1、Unit 3 Back to the past第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、 B、 C 、D 、四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。21. Money plays an important role in _ material world. But expecting _ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.A. a; theB. the; /C. /; / D. the; the22. How

2、do you find your missing Mp4? _.A.It works wellB.It was in good conditionC.I found it homeD.Quite by accident23. Its very of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep .A. concerned B. careful C. content D. considerate 24. After reading the directions on the bottle, he was still _. So he took th

3、e time to read them over again.A. confused B. clear C. wealthy D.confusing25. I know this is the latest type but it's secondhand. $20 that's my last offer. OK. It's a (n) _. A. business B. trade C. agreement D. deal26. China has got a good for fighting against the flu with its careful an

4、d smooth organizationA. reputation B. influence C. impression D. knowledge27. People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this creates further problems.A.in short B.in case C.in doubt D.in turn28. Its almost time for the flight. Get _ the plane please Ok, see you! T

5、ake care!A. around B. abroad  C. aboard D. board29. The sudden earthquake caused great _ to peoples property (財產(chǎn)), which will take them a long time to recover.A. damage B. destruction C. lossD. harm30. We usually walk _ the river bank over there, but today I feel tired and wont walk _ far.A. as

6、 long as; so B. as far as; that C. as often as; such D. as soon as; very31. We should know that we can only reach the top if we are ready to _ and learn from failure. A. deal with B. depend on C. carry on D. go with32. Poor Steve! I could hardly recognize him just now! _. He has changed so much.A. N

7、ever mind       B. No problem  C. Not at all        D. Me neither33. What will you do with the milk in the cup? I will use it to make steam bread.A. remainingB. left C. remainedD. leaving34. I smell something _ in the kitchen. Can I ca

8、ll you back in a minute? A. burning B. burnt C. being burnt D. to be burnt35. Each of the students in our class _ great interest in English and we each _ a copy of A New English-Chinese Dictionary. A. shows; have B. show; has C. are; has D. is; have第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C

9、、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic(技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time, the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 38 to tak

10、e them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 , the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 . Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.As they 43 , the girl was able to 4

11、4 her birds to run across the grass, but she couldnt teach them 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 46 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 47 : she would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (組裝) a small aircraft for her.C

12、aring about 49 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds didnt 50 or follow him, and 51 slept in the grass.One day, the girl 52 into the plane, started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 54 flapped(拍打) their wings and 55 . She fle

13、w the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.36. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed37. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted38. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant39. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined40. A. ago B. out C. later D. long41. A. family

14、 B. lake C. home D. world42. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still43. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew44. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow45. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing46. A. asleep B. away C. around C. awake47. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse48. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane4

15、9. A. his B. her C. their D. its50. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive51. A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too52. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell53 A. house B. floor C. water. D. ground54. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly55. A. looked away B. set out C. went by

16、D. turned back第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請認真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AAbout six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldnt help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woma

17、n asked, “So, how have you been?” And the boy who could not have been more than seven or eight years old replied, “Frankly, Ive been feeling a little depressed lately.”This incident stuck in my mind because it strengthened my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my fr

18、iends and I didnt find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school. The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children dont seem childlike any more. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whet

19、her this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?Human development is based not only on born biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves lear

20、ning the secrets of the new situation. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation(揭示) machine has been fixed in 98 percent of American homes

21、. It is called television. Television passes information, indiscriminately (不加區(qū)分地), to all viewers alike, whether they are children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation (誘惑), many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication

22、 through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.56. Tr

23、aditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world _.A. through touch with societyB. gradually and under guidanceC. naturally and by biological instinct (本能) D. through exposure to social information57. In the authors opinion, the phenomenon that todays children seem adultlike is caused

24、 by _. A. the widespread influence of television B. the poor arrangement of teaching contentC. the fast step of human intellectual development D. the constantly rising standard of living58. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?A. It enables children to gain more soc

25、ial information.B. It develops childrens interest in reading and writing.C. It helps children to memorize and practise more.D. It can control what children are to learn.59. What does the author think of the change in todays children?A. He feels amused by the childrens adultlike behavior.B. He thinks

26、 it is a phenomenon worthy of note.C. He considers it a positive development.D. He seems to be upset about it.BSTAGEKeep it in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics(雜技) all year round. Top acrobatic artists invited from all over the country perform for Ch

27、inese and foreign tourists. The program contains trick cycling, leaping through hoops and Chinese magic tricks. Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions. Time: 7:15 p.m. DailyPlace: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang DistrictTel: 65072421, 65071818Use your head: Green Hat is a

28、new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors. Its a rewrite of American writer Nathaniel Hawthornes famous novel The Scarlet Lette. It describes the heroines great courage in finding the true love against the public disagreement.Time: 7:15 p.m. until March 5, except MondaysPlace: China Childre

29、ns TheaterTel: 66037255, 66037265Mix and match: Story of Puppets tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for true love in the human world. After watching a puppet play Peony Pavilion, she thinks there must be true love in reality, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fa

30、ll in love with the puppet hero. But things dont go as she planned Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful attempts to present different traditional operas in one play. This time he combines Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, and Pingju Opera along with a band, using the structure of

31、modern drama.Time: 7: 30 p.m. until March 10, except MondaysPlace: Small Playhouse of Beijing Peoples Art TheaterTel: 65250123Peking Opera: The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Changan Grand Theater. Each performance includes two classical excerpts(選段). One is Wenxi (a p

32、lay focusing on singing and dancing); the other is Wuxi (a play full of acrobatic dancing). The first night will be The Crossroad and Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge. And the second night will see the performance of The Goddess of Heaven Scatte.Place: Changan Grand TheaterTel: 86531043 60.

33、We can learn from the text that _.A. Story of puppets is a play held in China Childrens TheaterB. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricksC. on March 5 there will be two plays for us to chooseD. the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country61. If a tou

34、rist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call _ to book a ticket.A. 86531043 B. 65250123C. 66037255 D. 6507181862. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?A. The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it.B. Green Hat is based on a famous nov

35、el acted by some American artists.C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.D. The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerptsCBritish newspapers are among the oldest and most famous in the world. But recently big changes have seen

36、these traditional publications try to fit the modern world. After 217 years, The Times 泰晤士報 has changed its size to become much smaller. In fact, the paper has cut its size in half from a broadsheet to tabloid (小報). In Britain the newspaper market is divided between the larger broadsheets and the sm

37、aller tabloids. These terms refer to the size of the papers pages but there is also a clear difference in content. Broadsheets such as The Times, the Guardian 衛(wèi)報 and Daily Telegraph 每日電訊報 are serious papers. They cover a broad range of political, economic and international issues. Their stories are

38、also reasonably long and use quite formal language. Tabloids have far more stories about less serious issues such as celebrities love lives. Their stories are shorter and use more simple language. Tabloids often have bigger pictures. Britains best-selling newspaper, the Sun, is a tabloid and has a n

39、aked (裸體的) girl on page three everyday.By changing to the size of a tabloid, The Times is following in the footsteps of a less famous broadsheet paper the Independent 獨立報. It changed to tabloid last year and saw its sales increase greatly. Although both papers have switched to the smaller size the c

40、ontent of the papers has remained the same. They are both still serious papers. The two papers claim that people find the smaller size easier to handle when they travel to work on the bus or the train in the morning. Instead of calling the new style of their paper tabloid, the paper says its new siz

41、e is “compact” (緊湊型).63. Which of the following statements can best describe broadsheets and tabloid?A. Broadsheets are larger in size while tabloids are smaller.B. Tabloids are less serious than broadsheets.C. Broadsheets contain more news than tabloids.D. They are different in size, content and th

42、e style of language.64. Which of the following newspapers would you read if you are interested in fashion?A. The Sun B. The TimesC. The Independent D. The Guardian65. According to the passage we can infer the main reason for The Times' changing into the tabloid is that_.A. it wants to become con

43、venient for people to carry.B. it wants to increase its circulation (發(fā)行量).C. it intends to copy what The Independent has done.D. it is unlikely to stay in business if it does not change.66. Which of the following statements is true according to the given information?A. There are more tabloids than b

44、roadsheets in Britain at present.B. After the change, there will be no differences between The Sun and The Times.C. Although The Times has cut its size, it remains a serious paper.D. All the papers will tend to have the same style in the future.DWhere the Galapagos Islands lie today, there was once

45、an unbroken expanse of Pacific. Then the sea began to seethe (翻滾; 翻騰) and simmer, the earths crust was pierced, and matter gushed forth continuously. Lava and scoriae (loose, cinderlike lava) piled up until one day spewing volcanoes raised peaks above the brawling sea.Many thousands of years passed

46、before life could settle upon the cooled land. Then wind and waves brought the first hardy seed of primitive plants. After these came others, then insects, lizards, and birds. The chance that any animal would survive the trip from the South American continent more than six hundred miles away was sli

47、ght; only a few hardy species came through alive. This is why there are many gaps in the animal life of the islands.Those that did reach the out-of-the-way islands developed over the ages into a number of quite peculiar forms. Because conditions in the Galapagos differed from those in their original

48、 homes, the animals had to change or perish. Only in the Galapagos are there seaweed-eating marine lizards, giant tortoises, and flightless cormorants. In fact, most of the species found in the Galapagos Islands are endemics: they exist only in the archipelago.67. What is the passage mainly about?A.

49、 The history of the archipelago.B. The birth of the Galapagos.C. Conditions of life in the islands today.D. The unique animal life of the Galapagos.68. The birth of the archipelago is described in order to _.A. show what is uniqueB. explain why all life had to come from somewhere elseC. point out th

50、e location of the islandsD. explain volcanic activity69. There are gaps in the animal life today because _.A. some species were killed off by othersB. many species left the Galapagos IslandsC. few species reached the islands D. South America is more than 600 miles away70. It is implied in the passag

51、e that _.A. a great evolutionary process took place in the Galapagos IslandsB. only species that are endemic survive in the Galapagos Islands todayC. conditions of life in the Galapagos Islands differed from those in the animals' original homesD. the plant life of the Galapagos Islands is endemi

52、c第四部分：任務型閱讀(共10小題；每小題l分，滿分l0分)請認真閱讀下列短文,并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。Third-generation mobile phones, known as 3G, are the next big step for the telecom industry. Data speed in 3G networks is much quicker than that in present technology. This means users can have high-speed Internet acc

53、ess and enjoy video and CD-quality music on their phones. “Mobile data is not a dream; its not an option but a requirement,” said Len Lauer, head of a US communications company, Sprint PCS, at a 3G conference in Bangkok earlier this month.With 3G, you can forget about text messages telling you yeste

54、rdays news; a 3G phone can receive video news programs, updated four times a day. Internet access will also be much quicker, making it easier to surf the Web on your phone than on your computer at home.Face-to-face video callsDont worry about getting lost. 3G phones offer map services so you can find a new restaurant just by pressing a few keys on your handset.However, the most impressive pa