高三年级单元过关检测英语试题

（2014.10）

I. 单项填空（共l0小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

l. He looked into the room again to see if he anything behind.

A. left B. would leave C. had left D. has left

2. ______ James was sleepy, he stayed up late to finish his project.

A. As B. Since C. Unless D. Although

3. —Do you like the latest movie Lost in Thailand!

—_______. I just watch it for fun.

A. Of course B. Not really C. It depends D. That’s right

4. I made a promise to myself ______ this year, my final year in high school, would be different.

A. that B. what C. how D. whether

5. I ______ a cup of coffee when a new idea occurred to me.

A. drank B. was drinking C. had drunk D. would drink

6. —What’s in the parcel?

—Some clothes ______ to our son this afternoon.

A. sent B. being sent C. to send D. to be sent

7. He drinks is left in his glass as if it were water.

A. whether B. that C. what D. which

8. this winding path, and you’ll come to a cottage by a lake in the woods.

A. To follow B. Following C. Followed D. Follow

9. John have arrived yet. Otherwise he would have telephoned me.

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

10. I often go to the market with my friends I can buy whatever I want.

A. that B. where C. who D. which

II：完形填空（11-20题每小题1分，21-40题每小题1.5分，满分40分）

A

While many young people were enjoying the final weeks of summer vacation, Zach Bonner was working his hardest. He started 11 from Valrico, Florida, his hometown, on Christmas, 2009, and stepped over the Los Angeles city line nine months l2 in September, covering a total of 2,478 miles and 13 close to $ 120,000 for kids in need. Along the way, Zach attended school online, thanks to his mother, Laurie Bonner, and brother and sister, who 14 walking and driving alongside him.

Despite his age, Zach has a long 15 of helping others. When Hurricane Charley hit town in 2004, Zach, then six, pulled a wagon through his neighborhood 16 food for storm victims. Since then, he has raised some $ 400,000 for his Little Red Wagon Foundation, which gives money to projects helping homeless l7 . In 2007, Zach began walking to support a children’s charity in Florida, finishing his 18 23 days later, 280 miles away in Tallahassee. Then in the summer of 2009, he walked about 670 miles from Atlanta to Washington, D.C., in just two months.

“What really 19 me going is these kids,” Zach has said. “They don’t have to say, ‘I’m 20 of being homeless.’ So why should I get to quit?”

11. A. touring B. walking C. driving D. riding

12. A. ago B. away C. later D. over

13. A. raising B. earning C. making D. saving

14. A. put on B. gave up C. set about D. took turns

15. A. impression B. history C. motivation D. attempt

16. A. cooking B. offering C. seeking D. collecting

17. A. patients B. children C. beggars D. women

18. A. distance B. vacation C. movement D. journey

19. A. keeps B. catches C. leaves D. stops

20. A. excited B. fond C. tired D. proud

B

Occasionally, life can be impossibly difficult, and it can be hard to keep going. But you always have a choice.

2012 was the 21 year of my life. My father died only six months 22 he was diagnosed as cancer. He was always so 23 that, for a minute after he drew his last breath, I honestly 24 he would come back to life. I couldn’t believe I would never again cuddle (拥抱) into his big warm chest.

Shortly after that, my oldest sister was 25 to the hospital. They discovered that she had highly advanced cancer in her bones and that there was 26 that they could do. She died a month later.

She was my 27 person in the whole world. I never thought I would have to live 28 her. The 29 and extreme heartbreak brought me to my knees, and I 30 in the hospital myself.

I remember lying in the hospital bed, looking 31 at the ceiling and seeing my sister’s beautiful face. I realized that night that I had a(n) 32 . I could end my life or I could continue to 33 . I looked in my sister’s eyes and 34 not to go with her just yet. I was determined to stay and 35 my journey.

I now live with my husband and I spend quality time with my family and value every 36 I have with them. I connect with my heart often to 37 that I am following my joy. I love myself more deeply every day.

Not a day goes by when I don’t 38 my father’s huge character or my beloved sister’s gentle eyes, but I know that I will be with them one day. What I have now is so precious and so fleeting (短暂的) that I must grasp the 39 in every moment I can.

You choose life every day. But do you choose the life that you 40 every day?

21. A. best B. worst C. precious D. fastest

22. A. before B. until C. after D. when

23. A. optimistic B. powerful C. strong D. enthusiastic

24. A. doubted B. wondered C. planned D. thought

25. A. allowed B. abandoned C. accustomed D. admitted

26. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something

27. A. lovely B. favorite C. dear D. last

28. A. with B. without C. on D. beyond

29. A. shock B. regret C. terror D. shame

30. A. got up B. picked up C. came up D. ended up

31. A. back B. around C. up D. down

32. A. answer B. choice C. dream D. direction

33. A. perform B. live C. work D. study

34. A. decided B. remembered C. demanded D. hoped

35. A. leave B. take C. complete D. stop

36. A. year B. month C. moment D. week

37. A. recognize B. realize C. understand D. ensure

38. A. describe B. forget C. find D. miss

39. A. joy B. scene C. entertainment D. luck

40. A. love B. repeat C. experience D. face

III：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

A

Phil Donahue, the former television talk show host, had something of a reputation for giving clergy (神职人员) a hard time, and he has said the reason he’s that way is that he has little respect for them. Most clergy will do anything for some media attention, he says. In his autobiography (自传), however, he tells about an encounter with a minister who was different. It happened while Donahue was a young television reporter in Ohio, and one day he was sent to West Virginia in the bitter cold winter to cover a mine disaster. He went by himself in an old little car, carrying a minicam to film the story.

It was so cold when he got there, however, the camera wouldn’t work. So he put it inside his coat to warm it up enough to run. In the meantime, the families of the trapped miners were gathered around. There were just simple mining people—women, old men, and children. Several of the trapped men were fathers. Then the local minister arrived. He was tall and thin, and he didn’t speak well at all. But he gathered all the families around in a circle, and they held one another in their arms while he prayed for them.

As this was going on, Donahue was still trying to get his camera to work, and he was extremely disappointed because he couldn’t film the scene. Finally, after the prayer was over, Donahue managed to get his camera operating. So he told the minister he had his camera working now and asked if the minister would please do the prayer again so he could film it for the evening news. This simple West Virginia preacher, however, told Donahue, “Young man, we don’t pray for the news. I’m sorry, but we’ve already prayed, and I will not pose. ”

To this day, Donahue remembers that minister with respect. You don’t forget that kind of character, no matter who you are or what you believe.

41. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Donahue ______.

A. used to show much respect for clergy

B. thinks most clergy tend to attract media attention

C. used to have a hard time dealing with clergy

D. always misunderstands clergy

42. For what purpose did Donahue go to West Virginia one day?

A. To report on an accident. B. To rescue the miners.

C. To film the praying of a minister. D. To witness a disaster.

43. What do we know about Donahue’s camera?

A. It was advanced and hard to operate.

B. The low temperature prevented it working properly.

C. It was all right before the prayer started.

D. It needed to be repaired.

44. What did the minister refuse to do?

A. To pray for the accident. B. To make up the news.

C. To cooperate with the reporter. D. To pray for the trapped miners on TV

45. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. The clergy are having a hard time.

B. Praying saved the trapped miners.

C. A minister who gains Donahue’s respect.

D. A mine disaster happened in Virginia.

B

Human civilization has truly come a long way. From using animals for transport to the super fast automobiles that we have today. From using flint to making fire to using one touch lighters. But there are some things that we will never let go of. Some ancient traditions that have been brought down through the ages are still followed today.

Groundhog Day (土拔鼠节), falls on the 2nd of February every year. It is observed in the United States and Canada. While this day may be a public holiday and a bank holiday, it is not a compulsory holiday declared by the government. But this is not so for all the states. State-wise holidays may vary.

Ever heard of Punxsutawney Phil? Groundhog Day is observed because of this groundhog. The day is indeed about a groundhog. Punxsutawney is the name of an apparently weather forecasting groundhog. He lives in his burrow (洞穴) on Gobler’s Knob, Punxsutawney in Pennsylvania, for a short period before the 2nd of February every year. On the 2nd of February, Phil comes out from his burrow and looks for