1 一轮单元训练金卷高三英语卷（B） 英语 8 Units 3-5 注注意意事事项项： 1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码 粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑， 写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿 纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第第卷卷 第第一一部部分分 :听听力力(共共两两节节,满满分分 30 分分)略略 第第二二部部分分 :阅阅读读理理解解 (共共两两节节,满满分分 40 分分) 第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 2 分，满分 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。 A Believe it nor not, ancient Chinese people had their own methods of heat preservation in winter. “Wen Ding”, ancient rice cooker The “Wen Ding”, an ancient cooking container, preserved heat by burning fuels like charcoal. The one unearthed in Nanjing in 1989 is thought to be the oldest of its kind discovered in China, dating back to the Stone Age. “Ran Lu”, ancient small hot pot The “Ran Lu” is a small-sized cooking vessel (器皿) made of bronze. A charcoal stove forms the 2 main structure, with a bottom tray to hold charcoal ashes, and a movable cup at the top. Some experts have concluded that the vessels structure suggests that these vessels became popular in the Warring States Period (475221 BC). Bronze You, ancient kettle The Bronze You, one of the most common wine containers during the Shang and Zhou, dynasties, could also be used to warm wine. For example, the Bronze You with beast mask design, unearthed in Jiangxi province, had an opening where charcoals could be placed, allowing people to enjoy a hot drink. Bronze Yan, ancient steamer Although the “Wen Ding” was effective at keeping food warm, ancient Chinese people later found that its burning produced pollution. As a result, the Bronze Van was made with a two-tier (双层的) structure and used to steam rice and other grains. After the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25-AD 220), further improvements to the Bronze Yan led to the modern day steamer. 21. When did the “Ran Lu” begin to gain popularity? A. In the Zhou Dynasty B. In the Warring States Period. C. In the Eastern Han Dynasty. D. In the Stone Age. 22. One of the main functions of the Bronze You was to . A. place hot charcoals B. pour hot water C. keep wine warm D. hold charcoal ashes 23. One advantage the Bronze Yan had over the “Wen Ding” was that . A. it was useful B. it was convenient C. it was environment-friendly D. it was warm 24. According to the passage, which of the following may have the longest history? A. The “Wen Ding”. B. The “Ran Lu”. C. The Bronze You. D. The Bronze Yan. B One day an out-of-work mime(哑剧演员)is visiting a zoo and attempts to earn some money as a 3 performer. As soon as he starts to draw the crowd, a zoo keeper grabs him and drags him into his office. The zoo keeper explains to the mime that the zoos most popular attraction, a gorilla, died suddenly and the keeper fears that the attendance at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla until they can get another one. The mime accepts. So the next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He discovers that its a great job. He can sleep when he wants to, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime. However, eventually the crowds get tired of him and he doesnt like just swinging on wires any longer. He begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a partition(隔开物), and dangles(悬荡) from the top of the lions cage. Of course, this makes the lion furious, but the crowd loves it. At the end of the day the zoo keeper comes and gives the mime a raise for being such a good attraction. Well, this goes on for some time, the mime keeps laughing at the lion, the crowds grow larger, and his salary keeps going up. Then one terrible day when he is dangling over the furious lion he slips and falls. The mime is terrified. The lion gathers its strength and prepares to pounce(猛扑). The mime is so scared that he begins to run round and round in the cage with the lion close behind. Finally, the mime starts screaming and yelling, “Help me! Help me!“, but the lion is quick and pounces. The mime soon finds himself lying on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut up, you idiot! Do you want to get us both fired?“ 25. The mime goes to the zoo in order to . A. perform to make some money B. take part in an interview C. look for a better job as a worker in the zoo D. help the zoo keeper to draw more visitors 26. The mime doesnt like his job any longer probably because . A. he cant have enough sleep every day B. the visitors throw something at him C. people are less interested in his performance 4 D. he wants to stay with the lion in the cage 27. The underlined word “furious“ (in Paragraph 3) means “ “. A. happy B. angry C. frightened D. satisfied 28. According to the passage, we can know that . A. the lion wants to catch hold of the mime B. bo