2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 3 Understanding each other Se

1SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—WarmingUpA卷Ⅰ阅读理解AMyparentswereinahugeargument，andIwasreallyupsetaboutit.Ididn’tknowwhoIshouldtalkwithabouthowIwasfeeling.SoIaskedMomtoallowmetostaythenightatmybestfriend’shouse.ThoughIknewIwouldn’ttellheraboutmyparents’situation，Iwaslookingforwardtogettingoutofthehouse.Iwasinthemiddleofpackingupmythingswhensuddenlythepowerwentoutintheneighborhood.MomcametotellmethatIshouldstaywithmygrandpauntilthepowercamebackon.IwasreallydisappointedbecauseIfeltthatwedidnothavemuchtotalkabout.ButIknewhewouldbefrightenedaloneinthedark.IwenttohisroomandtoldhimthatI’dstaywithhimuntilthepowerwasrestored.Hewasquitehappyandsaid，“Greatopportunity.”“Whatisit？”Iasked.“Totalk，youandI，”hesaid.“Toholdaprivatelittlemeetingaboutwhatwe’regoingtodowithyourmomanddad，andwhatwe’regoingtodowithourselvesnowthatwe’reinthesituationwearein.”“Butwecan’tdoanythingaboutit.Grandpa，”Isaid，surprisedthatherewassomeonewithwhomIcouldsharemyfeelingsandsomeonewhowasinthesame“boat”asIwas.Andthat’showthemostunbelievablefriendshipbetweenmygrandfatherandmestarted.Sittinginthedark，wetalkedaboutourfeelingsandfearsoflife—fromhowfastthingschangetohowtheysometimesdon’tchangefastenough.Thatnight，becausethepowerwentout，Ifoundanewfriend，withwhomIcouldsafelytalkaboutallmyfearsandpains，whatevertheymaybe.Suddenly，thelightsallcamebackon.“Well，”hesaid，“Iguessthatmeansyou’llwanttogonow.Ireallylikeourtalk.Ihopethepowerwillgoouteveryfewnights！”【解题导语】父母争吵使作者感到没有人可以分享自己的感受，但是突然的停电使作2者发现有个新的朋友可以交流自己的想法，这就是他的爷爷。1．IwishedtogetoutofthehousebecauseＷ.A.IwaseagertohavefunwithmybestfriendB.IfoundnobodytosharemyfeelingswithC.IwantedtoescapefromthedarkhouseD.IplannedtotellmyfriendaboutmytroubleB解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Ididn’tknowwhoIshouldtalkwithabouthowIwasfeeling.”可知，作者发现没有人可以分享他的感受。故选B。2．GrandpawashappytoseemebecauseＷ.A.hecoulddiscusstheproblemwithmeB.hehadnotseenmeforalonglimeC.hewasafraidofdarknessD.hefeltquitelonelyA解析：细节理解题。由第四段第一句中的“Totalk，youandI”可知，此处是对上文“Hewasquitehappyandsaid，‘Greatopportunity.’”的解释。可知，爷爷认为他可以和“我”讨论这个问题。故选A。3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage？A.Theauthorwaseagertoleave.B.Theywouldhavemorechats.C.Thelightswouldgooutagain.D.Itwouldnolongerbedark.B解析：推理判断题。由文章结尾爷爷所说的话“Iguessthatmeansyou’llwanttogonow.Ireallylikeourtalk.Ihopethepowerwillgoouteveryfewnights！”可知，作者和爷爷将会多聊天。故选B。BWhocouldhaveimaginedthatatreadmill(跑步机)onwheelswouldonedaybecomeathing？Lopifitisanunusualmeansoftransportationthatallowsyoutopoweranelectricbicyclebywalkingonatreadmill.LopifitfounderBruinBergmeestersaysitallstartedwhenheaskedhimselfthequestion，“HowcanIuseatreadmilloutdoors？”Heeventuallycameupwithadesign，towhichheaddedanelectricengine，andLopifitwasborn.Thetreadmillbicycleissimilartoatypicalelectricbicycleinthatthemotor(发动机)onlyworkswhentheriderputspowerinaswell.3TheLopifitsensesitwhenyouwalkonthetreadmillandusesthemotortoturnadrivechainatthebackpartofthetreadmill，helpingyoureachatopspeedof17milesperhour.TousetheLopifit，simplyturnonthebatteryanduseyourfeettoslidethetreadmillbackwardsandactivate(激活)themotor.Thengetonandenjoytheride！Ifyouneedspeed，justwalkonthetreadmill，andifyouwanttocoast，allyouhavetodoisstaystillandadmiretheview.Tostop，youhavetwohandbrakesavailable.TheLopifitfirsthitthestreetsin2014and，unsurprisingly，becameaninstanthit.Thatwasactuallyquitechallengingforthecompany，becauseitstartedgettingcallsfororders，butitwasnowherenearreadyformassproduction(大规模生产).Theuniquetreadmillbicyclebecameavailablethisyear，andLopifitisstrugglingtokeepupwithdemand，despitethehighpricetagofD|S2，115.Butdespitehavingaveryloyalfan­baseofso­calledLopifitters，thecreativemeansoftransportationalsohasnaysayerswhosimplyconsidertheinventionstupidandunnecessary.Theybasicallybelievethatifyou’regoingtowalk，youmightaswelldoittheold­fashionedway.ButtheLopifitdoeshavetheuniqueadvantageofhelpingyou“walk”reallyfastwithoutbreakingasweat，orwalkingatcyclingspeed，ifyouwill.【解题导语】本文为说明文。跑步机也能成为一种交通工具吗？多亏了Lopifit的创始人BruinBergmeester的创意，这已经成为现实。4．WiththehelpofLopifit，youcanＷ.A.answersomehardquestionsB.offerpowertoanybicycleC.createatreadmillonwheelsD.cycletoworkbywalkingD解析：推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句和第二段最后一句可知，通过在Lopifit上行走，带动发动机，启动车子，从而实现通过步行骑车去上班。5．Fromthesecondparagraph，wecanlearnＷ.A.howLopifitwasbornB.whereLopifitcanbeusedC.whoLopifitwasintendedforD.whichdesignissuitableforLopifitA解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“itallstartedwhenheaskedhimselfthe4question，“HowcanIuseatreadmilloutdoors？”可以了解到Lopifit是如何诞生的。6．Whatcanbelearnedfromthefourthparagraph？A.ThesupplyofLopifitfailedtomeetthedemand.B.ItwashardforthecompanytodesignLopifit.C.Lopifitwascheapandavailablein2014.D.Lopifitalwaysbrokedownonthestreets.A解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的“Thatwasactuallyquitechallenging...nowherenearreadyformassproduction(大规模生产).”可知，2014年Lopifit首次出街便火速蹿红，这对Lopifit公司来说是一个很大的考验，因为他们还远没有做好大规模生产的准备，就开始收到订购需求，所以有点供不应求。7．HowdothepublicreacttoLopifit？A.Positively.B.Variously.C.Angrily.D.Cautiously.B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Butdespitehavingaveryloyal...considertheinventionstupidandunnecessary.”可知，除了一批被称为Lopifitter的死忠粉外，也有人不看好这款颇具创意的交通工具，他们觉得这样的创意愚蠢而且多此一举，故人们对Lopifit的反应不同。CLastweekmyyoun