广东省乳源高级中学高中英语 第三册小测试2.doc

1、广东省乳源高级中学新概念第三册小测试2Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab 砸橱窗抢劫The expensive shops in a famous near Piccadilly were just opening. At this time _the morning, the arcade was almost empty. Mr. Taylor, the owner of a jewellery shop was admiring a new display. Two of his assistants _ (work) busily since eight oclock an

2、d had only just finished. Diamond necklaces and rings had been beautifully arranged_a background of black velvet. After _ ( gaze) at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop. Suddenly the silence _(break) when a large car, _ its headlights on and its home blaring, _(roar)

3、down the arcade. It came _ a stop outside the jewellers. One man stayed at the wheel _ two others _ black stocking over their faces jumped out and smashed the window of the shop_ iron bars. While this was going_, Mr. Taylor was upstairs. He and his staff began throwing furniture out of the window. C

4、hairs and tables went flying into the arcade. One of the thieves_(strick) by a heavy statue, but he was too busy helping himself to diamonds_ notice any pain. The raid was all over _ three minutes, for the men scrambled back into the car and it moved off_ a fantastic speed. Just as it was leaving, M

5、r. Taylor rushed out and ran after it throwing ashtrays and vases, but_ was impossible to stop the thieves. They had got away _ thousands of pounds worth of diamonds. smash-and-grab_ arcade_ jewllery _ necklace_ ring_background_ headlight _ blare _体工作人员 raid _ scramble_Fantastic_ ashtray_ Lesson 7 M

6、utilated ladies 残钞鉴别组 Has it ever happened to you? Have you ever put your trousers in the washing machine and then _(remember) there was a large bank note your back pocket? When you rescued your trousers, did you find the note was _(white) than white? People who live in Britain neednt despair when t

7、hey made mistakes_this (and a lot of people do)! Fortunately_ them, the Bank of England has a team _(call) Mutilated Ladies which deals with claims_people who fed their money a machine_to their dog. Dogs, it seems, love to chew _ money! A recent case concerns Jane Butlin _ fianc, John, runs a succes

8、sful furniture business. John had very good day and put his wallet _(contain) $3,000 into the microwave oven for safekeeping. Then he and Jane went horse-riding. When they got home, Jane cooked their dinner in the microwave oven and without realizing_, cooked her fiancs wallet as well. Imagine their

9、 dismay when they found a beautifully-cooked wallet and notes turned to ash! John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains_wallet and the money_the special department of the Bank of England in Newcastle: the Mutilate Ladies! They examined the remain and John got all his money back. So long

10、as theres something_identify, we will give people their money back, said a spokeswoman for the Bank. Last year, we paid $1.5m on 21,000 claims. Damaged bank notes.Mutilate_ chew microwave_Oven_ safekeeping_identify_ Spokeswoman_ Lesson 8 A famous monastery 著名的修道院 The Great St. Bernard Pass connects

11、Switzerland to Italy. At 2,473 metres, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. The famous monastery of St. Bernard, which was founded in _(eleven) century, lies about a mile_. For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of travelers_( cross) the dangerous Pass. These friendly dog

12、s, _ were first brought from Asia, were used as watchdogs even in Roman times. Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are still sent out into the snow whenever a traveller is in _ (difficult). Despite the new tunnel, there are stil

13、l a few people _ rashly attempt to cross the Pass on foot. During the summer months, the monastery is very busy, _ it is visited by thousands of people who cross the Pass in cars. As there are so many people about, the dogs have to_( keep) in a special enclosure. In winter, _, life at the monastery

14、is quite different. The temperature drops_ - 30 o and very few people attempt to cross the Pass. The monks prefer winter_ summer for they have more _(private). The dogs have_( great) freedom, too, for they _(allow) to wander outside their enclosure. The only regular visitors _the monastery in winter

15、 are parties of skiers _ go there at Christmas and Easter. These young people, who love the peace_ mountains, always receive a warm welcome _St. Bernards monastery. Monastery_ pass_ watchdog_ rashly_ enclosure_ monk_ _清静，隐居 skier_ Easter_ Lesson 9 Flying cats 飞猫 Cats never fail_ fascinate human bein

16、gs. They can be friendly and affectionate_humans, but they lead mysterious lives_their own as well. They never become submissive_dogs and horses. As a result, humans have learned to respect feline_(depend). Most cats remain suspicious of humans all_lives. One of the things that fascinates us most ab

17、out cats is the popular belief_ they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of_( true) in this idea. A cats _(able) to survive falls is based on fact. Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study_132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience_common:

18、they had fallen _ high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no _(short) of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills _ fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet on

19、ly suffered from a_( break) tooth. Cats behave_well-trained paratroopers. a doctor said._seems that the further cats fall, the_(little)they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more._ high speeds, _(fall) cats have time_(relax). They stretch out

20、their legs_flying squirrels. This increases_ air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact _they hit the ground.Fascinate_ affectionate_ _神秘的Submissive_ feline_ high-rise_Windowsill_paratrooper_ squirrel_air-resistance_ impact _ Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克”号的沉没The great ship, Titanic, s

21、ailed _New York from Southampton_April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and crew_891. Even_ modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship_ had ever been built, but was regarded _ unsinkable, _ she had sixteen watert

22、ight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she_still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down _her first voyage _heavy loss of life.Four days after _(set) out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North Atla

23、ntic, suddenly huge iceberg _(spot)by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned _(sharp) to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just_time, narrowly _(miss) the immense walk of ice _rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a slight trembling

24、sound from below, and the captain went down to see what _ (happen). The noise had been so faint _no one thought that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to _ horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, _ five of her sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order_abandon ship _(give) and hundreds of people plunged _the icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives_(lose). Colossal_ watertight_ compartment _Flood_ float_ iceberg_Lookout_ collision_ narrowly_miss _ slight_ tremble _faint_ horror_ abandon _plunge_ lifeboat_