Unit 3 Travel journal 单元检测题1
I. 用括号里所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. The city needs to improve its public ______. (transport)
2. The amount of sug ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ar you add will depend on personal ______. (prefer)
3. The main ______ of being a nurse is working irregular hours. (advantage)
4. On ______, Nancy b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ecame an art teacher in a primary school. (graduate)
5. Two police ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )men found a man ______ without his hands on the handlebars. (cycle)
6. Greenpeace is an ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) international ______ that works to protect the environment. (organize)
7. I was immediately impressed by how ______ he was. (determine)
8. Be sure to stand with your knees slightly ______. (bend)
9. Why should lemon juice be added when ______ potatoes (boil)
10. Jane is ______, but I’m not so sure about Jim. (rely)
II.完形填空
I don't know what's your opinion about mountains.
It was only in ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )the eighteenth century 11 people in Europe began to 12 that mountains were beautiful. 13 that time, mountains were feared by the people 14 on the plain, especially by the city people, 15 they were wild and 16 places 17 one was easily 18 or killed by terrible animals.
Slowly, however ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), 19 people 20 comfortably in the towns began to grow 21 them. They began to feel 22 looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made town to the 23 country; and to places 24 dangerous and wild. So high mountains began to be 25 for a holiday.
Then, mountain-climb ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing began to grow popular 26 To some people, there is something 27 about getting to the 28 of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 29 other human beings. And after a difficult climb, what a 30 reward it is to look down on everything within sight.
11.A. when B. which C. that D. and
12.A. regret B. seem C. hope D. think
13.A. After B. Before C. During D. At
14.A. lived B. living C. to live D. who living
15.A. whom B. for whom C. with whom D. to whom
16.A. danger B. dangerous C. dangerously D. dangerless
17.A. that B. which C. where D. in where
18.A. lost B. missed C. found D. searched
19.A. many B. much C. many the D. a lot
20.A. that li ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ving B. who were living C. that were lived D. who living
21.A. tiring with B. tiring of C. tired with D. tired of
22.A. intere ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sting B. interest in C. interested D. interested in
23.A. untouched B. touched C. untouching D. touching
24.A. where was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )B. which were C. which that was D. which it was
25.A. excited B. expensive C. popular D. terrible
26.A. for sport ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )B. as a sport C. with a sport D. like a sport
27.A. pleasure B. pleased C. pleasant D. unpleasant
28.A. top B. middle C. bottom D. foot
29.A. about B. for C. without D. against
30.A. disappointe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )d B. satisfied C. satisfactory D. disappointing
III..阅读理解
A
On a Friday night, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrou ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim (认领) it soon.”
After about ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lf an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang ” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something ”“It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it ” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
The violinist was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself ”
The violinist said, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )“Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.
1. What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday
A. He played the violin to make some money.
B. He waited for the train to Vienna.
C. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.
D. He walked around the New York railway station.
2. Which sente ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nce below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph two
A. Because the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) violinist loved to play the violin at the station.
B. Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him.
C. Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing.
D. Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies.
3. According to the ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE
A. It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.
B. It asked a g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )entleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.
C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.
D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.
4. The artist didn’t t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ake the lottery ticket for himself because he ____.
A. chose to be honest
B. didn’t need the money
C. thought the lottery was worth nothing
D. was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself
5. From this article, we can learn that ____.
A. we should share with others if we find something valuable
B. we should ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life
C. keep the lottery if you find one
D. playing the violin could make you feel happy
B
English may not be a world language forever.
While 375 million p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eople around the globe use English as their native language, the number of people using it as a second language has already been well over that figure (数字).
It is said that by t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he end of 2000, one billion people could use English to communicate with others, including both native speakers and non-native speakers.
“The rise and fal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l of a language is closely connected with that country’s economic(经济的) strength and development potential (潜力).” Rhodri Jones, the English 2000 manager of the ELT group of the British Council said.
An expert who has ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )given many lectures on the future of English said the economic boots(快速发展)in Asia would raise(提高) the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages. Therefore, the English language is facing a serious problem. Where will English turn in the next fifty years or the century
The recently introd ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uced book from Britain “Future of English” might give people concerned with their question some enlightenments (启发). The book helps to help English teachers, planners, managers and decision makers with a professional interest in the development of English worldwide.
With the book ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )translated into Chinese and to be published soon, the book might be brought to wider sphere (范围)of people.
“From the boo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )k, we learn many facts about the English language, and we may be able to predict (预测) its future after reading it.” said Dorothy Humphrey, who used to be a senior English teacher for the British Council.
6.The reason why some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) language rises in the world depends on _______ .
A. the population of the country
B. the country’s economic strength in the world
C. the number of the population who use it
D. the country’s economic strength and development potential
7. The book “Future of English” helps to _______ .
A. improve the standard of people’s learning English
B. adds to people’s interest toward English
C. emphasize (强调) the importance in the world
D. make people interested in the development of English worldwide
8. After reading “Future of English” we know _______ .
A. English is the lang ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )uage that the people who speak it is the most in the world
B. English may disappear sooner or later
C. the world is keeping changing all the time
D. what the future of the English language is
9. The main idea of the passage is _______ .
A. why English has been popular in the world
B. how to improve people’s ability of learning English
C. English has a bright future
D. the usage of English may become less in the world one day
10. According to this ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )passage, English may not be a world language forever because _______
A. more and more people will come to visit China
B. people in the world won’t like English in the future.
C. the economi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )c boots in Asia would raise the position of the Chinese and Hindi languages
D. China and Ind ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ia will be more developed than those English-speaking countries
参考答案
I. 用括号里所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. transportation 2. ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) preference 3. disadvantage 4. graduation 5. cycling
6. organization 7 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). determined 8. bent 9. boiling 10. reliable
Ⅲ.完形填空
11.解析:这是一个强调句,使用强调句结构“It was…that…”。所以本题选C项。
答案:C
12.解析:整个句意是“只是在18世纪欧洲人才开始认为山脉是美丽的”。所以根据句意和单词的意思应该选择D项think(认为,考虑)。
答案:D
13.解析:上下两句意义进行对比。下句表达18世纪以前人们对于山脉的看法,所以选择B项。
答案:B
14.解析:living用动词的-ing形式作后置定语,相当于who lived…定语从句。
答案:B
15.解析:用“介词+关系代词”形式引导非限制性定语从句,修饰the city people,意思是“对城市人来说”。
答案:D
16.解析:整个句子前后两部分构成 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )对应。前部分两个形容词wild和dangerous 对应后面的lost和killed by terrible animals。因为“荒野”而容易迷路,因为be killed by terrible animals所以说比较危险。
答案:B
17.解析:用where引导定语从句修饰places, where在定语从句中作地点状语。
答案:C
18.A. lost B. missed C. found D. searched
答案:A
19.A. many B. much C. many the D. a lot
解析:指从18世纪开始,“许多人”的思想发生了改变。
答案:A
20.解析:定语从句,who were living也可直接用living。
答案:B
21.解析:be tired of“厌烦、厌倦……”,本题用了系动词grow代替系动词be,含有“逐渐增加厌倦感”的意思。
答案:D
22.解析:be interested in…“对……感兴趣”,可以用feel代替系动词be。
答案:D
23.解析:untouched country与man made town构成对比。
答案:A
24.解析:which引导定语从句,在定语从句中作主语,代指places,复数含义,其后谓语动词用复数。
答案:B
25.解析:根据句意进行判断以及下文的暗示。
答案:C
26.解析:句意指“爬山作为一种体育运动而开始逐渐受欢迎”。
答案:B
27.解析:pleasant形容 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )词作后置定语,修饰something, pleased形容词说明人的感觉,不用来修饰物,pleasure是名词,unpleasant词义不对。
答案:C
28.解析:根据句意作出判断“爬到山顶”。
答案:A
29.解析:比较的前后两个方面是同等结 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )构,a struggle against nature和a battle against other human beings并列。
答案:D
30. 解析:用形容词修饰reward,satisfied说明人的感觉,不修饰reward,A、D两项词义不对。
答案:C
III.阅读理解
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