1、Unit 3 Life in the futurereadingI .閱讀理解AUntil a few months ago, he was a butler（男管家）in one of the more expensive residential buildings in Manhattan. But now, Nepal-born Indra Tamang is the owner of two multi-million dollar apartments in the same building.His former employer, Ruth Ford, died last yea

2、r and left the apartments in the historic Dakota building on the Upper West Side to Mr Tamang in her will, along with her valuable art collection.Mr Tamang is happy but quickly points out that his good fortune did not come easily. am happy about the generosity of the Ford family, “he says. I never e

3、xpected that I would be given the ownership of these apartments. But I have been working for the family for the last 36 years, devotedly, with honesty and dedication（忠誠）.So my hard work has been rewarded. ”Mr Tamang was 21 when he was brought from Nepal as a domestic help by Charles Ford, a writer a

4、nd photographer. Mr Ford died in 2002; his sister, actress Ruth Ford, then told Mr Tamang that he was like a brother to her after Charles death and took charge. Charles was like my father, recalls Mr Tamang. And Ruth has also been very kind to me and I took very good care of her. She used to lovingl

5、y call mcTamang darling.Ruth died aged 98. During the last five years of her life, she lost her eyesight and also developed speech problems. Mr Tamang looked after her most of the lime and look care of her medicines and food.He also worked with Charles Ford on various photography projects, which he

6、now wants to keep as the photographers legacy. He hopes to organize exhibitions of Mr Fords photographs and edit a book of his works.Mr Tamang plans to sell the bigger, three-bedroom apartment to pay the taxes he owes to the government on his inheritance（繼承）.He has not yet asked （he administrator of

7、 the Dakota building fbr permission to live in his apartments. But he says, “The rules of the building might be a problem, as they require a minimum monthly income to reach the standard to live as the owners of the apartments.For now, he plans to live in his modest home in Queens. Mr Tamang says, “I

8、 have my small house here but I am happy with it. I will keep the other apartment and use it fbr exhibitions etc. ”【語篇概述】本文是一篇新聞報道。好人有好報!尼泊爾人泰芒從他的前雇主那里繼承了價值數百萬美元的 豪宅和一批名畫。What can we know about Indra Tamang?He comes from Egypt.He is now 47 years old.He is very devoted to his work.He had worked for R

9、uth for 36 years.【解析】選C。推理判斷題。從第三、四、五段內容可知泰芒為前雇主查爾斯和其妹妹共服務36年，工作 盡心盡力，因此才會得到意想不到的回報。Why did Mr Tamang work for Ruth after Charles death?A. Because Ruth didnt have other relatives.Because Ruth thought him as a brother.Because Ruth offered him a high salary pay.Because Charles was his father.【解析】選B。細節

10、理解題。由第四段第二句話可知B正確。Where will Mr Tamang live for the time being?In his house in Nepal.In his home in Queens.In his later employers house.D. In the smaller apartment he inherited.【解析】選B。細節理解題。由最后一段內容可知，泰芒打算住在自己位于Queens的房子中。Mr Tamang plans to sell one of his apartments because he.doesnt need so manyis

11、not permitted to live in itmust pay the inheritance taxneeds money to organize an exhibition【解析】選C。細節理解題。由第七段的第一句可知，泰芒想賣掉一套公寓的原因是他需要交遺產稅。BPARIS一The recognition given by Guinness World Records to Yangzhou in East Chinas Jiangsu Province last week for the worlds largest sen ing of fried rice has been

12、revoked(撤銷).In an announcement on Monday on its micro blog, Guinness World Records Ltd said the revocation was due to food wastage after the organizer failed to properly deal with the fried rice as promised.Sharon Yang, marketing director fbr Guinness in China, said, “We held back on publicizing the

13、 results because we had been reviewing the information submitted by the organizer.According to Guinness website, the largest serving of fried rice on record weighed 3, 150 kilograms and was achieved by the Turkey Culinary Federation in Bola, Turkey, on Sept 22, 2014. As of press time, (hat record ha

14、d not been replaced by Yangzhous fried rice feat.“Guinness received a statement from the organizer to show that the food of more than 4 tons had been distributed to five recipients. However, the organizer disposed of 150 kilograms of fried rice improperly and violated (he rule that food must be cons

15、umed by people and cannot be wasted in any food-related record events. Therefore, the company has notified the organizer of the revocation, Guinness World Records said on its micro blog.Cheng Dong, a Guinness certification officer, presented a certificate to the organizer on the site on behalf of Gu

16、inness headquarters after he checked the fried rice with a final total weight of 4, 192 kilograms.The food originally was intended to be given to factory employees and students of four schools. However, some rice was not considered edible after four hours in the cooker. Then the organizer gave 150 k

17、g of the rice to a pig breeding farm nearby, which violated ihe rules of Guinness World Records. The organizer admitted the carelessness and called for continued support for Chinese cuisine.【語篇概述】本文是一篇新聞。4 192千克的“世界最大份炒飯”日前在江蘇揚州誕生，號稱打破吉尼斯世界 紀錄，但隨即曝出炒飯被當作廚余垃圾送去喂豬。認證為吉尼斯世界紀錄的官方微博宣布，因存在浪費情 況，這個挑戰無效。Why

18、 was the record revoked?The fried rice was not the largest in deed.Some of the fried rice was wasted.People in Turkey have made a new record.Some rice was not edible.【解析】選 B。細節理解題。根據第二段中的In an announcement on Monday on its micro blog, Guinness World Records Ltd said the revocation was due to food wa

19、stage,可知因存在浪費情況，這個吉尼斯紀錄被宣布無效, 應選B。What does the underlined wordlkviolatedin Paragraph Five mean?A. went againstB. followedC. agreed withD. argued with【解析】選A。詞義猜想題。根據前面的“舉辦方不合適地處理掉150千克揚州炒飯”，可知本處說這一做 法違反規那么，應選AoWhere does this text probably come from?A. A news report. B. A news comment.C. A travel jo

20、urnal. D. A science report.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。本文是一篇新聞。4 192千克的“世界最大份炒飯”日前在江蘇揚州誕生，號稱 打破吉尼斯世界紀錄，但隨即曝出炒飯被當作廚余垃圾送去喂豬。認證為吉尼斯世界紀錄的官方微博宣布, 因存在浪費情況，這個挑戰無效。屬新聞性質。故應來源于新聞報道，應選A。H.完形填空Every morning, before dropping her son off at school, my friend would stop on the way to work to grab a quick breakfast. They tended

21、to frequent the 1 restaurant every morning grabbing an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for herself, milk for her son.One day she 2 an additional breakfast. When they had eaten and walked out of the door, she stopped and said good morning to a 3 man who was sitting alone outside the restaurant and 4 him

22、the additional breakfast she had bought. He 5 her, grinning, telling her it was the first meal he had in a great many days. She couldn,t help but feel 6 and was glad she finally took action.She told her son (hat she had 7 him every day that week outside the restaurant and that no one, herself includ

23、ed, had 8 to offer him food, drink, comfort, etc. She further 9 that homelessness can happen to anyone and the importance of service to others and 10 acts of kindness were.And so 11 her kindness tradition. . . each day (here after she and her son 12 to buy and supply the homeless gentleman with brea

24、kfast. The 13 was going on until (hey 14 several years later but the lesson was 15 implanted(植入)in her son by (hen.She 16 as she told me that this kindness legacy 17 to her son, who remembered this childhood tradition and lesson. Now a college graduate and 18 employed, her son stops every day at Sta

25、rbucks tor his morning cup of coffee and purchases a 19 for a homeless person nearby before commuting(通勤)to the 20 .What a great family legacy that he can pass along to his children as well.【語篇概述】有位母親和她的兒子每天早晨去同一家餐廳吃早餐。從某天開始，母親每天早晨都給餐廳外 一個無家可歸的男子買一份早餐。她的兒子繼承了做善事的傳統，大學畢業上班后，他每天早晨都給一個 無家可歸的人買早餐。A. sma

26、llB. sameC. crowdedD. ordinary【解析】選B。背景常識題。上下文語境說明母子倆每天早晨常去同一家餐廳買早餐。A. receivedB. demandedC. expectedD. ordered【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。一天她點了份額外的早餐。order點（飯菜），符合上下文語境。A. strongB. kindC. homclcssD. sick【解析】選C。邏輯推理題。母子倆吃完早餐，出了餐廳門，母親停了下來，向一位坐在餐廳外面無家可歸 的男子問好并將早餐遞給了他。A. handcdB. boughtC. supplicdD. provided【解析】選A。詞語

27、辨析題。hand遞，交。B項與上下文矛盾,supply與provide后不能直接接雙賓語。A. rcmcmbcrcdB. thankcdC. rcspcctcdD. paid【解析】選B。邏輯推理題。他謝了她，咧開嘴笑了，說這是他多日來吃的第一頓飯。A. gratefulB. sorryC. anxiousD. good【解析】選D。邏輯推理題。她情不自禁地感覺很好，很高興終于采取了行動（幫助了他人）。A. helpedB. seenC. dislikedD. missed【解析】選B。詞語辨析題。她告訴她的兒子這一周她每天都看到他在餐廳外A. agreedB. refusedC. stoppedD. appeared【解析】選Co邏輯推理題。沒有一個人.包括她在內，停下來向這位無家可歸的男子提供食品、飲料或 撫慰等。A. shoutedB. repliedC. arguedD. explained【解析】選Do詞語辨析題。她向她兒子繼續解釋，