高中英语Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote单元质量评估人教版Word格式.docx

1、A funny sign？A colleagues behaviour？Got a joke？Send it in for Laughter is the Best Medicine!Email：Smart AnimalsUp to $100Send us a tale about the strange behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words.Power of LoveUp to $150Acts of generosity can change lives or just give you that warm feel

2、ing full of love.Share your moments in 100500 words.My Story$350Do you have an inspiring or lifechanging story to tell？Your story must be true，unpublished，original and 8001 000 words.For more information，please visit：http：/【语篇解读】文章介绍的是杂志的征稿启事，以及各个版面的稿费和要求。1How much will the magazine pay for a joke t

3、o be published?A$50.B$100.C$150. D$350.解析：细节理解题。根据Anecdotes and Jokes里面的句子：$50可知，这本杂志会为笑话付50美元的稿费，所以选A。答案：2If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers，you need to submit it to _AAnecdotes and Jokes BSmart AnimalsCPower of Love DMy story根据Smart Animals里面的句子：“Send us a tale about the st

4、range behaviour of unique pets or wildlife in up to 300 words，”可知，如果你想和读者分享宠物的故事，你需要提交给Smart Animals，所以选B。B3A story showing peoples generosity should be emailed to the editor at _A BC D根据Power of Love里面的句子：“Acts of generosity.Email：.”可知，故选B。4An inspiring story sent to the magazine should _Adescribe

5、strange behaviourBcontain less than 800 wordsCbe real and originalDbe published before根据My Story里面的句子：“Your story must be true, unpublished, original and 8001，000 words.”可知一个激励人心的故事应该是真实的、原创的，故选C。CEven at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.“Ill be the first mil

6、lionaire in Coleford！” Richard used to boast.“And youll be sorry you knew me，” George would reply，“because Ill be the best lawyer in town！”George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money.Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street.It was hard to make

7、 money from books,which made the competition between them worse.Then Richard married a mysterious girl.The couple spent their honeymoon on the coastbut Richard never came back.The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found.He must have drowned.Now with only one bookshop

8、 in town, business was better for George.But from time to time, he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival（竞争对手）Perhaps he missed him?George was very interested in old dictionaries.Hed recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a

9、 rare first edition.When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted.But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.He was astonishedthe smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Tremb

10、ling, George started reading.“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans.The company, owned by multimillionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”【语篇解读】乔治和理查德是互相自吹自擂的朋友，乔治说他会成为镇上最好的律师，而理查德说他将成为这里的第一个百万富翁，但是最后理查德实现了他的诺言，而乔治没有成为律师。5George and Richard were _ at

11、 school.Acompetitors Bgood friendsCroommates Dbooksellers根据文章第一自然段可知，乔治和理查德在学校有着不健康的竞争。B项good friends意思为“好朋友”，与文章的意思正好相反，故B项排除；C项的roommates意思为“室友”，文章没提到，故排除C项； D项booksellers意思为“书籍出版商”，这是他们毕业之后才开始的职业，故D项排除；故A项正确。6George got information about Richard from _Aa dictionary collector in AustraliaBthe latt

12、ers rivals DylansCthe wrapping paper of a bookDa rare first edition of a dictionary根据文章倒数第二自然段“But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in.”可知乔治看了包裹字典的报纸上的照片才知道了理查德的信息。其他三个选项与本题无关，故可排除。故C项正确。7What happened to George and Richard in the

13、 end?ABoth George and Richard became millionaires.BBoth of them realized their original dreams.CRichard became very rich while George had no great success.DGeorge established a successful business while Richard was missing.根据第二和第三自然段可知，乔治说他将是城镇里最好的律师，理查德说他将成为科尔福德第一个百万富翁；根据文章最后一自然段可知，理查德实现了他的理想，而乔治依然

14、经营他的书店，而不是当一名律师。A项意思为“他们两个人都变成百万富翁”，故排除；B项“他们两个人都实现了他们原先的抱负”，故排除；D项“乔治建立了一个成功的企业而理查德失踪了”，与文章事实不相符；What would you do if you were a fifth grader facing a huge homework load every night，and you found out that there was a machine that would do all the work for you? Thats the situation presented to Sam，K

15、elsey，Judy and Brenton in Dan Gutmans entertaining new book for young readers，TheHomeworkMachine.The four children, all fifth graders in Miss Rasmussens class at Grand Canyon School, are as different as any other 11yearold children could be，but they have one thing in commonall are somewhat separated

16、 from their classmates.Sam is a newcomer and has had his share of school trouble before; Kelsey quietly carries her pain at losing her father；Judys sense of justice always annoys others；and Brentonwell，he is another story entirely.Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his p

17、arents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him.When Brenton and his three classmates are put into the same study group by their teacher，the others discover that Brenton has made a timesaving gadget（装置）to do his homework for him.While the boy is perfectly able to do the homework himself，Sam，Kel

18、sey and Judy could use the help.Having perfect grades is something new for these three，and as they meet every day to “do homework”，they find that theyre learning a lot about each other.Such a good thing cant last, though，and when a secret man starts trying to get in touch with them，the children begi

19、n to get nervous.Soon theres an even more frightening problemwhy cant the Homework Machine be turned off?Gutman is a gifted writer who has written dozens of childrens books，each with a funny and impressing tale that should be equally liked by boys and girls.【语篇解读】本文是一篇书评，介绍了著名作家古特曼所写的一本书：TheHomework

20、Machine。8What type of text is it?AA book review. BA school report.CA science story. DA students diary.推理判断题。综合全文可知，这是一篇书评，介绍了古特曼所写的一本书：TheHomeworkMachine，所以最可能是A项内容。9What can we learn about Brenton?AHe is strange and nervous.BHe is clever and helpful.CHe is brave and special.DHe is quiet and smart.根

21、据第二段倒数第二句话“Brenton is the smartest child in the school, so smart that even his parents and teachers have trouble keeping up with him.”可知他很聪明。根据第二段最后两句话“Brenton has made a timesaving gadget to do homework for him.While the boy is perfectly able to do his homework himself, Sam, Kelsey and Judy can use

22、 the help.”可知，布伦顿设计了一个帮助做家庭作业的机器帮助他的朋友们做作业，说明他很乐于助人。故B项正确。10Why did the children get frightened?AThey had no idea how to stop the machine.BThey lost the connection with each other.CThey were questioned by a strange man.DThey were tracked down by the police.根据第三段最后一句“Soon theret the Homework Machine

23、be turned off？”可知这台机器无法停下来了。这让他们更加害怕了。DOne day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer.This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to read.In the library, I found my way into the “Childrens

24、 Room”I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random.The cover of a book caught my eye.It presented a picture of a beagle.I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child.He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away t

25、o someone who had the space and the money to care for him.I never forgot my beagle.There on the books cover was a beagle which looked identical（相同的） to my dog.I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover.My eyes ran across the title, Amos, theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly, I had read the

26、title.Without opening the book, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos.I read very, very slowly with difficulty.Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his fam

27、ily and who finally found his way back home.That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book.At the end of the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost dog and I were, in my mind, running together.My mothers call returned me to the real world.I sudde

28、nly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book.Everyone knew I could not read.But I had read it.Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.I never told my mother about my “miraculous”（奇迹般的） experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable

29、improvement in my classroom performance during the next year.And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction.The power of the words has held.【语篇解读】文章讲述了作者从一名阅读困难的孩子到最终成为一名成功的作家的故事，告诉我们书

30、本的魅力。11The authors mother told him to borrow a book in order to_Aencourage him to do more walkingBlet him spend a meaningful summerChelp cure him of his reading problemDmake him learn more about weapons根据文章第一段最后一句“This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange probleminability to read.”可知母亲让他借书看是为了治愈他的阅读问题。故选C。12The book caught the auth