1、 Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note.单项填空1Since the new rules began to work, we students have been_to have one hour for exercise every day.Apromised Bagreed Cpermitted Dadmitted答案C解析permit许可,允许,符合句意。promise允诺;agree 同意;admit承认。2You cant judge a person by his dressing because not all who are_are beggars
2、,some even are millionaires.Ain rags Bin shortCin public Din black答案A解析考查固定短语。从题干中的some even are millionaires可推知前半句的意思是:你不能根据穿着来判断一个人,因为不是所有衣衫褴褛的人都是乞丐。in rags衣衫褴褛;in short总之;in public公开地;in black穿着黑色衣服。3Nobody can_his strange behavior those days.Aaccount for Bask forCcall for Dstand for答案A解析考查短语辨析。a
3、ccount for解释,说明的原因;ask for请求,要求;call for要求,需要;stand for代表,象征,表示。4I spent almost an hour to persuade him and at last I lost_.Adevotion Bbelief Cpatience Dbalance答案C解析devotion热爱;belief信任;patience耐心,忍耐;balance平衡,天平。5How do you find the new book by JK.Rowling?_.I guess she is out of her talent.AVery int
4、eresting BBy accidentCVery boring DIn the library答案C解析考查情景对话。句意为:你认为J.K.Rowling写得新书怎么样?很枯燥。我想她已江郎才尽了。6_any other species,human populations are shaped by the usual forces of natural selection,like famine,disease or climate.ACompared with BAs withCAs for DIn addition to答案B解析考查介词短语辨析。句意为:与其他的物种一样,人类人口是
5、由自然选择,如饥荒,疾病或气候形成的。as for关于;in addition to另外;compared with与相比。as with与一样;就来说,符合题意,故选B。7If you dont like the drink you _,just leave it and try a different one.(2011大纲全国,9)Aordered Bare orderingCwill order Dhad ordered答案A解析句意为:如果你不喜欢你点的饮料,就别喝了,再换一种。由情境可知饮料是刚才点的,故用一般过去时。8Most people believe that diffic
6、ult situations can often_the best in a person.I cant agree more.Abring out Bbring upCbring about Dbring in答案A解析考查短语辨析。bring out使显现,使表现出。句意为:绝大部分人认为,困境能够促使一个人显出最优秀的一面。我非常同意你的观点。bring up养育;bring about使发生, 致使;bring in生产, 挣得, 介绍,引进。9As his best friend,I can make accurate guesses about _ he will do or th
7、ink.Awhat Bwhich Cwhom Dthat答案A解析介词about后的宾语从句中缺少连接词,从句中的谓语动词do和think又缺少宾语,所以只有A项符合题意。10There are _ products to be sold in the factory store.Which of the following is not correct?Aa large number of Bquantities ofCa large amount of Da great many答案C解析四个选项中只有a large amount of不修饰可数名词。11Sometimes shed as
8、k the driver to stop in front of a particular building,and would sit _ into the distance,saying nothing.Astaring BglaringCwatching Dnoticing答案A解析句意为:有时她会让司机停在某一幢大楼前,而且总是坐在那里凝视着远方,什么也不说。stare在此为不及物动词,意为“凝视”;stare into the distance意为“凝视着远方”。12Jenny was holidaying with her family in the countryside_she
9、 was bitten on the leg by a dog.Awhile Bas Cwhen Dbefore答案C解析be doing.when.正在突然。13Success in life doesnt happen_.Its the result of devoting your time and energy to what youve set out to do.Aby force Bby designCby accident Dby choice答案C解析考查介词短语辨析。句意为:人生的成功不是偶然而至的,它是将时间与精力投入到你决心要做的事情之后的结果。by force用武力;
10、by design故意地;by accident偶然地;by choice出于选择。从语意判断选C。14The police quickly_the criminal in the crowd.Arealized Bknew Cspotted Dstared答案C解析考查动词词义辨析。句意为:警察很快在人群中认出来犯罪分子。realize意识到;know认识,知道;spot发现,认出;stare凝视。15The professor built a glass wall,_he could observe what was going on inside.Ain which BwhereCfro
11、m which Dthrough which答案D解析考查“介词关系代词”引导的定语从句。表示“透过玻璃墙”,应该用介词through,在介词后作宾语代替指物的先行词a glass wall用关系代词which。句意为:教授建了一堵玻璃墙,透过这堵墙他能够观察到里面的一切。.阅读理解Since the 1970s,scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Braincomputer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disab
12、ilities send commands to machines.Recently,two researchers,Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne,Switzerland,demonstrated(展示) a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts.In the laboratory,Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about m
13、oving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.“Our brain has billions of nerve cells.These send signals through the spinal cord(脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these
14、 weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles,” Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devices.”The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮) and sends them to a compute
15、r.The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the computer react to commands from the brain.Prof.Millan,the team leader,says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets b
16、rain signals and turns them into simple commands.“The practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories:communication,and controlling devices.One example is this wheelchair.”He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients,so a
17、s to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.1BCI is a technology that can _.Ahelp to update computer systemsBlink the human brain with computersChelp the disabled to recoverDcontrol a persons thou
18、ghts答案B解析细节理解题。由第一段中的“.scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Braincomputer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.”可知选B。2How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?ABy controlling his muscles.BBy talki
19、ng to the machine.CBy moving his hand.DBy using his mind.答案D解析细节理解题。由第三段内容“.Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.”可知选D。3Which of the following shows the path of the signals de
20、scribed in Paragraph 5?AscalpcomputercapwheelchairBcomputercapscalpwheelchairCscalpcapcomputerwheelchairDcapcomputerscalpwheelchair答案C解析细节理解题。由第五段前三句可知选C。4Which of the following would be the best title for the text?ASwitzerland,the BCI Research CenterBNew Findings about How the Human Brain WorksCBCI
21、 Could Mean More Freedom for the DisabledDRobotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries答案C解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述了BCI是如何帮助残疾人的。故选C。.阅读填空When I was a little girl,my mom would say,“Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others.”1._Friends and mates allow us to enjoy our successes and our
22、 joys,comfort us in our hard moments,and provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves.Ive always looked at friends as the family we choose.They enrich our lives.As Robert Louis Stevenson once said,“2._”To be a good friend or partner,its important to be a good listener.Hear what your friend
23、or mate has to say first rather than jump to conclusions or get defensive.3._ When they hear their words repeated back to them,it can help them to realize what they said was not exactly what they meant to say.4_You know the old golden rule,“Care for others the way you would like them to care for you
24、.”The support of a friend during a tough time could make the difference between success and failure.Encouragement and confidence are the gifts that can help change a persons life.Take care,though,with whom you choose to have close relationship,for they can have a great effect on your selfrespect and
25、 life path.As someone once told me,“5._They will either take you up or down.”AI am afraid so.BIt is quite true.CFriendship is the most important factor.DSometimes it is useful to be their mirror.EA friend is a present which you give yourself.FThe attitudes of your friends are like the buttons on a l
26、ift.GPatience,sympathy and understanding are also important qualities.答案1.B2.E3.D4.G5.F.短文改错Books supplying informations for us on how to do things are very popular with in the United States today.Thousand of books as this begins with titles that start with the words “How to.”Many such “How to” book
27、s usual give advice on asking careers.They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed on it.If you fail,however,you can buy a book naming How to Turn Failure into Success.If you would like to become very rich,you may buy a book How to Make a Million.If you make no money at all,you need the b
28、ook How to Live in Nothing.答案Books supplying for us on how to do things are very popular with in the United States today. of books as this with titles that start with the words “How to.”Many such “How to” books give advice on asking careers.They tell you how to choose a career and how to succeed it.If you fail,however,you can buy a book How to Turn Failure into Success.If you would like to become very rich,you may buy book How to Make a Million.If you make no money at all,you need the book How to Live Nothing.