新疆阿克苏地区阿克苏市第三中学高中英语 Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note练习.doc

1、Book 3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Do you mind my asking you a rather personal question? Not at all. _.A. Go ahead B. Sounds a good ideaC. That depends D. Thats fine22. We were caught in _ sudden rainstorm, wh

2、ich made our trip in the valley _ unbelievable adventure. A. a; 不填 B. 不填; anC. a; an D. 不填; 不填23. Im afraid tickets for the concert have been sold out. Well, lets take a chance. There _ still be some left. A. must B. might C. should D. would 24. Many doctors were on the _ soon after the traffic acci

3、dent, saving the injured passengers. A. situation B. occasionC. position D. scene 25. As I was tidying my room, I found the letter by accident, _ was addressed to my late grandfather.A. who B. whichC. that D. what 26. I _ along the pavement yesterday when some strangers came up and asked me the way

4、to the police station. A. is wandering B. has wandered C. had wandered D. was wandering 27. My father read through my composition and _ quite a few spelling mistakes in it.A. sought B. issued C. spotted D. consulted28. Some primary school students gathered there, _ at the young man in rags. A. stari

5、ng B. having stared C. stared D. being stared 29. To be honest, if it is a _ Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions of pounds.A. genuine B. novelC. rude D. fake 30. Didnt you find the film exciting?_, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!A. As a result B. In other wordsC. On the contrar

6、y D. After all31. _ the businessman isnt very rich, he gives a large amount of money to the students every year. A. Since B. Though C. Unless D. When 32. Instead of _ the dictionary, I always try to guess the meanings of those new words in the passage. A. accounting for B. turning toC. bringing up D

7、. doing with 33. The works of art on show were beautiful indeed.True. Its a pity that we _ to take pictures in the museum. A. didnt permit B. havent permitted C. werent permitted D. havent been permitted 34. One of the reasons for the great success of the film is _ it brings back the happy memories

8、of our childhood. A. why B. whether C. where D. that 35. Many novels _ by Mark Twain are set in his childhood on the Mississippi. A. written B. being written C. to be written D. having written 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Rachel lived outside Seattle and

9、 always wanted to help others when young. At age 5, she learned about an organization named Locks of Love which 36 hair donations to make wigs (假发) for children who have 37 their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. Rachel then asked to have her long hair 38 and sent to it. Then when she wa

10、s 8, her school began 39 money to build wells in Africa. When she learned that other children had no clean 40 , Rachel was shocked. So she asked her parents to 41 holding her birthday party. In place of 42 , she asked her friends to 43 $9 each to the project in Africa. Rachels ninth birthday was on

11、June 12, and she had 44 a birthday page on the Internet with a goal of $300. 45 , Rachel was able to raise only $220 which had left her just a bit 46 .On July 20, Rachel was 47 injured in a traffic accident. That was a terrible shock to her friends, who wanted to find some way of showing 48 . They b

12、egan donating on Rachels birthday page. Donations 49 her $300 goal quickly, and kept rising. When it was 50 that Rachel would never recover, her parents donated her hair a final time to Locks of Love, and her organs (器官) to other children. Word 51 about Rachels story.More 52 was being raised. The to

13、tal donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000. 53 others, I was also moved and donated. Until now more than $850,000 has been raised from all over the world, 54 donations from Africans moved by the little American girl who 55 their continent.36. A. sells B. usesC. buys D. borrows37. A. washed B.

14、 wornC. lost D. pulled38. A. cut B. tiedC. brushedD. dried 39. A. raisingB. spendingC. wasting D. earning40. A. air B. paper C. room D. water41. A. stop B. enjoy C. practise D. start42. A. time B. hair C. games D. presents43. A. giveB. oweC. serve D. award44. A. put upB. set up C. picked up D. backe

15、d up45. A. Besides B. So C. However D. Therefore46. A. excited B. relaxed C. tired D. disappointed47. A. unluckily B. uncertainly C. impossibly D. unfairly48. A. courage B. support C. interest D. power49. A. established B. found C. passed D. allowed50. A. clear B. possible C. necessary D. proper51.

16、A. disappeared B. changed C. ended D. spread 52. A. evidence B. money C. advice D. doubt53. A. From B. For C. Like D. Without54. A. saving B. including C. sending D. costing55. A. cared about B. looked for C. belonged to D. relied on第三部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C

17、和D）中，选出最佳选项。A The more people I meet, the more I love my dog. Every day I am reminded why I love him so much.Three weeks before Christmas in 2008 at about 2:00 in the morning, my dog woke us up out of a sound sleep because someone was knocking at our door. He barked in front of me as if to protect m

18、e from the stranger who was knocking. My husband answered, and it was a local police officer telling us that my father-in-law had called the police because he forgot our number. My mother-in-law was suffering from a brain disease and was in the hospital. We thanked the officer and raced to the hospi

19、tal. We would have taken him, but the hospital would consider him to be a dirty pet. After visiting the hospital we drove home and hugged our dog once more. At this point it was unlikely that little dog remembered waking us up. What he did remember was that we left him alone for several hours and he

20、 missed us. He thought we missed him, too, so he greeted us at the door with his tail wagging (摇摆). Someone tried to break in our house that summer, but, once again, our little dog saved the day. Our curtains were damaged, but no one got in. When I got home from work, I found parts of my curtains ly

21、ing on the floor. We called the police and the officer said that he did a great job. My dog is a loving sweet dog who just wants some attention. I worked with him for months and now he sits, dances, sings, shakes hands, and so much more. The best part is he looks out for me as much as I look out for

22、 him. My husband says the dog is spoiled (宠坏的); I say he finally has a loving home. 56. The authors dog woke her up to tell her that _.A. her mother-in-law was illB. her father-in-law called her C. someone was knocking at the doorD. someone had broke into her house57. Why did the police say the dog

23、did a great job?A. The dog saved the author.B. The dog stopped the thief.C. The dog did well what people told it.D. The dog helped to find the thief.58. The purpose of the text is to tell readers _.A. why the authors dog is her best friendB. what the proper attitude towards dogs isC. what dogs can b

24、ring usD. how to raise dogsB Levi Strauss did not invent jeans, but he is considered the first person to make and sell great numbers of them. He was born in Bavaria, an area that is part of Germany. In 1847 he and his family moved to the United States.Levi Strauss opened a small dry goods store, fir

25、st in New York, then in San Francisco, California. Among the products he sold were jeans. These pants were especially useful for miners in California. They needed clothing made from a strong material. Jeans are usually made from a heavy cotton cloth called denim.Levi Strauss partnered with a clothin

26、g maker named Jacob Davis. Davis had invented a process for making rivets (铆钉) for jeans. These little metal connectors helped hold the pieces of cloth together to make the jeans stronger.In 1875, the government gave Strauss and Davis a patent (专利) for their invention. That meant no one else could l

27、egally copy it without their permission. In 1928 the Levi Strauss company registered (注册) the word “Levis” as a trademark for their product.The Smithsonians National Museum of American History in Washington has one of the oldest known pairs of Levis. Writer James Sullivan published a book called “Je

28、ans: A Cultural History of an American Icon.” In the book, he says jeans show two American values, creativity and rebellion.Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild West. In the 1950s, people saw famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing jeans in movies. Today jeans come in blue bu

29、t also lots of other colors and in many styles and at all prices. 59. Which of the following about Levi Strauss is TRUE?A. He invented jeans.B. He was born in the west of America.C. He used to run a dry goods store in New York.D. He started the Levi Strauss company by himself.60. Rivets in Jeans wer

30、e first used to _.A. hang little things B. decorate the clothes C. make the clothes strongerD. protect miners from attacks61. From the text, we can learn Levis _.A. was registered in 1928B. was given a patentC. was the oldest trademark of jeansD. has ever appeared in movies62. The text mainly talks

31、about _.A. the history of jeansB. the meaning of jeans C. how jeans are inventedD. why jeans become popularC Lisa Wrightsman used soccer to turn her life around. Now shes using it to help others do the same. Wrightsman had been a good footballer but later fell into drugs, and homelessness.Last year,

32、 however, she entered a Volunteers of America recovery program and discovered VOAs street soccer program at Mather. She got a chance to go to Washington, D.C. to play with the Mohawks, VOAs mens team. Later she was named most valuable player in the season and sent to Brazil to represent （代表） the Uni

33、ted States.When she got back, she became a changed woman. A newly-found confidence (信心) earned her full-time work at TechSkills. Watching the women play in Brazil had been a surprising experience for her.“They were not serious players,” she said, referring to their soccer background, not their motiv

34、ation (动机). She saw street soccer as something more than athletics. It is movement about helping people get off the street. She returned with an idea. “We can make a womens team if this is what its about”. For the first time, her city will send a womens Mohawks homeless soccer team to the national t

35、ournament (联赛) this summer. “Lisa was all ready to coach it,” said Chris Mann, the mens coach. “She understood it was much bigger than her.” The added team has benefited both women and men in VOAs recovery programs. For one thing, women are getting along well with their children because of football.

36、 The women playing have become less competitive (好竞争的) and more trusting of each other. The same is true of men, who are also willing to learn more family skills.63. After Lisa Wrightsman played with the Mohawks, she _.A. left her football teamB. stopped playing football C. developed some bad habits

37、D. was chosen as the best player64. What made Lisa Wrightsman change?A. Playing football in Washington.B. Making a womens team in her city.C. Watching women play football in Brazil.D. Coaching a womens Mohawks soccer team.65. From the text, we can learn Lisa Wrightsman _.A. used to hate soccerB. did

38、nt understand soccerC. used soccer to help othersD. created VOAs recovery program66. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Why people like the new football team.B. The good effect of the new football team.C. How Lisa organized the new football team. D. The bright future of the new football team

39、.D First published in 2001, the book Life of Pi written by Canadian author Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize and an Asian American Prize for Literature. It is the story of a young boy named Pi who spends 227 days at sea with a small group of animals after disaster strikes their ship and is an acc

40、ount of his journey of survival and hardship.Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel, on whom Life of Pi is based, is a young boy living in Pondicherry, India, where his father owns a zoo. The story starts when Patels family decide to move to Canada, along with their zoo animals for their new home.However, becau

41、se of the bad weather, the ship sinks. Pi along with an orangutan (猩猩), an injured zebra, a hyena (鬣狗) and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker are the only survivors who take shelter in a small lifeboat. Both the injured zebra and the orangutan are soon killed and eaten by the hyena. The tiger in tu

42、rn kills and eats the hyena, leaving just the two of them alone on the boat now.In an effort to avoid being eaten by Richard Parker, Pi acts himself as the head of the group and remains safe from harm. Since he does not want the tiger to die for fear of going mad by being alone on the boat, he fishe

43、s and feeds the two of them in order to stay alive.The life of Pi then enters its third stage when their lifeboat washes up on the shores of Mexico and the tiger escapes into a nearby forest leaving Pi alone. After the Mexicans refuse to believe Pis story, he changes his tale by replacing the animal

44、s with his mother, a cook and a sailor and asks the Mexicans which one they prefer. They prefer hearing the first story though they do not believe a word of it.In my view, Life of Pi is a must read book for all those who love reading. 67. We can learn that the book Life of Pi _.A. was written in 200

45、1 B. was awarded two prizesC. tells a story about friendship D. is based on the authors personal experience68. In the book Life of Pi the hyena is killed by _.A. Pi B. the zebra C. the orangutanD. Richard Parker69. How does Pi escape being eaten by the tiger?A. By catching fishes for the tiger. B. B

46、y locking the tiger in a cage. C. By being the leader of the two of them. D. By fighting with the tiger.70. What happens after Pi arrives in Mexico?A. The tiger dies.B. He tries to escape.C. The Mexicans feel sorry for him.D. The Mexicans doubt his experience.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能

47、填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Today, we will talk about diet and weight loss. Exercise is important if you want to get in good shape. To have a perfect body, someone go to extremes to lose weight. 71 In the weight loss industry, there is never a lack of ideas about how to lose weight. Consider the “Sleepin

48、g Beauty diet,” where you sleep your way to weight loss. You cannot eat if you are sleeping, or so the theory goes. 72 The tapeworm (绦虫) is said to help people lose weight by eating the food that is stored in their stomach. But first you have to be willing to eat the little worm. This may be more tr

49、ouble than many people want.Strange, new diets and exercise programs arrive on the market every day. 73 The weight loss industry takes in billions of dollars each year, and it is growing.Experts say there is no single diet plan that works best for everyone. Many experts agree on one thing: you must

50、use or burn off more calories than you take in to lose weight. When you eat more calories than your body needs, it stores that extra energy as fat. 74 A pound of fat is equal to about 453 grams or 3,500 calories. To lose that fat in a week, you have to burn off at least that amount in calories or ea

51、t that much less. 75 Eat fewer calories and increase physical activity so that you burn off more.A. Then there is the tapeworm diet.B. Calories are a measure of energy in food.C. But no plan has come out as a clear winner.D. The best thing to do is to combine both ideas.E. These lead to a big indust

52、ry weight loss industry.F. But experts say exercise alone is not enough if your goal is to lose weight.G. Each one promises to help people lose weight and get a beautiful body.第四部分： 写作 （共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改

53、。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 When I was watching TV at home on lastWednesday, the telephone rang. It was Carl, he wantedto speak to my younger brother Li Ming. I told him mybrother has left home just a hour a

54、go. I asked him toring up again that night, and he said he would be flyingback to London then. Carl said he telephoned to expresshis thanks for Li Mings helping him with his Chineseduring his stay in China, added that he could now speakChinese more fluent. At last he invited my brother andme visit B

55、ritain one day. I gladly received his invitation and promised to tell Li Ming that he had said.第二节：书面表达（满分25分） 金钱不是万能的，但没有钱是万万不能的。请根据以下提示，写一篇100词左右的英语短文来表达你的金钱观。1. 你如何看待金钱？2. 假如你有100万美元，你会如何处理，并给出你的理由。注意：可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考答案:21- 25 ACBDB 26-30 DCAAC31-35 BBCDA 36-40 BCAAD41-45 ADABC 46-50 DABCA51-55

56、 DBCBA 56-60 CBACC61-65 AADCC 66-70 BBDCD71-75 FAGBD76. . on last Wednesday .去掉on77. . he wanted to . he who78. . has left home . has had79. . a hour ago . a an80. . and he said . and but81. . added that he . added adding82. . more fluent. fluent fluently83. .visit Britain . visit前加to84. . received

57、his invitation . received accepted85. . that he had said. that whatOne possible version:Money, in my opinion, plays a very important part in our life. However, even though we cannot live without money, it isnt everything. The most important thing about money is how we spend it and what we do with it.If I had one million dollars, I would start a school for children in poor areas, who are badly in need of good education. Meanwhile, I would give away some money to those in need, because its better to give than to receive.Only by helping others can we achieve a real sense of happiness.