课时作业(三十八)Unit 3Inventors and inventions.用所给词的适当形式填空1.The_(mercy) king saved the young officers from death.2.The_(associate) between the two companies stretches back thirty years.3.We all have an_(expect) that he can pass the driving test next week.4.He took measures to make up his fault，which received our_(recognize)5.It is so cold and_(freeze) that we have to stay at home.6.He is always so busy with his work that he has no choices but to go to see his parents_(occasion)7.In ancient China we had many advanced_(invent)，which led to todays civilization and development.8.The light was too dim for me_(distinguish) anything clearly.9.He is a_(practice) man and doesnt like empty talk.10.These chemicals may be harmful to small children.Use them with_(cautious)答案：1.merciful2.association3.expectation4.recognition5.freezing6.occasionally7.inventions8.to distinguish9.practical10.caution.完成句子1.A beggar_(被发现冻死)outside the temple gate yesterday night.2.Id like to go whenever_(什么时候你方便)3._(刻苦学习)，and you will make great progress in your study.4.I have_(开始着手申请成为一名志愿者)since I learned the information.5.With everything prepared，I will_(全身心地投入到)the service.6.The government_(号召青年)to donate their blood voluntarily.7.United Nations，is not a nation，but is，all nations_(与有关)each other.8.She was careful to mark her place_(在合上书之前)答案：1.was found frozen to death2.it is convenient to you3.Study hard4.set about applying to be a volunteer5.dive into6.calls on the youth7.in association with8.before she shut the book.阅读理解A(2015山西省五校高三联合测试)In the past two decades，the Chinese economy has undergone many reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market.These reforms included allowing foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens.Now，researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) have found about 30 percent of Chinese urban households now own at least one credit card and the growth rate of credit card adoption has been an average of 40 percent per year between 2004 and 2009.Rui Yao，an assistant professor of personal financial planning at MU，says that this large growth in such a small amount of time has positive and negative implications for the Chinese economy.“With more and more people taking advantage of credit cards in China，it certainly increases potential consumer buying power，”Yao said.“However，we found that more than 90 percent of credit card users were unaware of safety issues existing in credit card use and more than 60 percent had little knowledge of the consequences of credit card debt.This lack of knowledge could create problems as credit card ownership is expected to grow at a rate of 11 percent a year.”Yao found that while 72 percent of Chinese credit card holders were never late on their payment，only 55 percent were able to pay the full balance.She also found that 70 percent of Chinese credit card holders said that credit cards contributed to overspending.Yao believes the Chinese could benefit from financial education designed to help them plan for their financial future and encouraging the Chinese to take advantage of debt in a responsible fashion is important for the Chinese economy.“Appropriate use of debt can help households improve their quality of life as well as spur economic growth through an increase in market purchases，”Yao said.语篇导读：越来越多的中国人使用信用卡，这在增加潜在消费者购买力的同时，也因为信用风险知识的缺乏给中国的经济带来了各种负面的影响。1.Why did China allow foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens？ATo increase Chinese citizens confidence in economy.BTo respond to the urgent demand for financial reforms.CTo improve competitiveness in the international market.DTo persuade more Chinese citizens to accept credit cards.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the Chinese economy has undergone many reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market”可知，中国为了增强在国际市场中的竞争力，允许国外银行给中国公民提供信用卡。2.What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3？AThe potential market purchases in the future.BWeaknesses caused by lack of knowledge of credit cards.CThe rapid growth in credit card ownership.DAdvantages and disadvantages of using credit cards.答案：D解析：段落大意题。第三段的第一句说使用信用卡可以增加潜在消费者的购买力，但后两句说信贷风险知识的缺乏可能会产生一些问题。3.A lot of figures are used in the text in order to_.Arecord the valuable dataBprovide concrete evidenceCintroduce a research methodDgive a detailed description答案：B解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文多处使用百分比数据是为了提供具体的证据。4.The underlined word“spur”in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to“_”Acontrol BdelayCpromote Ddiscourage答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句的上下文可知此处意为：合理利用债务可以帮助家庭改善生活质量并通过刺激消费来促进经济增长。故promote“促进，提升”与画线词的意思最接近。B(2015石家庄质检二)Sitting for more than three hours a day