1、第 1 页 共 8 页高中英语必修三第一单元测试一、单项填空 21. Can you give an example to show how useful a computer is?Sure. _ people get _ information from it every day.A. A large number of; plenty ofB. The number of; a lot ofC. Lots of; a lotD. Many a; a great deal of22. He is looking for another job because he feels that n
2、othing he does _ his boss.A. serves B. satisfiesC. promises D. supports23. _ our food running out, we had to walk to a village for help.A. Since B. Because C. With D. For 24. Our new teachers English is difficult for me to _.Why dont you ask your brother _ help?A. understand; with B. follow; forC. s
3、peak; for D. pick up; by25. Mr. Baker _ in his old clothes, while his wife _ a very beautiful skirt.A. dressed; was wearingB. was dressed; was having onC. was dressed; was wearingD. was wearing; was dressed26. He dropped the _ and broke it.A. cup of coffeeB. coffees cupC. cop for coffeeD. coffee cup
4、27. May I have _ honor of dining with you ? Sure , I feel quite honored , because you are _ honor to our city .Aan ; the Bthe ; anCthe ; the Dan ; an28. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he _ himself in the mirror.A. looked B. showedC. admired D. enjoyed29. We are all looking for
5、ward _ the Great Wall during the National Day.A. to visiting B. to visitC. for visiting D. for a visit to30. The great day he looked forward to _ at last.A. coming B. comeC. came D. having come31. It looks _ you are ill. You should go to see the doctor.A. as B. as though第 2 页 共 8 页C. which D. whethe
6、r32. Look! It looks as if it _ going to rain. We must hurry. OK.A. was B. isC. were D. will be33. _ it is to go for a picnic on such a fine day!A. What a fun B. What funC. How funny C. How a fun34. It was careless of you to have left the house without turning off the gas. My god! _.A. So were youB.
7、So was IC. So did ID. So I did35. What are you doing, John? Why stop? To be on the safe side, wed fill up the tank now for we _run out of gas on the wayA. must B. will C. might D. should二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 36-55 各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D）中，选出最佳答案。When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wond
8、erful. My 36 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37 . All day, I seem to remember, I 38 on the sands with strange 39 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 41 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.In those days t
9、he 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country, 44 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in ones pockets or good places where one could 46 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.Although I am now thirty-f
10、ive years old, my idea of a good 47 is much the same as it was. I 48 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.Sometimes I 52 what my
11、 ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 54 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices36. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister37. A. sea B.
12、 lake C. mountain D. river38. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood39. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous40. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard41. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed42. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp第 3 页 共 8 页43. A. and B. yet C. but D. or44. A. exploring B. examini
13、ng C. repairing D. measuring45. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money46. A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer47. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide48. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps49. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet50. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build51. A. But B. However C. Otherwise
14、 D. Besides52. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe53. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old54. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups55. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. sick三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 或 D）中，选出最佳选项AThanksgiving Day is special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families an
15、d friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4, 1619, the Pilgrims from Eng
16、land landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the firs
17、t winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three-day feast（盛宴）. The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies（殖民地）began to celebrate a day of than
18、ksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed（宣布）the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival
19、on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian thanks-giving Day falls on the second Monday in October.56. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated .A. in spring B. summerC. in autumn D. in winter57. The first to cel
20、ebrate thanksgiving were .A. some people from EnglandB. the American IndiansC. Sarah Josepha HaleD. Governor Bradford58. We can infer from the passage that New England must be .A. in the U. S. A.第 4 页 共 8 页B. in Great BritainC. in CanadaD. on some island off the Atlantic59. Which of the following is
21、 NOT true?A. Thanksgiving Day used to be a holiday to celebrate a good harvest.B. Abraham Lincoln was not the first to decide on thanksgiving celebrations.C. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated to express the American and Indian peoples thanks to God.D. Theres little difference between the American way a
22、nd the Canadian way to celebrate Thanksgiving Day.60. The passage mainly tells us .A. how Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the U. S. A.B. how Thanksgiving Day came into being and the different ways it is celebratedC. that Thanksgiving Day is in fact a harvest holidayD. how the way to celebrate Than
23、ksgiving Day changed with the time and placesBCustoms are social habits. They have been handed down through generations (代) among groups, social classes, etc. Customs can be described as ways of doing things. They are particularly (特别) strong in social practices on the occasions (场合) of births, marr
24、iages and deaths.In China, these days, some people in cities are learning from Western customs. For example, some brides dress in the long white dress that is usual bridal wear in many Western countries.Every people (民族) has special customs for New Year. The Han people have many interesting Spring F
25、estival customs. And now, quite a number of people living in the cities have followed the Western customs of sending New Year greeting cards for January 1st.One interesting custom in China is that mothers wrap (包) up their babies tightly (紧紧的).This is not the custom in Western countries, where babie
26、s are usually dressed in loose garments.61. It is true that customs .A. have been formed during a short timeB. have been formed little by littleC. have been quickly formed and changedD. have never been changed62. In this passage, the word “garment” is .A. a kind of food B. a bedC. a sort of clothes
27、D. a room63. How do the Chinese young people learn from Western countries at their marriages?A. The brides（新娘）have on the white clothes.B. Men wear the white coats.C. Their parents all have attended their marriages.D. Their marriages are only held in the mens homes.64. From this passage we know .A.
28、the people all over China spend New Year in the same wayB. people in the villages and cities send New Year greeting cards to each otherC. each people has his special custom for New Year第 5 页 共 8 页D. most of Chinese people take Spring Festival seriously65. The difference about clothing between Chines
29、e and Western babies is that .A. Chinese babies are usually dressed in new clothesB. Chinese mothers are used to dressing their babies in colourful clothesC. Western babies are dressed in bigger clothes while Chinese babies are usually wrappedD. Western babies have more clothes than Chinese babiesCO
30、ur daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrins bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she woul
31、d arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher（调度员）on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on y
32、et another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.66. The writer saw his daughters purse right after .A. seeing her off at the bus statio
33、nB. starting his car againC. she got off the carD. she got on the bus67. Kerrin didnt find her purse missing until .A. the bus started offB. her mother told herC. the bus stopped againD. she returned to the university68. In which order did the following persons know about the loss of the purse?A. dr
34、iverwriterBetter JeanKerrinB. KerrinwriterBetter JeandriverC. writerdriverKerrinBetter JeanD. writerBetteJeandriverKerrin69. Which of the following is not true?A. The bus was too fast for the car to catch up with in no time.B. The writer had tried to phone the dispatcher but failed.C. The writer cou
35、ldnt get in touch with the driver by the phone.D. Both the writer and the bus driver could use the car phone.70. Which of the following seems the most necessary in helping the writer?a. his car b. phonec. the bus driver d. the dispatchere. his wife f. his daughterA. a, b, d and e B. c, d, e and fC.
36、a, b, c and d D. b, c, d and e第 6 页 共 8 页DThe lower East Side is neither rich nor beautiful, but it can be a good place to shop.On Sundays, its streets are crowded with visitors and shoppers like these. They are trying to find a coat or a pair of shoes at a good price.Most people prefer to shop in t
37、he big department stores like Macys, Gimbels, or Bloomingdales because there they can find clothing, furniture, toys, and food in one store.Some people like the smaller stores of Greenwich Village or other areas when they are looking for an unusual present.Some streets have only one kind of stores.
38、Bracelets (手镯) and rings shine in the windows of Canal Street, and wedding dresses fill the stores of Grant Street. There are streets for furs(皮大衣), and, in one area, there are 600 shops for antiques (古玩 )! Fifth Avenue is the most famous place to shop, and it is usually the most expensive. There yo
39、u can find the latest styles from Paris, Italy, or New York. You can spend thousands of dollars on Fifth Avenue, or you can just window shop and admire the sights for free.71. How many kinds of shops or stores on the lower East Side are mentioned in the passage?A. Four. B. Five.C. Six. D. Seven.72.
40、If you want to buy something fashionable to wear, youd better go to .A. Grant StreetB. the big department storesC. Fifth AvenueD. the smaller stores of Greenwich Village73. Why does the writer say that the lower East Side can be a good place to shop?A. Because its streets are crowded with visitors.B
41、. Because there are latest style from Paris, Italy, or New York.C. Because there are different goods in different stores they can meet the needs of the visitors and shoppers.D. Because women want very much to go there and buy bracelets and rings.74. The underlined words window shop in the sentence m
42、eans “ ”.A. put all ones goods in the shop-windowB. look at goods displayed in shop-windowsC. not only look at goods displayed in shop-window but also want to buy somethingD. take much interest in the goods and have the idea of buying something75. The last five words “admire the sights for free” of
43、the passage means “ ”.A. get pleasure from the sight at no costB. buy and sell goods freelyC. look at the sights as much as you likeD. look at the sight with pleasure and buy something as you like四. 单词拼写请根据汉语提示或首字母写出单词的正确形式1. The proud man said he would rather s_ than beg for food.2. What he said co
44、uldnt s_ his parents, so they kept asking him.3. A boy l_ us to the old mans house, so we had no trouble in finding him.第 7 页 共 8 页4. He is a famous p_ and his poems are popular with the youth.5. It is not his custom to d_ his sadness in wine.6. She entered the lab without _ (许可).7. There is now no
45、_ (可能) that she comes to apologise to us.8. Do you know when India gained its _ (独立) from Britain.9. He is the most _(英俊) man Ive ever met.10. He got a lot of _ (奖状) for his excellent study.五、书面表达 假设一批外国友人要在中国过春节，他们想了解我国过春节的情况。请你根据下面要点写一篇英语短文。1、春节是中国的重大节日。2、节前人们要大扫除。3、全家人在一起吃年夜饭。4、孩子们会到压岁钱。5、年初一穿新衣服
46、，走亲访友，互道吉利。词数：100 左右生词：春节 the Spring Festival；压岁钱 Yasuiqian参考答案及重点解析第 8 页 共 8 页一、基础测试A. 单词拼写请根据汉语提示或首字母写出单词的正确形式1. starve 2. satisfy 3. led 4. poet 5. drown 6. permission 7. possibility 8. independence 9. handsome 10. awards二、单项填空2125 ABCBC 2630 DBCAC 3135 BBBDC重点解析：22. 本题通过语境考查词义辨析。serve 服务；提供；sati
47、sfy 使满意；promise 答应；许诺；support 支持；养活。23. 介词宾语 food 后跟有补足语 running out，四个选项中只有 with 可以用于这种结构，故选 C 项。句意为：食物快吃完了，我们只好步行去村里求助。24. 解本题时应该首先从第二个空入手。依据 ask sb. for 排除 A、D 两项。对我来说老师的英语只能是听得懂或听不懂，不能是 speak，排除 C。25. 依据 be dressed in 排除 A、D 项；have on 不可用于进行时，故选 C。26. 由 broke it 可知是把喝咖啡的杯子打碎了，应用 coffee cup；而 the cup of coffee 意为“那杯咖啡”。在英语中常用名词作定语修饰另一名词，以表示中心词的“用途、职能、性质、类别、性别、身份”或“ 制作材料、发生的时间、动作的对象”等。如：coffee shop, tea cup, tea room, room key, telephone number, school bus, time table, woman doctor 等。27. have the honour of sth / of doing sth 意为“得到某殊荣；有幸做某事 ”，例如：
