2019_2020学年高中英语Unit3Inventorsandinventions单元检测A新人教版选修.docx

第三单元检测(A)(时间:120分钟满分:150分)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。W:I ask at the bookstore about that book you mentioned,TheNewAfricanArt,but I cant find it.M:Oh,but the title is AfricansNewHeart.We have just been talking about AfricansNewPaints,so it is not surprising that you got the wrong title.1.What is the correct title of this book?A.TheNewAfricanArt.B.AfricansNewHeart.C.NewAfricanHearts.答案:BW:What are the requirements for the course?M:Therell be a quiz every Monday and a final exam.Also,youre required to go to the language lab two hours each week.2.What class is this?A.Chemistry.B.History.C.Foreign language.答案:CW:You can change planes in either Chicago or Denver.M:You mean theres no direct flight from New York to Phoenix?3.Where does the man want to go?A.New York.B.Chicago.C.Phoenix.答案:CM:Professor Atkinson,can I see you after this class?W:Im due at a meeting thenhow about the same time on Friday?4.When does the woman advise them to meet?A.After class on Friday.B.Before class on Friday.C.After todays meeting.答案:AM:Now,this one shows the view right out of my hotel room.W:Wowit looks just like a postcard!5.What are the speakers probably doing?A.Booking a hotel.B.Writing postcards.C.Looking at photographs.答案:C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,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。W:When did you start smoking?M:Well,I started when I was,er,about sixteen,and I really started because I.well,I think my family smoked and that really made me want to,er.really,somehow it was like growing up.W:Yeah.M:And,of course,my friends around me were smoking.I do remember when I first started that I didnt really draw cigarettes at all because I didnt really know how to do itand I didnt think it was very pleasant;and its only as time goes by you get more and more used to that until finally youve realized you,you cant give up.And,in fact,when I first started I used to pretend that I couldnt give up,because it was like being a grown-up.And,of course,by the time it really happens,its too late.6.When did the man begin smoking?A.At primary school.B.At the age of 18.C.At the age of 16.答案:C7.Which is NOT the reason why the man started smoking?A.His family smoked.B.The cigarette tastes good.C.When he smoked,he appeared to be a grown-up.答案:B听第7段材料,回答第8至11题。W:Do you like pop music,Carl?M:Yes,when Im willing to.Have you got a large collection?W:No,not very many.Weve only ever played them at parties.Were jazz fans really.Theres a lot of good jazz on the radio at the moment.Do you listen to any of them?M:Sometimes,when Im not working.W:What are you studying here,anyway,Carl?M:Im doing a year at the Slade,and Im also trying to learn some English.W:I dont know about the Slade,but your English is excellent.You must have been very well taught.M:Youre joking!W:No,Im not,honestly.There isnt much we can teach you.I suppose you intend to visit lots of art museums in London.M:Yes,I hope so.The Tate,the National Exhibition,the British Museum and as many others as I can go to.W:Well,since youre an art student,you wont have to pay the entrance ticket like the rest of us.M:I dont know anybody paid.W:They didnt use to,but the Government decided recently that we had to pay for our art.Personally,I think itll cost them more to collect the money than theyll get back in return.But still,children will get in free as before and the money is supposed to be used to buy new pictures,isnt it?8.When does the woman play her pop records?A.When she is at home.B.When she takes part in parties.C.When she performs in the concert.答案:B9.Where does the woman listen to jazz?A.At home.B.On the tape recorder.C.On the radio.答案:C10.What is the man mainly studying in England?A.English.B.Art. C.Painting.答案:B11.Who can visit the art museums for free?A.All but children.B.Children and art students.C.All but foreigners.答案:B听第8段材料,回答第12、13题。M:Is there a problem with learning a language?W:Mmm.my brain.No,I get,um.er.yeah,no,I dont think what it is actually,is that my English language grammar,er,isnt good enough,and I can talk in the present tense,in French,but,er.I dont know the English tenses well enough to know what it is that Im trying to do.M:But when you speak English,do you think of the grammar?W:No,because it comes naturally.M:But isnt that the way you should learn French,too?W:Probably.12.What foreign language is the woman learning?A.French.B.English.C.German.答案:A13.What does the man think the womans problem is?A.She doesnt have a good memory.B.She thinks too much of the grammar.C.She has not learned grammar well.答案:B听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。W:Here it is.Friday night.Do you want to go dancing?M:Well,not really.Im kind of tired.I had a pretty hard week.But how about going out to listen to some music?W:What kind of music?M:How about a little light jazz?W:Yeah.That sounds nice.M:What about the Club Blue Note?W:Ive never heard of it.M:My office manager was there last week.He said the food and music are wonderful.W:Really?What kind of food do they serve?M:Mostly sandwiches and salads.W:Is it expensive?M:He said the prices are very good.So,do you feel like trying it?W:I cant agree more.Ill just get my coat.14.When does the conversation take place?A.In the morning.B.In the afternoon.C.In the evening.答案:C15.What does the man suggest?A.Going to a concert.B.Going dancing.C.Going to a cinema.答案:A16.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The woman agrees to go with the man.B.The woman disagrees with the man.C.The woman says she has a cold so she cant go.答案:A听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。If you ask some people “How did you learn English so well?” you may get a surprising answer:“In my sleep!” These are people who have taken part in one of recent experiments to test learn-while-you-sleep methods.Scientists say that this sleep-study method speeds language learning greatly.In one experiment,ten lessons were broadcast over the radio.Each lesson lasted 12 hours from 8 p.m.to 8 a.m.The first three hours of English grammar and new words were given with the students awake.At 11 p.m.a light music was broadcast to send the student to sleep and for the next 3 hours the radio whispered the lesson again into his sleeping ears.At 2 a.m.a sharp noise was sent over the radio to wake the sleeping student up for a few minutes to review the lesson.Then soft songs sent him back to rest again while the radio went on.At 5 oclock the noise woke up his sleep and he had to go through the lesson again for three hours before breakfast.17.What is the main idea of the passage?A.How to improve written English.B.Sleep-study method and experiment.C.Sleep-teaching advantages and disadvantages.答案:B18.How long did each lesson last on the radio?A.24 hours.B.12 hours.C.6 hours.答案:B19.How many hours was the new lesson taught before the students went to sleep?A.3.B.12.C.6.答案:A20.What did the student have to do before breakfast?A.Sleep with the radio on.B.Listen to the soft songs.C.Review the lesson for a few hours.答案:C第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。A“My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus,California.“Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program(CBEP),a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading,writing and math skills,and more.The children dont just plan any city.They map and analyze(分析)the housing,energy,and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years.With the aid of an architect(建筑师)who visits the classroom once a week,they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations.“Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom,” says the teacher who developed this program.“They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame,because there are no wrong answers in a future context.In fact,as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program,an elected official and planning group make all the design decisions for the model city,and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.”CBEP is a set of activities,games,and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving:observing,analyzing,working out possible answers,and judging them based on the childrens own standards.21.The program is designed.A.to direct kids to build solar collectorsB.to train young scientists for city planningC.to develop childrens problem-solving abilitiesD.to help young architects know more about designing 答案:C解析:细节理解题。从第三段的“CBEPisasetofactivities,games,andimitationsthatteachthebasicstepsnecessaryforproblem-solving”看出,此计划是为了提高孩子们解决问题的能力。22.An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom.A.to find out kids creative ideasB.to discuss with the teacherC.to give children lecturesD.to help kids with their program答案:D解析:细节理解题。从第二段的“Withtheaidofanarchitect(建筑师)whovisitstheclassroomonceaweek,theyinventnewwaystomeettheseneedsandbuildmodelsoftheircreations.”看出,建筑师来教室是为了帮助孩子们解决程序中遇到的问题。23.Who is the designer of the program?A.An official.B.An architect.C.A teacher.D.A scientist.答案:C解析:从第二段的“saystheteacherwhodevelopedthisprogram”看出老师是设计者。24.The children feel free in the program because.A.they can design future buildings themselvesB.they have new ideas and rich imaginationC.they are given enough time to design modelsD.they need not worry about making mistakes 答案:D解析:从第二段的“becausetherearenowronganswersinafuturecontext”看出,孩子们感到自由的原因是不用担心犯错误。BIts not the flashiest car in the world.Not even close.But the 1971 Volkswagen named Helios can do something most cars cant:run on solar energyenergy from the suns light and heat!Joshua Beehtold,14,and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville,Vermont,worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol(“Sol” is the Latin word for “sun”).They named their car after Helios.The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of “green”,or environmentally friendly cars to help reduce pollution and save energy.Its not a race.Cars are judged on fuel efficiency(耗油量)rather than speed.In the week-long event,44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury,Connecticut,to Lake George,New York.Of the 23 student cars,Helios was the only one built by middle school students.A teacher drove Helios,but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the road.“That was my favourite part,” says Anna Browne,15.“We explained how the car runs.”Due in part to old,inefficient batteries,Helios finished fourthout of fourin its kind,the sun-powered class.“We were there for the fun of it,” Anna says.“Were proud of Helios,” says Ariel Gleicher,14.“Its a car thats good for the environment.”25.What is special about the car Helios in the text?A.It was built by middle school students.B.It has an attractive design.C.It was made in 1971.D.It won the fourth prize.答案:A解析:细节理解题。从第三段最后一句“.Helioswastheonlyonebuiltbymiddleschoolstudents.”看出,Helios之所以特殊,是因为它是由中学生制造的。26.How many sun-powered cars took part in the race?A.1.B.4.C.23.D.44.答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句“Dueinparttoold,inefficientbatteries,Heliosfinishedfourthoutoffourinitskind,thesun-poweredclass.”的outoffour看出,一共有四辆太阳能赛车参赛。27.What would be the best title for the text?A.The making of HeliosB.1999 American Tour de SolC.Sun-powered cars on the roadD.Use of green cars in Connecticut答案:C解析:主旨大意题。这篇文章主要讲几个中学生制造的太阳能赛车上路参加比赛的事情,所以最好的题目是Sun-poweredcarsontheroad。28.The students felt proud of Helios because.A.it could run as far as 350 milesB.it was favoured by many childrenC.it had high-quality batteriesD.it was driven by clean energy答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据最后一句“Itsacarthatsgoodfortheenvironment.”看出,学生们对Helios感到骄傲的原因是:它是由绿色能源驱动的。C(2016全国高考)Five years ago,when I taught art at a school in Seattle,I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students.I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student,and said:“Make something out of the Tinkertoys.You have 45 minutes today-and 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”A few students hesitated to start.They waited to see what the rest of the class would do.Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided.Another group built something out of their own imaginations.Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free time.His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home.I was delighted at the presence of such a student.Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work.His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感染) other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downside.I ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking.Without fail one would declare,“But Im just not creative.”“Do you dream at night when youre asleep?”“Oh,sure.”“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams.”The student would tell something wildly imaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads.“Thats pretty creative.Who does that for you?”“Nobody.I do it.”“Really-at night,when youre asleep?”“Sure.”“Try doing it in the daytime,in class,okay?”29.The teacher used Tinkertoys in class in order to .A.know more about the studentsB.make the lessons more excitingC.raise the students interest in artD.teach the students about toy design答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“.IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.”可知,这位老师最初给学生布置这个任务目的是了解这些学生。故选A项。30.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.C.Hewasactiveinclass.D.Hewasimaginative.答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据文章第三段可以得知,这个男孩组装好的玩具堆满了美术教室的一个架子,家里的卧室也被占了相当大的地方。“我”为能有这样一位有创造力的学生而倍感欣慰。他的存在意味着“我”的课堂上有了一位意想不到的教学助手,他的创造力会感染其他学生,让他们也参与进来。由此可以看出这个男孩是有创造力、有想象力的。故选择D项。31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Mistake.B.Drawback.C.Difficulty.D.Burden.答案:B解析:词义猜测题。根据文章第四段可知,鼓励孩子有这种想象力也会有不利的一面。要冒一定的风险,可能会失去那些有不同思维方式的学生。必定有人会说“我就是没有创造力”。因此可以看出此段重在介绍上述这种做法存在的弊端。因此B项正确。32.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.答案:A解析:推理判断题。文章第四段最后一句“ButImjustnotcreative.”引出下文师生间的对话,根据文章最后一句“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?”可以看出,老师以孩子晚上做的梦引出白天课堂上要勇于尝试,大胆想象。因此A项正确。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。33.People use money to buy food,furniture,books,bicycles and hundreds of other things they need or want.When they work,they usually get paid in money.Most of the money today is made of metal or paper.34.One of the first kinds of money was shells.Shells were not the only things used as money.In China,cloth and knives were used.In the Philippine Islands,rice was used as money for a long time.Elephant tusks,monkey tails and salt were used as money in parts of Africa.The first metal coins were made in China.They were round and had a square hole in the center.35.Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money.36.Sweden and Russia used copper to make their money.Later some countries began to make coins of gold and silver.But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive.Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money.37.The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.Money has had an interesting history from the days of shell money until today.A.They began to use paper money.B.Money,as we all know,is made of paper.C.The first coins in England were made of tin.D.But people used to use all kinds of things as money.E.No one knows for certain when people began to use money.F.People strung them together and carried them from place to place.G.Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services.答案:33.G34.D35.F36.C37.A第三部分英语知识运用(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。The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848.One of his 38 important inventions was the train;he 39his first train when he was forty-four years old.When he was doing experiments with the steam engine on the train,he met with40 from the government,the newspapers and the gentlemen in the country.They said that the noise and the smoke would kill cows,horses,and sheep,that the41 would burst or that the hot coals from it would set fire to their 42.At that time,43people believed what they said.George Stephenson 44 the people that the train could go on small rails,could pull carriages45 goods and passengers,and there was no great danger to them.It was a very46matter for him to47 them believe.However,after 48 he was able to do it,and the first train that 49 by Stephenson himself proved 50 he had said.The first day 51 the people along the way52the noise of