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Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteSectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending一、选择适当的单词填空permitspotpassageappearancestareseekaccountaccident1Tooursurprise,wemanyscenictovisitintheoldcity.答案:spotted;spots2Thedriver’scarelessnessfortheaccident.答案:accounted3Wewonderedwhetherhediditonpurposeorby.答案:accident4Youcan’tgetinwithouta.答案:permit5Becausehehadnomoneylefttobuytickets,hehadtoworkforhistoAustralia.答案:passage6Don’tjudgeastrangerbyhis.答案:appearance7WehavetomakepeacebetweenFredandTom.答案:sought8It’sbadmannerstoatothers.答案:stare二、单项填空1Notbelievingtheireyes,thevisitorsonthespottheflyingplane,doingsomemostdifficultanddangeroustricksinthesky.A.glaredatB.staredatC.glancedatD.caughtsightof解析:glareat“怒视着……”;stareat“盯着……”;glanceat“瞥了……一眼”;catchsightof“看见”。由下文的doingsomemostdifficultanddangeroustricksinthesky可知应选staredat。答案:B2—Doyouknowwhytheteacherasksme?—Hewantsyoutoyourabsencelastnight.A.setoffB.settledownC.watchoutD.accountfor解析:setoff“动身,使爆炸”;settledown“定居,专心于”;watchout“当心”;accountfor“导致,做出解释”。此处用accountfor表示“他想让你对你昨晚的缺席做出解释”。答案:D3—Jerryseemstobegenerousandkind-hearted.—,heisthemostcold-bloodedpersonI’veeverknown.A.AsaresultB.OnthecontraryC.BythewayD.Ontheotherhand解析:asaresult“结果”;onthecontrary“正相反”;bytheway“顺便说一下”;ontheotherhand“另一方面”。由于两个人对杰里的评价是截然相反的,所以应用Onthecontrary。答案:B4(2013·湖北卷)AnartistwhowasrecentlytravelingonaferrytothesouthernislanddiscoveredalonglostantiqueGreekvase.A.atrandomB.bychanceC.inturnD.onoccasion解析:atrandom意为“任意地,随便地”;bychance意为“碰巧,凑巧”;inturn意为“依次,轮流”;onoccasion意为“有时,间或”。由句意“偶然发现了一个遗失多年的古希腊花瓶”可知B项为答案。答案:B5Althoughshedressedup,shewasbyherfansthemomentshecameout.A.spottedB.foundC.knownD.seen解析:spot“发现,认出”;find“找到,发现”;know“知道”;see“看见”。句意:虽然化了装,但是她一出来就被粉丝们认了出来。答案:A6(2013·山东卷)—Howfarcanyourunwithoutstopping?—.I’venevertried.A.Don’tmentionitB.That’sallrightC.IhavenoideaD.Goahead解析:考查交际用语。根据后句“我从未尝试过”,可知“我不知道”。故答案选C项。答案:C7whathehadoriginallyexpected,thepartyturnedouttobetiring.A.InsteadofB.InspiteofC.ContrarytoD.Becauseof解析:contraryto表示“与……相反”。答案:C8Thetwobrothersabetonthespeedofthehorse.A.gaveB.tookC.madeD.carried解析:词组makeabet的含义是“打赌”。答案:C9Thespecialmedicineforthediseasewasdifficulttofindthougheverywhere.A.soughtB.havingsoughtC.beingsoughtD.havingbeensought解析:though后面省略了itwas。答案:A10Itwasintheparkthelostbikewasspottedyesterday.A.whichB.thatC.whereD.what解析:本句考查强调句型的引导词that的用法。答案:B11Oneoftheadvantagesoflivingonthetopfloorofahigh-riseisthatyoucangetagood.A.sceneryB.sceneC.viewD.look解析:view意为“风景,景色”,通常指从某个特定(或比较高的)位置所见到的景物。scenery指抽象的自然风景。scene可指戏剧、电影等的一场、场景、布景。look指“看”的动作。答案:C三、翻译句子1他在北京出生长大。(bringup)答案:HewasbornandbroughtupinBeijing.2我们不允许人们在这儿吵闹。(permit)答案:Wedon’tpermitpeopletomakeanoisehere.3学生们发现烟是从那个房间里冒出来的。(spot)答案:Thestudentsspottedthesmokecomingoutofthatroom.4不要玩刀子,你可能会不小心伤了自己。(byaccident)答案:Don’tplaywithaknife.Youmighthurtyourselfbyaccident.5他想让我说明所花费的每一笔钱。(accountfor)答案:HewantedmetoaccountforeachsumofthemoneyIhadspent.6那不是一件好事情,恰恰相反,那是个巨大的错误。(onthecontrary)答案:Itisn’tagoodthing;onthecontrary,it’sahugemistake.四、阅读理解MarkTwain,thefamousAmericanwriterandagreatmasterofhumor,likedtoplayjokesonothers.Butonceajokewasplayedonhim.OnedayMarkTwainwasinvitedtogiveatalkinasmalltown.Atlunchhemetayoungman,oneofhisfriends.Theyoungmansaidthathehadanunclewithhim.HetoldMarkTwainthathisuncleneverlaughedorsmiled,andthatnobodyandnothingwasabletomakehisunclesmileorlaugh.“Youbringyouruncletomytalkthisevening,”saidMarkTwain.“I’msureIcanmakehimlaugh.”Thateveningtheyoungmanandhisunclesatinthefront.MarkTwainbegantospeak.Hetoldseveralfunnystoriesandmadeeveryoneintheroomlaugh.Butthemanneverevensmiled.MarkTwaintoldmorefunnystories,buttheoldmanstillkeptquiet.MarkTwaincontinuedtotellhisfunnystories.Finallyhestopped.Hewastiredandquitedisappointed.Somedayslater,MarkTwaintoldanotherfriendwhathadhappened.“Oh,”saidhisfriend,“Iknowthatman.He’sbeendeafforyears.”1Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto.A.tellreadersMarkTwainlikedplayingjokesB.tellreadersajokeplayedonMarkTwainC.tellreadersMarkTwainwasagreatwriterD.tellreadershowtotellafunnystory解析:主旨大意题。从整篇文章来看,作者主要告诉读者MarkTwain被人捉弄的故事。答案:B2OnedayMarkTwainmetatlunch.A.afriendB.hisbrotherC.histeacherD.ayounggirl解析:细节考查题。由第一段最后一句可以得出答案。答案:A3WhydidMarkTwainasktheyoungmantobringhisuncletohistalk?A.Becausehethoughthecouldmakehimlaugh.B.Becausehewantedtogettoknowtheoldman.C.Becausetheoldmancouldtellstories.D.Becausehewantedtolearnfromtheoldman.解析:推理判断题。由第三段可知,MarkTwain想让老人来的目的就是想把他逗笑。答案:A4MarkTwainstoppedfinallybecausehewas.A.disappointedB.sorryC.illD.sleepy解析:细节考查题。由第四段最后两句可以得出答案。答案:A5MarkTwaincouldn’tmaketheoldmanlaughbecause.A.hisjokeswerenotfunnyB.theoldmanwasn’tinterestedinthejokesC.theoldmancouldtellmorefunnyjokesD.theoldmanwasdeaf解析:推理判断题。由最后一段可知老人耳聋多年了,因此他不笑的真正原因是他听不到MarkTwain讲的笑话。答案:D