Unit 3 Travel journal
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Thanks to the modern________(运输)system，a large number of passengers could return home for the sevenday National Day holiday.
2．Many people prefer________(骑自行车)to driving to the work site.
3．The tight________(日程表)often keeps him busy all the time.
4．He is as________(固执的)as a donkey.
5．What's your________(态度)towards this problem?
6．Do you know how much the________(车费)is?
7．________(毕业生)from our school are working all over the country.
8．Experts have________(预测)a steady rise in the number of tourists.
9．His mother works in Pacific________(保险)Agency.
10．The manager thought he was a________(可靠的)person and told him all about the new plan.
答案 1.transport 2.cycling 3.schedule 4.stubborn
5．attitude 6.fare 7.Graduates 8.forecast 9.Insurance 10.reliable
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．My car is not______________it used to be.
我的车不像以前那样靠得住了。
2．A new notice has______________.
一张新的通告刚刚张贴出来。
3．______________a foreign language is necessary nowadays.
＝It______________master a foreign language nowadays.
当今掌握一门外语很有必要。
4．I can______________see the film star.
我迫不及待地想见到那位电影明星。
5．______________to ride through the woods in the countryside.
骑车在乡间的树林里穿行非常有趣。
答案 1.as reliable as 2.just been put up 3.To master；is necessary to 4.hardly/not wait
to 5.It is great fun
Ⅲ.阅读下面短文，用所给词的适当形式填空(专项训练)
As we all know，we are what we eat.Therefore, it's important for us to form healthy eating __1__(habit)．However，some students have formed a __2__(vary) of bad eating habits，such as not having __3__(breakfast)，loving eating __4__(snack) ，being particular about food，eating and drinking too much and so on，which will surely do__5__(harmful) to their health.To keep healthy，we should have healthy__6__(diet)．Not only should we have various food，like fish，meat，__7__(vegetable)，fruits as well as rice，__8__(noodle) but also we should have __9__ regularly and properly.Personally, I think it is important to keep a healthy diet，which contributes to building up a strong body.Only in this way can we have enough__10__(energetic) for our study.
答案 1.habits 2.variety 3.breakfast 4.snacks
5．harm 6.diets 7.vegetables 8.noodles 9.food 10.energy
Ⅳ.阅读理解
Lovers Lane
Why was this old little woman so cared about such an old bush while it was of no use to anybody? She had written letters to the local paper，even to a national，protesting about a projected bypass to her village，and，looking at a map，the route was nowhere near where she lived and it wasn't as if the area was attractive.I was more than puzzled，I was curious.
The enquiry into the new bypass to the village was due to take place shortly，and I wanted to know what it was that motivated her.So it was that I found myself knocking on a cottage door，being received by Mary Smith and then being taken for a walk to the woods.
“I've always loved this place，”she said，“it has a lot of memories for me, and for others. We all used it.They called it‘lovers lane’. It's not much of a lane，and it doesn't go anywhere important, but that's why we all came here.To be away from people，to be by ourselves，”she added.
It was indeed pleasant that day and the songs of many birds could be heard.Squirrels gazed from the branches，quite bold in their movements.Obviously few people passed this way and they had nothing to fear.I could imagine the noise of vehicles passing through these peaceful woods when the bypass was built，so I felt that she probably had something there but as I held strong opinions about the needs of the community overriding the opinions of private individuals，I said nothing.The village was quite a dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children，and their safety was more important to me than an old woman's whims.
“Take this tree，” she said pausing after a short while. “To you it is just that，a tree.Not unlike many others here.”She gently touched the bark. “Look here, under this branch，what can you see？”
“It looks as if someone has done a bit of carving with a knife，”I said.
“Yes，that's what it is！” she said softly. “There are letters and a lover's heart.”
I looked again，this time more carefully.The heart was still there and there was a suggestion of an arrow through it.The letters on one side were indistinct，but on the other an‘R’was clearly visible with what looked like an ‘I’ after it. “Some romance？”I asked. “Did you know who they were? ”
“Oh yes，I knew them”，said Mary Smith, “it says RH loves MS.”
I realized that I could be getting out of my depth，and longed to be in my office，away from here and this old lady，with a mug of tea in my hand.
She went on, “He had a penknife，and I helped him to carve my initials.We were very much in love，but he was going away，and could not tell me what he was involved in in the army.I had guessed of course.It was the last evening we ever spent together，because he went away the next day，back to his unit.”
Mary Smith was quiet for a while，then she sobbed. “His mother showed me the telegram.Sergeant R Holmes... never backed in action in the invasion of France.”
“‘I had hoped that you and Robin would one day get married，’she said，‘He was my only child，and I would have loved to be a Granny，they would have been such lovely babies’—she was like that！”
“Two years later she was dead too. ‘Pneumonia，following a chill on the chest’ was what the doctor said，but I think it was an old fashioned broken heart.A child would have helped both of us.”
There was a further pause.Mary Smith gently touched the wounded tree，just as she would have done to him. “And now they want to take our tree away from me.” Another quiet sob，then she turned to me.“I was young and pretty then，I could have had anybody，I wasn't
always the old woman you see here now.I had everything I wanted in life，a lovely man，health and a future to look forward to.”
She paused again and looked around. The breeze gently moved through the leaves with a sighing sound.
“And now I have nothing—except the memories this tree holds.If only I could get my hands on that awful man who writes in the paper about the value of the road they are going to build where we are standing now，I would tell him.Has he never loved，has he never lived，does he not know anything about memories？We were not the only ones，you know，I still meet some who came here as Robin and I did. Yes，I would tell him! ”
I turned away，sick at heart.But I knew everything was going on as planned.What I could say was sorry!
1. From the passage we can learn the old woman's attitude towards the new bypass is ________.
A. nervous
B. approved
C. opposed
D. curious
答案 C [推理判断题。从整篇文章中可以看出这位老太太极力反对即将新修的小路穿过这片小树林。]
2. In the author's view，what is more important about the new lane?
A. The needs of community.
B．The peaceful woods.
C. Her safety.
D．The old woman's whims.
答案 A [细节理解题。由文章第四段“as I hold strong opinions about the needs of the community overriding the opinions of private individuals, I said nothing. The village was quite a dangerous place because of the traffic especially for old people and children, and their safety was more important to me than an old woman's whims”可以看出，在作者看来，集体的利益应该高于个人的得失。]
3. The meaning of the underlined word “indistinct” is “______”．
A. invisible
B. vague
C．small
D．clear
答案 B [词义猜测题。根据下句“but on the other an
‘R’ was clearly visible with...”中but和clearly可判断出该词与clearly意思相反。]
4. What happened to the young man in the old woman's story?
A. He left his hometown with his wife.
B. After getting married，he left and never backed.
C. He was killed in the battle.
D. He died of a chill on the chest
答案 C [细节理解题。根据文章中倒数第六段最后一句“never backed in action in the invasion of France”可知：这位年轻人上战场后就再也没有归来，说明战死沙场。]
Ⅴ. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kids' health: Four steps for fighting stress
Everybody gets stressed from time to time. __1__Some ways of dealing with stress—like screaming or hitting someone—don't solve much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.
Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed：
(1)Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives.__2__They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.
(2)Don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that's not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Don't take it out on yourself.
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(3)Try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. __4__ Even if you can't solve it all，you can solve a piece of it.
(4)Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away，especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.
These steps aren't magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time, you'll help yourself feel better even faster. __5__
A．Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.
B．Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
C．Different people feel stress in different ways.
D．Ah, it feels so good when the stress is gone.
E．You need to figure out what the problem is.
F．And don't forget about your friends.
G．Then, find a way to calm down.
答案 1.C 2.F 3.A 4.E 5.D
Ⅵ.书面表达
最近，你们班英语课上老师组织一次主题为“Does beauty really make much sense？”的讨论。根据下面同学们的讨论结果用英语写一篇100词左右的短文并谈谈自己的观点。
1．学生观点①：一副好面孔就是一张通行证，在社交、求职、竞争中起着重要作用。
2．学生观点②：漂亮不等于胜任工作，只有追求内在美才是真正的美。
3．你的观点……
参考词汇：通行证pass社交social communication
内在美spiritual beauty
Does beauty really make much sense?
Last week in our English class, we had a very heated discussion on the topic—does beauty really make much sense?
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【参考范文】
Does beauty really make much sense?
Last_week_in_our_English_class，we_had_a_very_heated_discussion_on_the_topic—does_beauty_really_make_much_sense? Some students think that a good face is a pass.Good appearance often makes a big difference in social communication, social competition, job hunting and so on.Not only can it make you become more confident but also it makes you impressive in the job interview.
Other students hold different opinions.Good appearance doesn't make any difference.Spiritual beauty is more important.A beautiful person is not necessarily one with good looking, but one with a great talent and kind heart.
As far as I am concerned, both physical beauty and spiritual beauty are very important.What I want to say is that we should never ignore our spiritual beauty training while simply pursuing good appearance.