1、综合测评三 Unit 3 A taste of English humour本试卷分第 卷 (选择题) 和第卷(非选择题)两部分。共 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第卷第一部分 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)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What can we learn from the conversation?A. This is the woman
2、s second time to see Mr. White.B. The woman wants Mr. White to check her teeth.C. The man is a good dentist.2What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Change the channel.B. Turn the music up.C. Turn the music down.3Who is using Jacks car?A. His brother. B. The man.C. The woman.4Whats probably happeni
3、ng?A. A storm is coming.B. An earthquake is coming.C. The house is on fire.5From where does the woman get her water?A. A river. B. A well.C. A lake.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话
4、或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 67 题。6Who could the man be?A. A manager. B. A policeman.C. The womans husband.7Where was the wallet found?A. In the restroom. B. Under the table.C. On the table.听第 7 段材料，回答第 810 题。8Where does the conversation take place most probably?A. In a gift shop. B. In a flower shop.C. At a
5、 bank.9How many kinds of gifts did the man mention?A. Three. B. Four.C. Five.10Which hat does the woman like?A. The blue one. B. The red one.C. The yellow one.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1113 题。11What is the man doing to keep fit?A. Exercising. B. Eating well.C. Sleeping well.12How many ways to keep fit are mentio
6、ned?A. 2. B. 3.C. 4.13What can we learn from the conversation?A. They havent seen each other for a long time.B. They will exercise together soon.C. They both consider health important in their lives.听第 9 段材料，回答第 1417 题。14Who is probably Jeff?A. The mans brother.B. The girls brother.C. The girls frie
7、nd.15What does the girl want to do that afternoon?A. Go to a movie.B. Wait for her mom.C. Go to see her uncle.16What is the girls mother doing when the speakers are talking?A. She is coming home.B. She is at a meeting.C. She is on the phone.17What will the speakers probably do in the afternoon?A. Go
8、 to a park.B. Eat at home. C. Take a walk on the beach.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1820 题。18Whats the population of Brighton?A. 30,000. B. 130,000.C. 300,000.19Where exactly is Brighton?A. 15 miles from London.B. 50 miles from London.C. 50 miles from Paris.20Why are there a lot of hotels in Brighton?A. Because th
9、ere are a lot of workers. B. Because there are a lot of students.C. Because there are a lot of travelers. 答案 15 BCABC 610 BAABB1115 ABCAA 16 20 BCCBC听力材料Text 1M：Is this your first appointment with Mr. White?W: Oh, yes. Id like to have my teeth checked.Text 2W：Look! Im sorry to bother you about this,
10、 but could you turn that music down?M: Sorry, I didnt realize you could hear it.Text 3M：Is that Jacks car? How is it hes still in Paris? You said that Jack was spending summer vacation in London.W: Thats Jacks brother. Hes using the car while Jack is away.Text 4M: Listen! Thunder! The storm is comin
11、g!W: Oh, no! . Wait! . Run! The house is shaking!Text 5M：Do you really have to go down to the lake to fetch all your water?W：Yes. But all things considered, life in the country is still a lot easier than life in the city.Text 6W：I think my wallet was stolen, sir. M: Do you have any reason to believe
12、 that your wallet was stolen?W: Yes, I left it on the table half an hour ago, but when I came back from the restroom, it was gone. M: Are you sure you left your wallet on the table?W: Of course, sir. I planned to pay the bill before I went to the restroom. M: Is this your wallet? We found it in the
13、restroom.W: Yes, it is. I must have left it there and I forgot. Sorry. Text 7W：Excuse me. I am looking for something local or special here as gifts. Could you give me some suggestions?M：Well, we have quite a few choices here: pottery, postcards with our local scenery, handmade woolen hats and over t
14、here some food.W：These hats look very beautiful! How much are they?M：Fortyfive dollars each or eighty dollars for the pair.W：OK. Ill take the red one.Text 8W：Hi, Mike. What have you been up to?M: Not much. I started exercising.W: Trying to get in shape?M: Yeah, and I need to start improving my healt
15、h.W: Me too. What are you doing besides exercising?M: Thats about all.W: I think if you eat better, it will also help a lot.M: Sleep is important too. I heard people who sleep an average of eight hours a day have less health problems.W: Looks like there are a lot of things to do to stay healthy.M: T
16、rue. But I think it is worth it. When you get older, you want to be healthy and active.W: Absolutely.Text 9W：Dad, Im bored. Can I go to a movie today? M: A movie today? Well, I dont know.W: Jeff always takes me to a movie.M: Well, I know your uncle Jeff always takes you, but what movie would you lik
17、e to see today, Aubrey?W: Avatar.M: Avatar. Let me look at the newspaper. OK. Ah, here it is. Avatar. That starts in the afternoon at 2：45.Well, should we take mom with us?W: Yeah.M: OK, we have to wait for mom because shes at a meeting right now.W: OK.M: Alright. And what should we do after we go t
18、o the movie?W: Umm . go on a little walk.M: Go on a walk. Where would you like to go on a walk to? Would you like to go down to the beach or through the park? W: To the beach. And then maybe we can go out to eat tonight. Does that sound OK?M: Yeah.W: Alright. Text 10You ask me about my hometown, so
19、now Id like to tell you something about it. I live in Brighton, which is not a very big town. It has a population of around 300,000. It is on the coast about 50 miles from London. Of course it isnt as interesting as London or Paris. But the air is a lot cleaner and better. There is little population
20、 there. There are a few factories in Brighton, but not many. It isnt very easy to find a job there. My father used to work in a steel plant which shut down a year ago and my father lost his job. But there are a lot of hotels and language schools in the town. In summer the town is full of travelers.
21、My father decides to open a small shop to sell gifts. But he is short of money. He hopes that he can borrow some money from the bank.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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。AA traveler lost his way and got off the highway to see where he was. As he dro
22、ve by, he saw rows and rows of pigpens (猪舍) and pigs running in fields. Suddenly, his eyes caught something really strange. It looked like a pig with a wooden leg!He drove up into the farm, where he met the farmer. “Excuse me， ” the traveler said. “I was just driving by and looking at all your pigs,
23、 and I just had to stop and ask about it. Tell me, is there really a pig out there with a wooden leg？” The farmer smiled. “Oh, that would be old Caesar you saw. Hes the finest pig Ive ever had and smart! Well, let me tell you a little about that pig.”“One night a couple of years ago I got to drinkin
24、g and I guess I had more than I should have. I fell down and knocked over a lamp. That started a fire in the house and old Caesar smelled the smoke. He came in the back door, got the wife and kid out, roused (唤醒) me up and got me out. There is no question about it that night old Caesar saved all our
25、 lives. You know that Im not going to forget it too easily.”“Why， ” the traveler said, “this is amazing! I have never heard of a pig like this before! This is fantastic! But tell me，how did he get that wooden leg？”The farmer laughed and said, “Well，when you have a pig so smart, you dont want to eat
26、him all at one time！”21The farmer thought the pig _.A. very fat B. very cleverC. very kind D. very strange答案与解析 B 农夫认为小猪很“smart”，即很聪明。22The passage indicates that _.A. the pig lost a leg in the fireB. the farmer deeply thanked the pigC. the pig had a very good keeperD. the real leg had been eaten by
27、 the farmer答案与解析 D 参见最后一句话。23The author wants to _.A. report a piece of newsB. tell us a moving storyC. tell us a humorous storyD. have a joke with us答案与解析 C 从全文可知，作者讲述了一个幽默故事。BMr. and Mrs. Gordon were sitting on the sand, reading their magazines. Mr. Gordon was too stingy (吝啬 ) to rent (租) a chair.
28、 Their twelveyearold daughter, Sandra, was playing at the waters edge. Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea. Fortunately, a lifeguard (救生员) was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away. He ran along the beach and dived into the sea. He swam quickly to where the girl
29、was, with her head only just above the water, was shouting for help. She was very frightened. When the lifeguard reached her, she struggled with him, as drowning people often do. However, he was a skillful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach. By the time he rea
30、ched it, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened. They had run down to the waters edge. Neither of them could swim. They just stood in the shallow water, and worried about their daughter. Had the lifeguard reached her in time? Fortunately, he had. “That was quick work, young man， ” Mr. Go
31、rdon said. He turned to his wife, “Give the lifeguard a dollar.” “A dollar！” Sandra cried. “Dad, how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.” “Quite right, girl”， Mr. Gordon said, pleased by his daughters awareness (知道) of the value of money. He turned to his wife again and sai
32、d, “Shes right. She was only half dead. Give him fifty cents.”24What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach?A. Her father would have saved her.B. Her mother would have saved her.C. She would have swum back to the beach.D. She would have been drowned.答案与解析 D
33、 注意 if 引导的条件句，根据短文，Sandra 的父母都不会游泳，如果救生员没有及时赶到，她很可能被淹死。25What did Mr. and Mrs. Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave?A. They shouted to the lifeguard.B. They dived into the water.C. Perhaps they were reading magazines.D. They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra.答案与解析 C 由“By
34、 the time he reached it，Mr. and Mrs. Gordon had realized what had happened.”一句再结合文章开始说明他们在沙滩上读杂志，故可判断 C 项正确。26Why was Sandra angry with her father?A. He did not give the lifeguard any money.B. He did not swim out to save her.C. He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness.D. He gave the lifegua
35、rd too much money.答案与解析 C “Dad, how can you give him a dollar! He saved my life. I was half dead.”仔细揣摩说话人语气即可判断。27Why was Mr. Gordon pleased with her daughter?A. She was safe again.B. She was polite to the lifeguard.C. He thought she did not want him to give the lifeguard too much money.D. She gave
36、the lifeguard fifty cents.答案与解析 C 文章一开始就提到 Mr. Gordon 是个吝啬鬼，C 项较贴切。CA thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment.The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923. He and his family were living in the same thirdfloor suite (套
