最新-高三英语 Unit3 Language study课课练 大纲人教版第三册 精品
Unit 3 The land down under
课堂检测二
Language study
训练要点
语法：复习表语。
词汇：能正确使用本单元重点词语及其他形式。综合运用语言知识。
智能训练
Ⅰ.单词拼写
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子的横线上写出空缺的各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
1.The restaurant is________(坐落在) near the museum.
2.The twins________(和……相似) each other.
3.His invention has__________(使……受益) the world greatly.
4.The sheepdog__________ (使聚拢) up the sheep and drove them through the gate.
5.Chinese___________ (与……不同) greatly f rom Japanese in pronunciation.
6.The boy never________(喂……) the dog on rotten food.
7.Although they are twins,they look________(完全地) different.
8.His teaching has a strong___________(影响力) on young p eople.
9.She was very clever and as a _________ (结果) got high grades.
10.He _________(声称) that he had finished his task ahead of time.
答案:1.located 2.resemble 3.benefited 4.rounded 5.differs 6.feeds 7.entirely 8.influence 9.consequence 10.claimed
Ⅱ.词汇运用
用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空。
11.There are a lot of ________between the two brothers.
12.He _______himself to be honest,which proved wrong.
13.The general tried to __________the enemy’s camp.
14.__________activities are popular,like going to the cinema.
15.Always respect others,________others will respect you.
16.Can you tell me the _______between American English and British English?
17.The Frenchman _______the word“caugh” as ［kａ++++++++++++］.
18.________poverty still exists in some villages.
19.—Will the sports mee t be put off?
—It all________.
20.We tried to _______him not to lose heart.
答案:11.similarities 12.represented 13.locate 14.Cultural 15.equa lly 16.difference 17.pronounced 18.Extreme 19.depends 20.encourage
Ⅲ.单项选择
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.Can you turn down a little?I can’t_______ the noise any longer!
A.keep
B.stand
C.hold
D.touch
答案:B
解析:stand“忍受”；其他词无此意。
22.Take a raincoat________it might rain.
A.in case
B.so that
C.because of
D.as if
答案:A
解析:in case用来指预防措施，提前做某事以保证安全。
23.The concert is well received,so __________the seats in advance.
A.book
B.get
C.provide
D.take
答案:A
解析:book“预订”。
24.I couldn’t find my pen for long,but one day it_________in the drawer.
A.came up
B.turned up
C.got out
D.formed out
答案:B
解析:turn up“出现，露面”，come up“问题等被提出”。
25.Where _______Jinan _________on t he map?
A.is;lay
B.is;locating
C.is;laid
D.is;located
答案:D
解析:lie vi.“位于”，locate作“位于”解时，常用被动语态。
26.The moon has________ on the tides.
A.influence
B.effect
C.affect
D.importance
答案:A
解析:affect vt.“影响”，effect n.“效果，作用”，influence指并非通过直接或强制的力量使某人或某物改变想法或行为。
27.They were __________at the_________ news.
A.depressed;depressing
B.depressed;depressed
C.depressing;depressing
D.depressing;depressed
答案:A
解析:“感到压抑的”用depressed;“令人压抑的”用depressing。
28.This invention of the famous scientist________the world.
A.benefits
B.is of much benefit to
C.is very beneficial to
D.all of the above
答案:D
解析:A、B和C项都意为“对……有益处”。
29.He spent as much time as he _________his lessons.
A.could going over
B.could to go over
C.went over
D.goes over them
答案:A
解析:spend time 后接doing sth.,as much as he could意为“尽他所能地（花时间）”。
30.The farmer tried to ________the cows when it got dark.
A.round up
B.get up
C.pick up
D.take up
答案:A
解析:round up“使聚拢”。
31.Twins as they are,they are ________different in character.
A.variously
B.gradually
C.entirely
D.similarity
答案:C
解析:entirely“完全地”。
32.An accident broke out as a_________ of his carelessness.
A.summary
B.consequence
C.conclusion
D.description
答案:B
解析:as a consequence of“作为……的结果”。
33.The speech he was making was so________that some audience fell asleep.
A.boring
B.bored
C.tired
D.lively
答案:A
34.What makes matters worse is_________ his poor health adds to the difficulties.
A.what
B.whether
C.why
D.that
答案:D
解析:that引导表语从句，从句内容为陈述句时用that。
35.The weather__________.
A.wet and cold
B.is wet and cold
C.not wet and cold
D.were wet and cold
答案:B
解析:is为系动词，后接形容词作表语。
36.The apple tasted_________.
A.sweets
B.sweetly
C.nicely
D.sweet
答案:D
解析:taste为连系动词，接形容词sweet作表语。
37.The dog ________ mad.
A.loo ks
B.is looked
C.is being looked
D.was looked
答案:A
解析:look为连系动词，接形容词mad作表语。
38.His theory________right.
A.proved
B.is proved
C.was proved
D.proved is
答案:A
解析:prove为连系动词，接形容词right作表语。
39.He ________writer after working in a factory for many years.
A.turned
B.became
C.got
D.becomes
答案:A
解析:turn为连系动词，接名词作表语时，不加冠词。
40.The truth is ________he has never been abroad.
A.why
B.when
C.if
D.that
答案:D
解析:that引导表语从句。
Ⅳ.句型转换
在B句空缺处填入适当的单词，使完成后的句子与A句意思相同或相近，每空一词。
在B句空缺处填入适当的词，使完成后的句子与A句意思相同或相近，每空一词。
41.A:The reason why he took Swiss nationality in 1901 is still a question.
B:_________ he took Swiss nationality in 1901 ________a question.
42.A:Australians like their language and love to have fun with it.
B:Australians are ________ __________their language and love to have fun with it.
43.A:I didn’t recognize her until she said hello to me.
B:________ was not until she said he llo to me I _________recognized her.
44.A:He added some wood to the fire in case it might go out.
B:He kept the fire _______ by ____________ some wood to it.
45.A:Aborigines still live in a similar way to their ancestors.
B:Aborigines still live in _________ _________as their ancestors.
答案:41.Why;remains 42.fond of 43.It;that 44.burning;adding 45.the same
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