Unit 3 The million pound bank note Ⅰ.单项填空 1.-Sorry, but I still don't quite understand that phrase make another sentence to Its meaning A. bring about B. bring up C. bring out D. bring in 解析考查动词词义辨析。 bring about导致;引起; bringψ抚养;教育; bring out生 产;阐明; bring in提出;引入。句意:—对不起,可是我仍然不明白那个短语的意 思。—好的,我再造一个句子来阐明它的含义。 答案C 2. Only under special circumstances to take make-up tests A. are freshmen permitted B. permitted are freshmen C. freshmen are permitted D. are permitted freshmen 解析考査倒装句的用法。ony修饰状语位于句首句子用倒装结构。句意:只有在特殊 的条件下一年级新生才被允许参加补考。 答案A 3. Recently the father has found his son increasingly to the internet A. being attracted B. attracted 解析句意为:最近那位父亲发现他的儿子越来越沉溺于网络游戏。本题考査非谓语动 词作宾补。宾语 his son与 attract为逻辑上的被动关系,故排除C、D两项;A项表示 正在进行,不合句意,故被排除。B项表示状态,符合句意,故为答案 答案B 4. -l wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days Recent pressure at work may his behavior B. call for C. change for D. stand for 解析 account for解释;说明; call for需要;要求; change for替换;更换; stand fo
Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Ⅰ.单项填空 1.— Sorry, but I still don't quite understand that phrase. — OK,let me make another sentence to________its meaning. A.bring about B.bring up C.bring out D.bring in 解析 考查动词词义辨析。bring about 导致;引起;bring up 抚养;教育;bring out 生 产;阐明;bring in 提出;引入。句意:——对不起,可是我仍然不明白那个短语的意 思。——好的,我再造一个句子来阐明它的含义。 答案 C 2.Only under special circumstances________to take make-up tests. A.are freshmen permitted B.permitted are freshmen C.freshmen are permitted D.are permitted freshmen 解析 考查倒装句的用法。only 修饰状语位于句首句子用倒装结构。句意:只有在特殊 的条件下一年级新生才被允许参加补考。 答案 A 3.Recently the father has found his son increasingly________to the Internet games. A.being attracted B.attracted C.attracting D.having attracted 解析 句意为:最近那位父亲发现他的儿子越来越沉溺于网络游戏。本题考查非谓语动 词作宾补。宾语 his son 与 attract 为逻辑上的被动关系,故排除 C、D 两项;A 项表示 正在进行,不合句意,故被排除。B 项表示状态,符合句意,故为答案。 答案 B 4.—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days. —Recent pressure at work may________his behavior. A.account for B.call for C.change for D.stand for 解析 account for 解释;说明;call for 需要;要求;change for 替换;更换;stand for
代表 答案 5. -Do you know how I can -On his mobile phone A. learn C. seek D. touch 解析考查动词词义辨析。 learn学习;得知; reach到达;抵达;此处指联系;sek寻 找; touch触摸。 答案B 6. The company can't afford to buy the latest equipment at present., they keep trying A. On the contrary B. In contrast D. Furthermore 解析考查插入语辨析。 on the contrary相反地; in contrast对比; nevertheless不过;然 而; furthermore而且。句意:公司目前买不起最新的设备,尽管如此,他们在不停的尝 试提高效率。两句话之间存在让步关系,故选 nevertheless 答案C 7. Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries It Is a problem all over the world A. For one thing B. In addition C. As well D. On the contrary 解析考查介词短语。句意为:很多人认为饥饿只是发展中国家的问题。相反,这是全 世界的问题。 for one thing首先其-(用来列举理由); in addition另外,除此之外; as wel 还; on the contrary正相反。根据句意可知应选D 答案D 8.W while C. until D. before 解析句意:我们正在上课,突然一个警察进来了。when用作并列连词,表示ˆ就在那 时”,相当于 and at that time 答案A 9. On the top of this mountain, you can get a wonderful of the nearby hills A. view C. look scene
代表。 答案 A 5.—Do you know how I can________him? —On his mobile phone. A.learn B.reach C.seek D.touch 解析 考查动词词义辨析。learn 学习;得知;reach 到达;抵达;此处指联系;seek 寻 找;touch 触摸。 答案 B 6.The company can't afford to buy the latest equipment at present.________,they keep trying new ways to improve efficiency. A.On the contrary B.In contrast C.Nevertheless D.Furthermore 解析 考查插入语辨析。on the contrary 相反地;in contrast 对比;nevertheless 不过;然 而;furthermore 而且。句意:公司目前买不起最新的设备,尽管如此,他们在不停的尝 试提高效率。两句话之间存在让步关系,故选 nevertheless。 答案 C 7. Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries.________,it is a problem all over the world. A.For one thing B.In addition C.As well D.On the contrary 解析 考查介词短语。句意为:很多人认为饥饿只是发展中国家的问题。相反,这是全 世界的问题。for one thing 首先,其一(用来列举理由);in addition 另外,除此之外;as well 还;on the contrary 正相反。根据句意可知应选 D。 答案 D 8.We were having a lesson________a policeman came in. A.when B.while C.until D.before 解析 句意:我们正在上课,突然一个警察进来了。when 用作并列连词,表示“就在那 时”,相当于 and at that time。 答案 A 9.On the top of this mountain,you can get a wonderful________of the nearby hills. A.view B.sight C.look D.scene
解析 get a view of为固定搭配,意为“看到….的景象”。 答案A 10. Used to TV shows, where everything is quick and entertaining, many people do not have to read a book that requires thinking B. wisdom D. freedom 解析考查名词辨析。句意:习惯于一切都是快节奏和娱乐的电视节目后,许多人已经 失去了耐心去阅读需要思考的书本了。 courage勇气; wisdom智慧; freedom表示“自由”, 均不合题意。 patience表示耐心”,与题意相符。 答案C 11. Though to stop playing computer games many times, the little boy just turned a deaf ear and fixed his eyes on the screen D. having urged 解析考查省略句。由于从句的主语与主句的主语致,且从句中有be,所以省略了从 句的主语和be。句子补全为 Though(he was)urged to stop playing computer games many tmes。 答案C 12. -Did you plan to meet here? A. by accident B. by mistake D. by reason 解析考查介词短语。 by accident偶然;碰巧。可根据plan和No判断。 答案A 13. -Are you still thinking of yesterday's game? That's makes me feel excite A. which D. that 解析考查名词性从句。在表语从句中that不作句子成分,what可引导表语从句,并在 从句中作主语或宾语等成分。 答案B 14. The party will be held in the garden, weather B. to
解析 get a view of 为固定搭配,意为“看到……的景象”。 答案 A 10.Used to TV shows,where everything is quick and entertaining,many people do not have the________to read a book that requires thinking. A.courage B.wisdom C.patience D.freedom 解析 考查名词辨析。句意:习惯于一切都是快节奏和娱乐的电视节目后,许多人已经 失去了耐心去阅读需要思考的书本了。courage 勇气;wisdom 智慧;freedom 表示“自由”, 均不合题意。patience 表示“耐心”,与题意相符。 答案 C 11.Though________to stop playing computer games many times,the little boy just turned a deaf ear and fixed his eyes on the screen. A.urging B.being urged C.urged D.having urged 解析 考查省略句。由于从句的主语与主句的主语一致,且从句中有 be,所以省略了从 句的主语和 be。句子补全为 Though(he was)urged to stop playing computer games many times。 答案 C 12.—Did you plan to meet here? —No,________. A.by accident B.by mistake C.by the way D.by reason 解析 考查介词短语。by accident 偶然;碰巧。可根据 plan 和 No 判断。 答案 A 13.—Are you still thinking of yesterday's game? —That's________makes me feel excited. A.which B.what C.how D.that 解析 考查名词性从句。在表语从句中 that 不作句子成分,what 可引导表语从句,并在 从句中作主语或宾语等成分。 答案 B 14.The party will be held in the garden,weather________. A.permitting B.to permit
解析此处主句的主语par和 weather不-致,所以 weather保留,作 permitting的逻 辑主语,构成独立主格结构。另外, weather与 permIt之间是主动关系,故用现在分词 句意为:如果天气允许,聚会将在花园举行。 答案A 15.-Jimmy had a lot of parties recently Yes, that might why he didnt do well in the test A. account for make ror D. compensate for 解析考查动词词组辨析。 account for表示解释,是…的原因”; push for表示争取 make for表示促成; compensate for表示补偿,赔偿”。根据句意可知,此处表示那 就能很好地解释他为什么考得这么差了”,所以选A项。 答案A Ⅱ.完形填空 It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas. While most people were 1 their cars. Trevor, my husband, had to 2 early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he 3 his bike outside the back door as he usually does. after 4 10 hours of labor he returned to find his bike The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool. Trevor used it to get to 6 d to get groceries us from having to walk long distances from where we live I was so 9 that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area 10 to help One wonderful stranger l1 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. 12 my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is al an) 13 that a complete stranger would go out of they h one person to another, but acts of kindness from are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 16 our faith in humanity as a whole. And it has 17 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 18 with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 19 And the results can 1. A cooling down B peeding up D. slowing down
C.permitted D.permit 解析 此处主句的主语 party 和 weather 不一致,所以 weather 保留,作 permitting 的逻 辑主语,构成独立主格结构。另外,weather 与 permit 之间是主动关系,故用现在分词。 句意为:如果天气允许,聚会将在花园举行。 答案 A 15.—Jimmy had a lot of parties recently. —Yes,that might________why he didn’t do well in the test. A.account for B.push for C.make for D.compensate for 解析 考查动词词组辨析。account for 表示“解释,是……的原因”;push for 表示“争取”; make for 表示“促成”;compensate for 表示“补偿,赔偿”。根据句意可知,此处表示“那 就能很好地解释他为什么考得这么差了”,所以选 A 项。 答案 A Ⅱ.完形填空 It was a winter morning,just a couple of weeks before Christmas.While most people were__1__their cars.Trevor,my husband,had to__2__early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival,he__3__his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After__4__10 hours of labor,he returned to find his bike__5__. The bike,a black Kona 18 speed,was our only tool.Trevor used it to get to__6__, putting in 60-hour weeks to__7__his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries,__8__us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so__9__that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that,several people in our area__10__to help.One wonderful stranger__11__bought a bike,then called my husband to pick it up.__12__my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is a(an)__13__that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be__14__from one person to another,but acts of kindness from__15__are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it__16__our faith in humanity as a whole.And it has__17__us to be more mindful of ways that we,too,can__18__with others.No matter how big or how small,an act of kindness shows that someone__19__.And the results can be__20__. 1.A.cooling down B.warming up C.speeding up D.slowing down
解析由于是冬天,所以出行前要给车 warm up(加热。 cool down冷却; speed up加快 速度; slow down减慢速度。 答案B C. turn up 解析 Trevor, my husband,是骑车上班,所以要早起赶时间,而wakeψ醒来; turn up 出现; rise up升起,均不合题意。 答案 解析到了之后把自行车停 parked)在后门外,而pile堆放;push推动; pause停顿,都 不合题意 答案C 4. A putting in B. putting on C. putting off D. putting away 解析 put in time/energy投入、花费时间或精力,符合题意。 put on穿上;上映; put off 推迟; put away收抬拾好。 答案A 5. A broken C. hidden D. gone 解析下班后岀来发现自行车不见了(gone)。 break使……破碎;rob后跟人或地点作宾 语;hide躲藏 答案D 6. A study B. shop C. work d. deliver 解析根据上文应为 get to work上班。 deliver投递; study学习;shop商店,均不合题 意。 答案C B. support C. serve 解析丈夫每天上班得 support his family(养活家庭)。其他不符合常识。 答案B 8. Agetting B. protecting C. saving D.叫 allowing 解析由后面的 long distances from where we live可知骑自行车节省了时间,且 save sb
解析 由于是冬天,所以出行前要给车 warm up(加热)。cool down 冷却;speed up 加快 速度;slow down 减慢速度。 答案 B 2.A.get up B.wake up C.turn up D.rise up 解析 Trevor,my husband,是骑车上班,所以要早起赶时间,而 wake up 醒来;turn up 出现;rise up 升起,均不合题意。 答案 A 3.A.piled B.pushed C.parked D.paused 解析 到了之后把自行车停(parked)在后门外,而 pile 堆放;push 推动;pause 停顿,都 不合题意。 答案 C 4.A.putting in B.putting on C.putting off D.putting away 解析 put in time/energy 投入、花费时间或精力,符合题意。put on 穿上;上映;put off 推迟;put away 收拾好。 答案 A 5.A.broken B.robbed C.hidden D.gone 解析 下班后出来发现自行车不见了(gone)。break 使……破碎;rob 后跟人或地点作宾 语;hide 躲藏。 答案 D 6.A.study B.shop C.work D.deliver 解析 根据上文应为 get to work 上班。deliver 投递;study 学习;shop 商店,均不合题 意。 答案 C 7.A.live B.support C.serve D.protect 解析 丈夫每天上班得 support his family(养活家庭)。其他不符合常识。 答案 B 8.A.getting B.protecting C.saving D.allowing 解析 由后面的 long distances from where we live 可知骑自行车节省了时间,且 save sb
from doing…固定短语; protect sb from sth保护某人免受……;get,allw均不和fom 搭配。 答案C 9. A surprised B. thrilled C. puzzle 解析小偷 steal our bike,我当然是难过(sad)。 surprised吃惊; thrilled兴奋的; puzzled 迷惑的 答案 10. A offered B. supported C. provided D. agreed 解析 offer to help(主动帮助为固定短语;B、C两项先排除; agree to do同意做某事 不符合上下文 答案A 11. A still even 解析even甚至,表示递进关系,符合句意。st仍然,一直; finally最后;yet还。 答案C 12. A Now and then B. Once in a while C. Once again D. Sooner or later 解析丈夫丢了自行车后又一次( once agaIn)正常的上下班而 now and then时而nce in a while偶尔,间或; sooner or later迟早。 答案C 13. A honor 解析陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是 honor(荣耀);pty可怜,同情; sympath 同情; respect尊重。 答案A B. passed C. sent 解析 pass sth from.to.把…传递下去,微笑是一种善意的传递; throw扔;send派, 发送;gt得到 答案B 15. A friends C. relatives D. parents 解析从上文可知 acts of kindness从 strangers那里得到; friends, relatives, parents不具
from doing....固定短语;protect sb from sth 保护某人免受……;get,allow 均不和 from 搭配。 答案 C 9.A.surprised B.thrilled C.puzzled D.sad 解析 小偷 steal our bike,我当然是难过(sad)。surprised 吃惊;thrilled 兴奋的;puzzled 迷惑的。 答案 D 10.A.offered B.supported C.provided D.agreed 解析 offer to help(主动帮助)为固定短语;B、C 两项先排除;agree to do 同意做某事, 不符合上下文。 答案 A 11.A.still B.finally C.even D.yet 解析 even 甚至,表示递进关系,符合句意。still 仍然,一直;finally 最后;yet 还。 答案 C 12.A.Now and then B.Once in a while C.Once again D.Sooner or later 解析 丈夫丢了自行车后“又一次(once again)”正常的上下班,而 now and then 时而;once in a while 偶尔,间或;sooner or later 迟早。 答案 C 13.A.honor B.pity C.sympathy D.respect 解析 陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是 honor(荣耀);pity 可怜,同情;sympathy 同情;respect 尊重。 答案 A 14.A.thrown B.passed C.sent D.got 解析 pass sth from...to...把……传递下去,微笑是一种善意的传递;throw 扔;send 派, 发送;get 得到。 答案 B 15.A.friends B.strangers C.relatives D.parents 解析 从上文可知 acts of kindness 从 strangers 那里得到;friends,relatives,parents 不具
备代表性。 答案B 解析 strengthen our faith in humanity巩固了我们对人性的信任。 weaken减弱; spread 传播; reduce减少。 答案D A. moved urged D. influenced 解析好的人性 influence(影响)到我们和他人分享的方式。move移动;forc强迫;urge 敦促 答案D 18. A share C. deal D. work 解析 share with others和他人分享。 答案 19. A likes B. care s C. worrie D. wonders 解析 an act of kindness表明人“关心、帮助他人。like喜欢;wory担心; wonder纳闷, 答案B 20. A short permanent 解析 act of kindness固然渺小,但其影响是 permanent(永恒的)。 short, promising temporary分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的。 答案C Ⅲ阅读理解 One of the founding fathers of the Internet has predicted the end of traditional television. Vint Cerf, who helped to build the Internet while working as a researcher in America, said that the television was approaching its"iPod moment In the same way that people now download their favorite music onto their iPod, he said that viewers would soon be downloading most favorite programs onto their computers. 85% of all videos we watch are prerecorded, so you can set your system to download them all the time," said Mr Cerf, who is now the vice president of Google, the worlds largest search engine. " You're still going to need live television for certain things-like news, sporting events and emergenciesbut
备代表性。 答案 B 16.A.weakened B.spread C.reduced D.strengthened 解析 strengthen our faith in humanity 巩固了我们对人性的信任。weaken 减弱;spread 传播;reduce 减少。 答案 D 17.A.moved B.forced C.urged D.influenced 解析 好的人性 influence(影响)到我们和他人分享的方式。move 移动;force 强迫;urge 敦促。 答案 D 18.A.share B.connect C.deal D.work 解析 share with others 和他人分享。 答案 A 19.A.likes B.care s C.worries D.wonders 解析 an act of kindness 表明人“关心、帮助”他人。like 喜欢;worry 担心;wonder 纳闷, 想知道。 答案 B 20.A.short B.promising C.permanent D.temporary 解析 act of kindness 固然渺小,但其影响是 permanent(永恒的)。short,promising, temporary 分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的。 答案 C Ⅲ.阅读理解 One of the founding fathers of the Internet has predicted the end of traditional television.Vint Cerf,who helped to build the Internet while working as a researcher in America,said that the television was approaching its “iPod moment”. In the same way that people now download their favorite music onto their iPod,he said that viewers would soon be downloading most favorite programs onto their computers.“85% of all videos we watch are prerecorded,so you can set your system to download them all the time,” said Mr Cerf,who is now the vice president of Google,the world’s largest search engine.“You’re still going to need live television for certain things—like news,sporting events and emergencies—but
increasingly it is going to be almost like the iP Although television on demand has not yet become a mainstream activity in the U BBC, ITV and Channel 4 have all spent vast sums of money on technology which enables viewers But some critics(批评人士), including some Internet service providers, have warned that the Internet will collapse with millions of people downloading programs at the same time.Over the next four years, it is thought that the number of videos watched over the Internet will be four times as big as that Broadband companies claim that the service will cause"traffic jams", which will cost millions of pounds to get it to normal But Mr Cerf dismissed the warnings as "scare thoughts", saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the Net would collapse when people all around the world started to use it all together. "In the past 30 years it's increased a million times.. We're far from reaching the capacity, he said,"It's an understandable worry when they see huge amounts of information being moved around online 【语篇解读】随着网络技术的发展,传统的电视将有可能退出历史的舞台。 1. What would happen to television according to Vint Cerf? A. Television would come to an end B. Television would be replaced by the computer C. Viewers would prefer watching TV programs downloaded on their computers D. Most people would prefer the Internet to television 解析细节理解题。根据第二段第-一句中的 'viewers would soon be downloading most favorite programs onto their computers”可知,人们喜欢将最喜欢的节目下载到电脑上进 行观看,因此选 答案C 2."iPod moment refers to the time when A. people can enjoy the live broadcast of television B. people can download content to look at late C. all programs are recorded with careful plan D. the computer and television are closely combined 解析推理判断题。根据第二段叙述可知,像把音乐下载到iod一样,人们能将最喜 欢的电视节目下载到电脑上,稍后观看,故B项正确。 答案B 3. According to the last paragraph, Mr Cerf held the idea that
increasingly it is going to be almost like the iPod.” Although television on demand has not yet become a mainstream activity in the UK,the BBC,ITV and Channel 4 have all spent vast sums of money on technology which enables viewers to watch their favorite shows on their computers. But some critics (批评人士),including some Internet service providers,have warned that the Internet will collapse with millions of people downloading programs at the same time.Over the next four years,it is thought that the number of videos watched over the Internet will be four times as big as that.Broadband companies claim that the service will cause “traffic jams”,which will cost millions of pounds to get it to normal. But Mr Cerf dismissed the warnings as “scare thoughts”,saying that critics had predicted 20 years ago that the Net would collapse when people all around the world started to use it all together.“In the past 30 years it’s increased a million times...We’re far from reaching the capacity,” he said,“It’s an understandable worry when they see huge amounts of information being moved around online.” 【语篇解读】 随着网络技术的发展,传统的电视将有可能退出历史的舞台。 1.What would happen to television according to Vint Cerf? A.Television would come to an end. B.Television would be replaced by the computer. C.Viewers would prefer watching TV programs downloaded on their computers. D.Most people would prefer the Internet to television. 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“viewers would soon be downloading most favorite programs onto their computers.”可知,人们喜欢将最喜欢的节目下载到电脑上进 行观看,因此选 C。 答案 C 2.“iPod moment” refers to the time when________. A.people can enjoy the live broadcast of television B.people can download content to look at later C.all programs are recorded with careful plan D.the computer and television are closely combined 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段叙述可知,像把音乐下载到 iPod 一样,人们能将最喜 欢的电视节目下载到电脑上,稍后观看,故 B 项正确。 答案 B 3.According to the last paragraph,Mr Cerf held the idea that______
A. the Internet will collapse with many people downloading programs at the same time B. the Net will collapse when people all around the world start to use it all together C. the Internet service will break down with many videos watched over the Internet D. people's downloading TV programs on their computers won't cause the collapse of the Internet 解析推理判断题。根据最后一段内容尤其是第一句可知, Mr Cerf认为即使人们把电 视节目下载到电脑中,也不会导致网络瘫痪。 答案D
A.the Internet will collapse with many people downloading programs at the same time B.the Net will collapse when people all around the world start to use it all together C.the Internet service will break down with many videos watched over the Internet D.people’s downloading TV programs on their computers won’t cause the collapse of the Internet 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容尤其是第一句可知,Mr Cerf 认为即使人们把电 视节目下载到电脑中,也不会导致网络瘫痪。 答案 D