Unit 3 War and peace

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.The book is set in the future at a time when the world is experiencing a long and v war with another planet.

2.Having a personal goal is like having a compass on board a ship. It points you in the direction towards the achievement of your goals and o .

3.How time flies！ When I r the old days， my memories come flooding back.

4.Jim’s spoken English is so poor that we can b understand what he means.

5.A （纪念的） garden was to be created for the heroes in the City Park.

6.The motive of this organization is to put an end to （暴力）.

7.The company is an （杰出的） example of a small business that grew into a big one.

8.As we know， this famous commander played an important role in （解放） the city.

选择填空 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。

have confidence in free from nothing less than make it be made up of

1.Don’t you think his survival in the earthquake was a miracle？

2.Society a variety of people; some are good， others are bad， and still others are in between.

3.His motive is to have these poor wild animals being hunted.

4.The little boy solving this problem by trial and error.

5.At dawn， the troops to the beach and took over the battle field.

课文语法填空

Code-named “Operation Overlord”， it was the 1 （large） combined sea， air and land operation in history， with the aim 2 （free） north-west Europe from German occupation. After waiting for the perfect 3 （combine） of weather， moon and tides， the date for the start of Operation Overlord 4 （set） for 6 June. With the commander’s order 5 （ring） in their ears， Allied soldiers prepared for what would become known as D-Day. At dawn on 6 June， thousands landed by parachute 6 enemy lines in northern France. Meanwhile， thousands more were journeying across the English Channel to Normandy， 7 （protect） by fighter planes in the skies above them. The fiercest fighting was at Omaha Beach. Boats were hit and men drowned， while those 8 did make it to the beach faced heavy machine gunfire. But， despite the high cost in human life， the D-Day landings were 9 success and were seen 10 （wide） as the beginning of the end of the Second World War.

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阅读理解

Sir Nicholas Winton was a British man who went to heroic efforts， potentially putting himself at risk， during World War Ⅱ. Sir Winton was responsible for ensuring the safety of 669 Jewish children by aiding their escape from countries occupied by the Nazis. Finally， the Jewish children were brought to England where he worked to make sure families in his native country would help the kids by taking them into their homes.

This unbelievable story has been making the rounds again on the Internet， particularly after a rerun of the BBC show called That’s Life， which featured Sir Winton. People around the world were moved at the details of the story.

Sir Winton kept his entire plan completely secret. Even his wife had no idea about his plan until fifty years later. After the war， years passed and many people remained in the dark about Sir Winton’s extraordinary achievement. Some fifty years later， his wife Greta was searching in their house and discovered a Winton’s notebook which documented the names of all the children. She worked with BBC and they produced a TV episode of their program That’s Life that served as an honor for Sir Winton’s work.

In 2003， Sir Winton was knighted by the Queen of England for his work. He also was even nominated （提名） for a Nobel Peace Prize. He also had a small planet named after him by Czech astronomers. Sir Winton died peacefully in his sleep at the age of one hundred and six， in 2015. Leaders around the world paid tribute （悼念）. Israel’s former ambassador to the United Kingdom， Daniel Taub， said， “He was a hero of our time， having saved 669 Jewish children from the Nazis. His story， as a point of light in a period of darkness， will forever be remembered.”

1. What can we learn about the Jewish children？

A. They were killed by the Nazis. B. They returned to their own homes.

C. They escaped to their native countries. D. They were raised by English families.

2. What made Winton’s story spread widely？

A. People’s chatting online. B. The program That’s Life.

C. His wife’s promotion. D. Praises from some leaders.

3. The underlined part “remained in the dark” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.

A. felt doubtful                      B. remained moved

C. knew nothing                D. criticized something