Unit3 Fascinating parks单元复习训练--2020-2021学年人教版（2019）英语选择性必修第一册

Unit 3　Fascinating parks单元复习训练

Ⅰ.单句填空

1.I wake up 　　　　the noisy sound of the wind 　　　　(beat) against the cracked window. 

2.Though you are always there to back me up, 　　　　(run) away from my responsibilities is impossible. 

3.Sherlock Holmes is famous　　　　a detective as he is known　　　　everybody　　　　his quick thinking and careful observation.  

4.The old woman is warm-hearted. She is always ready to help　　　　is in trouble.  

5.Close by, there are some sheep 　　　　(feed) on grass. 

6.I must carry all of my food and　　　　(supply) with me, which is too heavy a burden while hiking. 

7.I 　　　　(impress) by his inspiring words, so I decided to cooperate with him. 

8.Don’t include any emotional comments in your report. Just make it as 　　　　(object) as possible. 

9.Some people dream of success while　　　　(other) wake up and work hard at it.  

10.Many people feel life is so 　　　　(splendor) when they travel each year to experience nature’s splendor. 

Ⅱ.阅读理解

The first Ferris wheel(摩天轮) was built for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The people who planned the fair were looking for an attraction that would bring people to Chicago. The Eiffel Tower had been a great success for the fair in Pairs in 1889, and they wanted something like that.

George Ferris handed in drawings of a giant wheel that people could ride on. At first everyone laughed at his strange idea. But Mr Ferris didn’t give up, and finally the idea was accepted. The ride opened in June of 1893.

That first wheel had thirty-six enclosed cars, each holding sixty passengers. When filled, it carried 2,160 people. During that summer in Chicago one and a half million people rode the Ferris wheel, which was named after Ferris. Six platforms were used to pick up and drop off passengers. Each ride was two full turns of the wheel. On the first turn, it made six stops for loading. Then the second turn was a nonstop nine-minute ride. Each car had five large glass windows in front and in back, giving everyone a great view of Chicago and Lake Michigan.

After the fair the ride was moved to a nearby amusement park built especially to show off the wheel. In 1904 it was moved again—this time to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. After the fair in St. Louis closed, the wheel stood unused. In 1906 it was finally sold to a company for scrap(废弃材料) metal. It took 200 pounds of dynamite to bring it down.

Fortunately a Chicago bridge builder, W. E.Sullivan, figured out how to make a smaller Ferris wheel that could easily be taken apart and put together. In 1906 he started the company that still makes many of the Ferris wheels used today.

But whenever you ride one remember that it all began with George Ferris’ very strange idea.

(　　)1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Large designs are more successful than small ones.

B.Riding a Ferris wheel is the best way to travel around the world.

C.World fairs attracted millions of visitors to Chicago from all around the world.

D.Ferris’ design was so successful that Ferris wheels are still around today.

(　　)2.The first Ferris wheel was mainly built to　　　　. 

A.make George Ferris well-known worldwide

B.attract visitors to an event in Chicago

C.match the Eiffel Tower in Paris

D.bring fun to people in Chicago

(　　)3.What could we know about George Ferris?

A.He showed great creativity in the Ferris wheel design.

B.His Ferris wheel design was impractical.

C.He was a leader in the amusement industry.

D.He did a lot better than W. E.Sullivan.

(　　)4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To persuade the reader to ride a Ferris wheel.

B.To describe the success of the 1893 World’s Fair.

C.To inform the readers about the first Ferris wheel ever built.

D.To entertain the readers with a story about World Fairs in the US.

Ⅲ.完形填空

I’m an American. Years ago, I travelled to the north of Thailand. I 　1　 the heat, the noisy streets, the busy markets and the smell of Thai dishes. I enjoyed my 　2　 there very much. However, there is one thing that I wish I hadn’t done.  

One day, I set off from my hotel to a temple that 　3　 me. It was a very 　4　 day. As I walked past some buildings, I glanced between two unfinished buildings. There, an old woman in traditional clothing 　5　 on the dusty rubble (碎石). The terrible thought crossed my mind that she might be 　6　. Feeling quite helpless, I went up to her. Her face was sunburned. She looked quite beautiful but very ill. I 　7　 reached into my pocket to find some money. Then I pushed it into her hand. It was enough for her to 　8　 for a few months. At this moment, she opened her large, brown eyes and 　9　 the prize I’d given her. I felt like a “　10　 stranger”. Without a common language, she looked at me with the wisdom and pity that could burn a soul. She weakly 　11　 the money. She stood up and walked away. I was 　12　, with the money in my hand. It took me at least a kilometre of walking to 　13　 I was quite a fool. She didn’t need money. Maybe she needed a shelter, a cup of water or just some comfort. She was the one who taught me a good 　14　.  

That evening, I sat thinking over my “kindness”. This beautiful woman made me know that not everyone would 　15　 someone else’s money. We should be kind to others, but we should choose the right way.