人教版高中英语必修三Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote同步练习八.docx

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人教版高中英语必修三Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote同步练习八

Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-Note同步练习（八）

I．完形填空（40分）

Haveyoueverwonderedwhywebuymorethingsthanweneedwhenwegoshopping?

Evenifwe'renotinthemoodforshoppingit1thatmanyofuswastemoneyonunwantedpurchase（所购物）.However,consumers2toadmitthisandingeneralseethemselvesasbeing3enoughnottobeinfluencedbyadvertising,retailers'（零售商）4oreventheirownmoodwhenshopping.5surveys（调查）whichhavebeencarriedout,there'sastrong6betweenpeople'spsychology（心理）andtheirpurchases.Inotherwords,ifconsumersfeel7,theybuymore.Itseemsretailershaverealizedthis,sotheyplay8tocreateamorepleasantatmosphere.Apartfrom9,visual（视觉的）tricksareusedaswell.10goodsareplacedonshelveswheretheycaneasilybe11byadults,whilechildren'sgoodsaredisplayedon12shelves.Otherwaysofmakingpeoplebuywithout13thattheyarebeinginfluencedistheuseofvivid14tomakeproductsstandoutorthesmellofbakingbreadorfreshcoffeeflowing15thestore,whichmayattracttheshoppers'appetite（食欲）.

Therefore,itisn't16togoshoppingwhenyouarehungrysinceyouaremorelikelyto17productsyoudon'treallyneedinaddition,don'tcarry18moneywhenoutshoppingbecausethemoreyouhavethemoreyou19.

Soareyouasmartshopperoronethatgetstrickedintobuyingwithoutrealizingit?

20nexttimeyougoshopping!

1.A.appearsB.showsC.provesD.suggests

2.A.haveB.tryC.pretendD.fail

3.A.activeB.smartC.experiencedD.free

4.A.wordsB.tricksC.informationD.service

5.A.ExceptforB.InsteadofC.AccordingtoD.Ratherthan

6.A.connectionB.requestC.explanationD.pleasure

7.A.excitedB.comfortableC.relaxedD.delighted

8.A.popsongsB.CDfilmsC.excitinggamesD.softmusic

9.A.choiceB.priceC.conditionD.sound

10.A.ValuableB.NecessaryC.ExpensiveD.Familiar

11.A.seenB.reachedC.admittedD.shared

12.A.otherB.lowerC.neatD.brighter

13.A.realizingB.tellingC.mentioningD.noticing

14.A.languagesB.colorsC.instructionsD.covers

15.A.inB.outsideC.throughD.into

16.A.easyB.pleasantC.reasonableD.wise

17.A.acceptB.recognizeC.buyD.enjoy

18.A.muchenoughB.anyC.toomuchD.extra

19.A.useB.spendC.costD.pay

20.A.WatchoutB.KeepawayC.LookaroundD.Makesure

Ⅱ．阅读理解（60分）

A

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality（理性）,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anyreasonablestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,manyfamousprofessorsandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat'snotwhatIdid.

Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts（文科）universitythatdoesn'tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibility（灵活）andavaluesystemtoguidemeinmyjob.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvision（眼界）bycommunicatingwithpeoplewhoweren'tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchawisechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandgrown-upbeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.

IheadedofftothecollegeandsureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering"factories"wheretheydidn'tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:

technicalexpertandexcellenthumanistallinone.

NowI'mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleideascrashedintoreality,asallnobleideasfinallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile（协调）engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.

Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon'tmixaseasilyasIsupposedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.

21.Whydidtheauthorchoosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversity?

____________

A.Heintendedtobecomeanengineerandhumanist.

B.Heintendedtobeareasonablestudentwithnobleideals.

C.Hewantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationality.

D.Hewantedtocommunicatewithliberal-artsstudents

22.Accordingtotheauthor,bycommunicatingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan____________

A.becomenobleidealists

B.broadentheirknowledge

C.findabetterjobinthefuture

D.balanceengineeringandliberalarts

23.Whentheauthorsays"Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool"atthebeginningofthepassage,heactuallymeans________.

A.hehasfailedtoachievehisidealaims

B.heisnotapracticalandrationalstudent

C.hischoiceofattendingtoasmallliberal-artsuniversityisreasonable

D.hisideaofcombiningengineeringwithliberal-artsisnobleandwise

24.Theauthorsuggestsinthispassagethat________.

A.liberal-artsstudentsaresupposedtotakeengineeringcourses

B.technicalexpertswithawidevisionareexpectedinthesociety

C.successfulengineeringstudents,aremorewelcomedinthesociety

D.engineeringuniversitieswithliberal-artscoursesareneeded

B

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifefor"sport"Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatching,andonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.

Thenumberofgunners,however,growsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandgun-carryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins（血管）.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate（刺激）adesiretoownagun.

Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat（栖息地）.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulation,butcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?

Theredoesn'tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproved.

Wildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalone.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoot,theyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.Theonlyanswer,then,istobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeople.

Now,itistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-building,butweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.If,astheywouldhaveyoubelieve,gun-carryingandkillingimprovehumancharacter,thenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.

25.Accordingtothetext,mostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause________.

A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofit

B.ithelpstobuildhumancharacter

C.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlife

D.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol

26.Theunderlinedword"agony"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.formB.conditionC.painD.sadness

27.Accordingtothetext,thefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually________.

A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafely

B.praisehuntingascharacter-building

C.describehuntingasanexercise

D.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown

28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto________.

A.blamethemajorityofpeople

B.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlife

C.beinfavourofwar

D.beinsupportofcharacter-building

C

Severalyearsago,myparents,mywife,mysonandIateatoneofthoserestaurantswherethemenuiswrittenonablackboard.Afterawonderfuldinner,thewaitersetthecheckinthemiddleofthetable.That'swhenithappened:

myfatherdidnotreachforthecheck.

Conversationcontinued.FinallyIrealizedthatIshouldpickupthecheck!

Afterhundredsofrestaurantmealswithmyparents,afteralifetimeofthinkingofmyfatherastheonewithdollars,itallhadchanged.Ireachedforthecheck,andmyviewofmyselfsuddenlychanged.Iwasanadult.Iwasnolongerakid（child）.

Somepeoplemarkoff（区分）theirlivesinyears,Imeasuremineinsmallevents.Ididn'tbecomeayoungmanataparticularage,like16,butratherwhenakidwhowanderedinthestreetscalledme"mister".Theseeventsinmylifearecalled"milestones（里程碑）".

Therehavebeenothermilestones.Thecops（policemen）ofmyyouthalwaysseemedbig,evenhuge,andofcoursetheywereolderthanIwas.Thenonedaytheyweresuddenlyneither.ThedaycamewhenIsuddenlyrealizedthatallthefootballplayersinthegameIwaswatchingwereyoungerthanIwas.Theywerejustbigkids.Withthatmilestonegone,Idreamtthatsomeday,maybeI,too,couldbeafootballplayer.Withouteverhaving