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Unit3　TheMillionPoundBankNoteⅠ.多项选择1．Afterthelawwaspassed，theprisonersinthatstateare__________twohours’outdoorexerciseaday.A．promised　　　　　　　B．agreedC．permittedD．admitted解析：选C。句意：此项法律通过后，那个州的犯人允许每天有两个小时的户外活动。permit许可，允许。promise允诺；agree同意；admit承认。2．Youcan’tjudgeapersonbyhisdressingbecausenotallwhoare__________arebeggars，someevenaremillionaires.A．inragsB．inshortC．inpublicD．inblack解析：选A。考查固定短语。从题干中的someevenaremillionaires可推知前半句的意思是：你不能根据穿着来判断一个人，因为不是所有衣衫褴褛的人都是乞丐。inrags衣衫褴褛；inshort总之；inpublic公开地；inblack穿着黑色衣服。3．Hehasbeenactingstrangelythesedays.Ican’t________hisactionsatall.A．accountforB．askforC．callforD．standfor解析：选A。考查短语辨析。accountfor解释，说明……的原因；askfor请求，要求；callfor要求，需要；standfor代表，象征，表示。4．Jim’sfatherdidn’t__________himtojointheschoolfootballteam，whichmadehimangry.A．letB．promiseC．permitD．hope解析：选C。letsb.dosth.；promisesb.todosth.意为主语答应某人要干某事，不符合句意；hope无此结构。5．Ihaveno__________withpeoplewhoarealwayscomplainingoftheirmisfortunes.A．devotionB．belief C．patienceD．balance解析：选C。句意：对于那些总是抱怨他们的不幸的人我没有耐心。devotion热爱；belief信任；patience耐心，忍耐；balance平衡，天平。6．It’swiseofyouto__________yourfather’sadvicewhenyoucometoanydifficulty.A．askB．seekC．tryD．attempt解析：选B。seekone’sadvice意为“征求某人的意见”。A项应为askforone’sadvice，C、D两项构不成有意义的词组。7．Whenthemanwastryingtobreakintothebank，hewascaughtbythepolice__________.A．inaspotB．onthespotC．offthespotD．tothespot解析：选B。本题考查spot短语的用法。句意：当那个人试图闯入银行时，他被警察当场抓获了。onthespot在现场，当场，与本句的语境一致；inaspot陷入困境；offthespot不准确，离题；而D项是一个不存在的结构。8．(2011年武汉调研)Successinlifedoesn’thappen__________.It’stheresultofdevotingyourtimeandenergytowhatyou’vesetouttodo.A．byforceB．bydesignC．byaccidentD．bychoice解析：选C。考查介词短语辨析。句意：人生的成功不是偶然而至的，它是将时间与精力投入到你决心要做的事情之后的结果。四个介词短语的主要含义：byforce用武力；bydesign故意地；byaccident偶然地；bychoice出于选择。从语意判断选C。9．Whenthethieffoundthepolicehadalready__________him，heranawayquickly.A．realizedB．knownC．spottedD．stared解析：选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意：当这个贼发觉警察已认出他的时候，他迅速逃走了。realize意识到；know认识，知道；stare凝视；spot发现，认出。10．(2010年浙江五校联考)__________anyotherspecies，humanpopulationsareshapedbytheusualforcesofnaturalselection，likefamine，diseaseor climate.A．ComparedwithB．AswithC．AsforD．Inadditionto解析：选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意：与其他的物种一样，人类人口是由自然选择，如饥荒，疾病或气候形成的。asfor“关于”；inadditionto“另外”；comparedwith“与……相比”。aswith“与……一样；就……来说”符合题意，故选B。Ⅱ.完成句子1．Students________________(觉得最容易的)tolearnanewconceptbyhearingateacherexplainitarelearningthroughlearning.(find)解析：考查句式结构和定语从句。由句式结构可知横线位置应是定语从句；“觉得最容易的”应表达为finditeasiest，其中it代替tolearnanewconcept。答案：whofinditeasiest2．Not________________(让你知道这个计划)aheadoftimeisjusttokeepitsecret.(let)解析：考查动名词作主语。“让你知道这个计划”应表达为letyouknowtheplan，由于是作主语，故用动名词形式。答案：lettingyouknowtheplan3．Aftergraduatingfromcollege，Itooksometimeofftogotravelling，________________(其结果是)awisedecision.(turn)解析：考查定语从句和turnout用法。“结果是”应表达为turnout(tobe)；本句是非限制性定语从句，故用which引导。答案：whichturnedout(tobe)4．With________________(房价上升)allthetime，complaintscanbeheardeverywhere.(go)解析：考查with复合结构。此处是“with＋宾语＋现在分词结构”；由短语goup可知答案。答案：housepricesgoingup5．________________(吃药)threetimesaday，andthenyouwillfindthepainwillgoawaybyandby.(take)解析：考查祈使句。 答案：Takethemedicine6．Theperformancewasabouttobeginwhenthenewscame________________(暴风即将来临)．(way)解析：考查同位语从句。“暴风即将来临”是thenews的同位语，再由短语beonone’sway可知答案。答案：thatastormwasontheway7．________________(无论哪个队获胜)onSaturdaywillgothroughtothenationalchampionships.(whichever)解析：考查主语从句。本题是whichever引导的主语从句，其中win不能用将来时。答案：Whicheverteamwins8．Wewerelucky________________(没有受伤)inthetrainaccident.(injure)解析：考查不定式作表语。由短语beluckytodosth.以及被动语态可知答案。答案：nottobeinjured9．Thedoctorgaveanorderinthehospitalthatsmoking________________(禁止)．(permit)解析：考查虚拟语气。order引导同位语从句，从句要采用“(should)＋动词原形”结构。答案：(should)notbepermitted10．Humanbeingsaredifferentfromanimalsin________________(他们能够使用)languageasatooltocommunicate.(use)解析：本题中inthat意为“由于，因为”。答案：thattheycanuseⅢ.阅读理解Words：525　难度系数：☆☆☆　建议用时：8′(2011年盐城市第二次调研)ALow－CarbonEconomy(LCE)orLow－Fossil－FuelEconomy(LFFE)isaneconomywhichhasasmallestoutputofgreenhousegas(GHG)releaseintotheatmosphere，butspecificallyreferstothegreenhousegasCO2.Recently，mostofscientificandpublicopinionhascometotheconclusionthatthereissuchanaccumulationofGHG(especiallyCO2)intheatmosphereduetohuman－relatedactivitiesthattheclimateischanging.Theover－concentrationofthese gasesisproducingglobalwarmingthataffectslong－termclimate，withnegativeimpactsonhumanityintheforeseeablefuture.GloballyperformedLCEstherefore，areproposedasameanstoavoidcatastrophicclimatechange，andasaforerunnertothemoreadvanced，zero－carbonsocietyandrenewable－energyeconomy.Somenationsarelow－carbonsocietieswhicharenotheavilyindustrializedorpopulated.Inordertoavoidclimatechangeatanypointinthefuture，allnationsconsideredcarbon－thicksocietiesandsocietieswhichareheavilypopulated，shouldbecomezero－carbonsocietiesandeconomies.Severalofthesecountrieshavepromisedtobecome“lowcarbon”butnotentirelyzerocarbon，andclaimthatreleasewillbecutby100%byoffsettingreleaseratherthanstoppingallrelease.Inotherwords，somereleasewillcontinuewhichwillbeoffset，sotheyarenotlow－release.Nationsseektobecomelow－carboneconomiesaspartofanationalglobalwarmingreductionstrategy.Acomprehensivestrategytomanageglobalwarmingiscarbonneutrality，geoengineeringandadaptationtoglobalwarming.Nuclearpower，or，theproposedstrategiesofcarboncollectionandstorage(CCS)havebeenproposedastheprimarymeanstoachieveaLCEwhilecontinuingtoexploitnon－renewableresources；thereisconcern，however，withthematterofspent－nuclear－fuelstorage，securityandtheuncertaintyofcostsandtimeneededtosuccessfullycarryoutCCSworldwideandwithguaranteesthatthestoredreleasewillnotleakintotheatmosphere.Alternatively，manyhaveproposedrenewableenergyshouldbethemainbasisofaLCE，but，theyhavetheirassociatedproblemsofhigh－costandinefficiency；thisischanging，however，sinceinvestmentandproductionhavebeengrowingsignificantlyinrecenttimes.Furthermore，regardlessoftheeffecttotheatmospherebyGHGreleases，thegrowingissueofpeakoilmayalsobereasonenoughforachangetoaLCE.【解题导语】　为了保护环境，节约资源，我们应该实行新的生活方式，也就是文章中所介绍的低碳生活。1．Low－carboneconomyisencouragedforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat__________. A．toomuchgreenhousegasCO2isreleasedB．theover－concentrationofgreenhousegasesisproducingglobalwarmingC．itcanavoidcatastrophicclimatechangeD．lowcarbonandzerocarbonnationsandsocietiesclaimforit解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的内容可知A、B、C正确，所以本题选择D项。2．Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．warningB．pioneerC．symbolD．guide解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段的内容以及第一段中的最后一句话可知，LCEs是一种比较新的理念，所以选择B项。3．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．NuclearpowercouldactasoneoftheprimarymeanstoachieveaLCE.B．There’sworryaboutspent－nuclear－fuelstorage，securityandtheuncertaintyofcosts.C．Thestoredreleasewillbelikelytoleakintotheatmosphere.D．RenewableenergytendstobecometheonlymeanstoachieveaLCE.解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知A、B、C三项正确，本题需要选择不正确的一项，所以选择D项。4．Fromthelastparagraph，wecaninferthatthewriter’sattitudetowardtheproposalofadaptingrenewableenergyis__________.A．negativeB．positiveC．self－confidentD．doubtful解析：选B。推理判断题。文章最后一段中主要讲了其他能源的缺点，所以作者应该是支持可以再循环利用的能源，故本题选择positive，“积极的，肯定的”。Ⅳ.书面表达(2011届陕西西安检测)假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Frank在给你的来信中就伦敦正在进行的“SlowDownLondon”活动作了如下介绍：“SlowDownLondon”isanewprojecttoinspireLondonerstoimprovetheirlivesbyslowingdowntodothingswell.“SlowDownLondon”launchedacampaignand festival(24April2009—4May2009)，designedtoofferideasandopportunitiestohelppeopleslowthepaceoflifeandappreciatetheworldaroundthem.请你就此给Frank写封回信，谈谈对该活动的看法。回信要点如下：1．现代生活节奏加快，人们整天忙碌；2．在为理想与事业奋斗的同时，给自己太大压力；3．很多人身体处于亚健康状态；4．SlowDownLondon活动旨在提醒人们去改善这一生活状态；5．简要谈谈你的看法。注意：1．词数：120左右；2．开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入单词总数)。DearFrank，I’mgladtohearfromyouandgetinformedofthecampaigninyourcountry－SlowDownLondon.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHuaOnepossibleversion：Dear_Frank，I’m_glad_to_hear_from_you_and_get_informed_of_the_campaign_in_your_country—Slow_Down_London.Inmodernsociety，thepaceoflifeisgettingfasterandfaster.Everywhere wecanseepeoplelivingonthego.Moreandmorepeoplearedevotingthemselvestolivingtheirdreamsandachievingtheirambitions.Asaresult，theyendinpoorhealthduetotoomuchstress.SlowDownLondonisawonderfulprojectdesignedtoinspirepeopletoimprovetheirlivesbyslowingdowntodothingswellandappreciatetheworldaroundthem.Ithinkitisnecessaryforustoslowdownandleadaslowerlifesothatwecanenjoyahealthierlife.Ihopewewillmaintainasteadypacethroughoutourlivesandenjoylifetothefull.Yours，Li_Hua