Unit 3 Lesson 3
一、
1.A good teacher suits his lessons ____________________ the age of his pupils.
2.We were stuck ________ traffic for over an hour.
3.More stress should be placed ______________________ the cultivation of creativity.
4.She and her family bicycle to work, _____ helps them keep fit.
5.There is no exact answer, _____ is often the case in science.
6.Although running _____(regular) can't make you live forever, it is more effective at lengthening life than walking, cycling or swimming.
7.He dropped behind other classmates this term, fully _____(addict) to computer games.
8.He shakes with _____(angry) on hearing his son is suffering from severe school bullying.
9.If you talk about the ___________________(relate) of one thing to another, you are talking about the ways in which they are connected.
10.Brown said he was by no means ________________(annoy); on the contrary, he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
二、
Do you know sand has been used to draw pictures since ancient times Today, sandpainting, an interesting art, will be introduced to you.
Sandpainting is an art of using the sand to make a fixed or unfixed painting. Maybe we all played fixed sandpainting as we were young. We first painted a simple picture, then we brushed glue (胶水) to the section, and at last we poured coloured sand onto the glue in order to make it fixed.
Unfixed sandpainting has a long cultural history around the world. People poured sand on a surface to make paintings or use some tools to draw pictures in the sand directly. They are often temporary (临时的). Different people draw sandpaintings to express different meanings: love of nature, admiration for God or love of beauty.
Nowadays, sandpainting becomes a performance art and its popularity has risen. On the stages, sandpainting performers make a series of images (图像) by drawing lines and figures in the sand with their fingers and hands. The series of images are used to tell a story.
Kseniya Simonova, who is from Ukraine, is one of the greatest sandpainting performers in the world. People call her "The Lady of the Sand".
Simonova said that she never dreamed she'd become a sand artist, and when she began practising, she nearly gave it up. But she persevered, caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night. You Are Always Nearby is one of the most famous performances of Simonova. It is a story about a young couple separated by a war in which the solider is tragically killed, but returns in spirit to watch over his wife and child. This performance makes all audience cry.
Art is everywhere and is not far away from common people. Art of painting is in our life, even in the sand.
1.Which of the following is necessary to make a fixed sandpainting
A.Glue. B.A printed picture. C.Coloured paper. D.Water.
2.What do we know about Simonova
A.She is the best painter in the world.
B.Being a sand artist is her biggest dream.
C.She once gave up performing for her family.
D.Her performances are popular with people.
3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A.How sandpainting is becoming popular. B.Why sandpainting is becoming popular.
C.How an image is created in the sand. D.What sandpainting tries to express.
4.The underlined word "persevered" can be replaced by "_________".
A.set off B.gave out C.held on D.ended up
三、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the past several decades, the number of private cars ①_____(go) up at a soaring speed, ②_____ (bring) varieties of problems to both human society and the environment. Take road safety for example, ③_____ average of 2,500 people die from vehicle accidents every year. Meanwhile, greenhouse gases ④_____ (emit) into air is the major cause of global warming and climate change. As ⑤_____ (individual), is there something that we can do
⑥_____ (obvious), it is never too late to take immediate action. It is strongly advised ⑦_____ (walk) or cycle for short journeys and to use public transport as much as possible. If we really have to use a car, sharing cars with others is cheaper and ⑧_____ (friendly) to the environment. You play an important role in improving the disturbing situation. If your street is filled ⑨_____ heavy traffic, many options are waiting for you, including writing to the papers, asking for a speed limit and going to the city government. ⑩_____ is expected, small personal changes will make a big difference to the whole world.
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:to
2.答案:in
解析:考查介词。句意:我们遇上堵车,堵了一个多小时。be stuck in困于;陷入,故填in。
3.答案:on/upon
4.答案:which
解析:句意为:她和她的家人骑车去上班,这有助于他们保持健康。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,并在从句中作主语,先行词为前面整个句子,故填which。
5.答案:as
解析:句意为:没有确切的答案,这在科学中非常常见。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,并在从句中作主语,根据语境,此处表示“正如……”,故使用as作关系代词指代前面提到的整个句子。
6.答案:regularly
解析:句意为:尽管经常跑步无法使你长生不老,但是它却比散步、骑行或游泳更能有效地延长寿命。设空处修饰动词running,应用副词,作状语。
7.答案:addicted
解析:句意为:这学期他的功课落后于其他同学,缘于他完全沉溺于电脑游戏。设空处和句子主语He为逻辑上的被动关系,故用过去分词作原因状语。be addicted to...意为“沉溺于……”。
8.答案:anger
解析:句意为:当听到他的儿子在学校遭受严重的校园暴力时,他气得发抖。介词with后接名词作宾语。
9.答案:relation
10.答案:annoyed
二、
答案:1-4.ADAC
解析:1.细节理解题。根据第二段第三句...we brushed glue to the section, and at last we poured coloured sand onto the glue in order to make it fixed.可知,在胶水上撒上彩色沙子构成图画,胶水起的是固定沙子的作用,故选A项。
2.推理判断题。根据第五段Kseniya Simonova, who is from Ukraine, is one of the greatest sandpainting performers in the world. People call her "The Lady of the Sand".和第六段中的 You Are Always Nearby is one of the most famous performances of Simonova.可知,西蒙诺娃的沙画表演非常受欢迎。故选D项。
3.主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句Nowadays, sandpainting becomes a performance art and its popularity has risen. 可知,沙画成了一门表演艺术,很受欢迎。下面讲具体的沙画制作和表现的主题。所以本段主要讲沙画是怎样变得受欢迎的,故选A项。
4.词义猜测题。此处讲述西蒙诺娃开始学习沙画的时候差点放弃,但她坚持了下来,白天做家务照顾孩子,晚上练习沙画。 persevered意为“坚持”,与C项同义,故选C项。
三、
答案:
① has gone ② bringing ③ an ④ emitted ⑤ individuals ⑥ Obviously ⑦ to walk ⑧ friendlier ⑨ with ⑩ As
解析:①根据句首的时间状语 In the past several decades 可知,句子谓语应用现在完成时。
②句子已有谓语动词go,且逗号前后无连词连接,由此判断此处应为非谓语动词形式。根据语境可知此处表示主动,应用现在分词作伴随状语。
③an average of+ n.为固定表达,意为“平均……”,其中average为名词。
④句中已有谓语动词is,设空处应为非谓语动词形式。gases和emit(排放)为逻辑上的被动关系,故用过去分词作后置定语。
⑤individual既可作形容词,意为“个人的”,也可作名词,意为“个人”。此处为名词,应用复数形式。
⑥此处为副词作评注性状语。
⑦此处It为形式主语,且由and后的不定式短语可知,此处应填动词不定式作真正的主语。
⑧设空处和cheaper为并列成分,故使用比较级形式。
⑨be filled with为固定搭配,意为“充满……”。
⑩设空处引导非限制性定语从句,指代后面的一整句话,且从句位于主句前面,故填As。
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