1、Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note一 阅读理解 AMark 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 s
2、aid 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. “Im sure I can make him laugh.”That evening the young man and his uncle
3、 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 q
4、uite disappointed.Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend what had happened. “Oh,” said his friend,“I know that man. Hes been deaf for years.”1The writer wrote the passage mainly to_.Atell readers Mark Twain liked playing jokesBtell readers a joke played on Mark TwainCtell readers Mark Twain
5、 was a great writerDtell readers how to tell a funny story2One day Mark Twain met_at lunch.Aa friend Bhis brotherChis teacher Da young girl3Mark Twain stopped finally because he was_.Adisappointed BsorryCill Dsleepy4Mark Twain couldnt make the old man laugh because_.Ahis jokes were not funnyBthe old
6、 man wasnt interested in the jokesCthe old man could tell more funny jokesDthe old man was deafBHobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he co
7、uld pay off the debts.One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars,and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didnt know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a f
8、ew days;or I give up my work in the factory and do what Id like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat,or a radio,or giv
9、e a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But its too much for one and too little for the other.”“Here is the reading of your uncles will,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remembe
10、r one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money,as soon as you have spent it.”“Yes I see. Ill do that,”said the young man.5Hobbs wanted to borrow money to_.Astudy abroadBwork abroadCpay off the debtsDlearn to paint pictures6What does the underli
11、ned word “dumbfounded” in Para. 2 probably mean?ASurprised. BFrightened.CSatisfied. DExcited.7With the money he got,at first Hobbs_.Aplanned to have a happy life for a few daysBdecided to go on with his work in the factoryCwas to give a dinner to his friendsDhad no idea what to do8Hobbs was asked to
12、_.Atell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending itBread his uncles willCtell the lawyer what was to be done with the moneyDbuy some pictures9Whats the BEST title of the passage?AA Large Sum of Unexpected MoneyBHow to Spend the Sum of MoneyCA Poor OrphanDA Rich Uncle二 完形填空 阅读下面短文,理解大意,从题
13、中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Years ago,I was on a long flight,during which a voice from the speaker said,“We wont _1_ drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened. ”Many passengers became _2_, talking about it with each other. At once it became _3_ in the
14、plane.Soon, lightening _4_ the darkening skies, and within moments the _5_ was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was _6_ up by the storm;the next,it was thrown as if it were to _7_ onto the ground. All the passengers were _8_. Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The _9_ seemed hopeless. I w
15、ondered if we could _10_ it through the storm.Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean _11_ to her. She was _12_, looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would _13_ again, but she never showed a(n) _14_ of worry or fear. The li
16、ttle girl wasnt afraid at all _15_ all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her,the girl smiled at me and said,“Dont worry. My father is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home safely.”When the plane was out of _16_, I smiled at the girl and she gave me a
17、big smile in _17_. “I said my father would take us home safely.”Many kinds of storms may _18_ us: diseases, difficulties. They can easily darken our skies and _19_ our planes into hard times. Let us _20_: Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.1A.serve Btake Cget Dsell2A.
18、excited Bcomfortable ChappyDnervous3A.noisy Bquiet CwarmDcold4A.broke out Bcame about Clit upDgave off5A.ship Bplane CtrainDseat6A.lifted Bcut CturnedDshut7A.jump Bfly ClandDdrop8A.surprised Bafraid CgladDinterested9A.weather Bquestion CfutureDaction10A.make Breach CwinDfinish11A.something Banything
19、 CeverythingDnothing12A.funny Bfrustrated CsadDcalm13A.talk Bread Cplay Dsleep14A.book Bstory Cexpression Dimpression15A.and BwhenCso Dsince16A.orderBdateCfashionDdanger17A.turnBtimeCreturnDfront18A.troubleBhelpCencourageDstop19A.introduceBinviteCthrowDchange20A.askBrememberCexplainDwonder三 单句填词1The
20、 people all _ (鞠躬) down before the Emperor.2Conditions in the prison camp were _ (难以置信的)3He went to the post office to buy writing paper and _ (信封)4Why are you so _ (粗鲁的) to your mother?5The _ (方式) in which the decision was made was hard to accept.6Could you tell us whats for _ (甜点)?7He covered her
21、mouth to stop her from _ (尖叫)8A large _ (数量) of water has been wasted by the factory.9Its wellknown that his father is a very _ (真诚的) person.10I was very sad _ (真正地) to hear of your fathers death.11The first _ (幕) of the play is so wonderful.12You are not _ (允许) to smoke in the office.13I screamed a
22、nd everyone _ (盯着看)14The thief was _ (发现) by the police entering the building.15She managed to calm him down and _ (寻求) help from a neighbor.16Hot and cold are _ (相反的) words.17You should apologize to your classmate.No way.It is not my _ (错误)18Who is the _ (作者) of the new novel?19Looking out of the w
23、indow, she saw a man _ (游荡)20Please change the _ (短语) into Chinese.四 单句改错1.As matter of fact,the boss cares about his workers. 2.He gave a dollar to the beggar dressed in rag. 3.Did you get the old stamp by any chance ? 4.I thank you from the bottom for my heart. 5.Im afraid it will cost a large num
24、ber of money. 6.Towards nightfall I found myself carrying out to sea by a strong wind. 7.His eyes stare at that is left of the brothers dinner on the table. 8.I wonder if youd mind us asked a few questions. 9.One of his problems is if he has enough money. 10.As is well-known that Americans like to e
25、at a lot. 五.翻译句子1我们不允许人们在这儿吵闹。(permit)_2玛丽昨天看见一个男人沿着大街跑。(强调主语)_3我正要出去,这时汤姆进来了。(when)_4有人发现一群孩子正在操场上玩耍。(find宾宾补)_5她教育孩子要对别人友好。(bring up)_6别冒险把车开得太快。(take a chance)_7喝汤时发出声音是不礼貌的。(manner)_8众所周知,作为老板她很大方。(it)_9无论什么时候需要,你都可以征求建议。(whenever)_10大量的钱被花在学校建设上。(amount)_六.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入
26、适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。There was a boy who was excellent at his study except for his poor handwriting. One day he made up _1_ mind to improve it. With the strong will, he made use of old newspapers to write on to reduce his familys burden. _2_ time went on, he found that little progress was made
27、_3_ he had practised a lot, which made him quite upset._4_ (disappoint), he turned to his teacher for help. After hearing his story, the teacher advised him _5_ (use) the best paper rather than the old newspapers. Much to his puzzle as well as delight, by following his teachers _6_ (suggest), he did
28、 make it. The teacher then said to him, “the key _7_ your success is that you couldnt take it seriously with so many old newspapers. _8_ you wrote it well or not didnt matter at all. Instead, while using the paper, you treasure it because it costs you much. Therefore, you devote yourself to _9_ (pra
29、ctise) so as not to waste the best paper and the money.”So do you treasure every day by leading _10_ meaningful life or do you regard your daily life just as “the old newspapers”?七书面表达(一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是“十年后的我”,请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。1家庭;2工作:3业余生活。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3开头语已为你写好必修3 Unit3 答案阅读理解 1.B主
30、旨大意题。从整篇文章来看,作者主要告诉读者马克吐温被人捉弄的故事。2A细节考查题。由第一段最后一句可以得出答案。3A细节考查题。由第四段最后两句可以得出答案。4D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马克吐温讲的笑话。5D由第一段中“He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures,.”这一信息可知D项正确。6A由上文可知,在此之前他很穷,从没有见过这么一大笔钱,所以,当他看到时应该是感到“吃惊”。dumbfounded意为“惊呆了”,与文意相符合。7A由第二段中He said to h
31、imself,“I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days;or I give up my work in the factory and.”这一信息可知,A项正确。8A由第三段最后一句话可知A项正确。9A由文意可知,只有A项比较全面地概括了本文大意,而B、C、D三项都比较片面。二 完型填空1答案:A飞机航行过程中突遇暴风雨,因此无法正常给客人提供饮料和食物。飞机上的饮料和食物都是免费提供给乘客的,因此不能选sell。2答案:D飞机遇上暴风雨意味着将有一定危险,因此乘客会感到紧张。3.答案:A从上文“ta
32、lking about it with each other”可知机舱内会变得有些嘈杂。4.答案:C从下文“the darkening skies”可知天空漆黑一片,闪电是亮的,故此处是“闪电照亮了黑暗的天空”。5.答案:B飞机在暴风雨中飞行,被风吹得摇摆不定。6.答案:A飞机摇摆不定,像漂在暴风雨中海浪上的小船,时起时落。7.答案:D接着就好像被抛到地上。8.答案:B坐飞机遇上暴风雨天气,人遇到这样的情况,会感到害怕。9.答案:C飞机上下起伏、摇摆不定,让人感到未来生死未卜,希望渺茫。10.答案:Amake it“幸免于难,渡过难关”。11.答案:D从下文“The little girl w
33、asnt afraid at all”可知这场暴风雨对这个小女孩没有任何影响,因此是“mean nothing to her”。12.答案:D从下文小女孩对作者说的话可以看出她很镇定。13.答案:B从上文“looking through a picture book”可知她在看书。14.答案:C小女孩很镇定,她从未露出担忧或害怕的表情。15.答案:B当其他成人乘客吓得要死的时候,小女孩却一点也不害怕。16.答案:D从下文小女孩说“I said my father would take us home safely.”可知飞机安全穿过了暴风雨,脱离了危险。17.答案:C我对小女孩笑,小女孩回应给
34、我一个笑脸,in return作为回报。18.答案:A生活中,疾病和困难等就像飞机飞行中遇到的暴风雨,困扰着我们。19.答案:C疾病和困难等生活中的“暴风雨”常常使我们进入很艰难的时期。20.答案:B本句深化文章主题:爱可以帮助我们穿越一切艰难困苦。让我们记得,爱是飞机驾驶员。三 单句填词1.bowed2.unbelievable3.envelopes4.rude 5manner6.dessert7.screaming8.amount9.genuine 10Indeed 11.scene12.permitted13.stared14.spotted15.seek 16contrary17.fa
35、ult18.author19.wandering20.phrase四 单句改错1. As 后加 a2. Rag 改为 rags3. 去掉 any4. for改为 of5. number改为sum/amount6. Carrying 改为 carried7. That 改为 what8. asked改为 asking9. if改为whether10. as改为It五.翻译句子.1.We dont permit people to make a noise here.2.It was Mary that/who saw a man running along the street yesterda
36、y.3.I was about to go out when Tom came in.4.A group of children were found playing on the playground.5.She brought up her children to be friendly to others.6.Dont take a chance by driving too fast.7.It is bad manners to make a noise while eating soup.8.It is known that she is very generous as a bos
37、s.9.You can ask for advice whenever you need it.10.A large amount of money is spent on the construction of school.六.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)1.his2.As3.though/although4Disappointed5.to use6suggestion7.to 8Whether9.practising10.a七书面表达One possible version: I often imagine what my life would be like in
38、 the future. I think my life will be very different in ten years. I will be twentyeight years old by then. I will have my own family, probably with a lovely child. I hope I will work in a computer company as a program designer. I will enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues. I will do a good job in whatever I do. In my free time, I will continue to take a regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various ball games. On my holidays, I will travel around the world. In a word, my life will be much richer and more colorful. - 10 -