课时作业23　Unit 3　Life in the future一、单元扣点训练

　　Ⅰ.短语填空

　　take up； remind...of...； catch sight of； speed up； suffer from； be similar to； put on； in no time； lack of； sweep up1．Their house ________ ours, but ours has a bigger garden.

　　2．She was tall and dark，and ________ me ________ my cousin Sarah.

　　3．As she stood up she ________ her reflection in the mirror.

　　4．Jane and I were left after school to ________ the bits of paper and dirt.

　　5．________ sleep will severely influence the work in the daytime.

　　6．The taxi driver suddenly ________ before the traffic light turned red.

　　7．I have a few dictionaries at hand. I can get the meaning of the phrase for you ________.

　　8．I used to be very weak and often ________ headaches.

　　9．One of our greatest athletes is going to ________ a new challenge.

　　10．I'll have to ________ my glasses. I can't read the sign from here.

　　答案　1.is similar to　2.reminded; of　3.caught sight of　4.sweep up　5.Lack of　6.sped up　7.in no time　8.suffered from　9.take up　10.put on

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．The capsule began swinging gently sideways as ______________________(我们放松地躺着做梦). (lie)

　　答案　we lay relaxed and dreaming

　　2．My first visit was to a space station ______________________(被认为是太空中最现代化的). (consider)

　　答案　considered the most modern in space

　　3．I stared at the moving model of the waste machine，______________________(为它的效率所吸引). (absorb)

　　答案　absorbed by its efficiency

　　Ⅲ.模仿造句

　　1．At first my new surroundings were difficult_to_tolerate.

　　[翻译]山顶上的空气令人呼吸很困难。

　　答案　The air on the top of the mountain is difficult to breathe.

　　2．Hit_by_a_lack_of_fresh_air，my head ached.

　　[翻译]我们被困在了暴风雪中，感到很害怕。

　　答案　Trapped in the storm，we felt very frightened.

　　3．I lost sight of Wang Ping when we reached what_looked_like_a_large_market.

　　[翻译]半小时后我们到达了仿佛是座教堂的地方。

　　答案　Half an hour later we reached what looked like a church.

　　4．Arriving_at_a_strange-looking_house,_he showed me into a large，bright clean room.

　　[翻译]通过一座大桥时，我的汽车抛锚了。

　　答案　Passing through a bridge，my car broke down.

　　5．Exhausted，I slid into bed and fell fast asleep.

　　[翻译]由于兴奋，孩子们都睡不着。

　　答案　Excited, the children couldn't go to sleep.

　　二、阅读理解

　　(2024·四川卷)

　　Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.

　　Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as ￡172,000 a year.

　　The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income ￡ 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.

　　By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.

　　To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at ￡ 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”， with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.

　　It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional (情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.

　　Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.

　　The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother's Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.

　　语篇解读　本文是一篇说明文。在英国，按劳动量、劳动时间计算，一位母亲一年应该获得的收入应该比首相还多。母亲所作的牺牲很大，但也非常值得。

　　1．How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?

　　A. $30,000.

　　B. $142,000.

　　C. $172,000.

　　D. $202,000.

　　答案与解析　B　考查细节理解。由第二段中的“they would earn as much as ￡172,000 a year”和第三段中的“This would make their yearly income ￡ 30, 000 more than the Prime Minister earns”可知，首相一年的收入为￡172, 000－￡30, 000＝￡142,000。

　　2．The biggest challenge for most mothers is from ________.

　　A. emotional demand

　　B. low pay for work

　　C. heavy workload

　　D. lack of training

　　答案与解析　A　考查细节理解。由第六段“It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 per cent making emotional (情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood”可知，对大多数母亲来说，最大的挑战来自情感需求。

　　3．What is stressed in the last paragraph?

　　A. Mothers' importance shows in family all year long.

　　B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.

　　C. Mothers' devotion to children can hardly be calculated.

　　D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.

　　答案与解析　B　考查段落大意。由最后一段中的“can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing (投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent”可知，母亲所作的牺牲很大但非常值得。

　　4．What can we conclude from the study?

　　A. Mothers' working hours should be largely reduced.

　　B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.

　　C. Mothers' labour is of a higher value than it is realised.

　　D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.

　　答案与解析　C　考查推理判断。由第一段中的“But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year”可知，母亲的劳动有更高的价值。

　　三、完形填空

　　(2024·山西高考前质监)

　　“What do you think of the extraordinary achievements of your life？” Queen Victoria of Britain asked Helen Keller. “You are __1__ and deaf, but how can you make such great achievements？” Ms. Keller's answer was the __2__ for her teacher, “If there were no Anne Sullivan, the name of Helen Keller would not be known.”

　　When Anne was little, she suffered a great __3__. A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood, and she was diagnosed as a hopeless “lunatic (疯子)” by the doctor. She was locked in the basement of a mental hospital in Boston. Sometimes, little Anne __4__ attacked anyone who approached her. She __5__ everyone who appeared in front of her most of the time.

　　__6__， an old nurse believed that little Anne had hope and asked to __7__ the task of looking after the girl. She went to see little Anne every day. The child ignored her most of the time, but the old nurse didn't __8__ seeing her every day in the basement. The kind-hearted lady left cookies to little Anne and spoke words full of love and __9__ toher. She believed that __10__ she showed love, little Anne would be able to __11__.

　　Finally, the doctor __12__ changes in little Anne. Anne, who was always full of anger and hostility, showed __13__ and goodwill she had never had before. They transferred her upstairs and her __14__ continued improving. Then the last day came, and she __15__ the mental hospital.

　　After she grew up, Anne Sullivan hoped to help __16__， just as the kind old nurse helped her. She saw great __17__ in Helen Keller. She cared for her, __18__ her strictly, encouraged her, played with her and worked with her. Anne Sullivan __19__ a miracle (奇迹) in the life of Helen Keller. But first it was a kind nurse who had full __20__ in little Anne that turned a silent child into a kind teacher.

　　1．A. weak

　　B. lame

　　C. thin

　　D. blind

　　2．A. prize

　　B. praise

　　C. courage

　　D. mood

　　3．A. storm

　　B. accident

　　C. disaster

　　D. harm

　　4．A. fiercely

　　B. silently

　　C. obviously

　　D. exactly

　　5．A. welcomed

　　B. ignored

　　C. cheered

　　D. changed

　　6．A. Besides

　　B. Thus

　　C. Moreover

　　D. However

　　7．A. take on

　　B. look on

　　C. go on

　　D. turn on

　　8．A. consider

　　B. stop

　　C. permit

　　D. continue

　　9．A. disappointment

　　B. appreciation

　　C. encouragement

　　D. hate

　　10．A. as soon as

　　B. even though

　　C. as if

　　D. so long as

　　11．A. grow

　　B. write

　　C. recover

　　D. suit

　　12．A. approved

　　B. noticed

　　C. proposed

　　D. operated

　　13．A. mildness

　　B. sympathy

　　C. calm

　　D. wisdom

　　14．A. experiment

　　B. belief

　　C. sight

　　D. condition

　　15．A. escaped

　　B. finished

　　C. left

　　D. survived

　　16．A. the others

　　B. another

　　C. other

　　D. others

　　17．A. potential

　　B. status

　　C. affection

　　D. satisfaction

　　18．A. committed

　　B. trained

　　C. controlled

　　D. raised

　　19．A. created

　　B. found

　　C. developed

　　D. spread

　　20．A. curiosity

　　B. promise

　　C. confidence

　　D. relief

　　答案与解析　

　　语篇解读　本文主要叙述了Anne Sullivan的成长经历，以及Helen取得巨大成就的原因。

　　1．D　你失明(blind)又失聪，但是你是如何取得那么大的成就的？weak“虚弱的”；lame“跛的”；thin“瘦的”。故D项正确。

　　2．B　Keller女士的回答是对她老师的赞美(praise)。prize“奖励”；courage“勇气”；mood“情绪”。故B项正确。

　　3．C　在Anne小的时候，她遭受了一次很大的灾难(disaster)。storm“暴风雨”；accident“(交通)事故”；harm“伤害，损害”。根据此空后的“A fever made her nearly lose her eyesight in her childhood”可知，C项正确。

　　4．A　有时，小Anne猛烈地(fiercely)攻击靠近她的任何人。silently“默默地”；obviously“明显地“；exactly“精确地”。故A项正确。

　　5．B　大多数时间，她忽视(ignored)出现在她面前的每一个人。welcome“欢迎”；cheer“欢呼”；change“改变“。故B项正确。

　　6．D　然而(However)，一位年长的护士认为小Anne还有希望并且要求承担(take on)照顾这个女孩的任务。besides“除……之外(还)”；thus“因此”；moreover“而且”。故D项正确。

　　7．A　参见上题解析。look on“旁观”；go on“持续”；turn on“打开”。故A项正确。

　　8．B　但是这位年长的护士没有停止(stop)每天到地下室看她。consider“仔细考虑，认为”；permit“允许”；continue“继续”。故B项正确。

　　9．C　这位善良的女士给小Anne留下些小甜饼并给她说些充满爱意和鼓励(encouragement)的话。disappointment“失望”；appreciation“感激”；hate“仇恨，厌恶”。故C项正确。

　　10．D　她相信只要(so long as)她表现出爱意，小Anne就能够恢复(recover)。even though“尽管”；as if“好像”；as soon as“一……就……”。so long as引导条件状语从句，故D项正确。

　　11．C　参见上题解析。grow“成长”；write“写”；suit“适合”。故C项正确。

　　12．B　最终，医生注意到(noticed)小Anne的一些变化。approve“同意”；propose“建议”；operate“操作”。故B项正确。

　　13．A　总是充满愤怒和敌意的Anne表现出了她以前从未有过的温和(mildness)和友善。根据语境可知，前后形成对比，且所填词与goodwill相近，故A项正确。sympathy“同情”；calm“平静的时期”；wisdom“智慧”。

　　14．D　他们把Anne转移到了楼上，她的健康状况(condition)在不断地好转。experiment“实验”；belief“信仰”；sight“视力”。故D项正确。

　　15．C　她离开(left)了精神病院。escape“逃跑“；finish“完成”；survive“幸存”。故C项正确。

　　16．D　Anne长大以后，她希望像那位善良的年长的护士帮助她一样帮助其他人(others)。故D项正确。

　　17．A　她看到Helen身上巨大的潜能(potential)。status“地位”；affection“喜爱，钟爱”；satisfaction“满意”。故A项正确。

　　18．B　Anne照顾她，严格地训练(trained)她。commit“承认”；control“控制”；raise“提升，征集，提起”。故B项正确。

　　19．A　Anne在Hellen的人生里创造(created)了一个奇迹。find“发现”；develop“发展”；spread“传播”。故A项正确。

　　20．C　但是首先是一位对小Anne充满信心(confidence)的善良的护士把一个沉默寡言的孩子变成了一位善良的老师。curiosity“好奇心”；promise“诺言”，relief“解脱，宽慰”，故C项正确。