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必修第三册 Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
When it comes to team assembly(团队组建)，people who are both trustworthy and competent
are the most sought after.However，those who are friendly and trustworthy are more likely to be
selected than those who are known for just their skill competence and personal reputation，
according to a new research from Binghamton University.
“We assume that people are selected due to their knowledge，skills and abilities.However，
this research suggests that people may often get picked because team members feel comfortable
with them，”said Cynthia Maupin，assistant professor in Binghamton University’s School of
Management.“People may be willing to sacrifice a bit in terms of performance in order to have a
really positive team experience.”
Maupin and her colleagues focused on a group of MBA students to conduct their
study.Students were randomly assigned to different teams to carry out class projects.Toward the end
of the semester，they were asked to form their own teams and evaluate why they selected each
member.
“To find out how the students signaled to others that they might be someone who would be
good to team up with in the future，we studied their use of either challenging or supportive
voice，”Maupin said.
•Challenging voice：Communicating in a way that challenges the present situation and is
focused on new ideas and efficiency.
•Supportive voice：Communicating in a way that strengthens social ties and trust.
The researchers found that students who exhibited both voices were the most in-demand
people when it came to assembling teams.However，students who only used supportive voice to
exhibit their friendliness and trustworthiness were more sought after than those who only signaled
their competence through the use of challenging voice.
Maupin said the findings have major implications(影响) for the workplace.“People should
realize the way they speak up can have a strong effect on informal teaming up at a later point and
that supportive voice helps establish harmonious relationships and a sense of trust amongst
individuals.”
1．Who are preferred as team members?
A．Those easy to get along with.
B．Those with skill competence.
C．Those willing to make sacrifices.
D．Those with good personal reputation.2．What does the underlined word“signaled”in paragraph 7 probably mean?
A．Displayed. B．Promised.
C．Replied. D．Gestured.
3．What does Maupin think of the findings?
A．They make people more supportive.
B．They help improve work competence.
C．They make sense for better team assembly.
D．They have strong effects on formal teaming up.
4．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．The Secret of Communication
B．The Importance of Competence
C．Challenging Voice or Supportive Voice
D．Competent Teammates or Friendly Teammates
B
Social distancing is nothing new to honey bees.When a colony(群体) is infected with the
deadly Israeli acute paralysis virus(IAPV)，bees are less likely to touch or feed their sick nest
mates，according to a new study.
Not much is known about how bees act when infected with viruses.Adam Dolezal，an insect
physiologist at the University of Illinois，who studies IAPV，teamed up with a computer scientist
Tim Gernat，who had developed an automated system to monitor bee behavior.They identified a
behavior called trophallaxis，in which honey bees feed their fellow workers by regurgitating(反刍)
food from their bodies.
They put infected bees into their colony.After 5 days of recording，the team found that
healthy bees were avoiding contact with the infected bees.The findings show how bee behavior in a
real colony can prevent an infection.
But the virus appears to have an alarming counterattack(反攻)：When sick bees try to enter a
new colony，they do a better job of getting past the guards than uninfected bees.That has led the
scientists to predict that the virus has developed a way to spread to new colonies.
Bee colonies are usually guarded by bees to keep foreigners out.Guards use their special
organs in the head to detect a collection of chemical signals on the outside of their bees，which is
used to identify them as members of the colony or foreigners.
As for why IAPV is so successful at tricking the guards，it might be that it changes the
number of various chemical signals，which differ between the sick and healthy groups.This makes
the guards more likely to misjudge and accept the infected bees.The sick bees are also gentler when
challenged by guards and more likely to offer them food，and those behaviors may also help them
spread the disease.
IAPV isn’t the only pathogen(病原体) bees can bring.If IAPV helps other pathogensspread，that could be a big problem for commercial beekeepers who pack colonies together for
efficiency.“There’s very little you can do if you suspect a virus infection ， ” Dolezal
says.Instead，they have got to increase the space between colonies.
5．What’s true about the colony with infected bees?
A．Sick bees don’t feed healthy bees.
B．Infected bees were less likely to be fed.
C．IAPV made sick bees unable to share food.
D．Infected bees practiced distancing willingly.
6．What has puzzled scientists according to the fourth paragraph?
A．The impacts of IAPV on colonies.
B．The connections between colonies.
C．The safe social distancing between bees.
D．IAPV’s ability to spread among colonies.
7．What is the last but one paragraph mainly about?
A．How sick bees infect other bees.
B．How the virus confuses guard bees.
C．How sick bees get accepted by others.
D．How guard bees defend their colonies.
8．What can we infer from the text?
A．IAPV controls bee behavior within a colony.
B．Bees first learned social distancing due to IAPV.
C．Distancing of colonies is needed to protect bees.
D．Beekeepers should learn to recognize infected bees.
Ⅱ.完形填空
Sweat dropped down my forehead and back，but I was determined to push forward.Though
I’d never been much of a 1 ，I had a crucial target—to 2 my little girl，Bridie.Born in
January 2017，she was diagnosed(诊断) with sagittal craniosynostosis.
Doctors explained that she’d need 3 .They also noticed that her limbs(四肢) and fingers
were measuring quite short，so Bridie 4 genetic testing to find out why.When the 5
came back，we met with the specialist.He told us that the rare 6 would cause retinal
degeneration(视网膜恶化)，meaning she could go blind and develop kidney(肾脏) disease.
By December that year，her specialist 7 her kidneys were only functioning at 30 per
cent.He admitted that a transplant might be 8 sooner.It broke my heart，and I knew I had to
9 to help save my girl.So I 10 to give her one of my kidneys right away.After reducing my
weight by running and undergoing multiple tests，I was declared a 11 .
The big day finally arrived.When I came to several hours later，I was 12 that Bridie’ssurgery was considered to have been a(n) 13 .After two days，I was finally well enough to
visit my 14 daughter.Giving her a big hug，it felt so good to see a smile on her face.
People have called me a hero，but I think any parent would do the same to save their
child.Seeing the smile on our beautiful Bridie’s face makes it all 15 .
1．A.doctor B．runner
C．designer D．operator
2．A.save B．control
C．raise D．defend
3．A.education B．company
C．surgery D．recovery
4．A.went through B．tried out
C．gave up D．put off
5．A.effects B．fruits
C．results D．shifts
6．A.degree B．chance
C．occasion D．condition
7．A.repeated B．revealed
C．regretted D．reflected
8．A.required B．clarified
C．postponed D．developed
9．A.wake up B．light up
C．stay up D．step up
10．A.agreed B．volunteered
C．hesitated D．managed
11．A.match B．crisis
C．talent D．danger
12．A.warned B．complained
C．informed D．mentioned
13．A.experiment B．mixture
C．honor D．success
14．A.anxious B．adorable
C．disabled D．dynamic
15．A.worthwhile B．defensive
C．necessary D．exceptional
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2023·安徽皖南八校联考)We seem to be very familiar with teahouses.The function of a teahouse varies widely 1.______
(depend) on the culture.In China，a teahouse is a place 2. people gather to enjoy
tea，chat and socialize.It 3. (consider) as a symbol of Chinese tea culture.
Chinese teahouses enjoy a long-standing history.They developed from tea stands in the
Western Jin Dynasty ， 4. (take) shape in the Tang Dynasty ， developed 5.
(gradual) in the Song，Yuan，Ming，and Qing Dynasties and became booming in modern times.
In the Song Dynasty，teahouses existed all over cities and villages，6. a rate
comparable with that of restaurants.The owners preferred to decorate their teahouses with paintings
of celebrities(名人) and rare and precious plants 7. (attract) customers.In the Ming
and Qing Dynasties，the number of teahouses went beyond that of restaurants，gaining more
8._______(popular) and becoming more famous.Later，the acculturation(文化移入) of Western
culture forced traditional Chinese teahouses to take on 9. new look.After reform and
opening-up，teahouses flowered in China with the development of the economy and evident
improvement of 10. (people) living standards.
