课时同步译林牛津版高三M8unit3 第3单元同步检测试题

Some people think it is         waste of time to surf the Internet, while others have        great appreciation of it.

Students in the school get along well with each other though they come from different social and cultural        .

Knowledge        through children’s own practice is lasting and will benefit them all their lives.

After days of discussion, his plan         to be the best one.

--- I’m as busy as a bee these days.
--- To be honest, I do not        your job.

It remains a(n)        question whether middle school children should be allowed to use mobile phones at school.

You simply can’t imagine        full use we        of our time to study.

It’s quite        me why such things have been allowed to happen.

Chongqing and Wuhan are among the most important cities in
China       their size and population

Mary’s being hurt         the uncertainty of our winning in the game.

--- I want to be alone right now!  Get the picture?
---        .

Only after the second tower of the World Trade Centre        did people know it was not an accident, but an attack of some kind.

The villagers,      had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.

--- Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.
--- You        have my computer if you don’t take care of it．

--- Do you really want to go out?
--- It may rain.        ,I shall go out; I don’t mind the rain.

   Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all !It speaks  than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more    than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really    , And body language is  particularly  when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）.Indeed, what is called body language is so   a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings  occur as a result of it .   , different societies treat the  between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having  contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with  . People from Latin American countries  , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in   , it may look like a Latino is  a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving  The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep    - which the Latino will in return regard as   .
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people   . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from    cultures, there's a strong possibility of   . But whatever the situation, the best  is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be   _.
A. straighter    B. louder        C. harder        D. further
A. sounds        B. invitations   C. feelings      D. messages  
A. hope          B. receive       C. discover      D. mean
A. immediate     B. misleading    C. important     D. difficult
A. well          B. far           C. much          D. long
A. For example   B. Thus          C. However       D. In short
A. trade         B. distance      C. connections   D. greetings 
A. eye           B. verbal        C. bodily        D. telephone
A. strangers     B. Relatives     C. neighbours    D. enemies
A. in other words       B. on the other hand   
C. in a similar way      D. by all means
A. trouble       B. conversation  C. silence        D. experiment
A. disturbing    B. helping       C. guiding        D. following
A. closer        B. faster        C. in            D. away
A. stepping forward    B. going on  
C. backing away        D. coming out
A. weakness      B. carelessness   C. friendliness   D. coldness
A. talk          B. travel         C. laugh          D. think
A. different     B. European      C. Latino         D. rich
A. curiosity           B. excitement   
C. misunderstanding    D. nervousness
A. chance        B. time           C. result         D. advice
A. noticed       B. treated        C. respected      D. pleased

There is no better way to enjoy Scottish traditions than going fishing and tasting a little bit of whisky(威士忌)at a quiet place like the Inverlochy Castle. When Queen Victoria visited the castle in 1873, she wrote in her diary, “I never saw a lovelier spot ,” And she didn’t even go fishing.
Scotland is not easily defined. In certain moments, this quiet land of lakes and grasses and mountains changes before your very eyes. When evening gently sweeps the hillside into orange light, the rivers, teeming with fish, can turn into streams of gold . As you settle down with just a fishing pole and a basket on the bank of River Orchy, near the Inverlochy Castle , any frustration(烦恼) will float away as gently as the circling water. It’s just you and purple, pink, white flowers, seeking a perfect harmony. If you are a new comer to fishing, learning the basics from a fishing guide may leave you with a lifetime’s fun. For many, fishing is more than a sport; it is an art.
Scotland offers interesting place where you can rest after a long day’s fishing. Set against a wild mountain and hidden behind woodland, the beautiful Inverlochy Castle Hotel below the Nevis is a perfect place to see the beauty of Scotland’s mountains. Ben Nevis is the highest of all British mountains, and reaching its 1343-metre top is a challenge. But it’s not just what goes up matters; what comes down is unique. More than 900 metres high, on the mountain’s north face, lies an all-important source of pure water. Its name comes from the Gaelic language “usquebaugh” or “water of life”; and it is the single most important ingredient(原料) in Scotland’s best known drink: whisky.
The story of Queen Victoria is to show that _____.

How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?

What is Ben Nevis special for?

What is the main purpose of the passage?

Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe.
Previous studies have linked high exposure (暴露）to environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风）within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染物）were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” (良好）quality and relatively safe for our health can raise the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure.
The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of these dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.
The text mainly discusses the relationship between        .

The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means  .

What can we learn from the text?

The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to         .

Does Fame Drive You Crazy?
Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, today’s star, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.
According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.
Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.
It can be learned from the passage that stars today________.

What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?

What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?

Decision-making under Stress
A new review based on a research shows that acute stress affects the way the brain considers the advantages and disadvantages, causing it to focus on pleasure and ignore the possible negative (负面的) consequences of a decision.
The research suggests that stress may change the way people make choices in predictable ways.
“Stress affects how people learn,” says Professor Mara Mather. “People learn better about positive than negative outcomes under stress.”
For example, two recent studies looked at how people learned to connect images(影像) with either rewards or punishments. In one experiment, some of the participants were first stressed by having to give a speech and do difficult math problems in front of an audience; in the other, some were stressed by having to keep their hands in ice water. In both cases, the stressed participants remembered the rewarded material more accurately and the punished material less accurately than those who hadn’t gone through the stress.
This phenomenon is likely not surprising to anyone who has tried to resist eating cookies or smoking a cigarette while under stress –at those moments, only the pleasure associated with such activities comes to mind. But the findings further suggest that stress may bring about a double effect. Not only are rewarding experiences remembered better, but negative consequences are also easily recalled.
The research also found that stress appears to affect decision-making differently in men and women. While both men and women tend to focus on rewards and less on consequences under stress, their responses to risk turn out to be different.
Men who had been stressed by the cold-water task tended to take more risks in the experiment while women responded in the opposite way. In stressful situations in which risk-taking can pay off big, men may tend to do better, when caution weighs more, however, women will win.
This tendency to slow down and become more cautious when decisions are risky might also help explain why women are less likely to become addicted than men: they may more often avoid making the risky choices that eventually harden into addiction.
We can learn from the passage that people under pressure tend to ______.

According to the research, stress affects people most probably in their ______.

The research has proved that in a stressful situation, ______.

It is December thirty-first,2004,the time when the old year dies and the New Year is born.
Many Americans have parties at home and invite all their friends .Many of these events are noisy。People shout and sing. They often blow on small noisemakers when the New Year arrives at midnight. They kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with. They dance to music. Other Americans spend a quiet evening at home .They drink Champagne at midnight to welcome the New Year.
Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year’s Eve celebrations .This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.
In recent years ,the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the “designated driver” One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year’s Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year’s Eve to take people home safely.
Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol .More than 220 American cities hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston Massachusetts started the tradition of First Night celebrations. In 1976.They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year. But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So they organized, music, art and other events to observe the holiday.
How Americans Observe New Year’s Day

Ways to celebrate	Celebrations with alcohol	Celebrations without alcohol
_________	At home	At theatres or _______
Activities	Drinking parties with _______	Attending music    ______ or art ___________
Making very _________
Kissing each other
Dancing to music
Main problems	Many deaths on the road ___________ drink-and-drive	None
Ways __________ the problem	Making arrangements for some people not ____ so as to drive others home safely	None
___ free taxi service to take people home safely