1、Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note.单项填空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解析考查动词词义辨析。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明它的含义。答案
2、C2Only under special circumstances_to take makeup tests.Aare freshmen permittedBpermitted are freshmenCfreshmen are permittedDare permitted freshmen解析考查倒装句的用法。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。答案A3Do you mind me putting your photo on the Internet? _.AYes, go ahead, pleaseBNo, I do mindC
3、Id rather you didntDNo, Id love to解析Id rather you didnt.你最好别这样做。符合语境及句意。答案C4I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.Recent pressure at work may_his behavior.Aaccount for Bcall forCchange for Dstand for解析account for 解释；说明；call for 需要；要求；change for 替换；更换；stand for代表。答案A5Do you know how
4、 I can_him?On his mobile phone.Alearn Breach Cseek Dtouch解析考查动词词义辨析。learn 学习；得知；reach 到达；抵达；此处指联系；seek寻找；touch触摸。答案B6The company cant afford to buy the latest equipment at present._，they keep trying new ways to improve efficiency.AOn the contrary BIn contrastCNevertheless DFurthermore解析考查插入语辨析。on th
5、e 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。答案C7Well discuss the question that he_at the meeting.Acame up Bbrought upCput out Dfed up解析bring up在此为及物动词词组，意为“提出”，相当于come up with，put forward。答案B8We were having a lesson_a polic
6、eman came in.Awhen Bwhile Cuntil Dbefore解析句意：我们正在上课，突然一个警察进来了。when用作并列连词，表示“就在那时”，相当于and at that time。答案A9On the top of this mountain，you can get a wonderful_of the nearby hills.Aview Bsight Clook Dscene解析get a view of为固定搭配，意为“看到的景象”。答案A10Used to TV shows，where everything is quick and entertaining，m
7、any people do not have the_to read a book that requires thinking.Acourage Bwisdom Cpatience Dfreedom解析考查名词辨析。句意：习惯于一切都是快节奏和娱乐的电视节目后，许多人已经失去了耐心去阅读需要思考的书本了。courage勇气；wisdom智慧；freedom表示“自由”，均不合题意。patience表示“耐心”，与题意相符。答案C11Though_to stop playing computer games many times，the little boy just turned a dea
8、f ear and fixed his eyes on the screen.Aurging Bbeing urgedCurged Dhaving urged解析考查省略句。由于从句的主语与主句的主语一致，且从句中有be，所以省略了从句的主语和be。句子补全为Though(he was)urged to stop playing computer games many times。答案C12Did you plan to meet here?No，_.Aby accident Bby mistakeCby the way Dby reason解析考查介词短语。by accident偶然；碰巧。
9、可根据plan和No判断。答案A13Are you still thinking of yesterdays game?Thats_makes me feel excited.Awhich Bwhat Chow Dthat解析考查名词性从句。在表语从句中that不作句子成分，what可引导表语从句，并在从句中作主语或宾语等成分。答案B14She is very dear to us.We have been prepared to do_it takes to save her life.Awhichever BhoweverCwhatever Dwhoever解析考查名词性从句。whatev
10、er引导的句子作do的宾语。答案C15Do you mind my playing the music?Of course not._I am fond of music.AIndeed BLuckilyCTherefore DOtherwise解析考查交际用语。indeed意为“事实上，其实”，相当于in fact。答案A.完形填空It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas.While most people were_1_their cars.Trevor，my husband，had to_2_early
11、 to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival，he_3_his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After_4_10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike_5_.The bike，a black Kona 18 speed，was our only tool.Trevor used it to get to_6_，putting in 60hour weeks to_7_his young fam
12、ily.And the bike was also used to get groceries，_8_us from having to walk long distances from where we live.I was so_9_that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area_10_to help.One wonderful stranger_11_bought a b
13、ike，then called my husband to pick it up._12_my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is a(an)_13_that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be_14_from one person to another，but acts of kindness from_15_are e
14、ven more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it_16_our faith in humanity as a whole.And it has_17_us to be more mindful of ways that we，too，can_18_with others.No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone_19_.And the results can be_20_.1A.cooling
15、 down Bwarming upCspeeding up Dslowing down解析由于是冬天，所以出行前要给车warm up(加热)。cool down冷却；speed up加快速度；slow down减慢速度。答案B2A.get up Bwake upCturn up Drise up解析Trevor，my husband，是骑车上班，所以要早起赶时间，而wake up醒来；turn up出现；rise up升起，均不合题意。答案A3A.piled Bpushed Cparked Dpaused解析到了之后把自行车停(parked)在后门外，而pile堆放；push推动；pause停
16、顿，都不合题意。答案C4A.putting in Bputting onCputting off Dputting away解析put in time/energy投入、花费时间或精力，符合题意。put on穿上；上映；put off推迟；put away收拾好。答案A5A.broken Brobbed Chidden Dgone解析下班后出来发现自行车不见了(gone)。break使破碎；rob后跟人或地点作宾语；hide躲藏。答案D6A.study Bshop Cwork Ddeliver解析根据上文应为get to work上班。deliver投递；study学习；shop商店，均不合题
17、意。答案C7A.live Bsupport Cserve Dprotect解析丈夫每天上班得support his family(养活家庭)。其他不符合常识。答案B8A.getting Bprotecting Csaving Dallowing解析由后面的long distances from where we live可知骑自行车节省了时间，且save sb from doing.固定短语；protect sb from sth保护某人免受；get，allow均不和from搭配。答案C9A.surprised Bthrilled Cpuzzled Dsad解析小偷steal our bike
18、，我当然是难过(sad)。surprised吃惊；thrilled兴奋的；puzzled迷惑的。答案D10A.offered Bsupported Cprovided Dagreed解析offer to help(主动帮助)为固定短语；B、C两项先排除；agree to do同意做某事，不符合上下文。答案A11A.still Bfinally Ceven Dyet解析even甚至，表示递进关系，符合句意。still仍然，一直；finally最后；yet还。答案C12A.Now and then BOnce in a whileCOnce again DSooner or later解析丈夫丢了
19、自行车后“又一次(once again)”正常的上下班，而now and then时而；once in a while偶尔，间或；sooner or later迟早。答案C13A.honor Bpity Csympathy Drespect解析陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是honor(荣耀)；pity可怜，同情；sympathy同情；respect尊重。答案A14A.thrown Bpassed Csent Dgot解析pass sth from.to.把传递下去，微笑是一种善意的传递；throw扔；send派，发送；get得到。答案B15A.friends Bstrangers Cre
20、latives Dparents解析从上文可知acts of kindness从strangers那里得到；friends，relatives，parents不具备代表性。答案B16A.weakened Bspread Creduced Dstrengthened解析strengthen our faith in humanity巩固了我们对人性的信任。weaken减弱；spread传播；reduce减少。答案D17A.moved Bforced Curged Dinfluenced解析好的人性influence(影响)到我们和他人分享的方式。move移动；force强迫；urge敦促。答案D
21、18A.share Bconnect Cdeal Dwork解析share with others和他人分享。答案A19A.likes Bcares Cworries Dwonders解析an act of kindness表明人“关心、帮助”他人。like喜欢；worry担心；wonder纳闷，想知道。答案B20A.short Bpromising Cpermanent Dtemporary解析act of kindness固然渺小，但其影响是permanent(永恒的)。short，promising，temporary分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的。答案C.阅读理解We answer s
22、ome questions this week in our series on getting into an American college or university.The first question has something to do with our recent discussion of English language tests. Vo Ngoc Toan from Vietnam would like to know about the TOEIC，which is designed to measure skills in English as spoken i
23、n the workplace. People may be required to take it if they apply for jobs with companies or other employers. But TOEIC scores arent used for college admission in the United States.The Educational Testing Service administers the TOEIC. It says the test measures the language skills of people working i
24、n an international environment. American colleges and universities accept scores from the TOEFL and often the IELTS. If you missed our report on these tests, you can find it at our website .Tahir Mahmood from Pakistan asks how to improve his English before taking these kinds of tests.Well, you can s
25、tart by looking for ways to use English as much as you can. Watch American movies and TV shows and read books in English. Look for English speakers to talk to.The Internet has many free materials for English learners. Visitors to , for example, can read, listen and watch programs on many different s
26、ubjects. The US Department of Education recently launched a free website designed to help immigrants learn English.The site is called USA Learns at www.usalearns.org，like in China.Next，a question from Turkey：Hasan Eker asks about getting a postdoctoral (博士后的) position in the US. This is work general
27、ly done by a person who recently earned a PhD. The National Postdoctoral Association in Washington has information about international postdocs on its website www.nationalpostdoc.org.And, finally, we have questions from Iran, Afghanistan and Indonesia about how to pay for an education through jobs.
28、There re rules that restrict the kinds of jobs that foreign students can have while studying in the US.1Whats the purpose of the passage?ATo attract more people to the websites.BTo introduce the TOEIC to readers.CTo ask some questions on entering American universities.DTo help deal with some puzzles
29、 on entering American colleges.解析主旨大意题。文章第一段就表明了文章要回答出现在“进入美国大学”系列上的一些问题，故其目的就是对进入美国大学的相关疑问做出解答。答案D2What do we know about TOEIC?AIt is a must for those who go to American universities.BThose who apply for a job with companies have to take it.CIt is to test a persons language skills in the workplace.
30、DIts a test designed for students to graduate from universities.解析细节理解题。第二段说明TOEIC是为了测试工作场合的英语口语技巧，也就是测试工作场合的英语语言能力。答案C3How many questions are answered in this passage?A2. B3. C4. D5.解析细节理解题。第二段、第四段、第六段及第七段分别对一个问题给出了解答。故答案选C项。答案C4If you want to learn English，you can go to the following websites EXCE
31、PT_.ABwww.nationalpostdoc.orgCwww.usalearns.orgD解析推理判断题。倒数第二段最后一句说明，B项中的网站主要提供有关申请博士后的信息，不属于英语学习网站。答案B5What can we conclude from the passage?AForeign students are not permitted to do whatever jobs they like in the US.BEvery graduate from colleges can get a postdoctoral position if they want to.CThe IELTS is also necessary for job application like the TOEIC.DStudenst from Iran arent allowed to have jobs in America.解析推理判断题。文章最后一段最后一句说明，存在限制外国留学生在美国读书期间从事工作的相关条文，也就是说留学生在美国并不能随心所欲地做任何他们想做的工作。答案A