Unit3 单元素养评估测试B卷（原题版）

Unit3Theartofpainting单元素养评估B卷第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。A1.MacaoTowerAJHackettBungeeJumpTheMacaoTower,338meterstall,istheworld's10thhighesttower,withavarietyofactivities,suchasgambling,eatingandentertainment.Oneofthefamousactivitiesisthebungeejump.TheAJHackettMacaoTowerBungeeJumpis233metershigh,makingitaGuinnessWorldRecordasthehighestcommercialbungeejumpintheworld.Raiseyourarmsandoffyougo!Ifyouarenotdaringenoughtojumpthatheight,youcantrytheskywalkonthe57thfloor-it'sstillremarkable.Grabthischanceandtickoffthisitemonyourbucketlist.2.GrabatraditionalPortuguesedinnerMacaowascolonizedbyPortugalbefore1999.Asaresult,PortuguesecultureisdeeplyintomanycornersofMacao.ManyPortuguesesettledandopenedPortugueserestaurantsinthespecialadministrativeregion,buttheflavorismoreadaptabletoChinesepeople.3.VisitamuseumMacao,asatinylittlecitywithonlyanareaof30.5squarekilometers,has23eye-catchingmuseums.Duetoitsuniquehistory,bothEasternandWesternhistoricalsitescanbefound.Manyofthemarepreservedforculturalheritage,touristspotsormuseums,suchastheGrandPrixMuseum,MaritimeMuseumandWineMuseum.4.Selfie(自拍)attheRuinsofSt.PaulTheRuinsofSt.PaulisthesignaturelandmarkofMacao.TheruinsconsistoftheSt.Paul'sCollegeandtheChurchofSt.Paul,builtin1583.However,afterthreefiresin1595,1601and1835,thechurchwasseriouslydamaged.Surprisingly,aftertherebuildingandfires,thehugefrontpartandthefrontstairwayremainunburned.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMacaoToweraccordingtothepassage？A.TherearemanyactivitiesinMacaoTower.B.Thebungeejumpthereholdsarecordintheworld.C.Itisathrillingplacetogo.D.Theskywalkis233metershigh.2.WhathappenedtotheRuinsofSt.Paul?A.Culturalheritageispreservedhere.B.Ithasexperiencedseveralfires.C.Itistotallyruinedbythefires.D.Itisstillwellreserved.3.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ThehistoricalsitesinMacao.B.HowtomakeatourinMacao.C.Thingsthatyoucan’tmissinMacao.D.Seeingisbelieving.BIamproudtobeamemberoftwocultures.EventhoughIamonlytenyearsold,Ihavelivedintwocountriesandintwocultures.IhavelivedinbothMexicoandtheUnitedStates.IwasborninthestateofMichoacán.IwasborninasmalltowncalledQuinceo.Lifetherewassimpleandpeaceful.TherewasasmallmarketwherewewouldgoonSundays.Therewasacorralwherewewouldgoandwatchrodeos.Afterschool,myfriendsandIwouldgoforaswiminacreek.Mymomdidnotwork;shestayedathometakingcareofourfamily.LifeinQuinceowasnice,butmoneywassometimesnotenoughtosupportus.In1996,thedaycamewhenmydaddecidedtobringustotheUnitedStates.Leavingmytownwashard,butitwasimportantthatmyfamilystaytogether.WhenIleftMexico,Ihadalotofspecialfriendsandniceteachers.WhenIfirstcametotheUnitedStates,IstartedatanewschoolinChicago.Ifoundcareandcompanyattheschool,amongHispanicpeople,myfriends,andmyteacher.Shehelpedmeallthetime.MyeducationnowisdifferentfromtheoneinMexico.Here,Iamstudyingintwolanguages.IfeelveryhappybecauseIamabletocommunicateintwolanguages.Inmycase,speakingSpanishisanindicationofmyMexicanheritage.SpeakingEnglishisasymbolofmytriumphandthestrugglesthatIhaveasanimmigrantinthiscountry.NowthatIhavebeenherethreeyears,Iamproudtooffermyhelpandsupporttopeoplewhoneedit.IurgethosewhocomefromMexicoandothercountriestolearnEnglishandtocontinuespeakingtheirnativelanguage,too.Itwillhelpthemreachouttoothers.4．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofMexico?A．Shedoesn’tlikeitbecauseit’spoor.B．Shewastooyoungtorememberit.C．Shelovesthecountryandisproudofit.D．Shewantstogetridofitsosheleft.5．WhydidthefamilymovetotheUS?A．Becausetheywereinneedofmoremoney.B．BecausethemotherfoundnopeaceinQuinceo.C．Becausetheywantedtoexperienceanewculture.D．Becausetheauthorcouldhavenewfriends.6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheauthorisWRONG?A．Shewantstobeateacherandsupportpeople.B．Sheenjoyedcompanyoffriendsatthenewschool.C．SheenjoyedlifeinMexicoandalsointheUSA．D．HernewschoolteachesinEnglishandMexican.7．Thepurposeofthepassageisto________.A．explainhowtheauthorlearnsEnglishwellasateenB．helppeopletounderstandAmericanimmigrantsbetterC．introducethelifeinherhometownQuinceoinMexicoD．persuadeimmigrantsnottodroptheirmothertongueCLifehasgonemostlyonlineformanypeoplearoundtheworld.WithmorepeoplegoingonlineduringtheCOVID-19pandemic,globalInternettraffichasbecomeabigproblem.BetweenJanuaryandlateMarch,manymajorcitiesexperiencedanincreaseinInternettraffic.Videomeetings,onlineclassroomsandstay-at-homeentertainmenthavebecomeadailyroutine.ThisincreaseintrafficistestingtheInternet'sstrength.InMarch,majorphonenetworksintheUKexperiencedmassoutages(断供).Peoplewerenotabletotakecalls,receivetextsorusemobiledata.IntheUS,majortelecommunicationscompanieslikeAT&Tsaidtrafficwasup21percentmonthovermonth.VideostreamingserviceslikeYouTube,NetflixandFacebookhavecuttheirpicturequalitiesanddownloadspeeds.Thisisbeingdonetoreducenetworktrafficjams.ChinahasseenanInternettrafficincreaseofaround50percentcomparedtotheendof2019.Thecountry'snetworkspeedswentdownsharplyinearlyFebruary.However,theyreturnedtonormalsoonafterwardsandhavebeenworkingwell.ThisisduetoChina’sworkinbuildingnetworkinfr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B.recoveredfasterC.costlessmoney D.startedearlier11.WhatisWenKun'sattitudetowardsChina'sInternetnetwork?A.Doubtful. B.Uncaring.C.Critical.D.Positive.DScientistsinWesternAustraliaclaimtohavemadeanewdiscovery—theyhavefoundgoldintheleavesandbranchesoftrees.Theresearchersbelievethatthetreessuckupthegoldfromdeepunderground,over30metresdown.Thediscoveryhasbeendescribedasthefirstofitskindintheworld.Australiangoldexplorationcompaniesarepleasedbecauseitwillmakefindinggoldcheaper.Ratherthandrilling(钻孔)deepholestofindgold,theyhavemorewaystoexaminetreeleavesandbranches.Thereisonlyasmallamountofgoldintheleaves.Itwouldtake500treestomakeonegoldring.ThegoldisfoundusingaspecialX-raymachine.ApureX-rayandapowerfulmicroscopescantheleavesandbranches.Theclaimthatthisisthefirsttimethatgoldparticles(微粒)havebeenfoundinlivingmaterialmightnotbetrue,though.AncientChinesewisdomunderstoodtheconnectionbetweenplantsandthepreciousstonesandmineralsunderneaththem.Theyusedplantlifetofindmineralsandthatwasthousandsofyearsago.IntheZhouDynasty,itwaswritteninabookthatacertainplantgrewonlyneardeposits(沉淀)ofgold.Overthenext2,000years,Chinesepeoplewroteaboutdifferentplantsandhowtheygrew,showedwheremineralsandpreciousstonessuchasjade,copper,lead,silverandgoldwere.Evenmoreimportantly,inthe1000s,SuSongdescribedhowcopper,gold,silver,leadandtinwereobservedandtakenfromcertainplants.Thesewereamazingscientificdiscoveries.Meanwhile,thisknowledgewasunknownintherestoftheworlduntilabouttheyear1600.ThatwaswhenaBritishmanrealisedthatoaktreesgrewlargerandgreenerwheretherewasalum(明矾)intheground.MaybeancientChinesehasmoreknowledgetoteachmodernscientists.12.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph1?A.Alargeamountofgoldexistsinleaves.B.Drillingholesistheonlywaytofindgold.C.Thetreescanabsorbgoldfromdeepunderground.D.Scientistshavefoundgold30metresbelowunderground.13.Howdoscientistsfindgoldintheleaves?A.Bydrillingdeepholes.B.ByusingaspecialX-raymachine.C.Byreferringtoancientbooks.D.Byobservingtheleavescarefully.14.Whofirstdiscoveredtherewasconnectionbetweenplantsandminerals?A.SuSong. B.ABritishman.C.Australianscientists. D.AncientChinesepeople.15.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Tointroducegreatscientistsinancienttimes.B.Toshowhowancientpeoplegotgoldfromplants.C.Toprovidemoreevidencetosupporttheauthor’sopinion.D.ToproveancientChineseareclevererthanmodernscientists.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother？Whatmakesonepersonagenius，likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein，andanotherpersonafool？Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid，orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive？__1__Weknow，however，thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways，themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.__2__Mental(donewiththemind)exerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.__3__If，ontheotherhand，childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo，theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.__4__Accordingtosomepsychologists，ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot，thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositive(helpful)thingstotheirchildren，suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“__5__”A．Ahealthybodycontributestoone'sintelligence.B．Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.C．Whatpeoplewanttoexpressislikethis.D．Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.E．Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.F．Itneedsexercise.G．Youaresuchasmartchild.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inaremotevillage,sellingchestnutswasthemainsourceoflivelihoodforlocalvillagers.Inlateautumn,thehillswerecoveredbythetreesandchestnutswere

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hecouldselloutofallthechestnutsandthenhappilydrovebackwithhistruck

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tothepeopleandthingsintheenvironment.Whenyouturnyourmindintoactiontomoveforwardstepbystep,youcanalsocreateanewworldforyourself.1．A.holdingB.fillingC.plantingD.hanging2．A.fellB.shookC.jumpedD.folded3．A.enjoyB.viewC.seekD.pick4．A.pouredB.tookC.thoughtD.figured5．A.shapeB.sizeC.tasteD.color6．A.matteredB.caredC.interestedD.minded7．A.handsB.powerC.experienceD.ways8．A.qualityB.quantityC.moneyD.salary9．A.puzzlementB.reliefC.astonishmentD.delight10．A.onlyifB.asifC.evenifD.ifonly11．A.whichB.whereC.whomD.who12．A.fullB.filledC.emptyD.loaded13．A.suddenlyB.shortlyC.directlyD.hurriedly14．A.toughB.roughC.regularD.smooth15．A.evenB.orC.butD.so16．A.holeB.tipC.middleD.bottom17．A.sighedB.excitedC.smiledD.sneezed18．A.unexpectedB.necessaryC.accidentalD.deliberate19．A.strickenB.satisfiedC.upsetD.surprised20．A.sensitiveB.accessibleC.relativeD.flexible第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Afieldtripisajourneybyagroupofpeopletoaplaceawayfrom___1___（they）normalenvironment.Thepurposeofthetripisusuallyobservationfor___2___(educate),non-experimentalresearchortoprovidestudentswithexperiencesoutsidetheireveryday___3___(activity),suchasgoing___4___(camp)withtheirteachersandclassmates.Theaimofthisresearchistoobservethesubjectinitsnaturalstateand___5___(possible)collectsamples(标本).Inwesternculturepeoplefirstcomeacrossthismethodduringschoolyears___6____classesaretakenonschooltripstovisitageographicalfeatureofthel