高三英语 45分钟过关检测 Unit 3 The land down under 大纲人教版

1、大纲版高三英语45分钟过关检测 Unit 3 The land down underA卷(共2大题，计20分).交际用语填空（本题共5小题，计5分）1.Id like to go to the cinema with you,Dad.Sorry,my darling,but the film is _ for adults only.A.intended B.permitted C.promised D.admitted答案:A2.Where can I stay for the night?I want to _ in Beijing Hotel.A.fix you up B.fix up

2、you C.put you up D.give you up答案:A3.Ouch!Youve stepped on my foot.Oh,sorry._.A.I havent noticed B.Im not noticingC.I Dont notice D.I wasnt noticing答案:D4.How did you find the lecture this morning?_.I doubt if Ill come for his lecture next time.A.Very encouraging B.Very disappointingC.Wonderful D.Too

3、disappointed答案:B5.Did they all pass the driving test?No,_ only half of them who passed it.A.there was B.there is C.that was D.it was答案:D.单项填空（本题共15小题，计15分）6.The capital of Australia is Canberra,a city _ between Sydney and Melbourne.A.located B.is located C.locating D.is locating答案:A7.The notice hang

4、ing on the front wall is meant to _ the unwanted visitors,especially at working hours.A.keep up B.keep off C.keep from D.keep out答案:D8.Australia is a _ developed country,which has strong ties with its neighbouring countries.A.strongly B.highly C.deeply D.largely答案:B9.Some Aborigines live in a simila

5、r way _ their ancestors,while others live in the same way _ their fellow Australians.A.to;as B.as;to C.to;to D.as;as答案:A10.The British Governor arrived in Australia on January 26,today _ as Australia Day.A.is known B.to be known C.known D.being known答案:C11._ would be many years until Australia recog

6、nise the importance of a diverse society.A.That B.There C.It D.They答案:C12.In Australia there are over 140 species of snakes,_.A.many of them are extremely dangerousB.many of which extremely dangerousC.of them many are extremely dangerousD.of which many are extremely dangerous答案:D13.Scientists believ

7、e that environment is a great influence _ character.A.to B.at C.for D.on答案:D14.At weekends many Westerners take a journey to the countryside or to the sea to _ from their daily life in the city.A.keep away B.take away C.put away D.get away答案:D15.People are trying hard to protect and record _ is left

8、 of the Aboriginal languages.A.which B.what C.that D.all答案:B16.Having been separated from other continents for millions of years,_.A.Australia has some plants and animals not found anywhere elseB.some plants and animals in Australia cannot be found anywhere elseC.nowhere else but in Australia can yo

9、u find some plants and animalsD.people find some plants and animals only existing in Australia答案:A17.SARS,a terrible disease,_ in China and Southeast Asia in ,causing many deaths.A.broke out B.turned out C.worked out D.made out答案:A18.Australia is a very large country,whose climate varies greatly _ o

10、n the area.A.depended B.to be depended C.to depend D.depending答案:D19.The Great Barrier Reef _ the northeast coast of Australia,which has 700 islands,attracts many visitors from all over the world every year.A.along B.off C.apart D.from答案:B20.Many people choose to live in areas _.A.where is neither t

11、oo hot nor too cold B.in which is neither too hot nor too coldC.that it is neither too hot nor too cold D.where it is neither too hot nor too cold答案:DB 卷（共4大题，计40分）.完形填空（本题共15小题，计15分） Geography is the study of the relationship between people and the land.Geographers compare and contrast(对比) 21 place

12、s on the earth.But they also 22 beyond the separate places and consider the earth as a 23 .The word geography 24 from two Greek words,ge,the Greek word for “earth” and graphein, 25 means“to write”.The English word geography means“to describe the earth”. 26 geography books focus(聚集) on a small area 2

13、7 a town or city.Others deal with a state,an area,a nation,or an entire continent.Many geography books deal with the whole earth.Another 28 to divide the study of 29 is to tell the difference between physical geography and cultural(文化的) geography.The former focuses on the natural world 30 the latter

14、 starts with human beings and 31 how human beings and their environment(环境) act 32 each other.But when geography is considered a single subject, 33 branch can pay no attention to the other. A geographer might be described as one who observes,records,and explains the differences between places.If pla

15、ces 34 alike,there would be little need for geographers. We know,however,that no two places are exactly the same.Geography,then,is a point of view,a special way of 35 at places.21.A.similar B.various C.distant D.famous答案:B22.A.pass B.reach C.go D.set答案:C23.A.whole B.unit C.part D.total答案:A24.A.falls

16、 B.removes C.results D.comes答案:D25.A.what B.that C.which D.it答案:C26.A.Some B.Many C.Most D.Few答案:A27.A.outside B.except C.as D.like答案:D28.A.way B.means C.habit D.technique答案:A29.A.world B.earth C.geography D.globe答案:C30.A.as B.when C.for D.while答案:B31.A.learns B.studies C.realizes D.understands答案:D3

17、2.A.upon B.for C.as D.to答案:A33.A.neither B.either C.one D.each答案:D34.A.have been B.are C.had been D.were答案:D35.A.working B.looking C.arriving D.getting答案:B.阅读理解（本题共10小题，计10分）A Not long ago,a Beijing-based IT company fired about 400 people overnight.No one had expected the job cut,which broke with tr

18、aditional ways of letting go of workers in China.Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 workers were fired,they all received from their boss a giftthe book Who Moved My Cheese? The booka bestseller in the USis being used by men and women to deal with changes in th

19、eir lives and work.Some large organizations,including Coca-Cola,Kodak and General Motors,ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.Cheese is something related to everyones livelihoodour jobs,the industries we work in,relationships and love as well. With C

20、hinas official entry into WTO,the whole nation will face up to more changes and challenges.So what we should do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved? “Whatever challenges and changes we meet,we should face up to them bravely,”Jiang Hengwei,a civil servant said after reading the b

21、ook. Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees.“We should change our way of thinking.The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”36.The whole p

22、assage is about _.A.a bestseller in the USB.how a book influences the Chinese workersC.what people think about Chinas entry into WTOD.the change in the peoples attitude towards changes and challenges答案:D37.The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of Who Moved My Cheese? in or

23、der to _.A.be more competitive with foreign firmsB.find an excuse for their job cutsC.let the workers make a living on their ownD.encourage the fired workers to have答案:C38.The word “cheese” in the passage can refer to _.A.something we depend on for a livingB.a most important kind of foodC.change or

24、challengeD.way of life答案:A39.Coca-Cola,Kodak and General Motors are _.A.three big companies which produce drinksB.three big companies in AsiaC.three big companies in EuropeD.three big companies in America答案:D40.From what Mr Jiang and Professor Zhang said,we know that _.A.they have different opinions

25、 on changes and challengesB.people are not afraid of competition from the foreign companiesC.the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challengesD.they are both greatly encouraged by the book答案:CB Greenland is the largest island in the world.It covers over 2 000 000(two million)square kil

26、ometers.Most of it lies inside the Arctic Circle,and a huge sheet of ice covers 85% of it.Imagine that a map of Greenland is on the top of a map of Europe.Greenland stretches from London to the middle of the Sahara Desert. The ice sheet is more than 1.6 kilometers thick,and it never melts.There is p

27、robably only rock under the ice,but no one knows for sure. Along the sea coast,mountains rise from the sea.There are a few low trees in the southwest,but no forests.Snow covers everything in winter,but in summer very low plants cover the ground between the sea and the ice sheet. Norwegian Vikings we

28、re the first Europeans to see the island in A.D.875,but no one visited it until 982.Three years later a few Vikings went to live there.In 1261 the people in Greenland decided to join Norway.Norway and Denmark united in 1380.This union ended in 1814,and Greenland stayed with Denmark.Greenland is fift

29、y times larger than Denmark,but it is still a part of this small conutry. About 62 000 people live in Greenland.Most of them are part Eskimo and part Danish.Almost all of them live in towns and villages on the southwestern coast because that is the warmest part of the island.A few pure Eskimos live

30、in the far north and some Danes live in the towns.Life in Greenland is difficult because the weather is very cold.In January it is -29.5(minus 29 point 5 degrees Celsius)and in July it is 4(4 degrees Celsius).It is dark twenty four hours a day during winter.In summer it is always daylight.The island

31、 has very few natural resources.The people raise a few vegetables and sheep.They used to fish and hunt,but now they usually buy food at stores. Greenland is important to the world because scientists study the weather there.They can tell when storms are developing over the North Atlantic Oceans.It is

32、 important to know when storms are developing there because it is an important shipping area. Life in Greenland is changing very fast.People lived a traditional life for centuries,but now they are moving into the odern world very quickly.They are losing their old traditions,but there is nothing to t

33、ake their place.There are a lot of problems among the people.It is difficult for any country to move from a traditional life to a modern life.It is especially hard for Greenland because the people spent centuries with very little communication with the rest of the world.These problems will probably

34、continue into the future.41.Most of Greenland lies_.A.above the Arctic Circle B.below the Arctic CircleC.in the Sahara Desert D.in Europe答案:B42.The first Europeans to live in Greenland were_.A.Danes B.Eskimos C.Norwegian Viking D.English答案:C43.Pure Eskimos are_.A.part Danish B.Danish and EskimoC.part Norwegian D.one hundred percent Eskimo答案:D44.Greenland is important to the world because_.A.scientists study the weather thereB.it had rich natural resourcesC.it has comm