高考英语第一轮单元检测
英语学科
第十三单元 选修8 Units4-5；选修9 Units1-2
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. Jumping out of _____ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _____ exciting experience.
A. 不填; the B. 不填; an C. an; an D. the; the
22. I thought I saw her at the movies but I guess I _______.
A. mistake B. was mistake C. mistaken D. was mistaken
23. —How do you know he is an American?
—Oh, he______ himself when he spoke.
A. betrayed B. displayed C. appeared D. showed
24. It is said that he made a____ abroad collecting old things.
A. wealth B. possession C. money D. fortune
25. It is unwise to______ your greater knowledge in front of the manager.
A. show in B. show out C. show up D. show off
26. Wayne was arrested ______ dangerous driving.
A. at B. in C. for D. by
27. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ______to carry all the way home.
A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much
28. A left-luggage office is a place where bags_____ be left for a short time, especially at a railway station.
A. should B. can C. must D. will
29. Can’t you keep your dogs_______ into my yard?
A. on coming B. coming C. from coming D. to come
30. It was______ back home after the experiment.
A. not until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didn’t go
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didn’t go
31. It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, ______ if you don’t speak the language.
A. extremely B. naturally C. basically D. especially
32. He was found______ to his master.
A. devoting B. devoted C. devote D. devotes
33. — Susan, go and join your sister cleaning the yard.
— Why____? John is sitting there doing nothing.
A. him B. he C. I D. me
34.______with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean doesn’t seem big at all.
A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. When compared
35. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once_____ with each other.
A. they had quarreled B. they have quarreled
C. have they quarreled D. had they quarreled
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
April 1st is a day on which，in some countries, people try to play tricks on others. If one __36__in tricking someone, one laughs and says: “April Fool！”，and then the person who was tricked__37___ laughs, too.
One April 1st, a country bus was going along a__38__ road when it slowed down and stopped. The driver__39___ turned switches and pressed buttons, but nothing happened. __40___ he turned to the passengers with a worried look on his face and said:＂This poor bus is getting___41__. It isn’t going as well as it used to. __42__only one thing to do if we want to get home today. I’ll__43__ three. I want you all to ___44___ forward suddenly as hard as you can. This should__45___ the bus started again, but if it doesn’t, I’m afraid there’s nothing else I can do. Now, all of you lean back as__46__ as you can in your seats and get___47___.”
The passengers all pressed back__48___ their seats and waited anxiously.
Then the drivers turned to his__49___and asked: “Are you ready?” The passengers barely had enough____50___ to answer: “Yes.”
“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The passengers all leant forward___51___ —and the bus started ___52___ at a great speed.
The passengers breathed more___53__ and began to smile with relief. But their smile turned to __54___ and laughter when the driver__55___ cried: “April Fool!”
36.A. interested B. enjoys C. succeeds D. joins
37.A. sadly B. hardly C. usually D. also
38.A. winding B. ice-covered C. high D. city
39.A. anxiously B. happily C. carelessly D. nervously
40.A. But B. Then C. Because D. Therefore
41.A. more expensive B. old C. poorer D. weak
42.A. It is B. We have no choice C. We find it D. There is
43.A. ask B. shout C. give D. count
44.A. go B. lean C. look D. get
45.A.get B. cause C. allow D. more
46.A. far B. long C. sudden D. hardly
47.A. started B. well C. still D. ready
48.A. against B. on C. to D. at
49.A. back B. side C. seat D. front
50 A. strength B. force C. breath D. interest
51.A. gently B. suddenly C. happily D. carefully
52.A. up B. off C. out D. forward
53.A. easily B. hard C. comfortably D. often
54.A. happiness B. trouble C. surprise D. disappointment
55.A. friendly B. aloud C. quietly D. merrily
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
A
The Marches were a happy family. Poverty, hard work, and even the fact that Father March was away with the Union armies could not down the spirits of Meg, Jo, Amy, and Marmee, as the March girls called their mother.
The March sisters tried to be good but had their share of faults. Pretty Meg was often displeased with the schoolchildren she taught; boyish Jo was easy to become angry; golden-haired schoolgirl Amy liked to show up; but Beth, who kept the house, was loving and gentle always.
The happy days passed and darkness came when a telegram arrived for Mrs. March. “Your husband is very ill,” it said, “come at once.” The girl tried to be brave when their mother left for the front. They waited and prayed. Little Beth got scarlet fever (猩红热) when she was taking care of the sick neighbor. She became very ill but began to recover by the time Marmee was back. When Father came home from the front and at that joyful Christmas dinner they were once more all together.
Three years later the March girls had grown into young womanhood. Meg became Mrs. Brooke, and after a few family troubles got used to her new state happily. Jo had found pleasure in her literary efforts. Amy had grown into a young lady with a talent for design and an even greater one for society. But Beth had never fully regained her health, and her family watched her with love and anxiety.
Amy was asked to go and stay in Europe with a relative of the Marches. Jo went to New York and became successful in her writing and had the satisfaction of seeing her work published there. But at home the bitterest blow was yet to fall. Beth had known for some time that she couldn’t live much longer to be with the family and in the spring time she died.
News came from Europe that Amy and Laurie, the grandson of a wealthy neighbor, had planned to be married soon. Now Jo became ever more successful in her writing and got married to Professor Bhaer and soon afterwards founded a school for boys.
And so the little women had grown up and lived happily with their children, enjoying the harvest of love and goodness that they had devoted all their lives to.
56. The members of the March family were Father March, Mrs. March and their _______.
A. four daughters B. five daughters
C. son and four daughters D. son and five daughters
57. Who was the most successful in career (事业) among the March girls?
A. Jo B. Beth C. Amy D. Meg
58. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. The march Family B. The March Parents
C. The March Girls D. The March Relatives
59. It can be inferred from the passage that the March family had ______.
A. both happiness and sadness B. wealthy neighbors
C. more girls than boys D. a lot of rich relatives
B
Science fiction could soon become science fact after Britain's space scientists yesterday threw their full weight behind an ambitious (雄心勃勃的) proposal to explore the solar system with plans to land astronauts on Mars by 2033.
Lord Sainsbury, the science minister, announced that the UK is contributing ￡ 5 million to help pave the way for the Aurora programme which will finally allow astronauts to boldly go where no others have yet set foot — on the red planet.
Speaking in London, Lord Sainsbury said, "Space exploration always has been a voyage of discovery and today could be the start of another exciting journey which greatly expands our knowledge of the world in which we live." He said the purpose of Aurora was "to stretch the imagination and inspire new generations to take an interest in science or pursue it as a career". Officials at the European Space Agency had set a September deadline for member countries to confirm their commitment to Aurora. The present programme involves landing a robot rover (漫游者) on the surface of Mars as early as 2009, to be followed by a sample-return mission to bring Martian rock back to Earth.
British scientists say the UK is ideally placed to play a leading role in Aurora. The ill-fated Beagle 2 probe (航天探测器), which disappeared suddenly while attempting to land on Christmas, was filled with state-of-the-art British technology. Despite the mission's failure, scientists say it would be tragic to waste the Beagle 2 know-how.
But the financial commitment is only a first step, and experts say playing a full part in Aurora could demand an investment from the UK of about ￡ 35 million a year over a period of five years. Professor Ian Halliday, chief executive of PPARC, said, "Aurora is an exciting programme of space exploration to make clear the mysteries of our immediate cosmos (宇宙). Importantly the UK can make a real contribution both scientifically and industrially." A fully costed and defined Aurora programme should be completed by 2006.
60. According to the Lord Sainsbury, the purpose of Aurora includes all of the following EXCEPT__.
A. to inspire young people to take an interest in science
B. to land astronauts on Mars
C. to stretch people's imagination
D. to encourage young people to pursue it as a career
61. The whole Aurora programme will need an investment from the UK of about __ million pounds in all.
A. 35 B. 5 C. 175 D. 40
62. The passage mainly tells us about __
A. the UK's ambitious proposal to land astronauts on Mars by 2033
B. how to land a robot rover on Mars in 2009
C. the purpose and the meaning of Aurora
D. how much money will be spent on Aurora
63. It can be concluded that the passage is most probably a __
A. science fiction B. research paper C. news report D. speech on space
C
Sometimes, something that is considered to be negative turns out to be an advantage on the job. Though he is only 18 years old and blind, Suleyman Gokyigit is among the top computer technicians and programmers at InteliData Technologies Corp., a large software company with several offices across the United States.
"After our company united with another one last October, two different computer networks were driving us crazy," recalls Douglas Braun, the InteliData president. "We couldn't even send e-mail to each other." In three weeks Mr. Gokyigit created the software needed to connect the two networks. "None of the company's 350 other employees could have done the job in three months," says Mr. Braun. "Suleyman can 'see' into the heart of the computer."
Mr. Gokyigit's gift, as Mr. Braun calls it, is an unusual ability to form an idea of the inside of a machine. "The computer permits me to reach out into the world and do almost anything I want to do," says Mr. Gokyigit.
The young programmer is at home with hardware as well, thanks partly to a highly developed sense of touch. Mitzi Nowakowski, an office manager at InteliData, remembers how he easily disconnected and reconnected their computer systems during a move last year. "Through feel, Suleyman can find the position of connectors, pins and wires much faster than most other people with sight," he says.
Much of the student programmer's speed comes from his ability not to be interrupted while at the computer. When typing, he listens carefully to the synthesizer (合成器). His long, thin fingers fly over the keyboard. "Nothing seems to shake his attention," says Mrs. Nowakowski, his boss.
Mr. Gokyigit is the only company employee who is available (可找到的) 24 hours a day. "We consider him our top problem solver," says Mr. Braun.
64. According to Mr. Braun, Suleyman_______
A. can work wonders on computer
B. is the best technician in the world
C. has done a hard job in three months
D. has united InteliData Technologies Corp. with another computer company
65. The underlined part "is at home with hardware" ( paragraph 4 ) means_______
A. is good at dealing with computer hardware
B. is fond of computer hardware
C. works with computer hardware at home
D. feels comfortable when working with computer hardware
66. Suleyman was quick while at the computer mostly because of_______
A. his blindness B. his attention on the synthesizer
C. his long, thin fingers D. his ability not to be interrupted
67. What does the text mainly tell us?
A. Computer technicians are more likely to be gifted.
B. One's disadvantages may prove to be advantages.
C. The disabled can also play an important role in society.
D. Top computer scientists have unusual abilities to form ideas of computers.
D
They can’t vote which nations should have a seat on the United Nations Security Council(联合国安理会), but ordinary people have shown their feelings.
By Tuesday afternoon, over 11.5 million people in and outside China had signed an online petition(请愿) saying Japan should not succeed in its bid for an everlasting seat on the Security Council. The petition by 11.5 million people tells Japan that money alone cannot buy their heats.
The loud call is due to the historical facts in Would WarⅡ. Some Japanese politicians said their country is ready to play a more active role in world affairs, and their country’s contribution can no longer be limited to economic fields.
A new history textbook that a right-wing Japanese organization has handed out for agreement goes so far as to paint Japan as a “victim（受害者、牺牲品）” in Would WarⅡ. Its authors even say that China started all the wars between the two countries. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi turned down an invitation to a grand party in Moscow on May 9 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of Would WarⅡ. Koizumi’s absence will do nothing but encourage more probes into his country’s historical baggage.
Japanese politicians continue to visit the Yasukuni Shrine（靖国神社）. Wartime leader and war criminal Hideki Tojo, as well as five other hanged war criminals, are buried at the shrine. They talk about peace during the visits and ask their Asian neighbors to understand Japanese culture, which requires them to visit Shinto to mark seasonal celebrations. But they don’t see the pains that the Japanese invasion brought on other Asian countries. How can a nation sleep with such a history on its conscience（良心）? The amount of money Japan gives the United Nations doesn’t necessarily give the country the role in international affairs. Neither will an everlasting seat on the Security Council free Japan from its historical baggage.
68. The 11.5 million people signed an online petition to_______.
A. express their feelings that they didn’t want Japan to win its bid.
B. stop Japan from bidding an everlasting seat on the Security Council.
C. honor the people who died in World WarⅡ.
D. support the idea that Japan should give the UN more money.
69.In the new Japanese book,_______.
A. the Japanese are described as right-wing people.
B. the wars are not mentioned at all.
C. the Japanese government is asked to apologize officially.
D. China is considered to have been responsible for the war.
70. According to some Japanese politicians, their visits to Yasukuni Shrine are due to_______.
A. the fact that the six Would WarⅡ criminals were buried there.
B. the intention that Japan wants to get an everlasting seat on the Security Council.
C. the requirement of Japanese culture.
D. the probes of the war criminals.
71.Which of the following descriptions about Japan is NOT true?
A. The government refused an invitation to the 60th anniversary of the end of World WarⅡ.
B. It wants to get an everlasting seat on the Security Council.
C. It wants more probes into its historical baggage.
D. It gives the UN much money.
E
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them; our purpose is to fit them for life. As soon as we realize this fact, we will understand that it is very important to choose a system of education which will really prepare children for life. It is not enough just to choose the first system of education one finds; or to continue with one’s old system of education without examining it to see whether it is in fact suitable or not.
In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable（流行的、时髦的） to think that, by free education for all, whether rich or poor, clever or stupid, one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees than there are jobs for them to fill. Because of their degrees, they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with the hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries.
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever job is suited to his brain and ability, and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work, or to scorn（轻蔑、不屑做） someone else’s. Only such a type of education can be called valuable to society.
72. The first sentence of this passage means that_______．
A. education is not the purpose of life B. education is a way of life
C. education is to make people suitable for life D. education is not fit for children
73. Free education for all is not enough, because________ .
A. it can not solve all the problems of society
B. there are not enough jobs for those who have degrees
C. degrees are useless
D. people with degrees are ashamed of their jobs
74. The writers of this passage thinks that______ .
A. work with hands is dirty
B. food is more important than education
C. education is not necessary for some people
D. it is better to be a completely uneducated farmer
75. We must be educated in such a way that________ .
A. we can choose whatever job we like
B. we can do all kinds of jobs
C. each of us can do a good job
D. each of us can do some work that is useful to society
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）
American government has suggested a new plan to increase the study of foreign languages in schools.
Research has shown that childhood is a better time than manhood to learn foreign languages. However, __________ learn only English. Less than one-third of American elementary schools teach foreign languages. Only 44 percent of American high school students take a foreign language. And 70 percent of them are learning Spanish. What’s more, the United States doesn’t have enough foreign language teachers.
The plan calls for teaching more children foreign languages, as early as the age of four. Most of the new teaching would be in languages not widely taught now in American schools. These include Arabic, Chinese, farsi, Hindi and Russian. It also aims to increase foreign language instruction in colleges and graduate schools. The hope is to bring more foreign language speakers into government service.
Administration officials will ask for 114 million dollars in 2007 to start the program. The money would be used to help foreign-language students pay for their education. The plan also calls for sending more American students to other countries to study. And it calls for bringing more foreign language teaching assistants to the United States.
In a word, to face the uncertain challenges in the future, American needs more officers, teachers, and students who can understand foreign languages. It will also improve the understanding and cultural exchange between American and other countries around the world.
76. What’s the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words)
_____________________________________________.
77.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
It has been proved by research that it’s easier for children to learn foreign language than adults do.
__________________________________________________________________________.
78.Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)
__________________________________________________.
79.Do you think it’s necessary for American to make the new plan? Why?(Please answer within 30 words)
___________________________________________________________________________.
80.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
____________________________________________________________________________.
第二节 书面表达（满分30分）
假设你是一名心理辅导老师，有一次你遇到了一位对自己的学习已经绝望了的学生。针对他的情况，请你以Marks do not mean everything为题，写一篇开导他的短文。
要点：
1.成绩的好坏并不意味着一个学生的优劣。
2.成绩是可以通过自身的努力提高的。
3.面对现实，学生要学会调整自己的心态。
4.只要自己付出了，就没有什么后悔的。
注意：
1．不要逐条翻译；
2．字数100~120字；
3．参考词汇：调整— adjust
参考答案:
21-25CDADD; 26-30CABCC; 31-35DBDDC
36-40CCAAB; 41-45BDDBA;46-50ADADC;51-55BAACD
56-59.AACA
60—63 BCAC
64-67 AADB
68-71.ADCC
72-75.AABD
76. A New Plan to Increase the Study of Foreign Languages in Schools in America
77. Research has shown that childhood is a better time than manhood to learn foreign languages.
78.most children in America
79.Yes. Because there are too few American students learning foreign languages. To face challenges in the future, America needs more people who can understand foreign languages.
80.这还将促进美国与世界上其它国家间的理解和文化交往。
One possible version:
Marks do not Mean Everything
It is usual that many students consider marks as everything. Marks only show whether one gains more or less achievement in a period. It does not mean students who get high marks are top and excellent ones. What’s more, marks can be truly improved if you work hard at your lessons. However bad you feel at present, you’ll find happiness in the future. So you should adjust your mind to be normal; you should make up your mind to make progress; you should remember you will be number one. As a matter of fact, if you put your heart into your study, whatever the result is, there is nothing left for you to regret. Remember: no pains, no gains.