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Unit 3 Celebration
Ⅰ.阅读理解
AThe world of taxi drivers is dominated by men.But there is one small taxi company in Delhi，where all the drivers and passengers are female.Women's safety is a hot topic in India at the moment，so it's proving a very popular service.
“When I'm on the road driving our taxi I feel very proud，because this is the first taxi service only for women，”says 31yearold Shanti Sharma，who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women.
The last couple of months，since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus，have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues.
“After this case，our workload has increased so much，” says Sharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.”
Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰)，and worse，especially on public transport.
Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.This is the first time that she has earned enough—about
250 a month—to support her family.
Of course，she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out，” she says.“I'm usually the only woman in the parking lot，so I just stay inside the car.”
It's not much better when she is out on the road.Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason.They'll try to overtake you.I'm always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”
The company behind Cabs for Women by Women，Sakha Consulting Wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money.By putting women in charge of technologies，it also wanted to change people's attitudes，and open up boundaries for women.
【语篇导读】 德里一家出租车公司专门推出了女性司机只为女性乘客提供服务的Cabs for Women by Women 出租车业务。生意异常火爆。
1．The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women ______.
A．is greatly needed at present in India
B．causes a hot debate in India
C．was set up in 2024
D．is free of charge for women
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的“it's proving a very popular service”可知，这项女性出租车服务在现在有很大需求量。
答案 A
2．Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women?
A．Because it is cheap.
B．Because it is safe.
C．Because
it is famous.
D．Because it is convenient.
解析 推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可推知，那些以前乘坐其他出租车的女性现在选择Cabs for Women by Women，是因为这种由妇女驾驶的出租车能为女性乘客提供安全保障。
答案 B
3．What do we know about Sharma?
A．She is the first female taxi driver in Delhi.
B．She lives in harmony with her husband.
C．She has regretted becoming a taxi driver.
D．She has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver.
解析 细节理解题。根据第六段可知，从2011年Sharma成为出租车司机后，她才赚了足够多的钱来养家糊口。
答案 D
4．What
is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．The opportunities Cabs for Women by Women provides for women.
B．The main purposes of Cabs for Women by Women.
C．People's attitudes towards Cabs for Women by Women.
D．The background information of Cabs for Women by Women.
解析 段落大意题。根据本段的主题句“The company behind Cabs for Women by Women，Sakha Consulting Wings，had a number of goals when it set up the service.”可知，本段主要讲开展Cabs for Women by Women 出租车服务的目的。
答案 B
【长难句解读】
原文 Sharma，a single parent with three daughters，has been working as a taxi driver since 2011，when the service was first set up，and it has changed her life.
译文 Sharma是一个独自抚养三个女儿的单亲母亲，自从2011年首次开展这项服务以来，她一直是一名出租车司机。这改变了她的生活。
分析 and前后为两个并列分句。在第一个分句中，a single parent with three daughters 是Sharma的同位语。when引导一个定语从句，修饰2011。
B
(2024·贵阳市适应性考试)Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款机), I said hello to an old couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke began pouring from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thankyou note for helping me. Soon afterwards, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked
and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment. When I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say “thank you”， and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you” — two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.
1.Why did the writer get into the old couple's car?
A.Because his parents were in the car.
B.Because his car had broken down.
C.Because his friend told him to do so.
D.Because his car's oil had run out.
2.From the text, we know that the old couple were ________.
A.talkativeB.brave
C.kind
D.lonely
3.What did the old couple think of helping the writer?
A.They could get a reward.
B.It made their holidays worthy.
C.They did it by chance.
D.It was due to a thankyou letter.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.An Experience to Missouri
B.An Old Couple
C.A Meaningful Holiday
D.A Meaningful Thankyou
5．解析：选B 细节理解题根据第二段第一句中的“black smoke began pouring from the back of my car”可知作者的车出故障了所以他才坐老夫妇的车6．解析：选C 推理判断题根据第二三段可知这对老夫妇让作者搭他们的车去见朋友作者下车后这个丈夫还给了他一张名片在作者寄去感谢信后这对老夫妇给作者寄了一个圣诞礼物由此可知这对夫妇很善良故答案选C7．解析：选B 细节理解题根据第三段最后一句“Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.”可知这对老夫妇认为帮助作者让他们的假期很有意义这一切都是值得的故答案选B8．解析：选D 标题归纳题通读全文可知本文作者主要讲述了两个自己受到帮助的故事每一次受到帮助后作者都会通过写便条来表达自己对他们的感谢“感谢”二字虽然说起来容易但是意义重大由此可知D项“一个有意义的感谢”概括出了文章的主旨最适合做文章标题故答案选DC
“Stop
making
excuses
for him，Mom，”I said.“But maybe he is feeling unwell...” Mom said.“Maybe nothing，” I interrupted.I had been tending Mom since her health began to decline and this would be the first time in a year that my husband and I had a night out together.Jerry had promised to stay with Mom.But again he let us down.And more often than not，his drinking had a lot to do with it.His irresponsibility upset me.
I remembered our happy growingup years in a small town in West Virginia.With good family education，Jerry had been a kind kid.He was only 15 when Dad died.Unlike him，I got over the sorrow soon，but he started drinking.Soon he began hanging out with bad guys.
Jerry and I didn’t see each other often，but we talked on the phone.Usually，though，we ended up fighting.When Mom came to live with us，Jerry dropped in regularly at first，but after a while his visits became sporadic.He explained he couldn’t handle seeing Mom in such a bad condition.Another excuse，I thought.
One day I went to see the doctor about my back.It had been aching for months.“I can’t find anything wrong with you physically，”the doctor said.“But I can tell you’re very tense.Is something bothering you？” I poured out my story about Jerry.“Do you think he’s likely to change？” he asked.I shrugged.“Probably not.”“But，you can，”he said gently.
Me？Why did I have to change？He was the one who constantly let us down.But what had I done？Maybe the doctor was right.I couldn’t love his behavior，but I could love him—the way I did when we were little.As I walked into the house I sensed a relief.
Jerry died young due to drinking.I miss him.But I’m grateful I was given the opportunity to show him I loved him—as he was，not as I wanted him to be.
【语篇解读】 爱一个人，并不意味着他很完美。有时，即便他有着让人难以忍受的缺点，也要学会去爱——爱他不是因为他是你所期望的那样，而是爱他本人。
．When Jerry failed to carry out his promise that night，his mother________.
A．felt very angryB．tried to defend him
C．was indifferent about itD．phoned him to ask him to come back
解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段“Stop making excuses for him，Mom，” I said.“But maybe he is feeling unwell...”可推断，答案为B。
答案： B
．Jerry got into the habit of drinking mainly because________.
A．he was influenced by bad guys
B．his mom left to live with his sister
C．nobody cared for him after his father died
D．he couldn’t get over the sadness of losing his father
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段Unlike him，I got over the sorrow soon，but he started drinking可知，答案为D。
答案： D
3．The underlined word “sporadic” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．occasional
B．frequent
C．formal
D．unpleasant
解析： 词义猜测题。根据句中Jerry dropped in regularly at first，but...可判断，刚开始Jerry经常来看望妈妈，但不久就很少来了，故答案为A。
答案： A
．What did the author think of the doctor’s suggestion at first?
A．It was acceptable.
B．It gave her much hope.
C．It was unreasonable.
D．It made her confused.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第五段Me？Why did I have to change？He was the one who constantly let us down.可推断，答案为C。
答案： C
．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A．Love can help a person give up bad habits.
B．Too much tension will destroy a person’s health.
C．We shouldn’t expect too much of a person.
D．We should try to love a person as he is.
解析： 主旨大意题。根据末段But I’m grateful I was given the opportunity to show him I loved him—as he was，not as I wanted him to be可推断，爱一个人，要爱他本人，而不是因为他是你期望的那样，故答案为D。
答案： D
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
(2024·河南省高考适应性测试)
How to Be a Good Friend
A good friend, who wouldn't want one? Ever felt yours just not good enough but don't know where to improve? 1.________ I used to annoy a lot of my friends before, just for the sake of having fun and from that, I've learned how to be a good friend, and stay as a good friend.
Listen.
No one likes being interrupted when they're talking. So, when someone talks, keep yourself quiet and listen to them, especially if they're feeling down, you need to be the shoulder for them to cry on. If you have any comment to make, be sure that you word it in a way where you don't sound too negative. 2.________ When you just don't share the same interest or you're not in the mood to listen to them, politely let them know and ask them to understand.
Always smile.
3.________ The least you can do is, whenever you see your friends, smile and say hello. That way, if they had a bad day, you can make them feel better with your smile along with your ear, and maybe, you can share something funny to cheer them up.
Don't ever lie.
Everyone would hate being lied to, especially if it's by your own friend, so don't lie! It might seem alright to lie occasionally, but once you lose your friend's trust, you may lose them forever. 4.________
Keep secrets.
Make sure you can keep a secret. If not, tell your friends straight away you cannot help yourself when it comes to secrets. Otherwise, when you let them tell you about their secrets and you “accidentally” share it with someone else, you'll have your friends hating you for the rest of your life. 5.________ Secrets are not meant to be shared, so don't even try.
A.Everyone has their bad days, and it's unavoidable.
B.And that is something you surely do not want to happen.
C.Well, you've come to the right place.
D.A few people seem upset at you for being so direct.
E.Otherwise, they may just take it as you are trying to put them down.
F.This same thing happened to a good friend of mine.
G.They'll probably call you “big mouth”.
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2024·河北保定市高三调研)Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept — the ant philosophy (哲学), an 1.________
(amaze) fourpart philosophy.
First, ants never quit. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll climb over. they'll climb under, or they'll climb around. They never quit 2.________
(look) for a way to get where they 3.________
(suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 4.________
(prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks 5.________
you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 6.________， “This won't last long and we'll soon be out of here.” On 7.________
