Unit 3 Computers
一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．I looked under________bed and found ________book I lost last week.
A．the；a
B．the；the
C．/；the
D．the；/
解析 答案 B
2．The chance should be made________， since you have got it.
A．up of
B．the most of
C．best of
D．a good use of
解析 答案 B
3．It's said that Mo Yan's book________into many languages.
A．had translated B．has translated
C．was translated
D．has been translated
解析 答案 D
4．He slipped and had his leg broken.________， he will have to be away from school for two or three months.
A．In any case
B．After all
C．As a result
D．In this way
解析 答案 C
5．I'm not sure whether I will have anything else to do tomorrow.________， I will try every possible means to attend the meeting.
A．Even if
B．Anyhow
C．If so
D．Instead
解析 答案 B
6．With most of the problems ________， I felt a great weight taken off my mind.
A．to solve
B．solved
C．solving
D．being solved
解析 答案 B
7．We should always bear in mind ________ many accidents________ from drinkdriving.
A．which；raise
B．that；arise
C．which；arouse
D．that；rise
解析
答案 B
8．—Are you looking for something in________？
—No. I'm just having a look.
A．total
B．particular
C．general
D．common
解析 答案 B
9．Can you believe that in________ a rich country there should be ________many poor people?
A．such；such
B．such；so
C．so；so
D．so；such
解析 答案 B
0．Taking ________exercise regularly will do good to our health.
A．physical
B．stubborn
C．legal
D．fluent
解析 答案 A
1. Don't scold him any more.________， he is only a child.
A．After all
B．In all
C．Of all
D．Above all
解析 答案 A
2．________time went on，our teacher's words proved true.
A．With
B．As
C．When
D．While
解析 答案 B
3．The wonderful time they have been looking forward to________finally arrived.
A．had
B．have
C．has
D．having
解析 答案 C
4．Dollar bills are made interesting to look at but very hard to copy.________，there are 65 separate steps required to make a dollar bill.
A．In total
B．In order
C．In turn
D．In short
解析 答案 A
5．With so much homework________， I have no time to go to the cinema with you.
A．doing
B．done
C．to do
D．to be done
解析 答案 C
二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant，waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive.Suddenly I__16__that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction，as if he knew me.The man had a newspaper__17__in front of him，which he was__18__to read，but I could__19__that he was keeping an eye on me.When the waiter brought my food，the man was clearly puzzled by the__20__way in which the waiter and I chatted with each other.He seemed even more puzzled as time went on and it became__21__that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me.Finally he got up and went into the__22__.When he came out，he paid his bill and__23__without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had__24__.“Well，”he said，“that man was a detective(侦探)．He__25__you here because he thought you were the man he was looking for.”“What？”I said，showing my__26__.The owner continued，“He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man.I must say he looked very much like you！Of course，since we know you，we told him that he had made a__27__.”“Well，it's really lucky I came to a restaurant where I'm known，” I said.“Otherwise，I might have been in trouble.”
16．A.knew B．understood
C．noticed D．recognized
解析 答案 C
17．A.flat
B．open
C．cut
D．fixed
解析 答案 B
18．A.hoping B．thinking
C．pretending
D．continuing
解析
答案 C
19．A.see
B．find
C．guess
D．learn
解析 答案 A
20．A.direct
B．familiar
C．strange
D．funny
解析 答案 B
21．A.true
B．hopeful
C．clear
D．possible
解析 答案 B
22．A.restaurant
B．washroom
C．office
D．kitchen
解析 答案 D
23．A.left
B．actedC．sat down
D．calmed down
解析 答案 A
24．A.wanted
B．tried
C．ordered
D．wished
解析 答案 A
25．A.met
B．caught
C．followed
D．discovered
解析
答案 C
26．A.care
B．surprise
C．worry
D．regret
解析 答案 B
27．A.discovery
B．mistakeC．decision
D．fortune
解析 答案 B
(B)
The Mona Lisa is a very good example of Da Vinci's__28__.Da Vinci used__29__and light in a clever way in the painting.Da Vinci loved science and__30__.Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状)in the Mona Lisa.The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and__31__shapes like balls.Even her__32__can be seen as a small part of a large circle.The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony，and__33__can be seen behind her.Da Vinci loved to study rock，so these can be seen over and over in his other paintings.The woman is sitting with her knees to the side.Her head is turned to look out of the painting.Her hands are__34__together in front of her.This way of sitting is now used by many__35__when they are being painted.The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.
28．A.works
B．jobs
C．novels
D．photos
解析 答案 A
29．A.heaviness
B．black
C．darkness
D．oils
解析 答案 C
30．A.chemistry
B．math
C．geography
D．biology
解析 答案 B
31．A.square
B．round
C．long
D．egg
解析 答案 B
32．A.smile
B．shout
C．cry
D．anger
解析 答案 A
33．A.trees B．buildings
C．mountains D．flowers
解析 答案 C
34．A.caught
B．held
C．supported
D．hung
解析 答案 B
35．A.women
B．actresses
C．girls
D．models
解析 答案 D
三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Nick is a 14yearold school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.
Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.
After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.
【语篇大意】 本文叙述了一位痴迷电脑游戏而导致健康出问题的一位名叫Nick孩子的经过。
36．How old is Nick?
A．13.
B．14.
C．15.
D．16.
解析 答案 B
7．Nick likes________ in his free time.
A．riding a bike
B．playing the guitar
C．playing computer games
D．having a school trip
解析 答案 C
8．Why was Nick taken to the hospital?
A．Because he was too excited.
B．Because he had a cold in the morning.
C．Because he was too nervous of his studies.
D．Because he couldn't move after playing computer games so long.
解析 答案 D
9．Nick should________to follow the doctor's advice.
A．go to a movie
B．listen to music
C．take more exercise
D．play computer games
解析 答案 C
B
When a tornado touched down in a small town nearby，many families were left completely destroyed.Afterward，all the local newspapers carried many humaninterest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.
One Sunday，a particular picture especially touched me.A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered mobile home，a depressed expression twisting her features.A young boy，seven or eight years old，stood at her side，eyes downcast.Clutching (紧握) at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera，eyes wide with confusion and fear.
The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member.With growing interest，I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours.This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves.I taped the picture of the young family to our refrigerator，explaining their difficulty to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and to threeyearold Meghan.
“We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing，”I said.“We'll share what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor.Meghan watched seriously，as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.
While I sorted through our clothes，I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up discarded toys and games.
“I'll help you find something for the little girl when I'm done with this，”I said.
The boys placed the toys they had chosen to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes.Meghan walked up with Lucy，her worn，faded，muchloved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest.She paused in front of the box that held the toys，pressed her round little face into Lucy's flat，paintedonface，gave her a final kiss，then laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh，Honey，”I said.“You don't have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded seriously，eyes glistening with heldback tears.“Lucy makes me happy，Mommy.Maybe she'll make that other little girl happy，too.”
Swallowing_hard，I stared at Meghan for a long moment，wondering how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.For I suddenly realized that anyone can give their castoffs away.True generosity is giving that which you value most.
Honest benevolence (善行) is a threeyearold offering a valuable，though shabby，doll to a little girl she doesn't know with the hope that it will bring this child as much pleasure as it brought her.I，who had wanted to teach，had been taught.
The boys had watched，openmouthed，as their baby sister placed her favorite doll in the box.Without a word，Brad rose and went to his room.He came back carrying one of his favorite action figures.He hesitated briefly，clutching the toy，then looked over at Meghan and placed it in the box next to Lucy.
A slow smile spread across Brett's face，then he jumped up，eyes twinkling as he ran to fetch some of his prized Matchbox cars.
Astonished，I realized that the boys had also recognized what little Meghan's gesture meant.Swallowing back tears，I pulled all three of them into my arms.
Taking the cue from my little one，I removed my old jacket from the box of clothes.I replaced it with the new hunter green jacket that I had found on sale last week.I hoped the young woman in the picture would love it as much as I did.
It's easy to give that which we don't want any more，but
harder to let go of things we cherish，isn't it？However，the_true_spirit_of_giving_is_to_give_with_your_heart.
【语篇大意】 本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了龙卷风使得很多家庭彻底被毁，报纸上刊登的一幅图片使“我”很受触动并决定帮助这一家庭，也想以此来教育孩子们，因此“我”发动三个儿女拿出他们不是很喜欢的东西来捐献给他们。在“我”和两个双胞胎儿子捐献衣物、玩具的时候，只有三岁大的女儿Meghan捐献出她最喜欢的洋娃娃，女儿的这一举动感染了“我”和儿子，同时也让“我”明白：真正的给予不是给别人你不想要的东西，而是给予别人你最珍惜的东西。
0．Why does the author give a detailed description of a particular picture in the Sunday newspaper?A．To create an atmosphere of fear and depression brought by the tornado.
B．To appeal to unconcerned people to donate for the poor families.
C．To show the helplessness and hopelessness of the family mentioned in the paper.
D．To stress what touched her and made her decide to help the hopeless family.
解析 答案 D
41．Why did Brad and Brett also donate their favorite things finally?
A．They were encouraged to donate some valuable things by the mother.
B．Meghan's decision inspired them to donate their favorite things.
C．They also wanted to show generosity by giving away their valuable things.
D．Meghan's gesture reminded them to replace their favorite things with new ones.
解析 答案 B
42．It is suggested in the sentence “the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart” that ________.
A．sincere donation means offering help to others wholeheartedly
B．true giving means giving others what you treasure most
C．true generosity means helping others at the cost of your own benefit
D．honest benevolence means devoting yourself to the career of donation
解析 答案 B
43．What's the best title for this passage?
A．The Greatest Love
B．A Beautiful Heart
C．True Generosity
D．A Precious Gift
解析 答案 C
C
A Michigan man thanked his dog saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor(不省人事)．
Jerry Douthett, 48, woke up on a Saturday night in late July in his Rockford, Michigan home to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had chewed off his right big toe.
“The dog always lays with me on the bed，” said Douthett.“That night, I woke up and looked down at my foot, and it was wet. When I looked it was blood, and there was the dog looking at me with a blood moustache(触须)．”
Douthett's wife, Rosee, rushed him to a hospital where doctors found he was suffering from Type 2 diabetes. His toe was badly infected and doctors cut off the remainder of the toe.
Douthett's wife, a registered nurse, had been advising him for weeks to have his infected toe examined by a doctor.
On the night Kiko ate his toe, Douthett said he had been out with his wife and drank about “six or seven beers” and a pair of huge margaritas “big enough to put goldfish in.”
“I was selfmedicating at this point，” he said.“The moral of the story is that the dog saved my life, because or else I never would have gone in to see a doctor.”
The couple said they were amazed that Kiko seemed to know Douthett had a disease that needed treatment.
“He kind of chewed off the infected part and stopped at the good bone，”said Rosee. “We joked that we shouldn't have had to pay the copay because he did half the job by chewing off half of the toe.”
My mother once told me that dogs had helped humans during war periods. They traveled with the refugees (难民)and licked (舔) wounds and provided comfort and support to the owners. Perhaps dogs' saliva(唾液) act like a sort of antibiotic chemicals?
【语篇大意】 小狗在危难时刻救主的感人事迹如今已经屡见不鲜了，而本文介绍的狗狗故事绝对会令你耳目一新：它竟然充当起了医生的角色，果断为病重而不愿就医的主人“动手术”。一名男子被自己饲养的宠物狗咬下了严重感染的脚趾，从而逼他去医院治疗，解除了身体的致命隐患，救了他一命。 44．Kiko chew off Jerry's big toe when Jerry________.
A．had a quarrel with his wife because of drinking too much.
B．was having a sound sleeping after working overtime.
C．refused to have an operation for his Type 2 diabetes.
D．was sleeping because of drinking too much wine.
解析 答案 D
45．How does Kiko get on with Jerry?
A．Quite good but they live in different rooms.
B．Quite good and Kiko tried to save his owner.
C．Quite bad that Kiko hates his owner and hurt him.
D．Quite bad that Kiko decided to revenge (复仇)．
解析 答案 B
46．What does “margarita” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A．A kind of wine.
B．A kind of fish food.
C．A kind of medicine.
D．A kind of glass.
解析 答案 A47．Jerry and his wife find Kiko quite surprising as they feel Kiko seems to________.
A．know that he is a shy man.
B．love wine just like Jerry.
C．know that Jerry has some disease.
D．have played some operation before.
解析 答案 CD
My name is Matthew and I graduated from an online high school. I am a bright person, but I wanted more control over my life and I got it. You may be wondering why I got fed up in high school? Well, I felt like what I was learning wasn't practical, I felt like I was spending 9 hours per day on something that should only take a few hours and I felt like I wasn't getting the proper socialization.
I took 4 years to graduate from my high school. The pace was decided by me. I believe I could have graduated much earlier if I was forced.I did not want to be 3 years ahead of my friends (starting college, etc), although my mom sure would have been proud of me.
I graduated with a 4.0 GPA.Would I have been able to get a 4.0 in regular high school? I don't know. I would wake up at 6：30am every day and come home at 4：30 pm. That is nine hours per day spent on something that I felt could have been completed in only a few hours, if that.
My social life took a drop, true. Instead of hanging out and having fun, I was working online and making money. I also sat at home and spent a lot of time by myself. I still have no regrets about my high school decision... after all, I felt like it wasn't providing enough socialization with the right type of people, after all. Some people have a great time in high school, for most, though, it is not a great time and sometimes it is not even a healthy environment for them.
You may be interested whether I got into college? Yes. I went to a public university. Upon application, and seeing my 4.0 GPA, the admissions office sent me a letter asking me to join their Honors College!
【语篇大意】 我的高中生活与众不同，我是在网上取得高中学历的，因为我有足够的理由认为更适合这种方式，不用担心，即使这样，我优异的成绩依然为我迎来了一张公立大学的录取通知单。
48．Why did the author decide to get his degree of high school online?
A．He disliked to play with the classmates.
B．He hoped to manage his own study and life.
C．His family was poor and he couldn't afford it.
D．His parents are teachers and they taught him at home.
解析 答案 B
49．Why did the author spend four years to graduate from his high school?
A．He didn't want to go to his university too early.
B．He hasn't made enough money for his scholarship.
C．He had to look after his sick mother at home then.
D．He was trying to making his social life colorful then.
解析 答案 A
50．When did the author study at home to get his degree?
A．From 6：30am to 4：30pm every day.
B．From 7：30am to 3：30pm every day.
C．He would spare nine hours every day.
D．He would spare some hours without fixed time.
解析 答案 D
51．What did the author do in his spare time during the four years?
A．Try to make his social life rise like others.
B．Hang out and have fun with the others.
C．Manage to make money online.
D．Stay at the public libraries.
解析 答案 C
E
Cat has bright future
By day he is just a normal cat but when the lights go out, he glows in the dark.
Scientists have genetically modified a cat as part of an experiment that could lead to treatments for diseases.
Named Mr. Green Genes, he looks like a sixmonthold cat but, under ultraviolet (紫外线的)light, his eyes, gums(牙龈)and tongue glow green. That is the result of a genetic experiment at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans, US.
Mr. Green Genes is the first fluorescent (荧光的)cat in the US and probably the world, said Betsy Dresser, the center's director.
The researchers made him so they could learn whether a gene could be introduced harmlessly into a cat's genetic sequence.
If so, it would be the first step in a process that could lead to the development of ways to treat diseases via gene therapy.
The gene, which was added to Mr. Green Genes'DNA, has no effect on his health, Ms Dresser said.
Cats are ideal for this project because their genetic makeup is similar to that of humans, said Dr Martha Gomez, a scientist at the center.
To show that the gene went where it was supposed to go, the researchers settled on one that would glow.
The gene“is just a marker”， said Leslie Lyons, an assistant professor at the University of California, Davis. Lyons is familiar with the center's work.
“The glowing part is the fun part，”she said.
Glowing creatures made international news earlier this month when the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists who had discovered the gene through their work with jellyfish(水母)．
【语篇大意】 本文是一篇科普实验报告。科学家对猫进行了基因实验，使其眼睛、牙龈和舌头发绿光，以此进行利用基因治疗疾病的实验。
52．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．A Glowing Cat
B．Mr Green Genes
C．One Cat's Life
D．An experiment on cats
解析 答案 A
53．What can we conclude from the passage?
A．Fortunately, scientists have found ways to treat diseases via gene therapy.
B．Scientists think cats' genetic makeup is the same as that of human beings.
C．Three scientists who had discovered the gene were given Nobel Prize in Physics.
D．Scientists have managed to introduce a gene into a cat's genetic sequence.
解析 答案 D
54．What does “settled on” most probably mean in Paragraph 9?
A．chosen
B．killed
C．took
D．raised
解析
答案 A
55．From the passage we can see that ________.
A．Mr Green Genes was made by researchers to treat diseases
B．the cat named Mr Green Genes can glow when it is dark
C．Mr Green Genes is the first fluorescent cat in the world
D．Mr Green Genes is a cat of seven months old up to now
解析 答案 B
四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分35分)
写作一(满分15分)
你是英语系学生会主席，你系决定于6月19日下午6：30在大礼堂举行“毕业晚会”，将有精彩的文艺演出，要求全系学生参加。请写一则正式通知，告诉大家准时参加。
参考词汇：大礼堂auditorium 毕业晚会graduation party 文艺演出program of entertainment
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考范文：
Notice
All English Department students are required to attend the Graduation Party at 6：30 p．m.on Jun.19.There will be wonderful programs of entertainment.All the students are requested to be at the auditorium on time.
Student Union of the English Department
写作二(满分20分)
假如你是李华，是一位高中生。随着科技的发展，iPad已经成为中学生的新宠。用iPad既可以听音乐，阅读电子文书，又可以玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某英语报社写一封信，谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容必须包括以下几点：
1．对学习的好处；
2．对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响；
3．提出自己的建议。
注意：开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。不少于80词。
Dear editor，
I'm a senior high school student，named Li Hua._________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yourssincerely，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear_editor，
I'm_a_senior_high_school_student，named_Li_Hua.Now many students have iPads and think it's a fashion to use them.Using an iPad，we can listen to music，download a lot of learning materials and read them on the screen.Apparently，it is helpful to our study，especially to our English listening.
Some students，however，bring their iPads to classrooms and listen to music with earphones，which makes the teacher and other students greatly annoyed.What's worse，some of them even waste precious time in class playing video games.
In my opinion，as a student，we should make good use of iPads to help achieve academic success.The classroom is a place for students to study，and therefore concentration is awfully needed for us to learn our lessons.Furthermore，the school should make a rule to guide the students to use iPads in a proper way.
Yours_sincerel，
Li_Hua