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届高考英语一轮复习Unit3Tomorrowsworld单元检测必修4

Tomorrow'sworld　单元检测

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．（2014·安徽怀远一中月考）Thegovernmenthas________aseriesofpoliciesandmeasurestoensuretheimprovementinlivingstandards.

A．putout　　　　　　　　　B．putoff

C．putforwardD．putdown

2．（2014·盐城模拟）—WhatonearthmadeSusanweep?

—________ofcheatingintheexam.

A．BeaccusedB．Shewasaccused

C．BecauseshewasaccusedD．Beingaccused

3．（2014·永州高三检测）—Puttheseglassesawaybeforethey________.

—OK.I'llputtheminthecupboard.

A．havebrokenB．willbebroken

C．getbrokenD．gotbroken

4．（2014·安徽重点中学3月联考）Notonly________toturnoffthelightsinthekitchen,butwealsofailedtolockthefrontdoor.

A．weforgotB．f

orgotwe

C．didweforgetD．wedidforget

5．（2014·南京四校高三联考）Mr.Smithfoundthatgas________fromthepipewhenhecamebackbecauseweforgottoswitchoff.Butatlastwewereluckytoescape________.

A．escaped;beingpunished

B．wasescaping;beingpunished

C．escaped;punishment

D．wasescaping;punishing

6．（2014·江苏两所名校联考）—Whathappenedtothatwomansellingnewspapers?

—Idon'tknow.She________aroundhereforalongtime.

A．hasn'tseenB．didn'tsee

C．hadn'tbeenseenD．hasn'tbeenseen

7．（2014·宁波四中高三一模）Thiskindofcloth________well.Ithinkitisworthy________.

A．washes;buyingB．iswashed;buying

C．washes;tobeboughtD．iswashed;tobebought

8．（2014·淮北模拟）Thecinemalooksveryoldbecauseofitstraditionaldesign.________，itwasfinishedonlytwomonthsago.

A．InrealityB．Inturn

C．InreturnD．Inneed

9．（2014·黄冈模拟）Inasense,nocountry,bigorsmall,shouldobjecttothetrendofpeaceanddevelopment,________creatingtroubletoothers.

A．constantlyB．eventually

C．finallyD．immediately

10．（2014·泰州模拟）—HowdidyoufindtheLondonEyeduringyourvisittoLondonasanexchangestudent?

—________！

Itimpressedmeverymuch.

A．TiringB．Amazing

C．FrustratingD．Amusing

11．（2014·长沙一中模拟）________athisfailureinthetest,Johnwouldn'tliketopickupthetopicforthemoment.

A．TobedisappointedB．Disappointing

C．DisappointedD．Havingdisappointed

12．（2014·徐州模拟）Theengineoftheshipwasoutoforderandthebadweather________thehelplessnessofthecrew.

A．addedtoB．resultedfrom

C．turnedoutD．madeup

13．（2014·湖南名校联考）Itisthefirsttimehe________hereandnowitishightimethathe________around.

A．come;shouldbeshowedB．hascome;wasshowed

C．hascome;beshowedD．came;wasshowed

14．（2014·宿迁高三检测）Chinaisthethirdcountrythathas________thetechniqueofspacedocking.

A．controlledB．invented

C．masteredD．employed

15．—Sorry,Ihaven'tgotanygrapejuice,butI'vegotyousomeorangejuice.

—________.Thanksalotanyway.

A．Don'tmentionitB．That'lldome

C．It'suptoyouD．That'sright

Ⅱ.阅读理解

A

（2014·皖南八校高三联合考试）Humans:

it'stimetoabandonEarthorraceextinction.

Itcouldbetheplotofasummerblockbuster（大片）,butthispredictionisn'tsciencefiction.It'saglimpseofthefuture,accordingtofamousBritishscientistStephenHawking.

“Iseegreatdangersforthehumanrace，”hesaidinaninterviewwithglobalforumBigThink.“Therehavebeenanumberoftimesinthepastwhenitssurvivalhasbeenaquestionoftouchandgo.”

“Ibelievethatthelongtermfutureofthehumanracemustbeinspace，”hesaid.“ItwillbedifficultenoughtoavoiddisastersonplanetEarthinthenexthundredyears,letalonethenextthousand,ormillion.”

Hawking,whowasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomlastyear,hasrecentlyvoicedmanyconcernsaboutthefutureoflifeonEarth.

“Ifaliensvisitedus,theoutcomewouldbeasmuchaswhenColumbuslandedinAmerica,whichdidn'tturnoutwellfortheNativeAmericans，”hesaid.“Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbecomenomads（游牧民）,lookingtoconquerandcolonizewhateverplanetstheycanreach.”

ButHawkingsayshe'sstillhopefulforthefutureofhumanity.HetoldBigThink,“We'vemaderemarkableprogressinthelasthundredyears.Butifwewanttocontinuebeyondthenexthundredyears,ourfutureisinspace.”

Gettingtoanotherplanetwillproveachallenge,nottomentioncolonizingitforhumanity.KatherineFreesefromUniversityofMichigantoldBigThink,“theneareststartoEarthisProximaCentauriwhichis4.2lightyearsaway.Thatmeans,ifyouweretravelingatthespeedoflightthewholetime,itwouldtake4.2yearstogetthere—orabout50,000yearsusingcurrentrocketscience.”

1．HumansareadvisedtoabandonEarthmainlybecause________.

A．alienswilltakeupourhomeplanetsoon

B．itwasdiscussedintheforumBigThink

C．manyscientistslikeHawkingareconcernedaboutit

D．manydisasterswillhappenonEarth

2．Thinkingaboutthefutureofhumans,Hawkingfeelsthat________.

A．humanscan'tliveonEarthanylonger

B．Earthwillnotbehabitableforhumans

C．otherplanetsarer

eadyforhumanstoreach

D．aliensarethebiggestfuturethreattohumans

3．Whatisthewriter'skeypointinthelastparagraph?

A．Itisimpossibletogettoanotherplanetinspace.

B．ItisurgentforHawkingtodevelopthespacescience.

C．Thenearfuturecan'tseehuman'smovetoanotherplanet.

D．TheplanetProximaCentauriisfarawayfromEarth.

4．Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.

A．aconferenceinterview

B．asciencefiction

C．ahistorybook

D．aforumreport

B

（2014·江苏常州市水平检测）Beautifulpeopleareindeedhappier,anewstudysays,butnotalwaysforthesamereasons.

Forhandsomemen,theextrakicksaremorelikelytocomefromeconomicbenefits,likeincreasedwages,whilewomenaremorelikelytofindjoyjustlookinginthemirror.“Womenfeelthatbeautyisnaturallyimportant，”saysDanielHamermesh,aUniversityofTexasatAustinlaboreconomistandthestudy'sleadauthor.“Theyjustfeelbadifthey'reugly.”

Hamermeshistheacknowledgedfatherofpulchronomics,ortheeconomicstudyofbeauty.Itcanbeadangerousjob.HeoncemadeangryanaudienceofyoungMormon（魔门教）women,manyofwhomwishedtostayhomewithfuturechildren,byexplainingthathomemakerstendtobelessattractivethantheirworkinggirlpeers（同伴）.“Sincebeautifulwomentendtobepaidmore,theyhavemoremotivationtostayintheworkforce，”hesays.

Thepursuitofgoodlooksdrivesseveralhugeindustries—in2010,Americansspent$845milliononfaceliftsalone—butfeweconomistsfocusedonbeauty'sfinan

cialpoweruntilthemid1990s,whenHamermeshandhiscolleague,

JeffBiddleofMichiganStateUniversity,becamethefirstscholarstotracktheeffectofappearanceonearningspotentialforalargesample（样本）ofadults.Likemanyotherdesirablecommodities（商品）,“beautyisrare，”Hamermeshsays,“andthatrarenesscommandsaprice.”

Ahandsomemanisestimatedtomake13percentmoreduringhiscareerthana“lookschallenged”peer,accordingtocalculationsinHamermesh'srecentbook,BeautyPays.Interestingly,thenetbenefitisslightlylessforprettywomen,whomaymakeupthedifferencebytradingontheirlookstomarrymenwithhigherearningpotential.Andsomestudieshaveshownthatattractivepeoplearemorelikelytobehiredinarecession（经济衰退）．

Hamermesharguesthat“there'snotmuchwecandotoimproveourpulchritude（美丽）”.Thereareevenstudiessuggestingthatforeverydollarspentoncosmeticproducts（化妆品）,only4centsreturnsassalary—makinglipstickatrulyawfulinvestment.

________.One2006studyshowedthatthelessbeautifulmayactuallyprofitfromtheirlackoflooks.Peopletendtoexpectlessfromtheunattractive,sowhentheygobeyondthoselowexpectationstheyarerewarded.Andthebeautifulonesareoftenprimarilyheldtoahigherstandard—“thenhitwitha‘beautypenal

ty’iftheyfailtodeliver.”Hamermeshsays.

5．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．HowMuchdoesBeingAttractiveCost?

B．HowMuchisBeingAttractiveWorth?

C．HowcanWeMakeUseofOurBeauty?

D．HowHappydoAttractivePeopleFeel?

6．WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

A．Handsomemenarehappierbecausetheycanmakeprofitsfromtheirpulchritude.

B．Housewivesareusuallylessbeautifulandthuslessmotivatedthantheirworkingpeers.

C．Beauty'sfinancialpowerhaslongbeennoticedhistoric

allyasamostdesirablecommodity.

D．Beautifulwomenusuallymakemoreastheycantradetheirlookstowealthyandhandsomemen.

7．Whatisthetopicsentenceofthelastparagraph?

A．Butinbornbeautyisn'talwaysprofitable.

B．Butpeoplealwaysdesiretobemorebeautiful.

C．Butinbornbeautiesdon'tneedtoimprovethemselves.

D．Butbeingmoreattractivedeservesgreatefforts.

8．WhichoneofthefollowingwordsofHamermesh'scanbestexplainthefactthatattractivepeoplearemorelikelytobehiredinarecession?

A．“Womenfeelthatbeautyisnaturallyimportant.”

B．“Beautyisrare,andthatrarenesscommandsaprice.”

C．“There'snotmuchwecandotoimproveourpulchritude.”

D．“...thenhitwitha‘beautypenalty’iftheyfailtodeliver.”

Tomorrow'sworld　单元检测（B卷——自主选做）

Ⅰ.完形填空

（2014·苏州高三检测）OnedayIwasdoingabigcleanupwhenI__1__aknottedhandkerchiefwithanolddarkbrowncoininside.Itookonelookandimmediately__2__anunforgettabletime.

In1991,IhadspentfivemonthsinNiger,withsandstormsandgreatheat.Its__3__andbeggarsweremybiggestandmostconstantcomplaint.Streetbeggarswouldcontinuallyreachedouttheirhands,shouting“Gift!

Gift！

”

Oneday,I__4__forneighboringBurkinatoworkinahealthclinic.

ArrivingbytaxiatourdestinationinBurkina,webeganto__5__.Outofthedarkness,amotorbikewithtwomenapproachedslowly.Without__6__，oneofthemengrabbedmydaypackasthemotorbikesweptcloseby.Withinseconds,thetwowereout

ofsight,__7__upbythenight.