人教版(新课程标准)高中英语必修三Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Not

人教版（新课程标准）高中英语必修三Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote单元训练卷二（I）卷姓名:________班级:________成绩:________一、阅读理解(共3题；共16分)1.（6分）(2020·如皋模拟)阅读理解AnAustralianrockband,AC/DC,haspostponedtheUStourafterthesingerBrianJohnsonwaswarnedbydoctorsthathewasatriskof"totalhearingloss.Thisisunsurprising,perhaps,giventhedecadeswhenthisAustralianbandhasbeenpumpingoutthehardrockdecibel(分贝)Butdeafnessisaconcernnotonlyforrockmusicians,butforclassicalviolinistsandpopsingers.Inrecentyearshasbecomeclearthatanyonearoundloudmusicalothasreasontobeequallyworried.Thelargeststudyintonoiseinducedhearinglossinmusicianswaspublishedin2014.ThreemillionGermanswereexamined,including2,227professionalmusicians.Scientistsfoundthatthemusicianswereaboutfourtimesaslikelytosufferthenoiseinducedhearinglosscomparedtothegeneralpopulation.Manystudiesintoclassicalmusicianshavealsofoundevidenceofsuchproblems.Onestudyfromthe1990sfoundthatviolinistsandviolistshavemorehearinglossintheirleftearcomparedtotheirrightear.Thislossofhearingiscausedbythemusician'sowninstrument,astheviolinisplacedunderthechinwiththeleftearalmosttouchingtheinstrument.Fivestudieshavefoundthatbetween37%and58%ofclassicalmusiciansexperiencehearingloss.Forrockandpopthenumbersaresimilar,withstudiesfindingthatunderhalfofmusicianssufferingfromhearingloss.IntheUK,theControlofNoiseatWorkRegulationssetslimitsforexposuretonoise.Thelowestactionlevelis80decibelsonaverageoveraworkingday;itisaboutasloudasaheavilytraffickedstreet.Whenthisactionlevelisexceeded,employersmustprovideinformationandtrainingandshouldmakehearingprotectionavailable.Whentheupperactionlevelof85decibelsonaverageisexceeded,thenemployersmusttakeactiontoreducethenoiseandhearingprotectionbecomescompulsory.Whatcountsmostinassessingtherisktohearingistheaverageexposure.Exposuretohighnoiselevelsoftencausestemporarydeafness—somethingthatmanypeoplehaveexperiencedaftergoingtoanightclub.Whilehearingusuallyrecoversafterafewhoursordays,repeatedloudexposureleadstopermanenthearingdamage.Initially,thisdamageisslightandunlikelytobenoticedbythelistener.Problemsonlybecomesignificantinmiddleagewhenthenoise-inducedhearinglosscombineswiththenaturallossofhearingduetoageing.Often,oneofthefirstsignsiswhensomeonefindsithardtopickoutaconversationinanoisypuborrestaurant.Unfortunately,oncethat'snoticed,it'stoolate.Oneimmediatethreatistheloudinstrumentscloseby.Movingfurtherawayquietensthesound,butifthatisn'tpossible,thenotherapproachesareavailable.Oftenorchestras(管弦乐队)usescreenstoblocksoundfromtheloudestinstruments.Alternatively,thereare"musicians'earplugs".Thesedecreasesoundwithoutcompletelyblockingeverythingoutandareveryusefulinarehearsal(排练),butgetinthewayofbalancingthesoundinaconcert.Professionalorchestrasalsofocusonhowtheyschedulemusic,ensuringthatmusiciansareexposedtoamixtureofquietandloudpieces.Givenhowloudtheirinstrumentsare,drummersareparticularlyatrisk,butusingquieterpracticepadsandearplugswhentheyarenotperformingcanlessenpotentialhearinglosstosomeextent.Forrockandpopmusicians,usingin-earmonitorsratherthanloudspeakersalsohasthepotentialtoreducenoiseexposure,becausethesoundwithintheearcanbebettercontrolled.ImprovedtechnologymeansthatthenumberofmusicianssuchasJohnsonhavingtogiveupperformingcoulddecrease.Butstudentmusiciansneedtobeeducatedaboutthedangersofnoise-inducedhearingloss.Theincreasinguseofheadphoneswillalsoworkagainstthis—formusiciansandeveryoneelse.Unlesspeoplearecarefulwiththevolumeleveloftheirportablemusicplayers,hearinglosscausedbymusicwillincrease.（1）TheexampleofBrianJohnsonistoshowthat______.A.musicianstendtobefewerthanbeforeB.musicianssufferfrommanyhealthproblemsC.longexposuretotooloudmusicisn'tbeneficialD.deafnesshasbecomecommonamongmusicians（2）WhatdothestudiesinParagraph2intendtoshow?A.Violinistshaveamoredevelopedleftear.B.Musicianshaveatendencyforhearingloss.C.Germanybringsupmanyoutstandingmusicians.D.Classicalmusicianshavelittlechanceofhearingloss.（3）Whatisthemostimportantfactorinevaluatingmusic'sdamagetohearing?A.Music'splayingdecibels.B.Music'splayingenvironment.C.Listeners'sensitivitytosound.D.Listeners'averageexposuretime.（4）Whatdopeoplewhofrequentlygotonightclubstendtodo?A.Havepoorhearingforever.B.Becomeslightlydeaftemporarily.C.Lowertheirlevelofcomprehension.D.Experiencenaturalhearinglossearlier.（5）WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?A.Howthesoundinaconcertisbalanced.B.Howprofessionalorchestrascomposemusic.C.Howdifferentinstrumentsharmmusicians'hearing.D.Howmusicianscandecreasetheirriskofhearingloss.（6）Whatopiniondoestheauthorputforwardinthelastparagraph?A.Peopleshouldmakeuseofheadphonesproperly.B.Studentmusiciansaremainvictimsofloudmusic.C.Manymusiciansdon'trealizethegreatharmofmusic.D.Thenumberofpeoplewithhearinglosswillincreasestably.【考点】2.（2分）阅读理解ThestoryofSantaClausbeganhundredsofyearsearlier.Duringthefourthcentury,aRomanCatholicchurchofficialcalledNicholasofMyrabecamefamousforhismanygoodactions.NicholaswasmadeasaintafterhisdeathanditbecamecommoninnorthernEuropetoholdacelebrationonDecember6th,thedayNicholasdied.AllkindsofstoriesweretoldaboutsaintNicholasandtheDutchbroughtoneofthesestorieswiththemtoAmerica.Theybelievedthateachyearthesaintrodeawhitehorsefromhometohome.Hegavepresentstochildrenwhohadbeengood,andcoalorstrawtochildrenwhohadbeenbad.OtherAmericanswholivednearbygreatlyenjoyedtheDutchcelebrations.TheydecidedtomakesaintNicholaspartoftheirowncelebrationofChristmas.ButhegotanewnameSantaClaus.ItwastakenfromtheDutchwordsforSaintNicholas,SantaClaus.TheDutchimaginedSaintNicholastobeaserious,evenfrighteningperson,whocouldpunishaswellasgivegifts.Butin1822,anAmericannamedClementC.MoorewroteaChristmaspoemforhischildren,thepoemcalledAVisitfromSt.Nicholas,createdacompletelynewSantaClaus.Dr.Mooredescribedashort,happy,littlemanwhorodeinanopensleigh.Thesleighwaspulledfromhousetohousebyeightwhitereindeer.AteachhouseSantadeliveredgiftsbydroppingthemdownthechimneyintothefireplace.Dr.Moore'spoemwaspublishedinanewspaperinNewYork,in1823.ItsoonbecamepopularalloverAmericaanditbecamethesourcefortheSantaClausAmericanchildrenstillbelieveintoday.AnAmericanartistnamedThomasNastalsoplayedapartincreatingSantaClaus.Beginningin1860's,Mr.NastdrewpicturesofSantaClausforanAmericanpublicationcalledHarper'sWeekly.Thesepicturesshowedafat,smilingoldmanwitharednoseandwhitebeard.Hewasdressedinaredsuitwithwhitefurandablackbelt.Todaymorethanonehundredyearslater,thatsameSantaClauscanbeseeneverywhereatChristmastime.（1）Nicholasdied________.A.onDecember25thB.onDecember6thC.in1822D.in1823（2）Nicholasbecamefamousbecause________.A.helivedduringthefourthcenturyB.hewasaRomanCatholicChurchofficialC.hedidalotofdeedsD.helivedinMyra,theancientcapitalofLycia（3）TheDutchbelievedthatSaintNicholas________.A.gavepresentstoeachchildB.gavenothingtothebadchildrenC.gavecoalorstrawtothebadchildrenD.gavepresentstotheadults（4）TheSantaClausthatAmericanchildrentrusttodaycomesfrom_______.A.anewspaperB.apoemC.achimneyD.aforest【考点】3.（8分）(2017高三下·阜新模拟)阅读理解Onemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago,IenteredtheTrackKitchen,arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly,unshavenman,wholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee,Iasked,“MayIgetyousomething?”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee.Wetalkedmore,andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.Finally,Irosetoleave,wishedhimwell,andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked,“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?”“Who?”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying,offeringafreebreakfast,andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld'srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect,nomatterwhoIthinktheyare,andnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并将选定答案的字母标号填在题前括号内。（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A.Unfriendly.B.Untidy.C.Gentle.D.Kind.（2）TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD.hewouldliketothanktheoldman（3）Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.ProudB.PitifulC.SurprisedD.Regretful（4）Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.【考点】二、完形填空(共1题；共1分)4.（1分）(2019·静安模拟)ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordofphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Fromthenation'searliestdays,farminghasheldacrucialplaceintheAmericaneconomyandculture.Farmersplayanimportantroleinanysociety,ofcourse,sincetheyfeedpeople.Butfarminghasbeenparticularly1intheUnitedStateswithintensifiedattentionfromciviliansandgovernmentaswell.Earlyinthenation'slife,farmerswereseenasexemplifyingeconomic2suchashardwork,perseverance,andself-sufficiency.Moreover,manyAmericans,particularlyimmigrantswhomayhaveneverheldanylandinthecountry,foundthatowningafarmwasthe3toentertheAmericaneconomicsystem.Theywereimmediatelyplayingapartinthecountry'seconomy.TheAmericanfarmerhasgenerallybeenquitesuccessfulatproducingfood.Indeed,sometimeshissuccesshascreatedhisbiggestproblem:theagriculturalsectorhassufferedperiodicexplosionsofoverproductionthathave4prices.Whenthegovernmenthavetostepinand5theworstoftheseevents.Americanfarmersowetheirabilitytoproducelargeyieldstoanumberoffactors.Foronething,theyworkunder6naturalconditions.TheAmericanMidwesthassomeoftherichestsoilintheworld.Rainfallis7overmostareasofthecountry;riversandundergroundwaterpermitextensiveirrigationwhereitisnot.Increasinguseofhigh-quality8laboralsohavecontributedtothesuccessofAmericanagriculture.Itisnotunusualtoseetoday'sfarmers9plowsorharvesters.Onefarmercanmanagelargelandsoffarms.Fertilizersandpesticidesarecommonlyusedalthoughsomeenvironmentalists10it.Computerstrackfarmoperations,andeven11technologyisutilizedtofindthebestplacestoplantandfertilizecrops.USagricultureisamongthemostadvancedintheworld.Farmersstillfightwithforcesbeyondtheircontrol,12.Despiteitsgenerallybenignweather,NorthAmericaalsoexperiencesfrequentfloodsanddroughts.Changesintheweathergiveagricultureitsowneconomiccycles,often13thegeneraleconomy.Whennegativefactorshitfarmers,callsforgovernmentassistanceareparticularlyintense.Inthe1930s,forinstance,badweather,andtheGreatDepressioncombinedtopushfarmsovertheedgeintoa(n)14situation.Thegovernmentrespondedwith15agriculturalreforms—mostnotably,asystemofpricesupports,whosesignificancetowardthelarge-scalecampaignlastedformanyyears.（1）A.valuedB.accessedC.implementedD.illustrated（2）A.regulationsB.virtuesC.obligationsD.requirements（3）A.shortcutB.implicationC.rewardD.substitute（4）A.maintainedB.marginedC.depressedD.refunded（5）A.takeoverB.coverupforC.comeupwithD.smoothout（6）A.variedB.favorableC.extremeD.visible（7）A.moderateB.predictableC.timelyD.acid（8）A.laborB.investmentC.chemicalD.landscape（9）A.complicatedB.flexibleC.accessibleD.executive（10）A.criticizeB.recallC.evaluateD.identify（11）A.medicalB.mobileC.spaceD.process（12）A.forexampleB.inallC.howeverD.additionally（13）A.subjecttoB.unrelatedtoC.reducedtoD.appliedto（14）A.vagueB.desperateC.isolatedD.feasible（15）A.strugglingB.traditionalC.sweepingD.permanent【考点】三、语法填空(共1题；共1分)5.（1分）(2019·安阳模拟)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Icelandisalandofvolcanoes.Nowhereis________（evident）thanontheWestmanIslandsoffthesoutherncoastofIceland.Here,________（century）ofvolcaniceruptionsformedmanyeye-catchingseacliffs（悬崖）,among________onestandsout:Apartofthevolcano-formedcoastonHeimaeylooksexactlyliketheheadofalargeelephant________（stick）itstrunkinthewater.Infact,itlookssomuchlikeanelephantthatmanypeoplethinkitmusthavebeenshapedbyhumans.Thatisnot________case,however.Theelephant'srealistic________（appear）is,atleastpartially,duetothefactthatthecliff________（consist）ofaspecialrock.Therockgivesthefigure"skin"thatlookswrinkledandgray,justlikethatofarealelephant.ThemostcommontheoryisthattherockformationscamefromtheEldfellVolcano,which________（erupt）manytimessincethe1940s.Inspiteofthestrongresemblancetoanelephant,somepeople________（actual）seesomethingdifferentwhentheylookattherockformation.TheyseethefictionalcharacterCthulhu,aseabeast.Whetheryouseeanelephant________afictionalbeast,asoneofmanyattractionsonHeimaey,therockdoesdrawcurioussightseers.【考点】四、书面表达(共1题；共5分)6.（5分）(202