Unit 3 Back to the past 单元练测.doc

Unit 3 Back to the past 单元练测I.单项填空1. (2012抚顺高一检测)As a colleague he is great， but as a friend he is failure. That is why their friendship ended in ruins. A. /； /B. /； a C. a； aD. a； /2. (2012广州高一检测)The change was so that we hardly noticed it. A. actualB. actually C. gradualD. gradually3. Marias been my partner since I the business from my father. A. handed overB.got across C. came acrossD. took over4. (2010陕西高考)John opened the door. There he had never seen before. A. a girl did standB. a girl stood C. did a girl standD. stood a girl5. (2012泸州高一检测) in 1958， No. 4 Middle School was named as one of the provincial standard schools in 1996. A. Being foundedB. To be founded C. FoundedD. Founding6. (2012济宁高一检测) Ms. Barbara showed patience， kindness and gentleness to us， though many of us were very naughty and troublesome. A. extremeB. determined C. generousD. frequent7. Dont leave the water while you brush your teeth. A. runB. running C. being runD. to run8. The father as well as his three children skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. A. is goingB. go C. goesD. are going9. Every possible means to save the wounded soldier up to now A. was triedB. were tried C. have been triedD. has been tried10. (2012南京高一检测)They have decided to build a monument those who died in the great earthquake. A. in place ofB. in search of C. in charge ofD. in memory of11. (2012昆明高一检测)There is no doubt we must do something for his help. A. whether； in turnB. that； in turn C. that； in returnD. if； in return12. “Terrorists war on the United States， and war is what they got.” the president of the United States said. A. attackedB. declared C. foughtD. offered13. The flowers his friend gave him will die unless every day. A. wateredB. watering C. waterD. to water14. (2012扬州高一检测)With a large amount of housework ， he would rather at home， helping his wife with it， than go golfing. A. remaining to be done； stay B. remained to be done； stayed C. remaining to do； to stay D. remained to do； staying15. you are familiar with the authors ideas， try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can. A. Now thatB. Ever since C. So thatD. As long asII.完形填空 (2012宝鸡高一检测) Long long ago， there was a small village. This village had a 1 tradition. At the beginning of every year， any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to 2 his home before winter. If his home failed to endure the cold weather in winter， the villagers could not 3 him in any way. One 4 ， Paul and Marc reached their majority. They 5 their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village， they found the nicest 6 and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered 7 . After Marc saw several homes， he 8 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul， 9 ， continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to 10 some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village. Marc began building his home. He had several false starts， 11 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall， Marc had finished his home. It wasnt perfect， but it was strong and he could 12 it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and 13 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul， realizing he was running out of time， 14 back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had， but it was 15 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to 16 . The villagers mourned for him. Marc 17 the winter. Each year， Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village， 18 a family， and lived a happy， content life. We all build and improve our own mental homes. Its 19 and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners， but we only improve our own mental home if we actually 20 the best ideas.1. A. strangeB. hopeful C. literaryD. cultural 2. A. findB. make C. completeD. buy 3. A. helpB. encourage C. scoldD. persuade 4. A. winterB. summer C. autumnD. spring 5. A. exchangedB. received C. recognizedD. advised 6. A. girlsB. jobs C. housesD. presents7. A. roomsB. drinks C. attentionD. advice 8. A. expectedB. gathered C. createdD. understood 9. A. similarlyB. finally C. howeverD. furthermore10. A. forgetB. believe C. replaceD. doubt11. A. becauseB. although C. butD. so12. A. repairB. rebuild C. sellD. improve13. A. conversationsB. achievements C. strugglesD. arguments14. A. droveB. rushed C. flewD. moved15. A. weakB. funny C. smallD. amazing16. A. blindnessB. death C. sadnessD. illness17. A. experiencedB. loved C. survivedD. spent18. A. broughtB. earned C. contactedD. raised 19. A. slowB. easy C. dangerousD. special20. A. realizeB. bring C. collectD. applyIII.阅读理解A Mr. Harris used to work in Dover， but then he changed his work， and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there， but they soon met a lot of interesting people， and after a few weeks， they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses. Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband， “Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses， and now we must invite them to our house， mustnt we？” “Yes， certainly，” answered her husband， “A big party will be the easiest thing， wont it？ Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.” So Mrs. Harris said， “Yes， Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.” “How many friends will that be？” Mr. Harris asked. “Dont invite too many.” Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing， “Party: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.”. “That isnt very nice， is it？” he said. “Youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”. A lot of guests came， and they all had a good time， so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said， “You must stop making such a noise， because someone has complained (抱怨).” Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman， so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go. When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again， she said to him. “That was a surprise， wasnt it？ Who complained about the noise？” “I did，” Mr. Harris answered in a tired voice.1. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town？ A. They wanted to make some new friends. B. Mr. Harris changed his work. C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people. D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peoples houses.2. What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house？ A. It was easy to hold a big party at home. B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers. C. They had gone to other peoples parties many times. D. They liked making friends with others.3. When did the party end that evening？ A. At about 8:30. B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone. C. About twelve oclock. D. When someone telephoned the police station.BPassage 1As one of Chinas most popular and widely known legend， the story of Monkey King is set to return to screens with 3D effects. It may features many of the same leading actors from the earliest 1986 TV series Journey to the West. According to the producer， it can be got easily in the market. The TV drama， with a total investment of 150 million yuan， will be aired on Sichuan TV. Almost 90 million yuan has been put into 3D effects with each 45-minute episode containing eight minutes of 3D. “The 3D effects not only cost us a lot of money but also a lot of time，” director Kan Weiping said. “We had to put off its broadcasting time， which was set at first this summer.”Passage 2The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun， while providing safer driving conditions along with power. American inventors of the Solar Road said that it will power itself， and reduce the countrys carbon marks. Many panels are fixed on the Solar Road. The top of the Solar Road panels is made of glass and the inventors are working together with top glass researchers to develop super strong glass that would offer vehicles pulling power they need. The Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and， therefore， electric vehicles can be recharged at any rest stop， or at any business that uses solar road panels in their parking lots. Such parking lots will be safer at night with the light provided by LED within the road panels. The inventors say their solar roadway has many applications and advantages from main roads to driveways， parking lots， bike paths and runways.4. Whats Passage 1 mainly about？A. The origin of the story about Monkey King. B. Monkey King will return to screens with 3D effects. C. The brief introduction to the TV series Journey to the West.D. The amount of money invested on the 3D TV series Journey to the West.5. About the 3D TV series Journey to the West we can learn that . A. it contains 45 episodes in totalB. it will feature new actors completelyC. we could watch it on TV after the summerD. we can enjoy it at home just with normal glasses6. What can be inferred about the Solar Roadway from Passage 2？A. It will have a bright future. B. It cant work without electricity. C. They wont work without electricity. D. The electric vehicles cant be recharged on it.7. Passage 2 is most probably taken from .A. a science fictionB. a research paperC. a product brochureD. a technology reportC Pingyao， in the center of Shanxi Province， is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage (遗产) site. Its 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River. People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites， with a 2，700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection， including Zhengguo Temple， Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties， businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823， a store， known as Rishengchang (Sunrise Prosperity)， traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch (分支) banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia， leading to great development in Pingyao. Its lacquer ware (漆器) became well known. In Pingyao Ancient City， there are many traditional houses and commercial buildings， 3，797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxis history and culture， but this large number is valuable for studying its history， customs， ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.In 1997， Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “World Culture Heritage Site”.8. What does the underlined word “them” (in Paragraph 2) refer to？A. The three temples.B. Historic buildings and sites. C. The 2，700-year history.D. The county government seats.9. Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage？A. Its tourism.B. Its location. C. Its history.D. Its business.10. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties， Pingyao was a leading center in .A. raising cattleB. agricultureC. making gold coinsD. commercial trade11. If you want to know about the history of banking in China， which of the following places should you visit？A. Zhengguo Temple.B. Sunrise Prosperity.C. A commercial house. D. A lacquer ware store.DThe number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States has increased for the fifth year.The Institute of International Education in New York released its annual “Open Doors” report this week. It says a record high of more than seven hundred twenty thousand students from other countries studied in America during the last academic year. The number was five percent higher than the year before and almost one-third higher than ten years ago.There were big increases from China， Saudi Arabia， Vietnam， Iran and Venezuela. Almost twenty-two percent of international students were Chinese， with increases especially at the undergraduate level. Together， almost half of all international students came from China， India and South Korea.Peggy Blumenthal at the institute says Chinese students are now studying throughout the United States.Peggy Blumenthal says， “Ten， twenty years ago， students from China only knew of a handful of U.S. institutions， but now they are enrolling in our community colleges， in our small liberal arts institutions， in the research universitiesreally spread across the country.”Ms. Blumenthal suggests one reason for the increase is a lack of space in Chinese colleges for everyone who wants an education. She says students and their parents are also looking for a different educational experience.More international students study in California than in any other state， followed by New York， Texas， Massachusetts and Illinois. For the tenth year in a row， the University of Southern California in Los Angeles led the country， with more than eighty-six hundred foreign students.The most popular area of study for international students is business and management， followed by engineering.Some schools are making special efforts to welcome students from other cultures. Workers greet students in different languages at a dining hall that the University of California， Los Angeles， spent five million dollars to modernize.The report is published in partnership with the State Department.12. There were international students in the United States the year before. A. about 685，000 B. about 540，000 C. about 360，000 D. about 158，40013. International students from these countries add up to almost half of all EXCEPT . A. China B. India C. South Korea D. Saudi Arabia14. Which state has the most foreign students in the United States？ A. New York. B. Texas. C. California. D. Massachusetts.15. According to the passage， which one is NOT true？ A. Some school does a lot to welcome the foreign students. B. The University of Southern California in Los Angeles has the most foreign students in the world. C. Some Chinese students study in the United States for lack of space in Chinese colleges. D. Business and management is the most popular with international students.IV.任务型阅读 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。(2012南通高一检测) If you are a skydiving beginner youll need to read this article to learn which skydiving method to choose. There are three ways you can experience the thrill of skydiving and the only requirement is that you should be at least eighteen years old and have a weight of under 250 pounds. You also have to be free of any heart disease or severe medical conditions. Skydiving courses， in most cases， work the same way. A certified (有资格的) instructor will get you trained and hell try to scare you and make you not jump. Thats because the only thing he doesnt want is that a student panics while free falling. Youll then have to fill a lot of papers that you must go through if you want to jump. These documents make sure that if you get hurt the company will not be responsible. These are very scary but youll have to sign them if you want to jump. When choosing the method youll first skydive， you have to consider how much time you have and how much cash youve got. Of course， how brave you are is another factor and depending on these factors youll have to choose one of the three methods for your first jump. The methods are tandem (两人前后纵列)， static line and accelerated (加速) free fall. If what you want is to fly freely you have to go for accelerated free fall. Just want a nice ride， tandem might be the best choice. If you just want a quick ride you can go for static line. A good thing to take into consideration is videotaping your first jump， which costs from $50 to $100. Youll love looking back at how scared you were when jumping out of an airplane. If you choose to videotape your jump， another skydiver will jump before you do from the airp