高二（上）Unit 3 单元测试
Unit 3 Art and architecture
第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —There are several kinds of rooms in our hotel. Would you like one with a bath or not?
—______
A. No, thanks. B. That’s just your idea!
C. The same to you. D. I’d prefer a shower to a bath.
2. All the acts were good, but the evening ______ a dance group from Moscow.
A. found out B. looked for
C. belonged to D. became of
3. The cell phone ______ the other day was found ______ in a hole in the wall beside the school gate.
A. stolen; hidden B. stealing; hiding
C. stealing; hidden D. stolen; hiding
4. Let’s say goodbye and I’ll meet you again on October 5, if _____.
A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient
C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you
5. This frame is ______ work of art that you may not even need to put a photo in it!
A. so unusual B. such an unusual
C. such unusual D. so an unusua
6. Jane is a quiet girl . She prefers ______ at home alone rather than ______ with her classmates.
A. to stay; to play B. to stay; play
C. staying; playing D. staying; to play
7. The teacher speaks English very fluently ______ the fact that he is a Chinese.
A. though B. despite C. even though D. because of
8. The manager impressed ______ his office staff the importance of keeping accurate records.
A. on B. with C. to D. for
9. In order to keep healthy, you’d better ______ a few minutes to do some exercise every day.
A. take out B. set aside C. put out D. leave out
10. All the apartments have been sold out while the building is still ______.
A. constructed B. constructing
C. under construction D. in construction
11. Knowledge is to one’s mind ______ food is to one’s body.
A. that B. where C. what D. which
12. If you want to make yourself ______, you should express yourself ______.
A. understood; accurately and clearly
B. understand; accurate and clear
C. understanding; accurately and clearly
D. to understand; accurate and clear
13. When we heard our team won the football match, all of us ______.
A. get exciting B. are getting exciting
C. got excited D. getting excited
14. The brave soldier would rather ______ than ______ in front of the enemy.
A. die; to give in B. to die; to give in
C. die; giving in D. die; give in
15. —Did you see a red car ______ in front of our shop just now ?
—Yes, it left just a few minutes ago.
A. parking B. which was parking
C. parked D. is parking
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had 16 forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.
One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how 17 I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought.
Quietly I 18 out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall. The 19 from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing. I quickly 20 a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so 21 . I didn’t want my sisters to know my 22 so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.” Then I 23 moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.
The next morning when I 24 my bed after breakfast, I 25 found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and 26 me.
This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked 27 or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never 28 our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were 29 and when we sisters
30 our childhood, she never mentioned them.
When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwriting which read, “In the event of my death, please 31 these.” I 32 the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my 33 , I recognized my childish writing, “PS. Please don’t let anyone else see this. Love, Edie.” I gently placed the unopened bundle in the 34 along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like 35 .”
16. A. long B. hardly C. never D. often
17. A. well B. politely C. happily D. badly
18. A. went B. rushed C. escaped D. slipped
19. A. moon B. light C. gas D. sound
20. A. found B. sent C. wrote D. took
21. A. lazy B. late C. careless D. naughty
22. A. mistakes B. business C. relation D. messages
23. A. quietly B. quickly C. calmly D. hurriedly
24. A. searched B. left C. made D. folded
25. A. secretly B. unexpectedly C. happily D. fortunately
26. A. favored B. understood C. supported D. forgave
27. A. back B. over C. loudly D. big
28. A. referred to B. put out C. gave out D. got around
29. A. alone B. curious C. grown D. interested
30. A. reminded B. recalled C. missed D. forgot
31. A. destroy B. keep C. hide D. announce
32. A. turned over B. tore open C. looked through D. picked up
33. A. sadness B. disappointment C. surprise D. excitement
34. A. drawer B. wastebasket C. bedroom D. dresser
35. A. a bird B. an angel C. Mother D. God
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A ★
The Times of London has started an important new service—e-paper. It’s quite different from the current online service, but exactly the same as the printed newspaper in Britain. The News, Sport, Business section, T2, The Game (even Monday), the classified ads, even the crossword are all laid out just as in the paper. It’s the actual paper... without the paper. To try a free demonstration, click the button below.
Now you can access The Times newspaper as it is printed from 5 am GMT on the day of publication. For the first time, wherever you are outside the UK, you can get today’s newspaper on your screen from just 24p per day.
In addition to the new e-paper, subscribing(订阅) to Times Online gives you the complete Newspaper Edition Headline List, as well as full access to the Times Online website and all associated online services.
Your subscription now brings you daily access to:
The new e-paper edition
The Times Online website and services
The Newspaper Edition Headline List
You can pay in any one of the following ways:
One of monthly subscription: ￡7.50
Monthly payment scheme: ￡6.50 per month
Annual payment scheme: ￡75.00 per year
36. Where can this ad be found?
A. On a computer. B. In a newspaper.
C. On an ad board. D. On TV.
37. The underlined sentence “It’s the actual paper... without the paper” means ________.
A. information in e-paper can be received free of charge
B. information in e-paper is given without being printed
C. information in e-paper cannot be found in any other papers
D. information in e-paper is limited to only a few fields
38. According to the advertisement, ________.
A. the more papers you subscribe to, the less you will have to pay
B. the longer your subscription to the paper is, the less you will have to pay
C. the Times newspaper is printed in different parts of the world
D. events which happen in the late afternoon appear in the same day’s Times
B ★★
Telephone, television, radio, telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other. As a result, ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours. Help is on the way. Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world, information travels fast.
How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people, the world has become smaller. Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller. It means that the world seems smaller. Two hundred years ago, communication between the continents took a long time. All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America. This time difference influenced people’s actions. For example, one battle, or fight, in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided. A peace agreement had already been signed. Peace was made in England, but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America. During these six weeks, the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought. Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed. They would not have died if news had come in time. In the past, communication took much more time than it does now.
There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today.
39. According to this passage, ________ is very important to people in a disaster area.
A. transportation B. modern technology
C. latest news D. a new idea
40. From the passage we learn that ________.
A. the world now seems smaller because of faster communication
B. the world is actually smaller today
C. the world is changing its size
D. the distance between England and America has changed since the War of 1812
41. Two hundred years ago, news between the continents was carried _____.
A. by telephone and telegraph B. by land C. by air D. by sea
42. The New Orleans Battle could have been avoided if the peace agreement had been signed ________.
A. by important people B. in 1812
C. in America D. in England
C ★★
It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible（有责任的） for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.
If you give your children the impression that they can never do anything quite right, then they will regard themselves as unfit or unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent.
My daughter Mary’s fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel special. When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and declared firmly they could learn what they had missed.
You can use the same technique when you evaluate（评价） your child’s work at home. Don’t always scold and you should give lots of praise instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn’t done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.
Learning is a process of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.
43. The whole passage deals with ________.
A. social education B. school education
C. family education D. pre-school education
44. The author thinks that ________.
A. there is no way to get children to help at home
B. the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become
C. it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework
D. children can be forced to help with housework
45. The passage gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your child’s work at home. That is to ________.
A. praise his success B. promise him a trip
C. give him a punishment D. promise him a ball game
46. The author advises readers to ________.
A. learn from himself, for he has a good way of teaching
B. take pride in Mary’s fifth-grade teacher
C. do as what Mary’s teacher did in educating children
D. follow Mary’s example because she never fails in the test
D ★★
Queen Elizabeth II has invited 99 guests to Buckingham Palace last Wednesday, and she needn’t ask anyone’s age. All share the queen’s birth date—April 21, 1926. The queen has laid on a three-course meal for 70 women and 29 men.
“It has always been a standing joke in the family that I’ve never been invited to the queen’s birthday party. I never think it would actually come true,” said Betty Kay of Doncaster in northern England, one of the invited guests.
Prospective banquet guests were nominated(提名) by themselves or relatives, and each guest represents a part of the country. Edna Richards of Wolverhampton said she was a firm supporter of the monarchy(君主立宪制), and admired the queen for keeping a busy schedule. “I think she is a surprising person. I don’t know how she does it all. Being the same age I know how she must feel,” Richards said.
Among the excitement surrounding the birthday celebrations, the queen’s cousin, Margaret Rhodes, said that she is “perfectly sure” the queen will never abdicate(退位) the throne(王位). “It’s not like a normal job; it’s a job for life,” she said.
Buckingham Palace said Rhodes’ remarks reflected the longtime position of the queen and there was no change in her decision to give up retirement. “These are the questions that are asked around these big events,” said a Buckingham palace spokeswoman. “There is no question of the queen abdicating. She will carry on as normal.”
47. 99 guests were chosen to the queen’s birthday party because ________.
A. there were only 99 persons in the country who shared the queen’s birth date
B. they represented all parts of the country
C. the number 99 was a lucky number
D. it implied the queen would live forever
48. Which of the following can best be used to describe the queen?
A. Busy and energetic. B. Old and retired.
C. Charming and generous. D. Learned and wise.
49. Which of the following is often asked on the occasion related to the queen?
A. How old on earth is the queen?
B. Will the queen retire from the queen position?
C. Will the queen invite guests to the palace to celebrate her birthday?
D. Is the queen really fit for her position?
50. Which title can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. All over the country celebrated the queen’s birthday
B. 99 persons in England have their birthday on the same day as the queen
C. Lucky enough to have the birthday on April 2
D. Queen turned 80, and so did her guests
E ★★★
Such chronic(慢性的) diseases as heart disease, stroke, cancer and lung disorders are the leading cause of death in the world. Yet health experts say these conditions are often the most preventable.
The World Health Organization (WHO) points out chronic diseases lead to about 17 million early deaths each year. The United Nations (UN) agency expects more than 380 million people to die of chronic diseases by 2015. About 80% of the deaths will happen in developing nations.
Chronic diseases now cause two-thirds of all deaths in the Asia-Pacific area. In ten years it could be almost three-fourths. People are getting sick in their most economically productive years. In fact, chronic diseases are killing more middle-aged people in poorer countries than in wealthier ones. The WHO estimates(估计) that chronic diseases will cost China alone more than 500,000 million dollars in the next ten years. That estimate represents the costs of medical treatment and lost productivity. Russia and India are also expected to face huge economic losses.
According to a WHO report on the problem, deaths from chronic diseases have increased largely as the result of economic gains in many countries. Infectious and parasitic(寄生的) diseases have until recently been the main killers in Asia and the Pacific—they are no longer the major cause of death in most countries.
As many as 80% of deaths from chronic diseases could be prevented, health officials say. An important tool for governments is to limit the marketing of alcohol and tobacco to young people. Also, more programs are needed to urge healthy eating and more physical activity.
The UN aims to reduce chronic-disease deaths by 2% each year by international action through 2015, that’s to say, 36 million lives could be saved, including 25 million in Asia and the Pacific.
51. According to the passage, chronic diseases ________.
A. can be avoided B. can be kept from happening
C. will disappear C. are all deadly
52. In many countries, what’s mainly responsible for increasing deaths from chronic diseases?
A. The economic development. B. The poor living conditions.
C. Infectious and parasitic diseases. D. Young people’s bad habits.
53. This passage seems to stress that ________.
A. chronic diseases only happen in developing countries
B. developing countries suffer chronic diseases most
C. young people are addicted to alcohol and tobacco
D. no good measures can be found to prevent chronic diseases
54. Which of the following statesments is NOT true?
A. Most deaths are caused by chronic diseases in the world.
B. The middle-aged are becoming victims of chronic diseases in Asia.
C. Infectious and parasitic diseases are no longer death killers.
D. To reduce chronic-disease deaths needs worldwide efforts.
55. The best title for the passage would be “________”.
A. Different Measures to Fight Chronic Diseases
B.The WHO’s Report on Heath in Developing Countries
C. The UN: the Leader of International Community
D. Chronic Diseases: the World’s Leading Killer
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Everybody want to be young. What can we do? 56. ___________
Let me give you some advices on how to keep young. 57. ___________
A human body is like machine. Everybody only has 58. ___________
one machine, so never let your machine be overuse. 59. ___________
As an old Chinese saying goes, “A person worries too 60. ___________
much gets old easy.” So don’t worry too much. Always 61. ___________
look forward, never look backward. Always think you 62. ___________
are young, never admit (承认) you are older. A person 63. ___________
is not never too old to learn. Always set goals. Always 64. ___________
get himself to do something. In this way, you’ll feel 65. ___________
you are young.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
根据下面提示，用英语写一封信给电影院经理。
1. 学生李华于11月16日到电影院观看电影《泰坦尼克号》。
2. 他把包遗忘在座位上。包里只有课本和一本鲁迅作品《祝福》（The New Year’s Sacrifice），没有值钱的东西，但对他却很重要。 电影票扔了，记不得座号。
3. 他前天来影院找过值班人员，由于对方无礼，一无所获，请求经理帮忙找回。
4. 联系电话：。
要求：书信以李华的名义写，不要逐条翻译。