牛津版高一英语必修三Unit3期末训练试题及答案(2)
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
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It's pretty much common knowledge that Easter is a Christian celebration of Christ's rising.Where did the colored eggs, cute little bunnies, baby chicks, leg of lamb dinners，and lilies come from?They are all symbols of rebirth and the lamb was a traditional religious sacrifice(祭品).
Easter falls in the spring, the yearly time of rebirth，when the earth makes good itself after a long，cold winter.The word Easter comes to us from the Norsemen's Eostur, Eastar，Ostara, and Ostar, and the goddess Eostre, all of which involve the season of the growing sun and new birth.The Easter Bunny arose originally as a symbol of fertility (多产), due to the rapid reproduction habits of the hare and rabbit.
The ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians, and Hindus all believed the world began with a large egg，and thus the egg as a symbol of new life has been a long time.
The details may be different, but most cultures around the world use the egg as a symbol of new life and rebirth.A system of signs in the household accounts of Edward I of England showed an expense of eighteen pence for 450 eggs to be goldleafed and colored for Easter gifts.The first book to mention Easter eggs by name was written five hundred years ago.Yet，a North African tribe that had become Christian much earlier in time had a custom of coloring eggs at Easter.Long hard winters often meant little food，and a fresh egg for Easter was quite a prize.Later，Christians give up eating meat during the Lenten season before Easter.Easter was the first chance to enjoy eggs and meat after the_long_abstinence.
Some European children go from house to house begging for Easter eggs, much like Halloween trickortreaters.Called paceegging, it comes from the old word for Easter, Pasch.Many old cultures also considered the egg to be great healing powers.It is interesting to note that eggs play almost no part in the Easter celebrations of Mexico, South America, and Native American Indian cultures.Eggrolling contests are a symbolic practice of the rolling away of the stone from Christ's tomb.The decoration of small leafbarren branches as Easter egg trees has become a popular custom in the United States since the 1990s.
36.People celebrate Easter in spring because ________.
A.it is a time of rebirth
B.it is warm
C.it is a season of power
D.it is a season of little food
37.The underlined part “the long abstinence” in Paragraph 4 is likely to mean ________.
A.eating meat for a long time
B.refusing to eat meat for a long time
C.rest for a long time
D.the long celebration
38.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.In all the Easter celebrations, eggs play an important part.
B.When celebrating Halloween, children beg for eggs from door to door.
C.Most cultures use the egg as a symbol of new life.
D.The first book to mention Easter eggs by name was written four hundred years ago.
39.The best title of the passage should be ________.
A.Origin of Easter food
B.Easter egg history
C.Easter food
D.Celebration of Easter
B
It was harvest time, and several farm hands were working for an hour.But they were not common laborers(劳工).They were students who had just graduated from colleges.Mr.KraussMalett said he became interested in farming after working in a restaurant and seeing how much food was wasted.They had been in the fields at Hearty Roots Community Farm in the Hudson Valley since 7 a.m.They all said they could not imagine doing any other job.“Farming attracts me, and probably other people, because it's simple work outdoors，” Mr.Bobman said.“It doesn't feel like you're a part of an oppressive (压抑的) company.”
For decades, the number of farmers has been decreasing, and farming has often been seen as a backbreaking (辛苦的)job.But the recent research showed a 4 % increase in the number of farms, the first increase since 1920, and some college graduates are joining in the return to the land.
Jordan Schmidt, a manager at Hearty Roots Community Farm, studied environmental science at Wesleyan.Ms.Schmidt did not have so much as a garden growing up, but in college, she worked at a studentrun farm and fell in love with agriculture(农业).So she gave up her scientific research and moved onto a farm in Pennsylvania after graduating.This is her third season at Hearty Roots Community Farm.
“Most people who work for me are here for one season and then move onto other farms, so that's actually the biggest challenge，” said Ben Shute, who owns Hearty Roots Community Farm with his wife, Lindsey.“Every year we are busy training new people.But it is worth having such people.A lot of young people want to farm for themselves, so they are motivated(有积极性的)to learn quickly.”
On the East End of Long Island, Sean Frazier and other four people who are recent college graduates in their mid20s, work on Quail Hillfarm in Amagansett and have become close friends.Asked if he felt he was missing out on (失去……机会) the city lifestyle, Mr.Frazier replied, “I much more feel the opposite.It would just really bother me to feel like I was inside all day and I was just missing out on everything that happened.”
40.When working in the fields, the college graduates
______.
A.were lowpaid
B.felt free from pressure
C.became more interested in farming
D.thought their hard work was wasted
41.By mentioning college graduates in the return to the land, the author wants to tell us ________.
A.agriculture has been paid more attention to
B.it is much easier to make a living on a farm
C.more farmers don't like to do farm work
D.something is wrong with American agriculture
42.Why did Jordan Schmidt give up her scientific research?
A.Because she wanted to be a farm manager.
B.Because she moved onto a farm after graduating.
C.Because she wanted to study environmental science.
D.Because she fell in love with agriculture on a studentrun farm.
43.From what Mr.Shute said, we can infer that ________.
A.he was fond of training new college graduates
B.college graduates shouldn't often move onto other
farms
C.he spoke highly of college graduates working on his farm
D.it was a great challenge for college graduates to do farm work
C
The city of Pompeii was once part of the largest and most powerful empire the world had ever seen.Behind this city was Vesuvius, a mountain that had been formed by an old volcano.It sometimes trembled as underground gases caused earth tremors(地震)which shook buildings.The people were sometimes alarmed, but never thought there was any real danger in being close to the volcano.
Then one day in the year 79, many dogs and farm animals began to act strangely.More tremors began.Unusual rumbling noises came from higher up the mountain until there was a loud explosion.The top of the volcano blew off-showering the city with smoke, hot stones and ashes.A tongue of fire appeared out of the crater(火山口) which had now formed at the peak(顶峰).
The hot air and debris (碎片) continued to rain down.At first the people locked their doors and windows, hoping that this would only last a short while.They went into cellars (地下室)and underground passages to avoid the poisonous gases that filtered through cracks and openings.But, soon they were choking to death as they gasped for fresh air.Some tried to escape by running away, but the streets became blocked with loaded carts that had overturned, and piles of dead and dying people.
In a short while all the houses were totally covered by the debris which piled up over the rooftops.The city lay buried.The volcano subsided and the people gradually forgot about the city and those who lay buried under the ashes.Over the years, winds carried soil over the top and gradually trees and grass grew over where all the streets and buildings lay meters below.The people farmed the land around Vesuvius, which remained dormant(休眠)for hundreds of years.
It was not until around 1860 that archaeologists, interested in finding the remains of the buried city Pompeii, started digging.It has taken many years for most of the city to be uncovered.Today you can walk along the paved(铺设好的) streets and see the marks made by wheels of chariots and carts.You can enter many of the houses and shops which are well preserved.There is a museum in which all kinds of possessions are housed.They include tools, cooking utensils (器具), furniture and clothing.
44.Which was the sign of the coming volcano in Pompeii?
A.The forming of the crater.
B.The strange action of animals.
C.Loud noise from under the ground.
D.The falling of hot stones and ashes.
45.People went into their cellars because ________.
A.they could run away from there
B.no poisonous gases could enter there
C.they thought the explosion wouldn't last long
D.other places were blocked by the hot stone and ashes
46.The underlined word “subsided” in the fourth paragraph means ________.
A.disappeared suddenly after explosion
B.became quiet after being violent
C.last for some time and disappear slowly
D.become active and explode sometimes
D
When people talk about a “slow boat to China”， they usually mean that something is taking a very long time.The term is often used in reference to movements of people or goods, as in “my package is taking so long to arrive;it must be on a slow boat to China”.This idiom is most commonly used in American English.
The origins of the term appear to lie in the game of poker, The player who lost at a slow and steady pace was often referred to as a “slow boat to China”.Therefore the patient player achieved his winnings slowly and steadily.In a way the loser's plight (困境) was beneficial for the winning poker player.
In 1948, Frank Loesser used the idiom in a slightly different way in his song “On a Slow Boat to China”.He used it in a romantic sense, referring to the idea of being so in love with someone that you would want to take the person on a slow boat to China to spend as much time with him or her as possible.Both of these meanings referred to the fact that shipping something to China took a long time, and it would have taken even longer to cross the Pacific on a slow boat.
People continue to use this term to refer to long trips, or to suggest that they have a great deal of time to do something.For example, one might say，“We can sit and talk as long as you like, because we might as well be on a slow boat to China.” As a matter of fact, the term isn't used as much in the romantic sense anymore, because the famous song has fallen out of favor.
47.Which of the following statements about “on a slow boat to China” is NOT true?
A.It's an idiom.
B.It's the name of a song.
C.It is commonly used in British English.
D.It refers to an unexpected long slow voyage.
48.A poker player who is referred to as “a slow boat to China”is someone ________.
A.who keeps losing money
B.who plays poker well by cheating
C.who likes playing poker on a boat
D.who dislikes playing poker very much
49.We can infer from the passage that in American people's eyes，ancient China is ________.
A.amazing and easy to arrive in
B.far away and hard to arrive in
C.strange and hard to understand
D.uncultured and easy to control
50.Talking about “a slow boat to China” now, people may mean ________.
A.they are true fans of classic songs
B.they have difficulty in doing something
C.they are involved in something romantic
D.they will spend a long time achieving their goals
Ⅳ.任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Sometimes you find yourself unable to sleep in a hotel.Therefore, in order to get a full night's rest in a bed unfamiliar to you, firstly, try to reduce as much noise as you can.Find out the location of the possible hotel you want to stay at and see if it is near possible noise sources(来源), such as highways or airports.Before being given a room, ask if there are any quiet rooms.These rooms are located on upper floors and away from elevators.Make sure the room is at least two or three floors above the dining rooms.Another idea is to ask for rooms located in the back of the building，away from parking lots.
While finding the right room is important, it's also helpful to pack a few key items to make your hotel stay as pleasurable as possible.Pack some earplugs(耳塞)，which can prevent noise entering your ears.Packing a sleep mask is also a good idea because it will prevent any annoying light entering the room, which is necessary if your room doesn't have curtains.If possible, bring some sheets, pillowcases, or blankets from your home.You'll find that your body is used to the material, which can help you sleep faster.
Before you decide to go to bed, there are some further steps you can take to prepare yourself.Don't eat before sleeping.You can also try having a small cup of tea or a glass of wine.Ask the receptionist not to put any call through to your room, making sure that you will not be woken up in the middle of the night.Remember to adjust (调节) the temperature in the room to your liking.You can also take a warm bath, which lowers body temperature enough to help make sleeping easier.
If you're a person who depends on background noise to sleep in hotels, there are plenty of steps you can try.You can put on background music and wear headphones.Also you can try putting the television on low, but make sure it will not annoy your neighbors.
Once you're in bed，clear your thoughts.If you have ideas and feelings controlling your mind，you'll find that it will be difficult to concentrate on sleeping.Look for ways to control your breathing and find a comfortable position (位置)on the bed.While sleeping in a new room might be scary at first, following these steps will help you make sure that your nights in hotels will be quite peaceful.
How to sleep better in hotels
Paragraph outlines Supporting details
Reduce as much noise as possible. ●Choose to stay at a hotel far from noise sources like highways or airports.
●Ask for a 51.______ room on upper floors，away from elevators，at least two or three floors above the dining rooms or in the back of the building.
Pack a few key items. ●Pack some earplugs in order to 52.______being annoyed by noise.
●Pack a sleep mask to 53.______ light out.
●Bring sheets，pillowcases or blankets from your home.
Make some
54.______. ●55.______nothing but you can drink a little tea or wine before going to bed.
●Adjust the temperature in the room and make it comfortable for you.
●Take a warm bath to 56.______ body temperature.
Make proper use of background noise. ●Wear headphones while 57.______ background music.
●Put the television on low without 58.______ others.
Clear your thoughts. ●Get rid of all ideas and feelings from your 59.______.
●Control your 60.______ and sleep at a comfortable position.
Ⅴ.书面表达(满分25分)
为了让同学们了解祖国的大好河山，激发同学们的爱国热情，你校英语周刊开辟了专栏介绍祖国的名胜古迹，请你根据以下要点给该栏目撰写一则介绍故宫的短文：
(1)位于北京市中心，又称紫禁城，被誉为世界五大宫殿之一;
(2)1420年建成，主要建材是木头和砖;
(3)四面环有高10米的城墙，城外有一条宽52米的护城河(moat);东西宽753米，南北长961米，占地72万多平方米;
(4)有8000多个宫殿，曾居住过24个皇帝;成为了中国文明的历史见证;
(5)现在每天都有几万人参观故宫，他们都被这宏伟的建筑深深吸引。
注意：(1)词数：150左右。
(2)可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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牛津版高一英语必修三Unit 3期末训练试题答案
1.D 考查冠词。throughout history“贯穿整个历史”，history前不加冠词;sb.become+职业/身份等“……成为……”，表示独一无二的职位的名词在作表语时，前面不加冠词。
2.B 考查动词词义辨析。consist of“由……组成，由……构成”，不用于被动语态中;be made up of“由……构成/组成”;be made of“由……制成”。故选项B正确。
3.D 表示前面的否定情况也适用于后者时常用“Neither/Nor+be动词/助动词/情态动词+另一主语”，故D项切题。
4.A 句意：——你的报告完成了吗?——没有，再过十分钟才能完成。another ten minutes表示“还需要10分钟”，可用ten more minutes替换。
5.A 句意：——你觉得明天开会吉姆会迟到吗?——毫无疑问，他就爱迟到。no doubt毫无疑问，符合句意。not really并非如此，how come怎么可能，no way不可能。
6.A 句意：——你有衣服要洗吗?我帮你洗。——不用了，谢谢，我要自己洗。have sth.to do有某事要做(do所表示的动作由主语发出)，have sth.to be done有某事要做(do所表示的动作不是主语发出的)，此处you不是wash这一动作的执行者，故不定式用被动式，选A。
7.D 句意：不要被承诺让你迅速减肥的产品给骗了。take off起飞，迅速流行;take out带……出去;take away带走;take in欺骗。D项符合句意。
8.D 考查非谓语动词。本题用还原法做。定语从句先行词为plan，从句谓语动词为see，关系代词代替the plan在从句中作宾语，the plan与carry out之间为动宾关系，故应用过去分词作宾补，构成see sth.done结构。
9.D 动词词义辨析。句意：我们本来打算去成都看一个朋友，但那天发生的强烈地震把我们的计划全毁掉了。ruin指外界原因使事物受到破坏，弄糟。
10.A 考查“make+宾语+宾补”结构，结合句意和句子结构可知此处应用interested(感兴趣的)作宾补。
11.C as well as连接的两个名词作主语时，谓语动词与as well as之前的名词在人称和数上保持一致，排除B、D。因every Sunday afternoon in winter暗示此处表示经常性、习惯性的动作，因此应用一般现在时。故选C。
12.D 句意：——你昨晚去看演出了吗?——是的，这个地区的每个女孩和每个男孩都被邀请了。every boy and girl属于“every+可数名词单数+and+(every+)可数名词单数”结构，该结构作主语时谓语要用单数形式，排除A、B;此处说的是过去的一般情况，所以用一般过去时。
13.B 考查主谓一致的“就近一致”原则。either...or...连接的名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词要与or后面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致，one of your students表示单数概念，故本题选B。
14.C with的复合结构中，宾语补足语的非谓语形式根据宾语决定，这里date和fix是被动关系，因此用过去分词。
15.A 句意：——你对求职面试很有信心，对吗?——当然了，我做好了全面准备并且认为自己准备好了他们需要的一切。A项“当然”;B项“很难说”;C项“希望如此”;D项“或许”。
16.C 由下文描述...with a fine home on the waterway...及how the very wealthy...可知这位老板很有钱(rich)。
17.A 老板很有钱，在航道上有一座豪宅，车比自己的房子都贵。
18.B 朋友有机会去富人家作客，所以很高兴(glad)。
19.D 因为是去老板家作客，所以朋友很高兴有机会能看看富人是如何生活(live)的。
20.A 由下文...and took them to the finest restaurant可知这位老板招待人很大方(generous)。
21.C 由上文...and took them to the finest restaurant可推知老板带领他们正要走进一家豪华的(expensive)餐馆。
22.D 由后文Arlene wondered if she was supposed to pass him可知老板走在(walking)客人的前面。
23.B 老板低头(looking down)看着人行道看了一会儿。
24.A nothing...except“除……之外没有，只有”;地上除了一枚别人掉的(dropped)脏兮兮的一便士硬币和烟头之外什么也没有(nothing)。
25.C 同上。
26.D 根据后文描述可知老板捡起了(picked up)地上的硬币。
27.A 看到这枚硬币，老板把它放进自己的口袋里就好像发现了宝贝(treasure)一样。
28.B Arlene很奇怪，就是一枚(single)硬币，老板怎么能看在眼里呢?
29.C 老板甚至(even)花时间停下来去捡这枚硬币。
30.A 吃饭的时候这个场景一直困扰着她，于是她再也忍受不了(stand)这种困惑。
31.D 她问老板这枚硬币(从收集角度来讲)是否有某种价值(value)。
32.C 由上文He held it up and smiled，then put it in his pocket...可知老板把手伸进口袋(pocket)。
33.B 她以前见过许多这样的一便士的硬币(pennies)。
34.A says此处的意思是上面“写着”，指硬币上印的话。
35.D keep reading“继续读”，由下文的描述可知老板要她继续读硬币上的话。
36.A 根据文章第二段“Easter falls in the spring，the yearly time of rebirth”可知答案。
37.B 根据前面一句话可知复活节前人们不吃肉，而复活节是在“长时间的斋戒之后”首次享受肉、蛋等食物。
38.C 根据第四段第一句话可知答案。
39.B 通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了复活节彩蛋及其由来。
40.B 根据文章第一段Farming attracts me，and probably other people，because it's simple work outdoors，Mr.Bobman said.“It doesn't feel like you're a part of an oppressive company.”可知，大学毕业生在农场工作不会感到压抑。
41.A 根据文章第二段But the recent research showed a 4% increase in the number of farms，the first increase since 1920，and some college graduates are joining in the return to the land可知，近年来农业受到了更广泛的关注。
42.D 根据文章第三段but in college，she worked at a studentrun farm and fell in love with agriculture可知，乔丹•施密特毕业后放弃科研的原因是在大学期间，她在一家学生经营的农场工作，并由此对农业产生了热爱。
43.C 根据文章第四段But it is worth having such people.A lot of young people want to farm for themselves，so they are motivated to learn quickly可知，舒特先生高度评价大学毕业生加入回归农田的行列。
44.B 由文中第二段“Then one day in the year 79，many dogs and farm animals began to act strangely.”一句可知。
45.C 由文中第三段“At first the people locked their doors and windows，hoping that this would only last a short while.”一句可知答案。
46.B 由前后文可知，应是“火山爆发后，城市被掩埋了，火山逐渐平息，人们逐渐忘了这个城市和那些被埋在火山灰下的人们。”可推知subsided的意思为“渐渐平息”。
47.C 根据第一段的This idiom is most commonly used in American English可知C项错误。“慢船到中国”指长途缓慢的航行，是一个美国俚语，还曾是一首歌名。
48.A 根据第二段的The player who lost at a slow and steady pace was often referred to as a“slow boat to China”可知被称为一条慢船到中国的牌手往往是输家。
49.B 根据第三段的Both of these meanings referred to the fact that shipping something to China took a long time，and it would have taken even longer to cross the Pacific on a slow boat可知那时中国在美国人眼中是遥远、不易到达的。
50.D 根据最后一段的People continue to use this term to refer to long trips，or to suggest that they have a great deal of time to do something可知D项正确。
51.quiet 52.avoid 53.keep 54.preparations
55.Eat 56.lower 57.enjoying/playing 58.annoying 59.mind 60.breathing
【参考范文】
The Palace Museum, which is also called the Forbidden City，is regarded as one of the five greatest palaces in the world.The Palace Museum, which was mainly made of wood and bricks，was completed in 1420.Located at the heart of Beijing, the Palace Museum is surrounded by 10metrehigh walls and a 52metrewide moat.Measuring 961 meters from north to south and 753 meters from east to west, it covers an area of more than 720,000 square meters.
In the Palace Museum, you can see more than 8,000 palaces of different sizes and structures.In history, twentyfour emperors once lived in it.As a splendid building, the Palace Museum has become a great symbol of Chinese civilization.
Nowadays, tens of thousands of visitors from home and abroad come to visit the Palace Museum every day and they are all fascinated by the magnificent building.
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