Unit 3 Computers
单元检测卷
第一部分 听力（满分30分）（略） 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A（2017届东北三省四市教研联合体高三模考）
● Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Type: Fantasy
When Ophelia moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing, she discovers a boy locked away for 75 years in a museum. She must help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world. Along the way, Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see.
Targeted readers: People who like fairy tales would enjoy this book.
● A Hundred Horses by Sarah Lean Type: Mystery
The wooden horse Nell brings along during her visits to aunt and cousins is stolen by a girl named Angel. As Nell finds out Angers true identity, a bond grows between them and a group of 99 horses. Word has it that the 100th horse is magical. But where is it? Nell doesn’t know, but Angel might know.
Targeted readers: Kids who like animals and nature will be sure to find this book exciting. ● How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks Type: Fantasy
Birdie is an orphan who is good at trapping monsters with her singing voice. She is the only goblin (妖精) hunter in the world. When kids go missing, it’s up to her to figure out why.
Targeted readers: Anyone who is looking for monsters will take great pleasure in this book.
● I Even Funnier. A Middle School Story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein Type: Fiction
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After a car accident Jamie loses his family, so he moves in with his aunt, uncle and his cousin Stevie, whose basic aim is to trick Jamie. But Jamie keeps having a positive attitude and running after his goals. He has been recently honored the Funniest Kid Comic of New York State. Targeted readers: This book would be great for anyone who is fond of humorous books. 1.Which writer tells a story about a girl saving the world? A. Karen Foxlee. B. Sarah Lean. C. Catherine Jinks.
D. James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.
2.Nature lovers may take interest in . A. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy B.A Hundred Horses C. How to Catch a Bogle
D.I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story
3.Who goes through life challenges without losing heart? A. Ophelia. Jamie.
4.In which section of a newspaper can we probably find this passage? A. Fashion. Local news.
B
Cyclist Alain Such has been dropped from the Ingotel cycling team for two years after a positive drug test at the Institute of Drug Free Sport. ＂I was flabbergasted.＂ said Vidier Garcia, from Team Ingotel. ＂Alain joined our team last month and we had no idea that he was being examined.
It’s a story that has become more and more familiar in recent years. Dr Mohammad Farnood, a leading sports scientist from Cairo, Egypt, said, ＂It is thought that some athletes will look for other ways to improve performance in addition to using drugs.＂
B. Literature.
C. Business.
D.
B. Nell.
C. Birdie.
D.
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However, it has not always been against the law. In the Olympics in 1994,Thomas Hicks won the marathon after using drugs in the middle of the race. In fact, the first one didn’t make him feel better for long, so he was given another and, as a result, he fell down soon after finishing and knew nothing. Another one may well have killed him.
Things are very different today. Some scientists are considering the possibility of using genetic engineering to further develop athletes’ abilities. ＂If it works with no risk of discovery,＂ said Dr Farnood,＂then it’s likely to become common practice for athletes.＂
Researchers are looking at the possibility of identifying ＂athletic＂ genes and correcting weak ones. Put into practice, this would make a person healthier and stronger. Once scientists understand what the genes of top athletes look like, it might even become possible to identify ＂athletic＂ genes in young people, and then money could be spent on children who have the most promising genes.
＂People are beginning to recognize can in many do good to our society, for ex-ample in saving lives and in creating better quality food for people.＂Dr Farnood says.＂ So, is it fair to use genetic engineering in sport? You could ask if it’s fair for some runners to use the latest scientifically developed footwear, the key question is whether it’s available to everyone.
5.What does the underlined word ＂flabbergasted＂ in Paragraph l mean? A. Shy.
B. Proud.
C. Excited. D. Surprised.
6.What happened to Thomas Hicks in 1994? A. He was badly hurt n training.
B. He broke the law when running in a race. C. He took drugs and almost got killed. D. He lost the match in the Olympic Games.
7.Who may show the greatest concern about using genetic engineering in sport? A. Didier Garcia.
B. Thomas Hicks.
D. Dr Mohammad Farnood.
C. Cyclist Alain Such.
8.What can we learn from Paragraph 5 and 6?
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A. The possibility of identifying ＂athletic＂ genes has become available. B. It’s not clear whether it is fair to use genetic engineering in sport. C. The practice of using drugs in sport has a long history. D. It’s dangerous to use drugs in sport.
C
In the tiny village of Angelica, New York, the post office is more than a place to get mail or send packages. There you’ll find the heart of this lovely community. It’s where villagers meet and greet friends.
When Angelica’s post office was threatened with being closed in the 1980s，a villager，Pat, came up with a plan to save it. ＂At Christmas time I would hear on the news about towns named Snow or Bethlehem having celebrations,＂ says Pat, ＂Why couldn’t we do the same thing with Angelica?＂
Pat, who is an artist，created a postal cancellation (邮戳) design featuring an Angelica angel.
She drew her angels in a traditional fashion and submitted her suggestion to the U.S. Postal Service. Once approved, the drawing was carved into a cancellation stamp that could be used for one day only. The postmistress (女邮局局长) then had another idea to make the day even more special calling the post office Angel Station.
The large increase in mail amount saved Angelica’s post office from being closed and keeps the doors open today.zx.x&k
Now it’s tradition that on the first Friday in December，people come to Angelica to mail their Christmas cards. Each year the amount of mail going through the Angelica Post Office increases during late November and early December. Stamp collectors from around the world have accepted the Angel Station cancellation, some sending mail from as far away as France.
Because the stamp is destroyed each season, Pat draws a new angel that conveys season’s greetings from Angel Station every year. Post offices may close in other parts of the country, but this tiny one continues.
9.What did Pat do to save the post office?
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A. She invented a new cancellation. B. She hosted Christmas celebrations. C. She gave the office a better name. D. She designed a special set of stamps. 10.Which of the following can best describe Pat? A. Curious and friendly. B. Humorous and intelligent. C. Creative and warm-hearted. D. Hardworking and humorous.
11.What can we learn about Angelica’s post office from the passage? A. It was completely closed in the 1980s. B. Its name has been changed many times. C. It is also the centre of local social life. D. Its stamp remains the same each season.
D
Few things have helped create the look of the English countryside more than hedgerows(栅篱).
Hedges have been used as field boundaries in England since the times of the Romans. Excavations(挖掘) at Farmoor (Oxon) reveals Roman hedges made of thorn. The Anglo-Saxons also used hedgerows extensively, and many that were used as estate boundaries still exist. Although these early hedges were used as field enclosures or to mark the boundaries of one person’s property, there was no systematic planting of hedges in England until the first Enclosure Movement(圈地运动) of the 13th century.
The pressures of population expansion led to a widespread clearing of land for agriculture, and the new fields needed to be marked clearly.
Later, farming expansion in the 15th century led to more widespread hedge planting, but the greatest use of hedges came in the Enclosure Movement of the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Enclosure Movement is a fancy term that historians use to describe the habit of wealthy landowners enclosing common fields for their own use, usually for the purpose of
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