高中英语必修三 Unit 5 The Value of Money（A卷基础卷）（原卷版）

1、Unit 5 The Value of Money测试卷（A卷基础卷）原卷版 【新人教版】注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A BEIJING (News Agency) Child

2、ren in China today spend five times more money than their parents did when they were young. So what are all these children buying? The list is long: iPads, cell phones and jeans are typical items that children “have to” buy. And they will do anything to get them. They ask their parents over and over

3、 until they buy them. But parents also need to take the blame(责备) for spending so much money. They want their children to have the best things. They end up competing with other parents over whether their children have the latest products. So its no wonder children find it hard to learn the importanc

4、e of saving money rather than spending it all the time. And its hard to save when companies use advertising (打广告)and clever slogans (口号) to encourage young people to buy their products. They even encourage children to keep asking their parents for something until they get it. Today, you dont even ne

5、ed to have money in order to buy something. Banks give out credit cards and loans (贷款) all the time, so people are saving less and less. We are used to carrying lots of money around. And if you dont have much, you can always borrow some. But this hasnt always been the case. When our grandparents wer

6、e young, there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted. The older generation made the wise expression, “Money doesnt grow on trees. ” This is as true now as it was 50 years ago. They give money a gre

7、at deal of value. And we all have a lot to learn from them. 1. The text mainly tells us _. A. differences between teenagers and their parentsB. what is popular among children at the momentC. how to spend money wiselyD. childrens high consumption(消费) of products2. Parents are to blame for childrens s

8、pending a lot of money because _. A. they dont give children positive guidance in consumptionB. they offer to buy the latest fashions for their childrenC. they always give children too much pocket moneyD. their consumption habits set a bad example to children3. The saying “Money doesnt grow on trees

9、. ” in the last paragraph seems to tell us that _. A. the older generation understood how to teach children to saveB. in the past, people attached more importance to saving moneyC. money has a great deal of value both in the past and at presentD. money is not easily earned and we should be careful w

10、hen we spend itB When you set a foot outside of your door to drop litter, go to a social event or go for a walk, thoughts like I hope I dont see anyone I know or please dont talk to me may run through your mind. Ive also said such things to myself. Sometimes the last thing you want to do is to talk

11、with someone, especially someone new. Why do we go out of our ways to avoid people? Do we think meeting new people is a waste of time? Or are we just lazy, thinking that meeting someone new really is a trouble? Communication is the key to life. We have been told that many times. Take the past genera

12、tions, like our parents, for example. They seem to take full advantage of that whole communication idea because they grew up talking face to face while Generation Y grew up staring at screens. We spend hours of our days sitting on Facebook. We send messages to our friends and think about all of the

13、things we want to say to certain people. Nowadays, we are so caught up in our little circle of friendsour comfort zone. We love it that they laugh at our jokes, understand our feelings and can read our minds. Most importantly, they know when we want to be alone. They just get us. Holding a conversat

14、ion with someone new means agreeing with things that you dont actually believe and being someone you think they want you to beit is, as I said before, a trouble. It takes so much energy, and at some point, it is too tiring. But meeting new people is important. Life is too short, so meet all the peop

15、le you can meet, and make every effort to go out and laugh. Remember, every hello leads to a smileand a smile is worth a lot.4.What do we learn about the author?A. He likes to be alone.B. He feels stressed out lately.C. Hes active in attending social events.D. Hes afraid of talking to others at time

16、s.5.Whats the problem of Generation Y in the authors eyes?A. They rely on the Internet to socialize.B. They are less confident about themselves.C. They have difficulty in communicating.D. They are unwilling to make new friends.6.Why do many young people avoid meeting new people?A. They think it is t

17、roublesome.B. They are busy with their study.C. They fear to disappoint their old friends.D. They want to take time to do meaningful work.7.Why does the author write the text?A. To tell about the importance of friends.B. To give tips on how to meet new people.C. To encourage people to meet new peopl

18、e.D. To introduce the disadvantages of Generation Y.CAround this time of year when the weather gets cooler in Arkansas, there are a lot of homeless people, as well as people with different situations who just need help. Oftentimes Our family serves at a soup kitchen where they give out bags of food

19、to needy families in our area. And we 1l help put those bags of food together and hand them out, among other things.There are a lot of reasons why serving the community is important to me, but one of them has to do with my father. My grandfather died when my father was 4 years old and my grandmother

20、 had four kids all under the age of 5. all born pretty close together. That was a time when things were so bad in the country. There wasnt work and often the family hardly made ends meet, so my grandmother put the kids in a childrens home so that they could at least have food to survive.My dad said

21、he never forgot the local charity would bring the kids a gift for Christmas. The kids worked hard in the childrens home and the only present they got was from the local charity. He never forgot this kindness and always appreciated the local charity for what it did when he Was a little boy.My dad was

22、 such a hardworking worker- family meant the world to him. I was the seventh baby in my family and my mother had me just after she turned 40. She was one of those high-risk pregnancy moms, and Im so grateful she had me. My mom and dad made a happy home for us, and Im so grateful for that. I hope my

23、children are catching those lessons, not just from Mom and Dad, but from grandparents and everyone else in their lives.8.Why does the author consider serving the community important?A. His father led a hard life in his childhood.B. He was inspired by his fathers life experiences.C. He was grateful f

24、or what his father had done for him.D. His father worked hard and took good care of the family.9.Why did the authors grandmother put the kids in a childrens home?A. The family had too many children.B. The kids were born too close together.C. It provided food for the kids to survive.D. The kids could

25、 lead a very comfortable life there.10.Which can best describe the author s father?A. Kind and creative.B. Strict and helpful.C. Devoted and patient.D. Grateful and hardworking.11.What can we learn from the passage ?A. Father meant the world to the family.B. The author hopes his kids learn to be gra

26、teful.C. The kids received Christmas gifts from their parents.D. The authors family opens a soup kitchen to offer help.D The year 2020 is stormy, but rainbows are everywhere. Across the COVID-19 stricken world, bright and happy rainbows have become window colors and choices on store shelves. The rai

27、nbows started appearing all over Italy within a few days of schools closing for the first lockdown, back in March. Crayon drawings were taped to the inside of windows; poster-painted banners hung from balconies. When the pandemic came to Britain, the rainbows came too, with the Italian message of po

28、sitivity morphing into thanks to the NHS. Then, during the months of lockdown, the rainbows moved inside our homes, with a craze for arranging books by colour in pursuit of an aesthetically (审美地) pleasant Zoom background. In April this year, the largest cabin hospital in the Philippines was complete

29、d, divided into six wards of different colors. The colors of the rainbow were not only pleasing to the eye, but also conveying a positive and optimistic spirit to patients. The rainbow is to 2020 what keep calm and carry on was to 1939. And just as keep calm and carry on began as a public informatio

30、n campaign but became a tea towel industry, what began as a gesture of hope is now a big business. John Lewis reports that an 8 rainbow bauble is an early festive bestseller. Tracksuit enthusiasts are sitting out the second lockdown in Olivia Rubins 150 rainbow stripe tracksuits. Optimism is the hot

31、test commodity of 2020. But some people are irritated by the way consumer culture commodities the human experience, packaging our hopes and dreams as if they were just another product in the warehouse (仓库). But the fashion editor-turned-designer JJ Martin says, Its great to have the colourful dress,

32、 but the magic of a rainbow isnt really about the pot of gold. What actually counts is the flame you turn on inside yourself.Where might people see the rainbow?A. In the study with the books sorted by color.B. In the Italian message of thanks to the NHS.C. On the banners of the schools under lockdow

33、n.D. On the outside of Britains largest cabin hospital.13. What does the underlined word irritated in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A. Embarrassed.B. Fascinated.C. Challenged.D. Angered.14. What do the campaigns in 1939 and in 2020 have in common?A. They came to the same end.B. They helped people out of

34、 the lockdown.C. They conveyed thanks to the medical staff.D. They displayed a feature of the towel industry.15. What can we infer from what JJ Martin said?A. The relaxation of mind is equal to wealth.B. The significance of the rainbow is to lift people up.C. The tracksuits of Olivia Rubin are to be

35、 mass-produced.D. The commercialization of feelings is somewhat reasonable.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Americans spend a lot of money in their daily lives. Working people spend money on transportation to and from work and on various expenses throughout the day.

36、 Americans enjoy shopping and buy many things that they need and want. 16 They buy sports equipment, go to the movies and do many things that cost money. However, many Americans dont pay cash or write checks for these things. 17 Credit cards are small, rectangular plastic cards. It is very convenien

37、t to carry them about. 18 When the customer buys something at a store, he shows his card at the store. This permits the store to charge the bank for the customers purchase. The bank collects all the charges for each customer. Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay the charges for th

38、at month. 19 It allows the customer to pay for the charges in several payments over a period of time. However, the bank requires the customer to pay interest(利息)on the unpaid part of the charges. In this way the bank allows customers to buy things they cannot afford at one time. People can use the c

39、ard to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time. 20A. It brings great benefits to the rich. B. Banks give these cards to their customers. C. They spend a lot of money on entertainment. D. They also do not need to carry a lot of money. E. People may spend less money in this way. F. Mor

40、e and more Americans pay for things with credit cards. G. The bank does not force the customer to pay the full amount. 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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My father often works very hard. And he (21) goes to the movies. Here Ill tell you a (22) stor

41、y about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the (23) on his desk. He thought he happened to have not much work to do that day and that it was quite wonderful to pass the (24) at the cinema. So he came back home and (25) finished his su

42、pper. Then he said (26) to us and left. But to our (27) , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the (28) . When my father was sitting in his seat, a (29) came to my fathers seat and said that seat was

43、hers. My father was (30) . He took out the ticket at once and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her to show her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat (31) on it was Row 17, Seat 3. Why? Whats the matter with all

44、 this? While they were (32) , suddenly the woman said, The (33) of the tickets are different. So they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, Oh, Im (34) . I made a mistake. My ticket is for the (35) a month ago. Take this seat, please. With these words he left.A. seldomB

45、. oftenC. sometimesD. neverA. badB. strangeC. funnyD. boringA. glassB. glassesC. boxD. shoesA. morningB. afternoonC. eveningD. dayA. carefullyB. quicklyC. quietlyD. suddenlyA. sorryB. helloC. goodbyeD. luckA. joyB. surpriseC. delightD. funA. cinemaB. officeC. roomD. partyA. womanB. boyC. manD. docto

46、rA. interestedB. disappointedC. frightenedD. surprisedA. shownB. takenC. namedD. toldA. wonderingB. wantingC. lookingD. makingA. designsB. pricesC. shapesD. colorsA. sorryB. shyC. worriedD. right35.A. actionB. speechC. filmD. play第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。One day, I wa

47、s waiting for my train in the waiting room, in (36) I saw large crowds of people. Among the crowds was a little boy (37) (carry) some pairs of sunglasses in his hands. The boy was about 10 years old. He was selling sunglasses. He tried from one person to another, but (38) (sad), nobody seemed intere

48、sted in his sunglasses. Judging from the (39) (express) on his face, the boy was very (40) (disappoint). Out of sympathy for the poor boy, I gave him 20 dollars, (41) (say) that I was not in need of the sunglasses. (42) my surprise, he became angry. I didnt know (43) to say next. Then the boy said t

49、o me, Either you buy a pair of sunglasses or you take back your money. I dont need your pity. I want to earn money with my own hands. I apologized to the boy, and I told him that I would buy two pairs. The boy (44) (manage) to keep his self-respect and chose to make a living on his own. I couldnt help (45) (show) respect for the boy.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （满分15分）试以“Can Money Buy Happiness?”（金钱能买来幸福吗？）为题写一篇议论文，必须包括以下内容： (1)有人认为金钱是幸福之本（source of happiness）；(2)也有人认为金钱是万恶之源（root of all evil）；(3)你的看法。注意：(1) 词数80左右;(2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_ 第二节 （满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一