高一年级英语Unit1-3测试

43. A. happy B. sure C. sorry D. late 44. A. your B．/ C．the D. that 45. A. bottom B. side C. foot D. top 46. A. into B. over C. off D. out 47. A. because B. therefore C. however D. but 48. A. content B. competition C. game D. comparison 49. A. to B. for C. of D. with 50. A. money B. salaries C. prices D. prizes 51. A. even B. either C. also D. still 52. A. are B. is C. were D. was 53. A. order B. sale C. condition D. stores 54. A. will B. must C may D. can 55. A. famous B. popular C. poor D. wealthy

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分） A

Do you know what a couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. The American couch-potato becomes maybe even a part of the American tradition(传统)！ You see, in America many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch(沙发) watching TV. As there are many channels to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive(上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without a stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.

In America, when one watches TV, one is most often sitting on a couch. While watching TV, most of these people look so frozen(冻僵的) that they almost look like dead things! Everyone is sitting still with eyes looking right into the same black box. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and

usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look so still and fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now that you know what a couch-potato means, next time when you see someone watching TV too long, just say, ―what a couch-potato!‖ 56. The word ―couch-potato‖ means those who_______. A． Love sitting on a couch all the time.

B．spend a lot of time sitting on a couch watching TV C．like eating potatoes on a couch

D．enjoy eating on a couch and doing nothing.

57. Couch-potatoes watch TV for hours and hours without a stop because______.

A．they have a lot of time B．they like sitting on a couch

C． watching TV is very cheap D．TV programs always attract them 58. Why do couch-potatoes become fat? They_________。

A．always watch TV and don’t take exercises B．eat too much C．sleep too much D．are fond of watching TV 59. This passage mainly tells us__________.

A．how to watch TV B．why couch-potatoes are very fat C． What couch-potatoes are D．where the new word is used.

B

Planning a Camping Trip

In July, my friend and I are taking a camping trip. We will travel for four weeks and will tour the United States and part of Canada. We have decided to camp because it does not cost as much as vacationing (度假) in hotels.

We had to plan very carefully, First, the car we are going to drive is very small, so we decided to take only one small suitcase each and as few camping things as possible. We will take some medicine with us, to prevent insects(昆虫) from burring us, and also food for picnics. Second, there is a lot to see in the United States and Canada, so we had to decide on the direction（方向）we wanted to drive. All of this planning took a long time. The date we are leaving is July 2. We want to see and do many things on our camping tour. We want to climb the mountains, visit famous caves, and swim in cool mountain rivers, we want to visit many cities and talk to many people. We also want to find a hotel room if it rains at night, we hope to have an exciting trip.

60. The two friends are going to take a camping trip_____.

A. if they have four weeks’ time off B. though it will be a long trip

C. so that they can save money D. because it will be warm enough in July 61. Which of the following statements is possibly true? _______. A．They are now on the trip

B．They are going to make a tour all over the U.S. and Canada. C．They are quite rich D．July is drawing near 62. We learn from the second paragraph that__________. A．they must have been ill

B．they must have brought a lot in the car C．they must have studied the map carefully

D．they must have been hurt by insects. 63. It is quite clear that________。

A．the two friends will share a suitcase

B．they are sure to take some medicine on the trip C．the two friends will take turns to drive D．there will be no insects at all

64. What will happen if they are caught in the rain?_______ A．They will talk to people B．They will go swimming C．They will have to stop climbing

D．They will have to stay in a hotel for the night

C

For hundreds of years the British people have remembered their mothers on Mothering Sunday. In the old days, people had time-off from work to visit their mothers.

Today most people in Britain call Mothering Sunday Mother’s day. Children send Mother’s Day cards and presents to their mothers. Father and children do all the cooking and housework to give mothers a rest. In the USA, mothers are remembered on Mother’s Day, too. But it started quite differently from the way it started in Britain. In the 1860s there was a terrible war in the USA between the North and the South. In a small town, half of the people fought on the northern side, and half fought on the southern side. At the end of the war, the people hated each other. Mrs. Jarvis wanted the people to make friends with each other again. So she started “Mother’s Friendship Day”. On that day, she visited all the other mothers in her town and said, “Let’s be friends with each other again.”

Her idea succeeded. Soon all the women in the USA followed her example. After she died, her daughter

carried on the same idea, but she called it Mother’s Day. The first Mother’s Day was in 1908. In 1914 Mother’s Day, the second Sunday in May, became a public holiday. On that day, every public building in the USA flies the American national flag.

65. How did the people in Britain show their love to mothers on Mother’s Day in the past? A. They sent Mother’s Day cards to their mothers. B. They gave presents to their mothers.

C. They did all the housework instead of their mothers. D. They visited their mothers.

66. Mrs. Javis started Mother’s Friendship Day in order to__________.

A. help people in her town B. visit all the other mothers in her town C. let people be friends again D. make people hate the war

67. The main idea of the text is________________. A. how Mother’s Day in the West comes from B. when Mother’s Day in America started

C. how the people of the USA spent Mother’s Day D. the importance of Mother’s Day

D

What is language for？ Some people seem to think it’s for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists， the better． That’s wrong． Language is for the exchange（交流） of ideas and information． It’s meaningless knowing all about a language if you can’t use it

freely． Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules， but they can’t speak correctly or fluently（流利地）． They are afraid of making mistakes． One shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language． Native speakers make mistakes and break rules， too． Bernard Saw once wrote， “Foreigners often speak English too correctly． ” But the mistakes that native

speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make． They’re English mistakes in the English language． And if enough native speakers break a rule， it is no longer a rule． What used to be wrong becomes right． People not only make history， they make language． But a people can only make its own language． It can’t make another people’s language． So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar， but they shouldn’t overdo（做过头） it． They should put communication（交际） first．

68． Language is used to ＿＿＿＿＿． A． express oneself B． practise grammar rules C． talk with foreigners only D． learn lists of words

69． Generally， when an American or an Englishman speaks English， he＿＿＿＿． A． never makes mistakes B． often makes mistakes

C． can’t avoid making mistakes D． always makes mistakes

70． “Foreigners often speak English too correctly． ” This sentence means that ＿＿＿＿＿． A． foreigners speak correct English