英语必修3&4Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note精练

《Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note Learning about Language & Using Language》

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．The people all ________ (鞠躬) down before the Emperor.

2．Conditions in the prison camp were ________(难以置信的)．

3．He went to the post office to buy writing paper and ________(信封)．

4．Why are you so ________ (粗鲁的) to your mother?

5．The ________ (方式) in which the decision was made was hard to accept.

6．Could you tell us what's for ________ (甜点)?

7．He covered her mouth to stop her from ________ (尖叫)．

8．A large ________ (数量) of water has been wasted by the factory.

9．It's well－known that his father is a very ________ (真诚的) person.

10．I was very sad ________ (真正地) to hear of your father's death.

答案：1.bowed　2.unbelievable　3.envelopes　4.rude

5．manner　6.dessert　7.screaming　8.amount　

9．genuine　10.indeed

Ⅱ.用适当的介词或副词填空

1．A friend in need is a friend ________.

2．Have you any money ________ me? I left my purse in my house.

3．________ the sun, nothing would grow.

4．The successful people is the one who can think ________ things for the rest of the world to keep busy at.

5．Don't decide ________ important matters too quickly.

6．All the classmates burst into laughter when David acted ________ the episode (插曲)．

7．She went ________ the stage in 1987.

8．Now we are busy. Lay that problem aside ________ a while, please.

9．You are my only love, ________ the bottom of my heart.

10．Henry was looked down upon by the waiters, for he was ________ rags.

答案：1.indeed　2.on　3.Without　4.up　5.on　6.out

7．on　8.for　9.from　10.in

Ⅲ.单句改错

1．Why don't you explain that this is all about？________

2．By this way, the man made his appearance at the foot of the mountain before nightfall.________

3．At last the man lost his patient and burst into anger.________

4．It's amazed how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life.________

5．He gets lost. I can say that he can be a stranger to this city.________

6．People are born equal with each other.________

7．Mark Twain was famous as his novels.________

8．Every actor follows after the directions of the playwright when he or she is on the stage performing.________

9．Add three to four makes seven.________

10．How could you explain for your behaviour at the party？________

答案与解析：

1．解析：explain后面跟的是宾语从句，从句中缺少about的宾语，应该用what。

答案：that→what

2．解析：in this way意为“以这种方式”，是固定短语。

答案：By→In

3．解析：此处表示“失去耐性”，应该用名词patience。

答案：patient→patience

4．解析：此句中It是形式主语，指的是后面一句的内容，主语为事物，应该用以­ing结尾的形容词。

答案：amazed→amazing

5．解析：前面已经有了I can say，表示猜测，后面应该用must，表示“一定”。

答案：第二个can→must

6．解析：be equal to为固定短语，意为“和……平等”。

答案：with→to

7．解析：be famous for意为“因为……而出名”；be famous as意为“作为……而出名”，这里应该用for。

答案：as→for

8．解析：follow做及物动词，意为“遵循，遵从”，后面不用介词。

答案：去掉after

9．解析：此处是动名词做主语，谓语动词是makes。

答案：Add→Adding

10．解析：account for是固定短语，意为“作出解释”。

答案：explain→account或去掉for

Ⅳ.用括号中的提示翻译句子

1．这就是我丢的那支钢笔。(the same ... that)

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2．我发现很难解释所发生的一切。(find it adj. to do ...)

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3．他发现自己不知不觉地朝公园方向走去。(find sb. doing)

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4．如果有人给我一张百万英镑，我不知怎么描述我的感受。(describe)

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5．这部电影因为描述的是普通人及他们的处事方式而受到人们的欢迎。(description)

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答案：

1．This is the same pen that I lost.

2．I found/find it hard to explain what had/has happened.

3．He found himself walking in the direction of the park.

4．I don't know how I could describe my feelings if I were given a million pound note.

5．The film is popular with/among the people for its description of common people and the way they deal with/handle things.

The film is popular with/among the people because it describes common people and the way they deal with/handle things.

Ⅴ.阅读理解

A wealthy Persian Prince (波斯王子) loved good stories. The older he grew, the fonder he became of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end. Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk (风险) was so great that nobody came to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day, a tall, handsome young man came and said that he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The Prince agreed but warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth your fair daughter，” the young man replied poetically (得体地). He then began this well­known story：

“Once upon a time there was a certain king who feared famine (饥荒). So he ordered his men to build a huge storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was set up, made water­proof (不透水的) and made fire­proof, the king felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in the roof and as he looked at it, a locust (蝗虫) came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn. Then a fourth locust, flying at a great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and ...”

“Stop！” shouted the prince.

“I can't.” answered the young man, “I must go on until I tell you what happened to each grain of corn.”

“But that will go on forever，” the Prince protested (抗议，反对)．

“Exactly！” the young man replied. And he smiled as he turned towards the prince's beautiful young daughter.

1．The Persian Prince always felt regretted because ________.

A. there were no story­tellers in his country

B. he had too much wealth

C. all stories have ends

D. there was terrible famine

2．The young man risked telling an endless story to the prince because ________.

A. he wanted to marry the Prince's beautiful young

daughter

B. he wanted to show his bravery to the people of his country

C. he wanted to get a great sum of money from the Prince

D. he wanted to be the Persian Prince himself

3．If the young man failed to tell a story without an end ________.

A. he would be sent to prison for some time

B. he would be driven out of his country

C. he would be in prison all his life

D. she would lose a lot of money

4．In order to prevent famine, the King in the young man's story ________.

A. asked to build a water­proof palace

B. asked to build a huge storehouse

C. planned to buy a lot of corn from the countries nearby

D. ordered all the people in his country to plant rice and wheat

5．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Persian Prince gave the young man a lot of money for the endless story.

B. The Persian Prince got angry and drove the young man out of his palace.

C. The Persian Prince changed his mind and didn't allow the young man to marry his daughter.

D. The young man did tell the Persian Prince an endless story.

答案与解析：

1．解析：细节理解题。从第一段“But he always regretted they had to have an end.”得此答案。

答案：C

2．解析：细节理解题。从第一段“‘The risk is worth sent your fair daughter.’”得此答案。

答案：A

3．解析：细节理解题。从第一段“‘Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life.’”得此答案。

答案：C

4．解析：细节理解题。从第二段“‘Once upon a time there was a certain king who feared famine (饥荒). So he ordered his men to build a huge store house, which he filled with corn.’”得此答案。

答案：B

5．解析：细节理解题。从后半部分Prince和the young man的对话得此答案。

答案：D

Ⅵ.七选五阅读

A god has a horse. The horse was beautiful and also it had many good qualities. __1__ It especially wanted to become the most beautiful horse in the world.

One day the horse said to the god, “You have given me beauty. You have given me other good qualities. __2__ But how I wish you could make me more beautiful! I would be extremely, extremely grateful if you could make me more beautiful.”

The god said, “I'm more than ready to make you more beautiful. __3__”Then the horse said，“ My neck is too short. If you can make neck a little longer, my upper body will be more beautiful. And if you can make my legs much longer and thinner, then I will look more beautiful in my lower body.”

Then immediately the god made a camel appear in place of the horse. The horse was so sad that it started to cry，“ Oh, no, I do not want to become a camel. __4__ As a horse, everybody appreciated my good qualities. Nobody will appreciate me as a camel.”

The god said，“ This is exactly what you asked for. You have become a camel.”

__5__ If you cry for a longer neck and legs, this is what will happen. Each thing in my creation has its own good qualities. The camel is not as beautiful as you are, but it carries heavy loads and has a great sense of duty.

A．I'm so grateful to you.

B．Why not remain a horse?

C．I wish you to change me into a horse again.

D．Tell me in what way you want to be changed.

E．But it wanted to be more perfect in every way.

F．Never try to receive more than I have given you.

G．I am glad to know that you feel good with yourself now.

答案：1－5　EADCF