1、Unit 3 Science and nature Section Grammar & WritingA卷单句语法填空1A case of suspected food poisoning in New York has led to 6 high school students _ (send)to hospital.答案：being sent2_ (judge) by the accent，the man must come from the south.答案：Judging3The rare fish，_ (save) from the cooking pot，has been retu
2、rned to the sea.答案：saved4When I came back from shopping，I found my iPhone _(steal)答案：stolen5The movie originally _ (intend) for children under 12 is now being used to educate adults. 答案：intended6_(discuss) many times，the problems were settled at last.答案：Discussed7_ (remind) not to drive after drinki
3、ng，some drivers are still trying their luck，which is really dangerous.答案：Reminded8Last Sunday，thousands of travelers remained _(stick) inside the mountains in Tibet due to the worst snowstorm in years.答案：stuck9The big fire blocked the stairs，leaving dozens of people _ (trap) on the top of the buildi
4、ng.答案：trapped10_ (accustom) to climbing the steep mountain，he had no difficulty reaching the top.答案：Accustomed阅读理解(2016南昌二中高二上学期期中)Dont drive your kids to school.Let them ride a bike to school. In England 8.3 million children travel to school every day.It is reported that only a small number of pupi
5、ls cycle to school (under 2%)，although one in three children would actually like to.Experts say that to stay healthy，children need at least one hour of moderate exercise every day.But only six out of ten boys and four out of ten girls get that.One of the reasons is that parents have developed a habi
6、t of driving their children to school when they could just walk or ride a bike to school.Teachers often say that children who walk or ride a bike to school are more ready to listen to their classes，ask and answer questions in class than those driven by car，and the school journey is a good chance for
7、 children to learn about road safety and other life skills.Also，for many children，riding a bike is more fun than going to school by car.Most parents know the benefits.Then whats stopping them from letting their kids ride a bike? Safety is the number one worry for them.But actually riding a bike is n
8、ot as dangerous as parents think it is.When you decide to buy a bike，you should be aware that a bike that is too big or too small is dangerous.Dont try to get a bike that your child will “grow into”Get the right size in good working order.Generally，20inch wheels are on bikes for 58 year olds；24inch
9、wheels are for 911 year olds；26inch wheels are suitable for those over 11，and some older children should even take bikes with 28inch wheels，but the main thing is that the bike fits your child.【解题导语】 本文是写给家长的，说明了让孩子自己骑车去上学的种种好处以及分析了家长不愿让孩子自己骑车去上学的一些原因。1This passage is mainly written for _Aparents who
10、 send and receive their children to school Bchildren who have asked their parents to drive them to schoolCteachers whose students have asked their parents to drive them to schoolDparents who drive to workA 解析：主旨大意题。本文在第一段点出主题：Dont drive your kids to school.Let them ride a bike to school.下文介绍了开车送孩子上学
11、的种种不好，让孩子骑车去上学的种种好处。故选 A项。2Which of the following benefits of cycling to school is NOT mentioned in the passage?AIt will help children keep healthy.BIt will make children more active in class.CIt will make children feel freer.DIt will be more fun for children.C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句话 Experts say that t
12、o stay healthy，children need at least one hour of moderate exercise every day.和第四段的介绍可知 C项内容并未提及。3Parents dont allow their children to ride a bike to school mainly because _Atheir children dont want to Bthey arent worried about their childrens safetyCthey dont know what size bike to choose Dthey are
13、 afraid of their childrens safetyD 解析：细节理解题。根据文中第五段的 Safety is the number one worry for them.But actually riding a bike is not as dangerous as parents think it is.可知，父母不愿让孩子自己骑车去上学是因为担心孩子的安全问题。 4Generally，what size bike is suitable for a 10yearold child?AA bike with 20inch wheels.BA bike with 24inch
14、 wheels.CA bike with 26inch wheels.DA bike with 28inch wheels.B 解析：细节理解题。根据文中最后一段的 24inch wheels are for 911 year olds可知答案。完形填空Most stress is internal(内在的), caused by the way in which we relate to the world and events and people around ourselves. Stress is _1_ when there is a disconnection between o
15、ur _2_ and our reality. When reality falls short of an expectation, it _3_ disappointment and that causes stress. For example, let us say you drove your car to work today，your car was _4_ in the nearby parking lot, and you would leave _5_ today at 5: 00 p. m. You probably had an expectation that you
16、r car would be right where you _6_ it when you got to the parking lot this afternoon. Well, what if you were to _7_ at 5: 00 p. m. that your car had _8_？ I would imagine most of us would feel some _9_ if our car had been stolen!But, what if you returned to the parking lot this afternoon and your car
17、 was _10_ where you left it this morning? You would insert (插入) the key and drive away. Would you _11_ stress over finding your car where you left it? No. Because when expectation and reality _12_，you dont feel stress. _13_ most of us will experience those larger _14_ in life, they are typically few
18、 so that our bodies have a _15_ to cope(应对) and recover. Rather, it is all the little disappointments that will really build up our stress. The _16_？ Bring your realities up to your expectations. How? Through _17_ daily planning. Make sure that you plan to do the little things you want and expect to
19、 be done _18_ all the things you “haveto”do during the day. Build a daily action list that _19_ both the“havetos”and the“wanttos”. Prioritize(排序) this list and handle them in the order of their _20_ to you. 【解题导语】 本文是说明文。当期望与现实脱节时， 人们就会感到压力。有效的日常计划可以帮助减轻压力。1A.reduced BmanagedCcaused DplacedC 解析： 由上文
20、caused by the way.可知，此处是说什么情况下会“导致(caused)”压力。2A.dreams BexpectationsCfacts DplansB 解析： 由下文中的 When reality falls short of an expectation. causes stress可知， 当我们的“期望(expectations)”与现实脱节时就会导致压力。3A.creates BshowsCfollows DavoidsA 解析： 当现实没能达到期望时， 就会“产生(creates)”失望， 从而导致压力。4A.repaired BparkedCproduced Dwas
21、hedB 解析： 由下文中的 parking lot可知， 你把车“停(parked)”在附近的停车场。5A.home BschoolCclass DworkD 解析： 由上文中的 you drove your car to work可知， 此处指下午五点“下班(leave work)”。6A.got BpassedCleft DmissedC 解析： 早上上班把车停放在停车场， 那下午下班自然是期望你的车就在你“停放(left)”的地方。7A.discover BpredictCimagine DadmitA 解析： 由上下文可知，此处是说“如果你下午 5点发现(discover)怎么办”
22、。8A.started BdisappearedCstopped DclosedB 解析： 由下文中的 our car had been stolen可知， 如果你发现你的车“不见了(disappeared)”呢？9A.stress BfrightCpain DcalmnessA 解析： 发现车被偷， 我们中的大多数人会感到“压力(stress)” 。10A.especially BprobablyCexactly DsimplyC 解析： 由上文中的 right where you. it可知， 你的车“正好(exactly)”就在你早上停放的地方。11A.realize BfaceCrec
23、ognize DexperienceD 解析： 由下文的 feel stress可知， 此处表达的意思与其一致， 所以用“experience stress”， 表示“感到压力” 。12A.add up Bmatch upCshow up Dmix upB 解析： 由下文中的 you dont feel stress可知， 期望与现实“相吻合(match up)”。13A.Unless BSinceCWhen DWhileD 解析： 由下文中的 they are typically few可知， 前后句之间是让步关系， 故用“尽管(While)” 。14A.changes Bchallenge
24、sCdisappointments DfailuresC 解析： 尽管我们大多数人在生活中会经历那些较大的“失望(disappointments)”15A.right BwishCsystem DchanceD 解析： 但是这样的失望通常很少， 所以我们的身 体有“机会(chance)”应对和恢复。16A.result BprocessCgoal DsolutionD 解析： 由上下文语境可知， 此处指“解决办法(solution)” 。17A.effective BcasualCnew DimmediateA 解析： “有效的(effective)”日常计划可以使得现实与期望达成一致。18A
25、.as for Bin case ofCinstead of Din addition toD 解析： 由下文中的 both the“havetos”and the“wanttos”可知， “除了(in addition to)”你需要做的事情， 保证做一些你想做的事情。19A.separates BintroducesCincludes DcontributesC 解析： 此处承接上一句， 作者建议列一个每日行动单， “包括(includes)”你需要做的事情和你想做的事情。20A.necessity BimportanceCtime DsizeB 解析： 由上文中的 Prioritize可
26、知， 按照“重要性(importance)”的先后顺序来处理这些事情。B卷阅读理解ACan you believe everything that you read? It seems as if every day，some new articles come out about a new discovery or this or that.For example，water is bad for you，or good for you.The answer depends on which scientific study has just come out.People seem to
27、 not be able to decide which food items are healthy，how the pyramids were constructed，and why the dinosaurs disappeared.When we look for answers we can find findings from various researchers and scientists.But how trustworthy are they really?As far back as 1726，Johann Beringer was fooled by his fell
28、ow scientists into thinking he had made an amazing discovery.The fossils (化石) of spiders，lizards，and even birds with the name of God written on them in Hebrew were unlike anything that had been found before.He wrote several papers on them and was famous for these only to have it revealed that they w
29、ere planted by jealous colleagues to ruin his reputation.When an early human being called Piltdown man was discovered in 1912，scientists at that time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution.There were hundreds of papers written about this Piltdown man over the n
30、ext fifty years until it was finally discovered to be a complex hoax (骗局)The skull of a man had been mixed with the jawbone of an orangutan (猩猩) to make the bone of the Piltdown man.The next time you read the exciting new findings of a study of the best scientist，do not automatically assume that it
31、is true.Even qualified people can get it wrong，either on purpose or not.While we certainly should not ignore scientific research，we do need to take it with a grain of salt.Just that it is accepted as the truth today does not mean it will still be trustworthy tomorrow.【解题导语】 人们由于对许多东西不了解，所以依赖科学家。然而并非
32、所有的科学研究的成果都是真实可信的。1What CANNOT we learn from Paragraph 1?AMost people do not totally believe in scientists theory as before.BScientists still dont reach an agreement on how the pyramids were built.CDifferent scientists have different opinions on the same question.DThere are some new discoveries bein
33、g made public almost every day.A 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句 It seems as if every day，some new articles come out about a new discovery or this or that.可知 D正确；根据第五、六句可知 B、C 正确，故答案选 A。2The excited scientists at first thought that the Piltdown man _Awas in fact a complex hoaxBwas a great scientific inventionCwou
34、ld contribute to the theory of evolutionDwould help people learn about orangutansC 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的scientists at that time were wild with excitement over the meaning it had for the theory of evolution.可知 C为正确答案。3The author may agree with the idea that_Ascientific research is important although there
35、may be wrong findingsBmethods of scientific research should develop with timeCtruths of science will never be out of timeDonly famous scientists are trustworthyA 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的 While we certainly should not ignore scientific research，we do need to take it with a grain of salt.可知 A项正确。BMy grandmoth
36、er Adele loved culture and was generous with its gifts.When I was a child， she took me to museums，restaurants，dances.She showered me with gifts from her travels around the world.But I can only remember her giving me one booka book that，to this day，I have not read.She presented me with her own favori
37、te childhood book: Hans Brinker.My grandmother was happy to share this book with me.She even decorated the title page with her proud writing.I tried to read it.I adored reading，and would dive into a new pile of books from the library all at once.But something about Hans Brinker just wouldnt let me i
38、n.The story was set in Holland，a long time ago.It felt dull and unfamiliareven though I was a fan of classics of other times and places.I simply read the first pages over and over.I could not progress.Standing on a bookshelf in our living room，the book was like something I avoided.It scolded me for
39、not being interested，for not trying hard enough，for disappointing my grandmother.The book started to fit in，almost forgotten，until Adele asked.Had I read it? Did I like it? Always determined，she wanted to know the answer.I would make some kind of excuse，feel bad，and open it again，hoping for a new re
40、action.The_book_weighed_on_meYears passed and finally Adele and I both accepted that I would never read Hans Brinker.Eventually I cleared the book from the shelf.The Hans Brinkers experience led me to set a rule that Ive lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift.Dont ask，despite y
41、our desire to discuss it to grow closer.The desire for such connection is what gives bookgiving with special meaningand increases the owners possibility to be a letdown.Guilt is basically the same as for all gifts，though.If the giver doesnt have the pleasure of seeing or hearing about the gift being
42、 enjoyed，and asks whether it is，then the ownerunless she can truthfully say “yes”either has to admit to not liking the present，or else lie on the spot.Neither is pleasant.So，dont ask.4When the author was a kid，his grandmother _Atook him to travel around the world a lotBloved to take him to museums a
43、nd storesCshared her childhood stories with himDgave him many giftsD 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的 My grandmother Adele loved culture and was generous with its gifts.When I was a child，she took me to museums，restaurants，dances.She showered me with gifts from her travels around the world.可知，我的奶奶对于礼物很慷慨，可知她经常会给我
44、一些礼物。故 D正确。5What does the author think about the book his grandmother gave him?ABoring. BInteresting.CPuzzling. DDisappointing.A 解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的 But something about Hans Brinker just wouldnt let me in.The story was set in Holland，a long time ago.It felt dull and unfamiliareven though I was a fan
45、of classics of other times and places.可知，我对这本书根本不感兴趣，也没有读的愿望，是因为我认为这本书很无聊。故 A正确。6The underlined sentence “The book weighed on me” in Paragraph 4 probably means _Athe book is too heavy for the author to carryBthe author feels stressful facing the bookCthe book is full of powerful viewpointsDthe autho
46、r keeps reading the bookB 解析：推理判断题。根据前面两句 Always determined，she wanted to know the answer.I would make some kind of excuse，feel bad，and open it again，hoping for a new reaction.可知，当奶奶问我有没有读过那本书的时候，我总是找各种各样的借口。可知当我面对着这本书的时候，总是感觉很有压力，因为奶奶给我了，但是我却没有读。故 B正确。7The author learns from the Hans Brinkers exper
47、ience that never_Agive others books as giftsBlie to people who give you giftsCget close to others through giftsDtalk about the books given as giftsD 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的 The Hans Brinkers experience led me to set a rule that Ive lived by ever since: Do not ask about a book given as a gift.Dont ask，despi
48、te your desire to discuss it to grow closer.可知，从这本书里我得出一个教训：永远不要谈论作为礼物送出去的书。因为你不知道对方有没有读，如果对方没有阅读会很尴尬。故 D正确。书面表达你最近观看了由 Jane Austen的小说改编的新版电影傲慢与偏见( Pride & Prejudice)，影片中 Keira Knightley饰演女主角 Elizabeth，Matthew Macfadyen饰演男主角 Darcy。请你给你的朋友 Mary 写一封信谈谈你的观后感，并向她推荐该影片。注意：1词数：100 词左右；2开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数；3电影主要故事情节：故事以 18世纪的英国为背景。伊丽莎白班纳特姐妹五个住在英国乡村，年轻英俊而又富有的宾利先生和达西先生的到来使班纳特一家的生活发生了变化。电影围绕伊丽莎白和达西二人展开。Dear Mary，Im writing to recommend_
