Unit3Timeschange!——Grammar一、選詞填空takeaway,dueto,insteadof,forinstance,searchfor,belimitedto,besimilarto,communicatewith1.Theywillbeconcernedtodotherightthing—todressproperly,________.

2.Thewholevillageturnedoutto_______themissingchild.

3.Ibelieveteachingshouldnot__________theclassroom.

4.ThenewPresident’sforeignpolicy___________thatoftheformer.

5.Nooneisallowedto__________anybelongingsofthelocalpeople.

6.__________akneeinjuryshewasforcedtoleavefromtherace.

二、閱讀理解Thesharingeconomyhasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtocommunitytoolsharing.Since2000,anewformofsharingeconomyhasbeenemerginginneighborhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworld—LittleFreeLibrary.Thelibrariesareboxesplacedinneighborhoodsfromwhichresidentscantakeoutandputinbooks.LittleFreeMariescomeinallshapesandsizes.Somelibrariesalsohavethemes,focusingonbooksforchildren,adultsortourguides.In2009,TodBolbuiltthefirstLittleFreeLibraryasagifttohismother,whowasadevotedreader.Whenhesawthepeopleofhiscommunitygatheringaroundit,exchangingconversationaswellasbooks,heknewhewantedtotakehissimpleideafurther.“IthinkLittleFreeLibrariesopenthedoortoconversationswewanttohavewitheachother，”Bolsaid.Sincethen,hisideahasbecomeamovement,spreadingfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.AccordingtoLittleFreeLibrary,org,therearenow18,000ofthelittlestructuresaroundtheworld,locatedineachofthe50USstatesand70countriesinEurope,AfricaandAsia.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.ButanAtlanticarticlesaysthelittlestructuresserveasacureforaworldofe-readerdownloads.Thelittlewoodenboxesarerefreshinglyphysicalandhuman.Formanypeople,thesenseofdiscoveryisLittleFreeLibraries'mainappeal.“Agirlwalkinghomefromschoolmightpickupagraphicnovelthatgetsherexcitedaboutreading;amanonhiswaytothebusstopmightfindavolumeofpoetrythatchangeshisoutlookonlife，”saystheAtlanticarticle,“Everybookisapotentialsourceofinspiration.”1．WhatwasBol'spurposeofbuildingLittleFreeLibrary?A．Tohelppeopleinthecommunitycommunicateoften.B．Tomakereadingbooksspreadaroundtheworld.C．Tohelpneighborsdevelopthehabitofbuildinglibraries.D．Togivehismotherabirthdaypresent.2．HowdoLittleFreeLibrariesgettheirbooks?A．Thecommunitiesboughtthem.B．USgovernmentprovidedthem.C．TodBoldonatedthem.D．Localpeoplesharedthem.3．WhatdoweknowaboutLittleFreeLibrary?A．Callsforpeopletowritemorebooks.B．ItwasbuiltupwiththehelpoftheInternet.C．Itofferspeopledifferentkindsofbookstoread.D．Itneedsbigroomstoplacemanybooksin.4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．LittleTreeLibraryhasreplacedthee-book.B．LittleFreeLibrarycanmakemuchdifferencetopeople.C．TodBoldevelopedLittleFreeLibraryonhisown.D．TodBolearnedmuchmoneythroughLittleFreeLibrary.三、閱讀填句MostofusinChinaareusedtopayingforeverythingwithourphones.1Atleast,thiswasthecaseforLimSweeSayfromSingapore,whofoundhisfirstexperiencewithChinesepaymentmethodsquiteimpressive.Limwaswaitinginlinetobuynutsatastreetstall(貨攤)inShanghaiandsawothercustomersshowtheirphonesandtakethenutswithoutgivingcash.2ItseemsthatSingaporefallsbehindinmobilepayments.SomeChinesetouristsfinditinconvenientwhentheyhavetousecashinSingapore.

3AccordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency,manycountriesnowacceptmobilepaymentservicesforChinesetourists,withWeChatPaycoveredin13overseascountriesandregionsandAlipayover200.It’snowcommontoseethefamiliargreenorbluelogosintouristdestinationsaroundtheworld,fromatinyshopintheScottishHighlandstoahugedepartmentstoreinNewYork.

MobilepaymentsarenowanormalpartoflifeinChina,andthetrendissweepingothernations.AccordingtoForresterResearch,inAmerica,mobilepaymentsroseby37percentin2016.4Thismaybepartlybecausewesternmobilepaymentservicesrequirebusinessestoinstallexpensiveequipmentbeforecustomerscanusethem.5

A.Hewastryingtofigureouthowtheygotpaid.B.Foreigntouristsdon’tliketopaywiththeirmobilephones.C.ButinChina,allittakesisaQRcode(二維碼)andaphone.D.Soonafter,herealisedthatthecustomerswereusingWeChatPay.E.Still,Chinesemobilepaymentswerenearly50timesgreaterthanthoseintheUS.F.Butforforeignvisitorswhoaren’tfamiliarwiththismethod,itmayseemstrange.G.ThepopularityofChinesemobilepaymentshaspushedsomeforeigncompaniestoacceptthem.四、語(yǔ)法填空DietshavechangedinChina—andsotoohasitstopcrop.Since2011,thecountry1.________(grow)morecornthanrice.Cornproductionhasjumpednearly125percentover2.________past25years,whilericehasincreasedonly7percent.

Atasteformeatis3.________(actual)behindthechange—animportantpartofitscornisusedtofeedchickens,pigs,andcattle.Anotherreasonforcorn’srise:Thegovernmentencouragesfarmerstogrowcorninsteadofrice4.________(improve)waterquality.Cornuseslesswater5.________riceandcreateslessfertilizer(化肥)run-off.Thisswitchhasdecreased6.________(pollute)inthecountry’smajorlakesandreservoirsandmadedrinkingwatersaferforpeople.

AccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotal7.________(globe)fertilizerconsumption.TheChineseMinistryofAgriculturefindsthatbetween2005—whenthegovernment8.________(start)asoil-testingprogram9.________givesspecificfertilizerrecommendationstofarmers—and2011,fertilizerusedroppedby7.7milliontons.Thatpreventedtheemission(排放)of51.8milliontonsofcarbondioxide.China’sapproachtoprotectingitsenvironmentwhile10.(feed)itscitizens“offersusefullessonsforagricultureandfoodpolicymakersworldwide.”saysthebank’sJuergenVoegele.

答案和解析一、選詞填空1.forinstance2.searchfor3.belimitedto4.issimilarto5.takeaway6.Dueto二、閱讀理解1.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“IthinkLittleFreeLibrariesopenthedoortoconversationswewanttohavewitheachother，”Bolsaid.可知，Bol建迷你圖書(shū)館是為了幫助社區(qū)的人們能夠經(jīng)常溝通。故選A項(xiàng)。2.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Thelibrariesareboxesplacedinneighborhoodsfromwhichresidentscantakeoutandputinbooks.可知，圖書(shū)是由市民放入的，即當(dāng)?shù)厝嘶ハ喾窒頃?shū)籍。故選D項(xiàng)。3.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中Somelibrariesalsohavethemes,focusingonbooksforchildren,adultsortourguides.可知，迷你圖書(shū)館為不同人群提供不同種類(lèi)的書(shū)籍以供閱讀。故選C項(xiàng)。4.B推理判斷題。最后一段分別以一個(gè)在放學(xué)回家路上拿起一本激發(fā)了閱讀興趣的漫畫(huà)書(shū)的女孩，和一個(gè)走在去公交站路上發(fā)現(xiàn)了很多改變他人生觀的詩(shī)歌的男人為例子，說(shuō)明了迷你圖書(shū)館能夠?qū)θ藗儺a(chǎn)生巨大影響。故選B項(xiàng)。三、閱讀填句1.F。根據(jù)前文“我們大多數(shù)中國(guó)人習(xí)慣用手機(jī)支付一切費(fèi)用?！笨芍?F項(xiàng)“但對(duì)于不熟悉這種方法的外國(guó)游客來(lái)說(shuō),這似乎有些奇怪?！睆南喾吹姆矫骊U述移動(dòng)支付,與前文相互呼應(yīng)。故選F項(xiàng)。2.D。根據(jù)前文“林在上海一個(gè)街頭攤位排隊(duì)買(mǎi)堅(jiān)果,看到其他顧客(給攤主)展示了手機(jī)后,拿了堅(jiān)果卻不給現(xiàn)金?！笨芍?D項(xiàng)“不久之后,他意識(shí)到顧客們正在使用微信支付?！背薪由衔?解釋原因。故選D項(xiàng)。3.G。根據(jù)后文“據(jù)新華社報(bào)道,目前許多國(guó)家接受中國(guó)游客的移動(dòng)支付服務(wù),微信支付覆蓋13個(gè)海外國(guó)家和地區(qū),支付寶覆蓋200多個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)?！笨芍?G項(xiàng)“中國(guó)移動(dòng)支付的普及推動(dòng)了一些外國(guó)公司接受它們”為后文的總結(jié),在此處合適。故選G項(xiàng)。4.E。根據(jù)前文“根據(jù)ForresterResearch的數(shù)據(jù),在美國(guó),移動(dòng)支付在2016年增長(zhǎng)了37%?！笨芍?前文提及