Unit3能力提升練習(xí)二一、閱讀理解ASweetestDayiscelebratedonthethirdSaturdayinOctoberasadaytomakesomeonehappy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersallofusanopportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,theaged,andchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents,butalsofriends,workmates,relativesandneighbourswhosehelpfulnessandkindnesswehaveenjoyed.Over60yearsago,whenaClevelandmannoticedthatsomepeople,suchaschildrenwholosttheirparentsandpatientswholayinbed,toooftenfeltforgottenandneglected,hedevelopedinhismindtheideaofshowingthemthattheywereremembered.Hedidthisbygivingthemsmallgifts.Withthehelpofhisfriendsandneighbours,hegavethosepeoplesmallgiftsonaSaturdayinOctober.Duringtheyearsthatfollowed,otherClevelandersbegantotakepartinthecelebration,whichcametobecalled“SweetestDay”．Overtime,theSweetestDayideaofspreadingcheertothepoor,thesickandchildrenwhohadlosttheirparentswasbroadenedtoincludeeveryone,andbecameanoccasionforrememberingotherswithakindactorasmallgift.SoontheideaspreadtoothercitiesallovertheUS.SweetestDayisnotbasedonanysinglegroup'sreligiousbeliefsoronafamilyrelationship.Itisareminderthatathoughtfulwordordeedenricheslifeandgivesitmeaning.Becauseformanypeoplerememberingtakestheformofgiftgiving,SweetestDayoffersustheopportunitytoshowothersthatwecare,inapositiveway.1.WhichofthefollowinghaslittlerelationshiptoSweetestDay?A.Visitingsickpeopleofthehospital.B.Visitingchildrenwhohavelosttheirparents.C.Givingfriendssmallgifts.D.Givingflowerstosweethearts.2.Whatdomostpeopleusuallydotoshowtheircaretoothersaccordingtothepassage?A.Theygivemoney.B.Theygivegifts.C.Theysendregards.D.Theyofferfood.3.Theunderlinedword“neglected”inthesecondparagraphmeans“__________”.A.rememberedB.hatedC.paidlittleornoattentiontoD.disappointedBBlindimitation(模仿)isself-destruction.Tothosewhodonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive;tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationishelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes(菜譜)andturnedoutsometastydishes.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse'swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild'sbicycle;theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourownbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously(下意識地)holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmighthaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself,youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.Inthefieldofentertainment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonscreen.Butwhentheystepoffscreen,theirpersonallivesmaybedisastrous.Ifyouaregoingtofollowsomeone,focusontheirtalent,nottheirbadcharacterorunacceptablebehaviours.Blessedisthepersonwillingtoactontheirsuddendesiretocreatesomethingunique.Thinkofthemovies,books,teachers,andfriendsthathaveaffectedyoumostdeeply.Theytouchedyoubecausetheircreationsweremotivatedbyinspiration,notdesperation.Theworldischangednotbythosewhodowhathasbeendonebeforethem,butbythosewhodowhathasbeendoneinsidethem.Creativepeoplehaveanendlessresourceofideas.Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial;itiswhattodowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.Studyyourrolemodels,acceptthegiftstheyhavegiven,andleavebehindwhatdoesnotserve.Thenyoucansay,“Istandontheshouldersofmyancestors,andknowthattheyarecheeringon.”4.Imitationprovesusefulwhenyou.A.knowyouareuniqueB.losethebalanceoflifeC.begintolearnsomethingnewD.gettiredofroutinepractice5.Toavoidthebadresultofimitation,weshould.A.forgetdailyfearandpainB.choosetherightexampleC.askothersfordecisionsD.stayawayfromstars6.Thetroubleacreatorfacesis.A.thelackofstrongmotivationB.theabsenceofpracticalideasC.howtosearchformorematerialsD.howtouseimaginationcreatively7.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tohighlighttheimportanceofcreativity.B.Tocriticizethecharactersofrolemodels.C.Tocompareimitationwithcreation.D.Toexplainthemeaningofsuccess.CTheAmericanwestisfullof“ghosttowns”，wherepeoplelefteverythingbehindtofindnewhomes.Nowa“ghostcity”isbeingbuiltintheUS.Itwon'tbeabandoned.Itwillbeusedtotestthetechnologyofthefuture.CalledCITE—theCentreforInnovation,TestingandEvaluation,thecitywillcoveranareaof39squarekilometresinthemiddleoftheNewMexicodesert.ThecitywasproposedbyPegasusGlobalHoldings,atechnologycompany.Whydotheybuildacitythatnobodylivesin?Becausenewtechnologiesmaycauseproblemsorevenbedangerous.Ina“ghostcity”，theycanbetestedforsafety.“Itwillbeatruelaboratorywithouttheproblemsandsafetyissuesthatcomewithpeoplelivingthere.Hereyoucanbreakthingsandrunintothings,andgetusedtohowtheywork,beforetakingthemoutintothemarket，”saidPegasusmanagingdirectorRobertBrumleyinWiredmagazine.Withouttheworryofharmingpeople,anynewideacanbetestedinthiscity.Justthinkaboutthepossibilities—driverlesscarscanmovefreelyonthestreets,robothomescanbedesignedanddronedeliverycanbeusedformailingpackages.There'sjustoneproblemwithCITE.“People...cansuddenlyjumpoutinfrontofsomething，”ReeseJones,afounderofSingularityUniversity,US,toldFortunemagazine.JonesisworriedthatevenifatechnologyworksperfectlyinCITE,itwillnotworkwellinaplacefullofpeople.8.Theemptycityisbeingbuilt.A.tohelppeopleexperiencelifeina“ghosttown”B.forshootingmoviesC.totestnewtechnologyD.tohelppeoplein“ghosttowns”settledown9.WhatdoweknowaboutCITE?A.Ittakesup39squarekilometresofoceanarea.B.ItislocatedinthemiddleofNewYork.C.ItwasstartedbySingularityUniversity.D.Therewillbenobodylivinginit.10.AccordingtoJones,whatistheproblemwithCITE?A.Itisnotatruelaboratory.B.TestinginCITEwillbeexpensive.C.Therewon'tbeanyonewhocanfixthingsiftheybreakinCITE.D.Thetestresultsmightnotworkinrealcities.11.Whatmightbeasuitabletitleforthistext?A.MysteriesoftheAmericanwestB.TechnologyofthefutureC.TestinginemptycitiesD.DiscussionsaboutghosttownsDUKphysicistIsaacNewtononcesaid,“Natureispleasedwithsimplicityandnatureisnodummy(傻子)．”Indeed,MotherNaturecanprovidealmosteverythinghumanbeingsneedifwefollowherrules.Butifwebreaktherules,sheislikelytobecruelandlashoutatus.TheoutbreakofCOVID-19isanexample.TheWallStreetJournalreportedthatDrPeterDaszak,presidentoftheUS-basedhealthorganizationEcoHealthAlliance,said,“Thisoutbreakisalessonforus.Onaglobalscale,humanpopulationdensity,wildlifediversity,andlandusechangearewhatdrivenewpandemics(流行病)．”Inancienttimes,peopleneededtorelyonnaturetosurvivesotheyhelditinawe(敬畏).Forexample,theAmericanIndiansbelievedthathumanswereapartofnatureandnaturewasapartofhumans.Chineseancientsalwayspursuedtheharmonybetweennatureandhumanbeings.However,ashumanbeingsmastermoreknowledgeandmakemoreadvancedtools,peopletrytochangeandevenconquernature.Theyusemorelandtomakebuildings,geneticallymodify(改變)plants,andcapturesomewildandrareanimalstosuittheirownneeds.Inthisprocess,humansgraduallylosecontactwithnatureandeventhrowitoutofbalance.Forexample,cuttingalargenumberofforestsmeanscarbondioxidemustbuildupintheatmosphereanditcontributestoglobalwarming.Althoughwedon'tknowforsurewhatfirstcausedtheoutbreakofCOVID-19,BrianLamacraftatMediumsaiditwastimeforpeopleto“reflectonourrelationshipwithourplanet”and“reconnectwiththisworldandeverythingthatwe'vebeengiven”.Afterall,accordingtoUSpoetGarySnyder,“Natureisnottheplacetovisit.It'sourhome.”12.Whatdoesthephrase“l(fā)ashoutat”inParagraph2probablymean?A.Punish.B.Control.C.Test.D.Challenge.13.WhatlessondidDaszakthinkhumanbeingsshouldlearnfromtheoutbreakofCOVID-19?A.Wildanimalsaredangerous.B.It'simpossibletopreventnewpandemicsglobally.C.Weshouldstopmakingbuildingsaroundtheworld.D.Humansshouldlivepeacefullywithnature.14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5?A.Howhumanbeingsbecometheirownmasters.B.Howhumanactivitiescauseglobalwarming.C.Howhumanbeingsbreakthebalanceofnature.D.Howhumansusetechnologytoimprovetheirlives.15.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthisarticle?A.ToreflectontheoutbreakofCOVID-19.B.ToexplainwhatledtotheoutbreakofCOVID-19.C.Todescribeexperts'predictionsonnewpandemics.D.Tocompareancientandmodernattitudestowardnature.二、完形填空IhavebeenstudyingtheFrenchlanguageforthreeyears.Thisfieldofstudyhasbeenthehardestbutmostinterestingofmylife.Iwouldputit16thestudyofwritingsimplybecauseIstartedwritingasa6-year-oldboy.Ialways“felt”Icouldwrite,butIdidnotalways“feel”Icould17studyaforeignlanguage.ButhereIaminaMontrealhotel.Imishearwords.I18tenses.Ican'treallyusethesubjunctive(虛擬語氣)．Somethinghashappenedtome—Ihavegottenbetter.Idon'tknowwhenIfirstfeltit.Ididn'tfeelitthissummeratMiddlebury,despitethe19inmyentranceandexitscores.Ididn'tfeelitwhenIfirstarrivedinParisinJanuary.IfeltlikeIwas20aroundinthedark,butIfeellikeIamgettingbetteratstumbling(蹣跚而行)．IamemphasizinghowI“feel”because,whenstudying,itisas21asanyobjective(客觀的)reality.22feedsthetirednessthatleadsastudenttoquit.Itisnotthestudyoflanguagethatishard.I23returningfromFranceattheendofthesummerof2013,andbeing24thatIhadsomekindofbraininjurywhich25mefromhearingFrenchvowelsounds.Butthereal26wasnotanyinjurysomuchasthe“feeling”ofdespair(絕望).ThatiswhyI27alltheresearchaboutchildrenandtheirlanguageadvantage.Idon'twanttohearit.Ijustdon't28.AsCarolynForchéwouldsay,“I'mgoingtohaveit.”To“haveit”，Imust29myemotionalhealth.Partofthatlong-termmanagement—beyondFrench—isgivingmyselfanopportunitytogetbetterat30things.Thereisabsolutelynothinginthisworldlikethefeelingofbeingbadatsomethingandthenimprovingatit.16.A.around B.afterC.along D.above17.A.eventually B.effectivelyC.carefully D.suddenly18.A.confuse B.useC.match D.distinguish19.A.faith B.interestC.similarity D.difference20.A.running B.lookingC.stumbling D.searching21.A.simple B.importantC.common D.practical22.A.Shame B.RegretC.Anxiety D.Hopelessness23.A.remember B.avoidC.consider D.imagine24.A.blamed B.advisedC.predicted D.convinced25.A.freed B.savedC.prevented D.protected26.A.result B.enemyC.choice D.solution27.A.compare B.shareC.collect D.ignore28.A.care B.watchC.resist D.continue29.A.control B.reportC.manage