外研版高中英語必修三M2綜合測試題

1、必修三M2綜合測試題、閱讀理解（每題2分）ATown twinning is also known as partnering towns or sister cities.It refers to the idea of pairing cities across the world as a way to build human and cultural links瞅系） among nations.The first official（官方的）town twinning happened in 1930 between the cities of Klagenfurt, Austria

2、and Wiesbaden Germany.Howeveg town twinning actually didn't become popular until after WWn .Developed in Europe as a way of creating friendship and understanding between the countries suffering from the war, town twinning quickly spread outside Europe as well. In 1944, Vancouver became the first

3、 city to be paired with a transatlantics渡大西洋的） sister city, when it was linked to Odessa in Ukraine.The pairing was a great way for both cities to provide support to each other during the war.Town twinning is considered so important that the European Union spends about 12 million Euros a year to sup

4、port it.This often leads to cultural exchangetrades and student exchanges.Town twinning often pairs cities with a lot in common, such as similar population same namesor similar development problems.For example,Toledo, Spain and Toledo America, are twin cities.Certain countries have preferences when

5、choosing cities.For example,50 percent of the town twinnings founded in the United Kingdom are with France.There're no agreed rules as to the number of town twinnings a city can have.For example, the city of Las Vegas has only one town twinning , pairing with Banes, Cuba.On the other hand New Yo

6、rk City has fifteen twin cities: Tokyo, Beijing , Cairo, Rome, Sydney, London, and so on.Town twinning is a very popular system with students and young people, as youth cities.Most cities have a town twinning association, which deals with anything that has to do with exchanges between the sister cit

7、ies.1. The first official town twinning was founded.A. before WWnB. during WW n C. at the end of WWnD. after WW2. In the beginning, most sister cities were created to.A. fight against the warB. develop their tradeC. support each otherD. rebuild their cities3. According to the text, the European Unio

8、n.A. tries to prevent town twinning B. cares little about town twinningC. mainly encourages links between the UK and FranceD. supports town twinning very much4. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?A. How to increase town twinnings. B. How to choose a sister city.C. The problems of town twinnin

9、g. D. The history of town twinning.5. Which of the following are NOT twin cities?A. Toledo, Spain and Toledo America B. Las Vegas America and Banes Cuba C. Beijing , China and New York, America D. Sydney, Australia and Tokyo, JapanBO Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories.H

10、is real name was W川iam Sydney Porter.He was born in North Carolina in 1862.As a young boy he lived an exciting life.He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years qlcD Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs.H

11、e first worked on a newspape rand then had a job in a bank.When some money went missing from the bank, O Henry was believed to have stolen it.Because of that he was sent to prison.During the three years in prisonhe learned tojingetiejiclubs, junior colleges, and voluntary groups often organize excha

12、nges between the paired write short stories.After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continuedwriting.He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader &

13、#39; s surprise.6. In which order did O Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York. b. Worked in a bank.7. Traveled to Texas.d.Was put inprison.8. Had a newspaper job.f.Learned to writestories.A. e, c, f, b, d, aB.c, e,b,d,f,aC. e, b, d, c, a, fD.c, b,e,d,a,f7. People enjoyed reading O - Hen

14、ry' s stories because.A. they had surprise endings B. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poor D. they were about New York City8. O Henry went to prison because.A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he want

15、ed to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his9. What do we know about O Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated. B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor. D. He was very good at learning.二、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項

16、。選項中有兩項為多余選項。（每題2分）We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don do a very good job._1_.So, you have to give a speech-anyou are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble （結(jié)結(jié)巴巴）over words, you talk too long and you public speaking. I

17、hope I never have to do that again.Cheer up! _2_. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your researc

18、h. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible and use pictures, charts and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly. . Don ' t talk over their heads and don' talk down to them. Treat y

19、our audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience and the occasion. Be brief. 4 . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.If you follow these simple

20、steps, you will see that you don' h ave to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You ' re not convinced yet?.A. It doesn ave ho be that badB. Take several deep breaths before your speechC. This article gives

21、some advice on how to give a good speechD. Say what you have to say and then stopE. Don' t say what you aren ' t familiar withF. Never forget your audienceG. Give it a try and see what happens三、完形填空t每題1.5分）Back in 2007, I rented a room in Johor Bahru, Malaysia while studying for my Masters p

22、rogramme in Singapore.I travelled daily by _16_ across the JohorSingapore Causeway for my _17_5 which were usually in the evening. It was quite _18_ by thebore your audience. Later you think , “Thank Goodness, it ' s over. I ' m just not good agot back to the bus station in Johor Bahru, and

23、I would still need to take anotherbus home.One night, I _19_ the last bus and didn't have enough money to take a taxi.With12. A.hadB.B.askedbroughtC. offeredC. gaveD. got13.A.cheeredD.pickedno other choice, I decided to _20_ the twokilometre journey home, which would have14.A.worseB.interestingC

24、. upsetD.meaningfulbeen fine 21 I were not so tired that day.It also didn't 22 that the route was15.A.grandfatherB.uncleC. fatherD.motherpretty rough (凹凸/、平的)and dark.But I walked forward with _23_, with the16.A.busyB.newC. mainD.samepromise of a night's rest _24_ me on.After walking for a f

25、ew minutes a car _25 in17.A.sometimesB.alwaysC. oftenD.neverfront of me.The driver, who looked _26_, asked where I was headed.“ Not many people 18.A.SadlyB.exactlyC. GraduallyD.Actuallywalk through here, " he said, and _27_ me a ride.He really _28_ me up as he19.A.puzzledB.luckyC. guiltyD.grate

26、fulwent out of his way to get me to my apartment.20. A. KnewB.sawC. recognizedD.followedWhat was more _29 _ however, was the story behind it.During the ride, the driver四、語法填空（每題1分）help.1. A.busB. bikeC.carD . train2. A.jobB. classesC.tasksD. home3. A.earlyB. lateC.,coldD. hot4. A.caughtB. tookC.miss

27、edD. left5. A.driveB. enjoyC. runD . walk6. A.ifB. thoughC. becauseD. unless7. A.suggestB. helpC. sayD. mean8. A.pleasureB. hungerC. fearD. difficulty9. A.pushingB. turningC. holdingD. putting10. A.pulledB. stoppedC. brokeD. went11. A.concernedB. disappointedC. excitedD. worriedRichard Cairns, headm

28、aster of Brighton College, describes _4 move as “allthe more radical as there is “onlya handful 'of native Chinese pupils studying at the College. Mr Cairns_5_(consider) something of a radical himself as he too will begin Mandarin classes in September as a pupil in an ordinary class of students.

29、 He believes that _6_(teach) Mandarin is essential for his students that already have a good record in succeeding in business. _7_Mandarin added to a pupil's skills, that record can be kept and improved. He said:" One of my key tasks is to make sure pupils are equipped for therealities of t

30、he 21st century and one is that China hathe fastest growing economy. ”The increase in popularity of Mandarin in _8_(compare) with Spanish has been the most surprising, with a 50 percent increase since 2001 to 2,062 candidateslast year. Spanish attracted 2,561. It is predicted that _9_ that level of

31、growth continues, the studying of Mandarin in the UK could overtake Spanish in _10_than five years.told me that when he saw me walking , it made him think of his _30_ who used to walk to work by the _31_ road and though he often saw his uncle on the way, he had _32_ offered a ride as he was headedin

32、 a different direction. _33_ his uncle passed away because of an 川ness and until today he still feels _34_ for not being kinder to his uncle.So when he _35_ me walking that night , he just had to stop andIt's the world's fastest growing economy and shows no sign of slowing down, so dealing w

33、ith Chinese businesses is now the top task for every British company _1_wants to stay ahead in global trade. Now schools in the United Kingdom want to give_2_(they) students a start by teaching them Mandarinand they are making it 3(will)..5.6. 0.五、短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交

34、換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增 加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線()劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。We ll never forget the day which my classmates and I paid a visit to a chemistry1 .該地區(qū)仍有些家庭收入很低，生活在貧困之中。(income, poverty

35、)2 .他們渴望幸福的生活。(be hungry for)3 .政府正在采取措施努力改變他們的生活。(take measures, make efforts)4 .首先，確保所有孩子都能得到培訓(xùn)和教育。其次，增加投入，改善農(nóng)業(yè)生 產(chǎn)條件，發(fā)展旅游業(yè)，這將大大促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。(educate, develop the tourism)5 .我們相信，隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展，所有人將過上幸福的生活。(figure, with thedevelopment of)_factory last week. It was a larger one with nearly 2,000 workers. It loo

36、ked a gardenand we could see colorful flowers, grass and trees anywhere. We also visited someworkshops and saw workers worked very hard. We talked with them and learned a lot of. We understood them further. On the way home we felt tiring. We all thoughtthat we had a very good day. We real hoped that

37、 we could get more chances of leavethe school and learn social experience. 六、話題寫作（22分）根據(jù)提示，利用本模塊所學(xué)知識，完成下面的小作文。必修三M2綜合測試題答案一、閱讀理解1. A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的“The first official(官方的)town twinninghappened in 1930.7可知，第一個官方的城市結(jié)對是在1930年，因此是在二戰(zhàn)前，故選A項。2. C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“Developedn Europe as a way of creatingfriendship

38、 and understanding between the countries suffering from the war, town twinning. 和 “The pairing was great way for both cities to provide support to each other during the war.可知，剛開始城市結(jié)對的目的是促進(jìn)飽受戰(zhàn)爭之苦的國家之間的友誼 和理解，使得他們在戰(zhàn)爭中相互支持。3. D 推理判斷題，根據(jù)第三段的 .the European Union spends about 12 million Euros a year to s

39、upport it.”可知，每年歐盟都要花很多錢來支持城市結(jié)對，由 此可以推斷歐盟是非常支持這種做法的，故選 D項。4. B 段落大意題。第四段主要講述了城市結(jié)對的一些特點，也就是說如何選 擇一個姊妹城市。姊妹城市通常有一些共性的東西，而有的國家在選擇姊妹城市時 有偏愛。5. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段第二旬以及第五段二、三旬可知，澳大利亞的悉 尼與日本的東京均與美國的紐約為姊妹城市，而非這兩個城市為姊妹城市，故選 D 項。B6.B7. A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段最后一句People liked his.finish with a sudden change at theend, .可知A項正確

40、。8. D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段最后一句When some moneyto have stolen it."可知D項正確。9. D 推理判斷題。從第一段第五句He did not go to schoolto know."以及最后一段第二句 During the three years in prisonstories.”可知 D 項正確。二、根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩 項為多余選項。CAFDG三、完形填空【語篇解讀】一個漆黑的夜晚，作者獨自行走在崎嶇不平的小路上。正走著，一輛車停了下來1. A 由下文的bus station, t

41、ake another bus可知，作者每天乘公共汽車去上 課。2. B 由上文的studying for my Masters programme可知，作者是去新加坡上課。3. B 作者返回Johor Bahru車站的時候，天已經(jīng)很晚了。下文的 dark, night 是提示。4. C由下文作者步行回家的事實可以判斷，作者誤了末班車。5. D 誤了公交車，又沒有足夠的錢打車，作者只好步行回家。下文的 walked 是提示。6. A 如果不是那天“我”太累的話，步行回家也未嘗不可。7. B 糟糕的是，路崎嶇不平，且一片漆黑。help此處意為“改善狀況，促進(jìn)”。8. D 作者本身很累，加上天黑，

42、路不好走，所以應(yīng)該是“艱難地(withdifficulty)"往前走。9. A 回家休息的想法支撐著“我”，促使“我”往前走。10. B走了幾分鐘，一輛車停在“我”面前。11. A 司機(jī)問“我"要去哪里，看起來很關(guān)心的樣子。concerned關(guān)心的，憂 慮的。12. C offer sb. a ride讓某人搭車。13. A 司機(jī)繞路把作者送回家，這使作者非常高興。cheerup位）感到振奮,（使）感到高興。14. D然而，更意味深長的是司機(jī)讓“我”搭車背后的故事。15. B 作者在夜里步行回家的情景使這位司機(jī)想起了他的叔叔。下文多次出 現(xiàn)的uncle是提示。16. D 他叔叔以前常走這條路。17. D 雖然他經(jīng)常在這條路上看到叔叔，但是他從來沒有讓叔叔搭過車。下 文的 not being kinder to his uncle是提示。18. A 叔叔去世是一件讓人難過的事情。19. C 他為未能善待叔叔而自責(zé)。guilty感到內(nèi)疚的。20. B有了這種情結(jié)，當(dāng)司機(jī)看到作者時，便義無反顧地停下來提供幫助。四、語法填空答案：1. that/which 這里用that/which引導(dǎo)定語從句。2. their 主語是 schools,