Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note
Ⅰ.多项选择
1．After the law was passed，the prisoners in that state are __________ two hours’ outdoor exercise a day.
A．promised B．agreed
C．permitted D．admitted
解析：选C。句意：此项法律通过后，那个州的犯人允许每天有两个小时的户外活动。permit许可，允许。promise允诺；agree 同意；admit承认。
2．You can’t judge a person by his dressing because not all who are __________ are beggars，some even are millionaires.
A．in rags B．in short
C．in public D．in black
解析：选A。考查固定短语。从题干中的some even are millionaires可推知前半句的意思是：你不能根据穿着来判断一个人，因为不是所有衣衫褴褛的人都是乞丐。in rags 衣衫褴褛；in short总之；in public公开地；in black穿着黑色衣服。
3．He has been acting strangely these days.I can’t ________ his actions at all.
A．account for B．ask for
C．call for D．stand for
解析：选A。考查短语辨析。account for解释，说明……的原因；ask for请求，要求；call for要求，需要；stand for代表，象征，表示。
4．Jim’s father didn’t __________him to join the school football team，which made him angry.
A．let B．promise
C．permit D．hope
解析：选C。let sb.do sth.；promise sb.to do sth.意为主语答应某人要干某事，不符合句意；hope 无此结构。
5．I have no__________with people who are always complaining of their misfortunes.
A．devotion B．belief
C．patience D．balance
解析：选C。句意：对于那些总是抱怨他们的不幸的人我没有耐心。devotion热爱；belief信任；patience耐心，忍耐；balance平衡，天平。
6．It’s wise of you to__________your father’s advice when you come to any difficulty.
A．ask B．seek
C．try D．attempt
解析：选B。seek one’s advice 意为“征求某人的意见”。A项应为ask for one’s advice，C、D两项构不成有意义的词组。
7．When the man was trying to break into the bank，he was caught by the police__________.
A．in a spot B．on the spot
C．off the spot D．to the spot
解析：选B。本题考查spot 短语的用法。句意：当那个人试图闯入银行时，他被警察当场抓获了。on the spot 在现场，当场，与本句的语境一致；in a spot陷入困境；off the spot 不准确，离题；而D项是一个不存在的结构。
8．(2011年武汉调研)Success in life doesn’t happen __________.It’s the result of devoting y our time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.
A．by force B．by design
C．by accident D．by choice
解析：选C。考查介词短语辨析。句意：人生的成功不是偶然而至的，它是将时间与精力投入到你决心要做的事情之后的结果。四个介词短语的主要含义：by force用武力；by design故意地；by accident偶然地；by choice出于选择。从语意判断选C。
9．When the thief found the police had already __________ him，he ran away quickly.
A．realized B．known
C．spotted D．stared
解析：选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意：当这个贼发觉警察已认出他的时候，他迅速逃走了。realize意识到；know认识，知道；stare凝视；spot发现，认出。
10．(2010年浙江五校联考)__________ any other species，human populations are
shaped by the usual forces of natural selection，like famine，disease or climate.
A．Compared with B．As with
C．As for D．In addition to
解析：选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意：与其他的物种一样，人类人口是由自然选择，如饥荒，疾病或气候形成的。as for“关于”；in addition to“另外”；compared with“与……相比”。as w ith“与……一样；就……来说”符合题意，故选B。
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．Students ________________(觉得最容易的)to learn a new concept by hearing a teacher explain it are learning through learning.(find)
解析：考查句式结构和定语从句。由句式结构可知横线位置应是定语从句；“觉得最容易的”应表达为find it easiest，其中it代替to learn a new concept。
答案：who find it easiest
2．Not ________________(让你知道这个计划) ahead of time is just to keep it secret.(let)
解析：考查动名词作主语。“让你知道这个计划”应表达为let you know the plan，由于是作主语，故用动名词形式。
答案：letting you know the plan
3．After graduating from college，I took some time off to go travelling，________________(其结果是)a wise decision.(turn)
解析：考查定语从句和turn out用法。“结果是”应表达为turn out (to be)；本句是非限制性定语从句，故用which引导。
答案：which turned out (to be)
4．With ________________(房价上升)all the time，complaints can be heard everywhere.(go)
解析：考查with复合结构。此处是“with＋宾语＋现在分词结构”；由短语go up可知答案。
答案：house prices going up
5．________________(吃药)three times a day，and then you will find the pain will go away by and by.(take)
解析：考查祈使句。
答案：Take the medicine
6．The performance was about to begin when the news came ________________(暴风即将来临)．(way)
解析：考查同位语从句。“暴风即将来临”是the news的同位语，再由短语be on one’s way可知答案。
答案：that a storm was on the way
7．________________(无论哪个队获胜)on Saturday will go through to the national championships.(whichever)
解析：考查主语从句。本题是whichever引导的主语从句，其中win不能用将来时。
答案：Whichever team wins
8．We were lucky ________________(没有受伤)in the train accident.(injure) 解析：考查不定式作表语。由短语be lucky to do sth.以及被动语态可知答案。
答案：not to be injured
9．The doctor gave an order in the hospital that smoking ________________(禁止)．(permit)
解析：考查虚拟语气。order引导同位语从句，从句要采用“(should)＋动词原形”结构。
答案：(should)not be permitted
10．Human beings are different from animals in ________________(他们能够使用)language as a tool to communicate.(use)
解析：本题中in that意为“由于，因为”。
答案：that they can use
Ⅲ.阅读理解
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(2011年盐城市第二次调研)A Low－Carbon Economy (LCE) or Low－Fossil－Fuel Economy (LFFE) is an economy which has a smallest output of greenhouse gas (GHG) release into the atmosphere，but specifically refers to the greenhouse gas CO2.Recently，most of scientific and public opinion has come to the conclusion that there is such an accumulation of GHG (especially CO2) in the atmosphere due to human －related activities that the climate is changing.The over－concentration of these
gases is producing global warming that affects long－term climate，with negative impacts on humanity in the foreseeable future.Globally performed LCEs therefore，are proposed as a means to avoid catastrophic climate change，and as a forerunner to the more advanced，zero－carbon society and renewable－energy economy.
Some nations are low－carbon societies which are not heavily industrialized or populated.In order to avoid climate change at any point in the future，all nations considered carbon－thick societies and societies which are heavily populated，should become zero－carbon societies and economies.Several of these countries have promised to become “low carbon” but not entirely zero carbon，and claim that release will be cut by 100% by offsetting release rather than stopping all release.In other words，some release will continue which will be offset，so they are not low －release.
Nations seek to become low－carbon economies as part of a national global warming reductionstrategy.A comprehensive strategy to manage global warming is carbon neutrality，geoengineering andadaptation to global warming.
Nuclear power，or，the proposed strategies of carbon collection and storage (CCS) have been proposed as the primary means to achieve a LCE while continuing to exploit non－renewable resources；there is concern，however，with the matter of spent－nuclear－fuel storage，security and the uncertainty of costs and time needed to successfully carry out CCS worldwide and with guarantees that the stored release will not leak into the atmosphere.Alternatively，many have proposed renewable energy should be the main basis of a LCE，but，they have their associated problems of high－cost and inefficiency；this is changing，however，since investment and production have been growing significantly in recent times.Furthermore，regardless of the effect to the atmosphere by GHG releases，the growing issue of peak oil may also be reason enough for a change to a LCE.
【解题导语】为了保护环境，节约资源，我们应该实行新的生活方式，也就是文章中所介绍的低碳生活。
1．Low－carbon economy is encouraged for the following reasons except that __________.
A．too much greenhouse gas CO2 is released
B．the over－concentration of greenhouse gases is producing global warming C．it can avoid catastrophic climate change
D．low carbon and zero carbon nations and societies claim for it
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段的内容可知A、B、C正确，所以本题选择D 项。
2．The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means __________.
A．warning B．pioneer
C．symbol D．guide
解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段的内容以及第一段中的最后一句话可知，LCEs 是一种比较新的理念，所以选择B项。
3．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true?
A．Nuclear power could act as one of the primary means to achieve a LCE.
B．There’s worry about spent－nuclear－fuel storage，security and the uncertainty of costs.
C．The stored release will be likely to leak into the atmosphere.
D．Renewable energy tends to become the only means to achieve a LCE.
解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知A、B、C三项正确，本题需要选择不正确的一项，所以选择D项。
4．From the last paragraph，we can infer that the writer’s attitude toward the proposal of adapting renewable energy is __________.
A．negative B．positive
C．self－confident D．doubtful
解析：选B。推理判断题。文章最后一段中主要讲了其他能源的缺点，所以作者应该是支持可以再循环利用的能源，故本题选择positive，“积极的，肯定的”。
Ⅳ.书面表达
(2011届陕西西安检测)假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Frank在给你的来信中就伦敦正在进行的“Slow Down London”活动作了如下介绍：
“Slow Down London”is a new project to inspire Londoners to improve their lives by slowing down to do things w ell. “Slow Down London”launched a campaign and
festival(24 April 2009—4 May 2009)，designed to offer ideas and opportunities to help people slow the pace of life and appreciate the world around them.
请你就此给Frank写封回信，谈谈对该活动的看法。回信要点如下：
1．现代生活节奏加快，人们整天忙碌；
2．在为理想与事业奋斗的同时，给自己太大压力；
3．很多人身体处于亚健康状态；
4．Slow Down London活动旨在提醒人们去改善这一生活状态；
5．简要谈谈你的看法。
注意：
1．词数：120左右；
2．开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入单词总数)。
Dear Frank，
I’m glad to hear from you and get informed of the campaign in your country －Slow Down London.
________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Yours，
Li Hua
One possible version：
Dear_Frank，
I’m_glad_to_hear_from_you_and_get_informed_of_the_campaign_in_your_countr y—Slow_Down_London.
In modern society，the pace of life is getting faster and faster. Everywhere
we can see people living on the go. More and more people are devoting themselves to living their dreams and achieving their ambitions. As a result，they end in poor health due to too much stress.
Slow Down London is a wonderful project designed to inspire people to improve their lives by slowing down to do things well and appreciate the world around them.
I think it is necessary for us to slow down and lead a slower life so that we can enjoy a healthier life. I hope we will maintain a steady pace throughout our lives and enjoy life to the full.
Yours，
Li_Hua