1、高一英语北师大版必修三习题单元质量检测一 含答案单元质量检测(一)(时间：100分钟满分：120分本卷共4页).阅读理解(30分)AAre the British people Europeans？This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians, who tend to think of all white men as Europeans. But the British, when they are in Britain, do not regard themselves as Europeans. The Europeans
2、, to them, are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of the English Channel, who have never learnt how to speak English. Europe is “the Continent”：a place full of interest for British tourists, but also the source of almost all the wars in which Britain has ever been involved. Thus,
3、although geographically speaking Britain is a part of Europe, yet the fact that it is a separate island has made its people feel very, very insular (孤立的). They feel, and in many ways are, different from the rest of Europe and they sometimes annoy continental nations by failing to support them, or ev
4、en to understand them, in time of need.Where did the British people come from？This is an extraordinary interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races，and all these races invaded Britain at various times from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came
5、during the first century BC., but there had been at least three invasions before that. The first of these was by a darkhaired Mediterranean race called the Iberians. The other two were by Celtic tribes: first the Gaels, whose descendants are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the G
6、aelic language；and second the Britons, who gave their name to the whole island of Britain. These were the people whom the Romans conquered. The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of their civilization, but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers, so the British race survived until the o
7、verthrow of the Roman Empire by the“barbarians”， ie. the numerous Germanic tribes which overran the whole of Western Europe.1The purpose of the passage is to_Atalk about EuropeansBdiscuss the origin of British peopleCargue for the superiority of British peopleDcompare the Europeans with Africans and
8、 Asians2It can be known from the passage that_Amost people think white people are EuropeansBthere are many Africans and Asians living in EuropeCwhite men are Europeans in the eyes of Africans and AsiansDthe British people think of themselves as Europeans3Why do the British people feel very insular?A
9、They are different from those people in the continent.BThey sometimes fail to support the continental countries in time of need.CThey are separated geographically from the continent.DThey are considered very difficult to understand.4Which of the following might be discussed after this passage?AThe G
10、ermanic tribes which invaded Britain.BThe civilization the Romans gave Britain.CThe Romans who did not settle in Britain.DThe survival of the British people in the first century BC.BOnce Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.“You have served me well, innkee
11、per，” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”“Sir, we want nothing，” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something？”“What is it？” Napoleon asked.“We have heard a story，” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened
12、 to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you？” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.At the end of the yard wa
13、s a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Dont kill us! We meant nothing！” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napol
14、eon called: “Ready! Aim！” The wife screamed.“Stop！” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, dont you？”5Why did the innkeeper ask Napoleon to tell him how Napoleon felt when he was being looked for?AHe wanted to know the difference bet
15、ween a general and an ordinary person.BHe looked down upon Napoleon, for he thought a great man shouldnt be defeated.CHe showed his sympathy (同情) to Napoleon in time of danger.DHe was interested in others failure, especially Napoleons.6Why did Napoleon order his men to tie the couple?ABecause he wan
16、ted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.BBecause he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.CBecause he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.DBecause he wanted to made the innkeeper know that a general like him had the same feeling
17、 as the ordinary people in face of danger.7Which is the best title of the text?ANapoleons TrickBNapoleon and an InnkeeperCNapoleons AngerDNapoleons RideCSons HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he
18、 came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of him liked gambling (赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to se
19、ll the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didnt listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup (拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Years
20、 Day. Mr. Lang didnt go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his fiveyearold son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didnt think the police
21、would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there werent any policemen outside, daddy，” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”8Mr. Lang was paid much because _. Ahe was a driverBhe worked in a factoryChe had a lot of work to
22、doDhe had worked there for a long time9Mrs. Lang did all housework because _. Ashe couldnt find any workBshe thought her husband was tiredCher husband spent all time in gamblingDshe wouldnt stop her husband gambling10_， so he was put into lockup. AMr. Lang often gambledBMr. Lang was late for workCMr
23、. Lang didnt help his wife at homeDMr. Lang wasnt polite to the police11The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _. Ahe didnt love her any longerBhe wouldnt stop gamblingChe had been put into lockupDhe was hardly sent away by the factoryDComputers are very important to modern life. Many people think
24、that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we wont have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts from computers. The Internet wil
25、l be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating (交际). Others do not think that computers will replace our old ways.Lets look at books, for example. Some people think that one
26、day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read texts on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We wont need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized (计算机化) books wi
27、ll be used more and more.Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely that many people will want to read large texts on our computers. Because paper books will perhaps b
28、e more friendly. Maybe computers wont change these two habits.12In Paragraph 1 it is thought people will use computers for _Aplaying games, shopping and making telephone callsBmaking telephone calls, having meals and seeing filmsCseeing films, buying food, and going for holidaysDplaying games, makin
29、g telephone calls and seeing the doctor13Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?AComputerized books wont be very expensive.BComputers can keep many different books in them.CWe wont have lots of pages.DWe wont need any paper.14Paragraph 4 tells _Aabout the old and new wa
30、ys of shopping and communicatingBif the Internet will change our habitsCabout computerized booksDabout future uses of computers15The title for this passage is _AComputers will Replace Shops and BooksBComputers Are the FutureCComputers will Do Everything for ManDHow Computers Change Our Habits.任务型阅读(
31、满分10分)Linguistic (语言学的) PuzzlesHow did the language begin? What was the worlds first language? Do all languages come from one original language? 16._In the 4th century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus wrote this account: Psamtik ， an Egyptian King, wanted to find out what the oldest language in the world was.17_ He told his servant to find two newborn babies. When the servant had found them, the king gave them to a shepherd (牧羊人) and said, “Keep these babies with the goats. Take care of them, but do not talk to them. Listen to any words that they say.” The king wanted to find out wha
