高二英语练习题单元测评3 (2)

单元测评(三)Unit 3 A healthy life

(时间：90分钟满分：110分)

第一部分阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)

第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

My father's playing the violin lights up any room. To him, it is an instrument of faith, hope and charity. My m other used to joke, “Your papa would play his violin if the world was about to blow up.”

Once_Dad_came_about_as_close_to_that_as_could_ever_be_possible.

In the early years of the 20th century, the boll weevil (棉铃象鼻虫) began destroying the cotton farms in the southern USA.

In May 1910, folks all over the nation were talking about Halley's Comet (哈雷彗星). There were all sorts of frightening stories about it, the main one being that the world would pass through its tail, said to be millions of miles long.

Between the threats of the comet and weevils, the farmers were running low on optimism. One night, they gathered at our farm to discuss what to do. Will Bowen, a local man, suggested, “Charley, how about giving us a little music？”

“I don't think anybody'd want to hear me tonight，” Dad replied.

“Come on, Mr. Nordyke，” one of the younger women urged. “Play for us！”

Dad had a knack (本领) for getting people in the mood for his music.

He played church songs, and then shifted to war songs. By the time he had finished performing, people were stamping their feet, clapping their hands and yelling.

All of our neighbors went home whistling. Very few remembered to look to see whether the comet was still around.

Another evening, Will Bowen called Dad on the telephone and said, “Charley, I'm downhearted and blue. Could you play a tune or two for me through the phone？”

Dad handed the receiver to me and then set about playing the songs he had performed that night. I could hear Mr. Bowen whistling and yelling.

By the time the tune was finished there were half a dozen neighbors on the line. They talked about how wonderful the music sounded over the telephone. They made numerous requests; I relayed them to Dad and he played.

Our broadcasts became regular features of community life. When the weather was bad in winter and farmers were forced to remain in the house, someone would ring us and ask Dad to play. Usually it developed into a network affair. Our phone kept ringing with requests for music until radio came into fashion.

语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了小时候爸爸喜欢拉小提琴，邻里乡亲失意、绝望时听到爸爸的琴声便会顿然释怀。正是爸爸的琴声给邻居们增添了快乐和希望。

1．Why did the author's mother say so at the end of Paragraph 1?

A. She believed her husband had the ability to save her world.

B. She thought her husband could always get strength from his violin.

C. She was unhappy that her husband loved his violin more than her.

D. She believed music had the power to save the world.