2022—2022学年度上学期高三一轮复习英语单元验收试题（9）【新人教】命题范围：模块9第Ⅰ卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatdessertwillthemanorder?A.Icecream.B.Achocolatecake.C.Nothing.2.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?A.Gotothemovieswiththewoman.B.Celebratehissister’sbirthday.C.Goskiingwithhisparents.3.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Helphimpainthisbedroom.B.Makelunchforhim.C.Takecareofhisbrother.4.Whoisthewoman?A.Awaitress.B.Adoctor.C.Adriver.5.Whatisthemandoing?A.Havinganinterview.B.Talkingwithhisboss.C.Writingarésumé.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatsizeshoesdidthewomanwearlastyear?A.6.B.7.C.8.7.Whyhavethewoman’sfeetbeenhurting?A.Hershoeswerethewrongsize.B.Shewalkedtoomucheachday.C.Hershoeswereofverylowquality.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whereisthewomangoing?A.Toherhouse.B.Toanappointment.C.ToWest22ndStreet.9.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanisinarush.B.Itisgoingtorainsoon.C.Thetrafficisheavyatthemoment.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。1410.Whoarethespeakers?A.Girlfriendandboyfriend.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Directorandactor.11.Howdoesthemanappeartothewoman?A.Hurt.B.Mad.C.Happy.12.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A.Expresshissadfeelings.B.Showmoreanger.C.Takeabreak.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredidthewomanmeettheman?A.AttheBerlinbusstation.B.AttheLondonbusstation.C.Atthewoman’sapartment.14.Howlongwastheman’strip?A.Anhourandahalf.B.Ninehours.C.Nineteenhours.[15.Whydidthemanchoosetotakeabus?A.Tosavemoney.B.Toenjoythecountryview.C.Tobeenvironmentallyfriendly.16.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheman?A.Hedidn’tlookwell.B.Hecouldhavetakenafasterbus.C.Heshouldcaremoreabouttheenvironment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whoisthespeaker?A.ATVhost.B.Aradiohost.C.Aprofessor.18.WhatdidtheHarvardstudyfind?A.Fastreadersgetthebestgrades.B.Parents’educationisimportanttokids’success.C.Morebooksathomemeanssuccessinschool.19.Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthebestpartofreading?A.It’safunactivity.B.It’srelaxingatbedtime.C.It’sagreatwaytocommunicate.20.Whenshouldparentsstarttoreadtotheirkids?A.Asearlyaspossible.B.Whentheirkidslearntospeak.C.Assoonastheirkidscanholdabook.第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：It’ssonicetohearfromheragain．,welastmetmorethanthirtyyearsago．A．What’smoreB．That’stosayC．InotherwordsD．Believeitor14not答案是D。21.Marysaidthatonce________himyouwouldlikehimandmakefriendswithhim.A.meetB.tomeetC.meetingD.met22.【2022江西】33.Hewrotealetter______heexplainswhathadhappenedintheaccident.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.how23.Hesuggestedus________hereforMr.Li,ourmathteacher.A.shouldwaitB.waitedC.towaitD.waiting24.【2022天津】1.----I’mgoingtoVenicenextweek.----.Carnivalwillbeheldthen.Havefun！A.You’recrazyB.You’reluckyC.You’dbetternotD.Youneverknow25.Hewasaskedto_______hisclassmakingaspeechattheschoolopeningceremony.A.representB.standforC.expressD.show26.Jacktoldusthathisclass________sixty-fourstudents.A.madeupB.madeofC.consistedofD.consistedin27.【2022江苏】28.Intheglobaleconomy,anewdrugforcancer,itisdiscovered,willcreatemanyeconomicpossibilitiesaroundtheworld.A.whateverB.whoeverC.whereverD.whichever28.【2022福建】25.TheForbiddenCityattractsa_______streamofvisitorseveryday,especiallyduringnationalholidays.A.constantB.mainC.powerfulD.shallow29.Hedidn’tcometoschoolyesterday_______thathewasill.A.becauseB.forC.inD.if30.DoyouknowthatYuanLongpingisknownas______fatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻)?A./B.theC.aD.an31.Shetolduswhatsheboughtyesterday________afewapplesandsomeclothing.A.isB.areC.wasD.were32.【2022湖南】31.________warmatnight,Iwouldfillthewoodstove,thensetmyalarmclockformidnightsoIcouldrefillit.A.StayingB.StayedC.TostayD.Stay33.Thewayoflifehewasusedto_______whenhecametostudyinAmerica.A.changeB.changedC.changingD.beingchanged34.【2022重庆】27.Itwaswiththehelpofthelocalguidethemountainclimberwasrescued.A.whoB.thatC.whenD.how35.Canyoutelluswhathorses_______?A.feedonB.liveonC.feedbyD.liveby第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）14阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople36Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga37person.Ithinkmy38startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy39andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever40toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally41.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.Sotrieda(n)42.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI43tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig44forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof45arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew46,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy47.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso48becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever49her,soItookherplace.Sheletme50.thatmakingothersfeelgoodmakemefeelgood,too,whenshedied,Iwas51,butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuch52persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot53theseexperiences.Theyhave54metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I55whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.36.A.sinceB.beforeC.orD.unless37.A.famousB.simpleC.differentD.skilled38.A.educationB.careerC.tourD.change39.A.balanceC.homeworkC.degreeD.interest40.A.talkedB.wroteC.liedD.reported41.A.carefulB.lonelyC.curiousD.guilty42.A.argumentB.gameC.experimentD.defence43.A.daredB.offeredC.hesitatedD.happened44.A.dreamB.problemC.dutyD.step45.A.usB.whichC.themD.whom46.A.attitudeB.hobbyC.hopeD.luck47.A.friendB.partnerC.guideD.guest48.A.politeB.happyC.strangeD.confident49.A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.trusted50.A.explainB.guessC.declareD.see51.A.homelessB.heartbrokenC.bad-temperedD.hopeless52.A.quieterB.busierC.betterD.richer53.A.forgetB.faceC.improveD.analyze1454.A.forcedB.preferredC.orderedD.taught55.A.missB.likeC.wonderD.expect第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共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。APeopleusedtosay,“Thehandthatrocks(摇)thecradle(摇篮)rulestheworld.”and“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthereisawoman.”Boththesesayingsmeanthesamething.Menruletheworld,buttheirmothersandwivesrulethem.MostAmericanwomenwishtomaketheirhusbandsandsonssuccessful,butsomeofthemwantmoreforthemselves.Theywantgoodjobs.Whentheyworktheywanttobebetterpaid.Theywanttobeassuccessfulasmen.TheAmericanwomen’sliberationmovementwasstartedbywomenwhodidn’twanttostandbehindsuccessfulmen.Theywantedtostandbesidemen,withthesamechanceforsuccess.Theyrefusedtoworksidebysidewithmenwhodothesameworkforahigherpay.Aliberatedwomanmustbeproudofbeingawomanandhaveconfidence(自信)inherself.Ifsomebodysaystoher,“Youhavecomealongway,baby.”shewillsmileandanswer,“NotnearlyasfarasI’mgoingtogo,baby!”Thismovementisquitenew,andmanyAmericanwomendon’tagreeyet.Butithasalreadymadesomeimportantchangesinwomen’slives---inmen’slives,too.56.“Behindeverysuccessfulmanthereisawoman”means_______.A.menarealwayssuccessfulbutnotwomenB.womenarenotwillingtostandinfrontofmenC.womendoplayanimportantpartinmen’slivesandworkD.womencanbeassuccessfulasmen57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SomeAmericanwomenwanttoworksidebysidewithmenandgetthesamepayforthesamework.B.MostAmericanwomenwanttobemoresuccessfulthanmen.C.NoteveryAmericanwomanwantstogetajob.D.TheAmericanwomen’sliberationmovementdidmakesomechangesinwomen’slives.58.“NotnearlyasfarasI’mgoingtogo”means______.A.I’mstillgoingtoworkfartherawayfromhomeB.I’mnotgoingtoworkfarawayfromhomeC.I’mnotsatisfiedwithwhatI’vedoneD.WhatIhavedoneisnotfarfromsuccess59.TheAmericanwomen’sliberationmovement________.A.havestillalongwaytogoB.isafailureC.wasstartedbymanysuccessfulwomen14D.isanewthingnotacceptedbythewriterBHankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegs.Hehad—notlegsbutstumps(残肢)thatcouldhefittedwithakindofspecialboots,Peoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.Childrenlaughedathimandcalledhim‘ApeMan’(猿人)becausehisarmspracticallydraggedontheground.Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.Hisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelve.Aftergraduatingfromschool,heworkedhiswaythroughcollege.Hesweptfloors,waitedontable,orworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylife,hehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgetcoldallover.However,thedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs(假腿).FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirror.Forthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobe—afullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsold.Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroom,andmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloor,buthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.Heclimbedstairsandlearnedtodance.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarIIcame,hetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajob.Hetooktheregulartraining.hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardi,amanwithoutlegs.60.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan’because______.A.hedidn’ttalktothemB.hekeptawayfromthemC.hisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemovedD.hecouldn’tusehisarms61.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallis______.A.anaverageheightforafullygrownpersonB.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheabove62.WhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers,he______.A.dideverythingtheothersoldiersdidB.didnothingtheothersoldiersdidC.didsomeofthethingstheothersoldiersdidD.tooksomespecialtraining63.ThewritersuggeststhatHankViscardi_______.A.hadnofriendsB.neversawhimselfasdifferentfromothersC.wasveryshyD.wastooproudtoaccepthelpfromothersCDearDaughter,AswedroveofffromColumbia,Iwantedtowritetotellyouallthatisonmymind.14First,Iwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaisarealtestament(证明)ofwhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.Yourcollegeyearswillbethemostimportantofyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilldiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Thiswillbetheperiodwhenyougofromteachertaughttomasterinspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeaself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriously,andevenifwhatyoulearnisofnopracticaluseinreallife,thelearningskillsyougetwillbesomethingyouwillvalueforever.Followyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbebotheredbywhatothersthinkorsay,butmakeupyourownmind.Mostimportantly,maketruefriendsandbehappy.Don’tworryabuttheirhobbies,grades,looks,orevenpersonalities.Startplanningearlywhatyou’dliketodo.Wherewouldyouliketolive?Whatwouldyouliketolearn?Ithinkyourplantostudyfashionisgood,andyoushoulddecidewhereyouwanttobe,andgetontotherightcourses.Iwillalwaysbethereforyou,butthetimehascomeforyoutobeinthedriver’sseat--thisisyourlife,andyouneedtobeincontrol.Beingincontrolfeelsgreat.Tryit,andyou’llloveit!Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears--makethebestuseofyourfreetime,becomeanindependentthinkerincontrolofyourdestiny,andlearnthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.MayyouryearsatColumbiabethehappiestofyourlife,andmayyougrowintojustwhatyoudreamtobe.LoveDad&Mom64.Wecanreadbetweenthelinesthat________.A.DadisverystrictwithhisdaughterB.DadhasastrongloveforhisdaughterC.DadalwaysworriesabouthisdaughterD.Dadismuchconcernedabouthisdaughter'shealth65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Planthingsbeforeyoudothem.B.Self-learningisveryimportantincollege.C.Followyourpassionandwhatotherpeoplesay.D.Leadingalifeisjustlikedrivingacar.66.Theunderlinedword“destiny”inthepassageistheclosestinmeaningto____________.A.weightB.TimeC.positionD.life67.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingtheletteristotellhisdaughterto____________.A.makethemostofhercollegeB.fighttillshesucceedsC.beconfidentandhappyD.smiletohertroublein1ife14DForyears,therehasbeenabias(偏见)againstscienceamongclinicalpsychologists(临床心理学家).Inatwo-yearanalysistobepublishedinNovemberinPerspectivesonPsychologicalScience,psychologistsledbyTimothyB.BakeroftheUniversityofWisconsinchargethatmanyclinicalpsychologistsfailto“providethetreatmentsforwhichthereisthestrongestevidenceofeffectiveness”and“givemoreweighttotheirpersonalexperiencesthantoscience.”Asaresult,patientshavenoguaranteethattheir“treatmentwillbeinformedbyscience.”WalterMischelofColumbiaUniversityisevencruelerinhisjudgment.“Thedisconnectbetweenwhatclinicalpsychologistsdoandwhatsciencehasdiscoveredisanextremeembarrassment,”hetoldme,and“thereisawideninggapbetweenclinicalpracticeandscience”The“widening”reflectsthegreatprogressthatpsychologicalresearchhasmadeinidentifyingthemosteffectivetreatments.Thankstostrictclinicaltrials,wenowknowthatteachingpatientstothinkabouttheirthoughtsinnew,healthierwaysandtoactonthosenewwaysofthinkingareeffectiveagainstdepression,panicdisorderandotherproblems,withmultipletrialsshowingthatthesetreatments—thetoolsofpsychology—bringmorelastingbenefitsthandrugs.Youwouldn’tknowthisifyousoughthelpfromatypicalclinicalpsychologist.Althoughmanytreatmentsareeffective,relativelyfewpsychologistslearnorpracticethem.Whyintheworldnot?Foronething,saysBaker,clinicalpsychologistsare“verydoubtfulabouttheroleofscience”and“lacksolidsciencetraining”.Also,onethirdofpatientsgetbetternomatterwhattreatment(ifany)theyhave,“andpsychologistsrememberthesesuccesses,believing,wrongly,thattheyaretheresultofthetreatment.”Whenfacedwithevidencethattreatmentstheyofferarenotsupportedbyscience,clinicalpsychologistsarguethattheyknowbetterthansomestudythatworks.A2022studyof591psychologistsinprivatepracticefoundthattheyrelymoreontheirownandcolleagues’experiencethanonsciencewhendecidinghowtotreatapatient.Iftheykeeponthispathasinsurancecompaniesdemandevidence-basedmedicine,warnsMischel,psychologywill“discredititself.”68.Manyclinicalpsychologistsfailtoprovidethemosteffectivetreatmentsbecause______A.theyareunfamiliarwiththeirpatientsB.theybelieveinscienceandevidenceC.theyrelyontheirpersonalexperiencesD.theydependontheircolleagues’help69.Howdoclinicalpsychologistsrespondwhenchargedthattheirtreatmentsarenotsupportedbyscience?A.Theyfeelembarrassed.B.Theyaredisappointed.C.TheytrytodefendthemselvesD.Theydoubttheirtreatments70.InMischel’sopinion,psychologywill______becomemorereliableifinsurancecompanieswon’tdemandevidence-basedmedicine14A.developfasterwiththesupportofinsurancecompaniesB.worktogetherwithinsurancecompaniestoprovidebettertreatmentC.destroyitsownreputationifnoimprovementismade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。Gettingyourchildrentostudycanbealittlelikegettingthemtoeattheirvegetables.__71__Makeastudytimeandhaveitatthesametimeeveryday.Thiswillhelpyourkidtolearntoscheduletheirdayandwillgivethemasenseofcontroloverhowtheyspendtheirtime.Allowthemtostudyinblockoftime,suchasforhalfanhourwithafive-minutebreakinthemiddle.__72__Ideal(理想的)studytimesareafterdinnerorrightafterschoolbeforedinner.Neverallowyourchildrentostudyinfrontofthetelevision,asthatwillencouragepassiveactivity.__73__You’llalsoneedtohelpyourkidsfindtherightplacetostudy.Afteryou’vesetupagoodstudytimeforlittlelearners,s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ntogetherforthreeyears.Don’tyouthinkhisreactionwouldbeoneofbothangerandsadness?W:Atthispoint,no.Ithinkhewouldreactthewaymostguyswould,andthenlateron,wewouldseehisrealfeelings.M:I’mnotsosureaboutthat.W:Let’stryitmyway,andyoucanseehowyoufeelwhenyou’resayingyourlines.Afterthat,ifitstilldoesn’tfeelright,wecangobacktothedrawingboard.Text9W:Hey,welcometoBerlin!It’sgreattoseeyouagain.M:Yeah,goodtoseeyoutoo!Haveyoubeenwaitinghereatthestationlong?W:Onlyfifteenminutes.Butlet’sgetoutofthiscoldandgotomyapartment!Howareyoufeelingafterthatlongbusride?M:Ah,itwasn’ttoobad.Itwasonlynineteenhours.W:That’scrazy!Youcould’veflownherefromLondonfor60euros,anditwouldonlyhavetakenanhourandahalf.Wasitreallyworthallthattime,justtosaveabitofmoney?M:Well,itwasaprettyuncomfortableride,tobehonest.Thebuswasstartingtosmelltowardtheendofit,andtherewasaguynexttomewhowasbreathingreallyloudlywhilehewassleeping.ButthereasonItookthebuswasbecauseit’smoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanflying.W:Ithinkit’sgreatyouwanttohelptheenvironment.Butyoulooksoexhaustedrightnow.Ijustthinkyoushouldbealittlemorecarefulwithyourhealth.M:Well,Iwasn’texpectingthebustobesounpleasant.Butyou’reright.NexttimeIvisityou,I’llprobablyfly.Text10WelcomebacktoModernParenting.We’vealreadytalkedaboutbeingopenandhonestwithyourkids,butthereisonethingthatallgoodparentsdo,andit’ssurprisinglysimple:readtoyourkids.Studiesshowthatchildrenarebetterpreparedforschoolandtendtogetbettergradeslateroniftheirparentsmakeahabitofreadingtothemfromayoungage.OnestudyfromHarvardUniversityfound14thatthenumberofbooksinthehomewasthesinglebiggestfactorrelatedtosuccessinschool,morethantheeducationorincomeoftheparents!Readingisfun,anditcanbeanimportantpartofrelaxingatbedtime.Bestofall,itgivesparentsanopportunitytocommunicatewiththeirchildrenandteachthemabouttheworld.It’snevertooearlytostartreadingtoyourchildren.Manyparentsbuybooksfortheirkidslongbeforetheycantalk,andsomeevenstartreadingtotheirchildrenbeforetheyareborn!Tripstothelibraryorthebookstorecanbefunactivitiesforyoungfamiliestodotogether.Soparents,ifyou’rewonderingwhattodowithyourkidstonight,remember:allyouneedisagoodbook!That’sallforModernParenting.ThisisLesley,on105.7FM,sayinggoodnight.14
