Unit3-单元检测（名师）

II素养提升类文阅读推荐类别：和本单元的话题旅游一致，又涉及到历史和地理相关知识。推荐理由：俗话说得好，“不到长城非好汉”。作为世界七大奇观的“长城”，是全世界人民都向往的旅游胜地，值得我们关注与了解。Itisenormous,itisoldanditssecretsarestillbeingdiscovered.TheGreatWallofChinaisoneofthegreatestwondersoftheworld.Withahistoryofmorethan2,000years,somepartsofthegreatWallarenowinruinsorhaveevenentirelydisappeared.Itis,however,stillaverypopulartouristattraction.Itisthelongestwalleverbuiltandcoversabout6,700kilometres.ItwindsthroughfromShanhaiguanontheeastcoasttoGansuProvinceinnorth-westChina.Itisabout8metreshigh;thetopis8metreswideanditgetsevenwidertowardsthebottomwhereitmeasures15metres.Itismadeofsoil,brickandstone.Thetopishardenoughformenonhorsebacktorideon.Thewallwasbuiltcompletelybyhandandtookhundredsofyearstofinish.NooneknowsexactlywhenthebuildingoftheGreatWallwasstarted.ItisbelievedthatthewallwasbuilttoprotectChina’sbordersduringTheZhouDynasty.EmperorQinShihuangjoinedtheseparatewallsbuiltbytheQin,YanandZhouKingdoms,toprotectthenorthernborderofthecountry.ThiswasdoneaftertheEmperorunified(统一）thecountryin214BC.Thewallwasnotonlyforprotectioninthenorth,itwasalsoasymbolofthepoweroftheemperor.DuringtheHanDynasty,toprotecttheHexiCorridor（河西走廊）(today’sGansuProvince),theemperorissued（发布）anorderfortheGreatWalltobemadelonger,intotheHexiCorridorandtheXinjiangRegion.AfterthatmanychangestothewalleremadeduringtheNorthernWei,NorthernQiandSuiDynasties.DuringtheMingDynasty(1368-1644)thewallwasdividedintoninezonesandeachwasplacedunderthecontrolofaZhen[garrisonheadquarters(要塞指挥部)].Thiswasdonebecausebettercontrolwasneededonthenorthernborder.TheMingWallstartsfromYalujiangRiver(intoday’sHeilongjiangProvince),Viatoday’sLiaoning,Hebei,InnerMongolia,Shanxi,Ningxia,toGansuProvince.Thetotallengthreaches12,700li(over5,000kilometres).TheShanhaiguanPassandtheJiayuguanPassarethetwopassesoneithersideofthewall.NottoomuchworkhasbeendoneonthewallsincetheMingdynasty.But,atapointnearZhangjiakou,ithasbeencutsothattherailwaylinefromBeijingcangetthrough.Today,manyofthevisitorstoChinagotoseethewall.Fewcanhelpsaying“Wow!”whentheystandontopofatowerandlookdownonthiswallthathasbeenstandingforsomanycenturies.2.习作展评假设你是李华，你校高二年级正在组织北京大学（BeijingUniversity)自主招生活动，请你根据以下要点提示给你在美国的表兄Andy写一封信。要点如下：1.下周将进行校内选拔考试，凡通过考核的同学将参加该大学于6月份组织的笔试和面试；2.你本人对此很感兴趣，正在积极准备。3.简要说明感兴趣的理由。4.但你对英语没有把握，希望Andy给出一些有关英语学习的建议。5.字数120左右。参考词汇：选拔考试：theSelectiveTest自主招生考试：theAdmissionExamination学生习作：DearAndy,Howiseverythinggoing?TherewillbeaSelectiveTestinourschoolnextweektogetthechanceofattendingtheBeijingUniversity’sAdmissionExaminationsandface-to-faceinterviewinJune.Personally,IhaveakeeninterestinitandhavebeenpreparingforthetestsinceIgotthenews.It’suniversallyacknowledgedthatBeijingUniversityisoneofthetopuniversitiesinChinaandevenintheworldsothatIholdaburningdesiretogettheadmission.Andit’sworthattemptingformyfurthereducation.However,I’mnotconfidentinmyEnglish.CouldyougivemesomeadviceaboutEnglishlearning?Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldreplyquickly.YoursLiHua教师点评:文章要点完整，结构紧凑，用词准确。语言表达上选词新颖，复合句的使用熟练、准确，过渡自然，流畅。高级句型、高级短语与地道的请求句式的应用，是本文的特点，十分出彩。参考范文：DearAndy,Howiseverythinggoing?I’mgladtoknowthatourschoolhasgotanopportunitytohelpustotaketheAdmissionsExaminationsofBeijingUniversity.ThosewhopasstheselectivetestheldbyourschoolnextweekwillgetthechancetohavetheinterviewbytheteachersofBeijingUniversityinJune.Youknow,IaminSeniorThreenowandithaslongbeenmydreamtostudythere.Ononehand,itcanenrichedmyknowledge,offeringmorechancestoreachtheTopofscience.Ontheotherhand,Icanexperienceachallenginglifelikeyou,whichisbeneficialformycareerinthefuture.Therefore,Itreasurethischanceverymuch.Now,Iamtryingmybesttogetreadyforthecomingexams,butI’mnotsureaboutEnglish.CouldyougivemesomeadviceonhowtogetwellequippedwithEnglishknowledgebeforeexams?IbelieveIwillbenefitalotfromyourvaluableandtimelyadvice.I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply!YoursLiHua

参考答案常规训练一、单选1.A2.D3.C4.D5.D6.D7.C8.B9.B10.A二、课文语法填空1.of/about2.where3.once4.determined5.change6.in7.with8.through9.traveling10.across三、阅读理解ADCDDDCBBA完形填空graduated;reliable;disadvantage;buying;hasbeenwritingamfondof;Eversince;dreamedof/about;triedtopersuade;givingup;canhardlywait;graduatedfrom;wasdetermined;goonajourney;hascometrue完成句子hard/difficulttounderstand2.persuadedhimtogiveitup/intogivingitup3.they(should)leaveenoughspace4.insistedon/upon5.Oncebroadcast六、写作1.单句改错seeing→seen；去掉it；write后加with；be→was；I前加that书面表达参考范文：DearJack,Howareyoudoing?Youaskedmeinyourlastletteraboutmyplanforthecomingwintervacation.IamsorrythatIdidn’treplywithoutdelay.HowIwishIhadreadandrepliedyouremailassoona