1、单 元 训 练 金 卷 高 三 英 语 卷 （ A）英 语 7 Units 1-2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 笔 直
2、 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 ） 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 ）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 ，
3、 并 在 答 题卡 上 将 该 项 涂 黑 。AI always felt sorry for the people in wheelchairs. Some people, old and weak, cannot get around by themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits. But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I only saw a disability, not a person.Then I fainted(晕倒) at Eur
4、o Disney due to low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must rest for a while after First Aid. I agreed to take it easy but, as I stepped towards the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction. Feeling color burn my cheeks, I asked him
5、to wheel that thing right back to where he found it.I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were fine for other people but not for me, as my father wheeled me out into the main street, people immediately began to treat me differently.Little kids ran in front of me, forcing my fathe
6、r to stop the wheelchair suddenly. Bitterness set in as I was thrown back and forth. “Stupid kids.they have perfectly good legs. Why cant they watch where they are going?” I thought. People stared down at me, with pity in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the sooner t
7、hey forgot me the better.“Im just like you!” I wanted to scream. “The only difference is youve got legs, and I have wheels.”People in wheelchairs are not stupid. They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I finally understood: I was once just like them. I treated people in whe
8、elchairs exactly the way they did not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly disabled.21. The author once _ when she was healthy.A. showed respect to disabled peopleB. looked down upon disabled peopleC. imagined herself sitting in a wheelchairD. saw some
9、healthy people moving around in wheelchairs22. The experience of the author tells us that “_”.A. life is the best teacherB. people often eat their bitter fruitC. life is so changeable that nobody can foretellD. one never does to others what he would not like others do to him23. Which is the best tit
10、le for this passage?A. How to Get Used to WheelchairsB. Wheelchairs Are as Good as Two LegsC. People With Two Legs Are Truly HealthyD. The Difference Between Healthy People and the DisabledBCredit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years. But some people get deep in
11、to debt. And critics say some banks have terms and charges that can make it harder for people to pay off that debt. In the United States, there are calls for stronger government supervision of the credit card industry. Credit cards have been heavily marketed through the mail and at stores. They offe
12、r economic power at a price. In 2004, Americans had about $800 billion in credit card debt. Now they owe about $968 billion.Critics say banks made it very easy to get credit cards. But that may be changing. The crisis in the housing and credit markets is beginning to affect the credit card industry.
13、 More payments are late. Charges for late payments are a growing source of profit for banks. But late payments can also signal bad debts.The central bank, the Federal Reserve, says two-thirds of American banks have recently reported tighter lending requirements. Many people report having their credi
14、t limits reduced without warning.Some lawmakers are concerned that cardholders do not have enough protection from what critics say are abusive policies. These include actions like raising interest rates because of an unrelated event. Also, banks may raise the chances of a late payment by changing mo
15、nthly payment dates for credit cards.According to a survey, 82% of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service. But a majority, 58%, say they do not trust credit card companies. And three out of four people think the government should regulate(管理) the industry more closely. Three out of
16、four people feel there are always some conditions that make a card less appealing than the company made it sound. And a little more than half say they have had a card that was not as good as they expected. But close to 80% say no one really reads the terms and conditions when they sign up for a cred
17、it card.24. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?A. People can enjoy more convenience using credit cards.B. Credit cards can improve peoples buying power.C. People can buy things at lower prices using credit cards.D. Credit cards bring more card debt as well as conv
18、enience.25. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?A. Banks are making it harder for people to get credit cards.B. Some peoples credit limits have been reduced.C. It is more difficult to borrow money from some banks.D. Banks are receiving more charges from late payments.26. Which o
19、f the following can be a case of abusive policies?A. Banks make credit cards look more attractive.B. Banks ignore the danger of bad debts.C. Banks raise interest rates with no good reason.D. Banks put off monthly payment dates.27. What can we know from the text?A. Banks depend entirely on late payme
20、nts to develop.B. People should be more careful when applying for a credit card.C. The US government provides better protection for cardholders.D. The majority of Americans dont think much of credit cards.CWhen you think of a robot, do you imagine a shiny machine having the same character as a human
21、 being, performing humanlike functions and responding to your questions in a monotone(单调的) voice? This is the way many of us imagine a robot, but in the real world a robot is not humanoid at all. Instead, a robot often is a voiceless, box-shaped machine that efficiently carries out tiresome or dange
22、rous functions usually performed by humans. Todays robot is more than an automatic machine that performs one task again and again. A modern robot is programmed with varying degrees of artificial intelligence, that is, a robot contains a computer program that tells it how to perform tasks associated
23、with human intelligence, such as reasoning, drawing conclusions and learning from past experience.A robot does not possess a human shape for the simple reason that a two-legged robot has great difficulty remaining balanced. A robot does, however, move from place to place on wheels and axles(轮轴) that
24、 roll around. A robot even has limbs that turn round and move in combination with joints and motors. To find its way in its surroundings, a robot uses various built-in sensors. Antennae(天线) attached to the robots base detect anything they bump into. To determine its distance from an object and how q
25、uickly it will reach the object, the robot bounces beams of laser light in its path. These and other sensors constantly feed information to the computer, which then analyzes the information and corrects or adjusts the robots actions. With the development of science and technology, the robot will pro
26、gress in its functions and use of artificial intelligence programs too.28. The writer begins the passage by comparing _.A. a real-life robot with a fictional robotB. the shape of a human being with a boxC. an imaginary machine with a human beingD. a robot with a computer program29. The underlined wo
27、rd “humanoid” in Paragraph 1 means “_”.A. lacking human feelingsB. lacking human characteristicsC. having a human form and characteristicsD. lacking human intelligence30. According to the first paragraph, artificial intelligence is _.A. the unnatural way in which robots moveB. a voiceless, box-shape
28、d machine that performs repetitive tasksC. a computer program that imitates human intellectual processesD. a sensor that detects troubles in a robot31. The last paragraph suggests that future robots will _.A. be better than human beings in intelligenceB. be more humanlike in behavior and actionC. us
29、e a laser to transmit informationD. perform very complicated household jobsDI began working in journalism when I was eight. It was my mothers idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.With my
30、 load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
31、. When it was supper time, I walked back home.“How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.“None.”“Where did you go?”“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”“What did you do?”“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”“You just stood there.”“Didnt sell a singl
32、e one.”“My God, Russell!”Uncle Allen put in, “Well, Ive decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币). It was the first nickel I earned.Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence, and persuad
33、e them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day, I told my mother Id changed my mind. I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business.“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied, “youll become a good
34、-for-nothing.” She insisted that. As soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my fathers plain workmans life, determined
35、 that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husbands people for true life and love.32. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _.A. Excited B. inter
36、ested C. ashamed D. disappointed33. What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A. She forced him to continue.B. She punished him.C. She gave him some money.D. She changed her plan.34. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?A. The war between the boys parent
37、s.B. The arguing between the boy and his mother.C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.D. The fight between the boy and his father.35. What is the text mainly about?A. The early life of a journalist.B. The early success of a journalist.C. The happy childhood of the writer.D. The important
38、role of the writer in his family.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。Global Positioning System(GPS) is now a part of everyday driving in many countries. It is a space-based system that provides position and time information in all weather conditions. GPS can help peo
39、ple get to where they want to go. 36 When this happens, the driver is often to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, it is a combination of the two.37 Barry Brown, a GPS technologist, took an incident as an example. His friend once flew to an airport in the eastern United States.
40、There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use. He wrongly plugged in the home address in the west. It wasnt until he was driving for thirty minutes that he realized it. Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But he says, “One problem is that GPS has a very small screen and it can just tell you t
41、he next turn. 38 ”“The Normal and Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS” lists several areas where GPS can cause difficulties. They include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. 39 GPS may fail due to these reasons and then lead to confusion for the drivers.Although GPS someti
42、mes causes difficulties when people are driving, the most attractive point of this system is its 100% coverage on the planet. It is important for you to have to know what you are doing when you use GPS. You need to have the “ability” to be able to use GPS because it sometimes goes wrong. 40 A. There
43、 are quite a few situations showing the problems of using GPS.B. That means that it is not really telling you about going to the wrong place.C. This space-based system is an important tool for civil and commercial users.D. But sometimes it sends you to the wrong place or leaves you completely lost.E
44、. They also contain timing problems related to when GPS commands are given.F. Advances in technology play an active role in modernizing GPS in many ways.G. To make GPS well used, you need a good understanding of how drivers and GPS work.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面
45、短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I was required to read one of Bernie Siegels books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional 41 and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so 42 to me and had such a big 43 on how I saw life fr
46、om then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to 44 my own cancer experience?Im an ambitious 45 , and when I started going through chemo(化疗), even though Im a very 46 person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the 47 . One day, whil
47、e waiting to go in for 48 , I had one of Dr. Bernies books in my hand. Another patient 49 what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me 50 he had one of his books with him as well. It 51 that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer. He was 52 a published author, and he was cur
48、rently 53 on a new book.We would see each other at various times and 54 friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n) 55 of Dr. Bernie. He really put a 56 on my face. He unfortunately 57 last year due to his cancer, 58 he left a deep impression on me and gave
49、 me the 59 to pick up my pen again. I 60 to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”41. A. tastes B. ideas C. notes D. memories42. A.amazing B. shocking C. amusing D. strange43. A. strike B. push C. challenge D. impact44. A. learn from B. go over C. get through D. refer to45. A. reader B. writer C. editor D. doctor46. A. positive B. agreeable C. humorous D. honest47. A.mood B. position C. state D. way48. A.ad
