Unit 3 Travel journal
能力提升卷
班级___________ 姓名___________ 学号____________ 分数____________
（考试时间：60 分钟 试卷满分：100 分）
一、阅读理解（每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
(2018 河南中原名校预测金卷)
Tired of eating at the same boring restaurants? Looking for a change? Here are some
restaurants that offer an original restaurant experience. See for yourself which ones you fancy.
An Exciting Dinner
Looking for something adventurous? The Archipelago in London is just the thing for
you. One of the most popular dishes in this restaurant is crocodile. Yes, you read it correctly,
crocodile. If that is not daring enough for you, there are plenty of other dishes on the menu.
A Restaurant with a View
Want to enjoy the sights while you're eating? Try the Top of the World restaurant. At
about 244 meters above Las Vegas, diners can enjoy a spectacular view of Las Vegas in this
revolving(旋转) restaurant. However, the real adventure starts at the end of the meal. That's
when the customers are taken from their seats at ground level to the observation rooms in
elevators that travel at remarkable speed.
A Theatrical Experience
Longing for dinner with some drama? Dine with mimes at Mime in Manchester. The
service is unique. Your waiter will communicate your order in mime( 哑 语 ) and keep you
entertained with performances in between courses.
An Unusual Setting
Don't care about presentation? You'll be fine at the Modern Toilet restaurant in Taiwan.
The theme of this restaurant is the toilet, and you would be surprised how many people queue
up for the experience of eating on toilet seats.
1.What would you expect at the Top of the World restaurant? A.A free ride. B.An interesting menu.
C.A show during the meal. D.A bird's-eye view of London.
2.Which restaurant requires customers to order in an unusual way?
A.Archipelago. B.Top of the World. C.Mime. D.Modern Toilet.
3.Where is the passage likely to be taken from?
A.A research paper. B.An entertainment magazine.
C.A thrilling novel. D.A fashion magazine.
[语篇解读] 你是不是厌倦了总在相同的无聊的餐馆吃饭?这里给你介绍几个有特色的
餐馆吧!
1.A 细节理解题。根据对第二家餐厅的描述:That's when the customers are taken from
their seats at ground level to the observation rooms in elevators that travel at remarkable
speed.可知,顾客在这里用餐完毕可以免费乘坐电梯游乐,故选 A 项。
2.C 细节理解题。根据对第三家餐厅 A Theatrical Experience 的描述:Your waiter will
communicate your order in mime( 哑 语 ) and keep you entertained with performances in
between courses.可知,这里的服务员和顾客之间要用哑语交流,并且在菜肴之间还有表演,
由此可知这里的招待方式特别,故选 C 项。
3.B 推理判断题。本文主要介绍了几家各具特色的餐厅,由此可以推断出这篇文章可能
出现在娱乐类的杂志上,故选 B 项。A:一份研究论文。C:一部恐怖小说。D:一本时尚杂
志。
B
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I
get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused(困惑) in Japan because most streets there don’t have
names; in Japan, people use landmarks(地标) in their directions instead of street names. For
example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the
big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks.
There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or
buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In
Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go
another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure
distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer,
“it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They
don’t know.It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What
happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in
Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t
know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very,
very lost in Yucatan!
4.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.
A. describe the place carefully B. show him a map of the place
C. tell him the names of the streets D.refer to recognizable buildings and places
5.What is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York.. B. Los Angeles. C. Kansas. D. Iowa.
6. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.
A. in order to save time B. because of honesty
C. so as to be polite D. for fun
7.What can we infer from the text?
A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
C. People have similar understandings of politeness.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
4【答案】D
【 解 析 】 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 第 二 段 第 一 、 二 句
“Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don't have names. In J
apan，people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names.”可知，在日本，很多
街道没有名字，人们用地标来指明方向。故选 D 项。
5. 【答案】B
【 解 析 】 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 第 四 段 第 一 、 二 句
“People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distan
ce in time, not miles.”可知，在洛杉矶，人们对地图上的距离远近没有什么概念，他们使
用时间而不是英里数来衡量距离。故选 B 项。
6. 【答案】C
【 解 析 】 细 节 理 解 题 。 根 据 最 后 一 段 中 的
“But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers‘I don’t know’. People in Yucatan believe that ‘I do
n’t know’is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.”可知，尤卡坦半岛的
人会给出错误的回答是因为他们认为说“我不知道”是不礼貌的。故选 C 项。
7. 【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。文章介绍了不同国家的人在指路方面的不同方式和习惯，据此我
们可以推断出：旅行者了解不同国家的文化是非常重要的。故选 A 项。
C
How much television do you watch? Did you really give an honest answer? A recent study
shows that people aren't totally truthful about their television-watching habits.
The study in question was conducted at Ball State University in the US. Researchers
there wanted to find out how much television people view according to their age. The study
was paid for by a council associated with the Nielsen Company, which determines television ratings. The conclusions were that people spent more than 8 hours a day looking at a screen.
This included cell phones and computers, but the majority were television screens.
There are three interesting things about this study. The first is that people are exposed to
more than one hour of advertisements per day. The second is that even with access to DVDs
and Internet videos, television is still the most popular media source. The third is that the
amount of screen-watching people do is relatively the same from the ages of 18—65.
So, if everyone is watching television, why lie about it? Well, if someone admits they
watch television for five or six hours, they could be considered a couch potato. Michael
Phillips, one of the study's main researchers, says, “There's a social stigma(羞耻) for people
who watch too much television. Sometimes, however, watching the latest reality show or the
funniest sitcom gives co-workers and friends fun things to talk about.”
Even if you do watch a lot of television, perhaps we can use this study as a reason to be
honest with ourselves about how much time we spend in front of the television. I mean, after
all, everyone else is doing it...
8.Why do people lie about how much TV they watch?
A.Because the show they watched is not the latest.
B.Because they may be laughed at by co-workers or friends.
C.Because they don't want others to know what they watched.
D.Because there's something negative attached to watching too much TV.
9.Which of the following is true according to the study?
A.The most popular media source is the Internet.
B.18-year-olds watch more TV than the ones in their 60s.
C.People are exposed to over an hour of advertisements a day.
D.Researchers say that people watch over eight hours of television a week.
10.How could people feel to be considered as a couch potato?
A.Comfortable. B.Ashamed. C.Excited. D.Satisfied.
11.What idea does the author mainly want to express in the article?
A.The effects of watching TV.
B.How much television we should watch every day.
C.There are some interesting facts of watching TV.D.People lie about how much television they watch.
答案
[语篇解读] 你每天看多长时间的电视呢?你给出的答案是真实的吗?大多数人给出不真
实的答案,这是为什么呢?
8.D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 There's a social stigma(羞耻) for people who
watch too much television.可知,人们觉得看电视过多会让人们觉得自己做了不光彩的事
情,同时也给了周围的人嘲笑自己的把柄,也就是看电视过多有消极负面的影响,故选 D
项。
9.C 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句 The first is that people are exposed to more than one
hour of advertisements per day.可知,每人每天看电视接触广告的时间超过一个小时,故选
C 项。
10.B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的描述可知,每天看电视达到五六个小时的人会被称
作是“沙发上的土豆”,社会观念认为过多看电视是一件不光彩的事情。由此推断出如果被
人们看作是“沙发上的土豆”的话,那是一件羞耻的事情,故选 B 项。
11.D 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段中的 A recent study shows that people aren't totally
truthful about their television-watching habits.可知,人们对于自己看电视的习惯并没有完
全说实话,后文分析了人们产生这种心态的原因,所以本文主要是描述了人们对自己看电
视情况说谎了,故选 D 项。
D
A small family approached. The daughter was young and pretty. Her name was Blair,
and she was obviously leaving. Her parents were not. The three gazed at the crowd and began
their wait. Blair was twenty-three, fresh from graduate school with a handsome rsum(简
历)but not ready for a career. A friend from college was in Africa as a volunteer for Peace
Work, which had inspired Blair to devote the next two years to helping others. Her
assignment was in eastern Peru, where she would teach primitive little children how to read.
She would live in a hut with no modern conveniences, no electricity and no phones, and she
was anxious to begin her journey.
The flight would take her to Miami, then to Lima, then by bus for three days into the
mountains, into another country. For the first time in her young and sheltered life, Blair would
spend Christmas away from home.Luther, her father, was sad that Blair was leaving. The good-byes had all been said.“Are
you sure this is what you want?”had been asked for the hundredth time. Then, the first
announcement was made, the one asking those in first class to come forward.
“I guess we'd better go,”Luther said to his daughter, his only child. They hugged again
and fought back the tears. Blair smiled and said,“The year will fly by. I'll be home next
Christmas.”
Nora, her mother, bit her lip, nodded and kissed her once more.“Please be careful,”she
said because she couldn't stop saying it.
“I'll be fine.”
They released her and watched helplessly as she joined a long line and inched away,
away from them, away from home and security and everything she'd ever known. They turned
and got into endless sadness.
12.What's the reason for Blair's decision to help others?
A.Her college's requirement. B.Her friend's behavior.
C.Her successful career. D.Her parents' support.
13.What were the family waiting for?
A.The flight to Miami. B.The flight to Lima.
C.The bus to the mountains. D.The bus to another country.
14.Which words can best describe Luther and Nora's feelings?
A.Pleased and appreciative. B.Indifferent and cold.
C.Heartbroken but relaxed. D.Understanding but worried.
15.What can we infer about Blair in the passage?
A.She was twenty-three years old.
B.She was tired of city life.
C.She would be in first class in the flight.
D.She used to spend Christmas in Peru.
答案
[语篇解读] 本文为记叙文。一对夫妇去机场送要去秘鲁做志愿者的女儿,他们的内心充
满了对女儿的理解和担心。
1.B 事实细节题。根据第一段中的 A friend from college was in Africa...helping others.可知答案为 B 项。
2.A 事实细节题。根据第二段第一句可知 Blair 的第一站是迈阿密,由此可推知:他们正
在等待去迈阿密的飞机,故答案为 A 项。
3.D 推理判断题。从后五段中可以看出 Blair 的父母对她的决定既理解又担心,故答案为
D 项。
4.C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可推知 Blair 将坐头等舱,故答案为 C 项;第一段
中“Blair was twenty-three,...”是文章直接给出的信息,不必推断,故排除 A 项;其他两项均未
提及或暗示,故全被排除。
二.完形填空（每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, my mother was not among the many happy
mothers, as I couldn’t visit her this year. I made a 1 on the phone that I would go to see
her as soon as possible.
My mother always says that kids don’t need to 2 a national day to say they love
their mums. However, I remember one year I 3 calling her on that very day, and the next
morning she rang up to complain about it.
If you 4 Thailand, you could hear the sentimental(伤感的) songs about mothers’
greatest love playing in 5 places a week before the holiday. Schools, especially, are
places that take this day very 6 . Back in my teenage years, I 7 there was once a
Mother’s Day singing 8 and my friend represented the school. She was so emotional
while singing the famous song on Mother’s Day 9 Kah Nam Nom that she almost didn’t
finish the song.
However, her deep connection to the song helped her to 10 third prize. After the
contest, I asked her why she was so emotional 11 the song. She told me that while she
was singing, suddenly she had the 12 that one day her mother would no longer be with
her and every word in the song became 13 . Every time I hear this song, it’s not my
mother who 14 to my mind but a 15 of my friend crying with a microphone in her
hand. The image 16 vivid today.
Last week, a colleague 17 an experience with me — every year on Mother’s Day, she has
to attend a 18 ceremony at her daughter’s school. Every year the teachers invite 19 to
the school for a big gathering in which students pay 20 with flower garlands(花环). She
said that the event was filled with the sobbing sounds mixed with Mother’s Day anthems. 1 A.remark B.promise C.practice D.suggestion
2 A.long for B.turn to C.wait for D.refer to
3 A.missed B.tried C.regretted D.avoided
4 A.visit B.like C.leave D.hate
5 A.secret B.public C.large D.possible
6 A.strangely B.carelessly C.seriously D.kindly
7 A.remember B.think C.doubt D.wonder
8 A.program B.activity C.competition D.show
9 A.called B.designed C.made D.created
10 A.assist B.place C.win D.adopt
11 A.in B.expect C.besides D.about
12 A.duty B.gift C.idea D.habit
13 A.interesting B.heartbreaking C.delighting D.puzzling
14 A.hits B.comes C.occurs D.catches
15 A.picture B.guess C.part D.drawing
16 A.develops B.controls C.remains D.increases
17 A.compared B.shared C.provided D.filled
18 A.common B.special C.serious D.rare
19 A.friends B.fathers C.students D.mothers
20 A.respect B.attention C.satisfaction D.manners
【答案】
1．B2．C3．A4．A5．B6．C7．A8．C9．A10．C11．D12．C13．B14．B15．A16
．C17．B18．B19．D20．A
【解析】1．根据该句中的"that I would go to see her as soon as possible"可知,作者通过电
话对妈妈作出了一个承诺,故选 promise。
2．孩子们不需要等待(wait for)一个国家(规定)的节日来说他们爱他们的妈妈。
3．依据该句中的"the next morning she rang up to complain about it"可知,作者当天没有给
母亲打电话。miss"错过",符合语境。
4．根据句中的"you could hear the sentimental(伤感的) songs"可知,此处表示如果你到泰国,
你会听到伤感的歌曲。5．根据下文作者列举的在学校举行感恩母亲的活动并结合常识可知,这些伤感的关于母
亲最伟大的爱的歌曲是在公共场合播放的。
6．根据下文内容可知,特别是学校,非常重视这个节日。take sth. seriously 表示"认真对待
"。
7．作者在回想自己青少年时期关于学校举办的母亲节活动的一件事, 故选 remember。
8．根据第四段中的"After the contest"可知,此处指母亲节歌唱比赛。
9．根据语境可知,此处表示当"我"的朋友在母亲节唱一首叫作 Kah Nam Nom 的有名的歌
曲时, 故该空可填 named 或 called。
10．然而,她和这首歌深深的情结帮助她荣获了三等奖。win"赢得"。
11．比赛结束后,作者问她为什么对这首歌如此激动。about 侧重"关于"。
12．句中的"one day her mother would no longer be with her"是当时作者的朋友的一种想法
(idea)。
13．根据语境可知,想到有一天她的母亲再也不能与她在一起了,歌曲里的每个字都变得
令人心碎(heartbreaking)。
14．每当作者听到这首歌,脑海中呈现的不是作者的母亲。come to mind 表示"突然记起(或
想到)"。
15．下句中的 The image 说明,听到这首歌时,作者脑海中想到的是朋友手中拿着麦克风哭
泣的情景。picture 表示"头脑中的情景"。
16．那情景今天依然很清晰。
17．下文内容表明,这位同事给作者分享自己参加女儿学校活动的经历,故选 shared。
18．根据语境可知,这个仪式是专门为了庆祝每年一次的母亲节进行的, 故选 special。
19．因为是母亲节,所以邀请到学校的应是学生们的母亲们。
20．在这个特殊的仪式上,学生们用花环表示对母亲的尊敬(respect)。
【备注】在泰国,每逢母亲节,人们都会在全国范围内举行各种庆祝活动。特别是在学校,
举行"回忆母恩"的活动必不可少。
三、语法填空 （每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
My name is Wang Kun. Ever since middle school, my sister Wang Wei and I
__1__(dream) about taking a great bike trip. Two years ago she bought an expensive
mountain bike and then she persuaded me into __2__(buy) one. After my __3__(graduate)
from college, I asked my sister, “Where are we going？” It was my sister __4__ first had the
idea to cycle along the entire Mekong River from where it begins __5__ where it ends. Now
she is planning our schedule for the trip.
I am fond of my sister __6__ she has one serious shortcoming. She can be really
stubborn. Although she didn’t know the best way of getting to places, she insisted that she
organize the trip __7__(proper). I asked her whether she had looked at a map yet. Of course she hadn’t; my sister doesn’t care about details. When I told her that our journey would
begin at __8__ altitude of more than 5，000 meters and the air would be hard __9__(breath),
she said it would be an interesting experience. I know my sister well. Once she has made up
her mind, nothing can change __10__. Finally, I had to give in.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
答案：1. have dreamed 2. buying 3. graduation 4. who/that 5. to
6. but 7. properly 8. an 9. to breathe 10. it
四、短文改错 （每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中
共有 10 处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
Although it was autumn, but the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Along the
way children who was dressed in long wool coats stop to look at us. The lakes shone like
glass in the setting sun and looked wonderfully. To climb the mountains was hard work but as
we found myself cycling through clouds, we were surprising. It was great fun to go down the
mountains. In the valleys colourful butterflies fly around us and we saw many sheeps eating
green grass.
At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. We can hardly wait
reach Dali in Yunnan Province, there our cousins will join us.
答案
Although it was autumn,①but the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet. Along
the way children who ② dressed in long wool coats ③ to look at us. The lakes
shone like glass in the setting sun and looked ④ . To climb the mountains was hard
work but as we found⑤ cycling through clouds, we were⑥ . It was great fun to go down the mountains. In the valleys colourful butterflies ⑦ around us and we saw
many ⑧ eating green grass.
At midnight the sky became clearer and the stars grew brighter. We can hardly wait
⑨∧to reach Dali in Yunnan Province, ⑩ our cousins will join us.
①although 不能与 but 连用。
②who 指代先行词 children,故 who 后面的谓语动词需用复数形式。
③此处为主句的谓语动词,根据从句可知此处需用一般过去时态。
④look 为系动词,后需接形容词作表语。
⑤根据主语 we 可知此处需用 ourselves。
⑥指我们很吃惊,故用 surprised。
⑦结合后文的 saw 可知,应用一般过去时。
⑧sheep 单复数同形。
⑨can hardly wait to do sth.迫不及待地做某事。
⑩此处引导定语从句,且从句中缺少地点状语。
五、书面表达（满分 20 分）
假定你是高一学生李华。请你给你的美国网友 Jack 写一封 e-mail,把你的寒假打
算告诉他,并询问他的寒假安排。内容包括:
1.与最好同学王洋短途旅行,开阔视野;
2.去新华书店购书,大量阅读充实头脑;
3.走亲访友,庆祝春节;
4.参加社会实践活动锻炼自己。
注意:
1.词数 100 左右；信的开头已经写好。
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jack,
How is everything with you recently? I’m glad to tell you the plan for my winter holiday,
which is approaching. Above all, I will have a trip with my best classmate Wang Yang so that
we can widen our eyes. After that go to Xinhua bookstore to buy some books and do much
reading to enrich my knowledge. The most exciting part is to celebrate the traditional Spring
Festival by visiting relatives and close friends. Besides, I intend to take part in some social
practice activities to improve myself. Please send me an e-mail, sharing your plan for the
winter vocation. OK?
Looking forward to it!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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