Unit 3 Times change!课内语法填空 练习-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版2019选择性必修第二册

Unit3TimeChange!

UnderstandingIdeas

ANewChapter

ThedayIheardthattheRainbowBookstorewasclosingafter50yearsofbusiness，Iwasheartbroken.Thebookstore，________wasa

legendary

fixture

intheneighborhood，wasaplace________anyonecoulddropinandconnectthroughtheirloveofbooks.

WhenIhurriedtothestore，Isawthatthebookswerealreadybeingpackedintoboxes.IhadalongchatwithCasey，thestore’s

elderly

owner.________(sigh)deeply，hetoldmehowitwasbecomingdifficulttorunanindependentbookstore.

Mostyoungpeoplepreferred________(read)e-bookson

tablets.Moreandmorecustomerswerebeingattractedbychainstoresandonlinediscounts.Itriedtothink________somewordsof

sympathy，butIhadtoadmitthattheRainbowBookstorecouldn’tstayinbusinessmuchlonger.

Childhoodmemoriescamebacktomesoclearly，asiftheevents________(happen)onlyyesterday.A

bunch

ofuskidswouldfrequentlydropbythestoreafterschool.We’dlookatthenewbooks，orjustchatwithOldCasey.Hekneweverybookinthestoreandwouldalwayspicktheperfectoneforusfroma

dusty

shelf.Wespenthoursreading，________(seat)onthestore’soldbutcomfortable

furniture.Caseyencouragedustoshareourideasandcomments________thebooks，bywritingthemonalargeboardinonecornerofthestore.

WhenIleftthebookstore，itwasbecomingcoldanddarkoutside.IturnedtowavegoodbyetoCasey，butbothheandhisbookstorewerealready________(hide)inathick

mist.ItmademerealizethatthebookstoreandallthatOldCaseyhadgiventothecommunitycouldsoondisappearforgood.

Afewmonthslater，Iwasbackintheneighborhoodduringmyspringbreakandwassurprised________(see)thattheRainbowBookstorewasstillthereandopenforbusiness.Itsold

brick

exterior

hadn’tchanged，butinsideitwaslikeadifferentworld.Inonearea，abookreadingwas________(deliver).Nearby，customerswereporingovershelvesselling

stationery，postersandotherbest-seller-themedgifts.Thelargeboardinthecornerhadbeenreplacedbyabigscreen，________customers’

commentsonthemonth’sbest-sellerwerebeingdisplayed.________(clear)，theRainbowBookstorewasingood，creativehands.

IwastoldthatthecommunityhaddecidedtoworktogetheronacampaigntosavetheRainbowBookstore.Thecampaign________(lead)byJenniferOakley，a

saleswoman

whohadgrownupintheneighborhoodandwhohadnowtaken________thebookstorefromCasey.

UnderJennifer’s

leadership，thebookstorewasbeingturnedintoaplaceforliterature-lovingmembersofthecommunitytogettogether.Ithadacaféselling

organic

food，andtherewerenowmorecommunityeventssuchasbookreadings，poetry

recitals

andeven

jazz

concertsandmovienights，________peoplecouldgathertoshareanexperiencethatcouldn’tbedownloaded.

IjoinedCasey，whowaslookingupatthescreenon________readers’

commentskept

popping

up.“Well，asyoucansee，corporateknowledgecombined________creativityhasbroughtmy

humble

bookstoreintothe21stcentury!I’mso________(please)toseethateverythingIwantedittooffertothecommunityisstillhere.”

Developingideas

Emojis：anewlanguage?

Whilewaitingoutsidethecafeteria，Ireceivedthefollowingmessagefrommyfriend：

Ittookmeaminute________Irealisedwhatitmeant.Thesignsheusedweretosaythathe’dberunninglateandwouldbetheresoon.Insteadofreplyingwithasimple“OK，don’trush”，Isearchedforemojisonmyphonethatwouldexpressthesamemessage：

Thiswasmyattempttofollowthetrendofcommunicatingwithemojis.Emojisareusedeverywhere，fromtextmessagestoemails，blogsandothersocialmedianetworks.________therapiddevelopmentofsocialmedia，emojisarebecominganintegralcomponentofthelanguageweusetoexpressourselves.

Theword“emoji”comesfromJapanese，literallymeaning“picturecharacter”.

Emojisaresmallsymbolsrepresentingideas，emotionsorfeelings.Theycomeindifferentcategories，suchasfacesandpeople，plantsandanimals，andfoodanddrink.

WhenfirstintroducedinJapanin1999，emojiswerelimitedto176simpledesigns.Nowtherearemorethan3，000emojisthatexpanduponthewayin________wecommunicate.Duetotheir________(popular)，theOxfordDictionariesWordoftheYearin2015was，________thefirsttimeever，apictographinsteadofatraditionalword.

Intoday’sworld，emojishavebecomemoreandmorepopular.Itseemsthatemojishaveclearadvantagesoverwrittenlanguage.Peoplelikethembecausetheyadd________(emotion)meaning，andarequickandeasytouse.Infact，thisissimilar________thegesturesweusewhenwespeak.Witha________(smile)orsadfaceaddedtoamessageorpost，yourreadercan“see”yourfacialexpressionwhilereadingyourwords.Emojiscanalsohelppeopleexpresstheirfeelingswhentheycannotfindtheappropriatewords.Forinstance，________yourfriendismovingacrossthecountry，youmayjustsendthemastringofcryingfacestoexpressyoursadnessoveryour________(separate).

Theuseofemojishasevenspreadtoclassicalliterature.AShakespeareseriesforyoungreadershastakenWilliamShakespeare’spopularplaysandreplacedsomewords________textspeakandemojis.Theintentionoftheseadaptationsistomaketheclassicsmore________(access)toyoungreaders.Somepeople，however，believethatthesenewversionshavetakenawaytheheartandsoulofShakespeare’splays.

Aswecansee，emojishaveatendencytopopupallovertheplace.Usersofemojissaythattheyfacilitatethewayinwhichwecommunicateandexpress________(we).Butthismakesothers，especiallyeducators，worrythatwearelosingtheabilitytocommunicateproperly________(use)thewrittenword，oreventhespokenword.Afterall，howmanyofustodaywouldrathersendamessagepackedwithemojis________makeatelephonecall?Perhapspeoplewillonedaychoosetocommunicateinpictures，andforget________towriteproperly.Onthatday，emojiswillhavebecome________realpictorial“language”.But，fornow，maybeit’sbestthatwejustenjoyusingthem.

答案：

Unit3TimeChange!

UnderstandingIdeas

ANewChapter

ThedayIheardthattheRainbowBookstorewasclosingafter50yearsofbusiness，Iwasheartbroken.Thebookstore，whichwasa

legendary

fixture

intheneighborhood，wasaplacewhereanyonecoulddropinandconnectthroughtheirloveofbooks.

WhenIhurriedtothestore，Isawthatthebookswerealreadybeingpackedintoboxes.IhadalongchatwithCasey，thestore’s

elderly

owner.Sighingdeeply，hetoldmehowitwasbecomingdifficulttorunanindependentbookstore.

Mostyoungpeoplepreferredreadinge-bookson

tablets.Moreandmorecustomerswerebeingattractedbychainstoresandonlinediscounts.Itriedtothinkofsomewordsof

sympathy，butIhadtoadmitthattheRainbowBookstorecouldn’tstayinbusinessmuchlonger.

Childhoodmemoriescamebacktomesoclearly，asiftheeventshadhappenedonlyyesterday.A

bunch

ofuskidswouldfrequentlydropbythestoreafterschool.We’dlookatthenewbooks，orjustchatwithOldCasey.Hekneweverybookinthestoreandwouldalwayspicktheperfectoneforusfroma

dusty

shelf.Wespenthoursreading，seatedonthestore’soldbutcomfortable

furniture.Caseyencouragedustoshareourideasandcommentsonthebooks，bywritingthemonalargeboardinonecornerofthestore.

WhenIleftthebookstore，itwasbecomingcoldanddarkoutside.IturnedtowavegoodbyetoCasey，butbothheandhisbookstorewerealreadyhiddeninathick

mist.ItmademerealizethatthebookstoreandallthatOldCaseyhadgiventothecommunitycouldsoondisappearforgood.

Afewmonthslater，IwasbackintheneighborhoodduringmyspringbreakandwassurprisedtoseethattheRainbowBookstorewasstillthereandopenforbusiness.Itsold

brick

exterior

hadn’tchanged，butinsideitwaslikeadifferentworld.Inonearea，abookreadingwasbeingdelivered.Nearby，customerswereporingovershelvesselling

stationery，postersandotherbest-seller-themedgifts.Thelargeboardinthecornerhadbeenreplacedbyabigscreen，wherecustomers’

commentsonthemonth’sbest-sellerwerebeingdisplayed.Clearly，theRainbowBookstorewasingood，creativehands.

IwastoldthatthecommunityhaddecidedtoworktogetheronacampaigntosavetheRainbowBookstore.ThecampaignhadbeenledbyJenniferOakley，a

saleswoman

whohadgrownupintheneighborhoodandwhohadnowtakenoverthebookstorefromCasey.

UnderJennifer’s

leadership，thebookstorewasbeingturnedintoaplaceforliterature-lovingmembersofthecommunitytogettogether.Ithadacaféselling

organic

food，andtherewerenowmorecommunityeventssuchasbookreadings，poetry

recitals

andeven

jazz

concertsandmovienights，wherepeoplecouldgathertoshareanexperiencethatcouldn’tbedownloaded.

IjoinedCasey，whowaslookingupatthescreenonwhichreaders’

commentskept

popping

up.“Well，asyoucansee，corporateknowledgecombinedwithcreativityhasbroughtmy

humble

bookstoreintothe21stcentury!I’msopleasedtoseethateverythingIwantedittooffertothecommunityisstillhere.”

Developingideas

Emojis：anewlanguage?

Whilewaitingoutsidethecafeteria，Ireceivedthefollowingmessagefrommyfriend：

IttookmeaminutebeforeIrealisedwhatitmeant.Thesignsheusedweretosaythathe’dberunninglateandwouldbetheresoon.Insteadofreplyingwithasimple“OK，don’trush”，Isearchedforemojisonmyphonethatwouldexpressthesamemessage：

Thiswasmyattempttofollowthetrendofcommunicatingwithemojis.Emojisareusedeverywhere，fromtextmessagestoemails，blogsandothersocialmedianetworks.Withtherapiddevelopmentofsocialmedia，emojisarebecominganintegralcomponentofthelanguageweusetoexpressourselves.

Theword“emoji”comesfromJapanese，literallymeaning“picturecharacter”.

Emojisaresmallsymbolsrepresentingideas，emotionsorfeelings.Theycomeindifferentcategories，suchasfacesandpeople，plantsandanimals，andfoodanddrink.

WhenfirstintroducedinJapanin1999，emojiswerelimitedto176simpledesigns.Nowtherearemorethan3，000emojisthatexpanduponthewayinwhichwecommunicate.Duetotheirpopularity，theOxfordDictionariesWordoftheYearin2015was，forthefirsttimeever，apictographinsteadofatraditionalword.

Intoday’sworld，emojishavebecomemoreandmorepopular.Itseemsthatemojishaveclearadvantagesoverwrittenlanguage.Peoplelikethembecausetheyaddemotionalmeaning，andarequickandeasytouse.Infact，thisissimilartothegesturesweusewhenwespeak.Withasmilingorsadfaceaddedtoamessageorpost，yourreadercan“see”yourfacialexpressionwhilereadingyourwords.Emojiscanalsohelppeopleexpresstheirfeelingswhenthey