2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 单元综合检测3（含解析）外研版选择性必修第一册.doc

1、单元综合检测(三)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。ASan Fernando Carriage TourMark (4.5)：based on 41 reviews204 Alamo Plaza San AntonioExplore the San Fernando Cathedral area by a 40minute Victorian carriage ride.You can choose a narrated (带讲解的)tour to learn about th

2、e colorful history of the church，or a nonnarrated tour for a more quiet and romantic ride.At the center of San Antonio and the focus of the tour，the Cathedral was originally a settlement location for people sent by King Philip of Spain in 1731.San Antonio & Alamo Helicopter ToursMark (5.0)：based on

3、71 reviews8535 Mission Road San AntonioGift shop onsiteAccessible to the disabledThe tours provide a chance for passengers to combine the excitement of a helicopter flight with the surprising views of San Antonio countryside.Each flight has room for 3 people max.Both cameras and video cameras are pe

4、rmitted.The Ultimate Helicopter tour lasts about 4548 minutes and the Short Ride tour lasts about 68 minutes.Downtown Delicacy San Antonio Food TourMarks (5.1): based on 97 reviews1015 Navarro St San AntonioIf you are looking to visit some of San Antonios best restaurants，be sure to join in the tour

5、.After meeting up with your expert tour guide，youll start your 3hour journey through downtown San Antonio and stop along the way at 5 different restaurants and even a few of the citys parks.City Sightseeing San Antonio TourMarks (4.8): based on 17 reviews216 E Crockett St San Antonio Doubledecker bu

6、s tour takes about 60 minutes if you do not take of at any of the 18 sops. Appropriate for all agesThe City Sightseeing Tour is the perfect way to enjoy everything that San Antonio has to offer.【语篇解读】文章介绍了四个旅游景点。1During the San Fernando Carriage Tour，you can .Avisit a historic siteBdrive cars on you

7、r ownCtravel with a free guideDlearn about the history of SpainA推理判断题。根据San Fernando Carriage Tour中“Explore the San Fernando Cathedral area by a 40minute Victorian carriage ride.At the center of San Antonio and the focus of the tour，the Cathedral was originally a settlement location for people sent

8、by King Philip of Spain in 1731.”可知，在the San Fernando Carriage Tour旅行期间，你可以参观一个历史遗迹。故选A。2The San Antonio & Alamo Helicopter Tours allow people to .Ahave lunch in some parksBdo some volunteer serviceCfly with a large group of peopleDtake pictures during the journeyD细节理解题。根据San Antonio & Alamo Helicop

9、ter Tours中“Both cameras and video cameras are permitted.”可知，The San Antonio & Alamo Helicopter Tours之旅允许人们在旅途中拍照。故选D。3What do we know about Downtown Delicacy San Antonio Food Tour on the list? AIt takes the least time.BIt is the most popular tour.CIt is held in the countryside.DIt invites some food

10、experts.B推理判断题。根据Downtown Delicacy San Antonio Food Tour中“If you are looking to visit some of San Antonios best restaurants，be sure to join in the tour.After meeting up with your expert tour guide，youll start your 3hour journey through downtown San Antonio and stop along the way at 5 different resta

11、urants and even a few of the citys parks.”可知，关于名单上的Downtown Delicacy San Antonio Food Tour，我们知道这是最受欢迎的旅游。故选B。BA fresh and gentle wind on your face，soft sand under your feet and blue waters as far as the eye can see.Is there any other Olympic sport that is played in such pleasant conditions as beach

12、volleyball?“Ive gone to a lot of beautiful places，and met a lot of beautiful people.That wouldnt have happened if I had been playing another sport，” said Randy Stoklos，Americas most famous beach volleyball player.The sport began as a fouraside game on beaches in Southern California in the 1920s.The

13、first recorded twoman game took place there in 1930，and the first tournament was held in Los Angeles 18 years later.The winners were awarded a case of Pepsi.In the 1950s，women started playing and the sport soon spread to Europe and South America.Yet at that time，beach volleyball was more an entertai

14、nment show than a sport，with beauty contests included.The Association of Volleyball Professionals was founded in 1983 and beach volleyball developed into a fast，athletic sport.Its world wide popularity won beach volleyball a place at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta，where 24 male teams and 16 female tea

15、ms took part.At present，the US and Brazil are the best in the world at beach volleyball.The game came to China in the early 1990s and there have been national tournaments since 1994.It became an official event at the Eighth National Games in 1997.Chinas You Wenhui and Wang Lu finished ninth in the w

16、omens beach volleyball world championships in Brazil.【语篇解读】文章通过对沙滩排球场景的描述及美国著名沙滩排球运动员的评论引出了沙滩排球的历史。4The passage is mainly about .Athe history of beach volleyballBhow to play beach volleyballCthe importance of beach volleyballDwomens beach volleyball in ChinaA主旨大意题。文章前两段的目的是引出话题“沙滩排球”，而第三、四两段则主要是讲述了沙

17、滩排球的历史。5According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?ABeach volleyball was first played like other Olympic sports.BBeach volleyball began on beaches in Southern California.CBeach volleyball has always been an entertainment show rather than a sport.DWomen started playing beach v

18、olleyball in South America in 1945.B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知B项正确。其余三项均描述错误。6When did beach volleyball officially become an Olympic event?AIn 1948. BIn 1950.CIn 1996. DIn 1997.C细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句可知选C。7According to the passage，we can learn that .Ain 1996，beach volleyball became an official event in ChinaBChinas

19、 beach volleyball team is the best in the worldCChinas beach volleyball players won the first place in BrazilDbeach volleyball came to China in the early 1990sD推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知D项正确。CWalk through the Amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy，warm，damp and thick.But if you had been there ar

20、ound 15,000 years ago，during the last ice age，would it have been the same? For more than 30 years，scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold，dry climate of the ice ages，but till now，no one has reached a satisfying answer.Rainforests like the Amazon are importan

21、t for mopping up CO2 from the atmosphere and helping to solve global warming.Currently the trees in the Amazon take in around 500 million tons of CO2 each year: equal to the total amount of CO2 given off in the UK each year.But how will the Amazon react to the future climate change? If it gets drier

22、，will it survive and continue to draw down CO2? Scientists hope that they will be able to learn in advance how the rainforest will manage in the future by understanding how rainforests reacted to climate change in the past.Unfortunately，collecting information is incredibly difficult.To study the pas

23、t climate，scientists need to look at fossilized pollen (花粉) kept in lake mud.Going back to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments (沉淀物)，which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery.There are very few roads and paths，or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes.Rivers te

24、nd to be the easiest way to enter the forest，but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled (未取样)So far，only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide enough information to prove how the Amazon forest reacts to climate ch

25、ange.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了科学家是如何在亚马逊热带雨林工作的，以揭开亚马逊热带雨林的神秘之处。8How do scientists study the past climate change?ABy predicting the climate change in the future.BBy drilling down deep into land sediments.CBy taking samples from rivers in the Amazon.DBy analyzing fossilized pollen in lake mud.D细节理解题。根据文中第三段“To s

26、tudy the past climate，scientists need to look at fossilized pollen kept in lake mud.”研究过去气候，科学家需要看保存在湖泥中的花粉化石。故选D。9What is needed for drilling down into lake sediments?AThe latest helicopter. BThe special equipment.CThe light machinery. DThe narrow path.B细节理解题。根据文中的第三段“Going back to the last ice age

27、 means drilling down into lake sediments，which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery.”回到上一个冰河时代意味着下钻到湖泊沉淀物，这需要专门的设备和重型机械。C 选项错在 light。故选B。10What is the purpose of writing the passage?ATo attract more peoples attention to CO2.BTo call on people to protect rainforests.CTo inform people of

28、 how scientists work on rainforests.DTo warn people to stay away from the danger of rainforests.C推理判断题。这是一篇科普文章，通常写作目的是提供信息。A 选项是吸引更多人对二氧化碳的注意，和文章无关；B 选项是号召人们保护雨林，此文不是强调保护雨林；D 选项是警告人们远离雨林的危险，文章没有讲到雨林的危险。故选C。11The best title for the text may be .AMystery of the RainforestBClimates of the AmazonCThe H

29、istory of the RainforestDChanges of the RainforestA主旨大意题。根据第一段“But if you had been there around 15,000 years ago，during the last ice age，would it have been the same? For more than 30 years，scientists have been arguing about how rainforests might have reacted to the cold，dry climate of the ice ages，b

30、ut till now，no one has reached a satisfying answer.”人们对于雨林怎样应对变化的天气一直没有满意的答案，二、三段讲述的是科学家采用不同的方法去检测，而且没有结果，所以标题为“雨林的神秘”是最恰当的。B、C、D 选项都仅仅是文章提到的部分信息。故选A。DResearchers are looking into new ways to generate efficient photovoltaic energy (光伏能源) and for this they have been inspired by the vshaped posture of

31、 the Cabbage White butterfly(菜粉蝶)Photovoltaic energy is the science behind solar power，where light is turned into electricity.It is a twoset process.Step one is a photoelectric effect，caused by sunlight.The second step is an electrochemical process，which generates an electric current.To improve the

32、collection of sunlight，a research group has been inspired by the resting posture of the Cabbage White butterfly.The species has a natural range across Europe，Asia，and North Africa.To many farmers，the butterflies are regarded as a pest；to others，they are pretty to look at.To one research group the bu

33、tterflies are an inspiration.The butterfly adopts a vshape in order to heat up its flight muscles before taking off.By creating solar panels(太阳能电池板)in this formation，scientists think that the quantity of power that a solar panel can produce can be increased by around 50 percent.The Cabbage White but

34、terfly is different to many other butterflies in using the vformation.On cloudy days butterflies need to wait to receive enough sunlight in order to fly.However，by using the vposture，the Cabbage White butterfly is able to take in more energy more quickly than other butterflies.In addition，the butter

35、fly can reflect sunlight from its wings，which allows its flight muscles to be warmed to an ideal temperature.The new research was conducted at the University of Exeters Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) and the Centre for Ecology and Conservation.Discussing the findings with Laboratory

36、Manager magazine，lead researcher Professor Tapas Mallick stated：“Biomimicry(仿生学)in engineering is not new.However，this research shows pathways to develop low cost solar power that have not been done before.”【语篇解读】为了提高阳光的收集，一个研究小组受到了卷心菜白蝴蝶休息姿势的启发，正在研究新的方法来生成高效的光伏能源。这项研究表明，开发低成本太阳能的途径是前所未有的。12Which ca

37、n be the best title for the text?AThe future of solar powerBThe butterfly effect theoryCCool things about the Cabbage White butterflyDButterflies contribute to solar power revolutionD主旨大意题。通读全文可知，研究人员受到了卷心菜白蝴蝶休息姿势的启发研究高效的光伏能源，选项D符合题意。13What is the main purpose of Cabbage White butterflies using the

38、vposture?ATo look prettier. BTo take a good rest.CTo prepare for flight. DTo protect themselves.C细节理解题。根据第四段“The butterfly adopts a vshape in order to heat up its flight muscles before taking off.”可知，卷心菜白蝴蝶采用v型姿势是为了准备飞行，故选C。14What is Tapas Mallicks attitude towards the research?APositive. BCasual.CS

39、keptical. DDisapproving.A推理判断题。根据最后一段Tapas Mallick所说的话“Biomimicry(仿生学)in engineering is not new.However，this research shows pathways to develop low cost solar power that have not been done before.”可知，Tapas Mallick对这项研究持积极态度。故选A。15Where is the text most probably taken from?AA lesson plan. BA book rev

40、iew.CA science report. DA personal diary.C推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述利用仿生学研究光伏能源，因此这篇文章最有可能摘自于科学报告，故选C。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。Do you have the experience of digging out your suitcase，deciding what to bring and being afraid that youve forgotten something? 16 Hope th

41、ey can transform the way you pack.Keep a Basket HandyDo you wait until the last minute to pack? Keep a basket in your bedroom，living room，or bathroom that you can use to throw in items youll need to pack as you come across them. 17 Besides，you can just put the contents of the basket into your suitca

42、se if you are in a hurry to leave for the airport.Buy Wrinklefree ClothingYou wont need to worry about carefully packing your items of clothing if theyre made from wrinklefree materials. 18 Youll still look fresh and bright when you are in them at your destination.Keep Old Packing ListsChances are t

43、hat you end up taking trips that require you to pack similar items.Keep old packing lists from former vacations to the beach，ski resort，and citythat way，youll always have a list of at least the basics. 19 So you dont need to waste your effort to remember where you left your handwritten packing lists

44、.Schedule a Packing TimeTime can slip away from you before a tripyou may be caught up at work，at home，or be occupied with other responsibilities of daily life. 20 That way，you will not need to do your packing crazily from the last minute to 1 oclock on the day you leave.AThis makes you less likely t

45、o forget the stuff.BThe best way to do this is to save them on your computer.CBuy necessary stuff when you arrive.DDetermine a night well in advance of departure to pack.EThats why Ive distilled (提炼) the art of packing down to some essential tips.FJust ball them up or put them at the bottom of the s

46、uitcase.GRolling your clothes is the best way to save space for the suitcase.【语篇解读】文章介绍了为懒人们提供的四个打包技巧。16E根据空格后的“Hope they can transform the way you pack.(希望能改变你平时杂乱的打包方式)”，得知前面是提供一些技巧，they 指的是技巧，所以E项：为此我将打包的艺术浓缩成一些有用的技巧，符合题意。故选E。17A根据空格前的“Keep a basket in your bedroom，living room，or bathroom that yo

47、u can use to throw in items youll need to pack as you come across them.(在自己的房间、客厅或是浴室放上一个篮子，当你看到旅游需要用的东西时就将它们扔进去。)”得知前面给你提供技巧，接下来就要讲这样做的好处：这样至少你不会忘记带什么，故选A。18F根据空格前的“You wont need to worry about carefully packing your items of clothing if theyre made from wrinklefree materials.(假如你的衣服是由抗皱布艺制成的，你就不用小

48、心翼翼地打包了。)”由此得知你可以将它们滚成球或是折成任意形状来填补箱子底部。这样当到达目的地换了衣服，你看上去还是清爽整洁。故选F。19B根据空格后的“So you dont need to waste your effort to remember where you left your handwritten packing lists.(这样你就不用费力去记你将手写清单放在哪里。)”得知前面是提供技巧：最好是将清单保存到电脑中。故选B。20D根据空格后的“That way，you will not need to do your packing crazily from the las

49、t minute to 1 oclock on the day you leave.(这样，你就不会在你最后要走的那天凌晨一点疯狂地收拾行李)”，得知前面是提供技巧：定下一个出发前的晚上来打包行李。故选D。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。Did you ever have a dream? Im not talking about a dream you have when you sleep.Im talking about a conscious 21 wher

50、e you would like to see a new future，a different choice of employment，and a 22 of your own.How many times have you wished that you could be living in a different 23 than the one you are currently experiencing?Several years ago，I had a dream about inventing a board game that would 24 my lifes fortune

51、s.After many revisions，a board game was developed.It was a(n) 25 time.Our dream seemed to come true with sales starting to accumulate，and our company was also founded. 26 ，another new board game came into the market and made great progress in sales.Eventually，our company was dissolved.Perhaps for a

52、game developer，the 27 emotions that it never was meant to be will discourage his future dreams of a different life.But to me，maybe I didnt succeed to the level I 28 ，at the very least I turned my dream 29 a reality.If I had never transferred my dream into goal and then to action，there wouldnt have b

53、een 30 lessons to be learned from the failure.It may take many 31 but success is only achieved.Once dreams are 32 action，failure becomes a better action plan in future.The important 33 here is that success only comes by turning dreams into reality and realizing that 34 are only stepping stones to fi

54、nal success.After many attempts，many failures，many lessons and many false starts，learn valuable lessons from failure，turn dreams into 35 ，and dont let a dream only be a dream，success will arrive at last.【语篇解读】这是一篇议论文。全篇围绕dream展开，指出梦想并不是你睡觉时候做的梦，而是需要我们付出努力去实现的。21A.future BlifeCdream DplanC由前文可知作者这里讨论

55、的是dream，不是晚上睡觉做的梦，而是有意识的梦想，故选C。22A.factory BbusinessCcar DfarmB此处与前面的“a new future”和“a different choice of employment”是并列关系，指的是自己的公司，下一段的company也是提示。23A.environment BschoolCfamily DsocietyA这里需要名词作live in的宾语，应指居住的环境，故选A。其他三项都过于具体，没有普遍性。24A.destroy BrealizeCchange DcreateC前面提到了想要生活在截然不同的环境，暗指与之前的不同，所以

56、应该用改变，故选C。25A.exciting BterribleCdark DembarrassingA根据下句可知我们的梦想似乎要实现了，所以心情应是激动的，故选A。26A.Unfortunately BUnlikelyCUnconsciously DUnfairlyA根据后面的“our company was dissolved”可知是不幸的，故选A。27A.optimistic BnegativeCdifficult DpositiveB根据后面的描述可知是一种不好的情绪，故选B，意为“消极的”。28A.needed BdevotedCdesired DbeggedC作者没有成功到达想要

57、(desire)达到的那个水平。29A.by BonCover DintoD此处表示作者将目光从梦想转移到现实中来，故选D。30A.valuable BsuccessfulCuseless DcruelA这里的lessons是从失败中学到的，应是很有参考的价值，故选A。31A.analyses BdesignsCattempts DrevisionsC成功是需要付出很多努力的，故选C。32A.taken up Blooked intoCrun across Dput intoD此处指把梦想付诸行动。put.into action 把付诸行动。33A.meaning BpointCtruth D

58、purposeB根据后面的that从句可知，此处应是指的重点，故选B。34A.efforts BachievementsCpossibilities DdifficultiesB这里强调最终的成功才是重点，而小成就(achievement)只是踏脚石，故选B。35A.heart BexistenceCaction DambitionC此处指把梦想付诸行动，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。I had just visited my best friend in hospital with my mum，36.

59、 hadnt seen my friend since shed gone into hospital six months earlier.I knew where she was coming from as she was 37. (grave) ill，but as Id been visiting her every week I had stopped seeing the obvious；my friend 38. (lose)most of her body weight and her hair was falling out，it wasnt looking good.Af

60、ter the visit I took my mum to the station 39. (see) her off on her train；the mood was understandably bleak but I stayed positive as well you do，dont you? I went to get 40. (we) some coffee and my mum some food for the journey.I misread the amount of my purchase and didnt have enough money.41 some r

61、eason，this was the straw that broke the camels back；I burst into uncontrollable 42. (tear)as a massive queue was gathering behind me.A woman came up to me and offered to pay，putting an arm round my shoulder，no questions 43. (ask)I could barely say thank you through the confusion and the flood of emo

62、tion that was pumping through me 44. running off in embarrassment.After composing myself I ran round the station 45. (try)to find this kind lady to thank her properly but never did.【语篇解读】本文讲述了我和妈妈去看望生病的朋友，在给妈妈送行的时候，我去买咖啡和食物却发现钱没带够，一位好心人帮忙付钱的故事。36who此处定语从句中，先行词为mum，从句中缺主语。故填who。37gravelyill为形容词，修饰形容词

63、用副词。故填gravely。38had lost我去看望我的朋友是过去，我朋友的体重减轻了是过去的过去，故此处用过去完成时。故填had lost。39to see此处用动词不定式表示目的。故填to see。40us动词后用宾格形式。we的宾格是us，故填us。41For因为某种原因，for some reason，for表示因为。故填For。42tears放声大哭，burst into tears为固定搭配。故填tears。43asked此题中no question asked为独立主格结构。question 和ask之间为被动关系，且动作已完成。故填asked。44before由句意可知：表

64、示还没来得及。故填before。45trying“After composing myself I ran round the station (try)to find this kind lady to thank her properly but never did.”此句话谓语动词为ran，trying是现在分词作伴随状语的用法。故填trying。第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你们学校老师进行一场篮球比赛，请你以“An Exciting Basketball Match”为题，写一篇短文介绍比赛的基本情况：1数学和英语老师进行比赛；2比赛的具体过程；

65、3比赛的结果。注意：1词数：80左右；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 【参考范文】An Exciting Basketball MatchThis afternoon there was an exciting basketball match between our maths and English teachers.The match began at 5 after class.Many students watched the games and cheered for their own teachers.Now Mr.Li，our maths teacher，got the b

66、all.He was just about to pass it to Mr.Wang，who was under the basket，when Mr.Zhang rushed up to stop him.Mr.Li turned swiftly and with a beautiful backup shot the ball fell into the basket.Everyone cheered loudly.I jumped and shouted，even forgetting Im a girl student.The match lasted forty minutes a

67、nd the result was 7880the maths teachers won.Our English teachers were also glad，and they said the result was not the most important.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。续写的词数应为150左右。I used to be really happy at my school.I had loads of great friends，my confidence was improving，and my grad

68、es were right on target.That was，until we started Year Nine.Several new students joined，including a boy named Chris.I didnt think anything of him at first，apart from the fact that he gave off a bit of scary atmosphere.I soon discovered my instincts(直觉) were right when，at the end of October，he tried

69、to hug me.It sounded like a small thing，but I didnt know him at allwhy would he try to hug me？I avoided the hug quickly and went to my friends nearby.Things started getting abnormal again after vacation.Chris would call out my name in class and then pretended that he hadnt done anything.I told him t

70、o leave me alone but he wouldnt.Sometimes he would come over and lean or stand right over me.It could definitely be classed as bullying(欺凌)，so I went to the teacher about it.She spoke to him and things improved for some days，but they didnt last long.One day after school，an unknown number kept ringin

71、g my phone over and over.When I answered it，there was only silence.I was a bit confused and scared because Id never given Chris my number，but the next day，I saw that he was able to reach the class list of phone numbers for us all.This lasted for weeks.Each night Id get up to eight calls，and every da

72、y at school Chris would do something.He also started taking the same bus home as me，and would sit either across the aisle or in the seat behind.It was like he was everywhere I went.I began keeping a diary，in which I settled down all the terrifying affairs.I didnt understand why Chris cared for me so

73、 much.I was genuinely terrified of what he might do next，especially when my friend told me that hed asked her where I lived.Paragraph 1：This was the final straw.I went straight to my teacher and broke down completely. Paragraph 2：My advice to anyone in a similar situation is to tell someone. 【参考范文】P

74、aragraph 1：This was the final straw.I went straight to my teacher and broke down completely.He took me to the deputy head，who listened to my whole story and called Chris in herself.Things stopped straight away after that.Chris was told that he was forbidden to approach mehes not even allowed to talk

75、 about me with his friends.It turned out he got kicked out from his old school for stalking someone.Ive moved classes so that now were only in maths together.I lost my confidence for a whole year afterwards.Im still scared of him，but I know I did the right thing by telling my teachers.Paragraph 2：My

76、 advice to anyone in a similar situation is to tell someone.Tell your friends，your family，even contact the police if they start standing outside your house.Keep a diary of what they do，and on what daythis can be used as evidence.Chris really messed with my head，but because I trusted my instincts I never let him get close to me.Im just thankful its all over now.