1、Unit 3Science and nature.单项填空1You are really very kind.Ill never forget the _you have done to me.Afavour Bdeed Chelp Dgood答案A本题主要是对词义及搭配的考查。favor的意思是“恩惠，善意的行为”。do sb a favor或do a favor for sb的意思是“帮某人一个忙”，因此本题的正确答案选A。2All schools in our province_new English textbooks to improve studentslistening，spea
2、king，reading and writing abilities three years ago. AadoptedBadmiredCadmitted Dafforded答案A考查动词。句意：三年前我省的所有学校都采用新英语教材来提高学生的听说读写能力。adopt采用，采取；admire钦佩，称赞；admit承认；afford提供，买得起。由句意可知选A。3What did you think of the concert given by the famous Hong Kong singer?Not so good.In fact，it _to be a great disappoin
3、tment.Aturned up Bturned inCturned down Dturned out答案Dturn up意为“出现，露面”；turn in意为“上交”；turn down意为“拒绝，把声音关小”；turn out意为“结果是，证明是”。根据题意选D。4_by many wellknown experts and film stars，the product was very popular at one time.ATo advocate BHaving advocatedCAdvocating DAdvocated答案D考查非谓语动词的用法。该题句意为“被很多知名专家和电影
4、明星推崇，这个产品一度非常流行”。A项动词不定式常表目的，并且是主动形式，故排除；B、C两项均为现在分词表主动，故排除。故答案为D。5Do you have anything to say for yourselves?Yes，there is one point _we must insist on.Awhy BwhereChow D不填答案Dpoint在定语从句中作insist on的宾语，关系词可以省略，所以D项正确，不要错选A。6I would like a job which pays more，but _I enjoy the work Im doing at the moment
5、.Ain other words Bon the other handCfor one thing Das a matter of fact答案BA项意思是“换句话说”；B项意思是“另一方面”；C项的意思是“一方面”；D项的意思是“事实上”。根据题意，B项正确。7Over years，scientists have made a great_in the treatment of cancer.Abreakin BbreakthroughCbreakup Dbreakdown答案B考查单词意思辨析。A项“非法进入，闯入”；B项“突破”；C项“破裂”；D项“失败，损坏”。根据句意“在过 去的几年
6、里，科学家在癌症的治疗上已经取得了重大突破”。故答案为B。8My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _it.Ain favour of Bin memory ofCin honour of Din search of答案Ain favour of意为“赞成，同意”；in memory of意为“纪念”；in honour of意为“向表示敬意”；in search of意为“寻找”。从was against(反对)判断空格处要填in favour of表示对比。9All the money he had was _，so
7、 he had to make a living by begging.Aused up Btaken upCstayed up Dbrought up答案AA项意思是“用完，用光”；B项意思是“占据，从事”；C项意思是“熬夜，挺立”；D项的意思是“抚养，培养”。根据题意选A。句意“他所有的钱都用光了，所以他只好靠乞讨为生”。10Did you take part in Marys birthday party last Friday?I had _to，but one of my classmates called on me.Aadmitted BintendedCagreed Dprom
8、ised答案Bintend打算，用于过去完成时，意为“本来计划/打算(做某事)”，符合句意。admit接受，录取，承认；agree同意，赞成；promise许诺，保证。答句句意“我本来打算去参加玛丽的生日聚会，但是我的一个同学来看我了”。11On April 25th,2007，thousands of Russians went to say farewell to Boris Yeltsinthe countrys first popularly _leader.Aelecting BelectedCto elect Delect答案Belect与被修饰的名词leader之间是被动关系，所
9、以用过去分词作定语。12Shall we have a talk with her and try to persuade her not to see a movie tonight?There is no _talking to her.She never listens.Agood Bvalue Cpoint Dworth答案C本题考查固定句型There is no_(in)doing sth的用法。good只适用于Its no good (in) doing sth句型。13The car burned more fuel，but taking all things into_，it
10、is still a good car.Aexpectation BconsiderationCsolution Dinspection答案B句意：这辆小汽车很耗油，但综合考虑的话，仍然是一辆不错的车。take.into consideration仔细考虑，把考虑在内，故选B。expectation期望；solution解决(方法)；inspection检查。14Jack is late again.It is _of him to keep others waiting.Anormal BordinaryCcommon Dtypical答案D句意“杰克又迟到了，他这人就是爱让人等”。typi
11、cal (品质、性格等方面)特有的，独特的；normal正常的；ordinary普通的，平凡的；common共同的。15The trees _in the storm have been moved off the road.Abeing blown down Bblown downCblowing down Dto blow down答案B句意“在暴风雨中被刮倒的树被拖离道路”。因trees和blow down为动宾关系，所以排除C、D两项，且“已被拖离”表示此动作已完成，故可排除A项，B项为过去分词短语表示被动、完成。.阅读理解AOne of the most debated issues
12、 about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who dont drink tend to die sooner than those who do.The standard Alcoholics Anonymous explanation for this finding is this：many of those who give up alcohol are actually former hardcore drunks who had already brought health proble
13、ms associated with drinking.But a new paper suggests that abstaining(戒除)from alcohol does tend to increase ones risk of dying，even when you leave former problem drinkers out.The most shocking partabstainers(禁酒者)mortality rates(死亡率)are higher than those of heavy drinkers.Moderate(适度的)drinking，which i
14、s defined as one to three drinks per day，is associated with the lowest mortality rates.Moderate alcohol use is thought to improve heart health，circulation and sociability，which can be important because people who are cut off dont have as many family members and friends who can notice and help treat
15、health problems.But why would abstaining from alcohol lead to a shorter life？Its true that those who abstain from alcohol tend to be from lower socioeconomic classes，since drinking can be expensive.And people of lower socioeconomic status have more life stressors(压力因素)Though heavy drinking is associ
16、ated with higher risk for many diseases，heavy_drinkers_are_less_likely_to_die_than_dont_drink.One important reason is that alcohol strengthens social interactions，and social interactions are vital for maintaining mental and physical health.Nondrinkers show greater signs of depression.The authors of
17、the new paper are careful to note that even if drinking is associated with a longer life，it can be dangerous：it can affect your memory severely and it can lead to falls and other troubles that can affect your life.Theres also the dependency issue：if you become addicted to alcohol，you may spend a lon
18、g time trying to get off the bottle.16What can we know from the Alcoholics Anonymous explanation and the new paper?AThe former finds that abstainers can live longer than heavy drinkers.BThe former finds that nondrinkers can live longer than heavy drinkers.CThe latter finds that healthy abstainers ca
19、n live shorter than heavy drinkers.DThe latter finds that nondrinkers can live shorter than heavy drinkers.答案C细节推理题。由文章第二段的第一句话“即使不算那些之前喝酒后来戒酒的人，不喝酒也确实会导致死亡率升高”可知，C项正确。17Which of the following is the benefit of moderate drinking?AIt helps blood circulation.BIt helps remove peoples life stressors.CIt
20、 reduces peoples association with friends.DIt can save a lot of money.答案A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句中的“improve heart health，circulation and sociability”可知，A项正确。18What does the underlined sentence (in Para.5)mean?AHeavy drinkers can live longer if they give up drinking.BHeavy drinkers can live longer even if th
21、ey dont give up drinking.CThe mortality rate of heavy drinkers is lower if they dont give up drinking.DThe mortality rate of heavy drinkers will be lower if they give up drinking.答案C句意理解题。该句前面说“尽管重度酗酒者犯很多病的几率很大”，该句接下来的两句是对画线句子的解释，“最重要的原因是饮酒可以加强社交联系，这有助于人们的身心健康。因此不喝酒的人更易抑郁。”由此可推断本句的意思是“重度饮酒者不戒酒时死亡率低。
22、”故选C。19It can be learned from the last paragraph that _.Athe authors of the new paper support drinkingBpeople should start drinking if wanting to live longerCmany people doubt whether drinking is good for health or notDdrinking can do harm to peoples life答案D推理判断题。文章最后一段提到尽管喝酒能够让人长寿，但是喝酒也会给人带来一些危害，“i
23、t can be dangerous”是中心词，因此D项正确。BIn 2006，Paul Letourneau of Worcester，Mass，lost his parents，his home and his pet dog.And that August，his lifelong mild depression took a turn for the worse as he became suicidal(有自杀倾向的)“I said I didnt want to be alive anymore，”Letourneau,67，recalled telling his best fr
24、iend.He and his friend had gone for a walk when Letourneau stopped and asked his friend about ways to die painlessly.His friend advised him to admit himself to a hospital.“When I went back home，physically，I was shaking so muchand emotionally，I couldnt stop，”Letourneau said，“I knew I had to get help.
25、”For many men，it takes a lot more than feeling down to recognize that they are depressed and then step through the doors of a hospital，or a friends or relatives home to ask for help.Men who are depressed usually refuse to get appropriate treatment，depression experts and patients say.“When men get de
26、pressed，the depression can be quite severe，”said Dr.lan Cook，professor of psychiatry at the Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.“The challenge is getting men to acknowledge that theyre depressed.”Depression affects about 15 million people in the United States，according to the National Institutes of Me
27、ntal Health，and men get depressed about half as often as women.“Its unclear how much of this is a reporting bias，”Cook said.“The stigma(耻辱)issues are somewhat different for men than they are for women.”“Men intend to consider that asking for help is a sign of weakness，but when they cant complete the
28、 task of bringing themselves to the Promised Land，they become at risk.” said Steven Lappen，who was once a depression patient.【语篇导读】在美国，大部分男性抑郁症患者由于种种原因不愿让人知道他们的病情，因而不愿求助于他人，甚至不找医生治疗。等他们发现自己无能为力的时候已经晚了。20Which of the following about Paul Letourneau is TRUE?AHe got sick with mild depression in 2006.BH
29、e made a very painful choice before he decided to go to the hospital.CHe became suicidal because his depression was too hard to cure.DHe didnt commit suicide because his friend didnt tell him a painless way.答案B细节理解题。由第四段内容可知，Letourneau在做出去看医生的决定时，身心都遭受着痛苦。21What does the author mainly want to tell u
30、s through Paragraph 5?AIt takes men patients a lot of money to treat their disease.BMany men patients recognize their disease but refuse to see a doctor.CMen patients would rather get help from doctors than friends or relatives.DMany men patients feel down and refuse to let others know about their d
31、isease.答案D段落大意题。本段主要是说很多男性抑郁症患者不但会感到消沉，而且他们不愿承认自己患了抑郁症，也不愿意求助医生和朋友。22How many women are suffering from depression in the US.according to the passage?AAbout 5 million. BAbout 7.5 million.CAbout 10 million. DAbout 15 million.答案C细节理解题。由第七段内容可知，在美国受抑郁症影响的人有大约一千五百万，而男性患者是女性患者的一半，由此可知患有抑郁症的妇女大约为一千万。23The
32、underlined phrase“Promised Land”in the last paragraph refers to_.Aa state of being mentally healthBa place filled with sufferingsCa place of interestDa state of death答案A指代关系题。由最后一段内容可知，男人会把寻求帮助看成是软弱的表现，但是假如他们在不求人的情况下不能摆脱抑郁症的困扰而恢复健康的话，那就危险了。由此可知答案。24It can be inferred from the passage that_.Areports
33、about men with depression are usually falseBmen are more likely to become depressed than womenCmost people with depression have lost their relativesDthe actual number of men with depression is larger than reported答案D推理判断题。由第五段和最后一段可知，很多男性抑郁症患者都羞于让人知道他们患病；再根据倒数二、三段可推知，报告中统计的男女抑郁症患者的数字是有偏差的，男性患者的实际数字会
34、高于报告中的数字。.书面表达请根据漫画所反映的现象和问题，写一篇题为“The faster，the better？”的短文。你的短文应该包含：1漫画描述和反映的问题是什么；2面对这样的问题，你有什么样的想法；3在我们的学习生活中应该怎样正确地解决这样的问题；4词数120左右。_【参考范文】The faster，the better?As we can see in the picture，two men are competing against each other in building walls.One man has built up an obviously higher but
35、twisted wall，while the others work is completely vertical，strong and solid though lower.The picture implies a very important rule of doing things that we always need a balance between speed and quality.In our daily life，“The faster，the better”has become a motto for us due to the fiercely competitive
36、 environment of our society.However，our work has no value at all if we overlook the quality of it just like the man in the picture.As students，with the heavy burdens of our studies，we are required to do things at high speed.Meanwhile，we should always bear it in mind that no matter how fast we need to achieve something，quality may never be ignored.After all，it is our test results rather than the speed that counts.
