吉林省通辽实验中学2020学年上学期高三英语Unit7单元测试人教版

There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. There are said to be one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.

Is this a good thing, or a bad thing? Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures（文化）？Or should we worry about the dangers of ‘mono-culturalism’, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music?

Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? On the contrary（相反），I would have thought－although I have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. Ask the people of India（where many of them speak at least some English）and Pakistan（the same situation with India）…

If we all speak English, will we then all start eating McDonalds burgers? Surely not. If English becomes more dominant（占主导地位的）, it will kill other languages ? I doubt it. When I travel in Africa or Asia, I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.

When we discussed this on Talking Point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland. “The English language is a beautiful language. Maybe it’s like a rose, ”he said. “But who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”

Well, I love roses, and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. But the way I see it, just by planting a few roses, you don’t necessarily need to pull out everything else. If more and more people want

to plant English roses, that’s fine by me.

48. By saying “Ask the people of India…and Pakistan”（in Paragraph 4）, the author is trying to show that _____.

A. speaking the same language doesn’t necessarily bring peace B. wars can destroy the relationship between two countries C. English doesn’t kill other languages D. English is widely used in the world

49. What does “garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? A. Language

B. Family C. The world

D. The Earth

50. The author would probably agree that ______.

A. it’s very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a garden B. it’s good for people from other countries to learn English C. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardens D. English is easier to learn than other languages 51. This passage is mainly about _____. A. why English has become a global language B. how many people in the world speak English

C. how people in the world learn English as a foreign language D. whether we need to worry about English being a world language E

When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk(冒…危险)being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.

“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby(喜好), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent

storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and wits for it to develop.

Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.

Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”

However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”

52. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _____.

A. head straight for the center of the storm B. get into the car for safety

C. wait patiently for the storm to develop D. collect information about a coming storm

53. Beginners of storm chasing are advised _____.

A. not to drive in a heavy rain B. to do it in an organized way C. not to get too close to a storm D. to spend more time on it in summer 54. By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that _____.

A. storm chasing costs a lot of money B. storm chasing is worth hours

of waiting

C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth

55. What can we learn from the text?

A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.

四、写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

I remember a few years before, I went out to eat with 56. ______ a friend of mine. We have a nice quiet dinner at Applebees. 57. ______ When we had finished our eating, I went to take out my 58. ______ wallet, so the waiter came over. He said, “The man who 59. ______ was sitting at the table across from you had paid your 60. ______ meal before he left.”“What?”We were all surprised. 61. ______

We wondered about what’s the matter—a stranger paying 62. ______ for our meals. I asked the waiter why he had paid for us. 63. ______ The waiter replied to, “The man had known of you, and he said 64. ______ you were his child English teacher.” Who was his child? 65. ______ I still don’t know. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

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