Unit 3 Life in the future grammar课时作业

Ⅰ.单句填空

1.It was believed that things would get worse, but　　　it is they are getting better.

2.The fast pace of modern life brought him great　　　(press), so he decided to return to live in the quiet village where he was born.

3.The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism　　　 the wildlife in the area.

4.College is when we should focus on a specific major,but high school is when we have to figure it　　　.

5.In our class there are 46 students, of　　　half wear glasses.

6.That is why fish prefer shallow water　　　deep water because the former is warmer.Besides,water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade.

7.The market,　　　was founded in 1979,sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

8.She has published many short stories,with her first book　　　(publish)in 1968.

9.He says he has a passion for China,　　　he remembers starting as early as his childhood.

10.I regret　　　(tell)you that you failed the interview.

11.The medicine takes　　　(affect)as soon as you take it.

12.Reaching this agreement so quickly was a great　　　(achieve).

13.The questions the reporter asked sometimes were　　　(embarrass).

14.The problem of the present world is that those who are imaginative have little experience　　　those who are experienced have weak imagination.

15.I am on　　　diet,and I􀆳m trying to lose weight.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　Which boy hasn't dreamed of being a cool secret agent(特工)?The wonderful fighting abilities and the world-saving adventures are much more colourful than most people􀆳s everyday lives.Well,Cody Banks is just like any other boy,except that he is not just dreaming.He has a big secret his friends never know about.He was trained to be a spy(间谍)by a special CIA programme, which was made to look like a summer camp.He learned high-speed driving,hand-to-hand fighting and the use of high-tech tools.

　　After proving he could become a young hero by saving a baby from a runaway car,Banks gets his first real task.He must make friends with a popular girl at school,Natalie Connors.Then,he must spy on her father,a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology(技术).Banks must stop a group of bad people from forcing Natalie􀆳s father into using the technology to endanger the world.

The CIA may have taught him first-class self-defence moves,but they didn􀆳t show him how to talk to girls.Banks has zero ability when it comes to dealing with girls.How can he get around his