Unit 3 Computers
.单项填空
1．Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional________.
A．consequence
B．independenceC．competence
D．intelligence
解析 考查名词词义的辨析。consequence结果；后果；independence 独立； competence 能力；intelligence智力。句意：教师必须不断的更新自己知识以便于保持他们在职业上的能力。
答案 C
2．The traffic problem we are looking forward to seeing________should have attracted the local government's attention.
A．solving
B．solved
C．to solve
D．solve
解析 答案 B
3．Many people believe that poverty is only a problem in rural areas.________，it is also a problem in some urban areas.
A．As a result
B．Furthermore
C．In the end
D．As a matter of fact
解析
答案 D
4．What he has said is reasonable________.
A．in the way
B．on the way
C．by the way
D．in a way
解析 答案 D
5．China has shown increasingly positive________of economic performance，but the country's economic recovery is still uncertain，Prime Minister Wen said.
A．traces
B．signals
C．marks
D．signs
解析 答案 D
6．I haven't seen Ann for ________ long that I've forgotten what she looks like.
A．such
B．very
C．so
D．too
解析
答案 C
7．We managed to buy the house________a little help of Dave's parents.
A．on
B．under
C．for
D．with
解析 表示“在某人的帮助下”要用with the help of sb，不用介词under。
答案 D
8．It was a difficult situation，and we all wonder________she dealt with it effectively.
A．what
B．how
C．whether
D．why
解析 deal with要与how连用，表示“如何对付”。
答案 B
9．—Why didn't you ask the teacher for advice?
—She had left the office________I had time to do it.
A．before
B．as
C．after
D．till
解析 考查before作连词的用法。before表示“在……之前”，此处指“我还没来得及问，她就离开了办公室”。
答案 A
10．The manager entered the office and was happy to learn that fourfifths of the tickets________.
A．was booked
B．had been booked
C．were booked
D．have been booked
解析 句中的动词enter是一般过去时，根据句意，book应发生在enter之前，要用过去完成时，主语是tickets，要用被动语态。
答案 B
11．All the employees except the manager________to work online at home.
A．encourages
B．encourage
C．is encouraged
D．are encouraged
解析 句中有介词短语except the manager，谓语动词和前面的主语All the employees一致，用复数；根据句意，employees和encourage是被动关系，表示“被鼓励”，而且是一般现在时态，表示一般的动作，所以用一般现在时的被动语态。
答案 D
12．English is considered as a(n)________language，and it is no surprise that there are so many people in the world learning English.
A．universal
B．logical
C．artificial
D．regular
解析 考查形容词辨析。句意：英语被认为是世界通用语言，所以有如此多的人学习英语就不足为奇了。universal普遍的，通用的。logical合情理的，合逻辑的；artificial人造的；regular规则的，常规的。
答案 A
13．He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his________was seen at its best when he worked with others.
A．advantage
B．appearanceC．qualification
D．character
解析 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他证明了自己是一个真正的绅士，他的人格魅力在与他人合作时表现得最佳。advantage优点，长处；appearance外表，外貌；qualification资格；character品质，性格。
答案 D
14．It's wellknown that the European economic situation will get worse________.
A．not if dealt carefully with
B．if not carefully dealt with
C．if dealt not carefully with
D．not if carefully dealt with
解析 考查省略。该状语从句的完整形式是：if it is not carefully dealt with。
答案 B
15．________time goes by，Mother's hair has turned grey and the wrinkles on her face deeper.
A．As
B．With
C．While
D．Because
解析 考查连词。As time goes by意为“随着时间的流逝”。若用with，要将goes改为going。
答案 A
.完形填空
Preparing for Tomorrow
Sixthgrade schoolteacher Ms.Shelton believed in readiness.Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighthgrade on the__1__.They quickly protested that the words were not on their__2__and they couldn't learn them.
Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these__3__.She said that she would teach them something that should be given.Ms.Shelton__4__by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to__5__，maybe even be president someday，and she wanted to prepare them for that day.
Ms.Shelton spoke those words many years ago.__6__did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them__7__.She believed that if they were well prepared，they could__8__high goals.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said，“People only see what they are__9__to see.”If that's true，then it is also__10__that they only become what they are prepared to become.And many things in life is just about getting ready.
“I want to be doing something more__11__with my life than what I am doing now，”a young man once said to me.He__12__what he was doing was just not that important.Other people have said things to me such as，“I only__13__I had a meaningful relationship.I'd really like to get a better job，but I just don't see__14__.”
You fill in the blanks.What is it you would like to__15__that isn't happening？Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet__16__.Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you__17__.
Think of today as another chance to__18__yourself for that exciting future you are looking for.Today is not wasted. If you desire more from__19__，then you can use today as training.For you will experience only what you are prepared to__20__.Something wonderful can happen.And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow.
1．A.desk
B．wall
C．chalkboard
D．door
解析 结合前面的“Sixthgrade schoolteacher Ms.Shelton”和“began writing words”可知老师在教室里，应该是在黑板(chalkboard)上写字。
答案 C
2．A.duty
B．desk
C．mind
D．level
解析 由前面的“Sixthgrade schoolteacher”及“writing words of eighthgrade”可知这些词超出了他们的水平。故选D项。
答案 D
3．A.words
B．grammars
C．pronunciations
D．sentences
解析 根据第一段中的“writing words of eighthgrade”可知此处表示老师认为学生们能够并且将学会这些单词。
答案 A
4．A.started
B．ended
C．warned
D．reminded
解析 结合上下文可知此处是老师总结性的话，即老师最后说……故选end。
答案 B
5．A.greatness
B．wealth
C．honor
D．failure
解析 从后面的“maybe even be president someday”可知此处指将来某一天这个班中的某一个学生会成为伟大的人物(greatness)。wealth财富；honor荣誉；failure失败，均不符合语境。
答案 A
6．A.Seldom
B．Little
C．Hardly
D．Totally
解析 从后面的“did she know that someday one of her students—Jesse Jackson—would take them”可知当时这个老师并没有意识到自己的话对学生的影响，其中有一个学生杰克逊很认真地对待了她说的话。seldom很少，不常，表示否定意义，指频率，可以排除；little不多，稍微；hardly几乎不；totally全部地；只有little符合语境。
答案 B
7．A.nervously
B．eagerly
C．seriously
D．simply
解析 take sth seriously认真地对待某事，是固定搭配。
答案 C
8．A.keep
B．have
C．set
D．achieve
解析 根据前面的“She believed that if they were well prepared”可知她认为学生们只要做好准备，就一定会实现(achieve)他们的目标。keep保持；have拥有；set使处于。
答案 D
9．A.prepared
B．forced
C．attracted
D．tempted
解析 根据后一句中的“they only become what they are prepared to become”可知答案为A项。
答案 A
10．A.proper
B．exact
C．legal
D．true
解析 根据前面的“If that's true，then it is also”以及空格后面的“that they only become what they are prepared to become.”可知，此处指他们仅会成为准备成为的那样的人，这一点也是真实的(true)。proper恰当的；exact精确的；legal合法的，均不符合语境。
答案 D
11．A.difficult
B．significant
C．pleasant
D．interesting
解析 根据后面的“He__12__what he was doing was just not that important.”可知此处表示他想做一些比现在所做的更加有意义的事情，所以选B项。
答案 B
12．A.boasted
B．behaved
C．felt
D．looked
解析 他认为自己现在从事的事情不重要。feel认为，符合语境。
答案 C
13．A.wish
B．expect
C．hope
D．imagine
解析 前面的“want to”和后面的“I'd really like to”都是说明一些人的愿望。从这个空后面的had可知此处是一种虚拟的形式，所以不用hope，应用wish。
答案 A
14．A.what
B．when
C．why
D．how
解析 根据前面的“I'd really like to get a better job”可知此人想获得一份好的工作，但是不知道怎样获得。
答案 D
15．A.survive
B．happen
C．gain
D．win
解析 由后面的“that isn't happening”可知B正确。survive幸存；gain获得；win赢得，均不符合语境。
答案 B
16．A.adventurous
B．active
C．ready
D．intelligent
解析 由后句“Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready...”可知C项正确。adventurous冒险的；active积极的；intelligent聪明的。
答案 C
17．A.concern
B．arrange
C．adore
D．desire
解析 由下一段的“If you desire more from__19__”可知选D项。
答案 D
18．A.prepare
B．enjoy
C．imagine
D．conduct
解析 根据文章题目“Preparing for Tomorrow”及文章主旨可知此处选prepare。
答案 A
19．A.history
B．nature
C．life
D．marriage
解析 由第五段第一句“...with my life...”可知选C项。
答案 C
20．A.suffer
B．experience
C．struggle
D．work
解析 由此句句意“因为你只能经历你准备经历的。”可知B项正确。
答案 B
Ⅲ.阅读理解
He met her at a party.She was so outstanding，with many boys around her，while he was so normal，with nobody paying attention to him.
At the end of the party，he invited her to have coffee with him.She was surprised，but due to being polite，she agreed.
They sat in a nice coffee shop.He was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking，“Please let me go home.”
Suddenly he asked the waiter，“Would you please give me some salt？I'd like to put it in my coffee.”
Everybody stared at him—so strange！His face turned red，but，still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him curiously，“Why do you have this hobby？”
He replied，“When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea I liked playing in the sea，and I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee.Now every time I have the salty coffee；I always think of my childhood.I miss my hometown so much.I miss my parents who are still living there.”
While saying that tears filled his eyes.She was deeply touched.That's his true feeling，from the bottom of his heart.A man who can tell out his homesickness，he must be a man who loves home，cares about home，and has responsibility of home.
Then she also started to speak，about her faraway hometown，her childhood，her family.That was a really nice talk，also a beautiful beginning of their story.
They continued to date(约会)．She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands：he was kindhearted，warm and careful.He was such a good person but she almost missed him!
Thanks to his salty coffee！Then the story was just like every beautiful love story，the princess married the prince，then they were living a happy life...And，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee.
After 40 years，he passed away，leaving her a letter which said，“My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie.This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee.
Remember the first time we dated？I was so nervous at that time.Actually I wanted some sugar，but I said salt.It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead.
I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，but I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.
Now I'm dying，I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I don't like the salty coffee.What a strange bad taste！But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life!
Since I knew you，I never feel sorry for anything I do for you.Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life.If I can live for a second time，I still want to know you and have you for my whole life，even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”
Her tears made the letter totally wet.
Someday，someone asked her，“What's the taste of salty coffee？”“It's sweet，”she replied.
1．After ordering some salt to put into the coffee，the young man must have felt________.
A．excited
B．satisfied
C．embarrassed
D．displeased
解析 本来想要在咖啡中加糖，由于紧张说成了盐。导致“Everybody stared at him—so strange！His face turned red...”当然会很尴尬。
答案 C
2．Why did the man have salty coffee all his life?
A．To change lifestyle.
B．To please his wife.
C．To keep his word.
D．To remember the past.
解析 从倒数第五段“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，but I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.”可知，他一辈子喝咸咖啡，就是为了遵守诺言，不欺骗她。
答案 C
3．What does the writer mean by saying “she almost missed him(in Paragraph 10)”？
A．She meant to leave him on their first date.
B．She thought of him every now and then.
C．She nearly misunderstood his explanation.
D．She could hardly believe this simple fact.
解析 根据上下文，这里miss应该是“错过”的意思，她差点错过了他，所以选A。有些同学只是孤立地看这句话，误把miss理解成“思念”的意思，从而误选了B。
答案 A
4．From the passage we can see that the man is________.
A．dishonest but responsible
B．shy but kindhearted
C．caring and loyal
D．warm and understanding
解析 因为紧张而把糖说成了盐，为此喝了一辈子的盐咖啡，并且无怨无悔。而且从倒数第三段“If I can live for a second time，I still want to know you and have you for my whole life，even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”足以看出他对妻子的忠诚；而从第十段“They continued to date(约会)．She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands...”又可看出他对他妻子的体贴和爱。
答案 C
5．It is implied in the passage that the woman ________when reading the letter left by her husband.
A．was confused about his behavior
B．was touched by his white lie
C．felt sorry to know the truth too late
D．felt angry about his dishonesty
解析 从文章最后两段显然可以看出妻子被丈夫这一辈子对她的忠贞和不计条件的关爱所深深打动。
答案 B