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1、Unit 3 Under the sea李仕才一、阅读理解。April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. Organizations in Britain have planned numerous events to honor him.In Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events, including performances of Shakespea
2、res plays, and a dazzling fireworks display. And the BBC is broadcasting a live show from Stratfore-upon-Avon, celebrating Shakespeares widespread influence on the world. In Englands capital, the London Shakespeare Centre and Kings College London are holding a series of public performances, exhibiti
3、ons and activities. It isnt just England that honors the anniversary of the death of this extraordinary writer. In Washington, D. C., the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the worlds largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.Shakesp
4、eare is probably the most famous author who ever lived and is considered a genius by most. He wrote around 37 plays and 154 sonnets(十四行诗), and his work has been translated into over one hundred languages! He penned beautiful metaphors(暗喻), serious dramas and amusing tales.Shakespeare also invented m
5、any new terms and phrases. If someones behavior suggested they were not being honest and should not be trusted, Shakespeare called their actions suspicious. If someone was being silly and perhaps looking like a fool, Shakespeare found their actions laughable. And Shakespeare called people who offere
6、d their opinions on the quality of something critics. Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give audiences their opinions of food and film. The familiar phrase break the ice comes from Shakespeares play The Taming of the Shrew. The ice is broken when a difficult conversation or meeting
7、is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game. More common words coined by Shakespeare include road, gossip, lonely, bump and hurry.Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare surely lives on, in everyday speech, as the most famous writer of all time!1. The main idea of the text is
8、 _.A. the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares deathB. the influence Shakespeare has on EnglishC. the achievements of William ShakespeareD. Shakespeares colorful and fruitful life2. Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except_.A. a great number of free events in Stratford-upon-AvonB. a series o
9、f activities in the London Shakespeare CentreC. a series of exhibitions in the Folger Shakespeare LibraryD. a live show of Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon3. According to the next, a simply game to make a difficult conversation easy is called _. A. an ice-breakerB. a suspicious manC. a criticD.
10、a laughable man【文章大意】4月23日是威廉莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。英国的各种组织计划活动来纪念他。1.A【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的句子April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death.可知，文章主要介绍4月23日是威廉莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。故选A。3.A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的句子The ice is broken when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introd
11、uction, such as a simple game.可知，使得困难的对话变得容易的叫作an ice-breaker。故选A。二、单句语法填空1.Ordinary woman though she is， she tries every means to make people aware _ the importance of the environment protection.答案：of2.We were all _ （scare） to death when we found the ground was shaking last night.答案：scared3.The per
12、former was waving his stick in the street， and it _ （narrow） missed the child standing nearby.答案：narrowly4.With economy developing at great speed，our city_ （witness） quite a few changes in recent years.答案：has witnessed5.The country cant create a better future unless it reflects _ history and learns
13、its lessons as well.答案：on6.The high cost of_ （accommodate） makes life difficult for many Chinese students in London.答案：accommodation7._ （abandon） to playing computer games，Wang Ping has fallen behind the other students in his studies.答案：Abandoned8.In 2020 the huge shopping mall will be constructed _
14、 there used to be a school many years ago.答案：where9.（2018北京朝阳区重点中学期中）The report urged that all the children _ （teach） to swim in case some unexpected things happened.答案：（should） be taught10.I was about to do my homework _ the lights went out.答案：when三、完形填空。Jake Olson lost his left eye when he was eig
15、ht months old because of a born cancer. 1 it was controlled through treatments，it reappeared and 2 the loss of his right eye.But after years of cheering for his favorite football team，Jake has 3 the impossible dream.Hes now a part of the team，despite his total 4 ，playing the game not based on sight but on 5 Being a 6 fan of the USC Trojans，one of Jakes last 7 before he lost his eye was to watch the team play at Notre Dame.His strong liking for the sport didnt go 8 former USC coach Pete reached
