1、1Unit 3 Looking good，feeling good李仕才一、阅读理解。Its not what you look at that matters；its what you see.Henry David ThoreauSlow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission：help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.Why slow?When people look slowly at a piece of art，t
2、hey make discoveries.The most important discovery they make is that they can see and experience art without an expert.And thats an exciting discovery.It unlocks passion and creativity and helps to create more art lovers.How does it work?One day each year，people all over the world visit local museums
3、 and galleries to look at art slowly.Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience.Thats it.Simple by design，the goal is to focus on the art.In fact，Slow Art Day works quite well this way.By the numbersOver 1,200 individua
4、l Slow Art Day events have taken place since its official launch in 2010.Slow Art Day events have taken place on all seven continents.700 venues(museums，galleries，artist studios，sculpture parks，public art sites，etc.)have hosted Slow Art Day events.Participants love Slow Art DayFeedback on this simpl
5、e event has been overwhelmingly positive.Heres a sample：“I loved taking the time to justbe with the works, particularly pieces I might otherwise walk by.Its a much better way of visiting the art museum than the usual idle ramble.Discussion afterwards was fun，interesting，informative and eyeopening.I
6、look forward to doing it again.”Slow Art Day 2017 is Saturday，April 8，in museums and galleries worldwide.Join us and experience art differently.21The author quotes Thoreaus words at the beginning to _.Aarouse readers interest in artBintroduce the topic of the textCstress the importance of lookingDil
7、lustrate the joy of art appreciation2A typical slow art activity _.Alasts about fifty minutes when people look at art works criticallyBencourages people to see art for themselves and discuss with expertsCorganizes people to look at art on their own and talk about their experienceDinspires people to
8、make discoveries about art works and create their own works3What can we learn about Slow Art Day from the text?AThe year of 2017 will see the eighth Slow Art Day.BIt happens once a year in all museums and galleries worldwide.CIt has become an art festival celebrated on all seven continents.DSlow Art
9、 Day events have been held in over 1,200 different places.4According to the text，the author _.Ahas conducted a survey on Slow Art DayBstrongly recommends Slow Art Day eventsCsees the good and bad sides of Slow Art DayDis frequently involved in Slow Art Day events【解题导语】本文是说明文，介绍了慢艺术日(Slow Art Day)的一些
10、情况。1B 考查推理判断。根据“Why slow？”中的“The most important.see and experience art without an expert”并结合全文大意可知，本文介绍慢艺术日的情况，因此文章开头引用梭罗的话是为了引入主题。2C 考查细节理解。根据“How does it work？”部分中的“Participants look at five works of art for 10 minutes each and then meet together over lunch to talk about their experience”可知，在这项活动中
11、，参加的人先自己观看艺术作品，然后聚在一起谈论他们的体验，故选 C项。3A 考查推理判断。根据“How does it work？”部分中的“One day each year”可知，该活动每年举办一次；再结合“By the numbers”部分中的“since its official launch in 2010”可知，该活动首次举办于 2010年。故可推知 2017年为第八届。因此 A项正确。34B 考查推理判断。本文作者介绍了慢艺术日，结合最后一部分最后一句“Join us and experience art differently”可知，作者推荐此活动并希望更多的人参与，故选 B项
12、。二、单项填空1.As role models, public _ have a duty to contain themselves responsibly because teenagers often copy their behaviour.A. figures B. numbers C. leaders D. features【答案】A2.After the earthquake, many people had to be put up in the tents ,because most of their houses were badly _.A. harmed B. hit
13、C. damaged D. attacked【答案】C【解析】damage 指“破坏，损坏” 。句意：地震后许多人住在安置的帐篷里因为他们的房子被毁了。故选 B。3._ by the sad story of the child, many people offered to lend him a helping hand. A. Effected B. Infected C. Affected D. Perfected【答案】C 【解析】affected 受的影响；被感动。句意：许多人因受那个男孩悲惨故事所感动，主动伸出了援助之手。infect 是感染 沾染的疾病的意思，侧重于指使受到疾病的
14、影响。effect 有时虽用作动词(及物)，但不表示“影响” ，而表示“实现”或“产生”等。4.Every time I fail, my father will always tell me “If your dream is big enough, the facts dont _.”A. cost B. mean C. value D. count【答案】D【解析】cost 花费；mean 意味着；value 珍惜；count 重要，有关系。句意：每当我失败4的时候，我的父亲总是告诉我：如果你的梦想足够大，这些事情都不重要。根据句意说明 D正确。5.We had wanted to fi
15、nish our task by noon, but it didnt quite _ as planned.A. find out B. give out C. hand out D. work out【答案】D6.Im afraid the project may be several days behind schedule due to bad weather.Dont worry. Three more assistants will be at your command _ at all.A. at no time B. at a time C. in no time D. at
16、any time【答案】C【解析】in no time 立刻，马上。句意：“由于糟糕的天气，我恐怕这项工程会在规定日期的后几天完成。 ”“别担心，还有三个助理会马上过来听你差遣。 ”7.People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you _ which one it is, you will know what to do for each person.A. give out B. leave out C. turn out D. figure out 【答案】D8.After the colli
17、sion，he examined the considerable _ to his car.A. ruin B. destruction C. damage D. injury【答案】C【解析】句意：撞车后，他检查了车子受的严重损害。ruin 指“毁灭，崩溃，毁坏” ，程度很深；destruction 也表示严重性的破坏， “毁灭，消灭，毁灭的原因” ；damage指“使质量受损害，破坏” ，意味着损坏后质量或价值降低；injury 主要指“对人、动物躯体的部分伤害” ，也可指“对名声、感情的伤害” 。9.On Oct. 29th, 2015, China further relaxed i
18、ts more than three-decade-old family planning policy to allow all couple to have a second child and the new 5law _ officially on Jan 1st, 2016.A. took effect B. took on C. took out D. took place【答案】A【解析】take effect officially 正式生效。take on 承担，呈现，雇用，录用；take out取出，除去，拔掉，把带出去；take place 发生。句意：2015 年 10月
19、29日，(据媒体称)中国进一步放开了实施了 30多年的计划生育政策，允许所有的夫妇生育二代。这项新的法律于 2016年 1月 1日正式生效。10.The manager is now in need of a capable assistant that he can _ to take care of problems in his absence.A. count on B. count in C. count up D. count out【答案】A【解析】count on sb.依靠/依赖某人；count in 把算在某一整体之内，算上(某人)；count up加起来，算出总数；cou
20、nt out 逐一数出，大声数。句意：经理现在需要一位能干的助理，他可以指望这位助手在他不在时来料理问题。11.The professors speech_ very well, and everyone present understood his opinions.A. worked out B. found out C. figured out D .put out【答案】A【解析】句意：教授的演讲结果很好，在场的每一个人都理解了他的观点。work out 产生结果，计算得出，锻炼身体；find out 找到；figure out 计算出，解决；put out扑灭，伸出。12.Fame
21、and wealth can be attractive, but _ will they give you permanent happiness. A. in no time B. at a time C. at all times D. at no time 【答案】D【解析】in no time 马上，立即；at a time 依次，逐一，每次；at all times 随时，每时每刻，总是，一直；at no time 决不。句意：名誉和财富可能很有吸引力，但是它们决不会给你带来永久的幸福。13.The house was greatly damaged by the truck. W
22、ed better leave things _ they are until the police arrive.6A. since B. as C. though D. unless【答案】B【解析】句意：卡车对这座房子造成了严重损害。我们最好保持东西的原样等待警察到来。as引导方式状语从句，意为“按照的方式” 。leave things as they are 意为“让一切顺其自然” 。14.Didnt you tell Harry not to play games so much?_ I said to him goes in one ear and out the other.A.
23、 No matter how B. However C. No matter what D. Whatever【答案】D【解祈】分析句子结构知，此处考査主语从句，表示“我说什么他都当耳旁风” ，因此用whatever引导主语从句，no matter what 用来引导让步状语从句。句意：“你难道没告诉哈利不要玩这么多有戏吗？” “无论我说什么他都把它当成耳旁风。 ”15.It was careless of you to have left your clothes outside all night.My God! _.A. So did I B. So I did C. So were y
24、ou D. So did you【答案】B【解析】A 说 B粗心，B 承认自己是这样的，故排除 CD项。然后该题考查我们对 So did I与 So I did的辨别。So did I 表示“别人做某事，我也做了。 ”而 So I did表示“我确实这么做了。 ”故最佳答案是 B。句意：“你真粗心大意把衣服放在外面一整夜。 ”“天哪，还真是这样(我确实这么做了)。 ”16.Teenage is an especially important stage for us, _ we are supposed to go all out to improve ourselves because an
25、ything can happen.A. what B. where C. which D. that【答案】B17.Teachers in primary schools _ influence the kids fall under should be role models.A. whose B. who C. where D. which【答案】A【解析】本句可以这样理解：Teachers in primary schools should be role models, for the kids fall under their influence.句意：孩子们受其影响的小学老师7们
26、应该成为榜样(小学老师们应该成为榜样，因为孩子受他们的影响)。18.You must have missed the first train yesterday, _ you?A. werent B. didnt C. mustnt D. havent【答案】B【解析】陈述句部分是含有 must“表示推测”的句子，该句是对过去发生的事所进行的推测，反意疑问句应该用一般过去时。故选 B项。该句所说的实质就是：You missed the first train.句意：你昨天肯定错过了头班火车，是吗？三、完形填空Falling off a boxcar and landing on my head
27、，I lost my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirtytwo. I can 1 remember the brightness of sunshine.It would be wonderful to see again， 2 a tragedy can do strange things to people.It 3 to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadnt been blind.My parents and my teacher s
28、aw something 4 me, and they made me want to 5 against blindness.The hardest 6 I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have 7 down for the rest of my life.When I say 8 in myself I am not talking about 9 the kind of selfconfidence that 10 me down an unfamiliar
29、 staircase(楼梯) alone. But I mean something bigger than that: the assurance that I am a real positive person 11 imperfections.It took me years to obtain this 12 . It had to start with the 13 . Once a man gave me an indoor 14 “I cant use this， ” I said.“Take it with you， ”he 15 me， “and roll it around
30、.” The 16 stuck in my head.“Roll it around！”By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 17 At the school for the blind I 18 a new kind of baseball called the“ground ball”All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them，
31、one at a time.I had to learn my 19 . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made 20 【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了“我”在四岁的时候失去了8视力，但通过一件小事， “我”学会了自信，并逐渐取得进步的过程。1A.randomly BabruptlyCroughly DcompletelyC 解析：“我”四岁时失去视力，现在已经三十二岁了。由此可推知，此处表示“我”粗略地记得，故选 C。roughly“粗略地，大致上” 。2A.so Bbut Cthus DandB 解析
32、：根据语境可知，上下文之间是转折关系，故选 B。3A.occurred Breferred Cbrought DturnedA 解析：“我”想到如果“我”没有失明， “我”可能不会像现在这样热爱生活。It occurs to sb.that.为固定句型，意为“某人想到” 。4A.of Bfor Cto DinD 解析：“我”父母以及老师看到了“我”内在的一些东西，他们让“我”想要与失明作斗争。根据语境可知，此处应选 D。5A.get Bfight Cfind DdropB 解析：参见上题解析。fight against.“与作斗争” 。6A.method Bexperience Clesson
33、 DmannerC 解析：“我”学到的最困难的一课(lesson)就是要相信“我”自己。7A.broken Bput Csettled DlayA 解析：如果“我”做不到那样的话， “我”可能已经精神崩溃了。break down“(在健康或精神等方面)垮掉” 。8A.courage Bambition Cbelief DpowerC 解析：根据上文中的“to believe in myself”可知，此处应选 C项与上文相照应。99A.firmly Bsimply Cfairly DslightlyB 解析：“我”说的信心并不仅仅(simply)指帮助(helps)“我”走下陌生楼梯的自信。1
34、0A.stops Bhelps Cfinds DgivesB 解析：参见上题解析。11A.despite Bbesides Cwithout DunlikeA 解析：尽管“我”是一个不完美的人，但是“我”是一个积极的人。despite“尽管” ，符合语境。12A.description BexistenceCaccusation DrecognitionD 解析：“我”花了很多年才认识到这一点。A 项意为“描述” ；B 项意为“存在” ；C项意为“控告” ；D 项意为“认识” 。13A.intelligence BincidentCtrouble DdeterminationB 解析：这得从一
35、件小事开始。A 项意为“智慧” ，B 项意为“小事” ；C 项意为“麻烦” ；D 项意为“决心” 。14A.chair Bbaseball Cgame DdesignB 解析：根据下文中的“a new kind of baseball”可知，此处指棒球。15A.urged Bblamed Cgreeted DteasedA 解析：根据语境可知，此处指他一直在敦促“我” 。urge “强烈要求，敦促” 。16A.goals Bwords Cimages DideasB 解析：他所说的话(words)印在“我”的脑海中，故选 B。17A.valuable BreasonableCimpossibl
36、e Dunbearable10C 解析：这给了“我”一个如何实现“我”认为不可能(impossible)的目标的想法。A项意为“有价值的” ；B 项意为“合情理的” ；C 项意为“不可能的” ；D 项意为“无法容忍的” 。18A.discovered BequippedCformed DinventedD 解析：在盲人学校“我”发明(invented)了一种新的被称为“地滚球”的棒球。A项意为“发现” ；B 项意为“配备” ；C 项意为“形成” ；D 项意为“发明” 。19A.limitations BadvantagesCpuzzles DpersonalitiesA 解析：“我”不得不了解
37、自己的不足之处。limitation“(某人或某物的)局限性，不足之处” 。20A.sense BprogressCmistakes DdecisionsB 解析：“我”有时会失败，但一般说来“我”取得了进步。make progress“取得进步” 。四、短文改错Susans family was terrible poor. One Christmas Eve, Susans father saw that Susan had used piece of gold wrapping paper to decorate a shoebox, where was so precious to t
38、heir family, and she put it under the Christmas tree. The next morning, Susan takes the box to her dad and said, “This is for you, Dad！” But if he opened it, he found it was empty. “Why do you give me an empty boxes? Dont you know the gold wrapping paper is such expensive to us？” Her dad said angril
39、y. Susan cried, said, “Dad, it isnt empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full.” Hearing of this, the dad felt regretful, he held Susan in his arms but said, “Sorry, my dear, I love you！”答案：Susans family was poor. One Christmas Eve, Susans father saw terribleterriblythat Susan had used piece
40、 of gold wrapping paper to decorate a shoebox, a was so precious to their family, and she put it under the Christmas tree. wherewhichThe next morning, Susan the box to her dad and said, “This is for you, takestookDad！”But he opened it, he found it was empty. “Why do you give me an ifwhen11empty ？ Dont you know the gold wrapping paper is expensive to boxesbox suchsous？” Her dad said angrily. Susan cried, / ， “Dad, it isnt empty. and saidsayingI blew kisses into it until it was all full.” Hearing this, the dad felt ofregretful, he held Susan in his arms said, “Sorry, my dear, I love you！”butand
