Ⅲ.閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　A

　　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 (多產(chǎn)), 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(勞工).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 (壓抑的) 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(農(nóng)業(yè)).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(有積極性的)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……機會) 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(頂峰).

　　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(鋪設好的) 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.任務型閱讀(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)

　　請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。

　　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(來源), 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 (調節(jié)) 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.

　?、?書面表達(滿分25分)

　　為了讓同學們了解祖國的大好河山，激發(fā)同學們的愛國熱情，你校英語周刊開辟了專欄介紹祖國的名勝古跡，請你根據(jù)以下要點給該欄目撰寫一則介紹故宮的短文：

　　(1)位于北京市中心，又稱紫禁城，被譽為世界五大宮殿之一;

　　(2)1420年建成，主要建材是木頭和磚;

　　(3)四面環(huán)有高10米的城墻，城外有一條寬52米的護城河(moat);東西寬753米，南北長961米，占地72萬多平方米;

　　(4)有8000多個宮殿，曾居住過24個皇帝;成為了中國文明的歷史見證;

　　(5)現(xiàn)在每天都有幾萬人參觀故宮，他們都被這宏偉的建筑深深吸引。

　　注意：(1)詞數(shù)：150左右。

　　(2)可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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　　牛津版高一英語必修三Unit 3期末訓練試題答案

　　1.D　考查冠詞。throughout history“貫穿整個歷史”，history前不加冠詞;sb.become+職業(yè)/身份等“……成為……”，表示獨一無二的職位的名詞在作表語時，前面不加冠詞。

　　2.B　考查動詞詞義辨析。consist of“由……組成，由……構成”，不用于被動語態(tài)中;be made up of“由……構成/組成”;be made of“由……制成”。故選項B正確。

　　3.D　表示前面的否定情況也適用于后者時常用“Neither/Nor+be動詞/助動詞/情態(tài)動詞+另一主語”，故D項切題。

　　4.A　句意：——你的報告完成了嗎?——沒有，再過十分鐘才能完成。another ten minutes表示“還需要10分鐘”，可用ten more minutes替換。

　　5.A　句意：——你覺得明天開會吉姆會遲到嗎?——毫無疑問，他就愛遲到。no doubt毫無疑問，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：——你有衣服要洗嗎?我?guī)湍阆础?mdash;—不用了，謝謝，我要自己洗。have sth.to do有某事要做(do所表示的動作由主語發(fā)出)，have sth.to be done有某事要做(do所表示的動作不是主語發(fā)出的)，此處you不是wash這一動作的執(zhí)行者，故不定式用被動式，選A。

　　7.D　句意：不要被承諾讓你迅速減肥的產(chǎn)品給騙了。take off起飛，迅速流行;take out帶……出去;take away帶走;take in欺騙。D項符合句意。

　　8.D　考查非謂語動詞。本題用還原法做。定語從句先行詞為plan，從句謂語動詞為see，關系代詞代替the plan在從句中作賓語，the plan與carry out之間為動賓關系，故應用過去分詞作賓補，構成see sth.done結構。

　　9.D　動詞詞義辨析。句意：我們本來打算去成都看一個朋友，但那天發(fā)生的強烈地震把我們的計劃全毀掉了。ruin指外界原因使事物受到破壞，弄糟。

　　10.A　考查“make+賓語+賓補”結構，結合句意和句子結構可知此處應用interested(感興趣的)作賓補。

　　11.C　as well as連接的兩個名詞作主語時，謂語動詞與as well as之前的名詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致，排除B、D。因every Sunday afternoon in winter暗示此處表示經(jīng)常性、習慣性的動作，因此應用一般現(xiàn)在時。故選C。

　　12.D　句意：——你昨晚去看演出了嗎?——是的，這個地區(qū)的每個女孩和每個男孩都被邀請了。every boy and girl屬于“every+可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)+and+(every+)可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)”結構，該結構作主語時謂語要用單數(shù)形式，排除A、B;此處說的是過去的一般情況，所以用一般過去時。

　　13.B　考查主謂一致的“就近一致”原則。either...or...連接的名詞或代詞作主語時，謂語動詞要與or后面的名詞或代詞在人稱和數(shù)上保持一致，one of your students表示單數(shù)概念，故本題選B。

　　14.C　with的復合結構中，賓語補足語的非謂語形式根據(jù)賓語決定，這里date和fix是被動關系，因此用過去分詞。

　　15.A　句意：——你對求職面試很有信心，對嗎?——當然了，我做好了全面準備并且認為自己準備好了他們需要的一切。A項“當然”;B項“很難說”;C項“希望如此”;D項“或許”。

　　16.C　由下文描述...with a fine home on the waterway...及how the very wealthy...可知這位老板很有錢(rich)。

　　17.A　老板很有錢，在航道上有一座豪宅，車比自己的房子都貴。

　　18.B　朋友有機會去富人家作客，所以很高興(glad)。

　　19.D　因為是去老板家作客，所以朋友很高興有機會能看看富人是如何生活(live)的。

　　20.A　由下文...and took them to the finest restaurant可知這位老板招待人很大方(generous)。

　　21.C　由上文...and took them to the finest restaurant可推知老板帶領他們正要走進一家豪華的(expensive)餐館。

　　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　老板低頭(looking down)看著人行道看了一會兒。

　　24.A　nothing...except“除……之外沒有，只有”;地上除了一枚別人掉的(dropped)臟兮兮的一便士硬幣和煙頭之外什么也沒有(nothing)。

　　25.C　同上。

　　26.D　根據(jù)后文描述可知老板撿起了(picked up)地上的硬幣。

　　27.A　看到這枚硬幣，老板把它放進自己的口袋里就好像發(fā)現(xiàn)了寶貝(treasure)一樣。

　　28.B　Arlene很奇怪，就是一枚(single)硬幣，老板怎么能看在眼里呢?

　　29.C　老板甚至(even)花時間停下來去撿這枚硬幣。

　　30.A　吃飯的時候這個場景一直困擾著她，于是她再也忍受不了(stand)這種困惑。

　　31.D　她問老板這枚硬幣(從收集角度來講)是否有某種價值(value)。

　　32.C　由上文He held it up and smiled，then put it in his pocket...可知老板把手伸進口袋(pocket)。

　　33.B　她以前見過許多這樣的一便士的硬幣(pennies)。

　　34.A　says此處的意思是上面“寫著”，指硬幣上印的話。

　　35.D　keep reading“繼續(xù)讀”，由下文的描述可知老板要她繼續(xù)讀硬幣上的話。

　　36.A　根據(jù)文章第二段“Easter falls in the spring，the yearly time of rebirth”可知答案。

　　37.B　根據(jù)前面一句話可知復活節(jié)前人們不吃肉，而復活節(jié)是在“長時間的齋戒之后”首次享受肉、蛋等食物。

　　38.C　根據(jù)第四段第一句話可知答案。

　　39.B　通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了復活節(jié)彩蛋及其由來。

　　40.B　根據(jù)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，大學畢業(yè)生在農(nóng)場工作不會感到壓抑。

　　41.A　根據(jù)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，近年來農(nóng)業(yè)受到了更廣泛的關注。

　　42.D　根據(jù)文章第三段but in college，she worked at a student­run farm and fell in love with agriculture可知，喬丹•施密特畢業(yè)后放棄科研的原因是在大學期間，她在一家學生經(jīng)營的農(nóng)場工作，并由此對農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)生了熱愛。

　　43.C　根據(jù)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，舒特先生高度評價大學畢業(yè)生加入回歸農(nóng)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，應是“火山爆發(fā)后，城市被掩埋了，火山逐漸平息，人們逐漸忘了這個城市和那些被埋在火山灰下的人們。”可推知subsided的意思為“漸漸平息”。

　　47.C　根據(jù)第一段的This idiom is most commonly used in American English可知C項錯誤。“慢船到中國”指長途緩慢的航行，是一個美國俚語，還曾是一首歌名。

　　48.A　根據(jù)第二段的The player who lost at a slow and steady pace was often referred to as a“slow boat to China”可知被稱為一條慢船到中國的牌手往往是輸家。

　　49.B　根據(jù)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可知那時中國在美國人眼中是遙遠、不易到達的。

　　50.D　根據(jù)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項正確。

　　51.quiet　52.avoid　53.keep　54.preparations

　　55.Eat　56.lower　57.enjoying/playing　58.annoying　59.mind　60.breathing

　　【參考范文】

　　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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