高三单元考英语2021.9第 1 页 共 8 页永春一中永春一中高三高三年年单元考英语科试卷单元考英语科试卷2021.9考试时间：60 分钟试卷满分：100 分第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AStill seeking a destination for your holiday? We want to inform you of four best placesthat are probably a mere walk away from your home.HighlandsThis Scottish destination, only accessible on foot or by boat, is Britains last wilderness.Over a week, youll hike into the Black Hills, cross the peninsula north to south and set sailfor hikes on Skye, Rum and Eigg. Finish each day at a beach-side lodge(小屋), with dinner atthe award-winning restaurant next door.SnowdoniaThe Snowdonia Way, the only low-level long-distance route, was only created in 2017,and remains unnoticed on the ground. Join the new guided walking trip and you wont needto concentrate on directions, just the fine views as you pass falls, forests, riversides andRoman roads.Hadrians WallWalking along Hadrians Wall is like travelling back in time-and even more so if you doit in expert company. Andantes hike along the ancient barrier is accompanied by a historianevery step of the way, who will point out every Roman road, fort, milecastle and inscription,and tell you all about Hadrians tactics and Roman daily life.DorsetThe Isle of Purbeck is ideal for families: the walking is relatively gentle; the beaches areglorious; the range of other attractions varied; and the buses handy, if little legs get tired.Over a few days, mix rambling the coast and hills (routes are around five or six miles) withsteam train rides and sea swims, playing knights at ruined Corfe Castle and fossil-hunting atKimmeridge Bay.21. What can we know about Highlands?A. It is very modern.B. It is a guided trip.C. It can be reached by bus.D. It provides quality dinner.22. Which of the following is the best choice for families?A. Snowdonia.B. Dorset.C. Hadrians Wall.D. Highlands.高三单元考英语2021.9第 2 页 共 8 页23. What do the four travel routes have in common?A. They are all walking routes.B. They are all high-level routes.C. Their destinations are the same.D. They are helpful to learn about history.BCHARITY HONORS SONS MEMORYNonprofit providing gifts to 18 to 39-year-olds is raising memoryBy PAM KRAOENRAMONA, Calif.-Before he died from cancer at age 29, Silas River Bennett spent hisfinal months taking photographs of the world around him, emailing friends, buying Christmasgifts for his sisters and encouraging his family to give to the needy. What was important tohim was to have a sense of himself outside of cancer, said his mom, Lorraine Kerz ofRamona.Bennett went to the hospital in fall 2007 with severe back pains. He was diagnosed withstage 4 lung cancer that had spread to his bones. Doctors believed the cancer wasenvironmentally caused, perhaps by exposure to some poisonous gas in the basement wherehe lived or poisons in the paints he used as a painter.Kerz said her son was a man with a great sense of humor and a very creative mind. Hehad an electric intellect who loved debating, watching Jeopardy!-a game show on TV andtelling stories with his photographs. After Bennett died in May 2008, Kerz wanted to honorthe creative spirit and generosity of her son, whose nickname was Sy. The result was SysFund, a Ramona-based all-volunteer national nonprofit that has fulfilled the wishes of morethan 250 people aged 18 to 39 who are battling cancer. Sys Fund provides them with smallgifts-such as laptops, cameras, guitar lessons, or printers-to lift their spirits and refocus theirenergies in a positive direction.高三单元考英语2021.9第 3 页 共 8 页The group raises money through three fundraisers each year, such as golf tournamentsand 5K races. This year, because of the COVID-19, theyre trying a virtual fundraiser for thefirst time. After registering online, participants must download the Lets Roam app to theirphones to donate. For those who want to apply for a wish grant, visit sysfund.org. Theorganization is also seeking more volunteer members. For details, email Kerz atlorrainesysfund.org.24. Why did Kerz found Sys Fund?A. To honour his son.B. To get rid of cancer.C. To make his son famous.D. To gain more profit.25. What can we learn about Sy?A. His cancer was caused by poisonous paints.B. He spent his final months preparing for the fund.C. He was energetic and lived a short but colorful life.D. He died more than one year after he was diagnosed with cancer.26. How does Sys fund help the needy?A. By selling some things at a low price.B. By seeking more volunteers to tell stories.C. By downloading some apps to the phones.D. By providing cancer patients with small gifts.27. Where is this text most likely from?A. Anewspaper.B. Aguidebook.C. An announcement.D.Adairy.CBelieve it or not, 43,000,000 Americans are gardening. That is about one in six.Gardeners, of course, come in many varieties.Abhi Arora used to be in the tech field. Like so many people, he sat at a desk all day,staring at a screen. Due to the stress of always staying indoors and in front o