第一部分 必修三 Module 1
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2015·湖北C)
Hilversum is a mediumsized city between the major cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht in the Gooi area of North Holland, the Netherlands. Unlike most of the Netherlands，Hilversum is actually in a hilly area with the soil mostly consisting of sand.Once called the Garden of Amsterdam，it still attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests. They visit it for a relaxing day off from the urban madness.For Dutch people, Hilversum is all about textile(纺织) and media industries，and modern architecture.
In history, Hilversum was largely an agricultural area.Daily life was marked by farming, sheep raising and wool production.A railway link to Amsterdam in 1874 attracted rich traders from Amsterdam to Hilversum.They built themselves large villas(别墅)in the wooded surroundings of the town.One of the families moving in was the Brenninkmeijers，currently the wealthiest family of the Netherlands.They moved in after big success in the textile industry and aided a substantial textile industry in Hilversum.But the textile boom lasted only several decades.The last factory closed in the 1960s.
The change to a media economy started in 1920，when the Nederlandse Seintoestellen Fabriek(NSF) established a radio factory in Hilversum.Most radio stations settled in the large villas in the leafy areas of the town.Television gave another push to the local economy.Hilversum became the media capital of the Netherlands，and Dutch television stars moved into the leafy neighborhoods surrounding the town.
In the early 1900s，modern architects W．M.Dudok and J．Duiker placed hundreds of remarkable buildings in Hilversum.These modern architectural masterpieces(杰作) are so many that Hilversum almost feels like an open air museum.Dudok alone shaped most of 20th century Hilversum and approximately 75 buildings still bear his unique characteristies.His masterpiece.Hilversum Town Hall，was built in 19281931.It has wide international fame and is included in many architecture textbooks.The building has a remarkable shape and looks like a combination of “blocks”．Actually，one may start his journey of modern architecture by walking or biking the W．M.Dudok Architectural Route in Hilversum.
语篇解读：本文讲述了荷兰的中等城市希尔弗瑟姆在纺织业、传媒业和现代建筑上的历史变迁。
1．Hilversurn is different from most of the Netherlands in that ________.
A．it has a large population
B．it is cut off from big cities
C．it has many beautiful gardens
D．it is in a hilly area with sandy soil
答案：D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二句可知，与荷兰大部分地区不同，希尔弗瑟姆实际上位于一片主要为沙地的山区。故选D项。
2．What was the greatest contribution of the Brenninkmeijers to Hilversum?
A．Building a railway link to Amsterdam.
B．Helping its textile industry to develop.
C．Constructing large villas for the poor.
D．Assisting its agricultural industry.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第三句可知，布伦宁克迈耶家族在纺织业取得巨大成功后迁入希尔弗瑟姆并在那资助了大量的纺织厂，故B项正确。他们并没有资助农业，故D项错误；根据文章第二段第三句可知，1874年建成的连接阿姆斯特丹的铁路吸引了来自阿姆斯特丹的有钱的贸易商，故A项错误；根据文章第二段第四句可知，有钱贸易商为自己在小镇的树林里建了大型的别墅，故C项错误。
3．The beginning of the media industry in Hilversum was marked by the establishment of ________.
A．a radio factory
B．the media capital
C．a radio station
D．a TV station
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，当NSF在希尔弗瑟姆建立无线电厂时，传媒经济就于1920年开始了。故选A项。
4．What is known about W．M.Dudok's Hilversum Town Hall?
A．It consists of approximately 75 buildings.
B．It looks like an open air museum in the city.
C．It is a classic example in architecture textbooks.
D．It has shaped most of 20th century Hilversum.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句及第三句可知，杜伊克和杜多克在希尔弗瑟姆建了数百栋举世瞩目的大楼，大约有75栋大楼仍然有杜多克独特的建筑风格，故A项错误；根据文章第四段第二句可知，有这么多现代建筑杰作，希尔弗瑟姆感觉像一个露天的艺术博物馆，故B项错误；根据文章第四段第三句可知，杜多克塑造了大部分的20世纪的希尔弗瑟姆，故D项错误；根据文章第四段第五句可知，希尔弗瑟姆市政厅享誉世界，并被收录入许多建筑学教科书里，故选C项。
B
Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.
AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost ￡169.15 at Booking.com. A week later, the same room cost ￡118.15.
If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you're looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.
STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.
Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was ￡95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was ￡75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just ￡62.95.
LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, available for ￡420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.
GET ON A BIKE London's “Boris bikes” have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.
Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around ￡1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or ￡5 per day)．
语篇解读：文章主要介绍了到英国参观时一些省钱的技巧。
5．The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may ________.
A． help travelers pass time
B. attract lots of travelers to the UK
C． allow travelers to make flexible plans
D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation
答案：D 推理判断题。文章提到同样的一间房在这个节日和不在这个节日时的价格不同，因此这里是说明在盛大节日时旅行者付出的房费要高一些。
6. “Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________.
A．a hotel away from the train station
B. the tube line to Covent Garden
C．an ideal holiday destination
D. the name of a travel agency
答案：A 推理判断题。此段的标题就是讲住宿要远离车站，而作者列举 Farringdon 的双人间价格非常便宜，因此可以推断 Farringdon 是一个离车站比较远的宾馆。
7．The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat ________.
A． lies on the ground floor
B. is located in central London
C． provides cooking facilities for tourists
D. costs over ￡100 on average per day in late September
答案：C 细节理解题。根据此段的“...checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen.”可知，它是一个为游客提供做饭设备的宾馆。
8．Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period of ________.
A． half an hour
B． one hour
C． one hour and a half
D． two hours
答案：A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句中的“...Cardiff free for up to 30 minutes...”可知，Cardiff 能提供最多30分钟的自行车免费租用时间。
Ⅱ.七选五
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。
(2015·北京海淀期中)
HouseSitting
In many countries of the world people do what is called housesitting. It means that if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come into their house and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.
In Australia, many people travel. After people retire, they might buy a van and travel all over the country. __1__
So if someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someone in their house to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. Housesitters might have to care for pets. Also，quite a few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.__2__ I feel it is a great way of seeing the country, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, and have time to go sightseeing in a new area.
__3__ There are websites where you find the advertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to the advertisements, you can make arrangements to go and look after their houses.
There are some requirements to be a housesitter. Yon must be a trusted person, so that the house owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to go when the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time. __4__ You need to be good with pets, able to care for cats and dogs，or other pets they may have.
Some housesitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the house owner have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had a housesitting job for six months, while the house owner travelled to Europe.
__5__ Then you can travel to many different countries and stay there. One of the important things to get are references from the house owners for whom you have done housesitting. A reference is a written letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after their house well. You can show these letters to prospective house owners and they know you will do a good job.
A．I have done housesitting many times.
B．Thousands of people do this all the time.
C．It is also possible to do housesitting in other countries.
D．Generally you have many opportunities to get a housesitting job.
E．You must take a little care over what your description says about you.
F．This is an international housesitting service for all city and country areas.
G．You must have a good car, so you can travel to different parts of the country.
语篇解读：如今越来越多的人出去旅游，而他们的家、宠物等还需要人来照看，这样就出现了一种职业，即给别人照看房子。本文作者对这种职业作了详细的介绍。
1．B 本段介绍澳大利亚旅游者们的情况。B项中的“do this”与上句中的“might buy a van and travel all over the country”相对应。
2．A A项中句子的主语“I”与下句中的“I feel”相对应。
3．D 本段介绍的是如何找到为别人照看房子这样的工作，故答案为D项。
4．G 本段介绍的是想得到为别人照看房子这样的工作所需的条件。前后句子中的“You must”和“You need”可判断此题可选G项或E项，再根据设空处前后两个句子的内容可知答案为G项。
5．C 后面一句话中的“many different countries”与C项中的“other countries”相呼应。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2015·河北衡水中学三模)
It was a busy day at the grocery store and an old couple were in line behind me with birthday balloons.
From __1__ they said, I knew their nephew had a twin and something bad happened to the baby at birth. Though they did all they could __2__(help) them but times were tough for them.
They seemed to be too nervous and were too __3__(anxiety) to leave，so I asked __4__ they wanted to go ahead of me or not. They didn't understand what I __5__(mean)at first. After knowing it，they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.
At that time I knew it had to be a significant day to them. Nothing could be __6__(good) if someone offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the balloons to my purchases. The old couple refused at first __7__ I insisted. I said，“You tell your sweet nephew that there are still nice people left who wanted to give them __8__ hand in this world.” They thanked me over and over and the cashier was moved to tears, __9__(say) there was an angel in her line today.
That little act of __10__(kind)made everyone who saw it feel good—but it made me feel the best of all!
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
语篇解读：本文为记叙文，题材为个人经历。讲述了作者帮助他人的故事。
1．what 考查名词性从句。介词后接宾语从句，设空处为连接代词，此处表示“从他们所说的话”，故填what。
2．to help 考查非谓语动词。此处作目的状语，故用动词不定式。
3．anxious 考查形容词。该词在系动词be之后且有too修饰，故用形容词anxious。
4．whether/if 考查宾语从句。此处为宾语从句的连接词，表示“是否”，故用whether/if。
5．meant 考查时态。此处为宾语从句的谓语动词，主句为一般过去时态，所以从句用一般过去时。
6．better 考查形容词比较级。否定词与比较级连用表示最高级的含义。
7．but 考查连词。此处表示转折关系，故用but。
8．a 考查冠词。give sb. a hand为固定短语，意为“帮助某人”。
9．saying 考查非谓语动词。此处作状语，非谓语动词与其逻辑主语之间为主动关系，故用现在分词。
10．kindness 考查名词。介词of后应用名词，故填kindness。an act of kindness“善行”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
No one can ever achieve some success without failure，as failure can usually help us learning what our strengths and weaknesses are.
When I was in high school，most of my teacher and schoolmates thought it better to study science than liberal arts，saying that it promised a good future.I tried to follow this trend despite the fact I was not good at physics.It was only two months later when I failed an extreme important physics exam that I realized my talent lied in subjects like Chinese，English as well as history.I had switched to liberal arts immediately.
The following years witnessed my excellent school performance.But failure is not so terrible as we have expected as long as we can learn something from them.
答案：
No one can ever achieve
success without failure，as failure can usually help us
what our strengths and weaknesses are.
When I was in high school，most of my
and schoolmates thought it better to study science than liberal arts，saying that it promised a
future.I tried to follow this trend despite the fact
I was not good at physics.It was only two months later when I failed an
important physics exam that I realized my talent
in subjects like Chinese，English as well as history.I had switched to liberal arts immediately.
The following years witnessed my excellent school performance. failure is not so terrible as we have expected as long as we can learn something from .