1、必修3 Unit 3 Back to the past单元质量评估. 单项填空(共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15分)21. Honestly speaking, it is my teachers_ that made me finally take up my present career as a biology researcher. A. advantage B. influence C. taste D. guard【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。句意:是老师的影响让我最终从事了现在的生物研究员事业。advantage优势;influence影响;taste口味;guard警戒。22.
2、 Most farmers in that area grow crops either to_ their family_ to sell for money. A. feed; andB. feed; orC. supply; orD. supply; nor【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。either. . . or. . . “或者或者”;feed their family养家。句意为:在那个地区农民种庄稼或者养家或者卖了换钱。23. Most people are_ bringing down the price of housing because its too high for t
3、hem. A. in favor ofB. in honor ofC. in search ofD. in memory of【解析】选A。考查介词短语辨析。句意:大多数人赞成降低房价,对他们来说房价太高了。in favor of“支持;赞成”。in honor of为了纪念;in search of寻找;in memory of为了纪念;均不符合句意。24. Im afraid you will_ your bright future if you continue to be so casual on your work. A. destroy B. harm C. ruin D. dam
4、age【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。destroy是及物动词,指“拆毁”,也可以指精神上的“摧毁(名誉、努力等)”,造成的是彻底的毁坏;harm也是及物动词,“伤害,损害”,与injure有时可以通用,特指伤及一个人或其心智、健康、权利等; ruin是及物动词,指“使成为废墟,崩溃”,也可指“毁掉前程”;damage只是造成局部的破坏。25. In 753 BC,_ city of Rome was founded, and in 509 BC, it became_ republic. A. the; theB. a; aC. a; theD. the; a【解析】选D。考查冠词。the ci
5、ty of Rome“罗马城”,此处是特指;a republic一个共和国,表示泛指。句意:公元前753年,罗马城建成,公元前509年,罗马成为共和国。26._ late, he also forgot his books. A. Not only he turned upB. Not only he turned outC. Not only did he turn outD. Not only did he turn up【解析】选D。考查倒装。句意:他不仅到得晚而且还忘了带书。not only放在句首时,其所在的句子应使用部分倒装,即将系动词、助动词,情态动词放在主语之前。turn up
6、出现;turn out结果是。27. Every day the government reports the number of people with H1N1 Virus to keep us_ of the latest situation. A. informedB. informingC. to informD. being informed【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词作宾语补足语。句意:政府报告患有H1N1病毒的人数是为了告知我们最新形势。inform sb. of sth. 告知某人某事,inform和us之间是被动关系,故用过去分词作宾语补足语。【举一反三】Here you
7、are!Im so sorry to keep you_ that long. A. waitedB. waitingC. to waitD. being waited【解析】选B。you和wait之间是主动关系,故用waiting作宾语补足语。 28. We have every reason to believe that Chinese government will_ its promise to develop peacefully. A. set asideB. carry outC. take inD. get through【解析】选B。考查短语辨析。carry out one
8、s promise履行诺言。句意为:我们有充分的理由相信中国政府将会履行它和平发展的承诺。29. The boy said he would buy his mother a present with the_ on Mothers Day. A. 12 dollars remainedB. 12 dollars to remainC. remained 12 dollarsD. remaining 12 dollars【解析】选D。考查remain的用法。remaining adj. 剩余的。在此作定语修饰12 dollars。remain v. 留下;保持。30. Dont worry a
9、bout him. He is_ a child and he is able to look after himself. A. no longerB. any longerC. not moreD. any more【解析】选A。no longer不再,(=not. . . any longer)用来表示一种持续状态的终止,常与持续性动词或be动词连用。31. You seem to have known all about the accident. _ . A. So I haveB. So I doC. So have ID. So do I【解析】选A。So I have表示“我确
10、实已经知道”,而So I do表示“我看上去是这样”。两句主语一致,不用倒装,排除C、D两项。句意为:你看上去好像已经知道了这次事故的所有情况。我确实已经知道了。由句意可知应选A。【讲台挥洒一刻】(1)“so/neither/nor+be/助动词/情态动词+主语”结构用来表示前面说的话也适用于另一人或物,so与前面的肯定句呼应,neither/nor与前面的否定句呼应。My parents send their love to you, and so does Li Ping. 我的父母向你问好,李萍也向你问好。Tom didnt believe a word that she said, n
11、either did the police. 汤姆根本不相信她说的话,警方也不相信。(2)“so+主语+be/助动词/情态动词”表示赞同,主语指同一人,主谓不倒装。You seem to like dancing. 你好像喜欢跳舞。So I do. 是的,我确实(喜欢跳舞)。(3)“主语+do+so”表示按照别人的要求去做。He told me to open the door, and I did so as quietly as possible. 他要我打开门,我便尽量轻地打开了。32. Although many measures_ , the worlds economy is st
12、ill going down. A. are takenB. were takenC. will be takenD. have been taken【解析】选D。考查时态和语态。句意:尽管采取了许多措施,但是世界经济仍然在下降。现在完成时表示过去发生的事情对现在产生的影响。take measures采取措施,故用被动语态。33. A clean environment can help the city bid for the Olympics, which_ will promote its economic development. A. in natureB. in returnC.
13、in turnD. in fact【解析】选C。句意:一个清洁的环境会有助于申办奥运,而这反过来又会促进经济的发展。in nature在本质上;in return作为回报;in turn反过来;in fact事实上。34. Its not me, but Allen and Wendy that_ tired of having one examination after another. A. isB. areC. amD. be【解析】选B。not. . . but连接并列主语时,谓语动词按就近原则,与靠近它的主语一致,故用B。35. This novel was concerned_ t
14、he Second World War, while most teenagers are more concerned_ the heroes love story. A. with; forB. with; withC. for; aboutD. about; with【解析】选A。句意:这本小说讲的是第二次世界大战,然而大部分青少年更加关注英雄们的爱情故事。be concerned with与有关;be concerned for关心。. 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1分,满分20分)A group of frogs were traveling through the woods a
15、nd two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). Immediately, all the other frogs in the group 36 the pit and watched as the 37 frogs tried to jump out. The pit was very 38 so the frogs on top started yelling at the two frogs in the pit to give up. 39 the trapped frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled louder, “
16、Give up. Youre 40 dead. ”After a while, one of the exhausted(筋疲力尽的) frogs took notice of what the others were saying, and fell down and died. But 41 the second frog kept jumping as hard as she could despite the 42 remarks. Finally, with one brave jump, she 43 it out of the pit!This amazing 44 occurr
17、ed because the second frog was 45 and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been 46 her on the entire time they were yelling! What she had 47 considered as encouragement encouraged her to try harder to succeed. And that made all the 48 ! 49 a positive attitude, and bei
18、ng deaf to others opinions, the second frog overcame obstacles(障碍) and 50 her goals by using it as encouragement. 51 , when we avoid others criticism, or laughter, we can do 52 we set our minds to, just as the second frog did. But, if we are not deaf, like the first frog, who would be 53 by others,
19、we need 54 to guide us to the proper way, so as not to be blindly 55 by wrong opinions. 36. A. gathered aroundB. ran roundC. jumped into D. escaped from【解析】选A。有同伴掉进深坑,其余青蛙聚在坑周围大喊。而不是围绕着坑跑,更不会跳进去,由下文可知它们也没有逃跑。37. A. luckyB. tiredC. unfortunateD. strong【解析】选C。掉进深坑的青蛙当然是不幸的。38. A. dangerousB. deepC. sa
20、feD. soft【解析】选B。只有坑深,其他青蛙才会让它们放弃跳出坑的做法。39. A. Before B. When C. Because D. After【解析】选B。when“当时候”,当在坑中的青蛙在继续做跳出坑的努力时,其他青蛙更大声地喊着让它们放弃。40. A. as long as B. as well asC. as soon as D. as good as【解析】选D。as good as“和一样;几乎”。与下文的一只青蛙听到后死去了相符。41. A. fortunately B. surprisinglyC. naturally D. actively【解析】选B。看到
21、第二只青蛙仍然在努力跳出时,让其他青蛙吃惊。42. A. innocent B. frighteningC. discouraging D. inspiring【解析】选C。上文的“Give up. Youre as good as dead. ”应该是让人泄气的语言。43. A. made B. reached C. got D. kept【解析】选A。make it out of the pit成功跳出了坑。44. A. decision B. answer C. event D. result【解析】选D。那么深的坑,一只青蛙都累死了,而另一只却跳了出来。这样的结果(result)是令人
22、吃惊的。45. A. deaf B. disabled C. foolish D. young【解析】选A。因为只有“deaf”才会“unable to hear. . . ”。46. A. congratulating B. admiringC. requiring D. cheering【解析】选D。cheer sb. on“为某人加油,欢呼,喝彩”。47. A. obviouslyB. honestlyC. mistakenlyD. completely【解析】选D。completely“完全地”,跳出坑的青蛙把别人的喊声完全看成是鼓舞,才使得自己成功了。48. A. successB.
23、 differenceC. importanceD. failure【解析】选B。make all the difference“产生不同,有影响”。49. A. Across B. With C. Under D. From【解析】选B。with“由于,因为”,由于态度积极,对别人的意见不理睬,才使得第二只青蛙克服障碍,取得成功。50. A. kickedB. struckC. reachedD. performed【解析】选C。reach ones goal达到某人的目标。51. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. ThusD. Instead【解析】选C。thus“因此,所以”
24、。52. A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything【解析】选B。anything“任何事情”。只要我们避开别人的批评和嘲笑,我们可以做好我们想做的任何事情。53. A. warnedB. persuadedC. suggestedD. affected【解析】选D。第一只青蛙之死是受别人的影响;affect(影响)。54. A. courageB. wisdomC. senseD. knowledge【解析】选B。wisdom智慧;要选择适当的方法需要智慧而不是courage(勇气);sense(感觉)或者knowledge(知识)。55.
25、A. guidedB. doubtedC. refusedD. destroyed【解析】选A。guide指导,指引。. 阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2分,满分30分)(A)130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. In 641, Songtsan Gambo, ruler of the Tubo Kingdom, had the Potala Palace b
26、uilt for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty, whom he was soon to marry. This building was later burned to the ground during a war and was rebuilt in the 17th century by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Repeated repairs and expansions(扩建) until 1645 finally brought the palace to its present scale. Over the p
27、ast three centuries, the palace gradually became a place where the Dalai Lama lived and worked and a place for keeping the remains of successive Dalai Lama. The stone-and-wood-structured Potala Palace consists of the White Palace and Red Palace. The White Palace, including halls, temples and courtya
28、rds, serves as the living quarters of the Dalai Lama. The Red Palace includes various parts for worshipping Buddha(崇拜佛佗) and parts housing the eight stupas(佛骨塔, 舍利塔) that contain the remains of fifth to thirteenth Dalai Lama. All the stupas are covered with gold foil(箔). The most magnificent stupa b
29、elongs to the fifth Dalai Lama. It is 14. 85 meters tall and inlaid with pearl and jade(玉). The palace also collected a large number of sculptures, murals, scripture and other valuable cultural relics. In 1994, the palace joined the list of world cultural heritage sites. 56. Who had the Potala Palac
30、e built? A. Wencheng. B. Tubo Kingdom. C. Songtsan Gambo. D. The Tang Dynasty. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段的第二句话:“In 641, Songtsan Gambo, ruler of the Tubo Kingdom, had the Potala Palace built for Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. . . ”可知布达拉宫是Songtsan Gambo让人建造的。57. The main idea of the passage is_ . A. t
31、he history and the structure of the Potala PalaceB. the size of the Potala Palace C. the location of the Potala PalaceD. how the Potala Palace was built【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章第一段讲述了布达拉宫的建造历史,第二段讲述了它的结构和用途。58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The Potala Palace was built only with s
32、tone. B. The White Palace is used for housing the remains of the Dalai Lama. C. The Red Palace is the part where the Dalai Lama lives. D. The Potala Palace is now one of the world cultural heritage sites. 【解析】选D。判断正误题。由第二段的The stone-and-wood-structured Potala Palace. . . 可知A是错误的。由第二段的第二、三句可知B、C是错误的;
33、由文章最后一句可知D项正确。(B)In 1988, Mary Andersen was at the Miami airport checking in for a flight to Norway to be with her husband when she was told she wouldnt be able to check her luggage without paying a $100 surcharge(超载费). Mary had no money as her new husband had left for Norway and she had no one else
34、 to call. “I was completely desperate(绝望的) and tried to think which of my things I could manage without. ” says Mary. As tears ran down her face, a voice behind her said, “Thats okay, Ill pay for her. ”Rather surprised,Mary turned around to see a tall man whom she had never seen before. He had a gen
35、tle and kind voice that was firm and decisive. Although this happened twenty years ago, Mary still remembers the man. Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back. The man wrote his name and address on a piece of paper and gave it to Mary. She t
36、hanked him repeatedly. When she finally walked off towards the boarding gate, he waved goodbye to her. That man turned out to be Barack Obama. Mary paid the money back to Obama the day she joined her husband. At that time he had just finished his job as a poorly paid community worker in Chicago, and
37、 had started his law studies at Harvard University. In the spring of 2006 Marys parents heard Obama was considering a run for president. They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. At the same time, they thanked Obama for helping their daughter 18 years earlier. And Obama replied, “ I wa
38、nt to thank you for the lovely things you wrote about me and for reminding me of what happened at Miami airport. Im happy I could help her then, and Im delighted to hear that your daughter is happy in Norway. Please send her my best wishes. Sincerely, Barack Obama, United States Senator. ”59. Why di
39、d Mary feel completely desperate? AShe had missed the only flight to Norway. BHer new husband abandoned her suddenly. CShe didnt have the money to buy a ticket. DShe had no money to pay for the surcharge. 【解析】选D。细节判断题。由第一、二段的描述可知:Mary在机场没有钱交行李超载费而感到绝望。60. How did Mary feel when someone offered to he
40、lp her? A. Amazed. B. Puzzled. C. Delighted. D. Annoyed. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。从第五段的Rather surprised可知答案。61. Mary asked the stranger to leave his name and address_ . A. in order to contact him later B. so that she could repay himC. because he impressed her deeplyD. because she fell in love with him【解析】选B。推理判
41、断题。由第七段“Mary was pleased to bring her luggage to Norway and told the stranger she would give his money back. ”可知。62. Whats the passage mainly about? A. A letter from Barack Obama. B. Marys parents support Obama. C. Obama helped a stranger 20 years ago. D. Mary was lucky to get help at the airport. 【
42、解析】选C。主旨大意题。全文讲奥巴马在20年前帮助一个素不相识的女士Mary的故事。63Marys parents wrote to Mr. Obama mainly to_ . A. remind him of what happened B. tell him Mary is living happilyC. express their admirationD. encourage him to run for president【解析】选D。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中They wrote a letter saying that they would support him. 可知Mar
43、y的父母写信是鼓励奥巴马竞选总统。(C)When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person wouldbe the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charless parents along with him, and they traveled the world together. He gave the
44、 two-foot tall Charles a new nameGeneral Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England. During the show, Tom acted fighting a
45、gainst tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Toms act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty-five. Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added
46、 more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a school teacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married. The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about t
47、wo thousand guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their honeymoon, just before the couple would be going to live in Toms house in Connecticut. Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let th
48、is bit of sunshine fade(褪色), communities throughout the country joined in “Tom Thumb” weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun. 64. The underlined part “the talk of the town” in Para. 6 means_ . A. it was reported in the newspaperB. people spread rumors
49、about itC. people in the town liked to talk with TomD. it was the most popular thing happening【解析】选D。词义推测题。由下文:很多富人和名人,以及大约2 000个客人参加他的婚礼可判断出the talk of the town意为“街头巷尾的话题”。65. Which of the following is the best clue to the fact that Tom was smart? A. He became a billionaire at twenty-five. B. He le
50、arned how to sing, dance, and act at a very young age. C. He met with President Lincoln during his honeymoon. D. He married a school teacher. 【解析】选B。理解判断题。能最好地证明Tom聪明的应该是他很小就学会了唱歌、跳舞和表演。66. Tom would dance on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because_ . A. the wooden plate woul
51、d make it sound as if Tom were tap dancingB. it made Tom feel tallerC. the eight-foot-tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted D. the difference between them would make Tom look even smaller【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第三段:Tom 假装和高个子的人打斗,以及在一个八英尺高的人拿着的木碟里跳舞,其目的就是由高个子来衬托Tom的矮。67. What is the main idea of the l
52、ast paragraph? A. Weddings always make people feel full of curiosity. B. People are disappointed every minute during the war time. C. People joined in “Tom Thumb” weddings to relax their minds from the sadness of war. D. People should be married when they are small children. 【解析】选C。归纳大意题。从最后一段的首句(本段
53、的主题句):人们参加Tom Thumb的婚礼是为了逃避战争的伤痛。(D)Stories of a mysterious island called Atlantis date from around 400 BC. Ever since then, people have been searching all over the world for it. It was Plato, a Greek philosopher, who first wrote about the long-lost nation. According to him, more than 9, 000 years b
54、efore, Atlantis had been a great and rich nation. He described Atlantis as a beautiful place where all the people were happy. Lots of elephants and horses lived on the island. There was enough money and food for everyone, and the people spent their time building temples and gardens. Sadly for the pe
55、ople of Atlantis, this happy life did not last forever. Plato described how a huge earthquake destroyed the island, and the following flood covered it with water and Atlantis disappeared under the sea. It is an amazing story of a beautiful city hidden for thousands of years under the sea. Unluckily,
56、 there is no evidence(证据) to suggest that Atlantis ever existed. Plato said that it was in the Atlantic Ocean near Gibraltar, but after hundreds of years of searching nothing has been found. However, this has not discouraged many researchers and historians who are sure that Atlantis does exist. Hund
57、reds of books have been written on the lost island and there are now and then new ideas about possible locations(地点). Some people think it is really the Greek island of Thera, which was destroyed by a volcano(火山)in 1500 BC. Others believe Atlantis was in Turkey, Spain, America or Africa. One 17th-ce
58、ntury expert was sure that Atlantis was in the Arctic Ocean. Only one thing is certain:until someone really finds a ruined city somewhere under the sea, the existence of Atlantis will remain a mystery(神秘). 68. According to Plato, Atlantis had been a great and rich nation_ . A. 400 years beforeB. abo
59、ut 1, 500 years beforeC. 9, 000 years beforeD. sometime before, but he didnt say when【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第二段第二句话可得知答案。69. Atlantis may have existed_ . A. because there are many books about itB. but there is no evidence to prove its existenceC. because there is a city under the sea near GreeceD. because it
60、 was found in Turkey【解析】选B。细节理解题。由第三段“. . . there is no evidence to suggest that Atlantis ever existed. ”可知答案。70. One new idea about Atlantis location is that it is_ . A. in FranceB. in MacaoC. in the Atlantic OceanD. the Greek island of Thera【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第四段第三句话“Some people think it is really the
61、 Greek island of Thera, . . . ”可知答案。. 完成句子(共5小题; 每小题1分,满分5分)71. Though he is over eighty years old, he is in good condition(他身体很健康). 72. The firm has been taken over(已被接管)by a Japanese company. 73. I will go on business either this week or next week(这星期或者下星期). 74. Unfortunately, she had her money st
62、olen(她的钱被人偷走了)on the bus. 75. It was said that (据说)she was the first woman to travel to the Arctic Ocean. . 短文填词(共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分) Pompeii was a busy city of 22, 000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered 76. volcano. 77. Unfortunately, in August of AD 79, the Mount Vesuvius
63、78. erupted. The entire top of the mountain 79. exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon 80. stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was 81. buried under 20 feet of stones and 82. ash. Then in the year 1861, an Italian scientist na
64、med Giuseppe began to 83. uncover Pompeii. The city looked the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, 84. houses and shops and a stadium with 20, 000 seats. Most of all, there were everyday objects, 85. which tell us a great deal about people who lived in Pompeii. . 书面表达(共
65、1小题,满分20分)根据以下内容写一篇日记。1. 寒假期间,你跟随父母到欧洲旅行,于2010年2月6日星期六来到法国首都巴黎观光,天气晴朗。 2. 参观艾菲尔铁塔,心情很激动。 3. 在卢浮宫欣赏艺术收藏品。4. 参观巴黎圣母院,发现教堂非常漂亮。 5. 对饮食感到很满意。 注意:1. 词数:120左右。 2. 参考词汇:Eiffel Tower艾菲尔铁塔 Louvre Museum卢浮宫 Notre Dame de Paris巴黎圣母院-【参考答案】February 6, 2010, Saturday SunnyToday I visited Paris for the first time
66、 with my parents. The beauty of the capital city struck me. First, we went to the world famous Eiffel Tower. Although I had seen the tower thousands of times on TV, my heart couldnt help beating faster when I really saw it. Then we visited the Louvre Museum, in which we enjoyed a large collection of
67、 art in the world. Finally, we went to the Notre Dame de Paris. When we got there, we were surprised by the beauty of the church right away. I was especially satisfied with the cooking in Paris, and I enjoyed so much delicious food that cant be found in my own country. I felt a little tired after th
68、e visit, but I think it is worth a second visit some day. 【备选题】任务型阅读(共10小题,每小题1分, 满分10分)请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意:每个空格只填1个单词。High school students who, after graduation, would like to continue their education are frequently faced with many problems in financing college training. Free
69、education is not so wide-spread at the college level as at the elementary and secondary school levels. There is usually a charge for tuition. In addition, for most students, going to college means living away from home, an expensive matter. What, then, can be done by a student who finds that he must
70、 help to finance himself if he is to extend his education beyond high school? There are several possibilities. Scholarships are sometimes available. These are usually given partly on the basis of high grades. Therefore the day-to-day work in high school may be very important for determining ones cha
71、nces of help from this source. Another source of help is the college loan fund, which is established for the purpose of providing loans to worthy students. A third plan is that of working ones way through school. Work may involve holding a part-time job outside the college. Sometimes it means assisting professors in laboratory教学资源网教学资源网教学资源网教学资源网教学资源网教学资源网教学资源网