Unit3第1课时Ⅰ.单词拼写1.Thesecreaturesliveinthed________ofthePacificOcean.2.Mostpeoplehavecometoaccepttheneedforc________ofnaturalresources.3.Didanyonew________thetrafficaccident?4.Hotela________wasdifficulttofindduringtheOlympicGames.5.He________(停顿)beforemakingtheimportantdecision.6.Awageriseof5%representsa(n)________(按年度计算的)increaseof£250forthelowestpaidworkers.7.Iaskedtheman________(对面的)ifhewouldopenthedoor.8.Asthe________(潮汐)receded(退去),wewereabletolookforshells.9.Wehadanoutingtothe________(海边)lastsummer.10.Iaimedatthe________(靶子)buthitthewall.11.Thisgirlgavea(n)________(生动的)descriptionoftheevent.12.Hewenttothepostofficetodrawhis________(退休金).13.Thesepancakesmadebymymotherarereally________(好吃的).14.Theymarkedthe________(分界线)ofthefootballfieldsseveraldaysbeforethegame.15.Thereisanother________(方面)tothisproblemwhichyouhaven'tconsidered.16.Don'ts________yourfinger;it'ssodirty.17.Thatdishistoos________toservesoupin.18.Thechildwass________ofthefiercelookingdog.19.Thesunlightwasr________inthewater.20.Theirsuddenattackmadeusmorea________ofthedangeraroundus.答案:1.depth(s)2.conservation3.witness4.accommodation5.paused6.annual7.opposite8.tide9.seaside10.target11.vivid12.pension13.tasty14.boundaries15.dimension16.suck17.shallow18.scared19.reflected20.awareⅡ.完形填空阅读下面短文,理解大意,从题中(1~20)所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Thefuneral(葬礼)Iattendedyesterdaywasforan87yearoldman.I'vealmostforgotten__1__relationshiphehadwithmyfamily,buthisstory__2__mademesitdownandthinkforawhile.Hiswife__3__lastJuly.Afterthatherefusedtoeat.Hewouldthrowawayfoodthatwaspassedtohimandyoucouldhearhimcry__4__atnight.Hissonanddaughter__5__tocomforthimbuthischildren's__6__wouldalwaysbringdespair(绝望)tohim.Hewouldalways__7__abouthisdayswhilehiswifewasstillwithhim.Andeveryday,hedid__8__,butjustrecalledthedayshespentwithhis__9__.Hecouldn'teatorsleep.Hisdaughterdescribedhim,“Youseeno__10__inhim,onlysorrowanddespair.Hisonly__11__wastojoinhiswife.Hegaveupallhopeoflivingtillhe__12__.”Attheageof87,amancanstill__13__hiswifetotheextentofgivinguphislife.Whata__14__story.Itjustsetmethinking.Ihaveseensomecoupleswhoquarreleverydayandevery__15__.Ihaveseensomehusbandswhotreattheirwife__16__.I'veheardofmanycoupleswhopart(分手)becausetheyareno__17__inlove.AndI'veheardofsomany“falloutoflove”storiesthatattimesIdon't__18__makesmewonder__19__,I,too,amabletofindsomeonewholovesmesodeeply,Iwill__20__hereverything.Imean,it'slovelyandromantic,isn'tit?文章大意:有首歌唱道“爱一个人可以爱多久……”。是的,爱到什么程度才是真正的爱情呢?本文的主人公向我们阐释了什么是“至死不渝的爱情”。1.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.whether答案:B我几乎都记不起这位87岁的老人与我们有什么亲戚关系(whatrelationship)了,但他的(爱情)故事真的(really)使我深思。what引导宾语从句,同时在从句中担任定语,修饰名词relationship。2.A.simplyB.merelyC.reallyD.truly答案:Csimply表示“简单地”,merely表示“仅仅”,truly表示“真实地”,都不符合语境。3.A.passedawayB.caughtcoldC.gothurtD.wentabroad答案:A从上下文可知,老人的妻子在去年七月过世(passaway)了。4.A.hopefullyB.sadlyC.happilyD.excitedly答案:B老人在丧妻后悲伤不已,以至于晚上可以听见他痛哭(crysadly)。他的儿女试图(tried)去安慰他,但他们的努力(efforts)只能给老人带来绝望。5.A.managedB.plannedC.triedD.intended答案:Ctrytodosth.“试图做某事(未成功)”。6.A.effortsB.worksC.businessesD.ways答案:Aeffort表示“努力”。7.A.sayB.talkC.tellD.add答案:B老人总是谈起(talkabout)他与妻子在一起的(甜蜜)岁月。8.A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing答案:D每天老人不做任何事情,只是回忆他与妻子(wife)的(美好)时光。donothingbut表示“除……外,什么事情也不做”。9.A.familyB.sonC.daughterD.wife答案:D参见8题解析。10.A.prideB.powerC.lifeD.energy答案:C他女儿描述说,她父亲就好像是一个没有生命(life)的人一样,只剩下悲伤和绝望。11.A.wishB.planC.suggestionD.opinion答案:A他唯一的愿望(wish)就是他能随爱妻驾鹤西游。12.A.succeededB.lostC.failedD.died答案:D他放弃了活下去的希望,直到他最终死去(die)。succeed“成功”;lose“丢失”;fail“失败”,都与语境不符。13.A.needB.wantC.helpD.love答案:D此处是作者的感慨:一位87岁的老人对他的妻子的爱是如此之深以至于要放弃生活的希望,这真是一个感人(moving)的故事。14.A.surprisingB.movingC.boringD.disappointing答案:B参见13题解析。surprising表示“令人吃惊的”,boring表示“令人乏味的”,disappointing表示“令人失望的”,都不符合语境。15.A.timeB.hourC.nightD.moment答案:Ceverydayandeverynight是固定词组,表示“日日夜夜,每日每夜”。16.A.wellB.kindlyC.calmlyD.badly答案:D一些丈夫对他们的妻子很不好(badly)。17.A.fewerB.longerC.lessD.better答案:B也有很多夫妻由于不再(nolonger)相爱而分道扬镳。18.A.understandB.expectC.doubtD.regret答案:A我也听说很多人“感情出轨”,但我有时无法理解(understand)他们最初是如何爱上对方的。19.A.becauseB.soC.ifD.since答案:C此处表示“老人的故事让我思索,如果我自己也能找到一个这么深爱我的人,我会给(give)她一切”。这里if引导的宾语从句作wonder的宾语。20.A.giveB.makeC.sendD.arrange答案:A参见19题解析。Ⅲ.阅读理解阅读下面的文章,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。WelcometotheMiamiPlanetariumSchoolGroups:$10.00perpersonOnefreeteacheradmissionper10students.Groupratesapplytogroups15ormore.ClickHEREtomakeareservationonlinetoday!TheMiamiPlanetarium(天文馆)openeditsdoorstothepubliconNovember4,1966andhasentertainedandeducatedchildrenofallagesaboutastronomyandthewondersofthenightskyeversince.ThePlanetariumhousesa65footdiameterdomed(圆顶状的)projectionscreenwith231seats.AttheheartofthePlanetariumisaSPITZ“SpaceTransitPlanetarium”starprojector(放映机),whichiscapableofaccuratelyreproducingthestarsandplanetsasseenfromanywhereonEarthatanytimeduringtheyear.ShowsdailyexceptThanksgivingandChristmasDay.UnlikeanyotherinSouthFlorida,thePlanetariumisauniquesettingforbringingthestarsandplanetsindoorsinanimatedlivestarshowsandmusicfilledlaserlightshows.TheWeintraubObservatory(天文台)housestwopowerfultelescopes.Observatoryhoursar