高三英语检测试题unit56.docx

1、高三英语检测试题unit56高三英语单元测试（unit5-6） 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21._ killing of so many protected animals made _ stir in the local people.A. / ; / B. The ; / C. / ; a D. The ; a 22. Of course, Im not _ to associating with people like those young men.A. accustomed B. adapted C. suita

2、ble D. willing23. Our neighbour has _ours A. as a big house as B. as big a house as C. the same big house as D. a house the same big as24.Jiuzhaigou Valley is a most famous place of interest, _ I will never forget in my life.A. it B. that C. one D. what25. Cattle _ kept off the fields by bamboo fenc

3、e.A . are B. is C. has D. have26.-Would you mind passing me the book? - of course not. But it is _ my reach.A. far B. beyond C. within D. out27. As senior 3 students, it is the most important to _ a good state of mind in face of difficulty. A. keep on B. keep up C. keep out D. keep off28. The girl c

4、ame _ to the bus stop, only _ the bus had gone. A. running, to find B. to run, to find C. and run, found D. running, finding29. - Their offer seems too good to be true. - Dont worry. There are no strings _. A. attached B. accused C. aware of D. attacked30. - The dialogue should _ a question, not a p

5、uzzle. - I am _ A. have stared with; to blame B. start with; to be blamed C. have stared from; to blame D. star from; to be blamed31. There was so much noise in the room that the speaker couldnt make himself _ A. be heard B. heard C. to be heard D. hear32._ the meeting himself gave them a great deal

6、 of encouragement. A. The president will attend B. The president to attend C. The president attended D. The presidents attending33._ he made up his mind to take a trip to Europe?A. When was it that B. That it was when C. That it was when D. When it was that34._ is well-known to us all that China has

7、 a long history, a large population. A. As B. It C. What D. There35. The teachers eyes, without any expression, _ the boy who made faces. A. watched B. stared at C. was stared at D. were fixed upon第二节：完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）On May 2, 1952, a new airplane began airline service. People were very exci

8、ted about it. The new airplane seemed _36_ great promise（前途）. It was a very fine plane, _37_ time would show that it came too early.The new airplane was the De Havilland Comet（德哈维兰彗星号）. It was a beautiful plane and it was also the worlds first airplane to _38_ passengers. It was faster and more _39_

9、 and passengers liked it very much. At first everything went _40_ ,but then, after a year of service, there was a strange _41_. A Comet suddenly _42_ in the air over Calcutta. The _43_ could not be found. A little later, in January 1954, the same thing happened to _44_ Comet near the island of Elba.

10、 All Comets had to be stopped and _45_ . Nothing wrong could be found, and the Comets _46_ back into service again. Then, only two months later, the same thing happened to a third Comet near Sicily. This time all Comets were stopped for ever. The _47_ Navy sent a team of _48 to the island of Elba, n

11、ear Italy. It was their job to find one of the Comets that crashed(坠毁). They had to _49_ for months in the cold water near the coast of Elba. _50_ they found every part of the plane. These parts were sent back to England and examined very carefully. Then the cause of the accident was _51_. One small

12、 part of the plane had burst open before the crash. Planes like the Comets must have _52_inside them when they fly high. Without it the passengers could not _53_. All this air pushes against the metal _54_ of the plane. The _55_ of “pressure” of this air changes when the plane goes higher and lower.

13、 All these changes had caused the small part to burst open.36. A. to do B. to have C. to keep D. to be37. A. as B. and C. but D. since38. A. please B. bring C. take D. fly39. A. comfortable B. beautiful C. cheap D. exciting40. A. wrong B. bad C. well D. good41. A. change B. noise C. accident D. thin

14、g42. A. appeared B. came out C. disappeared D. broke out43. A. reason B. cause C. wrong D. problem44 A. another B. second C. other D. the other45. A. repaired B. examined C. kept D. looked after46. A. came B. returned C. went D. took47. A, French B. German C. Italy D. British48. A. divers B. workers

15、 C. scientist D. farmers49. A. study B. work C. fight D. play50. A. Finally B. Everywhere C. Suddenly D. Here51. A. come out B. shown C. discovered D. appeared 52. A. gas B. parts C. atmosphere D. air53. A. breathe B. move C. talk D. stand54. A. part B. skin C. body D. wing55. A. strength B. directi

16、on C. force D. condition第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A How much living space does a person need? What happens when his space requirements are not adequately met? Sociologists（社会学家） and psychologists（心理学家） are conducting experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on

17、man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have adequate living space, they eat well, sleep well, and reproduce well. However, if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior patterns and even their health perceptibly （显然地）change. The

18、y cannot sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and tension become obvious. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is adequate（适当的） space n

19、ot only desirable, but essential for human survival?56. What is the purpose of the experiments described in the passage?A. To determine how much living space a rat needs.B. To see what happens when rats live in a limited space.C. To know the likely effects of inadequate living space on human beings.

20、D. to find out the relationship between population and living conditions.57. Which is NOT a result of being too crowded for rats?A.They become nervous. B. they show signs of fear.C.They eat less. D. They become less active.58. The passage suggests that overcrowded conditions _.A.are directly related

21、 with population B.may cause an increase in violenceC.may lead to high birth rate D.may bring about pollution problems59. The author seems to imply that _.A. human society is very similar to that of ratsB. B. birth control is essential for a better lifeC. efforts should be made to improve living con

22、ditionsD. rats are not social animalsBWASHINGTON: Chinese scientist Yuan Longping and Dr Monty Jones of Sierra Leone were named co-winners of the 2004 World Food Prize here on Monday for their contribution to world food security and rice production. In announcing the recipients in a ceremony held at

23、 the US State Department, President of the World Food Prize Foundation Kenneth Quinn lauded both scientists for their “breakthrough scientific achievements” which have significantly increased food security for millions of people from Asia to Africa. Quinn said it was particularly fitting that the tw

24、o pioneering rice breeders be awarded the prize during the United Nations International Year of Rice, the crop identified as the staple(主要的) diet of more than 3 billion people around the world.Professor Yuan Longping is director general of the China National Hybrid Rice （杂交水稻）Research and Developmen

25、t Centre in Hunan Province, China. Jones is presently executive secretary of Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa.Yuan is credited with developing the worlds first successful and widely grown hybrid rice varieties, revolutionizing rice cultivation in China and tripling production over a generat

26、ion.Joness work recaptured the genetic potential of ancient African rice by combining African and Asian rice species.Present at the ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Colin Powell were UN Food and Agriculture Director General Jacques Diouf, US Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman and Minister

27、and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese Embassy Lan Lijun.The World Food Prize will be formally presented to Professor Yuan and Jones on October 14 this year in Iowa, the United States.60. The underlined word “lauded” can be replaced by _ _.A. landed B. praised D. related D. presented 61. Jones w

28、on the 2004 World Food Prize for his achievements in _.A. breeding hybrid rice B. breeding hybrid wheatC. improving ancient African rice D. finding the genetic secret of rice 62. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The ceremony was held at the US State Department B. Professor Yuan Longping attende

29、d the ceremony hosted by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.C. Professor Yuan and Jones will go to the USA in October to receive the World Food Prize.D.3 billion people around the world live on rice.CMost people go to a doctor in their own town or suburb （郊区）. But people in the Australian outback ca

30、nt get to a doctor quickly. The nearest doctor is sometimes hundreds of kilometers away so they have to call him on a two-way radio. This special doctor is called the “flying doctor”. He visits sick people by plane. When someone is very sick, the doctor has to fly to the persons home. His plane land

31、s on a flat piece of ground near the persons house. Sometimes the doctor has to take the patient to hospital. Flying doctors take about 8,600 people to hospital each year. However, most of the time the person isnt very sick, and the doctor doesnt have to visit. He can give advice on the radio from the office at the flying doctor center. He can tell the patient to use some medicine from a special medicine chest (箱子). There is one of these chests in every home in the outback. Each bottle,