外研版（2019）必修第三册《Unit 2 Making a difference》2021年同步练习卷（Starting out Understanding ideas）

Ⅰ. 单句语法填空

• 1．There is no heating available due to fuel

  （shortage）.
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• 2．We had great trouble making him

  （understand） what we taught him.
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• 3．He really made

  great difference to the world by his own efforts.
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• 4．Training didn't result in good results and was much

  （effective）than expected.
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• 5．Marie Curie made great

  （contribution） to the development of science，but money and reputation made no sense to her.
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• 6．Many countries in Africa are

  （develop） countries.
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• 7．His plan was

  （become） an engineer at first but he became a famous singer at last.
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• 8．The boy donated all his pocket money

  the charity.
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Ⅱ. 阅读填句

• 23．Economy rebounding after drop China's economy experienced a deep reduction in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 outbreak. （1）

  This indicates that the country's recovery has gained a firmer footing，officials and economists said on Friday.
     （2）

  However，it remains unclear whether the government will still set a GDP growth target for the year.Economists said China's policy for the next step needs to focus on stimulating（刺激） demand and stabilizing（稳定）employment to promote economic recovery.
     Mao Shengyong，NBS spokesman，said the outbreak created a serious blow to the country's economy in the first quarter，but major economic indicators（指标） rebounded in March. （3）

  
     Lian Ping，chief economist at Zhixin Investment，said the government needs to strengthen policy support to prevent the economy from suffering a second wave of blows from the global economic downturn.（4）

  While most large companies have resumed production，according to NBS calculations，many smaller companies are still struggling to resume work under rising financial difficulties and labor shortages.
     Retail sales dropped by 19 percent year-on-year in the first quarter，which indicated that domestic demand remains relatively weak and there is still room for policies to effectively boost households' consumption（消费），economists said. （5）

  The urban unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in March，down by 0.3 percentage point from February，according to the NBS.
  
  A.Urban household income declined by 3.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter.
  B.But major economic indicators improved mostly in March.
  C.China's GDP in the first quarter contracted by 6.8 percent from a year earlier according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
  D.Chinese economy is recovering as more companies are borrowing to promote their production recovery.
  E.And the country's economic performance will improve further in the second quarter.
  F.Chinese companies，including exporters，have seen an increase in cancellations（取消） of orders.
  G.More support needs to be given to households as the decline（下降） of residents' income.
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• 24．The idea of changing the world seems very crazy，but there are a number of small everyday things we can do to make the world better.Community centers，parks，libraries，homeless shelters （避难所），hospitals and schools are all places where students can make a difference through service.
     Alisia Orosco，10，wanted to show her love and care to the sick kids at University Children's Hospital in Texas，where her brother had been a patient.She earned money by doing part-time jobs and used it to buy different toys for the children in hospital.Now she visits three hospitals every year with bags of toys. "I hope to help as many kids as I can，" Alisia says. "It makes me happy to make them smile. "
     High school students in a town of Washington made a difference in the lives of some needy children by building a playground at a workers' camp.They got a lot of help from a building supply store which provided free building materials for the project.
     Teens in New Jersey decided to offer their help at the local soup kitchen where people with no homes can get free food.But there wasn't one.They created a one-day soup kitchen and were able to feed 60 needy people and allowed them to take the rest home.Their efforts got more people to understand the great need of the poor in their community.Because of their efforts and success，a permanent soup kitchen was created with the ﹩10，000 National Award they received from Newman's Own Inc.
     High school students in Las Vegas helped 30 homeless adults prepare resumes during a job fair they held at the area's largest homeless shelter.At least nine of the adults later found jobs.
  
  （1）The underlined part "the project" in Paragraph 3 refers to the work of

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  A．taking part in a camp
  B．building a playground
  C．making a workers' camp
  D．opening a building supply store
  （2）Which of the following can best describe the students mentioned in the text？

  
  A．Kind.
  B．Brave.
  C．Proud.
  D．Honest.
  （3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

  
  A．Students can make a difference only through community centers.
  B．Alisia Orosco earned money by doing part-time jobs.
  C．High school students made a difference by building libraries for the homeless.
  D．Teens decided to buy some expensive food for the patients.
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