(新课标)2019_2020学年新教材高中英语单元综合检测1新人教版必修第三册

1、单元综合检测（一）（时间：100分钟；满分：120分）第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，茜分37.5分）ALanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years , but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going.When the world was still populatedby hunter - gatherers , small , tightly knit( 联系)groups develope

2、d their own patterns of speech independent of each other.Some language experts believe that 10, 000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.Soon afterwards , many of those people started settling down to become farmers.and their

3、 languages too became more settled and fewer in number.In recent centuries . trade , industrialisation , the development of the nation - state and the spread of universal compulsory education , especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades , all have caused many language

4、s to disappear , and dominant languages such as English , Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.At present , the world has about 6, 800 languages.The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven.The general rule is that mild zones have relatively fewlanguages , often spoken by many pe

5、ople , which hot , wet zones have lots , often spoken by small numbers.Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1, 000;Africa 2 , 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3, 200, of which Papua New Guineaalone accounts for well over 800.The median number(中位数)of speakers is a mere 6,000,

6、 which means that half the worlds languages are spoken by fewer people than that.Already well over 400 of the total of 6, 800 languages and close to extinction( 消 亡)， with only a few elderly speakers left.Pick , at random , Busuu in Cameroon(eight remaining speakers) , Chiapaneco in Mexico(150) , Li

7、pan Apache in the United States(two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia(one, with a question -mark) ： none of these seems to have much chance of survival.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了全球语言多样性的发展变化以及现在所面临的危机。1. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fast.B. They were large in

8、number.C. They had similar patterns.D They were closely connected.B 推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“Some language experts believe that 10000 years ago， when the world had just12， 000 languages between them ”可知，在狩猎时代，人口少，语言却很丰富，故选2 Which of the following best explainsA Complex.C Powerful.C 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句“five to t

9、en million people ， they spoke perhapsB。 “ dominant” underlined in Paragraph 2?8 Advanced.D Modern.In recent centuries.all have caused many languages to disappear ， and dominant languages such as English ， Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over ”可知，近几个世纪以来，随着社会的发展，很多语言已经消失，英语、西班牙语、汉语逐渐占主导地

10、位。complex 复杂的；advanced 高级的，先进的；powerful “有影响力的；modern 现代的。故选C。3 How many languages are spoken by less than 6， 000 people at present?AAbout 6 ，800.BAbout 3 ，400.CAbout 2 ，400.DAbout 1 ，200.B 数字计算题。根据第三段最后一句The median number（中位数）of speakers is a mere 6， 000， which means that half the worlds languages

11、are spoken by fewer people than that ”可知，目前全球不同语言使用人数的中位数仅是 6 000 ，这就意味着世界上有一半的语言的使用人数不到6 000 ；结合第三段第一句“At present ， the world has about 6800 languages ”可知，选B。 4 What is the main idea of the text?A New languages will be created.8 Peoples lifestyles are reflected in languages.C Human development resu

12、lts in fewer languages.D Geography determines language evolution.C 主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句中的“but in recent times there has been lesscoming and a lot more going ”和第二段可知，随着人类社会的发展，尤其是工业化、全球化以来，很多语言已经消失，即人类的发展使得语言的种类越来越少。故选C。 BSweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone

13、happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbours whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland mannoticed that s

14、ome people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten andneglected,he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered.He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbours, he gave those people

15、 small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration,whichcame to be called “Sweetest Day” . Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to i

16、nclude everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.Sweetest Day is not based on any single groups religious beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches

17、 life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive way.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了美国甜蜜日的由来及意义。在这一天，一份小小的礼物就能帮助我们传达对病人、老年人和失去父母的孩子的关爱以及对朋友、亲 人等无私关爱的感激。5 Which of the following has lit

18、tle relationship to Sweetest Day?A. Visiting sick people of the hospital.B. Visiting children who have lost their parents.C. Giving friends small gifts.D. Giving flowers to sweethearts.D 细节理解题。由第一段第二句It is an o ccasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick , the aged, a

19、nd children who have lost their parents , but also friends , workmates , relatives and neighbours whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.可知，此节日没提到送情人鲜花，故选D项。6 What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to the passage?A. They give money.B. They give gifts.C. They se

20、nd regards.D. They offer help.B 细节理解题。 由文章第二段中的信息 ” .and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. ”可知 B 项正确。7 The underlined word aneglected in the second paragraph meansA. remembered8 hatedC paid little or no attention toD disappointedC 词义猜测题。由该词前面的“too often felt

21、forgotten ”可知， neglected 意为“被忽视的”，故 C项正确。CAs a teenager, I hated Physical Education lessons.I was not very good at sports, and I hated team sports because I always felt like I was disappointing the rest of the team. I was always making up excuses to get out of such lessons.When I started university,

22、 I decided to trykung fu . To my surprise, I loved it!It was a friendly club, and in my first year most of us were beginners. I used togo two or three times a week to train. Because it is not a team sport, I didnt feelguilty （ 内疚的 ） about not being very good.And because it is a combat （格斗 ） sport,yo

23、u train in pairs, which means that you get to meet people and talk to them. WhenI was doing kung fu, I got stronger and quicker. Unluckily, in the last year of university I was too busy to do kung fu most of the time.When I moved to Italy this year I decided to start doing a combat sport again.I fou

24、nd a great local club that does mixed martial arts （综合格斗） and I love it.The club is more serious than the one at my university and we do lots of practice fights. It is very fun.When I was a teenager, I would say I just wasnt a sporty person and that I just didnt like sport and never would.Now I know

25、 that everyone should try as many sports as possible because there is often something out there for everyone!【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己从不喜欢运动到喜欢运动的经历，说明只要尝试，总会找到适合自己的运动。9 When the author was a teenager, he A disliked sports10 often told lies at schoolC was poor at his lessonsD didnt get along with his cla

26、ssmatesA 细节理解题。根据第一段，作者青少年时期讨厌体育课，不擅长运动，经常找理由不上体育课和最后一段白第一句可知选项A正确。11 Why didnt the author feel guilty about not being very good atkung fu?A He had never done kung fu before.B He didnt do kung fu often enough.C People in that club were very friendly.D His performance didnt affect others.D 细节理解题。第一段提

27、到作者不喜欢团队运动，是因为感到自己做不好会让队员们失望，再根据第二段作者上大学之后喜欢功夫，因为功夫不是团队运动，不会因为自己做不好影响他人而感到内疚。10 What can we learn about the author?A He went to work in Italy after university.B He felt regretful over his boring childhood.C He liked combat sports more than team sports.D He didnt do kung fu in the last year of univer

28、sity.C 细节理解题。通读全文可知，作者不喜欢团队运动是因为害怕自己做不好而使其他队员失望，而格斗运动则正好符合作者的心愿。11 What might be the best title for the text?A Why I hated sportsB Why I should do sportsC What I learned from sportsD How I became a sports loverD 主旨概括题。作者讲述了自己是如何从青少年时期不爱运动到上大学之后爱上运动的，故选项D 符合题意。DLise Meitner was born in Vienna, Austri

29、a on November 7, 1878. She was the thirdchild of eight children in the family. Her father Philipp, who was a lawyer, hiredpersonal teachers to teach the children, and she learned mathematics very well. Music was important to the family, and all the children learned to play the piano. The Meitner chi

30、ldren were taught to listen to their parents, but to think for themselves.When Lise Meitner finished school at the age of 14, she could not go to collegefor higher education, as were all girls in Austria.But, inspired by the discoveryof Henri Becquerel, she was determined to study radioactivity （放射性

31、 ） Whenshe turned 21, womenwere finally allowed into Austrian universities.Meitnerwas admitted into the University of Vienna; there she was excellent at math and physicsand earned her doctors degree in 1906. She wrote to Marie Curie, but there was noroom for her in the Paris lab, so Meitner made her

32、 way to Berlin. There she workedwith Otto Hahn, but as an Austrian Jewish woman, she was excluded from the main labsand allowed to work only in the basement.In 1912, the pair moved to a new university and Meitner had better lab equipment. Though Meitner was forced to escape Nazi Germany in 1938, the

33、y continued to co - work. Meitner continued her work in Sweden and later they found the phenomenon“ nuclearfission （ 核裂变 ） ” . The discovery, which finally led to the atomic bomb, won Hahn the Nobel Prize in 1944. Meitner, ignored by the Nobel committee （委员会 ）, refusedto return to Germany after the

34、war and continued her atomic research in Stockholm into her 80s.【语篇解读】本文是记叙性说明文。Lise Meitner 是一位奥地利女科学家，文章介绍了她对核物理学的贡献。12 What do we know about Lise Meitners childhood?A She received a good education.B She often went against her parents.C She showed a great talent for music.D She lived a hard life w

35、ith her family.A 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Her father Philipp,who was a lawyer, hiredpersonal teachers to teach the children, and she learned mathematics very well. Music was important to the family, and all the children learned to play the piano ”可知， Lise Meitner 小时候接受了良好的教育。13 Why didnt Lise Meitner go to col

36、lege after finishing high school?A She wasnt interested in college.B Girls in her country were not allowed.C Her family couldnt afford the school fees.D She wanted to study radioactivity by herself.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When Lise Meitner finished school at the age of14, she could not go to college for hig

37、her education, as were all girls in Austria”及第三段第一句可知，Lise Meitner 高中毕业后没能上大学是因为当时在奥地利女孩不允许上大学。14 What did Lise Meitner probably realize when working in Berlin?A She was unfairly treated there.B She made the wrong college choice.C She should have kept her identity a secret.D She should find a better

38、 partner than Otto Hahn.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“.but as an Austrian Jewish woman ， she was可知，由于excluded from the main labs and allowed to work only in the basement身份的缘故，她被不公平地对待。15. What was most probably Lise Meitners attitude toward the Nobel committee?A. Indifferent.B. Unclear.C. Angry.D. Supportive.C 推理

39、判断题。根据最后一段中的Meitner , ignored by the Nobel committee（ 委 员会）,refused to return to Germany after the war and continued her atomic research in Stoc kholm into her 80s.”可推断，Meitner对诺贝尔奖委员会对自己的忽视感到非常气愤。第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）Communication TipsHere are some suggestions about making your talk with your paren

40、ts turn out for the best.Be honest.If youre always honest, your parents will be likely to believe what you say. If you sometimes hide the truth, parents will have a harder time to believe what you tell them. 16Be brave and start talking.Its easy to say Hi, Mumi or Dad, can you pass the potatoes ? 17

41、 Letsface it. You will feel embarrassed （尴尬的）when talking about something personal,but your parents know you quite well.They were your age once, too! So dont let a little embarrassment stop you. Its OK to go ahead and share whats on your mind.18If you have a disagreement, can you consider things fro

42、m your parents points of view? If you can, telling your parents you understand their views and feelings helps them be willing to understand yours, too.Try not to argue.Using a friendly and respectful tone makesyour parents more likely to listento you and take what you say seriously. 19 What if it do

43、esnt work? If you still cant talk to your parents, seek other adults help. 20 Then follow all the tips above to make you communicate with that person well.A. Explain your situation.B. Try to understand them.C. If you lie, theyll find it hard to trust you.D. Parents are the most important people in y

44、our life.E. But it can be harder to start talking about personal topics.F. It also makes it more likely that theyll talk to you in the same way.G. Find a relative or a teacher who will listen to, understand and care about you.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章提出了几个与父母更好的沟通的方法。16. C 本段主旨为要诚实，C项“如果你说谎，他们将很难信任你”与该段主旨吻合，

45、而且三个“ If ”句，表示状况逐步变糟。17. E 从空白后的face it可知，后面面临的是较难的问题，正好与前面的 easy构成 转折关系。由此推知，该处为过渡句，E项“但是，讨论个人问题会较难开口”符合逻辑。18. B 本段主要讲如果你与父母之间有分歧时，你要从他们的角度考虑问题，这样他 们也会愿意去理解你的想法，B项“试图去理解他们”与本段主要内容吻合，总领该段。19. F 空白处前提到不要争吵，要用友好和尊重的语气和父母交流，因为这样也更可 能会让你的父母以同样的方式与你交流，F项中的“It ”指代空前句子。20. G 根据空白处前句子“如果你仍然不能和父母交流，那就寻求其他成年人

46、的帮 助”，由此可知，空白处填“找一个倾听你、理解你、关心你的亲戚或老师”符合语境。第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）Even though mygrandfather was a farmer, my grandmother would iron（ 熨烫）his work clothes every day. She would sprinkle （喷洒）grandpas 21 with something, hangthem over a chair so they could dry a bit, and then iron them.

47、I 22 herdo thisthrough my childhood.I thought every old woman in the world did it. But as the years passed, I began to 23 this practice.Why did grandfather need his work clothes 24_? Most days, he never met anyone but me and a few other farmers.One day I asked grandma about it. She told methat grand

48、pa was the most 25 man in the world, and he was the 26 of her life.Later that day, I looked closely at grandpa.He sure didnt look all that handsome to me.He was a short and skinny man. His hair was 27 on top, and hisfalse teeth didnt line up very well when he smiled.So I 28 grandma about it again. I

49、 informed her I had observed grandpa.She 29 and said, “You just arent viewing things from the right perspective （角度）.Those eye wrinkles havent always been there.He has beautiful blue eyes. She 30,“I want him to feel beautiful.I iron his clothes every day 31 hehas made mefeel beautiful for all these

50、years. He is a man worthy of 32. “ I heard what she said and was still puzzled.How could this old woman think that an old man with false 33 was beautiful?The years went on, and I watched grandma and grandpa grow old together. I 34 knew what beauty really was it was grandma ironing grandpas pants. I

51、was ashamed and decided to 35 the question I had asked.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者小时候经常看到祖母为祖父熨烫衣服，尽管祖父只是一个农民。作者开始对此很是不解，后来随着作者不断长大，才逐渐明白他们之间的爱以 及什么才是真正的美。21. . A.suitsB. scarvesC. pantsD. shirtsC 根据第一句中的 farmer 和 work clothes以及后文的 ironing grandpas pants 可知答案。22. . A.helpedB. watchedC. heardD. madeB 根据空前的描述可知，因

52、为“我”儿时一直看着祖母这样做，所以一直认为世界上 所有的老妇人都是这样做的。23. A.missB.admireC. questionD.appreciateC 根据空后句子的疑问可知，几年后，“我”开始质疑这种做法。24. A.ironedB.washedC. driedD.changedA 根据上文可知，此处是指熨烫。祖父是一个农民，所以“我”不知道为什么祖父的 衣服需要熨烫，大多数时候，他只见“我”或其他一些农民。25. A.honestB. handsomeC. energeticD. intelligentB 第三段第二句中handsome有提示，祖母告诉“我”说，祖父是世界上最英

53、俊的男人。26 A.loveB.mirrorC. futureD. exampleA 根据下文内容可知，祖母很爱祖父。27 A.blackB.curlyC. thickD.thinD 祖父是一个身材矮小、瘦瘦的男人，头顶的头发稀薄，而且笑起来时露出的假牙也不太整齐。28 A.informedBremindedC askedDwarnedC 根据上文可知， “我”和祖母对祖父的认识不一致， 所以“我”又问祖母这个问题。 29 A.sighedBapologizedC noddedDlaughedD 根据上下文语境可推知，祖母一边笑一边对“我”说：“那是因为你没有从正确的角度观察。”30 A.re

54、peatedBarguedCcontinuedDacceptedC 祖母继续说道：“我希望他觉得满意。”其它词和该处语境不符。 31 A.thoughBwhileCandDbecauseD 本空前后构成因果关系，祖母说：“我每天都给祖父熨烫衣服，因为这些年来，他让我感觉很满意很幸福。”32 A.noticeB praiseC respectD attentionC 虽然祖父是一个农民，在“我”看来并不帅，但是祖母让祖父每天都穿得体面，因为在祖母心里，祖父是一个值得尊重的人。33 A.teethBhairC eyesDearsA 参考上题解析。且上文的false teeth 有提示。34 A.h

55、ardlyBquicklyC immediatelyDgraduallyD 几年过去了， “我”看着祖父祖母一起慢慢变老。 “我”也逐渐明白了什么才是真正的美。根据上文“我”的困惑以及该空前 The years went on 可知，该空为“慢慢地，逐渐地”。 35 A.forgetB considerC answerD faceA 因为“我”明白了祖父祖母之间的爱，所以对自己之前的无知感到羞愧，并决定忘了曾经问过的问题。第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分15 分 )As a boy, Charles Darwin showed a great interest in livin

56、g things. He loved to walk through the woods, 36.(look) at plants and birds. At the age of 8, Darwin37.(send) to school, where he studied Latin, classical literature and ancient history. Young Darwin thought that these subjects were boring and useless. He preferred 38.(science) studies. As a result, he did 39.(poor) in his school lessons.In 1828, Darwins father, who was very strict 40.his son, sent him toCambridge and he became a student of Professor John Henslow. Upon graduation, Professor Henslow asked him 41.(go) with Capta