新人教版英语必修三强化练习：unit 1 第4课时(含答案)

Unit 1第四课时

Ⅰ.阅读表达

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。

The Fun They Had in School

On the page headed May 17,2517，Margie wrote in her diary，“Today Tommy found a real book！”

It was a very old book covered with dust.Margie's grandfather once said that long ago all stories were printed on paper.

“What is it about？” asked Margie.

“School”．

“School? What's there to write about school? I hate school.”

Margie hated school now more than ever.The electric teacher had been giving her drill after drill in geography and she had been doing worse and worse until her mother had finally sent for someone to fix the teacher.

The man came with a whole box of tools.He turned off the electricity，and started to repair the teacher.There was a motor that showed questions，and a hole where Margie had to put compositions and test papers.The electric teacher marked the paper quickly.

Margie asked Tommy，“Why would anyone write about school？”

“Because it's the school they had hundreds of years ago”

Margie read the book for a while，then said，“Anyway，they had a teacher？”

“Yes，but it was a man”．

“A man? How could a man be a teacher？”

“Well，he just told the kids things and gave them homework”．

“A man isn't smart enough.”

“Sure he is.My father knows as much as my teacher”．

“But I wouldn't want a stranger in my house to teach me.”Margie argued.

Tommy laughed.“The teacher didn't live in the house.They had a special building and all the kids went there”．

“And all the kids learnt the same thing？”

“Sure，if they were the same age”．

They weren't even half-finished when Margie's mother called.“Margie! School！”

Margie went into the school next to her bedroom，and the electric teacher was waiting for her then.It was the same way every day except Saturday and Sunday.

The monitor lit up，and it said，“Please put yesterday's homework in the proper hole”．

Margie sighed and threw a dirty sock at the machine.She was thinking about the old days.All the kids from the whole neighborhood came to the school，laughing and shouting in the yard.They could even help one another with the homework.

And the teachers were people!

How happy they were in the old days，Margie thought.

1．When did the story in the passage take place？(no more than seven words)

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2．Why did Margie hate school?

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3．How did Margie feel when she heard that teachers of hundreds of years ago were people instead of machines?

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4．How did kids in Margie's time receive education?

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5．What does the underlined word“They”refer to in the title?

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答案：1.In 2517./On May 17,2517.

2．Because it was boring.

3．She felt surprised.

4．They had electric teachers at home.

5．The students in the past/the old days.

Ⅱ.六选五

根据短文内容，从下面的选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。

A．Slow Down Your Life

B．Escape Now and Then

C．Separate Your Actions

D．Allow Yourself to Be Weak

E．Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying “No”

F．Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect

How to Simplify Your Life

Less is more.This is why we say：reduce things by half instead of doubling them，get rid of junk instead of piling it up，relax instead of stressing，slow down instead of speeding up.Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way.You will then find yourself well along on your