1、第三单元检测(时间:60分钟满分:100分).阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)AIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore.Needless to say,it was too hot to do anything outside.But it was also scorching in our apartment.This was 1962,and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.So my brother
2、 and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors.He suggested we could see a movie.It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day andmost importantsit in air conditioning.In those days,you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies.Then,th
3、e theater would show the same two movies again.If you wanted to,you could sit through them twice.Most people did not do that,but the manager at our theater,Mr Bellow,did not mind if you did.That particular day,my brother and I sat through both movies twice,trying to escape the heat.We bought three b
4、ags of popcorn and three sodas each.Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Wed already seen the second movie once before.It had been at the theater since January,because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.We left the theater around 8,just befor
5、e the evening shows began.But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again,twice more.And we did it the next day too.Finally,on the fourth day,the heat wave broke.Still,to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewarts dialogue from
6、 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962.Theyre really memories of the screen,not memories of my life.1In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A.1952. B.1962.C.1972.D.1982.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段“This was 1962,
7、and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.”可知,那年是1962年,作者在没有空调的房子里又生活了十年。所以可以得知,作者第一次生活在有空调的屋子里应是1972年。2What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.The heat.B.The theater.C.The Music Man.D.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.答案D解析代词指代题。根据文章第三段中“Then,
8、we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Wed already seen the second movie once before.”可知,画线词it指的是上文提到的电影The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,故D项正确。3What do we know about Mr Bellow?A.He loved children very much.B.He was a fan of John Wayne.C.He sold air conditioners
9、.D.He was a movie star.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“It had been at the theater since January,because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.”可知他是约翰韦恩的一位影迷。故B项正确。4Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?A.The two movies were really wonderful.B.They wanted to avoid t
10、he heat outside.C.The manager of the theater was friendly.D.They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Finally,on the fourth day,the heat wave broke.”以及第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知,他们反复看同样的影片,就是为了在电影院避暑。故B项正确。5What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.The author turned out to be
11、a great singer.B.The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.C.The authors life has been changed by the two movies.D.The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段所述内容可知,直到今天,当时的情景仍历历在目,甚至其中的一些台词作者都能背诵。因此可以看出,这段经历对作者来说是难忘的。故D项正确。BExercising during the day can keep
12、you awake at night instead of putting you to sleep,according to new research from the United States.It was believed a good workout helps to send you off by making you more tiredbut it now appears that the opposite is true.A study of fourteen participants who wore a piece of equipment monitoring thei
13、r movements for 23 days found the more active they were the less they napped.Surprisingly,total sleep time increased by an average of 42 minutes a night after days with low activity.The findings suggest exercise and sleep have a more complicated relationship than many people realize.Heart specialist
14、 Dr Am Eliasson,who led the research,said the results were the opposite of expectations.Quality of sleep did not improve after days of increased exercise.The data collected included total sleep time,the exercise energy that has been used,the height and weight of the participants.Dr Eliasson speculat
15、es the findings may be explained by personality types.Individuals who are ambitious and active during the day may also be more “vigilant (警惕的)” at night and therefore sleep less.Meanwhile,less ambitious people who are less active may have no difficulties falling or staying asleep.Another explanation
16、 may be that job and life stresses lead to busier days,more exercise and more calories burned but may interfere with (干扰) sleep.It was believed that exercise improves sleep because it produces a rise in body temperature,which is then followed by a drop a few hours later.It is the drop in temperature
17、 that apparently makes you sleepy.So the traditional advice has been to exercise at least three to four hours before your bedtime to give your body time to cool down and avoid having a hard time falling asleep.But now scientists may have to think again.6From the text we can learn that all the partic
18、ipants .A.had sleep problems before the studyB.improved their quality of sleep after the studyC.had all their activities recorded all the timeD.put on weight more or less soon afterwards答案C解析细节理解题。从文章的第二段我们知道参与者在为期23天的观察中所有活动都是被监控的,故答案为C项。7The research mentioned in the text was designed to .A.call o
19、n more people to exercise before sleepB.expect people to reduce their exercising timeC.change peoples traditional idea about exercise and fitnessD.find out the relationship between exercise and sleep答案D解析推理判断题。这项研究成果是通过对参与者的活动和睡眠的监测得出来的,所以研究的目的就是想找出这两者之间的关系,故答案为D项。8Who has the best sleep according t
20、o Dr Eliasson?A.A government official who is busy.B.A senior who wants to go to college.C.A librarian who has an easy and satisfying job.D.A clerk in the bank with lots of customers.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章第四和第五段得知,白天忙忙碌碌、野心勃勃、心理压力大等因素会影响睡眠,而没什么野心、活动量小的人可能会睡得更香。综合考虑,“一个有着既轻松又令人满意的工作的图书管理员”应该是相对压力小,工作强度也不大,因此
21、睡眠应该最好,故答案为C项。9What may scientists have to think about again?A.The truth of the new findings by Dr Am Eliasson.B.The traditional suggestion about the time for exercise.C.The exact amount of time for the drop in temperature.D.The necessity of the study on exercise and sleep.答案B解析细节理解题。文章的最后一句提到科学家可能会
22、重新考虑,其考虑的问题应是上面陈述的内容,即“the traditional advice.”,故答案为B项。10It can be inferred from the text that .A.the latest finding is suspected by some scientistsB.people with low activity may have a longer sleep timeC.more people will start to take exercise in the eveningD.one can improve his quality of sleep by
23、 exercising more答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段“参与者在随后的几天里降低了活动量,平均睡眠增加了42分钟”,因此答案为B项。.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible,even if you dont get paid for it,or you can only work at it 11.Albert Einstein was 12 to get a job as a physics professor.He could have said to himself
24、,“Well,I just dont have the work relative to 13.I should give up on it and settle for something else.”14,he wrote the two most famous papers while 15 as a patent (专利) office worker.After the 16,there was not any major 17 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.If you want to wor
25、k as an artist and are 18 as a waiter,dont think of yourself as a waiter who 19 one day to become an artist.That puts the 20 you love somewhere off in the distant future.Rather,think yourself as 21,supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint,or draw as much as you can.It is 22 to earn a living w
26、age as a waiter working 24 hours a week.That 23 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺) in the 24 hours.While seeking the work you love,25 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities.You dont want to be 26 the ideas of what you should do or what y
27、ou have done before.Having opened 27 the possibilities,you can make a final 28 and select the work you love as your own.Doing the work you love 29 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 30.It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the li
28、ttle details that make dreams come true.11A.full-timeB.hardC.easilyD.part-time答案D解析联系全句可知,作者在此谈论尽早做自己喜欢做的工作的必要性。A项有一定干扰性,从第二段作者所举的例子(一个想成为艺术家的人)我们可以看出,作者认为无论是兼职,还是不拿报酬做自己喜欢的工作都是有必要的。12A.unableB.ableC.unwillingD.anxious答案A解析从下文的“Well,I just dont have the work relative to(physics).I should give up on
29、it.”得知,阿尔伯特爱因斯坦起初没能做物理教授。13A.scienceB.mathsC.physicsD.money答案C解析relative to在这里是“与有关”的意思。此处指爱因斯坦找不到物理方面的工作。14A.SoB.InsteadC.ThereforeD.And答案B解析instead在这里意为“反而”,表示转折,符合上下文意思。15A.employedB.regardedC.workedD.recognized答案A解析while employed等于while he was employed。C项有一定干扰性,但在时间状语从句或条件状语从句中,只有从句的主语与主句主语一致,且谓
30、语含有动词be时,才可以省略主语和动词be。C项显然不符合这一规则。16A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.successesD.foundations答案C解析the successes指前面提到的爱因斯坦的两篇著名论文。17A.cityB.factoryC.universityD.company答案C解析从前文我们得知,爱因斯坦起初想做物理教授,没有哪个大学想要他。现在他出名了,没有哪所重点大学不想要他。18A.knownB.making a livingC.leading a lifeD.chosen答案B解析从后文“supporting yourself by wai
31、ting tables”可知,此处指做饭店服务员来谋生。19A.thinksB.imaginesC.hopesD.decides答案C解析who在这里代表a waiter,本句的意思是“不要把自己看成一个希望有一天能成为艺术家的饭店服务员”。显然作者认为,你应该把自己看成艺术家,而不是服务员。20A.manB.womanC.personD.work答案D解析that在这里指“认为自己是一个希望有一天能成为艺术家的饭店服务员”;work指“做艺术家”。本句的意思是“那只能让你喜欢的工作(做艺术家)留在遥远的将来”。21A.an artistB.a waiterC.a waitressD.a pa
32、inter答案A解析rather在这里表示否定,相当于instead。注意本句的结构:supporting yourself by waiting tables为状语,think yourself as an artist.and paint,or draw为句子的主要部分,and前后的动词为顺接关系,因此A项为最佳选项。22A.impossibleB.possibleC.importantD.lucky答案B解析一星期做24小时的服务员也许就能挣到维持生计的薪水。possible在这里表示“可能的”。23A.sendsB.keepsC.leavesD.takes答案C解析一星期只做24小时服
33、务员,那就会给自己留下大量的时间投身于培训或提高手艺。24A.onB.officeC.businessD.off答案D解析off在这里用作形容词,意思是“其余的”。25A.itB.whichC.thatD.this答案A解析分析本句结构是选对此空的关键。it为形式主语,真正的主语是不定式,help在这里是“有帮助,起作用”的意思。26A.interested inB.devoted toC.limited toD.troubled by答案C解析从下一句“Having.and select the work you love as your own.”可知作者在此认为你不应该把自己局限到(li
34、mited to)你应该做什么或以前已做过什么的观念上。27A.noB.allC.fewD.both答案B解析由该段首句中的“into the universe of all possibilities”可知,此处指考虑所有的(all)可能性。28A.decisionB.planC.conclusionD.judge答案A解析先是考虑所有的可能性,然后作出最终决定,最后选出最喜欢的。29A.suggestsB.requiresC.insistsD.encourages答案B解析句意:做你所喜欢的工作要求你把想象和实际平等对待。30A.necessaryB.practicalC.carefulD
35、.honest答案B解析从后文我们得知the imaginative指big dreams,而用the practical指all the little details。.语篇填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下列材料,掌握其大意,并根据上下文填写空白处所需的内容(1个单词)或所提供单词的正确形式。There are many reasons for people 31.(study) abroad.One is that you can have the chance to make yourself know about the culture of the place.A
36、lthough we humans belong only to the same one species,we 32.(divide) into several races.There are Africans,33.(Europe),Asians and etc.And when countries are divided by oceans,naturally the way of life in that country is different from 34.(we).Once you are studying in a foreign country,you will slowl
37、y learn to 35. the language of the place.Learning the native language of the place can also greatly help you to go around.If you want to ask for directions or if you are 36.(lose),it can be of great help.Studying abroad will also give you the chance to experience a totally 37. (difference) curriculu
38、m (课程).A college course in the UK,for example,is not 38. to the one we have here.Studying abroad is also a memory 39. can be valued for a lifetime.This is an opportunity to make friends from other races.Once you have made friends with your classmates,Im pretty sure you will enjoy 40. (be) with them
39、in your parties,even in helping out with each others homework.答案31.to study32.are divided33.Europeans34.ours35.speak/use36.lost37.different38.similar39.that/which40.being.七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)Envy the kids at school who are smarter than you and seem to learn more quickly?Dont worry.4142 However,acco
40、rding to a recent study,IQ can risenot just by one or two points,but by as many as 21 points!Scientists have found that IQ changes were linked to changes in part of the brain called gray matter,which was seen to grow and become denser (更加密集) in the brains of people whose IQs improved greatly.43 One
41、is to train your short-term memory.Previous research has proven that short-term memory is the basis for intelligence,so trying to recognize or retell something that you have seen or heard can help raise your overall brain power.44A good nights sleep will also help improve your concentration.45 It he
42、lps you stay focused for longer the next day.Scientists have also found that exercise helps.Walking 30 minutes a day five times a week and doing exercise will help you become more knowledgeableas well as healthier and fitter.A.There are several ways of increasing your brains gray matter.B.Your brain
43、 deals more efficiently with things you truly like.C.With a bit of brain training,the chances are that you can be as smart as they are.D.So maybe its a good idea to get your brain in training right away.E.Getting enough sleep is like pushing the reset button in your brain.F.The more you work on it,t
44、he better you will become.G.People used to assume that a persons IQ was unchangeable.答案4145 CGAFE.书面表达(满分25分)在当今社会,由于受到来自各方面的压力,很多人患上了心理疾病。心理健康问题不容小视。为促进学生身心健康发展,你校将组织开展一系列活动,本校学生可自愿参加。请根据下面的提示写一篇100词左右的英语作文,题目和文章开头已给出,不计入总词数。活动类型内容与目的专家讲座(两周一次)心理疏导,提出忠告讨论会(每周五下午)交流心得,学习经验郊游或晚会(一学期两次)创设轻松氛围,放松心情你对这些
45、活动的看法Ways to Deal with Psychological ProblemsIn our society,some people are feeling stressed by the changes and challenges in their life.Some have even become mentally ill.参考范文Ways to Deal with Psychological ProblemsIn our society,some people are feeling stressed by the changes and challenges in the
46、ir life.Some have even become mentally ill.To deal with the problem,our school will organize a series of activities.Firstly,experts will be invited every two weeks to give lectures on psychological problems.They will give advice on how to cope with the troubles students may face.Secondly,discussions
47、 will be held every Friday afternoon,in which students can exchange their experience of handling problems and share good learning methods.Last but not least,parties or outings will be organized twice a term to create a relaxing atmosphere and to help get rid of students anxiety.The students in our school can attend the above activities voluntarily.In my opinion,these activities will help students hold a positive attitude towards the problems they may meet,and keep up their spirits when facing the challenges of the college entrance examinations.
