单元训练金卷·高三·英语卷（A）
英语1 Units 1-2
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不场考第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)略 第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
订 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。
A
装 号One of the most important things in the world is friendship. In order to have friends, 证考you have to be a friend. But how can you be a good friend at school?
准 Listen ﹣ Listen when they are talking. Don't say anything unless they ask you a 只 question. Sometimes it's not necessary for you to have anything to say; they just need someone to talk to about their feelings．
Help them ﹣ If your friend is ever in need of something, be there to help them. You 卷 should try to put them first, but make sure you don't do everything they want you to do. 名Try to take an extra pencil or pen with you to classes in case they forget one. Have a little 姓 此 extra money in your pocket in case they forget something they need.
Be there for them﹣Be there for your friends to help make them feel better in hard times. Marilyn Monroe, a famous U．S．actor, once said, “I often make mistakes. Sometimes I am 级out of control, but if you can't stay with me at my worst， you are sure not to deserve 班to be with me at my best.” Always remember this! If you don't want to stay with your friends
when they're in hard times， then you don't deserve to be with them when they're having
a good time!
Make plans ﹣ Try to make plans with your friends. Go shopping, go for ice cream, have
a party, go to a movie and so on. Take time to know each other even better by doing something you both enjoy. By planning things together, you both can have a good time. And you'll remember these things when you're all old!
21．While your friend is talking to you about his or her feelings， you should ． A．give him or her some advice B．calm him or her down C．just listen unless asked D．share your feelings as well
22．When we provide help for our friends, we should ． A．put them before ourselves B．try to do everything for them C．change their bad habits first D．ignore their faults
23．What can we learn from Marilyn Monroe's words？ A．Life without a friend is death． B．A friend is easier lost than found． C．A man is known by his friends． D．A friend in need is a friend indeed．
B
For Canaan Elementary’s second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.，today is speech day, and right now it’s Chris Palaez’s turn. The 8-year-old is the joker of the class. With shining dark eyes, he seems like the of kid who would enjoy public speaking.
But he’s, nervous. “I’m here to tell you today why you should … should…”Chris trips on the“-ld,”a. pronunciation difficulty for many non-native English speakers. His teacher, Thomas Whaley, is next to him, whispering support“…Vote for …me …”Except for some stumbles, Chris is doing amazingly well. When he brings his speech to a nice conclusion, Whaley invites the rest of the class to praise him.
A son of immigrants, Chris stared learning English a little over three years ago. Whaley recalls(回想起)how at the beginning of the year，when called upon to read，Chris would excuse
himself to go to the bathroom.
Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student，” Whaley explains，“especially for a student who is learning English as their new language，to feel confident enough to say，‘I don’t know，but I want to know.’”
Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast(夸耀)about themselves.
“Boasting about yourself，and your best qualities,” Whaley says，“is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.”
24. What made Chris nervous？ A. Telling a story. B. Making a speech. C. Taking a test.
D. Answering a question.
25. What does the underlined word “stumbles” in paragraph 2 refer to? A. Improper pauses. B. Bad manners.
C. Spelling
mistakes.
D. Silly jokes.
26. We can infer that the purpose of Whaley’s project is to _________. A. help students see their own strengths B. assess students’ public speaking skills C. prepare students for their future jobs D. inspire students’ love for politics
27. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher? A. Humorous.
B. Ambitious.
C. Caring.
D. Demanding.
C
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit (联系)groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their
languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education, especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数)of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to extinction(消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.
28. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times? A. They developed very fast.
B. They were large in number. C. They had similar patterns.
D. They were closely connected.
29. Which of the following best explains \？ A. Complex. B. Advanced.
C. Powerful.
D. Modern.
30. How many languages are spoken by less than 6, 000 people at present? A. About 6,800 B. About 3,400
C. About 2,400 D. About 1,200
31. What is the main idea of the text? A. New languages will be created.
B. People’s lifestyles are reflected in languages. C. Human development results in fewer languages. D. Geography determines language evolution.
D
Many people have excuses for not learning a foreign language. One of the common ones is that they don’t have a gift for language learning. The excuse that one has no talent for learning a certain skill is a tragedy in itself, and this common excuse has possibly discouraged millions of people from accomplishing great things.
Many experts and scholars, such as K. Ander Ericsson, one of the world’s leading theoretical (理论的) and experimental researchers, have proposed the theory that skill is mostly a matter of large amounts of deliberate practice. Books such as The Talent Code have helped popularize it. While I do not personally believe that we all learn at the same pace or that we are all born the same, I certainly believe that we can all achieve amazing results beyond our imagination, simply through motivation and hard work. To be specific, anything can be learned, unless of course, you start with the belief that you are not talented.
The truth is that if you think you are not talented in languages, it probably has something to do with your track record in language classes at school. This isn’t surprising because the curriculum of language classes is made so that it teaches languages in one way, whereas we all learn differently. It might be good at this point to mention that doing interesting stuff does significantly help with the acquisition(获得) of a foreign language. For most of us, this excludes(排除) grammar and drills to a large extent.
In my interview with polyglot—speaking or using many languages—and author Susanna Zaraysky, Susanna said that her teacher in high school once told her that she should probably look for another subject to focus her efforts on instead of languages. Susanna now speaks nine languages, has written a book entitled Language is Music, and has traveled to exciting places all over the world. Benny Lewis, probably one of the best known language learners and bloggers on the Internet, has a strikingly similar story, and he now speaks over 12 languages. Not “talented”, eh?
32．What is the excuse for language learning mentioned in the text? A．I cannot learn languages well.
B．I have no genius for learning language. C．I’m not fond of learning languages. D．I don’t consider foreign languages vital.
33．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to? A．The book named The Talent Code.
B．A great deal of purposeful practice. C．The idea that a new language is a new skill. D．The theory that practice helps one gain a skill.
34．Which of the following statements might the author probably agree with? A．Language classes aren’t suitable for everyone.
B．Schools usually try to make language classes interesting. C．Grammar and drills are the least important in language learning. D．The talent for languages makes you interested in learning them. 35．How does the author explain his idea in the last paragraph? A．By telling stories. B．By explaining facts. C．By giving examples.
D．By making comparison.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Improve Vocabulary Fast
Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.
Read every day. 36 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.
37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.
Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.
Elaborate (详尽阐述) on the meaning of the word. If you have just learned the word “stubborn”, think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. 38
Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 39 But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.
Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.
备战高考英语一轮复习第一套英语1Units1_2单元训练A卷含解析
