Unit 3 Reading 課后閱讀練習-高中英語牛津譯林版必修第三冊

M3u3英語課后練習AMyfamilyandInevertalkedaboutschoolasthetickettoafuture.Iwasintheclassroom,butIwasn’ttheretolearntowrite,readorevenspeak.Whenitwasmyturntoread,Iwantedtohide.Iwas13yearsold,butIalreadyhatedbeingwhoIwas.IhadanEnglishteacher,Mr.Creech,whoknewIcouldn’tread.Inoneofmyfirstlessonstheteachersaidthatanyonewhohadareadingagebelowsixhadtostandup.Ifeltsoembarrassed.Butatthesametime,itmademerealizethatIneededtochangethesituation.Iwasdetermineditwouldn’thappenagain.Laterthatday,Mr.Creechencouragedmeandpromisedhewouldtryhisbesttohelpmelearntoread.Fromthenon,Inevergaveuppracticingreading.ThenwhenIwas41yearsold,oneday,IplannedtoflybacktoTexastovisitmyfriendsandfamily.Onmywayfromtheairport,IsawMr.Creechbuyinghimselfadrink.Irushedoverandreachedintomypockettopayforhim."DoIknowyou?"heasked."Yes,sir,youdoknowme,"Iansweredexcitedly."MynameisAnthonyHamilton.YoutaughtmeEnglish."Thelookonhisfacetoldmethatherememberedtheboyhe’donceencouraged."I’msogladIhadachancetoseeyou,"Isaid."AndMr.Creech,Ihavegreatnewstoshare."ItoldhimIhadlearnedtoread.Butthatwasn’tall.Ihadbecomeapublishedauthorandanactivespeaker."ThenexttimeyougetanotherAnthonyHamiltoninyourclassroom,pleaseencouragehimtoreadaswell,"Iadded.Theexpertssaywhatonceworriedmehasaname:dyslexia(誦讀困難).ButIcantellyouitwasalackofdesireforeducation.1.Whydidtheauthorwanttohide?A.Becausehecouldn’treadatall. B.Becausehefeltsorryforhimself.C.Becausehehatedbeinglaughedat. D.Becausehedidn’thaveaticket.2.WhichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribeMr.Creech?A.Emotionalanddevoted.B.Demandingandenthusiastic.C.Considerateanddutiful.D.Friendlyandambitious.3.Whycouldn’ttheauthorreadbeforemeetingMr.Creech?A.Becausehisreadingagewasnotlongenough.B.Becausehedidn’thaveinnerdrivingforce(力量)tolearntoread.C.Becausehewasafraidofreadingbeforetheclass.D.Becausehisparentsdidn’tteachhimhowtoread.4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Mr.CreechtaughttwoAnthonyHamiltons.B.Dyslexiamadetheauthorunabletoread.C.Theauthorhadbecomeanactivespeaker.D.Theauthorwasgrateful(感激的)toMr.Creech.BNottoomanydecadesagoitseemed“obvious”bothtothegeneralpublicandtosociologiststhatmodernsocietyhaschangedpeople’snaturalrelations,loosenedtheirresponsibilitiestokin(親戚)andneighbors,andsubstitutedintheirplacesuperficialrelationshipswithpassingacquaintances.However,inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofresearchhasrevealedthatthe“obvious”isnottrue.Itseemsthatifyouareacityresident,youtypicallyknowasmallerproportionofyourneighborsthanyoudoifyouarearesidentofasmallercommunity.But,forthemostpart,thisfacthasfewsignificantconsequences.Itdoesnotnecessarilyfollowthatifyouknowfewofyourneighborsyouwillknownooneelse.Eveninverylargecities,peoplemaintainclosesocialtieswithinsmall,privatesocialworlds.Indeed,thenumberandqualityofmeaningfulrelationshipsdonotdifferbetweenmoreandlessurbanpeople.Small-townresidentsaremoreinvolvedwithkinthanarebig-cityresidents.Yetcitydwellerscompensatebydevelopingfriendshipswithpeoplewhosharesimilarinterestsandactivities.Urbanismmanyproduceadifferentstyleoflife,butthequalityoflifedoesnotdifferbetweentownandcity.Norareresidentsoflargecommunitiesanylikeliertodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstressoralienation,afeelingofnotbelonging,thanareresidentsofsmallercommunities.However,citydwellersdoworrymoreaboutcrime,andthisleadsthemtoadistrustofstrangers.Thesefindingsdonotimplythaturbanismmakeslittleornodifference.Ifneighborsarestrangerstooneanother,theyarelesslikelytosweepthesidewalkofanelderlycouplelivingnextdoororkeepaneyeoutforyoungtroublemakers.Moreover,asWirthsuggested,theremaybealinkbetweenacommunity’spopulationsizeanditssocialheterogeneity(多樣性).Forinstance,sociologistshavefoundmuchevidencethatthesizeofacommunityisassociatedwithbadbehaviorincludinggambling,drugs,etc.Large-cityurbanitiesarealsomorelikelythantheirsmall-towncounterpartstohaveacosmopolitan(見多識廣)outlook,todisplaylessresponsibilitytotraditionalkinshiproles,tovoteforleftistpoliticalcandidates,andtobetolerantofnontraditionalreligiousgroups,unpopularpoliticalgroups,andso-calledundesirables.Everythingconsidered,heterogeneityandunusualbehaviorseemtobeoutcomesoflargepopulationsize.5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationofthefirstparagraph?A.Anargumentisexaminedandpossiblesolutionsgiven.B.Twocontrastingviewsarepresented.C.Researchresultsconcerningthequalityofurbanlifearepresentedinorderoftime.D.Adetaileddescriptionofthedifferencebetweenurbanandsmall-townlifeisgiven.6.Accordingtothepassage,itwasonceacommonbeliefthaturbanresidents.A.couldnotdeveloplong-standingrelationships.B.didnothavethesameinterestsastheirneighbors.C.tendedtobeassociatedwithbadbehavior.D.usuallyhadmorefriends.7.Oneoftheconsequencesofurbanlifeisthatimpersonalrelationshipsamongneighbors______.A.disruptpeople’snaturalrelations.B.makethemworryaboutcrime.C.causethemnottoshowconcernforoneanother.D.causethemtobesuspiciousofeachother.8.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthebiggeracommunityis___________.A.thebetteritsqualityoflifeB.themoretolerantandopen-mindeditis.C.thelikelieritistodisplaypsychologicalsymptomsofstress.D.themoresimilaritsinterests七選五（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Itshouldbeeasyforyoutorecognizefacesofyourfamilyandfriends.Butcanyourememberfacesthatyou'veonlyseenonce?Youmightthinkitisverydifficult.__9_Theyaretheso-called"superrecognizers",whocanrememberatleast80percentofthefacesthey'veseen.__10_Butstudiesshowthatatleastonepersoninevery50isasuperrecognizer,reportedtheDailyMail.BournemouthUniversityintheUKrecentlycarriedoutresearchtryingtofindoutrecognizershaveadifferentwaytoprocessfaces.Theyhavefoundthatwhenthesepeoplelookafaces,theyspendmoretimelookingattheperson'snose11__Theirsuperabilityislimitedonlytofacerecognition.__12_Somesuperrecognizersneverforgetfaces.Butforsome,ifyoupresentpairsoffacestothematthesametime,theycanquicklydecidewhetherthefacesareofthesamepersonortwodifferentpeople.Infact,manysuperrecognizerssaytheyareverygoodat"spotting"(發(fā)現(xiàn))facesinacrowd.Thesesubtypesofsuperrecognitioncouldbeappliedtomanyareas.__13__SuperrecognizerscouldhelpmatchfacesinCCTVfootage(閉路電視鏡頭).Theycouldalsohelppolicespotknowntroublemakers,badpeopleorevenmissingpeopleincrowds.A.Itisunknownhowmanypeopletrulyhavetheseskills.B.ItisalsofoundthatthesepeoplearenotparticularlysmarterthanothersC.Anotherimportantfindingisthattherearesubtypesofsuperrecognition.D.Forexample,theskillscouldbeveryusefulatapassportcontrolcheckpoint.E.Researchershavetriedtofindhowcertainpeoplearesogoodatrecognizingfaces.F.Theresearchalsofoundthatingeneralthesesuperrecognizershaveagoodmemory.G.However,studieshavefoundasmallnumberofpeoplehaveamazingfacerecognitionskills.第二節(jié)短文填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。HowLearningHabitsInfluenceOnLearningResults.It’susefulandnecessary___14_____(discuss)learninghabits.Thereisafamoussaying“Goodhabitsleadtogoodendings”,___15_____showstheimportance