2014届高三英语大一轮复习Book3Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote单元知

1Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteⅠ.单项填空1．Sincethenewrulesbegantowork,westudentshavebeen________tohaveonehourforexerciseeveryday.A．promisedB．agreedC．permittedD．admitted答案C解析permit许可，允许，符合句意。promise允诺；agree同意；admit承认。2．Youcan’tjudgeapersonbyhisdressingbecausenotallwhoare________arebeggars，someevenaremillionaires.A．inragsB．inshortC．inpublicD．inblack答案A解析考查固定短语。从题干中的someevenaremillionaires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。inrags衣衫褴褛；inshort总之；inpublic公开地；inblack穿着黑色衣服。3．Nobodycan________hisstrangebehaviorthosedays.A．accountforB．askforC．callforD．standfor答案A解析考查短语辨析。accountfor解释，说明……的原因；askfor请求，要求；callfor要求，需要；standfor代表，象征，表示。4．IspentalmostanhourtopersuadehimandatlastIlost________.A．devotionB．beliefC．patienceD．balance答案C解析devotion热爱；belief信任；patience耐心，忍耐；balance平衡，天平。5．—HowdoyoufindthenewbookbyJ．K.Rowling?—________.Iguesssheisoutofhertalent.A．VeryinterestingB．ByaccidentC．VeryboringD．Inthelibrary答案C解析考查情景对话。句意为：——你认为J.K.Rowling写得新书怎么样？——很枯燥。2我想她已江郎才尽了。6．________anyotherspecies，humanpopulationsareshapedbytheusualforcesofnaturalselection，likefamine，diseaseorclimate.A．ComparedwithB．AswithC．AsforD．Inadditionto答案B解析考查介词短语辨析。句意为：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。asfor关于；inadditionto另外；comparedwith与……相比。aswith与……一样；就……来说，符合题意，故选B。7．Ifyoudon’tlikethedrinkyou________，justleaveitandtryadifferentone.(2011·大纲全国Ⅱ，9)A．orderedB．areorderingC．willorderD．hadordered答案A解析句意为：如果你不喜欢你点的饮料，就别喝了，再换一种。由情境可知饮料是刚才点的，故用一般过去时。8．—Mostpeoplebelievethatdifficultsituationscanoften________thebestinaperson.—Ican’tagreemore.A．bringoutB．bringupC．bringaboutD．bringin答案A解析考查短语辨析。bringout使显现，使表现出。句意为：——绝大部分人认为，困境能够促使一个人显出最优秀的一面。——我非常同意你的观点。bringup养育；bringabout使发生，致使；bringin生产，挣得，介绍，引进。9．Ashisbestfriend，Icanmakeaccurateguessesabout________hewilldoorthink.A．whatB．whichC．whomD．that答案A解析介词about后的宾语从句中缺少连接词，从句中的谓语动词do和think又缺少宾语，所以只有A项符合题意。10．Thereare________productstobesoldinthefactorystore.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrect?3A．alargenumberofB．quantitiesofC．alargeamountofD．agreatmany答案C解析四个选项中只有alargeamountof不修饰可数名词。11．Sometimesshe’daskthedrivertostopinfrontofaparticularbuilding，andwouldsit________intothedistance，sayingnothing.A．staringB．glaringC．watchingD．noticing答案A解析句意为：有时她会让司机停在某一幢大楼前，而且总是坐在那里凝视着远方，什么也不说。stare在此为不及物动词，意为“凝视”；stareintothedistance意为“凝视着远方”。12．Jennywasholidayingwithherfamilyinthecountryside________shewasbittenonthelegbyadog.A．whileB．asC．whenD．before答案C解析bedoing...when...正在……突然……。13．Successinlifedoesn’thappen________.It’stheresultofdevotingyourtimeandenergytowhatyou’vesetouttodo.A．byforceB．bydesignC．byaccidentD．bychoice答案C解析考查介词短语辨析。句意为：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。byforce用武力；bydesign故意地；byaccident偶然地；bychoice出于选择。从语意判断选C。14．Thepolicequickly________thecriminalinthecrowd.A．realizedB．knewC．spottedD．stared答案C解析考查动词词义辨析。句意为：警察很快在人群中认出来犯罪分子。realize意识到；know认识，知道；spot发现，认出；stare凝视。15．Theprofessorbuiltaglasswall，________hecouldobservewhatwasgoingoninside.A．inwhichB．whereC．fromwhichD．throughwhich4答案D解析考查“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句。表示“透过玻璃墙”，应该用介词through，在介词后作宾语代替指物的先行词aglasswall用关系代词which。句意为：教授建了一堵玻璃墙，透过这堵墙他能够观察到里面的一切。Ⅱ.阅读理解Sincethe1970s，scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain­computerinterface(BCI)technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.Recently，tworesearchers，JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytechnicSchoolinLausanne，Switzerland，demonstrated(展示)asmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson’sthoughts.Inthelaboratory，Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeventalkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.“Ourbrainhasbillionsofnervecells.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord(脊髓)tothemusclestogiveustheabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuriesorotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfromreachingthemuscles，”Tavellasays.“Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithexternalworldandalsotocontroldevices.”Theresearchersdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp(头皮)andsendsthemtoacomputer.Thecomputerinterpretsthesignalsandcommandsthemotorizedwheelchair.Thewheelchairalsohastwocamerasthatidentifyobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.Prof.Millan，theteamleader，saysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatinterpretsbrainsignalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands.“ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeoplecanbegroupedintwocategories：communication，andcontrollingdevices.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair.”Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients，soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanbenefitfrom.Andtheotheristoguaranteethattheycanusethetechnologyoverlongperiodsoftime.1．BCIisatechnologythatcan________.A．helptoupdatecomputersystems5B．linkthehumanbrainwithcomputersC．helpthedisabledtorecoverD．controlaperson’sthoughts答案B解析细节理解题。由第一段中的“...scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystolinkthebrainwithcomputers.Brain­computerinterface(BCI)technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.”可知选B。2．HowdidTavellaoperatethewheelchairinthelaboratory?A．Bycontrollinghismuscles.B．Bytalk