1、Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note一、完形填空Most parents, I suppose，have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a _1_ childrens book.Either the author has aimed too _2_， so that the children cant follow what is in his (or m
2、ore often, her) story, or the story seems to be talking to the _3_. The best childrens books are neither very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the _4_ who hears the story and the adult who _5_ it.Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, so the problem of finding the right bed
3、time story is not _6_ to solve. This may be why many books regarded as _7_ of childrens literature were in fact written for _8_.“Alices Adventure in wonderland” is perhaps the most _9_ of this. Children, left for themselves, often _10_ the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in
4、_11_ and he or she will more willingly choose the books written in an _12_ way, or have a look at most childrens comics, full of stories and jokes which are the _13_ of teachers and rightthinking parents. Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children, and children should not be made to
5、 _14_ our taste in literature.After all，children and adults are so _15_ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books.So I suppose well just have to compromise over that bedtime story.1A.short Blong C.bad D.good2A.easy Blow C.high D.difficult3A.parents Breaders C.students D.a
6、uthors4A.child Bfather C.mother D.teacher5A.hears Bbuys C.understands D.reads6A.hard Beasy C.enough D.fast7A.articles Bwork C.arts D.works8A.adults Bgirls C.boys D.children9A.difficult Bhidden C.obvious D.different10A.set Bshow C.find D.add11A.school Bhome C.office D.library12A.detective Bimaginativ
7、e C.realistic D.historic13A.favorites Binterests C.objections D.hobbies14A.receive Baccept C.have D.refuse15A.ordinary Bsimilar C.different D.common二、语法填空Once upon a time, a man was selling spears and shields (盾牌) in the street.“Spears! Shields! First class spears and strong shields！” Very soon, (1)
8、_ big crowd gathered around him.“Look，” said the man, (2)_ (pick) up one of his shields.“My shields are very strong.Nothing in the world, no matter how hard and sharp it may be, can pierce my shields.”(3)_ a proud expression on his face, the man put down his shield and picked up a spear.He said, “Th
9、e best spears under the sun (4)_ Im selling can penetrate anything in the world.Come on, buy my spears and shields.(5)_ who want to treat themselves (6)_ the best spears and shields please have a look at this.Dont hesitate.You wont find anything better anywhere (7)_”“Wait a minute，” shouted one of t
10、he on lookers from the crowd, “I wonder if you can tell us what (8)_ (happen) if you jabbed one of your shields with one of your spears？” “Then.erh.then.” the seller was tonguetied though he sought (9)_ (find) an answer.The crowd burst out laughing.Of course, he could not answer that question.Becaus
11、e shields that cannot be pierced through (10)_ spears that can pierce through anything cannot exist at the same time.三、阅读理解Engineering students are supposed to be examples of practicality and rationality (理性), but when it comes to my college education I am an idealist and a fool.In high school I wan
12、ted to be an electrical engineer and, of course, any reasonable student with my aims would have chosen a college with a large engineering department, many famous professors and lots of good labs and research equipment.But thats not what I did.I chose to study engineering in a small liberalarts (文科)
13、university that doesnt even offer a major in electrical engineering. Obviously, this was not a practical choice; I came here for more noble reasons.I wanted a broad education that would provide me with flexibility and a value system to guide me in my job.I wanted to open my eyes and expand my vision
14、 by communicating with people who werent studying science or engineering.My parents, teachers and other adults praised me for such a wise choice.They told me I was wise and grownup beyond my 18 years, and I believed them.I headed off to the college and was sure I was going to have an advantage over
15、those students who went to big engineering “factories” where they didnt care if you had values or were flexible.I was going to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist all in one.Now Im not so sure.Somewhere_along_the_way_my_noble_ideas_crashed_into_reality, _as_all_noble_idea
16、s_finally_do.After three years of struggling to balance math, physics and engineering courses with liberalarts courses, I have learned there are reasons why few engineering students try to reconcile engineering with liberalarts courses in college.The reality that has blocked my path to become the ty
17、pical successful student is that engineering and the liberal arts simply dont mix as easily as I supposed in high school.Individually they shape a person in very different ways.The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.1At present, the writer is studying _.Aengineering at a coll
18、ege with a large engineering departmentBengineering in a small liberalarts universityCliterature in a liberalarts universityDcommunicating and technology2Why did the writer choose his major in a different way from ordinary students?ABecause he wanted to be an electrical engineer in high school.BBeca
19、use he didnt like studying in labs.CBecause he intended to turn out a technical expert.DBecause he expected to get improved more in humanities.3What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?ANo noble idea can be out of touch with reality eventually.BThe writers noble ideas are pra
20、ctical.CNoble ideas have nothing to do with reality.DThe writer considered his noble ideas as valuable as others.4What problem has the writer found in his study at college? AHe cant get used to the engineer factory.BMath, physics and engineering courses are too difficult to learn.CIts hard to combin
21、e engineering with the literal arts.DHe has made no progress in the literal arts.5How has the writer felt about his choice?AHe felt proud at the beginning but a bit doubtful at present.BHe has been feeling positive all the time.CHe has decided to give up.DHe shares the same opinion with his parents
22、and teachers.Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note能力检测一、作者认为当今的儿童读物非常不适合儿童，更象是为成年人写的。1D由下文的描述可知，此处指写一本“好的”儿童书籍很难。2C由下文“the children cant follow.”可知，此处指作者目标定太“高”。3B与故事书相匹配的应是“读者”。4A根据其后的定语从句可知选A。5D根据前面的先行词the adult可知选D。6B前面说到合适的儿童书很少，那么要找到这样的书当然“不容易”。7D与前面的many及后面的childrens literature对应，只有D项正确，表示“作品”。8A由
23、in fact可知，此空与children对应，应用adults。9C由语境可知，爱丽丝梦游仙境是最“明显的”一个例子。10Bshow interest in对某事有/表现出兴趣，为固定搭配。11D能够把孩子留下，任其选择书籍的地方应是图书馆(library)。12B站在孩子们的角度，他们会选择以“想象的”方式写出来的书。13C由“comics, full of stories and jokes”可知这些书是老师和思维对头的家长们所“反对”的。14Breceive收到；accept接受；have拥有；refuse拒绝。结合上文的“brainwash (洗脑)”可知，此处表示我们不该强迫孩子“
24、接受”我们的文学口味。15C孩子和成年人是“不一样”的，所以我们不能一厢情愿地认为孩子们会跟我们喜欢一样的书。二、本文介绍了汉语中的一个成语“自相矛盾”的来由。1a表示泛指的可数名词前需用冠词a。2picking此处作伴随状语，表主动，故用现在分词。3With“with名词介词短语”为with的复合结构。4that此句是一个定语从句，且先行词被形容词最高级修饰，故用that。5Those后面的定语从句中的引导词为who，指人，故先行词用those，指代“那些人”。6totreat oneself to sth.为自己买某物。7elseanywhere else表示“别的其他任何地方”。8wou
25、ld happen此处表示虚拟语气。9to findseek to do sth.试图做某事。10andand表并列，此处连接两个并列结构“shields that.and spears that.”。三、本文作者以自身的经历说明很难做到文理兼顾，共同发展。因而也说明了自己当初想要成为通晓人文科学的杰出工程师，是不切实际的。1B细节理解题。由第二段的“I chose to study engineering in a small liberalarts (文科) university that.”可知作者选择了小的文科学院学工程专业，故选B。 2D细节理解题。由第三段的“I was going
26、 to be a complete engineer: technical expert and excellent humanist (人文学者) all in one.”可知，因为作者既希望做一名技术专家同时也希望能提高人文学科所以他选择在一所很小的文科院校学习工程专业。3A推理判断题。由画线处所在位置的前后文可推断出作者原来想做到文理兼顾，可在实行的过程中他感到很吃力，故选A。4C细节理解题。根据“The struggle to reconcile the two fields of study is difficult.”可知把工程学与人文科学同时学好很难。故选C。5A细节理解题。纵观全文可知作者一开始对于他想做到文理兼顾的想法是非常自信的，但进入学校后才慢慢发现，现实中要实现他这个想法是很难的，但也没有提到他要放弃，只是目前有点疑惑，故选A。