【正文】 hould that worry us? Is it horrible for you thinking one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, or a person and his family may be hunted crosscountry because they happen to have certain valuable genes? We live in a time of great scientific leaps! Next challenges our sense of reality, blending fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems. The son of a zookeeper, 16 yearold Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India. Planning a move to Canada, his family takes a ride on an enormous ship. After a shipwreck . Pi finds himself in the Pacific 0cean. trapped on a 26foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a hyena(鬣狗 ), a orangutan(猩猩 ), and a tiger named Richard Parker . It sounds like a colorful setup. But these wild animals don’t burst into song as in the Disney cartoons. All want to survive, however Pi finds himself the weakest one of all. After much infighting, Pi and Richard Parker remain the boat’s only passengers . Pi is left to survive for 227 days through waters with his large dangerous panion, using all his knowledge, wits and faith. Five People You Meet in Heayen When a lonely and elderly man dies in an accident, he awakens in an unfamiliar place called Heaven where five people, some strangers, some loved ones, take him on a clear journey through his life. Each soul has a story to tell, a secret to reveal(揭示 ), and a lesson to share. Through them Eddie learns“ lessons” , finds out why certain events happened in his physical life, and understands the meaning of his own life. The book explores the unexpected mysteries of the afterlife by reminding us what really matters here on earth. Marley amp。 A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door . She spent all her time taking care of the tree． But the children nearby drove her 36 by making fun of her . They would climb her tree and then run away with pears . 37 “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer by asked to 38 for the night. Seeing that he had an 39 face， she let him in and gave him a nice 40 .The next morning the stranger， actually a sorcerer(巫師 )， thanked her by granting(允準(zhǔn) )her 41 that anyone whoclimbed up her tree 22 not be able to e back down until she 43 it. When the children came back to steal her 44 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her. Long 45 she gave the tree permission to let 46 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 47 at last. One day another man 48 her door . This one did not look trustworthy to her, 49 she asked who he was. “ I am Death, I’ve e to take you 50 me,’’ said he . Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 51 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life .But I am too 53 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 54 as to do it for me ?” With a deep sigh , Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go . 36. A. hopeless B. painful C. dull D. crazy 37. A. calling B. shouting C. announcing D. whispering 38. A. stay B. 1ive C. hide D. 1ie 39 .A. interesting B. honest C. anxious D. angry 40. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile 41. A. suggestion B. demand C. permission D. wish 42. A. could B. should C. might D. must 43. A. permitted B. promised C. answered D. declared 44. A. branch B. food C. tree D. fruit 45. A. after B. while C. since D. before 46. A. it B. them C. him D. her 47. A. trick B. question C. trouble D. difficulty 48. A. stepped into B. 1eft for C. stopped at D. walked around 49. A. so B. but C. although D. because 50. A. with B. off C. upon D. for 51. A. choose B. pick C. shake D. hit 52. A. honor B. pleasure C. hope D. excitement 53. A. 1ight B. short C. old D. thin 54. A. proud B. kind C. fine D. smart 55. A. disappointedly B. cheerfully C. unwillingly D. eagerly 第三部分：閱讀理解（共 15 小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） 請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 the D. the。 / B. /。 Unit 3 Amazing People 單元仿真檢測(cè) 第一部分：聽(tīng)力 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 20 分 ) （略） 第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 35分） 第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)選擇（共 15小題；每小題 1分，滿分 15分） 請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 、 D 、四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 21. at the airport， he telephoned his wife and told her what he would do when he got home. A. Once arrived B. As soon as he reached C. When he got D. Upon arriving 22. － They decide to take sail around the island. － When will the ship set ____ sail? A. a。 a C. a。 / 23. － May I take your order now? － ________. － OK, I’ll e back in a few minutes. A. No, we need more time. B. Could you bring us the bill? C. Yes, here it is. Thank you. D. Sure, we’d love to. 24. Living in a city can’t_________ living in the country. A. be pared to B. pare between C. pare with D. pare to 25. Let’s put off the piic until next week, t