2023学年完整版Unit3Lifeinthefuture同步测试3

Unit3Lifeinthefuture同步测试Ⅰ.单项填空1．Jackisnotverydecisive,andhealwaysfindshimselfina________asifhedoesn’tknowwhathereallywantsto.A．fantasy B．contradictionC．dilemma D．conflict答案C解析考查名词词义辨析。句意为：杰克很不果断，他总是觉得自己处在进退两难的境地，好像他不知道自己真的想干什么。fantasy幻想；contradiction矛盾；dilemma困境，进退两难；conflict冲突，矛盾。dilemma符合句意。2．Theytriedtofindatablefortheywereall________.A．givenaway B．keptawayC．takenup D．usedup答案C解析考查动词短语辨析。句意为：他们设法找到两个人的桌子，但它们都被占了。giveaway发出，分发；keepaway使不靠近；takeup占据，占用；useup用尽。3．Howmuchoneenjoyshimselftravellingdependslargelyon________hegoeswith，whetherhisfriendsorrelatives. (2010·四川，14)A．what B．who C．how D．why答案B解析句意为：一个人在旅游中的高兴程度在很大程度上取决于他是和谁一起去的，不管是他的朋友还是亲戚。介词on后跟宾语从句，从句中缺少介词with的宾语，应用连接代词，排除C、D两项；由句意知应选B项。4．Ifwewanttoarriveatthevillageontime，we’dbetter________.A．sweepup B．speedupC．callup D．turnup答案B解析speedup加速，符合句意。sweepup清扫，掠过；callup给……打电话，使回忆起；turnup出现，找到，调高(音量等)。5．Hisheadsoonappearedoutofthewindowofthesecondfloor，________hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．fromwhere B．fromwhichC．which D．there答案A解析考查“介词＋关系副词”。fromwhere指从窗户所在的地方，相当于fromthere。6．Henryrushedhome________heheardthenews，only________thathishousehadbeenburntdown.A．assoonas；finding B．immediately；tofindC．themoment；find D．when；found答案B解析考查状语从句。句意为：Henry一听到消息就跑回了家，结果发现自家的房子被烧毁了。第一空可用从属连词immediately，assoonas或themoment引导时间状语从句，表示“一……就……”；第二空应该用动词不定式作状语，表示意外的结果。结合选项可知选B。7．—Couldyoupleasetellmetheanswertothisquestion?—________！Itisnotmystyletohelppeoplecheat.A．Noproblem B．NowayC．Notatall D．Nodoubt答案B解析根据答语中的“Itisnotmystyletohelppeoplecheat.”可知，设空处应该表示拒绝对方的请求，故B项正确。句意为：——请你告诉我这道题的答案，好吗？——没门儿，帮人作弊不是我的风格。8．Iftheywinthefinaltonight，theteamaregoingtotouraroundthecity________bytheirenthusiasticsupporters. (2011·浙江，19)A．beingcheered B．becheeredC．tobecheered D．werecheered答案C解析分析句式结构可知，________bytheirenthusiasticsupporters在句中作伴随状语，空格后的by提示cheer与theteam之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且事情还没有发生，所以用动词不定式的被动语态形式。句意为：如果他们今晚赢得了决赛，这个队就会全城游行，接受热情支持者们的喝彩。9．Tom________inthelibraryeverynightoverthelastthreemonths.A．works B．workedC．hasbeenworking D．hadbeenworking答案C解析句意为：在过去的三个月里，汤姆每天晚上都在图书馆工作。根据时间状语overthelastthreemonths可知，本句应该用现在完成进行时，故C项正确。A项为一般现在时；B项为一般过去时；D项为过去完成进行时。10．Thecorridor(走廊)wassonarrowthatIhadto________myselfagainstthewalltoletthempass.A．pull B．press C．defend D．prevent答案B解析press...against把……贴在……；defend...against保卫……免受伤害；prevent...fromdoing...阻止……做……。11．Wecouldhardlybelievewhatshesaysbecausesheis________changinghermind.A．regularly B．steadilyC．suddenly D．constantly答案D解析句意为：我们几乎不能相信她说的话，因为她总是不断地改变主意。regularly定期地；steadily稳定地；suddenly突然；constantly不断地。12．Thesweaterthatmymumknittedforthebaby________twicethesizeofwhatitshouldhavehadtobekeptforlateruse.A．endedup B．broughtupC．cameup D．tookup答案A解析考查动词短语辨析。句意为：我妈妈为婴儿织的那件毛衣结果大了一倍，不得不留作以后用。endup表示“最后处于”。13．Itisgoodmannerstoeatup________isleftinyourplate.A．that B．what C．which D．all答案B解析考查宾语从句的连接词。此处what在宾语从句中作主语。句意为：吃干净你盘子里的剩东西是礼貌行为。14．Wehaven’tdiscussedyet________wearegoingtoplaceournewfurniture.A．that B．which C．what D．where答案D解析句意为：我们尚未讨论我们将把新家具安置在哪儿。discussed后的宾语从句的主、谓、宾成分完整，只有where可以在宾语从句中作地点状语，故D项正确。15．Heiswillingtohavedinnerintherestaurantbecausehealwaysgetswell________there.A．serving B．tobeservedC．beingserved D．served答案D解析考查特殊形式的被动语态。get有时相当于be，可与过去分词连用，构成被动语态，此处getswellserved相当于iswellserved。16．They________twofreeticketstoCanada，otherwisethey’dneverhavebeenabletoaffordtogo.A．hadgot B．got C．havegot D．get答案B解析otherwisethey’dneverhavebeenable...这一句用了与过去事实相反的虚拟语气；而“他们弄到了两张去加拿大的免费票”却是事实，故用一般过去时。17．Withhiswisethoughtsabout______natureandtheworld，Confuciusisagreatthinkerin______historyofChina.A．/；the B．the；the C．/；/ D．the；/答案A解析考查冠词的用法。nature表示“自然”时，为不可数名词，前面不用冠词。第二空处的history后面有修饰成分，特指“中国历史”，所以要使用定冠词。18．________Isawhim，IknewhewastheverymanthatthepolicewerelookingofthefollowingisWRONG?A．Theinstant B．ThemomentC．Immediately D．Instant答案D解析theinstant，themoment，immediately均可以作连词用，相当于assoonas。19．Ladiesandgentlemen，pleaseswitch________yourmobilephones！Theplaneistakingoff.A．over B．on C．to D．off答案D解析句意为：女士们，先生们，请关上手机，飞机就要起飞了。switchoff关掉，符合句意。20．—HowmuchdoIoweyouforlunch?—’snothing.A．You’rewelcome B．ForgetitC．Withpleasure D．That’sright答案B解析由下句It’snothing.可知，应为“不要把它放在心上”，即选Forgetit。Ⅱ.阅读理解Itislateatnightandyouarestillyoutakeasleepingpill？Peoplewhotakepillsoftencometodependontheyoulieawakeknowingthatthenewworkdaywillsoonthishappenstoyouforatleastonemonth，youmayhaveprimaryaremillionsofyou...us...aroundtheworld.Anewstudyhasfoundthatyoumightfallasleepquickerandstayasleeplongerifyoutry“cerebralhypothermia”．No，cerebralhypothermiaisnotacomplexmedicaljustmeanscoolingdownyourbrain.EricNofzingerandDanielBuysseoftheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalSchoolledtheexaminedtwelvepeoplewhohadothershadnosleepofthemworeasoftplasticcapontheirheadsatbedtime.Thecapshadtubesinsidefilledwithresearchersmovedthewaterthroughthetubesandthenchangedthetemperatureofthestudiesshowedthatpeoplewhohadtroublesleepingoftenhadmorechemicalreactionsinthefrontoftheirresearchersthoughtloweringthetemperatureofthebrainmighthelp.Thefirsttwonightsoftesting，thepatientsworenowaterthenexttwonights，thecapswereworn，butthewaterwasnottheresearcherscooledthewateralittlefortwothefinaltwonightsofthestudy，thetemperatureofthewaterwasmademuchcooler.Theresearchersfoundthatthewatercapsdidnothelptheinsomniapatientsuntilthetemperaturewasaboutfourteendegreesofthepatientsfellasleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.Dr.NofzingerandDr.BuyssenotedthatthisisonlythebeginningofthebraintemperaturetheybelievetheyhavediscoveredsomethingimportantthatneedsmorepresentedtheirtestresultsinJuneatameetingoftheAssociatedProfessionalSleepSocietiesinMinneapolis，Minnesota.1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtodealwithsleepproblems.B．Coolingthebrainmayhelppeoplesleep.C．Howthewater­filledcapswork.D．Howtocooldownthebrain.答案B解析主旨大意题。综观全文可知，本文介绍了一项实验成果：通过给大脑降温，可以使人快速入睡，故B项最能概括本文主旨。2．Accordingtothestudy，theinsomniapatientscanfallasleepquicklywhen________.A．theywearsoftplasticcapsatbedtimeB．theygotobedlateatnightC．theytakesleepingpillsD．theywearcapswiththecoolestwater答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的末句“Mostofthepatientsfellasleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.”可知D项正确。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“insomnia”inthefirstparagraphmean?A．Inabilitytosleep.B．Chemicalreactioninthebrain.C．Abilitytosleep.D．Depression.答案A解析词义猜测题。根据上文的描述可知是晚上睡不着觉，故可推知该词的意思是失眠。第三段的第二、三句也是线索提示。4．Howlongdoestheexperimentlast?A．4nights. B．6nights.C．8nights. D．10nights.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第五段可知，实验进行了8个晚上。5．Inwhicheditionofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?A．HomeNews. B．ScienceReport.C．Entertainment. D．Agriculture.答案B解析文章出处题。通读全文可推知这是一篇关于科学实验的报道，应该出现在报纸的科学报道这一版块。Ⅲ.概括大意题A．HisEarlyCareerB．HisReturnandApple’sGrowthC．HisMovingBackandItsEffectD．HisMemoryLivingonForeverE．StrugglingHardforHisCareerF．PublicRecognitionofHisWorkStevePaulJobswasanAmericanbusinessmanandwidelyrecognizedasapioneerofthepersonalcomputerwasco­founder，chairman，andCEOofAppledeathisagreatlosstofollowingissomemoreinformationabouthim.1．________AfterApple’sfounding，SteveJobsbecameasymbolofhiscompanyandthetimeofhisresignation，andagainafterhisdeath，hewaswidelydescribedasapioneerandgeniusperhapsoneoftheforemost—inthefieldofbusiness，creationandproductdesign，andamanwhohadchangedthefaceofthemodernworld，completelychangedatleastsixdifferentdeathwasconsideredalosstotheworldbycommentators(评论家)acrosstheglobe.2．________MemorialcandlesandiPadstoSteveJobslieoutsidetheAppleStoreinPaloAlto，haslostacreativegenius，andtheworldhaslostanamazinghumanwhohavebeenfortunateenoughtoknowandworkwithSteveJobshavelostadearfriendandaninspiringjobsleavesbehindacompanythatonlyhecouldhavebuilt，andhisspiritwillforeverbethefoundationofApple.3．________Asisstillclearlyremembered，itwasnotlongbeforeSteveJobslefthisofficeasCEOofheremainedatthecompanyaschairmanofthecompany’saftertheannouncement，Applesharesdroppedbyfivepercentinafter­hourrelativelysmalldrop，whenconsideringtheimportanceofSteveJobstoApple，wasassociatedwiththefact