Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNoteⅠ.单项填空1.________isknowntoeverybody,themoontravelsaroundtheearthonceeverymonth.A.ItB.AsC.ThatD.What2.—IsMr.Smithrich?—Yes,veryrich.Whenheworkedin________town,heearnedalot.Nowhehasabigfarmin________country.A.a;theB./;/C./;theD.the;/3.WhilewatchingTitanic,mostpeoplecouldn’thelpcryingwhenitcametothescene________Jacksavesthegirl’slifebutdiesinicywaterhimself.A.whichB.asC.whyD.where4.—Comein,please.Makeyourselfathome.—________—I’mgladyoulikeit.A.Thanks.Youhaveaniceplacehere.B.Oh,thispictureissobeautiful.C.Thanks.Whatnicefoodyou’veprepared!D.OK.Letmelookaroundyournewhouse.5.Itissaidthattheprisonerswere________totaketwohours’exerciseaday.A.supposedB.permittedC.forbiddenD.persuaded6.WangWeigaveusavivid________ofhertripdowntheriver.A.explanationB.ideaC.imaginationD.account7.Heisaheavysmoker,whichmakesallofus________.A.comfortableB.illC.pleasantD.sick8.AprilFool’sDayiscoming.Becarefulnottobe________whenothersplaytricksonyou.A.broughtinB.caughtinC.takeninD.madein9.Wouldyouplease________thisformformetoseeifI’vefilleditinright?A.takeoffB.lookafterC.giveupD.goover10.—Ibelieveyoulikethejob.—________,Iamtiredofit.A.OnthecontraryB.OncontraryC.OntheotherhandD.Onotherhand11.________anyuntrainedactor,gettinginfrontofthecameracanbedifficult.A.AsfarasB.AswellasC.AslongasD.Aswith12.Isuddenlyfoundmyself________downthestreetwhenIfoundtwopolicemeninfrontofme.A.runB.runningC.runsD.ran13.________youprefer,I’llgiveittoyou,butwehaven’tanyothermodelsforyoutochoosefrom.A.WhateverB.WheneverC.HoweverD.Whichever14.Whytheexplosionoccurredwas________thelaboratoryattendanthadbeencareless.A.forB.becauseC.sinceD.that15.Excuseme,wouldyoupleasetellme________?A.whenthesportsmeetingistakenplaceB.whenisthesportsmeetinggoingtobeheldC.whenisthesportsmeetingtobeginD.whenthesportsmeetingistotakeplaceⅡ.阅读理解Ahugecloudofdustroseandanoverpassdisappeared.ThiswasthesceneinZhuzhou,HunanProvinceonMay17.Ninepeoplewerekilledand16injured.ThingsweresimilarlastyearintheSichuanearthquake.Thousandsofpeoplewereburiedintheruinsandlosttheirlives.Whatifwecouldhavewarnedthem?Peoplearealwaysracking_their_brainstofindawayofpreventingbuildings’collapse.Bettermaterialsandtechnologyhelp,buttheyarenotasolution.Justlikehumans,abuildinghasitsownlifecyclefrom“birth”to“death”.Ifweknowwhenabuildingisgoingtocollapse,wecanrepairitinadvanceorgetoutofitbeforeitfalls.Now,scientistsattheUniversityofIllinoishavedevelopedamaterialthatturnsredbeforeitbreaks.Theinventioncouldbeusedinthingslikeclimbingropesorbridgesupports.TheresearchwasledbyNancySottos,aprofessorattheuniversity’sBeckmanInstitute,andDouglasDavis,agraduateresearchassistant.Thesecretbehindthecolorchangingmaterialisatypeofmolecule(分子).Amoleculeisagroupofatomsheldtogetherbychemicalbonds.Imagineyouandyourfriendsstandinginacircle,holdinghands.Eachpersonstandsforoneatom,yourhandsrepresentthebonds,andtheentirecirclerepresentsamolecule.Ifonepersonletsgoofhisorherhands,themoleculechangescolor.Theresearchteamputthemoleculeintoasoftmaterial.Whentheresearchersstretchedthematerial,itturnedbrightredforafewsecondsbeforeitbrokeintotwopieces.Whentheyrepeatedlystretchedandrelaxedthematerial,withoutbreakingit,itonlyturnedalittlered.Themajorprob...