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学年高中英语Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote单元质量检测三新人教版必修3
单元质量检测(三)
时间:
100分钟 满分:
120分
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Europe'slonghistoryofconflicthasmeantthepeopleoftheareadevelopedsomegreatskillsincastlebuilding,andtherearemanythatarestillinexcellentconditiontoday,despitebeingseveralcenturiesold,andarewellworthvisitingandexploring.
Gravensteen,Belgium
Datingfromthetwelfthcentury,thiscastlewasbuiltbyPhilipofAlsaceanditincludesmanydesignfeatures(特征)thathesawduringhisjourneytotheHolyLand.ThecastleservedastheseatoftheCountsofFlandersforseveralcenturies,thenbeingusedasaprisonandacourthousebeforeitwasfinallypurchasedbythecityofGhent,andhassincebeenrebuiltwithahistoricalmuseum.
BranCastle,Romania
Standingonawoodedhillside,thiscastlehasbecomeknownasDracula'sCastle.Thestonecastlewasbuiltinthelatefourteenthcentury,onthesiteofapreviousfortress(要塞)destroyedbytheMongolarmyinthethirteenthcentury.Itwasmilitarily(在军事上)importantintheareaforcenturies.Theorangeroofsonmanyofthetowershelpthecastletostandoutagainstthesurroundingwoodland.
BorgholmCastle,Sweden
Thisimpressiveruinisonethatcanbeassociatedwithanamethatisknownacrosstheworld,asitwastheseatofKingCanute.Thecastlewasfirstbuiltinthesecondhalfofthethirteenthcentury.Duetoitsstrategic(战略)locationithasfrequentlycomeunderattackoverthecenturies,butitwaschangedfromastrongfortresstoabaroque(巴洛克风格)palaceintheseventeenthcentury.However,visitorstothecastlecanstillseehowgrandthebuildingwouldhavebeeninthepast.
语篇解读:
本文是一篇应用文。
文章介绍了欧洲三座著名的城堡。
1.Whichofthefollowingcastleshasthelongesthistory?
A.BranCastle. B.Gravensteen.
C.Dracula'sCastle.D.BorgholmCastle.
解析:
选B 细节理解题。
根据文章中对各个城堡的介绍可知,Gravensteen建于12世纪,历史最为悠久。
BranCastle又名Dracula'sCastle,建于14世纪晚期;BorgholmCastle建于13世纪后半期。
2.WhatcanbelearnedaboutDracula'sCastle?
A.Itwasmadeofwood.
B.Itwasdestroyedinthe13thcentury.
C.Itslocationplayedanimportantroleinmanywars.
D.Itscolorisdifferentfromthecolorofthesurroundingtowers.
解析:
选C 细节理解题。
根据BranCastle,Romania部分的“Itwasmilitarilyimportantintheareaforcenturies”可知,Dracula'sCastle曾是一个战略要地。
3.HowisBorgholmCastledifferentfromothercastles?
A.Ithasbeenbadlydamaged.
B.Itonceservedasarulingcenter.
C.Itwasbuiltonasiteofafortress.
D.Itonceexperiencedmanybattles.
解析:
选A 细节理解题。
根据BorgholmCastle,Sweden部分的“Thisimpressiveruin”可知,这座城堡受损严重。
B
Myhusband,myfourmontholddaughterandIsetoutonafivedaydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.
Oneofourstops,oncewecrossedtheOregonborder,wasataBlackBearDiner.Walkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatoneside.Hewasclearlyuntidy,withoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.
Holdingmydaughter,Iturnedaroundandsaidtothegentleman,“Sir.Areyouhungry?
”Hesaid,“Yes.”Ithenasked,“Maywebuyyousomethingtoeat?
”Herespondedwith,“Sure,Icanordersomethingmyself.”
Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.Itoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanted.Themanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrightened.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.“Thisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustoday,”Isaid.“Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.”Themanagersaidwithafrown(皱眉),“Okay.”Weturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaid,loudlyandquickly,“ThankYou!
”Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.Iaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordered.Onefreshorangejuice,onecoffee,onebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.
WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn'tseehim,butthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislife,evenifonlyforafewminutes.
语篇解读:
作者在旅游途中偶遇一个乞丐,在饭店请乞丐吃了一顿饭。
作者的善举换来了乞丐的感谢和自己心情的愉悦。
4.Fromtheappearanceofthegentleman,wecanguesshewasprobablya(n).
A.waiterB.actor
C.beggarD.worker
解析:
选C 细节理解题。
根据第二段“Hewasclearlyuntidy,withoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.”和第三段“‘Sir.Areyouhungry?
’Hesaid,‘Yes.’Ithenasked,‘Maywebuyyousomethingtoeat?
’Herespondedwith,‘Sure,Icanordersomethingmyself.’”可知这个人穿得破破烂烂并且没饭吃,可能是个乞丐,故选C。
5.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause.
A.themanwasnotfriendly
B.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurant
C.hehadfiredthemanbefore
D.hewasafraidthemanwouldn'taffordtopaythefood
解析:
选D 推理判断题。
根据第四段“Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.‘Thisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustoday,’Isaid.‘Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.’”以及上文可知,这个人是乞丐并且饭店的人都认识他,店主看他进来害怕他吃饭不给钱,故选D。
6.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthegentleman.
A.wasthankfulfortheirkindact
B.feltashamedandwentaway
C.washungryandatealotoffood
D.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer
解析:
选A 细节理解题。
根据第四段“Weturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaid,loudlyandquickly,‘ThankYou!
’”可知那个人对作者的善举表示感谢,故选A。
7.Thephrase“mademyday”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“”.
A.wastedmymoneyB.mademeveryhappy
C.movedmedeeplyD.mademefeelsorry
解析:
选B 词义猜测题。
根据下句的“wewereabletoaddsomejoytohislife”可知此处指那个人的一声谢谢使我很高兴,故选B。
C
AccordingtoresearchersatYaleUniversity'sInfantCognitionCenter,babiescanactuallytellgoodfromevil(恶),evenasyoungasthreemonthsold.
Puppets(木偶)areusedtoshowgoodandbadbehavior.Inonecase,apuppetistryinghardtoopenabox.Anotherpuppet,the“good”puppet,helpsitopenthebox,whileanother,the“bad”puppet,shutstheboxonpurpose.
Morethan80%ofthetimethatexperimentisdone,babieswillchoosethe“good”puppetwhenpresentedwithbothpuppetsandgiventhechancetochooseeitherone.
Humansarebornwithasenseofgoodandevil,accordingtoPaulBloom,Yale'sBrooksandSuzanneRagenProfessorofPsychology.
“Wearenaturallymoral(道德的)beings,butourenvironmentcanimprove—orsadly,weaken—thisinbornmoralsense,”Bloomsaid.
SonowI'mwonderingif,duringthosemonthswhenIthoughtmybabieshadnoideaoftheworldaroundthem,IdidanythingIshouldnothavedone.
LyzLenz,momofanearlythreeyearolddaughterandsevenmontholdson,wondersthesamething.
“Afterthebirthofmydaughter,Iwatchedallof‘Damages,’aTVshowwhereGlennCloseplaysanevillawyer,”shesaid.
ManywomenItalkedwithbyemailoronFacebookweren'treallysurprisedtolearnthere'smuchmoregoingoninthebrainsofourlittlestones.
JessicaMcFadden,founderoftheblog“AParentinAmerica”andmotherofthree,rememberswhenherdaughterAlicewasfourmonthsold.
“Shewouldbabble(talkquicklyinawaythatishardtounderstand)worriedlyinfrontofthelargefamilyphotohanginginourhome,”saidMcFadden.Thephotowastakenbeforeherdaughterwasbornandincludedeveryoneinthefamily—excepther.
“Shetrulyseemedputoutthatshewasnotinthepicture!
Whenthephotowasreplaced(替代)withanewoneincludingher,shesmiled,wavedherhandsandwouldhappilylookatiteachtimeshepassedit.”shesaid.
语篇解读:
本文是说明文。
耶鲁大学的科学家研究发现,三个月大的婴儿就能辨识善恶。
8.Duringtheexperiment,babiespreferthepuppetthat.
A.openstheboxB.helpsopenthebox
C.shutstheboxD.presentsthebox
解析:
选B 细节理解题。
根据第二段中的“the‘good’puppet,helpsitopenthebox”以及第三段中的“babieswillchoosethe‘good’puppet”可知,实验中婴儿们主要选择的是那个“善良的”木偶,即帮着打开盒子的木偶。
9.WhatdidMcFaddenprobablythinkofBloom'sfindings?
A.Theycameasnosurprise.
B.Theyneededtobeproved.
C.Theywereofverylittleimportance.
D.Theywouldhelpbabieslearntospeak.
解析:
选A 推理判断题。
根据倒数第四段中的“Manywomen...weren'treallysurprisedtolearn...”以及最后三段以McFadden为例说明此观点可知,McFadden应该对Bloom的研究发现并不感到意外。
10.Theunderlinedphrase“putout”inthelastparagraphcanbeunderstoodas“”.
A.proudB.nervous
C.excitedD.unhappy
解析:
选D 词义猜测题。
根据倒数第二段中的“Shewould...worriedlyinfrontofthelargefamilyphoto”可知,McFadden的女儿虽小,但她不喜欢看到全家福里没有自己,故选D项。
11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?
A.Tointroduceapuppetgame.
B.Toimprovehumans'moralsense.
C.Toreportanddiscussaresearchresult.
D.Toofferandshareparentingexperience.
解析:
选C 写作目的题。
本文报道了一项关于婴儿道德意识的研究,并对它进行了讨论,故选C项。
D
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