1、高考资源网( ),您身边的高考专家Unit3名师点津(新人教版必修三). 单项填空1. Do you think it is _good manners to hear others conversations in _curious manner?A. the;aB. /;/C. /;a D. the;the解析:选C。good manners“礼貌”前不加冠词,而in a . . . manner 为固定搭配,所以选C。2. Could I ask you a rather personal question?Sure, _. A. pardon me B. go aheadC. good
2、 idea D. forget it解析:选B。句意:“我可以问你一个私人问题吗?”“当然可以,说吧。”pardon me请再说一遍;go ahead干吧,说吧,用吧;good idea好主意;forget it没关系,不必在意;(表示不想重复说过的话)别提它了;住嘴。3. Jims father didnt _him to join the school football team,which made him angry. A. let B. promiseC. permit D. hope解析:选C。let sb. do sth. ;hope 无此结构;promise sb. to do
3、 sth. 意为主语答应要干某事,不符合句意。4. I hear Johnson was badly injured in the accident. _,lets go and see him. A. If not B. If soC. If necessary D. If possible解析:选B。if not 如果不的话;if so如果那样;if necessary 如果有必要;if possible 如果有可能。根据语境,选择B。5. The poor young man is ready to accept _ help he can get. A. whichever B. ho
4、weverC. whatever D. whenever解析:选C。句意:那位可怜的年轻人准备接受他能得到的任何帮助。whatever引导一个宾语从句,并在从句中作定语,修饰help。6. I have no _with people who are always complaining of their misfortunes. A. devotion B. beliefC. patience D. balance解析:选C。句意:对于那些总是抱怨他们的不幸的人我没有耐心。devotion热爱;belief信任;patience耐心,忍耐;balance平衡,天平。7. When he lo
5、oked up, he suddenly found himself _ by a group of teenagers, _looked at him anxiously. A. to be surrounded;whichB. surrounded;whoC. be surrounded;whoD. having been surrounded;which解析:选B。考查非谓语动词和定语从句。“发现自己被一群十几岁的孩子包围了。”用过去分词作宾语补足语表示被动,第二处用who 引导定语从句,修饰teenagers。8. Does it rain a lot in this area? _,
6、it hardly ever rains;the climate is like that of a desert. A. Whats more B. In other wordsC. On the contrary D. As a result解析:选C。on the contrary意为“相反地”。9. Its wise of you to _your fathers advice when you come to any difficulty. A. ask B. seekC. try D. attempt解析:选B。seek ones advice 意为“征求某人的意见”。A应为ask
7、 for ones advice,C、D构不成有意义的词组。10. When the man was trying to break into the bank,he was caught by the police _. A. in a spot B. on the spotC. off the spot D. to the spot解析:选B。本题考查spot 短语的用法。句意:当那个人试图闯入银行时,他被警察当场抓获了。on the spot 在现场,当场,与本句的语境一致;in a spot陷入困境;off the spot 不准确,离题;而D项是一个不存在的结构。. 阅读理解A(20
8、10届英语周报第20期)It was a half-hour before midnight on December 24th. I was a ticket counter supervisor(主管) for a major airline and was looking forward to the end of my shift(班)at Stapleton International Airport in Denver. My wife was waiting up for me so we could exchange gifts. A very worried gentleman
9、 approached me. He asked how he could get home to Cheyenne, Wyoming. He had just arrived from Philadelphia and missed his connecting flight. I pointed him to the ground transportation area. There he could rent a car. And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home shortly. About fifteen mi
10、nutes later, the gentleman returned and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars available. I told him he had to stay for a night. Hearing that, he burst into tears. He explained that his name was Tom, and his son was seriously ill and was not expected to live another year. He
11、 expected that this would likely be the last Christmas with his son. I told Tom to collect his luggage and wait for me. I called my wife Kathy and told her not to wait up for me. I was driving to Cheyenne. We arrived in Cheyenne around 230 A. M. . Kathy was waiting up for me when I got home. We trad
12、ed gifts and then our conversation concerned Tom. For Kathy and me, there was no question that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the only option. A couple of days later, I received a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family. In it, Tom thanked me for the special gift he had received that holida
13、y season, but I knew the best gift was mine. 【解题导语】“我”帮助一位错过转接飞机的父亲圆了和患重病的儿子一起过圣诞节的愿望,妻子为“我”感到欣慰。1. How long was the journey from Denver to Cheyenne?A. Half an hours drive. B. Two and a half hours drive. C. Two hours and fortyfive minutes drive. D. Three hours drive解析:选C。细节理解题。作者晚上1130遇见Tom,约15分钟后出发
14、,凌晨230到达,总共用了两小时45分钟。2. When the author met Tom the first time, _. A. he planned to drive Tom back homeB. he was about to go homeC. he was considering buying his wife a giftD. he wanted to help Tom board the plane解析:选B。细节理解题。由第一、二段内容可知,作者的轮班马上结束了,盼望着下班以后回家和妻子交换圣诞礼物,正在这时Tom 走了过来。3. Kathy thought that
15、 _. A. her husband was to blame for coming home lateB. driving Tom home was extremely tiringC. it was kind of her husband to have driven Tom homeD. her husband should give Tom a Christmas gift 解析:选C。细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的For Kathy and me, there was no question that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the only optio
16、n. 可知,妻子认为丈夫做得对。BSimply sitting and watching birds is a popular hobby around the world. Its fun and relaxing at the same time. Many people quite enjoy just watching the birds in their garden, yard, trees and bushes from their front window. And its even better to actually go out into the wild and wat
17、ch the birds in their own natural habitats. Natural habitat of course usually means going into the woods, or to remote areas. So before going on a bird watching outing, be sure youve prepared a little. First and foremost, be sure youre wearing the appropriate clothes for both the location youll be v
18、isiting, and the climate that area is currently experiencing. If you live in a warm desert area,for instance,and you plan to go up a mountain for a day of bird watching, youll want to first find out if theres any snow on the mountain,or whether its cold during the daylight hours. Youll of course als
19、o want to be sure you have some food or snacks, and plenty of water. Besides, binoculars are almost a requirement for bird watching too. They allow you to get a closeup view of any birds,nests,and chicks. Many bird lovers also enjoy having a pen or pencil, and a notebook on hand so they can take not
20、es about the birds theyve seen,or sketch them as theyre watching. And of course if you like pictures,youll want to bring along a camera. Last but not least, it would be helpful to have some sort of bird identification reference available. Whether you can take it with you into the woods,or you have i
21、t hanging at home,it is always quite useful in the long term. 【解题导语】你喜欢到野外观鸟吗?观鸟之前你要做好充分的准备!4. While watching birds in their natural habitats, you should do the following EXCEPT _. A. make sure youve got enough foodB. bring enough waterC. wear suitable clothesD. always take the bird identification r
22、eference with you解析:选D。细节判断题。由文章最后一段可知,准备一份鸟类识别参考资料是有帮助的,可以带在身上,也可以挂在家里,外出观鸟不一定必须带在身上。5. The underlined part“binoculars”in the sixth paragraph probably refers to _. A. a pair of special glasses B. foodsC. tools for catching birds D. high spirits解析:选A。词义猜测题。由后文中的They allow you to get a closeup view o
23、f any birds,nests,and chicks. 可以推断,binoculars指的是一种可以让人近距离观察鸟的仪器,所以选A。6. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Many birds like to stay on the mountains when it snows. B. Many people find that watching birds in the yard is boring. C. Using cameras while watching birds will scare b
24、irds away. D. A bird watching outing is different from watching birds from the window. 解析:选D。推理判断题。由文章第二段可知,在野外观鸟比在家里和花园里观鸟要好很多,由此可以推断两者是不同的。7. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Wild bird watching tipsB. A popular hobbyC. Watching birds in the gardenD. Natural habitat解析:选A。主旨大意题。本文主要告诉读者到野外观鸟的
25、一些注意事项。B项过于笼统;C项与文章主题相反;D项只是对文章的部分内容的概括。C(2009年南昌调研)Many people wonder why the United States has been a hot spot for Chinese students for years, despite its extremely strict visa policy. On the other hand, Chinas rise as an economic powerhouse is resulting in a rapid expansion of its higher educatio
26、n system,making it the fastergrowing destination for American foreign exchange students. Recently,according to a study by the Institute of International Education, a research organization based in New York, the number of American students seeking higher education in China has never been greater, inc
27、reasing by 90 percent from 2002 to 2004. Alan Goodman,president of the institute,believes that the_phenomenon lies in the pace of change in China, which is spending billions of dollars to expand and transform its higher educational facilities into worldclass institutions. “China is a job market,”sai
28、d Professor Chou,professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University. “Twenty years ago,only those interested in Chinese literature would study the Chinese language. Now all professors have opened up. ”China now ranks 9th as a host destination for American students, advancing from the No. 12 spo
29、t it held a year earlier. The study revealed that Britain continues to be the leading destination,attracting 16. 8 percent of all American students who study abroad. On the other hand, in the 2004 2005 academic year, China sent more than 62,000 students to the United States, nearly 60 percent more t
30、han a decade earlier. According to the study, the Chinese now make up 11 percent of foreign students in the United States, the secondlargest group behind students from India. 8. From the first paragraph, we know that for many years Chinese students want to go to the US but _ . A. Chinese government
31、refuses to give a visaB. it is extremely difficult to get a visaC. it results in a rapid expansionD. China becomes a fastgrowing country解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句内容可知答案。9. According to the text,“the phenomenon”in the second paragraph refers to _. A. more American students seeking higher education in China
32、B. the pace of change in China during the past few yearsC. founding a research organization based in New YorkD. expending and transforming its higher educational facilities解析:选A。词义猜测题。根据该词组所在的语境可知,此处的the phenomenon 指的是上文提到的越来越多的美国学生愿意到中国留学这一现象。10. Ten years ago,China sent about _students to the Unit
33、ed States. A. 62,000 B. 55,000C. 38,750 D. 6,820解析:选C。数字计算题。根据最后一段倒数第二句中的数字信息计算可得:620001. 638750。11. What is the main idea of this text?A. American students are looking for destinations. B. American students are interested in Chinese culture. C. Britain continues to be the leading destination. D. China grows as a study hot spot for US students. 解析:选D。主旨大意题。根据文章的开头部分可以得出本题答案。欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿,稿酬丰厚。