1、第三单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AIf you were to walk up to Arthur Bonner and say,“Hey,Butterfly Man,” his face would break into a smile.The title suits him.And he loves it.Arthur Bonner works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly,o
2、nce thought to have died out.Today the butterfly is coming backthanks to him.But years ago if youd told him this was what hed be doing someday,he would have laughed,“Youre crazy.” As a boy,he used to be “a little tough guy on the streets”.At age thirteen,he was caught by police stealing.Ateighteen,h
3、elanded in prison for shooting a man.“I knew it had hurt my mom,” Bonner said after he got out of prison.“So I told myself I would not put my mom through that pain again.”One day he met Professor Mattoni,who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered butterfly called El Segundo blue.“I saw
4、 the sign Butterfly Habitat and asked,How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can just fly away?” Bonner recalled.“Dr.Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass(放大镜),Look at the leaves.I could see all these caterpillars(蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant.Dr.Mattoniexplained,Without the plant,there ar
5、e no butterflies.”Weeks later,Bonner received a call from Dr.Mattoni,who told him there was a butterfly which needed help.That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue.Since then hes been working for four years to help bring the butterfly back.He grows astragals,the only plant the butterfly eats.He coll
6、ects butterflies and brings them into a lab to lay eggs.Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.The butterflys population,once almost zero,is now up to 900.For their work,Bonner and Dr.Mattoni received lots of awards.But for Bonner,he earned something more:he turned his life around.For six yea
7、rs now Bonner has kept his promise to stay out of prison.While hes bringing back the Palos Verdes blue,the butterfly has helped bring him back,too.1.When he was young,Arthur Bonner .A.broke the law and ended up in prisonB.was fond of shooting and hurt his momC.often laughed at people on the streetsD
8、.often caught butterflies and took them home解析:细节理解题。根据第二段陈述的阿瑟曾因伤人入狱。答案:A2.Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he .A.found the butterfly had died outB.won many prizes from his professorC.metDr.Mattoni,a professor of biologyD.collected butterflies and put them into a lab解析:细节理解题。根据第六段的第一
9、、二句话得知,几周后阿瑟收到了教授的电话,告诉他有一种蝴蝶需要他的帮助,那就是他怎样遇到这种蝴蝶的。答案:C3.What does the underlined phrase “put through” mean in the 3rd paragraph?A.hurtB.recallC.rememberD.experience解析:词义猜测题。根据上下文语境得知。答案:D4.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A.A Promise to MomB.A Man Saved by ButterfliesC.A S
10、tory of ButterfliesD.A Job Offered by Dr.Mattoni解析:主旨大意题。文章整体上讲述的是阿瑟从没有养蝴蝶时的糟糕生活到养蝴蝶后的转变。答案:BBMark Twain left school when he was twelve.He had little school education.In spite of this,he became the most famous writer of his time.He made millions of dollars by writing.His real name was Samuel Langhor
11、ne Clemens,but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain,his pen name.Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a healthy baby.Infact,he was not expected to live through the first winter.But with his mothers care,he managed to survive.As a boy,he caused much trouble for his parents.He use
12、d to play jokes on all his friends and neighbours.He didnt like to go to school,and he often ran away from home.He always went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河).He was nearly drowned nine times.After his fathers death,Mark Twain began to work for a printer,who only provided him with
13、food and clothing.Then,he worked as a river boat pilot(领航员) and later joined the army.But shortly after that he became a miner.During this period,he started to write short stories.Afterwards he became a full-time writer.In 1870,Mark Twain got married.In the years that followed he wrote many books in
14、cluding TomSawyer in 1876,and HuckleberryFinn in 1884,which made him famous,and brought him great fortune.Unfortunately,Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts.In 1904,his wife died,and then three of his children passed away.At
15、 the age of 70,his hair was completely white.He bought many white suits and neckties(领带).He wore nothing but white from head to foot until his death on April 21,1910.5.When Mark Twain was a little baby,.A.he was strong enoughB.he was as active as other boysC.his mother thought he would dieD.he was a
16、lways in hospital解析:由第二段第二句“Infact,hewasnotexpectedtolive.(实际上,没人想到他能活下来)”,故选C项。答案:C6.In his childhood,Mark Twain.A.learned a lot at schoolB.often went swimming with other boysC.often made his mother worry about his safetyD.often played games with other boys解析:由文中第二段后半部分“Asaboy.Hewasnearlydrownednin
17、etimes”可见其母一直担心他的安全,文中说马克吐温接受了较少的学校教育,且他不爱上学,可见A项与文章不符。B、D两项文中并未提及。答案:C7.In the later years of his life,Mark Twain.A.must have been very sad because he lost his wife and three childrenB.wrote many stories and earned a lot of moneyC.continued writing until his deathD.lent too much money to others解析:文
18、章倒数第一、二段介绍了他晚年时确实写了大量作品,但目的是为了还债,但第四段指出他的经济收入高峰期是在他写作TomSawyer与HuckleberryFinn的时期,并不在晚年,故排除B项。妻儿去世,增添了他的悲伤之情。最后一句“Heworenothingbutwhitefromheadtofoot.”更能看出他的悲伤心情,所以选A项比较符合题意。C、D两项文中并未提及。答案:A8.From the passage we can learn that Mark Twain.A.had a happy childhoodB.lived a pleasant lifeC.was very naugh
19、ty when he was youngD.was a good boy and always did what he was asked to解析:马克吐温从小生病,从而看出他的童年并不快乐,故排除A项。为了生存他从事了很多职业,生活很苦,故排除B项。他小时候经常逃学,开朋友玩笑,而且几乎淹死,这些事情可以证明马克吐温并不是一个十分听话的孩子,因此排除D项。答案:CCI want to tell you a story about a wonderful,stronglady.She is my mother.When I was a little girlI am the middle c
20、hild by the wayI was kind of distant from my mom.I had a couple of grandparents that no doubt loved me very much,but controlled my feelings for my mother.I always felt like she didnt love me,although she tried with all her power to make me see she did.Anyway,later on in life my parents divorced and
21、we all went our separate ways.I was only 15,but got in with the wrong crowd,gotpregnant,married,divorced,all in about two years.Momwas going through a pain all her own,but still managed to try and pick me up and brush me off.I wouldnt have it;I sank even deeper.I know this has to be hard for a mom t
22、o see,and even harder for her to let it happen,so that one day I might hit the bottom and have to swim back up.But luckily in the end this is what happened:after many years of struggle,now I am happily married with my 14-year-old daughter with me,and a new baby.I owe this all to my mother.She and my
23、 father remarried each other some years ago,and she is 51 years old and still a police officer in our hometown.And I do mean a police officer.She works the streets in her squad car(巡逻警车) with the best of them.So not only is she strong enough to protect the community,but to protect her children as we
24、ll.My mom also supports many victims(受害者) rights groups online,and helps make the public awake of missing children through the use of her site.She is a wonderful lady,and is loved by all who meet her.She is truly My Guardian Angel on the Earth.My mom never expects anything for herself,so this would
25、be a wonderful surprise if she could for once sit back and enjoy being “The One.”9.Who did the author think loved her most when she was young?A.Her mother.B.Her father.C.Her boyfriend.D.Her grandparents.解析:细节理解题。第一段第四句的“nodoubtlovedmeverymuch”说明在作者心中,最爱她的人是自己的祖父和祖母。第三句说到了“kindofdistantfrommymom”,说明作
26、者和母亲并不亲。答案:D10.What may be the most probable reason for the author to become a bad girl?A.Her grandparents not loving her as before.B.Her mothers living far away from her.C.Her parents divorce and her shortage of love.D.Her loss of the chance to go to a good school.解析:推理判断题。第一段说到了作者认为母亲不爱她,后来父母的离婚使她
27、堕落了。答案:C11.The underlined word“it”in Paragraph 1 refers to .A.mothers painB.parents divorceC.my own marriageD.the bottom of life解析:本段第七句说到了作者沉沦的过程,第八句说到了作者的母亲看着她的变化很痛苦,而作者对母亲的痛苦视而不见,反而陷得更深了。说明这里的it是指代作者自己感觉不到母亲的痛苦。答案:A12.Which of the following statements about the authors mother is WRONG?A.She marri
28、ed the authors father again.B.She cares only the community at present.C.She often helps others online at present.D.She doesnt care about her own interest.解析:细节理解题。B选项和第二段最后一句的“buttoprotectherchildrenaswell”冲突,所以不对。A项在第二段第三句说到;C项在第三段第一句说到;D项在最后一段最后一句说到。答案:B第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选
29、出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。There was a story about a king.13One day,the king ordered some of his workers to dig a pond.Once the pond was dug,he made an announcement to his ministers,saying that one person from each family was required to bring a glass of milk during the night and pour it into the pond
30、.14After receiving the order,everyonesaid“yes”and then went home.One of the ministers was preparing to take the milk during the night.15 Since everyone would bring milk,he would just take a glass of water instead and pour it into the pond.It would be so dark that no one else would discover it.So he
31、quickly went out,poured the water into the pond and came back home,feeling rather satisfied with what he did.16 But much to their surprise,they saw the pond only filled with clear water!What had happened was that everyone was thinking just like the other person:“I dont have to put milk into the pond
32、,and someone else will do it.”So when it comes to helping poor people,you shouldnt think that others will take care of it.17 If you dont do it,no one else will do it.Whatever you do,be true to your words,and that will make a big difference.A.Rather,it starts with you.B.All of a sudden,an idea occurr
33、ed to him.C.The king had never spent a sleepless night.D.He couldnt wait to see what would happen.E.So the pond would be full of milk by the morning.F.He had his own way to find out whether his ministers were honest.G.The next morning,the king came to visit the pond with his ministers.答案:1317 FEBGA第
34、二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1837各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。Mr Robinson had to travel somewhere on business,and as he was in a hurry,he decided to go by air.He liked sitting 18a window when he was 19,so when he got on the plane,he20 a window seat.He21that all of th
35、em had already been taken 22one,and there was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one.Mr Robinson was23that he had not taken the one by the window,but,anyhow,he at once went towards24.When he25it,however,he saw that there was a notice on it.It was written26 ink and said,“This is reserved for p
36、roper load balance.Thank you.”Mr Robinson had never seen such a notice in a plane27,but he thought that the plane28 be carrying something particularly heavy in 29 baggage room which made 30necessary to have passengers properly balanced,so he walked on and 31another empty seat,not beside the32,to sit
37、 in.Two or three other people tried 33in the window seat beside the soldier,butthey,too,34the notice and went on.Then,when the plane was nearly full,a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane.Thesoldier,who was 35 the passengers coming,quickly took the notice off the seat beside him and 36 that wa
38、y succeeded in 37the company of the girl during the whole trip.18.A.besideB.onC.nearlyD.far from解析:由后面的“he20awindowseat”和“MrRobinsonwas23thathehadnottakentheonebythewindow”这两处信息可知,A项正确。答案:A19.A.travellingB.sittingC.flyingD.sleeping解析:由上文“hedecidedtogobyair”可知,此处C项正确。答案:C20.A.foundB.looked forC.notic
39、edD.searched解析:由前面“Helikedsittingbesideawindow”可知,此处应为当他登上飞机时,他就“寻找靠近窗户的座位”。答案:B21.A.foundB.looked forC.sawD.observed解析:他发现只有一个靠窗的座位了。答案:A22.A.besidesB.exceptC.expectD.except for解析:由21题的解析可知答案。答案:B23.A.gladB.pleasedC.surprisedD.surprising解析:由后面“.hehadnottakentheonebythewindow”可知,他对此感到吃惊。答案:C24.A.itB
40、.oneC.themD.her解析:由语境可知,此处应为“他马上朝着那个座位走去”。答案:A25.A.get toB.arrivedC.gotD.reached解析:当他走到那个座位前面时,却发现上面有个便条,用墨水写着答案:D26.A.byB.withC.inD.of解析:inink“用墨水”。答案:C27.A.pastB.thenC.agoD.before解析:由“MrRobinsonhadneverseensuch.”句中的过去完成时态可知,此处应为before。答案:D28.A.mayB.mustC.wouldD.should解析:由前面的“Thisisreservedforprope
41、rloadbalance.Thankyou.”这一信息可知,此处应为有把握性的推断。答案:B29.A.herB.planeC.itsD.its解析:baggageroom指的是飞机的行李间,故应为its。答案:C30.A.thatB.thisC.itD.everything解析:由语境可知,此处应为“makeit+adj.+todosth”这一句型,it做形式宾语。答案:C31.A.seeB.seeingC.findingD.found解析:因此,他继续往前走,并发现了一个不靠窗户的空座位。由句意可知,D项正确。答案:D32.A.oneB.windowC.soldierD.girl解析:由31
42、题解析可知答案。答案:B33.A to sitB.sittingC.to seatD.seating解析:还有两三个人都试图坐在这位士兵旁边那个靠近窗户的座位,但他们也都看到了那个座位上的便条。由此可知A项正确。答案:A34.A.watchedB.sawC.readD.found解析:由33题的解析可知答案。答案:C35.A.seeingB.watchingC.seenD.watched解析:see“看见”,为终止性动词,不可用于进行时,再根据空前的was可知B项正确。答案:B36.A.inB.byC.onD.for解析:inthatway“用那种方式”。答案:A37.A.failingB.h
43、avingC.missingD.helping解析:用那种方式他成功地找到了一个漂亮女孩做旅伴。答案:B第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots,the traditional language of Scotland.Born in Ayrshire,Scotland to a poor farming family,his parents made sure that he was well educat
44、ed as a child.In 1783 he started composing poetry 38. a traditional style 39.(use) the Ayrshire dialect of Scots.These poems were well received 40.(local) and in 1786 they were published,41.made him famous in Scotland overnight.However,his fame was not accompanied by money and he found 42. necessary
45、 to return to farming.When this also proved 43.(profitable),he entered government service in 1789.He died at the age of 37 as a result of a weak heart,brought on by years of poor working conditions on the farm 44.(date) back to his childhood.Within a short time of his death,money started pouring in
46、from all over Scotland 45.(support) his widow and children.Today,his memory 46.(celebrate) by Burns clubs across the world and his birthday is 47.unofficial“National Day” for Scots and those with Scottish ancestry,celebrated with Burns suppers.答案:38.in39.using40.locally41.which42.it43.unprofitable44
47、.dating45.to support46.is celebrated47.an第三部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Last Sunday,it was my fathers funny day.Aftersupper,my father went to see the film.But in our surprise,he came back just about half an hour later.I asked him what was the matter.He smiled and told us about the funny th
