Unit 3 Topic 1 Section C 习题.doc

Unit 3 English Around the WorldTopic 1 Section C习题一、短文填空：先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。Have you ever tried the “Magic Cube” (魔方)? Pick up one of these cubes and you probably wont be able to p (1) it down. How hard can it be to rearrange the nine little s (2) on each side of the cube? In fact, there are millions of possibilities! It has been over 30 years since the cube first h (3) the market. However, not many people know that it was used just as a simple classroom m (4) at the beginning.In 1974. Mr. Erno Rubik I (5) the “Magic Cube” as he called it. He did this to help his students u (6) difficult 3D concepts (概念). This classroom example was quickly t (7) into a popular toy. In 1979, Idea Toys started to sell it as “Rubiks Cube”. The invention quickly became a 1980s c (8) icon.As time went by, the cube once l (9) its attractive qualities. However, it made a comeback with the Internet. Now anyone can go online and find many videos that show ways tos (10) the cube. Erik Akkersd of the Netherlands holds the world record now. He finished in just 7.08 seconds!1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._6._7._ 8._ 9._ 10._二、完形填空 A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert( 沙漠). During the trip they had a 1._ , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying 2._ , he wrote in the sand: Today my best friend hit me in the face.They 3._ on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath（洗澡）. The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning(溺水), but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a 4._ : Today my best friend saved my life.The friend who had hit and 5._ his best friend asked: 6._ I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why? The other friend 7._ : When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand 8._ wind can blow it away. 9._ , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where no 10._ can ever blow it away.( ) 1. A. talk B. joke C. fight D. picnic( ) 2. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything( ) 3. A. kept B. continued C. lasted D. tried( ) 4. A. sand B. stone C. tree D. wall( ) 5. A. killed B. hurt C. saved D. made( ) 6. A. Before B. While C. Until D. After( ) 7. A. replied B. asked C. questioned D. required( ) 8. A. which B. how C. where D. when( ) 9. A. Although B. Or C. But D. If( ) 10. wind B. water C. air D. sand3、 阅读理解 One of the things to be learned a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. Whats the matter？ I went to a party last night, so I2. I feel so tired these days. I think youd better3.Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the mostYou can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So guessing is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.1.This passage tells us mainly about _.A. the importance of guessing in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk about C. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time2.from the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _.A. so I didnt have a good time. B. so I went to bed very late.C. . So I felt unhappy. D. so I got up very early.3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _.A. I think youd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.B. I think youd better have something to drink.C. I think youd better get some help from your friends.D. I think youd better be more careful.4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is _.A. she is one of the most famous film stars.B. she is one of the most beautiful women.C. she is one of the most famous speakers.D. . she is one of the most talkative women.5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _in learning a foreign language.A. the only wayB. more important in spoken English than in written English C.