2014年春季高一英语人教版必修三基础测评巩固：Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Section Ⅰ（含详解）

Unit 3　The Million Pound Bank Note
Section Ⅰ—Warming Up,Pre-reading,
Reading & Comprehending
一、选择适当的单词填空
permit　spot　passage　appearance　stare　seek　account　accident
1To our surprise,we 　　　 many scenic 　　　to visit in the old city.?
答案:spotted;spots
2The driver’s carelessness 　　　 for the accident.?
答案:accounted
3We wondered whether he did it on purpose or by 　　　.?
答案:accident
4You can’t get in without a 　　　.?
答案:permit
5Because he had no money left to buy tickets,he had to work for his 　　　 to Australia.?
答案:passage
6Don’t judge a stranger by his 　　　.?
答案:appearance
7We have 　　　 to make peace between Fred and Tom.?
答案:sought
8It’s bad manners to 　　　 at others.?
答案:stare
二、单项填空
1Not believing their eyes,the visitors on the spot　　　 the flying plane,doing some most difficult and dangerous tricks in the sky.?
A.glared at　　　　　　　　B.stared at
C.glanced at D.caught sight of
解析:glare at“怒视着……”;stare at“盯着……”;glance at“瞥了……一眼”;catch sight of“看见”。由下文的doing some most difficult and dangerous tricks in the sky可知应选stared at。
答案:B
2—Do you know why the teacher asks me?
—He wants you to 　　　 your absence last night.?
A.set off B.settle down
C.watch out D.account for
解析:set off“动身,使爆炸”;settle down“定居,专心于”;watch out“当心”;account for“导致,做出解释”。此处用account for表示“他想让你对你昨晚的缺席做出解释”。
答案:D
3—Jerry seems to be generous and kind-hearted.
—　　　,he is the most cold-blooded person I’ve ever known.?
A.As a result B.On the contrary
C.By the way D.On the other hand
解析:as a result“结果”;on the contrary“正相反”;by the way“顺便说一下”;on the other hand“另一方面”。由于两个人对杰里的评价是截然相反的,所以应用On the contrary。
答案:B
4(2013·湖北卷)An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered 　　　 a long lost antique Greek vase.?
A.at random B.by chance
C.in turn D.on occasion
解析:at random意为“任意地,随便地”;by chance意为“碰巧,凑巧”;in turn意为“依次,轮流”;on occasion意为“有时,间或”。由句意“偶然发现了一个遗失多年的古希腊花瓶”可知B项为答案。
答案:B
5Although she dressed up,she was 　　　 by her fans the moment she came out.?
A.spotted B.found
C.known D.seen
解析:spot“发现,认出”;find“找到,发现”;know“知道”;see“看见”。句意:虽然化了装,但是她一出来就被粉丝们认了出来。
答案:A
6(2013·山东卷)—How far can you run without stopping?
—　　　.I’ve never tried.?
A.Don’t mention it B.That’s all right
C.I have no idea D.Go ahead
解析:考查交际用语。根据后句“我从未尝试过”,可知“我不知道”。故答案选C项。
答案:C
7　　　 what he had originally expected,the party turned out to be tiring.?
A.Instead of B.In spite of
C.Contrary to D.Because of
解析:contrary to表示“与……相反”。
答案:C
8The two brothers 　　　 a bet on the speed of the horse.?
A.gave B.took
C.made D.carried
解析:词组make a bet的含义是“打赌”。
答案:C
9The special medicine for the disease was difficult to find though　　　 everywhere.?
A.sought B.having sought
C.being sought D.having been sought
解析:though后面省略了it was。
答案:A
10It was in the park 　　　 the lost bike was spotted yesterday.?
A.which B.that
C.where D.what
解析:本句考查强调句型的引导词that的用法。
答案:B
11One of the advantages of living on the top floor of a high-rise is that you can get a good 　　　.?
A.scenery B.scene
C.view D.look
解析:view意为“风景,景色”,通常指从某个特定(或比较高的)位置所见到的景物。scenery指抽象的自然风景。scene可指戏剧、电影等的一场、场景、布景。look指“看”的动作。
答案:C
三、翻译句子
1他在北京出生长大。(bring up)
答案:He was born and brought up in Beijing.
2我们不允许人们在这儿吵闹。(permit)
答案:We don’t permit people to make a noise here.
3学生们发现烟是从那个房间里冒出来的。(spot)
答案:The students spotted the smoke coming out of that room.
4不要玩刀子,你可能会不小心伤了自己。(by accident)
答案:Don’t play with a knife.You might hurt yourself by accident.
5他想让我说明所花费的每一笔钱。(account for)
答案:He wanted me to account for each sum of the money I had spent.
6那不是一件好事情,恰恰相反,那是个巨大的错误。(on the contrary)
答案:It isn’t a good thing;on the contrary,it’s a huge mistake.
四、阅读理解
Mark Twain,the famous American writer and a great master of humor,liked to play jokes on others.But once a joke was played on him.One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town.At lunch he met a young man,one of his friends.
The young man said that he had an uncle with him.He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled,and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.
“You bring your uncle to my talk this evening,” said Mark Twain.“I’m sure I can make him laugh.”
That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front.Mark Twain began to speak.He told several funny stories and made everyone in the room laugh.But the man never even smiled.Mark Twain told more funny stories,but the old man still kept quiet.Mark Twain continued to tell his funny stories.Finally he stopped.He was tired and quite disappointed.
Some days later,Mark Twain told another friend what had happened.“Oh,” said his friend,“I know that man.He’s been deaf for years.”
1The writer wrote the passage mainly to 　　　.?
A.tell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokes
B.tell readers a joke played on Mark Twain
C.tell readers Mark Twain was a great writer
D.tell readers how to tell a funny story
解析:主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看,作者主要告诉读者Mark Twain被人捉弄的故事。
答案:B
2One day Mark Twain met 　　　 at lunch.?
A.a friend B.his brother
C.his teacher D.a young girl
解析:细节考查题。由第一段最后一句可以得出答案。
答案:A
3Why did Mark Twain ask the young man to bring his uncle to his talk?
A.Because he thought he could make him laugh.
B.Because he wanted to get to know the old man.
C.Because the old man could tell stories.
D.Because he wanted to learn from the old man.
解析:推理判断题。由第三段可知,Mark Twain想让老人来的目的就是想把他逗笑。
答案:A
4Mark Twain stopped finally because he was 　　　.?
A.disappointed B.sorry
C.ill D.sleepy
解析:细节考查题。由第四段最后两句可以得出答案。
答案:A
5Mark Twain couldn’t make the old man laugh because 　　　.?
A.his jokes were not funny
B.the old man wasn’t interested in the jokes
C.the old man could tell more funny jokes
D.the old man was deaf
解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知老人耳聋多年了,因此他不笑的真正原因是他听不到Mark Twain讲的笑话。
答案:D