1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note李仕才一、閱讀理解。A recent survey in the United States showed that the average family spent more moneyon its pets than on itschildren. Although rather shocking, it should not surprise anyone who has seen the doggy parlours（客廳 ） whereloved pets rest. Are Americansunique in t

2、reating their little friends in this way? No, the English, too, pay more attention to their pets.This can clearly be seen when we look at pet foods ，which often contain more vitamins than human food. Theycertainly cost much. Last year the British public spent two hundred million pounds on pet food a

3、lone, to say nothing ofveterinary bills or animal furniture. It is difficult not to feel angry about this when considering what the same amountcould do for victims of starvation and poverty,so it s not unusual for meto get hot under collar when I read an old man left all his money to his dog instead

4、 of his children.There are a variety of reasons why I find pets-raising alarming. They cause physical problems. An example of thisis New York where they have great difficulty getting rid of the mess that dogs leave on the streets. Many people find thisfunny, but in a number of large cities it is a m

5、ajor problem. Animals can cause disease, too. It is the threat of babies a disease with no known cure.Another problem is the carelessness of pet owners. Most little children want a dog or a cat ， and they continuallypush their mothers and fathers until they get one. It is only when the sweet little

6、thing has been broughthome that the parentsrealize how much time and money must be spent on Rover or Bonzo . Then theyjust abandon it. As a result, they are allowed to run free. English farmers lose hundreds of sheep a year, killed bysomeone s pet and you must have r ead of children being hurt by so

7、me pets of their own.Lastly, I would only suggest that we have got our priorities wrong and that something should be done about it. Inmy view, it s time we stopped being sentimental about pets. I can see no reason why we should get upset whenanimals are cut up formedical experiments. This will lead

8、us to discoveringcures for serious humandiseases,then I say, keep cutting!1. The doggy parlours are men ti oned in the 1st paragraph to show_ .A. what costly lives the pets are livi ng22B. where America ns keep their petsC. why childre n love their pets so muchD. how much pets depe nd on their maste

9、rs2. In the second paragraph to get hot under the collar probably means_.A. getti ng quite hotB. beco ming excitedC. feeli ng extremely angryD. receivi ng a fashi on able shirt3. According to the author, in which field can animals be most useful?A. Food.B. Sports.C. En terta inment.D. Medici ne.4. W

10、hat is the author s attitude towards pets-raising?A. Sympathetic.B. Opposed.C. Pitiful.D. Supportive.【文章大意】這是一篇議論文。作者通過介紹飼養(yǎng)寵物存在的種種問題（譬如飼養(yǎng)成本昂貴、寵物致人受傷、傳染疾病等），表達(dá)了自己反對飼養(yǎng)寵物，而是應(yīng)當(dāng)將寵物用于貢獻(xiàn)人類醫(yī)學(xué)實(shí)驗(yàn)的觀點(diǎn)。1. A【解析】推理判斷題。the doggy parlours 所在的句子就是為了進(jìn)一步闡釋第一句A recent survey in the Un ited States showed that the average

11、 family spe nt moremoney on its pets than on its childre n.，即如今人們在飼養(yǎng)寵物上花銷巨大的現(xiàn)狀。故答案為 A。2. C解析】推理判斷題 由前_句1 rIt is difficult not to feel angiy about this when considenng what the sameamount could do for victims of staivation and poverty*可知作者對把犬量錢財(cái)花在寵物身上的行為感 到非常氣憤。因此答案為CeI!3可知作者認(rèn)為寵物在人類醫(yī)學(xué)領(lǐng)域可以起著有益的作用。因此答案

12、為Do4. B【解析】觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。文章前面介紹了成本昂貴、傳染疾病等飼養(yǎng)寵物的危害，后面又提到應(yīng)把寵物用于貢獻(xiàn)人類醫(yī)學(xué)領(lǐng)域中去，故而可以看出作者對于飼養(yǎng)寵物的做法持反對態(tài)度。因此答案為B。二、單句語法填空1.Since the new rules began to work, we students have been permitted (have) one hour for exerciseevery day.答案：to have2.The police spotted a thief (steal)things in a mall at this time yesterday.答案：st

13、eal ing3. I won der why he has bee n acting so stra nge these days.Recent pressure at work may acco unt his behaviour.答案：for4.I (wander) along the pavement yesterday when some strangers came up andasked me the way to the police stati on.答案：was wan deri ng5.Whenhe came to himself, he found himself (l

14、ie)in hospital and his parentslooked at him an xiously.答案：lyi ng6.She went about telling methe great difficulty that my mumhad (bring)meup.答案：bringing7.What a choice! If only I 答案：had sought8.From my mum s love and itwas to raise a child.答案：patie nee9.You were not boring us.us a lot.答案：On10. I won t

15、 apologize to you !” Tony said to the old lady(rude) .答案：rudely三、完形填空。After livi ng near Madrid for a year as an au pair (以幫做家務(wù)事等換取食宿的人)three years ago, it was nice to _1_ this weekend. I felt like I was at homeand thought how _2_ one can beto feel like this in a place that isnt _3_ your _home. I no

16、w refer to this town as one of my homes from home and have learnt how3. D【解析】推理判斷題。從本文的最后兩句I can see no reas on why we should getupset.Thiswill lead us to discoveringcures for serious human diseases._ (seek) the wise man s advice before I decided.(patien t), I lear ned what a huge resp on sibilityth

17、e contrary, your won derful speech in terested24home is where your _4_ js.A lot of people get homesick and it is a very _5_ feeling when away from _6_ ones and homecomforts. _7_ , I have lear nt that you can feel at home whe n you are _8_ in that place with peoplewho _9_ you.Through simply embraci n

18、g every moment, _10_ friends and enjoying a new _11_,you can feel settled in a short amount of time. I did exactly this when moving to Spain for the first time,as positive thoughts tend to bring positive experie nces. Luckily eno ugh, I was _12_ with a _ hostfamily that were very _3_, which helped t

19、o ease the process of feeling happy and settled. I now lovevisiting when I can to see how the children grow up and feel very blessed by being able to _14_ thisYet again, I am living in Spain on my year abroad, but this time with studentsand not a(n) _15 , in a different region. Nonetheless, the proc

20、ess of _16_ had bee n easier, as I feel_17_ the Spa nish culture already. Of course whe n mov ing away from home you have to _18_ many things that are differe nt in comparis on to what you call home. However, this is the 19 of travelling,exploring and 20_ yourself and a new place. A new place that o

21、ne day you might be able to call yourhome too.1. A.leaveB.planC. moveD.visit2. A.proudB.luckyC. popularD.real3. A.finallyB.possiblyC. completelyD.n ecessarily4. A.beliefB.dreamC. heartD.job5. A.normalB.uniqueC. strongD.uneasy6. A.similarB.unu sualC. lovedD.respected7. A.HoweverB.ThereforeC. In stead

22、D.Otherwise& A.freeB.powerfulC. availableD.comfortable9. A.care forB.look for5C ask forD wait for10 A.missingB makingC choosingD aiding11 A.ideaB cultureC homeD chance12 A.chattingBplayingC livingD dealing13 A.wiseB honestC successfulD friendly14 A.changeB experienceC supportD improve15 A.teache

23、rB roommateC familyD organization16 A.going onB turning aroundC stepping forward D settling in17 A.accustomedto B excited atC satisfied with D interested in18 A.give upB start withC adapt toD carry out19 A.roleB secretC delightD symbol20 A.helpingB discoveringC enjoyingD controlling【解題導(dǎo)語】本文是夾敘夾議文。作者

24、在異國他鄉(xiāng)找到了自己的“家”。1D 根據(jù)最后一段開頭的 Yet again, I am living in Spain on my year abroad, but this time withstudents 可知，作者重“訪 (visit) ”西班牙。2 B 根據(jù)上文的 I felt like I was at home和下文的 feel like this 可知，在異國他鄉(xiāng)能找到家的感覺確實(shí)“幸運(yùn) (lucky) ”。3D 如果在某個(gè)地方“不一定 (not necessarily) ”就是家能找到家的感覺， 那真是幸運(yùn)。4C 根據(jù)上文的 nice ，felt like ，feel lik

25、e 可知，作者認(rèn)識到家就是“心靈 (heart) ” 的歸屬地。5 A 根據(jù)上文的 A lot of people get homesick及常識可知，思鄉(xiāng)是一種“正常的(normal) ”情感。266.C 根據(jù)上文的 homesick 可知，一個(gè)人遠(yuǎn)離自己所愛的(loved) ”人和家中的舒適, 當(dāng)然會(huì)泛起鄉(xiāng)愁。7.A下文提到的在異鄉(xiāng)也能找到家的感覺與上文意義上發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)折，故選However。8.D9.A 根據(jù)上文的 you can feel at home 可知， 此處意思是， 如果在一個(gè)地方能與“關(guān) 愛(carefor)”自己的人在一起、覺得比較舒服(comfortable)，那自然能找

26、到家的感 覺。10. B11.B 根據(jù)這兩個(gè)空所在句中的 embracing every moment,enjoying 禾口 you can feel settled in a short amount of time 可知，如果能珍惜每個(gè)瞬間、交(making) ”些朋友、 享受新的“文化(culture) ”，那很快就能融入當(dāng)?shù)氐纳睢?2.C 根據(jù)下文的 host family可知，“我”與寄宿家庭“生活(living)”在一起。13.D根據(jù)下文的 helped to ease the process of feeling happy and settled可知，寄宿家庭的成員都很“友

27、好(friendly) ”。14. B 根據(jù)上文的 see how the children grow up 可知，能“親歷(experienee) ”這 一過程，作者感到很幸福。15.C 上文的 host family是提示。16. D17.A 因?yàn)槭堑诙蝸砦靼嘌溃宰髡哌@次“安定(settlingin) ”下來要比上次更 容易些，因?yàn)樗呀?jīng)“熟悉(accustomed to) ”了當(dāng)?shù)氐奈幕?8.C 根據(jù)本空所在句中的 moving away from home 禾口 different in comparison to what youcall home 可知，背井離鄉(xiāng)自然需要“適應(yīng)(adapt to) ”異地不同于家鄉(xiāng)的很多 方面。19. C20. B 根據(jù) However 可知，前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折。作者認(rèn)為雖然需要適應(yīng)很多新事物，但是 這恰巧就是旅游、探索、“發(fā)現(xiàn)(discovering) ”自我的“樂趣