高三一轮复习单元检测题第二部分: 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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While wearing T-shirts, jeans and a baseball cap are classic American style choices; the preppy(学院风格) look is what sophisticated(高雅时髦的) British youths wear. But when it comes to the best-dressed nation, neither the US nor the UK tops CNN’s list. So which country has the best fashion sense? Take a look.
Italy
Italy is a nation that values outward appearance. Elegance(高雅) is in Italian blood and most Italians would give up comfort in order to look graceful(优雅的). They dress well even for simple trips to the grocery store.
Both men and women have a good understanding of style, dressing themselves up with well-groomed(讲究的) hair and a smart pair of shoes. It is no wonder that so many of the best fashion designers are Italian!
Sweden
Retail(零售) giant H & M continues to spread affordable Swedish style around the world. What has been called the “Swedish fashion miracle” actually comes from the “less is more” philosophy(信条).
The Swedes tend to adopt a practical approach to what they wear, but they don’t lack creativity.
France
The French have a chic(别致的) air about them. They appear casual and elegant without being over-dressed or under-dressed, and always seem to give off confidence in their style choices. “The laissez-faire(自由放任的) approach to fashion is something many people love — and the looks they wear are something we all want to emulate on a daily basis,” said The Huffington Post.
21. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Wearing jeans is American style.
B. Wearing T—shirts is American style.
C. British young people like the preppy style.
D. The UK is the best-dressed country in the world.
22. What can we learn from Swedish dressing style?
A. It is practical and creative.
B. It is unaffordable.
C. It lacks confidence.
D. It lacks creativity.
23. What’s the character of French dressing style?
A. Over—dressed.
B. Free and easy; elegant and confident.
C. Under-dressed.
D. Lovely.
24. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “emulate” in the last paragraph?
A. Imitate(模仿)
B. Thrill.
C. Like.
D. Hate.
B
One day, when I was working as psychologist in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”
I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.
The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.
Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?
“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.
“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and Joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.
Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one—without any word—can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.
25. When he first met the author, David
A. felt a little excited
B. walked energetically
C. looked a little nervous
D. showed up with his teacher
26. As a psychologist, the author
A. was ready to listen to David
B. was skeptical about psychology
C. was able to describe David’s problem
D. was sure of handling David’s problem
27. What can be inferred about David?
A. He recovered after months of treatment.
B. He liked biking before he lost his family.
C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.
D. He got friends in school before he met the author.
C
If you think that Internet shopping on a Sunday gets you the best deals, then think again. Tuesday
is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain, according to an exhaustive analysis of on—line shopping. Thursday is the second best day followed by Friday—but Sunday is when you are least likely to make a saving.
The study also looked at months and found that the pre—Christmas rush in November is when there are most bargains around on the web—and not the January sales. US retailer(零售商) reporting service Sum All examined 3,000 companies and half a billion transactions(交易) as part of its report. It worked out the average discount(折扣) offered to consumers on each day of the week and over different times of the year.
The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.81 percent, followed by Thursday on 4.80 percent. In third place was Friday at 4.65 percent, then Wednesday at 4.13 percent and Monday at 4.11 percent. Only the foolish would shop on a Saturday where the discounts were typically 3.84 percent—and Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percent.
The analysis by month is even more surprising as most people think that waiting until the post—Christmas sales would yield the biggest discounts. In fact, November is when you will get the largest savings at 5.99 percent on average. January came in second at 4.95 percent, followed by May at 4.50 percent.
The worst month to buy online was March where you could expect to save just 2.76 percent. Consumers and experts have been speculating for years about the best time to shop online.
Booking a flight has almost become a science with some claiming that buying six weeks before you travel guarantees you the best price. However, a recent analysis by the US Airlines Reporting Commission found that was not actually the case.
Not only did the six—week window fail to pile up, in some cases the best fares were on sale as long as 24 weeks before departure. The ARC said that booking well in advance is best advised for busy routes or long haul flights(长途航班), as the price only tends to go up.
28. If a buyer wants to buy cheap goods online, he’d better go to the shop on
A. Tuesday
B. Thursday
C. Friday
D. Sunday
29. Most web sellers often provide bargain on the web
A. after New Year’s Day
B. during Valentine’s Day
C. on Mother’s Day
D. before Christmas
30. Which of the following statements is True according to the third paragraph?
A. The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.8 percent.
B. In third place was Thursday where savings were 4.65 percent.
C. Sunday where the discounts were 3.37 percent was the worst.
D. Customers can get the best sayings on Saturday.
31. What is the meaning of the underlined word “speculating” in the fifth paragraph?
A. Quarrelling.
B. Objecting.
C. Searching.
D. Considering.
D
It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “when two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather—speak.
Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.
Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him. the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.
Bryson and Paxman stand for common misunderstanding about the weather—speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather—speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve(内向) and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather—speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather—speak is a means of social bonding.
32. The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that
A. most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson
B. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation
C. the comment was accurate two hundred years ago
D. English conversations usually start with the weather
33. What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?
A. A social trend.
B. An strong interest.
C. A historical concept.
D. An unknown phenomenon.
34. According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that
A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather
B. there is nothing special about the English weather
C. the English weather attracts people to the British Isles
D. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty
35. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?
A. To explain what English weather—speak is about.
B. To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.
C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.
D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ways of Loving Your Parents
Even though you think that your parents are mean—spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life.
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And they are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.
Tell them you love them every morning. A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, you might still wander at a unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you’re off on your own. It’s OK to get angry but angry actions don’t help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend.
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Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.
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Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgave your parents!
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Do things with your parents like watching TV, or going somewhere with them. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can. Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents.
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Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A. Forgiveness is the key.
B. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you.
C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
D. After this, share your feelings with your parents.
E. Keep company with them.
F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
第三部分：英语知识运用
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）I got up early to run in the local 5K run on Thanksgiving morning. I
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it might give me the motivation to get back into running. It was nearly
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that morning so everyone getting ready to run was hopping around trying to stay warm.
On the side of the road, sitting in the
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, was a man wrapped in a blanket. It was pretty
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he was homeless and as usual, most people
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not to see him. I
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and talked with him for a few minutes before the
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. He told me that he was a veteran(老兵) and had
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he might be able to earn a few dollars that morning to be able to buy a Thanksgiving dinner. His eyes
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up when he talked about hot turkey and stuffing(馅). With only a brief
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to sit with him, I had to start the race but I told him I’d talk to him more when I had
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. He said he would catch to see me
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the finish line.
I thought about this man
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most of the race. I’m in the military and it always hurts me to see someone who served going through such a
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time. He hadn’t asked me for
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, but I wanted to do something for him.
After the race I went back over and sat in the grass next to him, that got me more than a few odd(奇怪的)
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from other runners. During our conversation I gave him the
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I had. He didn’t want to accept it,
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I told him I wanted him to have it and that it may get him a little something extra during the day.
I went to the run to try to do something for myself, but he
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me how to smile through the rough times and
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me not to take for granted the many blessings I have.
41. A. forgot B. included C. praised D. expected
42. A. freezing B. influencing
C. remaining D. comforting
43. A. step B. grass C. flight D. street
44. A. practical B. private C. obvious D. anxious
45. A. pretended B. promised
C. believed D. refused
46. A. went on B. went over C. went out D. went up
47. A. dinner B. walk
C. class D. race
48. A. allowed B. valued C. hoped D. employed
49. A. put B. gave C. looked
D. lit
50. A. memory B. moment C. message D. mention
51. A. finished B. decided C. left D. parked
52. A. win B. fail C. tie D. cross
53. A. without B. during C. with
D. from
54. A. rough B. bored C. strange D. serious
55. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
56. A. ideas B. fears C. looks D. results
57. A. love B. clothes C. shoes
D. cash
58. A. and
B. or C. so D. but
59. A. showed B. realized C. imagined D. promised
60. A. admitted B. wondered C. begged D. reminded
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节：（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者括号中词语的正确形式填空。
There once were a goat and a donkey(驴),
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lived on a farm. The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the
62 ______ (much) food. Sometimes the donkey was given more food
63 _______
it could eat. This made the goat so jealous
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______ it began plotting against(谋划对付) the donkey. “Hey, donkey,” the goat said one day. “I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don’t you pretend
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(get) sick so you can take a day
66 _______ ?” The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable(畜栏) on its side with its eyes
67 ______ (close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor.
68_______
looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine
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(make)from the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed
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goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。
修改：在错词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2、只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Jenny is a Grade Two student. She was once very active and happy girl, but everything has changed before she started playing computer games. She doesn’t play volleyball with her friends any much more. When she sits in the classroom, she has troubles paying attention to what the teachers say. She sleeps in class and she spends little time study. She becomes a complete different person. After school she usually stayed at the computer hall until it is closed. Sometimes her parents can do everything to stop her. Every morning she feels very tiring after a night’s “busy working”. We feel very sorry to her.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，两周前你从网上订购了一套英语书虫系列读物(Bookworm series)，昨天才到货，且包装破损、数量不足。请就此向网店客服写邮件投诉。要点如下：
1．介绍购物情况；
2．反映存在问题；
3．提出解决方案。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
可能用到的生词：投诉complaint n．
To whom it may concern,
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Looking forward to your reply.
Li Hua
Jenny is a Grade Two student. She was once∧ very active and happy girl, but everything
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has changed before she started playing computer games. She doesn’t play volleyball with her
since
friends any much more. When she sits in the classroom, she has troubles paying attention to what
trouble
the teachers say. She sleeps in class and she spends little time study. She becomes a complete
studying
completely
写作：
To whom it may concern,
I’m one of your customers. I ordered a set of Bookworm Series on your website two weeks ago, but I didn’t receive them until yesterday. And much to my disappointment, the books were so poorly packed up that the cover of one book was torn. To make matters worse, it is not a complete set, as I found one book missing.
It’s bad to have received such poor service, and I believe I have every right to ask you to deal with this problem. I hope that you either return my money or deliver a new set of books to me. Besides, I’d like to be informed of the process of your dealing with my complaint.
Looking forward to your reply.
Li Hua