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1、窗体顶端 开放英语3 第12单元试卷总分：100一、Use of English（共 10 道试题，共 20 分。阅读下面的小对话，从四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，每题2分，共计20分）1. Go that way and take a seat. . A. No, Im not tiredB. Thanks, but Id rather standC. Yes, thats a good wayD. It doesnt matter正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：22. Look at the rainbow! What a view! ! A. Yes. What beautif

2、ul it isB. Yes. How beautiful it isC. Yes. What a beautiful it isD. Yes. How a beautiful it is正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：03. I have an appointment with Dr. Johnson. . A. The appointment is put offB. You look sick and weakC. Please wait for a minute. He is busy nowD. Tell me your ID number正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：24. In m

3、y opinion, youd better take a couple of days off. . A. Ill take your adviceB. Let me seeC. Never mindD. Im afraid so正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：25. What if my computer doesnt work? . A. Im not good at computerB. Ask Anne for helpC. Ive called the repair shopD. There must be something wrong正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：06. Excu

4、se me, how can I get to the nearest supermarket? . A. Its not very far from hereB. The supermarket is very largeC. The goods there are very expensiveD. Sorry, sir. Im a stranger here myself正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：27. Excuse me, when is the next flight from London due to arrive? . A. In half an hourB. An hour

5、 beforeC. Until the next oneD. Before another one正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：28. Dont take too long at the coffee shop. Its 14:15. . A. Ill think your advice overB. I see. We have 30 minutes leftC. Thats no problemD. Im afraid so正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：29. Im sorry to be late. Thank you for waiting. . A. Tell me the reas

6、on why youre lateB. Thats OKC. It really took up my much timeD. Its a pleasure. I come here 10 minutes ago正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：010. Will you have some dessert, Judy? . A. No, thank you. Im on a dietB. Yes, Ive had enoughC. You are so good at making itD. Oh, I dont mind正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：2二、Vocabulary and Stru

7、cture（共 15 道试题，共 15 分。阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每题1分，共计15分）1. Sadam _ for 25 years. A. got marriedB. was marriedC. marriedD. were married正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：12. The beef I ate at the restaurant yesterday is delicious. Id like to have it again even if itcosts _. A. as twice muchB. much as twice

8、C. as much asD. twice as much正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：13. While _ money, he had worked very long hours. A. raisingB. she was raisingC. raisedD. to raise正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：04. Last week I bought a flat _ biggest room faced south. A. thatB. whoseC. whichD. where正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：05. We failed in our _ to climb the mou

9、ntain. A. trialB. contemptC. desireD. attempt正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：16. History is the story of _ happened to the people before today. A. whicheverB. whomeverC. whateverD. wherever正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：17. A lecture hall is _ where students attend lectures. A. thereB. whichC. oneD. that正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：18. We are _

10、in the future of our motherland. A. awareB. confidentC. sureD. certain正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：09. They all _ the job. A. asked afterB. asked forC. asked toD. asked with正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：110. She _ talking when I am watching TV. A. alwaysB. keepsC. foreverD. still正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：111. That place is _ the south of

11、the city. A. atB. inC. onD. to正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：112. When I was a child, we _ wear a uniform for school. A. have toB. mustC. - (不填)D. had to正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：113. He is very keen _ football. A. atB. inC. onD. to正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：114. When _ the old block of flats _? A. didbeing demolishedB. did. demolishC. i

12、s. being demolishedD. is. demolished正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：015. He asked me where _ from. A. did I cameB. I cameC. do I comeD. I come正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：1三、Cloze Test（共 1 道试题，共 10 分。阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每题1分，共计10分）1. Molly Wilson 1 a dancer and a mother for many years when she 2 to sail rou

13、nd the worldto raise money for charity.As a child she 3 as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she 4 a member of a pop dance team.She 5 , and 6 she had children she retired from show business to bring them 7 . Theygrew up, and when they were 18 they left home.S

14、he says, When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored becausethe children had left home. He was also worried 8 I had never sailed 9 . I was not bored,but I 10 some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had onlydone one section, say, f

15、rom New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey. 1). A. isB. wasC. had beenD. has been正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：12). A. decidesB. decidedC. had decidedD. has decided正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：13). A. had trainedB. had been trainedC. was trainedD. trained正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：14). A. becomeB. had becomeC.

16、 has becomeD. became正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：15). A. gets marriedB. got marriedC. was marryingD. had married正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：16). A. beforeB. whenC. afterD. - (不填)正确答案：C 满分：1 得分：17). A. downB. inC. outD. up正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：18). A. althoughB. howeverC. soD. because正确答案：D 满分：1 得分：19). A. beforeB. agoC. sinceD. afte

17、r正确答案：A 满分：1 得分：110). A. metB. had metC. meetD. has meet正确答案：B 满分：1 得分：1四、Reading Comprehension（共 4 道试题，共 40 分。）1. The Extended FamilyMrs Sharp, a large, red-faced woman in her late sixties, has lived in Greenleas, a new town in thecountryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she lived in Bet

18、hnal Green, an area of innerLondon. She was moved to Greenleas by the local authorities when her old house was demolished.She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up among brothers, sisters,uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married her boyfriend from sch

19、ool at eighteen,they went on living with her parents, and her first child was brought up more by her mother than byherself, because she always worked.As the family grew, they moved out of their parents house to a flat. It was in the next street, and theirlife was still that of the extended family. A

20、ll my family used to live around Denby Street, said MrsSharp, and we were always in and out of each others houses. When she went to the shops, sheused to call in on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Every day she would visit one sister oranother and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop o

21、r in the market.You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either they were related to youor you were at school with them, she said.When her babies were born (she had two sons and a daughter), she said, All my sisters and neighbourswould help they used to come and make a cup o

22、f tea, or help in some other way. And every Saturdaynight there was a family party. It was at Mrs Sharps mothers house. Of course we all know each othervery well. You have to learn to get on with each other. I had one neighbour who was always poking hernose into our business. She was forever asking

23、questions and gossiping. But you had to put up witheveryone, whatever they were like. 1). Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas?A. Because she had to work there.B. Because she didnt like the old place at all.C. Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.D. Because she wanted to m

24、ove to the countryside.正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：22). When she got married, she lived _.A. together with her parents all the timeB. alone all the timeC. far away from her parents houseD. together with her parents for some time正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：23). How did she know so many people?A. Because she was easy going.B.

25、Because they were either her relatives or schoolmates.C. Because she worked nearby.D. Because she was good at making friends with people.正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：24). The sentence I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business in the last paragraph Means _.A. I had one neighbour who was

26、always warm-heartedB. I had one neighbour who was always ready to help usC. I had one neighbour who always showed interest in our private affairsD. None of the above正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：25). What does this passage mainly deal with?A. What the extended family is like.B. The relationship between Mrs Sharp a

27、nd her neighbour.C. How Mrs Sharp brings her children up.D. What Mrs Sharps life is like in the new town.正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：22. Benjamin Disraeli, the famous nineteenth century prime minister, said, London is not a city, - it is anation. Today this is an understatement; London, with its vast range of di

28、fferent ethnic groups, is aworld.Certainly, London is the most culturally diverse city in the world. The city was founded by the Romansand since then new arrivals have constantly added to its character and prosperity.Within 10 years 40% of Londoners will be from ethnic minority groups, including the

29、 growing number ofLondoners of mixed ethnic origin, but most of them will have been born in Britain. Children ofCaribbean-Chinese marriages will go to school with children of Russian-Irish couples. None of them willbe English but all of them will be Londoners.Most of Britains ethnic minority residen

30、ts live in the capital, speaking over 300 languages. Nearly all ofthe African population and many of the Caribbean population of Britain live in London (83% and 58%respectively); 39% of the Chinese population of Britain and 36% of the Asian population of Britain livein London. The largest migrant co

31、mmunity is from the Irish Republic with 256,000 people, 3.8% of thetotal population of London.There are an estimated 330,000 refugees and asylum seekers living in London, with most recent arrivalscoming from Eastern Europe, North Africa and Kurdistan.Young people, in particular, are skilled at deali

32、ng with a large number of different and hybrid cultures.They themselves often have several different ethnic identities since their parents and grandparents maycome from several different backgrounds and their friends and partners do also. They are skilledcross-cultural travellers without leaving the

33、ir home-town. 1). Why does the writer think that Benjamin Disraelis statement is an understatement? Because hethinks London is _.A. part of the worldB. even larger than some countries in the worldC. not a nation at allD. a miniature world thanks to its great cultural diversity正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：22). Why

34、 does the writer think new arrivals are an advantage to London?A. Because they have regularly increased its character and prosperity.B. Because they speak different languages.C. Because they are superior to Londoners in many aspects.D. Because they are unique ethnic minority groups.正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：23

35、). London is regarded as the most culturally diverse city in the world due to the following facts EXCEPT that _.A. within 10 years 40% Londoners will be from ethnic minority groupsB. most of Britains ethnic minority residents live in London, speaking over 300 languagesC. London accommodates about 33

36、0,000 refugees and asylum seekers from many other countriesD. many young people are immigrants from different backgrounds正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：24). The last paragraph mainly tells us in London _.A. young people are from different backgroundsB. young people are raised in a multicultural environmentC. young

37、people find it hard to adapt themselves to hybrid culturesD. young people feel at ease with a large number of diversified cultures正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：25). The passage mainly deals with _.A. the advantage of hybrid cultures in LondonB. the composition of the population in LondonC. the cultural diversity i

38、n LondonD. the contribution made by the new arrivals to London正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：23. Paper was invented by the Chinese in the first century AD. Paper was not made in southern Europeuntil about the year 1100. Scandinavia which now makes a great deal of the worlds paper did notbegin to make it until 1500.

39、 Most paper is made from wood. Paper-making is an important Britishindustry and paper from Britain is sold to many countries such as Australia and South Africa. Someof the wood used in the British paper making industry comes from trees grown in Britain, but woodis also bought from other countries su

40、ch as Norway. One tree is needed for every four hundredcopies of a forty-page newspaper. If half the adults in Britain buy one daily paper, this uses upover a thousand trees a day. All over the world, trees are being cut down faster than they are beingplanted, so there may be a serious need for pape

41、r at the beginning of next century.When we think of paper, we think of newspaper, books, letters and writing paper. But there are manyother uses. Only half of paper is used for books and newspaper, etc. Paper is very good for keepingyou warm. Each year, more and more things are made of paper. Now we

42、 hear that chairs, tables, andeven beds can be made of paper. But the latest in paper making seems to be paper houses. 1). Where was paper invented?A. In China.B. In southern Europe.C. In Scandinavia.D. In Britain.正确答案：A 满分：2 得分：22). Scandinavia began to make paper _.A. in 1100B. in 1400C. in 1500D.

43、 in the first century正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：23). Every four hundred copies of a forty-page newspaper will need _.A. half a treeB. one treeC. two treesD. more than one tree正确答案：B 满分：2 得分：24). All over the world, trees are being cut down _ than they are being planted.A. more slowlyB. much fasterC. much more s

44、lowlyD. faster正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：25). The latest things made of paper are _.A. chairsB. tablesC. clothesD. houses正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：24. In the United States, 30 percent of the grown-up population has a “weight problem.” To many people,the cause is clear: we eat too much. But scientific experiments do little

45、 to support this idea. Goingback to the America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. Inthose days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didnt watchtelevision.Several modern studies, besides, have shown that fatter people d

46、o not eat more on average thanthinner people. In fact, some research work, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers,reports that fat people eat less than thinner people on average. Studies show that thin people aremore active than fat people. A study by the research group at Standford U

47、niversity School of Medicinefound the following fact: the more the man ran, the greater body fat he lost. The more he ran, the greaterwas his need for food. Thus, those who ran the most ate the most, yet lost the greatest amount of bodyfat. 1). What kind of physical problem do many grown-up American

48、s have?A. They are too thin.B. They work too hard.C. They are too fat.D. They lose too much body fat.正确答案：C 满分：2 得分：22). Based on the information given in this article, suppose there are 500 grown-up Americans, about how many of them have a weight problem?A. 30.B. 50.C. 100.D. 150.正确答案：D 满分：2 得分：23)