1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note李仕才*閱讀理解。Youre in your office when you learn theres someone with a gun wandering outside. You can hear gunshots and screams. What do you do?Thats the challenge for users of a new virtual (虛擬)reality program called SurviVR, designed to train employees how to deal wit

2、h an active shooter situation in the workplace. The program works with HTC Vive, the virtual reality headset released earlier this year.An active shooter situation is when an armed person or people actively shoot in a small, populated area with the intention to kill. There were 20 such situations in

3、 the United States last year and 20 the year before, according to FBI statistics, resulting in a total of 231 deaths. This year saw the deadliest active shooter situation in US history, with 49 people killed in a nightclub in Orlando.In the training situation, users have four choices. They can lock

4、themselves in the office. They can hide, perhaps in the office closet. They can run for an exit. Or they can use something in the officea computer or a cup a pair of scissors-as a weapon to fight the shooter. This is an improvement on standard active shooter training. Gallo says, which typically tea

5、chers people to lock themselves in place and hide. The lock down method is often ineffective, he says, and has resulted in many deaths in recent years.In the trainings basic level, no one gets killed. But as the trainings become more advanced, players who make a wrong choice be shot. Theres no blood

6、; the screen simply turns black slowly.If this sounds terrifying, thats the point, says Gallo. There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy guns. But these trainings are basically games. Gallo says, with employee

7、s relaxed and even enjoying themselves. To teach people what they really need to know for an active shooter situation, they need to be scared.SurviVR will take the fear and turn it into confidence. Gallo says.1. Whats the authors purpose of describing a dangerous scene in Para. 1?A.To attract the re

8、aders attention on the new virtual reality program.B.To show the challenge that the readers are required to face.C.To warn the readers of the possible dangers in the working place.D.To inform the readers of the correct response in such a situation2. What is the suggested response in the standard act

9、ive shooter training?A.Fighting the shooterB.Running for the exitC.Using a computer as a weaponD.Locking down3. What does Gallo think of the training programs involving role play with toy guns?A.SearingB.ViolentC.IneffectiveD.Helpful4. What would be the best title?A.A New Virtual Reality Program on

10、Active Shooter TrainingB.What Should You Do When Meeting Gunshots in the Workplace?C.How to Deal with an Active Shooter Situation?D.Employees Need to Be Scared of the Workplace Violence.【語篇解讀】文章介紹一種新的主動射擊訓練虛擬現實程序，教人們遇到辦公室暴力犯罪的時候如何應對。1. A【解析】推理判斷題。根據第二段的句子Thats the challenge for users of a new virtua

11、l (虛擬)reality program called SurviVR,可知，作者描述危險的場景是為了吸引讀者對新的虛擬現實項目的注意。故選A。3. C【解析】推理判斷題。根據文章倒數第二段的句子There are plenty of training programs to teach employees how to deal with workplace violence, sometimes involving role play with toy guns. But these trainings are basically games. Gallo says, with empl

12、oyees relaxed and even enjoying themselves.可知，Gallo 認為涉及玩具槍的角色扮演的訓練課程是無效的。故選C。4. A【解析】標題判斷題。根據文章內容可知，文章介紹一種新的主動射擊訓練虛擬現實程序，教人們遇到辦公室暴力犯罪的時候如何應對。A New Virtual Reality Program on Active Shooter Training 是合適的標題。*語法填空。Being raised in a family of teachers, I _1_(get) plenty of chances to connect myself wit

13、h literature since a young age. So I have many stories about me and reading. It was my father who took me on the road to reading and made me appreciate _2_(it) beauty. When I was a little girl, he bought me a book _3_(name) RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms. I was too young to read this difficult work, so m

14、y father explained it to me _4_(patient). From then on, I started to enjoy reading books.When I became a middle school student, I began to read some simplified English classics on my own. Sometimes, I would write down my thoughts and _5_ (feel)and share them with my father. Among all the books that

15、I read during my middle school years, JaneEyre left the _6_(deep)impression on me. I was having some difficulties with my studies at that time, _7_Jane Eyre's persistence (堅持) and courage inspired me a lot. Thankstomyreadinghabit, Imanaged _8_(overcome) the difficulties of my studies. Now, I'

16、;m a senior high school student and very busy with my studies. But I still keep on reading in my spare time. My mother told me that I should be absorbed _9_my studies, but in my point of view, I regard reading as an oasis (綠洲)that can make me relax. Recently, I thought about the benefits _10_reading

17、 could bring us. Reading can clear our minds and motivate us. In addition, we may broaden our horizons and gain more knowledge through reading. I hope that my story can inspire you to start your own reading adventure.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章導讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，主要講述了作者和閱讀之間的故事，鼓勵大家多讀書。1ha

18、ve got/gotten考查動詞的時態。由句中的時間狀語“since a young age(自從小時候以來)”可知，句子一般用現在完成時。2its考查代詞。修飾名詞一般用形容詞，本句中表示“閱讀的美”故用形容詞性物主代詞its修飾名詞beauty，作定語。3named考查非謂語動詞。name和句子謂語bought之間沒有連詞，故用非謂語動詞，且name和其邏輯主語a book構成動賓關系，故用過去分詞作后置定語。4patiently考查詞性轉換。本句中應用副詞patiently修飾動詞explained。5feelings考查詞性轉換。根據and可知，此處與thoughts并列，故用名詞形

19、式，feeling在本句中意為“看法，意見”為可數名詞，故填feelings。6deepest考查形容詞的最高級。與“Among all the books”和定冠詞the呼應，此處用形容詞的最高級形式，修飾名詞impression。7but考查連詞。根據語境可知，上下文表示邏輯上的轉折關系，故用連詞but。8to overcome考查非謂語動詞。固定搭配manage to do sth.意為“設法完成某事”，故填不定式。9in考查介詞。固定搭配be absorbed in sth.意為“專注于某事”，故用介詞in。10that/which考查定語從句的引導詞。所填詞引導定語從句，從句修飾先行

20、詞the benefits，關系詞在從句中作賓語，故應填that/which。*完形填空。I was looking through some old photo albums the other day.I had _1_ done that many times before but I felt a sudden _2_ to see them again.I found myself _3_ so many beautiful memories from my childhood.There was my dear Nana giving me a thorough _4_ when

21、I was a newborn baby.There was me and my brother standing in front of the world's ugliest _5_ our favorite Christmas tree.There was my beautiful Mom _6_ me on her lap.Then the pictures seemed _7_ all of a sudden because my eyes were wet.I just couldn't _8_ the tears.“What is going on？” I _9_

22、.I hadn't cried the last time.But what was _10_ now?I soon saw that it was I who changed.I had _11_.My spirit had walked a little further down the _12_ of love.I realized as long as they came with a warm heart，wet eyes were _13_ to be ashamed of.I smiled and I felt Mom and Nana smiling _14_ on m

23、e from Heaven.Leo Buscaglia said：“I'm not afraid of _15_.They clean out my eyeballs.” I think they clean out our _16_ as well.They help us to wash away our pain, fear and grief(悲傷)They help us to _17_ our love and goodness.They help us to become who we are _18_ to be.The next time you feel your

24、tears starting，just let them _19_.Life is full of smiles and tears.Only by allowing them both can we _20_ live.1A.never BeverCalready Dnearly2A.appeal BsadnessCfear Durge3A.shaping BrelivingCescaping Dbuilding4A.bath BspeechChug Dsurvey5A.and BbutCor Das6A.spinning BpossessingCholding Dwalking7A.bea

25、utiful BblankCabnormal Dvague8A.fight back Bfight withCfight for Dfight against9A.found BwonderedChesitated Ddiscussed10A.heartbreaking BwrongCdifferent Ddisturbing11A.grown BmisunderstoodCinsisted Dstruggled12A.feast BpathCexpectation Dcircle13A.everything BsomethingCanything Dnothing14A.forward Bu

26、pwardsCdown Dbehind15A.tears BfailuresCdeaths Dillnesses16A.competence BinsideCidentification Ddevelopment17A.look through Bclean outClearn from Dreconnect to18A.used BremindedCforced Dmeant19A.separate BstayCflow Ddisappear20A.truly BroughlyCgenerally Dtentatively【解題導語】本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。再次看老相冊時，作者重溫了童年的

27、一些美好回憶，并流下了眼淚。作者從而感悟到生活中充滿歡笑和眼淚，只有允許它們兩者存在，我們才能真正地生活。【核心詞匯】urge n強烈的欲望；沖動 v催促，力勸；強烈要求I had a sudden urge to call him.我突然很想給他打電話。We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.我們應該不斷地鞭策自己努力學習。1C根據下文的“many times before”以及“I hadn't cried the last time”可知，作者應該不止一次看這些老相冊，故此處表示作者之前已經(already)多次看

28、過這些老相冊。2D此處表示作者突然有再次看老相冊的沖動(urge)。appeal“懇求”；fear“害怕”。3B此處表示作者重溫(reliving)了許多來自童年時期的美好回憶。shape“塑造”；escape“逃避”；build“建造”。4A根據下文的“when I was a newborn baby”可知，此處表示作者還是個新生兒時，奶奶給她徹底洗澡，故選A項。5B空前的“the world's ugliest”和空后的“our favorite”之間為轉折關系，故用并列連詞but。6C根據下文的“on her lap”可知，此處應表示“我漂亮的媽媽把我抱著放在她的腿上”。hol

29、d意為“抱著，托著”，符合語境。spin“快速旋轉”；possess“擁有”；walk“遛”。7D上文提到了作者正在看老照片，根據下文的“because my eyes were wet.the tears”可知作者流淚了，根據常識可知，此處表示這些老照片變得模糊(vague)了。blank“空白的”；abnormal“不正常的”。8A根據上文的“because my eyes were wet”和下文的“I hadn't cried the last time.But.”可知，作者這次看老照片的時候哭了，此處表示作者遏制不住眼淚。fight back“忍住，抑制住”，符合語境。fig

30、ht with“與爭辯”；fight for“努力爭取”；fight against“對抗”。9B作者以前看老照片沒有哭，而這次看老照片卻哭了。所以作者想知道(wondered)發生了什么。find“發現，找到”；hesitate“猶豫，遲疑”；discuss“討論”。10C根據下文的“I soon saw that it was I who changed”可知，作者很快明白，是她自己和以前不一樣了。故之前作者想知道的問題是“現在有什么是不同的呢”。故選C項。11A根據下文的“My spirit had walked a little further”可知，此處應表示作者的心靈已經在愛的道路

31、(path)上走得更遠了一點了，即作者已經成長(grown)了。12B參見上題解析。feast“宴會”；expectation“期望”； circle“圈子”。13D根據上文的“as long as they came with a warm heart”以及下文的“I smiled”可知，該句表示含淚的眼睛沒有什么(nothing)可羞愧的，只要它們伴隨著一顆溫暖的心而來。14C根據下文的“on me from Heaven”可知，此處表示作者感到媽媽和奶奶從天堂向下(down)沖著自己微笑。15A根據語境尤其是下文的“They clean out my eyeballs”可知，此處表示“眼

32、淚清洗了我的眼球”，故選tears。16B根據下文的“They help us to wash away our pain，fear and grief(悲傷)They help us to.to be”可知，此處表示眼淚不僅清洗了我們的眼球，也清洗了我們的內心(inside)。competence“能力”；identification“辨認”；development“發展”。17D第一段提到老照片讓作者的美好回憶重現，故這里應該是表示“眼淚幫助我們重新找回我們的愛和善良”。reconnect to“重新連接”，在這里引申為“重新找回”。look through“瀏覽”；clean out“把

33、清洗干凈”。18D此處表示眼淚可以幫助我們成為我們想成為的人。be meant to do“打算，想要”。19C根據上文提到的眼淚的好處可知，此處表示下次你感覺到眼淚開始流的時候，那么就讓它們流下來吧。故選C項。20A生活中充滿笑和淚，只有允許它們都存在，我們才能真正地(truly)生活。roughly“粗略地”；generally“大體上”；tentatively“試探性地”。*短文改錯。Tourism is booming in Tibet. More than 6.8 million Chinese and foreign tourists visit the region in the first half of this year. Tourism income during that period rose on to 7 billion yuan. More tourists are expected to traveling around Tibet in the second half of this year. The region is hosting the China Ti