1、2020-2021 学年高一英语人教版学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册期末复习单必修第三册期末复习单元知识检测元知识检测 Unit 5 The Value of MoneyAThree Feet From GoldDarbys uncle was caught by the gold fever in the gold-rush days, and went west to dig andgrow rich. After months of labor, he was rewarded by the discovery of the shining ore (矿石). Heneeded
2、 machinery to bring the ore to the surface. So, with the strike, he returned home. Andwith the help of Darby, he borrowed a lot of money. After buying the machinery and having itshipped, Uncle and Darby went back to dig the mine.The first car of ore was mined. And the returns proved they had one of
3、the richest mines inColorado! Down went the drills! Up went the hopes of Uncle and Darby!Then something happened! The vein (矿脉)of gold ore disappeared! They drilled on, but all invain. Finally, they decided to quit and sold the machinery to a junkman for a few hundred dollars.The junkman called in a
4、 mining engineer to look at the mine and do a little calculation. Theengineers calculation showed that the vein would be found just three feet from where theDarbys had stopped drilling! The junkman took millions of dollars in the vein, because he knewenough to seek experts advice before giving up.Mo
5、st of the money which went into the machinery was borrowed through the efforts of Darby,who was then a very young man. The money came from his relatives because of their faith in him.He paid back every dollar of it, although it took years to do so.Long afterwards, Mr. Darby made another discovery in
6、 which desire can be changed into gold.This discovery came after he went into the business of selling life insurance. Remembering thathe lost a huge fortune, for he stopped three feet from gold, Darby profited by the experience inhis chosen work, saying to himself, I stopped three feet from gold, bu
7、t I will never stop becausemen say no when I ask them to buy insurance.Darby sold more than a million dollars in life insurance annually. He owes his stick-ability tothe lesson he learned from his quit-ability in the gold mining business.1.Darbys uncle went back home to _.A.receive his rewardB.seek
8、financial supportC.look for more helpersD.consult an engineer2.From the passage, we can know Darby _.A.was unable to pay off the debtsB.mined his gold from the failureC.learned a lesson from selling insuranceD.devoted himself to making new discoveries3.The author intends to tell us that _.A.hopes an
9、d difficulties exist side by sideB.correct decisions stem from correct judgmentC.we should catch it when opportunity comesD.we wont reach our goal unless we insistBOver the past few years Ive had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, hasbeen making changes to my brain. Im not thinking t
10、he way I used to think. I can feel it moststrongly when Im reading. Involving myself in a book or a lengthy(冗长的)article used to be easy.Thats rarely the case anymore.I think I know whats going on. For over a decade, Ive been spending lots of time online. TheWeb has been a godsend to me as a writer.
11、Research that once required days in the rooms oflibraries can now be done in minutes by a few Google searches. Even when Im not working, Imscanning headlines or just tripping from link to link.The Net is becoming a universal medium where information flows through my eyes and earsand into mind. The p
12、erfect recall of silicon memory (硅制存储器)can be a blessing to thinking.But that comes at a price. As the media theorist Marshall Mcluhan pointed out, media are notjust passive channels of information. They supply the staff of thought, but they also shape theprocess of thought. And what the Net seems t
13、o be doing is weakening my ability forconcentration. Once I was a driver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a flyingswallow.Im not the only one. When I mention my troubles with reading to acquaintances, BruceFriedman, a blogger, also has described how the Internet has changed his
14、mental habits. Histhinking has taken on a staccato (不连贯的) quality. I cant read War and Peace anymore, headmitted. Ive lost the ability to do that.A recently published study suggests that when reading online, we tend to become moredecoders (解码器)of information. We are not only what we read; we are how
15、 we read.1.According to the passage, the author thinks _.A.the Net is merely a headacheB.he can no longer die but swim shallowlyC.the deep reading in the past has become a struggleD.other people around rarely have similar feelings like him2.What is the authors attitude towards the Internet?A.Thoroug
16、hly passive.B.Totally puzzled.C.Gladly approving.D.Evidently worried.3.From the passage, the more people use the Web,_ .A.the more mental habits can be improvedB.the more they have to fight to stay focusedC.the more they are influenced in shapeD.the more online activities they can enjoy4.Which of th
17、e following can best summarize the text?A.Is the Net gradually changing us?B.Long articles are hard to read nowadays.C.Do people lack concentration to cover Web pages?D.More Web involvement results from attention distraction(分心).CIm a TV show host. One Sunday, I took my 7-year-old daughter by the se
18、a for lunch. Onarriving at the beach, I saw JoJo, a wealthy man in the hotel business. We sat down to chat in anopen air cafe.Suddenly our conversation was interrupted ( 中 断 )by a stranger, who politely askedpermission(容许)to speak to me. Often people want to tell me something about my controversial(
19、有争议的)TV show,when Im out on the streets.He asked to speak to me privately, so we stood a bit away from my table. He said, Im James,35 years old, father of a 7-year-old girl, whos very sick. She needs treatment abroad. The doctorssaid that if she was treated in the UK, she would probably survive. But
20、 Im poor, so can you pleasehelp me?Speechless, I stared at the mans eyes full of tears and asked how I could help. After we talkedfor a while, I went to sit back at the table. JoJo asked me, Whats wrong with you? Your facechanged. I told him. JoJo was very sorry for this family and said I had the me
21、ans through themedia to help him. Later we headed off to our destinations.All weekend I thought about James, his daughter and his family. I even considered doing aspecial TV show to raise money for this sick child.On Monday morning I was at the office after I finished presenting my show, when mysecr
22、etary said a man needed to speak to me. It was JoJo. He walked into my office. Actually JoJois so busy with his hotel business that I never imagined he had time to come and see me at thestudios.Please, call the man with the sick child and tell him that Ill pay all expenses for his sickdaughters trea
23、tment, JoJo said, with a check in his hand. Ive been married for 35 years. Iwasnt lucky enough to have a child. I want to help this child now. I picked up the phone to callJames.Now James daughter is well and living a normal life. JoJo often visits her. Im so happy thatthere are so many good people
24、on earth.1.According to the text, the author _.A.often has lunch at the beach with his daughterB.was once helped by JoJoC.met JoJo at the beach by accidentD.was hesitant to help James2.According to the text, the author thought that JoJos arrivalat his office was_.A.annoyingB.movingC.excitingD.surpri
25、sing3.Why did JoJo make up his mind to help James?A.To support the authors work.B.To show his sympathy for the poor.C.To show his love for a child.D.To set a good example to other rich people.4.What is the main idea of the text?A.Famous hosts are always troubled.B.Kind people are everywhere.C.The me
26、dia is powerful.D.Even the richest person is not always lucky.DWhat do Tom Sawyer and jumping frogs have in common? Stories about both of them werecreated by one man : Mark Twain. Twain was four years old when his family moved to Hannitel,Missouri, located on the west bank of the Mississippi. Twain
27、grew up there and was fascinatedwith life along the river the steamboats, the giant lumber( 木头 ) rafts, and the people whoworked on them.The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is one of Twains best loved short stories,and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of his most famous novels. Both t
28、hese works arecelebrated by events held during National Tom Sawyer Days, which originated in the late 1950sand became nationalin the 1960s. Children enter their frogs in the jumping contest duringNational Tom Sawyer Days. Theres also a fence painting contest to see who can paint the fastest.The idea
29、 for this contest comes from a scene in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, in which Tom hasbeen told to paint the fence in front of the house he lives in. Its a beautiful day, and he wouldrather be doing anything else. As his friends walk by, he makes them believe that its fun topaint,and they join in th
30、e “fun”. By the end of the day,the fence has three coats of paint!Although the story of Tom Sawyer is fiction,its based on facts. If you go to Hannibal, youll seethe white fence, which still stands at Twains boyhood home.1.Which of the following statements about Mark Twain is TRUE?A.He was born in H
31、annibal.B.He enjoyed his life in Hannibal.C.He spent most of his childhood on the Mississippi.D.He often went rafting(坐船漂流) on the Mississippi with his parents.2.Tom Sawyer Days were created _.A.about forty years agoB.in memory of a great writerC.shortly after Twains deathD.to improve kids interest
32、in reading3.Who will win the fence painting contest?A.Job,painting the longest.B.Julia,painting most carefully.C.Jim, painting in the newest way.D.John,painting in the shortest time.4.From the white fence at Twains boyhood home, we know that _.A.the story of Tom Sawyer is based partly on Twains expe
33、riencesB.the story of Tom Sawyer is based totally on Twains imaginationC.Twains old house is painted by the fence painting competitorsD.Twains old house is visited by people from all over the country七选五Imagine a child standing on a diving board four feet high and asking himself the question:Should I
34、 jump? This is what motivation or the lack of it can do. Motivation and goal setting arethe two sides of the same coin. _ Like the child on the diving board, you will stayundecided._ More than that, how should you stay motivated to achieve the goal? First, you needto evaluate yourself, your values,
35、your strengths, your weaknesses, your achievements, yourdesires, etc. Only then should you set your goals.You also need to judge the quality and depth of your motivation. This is quite important,because it is directly related to your commitment. There are times when your heart is not in yourwork. _
36、So, slow down and think what you really want to do at that moment. Clarity(清晰)of thoughts can help you move forward.Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives,keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths. Remember that goals are flexible._ They als
37、o need to be measurable. You must keep these points in mind while setting yourgoals.Your personal circumstances are equally important. For example, you may want to be a pilotbut cant become one because your eyesight is not good enough. _ You should reassessyour goals, and motivate yourself to set a
38、fresh goal.You will surely need to overcome some difficulties, some planned, but most unplanned. Youcannot overcome them without ample motivation. Make sure that you plan for these difficultiesat the time of setting your goals.A.This can affect your work.B.So how should you motivate yourself?C.Howev
39、er,this should not discourage you.D.So why should we try to set specific goals?E.They can change according to circumstances.F.Motivation is what you need most to do a good job.G.Without motivation, you can neither set a goal nor reach it.完形填空阅读下面短文，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。Ten years ago, m
40、y mom gave me a fancy blood pressure monitor which was very expensive forher. I had high blood pressure and she wanted to make sure I was always1it. Being in myearly twenties, this situation should have2me, but it didnt; I had long been3fromnameless anxiety and stress. After a decade long4, my blood
41、 pressure could finally becontrolled. Through lots of meditation (冥想), exercise, and diets, Ive slowly5from it in thelast few years.I was happy that I no longer needed my blood pressure monitor. I decided to put it upfor6online, and a woman7, saying she wanted to buy it shortly after I posted it. Iw
42、ent to a coffee shop and met her, along with her mother. Neither of them were in the best ofhealth.She carefully took out some8from her wallet to pay me, and it9me that I couldnot let her pay me. I had a smile card10in my wallet; I slipped it in the bag and told herHere, just take it. She was11and t
43、ried to hand me the money again. I again insisted thatshe take it. She was12and thanked me. I wished them good health and a happy life.Although I didnt repay my mom in cash, I was more than13that I repaid her bypassing on her14to someone who may be a stranger but15needed it.(1).A.keepingB.keeping aw
44、ayC.keeping up withD.keeping track of(2).A.interestedB.shockedC.relievedD.encouraged(3).A.preventingB.resultingC.sufferingD.separating(4).A.struggleB.analysisC.searchD.summary(5).A.runB.recoveredC.learnedD.removed(6).A.showB.funC.saleD.praise(7).A.askedB.respondedC.requiredD.acted(8).A.cardsB.paperC
45、.keysD.cash(9).A.frightenedB.benefitedC.hitD.attacked(10).A.on handB.on dutyC.on leaveD.on guard(11).A.annoyedB.worriedC.confusedD.careful(12).A.depressedB.touchedC.sadD.bored(13).A.surprisedB.anxiousC.eagerD.delighted(14).A.giftB.hopeC.collectionD.desire(15).A.reallyB.differentlyC.hardlyD.gradually
46、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。I have a friend who I am keen _. I enjoy her company and we _ (be)friends for a long time. My problem is that,90 percent of the time, she calls me _ she is driving. But she will stop the conversation as soon as she _(arrive) at the office. I think Im not valu
47、ed because she rarely calls me any other time. I also havethe view that she values her time much more than _ (I) because she will only talkwhen it is _(convenience) for her. When I call her at any other time of the day, sherarelyanswers.Ifshedidntdothisasfrequently,shewouldbe _(little)likely to anno
48、y me.I realize having _ conversation with her about this is probably a productive way_ (fix) the problem, but I hesitate because similar conversations in the past haventgone so well and also because I am not sure of _ (exact) how to express things.书面表达第一节假设你是李华， 拟邀请美国朋友 Mike 国庆节期间到你的家乡参观游览。 请你写一封邀请函
49、，要点如下：1. 享受免费住宿(accommodation)；2. 游览名胜古迹；3. 品尝特色小吃(snack)；4. 感受当地历史、文化和风土人情。注意：1.词数 80 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。核心要点提示：1. free of charge2. show you around3. try some famous local snacks4. the local history and cultureDear Mike,Howiseverythinggoing?_All the best.Yours,Li Hua第二节阅读下面材
50、料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。The eight-year-old Carol lived with her father David, mother May and elder brother Rob. Thelittle family happily lived in a beautiful village surrounded with beautiful nature. The village wasat the foot of a mountain, with beautiful views of the snowy m
