20202021學(xué)年高中英語Unit3LifeinthefutureReading課時(shí)作業(yè)1新人教版必修

1、Unit 3 Life in the futurereadingI .閱讀理解AUntil a few months ago, he was a butler （男管家）in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tainang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.His former employer, Ruth Ford, died last y

2、ear and left the apartments in the historic Dakota building on the Upper West Side to Mr Tamang in her will, along with her valuable art collection.Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. I am happy about the generosity of the Ford family, “ he says. I ne

3、ver expected that I would be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication（忠誠） So my hard work has been rewarded.Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal as a domestic help by Charles Ford, a write

4、r and photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles? death and took charge. Charles was like my father, “ recalls Mr Tamang. “And Ruth has also been very kind to me and I took very good care of her. She used to

5、lovingly call me Tamang darling,.Ruth died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the time and took care of her medicines and food.He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects,

6、which he now wants to keep as the photographers legacy. He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Ford s photographs and edit a book of his works.Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his inheritance（繼承）. He has not yet asked the admin

7、istrator of the Dakota building for permission to live in his apartments. But he says, “The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to reach the standard to live as the owners of the apartments.”For now, he plans to live in his modest home in Queens. Mr Tam

8、ang says, “I have my small house here but I am happy with it. I will keep the other apartment and use it for exhibitions etc. ”【語篇概述】本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道。好人有好報(bào)!尼泊爾人泰芒從他的前雇主那里繼承了價(jià)值數(shù)百萬美元 的豪宅和一批名畫。What can we know about Indra Tamang?He comes from Egypt.He is now 47 years old.He is very devoted to his work.He had

9、worked for Ruth for 36 years.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。從第三、四、五段內(nèi)容可知泰芒為前雇主查爾斯和其妹妹共服務(wù)36年，工作 盡心盡力，因此才會得到意想不到的回報(bào)。Why did Mr Tamang work for Ruth after Charles death?Because Ruth didn t have other relatives.Because Ruth thought him as a brother.Because Ruth offered him a high salary pay.Because Charles was his father

10、.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第二句話可知B正確。Where will Mr Tamang live for the time being?In his house in Nepal.In his home in Queens.In his later employers house.In the smaller apartment he inherited.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段內(nèi)容可知，泰芒打算住在自己位于Queens的房子中。4 Mr Tamang plans to sell one of his apartments because he.doesn, t need

11、 so manyis not permitted to live in itmust pay the inheritance taxneeds money to organize an exhibition【解析】選C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第七段的第一句可知，泰芒想賣掉一套公寓的原因是他需要交遺產(chǎn)稅。BPARIS一The recognition given by Guinness World Records to Yangzhou in East China s Jiangsu Province last week for the world s largest serving of fried r

12、ice has been revoked （撤銷）.In an announcement on Monday on its micro blog, Guinness WorldRecords Ltd said the revocation was due to food wastage after the organizer failed to properly deal with the fried rice as promised.Sharon Yang, marketing director for Guinness in China, said, “We held back on pu

13、blicizing the results because we had been reviewing the information submitted by the organizer. According to Guinness website, the largest serving of fried rice on record weighed 3, 150 kilograms and was achieved by the Turkey Culinary Federation in Bola, Turkey, on Sept 22, 2014. As of press time,

14、that record had not been replaced by Yangzhou? s fried rice feat.uGuinness received a statement from the organizer to show that the food of more than 4 tons had been distributed to five recipients. However, the organizer disposed of 150 kilograms of fried rice improperly and violated the rule that f

15、ood must be consumed by people and cannot be wasted in any food-related record events. Therefore, the company has notified the organizer of the revocation, “ Guinness World Records said on its micro blog.Cheng Dong, a Guinness certification officer, presented a certificate to the organizer on the si

16、te on behalf of Guinness headquarters after he checked the fried rice with a final total weight of 4, 192 kilograms.The food originally was intended to be given to factory employees and students of four schools. However, some rice was not considered edible after four hours in the cooker. Then the or

17、ganizer gave 150 kg of the rice to a pig breeding farm nearby, which violated the rules of Guinness World Records. The organizer admitted the carelessness and called for continued support for Chinese cuisine.【語篇概述】本文是一篇新聞。4 192千克的“世界最大份炒飯”日前在江蘇揚(yáng)州誕生，號稱打破吉尼斯 世界紀(jì)錄，但隨即曝出炒飯被當(dāng)作廚余垃圾送去喂豬。認(rèn)證為吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄的官方微博宣布，因

18、存在浪 費(fèi)情況，這個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)無效。5. Why was the record revoked?The fried rice was not the largest in deed.Some of the fried rice was wasted.People in Turkey have made a new record.Some rice was not edible.【解析】選 B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的 u In an announcement on Monday on its micro blog, Guinness World Records Ltd said the revoc

19、ation was due to food wastagev ,可知因存在浪費(fèi)情況，這個(gè)吉 尼斯紀(jì)錄被宣布無效，應(yīng)選B。What does the underlined word “violated” in Paragraph Five mean?A. went againstB. followedC. agreed withD. argued with【解析】選A。詞義猜想題。根據(jù)前面的“舉辦方不合適地處理掉150千克揚(yáng)州炒飯”，可知本處說這一 做法違反規(guī)那么，應(yīng)選A。Where does this text probably come from?A. A news report.B. A

20、news comment.C. A travel journal.D. A science report.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。本文是一篇新聞。4192千克的“世界最大份炒飯”日前在江蘇揚(yáng)州誕生，號 稱打破吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄，但隨即曝出炒飯被當(dāng)作廚余垃圾送去喂豬。認(rèn)證為吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄的官方微博宣 布，因存在浪費(fèi)情況，這個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)無效。屬新聞性質(zhì)。故應(yīng)來源于新聞報(bào)道，應(yīng)選A。II.完形填空Every morning, before dropping her son off at school, my friend would stop on the way to work to grab a qui

21、ck breakfast. They tended to frequent the 1 restaurant every morning grabbing an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for herself, milk for her son.One day she 2 an additional breakfast. When they had eaten and walked out of the door, she stopped and said good morning to a 3 man who was sitting alone outside

22、 the restaurant and 4 him the additional breakfast she had bought. He 5 her, grinning, telling her it was the first meal he had in a great many days. She couldn, t help but feel 6 and was glad she finally took action.She told her son that she had 7 him every day that week outside the restaurant and

23、that no one, herself included, had 8 to offer him food, drink, comfort, etc. She further 9 that homelessness can happen to anyone and the importance of service to others and 10 acts of kindness were.And so 11 her kindness tradition. . . each day there after she and her son 12 to buy and supply the h

24、omeless gentleman with breakfast. The 13 was going on until they 14 several years later but the lesson was 15 implanted （MA） in her son by then.She 16 as she told me that this kindness legacy 17 to her son, who remembered this childhood tradition and lesson. Now a college graduate and 18 employed, h

25、er son stops every day at Starbucks for his morning cup of coffee and purchases a 19 for a homeless person nearby before commuting（通勤）to the 20 .What a great family legacy that he can pass along to his children as well.【語篇概述】有位母親和她的兒子每天早晨去同一家餐廳吃早餐。從某天開始，母親每天早晨都給餐廳外 一個(gè)無家可歸的男子買一份早餐。她的兒子繼承了做善事的傳統(tǒng)，大學(xué)畢業(yè)上

26、班后，他每天早晨都給一個(gè) 無家可歸的人買早餐。A.smallB. sameC.crowdedD. ordinary【解析】選B。背景常識題。上下文語境說明母子倆每天早晨常去同一家餐廳買早餐。A.receivedB. demandedC.expectedD. ordered【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。一天她點(diǎn)了份額外的早餐。order點(diǎn)（飯菜），符合上下文語境。A. strongB. kindC. homeless D. sick【解析】選c。邏輯推理題。母子倆吃完早餐，出了餐廳門，母親停了下來，向一位坐在餐廳外面無家可 歸的男子問好并將早餐遞給了他。A. handedB. boughtC. su

27、pplied D. provided【解析】選A。詞語辨析題。hand遞，交。B項(xiàng)與上下文矛盾，supply與provide后不能直接接雙賓語。 5. A. rememberedB. thankedD. paidD. paidD. paidC. respectedD. paid【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。他謝了她，咧開嘴笑了，說這是他多日來吃的第一頓飯。A. gratefulB. sorryC. anxiousD. good【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。她情不自禁地感覺很好,很高興終于采取了行動(dòng)（幫助了他人）。A. gratefulB. sorryC. anxiousD. good【解析】選D。邏輯

28、推理題。她情不自禁地感覺很好,很高興終于采取了行動(dòng)（幫助了他人）。A. helpedB. seenC. dislikedD. missed【解析】選B。詞語辨析題。她告訴她的兒子這一周她每天都看到他在餐廳外8. A. agreed8. A. agreed8. A. agreedB. refusedC. stoppedD. appeared8. A. agreedB. refusedC. stoppedD. appeared【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。沒有一個(gè)人，包括她在內(nèi)，停下來向這位無家可歸的男子提供食品、飲料或 撫慰等。A. shoutedB. repliedC. arguedD. expl

29、ained【解析】選Do詞語辨析題。她向她兒子繼續(xù)解釋，無家可歸可能發(fā)生在任何人身上，給他人提供服務(wù)的 重要性，以及善意的行為是什么。A. whatB. whichC. howD. where【解析】選Ao邏輯推理題。她向她兒子繼續(xù)解釋，無家可歸可能發(fā)生在任何人身上，給他人提供服務(wù)的 重要性，以及善意的行為是什么。A. endedB. beganC. metD. presented【解析】選B。詞語辨析題。然后她家做善事的傳統(tǒng)就開始了。A. hesitatedB.hurriedC. continuedD.needed【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。她和她的兒子繼續(xù)每天買早餐給這位無家可歸的男子。A.

30、 momentB.lifeC. practiceD.performance【解析】選C。詞語辨析題。此處practice指“通常的做法，慣例”。A. moved away B. got aroundC. turned downD. broke up【解析】選A。習(xí)語搭配題。move away搬走。母子倆給男子買早餐的行為一直持續(xù)到他們搬走。A.hardlyB.firmlyC.happilyD.slightly【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。幫助他人的好習(xí)慣牢牢地扎根于她兒子的心中。A.smiledB.cheeredC.sighedD.wondered【解析】選A。邏輯推理題。語境說明當(dāng)時(shí)她應(yīng)該是笑著講述她家做好事的傳統(tǒng)。A.cameB.occurredC. wentD.belonged【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。她微笑著告訴我善意“遺產(chǎn)”傳給了她兒子。A. regularlyB. carefullyC. entirelyD. gainfully【解析】選D。詞語辨析題。gainfully employed被高薪聘用。現(xiàn)在她兒子大學(xué)畢業(yè)而且被高薪聘用了。A. chanceB. tentC. shirtD.