Unit 1 A land of diversity Section Ⅲ Learning about Language
& Using Language
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Some students found it hard to take what their teacher had taught, so they asked him to explain it again.
2．He was (apparent)much surprised at the news that the amateur athlete beat the professional one who ranked top ten.
3．There is a great deal of evidence (indicate)that listening to soft music can reduce stress.
4．It suddenly occurred to me I hadn't locked my door.
5．With the chance (slip) through your fingers, it is no use crying over spilt milk.
6．My uncle (hire) two people to help him at harvest time last autumn. 7．You can't apply the job until you have satisfied certain conditions. 8．The (conduct) won great applause after the performance. 9．Everyone should be treated with (just)． 10．I was sent to bed as a (punish)． 【答案】 1.in 2.apparently 3.indicating 4．that 5.slipping 6.hired 7.for 8.conductor 9．justice 10.punishment Ⅱ.完成句子
1．我想起我把伞忘在了楼上。
I had left my umbrella upstairs. 2．他们与另一家合租一所房子。 They a house. 3．五一期间，许多游客涌上泰山。
poured into Mount Tai during May Day. 4．他的狗哪儿都找不到。 His dog was ． 5．因为写得匆忙，这篇文章不是很好。
，this article was not so good.
【答案】 1.It occurred to me that 2.teamed up with another family to rent 3.A great many tourists 4.nowhere to be found 5.Written in a hurry
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do.Birthdays celebrate the day we were born.Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity－or so we hope.We all like to imagine that we're getting wiser and not just older.Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others, as well.For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud.For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process.But growing old? That's a different story.
Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture.Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young.As the old saying goes, “You're as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old.People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom.But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”．
Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden.Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by.Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income.Social security benefits usually cannot make up the difference.Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing.Some even experience age discrimination.In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets.She was often treated rudely－even cheated and robbed.However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.
Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast.Why? People are living together.Fewer babies are being born.And middle-aged “baby boomers” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly.America may soon be a place where wrinkles are “in”．Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers .
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述的是美国人不愿接受变老的事实。生日快乐原本是庆祝人成长，但是同时也是变老的象征，美国人不喜欢。
1．The main idea of the third paragraph is ． A. the golden years can make the old earn lots of money B．many old people in America are leading a hard life C．the old in America have to retire at the age of 65 D．American social security benefits are not good
【解析】 段落大意题。第三段主要讲的是美国的老年人不只在经济上难以维持，而且也受到人们的不重视。所以第三段的主要内容就是许多美国的老年人都过得不好。故选B。
【答案】 B
2．From the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by .
A．serious C．disappearing slowly
B．bad
D．growing fast
【解析】 词义猜测题。最后一段讲的是美国的老龄化现状，老龄人口在快速增加，也就是说皱纹会越来越多。故选D。
【答案】 D
3．From this passage we can know .
A. in America, growing up is not a wonderful process
B．in America, growing up is as wonderful a process as growing old C．in America, growing up is a wonderful process, while growing old is not D．in America, growing old is a wonderful process, while growing up is not 【解析】 细节理解题。根据“For Americans，like people in most cultures，growing up is a wonderful process.But growing old？That's a different story.”可知成长是个很精彩的过程，但变老就不是了。故选C。
【答案】 C
4．What should be mentioned in the following paragraph? A. The public will change their attitude towards old people.
B．People will provide more services to the old in their communities. C．Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans.
D．The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the people. 【解析】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers.”可知市场专家已经注意到这群消费者了，可知下一段要讲产品。故选C。
【答案】 C
B
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett
Company.It was set up by Alten“AL”Neuharth in 1982 with the goal of providing a national newspapers in the US market, where generally only a single local newspaper was available.The paper has the widest circulation of any newspaper in the US, averaging over 2.5 million copies every weekday.It was the first color newspaper
in the US.
The newspaper was also among the first newspapers to use satellites to send the final edition of the newspaper to different locations across the country for printing and final distribution in those regional markets.This allowed the paper to include the most recent news and sports scores in each edition.
Each edition of the newspaper consists of four sections: News, Money, Sports and Life.On Fridays, two Life sections are included: the regular life for movies subtitled Weekend, which features television, films and trends, and a travel supplement called Destinations & Diversions.Each section is denoted(表示) by a certain color to different sections, which is seen in a box the top-left-corner of the first page, with News being blue(section A), Money with green(section B), red for Sports(section C) and purple for life(section D)．
USA Today prints each complete story on the front page of the respective(各
自的) section with exception to the cover story.The cover story is a longer story that requires a jump (readers must turn to another page in the paper to complete the story, usually the very next page, page 2 of that section). Starting in February, 2008, the newspaper added a magazine supplement called “Open Air”， appearing several times a year.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了《今日美国》报的创办及发展历程，以及版面内容与特色等。
5．Why did Alten “AL” Neuharth found USA Today in 1982? A. To advertise his products. B．To voice people's views.
C．To provide a national newspaper to Americans. D．To compete with other newspapers.
【解析】 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知创办这份报纸的目的是为美国人提供一份全国性报纸。
【答案】 C
6．From the first paragraph we can learn that ． A. USA Today is not published on weekend
B．USA Today is the first color newspaper in the world C．USA Today is an international newspaper
D．USA Today developed from an American local newspaper
【解析】 推理判断题。由第一段倒数第二句可知《今日美国》在周末不发行，故选A。