Unit 3The Million Pound Bank NoteSection Warming Up & ReadingPrereading.阅读理解AAs a child, Sue Hendrickson loved to look for buried treasure. She would also walk along streets, looking at the ground and hoping to find interesting things.One day, Hendrickson visited an amber mine. One piece of amber had an insect in it, and a miner told her that it was 23 million years old. At that moment, Hendrickson knew that she wanted to search for fossils (化石)In 1990, she traveled to South Dakota with a team of scientists looking for dinosaur bones. The teams car broke down. When the others went to get the car fixed, Hendrickson and her dog stayed behind and went for a walk. On her walk, Hendrickson saw some bones on the ground and then looked up. There, in the high area of rock, was a huge dinosaur skeleton (骨骼)! The group uncovered the biggest, most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙) that had ever been found. The T. rex was named “Sue” after its discoverer.This was not Hendricksons only adventure. Two years later, she dove with scientists to explore a sunken ship. It was a Spanish trading ship from the 1600s. At it, the scientists found hundreds of huge stone bowls and more than 400 gold and silver coins.Hendrickson has plans for more adventures. She wants to look for more dinosaur bones and hopes to find a woolly mammoth (长毛象) skeleton. Often, Hendrickson travels to The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, her hometown. That is where Sue the T. rex is on display. Sue Hendrickson likes to visit Sue the dinosaur whenever she can.【文章大意】本文是记叙文。Hendrickson是个探险家，她发现了世界上迄今为止最大的霸王龙化石。1Hendrickson found Sue the T. rex _.Awhile walking her dogBwith the help of her dogCwhen waiting for a car repairDalong with a group of scientists解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段中的内容可知，Hendrickson在等待修车的过程中发现了霸王龙化石。2What can we infer from the last paragraph?AHendrickson wants to bring woolly mammoths back to life.BHendrickson spends most of her life in her hometown.CHendrickson prefers research work to adventures.DHendrickson has a deep love for Sue the T. rex.解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Sue Hendrickson likes to visit Sue the dinosaur whenever she can可知，Hendrickson非常钟爱这个霸王龙化石。3Which word can best describe Hendrickson?ASmart.BQuiet.CFunny. DAdventurous.解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hendrickson has plans for more adventures以及全文对她多次探险经历的描述可知，Hendrickson是个爱冒险的人。BThis journey began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned, although I had completed my packing before eight oclock. I was quite clear about the fact that once I left, my house would stand empty for probably the first time since the day it was built. It was a strange feeling and perhaps explains why I was leaving so late, walking around the house many times over, checking one last time to see that all was in order.It is hard to explain my feelings once I did finally set off. As I drove further and further from the house, I found the surroundings (周围的事物) grow unrecognizable. I began to have a feeling of unease mixed with excitement. I took a turning and found myself on a road circling the edge of a hill. I could sense the steep (陡峭的) drop to my left. I felt a sense of alarm that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all, but speeding off in the wrong direction into a wilderness. It was only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. And even when I was sure I was on the right road, I felt forced to stop the car a moment to think carefully. I decided to step out and stretch (伸展) my legs a little. On the one side of the road, thickets and small trees rose sharply, while on the other I could now see the distant countryside and a town nearby.I walked a little way along the roadside, when I heard a voice behind me. Until this point I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise. Sitting on the large stone was a thin, whitehaired man. He called to me again and signaled me to join him. For a moment, I took him for a homeless man, but then I saw he was just some local man enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine, and saw no reason not to do so.【文章大意】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者在旅行途中复杂的情感。4Why did the author set off later than planned?AHe repeatedly checked the house.BHe was feeling sad about leaving the house.CPacking his belongings took longer than expected.DThere was no one to help him get everything ready.解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段中的perhaps explains why I was leaving so late, walking around the house many times over, checking one last time to see that all was in order可知，作者因为不断检查屋子因此导致动身较晚。这里需要注意B项，作者提到It was a strange feeling，但并没有说是因为离开家太伤感。5What caused the author to start driving more slowly?AThe road had become steep.BHe realized he was driving too fast.CThe beautiful scenery attracted him.DHe suddenly feared that he might get lost.解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的I felt a sense of alarm that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all和it caused me to slow down可知，作者害怕自己走错路因此