开放英语3第12单元-

1、窗体顶端开放英语3 第12单元试卷总分：100测试总分：0一、Use of English（共10道试题，共20分。阅读下面的小对话，从四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（共10小题，每题2分，共计20分）1. Nice weather, isnt it?. A. Im not sureB. You know it wellC. Yes, it isD. Yes, it isnt正确答案：D满分：2得分：22. I wonder if Tim could control the situation. . A. Its none of your businessB. Youll get involve

2、d in itC. Tim must be thinking about itD. Well, if he cant control it, no one can正确答案：E满分：2得分：23. Why are you so late? . A. Its a shameB. I came across an old friendC. Never mindD. Thats all right正确答案：C满分：2得分：24. Excuse me, I didnt mean to bother you. . A. Theres no problemB. Its a pleasureC. Thats

3、quite all rightD. I didnt realize that正确答案：D满分：2得分：05. Have you got a table for four, Waiter? . A. Welcome to our restaurantB. Yes, sure. This way, pleaseC. We have booked the seatsD. Here are the menus正确答案：C满分：2得分：26. Excuse me, how far is the airport from here? . A. You can take a taxiB. Its about

4、 thirty milesC. Ill fly to SidneyD. Its only six hundred dollars正确答案：C满分：2得分：27. Ed said that his boy fell off a tree. . A. Oh dear! I hope he wasnt hurtB. Oh, no. A lucky boyC. He might have broken his armD. Nothing serious正确答案：B满分：2得分：28. Excuse me. Is this table taken? . A. We havent booked the d

5、ishesB. We havent ordered the dishesC. Yeah. Im saving these seats for friendsD. Yeah. Im stuffed正确答案：D满分：2得分：29. Im sorry. Bobs not in his office. ? A. Can you take a message for meB. Are you sure for thatC. Would you like to leave a messageD. Can you phone me正确答案：B满分：2得分：010. May I know your addre

6、ss? . A. Sure. Here you areB. I have no ideaC. Its far from hereD. Sorry, Ive forgotten正确答案：B满分：2得分：2二、Vocabulary and Structure（共15道试题，共15分。阅读下面的句子，从四个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。（共15小题，每题1分，共计15分）1.In the fifties last century many, new cities _ in the desert. A. bring upB. make upC. grew upD. build up正确答案：D

7、满分：1得分：12.You _ to lock the door at night. A. shouldB. oughtC. mustD. shall正确答案：C满分：1得分：13.When we were having a meeting, the director _ the bad news by telephone. A. was tellingB. was toldC. could tellD. would tell正确答案：C满分：1得分：14.Last month, he paid a visit to the village _ he had once worked for f

8、ive years. A. whereB. whichC. thatD. in that正确答案：B满分：1得分：15.The refrigerator is _; we must buy some food. A. bareB. blankC. hollowD. empty正确答案：E满分：1得分：16.Dr. Hoffman proposed that we _ the meeting until next week. A. put offB. to put offC. putting offD. need put off正确答案：B满分：1得分：17.The sun heats the

9、earth, _ is very important to living things. A. thatB. whatC. whichD. where正确答案：D满分：1得分：18.When was the building _ ? A. completeB. completing C. completedD. completes正确答案：D满分：1得分：19.Ann is studying _ at university. A. politicB. politicsC. politicianD. political正确答案：C满分：1得分：110.I broke my leg when I

10、_ skiing in America. A. - (不填)B. isC. wasD. has been正确答案：D满分：1得分：111._ every day for 20 minutes. A. ExerciseB. To exerciseC. Should exerciseD. Exercising正确答案：B满分：1得分：012.She comes from _ Peoples Republic of China. A. oneB. aC. - (不填)D. the正确答案：E满分：1得分：113.He is very keen _ football. A. atB. inC. onD

11、. to正确答案：D满分：1得分：114. We want to sit at the table near the window. Im sorry, but _ already. A. it took B. it takesC. it is being takenD. it has been taken正确答案：E满分：1得分：015.Somebody asked her, _? A. did heB. didnt theyC. didnt heD. did they正确答案：C满分：1得分：0三、Cloze Test（共1道试题，共10分。阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中选出能填

12、入相应空白处的最佳选项。（共10小题，每题1分，共计10分）1.Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there1no plants. This is because plants can make2from the air, water and sunlight. Animal and man cannot do this. Animals and man get their food by eating plants and other animals.3animals and man need p

13、lants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many4of plants. Most plants are green. There are two5types of plants, flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make s

14、eeds. The seeds are6by the fruits. Almost all the trees around us are flowering plants. Some fruits have one seed, two, or many more. But a few fruits have7seeds at all. An example of a fruit8seeds is the banana fruit.Most non-flowering plants grow from lspores instead of seeds. Some spores are so s

15、mall and light that they can9in the air. When these spores10on wet and shady places, they usually grow in to new plants. 1).A. are B. wereC. hadntD. hadnt been正确答案：C满分：1得分：02).A. meatB. vegetablesC. foodD. fruits正确答案：D满分：1得分：13).A. ThereforeB. OrC. ButD. Though正确答案：B满分：1得分：14).A. hundredsB. tonsC. r

16、ootsD. types正确答案：E满分：1得分：15).A. thousandB. mainC. usefulD. nice正确答案：C满分：1得分：16).A. bornB. protectedC. coveredD. hidden正确答案：D满分：1得分：07).A. fewB. bigC. noD. small正确答案：D满分：1得分：18).A. withoutB. withC. growingD. instead of正确答案：B满分：1得分：19).A. hangB. growC. fallD. float正确答案：E满分：1得分：010).A. floatB. lieC. fa

17、llD. move正确答案：D满分：1得分：1四、Reading Comprehension（共4道试题，共40分。）1.When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years. My mother didnt use to work during the week, but she worked in the post office near our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soon

18、as they were issued.On the day of the World Cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excited because England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch, my mother told us to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didnt tell us why.

19、 At 2 oclock my mother went back to work as usual, while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasnt watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio. England won 4:2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burst in, my mother was standi

20、ng behind the counter. She was waiting to sell us a very special limited edition with ENGLAND WINNERS on each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money. 1).This passage mainly tells us _.A. the author and her brother used to like stamps very muchB. t

21、he author had a very kind motherC. the author and her brother had an unforgettable experience in collecting stampsD. their mother used to support them by working in the post office正确答案：D满分：2得分：02).According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office _. A. during the week B. on SaturdaysC.

22、on SundaysD. for six days正确答案：C满分：2得分：23).Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match if England won, but she didnt tell them why. Why do you think she did that?A. She wanted to give them a surprise.B. She doubted if she would get the stamps.C. She forgot to do that.

23、 D. She thought it unnecessary to tell them the reason. 正确答案：B满分：2得分：24).What does the sentence We were over the moon. mean?A. We jumped high. B. We were extremely happy about it.C. We watched the moon for a long time.D. We couldnt sleep the whole night.正确答案：C满分：2得分：25).What is the best title for th

24、is passage? A. My ChildhoodB. My MotherC. A Precious StampD. A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps 正确答案：E满分：2得分：02.MAPPING THE FUTUREAt Beijings new Urban Planning Exhibition Centre a computerised city planning map is creating great interest. Visitors are crowding around it to locate their nei

25、ghbourhoods and to learn about the changes that are occurring. Why? Because during the last decade the government and the local authority have been pushing forward urban development at great speed. Old and ugly factories, even whole areas are being demolished to make way for new skyscrapers, blocks

26、of flats and shopping malls.Urban planning officials say, We are trying to be more open, we want to get more feedback from the public. This computerised map is real progress. In fact, the Centre is the first of its kind in the city. Residents are sharing with the government the vision of making a ne

27、w city. The main attraction is a large-scale model of the city about half the size of a tennis court - visitors can even see the traffic lights and the bridges in the city. A guide, who comes from the Beijing suburbs, points out Beijings landmarks to the visitors, for example, the Forbidden City and

28、 the 2008 Olympic Games complex. People can study the new underground extension and see where the new underground stations are. Visitors come to the Centre for a variety of reasons. One man, in his 70s, is planning to spend five months in Canada with his daughter later in the year he wants to know i

29、f his flat will still be there when he gets back. Good news! He discovers that his area is designated a conservation area. The beautiful old statues, fountains and pavement cafs in his area will stay. They are even making this attractive part of the city into a pedestrianised area no more traffic! H

30、owever, not everyone is pleased with the new centre. One young couple, from the citys emerging professional middle classes, are trying to choose the best place to buy a flat. They feel that the Centre still does not give enough information for them to make a good investment decision. 1).Which of the

31、 following best describes the writers main point in the first paragraph?A. Beijings planning map interests people a lot because of the changes being made in the city.B. A computerized city planning map is shown in Beijings new Urban Planning Exhibition Centre.C. Visitors are curious about the comput

32、erized city planning map.D. During the past ten years, great changes have taken place in Beijing.正确答案：B满分：2得分：02).According to the passage, which of the following is not mentioned about the types of building that are planned?A. SkyscrapersB. Blocks of flatsC. Shopping mallsD. Factories正确答案：E满分：2得分：2

33、3).Which of the following best states the main idea of the third paragraph?A. The large-scale model of the city is about half the size of a tennis court.B. The main attraction is a big model and people can see how they will be affected.C. Beijings landmarks are the Forbidden City and the 2008 Olympi

34、c Games Complex.D. More underground stations will be built.正确答案：C满分：2得分：24).Which of the following illustrates the main idea of the fourth paragraph?A. The old man in his 70s is happy to know his flat will not be demolished.B. Visitors who come to the centre for a variety of reasons are all happy. C

35、. The young couple feels dissatisfied with the Centre.D. Some people feel happy and others dont feel happy because they dont get enough information.正确答案：E满分：2得分：05).Based on your understanding of each paragraph, what is the passage primarily concerned with?A. The computerized planning map is arousin

36、g great interest among the visitors.B. Officials are being more open and residents are giving feedback. C. The newly-planned city map reveals the rapid changes in Beijing. D. Visitors come to the centre for various reasons. 正确答案：D满分：2得分：03.We are all in a rush. We are hurrying here and there. The pr

37、essure of time characterizes life today. People like living at a breakneck speed. Fast-food restaurants, one minute bedtime stories, microwave ovens, quick freezers, instant noodles(面条), automatic dial buttons on the telephone, the remote control of a television, e-mails, the Internet, all these hav

38、e caused a speed-up in the pace of peoples life. These days it is possible to drive, eat, listen to the radio, watch a TV show or talk on the phone all at once, if you dare. Not long ago, for most people, listening to the radio was a single-task activity. Now it is rare for a person to listen to the

39、 radio and do nothing else. Even television has lost its command of our attention. In so many houses the TV just stays on, like a noisy light, while the life of the busy family passes back and forth in front of it. In the technology-driven Western world, the increasing wealth and the increasing educ

40、ation bring a sense of tension about time. People believe that they have little time. They wish they had 48 hours a day. American culture views time as a thing to be kept and saved. Timesaving is a subject often talked about and discussed. Books with such titles as Streamlining Your Life; Take Your

41、Time; More Hours in My Day are always best sellers. People have talked and wanted many ways to “save time”. But what does this concept mean? Does timesaving mean getting more done? If so, does talking on a mobile phone at the beach save time or waste it? If you can choose between a 30 minute train r

42、ide, during which you can read and a 20 minute drive, during which you cannot read, does this drive save ten minutes? Does it make sense to say driving saves ten minutes from your travel budget while removing ten minutes from your reading budget? These questions have no answer. They depend on a conc

43、ept that is ill formed: the very idea of timesaving. Some of us say we want to save time when really we just want to do more and faster. It might be simplest to recognize that there is time and we make choices about how to spend it, how to spare it, how to use it and how to fill it. Time is not a th

44、ing we have lost. It is not a thing we ever had. It is what we live in. 1).According to the passage, what characterizes life today is that we _.A. are all in a rushB. live at a breakneck speedC. save a lot of timeD. feel time is pressing正确答案：E满分：2得分：02).In the sentence, These days it is possible to

45、drive, eat, listen to the radio, watch a TV show or talk on the phone all at once the phrase all at once means all _.A. immediately B. at the same timeC. quickly D. instantly 正确答案：C满分：2得分：03).The author believes that the increasing wealth and the increasing education bring a sense of tension _.A. ab

46、out timeB. among peopleC. with more things to doD. both A and B正确答案：B满分：2得分：04).The author _the American idea that time is a thing that can be kept and saved.A. believes inB. does not believeC. is doubtful aboutD. is certain about正确答案：D满分：2得分：25).The best title for this passage is _.A. Can We Save T

47、ime?B. What Is Time?C. The Idea of TimesavingD. The Importance of Timesaving正确答案：B满分：2得分：24.In the United States, 30 percent of the grown-up population has a “weight problem.” To many people, the cause is clear: we eat too much. But scientific experiments do little to support this idea. Going back t

48、o the America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked harder physically, walked more, used machines much less, and didnt watch television.Several modern studies, besides, have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average thanthinner people. In fact, some research work, such as the 1979 study of 3,545 London office workers, reports that fat people eat less than thinner p