2020届英语单元金卷模块7-8综合及模块 (3).docx

2020 届单元训练金卷·高三·英语卷（A） 英语 8 Units 3-5第第卷卷第第一一部部分分听听力力 （共共两两节节，满满分分 30 分分）略略第第二二部部分分阅阅读读理理解解 （共共两两节节，满满分分 40 分分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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。AInspired by a 9-year-old cyclist who uses only part of one hand, a group of University of Guelph students has won an international award for their inventiona bike brake lever(刹车手柄). It pulls both the front brake and the back brake at the same time.Lauren Turner was able to ride her bike, but not as confidently and quickly as her friends.“She couldnt use the front brake. She was only using the back brake, but the front brake makes you stop twice as fast,” says Micha Wallace, who with Katie Bell, Anina Sakaguchi and Andrew Morris won second prize in the James Dyson Awards for their single-handed bike braking lever.“She used it all last summer and she had no problems. She said it helped her go faster because she felt more confident in her braking abilities. She felt safer.” says Wallace.The invention was the fourth-year design project for the four students. They designed, tested and created a prototype(模型) within a four-month period.When Wallace heard about the James Dyson Awards on the news, she and her co-inventors entered their project in the UK-based contest. The contest mainly rewards student designers who create products that improve the way we live. The Guelph students collected the second prize2,000 for them, plus 500 for their school.As well, they had a chance to meet James Dyson, a UK inventor. While praising the students for their creativity, Dyson said the single-handed lever could improve safety for all cyclists. “By using both brakes at once,” he explains, “you could prevent the possibility of flying over the handlebars and ending up with an injury.”The students are hoping to sell the patent to a major company. It may be used in other devices that require two hands for operation.21. The bike brake lever was designed for the purpose of.A. winning James Dyson AwardsB. helping people become confidentC. applying for a patent for the inventionD. helping the disabled ride their bike safely22. What can we know about the inventors of the brake lever?A. They created the invention in four years.B. They won their school500 for their invention.C. They won the James Dyson Awards for four times.D. They sold their patent to a major company.23. From the passage, we could infer that the brake lever .A. has already been widely usedB. also improves the bikes speedC. is only useful for disabled cyclistsD. will have a wide market in the future【答案】21-23 DBD【解析】本文介绍了一个新发明：刹车手柄，专门服务于只有一只手的残疾人，为其骑车时提供安全保障。21.细节理解题。根据文中第一段开头句 Inspired by a 9-year-old cyclist who uses only part of one hand可知，这项发明是受一个 9 岁的只有一只手的赛车手的启发，目的是让残疾人能安全地骑车。22.细节理解题。根据第六段最后一句 plus 500 for their school 可知，他们为学校赢得 500 英镑 的奖金。23.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，这种发明也可以双手使用，市场应用前景非常广阔。BPygmalionis a drama in which Shaw has made sentiments one of the principal themes of discussion. The Greek sculptor Pygmalion carved a statue and fell in love with it. Aphrodite(the goddess of love) turned the statue into a living woman named Galatea, who then became Pygmalions wife.The Shavian Pygmalion is Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, who picks up a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, teaches her to speak as educated people do, and then successfullypassesheroffasa duchess. But she is a human being and cannot be treated as a machine. In the course of all his experiments and exhibitions, the professor only thinks of the success and failure of his own skills, but never stops to consider how the girl feels. When the experiment is over, he has a profound sense of relief that he has achieved triumph and has won his bet. Even now, the sentiment of the girl is of no account. The girl naturally protests against this dehumanized relationship between her and her teacher. She hurls the professors slippers at him when he wants them and then leaves his place. But evidently, she has begun to feel for the professor and wants also to be felt for.Now the question is what is the nature of Elizas feelings for the professor with whom she has lived in close association for so long? In the last act, the girl says she would not marry him even if he had proposed(求婚) to her. The professor, curiously ineffectual(无能的) to sexual emotions, does not love any girl because he finds her to be the rival(对手) to his mother. He wonders, if Eliza does not want to marry him, then what does she want from him? Old Mrs. Higgins, who knows much about a woman says that it would have been better if he had thanked her and petted her and told her how wonderful she had been. Then perhaps she would not have fought with him. Every girl loves to be loved. Eliza herself says that she loves Freddy and he also loves her. Professor Higgins, however, remains as ever, an old bachelor.24. What does the underlined phrase “passes her off as” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. let her pretend to beB. dress her up asC. make her becomeD. turn into25. What kind of person do you think Higgins is according to Paragraph 2?A. He is a kind man.B. He is a considerate man.C. He is a selfish man.D. He is a rude man.26. Eliza doesnt marry Higgins because.A. she does not love himB. Higgins mother does not like any girl to be her rivalC. Higgins likes to be a bachelorD. Higgins does not love any girl for fear of her being his mothers rival27. Whats the main idea of this text?A. Its about the story between Shaw and Pygmalion.B. Its about the Greek sculptor Pygmalion and his statue.C. Its about the content of the dramaPygmalion.D. Its about the love story of Higgins and Eliza.【答案】24-27 ACDC【解析】萧伯纳的著名戏剧卖花女具有经久不衰的艺术魅力，它讲述的是语音学教授如何训练一名卖花女并使她最终被上流社会认可的故事，从而抨击了英国当时腐朽保守的等级意识。24.词义猜测题。根据前面的 teaches her to speak as educated people do 以及下文中的 In the course of all his experiments.可推断出，画线部分的意思是使她假装或冒充成为。25.推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Higgins 只考虑自己的成败得失，从不考虑 Eliza 的感受，显然他是一个自私的人。26.细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，Eliza 不会嫁给 Higgins，因为 Higgins 担心未来的妻子会成为母亲的对手，所以不敢爱上任何一个女孩。27 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了萧伯纳的戏剧卖花女的主要内容，因此选 C。CEnglish is a language particularly rich in idioms, which usually dont obey logical and grammatical rules. Without idioms English, would lose much of its variety and humor both in speech and writing.In the old days, the written language(novels, poems, plays and the Bible) was the source on which idioms were based. This was the case up until WWII. After the war, new mediums had appeared in English-speaking society, there was a channel for the American way of life and the popular culture of the U.S. TV, movies and nowadays the interactive medium have changed the English language more to the American English direction.How then does American English differ from British English in the use of idioms? There are no radical differences in actual use. The main differences are in the situations where idiomatic expressions are used. There have been many studies recently on this subject. American English adopts and creates new idioms at a much faster rate compared to British English. Also, the idioms of AmE origin seem to spread faster and further. After it has first been established in the U.S. , an American idiom may soon be found in other variants(变体) and dialects of English. Nowadays new British idioms seem to stay on the British Isles and are rarely encountered in the US.British idioms are in fact more familiar to other Europeans or to the people of the British Commonwealth than to Americans, even though the language is same. The future of idiomatic expressions in the English language seems certain. They are more and more based on American English. This development will continue through new mediums like the Internet and interactive mediums. It is hard to say what this will do to idioms and what kind of new idioms are created. This will be an interesting development to follow, and by no means does it lessen the humor, variety and color of English language.28. Which one is the best title of the passage?A. American English and British EnglishB. American English Developed from British EnglishC. American Idioms will replace British IdiomsD. The Development of English Idioms29. According to the passage, we can infer that_.A. idioms usually arent created based on logical and grammatical rulesB. idioms mainly come from the written language nowadaysC. American English creates more new idioms than AmericanD. British idioms are more important than American idioms30. Where did idioms come from in ancient times?A. The written language.B. New mediums.C. The spoken language.D. Speakers creation.31. When a new idiom is created in America, it will soon _.A. be used all over the world B. be laughed at by British peopleC. be found used in England alsoD. be used only in the United States【答案】28-31 DAAC【解析】文章主要说明了英语习语的源头和它进一步的发展过程，还进一步说明了美国英语和英式英语习语的不同，并且对习语未来的发展做出了进一步的预测。28.主旨大意题。全篇文章主要说明了英语习语的源头和它进一步的发展及其未来的发展，因此 D项正确。29.推理判断题。关键句为第一段第一句话，习语是不遵循逻辑和语法规则的，由此可推断出 A 项正确。30.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话，得知书面语是习语的起源依据，因此 A 项正确。31.细节理解题。根据第三段的内容得知美国习语的传播速度快而广，可以很快传到英国，因此 C项正确。DIn 1996 John Jones made an unusual discovery. He had just enlarged(扩大) a piece of paper money for a frienda Confederate bank note, money issued(发行) by banks in Southern States of America during the Civil War. When he was face to face with the picture, he couldnt believe his eyes: slaves(奴隶) happily picking cotton in their masters fields.Jones grew up in South Carolina. He had heard painful stories of slavery from his greatgrandmother. The picture on the money did not match(匹配) the history of African American slaves that hed heard all his life. “I had never seen that type of picture on money before.” he said.Jones wondered why slaves looked so happy. He started doing research.Searching for and finding the answers to his questions changed his life. During two years search, Jones found more than 120 different bills. He discovered that the bills had several things in common. They showed slaves working in jobs related to farming. Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work. None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.Jones wanted to share what he had learned. “I wanted other people to see what I had seen,” he said. He decided to make large paintings of the pictures on the money. After three years of work, Jones had painted more than 80 slavery scenes(场景).He paired each painting with the money on which the picture appeared. “The Color of Money”an exhibit(展览) of his workhas toured the country.Jones paintings tell an important story about the South 150 years ago. He likes to repeat the saying. “The story is on the money.” In this case, the saying happens to be true.32. How did Jones feel when he saw the picture on the money?A. Angry.B. Painful.C. Excited.D. Surprised.33. Why did Jones do research on the money?A. He had never heard of Confederate money.B. He wanted to learn about American history through it.C. It showed slaves quite different from those in his mind.D. His great-grandmother told him some unusual stories about it.34. What did Jones find?A. About 120 different bills were issued during the Civil War.B. The difficulty of slaves was never shown on the bills.C. Slaves lived a harder life than he thought.D. Slaves worked long hours on farms.35. Whats the best title for the text?A. Confederate Money.B. Money Tells a StoryC. African American SlavesD. John Jones Changes America【答案】32-35 DCBB【解析】本文是记叙文，主要介绍了一名美国艺术家展出 80 余幅绘画作品让人们了解美国南部奴隶的真实生活状况。32.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“When he was face to face with the picture, he couldnt believe his eyes.”和第二段中的“I had never seen that type of picture on money before.”可知，当 Jones 看到南部联盟纸币上的图片时，觉得很不可思议。故选 D。33.推理判断题。根据前三段内容可知，南部联盟纸币上的图片显示奴隶快乐地在田间采摘棉花，这与 Jones 听到的有关奴隶的痛苦生活不相符，因此他决定一探究竟。故选 C。34.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Many of them showed healthy and smiling slaves at work. None of the bills showed the hardships of slavery.”可知，Jones 最后发现南部联盟纸币上的图片都将奴隶刻画成欢快劳作的样子，而从未描述他们生活的艰辛。故选 B。35.标题归纳题。本文讲述了 Jones 发现一张纸币上的图片展示的奴隶生活和他听说的有很大出入开始研究，经过深入调查发现纸币上的图片都不能反映当时奴隶的真实状况。他花费三年的时间画了80 余幅作品告知人们关于奴隶的真实故事。最后一段中的 The story is on the money 点出文章的主旨。故 B 项做标题贴切。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。For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 36Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today, Strauss invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.Levis Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. 37 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847,before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brothers dry goods business. This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention. After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals. Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners. At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth. 38 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners. These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets(铆钉). This made the pants last a long time. Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent. 39By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion.40 The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss&Company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.A. As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.B. Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable.C. He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.D. However, he did not get lunch business from those products.E. He also made a great contribution to Americas clothing-industry.F. Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.G. As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.【答案】36-40 FADCE【解析】本文主要讲述了 Strauss 发明牛仔裤的过程，他对美国服装业做出了巨大贡献。36.根据本空前的 For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans 可知，此处承接上文，说的是自从牛仔裤被发明以来，它就成为了美国消费文化的象征，F 项中的 they 指代的就是前面的 blue jeans，故 F 项符合语境。37.根据本空后的 He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847 可知，此处讲的应该是他小时候的事情，故 A 项符合语境。38.根据本空前的 At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth 及本空后的 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners. These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more 可知，此处与前面是转折关系，说的是起初他销售缝纫用品和布料并未赚到多少钱，故 D 项符合语境。39.根据本空前的 Because Davis did not hav