学年高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷3 Word版含答案Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、 Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even

2、came by to thank me.The next morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply：Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.The thankyou card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful.

3、 Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it.”I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice ladys basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say

4、 sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr Kelly was supposed to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the nice lady did not receive the fruit basket, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have made Richard Kellys last days be more ch

5、eerful.1How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send?ANine. BEight.CTen. DEleven.2Where did the friendly lady live?AShe lived at the end of Northumberland Road.BHer address was 5104 Northumberland Road.CShe was thought to share a house with Mr Kelly.DThe author was not sure about her addre

6、ss at all.3What does the author mean in the last paragraph?AHe was regretful that the nice lady didnt receive his gift.BHe was glad to have made Mr Kellys life more pleasant.CHe thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket.DThe lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy.BAnne was sitti

7、ng in the mountain of the village. It was her last spring in the mountain. That very day she would be leaving her aunts house to rejoin her family in Los Angeles. She had been staying to finish the sixth grade when her parents readied their new home.There was a presence beside her. Anne glanced to h

8、er left. There was another girl, who was drawing. It was a long time before the time was right for Anne to speak.“Is this your Thinking Place too？” Anne asked. The other girl nodded and smiled, just a little. There was a piece of sadness，Anne realized, in that girls blue eyes. There was more silence

9、. Then the girls question came, almost a whisper.“What are you thinking about？” The eyes drifted to the tears still clinging to Annes jaw.“I love this place，” Anne said simply. This was the truth, and it was all that the other needed to hear. A comforting arm reached around Annes shoulder.“Me, too.”

10、 asked Anne, remembering the sadness in the blue eyes.“My family is moving to somewhere in Los Angeles. But I knew no one there.” Anne became happy. She told the girl she was moving back to Los Angeles. The girl became happy, too. They kept talking and found they had a lot in common.Then it was time

11、 for Anne to go back to her aunts house. She glanced back at her new friend, standing on the rocks in the mountains, and then examined the drawing. It showed the magic of their new friendship and the Thinking Place in swirls （漩涡） of brilliant color. A bright sun dappled the entire page in a hopeful

12、gold. The girl gave it to Anne as a gift.Walking through the forest toward her aunts house, Anne turned the sheet over. There was a telephone number written on the back.4Why was Anne staying with her aunt?ABecause she was learning how to draw there.BBecause she couldnt live in her own home then.CBec

13、ause she wanted to receive good education there.DBecause she missed her aunt and wanted to live with her.5We infer that the other girl _Awas sure shed make many new friendsBlooked forward to going to Los AngelesCfelt sad about leaving the villageDwas bad at drawing6How did Anne react hearing the gir

14、l was moving to Los Angeles?AShe considered it great news.BShe thought the girl was lying.CShe wanted to comfort the girl.DShe felt sad that they would be apart.7We can infer from the end of text that _Athe two girls had seen each other beforeBthe two girls wouldnt see each other againCthe girl woul

15、d call Anne as soon as possibleDthe girl wanted Anne to keep in touch with herCDo you like listening to English songs to learn the language? Some students dont believe doing so can help them learn English. I have to say they think wrongly. Listening to English songs can help you learn the language b

16、etter. You may ask how. Just read on.Lyrics are not easily forgotten. You listen to them over and over again throughout your life. Once you learn them, they are going to stay with you, and you are going to review them repeatedly because you enjoy them. If you learn just one song per week for a year,

17、 those are 52 songs full of new vocabulary and phrases that you will never forget.Songs give you perfect pronunciation models. As you learn to sing them, you are practicing your pronunciation, you are imitating （模仿） native speakers, and you are learning how to speak better. The rhythm naturally lead

18、s to better pronunciation, better intonation （声调） , and more fluency.When you start paying attention to the lyrics, your listening skills naturally improve. Once you learn a few songs, youll start gathering a lot of songs and vocabulary. A larger vocabulary usually means better listening comprehensi

19、on （理解）. Just the fact that you start caring about the lyrics will activate your listening skills and listening to music in English will become an enjoyable learning exercise.Another huge merit is that you get to practise your grammar. Some of the most intelligent grammar questions my students bring

20、 to me come from songs. You can probably even map the entire language into pop songs and greatly improve your grammar by learning the lyrics to your favorite songs.Now we can conclude that listening to English songs can really help you learn the language well. So listen to more English songs in your

21、 free time. You can put the lyrics on your ipod or iphone and read them as you listen. Believe me, and youll benefit a lot.8Paragraph 2 mainly shows that by listening to English songs, you can _Aimprove your memoryBhave a larger vocabularyCgather a lot of English songsDgo over words you have learned

22、9The underlined word “merit” in Paragraph 5 means “_”Aadvantage BconsiderationCcause Dsurprise10What is the text mainly about?AWhat people can do to improve their English.BWhy English learners like listening to English songs.CWhat songs people can listen to so as to improve English.DWhy listening to

23、 English songs helps improve our English.11Which of the following best describes the relation among the paragraphs?DOne kind of the worst agricultural pests in the United States is about to get a whole lot worse. According to the new research, the effects of climate change have caused harmful insect

24、s known as potato leafhoppers （蚕虫微叶蝉）to arrive a full 10 days earlier than they did 60 years ago. Not only that, but also the research shows that bug infestation （侵扰） levels are worse in warmer years, meaning they will cause a much greater threat than they have for decades.In turn, the warmer weathe

25、r may push the insects to travel farther north than they typically care to, meaning potato leafhoppers could soon move into regions where they now arent causing much threat.Potato leafhoppers migrate yearly from Southern states all the way into the northernmost US states and Canada. The_bugs_cause_m

26、illions_of_dollars_worth_of_damage_to _agricultural_crops_every_year,_cutting_into_farmers_potato,_alfalfa,_and_hops_profits.They can feed on the sap （树液） of more than 100 plant species, but they dont kill plants immediately. Their toxin（毒素） causes plants to dry, lowering crop yields. Because of the

27、 bugs size, farmers often dont know when potato leafhoppers have invaded until they see the crop damage.The danger could harm the industry. Farmers have turned to pesticides and leafhopperresistant strains of alfalfa to control past infestations, but they may not be prepared if the insects continue

28、to arrive earlier and infestation levels keep increasing.The researchers werent surprised when they found the insects were now arriving 10 days earlier in warmer years. Early migration trends caused by climate change have been observed in mammals, birds, and other species.12The new research shows th

29、at the pests arrived earlier mainly because _Athey couldnt find food where they fedBthe higher temperature allowed them to do soClarger numbers of them caused more competitionDthey had adapted to poor environmental conditions13What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about the pests?AThey now arent causing much of a threat.BThey have been moving north all these years.CThey can get used to new environment easily.DThey may do harm to wider regions than before.