2018_2019高中英语Unit3Celebration单元检测北师大版必修1.doc

1、1Unit 3 Celebration(时间:100 分钟 满分:120 分)第一部分 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。AThanksgiving Day is the time when the harvest is in and it is also the perfect time for the families to get together,give thanks and enjoy the Thanksgiving celebrations.Peop

2、le celebrate this festival with turkey,Thanksgiving prayers,Thanksgiving dinners,footballs and pumpkins.All these and many other things are believed to be connected with Thanksgiving celebrations.One of such things is special chocolate candies,which simply add fun and taste on this day.Thanksgiving

3、candies are one of the different flavors(风味)of this day.The families love to have fun on this day by sharing time together with traditional chocolate Thanksgiving candies.These chocolate Thanksgiving candies could be prepared at home and also made with white chocolate,dark chocolate or milk chocolat

4、e.Some of the popular shapes and designs of the Thanksgiving candies are turkeys,pumpkins,Indian corn,maple leaves and other autumn leaves.The candy boxes are made of milk,white,dark or colored chocolate.They could be filled with seasonal chocolates and then stretch wrapped.Funny half-dipped cashews

5、(腰果)and nuts may be added to these candies for making them more tasteful.However,the pops are stretch wrapped and come with curling ribbon(丝带)and are made in milk chocolate,dark chocolate,white chocolate or colors.This time make it a special Thanksgiving,with mouthwatering Thanksgiving candies,that

6、is little different and memorable.You can also take a fine collection of handmade candies,candy boxes,pops,Thanksgiving novelties(新奇)and chocolate gifts for the host of your Thanksgiving dinner.These candies are well liked by the children as well as the adults,so this could be a wonderful gift for t

7、he families.1According to the second paragraph we can know that . A.people would specially like to eat chocolatesB.people are happy to have candies togetherC.candies are main food during ThanksgivingD.candies are made of all kinds of chocolates解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的“The families love to have fun on this da

8、y by sharing time together with traditional chocolate Thanksgiving candies.”可知,B项正确。答案:B2If you want to make the candies more delicious you should . 2A.mix them with the chocolateB.wrap them with color ribbonsC.add cashews and nuts to themD.put them into the candy boxes解析:细节理解题。由第三段第三句“Funny half-di

9、pped cashews and nuts may be added to these candies for making them more tasteful.”可知,加入腰果和坚果可使糖果更美味可口。答案:C3The best title for this passage is . A.ChocolatesThanksgiving CandiesB.All Kinds of Thanksgiving ActivitiesC.Candies Are Made of ChocolatesD.Thanksgiving Celebrations解析:整篇文章讲的是感恩节的巧克力糖果,故 A 项合

10、适。答案:ABSweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy.It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick,the aged,and children who have lost their parents,but also friends,workmates,relatives and neighbors whose helpfulne

11、ss and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago,when a Cleveland man noticed that some people,such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed,too often felt forgotten and neglected,he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered.He did this by giving

12、 them small gifts.With the help of his friends and neighbors,he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October.During the years that followed,other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration,which came to be called “Sweetest Day”.Over time,the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to

13、the poor,the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone,and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift.Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.Sweetest Day is not based on any single groups religious beliefs or on a fam

14、ily relationship.It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of 3gift-giving,Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care,in a positive way.4What can we learn from the first paragraph?A.Sw

15、eetest Day is a day to make others happy.B.Sweetest Day is just an occasion to care about disabled people.C.Sweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to express love.D.Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第一句话可知,“甜蜜日”的目的是让人们能够开心。答案:A5Which of the following has litt

16、le relationship to Sweetest Day?A.Visiting sick people of the hospital.B.Visiting children who have lost their parents.C.Giving friends small gifts.D.Giving flowers to sweethearts.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段可知,在 Sweetest Day,人们会关注那些病人、孤儿,会给朋友送小礼物,但没有提到要给恋人送花。答案:D6What do you think Cleveland is according to the p

17、assage?A.An island. B.A country.C.A village in England.D.A city in America.解析:推理判断题。根据第二段可知,“a Cleveland man”最先发起这项活动,随后“other Clevelanders”也加入进来,从第二段最后一句话可知,这项活动很快推广到整个美国,故可以推断 Cleveland 为美国的一个城市。答案:D7What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to the passage?A.They give m

18、oney.B.They give gifts.C.They send regards.D.They offer help.解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的“He did this by giving them small gifts.”以及文章最后一句话“Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving.”可知,多数人通常用给人礼物的方式来表示关心或纪念。答案:BC4Chocolate is good for your heart,skin and brain.Usually,people think that c

19、hocolate is bad for their health.They describe chocolate as “something to die for” or say “death by chocolate”.Now they should bite their tongues!Evidence(证据)is showing that some kinds of chocolate are actually good for you in the following ways: A happier heart.Scientists at Harvard University rece

20、ntly examined 136 studies on cocoathe main ingredient(成分)in chocolate and found that it does seem to strengthen the heart.Better blood pressure.Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University recently found that people with high blood pressure who ate 3.5 ounces of dark chocolate per day for two weeks saw th

21、eir blood pressure drop quickly.Muscle magic.Chocolate milk may help you recover after a hard workout(锻炼).In a small study at Indiana University,people who drank chocolate milk between workouts did better on a tiredness test than those who had some sports drinks. Better for your skin.German research

22、ers found that chocolate helped protect and increase blood flow to the skin,improving its appearance.8Whats the meaning of “bite their tongues” in the first paragraph?A.Think of it.B.Speak up.C.Stop talking.D.Listen to it.解析:词义猜测题。文章第一段前部分提到吃巧克力对健康有害,并把巧克力说成是“something to die for”,但后面却提到有证据表明巧克力在某些方

23、面对健康有益,并举例说明。由此可推测画线部分的意思是他们可以“停止以上说辞”了。答案:C9Whats the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4?A.Sports drinks are better than chocolate milk.B.Sports drinks can make people easy to be tired.C.Drinking chocolate milk can keep you energetic at work.D.Milk is useful to fight against tirednes

24、s during our work.解析:细节理解题。本段主要谈论巧克力牛奶能让人在锻炼之后恢复体力,再结合本句“people who.did better on a tiredness test than.”可知,巧克力饮料比运动饮料更让人精力充沛。答案:C10 that chocolate might help lower blood pressure. A.Scientists at Harvard University believeB.Jeffrey Blumberg from Tufts University believes5C.Scientists at Indiana Uni

25、versity believeD.German researchers believe解析:细节理解题。在 Better blood pressure 中提到了吃黑巧克力降血压的实验,而作出这一发现的是 Jeffrey Blumberg。答案:B11Whats the main idea of the text?A.Chocolate,a Healthy FoodB.More Chocolate,Less HealthC.Chocolate and Blood PressureD.Advice on Eating Chocolate解析:根据文章第一句及整篇的描述可知选 A 项。答案:ADFi

26、reworks(烟花) can add excitement to all kinds of celebrations.However,fireworks can be very dangerous if not handled and used properly.To reduce the risks associated with a firework display,adults need to be aware of firework safety rules,and so do children who are watching.There are some basic rules

27、to follow.Make sure you are using only legal fireworks.There are reasons for the banning of certain fireworks,such as safety concerns.Explain to your children the dangers of fireworks and give them a written emergency number to call in case something goes wrong,along with the address of your firewor

28、k display.Fill a bucket with water and have a fire extinguisher(灭火器)on hand.Never allow your children to light the fireworks.This should be done only by a responsible adult.Move all children to a safe distance from the fireworks and have them remain there until the show is finished.Make sure the fir

29、eworks are set off pointing to the sky and not to the side.To prevent injuries,it is important that the fireworks are never thrown or held in a persons hands while being lit.Because fireworks are very loud,you may want to place earmuffs(耳罩)on young children.When the firework display is finished,ther

30、e will be a lot of debris(残骸)to pick up.If there are any fireworks that do not light properly,wait at least fifteen minutes before you get close.Place the faulty fireworks and the firework debris into a bucket of water.This will ensure that none of them will relight.Put all unused fireworks and ligh

31、ters far out of the reach of children so they cant try to light them.Remember that safety comes first!12From the passage we can learn . A.without fireworks,there are no celebrationsB.people should be kept away from fireworksC.fireworks bring more risks than excitement6D.fireworks can do great harm t

32、o children if not used properly解析:细节理解题。由第一段可知,烟花给孩子带来快乐,但如果使用不当,也会带来危险。答案:D13When you light fireworks,you should . A.put them upwardsB.hold them in the handsC.point them towards the sideD.throw them into the sky解析:细节理解题。由第三段中的“Make sure the fireworks are set off pointing to the sky and not to the s

33、ide.”可知,燃放烟花时,要把烟花指向天空,即把烟花朝上放。答案:A14What should you do after you finish the firework display?A.Leave the faulty fireworks where they are.B.Pick up the firework debris and bring it home.C.Place the unused fireworks in a bucket of water.D.Make sure the debris and unused fireworks are safe.解析:细节理解题。由最

34、后一段可知,烟花燃放结束后,要把烟花残骸和有问题的烟花收集起来放进一桶水中,把没有点燃的烟花放在孩子够不着的地方,所有这一切都是要确保安全。答案:D15Which would be the best title of the passage?A.How to Display FireworksB.Firework Safety RulesC.Safety Comes FirstD.Basic Rules for Adults to Follow解析:文章标题题。本文主要讲述如何燃放烟花以及燃放烟花时要注意的问题。A 项没有突出主题,C 项和 D 项范围太大,不具体,故选 B 项。答案:B第二节

35、(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。Most people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas.But some people think we buy too much.They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. 16 Buy Nothing Day is on November 29.Its 25 days before Christmas.Its after Thanksgiving

36、 and often the first day of Christmas shopping. 17 The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver,British Columbia. 18 In California,parents and children get together to read stories,sing songs,and paint pictures.The children talk about why they dont need a lot of toys.This year,in Manchester,Eng

37、land,people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much. 7In Albuquerque,New Mexico,high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day.They organized a spaghetti dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. 19 They made posters and talked to other stu

38、dents about it.The dinner was a big success,and many students agreed not to buy anything on November 29.The students at high schools liked the idea of this new tradition. 20 A.They dont want anyone to go shopping on that day.B.Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day.C.Many people thi

39、nk highly of the idea of Buy Nothing Day.D.They asked restaurants in the neighborhood to donate the food.E.Buy Nothing Day has successfully persuaded people not to buy anything.F.At this time,we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to “Buy!Buy!Buy!”G.Next year,they want to have another dinner

40、to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.答案:16.A 17.F 18.B 19.D 20.G第二部分 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。I know I should have told the headmaster at the time.That was my real 21 .He had gone out of the study for some 22 ,leaving

41、me alone.In his absence I looked to see 23 was on his desk.In the 24 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 25 “English Writing Prize:History Is a Series of Biographies(人物传记).” A(n) 26 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 27 .I did not.The subject of the En

42、glish Writing Prize was kept a 28 until the start of the exam,so I could not 29 reading it. When the headmaster 30 ,I was looking out of the window. I should have told him what had 31 then.It would have been so 32 to say,“Im sorry but I 33 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk.Youll h

43、ave to 34 it.” The chance passed and I did not 35 it.I sat the exam the next day and I won.I didnt mean to cheat,but it was still cheating 36 . That was thirty-eight years 37 when I was fifteen.I have never told anyone about it before,nor have I 38 to explain to myself why not. The obvious explanati

44、on is that I could not admit I had seen the title 39 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 40 there must have been more behind it.Whatever it was,it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap you in a more serious moral corner(道德困境). 21A.plan B.gradeC.fault D.l

45、uck 8解析:由下文可知,作者在校长办公室无意间看到了竞赛题目,本该当时就告诉校长的,但他没有这样做,所以作者说“这是我的错(fault)”。 答案:C 22A.vacationB.courseC.example D.reason 解析:这是回忆当时的情景。校长当时因某种原因走出了书房,把“我”单独留下了。for some reason“由于某种原因”。答案:D 23A.what B.whichC.that D.this解析:在他出去的时候,“我”想看看他桌子上有什么。what was on his desk 作宾语。答案:A 24A.drawer B.cornerC.middle D.bo

46、x解析:在桌子中间有一张小纸条。上面提到看看桌子上有什么,因此用 middle,in the middle(of his desk)表示“(他)桌子中间”。答案:C 25A.names B.messagesC.ideas D.words 解析:在这张纸条上写有这么几个字(words):English Writing Prize.答案:D 26A.friendlyB.handsomeC.honest D.active 解析:这是作者的心里话。一个诚实的(honest)孩子本应该回避看这个题目,由此推测作者认为自己当时太不诚实了。答案:C 27A.paper B.deskC.book D.answ

47、er解析:the paper 指上面提到的 a small piece of paper。答案:A 28A.questionB.secretC.note D.key解析:可从常识的角度解答。在考试前写作竞赛题目都应该“保密”(be kept a secret)。答案:B 29A.forget B.considerC.practise D.help 9解析:cant/couldnt help doing sth.“禁不住做某事”,这里指作者还是忍不住看了题目。答案:D 30A.disappeared B.stayedC.went D.returned 解析:第一段提到校长因某种原因走出去了,此处

48、指的是“当校长回来时,我看着窗外”(装作若无其事的样子)。答案:D 31A.designedB.happenedC.remained D.continued解析:“我”本应该告诉他所发生的一切(即偷看竞赛题目的事)。答案:B 32A.easy B.tiringC.important D.difficult解析:这本应很容易(easy)说出口的:“很抱歉,我看到了你桌子上的竞赛题目”。答案:A 33A.gave B.sawC.set D.made解析:这里指看到(saw)竞赛题目的事。上文有“A(n) boy would have avoided looking at the title.”的暗

49、示。 答案:B34A.repeat B.defendC.change D.correct解析:顺着前面句子的意思,此处为“你只好更改题目了”。change it,it 代指 the title,符合题目泄露后换题的常识。答案:C35A.lose B.haveC.take D.find解析:机会过去了,“我”没有抓住。take it 相当于 take the chance,“抓住机会”。答案:C 36A.as well B.or soC.yet D.anyhow 解析:“我”本没打算作弊,但这毕竟还是作弊了。anyhow“不管怎么样,毕竟”,符合语境。答案:D37A.ago B.past10C.then D.before解析:这是发生在 38 年前的事了。答案:A 38A.managed B.succeededC.tried D.advised解析:这件事“我”从没有告诉过别人,也从未试着解释我为什么不做解释。try to do“试着做,尽力做”。manage to do“设法做到了”,与语境不符。答案:C 39A.by B.withoutC.through D.besides解析:明显的解释是如果“我”不承认看到桌子上的那些东西,我也就不承认看到过竞赛的题目。without doing.“没有做”。答案:B 40A.Ot