2009年新人教版高二年级英语Unit3 单元测试题

1、Unit3 单元测试题Art and architecture第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。 1.What is the actress name? A. Kellen Mary. B. Karen Marsh. C. Kate Mathy.2.What will the man do? A. He will help the woman. B. He will ask for help. C. He will learn from the woman.3.What can we know from this

2、 conversation? A. Dick is very surprised to see his neighbour here. B. Dick expected to see his neighbour here. C. Dick is not surprised at all.4.How long is the library open? A. 8 hours. B. 6 hours. C. 10 hours.5.What are the two speakers talking about? A. The mans new house. B. The womans new hors

3、e. C. The womans new house.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分) 请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。 6.How will the woman leave? A. By bus. B. By plane. C. By train.7.When will the two speakers have dinner? A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Thursday.请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Where is the man living? A. 17 Mallett S

4、treet. B. 70 Mallett Street. C. 17 Marett Street. 9. Which house is on fire? A. Number 16. B. Number 18. C. Number 17.10.Why is there nobody in the house on fire? A. The owner went shopping. B. The owner went to work. C. The owner went on holiday.请听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.What does the woman like doing i

5、n her free time? A. She likes reading and playing basketball. B. She likes reading and singing. C. She likes reading and listening to music.12.What musical instrument can the woman play? A. The piano. B. The violin. C. The guitar.13.What does the man like doing? A. He likes playing the guitar. B. He

6、 likes playing basketball. C. He likes playing football.请听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. A conductor and a passenger. B. A bookseller and a customer. C. A detective and a reader.15.Who is interested in Sherlock Holmes? A. The conductor. B. The passeng

7、er. C. The detective.16.What color is the missing bag? A. Brown. B. Dark brown. C. Dark.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Who is the speaker probably talking to? A. Art lovers. B. Photographers. C. University students.18.How many countries has Dr Wilson been to? A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.19.What is Dr Wilson busy doing

8、now? A. Taking photographs for a newspaper. B. Teaching painting in a university. C. Writing a book about art.20.What can be expected in Dr Wilsons talk? A. 19th century painters and present-day art. B. Her experiences in European countries.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

9、个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.Air is to us _ water is to fish. We should take measures to keep air and water clean. A. that B. which C. it D. what22.There was so much noise in the hall and the speaker could hardly make himself _. Besides， he could hardly make us _ him with his poor English. A. heard； under

10、stood B. heard； understand C. hear； understand D. hear； understood23.All the furniture in the room _ imported from England. A. is B. are C. have been D. has been24.Its time for supper now. Please _ your books aside so that we can use the table for supper. A. take B. bring C. set D. carry25.He doesnt

11、 have enough money to buy a house. Thats why he is going to _ a room for himself not far from his office. A. hire B. build C. supply D. rent26.The flat is nice and the rent sounds _. A. bold B. fantastic C. reasonable D. reasonably27.He writes a very bookish _ even in his letters. A. style B. kind C

12、. structure D. way 28.The girl _ the judges with her attitude and sense of humor. A. impressed B. caused C. aided D. preferred29.Their characters had been tested and had _ the test. A. satisfied B. stood C. agreed D. compared30.Almost all our electricity is _ by heating water to form high-pressure s

13、team. A. found B. given C. created D. constructed31.On the bus I always manage to _ the headlines in the newspaper. A. glance at B. look for C. look up D. join to32.Classroom testing， if well done， most certainly _ an encouragement to study and real learning. A. acts as B. takes the place of C. acts

14、 for D. puts on33.It _ my wishes to leave the country. There are so many things attract me. A. turns out to be B. goes against C. makes out D. gets rid of34.The Suez Canal would soon _ mud if not regularly cleared. A. die out B. use up C. fill up with D. die away35.He has never liked meat， and has a

15、lways had a(n) _ for vegetables and fruit. A. perspiration B. feeling C. idea D. preference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,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 After I left my friends house at night， I went into a restaurant， where I often went to have my evening meal， and ordered my meal.

16、 While waiting for the soup to 36 ， I looked around to see if I knew 37 in the restaurant. There was a man sitting at a corner table who 38 glancing in my direction， as if he knew me. I certainly did not 39 him. The man had a newspaper 40 in front of him， though all the 41 I could see that he was ke

17、eping a(n) 42 on me. When the waiter 43 my soup， the man was clearly puzzled by the familiar 44 in which the waiter and I talked with each other. He became even more puzzled45 time went on and it grew more and more obvious that I was not a 46 here. At last he got up and went into the kitchen. After

18、a few minutes he came out again， 47 his bill and left without another glance at me. When I had finished and was 48 to pay my bill， I called the owner of the restaurant over and asked what the man had wanted. “Well，” he said. “That man was a 49 .”“Really?” I said 50 . “He was certainly interested in

19、me. But why?” “He followed you here 51 he thought you were a man he was looking for，” the owner said. “When he came into the kitchen， he 52 me a photograph of the wanted man. He certainly looked 53 you！ Of course， since we know you here， I 54 prove that he had made a mistake. Its lucky you came to a

20、 restaurant where you are 55 .”36.A. give B. serve C. arrive D. go37.A. a man B. a workmate C. nobody D. anyone38.A. kept B. considered C. enjoyed D. finished39.A. recognize B. remember C. know D. meet40.A. shut B. read C. close D. open41.A. same B. while C. moment D. dinner42.A. face B. ear C. eye

21、D. hand43.A. took B. brought C. got D. carried44.A. look B. way C. word D. act45.A. by B. since C. as D. with46.A. guest B. friend C. stranger D. citizen47.A. paid B. left C. threw D. bought48.A. up B. off C. away D. about49.A. detective B. soldier C. boss D. police50.A. to surprise B. at surprise C

22、. in surprise D. by surprise51.A. before B. because C. as if D. thanks to52.A. put B. passed C. sent D. shared53.A. after B. for C. like D. at54.A. can B. must C. have to D. was able to55.A. eating B. living C. known D. helped第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。A Last wee

23、k， millions of Chinese viewers tuned in to CCTV 5 to watch two teams of men in colourful clothing chase a ball around a field. But the New England Patriots(爱国者队) and Carolina Panthers(黑豹队) were not playing soccer they were competing for American footballs greatest prize， the Super Bowl. The first re

24、corded game of American football was played between a Canadian and an American university more than 100 years ago， using a mixture of soccer and rugby(英式橄榄球) rules. The Super Bowl itself was first contested in 1967， but 2004 was the first time the game reached Chinese TV screens. American football i

25、s very popular because it exhibits a number of athletic skills， such as running，jumping， catching， throwing and kicking. There is also hitting and tackling， which appears violent(激烈的)sometimes！ The best-known league in the United States is the National Football League (NFL)， which is made up of 30 t

26、eams， and the Super Bowl is its championship game. One of the most famous players is New England star Tom Brady， who was named the Most Valuable Player as his team won the Super Bowl last week. Brady plays in the quarterback position， and is the player responsible for throwing the ball to his teamma

27、tes. Now the Super Bowl has arrived in China， maybe the game will become just as popular as basketball or soccer！56.In the first paragraph， the underlined word “chase” means “_”. A. to be followed by B. to run after C. to catch D. to throw57.From this passage we can see that _. A. CCTV has never bro

28、adcast Super Bowl before B. The Super Bowl contest began more than a century ago C. the Chinese people didnt watch Super Bowl contest until 2004 D. football game first began in 196758.American football is popular because _. A. it is easy to play B. it shows many athletic skills C. it is very violent

29、 all the time D. it is not expensive59.Which of the following is NOT true? A. NFL consists of thirty teams. B. Tom Brady serves in New England. C. Super Bowl is the greatest football prize in the world. D. Super Bowl will begin in Beijing next week.B Until the construction of the Sears tower in Chic

30、ago and the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan， the Empire State Building was for 40 years the tallest building in the world， standing 102 stories and 1，454 feet tall， including a 222 feet television antenna(天线). The unusual structure of the Empire State Building， built in just 410 days during th

31、e depths of the Depression(萧条时期)， was planned during the boom(繁荣)years of the 1920s and completed in May 1931. It was the product of a competition between Walter Chrysler of Chrysler Corp. and John Jakob Raskob， founder of General Motors， to see who could build the tallest building. The structure it

32、self weighs 365，000 tons， less than the weight of the earth that was dug out to build it. Time has shown it to be durable(耐久的) but when it was first opened to the world， the public was worried about the stability of what was then the tallest building ever seen. A number of curious events have contri

33、buted to this famous building， including that an Army Air Corps B-25 bomber plane crashed into the 79th floor on a foggy day in July 1945 at the end of World War II， killing 14 people. The television antenna was added in 1951. The top 32 floors of the building are given light during the evenings. Th

34、ere is an observatory(瞭望台) on 86th floor which gives a 50-mile view of the city and surrounding countryside， touching on parts of four states when the weather is fine. There is also a glass-enclosed observatory on the 102nd floor. It cost 40，000，000 dollars to build the Empire State Building. 60.The

35、 construction of the Empire State Building started in _. A. 1929 B. 1931 C. 1920 D. 193061.The writers purpose in writing this text is to _. A. share some information about the Empire State Building B. tell readers to visit the Empire State Building C. describe the events happening to the Empire Sta

36、te Building D. introduce the tallest buildings in the world62.According to the text， the Empire State Building _. A. is the tallest building in the world B. is not so tall as the Sears tower and the World Trade Center C. lasted more than two years D. is newer than the Sears tower and the World Trade

37、 Center63.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The building was as weighty as the earth that was dug out for the construction. B. Facts have proved that the Empire State Building remains the tallest building in the USA. C. From the observatory on 86th floor of the building you

38、 can get a beautiful 50-mile view in a clear day. D. The Empire State Building was built to make people have a better view of the city.64.What does the underlined word “stability” mean? A. structure B. construction C. weight D. firmnessCThere are more than 250，000 rivers in the United States. They c

39、over about 3.5 million miles. The table below shows the ten longest rivers in the United States. Ten Longest US RiversRiverLengthFlows intoMissouri2540 milesMississippi RiverMississippi2340 milesGulf of MexicoYu Kon1980 milesBering SeaRio Grande1900 milesGulf of MexicoSt. Lawrence1900 milesGulf of S

40、t. LawrenceArkansas1460 milesMississippi RiverColorado1450 milesGulf of CalifomiaRed1290 milesMississippi RiverBrazos1280 milesGulf of MexicoColumbia1240 milesPacific Ocean65.Which is the longest US river? A. Missouri. B. Mississippi. C. Columbia. D. Yukon.66.Which river does NOT flow into the Gulf

41、of Mexico? A. Mississippi. B. Rio Grande. C. Colorado. D. Brazos.67.How much longer is the Yukon River than the Rio Grande River? A. 8 miles. B. 80 miles. C. 800 miles. D. 440 miles.D When we say that Cambridge is a university town， we do not mean just that it is a town with a university in it. Lond

42、on and Liverpool have universities， but we do not call them university towns. A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town. It is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has it

43、s shops， market-places and so on， but most of it is university-colleges， libraries， clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops， cafes， banks， and churches， making these as well part of the university. The town was there first. Two Roman roads crossed there， and

44、 there are signs of building before Romantimes(earlier than 43 AD). Trouble in Oxford in 1209 caused some students and their teachers to move. Cambridge became a center of learning， and the authority of the head of the university was recognized by the king in 1226. At that time many of the students

45、were very young (about fifteen)， and many of the teachers were not more than twenty-one. At first they found lodgings(寓所) where they could， but many students were too poor to afford lodgings. Colleges were opened so that students could live cheaply. This was the beginning of the college system which

46、 has continued at Cambridge up to the present day. The colleges were built with money from kings， queens， religious houses， or other sources. Today there are nearly thirty colleges. The newest are University College， founded in 1956， and Clare Hall， founded in 1966， both for graduates. Very few stud

47、ents can now live in college for the whole of their course； the number is too great. Many of them live in lodgings at first and move into college for their final year. With about 8，250 undergraduates and over 2，000 postgraduates， the city is a busy place. Dont try to drive through Cambridge during t

48、he five minutes between lectures. If you are in Cambridge any morning at five minutes to the hour (the time lectures start)， you know you are in a university town. Stop in some safe place and wait.68.Whats the most important in the definition of a university town is that _. A. there is no clear sepa

49、ration between the university buildings and the rest of the city B. there are plenty of universities in the city C. the university takes up most of the city area D. most people in the city have university education69.The history of Cambridge the town dates back to _. A. Roman times B. 43 AD C. befor

50、e Roman times D. the year 120970.The college system formed when_. A. colleges were built for poor students B. colleges were built for students under the age of 15 C. colleges were built for poor teachers D. the money to build the colleges came from kings and queens71.Many of the students of Cambridg

51、e in their first year there should live_. A. in colleges B. at home C. in Clare Hall D. in lodgings72.The best title for this text would be _. A. Cambridges College System B. Cambridge the University Town C. Colleges of Cambridge D. Cambridge the Center of LearningE There is no doubt about it. The b

52、est way to learn new words is to do it unconsciously (无意识地). I dont mean while you are unconscious. I mean while you are unconscious of the fact that it is sinking in(被完全理解). That is how I learnt the 30，000 words in my mother tongue by living in an English-speaking world. I just picked them up. But some of them may be misunderstood. Now， to misunderstand does not mean not to understand. To misunderstand is to understandbut incorrectly. The 5% mislearnt of all the words we “know” will be the least often used words， as the more often used words are less likely