1、1Unit 3 Life in the future李仕才一、阅读理解。Since 1985，Johnny Jennings,86，has been selling newspapers and magazines to a recycling center with his son.By the time Jennings only child was 17，he stopped joining his father.Even though his son is all grown up now，Jennings hasnt slowed down his efforts.In fact，h
2、e has turned his recycling money into something bigger.The Ringgold，Georgia native visits local churches and businesses to collect paper，which he brings to a recycling center for money.But instead of putting those earnings in his own bank account，he sends every dollar to Georgia Baptist Childrens Ho
3、mes she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡逻队) on which I _2_. I loved being around her and _3_ her sense of humor and kind personality. She was _4_ a good listener.At the end of the year, she _5_ that she was moving to Florida, and I was very sad. We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals. I could te
4、ll her _7_， and she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a teenager.In Florida, Mrs. Freeman became a Realtor (房地产经纪人), _9_ she managed to find time to write letters. She wrote _10_ stories and always took my concerns _11_. She had given me a(n) _12_ invitation to visit, and I missed her so much
5、. When I _13_ to take her up on the _14_， she answered, “Get your shoes on and your bags _15_ ! You are welcome anytime！”I spent three weeks with her in Miami. Her _16_ of poetry, music, and creative writing _17_ me to follow these endeavors (努力). One day _18_ hanging sheets on the clothesline, she
6、_19_ and said, “You know, the sky is fuel for the soul.” I had never looked at the _20_ before hearing those words. Two years later, I received a call that Mrs. Freeman had passed away.【文章大意】本文主要讲述了作者在中学期间和一名英语老师之间的故事。1A.mother Bfriend Cclassmate Dteacher答案与解析：D根据上文中的“Mildred Webinga Freeman was an
7、English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade.”和空后的“she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡逻队)”可推知，Mildred Webinga Freeman不是作者的老师(teacher)，下文中的“and became pen pals”也是提示。2A.served Badvised Cexpected Dled答案与解析：A 根据语境并结合选项可知，作者当时也在巡逻队里。serve“为工作” 。3A.shared Benjoyed Cimagine
8、d Dfound答案与解析：B 根据空前的“I loved being around her”可知，作者喜欢(enjoyed)老师的幽默感和善良的品质。4A.never Bjust Cstill Dalso答案与解析：D 根据上文中的“an English teacher”和“the adviser”可知，本5句是对这位老师身份的补充说明，指她也(also)是一个好的倾听者。5A.knew BannouncedCthought Drealized答案与解析：B 根据语境可知，老师宣布(announced)了一个消息，她要搬到佛罗里达州了，作者感到很伤心。6A.addresses Bgifts
9、Cviews Droles答案与解析：A 根据上文中的“At the end of the year, she 5 that she was moving to Florida”和空后的“and became pen pals”可推知，作者和老师互换了地址(addresses)，成了笔友。7A.many BmuchCeverything Dsomething答案与解析：C 根据上文中的“and became pen pals”与空后的“she treated me 8 respect even though I was a teenager”可推知，作者与老师无话不谈，这与上文作者乐于和老师相
10、处的背景呼应。故选 C。8A.in Bas Cwith Dto答案与解析：C 固定搭配：treat sb. with sth.意为“以某种态度/方式对待某人” ，符合语境，故选 C。9A.so Bbut Cor Dfor答案与解析：B 根据空后的“she managed to find time to write letters”可推知，上下文表示转折关系。故选 B。10A.amusing BdifferentCemotional Dordinary答案与解析：A 根据上文中的“I loved being around her and 3 her sense of humor and kind
11、 personality.”可推知，老师很幽默，总是给作者讲一些好笑的(amusing)故事。11A.immediately Bcarefully Cseriously Dprivately答案与解析：C take sb./sth. seriously 为固定搭配，意为“认真对待某人/某事” 。老师认真对待作者所关切的事情。12A.urgent BluckyCambiguous Dopen6答案与解析：D 根据下文中的“You are welcome anytime！”可推知，老师欢迎作者随时来访，an open invitation 为习语，意为“随时可以来访的邀请” ，符合语境，故选 D。
12、urgent“急迫的” ；ambiguous“模棱两可的” 。13A.decided BhesitatedCwrote Dhurried答案与解析：C 根据上文中的“We exchanged 6 and became pen pals.”可推知，作者写信(wrote)告诉老师，他接受她的提议(offer)。14A.offer Bpromise Cexcuse Dmessage答案与解析：A 参见上题解析。offer“提供，提议” 。15A.bought Bfound Cfilled Dpacked答案与解析：D 因为作者要去看望老师，因此老师建议作者收拾行李(packed)，随时欢迎作者的到来
13、。16A.love Bdream Csense Dfeeling答案与解析：A 老师对诗歌、音乐和文学创作的热爱(love)激励(encouraged)着作者去努力。17A.persuaded BencouragedCforced Dallowed答案与解析：B 参见上题解析。18A.before Bonce Cwhile Dafter答案与解析：C 一天，当老师正在把床单挂在晒衣绳上的时候，她抬头看(looked up)到了天空而有所感悟。while“当时” 。19A.looked over Blooked out Clooked up Dlooked down答案与解析：C 参见上题解析。
14、20A.clouds Bflowers Cpeople Dhouses答案与解析：A根据上文中的“You know, the sky is fuel for the soul.”并结合选项可知，当时老师看了天空，此处指的应是天上的云(clouds)。四、单句改错71Despite his lack experience, he got the job._答案：lack 后加 of lack of. “缺少；的缺乏” ，该短语中 lack为名词，常与 of连用。2As far as I know, the government will speed the pace of our economi
15、c reform._答案：speed 后加 up speed up “加速” 。3Giving another hour, I can also work out this problem._答案：GivingGiven give 与 I之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故应用过去分词作状语，表被动意义。4The place was so crowded and we soon lose sight of him._答案：loselost and 连接两个并列的简单句，由前一句中的 was可知，后一分句应用一般过去时。5At sight of the snake, the girl burst into
16、 tears._答案：sight 前加 the at the sight of “一看见” 。五、七选五Are you having trouble concentrating when youre reading a book or listening to a lecture？This list of activities might help to improve your study habits.Make a list.We often have trouble paying attention to one thing because our brain wants to thin
17、k about something else. 1 You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.Sleep more.Studies show that people who sleep fewer than eight hours a night for a period of time have slower response systems and more difficulty recalling information. 2 Eat healthier foods.Many people enjoy foods hig
18、h in fats and sugars. 3 They might give you a temporary burst of energy.However，that energy is soon followed by a crash.Reduce screen time.This may be the most unpopular suggestion among young 8people.Screen time time spent looking at cell phones，televisions，computer screens，has a clear effect on th
19、e attention span. 4 5 Concentration improves for students who participate in team sports.It could be that being active is helpful in this way.Participating in a sport trains your brain to concentrate on specific tasks，and shut out other thoughts.ABe active.BPractice more.CThese foods can provide eno
20、ugh energy for focusing.DBut these foods cant be helpful enough when it comes to focusing.EThat is bad news for teens who stay up studying the night before a test.FResearchers advise parents to limit it when their children need to be focused.GBy writing down all the things you need to do，youll gain
21、a sense of control.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。介绍了几种提高注意力的方法。1G 根据本段的主题句“列清单”以及空后的“You dont worry about whatever else you should be doing.”可知，选 G项。2E 根据本段的主题句“Sleep more.”和空前一句的内容可知，选 E项。3D 下文的“that energy is soon followed by a crash”与 D项中的“cant be helpful enough”相对应，故答案为 D。4F 本段的主题句“Reduce screen time.”与选项 F中的“limit it”对应，故答案为F。5A 空处为本段的主题句，由下文的“It could be that being active is helpful in this way.”可知，答案为 A。
