江苏省盐城中学2014届高三英语 Module2 Unit3限时训练.doc

江苏省盐城中学2014届高三英语 Module2 Unit3限时训练I. 单项选择1. It is this composition _ won him the first prize in the competition. A. which B. who C. that D. /2. His sister is known _ a famous singer and _ many popular songs. A. for; as B. as; for C. as; to D. for; to3. _, but he kept on working. A. Though he was ill B. He was ill C. Being ill D. To be ill 4. They kept trying, and their efforts finally _. A. are paid off B. paid off C. are paid for D. paid for5. The police said that the fire _ his carelessness. A. resulted in B. resulting in C. resulted from D. resulting from 6. I found the story so interesting that it was _ worth _ again. A. very; reading B. well; reading C. much; being read D. quite; to be read7. George returned after the war, only _ that his wife had left him. A. to be told B. telling C. being toldD. told8. That was the first time that I _ so big a mango. A. have seen B. saw C. will see D. had seen9. Sorry I am late. My bike _ down on my way here. A. broke B. had broken C. have broken D. breaks10. - I havent heard from Henry for a long time. - What do you suppose _ to him? A. was happening B. happen C. has happened D. had happened11.It was Columbus who_ America in 1492.A. discoveredB. seized C. founded D. invented12. -Guess! Who did I meet at the party? Nessa, our foreign teacher!-It was quite a(n) _.A. accidentB. discovery C. coincidence D. incident13. -Where did you find this classic novel?-I _ this book in an old bookstore on Fifth Avenue.A. came up withB. came over C. came across D. came to14. The smog is becoming thicker and thicker. The government should pay more attention to _ the environment.A. reserveB. preserve C. resist D. reflect15. Your dad is very tired and sleepy .So I dont think its a good idea to _ him now. A. interrupt B. disturb C. desert D. dismiss16. The crash of the bus _the death of 14 passengers on the highway last month. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. led to D. led from17. Ms. Liu is so _ to the teaching that she can hardly spend weekends with her child. A. interested B. buried C. connected D. devoted18. My sister is majoring in Foreign Business, and she wants _a job in a foreign company. A. answer for B. apply toC. apply for D. devote to19. -The poor eyesight of some teenagers is becoming a big problem? -Parents should _ children from using computer for a long time. A. encourageB. discourage C. desireD. inspire20. -My brother was admitted into Beijing University last year.- His hard work _at last! A. took offB. set off C. put off D. paid offII. 课文填空1. Howard Carter did not go to school, but leant to draw from his father. who was an artist. He was bright and (1) _ about the world outside his home town. In 1891, at the age of 17, he set sail for Alexandria, Egypt. By the 1920s, he had become an (2) _, (3) _ for the tombs of the Egyptian kings. He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he discovered a great (4) _ in jewels and gold, along with the (5) _ bodies of dead kings. 2. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most amazing (6) _ of all, in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. He had received money from Lord Carnarvon, a British man who was very interested in Egypt. Carters team was working at a place near the city of Luxor. There, they came (7) _ the tomb of King Tutankhamun. It was the most important tomb that had ever been found. “The tomb contained more treasure (8) _ any of us had ever seen before, as well as the mummy of the king,” said Caner. “After we looked (9) _ the tomb, we closed it and (10) _ its entrance. We wanted to study the tomb later when we had more time. Afterwards, all of its contents would go into a museum.”3. (11) _ their entering the tomb, Carters lucky pet bird, which he had left in Cairo, was (12) _ by a snake. At the moment of Carnarvons death, the lights went out in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Back in England, his dog died at (13) _the same time. 4. Within seven years, 21 people who had (14) _ to do with the opening of the tomb died. Howard Carter, however, lived on until the age of 65. Some people say the deaths were just (15) _. Others believe that they were in (16) _ with a mummys (17) _, as a punishment for those who enter the resting place of the dead. However, still others believe that there is a (18) _ explanation. Inside the tombs, there are many (19) _. When a tomb is opened, fresh air (20) _ the viruses. If (21) _ in, they can result in illness or even death. Today, when scientists examine mummies, they wear special clothing for protection.5. What is the most (22) _ you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes? On 15 0ctober 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His (23) _ in space took him 600,000 kilometres in orbit, around the Earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours. It made him Chinas first (24) _ in space6. In 1983, he joined the army, and went to flight school. He graduated in 1987 and became a pilot. In 1998, he (25) _ to be a member of Project which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 selected from 1500 (26) _. The team spent the next five years being trained. They only studied all the subjects required to be an astronaut, but also learnt (27) _ skills and all about how spaceships and rockets are built. Yang scored among the very top in everything the group studied.7. Although Yang did not get the best score on every single test, it was his high sores on the psychological test that finally won him the (28) _ of Chinas first astronaut. Yang was described by his (29) _ as hard-working and always in control of himself. Because of these qualities, they were (30) _ he would be successful. In the end, Yang was (31) _ a success. His name will go down in history with those of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard. The people of China can be proud of Yang Liwei, and young people all over the world can look (32) _ to him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.