1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家单元综合测评.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)A(2016河南新乡佳誉中学高一检测)Every person has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions.Many everyday American expressions are based on colours.Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about some
2、thing unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their colour and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is popular with many people. They may say
3、 the music is red hot,especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say theyre in the pink when theyre in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century.It probably came from many babies who were born with a nice
4、 pink colour showing good health.Blue is a cool colour. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous songMood Indigoabout the deep blue colour, indigo. In the words of the song:“Y
5、ou arent blue till youve had that Mood Indigo.” Someone who is blue is very sad.The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colour for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick fr
6、om high waves may look very green.Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as his friends, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars of greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks b
7、ecause that is the colour of the back side of the paper money.The colour black is often used in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refu
8、sed to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了和颜色有关的习语。1If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping,you may call it_Aa white dayBa black dayCa red dayDa green day【解析】推理判断题。最后一段说,人们把什么都不对劲的那一天称为“黑色的一天”,买东西的时候钱包被人偷了,够倒霉的,可谓“黑色的一天”。【答案】B2
9、Suppose Mr.Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink.This means all his children are_Alucky and wealthyBgentle and modestCfit and healthyDcreative and energetic【解析】推理判断题。从文章第三段对“粉色”的描述可推知Mr.Brown说他的三个孩子都呈粉色,意味着他的孩子都很健康。【答案】C3When she got home and found nothing had be
10、en done by her husband, Jane was really_Ared hotBgreenCblueDblack【解析】推理判断题。回到家里,发现丈夫什么事情都没有做,妻子当然十分生气了。【答案】A4In the following paragraph, the writer might tell the reader something about_Aunpopular organizations in the worldBpeoples response towards a black dayCthe influence of the traditional bluesD
11、more words about a colour, such as brown【解析】推理判断题。文章开头说,美国的很多日常表达都与颜色有关,然后介绍了与red,pink,blue,green,black这些颜色相关的习语,那么下文应该是继续介绍与其他颜色相关的习语。【答案】DB(2016辽宁铁路实验中学高一期中检测)If youre planning on traveling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all,
12、 always check and doublecheck departure (起程)time.It is amazing how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50.When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the
13、departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency(货币) with you when you arr
14、ive in a country.This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen! I only
15、take real money!”the driver said angrily.Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in
16、 heavy suit and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.【语篇解读】作者就出国旅行给读者提了三点建议。了解一些简单的规则会给旅行带来很多的方便。第一点是再三确认出发时间;第二点是随身带一些当地的货币;第三点是充分了解当地的天气情况。5Where is the writer m
17、ost probably from?A. ItalyBThe USAC. BritainDGreece【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的“because I had no dollars,I offered to pay in pounds instead”可知,作者没有带美元,想用英镑付打车的钱,由此可知,作者可能来自英国,故选C。【答案】C6According to the passage, the driver was angry because_Athe author gave him false (假的) moneyBthe author did not give him the lo
18、cal moneyCthe author offered to pay by credit cardDthe author had no enough change【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的“Listen!I only take real money!”可知,司机的意思是他只收他们国家的钱,也就是美元,而且作者举这个例子是为了验证随身携带当地货币的重要性,故选B。【答案】B7Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe author tells people to choose warm places as th
19、eir travel destinations.BYou dont have to take credit cards when traveling.CYou should know more about the weather of the place youll visit.DIts unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的“The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your dest
20、ination before you leave.”可知,出发前一定要尽可能多地了解目的地国家关于天气的信息,故选C。【答案】C8The writer mainly tells us_Ahow to make life easierBhow to be well prepared for a tripChow to enjoy ourselves on tripDhow to plan our trip【解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段“If youre planning on traveling,there are a few simple rules about how to make lif
21、e easier both before and after your journey.”和后面几段的首句可知,作者认为出国旅行一定要做好充分的准备,作者给读者提了三个建议,故选B。【答案】BCThe Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25,1932 in the Un
22、ited States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936.The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time
23、 that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the
24、 Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.Japan is an Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,500 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the w
25、onderful movements of some sportsmen.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了冬季奥运会时发行的一些邮票的情况。9The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world Games_Aafter the year 1936Bafter the 3rd White OlympicsCbefore the 3rd White OlympicsDbefore the year 1932【解析】细节理解题。由第一段的最后两句话可知选B。【答案】B10The Winter Olympics is held
26、 once_Aevery two yearsBevery three yearsCevery four yearsDevery five years【解析】细节理解题。因为1932年为3rd,1936年为4th,故应为每四年一次。所以选C。【答案】C11Which of the following is TRUE?A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.BOnly the nonhost countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.CAll the
27、countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.DJapan cant publish stamps to mark those Games.【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段的“the host countries as well as the nonhost countries published stamps to mark those Games”可知正确答案。【答案】C12What may appear on the stamps of the Winter Olympics?ABasketball.BTable tennis.CFoot
28、ball.DSkating.【解析】推理判断题。只有D选项才是在冬季奥运会中举行的。【答案】DD(2016重庆一中高一期末检测)At the age of 16, Clara Barton was advised to become a teacher since she was quite shy. She taught in Massachusetts for ten years,and was invited to Bordentown, New Jersey to teach in a school. She saw that these communities needed comp
29、limentary education for their citizens, and she took action by creating a free school, one of the first in her state.But later, officials named a male as the head teacher instead of her. Disappointed, she left her job and moved to Washington D. C, becoming the first woman employed by the US Patent O
30、ffice.Clara Barton was forever changed by her experience with the army in the Civil War. She saw doctors use leaves when dealing with injuries since they had nothing else. The medical supplies were well behind the army,who were moving faster than their medical supply lines.She brought in a truck of
31、medical supplies that she collected personally some years ago. Miss Barton continued to work on the battlefields throughout the war.She helped in the recognition of 13,000 dead Union soldiers.This nonstop work made her fully exhausted.Following the advice of her doctor, she traveled to Europe where
32、she recovered energy and enriched herself.While in Europe, and still in poor health, Miss Barton was moved by the hardship on people caused by the FrancePrussia war. She helped in their relief effort,which encouraged her to create the Red Cross, which served the whole army and common people under a
33、neutral flag.Clara Barton returned to America and then began the establishment (建立)of the American Red Cross.The US government did not think there would ever be another war after the Civil War. But she made them believe that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters as w
34、ell. This was her lasting legacy(遗产), an agency that still provides aid to all people today.【语篇解读】本文介绍了红十字会的创始人Clara Barton的生平以及创办红十字会的过程。13What does the underlined word “complimentary”mean in the first paragraph?APublic.BPersonal.CFree.DModern.【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“and she took action by creating a fre
35、e school,one of the first in her state”可知是需要免费的教育,故选C项。【答案】C14The US government agreed to establish the Red Cross because Clara Barton_Agave a lot of her legacyBsaid there might be wars in the futureCexplained it would help people in peacetime as wellDbelieved it could save people from the FrancePru
36、ssia war【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“But she made them believe that the Red Cross would be valuable to serve in times of natural disasters as well.”可知答案。【答案】C15What does this passage mainly talk about?AThe history of American Civil War.BA general introduction to Clara Barton.CClara Bartons contributions to th
37、e US.DThe Establishment of the American Red Cross.【解析】主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了红十字会的创始人Clara Barton的简历。故选B项。【答案】B.阅读填句(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)(2016南昌二中第一次检测)Playing sports is a lot of fun. Getting hurt is not._16_Wear protective equipment.The equipment you wear depends on the sport you play.Helmets(头盔) are the
38、 most common protective equipment.They protect your head while youre playing football, baseball,softball,biking,skateboarding,and so on.Warm up._17_ Doing some stretching(伸展) can get you prepared to hit the field. By warming up, you get yourself ready to play. Warming up your muscles and practicing
39、a sport help keep you safe, too.Know the rules of the games.Traffic lights help prevent crashes between the many cars that drive on the roads together. This works because drivers know the rules and follow themat least most of the time._18_When players know the rules of the game, fewer injuries happe
40、n. For example, you know that in soccer you cant come from behind, crash into a players legs, and steal the ball. Its legaland saferto go after the ball rather than the player._19_Some rules dont have anything to do with scoring points.Some rules are just about protecting other people. For example,a
41、 diver would make sure that the pool was clear before diving in. Otherwise, he or she might land on someone else._20_This is a really important one.If you love sports, you may get right back in the game, even after an injury. But playing when youre hurt is a bad idea. It can lead to an even worse in
42、jury.AWatch out for others.BDont do too much exercise.CIts the same way with sports.DDont play when youre injured.EIts not a good idea to just go to the field and start playing.FYou and the other players know what to expect from each other.GTake these steps to prevent injuries so you can stay in the
43、 game. 【导学号:31530055】【答案】1620GECAD.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)In a national spelling contest in America, an 11yearold girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her _21_ voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and _22_ decided to si
44、mply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had _23_ the word. Instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the _24_ letterso she lost the contest.As the girl walked off the _25_, the entire audience stood, clapping to applaud her _26_. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wr
45、ote about this 11yearold girls honesty, even when it _27_ her the contest. But the fact is that she _28_ the biggest contest that day:the contest of her _29_Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get _30_This young girl could easily have
46、_31_ and nobody would have known it but herself. But thats just it:She would know she was wrong. Its been said, “If you _32_, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own _33_ and character more than the prize from a spelling _34_Her respect for herself was
47、more important than any _35_others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the _36_ she made in that moment will have a longlasting influence.Its so true that the choices you make today _37_what you are tomorrow.Our children will _38_ our behavior much
48、more than our advice. So if we want them to _39_ to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are _40_what we do and how we live even when we dont think they see or know.【语篇解读】在一次拼读大赛中,一个小女孩因为诚实输掉了比赛,但她的品质却赢得了大家的赞扬。21A.highBsweetCtoughDsoft【解析】根据下文评委听不清女孩的发音可
49、判断,女孩说话的声音很轻柔,故选择soft。【答案】D22A.finallyBkindlyCsecretlyDtotally【解析】根据“They talked it over”可知,评委们评论了一番,最后决定问问女孩她刚才说的是什么字母。【答案】A23A.forgottenBmispronouncedCmisspelledDlost【解析】根据上文两次出现的动词spell可知,此处的意思是“拼错”。【答案】C24A.correctBwrongCdifferentDsame【解析】根据上文中的“Instead of lying”以及下文中的“so she lost the contest”可知
50、,诚实的女孩向评委说明自己刚才拼的是错误的字母。【答案】B25A.stageBstudioCtestDclassroom【解析】根据语境并结合常识可知,既然输掉了比赛,女孩只好走下台去。【答案】A26A.braveryBhonestyCcourageDcleverness【解析】被女孩的诚实所感动,全场观众站起来热烈鼓掌,女孩虽败犹荣。下文也出现了honesty一词。【答案】B27A.cancelledBcostCofferedDwasted【解析】cost在此处意为“使丧失,使失去”,虽然女孩因为诚实输掉了比赛,但是很多记者纷纷报道这一事件,宣传女孩的事迹。【答案】B28A.achieved
51、BbrokeCwonDdefeated【解析】根据句首的“But”一词以及下文内容可知,但事实上,女孩在那天赢得了最大的一次比赛。【答案】C29A.reputationBknowledgeClifeDcharacter【解析】character在此处意为“品质”,女孩的诚实属于一种美好的品质。第三段第一句中character有提示。【答案】D30A.paidBawardedCcaughtDreported【解析】或许,对我们的品质和诚实的最大考验在于:如果我们知道自己的行为不会被发现我们会做些什么。get caught“被捉到,被发现”。【答案】C31A.escapedBliedCchange
52、dDanswered【解析】根据上文内容可知,小女孩本来可以说谎的,因为除了她自己没有人知道事情的真相。lie“撒谎”。【答案】B32A.acceptBfightCcheatDinsist【解析】根据下文“you make yourself cheap”可知,如果你有欺诈行为,那么你自己就贬值了。【答案】C33A.conscienceBfeelingCdiligenceDmodesty【解析】conscience意为“良心,良知”,小女孩更看重的是自己的良知和品质。【答案】A34A.contestBchampionCjudgeDexpert【解析】根据第一段第一句中的“a national s
53、pelling contest”可知,答案为A“比赛,竞赛”。【答案】A35A.reasonBprocessCrespectDawareness【解析】该句是一个比较句型,根据主语Her respect for herself可确定答案,小女孩对自己的尊重比别人因她比赛获胜而给她的尊重更为重要。【答案】C36A.planBconclusionCdiscoveryDchoice【解析】根据上文内容可知,在诚实与撒谎之间,女孩需要进行选择。下文的choices是提示。【答案】D37A.makeBchangeCkeepDcreate【解析】你今天所作出的选择造就了明天的你,这是一个真理。make在此
54、处意为“使成为”。【答案】A38A.giveBtakeCfollowDset【解析】俗话说得好,“身教胜于言传”,我们的孩子可能更容易效仿我们的行为,而不愿意听从我们的建议。follow效仿,接受为榜样。【答案】C39A.grow upBbring upCtake upDcome up【解析】根据句首的“So”可知,此处承接上文,如果我们希望自己的孩子长大成为一个诚实的人,我们自己必须是一个诚实的人。【答案】A40A.recordingBinspectingCcorrectingDwatching【解析】根据下文出现的see一词可确定答案,即使在我们没有意识到的情况下,我们的孩子也在看着我们的
55、一言一行。【答案】D.语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are 41._(nature) gas or electricpowered stoves.The World Health Organization warns that millions of people 42._(suffer) from indoor air pollution at present time,which results from the use of 43._(da
56、nger) fuels and cookstoves in the home.WHO officials say nearly three billion people are 44._(able) to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking,heating and lighting. As a result, more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Most of the deaths are
57、 in 45._(develop)countries, such as India, China and Latin American countries.WHO officials say opening a window or door 46._(let) out the harmful air will not correct the situation.47._will only pollute the outdoors.Nigel Bruce,48._is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool, say
58、s researchers are developing good cookstoves and other equipment to burn fuels 49._a more efficient way.But, this is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use 50._(clean) fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances (用具) .【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了由于做饭造成的室内污染以及
59、WHO给出的一些建议。41natural考查形容词。通过下文的gas可知此处需要形容词以修饰名词gas,故填natural,构成短语natural gas,意为天然气。42are suffering考查时态。通过下文的at present time可知,这件事情是正在发生的。故选用现在进行时,填are suffering,意为正在遭受。43dangerous考查形容词。通过下文的fuels可知此处需要形容词以修饰名词fuel,故填dangerous,意为危险的能源。44unable考查形容词。根据上文的are可知此处需要填形容词,但是再根据句意:三十亿人无法使用干净的能源,故加上其否定前缀,填
60、unable。45developing考查形容词。根据下文所举例子可知,这些国家都是发展中国家,故填developing,构成短语developing countries,意为发展中国家。46to let考查非谓语动词。本题考查非谓语动词担当目的状语的用法,上文的opening a window or door的目的是为了让有毒的空气流通出去,故选用不定式表示目的,填to let。47It/That考查代词。本句句意:只会污染户外。通过上下文的理解可知,这里所指内容为上文提到的开窗或门。故填it或that指代这一行为,注意首字母大写。48who考查定语从句的关系词。本句为非限制性定语从句,先行
61、词为Nigel Bruce,在从句中担当主语,故填who。49in考查介词用法。本句考查固定短语in a.way,意为以方法。故填in,意为以一种更加有效率的方法。50cleaner考查形容词比较级。increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances(用具)可知,这里是指更加干净的能源,增加使用更干净、更现代化厨具的机会。故填cleaner。.短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)(2016江西临川一中第一次检测)Tom and Dick are next door neighbor who
62、 both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work. Once they were walking to home together while it suddenly started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said proud,“My wife really has great foresight. She said this morning it would rain and tell me to carry my umbrella.”D
63、ick smiled and walked up to her under the protection of the umbrella. He says,“Mine has even great foresight.”He added,“She didnt let me carry one as she knew youd share yours to me.” 【导学号:31530056】【答案】Tom and Dick are next door who both work in same office. They often walk together to and from work
64、. Once they were walking home together it suddenly started to rain. Tom quickly opened his umbrella and said ,“My wife really has great foresight. She said this morning it would rain and me to carry my umbrella.” Dick smiled and walked up to under the protection of the umbrella. He ,“Mine has even f
65、oresight.” He added,“She didnt let me carry one as she knew youd share yours me.”.书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华,你的美国网友Harry发邮件询问你最喜欢的运动。请你根据以下所给提示,向他介绍你最喜欢的运动游泳。1何时开始喜欢上游泳;2现在练习游泳的情况;3你的理想。注意:1.词数100左右;2信的开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数;3可以适当发挥,以使行文连贯。Dear Harry,Nice to receive your email.Id like to tell you about my favourit
66、e sport,swimming._Yours,Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Harry,Nice to receive your email. Id like to tell you about my favourite sport, swimming.At the age of six, I began to learn swimming from my parents, who are good at it. Now I often go swimming with my friends in my spare time. Besides, I go to sports school
67、 every weekend, where I have learned many swimming skills.Swimming does good to my health, and I have made many friends as well.My favourite swimmer is Ye Shiwen, who won two gold medals at 2012 London Olympic Games at the age of 16. I hope I can swim as well as her and have the opportunity to take part in the Olympic Games in the future.Yours,Li Hua版权所有:高考资源网()高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究