Unit 1 Living well Section Ⅲ Learning about Language &Using

Language

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

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1．I send you my warmest ________(congratulate)on your success. 2．The system is adequate ________(deal)with any problems. 3．They won't give their ________(approve)to your going there. 4．He has met ________ some unexpected difficulties.

5．In order to look after her sick mother，Mary decided to resign her position ________ a manager in the company.

6．Tom is now working as a volunteer in a remote Indian village school，which is only ________(access)by boat.

7．With the ________(assist)of his colleagues，he finished his work on time. 8．After ________(graduate)，he worked as a voluntary teacher in a remote area. 9．He stood out in terms of competence from all his ________(companion)． 10．He made ________ profit of fifty thousand dollars on the sale of his house. 【答案】 1.congratulations 2.to deal 3.approval

4．with 5.as 6.accessible 7.assistance 8.graduation 9.companions 10.a Ⅱ.完成句子

1．那个团队正在努力分析问题以便找到最好的解决方案。 The team are working hard to analyze the problem

_______________________________________________________________. 2．让他失望的是，他的计划没有得到经理的认可。

To his disappointment，his plan didn't _________________________________ ________________________________________________________________. 3．我们应该尽力帮助那些没有机会上学的贫困孩子。

We should do whatever we can to help the poor children ________________. 4．他的知识足可胜任这项工作。

His knowledge ________________________ well. 5．当他正要开门的时候，他发现钥匙找不到了。

____________________，he found his keys were nowhere.

【答案】 1.so that they can find the best solution 2.meet with the manager's approval 3.who don't have access to education 4.is adequate to do this job 5.When

he was to open the door

Ⅲ.阅读理解

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(2016·北京高考)December 15,2014 Dear Alfred，

I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.

Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow，though，with an IQ of 150 at 17, I'm anything but stupid.The fact was that I was found to have ADHD (注意力缺陷多动障碍)．Anxious all the time，I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.

However, when something did interest me, I could become absorbed.In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website.Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant pre-college courses.

While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse.I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn't.So，I was killing my time at home until June 2012 when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.

Since then, I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics.Currently, I'm learning your Probability course.I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in selfwritten notes from your videos.This has given me a purpose.

Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where，without dealing with the public, I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to.Luckily, I discovered the job—Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead.I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as，if not better than，my competitors.

Thank you.You've given me hope that I can follow my heart.For the first time, I feel good about myself because I'm doing something，not because someone told me I was doing good.I feel whole.

This is why you're saving my life.

Yours， Tanis

【语篇解读】 本文是一封感谢信。塔尼斯智商高达150，但是身患注意力缺陷多动障碍，多亏艾尔弗雷德的培训中心，塔尼斯有了在线学习的机会，重新有了人生的奋斗目标，并找到了一份工作。

1. Why didn't Tanis go to college after high school? A．She had learned enough about computer science. B．She had more difficulty keeping focused. C．She preferred taking online courses. D．She was too slow to learn.

【解析】 细节理解题。书信正文第二段中塔尼斯讲述自己尽管智商高，但是身患注意力缺陷多动障碍，每次保持注意力集中达不到一个多小时(unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time)；第四段中又提到病情加剧(my disease got worse)，中学毕业后想上大学，但是不能，显然是由于她无法集中注意力，故选B项。

【答案】 B

2．As for the working environment, Tanis prefers ________.

A．working by herself B．dealing with the public C．competing against others D．staying with ADHD students

【解析】 细节理解题。根据题干中的working environment，我们可以定位到第六段的looking for a job，该段说到作者希望的工作环境：I could work alone，but still have a team to talk to。A项working by herself与该句中的work alone表达的意思一致，故选A项。

【答案】 A

3．Tanis wrote this letter in order to ________. A．explain why she was interested in the computer B．share the ideas she had for her profession C．show how grateful she was to the center D．describe the courses she had taken so far

【解析】 写作目的题。作者在文章开头直接说明写信的目的：你的帮助对我的人生是多么重要；然后描述自己的病情，未了的大学梦，以及艾尔弗雷德开办的网站给作者带来的学习快乐，因此本文的写作目的是C项：表明她对这个学习中心的感激。

【答案】 C

B

Since I started working part-time at a grocery store，I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys something.To me，a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart.One of the first

things customers forget is how to count.There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line(收银线)，which is clearly written 15 items or less，with 20,25 or even a cart load of items.

Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place.Just as I finish ringing up an order，a customer will say，“Oops，I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread.I hope you don't mind waiting while I go to get it.” Five minutes later，he's back with the bread，a bottle of milk，and three rolls of paper towels.What is strange is that customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries.Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries，a customer will wait until I announce the total.Then，in surprise，she says，“Oh，no，what did I do with my check book？” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse，she borrows my pen because she's forgotten hers.But I have to tolerate customers because they pay my salary，and that's something I can't afford to forget.

【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述自己在超市做兼职时观察到的消费者在购物时健忘的各种表现。

4．What does the author say about his customers? A．They can not count numbers. B．They sometimes jump the queue.

C．They don't know how to express themselves.

D．They behave as if their memories have totally failed.

【解析】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart(购物手推车)”可知，顾客一旦开始推购物手推车，自己的记性就完全不管用了。故选D项。

【答案】 D

5．According to the text，who are supposed to be in the express line? A．Customers with nothing purchased. B．Customers with not more than 15 items. C．Customers with items between 15 and 25. D．Customers with 25 or even a cart load of items.

【解析】 细节理解题。文中第一段最后一句说，很多人买了东西之后进入快速结账柜台，这里标着的是买了15件甚至更少商品的顾客在此结账，但他们却拿着20、25件甚至推着满满一车商品。句中的“15 items or less”与B项中的“not more than 15 items”意思相同。故选B项。