学年高中英语人教版必修三单元质量评估三.docx

1、学年高中英语人教版必修三单元质量评估三单元质量评估(三)时间：100分钟分数：120分第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AWhats On?Electric_Underground 7：30pm1：00amFree at the Cyclops Theatre Do you know whos playing in your area? Were bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from t

2、he best local bands.Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so，come early to the talk at 7：30pm by Jules Skye，a successful record producer.Hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.Gee_Whizz 8：30pm10：30pmComedy at Kalei

3、doscope Come and see Gee Whizz perform.Hes the funniest standup comedian on the comedy scene.This joyful show will please everyone，from the youngest to the oldest.Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7：00pm for drinks and snacks (快餐)Simons_Workshop 5：00pm7：30pmWednesday

4、s at Victoria Stage This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy.The workshop looks at every kind of comedy，and practises many different ways of making people laugh.Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy.His workshops are exciting and fun

5、.An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.Charlotte_Stone 8：00pm11：00pmPizza WorldFine food with beautiful jazz music；this is a great evening out.Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new bestselling CD，with James Pickering on the piano.The menu is Italian，with excellent

6、meat and fresh fish，pizzas and pasta (面食)Book early to get a table.Our bar is open all day，and serves cocktails，coffee，beer，and white wine.【语篇解读】本文是一篇由四则广告组成的应用文。分别介绍了一个讲座、一个喜剧演员的演出、一个喜剧演员的工作室以及一个有爵士乐和美食的好去处。1Who can help you if you want to have your music produced?AJules Skye. BGee Whizz.CCharlotte

7、 Stone. DJames Pickering.解析：细节理解题。从题干的“have your music produced”判断本题的答案出处在第一则广告，该广告说：“你是否有兴趣成为音乐人，得到录制唱片的合同？”然后说晚上7点半有朱勒斯凯的报告，因此选A项Jules Skye。根据该广告最后一句话也可得出答案。答案：A2At which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?AThe Cyclops Theatre. BKaleidoscope.CVictoria Stage. DPizza World.解析：细节理解

8、题。带着题干的“不同年龄的人欢笑”这个信息，从这几则广告中寻找相关信息。答案在第二则广告里，该广告说，Gee Whizz是最滑稽的单口喜剧演员(standup comedian)，他的表演能够让下至孩童上到老人(from the youngest to the oldest)的所有人快乐。表演的地点是Kaleidoscope，因此选B项。答案：B3What do we know about Simons Workshop?AIt requires membership status.BIt lasts three hours each time.CIt is run by a comedy c

9、lub.DIt is held every Wednesday.解析：细节理解题。本题涉及第三则广告的相关信息。从“5：00pm7：30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage”可以判断，该活动每个星期三举办，故D项正确。每次两个半小时，排除B项；文章没有提到需要有会员资格，排除A项；也没有提到喜剧俱乐部，排除C项。答案：D4When will Charlotte Stone perform her songs?A5：00pm7：30pm. B7：30pm1：00am.C8：00pm11：00pm. D8：30pm10：30pm.解析：细节理解题。从题干可知解本题的信息来

10、自最后一则广告，该广告开头就交代了时间：晚上8点到11点，因此选C项。答案：CBThe Last Supper is regarded as one of the super masterpieces in the whole field of pictorial art.Tradition has it that Leonardo Da Vinci worked for ten years upon the painting，the monks in the church annoyed at the delay.It was said that Leonardo often painted

11、 continuously from dawn to night without eating his meals.But at other times he spent hours before the picture，lost in contemplation，examining，comparing，and measuring his figures.This inactivity aroused the anger of the fussy Prior，the head of the church，who belonged to the large group of those who

12、believed that the busier a man seems，the more he achieves; and so he tried to find fault with the idle(空闲的) painter.Leonardo was slightly unhappy and explained to somebody else that there is a great difference between the work of the creative artist and the stonemason(石匠)The creative artist needs ti

13、me for contemplation; he may be busiest when his hands are idlest.Just now he needed two heads to complete the picture: that of Christ，for which no model on earth could be found，for where was the man to be found whose face would express the strength，and beauty，and tenderness，and deep sorrow of the C

14、hrist; then he also needed a head of Judas，and that was hard to find as well，for where was the man whose face could express the meanness of that base traitor(叛徒)But he would look no further; if none came his way，he would be satisfied to take Prior as a model for Judas.This threat silenced the angry

15、Prior，who quite naturally had no desire to pass to descendants(后代)in such a fashion.【语篇解读】文章介绍达芬奇画他的名画最后的晚餐时的趣事。5Why did the Prior complain about the delay?ABecause he thought that the painter idled most of the hours.BBecause he knew that genius might be busiest when seemingly idlest.CBecause he lik

16、ed the work of a stonemason.DBecause he was eager to be taken as a model for Judas.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段的句子“.who believed that the busier a man seems，the more he achieves; and so he tried to find fault with the idle painter.”可知，院长抱怨达芬奇画画延误了，因为他觉得画家虚度了大部分时间。故选A。答案：A6What does the underlined word “contempl

17、ation ” in Paragraph 1 mean?APossibility. BIntention.CDeep thought. DGreat expectation.解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第一段的句子“at other times he spent hours before the picture”和“examining，comparing，and measuring his figures.”可知，画家花数小时在作画前检查、对比、测量他的人物。lost in contemplation 的意思是“陷入深思”。故选C。答案：C7Which of the following is T

18、RUE?AThe painter was pleased with the Priors anger.BThe Prior was angry because he thought the painter did not work hard.CThe painter took one of the monks as a model for Christ.DThe painter took one of the monks as a model for Judas.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“This inactivity aroused the anger of the fussy

19、 Prior”可知，院长很生气，因为他觉得达芬奇没有努力。故选B。答案：B8Why did the Prior stop complaining?AHe did not wish to be remembered like an evil traitor after he died.BHe wanted to be painted as a tender Christ.CHe disliked to be painted in fashionable clothes.DHe was pleased to be a fashionable model.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“Bu

20、t he would look no further; if none came his way，he would be satisfied to take Prior as a model for Judas.This threat silenced the angry Prior，who quite naturally had no desire to pass to descendants in such a fashion.”可知，院长停止抱怨，因为他不想作为一个邪恶的叛徒被记住。故选A。答案：ACFirst published in 2001，the book Life of Pi

21、written by Canadian author Yann Martel won the Man Booker Prize and an Asian American Prize for Literature.It is the story of a young boy named Pi who spends 227 days at sea with a small group of animals after disaster strikes their ship and is an account of his journey of survival and hardship.Pisc

22、ine “Pi” Molitor Patel，on whom Life of Pi is based，is a young boy living in Pondicherry，India，where his father owns a zoo.The story starts when Patels family decide to move to Canada，along with their zoo animals for their new home.However，because of the bad weather，the ship sinks.Pi along with an or

23、angutan (猩猩)，an injured zebra，a hyena (鬛狗) and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker are the only survivors who take shelter in a small lifeboat.Both the injured zebra and the orangutan are soon killed and eaten by the hyena.The tiger in turn kills and eats the hyena，leaving just the two of them alone

24、 on the boat now.In an effort to avoid being eaten by Richard Parker，Pi acts himself as the head of the group and remains safe from harm.Since he does not want the tiger to die for fear of going mad by being alone on the boat，he fishes and feeds the two of them in order to stay alive.The life of Pi

25、then enters its third stage when their lifeboat washes up on the shores of Mexico and the tiger escapes into a nearby forest，leaving Pi alone.After the Mexicans refuse to believe Pis story，he changes his tale by replacing the animals with his mother，a cook and a sailor and asks the Mexicans which on

26、e they prefer.They prefer hearing the first story though they do not believe a word of it.In my view，Life of Pi is a must read book for all those who love reading.【语篇解读】本文介绍了加拿大著名作家扬马特尔的小说少年派的奇幻漂流。9We can learn that the book Life of Pi _Awas written in 2001Bwas awarded two prizesCtells a story about

27、 friendshipDis based on the authors personal experience解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的“.won the Man Booker Prize and an Asian American Prize for Literature.”可知，这本书被授予两项大奖。答案：B10In the book Life of Pi the hyena is killed by _APi Bthe zebraCthe orangutan DRichard Parker解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的“The tiger in turn kills and eats

28、 the hyena”可知，老虎把鬣狗吃掉了，同时根据“a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker”可知，这只老虎名叫 Richard Parker。故选D。答案：D11How does Pi escape being eaten by the tiger?ABy catching fishes for the tiger.BBy locking the tiger in a cage.CBy being the leader of the two of them.DBy fighting with the tiger.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的“Pi acts

29、 himself as the head of the group and remains safe from harm.”可知，为了避免被老虎吃掉，派处处表现为他们两个的首领。答案：C12What happens after Pi arrives in Mexico?AThe tiger dies.BHe tries to escape.CThe Mexicans feel sorry for him.DThe Mexicans doubt his experience.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“After the Mexicans refuse to believe Pis st

30、ory”以及“though they do not believe a word of it”可知，当派到达墨西哥时，墨西哥人不相信他的经历。答案：DDParents are often amazed at how fast their child grows and develops.New research has determined that the ability to quantify may develop much sooner than most parents realize.Kristy vanMarle，professor of the University of Mi

31、ssouri，has determined that contrary to what previous studies have shown，infants(婴儿)are able to quantify substances(物质)like sand or wateras early as 10 months.As long as the difference between the two substances is large enough，infants will choose the larger amount，especially when it comes to food.Wi

32、th the assistance of her team researchers，vanMarle tested the quantifying skills of babies by presenting them with two cups：one containing a small amount of food，and one containing a larger amount.Consistently，the babies chose the larger amount.“Several studies throughout the last 15 years have shown that infants are very good at