2021-2022学年新教材高中英语 Unit 2 Making a difference 单元检测（含解析）外研版必修第三册.doc

1、单元综合检测(二)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，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A(2021广东中山高一上学期第二次月考)You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jan

2、e Addams (18601935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first America

3、n woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (19071964)If it werent for Rachel Carson，the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oc

4、eans.Sandra Day OConnor(1930present)When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator(参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the US. Supreme Court. OConnor gave t

5、he deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (19132005)On December 1，1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.The simple act landed her in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It l

6、asted for more than a year, and kicked off the civilrights movement. “The only tired I was. was tired of giving in，”said Parks.【语篇解读】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几位著名的女性。1What is Jane Addams noted for in history?AHer social work.BHer teaching skills.CHer efforts to win a prize.DHer community background.A细节理解题。根据

7、Jane Addams(18601935)部分可以知道，Jane Addams在历史上以她的社会福利工作而闻名。故选A。2What was the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm?AHer lack of proper training in law.BHer little work experience in court.CThe discrimination against women.DThe poor financial conditions.C细节理解题。根据第四段中“because she was a woman

8、”可知，原因在于对女性的歧视，故选C。3What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?AThey are highly educated.BThey are truly creative.CThey are pioneers.DThey are peacelovers.C推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句，第三段第一句，第四段第二句，最后一段第三句可知，四位女性都是历史上的先锋，故选C。BAnjali Mishra is a rising junior at Sunset High School in Portland，Oregon

9、.At 17，she is president and founder of her schools UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund) USA club，and a member of UNICEFs national council(委员会)She also volunteers her time in different communities.How did Anjali develop such a passion(热情) for helping others? When she was a freshman，she had an exper

10、ience that greatly changed her attitude.She was invited to a cousins wedding(婚礼)in India.“My humanity forced me to go，” Anjali says.“When I saw children on the street，I realized how lucky I was as a child.I was able to get whatever I wanted，and my every need was satisfied.”Anjali asked herself：“What

11、 can I do to help？UNICEF stood out to me because its always on the front lines helping children in need.”After starting a UNICEF club at her school，Anjali noticed that the community responded(响应) actively.She took things a step further by applying to UNICEFs national council.“UNICEF really liked my

12、work.” she says.“Out of 3，000 applicants，they chose 6 high school students to be on the national council，and I was one of them”As a member of the council，Anjali helps organize high school UNICEF clubs around the country and provide resources so that the clubs can manage themselves.The teen also foun

13、ded an organization called “Activists United.” Members educate people on the dangers of guns.Anjali encourages other kids to start local clubs and organizations，too.“It takes a lot of effort，but you can get it done if youre passionate，” she says.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。Anjali虽然是一名中学生，但她有一颗善良博爱的心，积极投身慈善事业，帮助贫

14、苦儿童。4Why did Anjali go to India?ATo be a volunteer.BTo see her mother.CTo spend a holiday.DTo attend a wedding.D细节理解题。由第二段中的“She was invited to a cousins wedding in India.”可知，她应邀去印度参加一场婚礼。5What has led Anjali to set up the UNICEF USA club?AHer mothers suggestion.BHer volunteer experience.CThe situat

15、ion faced by poor children.DThe encouragement from her cousin.C推理判断题。由第三段中的“When I saw children on the street.my every need was satisfied”和第四段中的“What can I do to help? UNICEF stood out to me”可推断，Anjali看到了街头孩子们的艰难处境，她想为他们做些什么，进而想到了联合国儿童基金会。6What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refer to

16、?A3，000 applicants.BUNICEF officers.C6 high school students.DFounders of UNICEFs national council.C词义猜测题。由倒数第三段可知，当时申请联合国儿童基金会国家委员会成员的人有三千个，有六名高中生申请成功，Anjali便是其(这六名高中生)中之一。7What does the organization “Activists United” do?AIt educates people on gun safety.BIt raises money for children in need.CIt he

17、lps kids start local organizations.DIt provides support for UNICEF clubs.A细节理解题。由最后一段中的.“Activists United. Members educate people on the dangers of guns.”可知，这个组织的成员教人们认识枪支的危险。C(2021河北衡水中学高一期末)Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy

18、to face lifes challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.Life is like a game and maybe you can award (给予奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have

19、 reached 50 points, just yell, “Hey, Ive won！” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried！” which is better than not trying at all. Dont let it be said you didnt try.What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually

20、 happiness means different things to different people.For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race.For a new mother happiness would be seeing her babys first steps.Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple tha

21、t you want for yourself.It really doesnt have to be big. As a matter of fact, you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, dont get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. W

22、e all have in us the power to succeed. Dont let “give up” be a part of your vocabulary.【语篇解读】本文为一篇议论文。在面对失败、成功、欢乐和痛苦时，人们应该采取积极乐观的态度。8What does the author mean by saying “To err is human”？AHuman beings should try to avoid making mistakes.BNo one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes.CMistakes and fa

23、ilures make up our life.DHuman beings make mistakes easily.B细节理解题。根据文章第一句话“Mistakes are a part of life.”可知，作者说“人非圣贤，孰能无过”，意思是没有人是完美的，每个人都会犯错。故选B。9Whats the main idea of Paragraph 2?ATry to reach 50 points.BNever stop trying in your life.CAward yourself for your success.DDont be afraid of missing you

24、r points.B段落大意题。根据第二段第一句及在本段中作者建议人们取得成就的时候要给自己奖励，没能实现目标时要安慰自己“至少努力过了”可知，本段主要想告诉人们在生活中永远不要停止尝试。故选B。10The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through AexamplesBnumbersCexperiments DstoriesA推理判断题。作者首先提出本段中心句“Actually happiness means different things to different people.”然后举例说明For example.由此判断，作者在本段使用

25、了例证的方法。故选A。11What does the underlined word “despondent” in the last paragraph mean?AFrightened. BDisappointed.CSurprised. DExcited.B词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句内容“.does not happen”及下一句“.trying harder next time.”可知，画线词意为“沮丧的，失望的”。故选B。DNatasha，19，is a sophomore (二年级学生) at Baylor University in Texas.She was born in

26、Africa but came to the US when she was 3 years old.Natasha was on her way to science class one day this past November.A male student suddenly knocked her off the sidewalk.Then he used a racist(种族主义的)word for black people.He told Natasha that black people werent “allowed on the sidewalk”Another male

27、student was nearby.“Boy，thats not cool，”he said to the first student.The first student made another rude comment.Then the two guys walked away.Natasha had never experienced such racism at Baylor before.She wanted to let other people know what had happened.When Natasha got home from class，she made a

28、video，calmly describing what had happened on the sidewalk.Then she posted the video on Facebook.Two days later，Natasha got ready to walk to science class again.She was still hurt，angry and sad.But when she stepped outside，she couldnt believe what she saw：300 people were waiting for her.They had come

29、 to walk her to class.There were white faces and black faces and Asian faces in the crowd.They were Natashas fellow students.And they were united in their anger about what had happened to her.They were there to make it clear that racism is never OK.The crowd cheered when Natasha appeared.She fought

30、back tears.The students linked arms and walked across campus (校园) together.Outside her classroom，Natasha spoke to the crowd.“You have no idea how much this means to me，” she said.She praised the second male studentthe one who had stood up for her.Then she spoke about the student who had shoved (推) h

31、er and said such hateful things.“To the gentleman who said those words，” Natasha said，“Im praying for you，and I love you.We just want to see the world become a better place.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。美国黑人女大学生Natasha在学校遭受了种族歧视，她把这一遭遇公之于众后得到许多反对种族歧视的校友的支持。12Why did the first male student knock Natasha off the si

32、dewalk?ABecause of her color.BBecause of his carelessness.CBecause she was a female.DBecause she was a newcomer.A细节理解题。由第二段的“he used a racist word for black people”可知，把Natasha推出人行道的男学生是一个种族歧视者，他是因为Natasha的肤色而如此无礼。13What was the main purpose of the 300 people waiting outside Natashas house?ATo find o

33、ut who she was.BTo show their support for her.CTo protect her from attack.DTo give her a warm welcome.B推理判断题。由第五段的“they were united in their anger about what had happened to her.They were there to make it clear that racism is never OK”可知，在Natasha家门外等待的这三百名同学们都反对种族歧视，他们陪她一起走到教室，以示对她的支持。14How did Nata

34、sha feel about what the second male student had done for her?AUpset. BCurious.CGrateful. DConfused.C推理判断题。由最后一段的“She praised the second male studentthe one who had stood up for her”可知，Natasha对第二个男学生十分感激。15How does the text mainly develop?ABy providing examples.BBy making comparisons.CBy following th

35、e order of time.DBy following the order of importance.C篇章结构题。由文中出现的时间状语“one day this past November，When Natasha got home from class，Two days later”等可知，本文是按照时间顺序写作的。第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2021四川成都高一期末)In our daytoday lives, we must interact with a wide var

36、iety of people. Some of them are easy to get along with, but others can be more challenging.Its impossible to like everyone. 16 With the right attitude and good social skills，you really can get along with just about everyone. 17 People with a genuinely positive attitude are seen as more attractive a

37、nd charming by others. The more you can cultivate this outlook in your own life, the more people will like you.Dont make promises you cant keep. It can be difficult to say no to people, especially when you want to get along with everyone and may wholeheartedly want to say yes to everything. 18 This

38、is part of communicating effectively.Respect differences among people.Accepting the fact that people are different from you, and that doesnt make them wrong, is part of having a positive attitude. The differences may be in terms of behavior，culture，or opinions.These differences are not only okay. 19

39、 Keep it short. 20 And one of the best ways to get along with difficult people is not to spend any more time with them than necessary. You are less likely to have a conflict with them if you spend less time with them.ADevelop a positive outlook.BThey make life more interesting.CFind out before you j

40、udge them for yourself.DBut there are ways to say no without being mean.ESome people are a lot harder to get along with than others.FYet sometimes we have to get along with people whether we like them or not.GWhen you have to interact with difficult people, do your best to keep it factbased.【语篇解读】本篇

41、为一篇说明文。生活中我们会与各种人打交道，有些人好相处，有些相处起来有挑战性。但是有正确的态度和社交技巧，你就可以和每个人都相处好。文章就此给出了建议。16F考查段中句以及逻辑关系。上一句提到“不可能喜欢每个人。”F选项承接上文，“但有时候，我们必须跟人相处，不管我们喜欢还是不喜欢他们。”切题。故选F。17A考查段首主题句。下一句“真正有积极的态度的人在别人看来更吸引人、更迷人。”A选项引起下文，“培养积极的人生观。”切题，选项中positive outlook与下文的positive attitude呼应，故选A项。18D考查段中句以及逻辑关系。前一句“对别人说不可能很难，尤其是当你想跟所有

42、人和睦相处，你全心全意地想对每件事说是时。”D项承接上文且选项中say no与前文的say no呼应。故选D。19B考查段尾句以及逻辑关系。前文“这些差异不仅是可以接受的。”B项承接前文，“它们会让生活更有趣。”切题，选项中They与前文的These differences呼应。故选B项。20E考查段中句以及逻辑关系。下一句“和难相处的人相处的最好方法之一就是不要花太多时间和他们在一起。”E项引起下文，“有些人比其他人更难相处。”切题。下文的difficult people与选项中的Some people are a lot harder to get along with呼应。故选E项。第二

43、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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Technology is always developing at a very fast pace. It can be hard to keep up with the 21 technology，especially when youre 22 . A group of eighth graders who are from Girls Scout Troop 60013 in Arlington, Virginia 23 tha

44、t problem and decided to do something about it.The girls set up their first walkin clinic for elderly people who had 24 understanding how to unlock the secrets of their modern 25 . Each teen spent at least an hour of oneonone time with their“students”Basing on their technological experience, each Gi

45、rl Scout 26 how to use Android and Apple phones. Some of the oldsters 27 wanted to join the ecommerce revolution, and needed help setting up Apple Pay 28 others simply had problems learning how to send 29 to their family members.“I was teaching this old woman how to text people, and the first thing

46、that she did was text her daughter，” one of the Scouts said. “And I thought that was really 30 ” 31 offering group lessons to all of the old people to let them learn together at the end of the clinic, the youngsters even printed out brochures and guides for the elderly to take home 32 some had troub

47、le with their smartphones in the future.“Those girls were 33 ，” said Nancy Taylor, a greatgrandmother of four who visited the clinic. “ 34 was set up and ready for us and they all kindly answered our questions.”The eighth graders are likely to get the Girl Scout Silver Award，the highest honor a Girl

48、 Scout can receive，for being 35 【语篇解读】本篇为记叙文。文章讲述了一群女孩子为老年人讲解如何使用智能手机，使老年人也能享受现代科技的发展带来的快乐的事迹。21A.newestBoutdatedClatest DintelligentC句意：跟上最新科技的步伐是很难的，尤其是在你年纪大的时候。newest是new的最高级，一般用来形容刚出现的事物。latest表示“最新式的”。故选C。22A.young BoldCenthusiastic DpatientB下文提到老人在使用手机时存在一些困难和问题，即年长的人跟不上科技的发展。故选B。23A.recognize

49、d BsolvedCmissed DapproachedA在决定解决问题之前，需要发现问题。recognize认识到。故选A。24A.friends BinterestCtime DtroubleD前文提到老人很难跟得上科技的发展，因此他们在使用智能手机时是存在困难的。故选D。25A.cars BsmartphonesCdoors DhousesB由下文提到的安卓手机和苹果手机可知，此处应指智能手机。故选B。26A.learned BtaughtCconnected DmixedB老人在使用智能手机时是存在困难的，女孩们的目标就是帮助他们解决问题，因此要教会他们使用智能手机的某些功能。故选B。

50、27A.actually BfortunatelyCanxiously DunwillinglyA由下文simply一词可以看出此句前后表示的是对比关系，老年人在使用智能手机时的需求是不同的，有些人会发信息而有些人“竟然”想要加入电子商务革命中去，而其他人只是在学习如何给家庭成员发信息上有困难。选用actually符合语境。故选A。28A.if BwhileCsince DwhenBwhile表示对比。故选B。29A.presents BloveCletters DmessagesD由下文的“text her daughter”可知，有些老人不会发信息给家人。故选D。30A.crazy Baw

51、fulCaddictive DsweetD老人学会发信息后第一件事就是给女儿发信息，她可以通过发信息和女儿交流，这肯定是一件甜蜜美好的事情。故选D。31A.Before BByCBesides DExceptC句意：在培训班结束时，除了为所有老年人提供集体课程以供他们共同学习外，年轻人还为他们打印出了小册子和指南，让老人带回家，以防将来有些人在使用智能手机时遇到问题。besides意为“除之外(还有)”；except意为“除之外(不再有)”。结合句意，选用besides合乎语境。故选C。32A.in case Bso thatCas if Dnow thatAin case引导目的状语从句，表

52、示“以防”有的老人在使用智能手机时遇到问题。故选A。33A.wonderful BattractiveCcourageous DrespectableA由这个老人的评价“they all kindly answered our questions”可知，这些女孩子真的太好了，太了不起了。故选A。34A.Nothing BItCNone DEverythingDEverything指的是上文的“group lessons”和“brochures and guides”。故选D。35A.serious BlovelyCwarmhearted DhardworkingC从女孩子们为老年人所做的事情可

53、以看出，她们是热心肠的。故选C。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。A dear friend of mine recently celebrated her 36._ (thirty) birthday.Rather than doing 37._ most women of her age might dodrinking，buying a new dress，or having a dinner out at 38._ expensive restaurantshe decided to host an “act

54、s of kindness” party.All friends，who 39._ (invite) to the party，were asked to spend money 40._ acts of kindness.At the party，she prepared cards，which shed written to each guest 41._ (personal)，saying what they meant to her as friends，and then passed them around the table for everyone else to add nic

55、e comments about each other.She explained to 42._ (we) that she was in the process of entering a new phase in her life，one of offering more service to others，and she wanted a special birthday 43._ (celebrate)So my gift to her was that during the 44._ (follow) month，I would do 30 acts of kindness in

56、30 days in honor of her 30 years on earth.So far I 45._ (do) 13 acts!【语篇解读】本文讲述了“我”的朋友为了庆祝她的30岁生日，举办了一个不一样的生日聚会“善举”生日聚会。36thirtieth考查序数词。表示“第三十”应该用序数词thirtieth。37what考查宾语从句。most women of her age might do为宾语从句，作doing的宾语。宾语从句中缺少宾语，且意为“所的”，故填 what。38an考查冠词。泛指某一家餐馆用a或者an，又因expensive为以元音音素开头的单词，所以用冠词an。3

57、9were invited/had been invited考查谓语的时态和语态。句意：被邀请参加聚会的所有朋友都被要求花钱做善举。who to the party为非限制性定语从句，who在定语从句中作主语，指代all friends，由此可知此处表示“被邀请”，故填were invited/had been invited。40on考查介词。spend money on.为固定词组，意为“花钱在”，故填介词on。41personally考查词性转换。此处用副词personally 来修饰整个句子，表示“亲自写卡片给每个客人”，故填personally。42us考查代词。句意：她向我们解释她

58、正迈向人生中一个新的阶段。to为介词，其后接人称代词宾格，故填us。43celebration考查名词。句意：她想要一个特别的生日庆祝。形容词special应修饰名词，故填 celebration。44following考查形容词。句意：所以我给她的礼物就是：在接下来的一个月里，我要在30天内做 30个善举以纪念她出生30 年。the following month意为“在随后的一个月里”，故填following。45have done考查时态。句意：到目前为止，我已经做了13个善举！根据时间状语so far可知应使用现在完成时，故填 have done。第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一

59、节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你校的联谊学校美国乔治中学要招聘一名学生为外联部志愿者，主要负责与其联系和接待等工作。条件是英语水平高，能熟练操作计算机，热心为两校服务。请你据此写一封自荐信。注意：1.词数：80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：外联部 foreign liaison department 【参考范文】Dear Sir or Madam，I have learned that your school is in need of a volunteer working for foreign liaison department.I would like you t

60、o consider me for the position.I have a great passion for English.In the past two years，I have been an editor for the English Paper in my school.Besides I am familiar with computer operation and office softwares，which can help me work well.Whats more，I am always ready to help others and offer good s

61、ervice.I think I am competent for the job.I would appreciate it if I could have the opportunity to get the job.Looking forward to hearing from you.Yours，Li Hua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。When I saw her tonight she smiled and recognized me.I smiled back at her.She was looking more

62、relaxed even though she was still busy doing her job.I have noticed her several times this last few months and she always looks so much happier now.Tonight when I talked with her I noticed her name tag.Her name is Pamela.Pamela works at the express checkouts in a busy supermarket.She deals with prob

63、lems when the selfservice checkout experiences a problem (no price on product，machine problems，etc.)She monitors these checkouts and usually has hardly dealt with one complaint before another is created.When I first talked to Pamela，I had called her to the checkout I was using.There wasnt any proble

64、m with the checkout though.My problem or should I say concern was about Pamela.She looked tired and was under a lot of stress as she quickly moved from one checkout to the next.Its a bit of a firefighting job.I told Pamela that she needed to slow down.I told her she wasnt getting paid enough to be w

65、orking as hard as she was working.I told her that we，the customers，could wait and it was very bad for her health to be putting herself under such pressure.I told her that our expectations were not as hard as the ones she set for herself.Pamela told me she would slow down.I could tell she was touched

66、 that not only did I notice her stress but I chose to talk to her about it and was concerned for her health.I gently told her things had to change.I told her I would be looking out for her in future to see if she had taken my advice on board.She smiled and said，“I promise that I will next time.”注意：1

67、.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。When I saw her she was still doing her job but there was such a difference. I am proud of myself. 【参考范文】When I saw her she was still doing her job but there was such a difference.I praised the new her.Now Pamela said that other customers would have to wait for their turn while

68、 she dealt with another customer.She told me the change had significantly improved her health.She added that shes also shared what I said with her colleagues.As I walked away from Pamela my heart was lightened.She has taken my advice on board and tried to slow down her working pace.A days work means

69、 just that.It doesnt mean that one should put two days work into one day.I am proud of myself.Not only have I caused Pamela to reflect on the pressure she was putting herself under，but also she in turn has encouraged her colleagues in the supermarket to do the same.I really feel very happy and satisfied for my concern and act of kindness do make a difference to those in need.Its just a simple act of love that costs no money.So my friends，our kindness doesnt have to be material，but just loving.Bless you all for all you do for others.