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高考英语一轮复习Unit2Language单元检测必修3

Language　单元检测

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．（2014·成都高三模拟）Mostofthepeopleinthisvillagehavefreeaccess________cleandrinkingwater.

A．with　　　　　　　　　B．for

C．byD．to

2．（2014·江苏启东中学模拟）Heisoneofmypreviousstudentsandalwayscomestoseemewhenever________.

A．heisconvenient

B．hewillbeconvenient

C．itisconvenienttohim

D．itwillbeconvenienttohim

3．（2014·南通模拟）Thenewpolicyleadstonocigarettes________onTV.

A．advertisedB．tobeadvertised

C．beingadvertisedD．beadvertisedfor

4．________aboutthestudent,theteachercalledhisparentstofindoutwhyhewassooftenabsentfromclass.

A．ConcerningB．Concern

C．ConcernedD．Toconcern

5．（2014·合肥八中检测）OnMondaymorning,whilethesunwas________intheeast,wewatchedthenationalflag________tothetopofthepole.

A．raising;raiseB．rising;beingraised

C．raising;riseD．rising;beingrisen

6．（2014·常州一检）Everyonewantstoliveinabeautiful,comfortableandlivableplace,butnot________knowwhereitis.

A．allB．some

C．eitherD．both

7．（2014·南京高三检测）Canadaisacountry________manydifferentnationalitiesaswellasonewithforeignimmigrants________themajorityofi

tspopulation.

A．consistingof;makingup

B．beingcomposedof;occupied

C．madeupof;consistedof

D．consistedof;takingup

8．（2014·苏、锡、常、镇四市调研）—Howwasthejourney?

—Tiring!

Alltheseatsinthetrain________.Istoodalltheway.

A．wereoccupiedB．wouldbeoccupied

C．wouldoccupyD．hadoccupied

9．（2014·安庆一中高三模拟）ThistypeofMP4sellswell.________anyproblemsoccurwithin5daysafterpurchase,we________itwithanewone.

A．Should;wouldreplace

B．Had;replaced

C．Were;wouldreplace

D．Were;wouldhavereplaced

10．（2014·皖南八校联考）Apositiveattitude,________withwillingnesstoseekappropriatehelpandexercisingsolidstudyhabits,willdomuchtodeterminehowwellyoudoinyourstudies.

A．concludedB．combined

C．conductedD．connected

11．（2014·湖南四县市调研）Allofasudden,hestooddirectly，________hisideastothepeoplepresentatthemeeting.

A．torepresentB．representing

C．representedD．represent

12．（2014·福建高三质检）Asisknowntoall,theterm“LeiFeng”________anyonewhoisselfless,oranyonewhoisreadytohelpothersinChina.

A．focusesonB．standsfor

C．resultsfromD．turnsto

13．（2014·连云港高三模拟）Thepublichasnoideawhetherthisisonlyhappeninginthiscountry,orwhetherit'shappeningintheworld________.

A．asaresultB．asawhole

C．asamatteroffactD．asarule

14．（2014·安徽明光三校联考）Wehavecometotheconclusion________thecompanyhasbeenmakinggreatprogressthesemonths.

A．whichB．that

C．asD．what

15．（2014·徐州高三质量预测）—Daddy,howdoyoulikeitifIbuyawalletformymom'sbirthday?

—________.

A．Don'tbotherB．Thatalldepends

C．Itcouldn'tbebetterD．It'sagooddeal

Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

（2014·淮北质量检查）Asalanguagestudentthereareseveralreasonswhylearningaboutculturalaspectsisimportantandfun.Oneisinterest.Knowingaboutthewaypeoplebehavemakesyourreadingmoreinteresting.Anotherreasonisusefulness.

Ifyouaregoingtohaveaconversationwithnativespeakersofalanguageyoulearn,youneedtoknowthesortoftopicsthatinterestthemonceyougetpast“Hello”.Youneedtoknowsomethingabouttheirfavoritesports,thecurrent（现时的）governmentofthecountrywherethelanguageisspoken,currentfashionsinclothesandoutstandingnationaleventsinrecenttimes,tomentionafew.Showingthatyouknowsomethingabouttheircountrycanleadtointerestingconversations.

Thewaypeoplethinkiscloselyconnectedwithlanguage.Languagesareonechannelthroughwhichdifferentculturespresenttheirideasbothwithinthemselvesandincontactwithothers.Thefactthatalanguagedoesnothavethesamerangeofwordsasanotherlanguagedoesnotmeanthattheydonotvaluethosethingsasmuch.

Whetherornotyourmainintentiontolearnalanguageistolearnaboutpeople'sculturalbackgroundsortodealwithadegreecourse,youwillbelearningaboutitindirectlyfromvariouss

ourcesaboutculturelikethecoursebooks,films,thenews,literatureoreventravelbrochures（手册）.Youcouldmakealonglistjustbythinkingofallthethingsthatareimportanttotheculturesuchascustomsthatgobackcenturies,architecture,traditionalceremonies,thewaypeoplerelatetoeachotherinfamilies,thevaluethatareimportanttoasociety,thesenseofhumourt

hatpeopleshare,movies,musicandart.Alltheseculturalaspectsareimportanttolanguagelearnersiftheywanttogetabetterunderstandingofthelanguageitself.

1．Whichofthefollowingcontributestoaconversationwithnativespeakers?

A．Greetingthembysaying“Hello”．

B．Talkingabouttheirreligiousbeliefs.

C．Tel

lingthemaboutyourfavoritesports.

D．Mentioninginterestingtopicsintheirculture.

2．Whatroledoesalanguageplayintheculture?

A．Itoffersthesamerangeofwordsasanotherlanguage.

B．Itisachannelthroughwhichpeoplepresenttheirideas.

C．Itvaluespeople'sideasandthoughtstoacertaindegree.

D．Itdealswiththerelationshipbetweenthoughtsandlanguage.

3．Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith________.

A．people'smainpurposetolearnaforeignlanguage

B．theimportancetolearnaboutculturalbackgrounds

C．differentculturalsourcesandmainculturalaspects

D．howpeoplethinkandwhatisvaluedbyasociety

4．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A．Whatisacultureabout?

B．Whydowelearnculture?

C．Whattolearninaculture?

D．Howtolearnaboutculture?

B

（2013·江苏南通五市高三第三次调研）

CarrierPigeons

Peoplehaveusedpigeonstocarrymessagestooneanotherforhundredsofyears.Infact,pigeonswereacommonwaytosendmessagesrightupthroughWorldWarⅡ.

In1815anEnglishbankernamedNathanRothschildmadehisfortunebyrelyingonmessagessenttohimbycarrierpigeons.EnglishtroopswerefightingNapoleon'sforcesinFrance,andtheEnglishwerebelievedtobelosing.AfinancialpanicgrippedLondon.Governmentbondswereofferedatlowprices.FewpeoplenoticedthatRothschildwassnapping_upthesebondswheneveryoneelsewasdesperatelytryingtosellthem.Afewdayslater,Londonlearnedthetruth;theDukeofWellingtonhaddefeatedNapoleonatthebattleofWaterloo.Thevalueofthebondswentup,andRothschildbecameextremelywealthy—allbecausehispigeonshadbroughthimnewsofthevictorybeforeanyoneelseknewofit.

Mostofthetime,however,carrierpigeonswereusedtobenefitanentirecountry,notjustoneindividual.TheUnitedStates,England,France,Germany,andItaly,inbothWorldWarⅠandWorldWarⅡ，usedcarrierpigeons.Notonlywerethebirdsoftenthefastest,mostreliablewaytosendmessages,theycouldalsobeusedtoreachsoldiersfarbehindenemylines,whereradiosandfieldtelephonelineswereuseless.Sincetheycouldeasilybereleasedfromairplanesorships,everybranchofthearmedservicesusedthebirds.InWorldWarⅡ，morethan3,000soldiersand150officerswereneededtocareforandtrainthetensofthousandsofbirdsintheUSPigeonService.

Carryingmessagescouldbeadangerousjob.Somepigeonsperformedwithsuchbraverythattheybecamefamousandwereevenawardedmedals,suchasEngland'sDickenMedalofGallantry.Inafewcases,pigeonsevenbecameprisonersofwar.In1918AmericanforcescapturedapigeonnamedTheKaiser,whichhadbeentrainedtoflyspecialmissionsforGermanyduringbattle.HewastakentoAmerica,wherehelivedtotheageof32.

ThemostfamouspigeonofallmayhavebeenCherAmi.StationedinFranceduringWorldWarⅠ，hecarriedtwelveimportantmessagesforAmericanforces.Onhislastmission,thoughwounded,hecarriedamessagethatsavedthelivesof194Americansoldiers.Forhisex

traordinaryservice,hewasawardedtheFrench“CroixdeGuerre”．

Carrierpigeonsareaslightlydifferentbreedfromthekindofpigeonyouseeoncitystreets.Theyaremuchthinnerandtaller,withlongerlegs.Manypeoplefindcarrierpigeonsuglybecauseoftheirbigwattle,aknobbybuildupofskinonthebeak;however,peoplewhoraisepigeonsoftenenjoythisoddappearanceandconsidercarriersthebestoftheirbreeds.

Today,moderncommunicationmethodscancarryinformationfromoneplacetoanotherhundredsoftimesfasterthanapigeoncoulddoit.However,fewpeoplewouldarguewiththefactthatcarrierpigeons—especiallythosethatservedinthemilitary（军队）—haveearnedtheirplaceinhistory.S

toriesaboutbravepigeonssuchasCherAmi,PresidentWilson,andColonel'sLadyhavethepowertoi

nspireusasnofaxmachineorhighspeedInternetconnectioncoul

deverdo.

5．Theauthorprovidesspecificdatesthroughoutthepassageinorderto________.

A．makeacomparisonbetweenpigeonsindifferentperiods

B．describethedevelopmentofuseofpigeonsduringwartime

C．indicategreaterimportanceofpigeonsinthepastthannow

D．showtheimpactofcarrierpigeonsatparticularpointsinhistory

6．Theunderlinedphrase“snappingup”inParagraph2means“________”．

A．givingawayB．puttingaside

C．gettinginD．usingup

7．Thepassageleadsustobe

lievethat________.

A．thereweremorecivilcarrierpigeonsthanmilitaryonesduringwartime

B．notalltypesofpigeoncanbeuse

dtocarrymessagesforhumanbeings

C．nobodycouldsucceedinstoppingcarrierpigeonscarryingouttheirtasks

D．moderndevicesgiveusevengreaterenthusiasmthanthefamouspigeons

8．Thepassagesuggeststhesuccessfuluseofcarrierpigeonsdependson________.

A．theirnatureB．propertraining

C．theirqualityD．thegeography

Language　单元检测（B卷——自主选做）

Ⅰ.完形填空

（2014·泰州统一检测）Languageissomagicalathingthatsometimeseffectivewordscanmakeabigdifference.