2009年新人教版Unit 3 Art and architecture

1、Unit 3 Art and architecture一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分）1. A computer does only what thinking people _A. have it do B. have it doneC. have clone it D. having it done2. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with theA. 20 dollars remained B. 20 dollars remainC. remained 20 dollars D. remaining 20

2、dollars3.-What happened to Mr Smith early this morning?-Oh,he was seen _ down and the driver _ away.A. knock; drive B. knocking; drivingC. knocked; drove D, to knock; driven4. After half a year's training, they were made entirely used _underwater again.A. to stay B. to staying C. staying D. stay

3、5. Mr. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had _ went wrong again.A. it repaired B. to be repairedC. repair D. repaired6. I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than_ a room with someone else.A. share B. to share C. sharing D. to have shared_7. _ Lucy f

4、or example, she raised her voice so as to make_A. Take ; herself heard B. Make; her hearC. Put; herself heaving D. Follow; her heard8. She was glad that her success would _ for the women who would follow.A. make things easier B. be easierC. make it easier D. be easier to make9. The murderer was brou

5、ght in, with his hands _ behind his back.A. being tied B. having tied C. to be tied D. tied10. -What do you think of your new roommate?-I can't really_ her, She's always making loud noises atmidnight. And when I remind her, she always makes ruderemarks.A. put up with B. catch up withC. come

6、up with D. keep up with11. We got lost in the dark forests._ ,it began to rain.A. Beside B. Besides C. Expect D. Though12. He always did weU at school _ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.A. in spite of B. insteadC. in case of D. in favor of13. What a great weight the mother felt _ her m

7、ind the moment she found her lost son!A.turned off B. taken offC. set free D. brought into14. I think she will_ a good monitor, so I'm going to vote for her. A. remain B. grow C. turn D. make15. With our life developing rapidly, people buy _ to decorate their rooms.A, a great many furniture B. a

8、 lot of furnituresC. a large number of furitures D. plenty of furniture 二完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Building a house costs quite a lot of money. Your first _16_ will be to find a 17 piece of land. Your 18 will depend on many different things. You will probably try to find a sunny place,with 19 surroun

9、dings near shops and bus stops, not too farfrom your friends and the place where you work.20 you will find an excellent 21 , and together with the builder you will work out a 22 . The builder will draw theplan. It will 23 the number of rooms, their position and24 , and other 25 which must be noticed

10、, 26windows, doors, and electric outlets. The builder will work out how much money is 27 to build your house. He will work out the 28 of the wood, bricks, the glass, and 29 else that must be used in building the house. Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate mustbe corrected and revised. Hi

11、s estimate is based on 30 price, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen 31 the time when he makes the 32 and the time when he builds the house.When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to changeyour plan. You may also wish to change your builder, if his estima

12、te is too 33 ! You may find that some of the features you wanted at first cost too much, or that you can spend a little more and 34 something to your plan. The builder's estimate depends on the plan, 35 the final plan depends on the builder's estimate.16. A. step B. plan C. way D. idea17. A.

13、 small B. large C. right D. exact18. A. land B. choice C. house D. preference19. A. quiet B. pleased C. lonely D. pleasant20. A. Yet B. Next C. However D. Though21. A. worker B. engineer C. builder D. drawer22. A. plan B. cost C. suggestion D. price23. A. appear B. design C. show D. recite24. A. hei

14、ght B. width C. length D. size25. A. rooms B. doors C. parts D. roofs26. A. for example B. such asC. in other words D. on the other hand27. A. needed B. spent C: collected D. taken28. A. numbers B. amount C. cost D. level29. A. something B. everything C. whatever D. others30. A. rising B. falling C.

15、 existing D. remaining31. A. by B. in C.among D. between32. A. plans B. design C. estimate D. cost33. A. expensive B. high C. cheap D. low34. A. reduce B. place C. add D. lay35. A. but B. so C. and D. then三阅读理解（共20小题，每 题2分，满分40分） A In the late 1960's,many people in North America turned their att

16、ention to environmental problems, and new steel-and-glass skyscrapers were widely criticized. Ecologists pointed out that a forest of tall buildings in a city often overburdens public transportation and parking lots.Skyscrapers are also consumers and wasters of electric power.In one recent year, the

17、 addition of 17 million square feet of skyscrapers office space in New York City raised the peak daily demand for electricity by 120,000 kilowatts-enough to supply the entire city of Albany, New York, for a day.Glass-walled skyscrapers can be especially wasteful. The heat loss ( or gain) through a w

18、all of half-inch plate glass is more than ten times that through a typical brick wall filled with insulation (绝缘) board. To lessen the strain on heating and air-conditioning equipment,builders of skyscrapers have begun to use double-glazed panels of glass, and reflective glasses coated with silver o

19、r gold mirror films that reduce glare(眩目的光) as well as heat gain.However, mirror-walled skyscrapers raise the temperature ofthe surrounding air and affect neighboring buildings. Skyscrapers put a strain on a city's sanitation facilities(卫生设备),too. If fully occupied,the two World Trade Center tow

20、ers in New York City would alone produce 2.25 million gallons of wastes each year-as much a city the size of Stanford, Connecticut, which has a population of more than 109,000.Skyscrapers also affect television reception,block bird flyways and air traffic, In Boston in the late 1960's, some peop

21、le even feared that shadows from skyscrapers would kill the grass on Boston Common. Still ,people continue to build skyscrapers for all the reasons that they have always built them-personal pride and the desire of owners to have the largest possible amount of space to rent.36. The main purpose of th

22、e passage is to _A. compare skyscrapers with other modern structuresB. describe some architectural designs of skyscrapersC. describe skyscrapers and their effect on the environmentD. encourage using bricks in the construction of skyscrapers37. According to the passage, what is one disadvantage of sk

23、yscrapers that have mirrored walls?A. The surrounding air is heated.B. Construction time is increased.C. The windows must be cleaned daily.D. Extra air-conditioning equipment is needed.38. According to the passage, in the late 1960's some residents of Boston were concerned with which aspect of s

24、kyscrapers?A. The noise from their construction.B. The high cost of renting an office.C. The harmful effects on the city's grass.D. The removal of trees from building sites.39. The author raises problems that would most concern which of the following groups?A. Pilots . B. Electricians.C. Environ

25、mentalists. D. Construction workers BArt museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular “ design museums”that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easilyfound by the g

26、eneral public. These museums sometimes even placethings like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall.People have argued that design museums are often made useof as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales-it is the honoring of excell

27、ently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something, while the second tells you the success of a sale.One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with

28、 the exhibits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-preduced products work and look as they do, and how design has improved the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits,

29、on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding.In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public's growing interest in the field with new ideas. London

30、's Design Museum,for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society w

31、hile walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life.40. Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they _A. show more technologicLlly advanced productsB. help increase the sales of productsC. show why the products ha

32、ve sold wellD. attract more people than store windows do41. The author believes that most design museum visitors.A. do not admire maes-preduced productsB. are puzzled with technological exhibitsC. dislike exhibits in art museumsD. know the exhibits very well42. The choices open to design museums _A.

33、 are not as strict as those to art museumsB. are not aimed to interest the publicC. may fail to bring some pleasure to visitorsD. often contain precious exhibits43. The best title for this passage is .A.The Forms of Design MuseumsB.The Exhibits of Design Museums C.The Nature of Design MuseumsD.The C

34、hoice Open of Design MuseumsCCAIRO-After nearly a decade 0f planning , the Egyptian Government has announced an ambitious plan t0 build the world the biggest museum devoted entirelyto exhibitingthe ancient relics(遗物)Called the New Egyptian Museum，it will eventually housethe largest collection 0f pha

35、raonic(法老的)monuments，including the solid gold death musk of TutankhamunKing Nebkheperura TutankhalTlun remains the most famous ofallthe Pharaohs 0f Ancient EgyptHe lived over 3，300 years ag0 during the period known as the New KingdomThe museum will als0 house more than 120，000 antiquities (古代艺术品)fro

36、m the 4th milknnium(1，000 years)Bc to the fall 0f the Roman EmpireFor the first timethe entire 3，500 items from TutankhamunsTomb will be disDlayedPermanent exhibitions will include the royal mummies of Ramses and and other pharaohs and a largequantitv 0f collection of Pharaonic jewelleryAntiquities

37、wiU be 0rganized by the theme rather thanchronogically(编年地)The four main themes will be：the 1and of EgYPt；royalty and the state；arts of life and death；and scribes(文牍)and wisdomWith building costs estimated near US$31 1 mimon，funding forthe new museumviU Come from corporate sponsorship(资助)and charita

38、ble(慈善的)donationsThe Egyptian Government isexpected to pay one tlliId 0f the final bill44Wh0 has planned t0 build the wodds biggest museum?AThe EgYPtian GovernmentBA corporate bodyCThe charitable bodyDThe EgYPtian Government and a corporate body45When you go into one exhibiting hall 0f the wouldbe m

39、useum，youll seeAall the exhibits are arranged bythe yearBall the exhibits are arranged by the themeCmore than 120，000 Egyptian antiquities are on showDPharaonic monuments of Tutankhamun and the royal relics46According to the passage，-A. the most valuable relics that are to be displayed are 120，000 a

40、ntiquities from t11e 4th miueBBiuin BCB3500 items 0f relics have been discovered from Tmankhamun'stombCthe Pharaonic monuments ofTutankhamun arethe oldest relicsDthe royal mummies 0f Ramsesand and 0ther pharaohsWill be displayed for the second time47The best title for the passage should be“”AEgy

41、pts AmbitiOUS PlanBThe Wodds Biggest Museum for tlle Ancient RelicsCEgYPt to Construct New MuseumDAncient Egyptian Relics Are to Be DisplayedDExperts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainlandThe shortest proposed route wonld be 126 kilometersmore than twic

42、e the length 0f the Endish Channel TunnelAnd the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometersA recent conference in xiamen，Fujian Province brought together more than 70 expertsThe event was co一sponsored(共同发起)by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainlandFujian is the province where both prop

43、osed mutes would beginThere is no direct passenger access(通道)between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the momentExperts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later，althongh there is a lack 0f government funding(资金)There are no technical problems t0 build a Taiwan tunnelB

44、ut it will require an improved political relationship across the StraitsA professor 0f TsinghHa University said，“A special feature 0f huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period 0f construction”For example，he said，the Endish channel Tunnel took 14 years 0f planning and

45、had been discussed for two centuTiesAndpreparations for the huge Three Corges(三峡)dam on the Yangze River began in the 1950sThe xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route，which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping_stones.The first stage 0f the new proj

46、ect could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and JinmenThis would mean that traveling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutesThe longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in ItalyThe

47、 tunnel will not be completed until 2015-202048Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?AThe Endish Channel TunnelBThe tunnel between Lyon and TurinCThe Taiwan straits tunnel_DThe passage doest mention it49The example of English Channel Tunnel showsAits important to complete a huge projec

48、tBthere are many problems to be solved before doing somethihgCdiscussions among countries usually take a lot 0f timeDthe preparation takes 1onger time than the construction50Which oftlle following is NOT true?AUniversities both at_home and abroad have sponsored(赞助)the planB.If the project is complet

49、ed，the world's longest tunnel willappear CYou can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly atPresent.DThe starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian51What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?AThe 1ack 0f money for the project from the governmentBImproving the relatio

50、nship between Taiwan and the mainlandCThe detailed plans for the tunnelDThe technical problems with the tunnelESHANGHAI-The Shanghai World Financial Centre will bethe tallest land-mark in the world after its completion this century in Pudong, according to the project's Japanese investors.The bui

51、lding will be located in the prime Lujiazui Zone inPudong , on a 30,000-square-metre site. The building was originally designed to be a 94-floor office tower with a height of 460 metres.The project broke ground in 1997 but was later halted as aresult of the financial crisis in Southeast Asia.“As the

52、 economy warms up, we are more confident aboutShanghai and the whole China and we are working hard to get theProject restarted as soon as possible,” said Katsuyuki Takeuchi,vice-president and general manager of the Shanghai WorldFinancial Centre Company.Its parent company, Japan-based Moil Building

53、Co. Ltd,established the Shanghai subsidiary as the opreator responsible for this ambitious project. The design, which is undergoing revision in apan, will accommodate international high-tech businesses,department stores, art galleries, clubs and a five-star hotel. Unlike the gloomy economies of the

54、United States, Europe and Japan, China enjoys a strong growth with brighter prospects, Takeuchi said.More capital and businesses are expected to flow intoShanghai, which aims to become a world centre for trade and thefinancial industry-with Lujiazui as its showpiece.The layout of Luijiazui includes

55、three tall buildings, one ofwhich is the completed Jinmao Tower, each rising above 400metres, as designed by local government after holding an international design competition early last decade.Other buildings nearby fall in height gradually, creating aspecial shape against the skyline. The Shanghai World FinancialCentre will be built as the peak of the mountain.“The peak will be safe