1、Unit 3The Million Pound Bank NoteSection Warming Up，Prereading，Reading & Comprehending练习一、选择适当的单词填空1To our surprise，we _ many scenic _to visit in the old city.2The drivers carelessness _ for the accident.3We wondered whether he did it on purpose or by _.4You cant get in without a _.5Because he had n
2、o money left to buy tickets，he had to work for his _ to Australia.6Dont judge a stranger by his _.7We have _ to make peace between Fred and Tom.8Its bad manners to _ at others.二、单项填空1Not believing their eyes，the visitors on the spot_ the flying plane，doing some most difficult and dangerous tricks in
3、 the sky.Aglared atBstared atCglanced at Dcaught sight of2Do you know why the teacher asks for me?He wants you to _ your absence last night.Aset off Bsettle downCwatch out Daccount for3Jerry seems to be generous and kindhearted._，he is the most coldblooded person Ive ever known.AAs a result BOn the
4、contraryCBy the way DOn the other hand4I found a photo _ when I was looking for my pen.Aby an accident Bby accidentCby a chance Dby the chance5Although she dressed up，she was _ by her fans the moment she came out.Aspotted BfoundCknown Dseen6Could I use your computer for a few minutes to send an emai
5、l？There seems to be something wrong with mine._.Im not using it myself.ACome on BGo aheadCIt depends DThats great7_ what he had originally expected，the party turned to be tiring.AInstead of BIn spite ofCContrary to DBecause of8The two brothers _ a bet on the speed of the horse.Agave BtookCmade Dcarr
6、ied9The special medicine for the disease was difficult to find though_ everywhere.Asought Bhaving soughtCbeing sought Dhaving been sought10It was in the park _ the lost bike was spotted yesterday.Awhich BthatCwhere Dwhat11One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a highrise is that you can
7、 get a good _.Ascenery BsceneCview Dlook三、翻译句子1他在北京出生长大。(bring up)_2我们不允许人们在这儿吵闹。(permit)_3学生们发现烟是从那个房间里冒出来的。(spot)_4不要玩刀子，你可能会不小心伤了自己。(by accident)_5他想让我说明所花费的每一笔钱。(account for)_6那不是一件好事情，恰恰相反，那是个巨大的错误。(on the contrary)_四、阅读理解 Mark Twain，the famous American writer and a great master of humor，liked
8、to play jokes on others.But once a joke was played on him.One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town.At lunch he met a young man，one of his friends.The young man said that he had an uncle with him.He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled，and that nobody and nothin
9、g was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.“You bring your uncle to my talk this evening，” said Mark Twain.“Im sure I can make him laugh.” That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front.Mark Twain began to speak.He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh.But the ma
10、n never even smiled.Mark Twain told more funny stories，but the old man still kept quiet.Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories.Finally he stopped.He was tired and quite disappointed.Some days later，Mark Twain told another friend what had happened.“Oh，” said his friend，“I know that man.Hes be
11、en deaf for years.” 1The writer wrote the passage mainly to _.Atell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes Btell readers a joke played on Mark Twain Ctell readers Mark Twain was a great writerDtell readers how to tell a funny story2One day Mark Twain met _ at lunch.Aa friend Bhis brotherChis teacher
12、 Da young girl 3Why did Mark Twain ask the young man to bring his uncle to his talk?ABecause he thought he could make him laugh.BBecause he wanted to get to know the old man.CBecause the old man could tell stories.DBecause he wanted to learn from the old man.4Mark Twain stopped finally because he wa
13、s _.Adisappointed BsorryCill Dsleepy5Mark Twain couldnt make the old man laugh because _.Ahis jokes were not funny Bthe old man wasnt interested in the jokesCthe old man could tell more funny jokesDthe old man was deaf参考答案一、1.spotted；spots2.accounted3.accident4.permit5.passage6.appearance7.sought8.s
14、tare二、1. Bglare at“怒视着”；stare at“盯着”；glance at“瞥了一眼”；catch sight of“看见”。由下文的doing some most difficult and dangerous tricks in the sky可知应选stared at。 2. Dset off“动身，使爆炸”；settle down“定居，专心于”；watch out“当心”；account for“导致，做出解释”。此处用account for表示“他想让你对你昨晚的缺席做出解释”。 3. Bas a result“结果”；on the contrary“正相反”；b
15、y the way“顺便说一下”；on the other hand“另一方面”。由于两个人对杰里的评价是截然相反的，所以应用On the contrary。 4. B词组by accident by chance，意思是“偶然，无意中”。句意：我找钢笔的时候无意中发现了一张照片。 5. Aspot“发现，认出”；find“找到，发现”；know“知道”；see“看见”。句意：虽然化了装，但是她一出来就被粉丝们认了出来。 6. Bcome on的含义是“加油，得了吧”；go ahead的含义是“可以，往下说，前进”；it depends的含义是“视情况而定”；thats great的含义是“太
16、棒了”。此处用Go ahead表示允许对方用自己的电脑。 7. Ccontrary to表示“与相反”。 8. C词组make a bet的含义是“打赌”。 9. Athough后面省略了it was。 10. B本句考查强调句型的引导词that的用法。11. Cview意为“风景，景色”，通常指从某个特定(或比较高的)位置所见到的景物。scenery指抽象的自然风景。scene可指戏剧、电影等的一场、场景、布景。look指“看”的动作。三、1. He was born and brought up in Beijing. 2. We dont permit people to make a
17、noise here. 3. The students spotted the smoke coming out of that room. 4. Dont play with a knife.You might hurt yourself by accident. 5. He wanted me to account for each sum of the money I had spent. 6. It isnt a good thing；on the contrary，its a huge mistake.四、1.B主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看，作者主要告诉读者马克吐温被人捉弄的故事。2A细节考查题。由第一段最后一句可以得出答案。3A推理判断题。由第三段可知，马克吐温想让老人来的目的就是想把他逗笑。4A细节考查题。由第四段最后两句可以得出答案。5D推理判断题。由最后一段可知老人耳聋多年了，因此他不笑的真正原因是他听不到马克吐温讲的笑话。
