
Ⅴ.短文改错
Li Xiang didn't do well in English. His score in each English exams never added up to over 60. His parents always nagged (唠叨) about this, that made him very tired. He even had the thought of leave home. His partner, Xiao Mei, was concerning about him very much. She understood him and entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talk with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with her. The items helped Li Xiang find the way study English well. He got greatly power from his friend's words and now he has recovered from being upset and fallen in the love with English.PAGE
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Module 3 单元加餐练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
O. Henry, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the pen name of William Sydney Porter. His father, Algernon Sydney Porter, was a physician. When William was three years old, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt. William was a good reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm. After that, he moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk. After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married.
In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist (专栏作家). In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial (财务的) dealings. While in prison, William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret. His first work, Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking (1899), appeared in McClure's Magazine. After serving three years of the five years' sentence, he changed his name to O. Henry, hoping to forget his bitter past.
O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, and also published the stories in other magazines. His first collection, Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. Many other works quickly followed, such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room. O. Henry's best known work is The Ransom of Red Chief. His stories always have surprising endings. He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.
O. Henry's last years were shadowed by drinking, ill health, and financial problems. In 1907, he experienced a failed marriage. In 1910, O. Henry died after an illness.
语篇解读：本文对欧·亨利的生平作了简单的介绍。
1．What's the passage mainly about
A．A brief introduction to O. Henry.
B．O. Henry's career and marriage.
C．How O. Henry became a well known writer.
D．O. Henry's best known works.
解析：选A 主旨大意题。本文介绍了欧·亨利从出生到早期奋斗，到中年时期取得的成就，再到他悲惨的晚年的经历，因此是对他生平的简要介绍。
2．It can be inferred from the passage that O. Henry ________.
A．didn't like to study during his childhood
B．had little parental love as s child
C．was very interested in medicine and farming
D．took up only one job after he moved to Houston
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，欧·亨利三岁时母亲就去世了，是祖母和姑母把他抚养大的，由此可推断，他的童年缺少父母的爱，故答案为B项。
3．O. Henry spent some time in prison because ________.
A．he got involved in some problems connected with money
B．he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist
C．his weekly The Rolling Stone failed
D．he couldn't earn enough money to support his daughter
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial (财务的) dealings.”可知欧·亨利是因为经济问题招来的牢狱之灾。
4．Which is the right time order for the following events in O. Henry's life
①He moved to New York City.
②He joined The Houston Post.
③Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking came out.
④The Furnished Room came out.
⑤Cabbages and Kings appeared.
A．①②③④⑤ B．②①③⑤④
C．③②①④⑤ D．②③①⑤④
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，这几件事发生的时间分别为：①1902年，②1884～1897年间，③1899年，④1904年以后，⑤1904年。故答案为D项。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Sophia Collins and Emy Jacobo have been best friends since kindergarten. “I play with Emy outside a lot，” Sophia says. “We like to read and do art together.” __1__ They wrote a book and used it to raise money for St.Jude Children's Research Hospital.
It started when Sophia and Emy had free time in their first grade class. They decided to create a book for Sophia's younger brother, Sam, and Emy's younger sisters, Kielyn and Lia. “We made the book to help them read，” Emy says.
Whenever they had extra time, Sophia and Emy worked on their book, called Smile Everybody! It's about “all the reasons to smile, no matter who you are，” the girls state on the back cover. __2__ “I drew the people and Sophia drew the animals，” Emy says.
After finishing Smile Everybody! both girls read it to their siblings (兄弟姐妹) who liked it. __3__ Sophia wanted to sell the book. Her mom asked her what she'd do with the money. So the girls talked it over. “We decided to sell the book to raise money for St.Jude Children's Research Hospital，” Emy says. __4__ The girls had learned about it when a fund raising trike a thon (骑脚踏车活动) was held at their school.
After Sophia's mom had the book printed, the girls sold more than 60 copies of Smile Everybody! to family and friends and sent D|S315 to St.Jude. __5__ Emy says, “We like to help the kids feel better.”
A．St. Jude helps very sick children.
B．But then their project grew bigger.
C．Later, Sam, Kielyn and Lia also became friends.
D．The girls like to work together to help others, too.
E．They took turns taking the book home on weekends.
F．However, the girls had different opinions about their book.
G．The two friends feel happy that their project helped bring smiles to hospital patients.
答案：1～5 DEBAG
Ⅲ.完形填空
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved children's books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It __1__ the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit __2__ a magical world called Wonderland. She had many __3__ which seem to change the rules of reasoning or __4__ sense. The __5__ of the book comes from its __6__， interesting stories, and art work.
Charles later wrote the story down __7__ the name of Alice's Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George __8__ that he make a book from his __9__. Charles then wrote more parts to the story __10__ it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The book was a(n) __11__ success.
One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a __12__ of all of Charles' works. She was __13__ to find that they included many works on __14__. __15__， Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on __16__ that appeared in his books and poems.
__17__ the story was first printed, it has __18__ selling up to the present day. It has been __19__ into over fifty languages and has had several movies __20__ on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.
语篇解读：本文主要对《爱丽丝梦游仙境》一书作了简要介绍。
1．A.tells B．speaks
C．talks D．says
解析：选A tell the story of“讲述……的故事”。
2．A.coming B．entering
C．going D．running
解析：选B 结合上文可知此处指进入一个神奇的世界。enter＝come/go/run into。
3．A.experiments B．expressions
C．hardships D．experiences
解析：选D 此处指“她有很多的经历”。experiment“实验”；expression“表情”；hardship“困苦”；experience“经历”。
4．A.ordinary B．normal
C．common D．regular
解析：选C common sense“常识”；ordinary“普通的”；normal“正常的”；regular“定期的，有规律的”。
5．A.popularity B．preparation
C．opportunity D．opposition
解析：选A 句意：这本书的流行源于它丰富的想象，以及一些有趣的故事和艺术作品。popularity“流行”；preparation“准备”；opportunity“机会”；opposition“反对，反抗”。
6．A.expression B．impression
C．imagination D．improvement
解析：选C 根据上下文或常识可知，这本书中充满了想象。expression“表情”；impression“印象”；imagination“想象”；improvement“改善，提高”。
7．A.in B．under
C．for D．at
解析：选B under the name of“名叫，以……的名字”。另外根据本段的“It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.”也可知。
8．A.suggested B．said
C．lied D．pointed
解析：选A 根据从句中谓语动词make可知选A。suggest表示“建议”时，其后的宾语从句中的谓语要用“(should) do”的形式。其他三个选项没有此用法。
9．A.novel B．story
C．film D．puzzle
解析：选B 根据上下文可知，此处指把这个故事写成一本书。
10．A.unless B．when
C．while D．until
解析：选D 句意：查尔斯又给这个故事添加了一些内容，直到它有了大约35 000个词。until“直到”；unless“除非”；when“当……时”；while“当……时，尽管”。
11．A.slow B．low
C．immediate D．informal
解析：选C 根据上下文可知，这本书迅速获得成功。故选C。
12．A.correction B．collection
C．competition D．connection
解析：选B 句意：她马上要求得到查尔斯的作品集。collection“选集，合集”；correction“正确”；competition“竞争”；connection“联系”。
13．A.surprised B．disappointed
C．upset D．angry
解析：选A 根据上下文或常识可以推断出，当一个读者看到一本文学作品中有数学知识时应感到吃惊。
14．A.history B．politics
C．geography D．math
解析：选D 根据下一句“Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician.”可知此处选D。
15．A.In order B．In fact
C．In place D．In conclusion
解析：选B 句意：事实上，查尔斯是一位受人尊敬的数学家。
16．A.addressing B．discussing
C．reasoning D．greeting
解析：选C reason“推理，评理”。句意：这一点能在他的书和诗中的关于推理的谜语和游戏中看到。
17．A.Since B．After
C．When D．Before
解析：选A 根据主句中谓语的时态可知，此处表示“自从这本书第一次出版以来”。
18．A.let B．found
C．left D．kept
解析：选D 直到今天依然在销售。keep doing“一直做……”。
19．A.translated B．made
C．spelled D．written
解析：选A 句意：这本书被翻译成了五十多种语言。
20．A.put B．taken
C．based D．relied
解析：选C put on“穿上，上演”；take on“雇用，呈现”；be based on“根据”；rely on“依靠”。此处表示“根据这个故事也拍了几部电影”。
Ⅳ.语法填空
Good morning, everyone，
I am Li Hua from Xingjian Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let's Ride Bicycles”．
As 1.is_known (know) to us all, 2.with the improvement of people's living standards, cars 3.have_become (become) a popular means of transport, 4.bringing (bring) great convenience to our life. 5.However,_they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.
How can we solve the problems then As far as I 6.am_concerned (concern), the bicycle is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don't need any petrol and they are energy saving. For 7.another,_bicycles are 8.environmentally (environment) friendly because they won't give off waste gas. What's more, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our health.
9．Therefore/Thus,_let's take the 10.responsibility (responsible) to build up a low carbon city by riding e on and join us!
Thank you!
Ⅴ.短文改错
Li Xiang didn't do well in English. His score in each English exams never added up to over 60. His parents always nagged (唠叨) about this, that made him very tired. He even had the thought of leave home. His partner, Xiao Mei, was concerning about him very much. She understood him and entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talk with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with her. The items helped Li Xiang find the way study English well. He got greatly power from his friend's words and now he has recovered from being upset and fallen in the love with English.
答案：第二句：exams→exam
第三句：that→which
第四句：leave→leaving
第五句：concerning→concerned
第六句：and→but
第七句：talk→talked; her→him
第八句：study前加to
第九句：greatly→great; 去掉the
