人教版高中英语选择性必修第三册-第三单元测评

1、新教材人教版高中英语选择性必修第三册第三单元测评（时间:120分钟满分:150分）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。 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。W:What time does the bus leave?M:At ten past ten.Oh,It s about five past.W:Five past ten?M:No,no,relax.Five past nine.l.What time is

2、 it now?A.10:10. B.10:05.C.9:05.鬲cM:Have you seen my biology textbook?! left it next to the TV last night.W:No.Go and look under our bed.M:Oh,who put it on the cupboard?W:Idon t know.Where is the man s biology textbook?A.Next to the TV.B.Under his bed.C.On the cupboard.M:You can look at pictures and

3、 read the interesting descriptions of places,but nothing can really replace going to a place yourself.W: Yes,but sometimes things like travel films do satisfy you if it s a place you re never likely to go. M:That s right.What does the man think is the best way to get to know a place?A.Seeing travel

4、films about it.B.Going there in person.C.Reading descriptions of it.拜BM:Why are you going out so early?W:The doctor wants to do some tests and I mustn t eat for twelve hours before that.She said the best way is to go without breakfast and go there early.Then I can eat and not miss too much time at w

5、ork.M:Well,I see.Why does the woman make an early appointment?A.The tests must be done in the morning.Walk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy,warm,damp and thick.But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago,during the last ice age,would it have been the same?For mor

6、e than 30 years,scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold,dry climate of the ice ages,but till now,no one has reached a satisfying answer.Rainforests like the Amazon are important for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to solve global warming.Curre

7、ntly the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year:equal to the total amount of CO2 given off in the UK each year.But how will the Amazon react to the future climate change?If it gets drier,will it survive and continue to draw down CO2?Scientists hope that they will be abl

8、e to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past.Unfortunately,collecting information is incredibly difficult.To study the past climate,scientists need to look at fossilised pollen（花粉）kept in lake mud.Going back

9、 to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments （沉淀物）,which requires specialised equipment and heavy machinery .There are very few roads and paths,or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes.Rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest,but this still leaves vast areas between

10、the rivers completely unsampled（未取样）.So far,only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon forest reacts to climate change.How do scientists study the past climate change?A.By predicting the climate chang

11、e in the future.B.By drilling down deep into land sediments.C.By taking samples from rivers in the Amazon.D.By analysing fossilised pollen in lake mud.解析细节理解题。根据文中第三段中的“To study the past climate,scientists need to look at fossilised pollen kept in lake mud.”可知，为了研究过去的气候，科学家们需要看保存在湖泥中的花粉化石。故选 D项。.Wha

12、t is needed for drilling down into lake sediments?A.The latest helicopter.B.The special equipment.C.The light machinery.D.The narrow path.量B解近细节理解题。根据第三段中的Going back to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments,which requires specialised equipment and heavy machinery.“可知，回至4上一个冰河时代意味

13、着下钻到湖泊沉淀物，这需要专门的设备和重型机械。C项错在light。故选B项。. What is the purpose of writing the passage?A.To attract more people? s attention to CO2.B.To call on people to protect rainforests.C.To inform people of how scientists work on rainforests.D.To warn people to stay away from the danger of rainforests.前c画推理判断题。这

14、是一篇科普文，通常其写作目的是提供信息。A项是吸引更多人对二氧化碳的 注意,和文章无关;B项是号召人们保护雨林，此文不是强调保护雨林;D项是警告人们远离雨林的危 险,文章没有讲到雨林的危险。故选C项。.The best title for the text may be. A.Mystery of the RainforestB.Climates of the AmazonC.The History of the RainforestD.Changes of the RainforestIgA解析标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“But if you had been there around 15

15、,000 years ago,during the last ice age,would it have been the same?For more than 30 years,scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold,dry climate of the ice ages,but till now,no one has reached a satisfying answer.可知，人们对于雨林怎样应对变化的天气一直没有满意的答案,第二、三段讲述的 是科学家采用不同的方法

16、去检测,而且没有结果，所以标题为雨林的神秘是最恰当的。B、C、D项都 仅仅是文章提到的部分信息。故选A项。第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选 项。Every morning is a struggle. 36 But did you know that drinking water can make you more energetic and productive?It helps to balance your nervous system.Drinking water on empty sto

17、mach especially if it s hot can improve the health of your nervous system. 37 At this moment,if you just have a glass of warm water,it can properly offer water to your nervous system,which will help it function properly.It prevents mild headaches. 38So just by increasing your water intake,you are ba

18、sicallypreventing your chances from suffering from them.39 Water can help release bacteria and other harmful elements from your system.This,in turn,can help your body fight the effects of certain chemicals which can cause your looking older.Furthermore,your skin will feel refreshed,which can help it

19、 maintain a flexible appearance.It improves your appetite（胃）.Early in the morning,with your stomach totally empty,it is natural you will feel hungry.So another benefit of drinking water is preparing you to have the most important meal of the daybreakfast. 40So now you know the benefits of drinking w

20、ater on empty stomach.Just add a glass of warm or hot water to your schedule after you wake up and see all the health benefits it will bring to your life.A.It prevents body aging.B.It promotes mental fitness.C.Early morning,the stomach is most thirsty.D.We think that a cup of coffee would make thing

21、s right.E.The importance of drinking water can t be emphasised too much. F.Besides,having a healthy desire for food is good for overall health. G.Doctors say they result from the removal of water among various reasons. 答案 |36.D 37.C 38.G 39.A 40.F 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每

22、题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A young girl is smiling at me from a picture frame on my desk as I write this.She is my child I 41 sponsored from the Philippines.Even though I have never met her in person,she has found a special place in my heart.lt doesn? t 42 me much to help her,about a dollar a da

23、y.However,millions of people in this world live on less.The 43that helping her gives me,however,is beyond 44.lt connects me toher,to life, 45 to love.I can still 46 the first time that I decided to help a child overseas.lt was many years ago.I was only a teenager myself and had a little extra 47 eac

24、h mon th. I didn t feel like buying anything,though.We had 48 everything we had in a house fire a few years before. 49 that had taught me a lot.I had learned that I didn t need a lot of stuff9 to be happy.I had also read a lot about the _ 50 of children in poor countries around the world.lt seemed l

25、ike a far better thing then to give what I could to help them.With my mum s love and 51 J soon found a few organisations like Children International that were 52 others around the world.lt felt so good being able to reach out and help another 53.lt felt so good being able to make even one life bette

26、r.I could feel the compassion and _ 54 growing within me and beginning to change me.Empathy does change us.lt helps us to 55 ,to be kind,and to make this world a better place. 41.A.evenB.onceC.stillD.seldom由B庭画在“我写这篇文章的时候，“我”桌上相框中的小女孩正朝着我微笑。她正是“我”曾经资助过的 来自菲律宾的小孩。42.A. matterB. wasteC.costD.save量c 解析

27、根据下文的“about a dollar a day”可知我资助小女孩，每天大约一美元,花费的并不多。 43.A.wealthB.anxietyC.challengeDjoy前D解析卜我”自愿帮助她，帮助她给“我”带来了快乐。.A.imaginationB.complaintC.priceD.reachHJc解责帮助她给“我”带来的快乐是无价的。beyond price “无价的，宝贵的”。.A 上utB.andC.soD.orHJb解析它把“我”和她、生活和爱联系在一起。to her,to life和to love为并列关系，故选ando.A.rememberB.doubtC.admitD.

28、realise辞A解画“我”仍然记得“我”第一次决定帮助外国孩子的情形。.A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.labour拜A噩根据语境可知，很多年前，“我”年少时，每个月会有一点额外的零花钱。.A.storedB.foundC.lostD. searched葬c姓画几年前家里着火，“我”们失去了 一切。.A.Putting asideB.Taking onC.Paying for D.Going throughHd解析经历了那件事让“我”学会了很多。put aside储备;take on呈现”;pay for”为付钱”;gothrough 经历.A.educationB.suffe

29、ringC.taleD.angerSgB解析根据后文“children in poor countries around the world可知，我”也了解至U 了生活在贫穷国家中的 孩子所遭遇的不幸。.A.courageB.beliefC.supportD.faith彝c解明在母亲的爱与支持下，“我”找到了 一些如国际儿童组织这样的机构。.A.treatingB .praisingC.honouringD.serving前D解胡前文提到:“我通过捐赠来帮助他们。可知，“我”找到的这些组织是为全世界人们服务的。.A.in needB.in peaceC.in fearD.in silenceH

30、Ja解前能够伸出援手帮助处在穷困中的人，让自己感觉很好。in need ”在危难中的，在穷困中的“，是固定 短语。.A.reliefB.empathyC.easeD.guilt奉B解画“我”可以感受到自己的同情和怜悯之心正在慢慢改变着自己。relief“安慰”;empathy“同情，同 感”;ease “舒适”;guilt 犯罪，内疚”。.A.donateB. thinkC.loveD.sponsorHc解相同情心帮助“我”们去爱别人，让“我”们变得更加善良，也会让这个世界变得更加美好。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确

31、形式。It s difficult to say exactly when IWD(Intemational Women s Day) began.lt dates back to 1908,56. 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights,better pay and 57.(short) working hours.A year later,the first National Woman s Day 58.(allow) in the US on February 28,according to

32、an announcement by the Socialist Party of America.In 1910,a woman 59.(call) Clara Zetkinleader of the women s office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany came up with the idea of International Women s Day.She suggested that every country 60.(celebrate) International Women s Day on one day ever

33、y year to push for their demands.A meeting of more than 100 women from 17 61.(country) agreed to her suggestion and IWD was formed.In 1911,it was celebrated for 62.first time in Austria,Denmark,Germany and Switzerland 63.March 19.In 1913,it was decided 64.(change) IWD to March 8,and it has been cele

34、brated on that day ever since.The day was only recognised by the United Nations in 1975.lt 65. (create) a theme each year for the celebration ever since.答案 56.when 57.shorter 58.was allowed 59.called 60.should celebrate/celebrate 61.countries 62.the63.on 64.to change 65.has created 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

35、第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Rick对中国的文化非常感兴趣，来信询问有关中秋节的事情。请你 写一封信介绍中国的中秋节。内容包括：.介绍中国的中秋节（时间、意义、主要活动等）；,邀请他来中国一起过节。注意:1 ,词数80左右；,可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Rick,Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua 参考范文Dear Rick,Hearing that you re interested in Chinese culture,r m writing in response to your last letter

36、asking about the Mid-Autumn Festival.The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month,which is one of the most important festivals in China.lt is a day when family members get together,enjoying the beautiful full moon as well as various delicious moon cakes.Actually,the r

37、ound shape of the moon and moon cake also symbolises reunion.Why not come and experience the festival by yourself?Best wishes!Yours,Li Hua 第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数 应为150左右。Gift of LoveIt had been a year since Safiya,thirty-four,became blind due to a medical misdiagnosis.S

38、he was suddenly thrown into a world of darkness,anger,frustration and self-pity.Although she had great self- respect and was a little stubborn,all she had to cling to was her husband Meraj.Meraj was an Air Force officer and he loved Safiya with all his heart.Meraj s military background had trained h

39、im well to deal with sensitive situations,and yet he knew this was the most difficult battle he would ever face.How could I help Safiya challenge the situation?,Meraj was lost in thought.The day came finally when Safiya felt ready to return to her job,but how would she get there?She used to take the

40、 bus,but was now too frightened to get around the city by herself.At this moment,Meraj volunteered to drive her to work each day,even though they worked at opposite ends of the city.Soon,however,Meraj realised that this arrangement was not working-it was hectic,and costly.And he found Safiya became

41、more dependent on him,but each time he would like to talk about it,Safiya avoided it because she was horrified at the idea of taking the bus and crossing the streets alone again.She even thought it was a good choice for her husband to take her office and protect her forever.So,Meraj promised Safiya

42、that each morning and evening he would take the bus with her,for as long as it took,until she got the hang of it.And that was exactly what happened.Finally,Safiya decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own.But she was still worried.Meraj held on to her arm and encouraged her:“Believe in y

43、ourself! You can do it!”Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday.Each day on her own went perfectly and Safiya had never felt better. Safiya was doing it! She was going to work all by herself! She was full of joy and confidence. Paragraph 1:On Friday morning,as Safiya was paying for her fare,the driver sai

44、d, Lady J sure envy you._Paragraph 2:After Safiya knew the truth,tears poured down her cheeks.参考范文Paragraph 1:On Friday morning,as Safiya was paying for her fare,the driver said； Ladysure envy youyEnvy me?” Safiya paused and said confusedly/CYes,you must feel so good to be taken care of and protecte

45、d by your lover.The driver responded.He told her that actually,every morning for the past week,a good-looking gentleman in a military uniform had been standing across the comer watching Safiya getting off the bus,crossing the street safely and entering the office building.Then he blew her a kiss,gav

46、e her a little salute and walked away.Paragraph 2:After Safiya knew the truth,tears poured down her cheeks.On that night,the moment Meraj went back home,Safiya came up to him and said in a shaky voice,UI must thank you.lt is your protection and love that make me brave and confident.! am so lucky for

47、 you have given me a gift more powerful than sight,a gift I do not need to see to believe. Then she stood still and gave Meraj a formal salute.With tears in their eyes,they hugged tightly.From then on,their world was full of brightness and love.B.She mustn t eat before the tests.C.She doesn t want t

48、o take time off work.居BM:How about playing badminton this evening?W:I may have a meeting today and if I do it 11 run late this afternoon,but I m not sure yet.I should know by lunch time whether I? 11 be able to get away early,then I can phone you.M:OK,r 11 wait for your call.What do we know about th

49、e woman?A.She will call the man at noon.B.She has a meeting this evening.C.She plans to play badminton this afternoon.需A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。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。M:Wow,there? re so many kinds

50、of DVDs on the shelf.What do you feel like seeing?W:Oh,I don t know.Something light.After the day I just had,I don t want to use my brain at all.M:A comedy?W:That would work.Let s see what they have.M:Cool,the new Jack Black film.W:It s not boring or sorrowful,is it?I want something that makes me la

51、ugh and happy,not sleep or depressed.M:I know what you mean.This one s safe.It s a comedy.W:OK,let, s get it and enjoy it at home.I can t wait to relax.Where are the speakers probably?A.At home.B.In a theatre. C.In a store.What kind of films does the woman want now?A.The ones that have sorrowful sto

52、ries.B.The ones that make her pleased.C.The ones that can get her attention.Hb听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。M:Ticket prices have certainly gone up.W:Yes,but I really need a break.M:Would you like something to eat while we watch the movie?W:Sure.What do they have?M:It looks like the standard popcorn and soda.But th

53、ere? s also ice cream,hot dogs,coffee and so on.W：r m crazy for chocolate,but I should try to have something healthy.I want to avoid getting sick this year.Do they have any cakes?M:No,but they do have cookies.W:Please get me some cookies and a coffee.What are you getting?M：r m getting the large popc

54、orn and a cola.W:Here is some money.M:It, s on me.Where does this conversation probably take place?A.In a supermarket.B.In a cinema.C.In a restaurant.Hb.What do we know about the woman?A.She is trying to keep healthy now.B.She doesn t like eating chocolate.C.She pays for the food.四A听第8段材料，回答第1。至12题。

55、M:Good evening!For today s programme,we have invited Sophie,a lady who worked as a nurse during World War II.W:Good evening! At the beginning of World War II ,the government called on all its citizens 18 years old and over to help out.I started training as a nurse in November, 1940.It was two months

56、 of being taught basic skills in the School of Nursing.M:What happened to you during the sudden attack?You know,when Nazi Germany dropped bombs on Britain?W:Manchester was bombed on the 22nd and 23rd of December, 1940.On December 24 I received an order requesting my immediate return from leave for d

57、uties of nursing the wounded.Many volunteers in the Manchester Social Services have taken a week s leave for the Christmas holidays,so the Manchester City Rest Centres were short of staff.Christmas Day was therefore my first day of nursing.What did the government ask all adults to do?A.Learn special

58、 skills.B.Help out in the war.C.Work on Christmas Day.奉B.What did the woman do during World War II ?A.She nursed the injured.B.She trained nurses.C.She worked in the government.奉A. Why were the Manchester City Rest Centres short of staff?A.People got wounded in the war.B.People went home after days

59、of hard work.C.People were away for Christmas holidays.Hc听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。W:Hey Dad!T ve just been given this project at school.Do you think you can help me out?M:Sure.What, s this project about?W:Well,I should interview someone that I admire about their jobs.M:Well,I am an expert when it comes to m

60、y job.Accounting is a respectable job and one that I am always happy to talk about.W:Dad,I know how much you love yourjob.lt isn t that I don t admire you.But what I was hoping actually,was that you could speak to Mr Chang,your diving friend,and see if he would agree to an interview.Diving for a liv