高三一輪復習單元檢測題第二部分: 閱讀理解 (共兩節，滿分40分)

　　第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

　　閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　A

　　While wearing T-shirts, jeans and a baseball cap are classic American style choices; the preppy(學院風格) look is what sophisticated(高雅時髦的) British youths wear. But when it comes to the best-dressed nation, neither the US nor the UK tops CNN’s list. So which country has the best fashion sense? Take a look.

　　Italy

　　Italy is a nation that values outward appearance. Elegance(高雅) is in Italian blood and most Italians would give up comfort in order to look graceful(優雅的). They dress well even for simple trips to the grocery store.

　　Both men and women have a good understanding of style, dressing themselves up with well-groomed(講究的) hair and a smart pair of shoes. It is no wonder that so many of the best fashion designers are Italian!

　　Sweden

　　Retail(零售) giant H & M continues to spread affordable Swedish style around the world. What has been called the “Swedish fashion miracle” actually comes from the “less is more” philosophy(信條).

　　The Swedes tend to adopt a practical approach to what they wear, but they don’t lack creativity.

　　France

　　The French have a chic(別致的) air about them. They appear casual and elegant without being over-dressed or under-dressed, and always seem to give off confidence in their style choices. “The laissez-faire(自由放任的) approach to fashion is something many people love — and the looks they wear are something we all want to emulate on a daily basis,” said The Huffington Post.

　　21. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

　　A. Wearing jeans is American style.

　　B. Wearing T—shirts is American style.

　　C. British young people like the preppy style.

　　D. The UK is the best-dressed country in the world.

　　22. What can we learn from Swedish dressing style?

　　A. It is practical and creative.

　　B. It is unaffordable.

　　C. It lacks confidence.

　　D. It lacks creativity.

　　23. What’s the character of French dressing style?

　　A. Over—dressed.

　　B. Free and easy; elegant and confident.

　　C. Under-dressed.

　　D. Lovely.

　　24. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “emulate” in the last paragraph?

　　A. Imitate(模仿)

　　B. Thrill.

　　C. Like.

　　D. Hate.

　　B

　　One day, when I was working as psychologist in England, an adolescent boy showed up in my office. It was David. He kept walking up and down restlessly, his face pale, and his hands shaking slightly. His head teacher had referred him to me. “This boy has lost his family,” he wrote. “He is understandably very sad and refuses to talk to others, and I’m very worried about him. Can you help?”

　　I looked at David and showed him to a chair. How could I help him? There are problems psychology doesn’t have the answer to, and which no words can describe. Sometimes the best thing one can do is to listen openly and sympathetically.

　　The first two times we met, David didn’t say a word. He sat there, only looking up to look at the children’s drawings on the wall behind me. I suggested we play a game of chess. He nodded. After that he played chess with me every Wednesday afternoon—in complete silence and without looking at me. It’s not easy to cheat in chess, but I admit I made sure David won once or twice.

　　Usually, he arrived earlier than agreed, took the chess board and pieces from the shelf and began setting them up before I even got a chance to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my company. But why did he never look at me?

　　“Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his pain with,” I thought. “Perhaps he senses that I respect his suffering.” Some months later, when we were playing chess, he looked up at me suddenly.

　　“It’s your turn,” he said.

　　After that day, David started talking. He got friends in school and Joined a bicycle club. He wrote to me a few times, about his biking with some friends, and about his plan to get into university. Now he had really started to live his own life.

　　Maybe I gave David something. But I also learned that one—without any word—can reach out to another person. All it takes is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, and an ear that listens.

　　25. When he first met the author, David

　　A. felt a little excited

　　B. walked energetically

　　C. looked a little nervous

　　D. showed up with his teacher

　　26. As a psychologist, the author

　　A. was ready to listen to David

　　B. was skeptical about psychology

　　C. was able to describe David’s problem

　　D. was sure of handling David’s problem

　　27. What can be inferred about David?

　　A. He recovered after months of treatment.

　　B. He liked biking before he lost his family.

　　C. He went into university soon after starting to talk.

　　D. He got friends in school before he met the author.

　　C

　　If you think that Internet shopping on a Sunday gets you the best deals, then think again. Tuesday

　　is actually the best day of the week if you want to grab a bargain, according to an exhaustive analysis of on—line shopping. Thursday is the second best day followed by Friday—but Sunday is when you are least likely to make a saving.

　　The study also looked at months and found that the pre—Christmas rush in November is when there are most bargains around on the web—and not the January sales. US retailer(零售商) reporting service Sum All examined 3,000 companies and half a billion transactions(交易) as part of its report. It worked out the average discount(折扣) offered to consumers on each day of the week and over different times of the year.

　　The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.81 percent, followed by Thursday on 4.80 percent. In third place was Friday at 4.65 percent, then Wednesday at 4.13 percent and Monday at 4.11 percent. Only the foolish would shop on a Saturday where the discounts were typically 3.84 percent—and Sunday was the worst with 3.37 percent.

　　The analysis by month is even more surprising as most people think that waiting until the post—Christmas sales would yield the biggest discounts. In fact, November is when you will get the largest savings at 5.99 percent on average. January came in second at 4.95 percent, followed by May at 4.50 percent.

　　The worst month to buy online was March where you could expect to save just 2.76 percent. Consumers and experts have been speculating for years about the best time to shop online.

　　Booking a flight has almost become a science with some claiming that buying six weeks before you travel guarantees you the best price. However, a recent analysis by the US Airlines Reporting Commission found that was not actually the case.

　　Not only did the six—week window fail to pile up, in some cases the best fares were on sale as long as 24 weeks before departure. The ARC said that booking well in advance is best advised for busy routes or long haul flights(長途航班), as the price only tends to go up.

　　28. If a buyer wants to buy cheap goods online, he’d better go to the shop on

　　A. Tuesday

　　B. Thursday

　　C. Friday

　　D. Sunday

　　29. Most web sellers often provide bargain on the web

　　A. after New Year’s Day

　　B. during Valentine’s Day

　　C. on Mother’s Day

　　D. before Christmas

　　30. Which of the following statements is True according to the third paragraph?

　　A. The best day of the week was Tuesday where savings were 4.8 percent.

　　B. In third place was Thursday where savings were 4.65 percent.

　　C. Sunday where the discounts were 3.37 percent was the worst.

　　D. Customers can get the best sayings on Saturday.

　　31. What is the meaning of the underlined word “speculating” in the fifth paragraph?

　　A. Quarrelling.

　　B. Objecting.

　　C. Searching.

　　D. Considering.

　　D

　　It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr. Johnson’s famous comment that “when two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather—speak.

　　Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.

　　Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena. “The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him. the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.

　　Bryson and Paxman stand for common misunderstanding about the weather—speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather—speak is a system of signs, which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve(內向) and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather—speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”. In other words, English weather—speak is a means of social bonding.

　　32. The author mentions Dr. Johnson’s comment to show that

　　A. most commentators agree with Dr. Johnson

　　B. Dr. Johnson is famous for his weather observation

　　C. the comment was accurate two hundred years ago

　　D. English conversations usually start with the weather

　　33. What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?

　　A. A social trend.

　　B. An strong interest.

　　C. A historical concept.

　　D. An unknown phenomenon.

　　34. According to the passage, Jeremy Paxman believes that

　　A. Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather

　　B. there is nothing special about the English weather

　　C. the English weather attracts people to the British Isles

　　D. English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty

　　35. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

　　A. To explain what English weather—speak is about.

　　B. To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.

　　C. To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.

　　D. To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

　　第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　Ways of Loving Your Parents

　　Even though you think that your parents are mean—spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life.

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　　And they are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.

　　Tell them you love them every morning. A gentle “good morning” and “I love you” will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, you might still wander at a unknown corner in an unknown world.

　　Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them when you’re off on your own. It’s OK to get angry but angry actions don’t help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend.

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　　Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’s cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.

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　　Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgave your parents!

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　　Do things with your parents like watching TV, or going somewhere with them. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can. Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.

　　Some people simply may not be able to love their parents.

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　　Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.

　　A. Forgiveness is the key.

　　B. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you.

　　C. Parents will in turn express their love to you.

　　D. After this, share your feelings with your parents.

　　E. Keep company with them.

　　F. Please remember parents are as important as friends.

　　G. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.

　　第三部分：英語知識運用

　　第一節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）I got up early to run in the local 5K run on Thanksgiving morning. I

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　　it might give me the motivation to get back into running. It was nearly

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　　that morning so everyone getting ready to run was hopping around trying to stay warm.

　　On the side of the road, sitting in the

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　　, was a man wrapped in a blanket. It was pretty

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　　he was homeless and as usual, most people

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　　not to see him. I

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　　and talked with him for a few minutes before the

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　　. He told me that he was a veteran(老兵) and had

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　　he might be able to earn a few dollars that morning to be able to buy a Thanksgiving dinner. His eyes

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　　up when he talked about hot turkey and stuffing(餡). With only a brief

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　　to sit with him, I had to start the race but I told him I’d talk to him more when I had

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　　. He said he would catch to see me

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　　the finish line.

　　I thought about this man

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　　most of the race. I’m in the military and it always hurts me to see someone who served going through such a

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　　time. He hadn’t asked me for

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　　, but I wanted to do something for him.

　　After the race I went back over and sat in the grass next to him, that got me more than a few odd(奇怪的)

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　　from other runners. During our conversation I gave him the

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　　I had. He didn’t want to accept it,

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　　I told him I wanted him to have it and that it may get him a little something extra during the day.

　　I went to the run to try to do something for myself, but he

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