1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank NoteWarming up,Pre-reading , Reading閱讀理解。Second Global Youth Service Day on April 21.Thirty student volunteers from the university' s School of International Studies sat at the bedsof the patients in their specially-decorated “carefulhuts "They talked with them

2、 and gave massages to patients kept in their beds.”(Bictiitred to me that they need“I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up, seaid Deng Yetao, 20, a third- year student.more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming d

3、eath. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains.“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson, said Mao Xiao

4、hua,another third-year student.The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers hearts heavy.Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic,according to a survey by the h

5、ospital. more dreadful than death itself,“For people at this stage of their lives, lonelimess is eve predide Weif; the hospital.t the glory of lifeDaily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programme. A total of 330 000 Beijing students from 1

6、19 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt the fading smile on the face o

7、f the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.B.talk to the aged1 .Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Songtang Hospital to.A.pay a visit to the agedC.show their love for the aged D.help the aged out2 .What the aged are most worried about is.A.lonel

8、iness B.death C.physical pains D.wealth3 .When volunteers know most of the aged people are dying patients, they feelA.sad B.worthless C.satisfied D.disappointed4 .After reading the passage, we know.A.the youth are fond of doing popular things8 .the Second Youth Service Day is started by the Chinese

9、governmentC.91% of the aged in China are facing deathD.the volunteers are taking an active part in the actLearning about language綜合能力拓展 一、單句改錯。1. Why don ' t you explain that this is all about?2. By this way, the man made his appearance at the foot of the mountain before nightfall.3. At last the

10、 man lost his patient and burst into anger.4. It ' s amazed how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life.5. He gets lost. I can say that he can be a stranger to this city.6. People are born equal with each other.7. Mark Twain was famous as his novels.8. Every actor follows after th

11、e directions of the playwright when he or she is on the stage performing.9. Add three to four makes seven.10. How could you explain for your behaviour at the party?二、完形填空。閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Recently, a professor of philosophy in the U.S. has written a book called Money and th

12、e Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we _1_ money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to _2_ every penny they spend for a week. _3_ they spend their money, they can see what they really _4_in life.He says our rel

13、ation with others often becomes clearly_5_when money enters thepicture. You might have _6_with somebody and you think that you are very good friends.But you will _7_ him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings _8_ to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before. Or

14、 it can suddenly_9_the friendship if he doesn' t.Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possessa lot of it to be very important. The author _10_some millionaires for _11_.Question:What is the most _12_thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man?A

15、nswer:What makes me surprised most is how people give me _13_.I am nothing I don ' t know much.People just _14_ making more and more money, but what is it _15_ ?How much do I need for a given _16_ in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back

16、 _17_ that money is an instrument _18_ the end. _19_ plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be _20_the meaning of life.1.A.get throughB.deal withC.give awayD.look after2.A.keep a record ofB.run out ofC.keep up withD.use up3.A.In this wayB.By this mea

17、nsC.By the wayD.From the way4.A.insistB.valueC.dreamD.offer5.A.doubtfulB.uncertainC.definiteD.distrustful6.A.poor relationB.a quarrelC.wordsD.friendship7.A.knowB.recognizeC.respectD.admire8.A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.something9.A.strengthen10.A.thoughtII.A.his family12.A.surprisingB.weakenB.in

18、terviewedB.his friendsB.happyC.threaten C.reported C.much money C.interestingD.protectD.knewD.his book13.A.so less respect B.so much respect C.so much moneyD.funnyD.so much envy14.A.pay no attention toC.have an idea ofB.make no sense of15.A.against16.A.roleB.byB.bookD.lose consciousness ofC.beyondC.

19、lifeD.for17.A.the design18.A.rather than19.A.Spirit20.A.missingB.the ideaB.more thanB.FriendshipB.gettingC.the planC.other thanC.MoneyC.receivingD.purposeD.the argumentD.less thanD.Character.understanding'd do in a life threatening situation.、閱讀理解。Kristy,28,a cook in La Gross, often wondered wha

20、t sheOn August 29,she got her answer. While she was driving on a road, a big truck hit its head on a pickup car. The pickup burst into flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickup. Two farmers, Deam Bernhard,51,and his brother Donald,44,were inside. When she got close,Kristy could see the unconsc

21、ious driver.The other man was under the passenger seat. "The smells were sickening. I was afraid the truck would blow up and kill us all, " said Kristy. The driver of the big truck wasstruggling to open the passenger door, do Kristy rushed to the driverthey op enedde. Finallythe door. She

22、reached in, seized the driver and, to her horror, felt her hands sink into his chest. She quickly dragged the man to safety on the roadside, then hurried back. As Kristy started down the ditch () with the passenger, the pickup exploded. She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to safety. Today,

23、 the two farmers, each the father of two children, are good friends with Kristy. To show their deep appreciation, they bought her a ring with nine diamonds one for each member of their immediate families, and the ninth for her.1.In which order did Kristy do the following things?a.carried Dean and Do

24、nald to safetyb.rushed to the pickupc.the pickup explodedd.saw the truck hit on the pickupe.got out of her carf.wondered what s he' d do when in dangerA.e,d,b,a,c,f B.f,e,b,a,d,c C.f,d,e,b,a,c D.f,c,e,d,b,a 2.When coming to save Donald and Dean Bernhard, Kristy never thought that sheA.could have

25、 any help for othersB.would be successful in saving both of themC.might be killedD.would be tested in a dangerous situation3.This sentence“The pickup burst into flames."in the first paragraph meansA.The pickup was on fireB.The pickup started smoking badlyC.A terrifying cry came out of the picku

26、pD.The pickup was broken into pieces4.Which of the following best shows Kristy' s true heroism?A.She did not feel terrified at the accident.B.She protected herself as well as the two brothers from harm.C.She put her life“ on the line " to save others.D.She was regarded as a member of Dean ' s and Donald ' s families.Using Language綜合能力拓展 一、短文改錯。此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊