Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2013·济南3月模拟)—I failed my driving test.
—________；they say the best drivers always fail the first time. A．Never mind C．No problem
B．Go ahead D．All right
2．(2014·江苏盐城二模)Lewin was interested in taking research beyond books and looking at how it could________real social change.
A．bring up C．bring in
B．bring about D．bring out
3．(2014·四川省攀枝花市模拟)—Tom has played a lot of computer games recently. —Yes，that might ________his failure in the mid-term examinations. A．account for C．ask for
B．answer for D．stand for
4．(2014·河南郑州第一次质量预测)—How do you find the guy who took ________office last week?
—He’s always finding________ fault with others. A．/；a C．/；/
B．the；a D．the；/
5．(2014·东北三校模拟)We had just covered half the journey________the engine failed and we could do nothing but wait for help.
A．before C．when
B．since D．until
6．Born into a family with three brothers，David was________to value the sense of sharing.
A．brought up C．looked after
B．turned down D．held back
7．(2014·兰州名校阶段检测)Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing countries.________，it is a problem all over the world.
A．For one thing C．As well
B．In addition D．On the contrary
8．(2014·湖南十二校联考)I got an e-mail from my old friend last Sunday.Until then，we________in touch for nearly 3 years.
A．didn’t get
B．haven’t got
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C．hadn’t got D．don’t get
9．(2014·长沙四校联考)It was only when I reread his poems recently________I began to appreciate their beauty.
A．until C．then
B．that D．so
10．(2013·陕西西安名校第五次模拟)Our bad living habits will destroy the earth.Only by changing________we live can we save the earth.
A．that C．how
B．what D．where
11．(2014·安徽马鞍山两校第二次联考)China is developing fast.That’s________I think those of my colleagues who deal with China affairs should visit China.
A．because C．when
B．why D．how
12．(2014·山东省十二校高三联考)Much to our surprise，the witness’s________of the traffic accident differed from the official version in several aspects.
A．account C．instruction
B．opinion D．explanation
13．(2013·济南模拟)I found Jane________at the desk，________her homework carefully.
A．seated；doing C．be seated；does
B．sitting；does D．sit；do
14．(2013·江西卷)Whenever I made mistakes，the teacher pointed them out with________.
A．curiosity C．envy
B．satisfaction D．patience
15．(2014·天水一中模拟)There is much chance________Bill will recover from his injury in time for the race.
A．that C．when
Ⅱ.完形填空[建议用时15′] (2014·济南巩固性训练)
Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16，her father__1__her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and__2__education，the__3__didn’t look bright for
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B．what D．which
Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who__4__took “no” for an answer.He__5__Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining__6__，each day she would just ride to the city，walk__7__about and return home at dusk.
On one of her__8__，Lilly saw a sign at a big company.__9__，she knocked on the very first door.In her__10__English，Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager __11__to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter，and then__12__.Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11∶40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for__13__at noon，when she could__14__away in the crowd.But she knew she should__15__the letter.
On her first try，Lilly__16__one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt，she completed a full paragraph，but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock：11∶55—five minutes to__17__.Just then the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly，read the letter and said，“Lilly，you’re doing__18__work！”
With those simple words of encouragement，her desire to escape disappeared and her__19__began to grow.Lilly thought，“Well，if he thinks it’s good，then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay—all because someone had given a__20__and uncertain girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.
1.A．reminded C．encouraged 2．A.poor C．good 3．A.advice C．future 4．A.always C．sometimes 5．A.warned C．allowed 6．A.employment C．judgment 7．A.carefully C．aimlessly 8．A.steps C．purposes
B．forced D．helped B．formal D．modern B．promise D．change B．usually D．rarely B．told D．begged B．experience D．independence B． happily D．rapidly B．trips D．choices
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高考英语一轮专项复习资料18
