1、单 元 训 练 金 卷 高 三 英 语 卷 （ A）英 语 7+英 语 8 综 合 测 试注 意 事 项 ：1 答 题 前 ， 先 将 自 己 的 姓 名 、 准 考 证 号 填 写 在 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 上 ， 并 将 准 考 证 号 条 形 码粘 贴 在 答 题 卡 上 的 指 定 位 置 。2 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 每 小 题 选 出 答 案 后 ， 用 2B 铅 笔 把 答 题 卡 上 对 应 题 目 的 答 案 标 号 涂 黑 ，写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿 纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。3 非 选 择 题 的 作 答 ： 用 签 字
2、 笔 直 接 答 在 答 题 卡 上 对 应 的 答 题 区 域 内 。 写 在 试 题 卷 、 草 稿纸 和 答 题 卡 上 的 非 答 题 区 域 均 无 效 。4 考 试 结 束 后 ， 请 将 本 试 题 卷 和 答 题 卡 一 并 上 交 。第 卷第 一 部 分 听 力 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 30 分 ）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who l
3、iked the film?A. Jim. B. Tom. C. Jane.2. What is the woman going to do? A. Go shopping. B. Make a list. C. Make a chocolate pie.3. How many hours does the woman work at a restaurant on Friday?A. 5. B. 6. C. 7.4. Where is the woman?A. At a bus stop. B. In a classroom. C. On a shuttle bus.5. What are
4、the speakers mainly talking about?A. A person. B. A program. C. A hobby.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每个小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答 6、7 题。6. What is wrong with the shirt the woman got?A. It
5、 shrank in the wash. B. It is the wrong size. C. The color isnt to her taste.7. Why does the man recommend a green shirt?A. It suits the woman. B. It is cheap and popular. C. He has no blue shirts in stock.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where are the speakers probably?A. At Jims house. B. At a restaurant. C.
6、 At their house.9. What does the man think Jim should do?A. Tell him earlier. B. Clean his house. C. Work overtime.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Boss and secretary. C. Customer and sales girl.11. What is the man looking for?A. His sh
7、oes. B. The dustbin. C. His cigarettes.12. How does the woman feel in the end?A. Angry. B. Nervous. C. Happy.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the woman looking for?A. A house. B. A flat. C. A room.14. In which year is the woman at university now?A. The first year. B. The second year. C. The third
8、year.15. Why doesnt the woman accept the second suggestion?A. The rent is extremely high.B. The place is not big enough.C. The place is far from the university.16. What do we know about the last place?A. It has a big garden. B. It is well furnished. C. The price is attractive.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题
9、。17. Who could the speaker most probably be?A. A police officer. B. A college director. C. A person who saw the theft.18. Why cant the clock be sold easily?A. It isnt valuable. B. It has an obvious mark. C. It doesnt work.19. How did the college get the antique glasses?A. They were given by a direct
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21、ing your own bicycle. You can do it at the Bamboo Bike Studio in New York City. The people who work at the studio teach customers how to build their own bikes from bamboo. “Bamboo is very user-friendly,” says Marty Odlin, one of the studios owners. “Theres no way that a non-expert could build a stee
22、l bike within a weekend. But with bamboo, its possible.”The Bamboo Bike Studio is also helping set up factories in Ghana, a country in western Africa. The factories will produce inexpensive bamboo bikes in large numbers. If that is successful, it might mean new jobs and inexpensive transportation fo
23、r the people of that country.Bamboo bikes are a natural fit in Ghana because bamboo grows everywhere throughout the country. It also grows in many places in the United States. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world. It can grow up to 40 inches in a single day. And bamboo has qualit
24、ies that make it as good as steel for building a durable, comfortable vehicle. A bamboo bike, says Odlin, is “the perfect everyday bike”.In Ghana, bikes are in high demand. Few people have enough money to afford a car, so bikes are used to transport most of the countrys food and material goods. The
25、people of Ghana are also too poor to buy traditional steel bikes. But producing bicycles from bamboo is a good alternative.Back in New York, Odlin has helped customers aged 12 to 70 build bamboo bikes. It takes about a weekend to learn how to put one together. Odlin says he also wants his customers
26、to develop a new respect for what they own. “It requires patience to build these bikes,” he says. “It causes people to appreciate the products. In America, we have too much stuff, so we dont appreciate what we have.”24. We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A. bamboo bikes are more popular th
27、an steel bikesB. bamboo bikes are easy to buildC. customers can choose an expert for themselves at the studioD. customers are not likely to build a bamboo bike on their own within a weekend25. Which of the following is a benefit that bamboo bike factories can bring to Ghana?A. More job opportunities
28、. B. More bamboo farms.C. Fewer traffic problems. D. Less competition from foreigners.26. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The advantages of bamboo bikes.B. Good qualities of bamboo.C. How to help people in Ghana.D. Why producing bamboo bikes is a good idea for Ghana.27. According to Odlin, _.A.
29、it is more meaningful to use bamboo bikes in America than in GhanaB. the bamboo bike factories in Ghana need more support from American peopleC. American people are expected to learn a lesson from building bamboo bikesD. American people should contribute what they dont need to poor countriesCThe wor
30、ks of Shakespeare and Wordsworth are “rocket-boosters(火箭助推器)” to the brain and better therapy than self-help books, researchers will say this week.Scientists, psychologists(心理学家) and English academics at Liverpool University have found that reading the works of the Bard and other classical writers h
31、as a beneficial effect on the mind, catches the readers attention and causes moments of self-reflection.Using scanners(扫描仪), they monitored the brain activity of volunteers as they read works by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, T.S Eliot and others.They then “translated” the texts into more
32、“straightforward”, modern language and again monitored the readers brains as they read the words.Scans showed that the more “challenging” prose(散文) and poetry set off far more electrical activity in the brain than the more pedestrian(通俗化的) versions.Scientists were able to study the brain activity as
33、 it responded to each word and record how it “lit up” as the readers encountered unusual words, surprising phrases or difficult sentence structure.This “lighting up” of the mind lasts longer than the initial electrical spark, shifting the brain to a higher gear, encouraging further reading.The resea
34、rch also found that reading poetry, in particular, increased activity in the right hemisphere(半球 ) of the brain, an area concerned with “autobiographical memory”, helping the reader to reflect on and reappraise their own experiences in light of what they have read. The academics said this meant the
35、classics were more useful than self-help books.Philip Davis, an English professor who has worked on the study with the universitys magnetic resonance centre, will tell a conference this week: Serious literature acts like a rocket-booster to the brain.The research shows the power of literature to shi
36、ft mental pathways, to create new thoughts, shapes and connections in the young and the elderly alike.28. How do classics such as Shakespeare and Wordsworth benefit the readers?A. They set off far less electrical activity in the brain.B. They light up the mind shorter than the initial electrical spa
37、rk.C. They shift physical pathways in the young and the elderly.D. They draw readers attention and help make self-examination.29. Why do they “translate” the texts into more “straightforward”, modern language?A. To prove that classics are more useful than ordinary versions.B. To show self-help books
38、 act like rocket-boosters to the brain.C. To tell serious literature sets off far less electrical activity.D. To make known ordinary versions set off more electrical activity.30. What does the underlined word “encountered” probably mean in the passage?A. found out B. met with C. learned about D. kne
39、w about31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Ordinary Versions Create New ThoughtsB. Modern Language Increases the BrainC. Classics Help Improve the Brain ActivityD. Self-help Books, Rocket-boostersDOne day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn, they f
40、ound a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had run away. But they saw two mice squeezing out at the mouth of the hole. They did their best to get out. How
41、ever, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one ran after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other one.Everyone was puzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one
42、of the mice was blind, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to run away.During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to talk about the two mice. One serious American official said, “I think the r
43、elationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”A smart French said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.”A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.”At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did
44、 those two mice have a certain relationship?”Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not answer.In fact, the true love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead
45、, it is based on no relationship.32. The two mice didnt go away immediately because _.A. one w as playing with the other B. one was trying to help the blind oneC. they were not afraid of smoke D. the mouth of the hole was too small33. All the officials felt _ when they saw the two mice.A. sad B. ner
46、vous C. surprised D. happy34. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There were many mice in the mouse hole.B. After the meal the officials began to talk about the two mice.C. All the officials felt shamed when hearing the Chineses words.D. The government officials came from different countries.35. W
47、hat is true love based on?A. Friendship B. blood relationship C. family D. no relationship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。Are These the Best Years of Your Life?The ups and downs of life may seem to have no predictable plan. But scientists now know there are very c
48、lear life patterns that almost all people share. Even if you have passed some of your best years, you still have other good years to come. 36 When are you smartest? From 18 to 25, according to IQ scores; but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age. Youre sharpest in your 20s; around 30, mental abilities begin to decline, particularly your ability to do maths. 37 Your vocabulary at age 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much informa
