Unit3SectionⅢⅠ.单项语法填空1．Themansatintherockingchair,________(amuse)himselfbyreading.答案：amusing句意：这个人坐在摇椅中，读着书自娱自乐。amuse动词“逗乐，使某人愉快”。此处为现在分词作伴随状语。2．Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tveryparticular________thefoodheeats.答案：about句意：我弟弟特别喜欢吃，但他不大挑食。beparticularabout对……挑剔。3．—Howdoyoureact________herunkindlybehavior?—Onlysilence.答案：toreactto“对……起反应”。4．Theroadbecamesoslipperybecauseofthesnowthatseveralcars________(slide)sidewaysintotheditch.答案：slid考查slide的时态。从句中became可看出本句时态为一般过去时。slide的过去式为slid。5．Afterlivinginthecityfor10yearshereturnedtothesmallvillage________hegrewupasachild.答案：where考查定语从句。由句子结构和句意看，本句的先行词为village是表地点的名词，其后的定语从句缺少状语，故用where。6．Thelittleboyalwaysmakeshisroom________amess,whichmakeshisparentsannoyed.答案：in句意：这个小男孩总是把房间弄得很乱，这令他的父母很烦恼。inamess乱七八糟。7．Therearecertainoccasions________youmustinterruptpeoplewhoareinthemiddleofdoingsomething.答案：when句意：有些时候，你必须在别人正在做事情的时候打断他们。8．Whatdoyousuggestweshoulddoonce________(lose)intheforest?答案：lost句意：一旦我们在森林中迷路，你建议我们应该做什么？belostin.../loseoneselfin...“在……迷路”。oncelost相当于oncewearelost。9．Theproblemacreatorfacesisnotrunningoutofmaterial；itis________todowiththematerialknockingatthedoorofimagination.答案：what句意：创作者所面临的问题不是素材会耗尽；是如何利用敲击着想象大门的素材。whattodowith...＝howtodealwith...。10．—Haveyoutoldyourparentsaboutyourdecision?—Notyet.Icanhardlyimaginehowthey________(反应)．答案：willreact句意：——你告诉你父母你的决定了吗？——还没有。我几乎不敢想象他们会如何反应。根据常识“把决定告诉父母”推知“他们肯定将会有反应”，故用将来时态willreact。Ⅱ.阅读理解AWhenIwasyounger,Ilovedabookaboutalittlegirlwhosegrandmahadpassedawayandwenttoheaven.I'mnotsurewhyIlikedit,Ididn'treallyknowthewordsorexactlywhattheymeant,butIknowthatIlikedthesoundofitbeingread.Beforefallingasleeponenight,Iaskedmygrandmothertoreadittome.IclosedmyeyesandsmiledsweetlyasIheardherrecitethewords.Whenshefinishedreading,Ilookedintoherlightblueeyes.“Grandma，”Iasked，“willyoueverdie？”“Unfortunately，”shesaid.“WillI?Hopefullynotforalongtime.”“Doallpeopledie？”Iasked.“Yes，”sheanswered.“Finally.”“Why？”Iasked.“Howcouldyouenjoyeverysecondoflife,ifyouknewyoucouldliveitforever？”“But，whatifyoudie？”Iquestioned.“Youneverknowhowmuchyouvaluesomethinguntilyouloseit.”Ilayinbedthatnight，thinkingaboutwhatshesaid.ShemusthavethoughtthatsinceIwasonly6，Icouldn'tunderstandher.YetIknewexactlywhatshehadsaid，exactly.ThenextnightIsatonmyparents'bedwatchingTVwiththem.Thephonerang.Mydadansweredit.Isawhissmilingexpressiontightenintogloom.Thenhelookedatmymomandme.Hestaredunblinkinglyforwhatseemedlikeforever.Thenhespoke，“Grandmaisdead.”Ithensattherestillforthenextfewminutes.Ihadneverlostanyonebeforeinmylife.Ididn'tknowwhattothink.AllthatranthroughmyheadwasthatIwasnevergoingtoseeheragain.Andthroughthesorrow,Ismiled.Atthatinstant,IlovedmygrandmamorethanIhadeverhadbefore.Ithoughtofeverythingshedidforme.Lifechangesthemostwhenwedon'texpectitto.OfcourseIamupsetwhenpeopledie,butmissingthemmakesmelovethemmoreeverysecond.Lifeisonlyliving,ifyouuseeverysecondt...
