S383-S3 Answers to Quiz time
D1: 1. leaders 2. warming 3. reduced 4. energy 5. by
6. everyday 7. challenges 8. environment 9. unless 10. What
D2: 1-4 DAAD
D3: 1-3 ACD
D4: 1-4 DABD
D5: 1-5 CDBBC 6-10 DCBAC 11-15 BCBCA 16-20 BCBCA

Cut that carbon! (P3)
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在短文后相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Since the Copenhagen Climate Conference, when world ____ (1) (领导人) met to discuss global w____ (2), people have taken to saying, "Have you r____ (3) your carbon emissions today?" when they meet up with a buddy.
The idea is that we should all be leading low carbon lives; we should be trying to save ____ (4) (能源), and so reduce our carbon emissions. And we can do this just ____ (5) making small alterations in our e____ (6) lives.
I fully agree. We should be aware of the ____ (7) (挑战) we face; we urgently need to take measures to protect our e____ (8).
Everyone likes to think of the future as a beautiful place, but ____ (9) we take up the cause of the low carbon lifestyle it may not materialize. So, next time you meet up with a friend, remember to ask them: ____ (10) have you done today to reduce the size of your carbon footprint?

Are we slowing down? (P5)
1. What is the main idea of the article?
A. Athletes are achieving ever greater things at the Olympic Games.
B. Athletes will be able to set more and more world records in the future.
C. Athletes have performed poorly over the last two years.
D. Human athletic performance has reached a limit.
2. According to the article, which of the following statements about the world records is TRUE?
A. 1988 saw the most ever world records in track and field.
B. Athletes have broken fewer world records since the 1980s.
C. New world records in winter sports are increasing steadily and quickly.
D. It is illegal to use drugs or nutrients to improve performance.
3. According to some sports scientists, future athletes will be able to improve their performances as a result of ____.
A. scientific and technological advances B. their innate physiological potential
C. biomechanics experiments D. hard work
4. According to researchers, the use of gene therapies in sports is ____.
A. controversial B. against the law
C. practical D. sure to happen
答案与解析
1. D 主旨大意题。根据整篇文章尤其是第一段最后一句"They believe that human athletic performance has peaked."可以得知答案为D。
2. A 细节理解题。根据第二段可以得知答案为A。选项B时间不对；根据第五段可以看出冬季运动会上破新记录的速度在增长，但是增长速度在放缓，选项C错误；根据文章最后两段可以确定选项D错误。
3. A 细节理解题。根据文章第七段和第九段可以得知答案为A。
4. D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可以得知，研究人员认为用不了多久运动员就会开始使用药物或基因疗法来改善他们的DNA，故答案为D。

Changing how we see the world (P5)
1. The point of the article is to ____.
A. tell the story behind Adobe Photoshop
B. advertise a new image-editing software
C. tell the success story of Thomas Knoll
D. show that not everyone appreciates innovation
2. Many software companies didn't buy John Knoll's idea because ____.
A. Photoshop wasn't good enough
B. John Knoll didn't explain his idea clearly
C. they were afraid there was no market for it
D. they already had similar software
3. According to the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Adobe Photoshop was the first image-editing software.
B. It's been 20 years since Photoshop was first developed.
C. Adobe Photoshop has changed people's way of life.
D. The Knoll brothers developed what later became Adobe Photoshop together.
答案与解析
1. A 写作意图题。本篇文章是在Adobe Photoshop发布二十周年之际讲述这款软件从研发到市场推广的背后故事。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第四段可以看出许多软件公司认为没有人会买Photoshop这款软件。
3. D 细节理解题。Photoshop的图像显示功能是Thomas Knoll开发出来的，后来与兄弟John Knoll合作，加入了新的功能，最终开发出具有图像编辑功能的Photoshop。

Determination wins out (P6)
1. The author was turned down at radio stations in Chicago probably because ____.
A. he had no connections at the stations
B. there were no job openings at the stations
C. there were too many people competing to get in
D. he had no experience in radio broadcasting
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the article?
A. The author's parents both showed their support for him during his job search.
B. The author lost all hope when he wasn't hired by Montgomery Ward.
C. Peter MacArthur noticed the author's talents after reading his resume (简历).
D. The author's frustration got him the job at WOC Radio.
3. We can infer from the article that the author was ____ Peter MacArthur.
A. angry at B. grateful to
C. worried about D. afraid of
4. What message does the story want to convey?
A. Well begun is half done.
B. All roads lead to Rome.
C. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
D. If you keep trying, you'll eventually succeed.
答案与解析
1. D 细节理解题。根据文章第三段一位女士提醒Reagan的话可以看出，芝加哥各大型电台不聘他是因为他刚毕业，没有从业经验。
2. A 细节理解题。Reagan母亲鼓励他的话贯穿全文，在文章第五段也提到父亲借车给他以方便他找工作，因此正确答案为A。
3. B 情感态度题。作者再次被拒后在Peter MacArthur面前失控，Peter后来给了作者一个展示自我的机会，让他得以成功获取一份电台播音员的工作，因此对Peter是心怀感激的。文章在提到Peter时也使用了 "wonderful"这个词。
4. D 主旨大意题。文章所传达的精神是即使面临失望挫折也要坚持，终会走向成功。

完形填空专练
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mr Smith, head of Howard's department, never said a pleasant word to anyone. He never smiled. His face always ____ (1) a serious expression. Worse ____ (2), he never did his own work. ____ (3), he always asked his subordinates (下属) to do the job he ____ (4) himself. The clerks were ____ (5) frightened by Mr Smith that they were afraid to ____ (6) to Mr White, who was Mr Smith's superior. Everybody worked very hard while Mr Smith, who had nothing to do, read newspapers all morning to ____ (7).
One day, Mr Smith could not find an important paper. He told Howard to ____ (8) the paper which ____ (9).
When Howard failed to get it, Mr Smith was extremely angry. The things he said were so humiliating (羞辱的) that the other people in the office thought that Howard was ____ (10) too much patience by just standing there ____ (11) nothing. Nobody noticed that Mr White was watching the whole scene. Suddenly Mr White asked Mr Smith into his office. When they were ____ (12), Mr White told Mr Smith that he ____ (13) him for a long time and that he thought it would be best if, he, Mr Smith, left the company. Struggling unsuccessfully to control himself, Mr Smith ____ (14) a loud and long sigh.
Later, Mr White decided that it would ____ (15) be a good idea to select someone ____ (16) temperament was as different as possible ____ (17) Mr Smith's. Howard was such a person and he got the job. Telling Howard the good ____ (18), Mr White remarked that Howard had been working in that department for a few years and, ____ (19) had had ample (大量的) opportunity ____ (20) about its operation. (北京市09模考题)
1. A. put B. showed
C. wore D. made
2. A. again B. rather
C. also D. still
3. A. Even B. Instead
C. Obviously D. Only
4. A. must have done B. should have done
C. could do D. had done
5. A. very B. too
C. so D. much
6. A. visit B. form
C. tell D. talk
7. A. study B. save time
C. kill time D. talk
8. A. look into B. 1ook for
C. look up D. 1ook through
9. A. had disappeared B. had been disappeared
C. was disappearing D. was disappeared
10. A. appearing B. bringing
C. showing D. giving
11. A. said B. saying
C. to say D. and say
12. A. apart B. lonely
C. alone D. along
13. A. had been observed B. had been observing
C. had seen D. had been seeing
14. A. made up B. cried out
C. let out D. turned out
15. A. certainly B. never
C. possibly D. likely
16. A. which B. whose
C. who D. who's
17. A. 1ike B. in
C. from D. as
18. A. story B. news
C. work D. promise
19. A. however B. thus
C. therefore D. besides
20. A. to learn B. learning
C. to do D. doing

答案与解析
1. C。面部带着什么表情用wear, 意为"面带……"。
2. D。worse still"更糟的是"。
3. B。上下文为转折关系。
4. B。根据句意"相反地, 他总是要求他的下属做本该他自己做的事情", 故用should have done。
5. C。由上下文可知下属都害怕Mr Smith。
6. D。talk to"告诉, 与……谈话"。
7. C。kill time意为"打发时间"。
8. B。Mr Smith告诉Howard去"寻找"那个文件, 用look for。
9. A。disappear"消失", 既无被动语态, 也无进行时态。
10. C。表现出极大的耐心, show"表现"。
11. B。站在那里一句话也不说。
12. C。alone"独自的"，lonely'孤独的"。
13. B。"一直在观察", 由上下文时态可知, 此处应用过去完成进行时。
14. C。burst into"突然爆发出"。
15. A。Mr white认为找个脾气与Mr Smith尽可能不同的人一定是个好主意。certainly "一定地"。
16. B。引导词在从句中作定语。
17. C。be different from"与……不同"。
18. B。good news"好消息"。
19. C。therefore"因此"。
20. A。have opportunity to do sth"有机会做某事", 固定搭配。