1、单元测评( 三) Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note(时间：90 分钟 满分：110 分)第一部分 阅读理解(共两节；满分 30 分)第一节 (共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 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。AThe Million Pound Bank Note(1953)Directed by Ronald NeameWritten by Mark Twain(story), Jill CraigieGenre (类型 ): Comedy(more)Plot Outline: Two rich B
2、ritish men offer a penniless American a loan, without telling him that the amount is one million pound, and this in the form of a single banknote.(more)User Comments: Great fun . you can bank on it! (more)Cast Overview: Gregory Peck . Henry Adams; Ronald Squire . Oliver Montpelier; Joyce Grenfell .
3、Duchess of Cromarty; A. E. Matthews . Duke of Frognell; Maurice Denham . Mr. Reid(more)Also Known As：Man with a Million(USA)Runtime: 90 minutesCountry：UKLanguage：EnglishColor: Colour (Technicolor)Sound Mix: Mono(Western Electric Sound System)Certification: Australia：G/Finland ：S/Sweden：Btl /UK：U/USA
4、: ApprovedTrivia (花絮): The one million pound note at the time the story is set in, 1903, would be worth about $100,000,000 nowadays or 65,000,000. (more)1Mark Twain set the story The Million Pound Bank Note in the year _.A. 1953 B. 1903 C. 2002 D. 1890答案与解析：B 细节理解题。由文章最后 Trivia(花絮) 内容可知。2The film Th
5、e Million Pound Note was made in _.A. the UK B. the USA C. Australia D. Finland答案与解析：A 细节理解题。由“Country: UK”可知。3Compared with the sterling (英国货币) in the year the story is set in, the value of sterling nowadays has _.A. fallen B. risenC. stayed the same D. become unmeasurable答案与解析：A 推理判断题。题干的意思是：与故事背景
6、年份中的英国货币相比，现在的英国货币值是_。而由文章最后一段知，原来的 1 百万英镑现今相当于 6,500 万英镑，也就是说现在的英国货币贬值了。4The passage most probably appears in _.A. a film poster B. a newspaper C. a magazine D. a web page答案与解析：D 由文中众多段末的(more)可知本文很有可能是一个网页，点击 more 会了解更多相关内容。BTake your family to the theatreShow Price Type ScheduleA Christmas Carol
7、Players Theatre$40.00；$35.00；$25.00Musical (音乐剧) Sat. 9 am/Sun. 9 amImprove 4 Kids Times Square Arts Center$20.00 General Admission (入场费); $40.00General Admission Musical Sat. 3 pmincluding lunchLumpy Bumpy Pumpkin 45 Bleecker$20.00；$15.00 in advance Children/FamilyMon. 10：30 am/Tue. 10：30 am/Wed. 1
8、0：30 am/Thu. 10：30 am/Fri. 10：30 amSeven in One Blow, or the Brave Little Kid Axis Theatre$12.00 for adults; $6.00 for kids Children/FamilyFri. 7 pm/Sat. 2 pm/Sun. 2 pm5If you want to enjoy a show on a Monday, you may choose _.A. A Christmas CarolB. Improve 4 KidsC. Lumpy Bumpy PumpkinD. Seven in On
9、e Blow, or the Brave Little Kid答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据 Schedule 中的时间可知答案为 C项。6Which of the following theatres provides meals?A. Axis Theatre.B. 45 Bleecker.C. Times Square Arts Center.D. Players Theatre.答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据 Improve 4 Kids 中 Price 一栏中提到的. including lunch 可知，答案为 C 项。7If a couple with a child go
10、to watch Seven in One Blow, or the Brave Little Kid, they should pay _ dollars.A. 18 B. 30C. 36 D. 48答案与解析：B 细节理解题。根据$12.00 for adults; $6.00 for kids可知花费为 30 美元。CJane Austen(17751817), one of Englands most famous novelists, was never publicly recognized as a writer during her lifetime. Jane Austen
11、was born in Steventon, Hampshire and the second daughter and seventh child in a family of eight. She was mainly educated at home, benefiting from her fathers library. Her closest friend was her only sister, Cassandra. Though Austen lived a quiet life, she had unusual access to the greater world, mai
12、nly through her brothers, Francis and Charles, officers in the Royal Navy，who served on ships around the world and saw action in the Napoleonic Wars.As a child Austen began writing comic stories, now referred to as the juvenilia(少年时代作品 ). Her first mature work, written when she was about 19, was a n
13、ovella(中篇小说), Lady Susan, written in epistolary(书信体的) form. This early fiction was preserved by her family but wasnt published until long after her death.In her early twenties Austen wrote the novels Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, one of her bestknown novels, which was finished in 17
14、97. When Austen was 25 years old, her father retired, and she and Cassandra moved with their parents to Bath. During the five years she lived in Bath, Austen began one novel, The Watsons, which she never completed. In 1811, Austen published Sense and Sensibility, which identified the author as “a La
15、dy”. Pride and Prejudice followed in 1813, Mansfield Park in 1814, and Emma in 1815. For some reason, all of them were published not using her name. Austen began writing the novel that would be called Persuasion in 1815 and finished it the following year, by which time, however，her health was beginn
16、ing to fail. Austen died on July 18,1817 because of her illness and a few days later she was buried in Winchester Cathedral.8All the following were completed by Jane Austen EXCEPT _.ALady Susan. BPersuasion.CThe Watsons. DEmma.答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句可知，小说 The Watsons 一直没有完成。9We can learn from the las
17、t paragraph that _.Athe Austens moved to Bath for the benefit of Janes healthB Jane Austen felt upset because her novels werent recognizedCSense and Sensibility was published using the name of Jane AustenDPride and Prejudice was published sixteen years after it was completed答案与解析：D 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句和第五
18、句可知，Pride and Prejudice 是在 1797 年完成的，在 16 年后的 1813 年发表，故 D项正确。第三段第二句表明，他们搬到 Bath 的原因是她父亲退休了，故A 项错误；选项 B 文中没有提到；根据第三段第四句到第六句可知，Sense and Sensibility 发表时并没有用她的名字，故 C 项不对。10What would be the best title for the passage?AJane Austens Early LifeB Jane Austens Great WorksCWay to Success for Jane AustenDA B
19、rief Introduction to Jane Austen答案与解析：D 标题概括题。本文主要介绍了英国著名女作家简奥斯汀的生平，故答案为 D 项。文中提到的她的多部作品只是她生活经历的一部分。第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain SharpEveryone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit and
20、 that can be a very annoying thing. _11_ Read on for some techniques worth trying.1_12_People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimers disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. _13_ Something as simple as setting a goal to have
21、 a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. Theres evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.2Go for a walk.Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain tha
22、t helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. _14_3Learn something new.Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulatio
23、n (刺激 ) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. _15_ Or go dancing with your friends.A. Focus on the future.B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.C. It should b
24、e something like learning gardening.D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.E. But dont worry if your schedule isnt filled with life changing events.F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take c
25、are of your brain.答案：11.F 12.A 13.E 14.G 15.C第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 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，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For many years, the _16_ brother had been given more _17_ to do than the older brother. The older
26、brother couldnt _18_ why, so one day he asked his father the _19_ why he always trusted his younger brother to do more work.The father said, “Go to the Kellys _20_ nearby and see if they have any _21_ to sell.”The older brother soon _22_ with the answer, “Yes, they have five ducks and can _23_ to us
27、.”The father then said, “Good, now please ask them the _24_ of the ducks.”The son returned, “The ducks are 10 each.”The father asked, “_25_ can they deliver the ducks？”The son returned, “They can deliver the ducks tomorrow.”The father asked the older brother to _26_ and watch. The father then said t
28、o the younger brother, “Go to the Davidsons farm and see if they have any ducks _27_.”The younger brother soon returned with the _28_， “Yes, they have five ducks for 10 each, _29_ ten ducks for 8 each, and they can _30_ them tomorrow I ordered five ducks and asked them to deliver them _31_ I told th
29、em not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the _32_ five ducks, I could buy them at 6 each.”The father _33_ the older son, who nodded his head. He finally _34_ why his younger brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually _35_ at it than he was.16A.cleverer Byounger Ctall
30、er Dbigger17A.work Bmoney Cland Dtime18A.agree Bnotice Cguess Dunderstand19A.information Bfact Creason Dresult20A.shop Boffice Cfactory Dfarm21A.ducks Bchickens Cpigs Dcows22A.appeared Breturned Cbrought Darrived23A.send Bsell Clend Dgive24A.price Bsize Cnumber Dweight25A.When BWhere CHow DWhy26A.re
31、search Bexamine Cteach Dwait27A.for sale Bon purposeCat once Din time28A.idea Bwork Canswer Dchoice29A.nor Bor Cif Das30A.prepare Bdeliver Corder Dprovide31A.after Buntil Cunless Dwhile32A.normal Bextra Cusual Dlast33A.looked at Blaughed at Clistened to Dwrote to34A.wondered Bknew Cpromised Dnoticed
32、35A.worse Bbetter Cyounger Dkinder答案与解析：语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文，父亲通过一件小事让大儿子明白了自己不受重用的原因。16B 从 17 空后的“than the older brother”可看出，这里对应的应该是 younger brother。19 空后的“his younger brother”也是信息提示。17A 根据第一段最后一句中的“why he always trusted his younger brother to do more work”可知，此处应选 work。18D 这里指哥哥不理解(understand)为什么父亲把更多的工作
33、给弟弟。19C 大儿子问父亲这究竟是为什么，让父亲解释他这样做的原因(reason)。20D 根据下文父亲对小儿子讲的话“Go to the Davidsons farm and see if they have any ducks _17_”可以得出，此处应选 farm。21A 根据下一段中大儿子的回答“Yes， they have five ducks and can _23_ to us”可知，这里指的是鸭子。22B 父亲叫大儿子去问问是否有鸭子卖，所以大儿子应该是带着问话的结果回来(returned)了。23B 父亲叫大儿子去问问是否有鸭子卖，从上一段中的“see if they ha
34、ve any _21_ to sell”中的 sell 判断应选 B 项。24A 根据下一段中大儿子的回答“The ducks are 10 each”可知，第二次父亲叫大儿子去问鸭子的价格(price)。25A 根据下一段大儿子的回答“They can deliver the ducks tomorrow”可知，父亲问什么时候(When)可以把鸭子送过来。26D 结合上下文语境，父亲让大儿子等着(wait) ，看看弟弟是怎么处理这件事情的。27A 根据下文中的“Yes，they have five ducks for 10 each”可看出，父亲是让小儿子去看看 Davidsons farm
35、 有没有鸭子卖。故 A 项符合语境。28C 上一段说父亲让小儿子去看看 Davidsons farm 有没有鸭子卖，这一段是小儿子看后的回答，因此用 answer。22 空后的“with the answer”是信息提示。29B 买五只鸭，每只鸭十英镑，或者买十只鸭，每只鸭八英镑，此处是讲到两种不同的购买方式，是选择关系，故选 or。30B 根据前文中的“They can deliver the ducks tomorrow” 得到提示，这里指 deliver。31C 语境为：我订了五只鸭子让他们送过来，除非我在接下来的一个小时内告诉他们不要送：unless 足“除非 ”的意思。32B 语境为
36、：我们商定，如果我想多买五只的话，我就可以按每只六英镑的价格买。extra 意为“额外的” 。33A 这里表示“父亲看着大儿子，大儿子点了点头” 。34B 现在大儿子知道(knew) 原因了。35B 从自己与弟弟办同一件事的对比中，大儿子发现弟弟比自己擅长做事。be good at (doing)sth.“擅长(做) 某事” ，此处为 good 的比较级，因此用 better。第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。There are many benefits of reading bo
37、oks. 36._ (fortunate), nowadays not a lot of people take the time to read them. Now please read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!1) It Feeds Your Mind.Obviously, reading books provides you 37._ new knowledge. It can be a fact about history or 38._ theory you did not know existed. If you want to learn new words in particular, reading books
