第三单元检测
(时间:90分钟 满分:120分)
一、阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共10小题;每小题3分,满分30分)
A
Mark Twain,the famous American writer,was once traveling in France.He went by train to Dijon.He was very tired and wanted to sleep.He therefore asked the conductor to wake him up when the train came to Dijon.
But first he explained he was a very heavy sleeper,“I may possibly protest(抗议)loudly when you try to wake me up,” he said to the conductor.“But don’t take any notice of what I say.Just put me off the train anyway.”
Then Mark Twain went to sleep.Later,when he woke up it was night time and the train had reached Paris already.He realized at once that the conductor had forgotten to wake him up at Dijon.He was so angry that he ran to the conductor and began to shout at him.
“I have never been so angry in my life,” Mark Twain said.
The conductor looked at him calmly(平静地).“You are not half so angry as the American whom I put off the train at Dijon,” he said.
1Mark Twain knew that he was a heavy sleeper,so . A.he protested loudly to the conductor B.he did not sleep before he arrived in Dijon
C.he told the conductor to wake him up no matter how loudly he might protest D.he slept lightly that time 答案C 解析细节理解题。由第二段可以得出答案。
2The conductor didn’t wake up Mark Twain at Dijon because . A.he didn’t take Mark Twain’s words seriously
B.he forgot Mark Twain’s words when the train came to Dijon C.he did not want to bear his protest
D.he mistook another American traveler for Mark Twain 答案D 解析推理判断题。由短文最后一段列车员的话可推知,他误把另外一名乘客当成了马克·吐温而让那位乘客下了车。
3The American whom the conductor put off the train . A.wanted to get off at Dijon B.wanted to get off at Paris C.did not want to get off at Dijon D.did not want to get off at Paris 答案C 解析推理判断题。由短文最后一句话的“YouarenothalfsoangryastheAmericanwhomIputoffthetrainatDijon”可知那位乘客很生气,因此推测那位乘客不该在那一站下车。
B
TwainwasafamousAmericanwriter.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisoneofthebestbooksthatheeverwrote.MarkTwainwasalsoafamoushumorist.Helikedtotellfunnystories.Hereisoneofthem:
OnceMarkTwainandtwofriendsweresittinginarestaurant.OnefriendhadjustreturnedfromatriptoVermont.HesaidthattheairinthemountainsofVermontwassoclearthattheechoofavoicewasfivetimesasstrongastheoriginalvoice.Theotherfriendsaidthatwasnothing.InColorado,wherehelived,inmanyplacestheechoofavoicespokeninthemorningcamebackintheafternoon.
MarkTwainlaughedandsaid,“TheechoesyouheardinVermontandinColoradoareveryunusual.But,inasmallchurchinHannibal,Missouri,whereIwasborn,thereisanechowhichismoreunusualthaneitherofthem.Inthatchurch,ifyouaskinaloudvoice,‘Goodmorning!Howareyou?’theechowillanswerveryclearlyafteramoment,‘Verywell,thankyou.Andhowareyou?’”
4What kind of story is it?
A.A historic tale. B.A fairy tale. C.A news report. D.A humorous story. 答案D 解析推理判断题。整篇短文主要讲述了一个幽默故事。
5Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story? A.One of Mark Twain’s friends had made a trip to Vermont. B.The second friend lived in Colorado.
C.Mark Twain and his friends were talking in a restaurant. D.The air in the mountains of Vermont was very cool. 答案D 解析细节考查题。第二段第三句与D项的叙述不一致,而其他三个选项均能在原文中找到依据。 6It can be known from the passage that . A.Mark Twain was a man who liked to tell lies B.Mark Twain’s friends had never heard a real echo C.Mark Twain didn’t believe what his friends said D.the echo in the church in Missouri was most unusual 答案C 解析推理判断题。马克·吐温之所以在后来说了一个笑话,是因为他不相信前面他朋友说的话,所以就用一种幽默的方式表达自己的态度。
C
Edward Estlin Cummings is a well-known poet for how he wrote his poems.He wrote his poems in a very unusual way.He wrote poems with capital letters in the middle of words like the title of a poem called, “The little horse is newlY”.The “Y” is a capital letter.He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October 14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Edward’s father was also named Edward.Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca.She loved to spend time with her children.She also taught Edward how to write poems.Edward’s sister
was born in 1896 and her name was Elizabeth.Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University.He later became the minister of one of Boston’s most respected Unitarian Churches.He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind.The way Edward used his hands was by painting abstract(抽象的) art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy who had many interests.Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school.He loved circuses(马戏), ballets, operas, and playing the piano.Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916, when he joined the army and had to fight in World War Ⅰ.He was sent to France where he drove an ambulance.He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies, and later they were set free.
E.E.Cummings wrote his first book, published in 1922, called TheEnormousRoom, and based on his war time experiences.He was a poet that made his own rules in poetry, in spite of which he is remembered as an excellent voice of 20th century poetry.
7From the passage we learn that . A.Edward was born in 1894 in Cambridge of England
B.Edward’s sister Elizabeth was two years older than him C.Edward’s father moved to the US to work at Harvard D.Edward’s mother was his teacher in writing poems 答案D 解析细节理解题。由第二段第五句“ShealsotaughtEdwardJr.howtowritepoems.”可知,爱德华的妈妈在写诗方面是他的老师。
8Which of the following is most probably the opinion of Edward’s father in educating him?
A.Developing in two different aspects was important. B.Interest development was of great importance. C.Skills were less important than his son’s lessons. D.One’s hands were as important as one’s mind. 答案A 解析推理判断题。由第二段最后两句可知,爱德华的父亲在教育孩子方面的见解是:在教孩子动脑的同时,也要教孩子动手。
9Why was E.E.Cummings arrested during the war? A.His enemies thought he was a spy. B.Germans thought he was their enemy. C.He was thought to be a Germany spy. D.He didn’t run fast, so he was caught. 答案C 解析细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知,库明斯被抓的原因是人们认为他是德国间谍。 10In the passage, the author . A.thinks highly of E.E.Cummings B.only tells readers Edward’s poems C.describes Edward in an objective way D.doesn’t think much of Cummings 答案A 解析推理判断题。通过短文中作者对库明斯所用的赞美之辞,比如
“awell-knownpoet”,“anexcellentvoiceof20thcenturypoetry”等,我们可推知作者对他的评价很高。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The American book WhoMovedMyCheese has been a best-seller all over the world. 11 Now its author Spence Johnson has written a book just for teenagers. The book tells us that when facing changes in our lives,like a new school or new friends,don’t be afraid.Instead,use these changes to make a better life.
12 A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students.Several teenagers are talking about this.Most of them are unhappy and worried.But Chris laughs and tells a story about two mice,two little people and some cheese. 13 Here,cheese means something important in life,like moving to a new class or getting into college. 14
2019-2020学年高中英语 第3单元检测 新人教版必修3
