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Unit 3Understanding each otherPART ONELISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 marks)SECTION A(22.5 marks)Directions：In this section，youll hear 5 conversations between 2 speakers.For each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices.Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A，B or C) You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 1W：Dad，I need a new dress and a pair of shoes to wear at the graduation ceremony，and I was wondering if.M：Yeah，but there are some new clothes in your closet already，I think.W：Dad，those clothes arent suitable due to their informal style.M：Oh，so you need clothes you can wear on stage.W：Dad，I think everyday clothes just wont look right.M：Err.？I didnt have any ideas like that when I played Hamlet in middle school.I did just fine.W：Yeah，youre my father，so you must be better than me，right?M：I think you might.W：Dad，I need clothes that give a feeling of the occasion.M：OK.How much are they going to cost me?W：Well，I saw a dress at the store for only 99 dollars，but you could buy it online.Dad，please，everyone has bought new clothes，and you always say you want me to be the best.If I dont have new clothes，Ill look strange in front of all the students.M：When do you need them?W：Tomorrow.1What kind of clothes does the girl want her father to buy?AEveryday clothes.BA school uniform.CFormal clothes.答案C2Why does the father refuse his daughters demand at first?AHe thinks the clothes wont matter.BHe doesnt know where to buy the clothes.CHe thinks it is a waste of money to buy the clothes.答案A3Why does the girl insist buying the clothes?ABecause she thinks her father is better than her in acting.BBecause she doesnt want to be different from others.CBecause her father wants her to be the best.答案BConversation 2M：Oh，why are you so thin now？Last term you werent like this.Dont tell me youve been on a diet!W：Thanks for your concern.To tell the truth，since last term，our school cafeteria has been offering very poor service.The food has been terrible.M：Your cafeteria might suck，as you say，but you still should eat enough.If you dont，youll become ill，and without your health youll have nothing.My schools cafeteria is also awful.But at every meal I make sure I get enough meat or vegetables to keep up my weight.W：Youre right.Good health matters most.But you know，meat doesnt agree with me，and I have always been particular about food.And our cafeteria mainly serves meat.As for vegetables，if there are any，they arent fresh at all.What is worse，the food is expensive even though its so poor.M：In that case，you should talk to your school leaders.Arent you a member of the Students Union?W：Thats a good idea.M：Even the wise are not always free from error.Youd better act soon.W：Thank you very much.I will.4How do the two speakers communicate?ABy phone.BFace to face.CThrough the Internet.答案B5Why has the woman become thin?ABecause of the pressure of schoolwork.BBecause of her intention to lose weight.CBecause of the bad food in her school cafeteria.答案C6What will the woman probably do next?AEat as much meat and vegetables as she can.BCompete to become a member of the Students Union.CAsk the school leaders for help.答案CConversation 3M：Honey，the basketball game is about to start.And could you bring some chips and a bowl of ice cream？And.un.a slice of pizza from the fridge.W：Anything else?M：No，thats all for now.Hey，honey，you know，theyre organizing a company basketball team，and Im thinking about joining.What do you think?W：Humph.M：“Humph”！ What do you mean “Humph”？I was the star player in high school.W：Yeah，twentyfive years ago.Look，I just dont want you to have a heart attack running up and down the court.M：So，what are you suggesting？Should I just give up the idea？Im not that out of shape.W：Well.you ought to at least have a body check before you begin.I mean，it HAS been at least five years since you played at all.M：Well，Okay，but.W：And you need to watch your diet and cut back on the fatty foods，like ice cream.And you should try eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.M：Yeah，youre probably right.W：And you should take up a little weight training to strengthen your muscles or perhaps try cycling to build up your cardiovascular system.Oh，and you need to go to bed early instead of watching TV half the night.M：Hey，youre starting to sound like my personal fitness instructor!W：No，I just love you，and I want you to be around for a long，long time.7What does the man want to do?ATo join the basketball team of the company.BTo play basketball in high school.CTo have a medical examination.答案A8What is the womans main concern?AHer husband may spend too much time away from home.BHer husband may become a fitness fan.CHer husband may have health problems.答案C9What is the womans first suggestion to her husband?AHer husband should see a doctor.BHer husband should give up the idea.CHer husband should visit a fitness trainer.答案AConversation 4Dear overseas students.Attention please！We have a house with four rooms，two halls and two bathrooms to rent.It has an area of 150 square meters，including a living room of 30 square meters and a study with good light.The house is located in Xuxing Garden near Binhe Park.The traffic is very convenient.Bus at door and only 10 minutes drive to the city centre and hill areas.It was built two years ago，but has just been redecorated.It is located at No.1001，Entrance 3，Building A. Water，central heating，electricity，cable television，airconditioning and broadband Internet are all available.Whats more，the community is beautiful，peaceful and safe，with a treed and grassy square.The rent is $400 a month with a minimum stay of three months.If you can pay half a year at a time，you will pay only $4，600 a year.If you pay for it for a whole year，$4，200 will be all you pay，while paying three years at a time saves you $2，400.We wish to rent to someone who is clean and nonsmoking.Contact Ernest at (800)225 5697 or email G.The house is available by 12 Sept. 2008.10What can you find inside the house?AFour rooms，two halls and two bathrooms.BFour rooms，two studies and two bathrooms.CFour rooms，two halls and two living rooms.答案A11What is this house like?AOut of fashion. BNewlybuilt. CWellequipped.答案C12How much can be saved if you pay three years rent at a time?A$4，600. B$4，200. C$2，400.答案CConversation 5M：Hi.Uh，havent we met before？You look so familiar.W：Yeah.We met on campus last week.Man：Yeah！And you asked me the same question.M：Oh，oh really？Im sorry，but Im terrible with names.But，but，but.Let me guess.Its Sherry，right?W：No，but you got the first letter right.M：I know，I know.Its on the tip of my tongue.Wait.Uh，Sandy，Susan.Woman：Nope.So，was I that memorable？Wait，wait.Its Sharon.W：You got it.and only on the fourth try.M：So，well，Sh.，I mean Sharon.How are you?W：Not bad.And what is your name?M：Its Ben，but everyone calls me BJ.And，uh，what do you do，Sh.Sharon?W：Im a graduate student majoring in TESL.M：Uh，TESL.Whats that?W：It stands for teaching English as a second language.I want to teach English to nonnative speakers overseas.M：Oh，yeah.Im pretty good at English grammar.You know，verbs and adjectives，and uh.Hey，that sounds really exciting.And do you need some type of specific degree or experience to do that？I mean could I do something like that?W：Well，most employers overseas are looking for someone who has at least a Bachelors degree and one or two years of experience.Man：Oh！And what do you do？Are you a student on campus?M：Yeah，but，uh.I guess Im thinking about the idea of going into accounting or international business，but I guess Im now considering a degree in marketing most.W：Oh，uh，.Well，I have to run.I have a class in ten minutes.M：Oh，Okay.And，uh，by the way，theres this，uh，dance on campus at the student center tonight，and I was wondering if youd.you know.like to come along.W：Oh，really？Well，perhaps.M：Okay，well，bye.13Where did the man and the woman first meet?AAt a party. BOn campus. CAt a friends house.答案B14In what field is the woman majoring?AEngineering.BComputer science.CEducation.答案C15What major is the man most likely to go into?AInternational business.BAccounting.CMarketing.答案CSECTION B(7.5 marks)Directions：In this section，youll hear a minitalk.Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got.Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.Youll hear the minitalk TWICE.MinitalkSummer in Edinburgh，Scotlands capital city，is the time for festivals.In August and September there are several different festivals which take place there.The original Edinburgh International Festival started in 1947，and offered visitors a rich program of classical music，theatre，opera and dance.The same year that the official festival began，a small number of theatrical companies came to the festival and organized their own event，which grew into what is now called the Fringe Festival.The term “fringe” means something on the outside of the main event，but over the years，the Edinburgh Fringe Festival has become the largest of all the festivals，and indeed the largest arts festival in the world！The Fringe has performers and acts which are less traditional and more unusual than those in the International Festival，and includes a lot of standup comedy shows，music and childrens entertainment.The Edinburgh Fringe is seen as an important place for upandcoming standup comedians to perform at.At the same time in Edinburgh there are various other festivals，such as the Jazz and Blues Festival，the Book Festival and the Film Festival，and even an Internet Festival！PlaceEdinburghSeasonIn _16_Fringe FestivalStarted in _17_It is _18_ arts festival in the world with less traditional performers and acts.Standup _19_，music and childrens entertainment are included.Other FestivalsThe Jazz and Blues Festival，the Book Festival，the Film Festival，and even _20_ Festival.答案16.summer17.194718.the edy shows20.an InternetPART TWOLANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE(45 marks)SECTION A(15 marks)Directions：Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and DChoose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21The other day he suddenly told me a secret that his lifetime_ is the presidency. Aambition Baction Chopes Dwishes答案A句意：几天前他突然告诉我他终身的抱负就是总统任职。ambition抱负；雄心；野心。22The foreign friends_ that they can join the celebrations for the universitys eighty anniversary. Awish Brequire Chope Drequest答案CA、B、D三个词后的宾语从句应该用虚拟语气，句中宾语从句没有用虚拟语气，选C。23Anyone_ formal evening dress will be allowed to go to the Mayors party. Ahaving on Bworn Cputting on Ddressed in答案D句意：任何一个穿着正式晚礼服的人都将被允许参加市长的晚会。“穿着”表示状态而不是动作，排除C。A、B、D都可表示“穿着”的状态，但是have on不能用于进行时，wear应该用wearing形式，dressed inwho is dressed in。所以选D。24As far as I know，the vast land _ legally to the Government. Ais belonged BbelongsCis belonging Dbelong答案Bbelong to“属于”，不能有被动语态或进行时。land为不可数名词，所以选B。25You were praised for having accumulated a large quantity of _ in teaching English. Aexperience BexperiencesCexperiment Dexperiments答案A句意：在英语教学方面你积累了大量经验，你受到了表彰。experience(不可数名词)“经验”；experiences(可数名词)“经历”；experiment“实验”。26I am terribly sorry to tell you that I have no choice but_ the truth by myself. Aclarifying Bto clarify Cclarified Dclarify答案Bhave no choice but to do sth“别无选择只有做某事”。but前有实义动词do时，后面不带to。27There were many extracurricular activities(课外活动)，but Peter never _. Ajoins Bjoins to Cjoins in Djoin in答案Cjoin组织/团体等，join in“活动”。Peter是第三人称单数，所以joins in。28You can see examples of cultural differences in the very traditions _ Americans and the British have.Athat Bwhich Cwhere Dwho答案A由于先行词(traditions)前面有the very，所以用that引导定语从句，而不用which。29Would you please help me with my homework? It wont _ too much of your time.Atake off Btake up Ctake away Dtake on 答案B句意：不会占你太多时间”。take up占据；从事；take off脱下，起飞；take away拿走；take on 呈现。30He was denied by the university this semester，but if he _ before August 15，he _.Aapplied；would be acceptedBapplied；had been acceptedChad applied；should have been acceptedDhad applied；would have been accepted答案D第一个分句用was说明是过去的动作。第二分句中的假设是与过去事实相反的。所以选D。31Do you like living here? Yes，but I am still _ to the new time zone.Aadopting Badapting Cclarifying Dadjusting答案Dadjust to适应。32You said you just took the chocolate without permission in the supermarket._，you stole it.AIn other word BIn other words CIn a word DIn word答案Bin other words换句话说；in a word总之，一句话；in word用言语(描述)。33_ for the doctors careful treatment，he _ till last year.AIf it is not；cant liveBWere it not；couldnt liveCHad it not been；couldnt have livedDIf it has not been；couldnt live答案Ctill last year说明他已经死亡，所以前面的“医疗”和“生活”都是过去的假设，had it not been for“要不是”。34My neighbour who works in a gas station gets a _ of 150 yuan a week，which is relatively _ in our area.Asalary；low Bwage；low Csalary；cheap Dwage；cheap答案Bsalary一般指月薪，wage指其他类型的工资，且工资有高低之分。35_ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another，for example，an earthquake.AAccumulated BAssembled CGathered DCollected答案A句意：地底下积累的能量必须以这样或那样的形式释放出来。能量与积累是动宾关系，所以用过去分词作定语。SECTION B(18 marks)Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.As a result of the development of the digital camera，photographers are now able to change their pictures in any way they like._36_ the technology matures，removing background objects is becoming faster and easier.But why would a photographer want to do this? Sometimes a photographer has only a(n) _37_ in which to take a picture he may have been imagining for a long time.Lets say that，after a long _38_，you finally snap the grey falcon(猎鹰) youd been hoping to catch in flight.But when you look back at the picture，you find that you _39_ snapped your fingertip along with the falcon.You have no hope of getting the same picture again.What are you going to do？_40_ the onceinalifetime picture，or remove the fingertip? Almost any photographer would choose the latter.Sometimes，the background looks just right _41_ your subject，but after you print it out，somethings wrong.That is when you need to remove _42_ is in the background that you dont like to make your _43_ picture look better.The most _44_ way to do it is using photo editing software.Before the development of such software，photographers needed to _45_ unwanted objects in a dark room.They needed to use a special _46_，and constantly monitor the process.If they were not careful，they could ruin the picture.Photo editing software _47_ you from this boring job.Furthermore，it is so userfriendly that even a nonprofessional can use it.36A.After BFor CAs DWhile答案Cas句子意为“随着”。句意：随着技术的成熟。37A.hurry Binstant Cbreath Doccasion答案Binstant“瞬间”，摄像师有时只有瞬间去拍摄他一直以来所想象的。38A.distance Blook Cexploration Dwait答案Dafter a long wait长时间的等候后。39A.accidentally Bnecessarily Cdeliberately Dsuddenly答案A下文中说手指尖不小心与猎鹰拍到了一起，所以是accidentally。40A.Develop BDelete CDefine DDecline 答案B句意：删除这张一生只有一次的照片还是去掉指尖？delete删除。41A.with Bwithout Cthrough Dabove答案A背景看起来与所拍物体在一起。42A.whenever Bwhichever Cwhatever Dhowever 答案Cwhatever引导remove的宾语从句，又在宾语从句中充当主语。43A.final Bfancy Cflexible Dfunny答案A句意：使你的最终相片更加好看。44A.particular Bpowerful Cpermanent Dpopular答案D处理照片最受欢迎的方式就是使用照片编辑软件。45A.replace Bremove Crestore Drelease答案B句意：软件开发出来一起，人们往往在黑屋子里去除(胶片)中不想要物体。46A.schedule Bsolution Csearch Dservice答案B他们需要特殊的解决方法。47A.prevents Bdiscourages Cfrees Dbreaks答案C照片编辑软件把你从这繁重的工作中解放了出来。SECTION C(12 marks)Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.After 48._ a bottle of water，soda，or any other drink，most people throw the empty bottle into the recycling bin 49._ a second thought.The type of plastic most bottles are made of，called PET，is usually recycled into a lowquality plastic that cant be reused to package food or beverages.50._，a team of researchers in Europe recently found a way to convert PET into a more valuable type of plastic called PHA.Because PHA breaks 51._ over time，it is considered biodegradable (生物能分解的)That means PHA could be used in medical devices，such as stitches (缝线)，that need to dissolve inside the body.In larger quantities，it could also be used 52._ an environmentally friendly food packaging.Heating PET plastic produces 53._ breakdown productsa solid called TA，along 54._ a liquid and a gas.The research team knew that some kinds of bacteria feed on TA，and that other strains of bacteria can produce the biodegradable plastic PHA.But nobody had ever seen a kind of bacteria that both fed on TA 55._ produced PHA.48解析drinking作介词after的宾语，同时与下文的water，soda