第三单元检测.docx

1、第三单元检测第三单元检测(时间:60分钟满分:100分).阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)AIt was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore.Needless to say,it was too hot to do anything outside.But it was also scorching in our apartment.This was 1962,and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.So my b

2、rother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors.He suggested we could see a movie.It was a brilliant plan.Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day andmost importantsit in air conditioning.In those days,you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies.T

3、hen,the theater would show the same two movies again.If you wanted to,you could sit through them twice.Most people did not do that,but the manager at our theater,Mr Bellow,did not mind if you did.That particular day,my brother and I sat through both movies twice,trying to escape the heat.We bought t

4、hree bags of popcorn and three sodas each.Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Wed already seen the second movie once before.It had been at the theater since January,because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.We left the theater around 8,just

5、 before the evening shows began.But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again,twice more.And we did it the next day too.Finally,on the fourth day,the heat wave broke.Still,to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewarts dialogu

6、e from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962.Theyre really memories of the screen,not memories of my life.1In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?A.1952. B.1962.C.1972. D.1982.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段“This wa

7、s 1962,and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.”可知,那年是1962年,作者在没有空调的房子里又生活了十年。所以可以得知,作者第一次生活在有空调的屋子里应是1972年。2What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.The heat.B.The theater.C.The Music Man.D.The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.答案D解析代词指代题。根据文章第三段

8、中“Then,we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.Wed already seen the second movie once before.”可知,画线词it指的是上文提到的电影The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,故D项正确。3What do we know about Mr Bellow?A.He loved children very much.B.He was a fan of John Wayne.C.He sold air condi

9、tioners.D.He was a movie star.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“It had been at the theater since January,because Mr Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.”可知他是约翰韦恩的一位影迷。故B项正确。4Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?A.The two movies were really wonderful.B.They wanted to

10、avoid the heat outside.C.The manager of the theater was friendly.D.They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Finally,on the fourth day,the heat wave broke.”以及第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知,他们反复看同样的影片,就是为了在电影院避暑。故B项正确。5What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.The author turned out

11、 to be a great singer.B.The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.C.The authors life has been changed by the two movies.D.The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.答案D解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一段所述内容可知,直到今天,当时的情景仍历历在目,甚至其中的一些台词作者都能背诵。因此可以看出,这段经历对作者来说是难忘的。故D项正确。BExercising during the day ca

12、n keep you awake at night instead of putting you to sleep,according to new research from the United States.It was believed a good workout helps to send you off by making you more tiredbut it now appears that the opposite is true.A study of fourteen participants who wore a piece of equipment monitori

13、ng their movements for 23 days found the more active they were the less they napped.Surprisingly,total sleep time increased by an average of 42 minutes a night after days with low activity.The findings suggest exercise and sleep have a more complicated relationship than many people realize.Heart spe

14、cialist Dr Am Eliasson,who led the research,said the results were the opposite of expectations.Quality of sleep did not improve after days of increased exercise.The data collected included total sleep time,the exercise energy that has been used,the height and weight of the participants.Dr Eliasson s

15、peculates the findings may be explained by personality types.Individuals who are ambitious and active during the day may also be more “vigilant (警惕的)” at night and therefore sleep less.Meanwhile,less ambitious people who are less active may have no difficulties falling or staying asleep.Another expl

16、anation may be that job and life stresses lead to busier days,more exercise and more calories burned but may interfere with (干扰) sleep.It was believed that exercise improves sleep because it produces a rise in body temperature,which is then followed by a drop a few hours later.It is the drop in temp

17、erature that apparently makes you sleepy.So the traditional advice has been to exercise at least three to four hours before your bedtime to give your body time to cool down and avoid having a hard time falling asleep.But now scientists may have to think again.6From the text we can learn that all the

18、 participants .A.had sleep problems before the studyB.improved their quality of sleep after the studyC.had all their activities recorded all the timeD.put on weight more or less soon afterwards答案C解析细节理解题。从文章的第二段我们知道参与者在为期23天的观察中所有活动都是被监控的,故答案为C项。7The research mentioned in the text was designed to .A

19、.call on more people to exercise before sleepB.expect people to reduce their exercising timeC.change peoples traditional idea about exercise and fitnessD.find out the relationship between exercise and sleep答案D解析推理判断题。这项研究成果是通过对参与者的活动和睡眠的监测得出来的,所以研究的目的就是想找出这两者之间的关系,故答案为D项。8Who has the best sleep acco

20、rding to Dr Eliasson?A.A government official who is busy.B.A senior who wants to go to college.C.A librarian who has an easy and satisfying job.D.A clerk in the bank with lots of customers.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章第四和第五段得知,白天忙忙碌碌、野心勃勃、心理压力大等因素会影响睡眠,而没什么野心、活动量小的人可能会睡得更香。综合考虑,“一个有着既轻松又令人满意的工作的图书管理员”应该是相对压力小,工作强

21、度也不大,因此睡眠应该最好,故答案为C项。9What may scientists have to think about again?A.The truth of the new findings by Dr Am Eliasson.B.The traditional suggestion about the time for exercise.C.The exact amount of time for the drop in temperature.D.The necessity of the study on exercise and sleep.答案B解析细节理解题。文章的最后一句提

22、到科学家可能会重新考虑,其考虑的问题应是上面陈述的内容,即“the traditional advice.”,故答案为B项。10It can be inferred from the text that .A.the latest finding is suspected by some scientistsB.people with low activity may have a longer sleep timeC.more people will start to take exercise in the eveningD.one can improve his quality of s

23、leep by exercising more答案B解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段“参与者在随后的几天里降低了活动量,平均睡眠增加了42分钟”,因此答案为B项。.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible,even if you dont get paid for it,or you can only work at it 11.Albert Einstein was 12 to get a job as a physics professor.He could have said to

24、himself,“Well,I just dont have the work relative to 13.I should give up on it and settle for something else.”14,he wrote the two most famous papers while 15 as a patent (专利) office worker.After the 16,there was not any major 17 in the world that would not have wanted him to work for them.If you want

25、 to work as an artist and are 18 as a waiter,dont think of yourself as a waiter who 19 one day to become an artist.That puts the 20 you love somewhere off in the distant future.Rather,think yourself as 21,supporting yourself by waiting tables and paint,or draw as much as you can.It is 22 to earn a l

26、iving wage as a waiter working 24 hours a week.That 23 plenty of time to devote to training or developing your craft (手艺) in the 24 hours.While seeking the work you love,25 helps to expand your awareness into the universe of all possibilities.You dont want to be 26 the ideas of what you should do or

27、 what you have done before.Having opened 27 the possibilities,you can make a final 28 and select the work you love as your own.Doing the work you love 29 that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the 30.It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all

28、 the little details that make dreams come true.11A.full-time B.hardC.easily D.part-time答案D解析联系全句可知,作者在此谈论尽早做自己喜欢做的工作的必要性。A项有一定干扰性,从第二段作者所举的例子(一个想成为艺术家的人)我们可以看出,作者认为无论是兼职,还是不拿报酬做自己喜欢的工作都是有必要的。12A.unable B.ableC.unwilling D.anxious答案A解析从下文的“Well,I just dont have the work relative to(physics).I should

29、give up on it.”得知,阿尔伯特爱因斯坦起初没能做物理教授。13A.science B.mathsC.physics D.money答案C解析relative to在这里是“与有关”的意思。此处指爱因斯坦找不到物理方面的工作。14A.So B.InsteadC.Therefore D.And答案B解析instead在这里意为“反而”,表示转折,符合上下文意思。15A.employed B.regardedC.worked D.recognized答案A解析while employed等于while he was employed。C项有一定干扰性,但在时间状语从句或条件状语从句中,

30、只有从句的主语与主句主语一致,且谓语含有动词be时,才可以省略主语和动词be。C项显然不符合这一规则。16A.inventions B.discoveriesC.successes D.foundations答案C解析the successes指前面提到的爱因斯坦的两篇著名论文。17A.city B.factoryC.university D.company答案C解析从前文我们得知,爱因斯坦起初想做物理教授,没有哪个大学想要他。现在他出名了,没有哪所重点大学不想要他。18A.known B.making a livingC.leading a life D.chosen答案B解析从后文“sup

31、porting yourself by waiting tables”可知,此处指做饭店服务员来谋生。19A.thinks B.imaginesC.hopes D.decides答案C解析who在这里代表a waiter,本句的意思是“不要把自己看成一个希望有一天能成为艺术家的饭店服务员”。显然作者认为,你应该把自己看成艺术家,而不是服务员。20A.man B.womanC.person D.work答案D解析that在这里指“认为自己是一个希望有一天能成为艺术家的饭店服务员”;work指“做艺术家”。本句的意思是“那只能让你喜欢的工作(做艺术家)留在遥远的将来”。21A.an artist B.a waiterC.a waitress D.a painter答案A解析rather在这里表示否定,相当于instead。注意本句的结构:supporting yourself by waiting tables为状语,think yourself as an artist.and paint,or draw为句子的主要部分,and前后的动词为顺接关系,因此A项为最佳选项。22A.impossible B.possibleC.important D.lucky答案B解析一星期做24小时的服务员也许就能挣到维持生计的薪水。possible在这里表示“可能的”。