1、Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note.单项填空1 Sorry, but I still dont quite understand that phrase. OK，let me make another sentence to_its meaning.Abring about Bbring upCbring out Dbring in解析 考查动词词义辨析。bring about 导致；引起； bring up 抚养；教育；bring out 生产；阐明；bring in 提出；引入。句意：对不起，可是我仍然不明白那个短语的意思。好的，我再造一个句子来阐明它的含
2、义。答案 C2Only under special circumstances_to take makeup tests.Aare freshmen permittedBpermitted are freshmenCfreshmen are permittedDare permitted freshmen解析 考查倒装句的用法。only 修饰状语位于句首句子用倒装结构。句意：只有在特殊的条件下一年级新生才被允许参加补考。答案 A3Do you mind me putting your photo on the Internet? _.AYes, go ahead, pleaseBNo, I d
3、o mindCId rather you didntDNo, Id love to解析 Id rather you didnt.你最好别这样做。符合语境及句意。答案 C4I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.Recent pressure at work may_his behavior.Aaccount for Bcall forCchange for Dstand for解析 account for 解释；说明；call for 需要；要求；change for 替换；更换；stand for 代表。答案 A5Do
4、you know how I can_him?On his mobile phone.Alearn Breach Cseek Dtouch解析 考查动词词义辨析。learn 学习；得知；reach 到达；抵达；此处指联系；seek 寻找；touch 触摸。答案 B6The company cant afford to buy the latest equipment at present._，they keep trying new ways to improve efficiency.AOn the contrary BIn contrastCNevertheless DFurthermor
5、e解析 考查插入语辨析。on the contrary 相反地；in contrast 对比；nevertheless不过；然而；furthermore 而且。句意：公司目前买不起最新的设备，尽管如此，他们在不停的尝试提高效率。两句话之间存在让步关系，故选nevertheless。答案 C7Well discuss the question that he_at the meeting.Acame up Bbrought upCput out Dfed up解析 bring up 在此为及物动词词组，意为“提出” ，相当于 come up with，put forward 。答案 B8We w
6、ere having a lesson_a policeman came in.Awhen Bwhile C until Dbefore解析 句意：我们正在上课，突然一个警察进来了。when 用作并列连词，表示“就在那时” ，相当于 and at that time。答案 A9On the top of this mountain，you can get a wonderful_of the nearby hills.Aview Bsight Clook Dscene解析 get a view of 为固定搭配，意为“看到 的景象” 。答案 A10Used to TV shows，where
7、everything is quick and entertaining，many people do not have the_to read a book that requires thinking.Acourage Bwisdom Cpatience Dfreedom解析 考查名词辨析。句意：习惯于一切都是快节奏和娱乐的电视节目后，许多人已经失去了耐心去阅读需要思考的书本了。courage 勇气；wisdom 智慧；freedom 表示 “自由” ，均不合题意。patience 表示“耐心” ，与题意相符。答案 C11Though_to stop playing computer ga
8、mes many times，the little boy just turned a deaf ear and fixed his eyes on the screen.Aurging Bbeing urgedCurged Dhaving urged解析 考查省略句。由于从句的主语与主句的主语一致，且从句中有 be，所以省略了从句的主语和 be。句子补全为 Though(he was)urged to stop playing computer games many times。答案 C12Did you plan to meet here?No，_.Aby accident Bby mis
9、takeCby the way Dby reason解析 考查介词短语。by accident 偶然；碰巧。可根据 plan 和 No 判断。答案 A13Are you still thinking of yesterdays game?Thats_makes me feel excited.Awhich Bwhat C how Dthat解析 考查名词性从句。在表语从句中 that 不作句子成分， what 可引导表语从句，并在从句中作主语或宾语等成分。答案 B14She is very dear to us.We have been prepared to do_it takes to s
10、ave her life.Awhichever BhoweverCwhatever Dwhoever解析 考查名词性从句。whatever 引导的句子作 do 的宾语。答案 C15Do you mind my playing the music?Of course not._I am fond of music.AIndeed BLuckilyCTherefore DOtherwise解析 考查交际用语。indeed 意为“事实上，其实” ，相当于 in fact。答案 A.完形填空It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Ch
11、ristmas.While most people were_1_their cars.Trevor，my husband，had to_2_early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival，he_3_his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After_4_10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike_5_.The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only
12、 tool.Trevor used it to get to_6_，putting in 60hour weeks to_7_his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries，_8 _us from having to walk long distances from where we live.I was so_9_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after th
13、at，several people in our area_10_to help.One wonderful stranger_11_bought a bike，then called my husband to pick it up._12_my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is a(an)_13_that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a
14、smile can be_14_from one person to another，but acts of kindness from_15_are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it_16_our faith in humanity as a whole.And it has_17_us to be more mindful of ways that we，too，can_18_with others.No matter how big or how small，an
15、 act of kindness shows that someone_19_.And the results can be_20_.1A.cooling down Bwarming upCspeeding up Dslowing down解析 由于是冬天，所以出行前要给车 warm up(加热)。cool down 冷却；speed up 加快速度；slow down 减慢速度。答案 B2A.get up Bwake upCturn up Drise up解析 Trevor ，my husband，是骑车上班，所以要早起赶时间，而 wake up 醒来；turn up 出现；rise up
16、升起，均不合题意。答案 A3A.piled Bpushed Cparked Dpaused解析 到了之后把自行车停(parked) 在后门外，而 pile 堆放；push 推动；pause停顿，都不合题意。答案 C4A.putting in Bputting onCputting off Dputting away解析 put in time/energy 投入、花费时间或精力，符合题意。put on 穿上；上映；put off 推迟； put away 收拾好。答案 A5A.broken Brobbed Chidden Dgone解析 下班后出来发现自行车不见了(gone)。break 使破
17、碎；rob 后跟人或地点作宾语；hide 躲藏。答案 D6A.study Bshop Cwork Ddeliver解析 根据上文应为 get to work 上班。deliver 投递；study 学习；shop 商店，均不合题意。答案 C7A.live Bsupport Cserve Dprotect解析 丈夫每天上班得 support his family(养活家庭)。其他不符合常识。答案 B8A.getting Bprotecting Csaving Dallowing解析 由后面的 long distances from where we live 可知骑自行车节省了时间，且 save
18、 sb from doing.固定短语；protect sb from sth 保护某人免受；get，allow 均不和 from 搭配。答案 C9A.surprised Bthrilled Cpuzzled Dsad解析 小偷 steal our bike，我当然是难过(sad)。surprised 吃惊；thrilled 兴奋的；puzzled 迷惑的。答案 D10A.offered Bsupported Cprovided Dagreed解析 offer to help(主动帮助)为固定短语；B、C 两项先排除；agree to do 同意做某事，不符合上下文。答案 A11A. stil
19、l Bfinally Ceven Dyet解析 even 甚至，表示递进关系，符合句意。 still 仍然，一直；finally 最后；yet 还。答案 C12A.Now and then BOnce in a whileCOnce again DSooner or later解析 丈夫丢了自行车后“又一次(once again)”正常的上下班，而 now and then 时而；once in a while 偶尔，间或；sooner or later 迟早。答案 C13A.honor Bpity Csympathy Drespect解析 陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是 honor(荣
20、耀)；pity 可怜，同情；sympathy 同情；respect 尊重。答案 A14A.thrown Bpassed Csent Dgot解析 pass sth from.to.把传递下去，微笑是一种善意的传递； throw 扔；send 派，发送；get 得到。答案 B15A.friends Bstrangers Crelatives Dparents解析 从上文可知 acts of kindness 从 strangers 那里得到；friends，relatives，parents 不具备代表性。答案 B16A.weakened Bspread Creduced Dstrengthen
21、ed解析 strengthen our faith in humanity 巩固了我们对人性的信任。weaken 减弱；spread 传播；reduce 减少。答案 D17A.moved Bforced Curged Dinfluenced解析 好的人性 influence(影响) 到我们和他人分享的方式。move 移动；force强迫；urge 敦促。答案 D18A.share Bconnect Cdeal Dwork解析 share with others 和他人分享。答案 A19A.likes Bcares Cworries Dwonders解析 an act of kindness 表
22、明人 “关心、帮助”他人。 like 喜欢；worry 担心；wonder 纳闷，想知道。答案 B20A.short Bpromising Cpermanent Dtemporary解析 act of kindness 固然渺小，但其影响是 permanent(永恒的)。short，promising，temporary 分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的。答案 C.阅读理解We answer some questions this week in our series on getting into an American college or university.The first ques
23、tion has something to do with our recent discussion of English language tests. Vo Ngoc Toan from Vietnam would like to know about the TOEIC，which is designed to measure skills in English as spoken in the workplace. People may be required to take it if they apply for jobs with companies or other empl
24、oyers. But TOEIC scores arent used for college admission in the United States.The Educational Testing Service administers the TOEIC. It says the test measures the language skills of people working in an international environment. American colleges and universities accept scores from the TOEFL and of
25、ten the IELTS. If you missed our report on these tests, you can find it at our website .Tahir Mahmood from Pakistan asks how to improve his English before taking these kinds of tests.Well, you can start by looking for ways to use English as much as you can. Watch American movies and TV shows and rea
26、d books in English. Look for English speakers to talk to.The Internet has many free materials for English learners. Visitors to , for example, can read, listen and watch programs on many different subjects. The US Department of Education recently launched a free website designed to help immigrants l
27、earn English.The site is called USA Learns at www.usalearns.org，like www.chinadaily in China.Next，a question from Turkey：Hasan Eker asks about getting a postdoctoral (博士后的 ) position in the US. This is work generally done by a person who recently earned a PhD. The National Postdoctoral Association
28、in Washington has information about international postdocs on its website www.nationalpostdoc.org.And, finally, we have questions from Iran, Afghanistan and Indonesia about how to pay for an education through jobs. There re rules that restrict the kinds of jobs that foreign students can have while s
29、tudying in the US.1Whats the purpose of the passage?ATo attract more people to the websites.BTo introduce the TOEIC to readers.CTo ask some questions on entering American universities.DTo help deal with some puzzles on entering American colleges.解析 主旨大意题。文章第一段就表明了文章要回答出现在“进入美国大学”系列上的一些问题，故其目的就是对进入美国
30、大学的相关疑问做出解答。答案 D2What do we know about TOEIC?AIt is a must for those who go to American universities.BThose who apply for a job with companies have to take it.CIt is to test a persons language skills in the workplace.DIts a test designed for students to graduate from universities.解析 细节理解题。第二段说明 TOEI
31、C 是为了测试工作场合的英语口语技巧，也就是测试工作场合的英语语言能力。答案 C3If you want to learn English，you can go to the following websites EXCEPT_.ABwww.nationalpostdoc.orgCwww.usalearns.orgD解析 推理判断题。倒数第二段最后一句说明，B 项中的网站主要提供有关申请博士后的信息，不属于英语 gkstk 站。答案 B4What can we conclude from the passage?AForeign students are not permitted to do
32、 whatever jobs they like in the US.BEvery graduate from colleges can get a postdoctoral position if they want to.CThe IELTS is also necessary for job application like the TOEIC.DStudenst from Iran arent allowed to have jobs in America.解析 推理判断题。文章最后一段最后一句说明，存在限制外国留学生在美国读书期间从事工作的相关条文，也就是说留学生在美国并不能随心所欲地做任何他们想做的工作。答案 A
