UNIT 3
阅读 (2024·浙江高考1月) 体裁:记叙文 主题语境:社会发展与进步 难度:★★★☆☆
When was the last time you used a telephone box I mean to make an actual phone call—not to shelter from the rain. Ages ago, right The last time I used a phone box for its intended purpose was ... 2006. I was conducting auditions (试演) for my play in my tiny old shared house in London. Hoping to impress some talented actors to come and work for me for nothing, I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more “young professional”.
As I rushed outdoors to empty the wastepaper baskets, the door swung shut behind me. Suddenly I was locked outside. My mobile phone was inside, but luckily there was a telephone box across the street. So, I called Directory Assistance, got put through to our landlady’s managing agent, and had a spare key sent to me with just enough time to get back in before the actors arrived.
As it has been many years since I last used one, I should hardly be surprised that there are no longer any public telephones near my house. The last one standing has just been turned into a “mini community library”: any passer-by can “borrow” a book from its shelves, and return it later, or replace it with another title from their own collection.
For a few months after the “library” opened, I didn’t bother taking a look, as I had assumed that it would be stuffed full of cheesy love stories. Then I noticed folk conducting spring cleans dropping boxes of voluminous books on various subjects there. And these books were free. This unbeatable price point encouraged me to experiment with dozens of titles that I would never normally consider buying. And I’ve discovered some great books!
If I ever get trapped outside my house again, my local telephone box will, sadly, no longer be able to connect me with my keys. But it can certainly keep me entertained while I wait for my wife to rescue me.
1.What does the word “it” underlined in the first paragraph refer to
A. The play. B. The shared house.
C. The sofa. D. The telephone box.
2.Why did the author use the telephone box in 2006
A. To place an urgent call. B. To put up a notice.
C. To shelter from the rain. D. To hold an audition.
3.What do we know about the “mini community library”
A. It provides phone service for free. B. Anyone can contribute to its collection.
C. It is popular among young readers. D. Books must be returned within a month.
4.Why did the author start to use the “library”
A. He wanted to borrow some love stories. B. He was encouraged by a close neighbour.
C. He found there were excellent free books. D. He thought it was an ideal place for reading.
限时练
阅读
作者回忆了自己最后一次使用电话亭的经历,并发现家附近的最后一个电话亭被改造成了“迷你社区图书馆”,这为社区提供了新的价值。
1.B 代词指代题。根据第一段中的“I was conducting auditions (试演) for my play in my tiny old shared house in London.”和“I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more ‘young professional.’”可推断出,作者是在合租房里安排试演,为了给-些有天赋的演员留下深刻印象而将合租房布置了一番,故选B项。
2.A 推理判断题。根据题干信息将答案定位在第一、二段。第二段提到作者被锁在了门外,但是幸运的是“there was a telephone box across the street”,因此作者打电话拿到了备用钥匙,才得以及时赶回家。由此可推断出,在2006年作者使用电话亭是为了拨打紧急电话,故选A项。
3.B 细节理解题。根据题干中的“mini community library”将答案锁定在第三段。由该段中的“a ‘mini community library’: any passer-by can ... or replace it with another title from their own collection”可知,任何路过的人都能用自己的另一本藏书来替换其中的一本书,也就是说任何人都可以为这个图书馆的藏书做出贡献,故选B项。A项“它提供免费电话服务”;C项“它在年轻读者中受欢迎”;D项“一个月之内必须归还图书”。
4.C 细节理解题。根据第四段可知,作者一开始认为这个“图书馆”里都是一些庸俗的爱情故事书,但后来却注意到那里有各种主题的大部头书,而且这些书都是免费的。这个无与伦比的价格点鼓励作者尝试许多自己通常不会考虑购买的书,并且发现了一些很棒的书。由此可知,作者因为发现那里有免费的好书,才转变之前的想法,开始使用这个“图书馆”。故选C项。
积
重点词 ①cheesy adj.劣质的,廉价的,蹩脚的 ②voluminous adj.浩繁的,长篇的,大部头的 ③entertain v.使有兴趣,娱乐
熟词生义 ①throw (Para.1) 常用义:v.投,掷 文章义:n.(沙发等的)套,罩 ②experiment (Para.4)熟义:n.实验,试验 生义:v.试,尝试 She experimented with different kinds of weaving.她尝试不同类型的织法。
语块 ①shelter from躲避(风雨或危险) ②swing shut转动关上 ③put ... through to ...给……接通(电话) ④price point n.价格点 ⑤dozens of很多,许多(共11张PPT)
阅读 (2024·浙江高考1月) 体裁：记叙文 主题语境：社会发展与进步 难度：★★★☆☆
When was the last time you used a telephone box I mean to make an actual phone call—not to shelter from the rain. Ages ago, right The last time I used a phone box for its intended purpose was ... 2006. I was conducting auditions (试演) for my play in my tiny old shared house in London. Hoping to impress some talented actors to come and work for me for nothing, I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more “young professional”.
As I rushed outdoors to empty the wastepaper baskets, the door swung shut behind me. Suddenly I was locked outside. My mobile phone was inside, but luckily there was a telephone box across the street. So, I called Directory Assistance, got put through to our landlady’s managing agent, and had a spare key sent to me with just enough time to get back in before the actors arrived.
As it has been many years since I last used one, I should hardly be surprised that there are no longer any public telephones near my house.
The last one standing has just been turned into a “mini community library”: any passer-by can “borrow” a book from its shelves, and return it later, or replace it with another title from their own collection.
For a few months after the “library” opened, I didn’t bother taking a look, as I had assumed that it would be stuffed full of cheesy love stories. Then I noticed folk conducting spring cleans dropping boxes of voluminous books on various subjects there. And these books were free. This unbeatable price point encouraged me to experiment with dozens of titles that I would never normally consider buying. And I’ve discovered some great books!
If I ever get trapped outside my house again, my local telephone box will, sadly, no longer be able to connect me with my keys. But it can certainly keep me entertained while I wait for my wife to rescue me.
作者回忆了自己最后一次使用电话亭的经历，并发现家附近的最后一个电话亭被改造成了“迷你社区图书馆”，这为社区提供了新的价
值。
1.What does the word “it” underlined in the first paragraph refer to
A. The play. B. The shared house.
C. The sofa. D. The telephone box.
代词指代题。根据第一段中的“I was conducting auditions (试演) for my play in my tiny old shared house in London.”和“I spread some throws over the sofas and lit candles to make it seem a bit more ‘young professional.’”可推断出，作者是在合租房里安排试演，为了给-些有天赋的演员留下深刻印象而将合租房布置了一番，故选B项。
答案与解析
2.Why did the author use the telephone box in 2006
A. To place an urgent call. B. To put up a notice.
C. To shelter from the rain. D. To hold an audition.
推理判断题。根据题干信息将答案定位在第一、二段。第二段提到作者被锁在了门外，但是幸运的是“there was a telephone box across the street”，因此作者打电话拿到了备用钥匙，才得以及时赶回家。由此可推断出，在2006年作者使用电话亭是为了拨打紧急电话，故选A项。
答案与解析
3.What do we know about the “mini community library”
A. It provides phone service for free.
B. Anyone can contribute to its collection.
C. It is popular among young readers.
D. Books must be returned within a month.
细节理解题。根据题干中的“mini community library”将答案锁定在第三段。由该段中的“a ‘mini community library’: any passer-by can ... or replace it with another title from their own collection”可知，任何路过的人都能用自己的另一本藏书来替换其中的一本书，也就是说任何人都可以为这个图书馆的藏书做出贡献，故选B项。A项“它提供免费电话服务”；C项“它在年轻读者中受欢迎”；D项“一个月之内必须归还图书”。
答案与解析
4.Why did the author start to use the “library”
A. He wanted to borrow some love stories.
B. He was encouraged by a close neighbour.
C. He found there were excellent free books.
D. He thought it was an ideal place for reading.
细节理解题。根据第四段可知，作者一开始认为这个“图书馆”里都是一些庸俗的爱情故事书，但后来却注意到那里有各种主题的大部头书，而且这些书都是免费的。这个无与伦比的价格点鼓励作者尝试许多自己通常不会考虑购买的书，并且发现了一些很棒的书。由此可知，作者因为发现那里有免费的好书，才转变之前的想法，开始使用这个“图书馆”。故选C项。
答案与解析
积累
重点词 ①cheesy adj.劣质的，廉价的，蹩脚的 ②voluminous adj.浩繁的，长篇的，大部头的 ③entertain v.使有兴趣，娱乐
熟词 生义 ①throw (Para.1) 常用义：v.投，掷 文章义：n.(沙发等的)套，罩
②experiment (Para.4)熟义：n.实验，试验 生义：v.试，尝试
She experimented with different kinds of weaving.她尝试不同类型的织法。
语块 ①shelter from躲避(风雨或危险) ②swing shut转动关上
③put ... through to ...给……接通(电话) ④price point n.价格点 ⑤dozens of很多，许多
