素能提升演练（三）
必修Unit 3
Ⅰ．选词填空celebration, tradition, invitation, graduation, decorations, apply, serve, occasion, power, mess
1. The failure to find a satisfactory job after _______ pushed Liu Qian to take up magic as a career.
2. In many countries young people still keep up the _______ that women will get married in a long white dress.
3. We should not only know the theory but also know how to _____ it to practice.
4. The hotel had a grand _______ for its opening.
5. She may be offended if you don’t reply to her _______ to attend the party.
6. The house was in a _____ after the party was over.
7. They are putting up _______ for the festival.
8. We must _____ the people heart and soul.
9. Though we are close friends, I only call on him on _______ .
10. After all, my personal _____ is nothing compared with the power of the state.
Ⅱ. 单项填空
1. He wants to see changes in the company and I am sure he will, .
A. on time
B. at a time
C. at one time
D. in time
2. My sister, Alison, and I sat down in front of the fire and wrote a letter to Father Christmas _______ him about all the presents we wanted.
A. telling
B. told
C. to tell
D. was telling
3. Yesterday the teachers and students held a grand meeting _______ the 60th anniversary of our school.
A. in recognition of
B. in honour of
C. in celebration of
D. in possession of
4. ［2012芜湖模拟］—You don’t go to that supermarket quite often, do you?
—No, I only go therebecause it’s too far away from my house.
A. eventually
B. constantly
C. occasionally
D. frequently
5.［2012西安模拟］Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other forms of .
A. power
B. force
C. energy
D. strength
6. ［2012唐山模拟］Plastic bags are provided for our convenience but they have alsothe pollution of the environment.
A. adapted to
B. turned to
C. contributed to
D. looked forward to
7. ［2012连云港模拟］Almost all the houses in the city were destroyed:
a sharp earthquake was said to here a few days ago.
A. happen
B. having happened
C. have happened
D. happening
8. Oil from the engines should float on the water surface _______ everything else sinks in the river.
A. as if
B. in that
C. even if
D. in case
9. ［2012郑州模拟］It is difficult for us toa conversation with all this noise around us.
A. carry on
B. account for
C. bring up
D. get across
10. —We have the seventh edition of this dictionary and it sells well.
—That’s great. What’s the price?
I’d like _______ one.
A. getting
B. having got
C. to get
D. to have got
11. Though the accident happened in the daytime, the witnesses were very difficult _______.
A. to be found
B. to find
C. finding
D. being found
12. Institutions of higher education _______ two major sources of income to keep them functioning:
tuition from students and funds from the country.
A. refer to
B. stick to
C. depend on
D. deal with
13. That company has a vacant position for a designer and I have already _______ it.
A. stood for
B. accounted for
C. applied for
D. fought for
14. Although he is doing a good job and earns a salary of 8, 000 yuan a month, he doesn’t have enough time to _______ his old parents.
A. attend to
B. lead to
C. refer to
D. devote to
15. We have _______ a lot of posters to remind students of protecting our environment.
A. built up
B. put up
C. taken up
D. held up
Ⅲ. 课文填词
As is known to us,
the Mid-Autumn Festival,
which is a special 1. o for every family,
is celebrated by the Chinese throughout the world. On this day,
people usually enjoy the beautiful full 2. ______ ,
which is said to be its biggest and 3. ______ (最明亮).
The Lantern Festival falls on the 4.
day of the first lunar month, 5. _____ (标志着) the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations. People 6. m many kinds of lanterns and enjoy the sweet dumplings.
The Dragon Boat Festival is another great festival,
which marks the 7. b
of the hottest season of the year and for which the special 8. ______ is called zongzi. The festival has a history 9. ______ more than 2, 000 years. People enjoy the dragon boat 10. ______ (比赛) every year.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
［2012南通模拟］
A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life, asked me the question, “Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair? ” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster:
Life isn’t fair. It’s disappointing, but it’s absolutely true. One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t.
One of the nice things about surrendering (屈从) to the fact that life isn’t fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have. We know it’s not “life’s job” to make everything perfect, it’s our own challenge. Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel victimized or unfairly treated.
The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. On the contrary, it suggests that we should. When we don’t recognize or admit that life isn’t fair, we tend to feel pity for others and for ourselves. Pity, of course, is a self-defeating emotion that does nothing for anyone, except to make everyone feel worse than they already do. When we do recognize that life isn’t fair, however, we feel compassion (热情) for others and for ourselves. And compassion is a heartfelt emotion that delivers loving-kindness to everyone it touches. The next time you find yourself thinking about the injustices of the world, try reminding yourself of this very basic fact. You may be surprised that it can persuade you out of self-pity and into helpful action.
1. The writer thought of his friend’s question as a good one because_______.
A. he also wanted to know who held such an opinion
B. it made him recall something during his childhood
C. like his friend, he also thought life was unfair
D. he learned something from the question as a youngster
2. Surrendering to the fact that life isn’t fair will _______.
A. keep us from making everything perfect
B. keep us from doing everything in our power
C. make us face unfair treatment bravely
D. make us know it’s our duty to perfect things
3. The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us that _______.
A. it’s nice to accept the injustice of life
B. it’s nice to surrender to the life
C. we should not surrender to the life
D. we should not feel sorry for everything
4. In the last paragraph, the underlined phrase “this very basic fact” refers to the fact that _______.
A. you should not pity for others
B. life isn’t and won’t be fair
C. compassion is heartfelt emotion
D. pity is a self-defeating emotion
Ⅴ. 短文填词
［2012福州模拟］
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示，2)首字母提示，3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Hello,
everyone!
I would like to share with you my first travel abroad.
Last summer vacation,
I took part in a(n)
(交流) programme1. _______
with an American school. D
our visit,
we stayed with host
2. _______
families, _______ gave us an opportunity to learn more about the
3. _______
American society. The main part of our programme was to _______ (体验)4. _______
the school life. _______ with Chinese students,
American students 5. _______
are more open and active. Besides,
they have _______ homework 6. _______
and fewer exams. But we a
have a lot in common,
like being 7. _______
crazy about NBA. When the visit was over,
I made f
with
8. _______
some American students,
who are very interested in Chinese _______ (文化). 9. _______
The programme is of great b
to us and the American students 10. _______
as well.
答案解析
Ⅰ．1. graduation 2. tradition
3. apply
4. celebration
5. invitation
6. mess
7. decorations
8. serve
9. occasion
10. power
Ⅱ.1.【解析】选D。句意：他希望看到公司的变化，我确信他迟早会看到的。in time迟早，终于；on time 按时；at a time一次；at one time曾经。
2.【解析】选A。句意: 我的姐姐艾莉森和我坐在炉火前, 给圣诞老人写信, 告诉他我们想要的礼物。根据句意可知, telling him about all the presents we wanted是现在分词短语作伴随状语。
3.【解析】选C。句意：昨天老师和学生举办了一次盛会来祝贺学校建校六十周年。 in celebration of为祝贺……; in recognition of 对……的赏识；in honour of向……表示敬意；in possession of拥有……。
4.【解析】选C。考查副词辨析。句意：——你不太经常去那家超市，对吗？——是的，我只是偶尔去那儿，因为它离我家太远。eventually最后，终于；constantly不断地；occasionally偶尔；frequently频繁地。根据句意选C。
5.【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意：许多国家正在增加对天然气、风能和其他形式的能量的使用。power权力；force力；暴力；energy能源；strength力量；长处。只有C符合句意。
6.【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意：塑料袋为我们提供方便，但是它们也造成了环境污染。adapt to适应；turn to转向；求助于；contribute to促使；有助于；look forward to期待，期望。根据句意选C。
7.【解析】选C。考查固定句式。句意：这个城市的几乎所有的房屋都被破坏掉了：据说几天前这儿发生了一次强震。“sb. /sth. be said to do”为固定句式，意为“据说……”，排除B、D；又因happen表示的动作明显地发生在主句谓语表示的动作之前，要用其完成时态，排除A，故选C。
8.【解析】选C。考查短语辨析。句意：来自机器的油会漂浮在水表面上，即使其他一切东西都沉没在河流中。as if好像；in that因为；even if即使；in case以防；万一。只有C符合句意。
9.【解析】选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们周围有噪音，我们难以继续我们的谈话。carry on继续；account for对……作出解释；bring up教育；培养；get across使……被理解。根据句意选A。
10.【解析】选C。考查固定句式。句意：——我们有这种字典的第七版，它卖得很好。——太好了。价格是多少？我愿意买一本。“would like to do”为固定句式，意为“愿意做某事”，排除A、B；而would like to have done表示“本来愿意做某事而其实没做”，显然不合句意，排除D，故选C。
11.【解析】选B。考查固定句式。句意：尽管事故发生在白天，但很难找到目击者。“主语+ be +形容词+不定式”为固定句式。该句式中，在后面作状语修饰前面作表语的形容词的动词不定式要用主动形式表被动含义，故选B。
【变式备选】
Mr. Smith is very popular with us because he is easy .
A. to be getting along
B. to be got along with
C. to get along with
D. to get along
【解析】选C。考查固定句式。句意：史密斯先生很受我们欢迎，因为他容易相处。“主语+ be +形容词+不定式”为固定句式。该句式中，在后面作状语修饰前面作表语的形容词的动词不定式要用主动形式表被动含义，排除B；又因不定式与句子的主语he存在动宾关系，所以要保留get along with中的介词with，排除A、D，故选C。
12.【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意：高校依靠两个主要收入来源以保持运转：学生的学费和国家的资金。refer to指的是；stick to坚持；depend on依靠；deal with处理。只有C符合句意。
13.【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意：那家公司有一个设计师的职位空缺，我已经申请这份工作了。stand for代表；account for对……作出解释；apply for申请；fight for为……而奋斗。只有C符合句意。
14.【解析】选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意：虽然他有一份好工作，月工资8, 000元，但他没有足够的时间照料他年老的父母。attend to照料；lead to导致；refer to提及；查阅；devote to将……奉献给……。根据句意选A。
15.【解析】选B。考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们已经贴出了很多海报以提醒学生保护环境。build up增进，加强；put up张贴；take up开始从事；占据；hold up举起；阻挡。根据句意选B。
Ⅲ.答案：1. occasion2. moon
3. brightest
4. fifteenth
5. marking
6. make
7. beginning
8. food
9. of
10. races
Ⅳ. 1.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster:
Life isn’t fair. It’s disappointing, but it’s absolutely true. ”可知C项正确。和他的朋友一样，作者年轻时也认为生活是不公平的。B项during his childhood与as a youngster表示的时间有差别。
2.【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段中的“We know it’s not “life’s job” to make everything perfect, it’s our own challenge. (我们知道让每件事情完美并不是“生活的使命”，而是我们自己对生活的挑战。)”和第三段中的“The fact that life isn’t fair doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do everything in our power to improve our own lives or the world as a whole. On the contrary, it suggests that we should. (承认生活并不公平这一事实并不意味着我们不必尽己所能去改善生活，去改进整个世界。恰恰相反，它正表明我们应该这样做。)”可知D项正确。
3.【解析】选A。推理判断题。承认生活并不公平这一事实的一个好处便是它激励我们去尽己所能，而不再自我感伤。我们知道让每件事情完美并不是“生活的使命”，而是我们自己对生活的挑战。承认这一事实也会让我们不再为他人遗憾。 因此第二段是说“承认生活的不公平是件好事。”
4.【解析】选B。词义猜测题。以后等你发现自己在思考世界上的种种不公正时，要提醒自己这一基本的事实(this very basic fact)。而这一基本的事实就是第一段、第二段和第三段作者反复说的“生活是不公平的，现在是，将来也是”。
Ⅴ.答案：1. exchange2. During
3. which
4. experience
5. Compared
6. less
7. also
8. friends
9. culture
10. benefit