Unit 3 Life in the future grammar课时作业

Ⅰ. 单句填空

1. And with this as the primary object, ideas of freedom and self-reliance and responsibility were neglected to the point of　　　(disappear).

2. People must be sensitive to this　　　(possible)when they make volunteer activities a must.

3. The president of the National Union of Students(NUS), argued that the increase is　　　(evidence)of student hardship.

4. Scientists are convinced　　　 the positive effect of laughter　　　 physical and mental health.

5. It　　　(occur)to me that I had paid a visit to my friend Jane.

6. From the　　　(puzzle)expression on the manager􀆳s face, I knew he was　　　(puzzle)about the plan I worked out, so I had to make some changes.

7. It is the first time he　　　(come)here and now it is high time that he should be shown around.

8. 　　　unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

9. Robert is said　　　(marry)one of my classmates the other day, but I don􀆳t know who she is.

10. Many children believe in the existence of Santa Claus even　　　they have never seen him.

11. 　　　all her strength she pulled back the curtain of half an inch thick and saw a spaceship flying outside.

12. Different from girls, boys are likely to be　　　(caution)about sharing their feelings with their close friends.

13. -Why is Justin very sad?

-He is said　　　(cheat)by a stranger in the street this afternoon.

14. It　　　(report)that Tokyo will be the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

15. News got around quickly　　　a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.

Ⅱ. 阅读理解

　　(2018安徽六校高三第一次联考, A)

　　Maybe you don􀆳t think animals have certain mental powers which human beings do not have. But the truth is that some of them have instincts, and besides this, I am sure they can feel certain things we humans cannot. A personal experience showed me this.

Some years ago, I had a dog named Howard. From the time when he was a puppy, he was timid, so we named him Howard, sounding like "coward"! He was especially afraid of