1、Unit 3(时间：30分钟满分：40分).单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1 Sorry, but I still dont quite understand that phrase. OK，let me make another sentence to_its meaning.Abring about Bbring upCbring out Dbring in答案C考查动词词义辨析。bring about 导致；引起；bring up抚养；教育；bring out 生产；阐明；bring in 提出；引入。句意：对不起，可是我仍然不明白那个短语的意思。好的，我再造一个句子来阐
2、明它的含义。2Only under special circumstances_to take makeup tests.Aare freshmen permittedBpermitted are freshmenCfreshmen are permittedDare permitted freshmen答案A考查倒装句的用法。only 修饰状语位于句首句子用倒装结构。句意：只有在特殊的条件下一年级新生才被允许参加补考。3Do you mind me putting your photo on the Internet? _.AYes, go ahead, pleaseBNo, I do mi
3、ndCId rather you didntDNo, Id love to答案CId rather you didnt.你最好别这样做。符合语境及句意。4I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.Recent pressure at work may_his behavior.Aaccount for Bcall forCchange for Dstand for答案A考查动词短语的辨析。account for 解释；说明；call for 需要；要求；change for 替换；更换；stand for代表。由语境可知A项
4、正确。句意：我想知道他最近的行为为什么这么怪。最近工作上压力可能会说明这一原因。5Do you know how I can_him?On his mobile phone.Alearn Breach Cseek Dtouch答案B考查动词词义辨析。learn 学习；得知；reach 到达；抵达；此处指联系；seek寻找；touch触摸。由语境可知B项正确。句意：你知道我怎么能联系到他么？打他的手机。6The company cant afford to buy the latest equipment at present._，they keep trying new ways to imp
5、rove efficiency.AOn the contrary BIn contrastCNevertheless DFurthermore答案C考查插入语辨析。on the contrary相反地；in contrast对比；nevertheless不过；然而；furthermore而且。句意：公司目前买不起最新的设备，尽管如此，他们在不停的尝试提高效率。两句话之间存在让步关系，故选nevertheless。7The theme park offers a wide_of activities for the tourists.(2012黄冈质检)Acircle Bamount Crang
6、e Dquantity答案C考查名词词义辨析。circle圆；圆形；amount数量；range范围；一系列；quantity数量。a wide range of 一系列的。句意：这家主题公园为游客提供一系列的活动。8The policemen arrived and soon_the house in which the robbers hid themselves.Alocked Bplaced Cspotted Druined答案C考查动词词义的辨析。lock(用锁)锁上；被锁住；place放置；spot看见；注意到；ruin毁坏。由语境可知C 项正确。句意：警察到了并很快就看到了那所抢
7、劫犯隐藏的房子。9How often do you visit your parents in the country? I feel ashamed._.AVery often BBy accidentCJust once in a while DAll of a sudden答案C考查情景交际。由上句的feel ashamed可知“只是偶尔去看看。”just once in a while偶尔；by accident偶然地；all of a sudden突然地。句意：你隔多久去看望你在乡下的父母？很不好意思，我只是偶尔去看看。10Our attitude towards life is_m
8、akes the difference between our being happy or not.Athat Bwhether Cwhat Dwhich答案C考查名词性从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，从句缺少主语，而which表范围，不符合句意。11What impresses me most is_he appears in front of others, he always wears a charming smile.Awhen BthatCwherever Dthat whenever 答案Dthat 引导表语从句时不省略。whenever引导时间状语从句，意为“无论何时”。句意
9、： 给我留下印象最深的是无论什么时候他出现在别人面前他都面带迷人的微笑。12After losing a large amount of money on my last business，Im not_this time.Ataking a chance Btaking awayCtaking on Dtaking off答案A考查动词短语的辨析。take a chance 冒险；take away带走；take on 呈现；take off起飞；脱下。句意：上一次生意我损失了一大笔钱，这次我不能再冒险了。13This football player was accused of takin
10、g money for not scoring goals_.Aby chance Bon endCin turn Don purpose 答案D考查介词短语的辨析。by chance 碰巧；on end 竖着；连续地；in turn反过来；on purpose 故意地。句意：这位足球队员被指控收了别人的钱而故意不进球。14Is that the small town you often refer to?Right, just the one_you know I used to work for years.(2012东北三校联考)Athat Bwhich Cwhere Dwhat答案C考
11、查定语从句的引导词。句中you know 为插入语，where 在从句中作状语。句意：那就是你经常提到的那个小镇吗？是的，你知道那就是我过去在那儿工作了好多年的地方。15The trip to the mountain reminded me of the_of my childhood when I lived in the countryside.Aviews Bscenes Cscenery Dsights答案B考查名词词义的辨析。view观点；景色；scene场景；scenery风景；sight名胜；风景。句意：到那座山上去旅游使我想起了住在乡下的童年时代。.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题
12、2分，满分10分)A car made from a bananaHave you experienced a car made from a banana or a pineapple？Its not a joke.Scientists in Brazil have developed a new way to use fibers from fruit plants to reinforce car plastics.By using fibers from seemingly delicate fruits such as bananas and pineapples，the scien
13、tists claim that they can strengthen new plastics，making them not only stronger and lighter，but more sustainable(可持续的)as well.“They(the new plastics)are light，but very strong30 percent lighter and three to four times stronger than old plastics，”research leader Alcides Leao from Sao Paulo State Unive
14、rsity in Brazil told the American Chemical Society.Some of the fibers can be as strong as Kevlar，a superstrong material used to make bulletproof vests.Besides，the plastics are also more resistant to damage from heat，water，oxygen and even spilled gasoline.Cellulose(纤维素)is the main component(成分)of woo
15、d and has been used for centuries to make paper.Recently scientists have discovered that intensive(密集的)processing of wood releases tiny or nanocellulose fibers，so tiny that 50,000 could fit across the width of a single human hair.When mixed with other raw materials，these nanocellulose fibers can mak
16、e plastics stronger.According to Leao，pineapple leaves and stems(茎)，and a plant related to the pineapple in South America，called curaua，rather than wood may be the most promising source for nanocellulose.To create the plastics，researchers put the leaves and stems of pineapples and other plants into
17、a device similar to a pressure cooker.Then they added certain chemicals and heated the mixture over several cycles，producing a powder that was then added to the plastics.The process is costly，but it takes just 1 pound of nanocellulose to produce 100 pounds of superstrong，lightweight plastics，Leao po
18、inted out.Some car makers have already tested these nanocellulose plastics and scientists have predicted the plastics would be in use within two years，mainly for bodies for cars.【解题导语】 本文是一篇有关科普产品的介绍。作者介绍了一种新型的超强、轻型塑料产品的优势以及对此产品的展望。16The underlined word “reinforce”in the first paragraph is closest i
19、n meaning to“_”Atake the place ofBmake something strongerCincrease the percentage ofDget rid of答案B词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“strengthen new plastics，making them not only stronger”可知reinforce的意思相当于strengthen，故B项是最佳答案。17Which of the following statements about the nanosized fruit fiber is TRUE?AIt is used to make b
20、ulletproof vests.BIt is used to replace steel and aluminum automotive parts.CIt can resist damage from heat，water or oxygen.DLeao thinks it is better than nanocellulose from wood.答案D细节理解题。根据第三段可知用作防弹背心的是另外一种材料Kevlar，故排除A项。B项在文章中没提到。C项不是说“nanosized fruit fiber”的，而是说用它们制成的新塑料的特征的。根据第五段中的“.rather than
21、wood may be the most promising source for nanocellulose”可判断出D项正确。18According to the article，which of the following is the correct order that researchers produced superstrong，lightweight plastics?aput pineapple leaves and stems into a device similar to a pressure cookerba powder is formedcadd some po
22、wders to the plasticsdadd certain chemicals and heat the mixture over several cyclesAb，c，a，d Ba，b，c，dCb，a，c，d Da，d，b，c答案D细节理解题。第五段介绍了制造这种塑料的加工过程。首先把菠萝的叶子和茎及一种和菠萝相关的植物放入像压力锅一样的设备中，然后放入化学原料，加热几次，形成能被填入塑料中的粉状物。由此可知D项是最佳答案。19We can conclude from the article that nanocellulose_.Acosts too much to produce
23、Bis the best if produced from woodCis about the width of a single human hairDis currently being tested to build bodies for cars答案D细节理解题。第六段介绍1磅的nanocellulose就能生产100磅的这种塑料，由此可知A项错误。第五段第一句话告诉我们来自于木头中的nanocellulose并不是最好的原材料，故B项错误。根据第四段中的“.so tiny that 50,000 could fit across the width of a single human
24、 hair.”可知C项错误。根据最后一段可判断出D项正确。20The writer holds _ attitude toward the new plastics.Apositive Bnegative Cindifferent Dobjective答案A态度推断题。第一段中作者以问句开头，引出了他想介绍的新产品，再根据第一段中的“Its not a joke.”可知作者相信这种产品的可靠性，从最后一段我们也可看出作者对这种产品持肯定态度。.阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)1Queuing, warm beer and afternoon teawhat do they have
25、 in common? They are all part of British life, or so I thought. However, the ability to queue for long periods of time, once believed to be a typical traditional characteristic of the British, is no longer tolerated by people in the UK, according to a survey done by the Payments Council. It would se
26、em they are no longer prepared to wait in line.2Once upon a time, queuing was seen as normal. During the Second World War, everyone had to queue up to receive their daily ration(配给)of foods. In fact, if you didnt stand up and wait in line with all the others, it was_uncivilized (不文明)The famous Engli
27、sh doubledecker buses, with only one entrance, might also help explain why queuing was seen as a part of life. Almost always, there is a queue to get on.3But perhaps the British are tired of being pushed by the Spanish, the Italians or the French as they queue up to get a table at a restaurant. The
28、people of these other European countries have more than one entrance to their buses, which could explain their more relaxed attitude to the queue.4Two minutes is now the longest time most British are prepared to stand and wait. But could it be that the Internet, which allows us to carry out tasks qu
29、ickly, is the main reason why British people are no longer prepared to queue? As the Internet has become more popular among shoppers, impatience with queuing has increased.5“Used to buying without delay, customers are even abandoning purchases rather than wait their turn，”says Stuart Neal of Barclay
30、card.“Shoppers_are_also_less_likely_to_queue_for_longer_if_the_item_they_are_buying_is_of_low_value.”Perhaps I will have to replace“queuing”with“impatience”in my list of things I associate with the British.21What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)_答案British people are no longer pre
31、pared to queue/Britain cant wait any more.22Which of the fol1owing can be replaced by the following one?In the past queuing was thought to be a traditional feature of the British, but now they cant stand it any more._答案However，the ability to queue for long periods of time，once believed to be a tradi
32、tional characteristic of the British, is no longer tolerated by people in the UK.23Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper phrases.(no more than 4 words)_答案seen as/viewed as/considered(to be)24Why do British people tend not to queue any longer? (no more than l5 words)_答案Maybe because the Intern
33、et allows them to carry out tasks quickly.25Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese._答案如果购物者买的东西价值低的话，他们也不会排很长的队。写作素材集锦单词1delicate柔软的，精致的2strengthen加强短语be resistant to可以抵抗句子When mixed with other raw materials，these nanocellulose fibers can make plastics stronger.这些纳米纤维素与其他的原材料混合时，可以使塑料更加坚固。
