1、第 1页（共 10页）Unit3 Section B Learning About Language一、单词拼写1.(甜点)is not seen as an essential part of the meal, butas something extra.2.I had no food in my dorm, so I had to go to the(餐厅).3.You can go to the(自助餐厅). You can select what youwant to consume there, but remember you should save food.4.As they
2、 move to high school, their characters are fully formedand they are both very(稳重的)teenagers.5.At the class meeting, the students expressed their views onthe behavior of admiring vanity(虚荣) and wearing famous(品牌) clothes.6.Nowadays, there are a lot of people who think that plasticsurgery(整形手术) is(稍微;
3、有点)hard to accept. Somehave paid a heavy cost for it.7.The bad-tboy was criticized by the teacher because hedidnt get along with many of his classmates.二、选词填空at a minimum;contribute to;earn ones living;set off;switchoff;slice off;on the other hand第 2页（共 10页）1.We should thank “take-away deliverymen”,
4、 for theythe convenience of peoples lives.2.Just as she prepared tofor the next village, hertwo friends arrived in a taxi.3.Some students may forget tothe lights and fansin their classroom while leaving.4.Our headmaster rattled on(喋喋不休地说) fortwohours at the opening ceremony.5.With the prices and hou
5、se rents increasing rapidly in thiscountry, many young university graduates cannot,let alone support their parents.6.On the one hand, Peters roommate is kind., hesquite messy.7.Justenough meat for your dinner, and put therest back.三、阅读理解When most people think about the “American culture”,images of C
6、oca-Cola,hot dogs,baseball games,big carscome to mind. Actually,American culture is more than that,and its history features the variety of American culture.Especially southern culture,plays an important part in第 3页（共 10页）American culture. And the southerners are known for theirhospitality,language a
7、nd food.Southerners hospitality is very famous in the world.People who live in the South are very nice and are always willingto help another person in any way they can. If someone is fromout of town and needs directions to a certain place,Southerners will make sure he or she knows how to get there.S
8、outherners are very polite. Every time they pass someone onthe road,they are going to wave at him or her. Towns in theSouth have fewer people and everyone knows everyone. The peoplein the South are nicer than anywhere else in the United States.Language in the South varies according to which areasome
9、one is in and what the persons background is. Most whitepeople have a country draw in the accent. Most black people talkusing Ebonies(黑人英语), but some do have a draw in their accent.The other groups talk in their native languages or in Englishwith an obvious accent. The languages in the South are ali
10、kein most places except in Southern Louisiana.The Souths food is like no other places. It is colourful,has a wonderful smell that fills the whole house and tastes good.All the things that the Southerners use will wake up ones tasteand are really delicious.第 4页（共 10页）Southern culture is well-known in
11、 the world. The South isvery different from other areas in the United States. The peopleare nice,the language is very different and the food is great.1. What does the underlined word “hospitality” in Paragraph1 probably mean?A. Being honest.B. Being friendly.C. Being generous.D. Being beautiful2. Wh
12、at can you infer about the southerners from the passage?A. They enjoy waving at others.B. They prefer to talk on the road.C. They are glad to help strangers.D. They dont get along well with others.3. Which of the following statements about the South is NOTtrue?A. People in the South speak the same l
13、anguage.B. People in the South are nice.C. The culture in the South is unique in the world.D. The food in the South is different from other places.4. Which of the following can be the best title?A. The Origin of Southern Culture.B. American Culture.C. Southerners Hospitality.第 5页（共 10页）D. Southern C
14、ulture.四、语法填空Food production is the course of changing raw ingredientsintopreparedfoodproducts.Foodproductionincludesindustries1take raw food products and change them intoitems that can be sold in the market.Home food productionincludes2(change) into forms for longterm storage.The food production in
15、dustry takes fruits，vegetables andgrains directly in their harvested farms and3(make)these food into the types of food products that are availablefor sale in supermarkets.Food production includes both simpleprocesses，such as cleaning and packaging,4complexprocesses like adding different ingredients
16、and artificialthings.Food production processes create products with5(long)shelf lives than raw food ingredients.Some food production skills，like smoking and salting meatsfor longterm storage，go back6prehistoric times.Inthe 19th century，canning7(become)a popular method foodproduction.Homecookssometim
17、esusetraditionalfoodproduction skills8(produce) food for their families.Food production skills make food products have long shelflives ， buttheyalsohavedisadvantages.Duringhigh 第 6页（共 10页）temperatureprocessing ， forexample ， rawfoodslosenutrients.Foodproductionindustriesalsoaddartificialcolors to ma
18、ke food9(attract).Although governmentstest all these artificial things，many people question10it is totally safe to use them too much in food.第 7页（共 10页）一、单词拼写1.Dessert2.canteen3.cafeteria4.stable5.brand6.somewhat7.tempered二、选词填空1.contribute to2.set off3.switch off4.at a minimum5.earn their living6.O
19、n the other hand7.slice off三、阅读理解1.B。词义猜测题。根据第二段中 People. . . they can. “住在南方的人很友好, 总是愿意尽其所能帮助别人。”所以南方人的好客闻名于世。由此可知, 画线词的意思是“好客, 友好”。故选 B。2.C。推理判断题。根据第二段中 If someone. . . or her “如果有人从外地来, 需要指引去某个地方, 南方人会确保他或她知道如何到达那里。南方人很有礼貌。每次他们在路上经过某人, 他们会向他或她挥手。”由此判断出, 南方人乐于帮助陌生人。故选 C。3.A。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“除了南路易斯安
20、那州, 南方的语言在大多数地方都很相似。”由此可知, A 项不正确。故选 A。4.D。标题归纳题。纵观全文, 尤其是第一段“尤其是南方文化, 在美国文化中起着重要的作用。南方人因他们的好客、语言和食物而闻名”以及最后一段“南方文化闻名于世。”由此可知, 短文的最佳标题是“南方的文化”。故选 D。四、语法填空1that/which考查定语从句。分析句子可知，空处引导定语从第 8页（共 10页）句，先行词是 industries，关系词在从句中作主语，故填 that 或which。2changing考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，空处作 includes的宾语，应用动名词形式，故填 changing
21、。3makes考查动词的时态和主谓一致。分析句子可知，空处和takes 在句中作并列谓语，主语为第三人称单数，故填 makes。4and考查连词。both . and .不仅而且，故填and。5longer考查形容词比较级。分析句子可知，标志词 than 表示前后两部分进行比较，应用比较级形式，故填 longer。6to考查介词。句意：一些食品生产技术，如熏制和腌制肉类以长期储存，可以追溯到史前时代。短语 go back to 意为“追溯到” ，故填 to。7became考查动词的时态。分析句子可知，空处是谓语动词，根据时间状语 In the 19th century，可知应用一般过去时，故填became。8to produce考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知，空处在句中作目的状语，应用动词不定式，故填 to produce。9attractive考查词性转换。分析句子可知，空处作 make 的宾语补足语，结合句意可知应用形容词形式，故填 attractive。10whether/if考查名词性从句。分析句子可知，空处引导宾语从句，从句中不缺少成分，而缺少“是否”的意思，故填 whether第 9页（共 10页）或 if。第 10页（共 10页）
