高考英语第一轮单元检测
英语学科
第十五单元 选修10 Unit 2-5
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节.单项选择（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. For a long time they walked without saying word. Jim was the first to break____silence.
A. the; a B. a; the C. a; / D. the; /
22. _____ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
A. As B. For C. With D. Through
23. The politician’s statement was contradictory_____ he made before on the same problem.
A. to that B. with that C. to the one D. with what
24. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not______ a native speaker.
A. as fluent as B. more fluent than C. so fluently as D. much fluently than
25. We usually discourage_______ wine in school.
A. drink B. to drink C. for drinking D. drinking
26. Time should be made good use ______ hard.
A. of studying B. to study C. to studying D. of to study
27. In order to change attitudes____ employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.
A. about B. of C. towards D. on
28 He was in hospital for six months. He felt as if he was_____ form the outside world.
A. cut out B. cut off C. cut up D. cut through
29. Your evidence has _____ him in his theory.
A. confirmed B. confused C. controlled D. confessed
30. Pilcher was suspected_____ a spy.
A. to be B. of being C. being D. be
31. It is certain that he will ______ his business to his son when he gets old.
A. take over B. think over C. hand over D. go over
32. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain_____ as the plane was making a landing .
A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating
33. I thought her nice and honest ______ I met her.
A. first tine B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time
34. ______ a replay, he decided to write again.
A. Not receiving B. Receiving not C. Not having received D. Having not received
________to take this adventure course will certainly learn a lot of useful skills.
A. Brave enough students B. Enough brave students
C. Students brave enough D. Students enough brave
35. He was about to tell me the secret ______ someone patted him on the shoulder.
A. as B. when C. while D. until
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
In 1982, Mark Thatcher, the son of Mrs. Thatcher, was reported missing in the Sahara Desert while competing in the Grand Prix Motor race from Paris to Daker. This sad unexpected news, shook the __36___ calm and unhurried politician off her balance. Though she did her best to___37___as if nothing had happened and made her public appearances usual, people could not fail to notice that she was no longer the old self-assured（自信的） prime minister who always had everything under__38___ . Instead she had become a very sad mother who was unable to recover from her__39___ .
One day when she was to___40___at a lunch party, a reporter caught her off her guard by bringing up the ___41___of her missing son again. She was totally mentally__42___ for the question and lost her___43___ . Tears were rolling down her eyes___44___ she sobbingly told the reporter there was still no news of Mark and that she was very__45___ about him. She said that all the countries concerned had promised to do their best to help her find her son. With that she ___46___ down completely and sobbed silently for quite a while. Gradually she ___47___ down and started to speak as planned. It was a very___48___scene which exposed a new side of Mrs. Thatcher’s ___49__the public do not usually see, so people began to ___50___ about the Iron Woman’s motherly love, a feeling___51___is common to all human race.
Later Mark returned safe and__52___to his mother’s side, good-humored and all smiles as usual___53___nothing unusual had___54____happened. The Iron Woman, however, broke down again and was___55___sobbing for the second time.
36. A. seldom B. quite C. usually D. frequently
37. A. talk B. pretend C. seem D. look
38. A. help B. control C. oppression D. power
39.A. shaking B. dream C. fear D. shock
40. A. speak B. appear C. pay D. cook
41. A. object B. subject C. report D. announcement
42. A. unprepared B. answering C. eager D. ready
43. A. son B. self-control C. balance D. belief
44. A. because B. that C. as D. thus
45. A. eager B. curious C. afraid D. worried
46. A. broke B. fell C. calmed D. went
47. A. slowed B. turned C. calmed D. broke
48. A. interesting B. moving C. serious D. merry
49. A. character B. importance C. thought D. position
50. A. set B. worry C. think D. talk
51. A. it B. she C. this D. that
52. A. healthy B. happy C. sound D. well
53. A. so that B. as if C. though D. as
54. A. ever B. just C. never D. yet
55. A. seen B. caught C. heard D. made
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
The first Europeans came to America in 1492 with Christopher Columbus. Since that time people have come to America from all over the world, from Europe, Africa, and Asia, and they have brought their music with them. This mixing of people and music has created American music.
Music is a very important part of our lives. Music is for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking. Some songs remind us of our childhood or youth. Others remind of the people we love. Many important occasions, like weddings and funerals have special music. Every nation has a national song like the American"The Star-Spangled Banner". In the US, high schools and colleges have school songs, too.
Music is a part of the history of America. It expresses the problems and feelings of its people. As the years pass, the music grows and changes.
Modern science has also changed music. Inventions like records, radios, movies, electric instruments, tape recorders, and videos have changed the way we play and listen to music. They have helped to make music an important form of international communication.
American music, from the earliest folk songs to modern" pop", is known around the world. Music is one of America's most important exports. It brings the people of the world together. Even when people cannot understand the same language, they can share the same music. Many people learn and practice English by singing songs, understanding American music can help you understand American people. "Put a dime (10cents) in the juke box（自动点唱机）, baby." Let’s listen to the music!
56. The article mainly tells us about ________.
A. how American music developed B. when American music developed
C. what American music is D. why American music is so popular
57. From the text we know that ________.
A. American music has spread all over the world B. American music began in the 1550s
C. American music is special
D. American music has changed modern science in the US
58. The last paragraph probably means that ____.
A. American music is very popular
B. American music is known by people all over the world
C. Ameican music can help us understand American people, their history and culture
D. American music is important in our lives
59. American music is ________.
A. for dancing, drinking, eating, loving and thinking
B. a mixture of people and music from all over the world
C. an important form of international communication
D. a part of the history of the world
B
Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilizations(文明), broken up by long dark ages in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth of Last Men.
However, most of our ideas about the future are really very shortsighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred? The next million? Thats much more difficult.
When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive(原始的) in our ideas as the Stone Age hunters to do us. Perhaps they will spend their days goal locking to make new spindles, or struggling with their ballalators through the crab. These words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can't think of.
So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future? Here are two reasons. First, unless we remember bow short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live on because we are careless or greedy(贪婪) or quarrelsome, our grandchildren will nor bother to think of excuses for us. Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set your imagination free when you think about the future.
60. A particular mention made of Stapledon's book in the opening paragraph____.
A. serves as a description of human history
B. serves as an introduction to the discussion
C. shows a disagreement of views
D. shows the popularity of the book
61. The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that____.
A. human history is extremely long
B. life has an introduction to the discussion
C. it is useless to plan for the next 50 years
D. it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future
62. Spindles and ballalators are used in the text to refer to____.
A. tools used in farming
B. ideas about modern life
C. unknown things in the future
D. hunting skills in the Stone Age
63. According to the writer of the text, imaging the future will____.
A. serve the interests of the present and future generations
B. enable us to better understand human history
C. help us to improve farming
D. make life worth living
C
Habitual, long-term mobile phone users could soon know if they are a risk if developing cancer.
In what is believed to be a world-first study, human brain cells are being used to test the long-term effects of mobile phone radiation.
The study will use a device to stimulate the effect of long-term exposure of the brain to electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones over a long period.
Testing will be done by researchers at Sydney's St Vincent's hospital. The project's chief investigator（调查者）, Peter, a French researcher, said the trial would test whether mobile phone radiation causes cancer in long-term users.
Testing will either prove people’s fear, or show that there is no effect on human brain calls or perhaps that the cells can become immune（免疫的）to electromagnetic radiation through repeated exposure.
During the study, brain cells will be exposed to electromagnetic radiation for an hour each day. Test results are expected in three to six months, with the final report to be published by the end of the year.
The research is unique because most previous studies have focused on short-term exposure on animal cells, which did not help understand the effects of years of regular mobile phone use on human brain cells.
As mobile phones become increasingly popular throughout our society, it is important that we understand as much as possible about the long-term effect of electromagnetic exposure, if any, on human health.
64. From the text, what might cause mobile phone users to suffer a deadly disease is _____.
A. that there is some poison in mobile phones.
B. mobile phone radiation.
C. the polluted plastic covers of the mobile phones.
D. some parts of the mobile phones.
65. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. The testing is dangerous to people's safety.
B. Such a research is the first study in the world.
C. People feel afraid when they hear of doing such a test.
D. The test result will be published in three or six days.
66. Why will Peter do such an experiment?
A. He wants to let people know if long-term mobile phone users will have effects on their lives.
B. He hopes to tell people how to use mobile phone better.
C. He wants to let people learn how to repair mobile phones.
D. He wishes to tell people how to pick mobile phones.
67. The test is mainly _____.
A. about how to use mobile phones safely.
B. about how to protect mobile phones carefully.
C. to warn people of possible harm if they use mobile phones for a long time.
D. to tell people that some scientists will do a test about long-term mobile phone users and their health.
D
I strongly believe that it is rather important to be a good listener．And although I have become a better listener than I was ten years ago，I have to admit I'm still only an adequate (尚可的) listener．
Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking or finishing their sentences．It's being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond(回答)．In some ways，the way we fail to listen is symbolic(象征性的) of the way we live．We often treat communication as if it were a race．It's almost like our goal is to have no gaps between the conclusion of the sentence of the person we are speaking with and the beginning of our own． My wife and I were recently at a cafe having lunch，
overhearing the conversations around us． It seemed that no one was really listening to one another；instead they were taking turns not listening to one another．I asked my wife if I still did the same thing．With a smile on her face she said，“Only sometimes”．
Slowing down your responses and becoming a better listener aids you in becoming a more peaceful person．It takes pressure from you．If you think about it，you'll notice that it takes an extremely large amount of energy and is very stressful to be sitting at the edge of your seat trying to guess what the person in front of you (or on the telephone) is going to say so that you can fire back your response．But as you wait for the person you are communicating with to finish，as you simply listen more carefully to what is being said，you'll notice that the pressure you feel is off．You will immediately feel more relaxed，and so will the people you are talking to．They will feel safe in slowing down their own responses because they won't feel in competition with you for “air time”! Not only will becoming a better listener make you a more patient person，it will also add to the quality of your relationships．Everyone loves to talk to someone who truly listens to what they are saying．
68．According to the passage，an effective listener should .
A．accept the speaker's thought critically(批评地)
B．respond to the speaker's words slowly
C．wait for the chance to respond patiently
D．reply the speaker's question patiently
69．My wife's words means that sometimes I .
A．overhear other people's conversations B．may enter a cafe for having lunch
C．await patiently my chance to respond D．do not really listen to other's statement
70．When talking with others，you will feel relaxed by .
A．sitting at the edge of the seat B．slowing down your responses
C．guessing the speaker's thought D．responding to the speaker quickly
71．From the passage，we can NOT infer that .
A．the author was not an effective listener in the past
B．a person who only wants to respond is not welcome
C．the author's wife must always be an effective listener
D．both sides in a talk can benefit (得益) from effective listening
E
Every year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport.” Progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sport for watching, and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction.
The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly. Children too young to develop proper judgments through independent thought are led along way away by their gunning parents. They are subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and gun carrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins (血管). They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honoring the chase and the kill. In school they view motion pictures which are supposedly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate (刺激) a desire to own a gun. Wildlife is disappearing because of shooting and because of the loss of wild land habitat (栖息地). Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting? There doesn't seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved.
Wildlife belongs to everyone and not to the gunners alone. Although most people do not shoot, they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it. The only answer, then, is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people.
Now, it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures. The gunners like to describe what they do as character-building, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. If, as they would have you believe, gun-carrying and killing improve human-character, then perhaps we should encourage war.
72. According to the text, most people do not seem to be against hunting because___________.
A. they have little knowledge of it B. it helps to build human character
C. it is too costly to stop killing wildlife D. they want to keep wildlife under control
73. The underlined word "agony" in the last paragraph probably means______________.
A. form B. Condition C. pain D. sadness
74. According to the text, the films children watch at school actually__________.
A. teach them how to deal with guns safely
B. praise hunting as character-building
C. describe hunting as an exercise
D. encourage them to have guns of their own 75. It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to_____________.
A. blame the majority of people B. worry about the existence of wildlife
C. be in favour of war D. be in support of character-building
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
An allowance is an import tool for teaching children how to make plans for the use of money, save and make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly. How large an allowance is suitable? Experts say there is not right amount. Actual amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family.
To set a suitable allowance for your child, work up a weekly plan. Allow for entertainment costs such as movies or fast food. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these bills,” says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist,” he or she will learn to plan for necessary costs.”
Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible, if you can keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose buying power falls away below his peers can feel left out.
It can be touch, but don’t excuse your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When brooke Stephens was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her 5 dollars a week, 1.75 of which was for bus fare and lunch. “If you lose your money,” Brooke’s mother told her,” You walk home.”
One week that girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home,’ recalls Stephens, now a financial planner in Brooklyn. “At first I was angry. But I finally realized that____________________.”
Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied directly to a child’s daily housework at home. Children should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family . You might ,however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home. That can develop his or her earlier habits.
76.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
__________________________________________________
77If a child is given an allowance, please infer what he or she can do?
_______________________________________________________________
78. Which sentence in this passage can be replaced by the following one?
At last, in order to make save money possibly, some more money should increase.
________________________________________________________________
79 Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)
_____________________________________________________________________
80 Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
_______________________________________________________________________
第二节 书面表达（满分30分）
面对中学生“出国热”，社会对此有不同的看法。请你以Studying Abroad为题，
根据以下提供的信息，谈谈自己的看法。
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| 1.良好的语言环境，更利于语言学习。 2.拓宽视野，学习国外先进的科学技术。 3.传播各民族间的不同文化。 | 1.年纪小，缺乏生活经验，自理能力差。 1. 情感孤独，思乡。 2. 生活学习费用高。 |
注意：1）第一句已为你写好，不计入总词数。 2）词数100 左右。
3）参考词汇：媒介，中间人 mediator
Studying Abroad
In recent years, studying abroad has been popular.________________________
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76.How to teach a child about money
77.He or she may feel responsible and careful about money.
78 Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible,
79 she was trying to teach me an important lesson.
80 专家建议零用钱不该与孩子在家干的日常家务活直接联系起来。
A possible version:
Studying Abroad
In recent years, studying abroad has been popular. Tens of thousands of Chinese students have gone to foreign countries to study. Many people are trying their best to apply to go abroad.
There are many advantages in attending schools abroad. First, students who have studied abroad can act as mediators between people of different cultures. Second, we can learn much more advanced knowledge of science and technology from foreign countries. Third, we can learn foreign languages more quickly.
However, there are some disadvantages. Most of the students are too young to live by themselves without any living experience. Besides, being far away from their home country, they may feel lonely and homesick. Of course the costs are much.