1、Unit 3 Times change!Starting out一、单句填空1.Women are not only allowed but play very important role in the games.2.It took a long time for the (connect) between body temperature and illness to be made.3.It is likely that gates open at 10:30 a.m.and (admit) is free.4.They use computers to keep the traffi
2、c (run) smoothly.5.As a mother,she was really happy that her child learned to be (sympathy) to others.6.It is still under discussion whether the old bus station should (replace) by a modern hotel or not.二、短语填空turn into;for good;grow up;come back to;pop up;take over;comment on;in recent decades;drop
3、in;look up at1.My daughter wants to be a teacher when she .2.After the retirement of his father,Tom the company and became CEO.3.Scientists in China led a hard life ,but they have made great contributions to the development of China.4.The consequence of people cutting down lots of trees is that soil
4、 is easy to be washed away when it rains and more land will desert.5.But if you lose strength,your life will be gone .6.I dont feel I can their decision.7.She to see a great friend of hers.8.I love to the stars in the sky at night.三、阅读理解Inventors are always at work, dreaming up new technologies.Some
5、 inventions help us solve problems.Others make life easier, or more fun.Here, TFK (Time for Kids) presents 3 of our favorite inventions.See how they make us live a better life.Stopping SicknessChristine Schindler is an engineer.She wanted to help stop the spread of foodborne illnesses.So she created
6、 PATHSPOT.It uses light to scan a persons hands for harmful germs.Restaurant employees hold their hands beneath the scanner.Then the scanner judges whether they must be rewashed.About 100 locations have started using the product since it launched in May.Talking EyesFor people who are blind or have o
7、ther visual problems, the ORCAM MYEYE 2 could be a game changer.It might also prove useful for people with reading difficulties.Described as “talking glasses”, this AI device can be attached to any eyeglass frame.It can identify faces.It can also read text aloud.Fitting all this power into such a sm
8、all device is like “putting an elephant in a small closet”, says Amnon Shashua, the inventor of the technology.Now the device can be bought online.SportsafeResearch shows that playing football increases the risk of brain injury.Still, about a million kids under the age of 13 play football, according
9、 to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association.Thats where the VICIS ZERO 1 YOUTH football helmet comes in.It has thick, forceabsorbing support on the front and sides, where kids are likely to take the hardest hits on the field.Players on 1,500 youth teams have worn the helmet.1What is the function o
10、f PATHSPOT?AKilling the germs on hands.BChecking if hands are clean.CRewashing employees hands.DStopping the reproduction of germs.2Which of the following is the feature of Talking Eyes?ALownoise.BPortable.CSinglefunction.DPowersaving.3What can we learn about VICIS ZERO 1 YOUTH?AIt is available to t
11、he public now.BIt improves kids football skills.CIt is designed for kids under 13 only.DIts front and sides are the hardest.四、阅读七选五Light in a BottleThis is such a simple idea! Its a special lamp that needs and costs nothing to run.It wasnt invented by a famous scientist, but by a man called Alfredo
12、Moser in Brazil sixteen years ago.In his hometown at the time, they had problems with electricity. 1 One day, Moser and his friends were talking about how they could create a signal in an emergency.One of them suggested using a bottle to reflect the light from the sun.This made Moser think. 2 All yo
13、u need is a clean plastic bottle.Fill it with water and close it with a black top.The black top attracts the sun.A drop of bleach (漂白剂), the kind you use to clean the house, is added to the water to keep it clean.Then a small hole is cut in the roof of the room where you want the light, and the bott
14、le is pushed through the hole. 3 Its much stronger than the light from a candle!Moser shared his idea with his neighbors and his light bottles were fixed in the local supermarket.Ten years later, the MyShelter Foundation in the Philippines heard about Mosers idea. 4 Now there are Moser lamps in more
15、 than 140,000 homes throughout the Philippines and the idea has spread to a number of other countries, too. 5 Moser lamps have surely made life easier for a lot of people!AWhy not use water to make light?BIn India, the bottles are used in countryside schools.CMoser was very good at making things aro
16、und the home.DPeoples homes and small businesses were often left in the dark.EFollowing Mosers method, the organization started making lamps in 2011.FWhile theres sunlight outside, the light will be carried through the water into the room below.GMyShelter also offers training for people who want to
17、earn money by fixing the lamps in their communities.一、单句填空1.a2.connection3.admission4.running5.sympathetic6.be replaced二、短语填空1.grows up2.took over3.in recent decades4.turn into5.for goodment on7.dropped in8.look up at三、阅读理解1.B细节理解题。根据题干关键词PATHSPOT可定位到Stopping Sickness部分。根据So she created PATHSPOT.It
18、uses light to scan a persons hands for harmful germs.可知,这个发明物是用来检查手上是否干净。故选B项。2.B细节理解题。根据题干关键词Talking Eyes可定位到Talking Eyes部分。根据Described as “talking glasses”, this AI device can be attached to any eyeglass frame.可知,这种眼镜方便携带。故选B项。3.A推理判断题。根据题干关键词VICIS ZERO 1 YOUTH 可定位到Sportsafe部分。根据Players on 1,500 y
19、outh teams have worn the helmet.可推知,这项发明已经被公众使用。故选A项。四、阅读七选五1D根据前句In his hometown at the time, they had problems with electricity.可知,D项(人们的家和小企业经常处在黑暗中)与上文相呼应。D项中dark与上文中had problems with electricity相照应。2A根据前句This made Moser think.可知,A项(为什么不用水来发光呢)承接上文,且A选项的问句形式与上文中的think相照应。3F根据前文Then a small hole
20、is cut in the roof of the room where you want the light, and the bottle is pushed through the hole.可知,F项(当外面有阳光的时候,光线会通过水进入下面的房间)解释前文开小洞的原因。4E结合后文Now there are Moser lamps in more than 140,000 homes throughout the Philippines and the idea has spread to a number of other countries, too.可知,E项(按照莫泽的方法,该组织于2011年开始生产灯具)引出后文的结果。5B根据前文可知,B项(在印度,瓶子被用在乡下学校)和前文都介绍的是莫泽灯的广泛应用。B项中的In India与上文中的other countries相照应。 第10页(共10页)