1、Unit 3Science and nature.单项填空1The rain was heavy,and the land was flooded.Aconsequently BhoweverCwhatever Dbut答案A解析句意为:雨很大,结果这块土地被淹了。2It occurred to me that he a girl whose parents died in the earthquake.Aadapted BadoptedCadored Darranged答案B解析考查动词词义辨析。根据句意“他收养了一位女孩”,“收养”为adopt。3Passengers are permit
2、ted only one piece of hand luggage onto the plane.(2011天津,7)Ato carry BcarryingCto be carried Dbeing carried答案A解析句意为:乘客只被允许带一件手提行李登机。该题考查permit的固定搭配be permitted to do sth.(被允许做某事)的用法。再根据passengers与carry之间的主动关系可确定选A项。4Would you please give us an example your opinion on “Two Olympics,Equal Splendor”?A
3、in charge of Bin need ofCin favour of Din honor of答案C解析句意为:请你给我们举个例子来支持你的观点两个奥运,同样精彩好吗?in charge of掌管;in need of需要;in favour of支持;in honor of纪念。由句意可知C项正确。5Before you quit your job, how your family would feel about your decision.(2012重庆,31)Aconsider BconsideringCto consider Dconsidered答案A解析题干中before引
4、导从句,其后需有主句,而consider是及物动词,故其后的how your family would feel about your decision只能是宾语从句。由此可知空格处只能是谓语动词,才能与其后的宾语从句构成祈使句,故B、C、D三项均不符合。6Are you satisfied with what she has done?Not a little.It cant be .Aany worse Bany betterCso well Dso bad答案B解析由not a little(非常满意)可知,她的表现非常令人满意,not和比较级better连用表达的是best的意义。7T
5、hat is the only way we can imagine the overuse of water in students bathrooms.(2010上海,40)Areducing Bto reduceCreduced Dreduce答案B解析此处应该用不定式the way to do sth.表示“做的途径、方式”,way前有the only修饰,故选B项。we can imagine作定语,前面省略了that。8Dr Smith gave us a speech,short but to the point.Asimple BbriefCeasy Ddull答案B解析句意为
6、:史密斯博士给我们作了一个简短的演讲,但是言简意赅。brief简洁的,简短的,符合句意。simple简单的;easy容易的;dull枯燥的。9His house was in that big fire.Aburnt to the ground Bcaught fireCburnt to death Dput out答案A解析句意为:他的房子在大火中烧毁了。burn to the ground烧毁,符合句意。10Weve had a good start,but next,more work needs to achieve the final success.(2012湖南,21)Abein
7、g done BdoCto be done Dto do答案C解析句意为:我们已经有一个好的开始,但是下一步更多的工作需要去做以取得最后的成功。need作实义动词后接动词作宾语有两种结构:need doing意为 “需要被做”,可以用 need to be done转换。.阅读理解AHealthy Habits,Healthy BodyFeel tired lately?Has a doctor said he cant find anything wrong with you?Perhaps he sent you to a hospital,but all the advanced equ
8、ipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you.Then,consider this:you might be in a state of subhealth(亚健康)Subhealth,also called the third state or gray state,is explained as a borderline state between health and disease.According to the investigation by the National Health Organization,ove
9、r 45 percent of subhealthy people are middleaged or elderly.The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around examweek.Symptoms include a lack of energy,depression,slow reactions,insomnia(失眠),agitation and poor memory.Other symptoms include shortn
10、ess of breath,sweating and aching in the waist and legs.The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth,according to some medical experts,is to form good living habits,alternate work and rest,exercise regularly,and take part in open air activities.As for meals,people are advised to eat less salt
11、 and sugar.They should also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits and fish because they are rich in nutritional elementsvitamins and trace elements,which are important to the body.Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the dig
12、estive tract(消化系统)They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.1According to this passage,which of the following is RIGHT?AWhen you are in a state of subhealth,you should stay home and keep silent.BWhen you are in a state of subhealth,you should go to see a doctor and buy
13、 some medicine.CWhen you are in a state of subhealth,you should have yourself examined in foreign countries.DWhen you are in a state of subhealth,you should find out the reasons and relax yourself.答案D解析推理判断题。结合文章内容可知,你要找出亚健康的原因,并学会放松自己。故选D。2Middleaged people may be easy to get subhealth because .Ath
14、ey have used up their energyBthey have lost their living hopesCthey have more pressure in life and workDthey begin to get older答案C解析推理判断题。从第四段中的“The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around examweek.”可看出,中年人容易亚健康是因为他们在生活和工作中的压力更大。故选C。3As for
15、food,experts suggested that .Awe should never eat meatBwe should have a variety of foodsCwe should eat less than usualDwe should have meals without salt or sugar答案B解析细节理解题。从第七段中的“.eat less salt and sugar.also eat more fresh vegetables,fruits and fish.”可看出,要吃各种各样的食物。故选B。4The underlined word “alternat
16、e” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to .Aarrange by turnsBcause to take placeCkeep upDtake up答案A解析词义猜测题。从本词后面的“work and rest”可推出,这里是指工作和休息要交替进行,即劳逸结合,这样对身体有好处。故选A。BSTRANGERS parties go wild these days.The main idea of them is to never let the people know who their matches are until the last minu
17、te.These are some popular practices that are storming the worlds youth on this Vday.Speed datingIts exactly what the name implies.Complete with a timer,a whistle and 50 willing singles,speed dating is not the traditional dinner and a movie type of first date.Singles pay US $35 for three minutes with
18、 more than two dozen future dates.They ask questions and try to get to know each other.At the sound of a whistle,they do the same thing all over again25 times in all.Lock and key partyWomen are given a lock and men are given a key,upon arriving at the party.Each key and lock has several matches.One
19、can hunt for his/her latertobe sweetheart in various groups,and try out the key or lock.Each time a lock and key match the pair are entered into a ballot (票数) for top prizes!Dinner in the darkWaiters wearing night vision glasses guide the guests through the pitchblack dining room.They are seated at
20、the table and familiarized with the wine glass and plate.Food is handled with the fingers.People will not see the food they are eating or the guests at their table until the dessert course.At that moment,dining partners will appear.Message partyHave A Cocktail,Leave A Message!When you arrive,you get
21、 a tag with a number and a pad of postit notes.If you see someone you like,write a message on the message board.But wait.Youve got a message.Go and collect it!You can make new friends and win lots of gifts.The more messages you leave on the bulletin board,the more chances you have of winning prizes.
22、5According to the text,what is the similarity of these parties?AThey have very strict rules for their members.BThey require members to buy tickets.CThey are aimed at strangers who want to be friends.DThey are suitable not only for the young but for the old.答案C解析推理判断题。通读全文可知,文中的这四个派对都是关于陌生人交朋友的,故答案选C
23、项。6In which party does a participant have to be careful with the time?ASpeed dating.BLock and key party.CDinner in the dark.DMessage party.答案A解析细节理解题。根据Speed dating中的信息“Singles pay US $35 for three minutes with more than two dozen future dates.”可知,这一派对的参与者需要特别注意时间,每次约会只能用3分钟。7If you go to Dinner in
24、the dark, .Ayou have to wear night vision glassesByou have to eat with your handsCyou eat all the courses in the darkDyour dining partners will help you choose the food答案B解析细节理解题。根据Dinner in the dark中的信息“Food is handled with the fingers.”可知,在这一派对中,人们需要靠手来吃东西,而不使用刀叉。8How many of the parties offer gif
25、ts or prizes?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.答案B解析细节理解题。Lock and key party中提到了“Each time a lock and key match the pair are entered into a ballot(票数) for top prizes!”;Message party中提到了“The more messages you leave on the bulletin board,the more chances you have of winning prizes.”由此可知共两个派对提供奖品,故答案为B项。文章中的2个阅
26、读障碍句分析1The main idea of them is to never let the people know who their matches are until the last minute.(Paragraph 1)句式分析:动词不定式to never let.在句中作表语,动词know后跟的是who引导的宾语从句;until the last minute在句中作时间状语。自主翻译:它们的主要想法是不到最后一分钟不让人们知道他们的伙伴是谁。2The more messages you leave on the bulletin board, the more chance
27、s you have of winning prizes.(Paragraph 5)句式分析:the more.the more.越越。the chance of doing.做的机会。自主翻译:你留在布告牌上的信息越多,获得奖品的机会就越多。.书面表达当前学校里出现了一些不文明行为。请结合以下图片内容,用英语写一篇题目为“How Can We Behave Well in School?”的短文。内容要点如下:1学校存在的不文明行为;2你的个人看法;3该采取什么措施。注意:1.可根据图片提示适当发挥;2词数150左右;3标题与开头已给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇:不文明行为uncivilize
28、d behaviorHow Can We Behave Well in School?Recently there exists some uncivilized behavior in our school. 参考范文How Can We Behave Well in School?Recently there exists some uncivilized behavior in our school.Some students spit in public.Other students like to play on the grass,regardless of the warning
29、.What makes me ashamed is that some students show no respect for their teachers even in class.All the above behavior is of no good to build a friendly and harmonious school.There is no doubt that it is to blame.As we know,every effort,however small,will make a difference.The school is our home.We sh
30、ould form good habits and raise the awareness of civilized behavior.For example,we can put the waste paper in the dustbin,wait in the queue in the dinning room,and try to be honest in the exams.When we do something wrong,we must be brave to admit what we have done and correct it in time.Lets take action from now on.