Unit3综合检测

1、Unit 3 综合检测Part Language knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)1(2013沙高一检测长)Throughout_ history ，English has undergone big changes ，especially when Henry became_ King of England.A the； theB / ；theC the； /D /； /2As we all know ， the UK _ four parts: England ，Scotland， Wales and Northern Island.A is

2、 consisted ofB is made up ofC is made ofD consists3 Mary never does any reading in the evening. _.A So does JohnB John does soC John doesnt tooD Nor does John4 Have you finished your report yet ？ No ， I will finish it in _ ten minutes. A another B moreC otherD less5 Do you think that Jim will be lat

3、e for the meeting tomorrow？ _It is typical of him to be late.A No doubt.B Not really.C How come ？D No way ！6 Do you have clothes _ ？ Ill wash them for you. No ， thank you. I will wash them myself.A to be washedB to washC washingD being washed7(2013 阳高一检测岳)Dont be _ by products promising to make you

4、lose weightquickly.A taken offB taken outC taken awayD taken in8The government is considering the environment- friendly plan which some scientists would like to see_ soon.A to be carried outB be carried outC carrying outD carried out9We had intended to visit a friend in Chengdu. However， the strong

5、earthquake occurring thatday _ my plan completely.A damagedB destroyedC interruptedD ruined10 He is very popular among his students as he always tries to make them _ in hislectures.A interestedB interestingC interestD to interest11 The father as well as his three children _ skating on the frozen riv

6、er every Sundayafternoon in winter.A is goingB goC goesD are going12 Did you go to the show last night ？ Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area _ invited.A wereB have beenC has been D was13 Either you or one of your students _ to attend the meeting that is due tomorrow.A areB isC haveD be14 You didnt

7、prepare well for the speech ， Smith ！ I know. But how could I with the meeting date _ so soon？A fixingB to be fixedC fixedD to fix15 You are confident about the job interview ，arent you？ _.Im well prepared and feel Ive got everything they need.A Sure， I amB Its hard to sayC I hope soDWell ， maybeSec

8、tion B (18 marks)My husband and I were on our way home to Adelaide after holidaying in Queensland with ourthree children. It was late afternoon as we were heading for Narrandera the night.， where we _16_ to stayThe car became difficult to control and we realised we had a flat tyre (轮胎 ) It was quite

9、 _17_by the time wed removed all the camping equipment and _18_ the tyre. Then， not long aftergetting back on the road ， another tyre blew. But now we had no _19_.There was no traffic onthe road and only farms along the way.Just as we were debating whether to sleep in the car or walk to the nearest

10、farm for help ， carheadlights _20_ in the distance. My husband walked to the middle of the road to flag it down，while the children and I sat in the car with the inside light on so the driver could _21_ we were a family and not a threat._22_ ，it was a lovely couple and their three children who lived

11、on anearby pig farm. We all piled into their car ， and a short drive later we _23_ their farm. They suggested we spend the night on the floor of their sitting- room.The next morning ， after cooking us a great _24_ ， the farmer took my husband into the nearby town to buy new tyres. Our two families g

12、ot on so well that they _25_ us to stay on for another day，to learn about the workings of the farm and watch their daughter _26_ ride one of the hugepigs.We finallycontinued home to South Australia ， very _27_ forthe kindness thisfamilyhadshown us.16 A.plannedB refusedC managedDhesitated17 A.coldB h

13、otC dark D light18 A.changedB affordedC improved D exchanged19 A.moneyB timeC spareD share20 A.helpedB remainedC appeared D waited21 A.hearB seeC smellD prove22 A.LuckilyB UnfortunatelyC Strangely D Naturally23 A.got away fromB arrived atC lived up toD looked for24 A.supperB lunchC dinnerD breakfast

14、25 A.invitedB orderedC requiredD allowed26 A.uselesslyB endlesslyC fearlessly D carelessly27 A.eagerB readyC sorryD gratefulSection C (12 marks)One morning ， a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with_28_ hat next to his feet. He held asign _29_ said ，“ I amblind. Please help me.”There were onl

15、y a few coins _30_ the hat ，but a man walking by took the sign ，turned it around ， and wrote some words on it. Soon the hat began to fill up. That afternoon the man came to seehow things were. The boy recognized _31_ footsteps and asked. “ Areyou the one who changed my sign in the morning ？_32_ did

16、you write ？”The man said， “ I only wrote the truth. I said what you said ， _33_in a different way.”What he had written was ， “ today is a beautiful day， but I cannot see _34_.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the _35_ thing？Part Reading Comprehension (30 marks)AHobbs was a

17、n orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a littlemoney. Hard workmade him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures did not think he could pay off the debts.， but heOne day a lawyer said to him， “ One thousand dollars，and here is the money.”As Hobbs to

18、ok thepackage of notes， he was very dumbfounded. He didnt know where the money came from andhow to spend it. He said to himself ， “ I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a fewdays； or I give up my work in the factory and do what Id like to do: painting pictures. I could dothat for

19、a few weeks ， but what would I do after that ？ I should have lost my place in the factoryand have no money to live on. If it were a little less money， I would buy a new coat，or a radio ，or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more， I could give up the work and pay for paintingpictures. But its to

20、o much for one and too little for the other.”“ Here is theeadingr of your uncles will ， ” said the lawyer， “ telling what is to be done with thismoney after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bringme a paper showing exactly what you did with his money， as s

21、oon as you have spent it.”“ Yes I see. Ill do that， ” said the young man.36 Hobbs wanted to borrow money to_.A study abroadB work abroadC pay off the debtsD learn to paint pictures37 What does the underlined word“ dumbfounded” in Para. 2 probably？ meanA Surprised.B Frightened.C Satisfied. D Excited.

22、38 With the money he got ， at first Hobbs_.A planned to have a happy life for a few daysB decided to go on with his work in the factoryC was to give a dinner to his friendsD had no idea what to do39 Hobbs was asked to_.A tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending itB read his uncles w

23、illC tell the lawyer what was to be done with the moneyD buy some pictures40 Whats the BEST title of the passage ？A A Large Sum of Unexpected MoneyB How to Spend the Sum of MoneyC A Poor OrphanD A Rich UncleBWe all know what it is like to be unable to turn your head because of a cold in the muscles

24、of yourneck，or because an unexpected twist(扭曲 ) has made your neck ache. The slightest move makes you jump with pain. Nothing could be worse than a pain in the neck.That is why we use the phrase to describe some people who give you the same feeling. We have all met such people.One is the man who alw

25、ays seems to be clapping his hands often at the wrong time during aperformance in the theater. He keeps you from hearing the actors.Even worse are those who can never arrive before the curtain goes up and the play begins. Theycome hurrying down to your row of seats. You are comfortably settled down，

26、 with your hat andheavy coat in your lap. You must stand up to let them pass. You are proud of yourself-control afterthey have settled into their seats.Well ，what now.God ，one of them is up again. He forgot to goto the mens room，and once more you have to stand up，hanging on to your hat and coat to l

27、et himpass. Now that ispain“ain the neck ”Another ，well-known to us all ，is the person sitting behind you in the movies. His mouth is full ofpopcorn( 爆米花 )； he is chewing loudly ， or talking between bites to friends next to him. None of them remain still. Up and down， back and forth ，they go for ano

28、ther bag of popcorn， or something to drink.Then， there is the man sitting next to you at lunch ， smoking. He wants you to enjoy it too， andblows smoke across your food into your mouth.We must not forget the man who comes into a bus on subway and sits down next to you ， just as close as you will let

29、him. You are reading the newspaper and he gets closer so that he can read the paper with you. He may even turn the paper to the next page before you are ready for it.We also call such a person a rubberneck“”，always getting close to where it does not belong ，likeneighbors who watch all your visitors.

30、 They enjoy learning about your personal business. Peoplehave a strong dislike f or“ rubber necks They” hate being watched secretly.41 Where can you find this passage ？A In a medicine dictionary.B In kids story book.C In a social science book.D In a science textbook.42 According to the passage ， how

31、 do you feel when late comers walk back and forth in front ofyou in a cinema ？A disturbed.B bored.C ignored.D relaxed.43 A “ rubber neck” often_.A says bad words behind people.B quarrels face to face with neighbors.C bargains with salespeople over the priceD asks about other peoples business44 Which

32、 of the following persons CANNOT be described as“ a pain？ in the neck”A Someone who often claps at the wrong time during a performance.B Someone who feels ache in his neck due to a cold in the muscles.C Someone who sits next to you smoking ，which you never enjoy.D Someone who keeps eating or talking

33、 all through the movies.45 What is the main purpose of the author ？A To tell people what might be bad manners in public.B To criticize( 批评 ) the people who might be a“ painneckin”theC To show anger to those who are described as a“ pain in the neck”D To tell people how to stop the pain in the neck.CM

34、s. Tan， youve referred to your new novel as your eighth book.Thats because it took me six or seven attempts at a second novel before I started and completedthis one.Why do you think you had so many false starts ？I would say that my reasons were wrong: I was trying to prove that I wasnt just a mother

35、-daughterstoryteller ， or I was trying to prove that I didnt just have to write about things that were strictlyChinese or Chinese- American. Those were never the right reasons for writing those early stories.And I could never come up with other better reasons for continuing them.What kept you going

36、on this book ？This book was different because it was based on my mothers real life. The reason for writing it became more personal and emotional. After The Joy Luck Club came out ， my mother was alwaysexplaining to people that she wasnt any of the mothers in that book. And at one point she said tome

37、， “ Next book tells my true story.” And then she started telling me things I never knew before.She also told me many ， many stories ， because my mother doesnt generalize. The book really grew out of that.Have you ever visited China ？Yes. Ive been there twice: about three years ago and then again las

38、t November ， both times with my mother and my husband.Was it difficult to capture the Chinese-American dialect without sounding like a parody(拙劣的模仿 )？No ， because its the language Ive heard all my life from my mother. ShespeaksEnglish asits direct translation from Chinese. But its more than that: He

39、r language also has more imagerythan English.Can you think of an example ？Somebody might say to me ，“ Dont work so hard. Youll kill yourself.” My mother， will say to me“ Why do you press all your brains out on this page for someone else ？ ” So its very vivid. Thats the way she talks.Have many reader

40、s told you that the Chinese mother in your book reminded them of the typicalJewish mother？Many peoplehavetoldmethat.Ithinkthe mother-daughter relationshipisveryintenseinboth cases. Culturally there is an acceptance that mothers have the power to tell theirchildren ，especially their daughters ，how to

41、 conduct their lives not simply up until the time theyare 18， but for the rest of their lives. However， when children grow up in a different culturefrom their parents ， they tend to keep more secrets from their parents. The children think ， “ Theyjust wouldnt understand that I had to do this.as the

42、number of secrets grows.” And that can really create， a andgap it can grow46 Based on the questions in this interview ， what do you think Ms. Tans profession is ？A A journalist.B A storywriter.C An interviewer.D An interviewee.47 Whats TRUE about Tans second book？A Its about her real life in America

43、.B The name of the book is The Joy Luck Club.C It is the result of many times of careful thought.D It includes many works of her mother.48 Which question is NOT answered in the interview？A How does she think of her mothers language ？B How many books does she plan to write ？C When did she visit China

44、 ？D How is generation gap created ？49 We can infer that_.A Tans mother is a good storytellerB Tan plans to write another book about her motherC Tan plans to return to ChinaD Tans mother is hard to communicate with because of personality50 The last paragraph mainly talks about_.A how to keep secrets

45、from parentsB how to deal with the mother- daughter relationshipC how to conduct the livesD how the generation gap comes aboutPart Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)(2013 陵二中高一检测醴)As we all know ， all the governments in the world collect taxes ( 税 )，but what are they and what are they used for ？

46、 Some people may not know about them.There are two kinds of taxes. One of the most important taxes is income taxes which a personpays according to the amount of his income. Whatever he is ， he must pay tax if income is more than a certain amount. This is called a “ direct ”， taxbecause it is paid in

47、 money directly to thegovernment.Another tax is paid on goods. When they are brought into a country，such a tax is paid as part ofthe price of these goods if they are later sold in shops. We call it， because it is“paiindirect”taxindirectly through the shopkeepers.People usually complain about having

48、to pay taxes， but they forget that the money is spent onwhat they need. On one hand， we need policemen and soldiers to protect us from danger.Meanwhile ， we also need schools and teachers for our children. On the other hand， we needofficials and workers to serve us. Above all ， we need money to deve

49、lop our nation.Taxes， therefore， cant be avoided. We have no real reason to complain when we are asked tosupply money to be spent for the good of ourselves and for our fellow-citizens.Title ： 51._ are necessary in our lifeSection B (10 marks)What is the secret ingredient of tough people that enables

50、 them to succeed ？ Why do they survivethe tough times when others are overcome by them ？ Why do they win when others lose ？ Whydo they soar when others sink ？The answer is very simple. Its all in how they sense their problems. Yes ， every living person has problems. A problem free life is an illusion a mirage ( 海市蜃楼 )in the desert. Then accept that fact.Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs ， its peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time ， nor are they down all the ti