Unit3Startingout&Understanding課后練習Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Themaincharacterofthenovelisawomanofmany_________(天賦)．2．Herperformancemadeherthef________ofattentionattheparty.3．HowmanynewChinese________(漢字)haveyoulearnedinjuniorhigh?4．Charged(控告)withstealingmoney，themanwasbroughttothec_______.5．Everythingdone，theysatintheyard_______(聊天)withthevolunteersyesterday.6．Iamnotlikelytobuythatpairoftrousers，althoughthecolor_______(適合)mewell.7．Inaddition，thenewplatformofferspeoplemore_______(選擇)toexercise.8．LiNasufferedaterriblepaininherknees，whichmadeitimpossibleforhertocontinueher_______(職業(yè))asatennisplayer.Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．Theseclothesare_______(suit)towearoninformaloccasions.2．Onediscovershis_______(ignore)onlythroughlearning.3．_______wasassumedthatthelawyerwasanhonestmanbutthefactwasnot.4．Heputforwardanewapproach_______foreignlanguageteachingattheforum.5．_______(swim)isoneofthebestsports，whichkeepsmeingoodhealth.6．Withhisattention_______(focus)onhiswork，hedidn’tnoticemeenterhisstudio.7．_______(respect)byeveryone，heintendedtomakegreatcontributionstothecountry.8．Myfatherwantedtobea_______(profession)footballplayerwhenhewasalittleboy.9．Whenwritingaposter，youshouldfocus_______yourhandwriting.10．Sheisso_______(talent)thathersuccesscanonlybeamatteroftime.11.Actually，MrWhiteisa_______(respect)teacherwhodevoteshimselftohisstudents.12．Someparentsusedtobe_______(ignore)ofthegenerationgapbetweenthemandtheirchildren.13．_______(learn)Chineseisamust，whichislikelytomakeyourlivinginChinamorecomfortable.14．Trytounderstandwhat’sactuallyhappeninginsteadofactingonthe_______(assume)you’vemade.15．Atlast，herealizedthatheshouldadoptamorescientificapproachto_______(educate)hischild.Ⅲ.單句寫作1．夏天臨近，白天變得越來越長了。(approach)____________________________________________________________2．聽到這條消息，所有人都把注意力集中在他身上。(focus...on...)____________________________________________________________3．我們尊敬我們的英語老師因為她對事業(yè)的奉獻精神(devotion)。(respect...for...)____________________________________________________________4．和比爾爭論是沒有用的，因為他永遠不會改變主意。(動名詞作主語)____________________________________________________________5．當我女兒五歲的時候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)她在游泳方面很有天賦。(betalentedin)____________________________________________________________Ⅳ.閱讀理解Now，morethaneverbefore，peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout，andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives，leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs，leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny(保姆)．MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clock，andnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.Nowadays，theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.“Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhere，”saysDaniel，“andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensomegettingusedto，butit’sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyincarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However，Ithinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamily，andthechildrenarealothappier.”Liz，however，isnotquitesure.“Iusedtoenjoymyjob，eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I’mnotreallyacountrygirl，butIsupposeI’mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike，though，isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall.”1．Theunderlinedword“downshifting”inthefirstparagraphmeans“”．A．repairingyourcarbyyourselfB．spendingmoneycarefullyC．movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlifeD．livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek2．WhenDanielwasareporter，he.A．livedincentralLondonB．dislikedhisjobC．missedhischildrenD．waswellpaid3．DanielandLizbothagreethatthemovetothefarm.A．iseasytoorganizeB．hasimprovedfamilylifeC．isextremelyexpensiveD．hasbeenatotalsuccess參考答案：Unit3Startingout&Understanding課后練習Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1．Themaincharacterofthenovelisawomanofmanytalents(天賦)．2．Herperformancemadeherthefocusofattentionattheparty.3．HowmanynewChinesecharacters(漢字)haveyoulearnedinjuniorhigh?4．Charged(控告)withstealingmoney，themanwasbroughttothecourt.5．Everythingdone，theysatintheyardchatting(聊天)withthevolunteersyesterday.6．Iamnotlikelytobuythatpairoftrousers，althoughthecolorsuits(適合)mewell.7．Inaddition，thenewplatformofferspeoplemoreoptions(選擇)toexercise.8．LiNasufferedaterriblepaininherknees，whichmadeitimpossibleforhertocontinuehercareer(職業(yè))asatennisplayer.Ⅱ.單句語法填空1．Theseclothesaresuitable(suit)towearoninformaloccasions.2．Onediscovershisignorance(ignore)onlythroughlearning.3．Itwasassumedthatthelawyerwasanhonestmanbutthefactwasnot.4．Heputforwardanewapproachtoforeignlanguageteachingattheforum.5．Swimming(swim)isoneofthebestsports，whichkeepsmeingoodhealth.6．Withhisattentionfocused(focus)onhiswork，hedidn’tnoticemeenterhisstudio.7．Respected(respect)byeveryone，heintendedtomakegreatcontributionstothecountry.8．Myfatherwantedtobeaprofessional(profession)footballplayerwhenhewasalittleboy.9．Whenwritingaposter，youshouldfocuson/uponyourhandwriting.10．Sheissotalented(talent)thathersuccesscanonlybeamatteroftime.11.Actually，MrWhiteisarespectable(respect)teacherwhodevoteshimselftohisstudents.12．Someparentsusedtobeignorant(ignore)ofthegenerationgapbetweenthemandtheirchildren.13．Learning(learn)Chineseisamust，whichislikelytomakeyourlivinginChinamorecomfortable.14．Trytounderstandwhat’sactuallyhappeninginsteadofactingontheassumption(assume)you’vemade.15．Atlast，herealizedthatheshouldadoptamorescientificapproachtoeducating(educate)hischild.Ⅲ.單句寫作1．夏天臨近，白天變得越來越長了。(approach)Thedayisgettinglongerandlongerattheapproachofsummer.2．聽到這條消息，所有人都把注意力集中在他身上。(focus...on...)Hearingthenews，allthepeoplefocustheirattentiononhim.3．我們尊敬我們的英語老師因為她對事業(yè)的奉獻精神(devotion)。(respect...for...)WerespectourEnglishteacherforherdevotiontohercareer.4．和比爾爭論是沒有用的，因為他永遠不會改變主意。(動名詞作主語)ItisnousearguingwithBillbecausehe’llneverchangehismind.5．當我女兒五歲的時候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)她在游泳方面很有天賦。(betalentedin)Whenmydaughterwasfiveyearsold，Ifoundshewastalentedinswimming.Ⅳ.閱讀理解Now，morethaneverbefore，peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout，andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives，leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs，leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny(保姆)．MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clock，andnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.Nowadays，theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.“Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhere，”saysDaniel，“andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensomegettingusedto，butit’sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyincarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However，Ithinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamily，andthechil