1Unit 3Travel journal(计时：45 分钟).词汇知识1(2013咸阳三模)All my classmates swam in the lake except two, who _ halfway.A. gave off B. gave upC. gave away D. gave out答案与解析Bgive off“散发(光或热)” ； give up“放弃” ； give away“泄露；出卖” ； give out“分发；发出” 。根据句意，选择 B 项。2Jack went to college last year, _ to return home until he achieved his goal.A. determining not B. not determinedC. not determining D. determined not答案与解析D句意：杰克去年上了大学，决心实现了他的目标才回家。此处过去分词短语作伴随状语， not 否定不定式，故置于其前。3(2013合肥市第二次质量检测)Being able to speak another language fluently could be a great _ when you are looking for a job.A. advantage B. chanceC. assistance D. importance答案与解析A从句意“能够流利地讲一门外语在找工作时是一种优势”可知选 A项 advantage“优势” 。chance“机会” ； assistance“帮助；援助” ； importance“重要性” ，都与句意不符。4(2014襄阳四校)If you are willing to lose weight, these tips will help you lose the last bit of _ fat.A. determined B. stubbornC. expressive D. independent答案与解析B句意：如果你愿意减肥，这些技巧将帮助你去掉最后一点任性的脂肪。stubborn“顽固的；任性的” ，符合句意。determined“决心的” ； expressive“有表现力的” ； independent“独立的” 。5Thanks to their hard work, the new bridge has been finished _.A. behind schedule B. ahead of scheduleC. in front of schedule D. beside schedule答案与解析B句意：多亏了他们的努力工作，这座新桥已经提前完工了。behind schedule“比规定时间晚” ； C、D 两项形式不正确。2.单句语法填空6While he was in the office, he preferred _ (do) something to doing nothing.答案与解析doing句意：当在办公室时，他喜欢做点事，而不喜欢无所事事。prefer (sth./doing sth.) to (sth./doing sth.)“喜欢 而不喜欢；宁愿而不愿” 。7You should have a good nights sleep _ much work you have to do.答案与解析however/no matter how句意：你应该好好睡一晚，不管你有多少工作必须去做。本句的后半部分是一个让步状语从句， however/no matter how“不管怎样” 。8 Have you seen Tony recently? No, but I _ (have) dinner with him on Sunday.答案与解析will have/am having句意：你最近见到托尼了吗？我没有见到。但是，我准备周日和他一起吃饭。根据语境可知，用一般将来时或现在进行时表将来。9It _ (rain) hard now, otherwise we could have a barbecue on the beach.答案与解析is raining根据时间状语 now 可知，该题应用现在进行时。10According to the schedule, the flight No. 232 to Beijing _ (leave) at 10：30. Wed better set out right now, or well be late.答案与解析leaves根据题干的后面“我们最好立刻出发，否则就晚了。 ”可知飞机还没有起飞。题干前面“根据时间表十点半去北京的航班离开”用一般现在时。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于 3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Man: So, how long have you been living here?Woman: About six months now.Man: Why did you choose Beirut?Woman: _11_， Mike my husband and I have always loved Arab culture and the language. Mikes _12_ English teacher and he got a job here in a language school.Man: Why did you want to take a year _13_？Woman: _14_ (base) I wanted a break from teaching. I love teaching children but I needed a change. Also Ive been drawing and painting since I was little but Ive never really had the chance _15_ (study) drawing. _16_ this 3seemed like the perfect opportunity to have a change and learn to draw properly. I found a fantastic art teacher, _17_ (call) Omayma, and Ive been having classes with her since October. Shes great and she speaks English, _18_ is lucky, because I dont know much Arabic yet. But Im learning the language _19_ quickly as I can.Man: Is Arabic a difficult language to learn?Woman: Incredibly difficult! Especially the _20_ (pronounce). You have to learn to make a lot of new sounds.答案11.Because12.an13.off14.Basically15.to study16.So17.called18.which19.as20pronunciation.阅读理解IF and WHEN were friends. Every week they met and their conversation usually centred on all the things they were going to achieve. This particular Saturday when they met, WHEN sensed that IF was not in a great mood. WHEN questioned IF, “Whats wrong with you? You dont seem your usual cheery self？” IF looked at WHEN and replied, “I just dont feel I am making any progress. Last week I saw a course. If only I had the time to take it.” WHEN knew exactly how IF felt. “I also saw a course and I am going to register when I get enough money， ” said WHEN. “What about that new job you were going to apply for? You were so excited about it last week.” IF responded, “If my computer hadnt broken down last week, I would have applied. So I could not type my resume.”“Dont worry about it. When you are ready another job will come through. I have been thinking about looking for another job too, but I will wait and when the weather gets nicer I will look then.” WHEN then went on to tell IF about his week, hoping that it would cheer him up a bit.The man at the next table couldnt help overhearing WHEN and IF. “Excuse me gentlemen， ” the man said. Surprised, IF and WHEN both looked at the man. The man continued, “Im sorry, but I couldnt help hearing your conversation. I think I know how you could solve your problems.” Curious, IF asked the gentleman, “How do you think you can solve our problems？” The gentleman smiled and said, “You only need to listen to yourselves. It reminds me of an old proverb: If_and_When_were_planted,_and_Nothing_grew.4” The gentleman went on, “Just start doing, take action, and stop talking about if and when ” IF an