2013～2014学年度第一学期第一次单元检测

高三英语试题

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共105分）

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分。考试用时120分钟。

第一卷（两部分，共105分）

注意事项：

1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

3．考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节：语法和词汇知识（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. ______ is known to us is that tobacco contains nicotine and other harmful products, so you should give up smoking.

A. As B. It C. What D. Which

2. —How long do you think i
t will be______ man can finally solve the problem of cancer?

—Well，it depends．

A．when B．until C．after D．before

3. Shy people often avoid situations would force them into close contact with other people．

A．which B．where C．when
D．what

4. --How are your recent trip to Sichuan?

—I’ve?never?had ______ one?before.?

?? A. a?pleasant?? ?? B. a?more?pleasant????

C. a?most?pleasant??? ?D. the?most?pleasant?

5. Once new difficulties ________in your work, it’s always important to use your brains.

A. arise B. raise C. arouse D. rise

6. About 187 passengers were reported _____ the shipwreck which happened last month.

A. to have been survived B. having survived

C. to have survived D. to survive

7. —The spea
ker is a tall man with glasses.

—Then it be Mr. Smith, who is short and thin.

A. can’t B. wouldn’t C. won’t D. mustn’t

8. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________to the digital resources of the library.

A. way B. approach C. access D. passage

9. He is a good cook at home and takes good care of the children, and _____his wife.

A. so does B
. so is C. the same is true with D. so it is with

10. It was ________ fun to play on the beach that it attracted

countless children.

A. so great B. such great C. such a great D. so great a

11．Correct the errors in the following sentences, if .

A．not B． necessary C． any D．ever

12．—How much do I owe you for lunch?

— .It ' s nothing．

A. You're welcome B. Not at all C. Forget it D. That's right

13．Helping others is a habit, you can learn even at an early age．

A． it B． which C． what D．that

14．Before writing your answer, please give careful __ to the question．

A. consideration B. translation C. examination D. expression

15．There is no doubt our educational system leaves something

to be desired．

A． what B． whether C． if D． that

16．I have a lot before the exam so I can't watch too much TV now．

A． to be done B． doing C． to do D．do

17．Feathers are very light, we say "as light as a feather".

A． in case B． unless C．if D. so that

18．She gave me half, and _____ the other half for her husband．

A． kept B．had kept C．keeps D．will keep

19．—See red handbag on the table? Is that yours?

—No．Mine is pink one

A．a; the B．the; a C．the；不填 D．不填；a

20．She got stuck in a traffic jam on the way, or she dinner with us now．

A． would be having B．was having

C．is having D．will be having

21．How come you stepped into the lab with your shoes on? You’re ________

to take them off before you enter it. I told you so.

A. suggested B. supposed C. forbidden D. permitted

22．It's years we met each other at a party in Qingdao .

A．when B．that C．before D．since

23．I can't _ him in the knowledge of wild plants．As a matter of fact,

he' s an expert．

A．match B．win C．compare D. defeat

24. -- I can’t find my umbrella.

-- I saw George going away with____, but I’m not sure whether it is yours.

A. it B. that C. one D. the one

25．This book is considered to be the best novel of its kind ever .[来源:Zxxk.Com]

A．to write B．writing C. having written D. written

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．

I don't remember when it first started 26 me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and 27 against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your 28 are too rough！" She didn’t say anything in 29 ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that _30 expression of her love．

Time after time, with the 31 years, my thoughts returned to that night． I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I 32 thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my 33 .

Now, my own children are 34 Mom no longer has Dad．It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand 35 before stealing across my face to brush the 36 from my forehead．Then a kiss, ever so _37 touched my brow．In my 38 , thousands of times, I 39 the night my young voice complained．40 Mom's hand in my hand, I said how 41 I was for that night．I thought she'd remember, as I did,_42 Mom didn't know what I was talking about．She had forgotten—and 43 —long ago．

That night, I fell asleep with a new 44 for my gentle mother and her caring hands． And the 45 I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

26．A. surprising B. hurting C. annoying D. amazing

27．A． rough B． gentle C． smooth D． strong

28．A． noises B． words C． feelings D． hands

29．A． anger B． silence C． reply D． fear

30．A． healthy B． familiar C． popular D． perfect

31．A． coming B． remaining C． following D． passing

32．A． often B． even C． never D． once

33．A． family B． neighbor C． husband D． home

34．A． developed B． grown C． moved D． forgotten

35．A． imagined B． hesitated C． regretted D． trembled

36．A． hair B． tears C． dirt D． kisses

37．A． quickly B． roughly C． gently D． slowly

38．A． memory B． opinion C． history D． diary

39．A． chanced B． missed C． hated D． recalled

40．A． Beating B． Picking C． Catching D． Stopping

41．A． happy B． sorry C． annoyed D． amused

42．A． and B． faded C． because D． but

43．A. remembered B． while C．forgiven D．apologized

44．A． hope B． appreciation C． thought D．approval

45．A． guilt B． pride C． sorrow D． failure

第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

It was January lst, the first day of the year and a holiday for me．I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way. The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him． He was busy filling up entries in his register．

I put my form and booklet in front of him．After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done． He shouted, "Nothing is done, and it will take time ! "

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched. The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work．Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling when customers like me come always in a hurry to get their work done． We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there．

So I told him, "Sir, please have your tea. I am not in a hurry． " This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am．

I sa
w both of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．

He really touched my heart with his wise words． I felt that all this time I thought of him as someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I vowed(郑重宣布) to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．

46．Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?

A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too．

B．He went to the bank to do some business．

C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea．

D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes．

47．What can we learn about the bank clerk?

A．He hated to work on a holiday .

B． He didn't like his work in the bank.

C．He was under great work pressure．

D．He communicated well with his customers．

48．What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?

A．He was sometimes in the similar situation．

B．They once sailed in the same boat．

C．They expected to sail in the same boat．

D．He's too busy to sail in a boat, too．

49．The writer's attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of .

A. tolerance B. gratitude C. sympathy D. satisfaction

50．What does the text try to tell us?

A. To be patient with your customers．

B．Helping others is helping yourself．

C. To be thankful to those who help you.

D. It is our duty to do things for others．

B

GAOMI, Shandong, Oct．11（ Xinhua）—Chinese writer Mo Yan said last Thursday that he was "very surprised" at winning the Nobel Literature Prize．

Speaking to reporters at a hotel in his hometown Gaomi city in east China's Shandong Pro
vince, Mo said, " （I was）very surprised upon winning the prize because I felt I was not very senior in terms of qualification （ among Chinese writers）．There are many good writers and my ranking was not so high．"

"I am very happy," he said． "I was having dinner when I received the news．I was surprised．”

"Thank you for coming all the way to Gaomi．This should be a season of red sorghum, but no such crop is planted any more． I believe none of you have seen the crop," he said．

"The Nobel Literature Prize is a very important literature prize, but not the top award． It represents the opinions of the jury（评审团 ）．I am satisfied with my major works and I still keep writing by hand．My works are Ch