Unit 3 Fairness for all单元学业水平达标(解析版）

Unit 3 Fairness for all单元学业水平达标
【说明】　本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War Ⅰ we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind.
Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together.This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline, but hard training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
1．The first paragraph tells us the author ________.
A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
B．lost his hearing when he was a child
C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters
D．was born to a naturalist’s family
解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第一段中的第二至四句可知，在少年时代，作者与兄弟姐妹们不同，一直对昆虫和花草情有独钟。
2．The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because ________.
A．he didn’t live very long with them
B．the family was extremely large
C．he was too young when he lived with them
D．he was fully occupied with observing nature
解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段中的最后一句可知，作者之所以对亲戚们的记忆很模糊，是因为他更关注家畜、小鸟和昆虫。换言之，他忙于观察大自然。
3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The author is a naturalist, but not a scientist.
B．The author is a scientist as well as a naturalist.
C．The author is first of all a scientist.
D．The author is neither a naturalist nor a scientist.
解析：选A　正误判断题。由文章第三段第一句及第五段第一句内容可知，作者认为自己是一个自然学家，而非一个科学家，因为自己缺乏成为科学家的一种素质：自律。
4．The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he ________.
A．has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
B．lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist
C．just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries
D．comes up with solutions in a most natural way
解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But curiosity，a keen eye ... one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack.”一句可推断作者认为自己缺乏成为科学家的一种素质：自律。
B
Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (诈骗)．Either way, it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds — homing pigeons!
The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up.Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside.Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa.What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind — one that avoids (避免) not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place.Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick：he gets money for things he cannot possibly return.Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad (启事) in the newspaper asking for help.
The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned.Also, the amount of money demanded — under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars — seems too little for a car worth many times more.
Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story.And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal.“We have more important things to do，” he said.
5．After the car owner received a phone call, he ________.
A．gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
B．sent some money to the thief by mail
C．told the press about it
D．went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
解析：选D　细节理解题。由文中第二段的描述可知。
6．The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show ________.
A．what Chen thinks might be correct
B．the thief is extremely clever
C．the money paid is too little
D．how easily people get fooled by criminals
解析：选A　推理判断题。由第三段Chen说的话：“他可能得到钱而却不能还上东西。”以及第四段首句，可推出陈先生的推理是正确的。
7．The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ________.
A．pigeons　　　　　　　 　B．the stolen cars
C．demands for money D．criminals
解析：选C　代词指代题。由上句“Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story.”可知。
8．We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because ________.
A．he lives in the same neighborhood
B．he has seen the car owners in the park
C．he has trained the pigeons to follow them
D．he reads the ads in the newspaper
解析：选D　推理判断题。由第三段最后一句可推出这些人是看到报纸上的寻车启事才知道和失车人联系的。
C
The fate of polar bears could be even worse than estimated, because sea ice in the Arctic might be melting faster, the geological survey said in a report aimed at determining whether the big white bear should be listed as a threatened species.
“There is a definite link between changes in the sea ice and the fate of polar bears，” said Steve Amstrup, who led the research team.Arctic sea ice is already at an all time low this year and is expected to retreat (缩小) farther this month, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.That means that polar bears — some 16, 000 of them — will disappear by 2050 from parts of the Arctic where sea ice is melting most rapidly, along the north coasts of Alaska and Russia, researchers said.Other polar bear populations could survive beyond that date but many of those could be gone by 2100, Amstrup said.By the end of this century, the only polar bears left might live in the Canadian Arctic islands and along the west coast of Greenland.
“Changes in future sea ice conditions will result in loss of about two-thirds of the world’s current polar bear population by the mid 21st century，” the report said.“Because the speed of Arctic sea ice decline (减退) appears to be underestimated, this judgment of future polar bear status may be conservative (保守的)．”
In January, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, noting that polar bears depended on sea ice as a platform to hunt seals, their main food.The research released on Friday was sent to the Fish and Wildlife Service.A decision on the bears’ status is expected in January next year.
9．What is the correct link between changes in the sea ice and the fate of polar bears?
A．The large population of polar bear makes the sea ice melt faster.
B．Sea ice decline causes the loss of polar bears.
C．Sea ice melting brings much food to polar bears.
D．The changes of sea ice are mainly set by the polar bears.
解析：选B　推理判断题。由文中第二段的“Arctic sea ice is already at an all time low this year ...That means that polar bears — some 16,000 of them — will disappear.”可推出。
10．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A．Most polar bears could be lost by 2050.
B．There are about 16,000 polar bears left in the world.
C．The big white bear has been listed as a threatened species.
D．The research on polar bears was done by the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.
解析：选A　细节判断题。由第二段的“到2050年，将有16 000只北极熊消失”及第三段首句可知A正确。由第一段及最后一段可知C是错误的，D项文中没有说明。
11．The purpose of writing this passage is ________.
A．to call for more donations for polar bear protection
B．to state the current situation of polar bears
C．to support the proposal raised by the US Fish and Wildlife Service
D．to persuade tourists to travel to islands in the Arctic
解析：选B　写作意图题。文章只是在客观陈述全球变暖，北极熊濒危的事实，并没有呼吁什么。故A、C、D错误。
12．What’s the attitude of the writer towards the polar bear?
A．Pessimistic. B．Optimistic.
C．Object. D．Subject.
解析：选C　作者态度题。全文都是客观引用“别人的陈述或事实”，因此为C。object“客观的”，A(悲观的)，B(乐观的)，D(主观的)。
D
Welcome to Adventureland!
Everyone loves Adventureland! The parks and exhibitions were built for you to explore, enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this time?
The Travel Pavilion
Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life. Visit the Amazon jungle village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing ...
The Future Tower
This exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the journey to Mars!
The Nature Park
This is not really one park but several. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see ...
The Pyramid
This is the center of Adventureland. Run out of films, need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center. Come here for information and ideas too.
13．The Travel Pavilion is built to help visitors ________.
A．realize the importance of traveling
B．become familiar with mountain countries
C．learn something about different places in the world
D．learn how to make things such as fishing nets
解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Explore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life.”可知，The Travel Pavilion建立的目的是帮助参观者了解世界上不同的地方。故选C项。
14．If you are interested in knowing about what people’s life will be, you may visit ________.
A．the Travel Pavilion　 　B．the Future Tower
C．the Safari Park D．the Pyramid
解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This exhibition shows how progress ...and the way we’ll be living then.”可知，如果你想了解未来人们的生活，可以参观未来塔，即B项正确。
15．If you want to get a toy lion to take home, where will you most likely go?
A．The Travel Pavilion. B．The Nature Park.
C．The Future Tower. D．The Pyramid.
解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“...need some postcards and stamps? For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping center.”可知，想得到一个玩具狮子，你可能要到the Pyramid，那里有地下购物中心，即D项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
Google is one of the largest and most powerful technology companies in the world. It was launched by Stanford University students Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. Now, it has over 50,000 employees and makes about $ 50 billion a year. __16__
Build the right team
__17__ “Having great people involved is tremendously important，” says Larry. “Some entrepreneurs (企业家) are in such a rush to start a new business that they don’t wait to find the right people to work with.”
Make it simple
“Technology has this way of becoming overly complex, but simplicity is one of the reasons why people are attracted to Google，” writes Sergey. If your products are simple, then people will be more likely to use them. __18__
Become an expert
Larry and Sergey spent years researching 21世纪教育网 google. com before they launched the website. __19__ The Google founders think that entrepreneurs should take time to really understand their business and their market as it’ll pay off in the long run.
__20__
“You should set really aggressive goals that you’re not sure you can achieve，” explains Larry. He says that some entrepreneurs only set goals they think they can attain. But, he explains, if you only set achievable goals you’re never going to create something truly extraordinary.
A．Set achievable goals
B．Set tough goals
C．Google stresses cooperation with other entrepreneurs.
D．Larry and Sergey owe much of their success to teamwork.
E．So, what are Larry and Sergey’s top tips for success?
F．And that meant they knew everything about how search engines worked.
G．If you don’t understand your products, your customers certainly won’t.
答案：16～20　EDGFB
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It was Saturday, so Mr.Smith did not have to go to work.It __21__ heavily the night before, and Mr.Smith’s young son Bobby had a new sledge (雪橇), which he was very __22__ to try out.There was a good slope in a park not far from the __23__ house, __24__ children often used for their sledges, so Mr.Smith agreed __25__ Bobby there in the car.They put the sledge in and went off.
When they reached the park, they found that there were __26__ a lot of boys there __27__ their sledges.They were sliding __28__ the slope at great speed, and then pulling their sledges up again for __29__ go.
After a few minutes Mr.Smith noticed that there was one __30__ little boy there who did not have __31__ sledge.This boy had flattened out an old cardboard box, and was sliding down the slope on __32__.Mr.Smith felt very sorry for this poor boy, and determined to ask Bobby to lend him __33__ a few times.
But before he __34__ catch Bobby to __35__ to him, he was surprised and delighted to notice that several of the older boys in the park __36__ the poor boy their sledges.Mr.Smith __37__ them carefully and suddenly realized that the bigger boys were not doing this because they felt sorry for the poor boy, __38__ because they enjoyed riding on his cardboard box more than on their __39__ sledges.They were actually waiting impatiently for __40__ on the flattened cardboard box!
21．A.had snowed B．snowed
C．has snowed D．had been snowed
解析：选A　“the night before”通常和过去完成时态连用。
22．A.anxious B．eager
C．curious D．happy
解析：选B　波比急切地盼望着试一试。be eager to do sth.渴望做某事。
23．A.Smiths B．Smith
C．Smiths’ D．Smith’s
解析：选C　定冠词the和姓氏的复数连用，表示“××一家人”，这里需用所有格形式。
24．A.which B．that
C．where D．in which
解析：选A　which引导非限制性定语从句，并在从句中作宾语，非限制性定语从句的引导词一般不能省略。
25．A.taking B．to take
C．to carry D．carrying
解析：选B　动词agree只能接不定式作宾语，不接动名词。“带波比去那儿”用take。
26．A.almost B．nearly
C．mostly D．already
解析：选D　见下题解析。
27．A.to B．for
C．with D．by
解析：选C　“已经有很多带着雪橇的男孩在那里了。”
28．A.from B．through
C．up D．down
解析：选D　根据下文“...pulling their sledges up again ...”这里应是down。
29．A.the other B．another
C．other D．others
解析：选B　“男孩们都在飞速地滑下斜坡，然后拉着他们的雪橇上坡再一次滑下来。”
30．A.poorly-dressed B．well-dressed
C．good-dressing D．poor-dressing
解析：选A　副词＋过去分词构成形容词，类似的词还有：newly-built，curiously-shaped等。
31．A.a B．one
C．the D．any
解析：选A　一支雪橇。
32．A.one B．that
C．thin D．what
解析：选B　that指代纸箱子。
33．A.his cardboard box B．his sledge
C．a cardboard box D．a sledge
解析：选B　把Bobby的雪橇借给小男孩。
34．A.might B．was able to
C．should D．could
解析：选D　“但是他还没有来得及把波比叫回来说说，……”could和was able to都可以表示过去的能力，但was able to表示“实际上做成某事的能力”。
35．A.speak B．say
C．tell D．talk
解析：选A　见上题解析。
36．A.were lending B．were borrowing
C．lent D．borrowed
解析：选A　他们都在跟小男孩交换。
37．A.saw B．notice
C．watch D．glance
解析：选C　根据句中的carefully，这里应用延续性动词。
38．A.and B．but
C．or D．also
解析：选B　“not ... but”句型。
39．A.cheap B．expensive
C．wonderful D．real
解析：选B　“较大的男孩这么做并不是因为他们同情这个穷孩子，而是因为他们觉得在纸箱上滑比在昂贵的雪橇上滑更带劲。”
40．A.lying B．running
C．sliding D．riding
解析：选D　他们实际上都在不耐烦地等着在这个摊开的纸箱上滑一回呢！
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
There was a woman who suffered from a serious disease and had to sit in a wheelchair. One day, she watched her son under his car repairing __41__ vehicle.
Suddenly the car fell to one side, pinning (压住) the young man under it. She screamed for her husband __42__ ran to help, but he couldn’t move the car. He climbed into his own vehicle and sped off __43__ help.
The mother, who hadn’t walked for months, realized that her son’s cries were growing __44__ (weak) and she knew that it would be up to __45__ to save the boy.
She rose to her feet and walked on shaky legs to the car. Bracing herself, she lifted the car. The car rose a few inches just enough __46__ (let) the boy get free.
After a thorough examination, she __47__ (find) only to have suffered strained muscles. The doctor said “I will always wonder how high she might have lifted that car __48__ she had been well and strong.”
When life knocks us down and it seems impossible to get back up, we need to find a way to do __49__ needs to be done. It is just at these times that we come face to face with a reserve of __50__ (strong) we never knew we had.
答案：41.the　42.who　43.for　44.weaker　 45.her　46.to let　47.was found　48.if　49.what 50．strength
Ⅴ.短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
More and more foreigners like to come to China. Last Friday our school was invited a foreign teacher in our city give a class to the students of Senior Grade Two. We found his class interested. I learned a lot from him. The teacher had a free talk to us with easy English. He spoke slow so that we could understand him well. Sometimes he repeated what we don’t understand. My classmates were all active in the class. To his joy, I understood everything the teacher said. And I was able to ask question in English. This class encouraged me very much. I’m sure that until we keep on practicing, it will be easy for us to learn speaking English well.
答案：第二句：去掉was; give前加to
第三句：interested→interesting
第五句：with→in
第六句：slow→slowly
第七句：don’t→didn’t
第九句：his→my
第十句：question→questions
第十二句：until→if; speaking→spoken
Ⅵ.书面表达(共1题；满分25分)
假如你是李华，你的两位朋友Tom与Peter几天前发生了争吵。3月9日是Peter的生日，Tom想送他一个礼物来缓和关系，修复友情，因此特地发来邮件寻求你的建议。请你根据以下要点给Tom回一封邮件：
1．礼物选择；
2．你的理由；
3．其他和解建议。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom，
I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter._________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Tom，
I’m glad to hear that you are considering making up with Peter. If I were you, I would consider a bike as a birthday present for him.
As far as I know, Peter is always in poor health so he can take more exercise by riding a bike to build up his body. In the meanwhile, you can often go on an outing by bike together, which is helpful in rebuilding your friendship. Besides, taking a bike is an environmentally friendly means of transport. It’s convenient for him to get around as well.
Apart from giving him a gift, you can also adopt other means, such as travelling, seeing a movie, having dinner or going shopping together. No matter what you do, being sincere is the most important. I really hope that you can be good friends forever.
Best wishes!
Li Hua