1、 Unit3 单元测评单元测评 (时间:120 分钟 满分:150 分) 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节(共 5小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 7.5 分) 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1.What are the speakers talking about? A.A birthday celebration. B.A fancy restaurant. C.A holiday plan. 2.Where will the w
2、oman probably go? A.To the classroom. B.To the library. C.To the store. 3.Where does the woman think the man might have left his bag? A.In the hall. B.In the classroom. C.In the gym. 4.Where do the speakers plan to go? A.The theatre. B.Their mums office. C.Their grandmas house. 5.Why wont the woman
3、lend her car to the man? A.Her car is in the countryside. B.Her car wont be available. C.Her car is broken. 第二节(共 15小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 22.5分) 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。 6.Which is the deciding fac
4、tor of the discount? A.The order size. B.Payment means. C.Product types. 7.What discount will the man get? A.5%. B.10%. C.50%. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。 8.What does the woman think of the Drama Club? A.Not very interesting. B.Attractive. C.Too hard. 9.What may happen to the man if he acts in a drama? A.He
5、 may be recognised easily on campus. B.He will have more chances to meet drama stars. C.He may become another person in life. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12题。 10.What does the woman do? A.A doctor. B.A teacher. C.A lawyer. 11.What is the most probable relationship between the speakers? A.Old classmates. B.Mot
6、her and son. C.Sister and brother. 12.What will the man probably do next month? A.Work in a school. B.Give up the boring task. C.Work with the woman. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16题。 13.What is the mans job? A.A host. B.A doctor. C.A teacher. 14.Who used to be a doctor? A.Cassies friend. B.The mother of Cassi
7、es friend. C.Cassies mother. 15.How long did it take Cassie to become a qualified doctor? A.One year. B.Four years. C.Five years. 16.How does Cassie like her job? A.She enjoys it. B.She thinks its boring. C.She thinks its poorly paid. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20题。 17.What prizes were given last week? A.Sm
8、artphones. B.Sports bags. C.Pens. 18.When was the show broadcast for the first time? A.A week ago. B.A month ago. C.A year ago. 19.What does the speaker say about the footballer? A.He can speak French. B.He has a famous wife. C.He owns a club. 20.How will the listeners tell their answers? A.By makin
9、g calls. B.By writing letters. C.By sending postcards. 第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15小题;每小题 2.5分,满分 37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Our children and grandchildren may not have a chance to visit many of the most famous places around the world.War,weather,age and traffic damage these famous
10、places.Looking after these places often costs more than one country can afford. In the early 1970s,world governments decided that if they joined together,they would be able to preserve our history.If every country paid some money,they said,it would be possible to look after important historic places
11、.Also,if they discovered that a monument needed urgent help,they would have money for repairs.For these reasons,countries around the world united to form the World Heritage Organization.Today,the organization helps to maintain and restore the most important places from our history. However,one of th
12、e biggest problems for historic places is vandalism.People sometimes enter the sites and destroy or damage the buildings.At some sites,such as Stonehenge in England,governments have built high fences to protect the site from vandals. There are many different ideas about how to solve the problem of v
13、andalism.Some experts say that if guards patrol(巡逻) the sites,vandals will not be able to get in.Some experts say that if they fix more television cameras,they will not need so many guards.Other experts say that the best solution is education.If people learn to respect history,they will not destroy
14、or damage it.They will also want to spend money looking after old places.For this reason,the World Heritage Organization helps to spread information about the value of historic sites. 21.The World Heritage Organization is supposed to do the following EXCEPT that . A.it will be able to keep our histo
15、ry B.it will raise money for world peace C.it will take care of the most important historic places D.it will collect money to do some repairs if a monument needs help 22.Which of the following shows us the action of vandalism? A.People enter the sites and destroy or damage the buildings. B.Governmen
16、ts build high fences to protect the site from vandals. C.Guards patrolled the sites and they fixed more television cameras. D.Governments spend money looking after old places and preserving them. 23.Whats the best way to solve the biggest problem of vandalism according to some experts? A.Every count
17、ry spends more money looking after these places often. B.Form the World Heritage Organization. C.More guards are employed to prevent vandals getting in. D.Make people know information about the value of historic sites. B As I was walking home,a boy seemed to be singing a song in a very low voice,wal
18、king in front of me and carrying some of the same high school books I had with me.I caught up to him,and said “Hello”.I could tell he was startled,and dropped one of his books.I picked it up and as I handed it to him,he said “Thank you.” in a strange way,like with a strong accent. We soon began walk
19、ing together and talking.It turned out he was in my science class,and I didnt even know it! His name was Ahmad,and his family had just moved here this school year.He invited me into his house,and his family treated me like a special guest,which made me feel very welcome.He said hospitality(好客) was v
20、ery basic to his culture,and strangers were always treated very kindly.His mum brought out some great food,and offered me some tea.Ahmads father and two sisters wanted to hear all about me and my family,and my schooling. Ahmads whole family had to leave their lifelong home because war had broken out
21、,and it wasnt safe there anymore.They left with only what they could carry.His family was happy to feel safe,and they got used to American culture quickly.They seemed pleased that Ahmad had brought a friend home to meet them. And as my friendship with Ahmad has continued,I now realise that the world
22、 is so much bigger than I thought!I also realise that your friends dont have to be just like you.Differences make the world go round. 24.What does the underlined word “startled” in paragraph 1 mean? A.Excited. B.Moved. C.Surprised. D.Interested. 25.Why was the writer treated like a special guest by
23、Ahmads family? A.They liked strangers who came to their home for help. B.They wanted to know more information about the writer. C.Strangers were always treated very kindly in their culture. D.The writer was an American and knew much about their culture. 26.Where does the writer probably come from? A
24、.Canada. B.America. C.China. D.Australia. 27.What can we learn from the passage? A.People from different countries can be good friends. B.Friends need different cultures and different accents. C.Your friends should have a lot of things in common with you. D.You cant make friends with people from oth
25、er countries. C Growing up in Puerto Rico,our family was no different from so many others.My parents got married after my father came back when the war ended.Both of my parents were struggling with the hard economic realities of the time.But somehow,they found time to cherish those cultural values t
26、hat shaped our everyday life. In our daily life,we celebrated together with our friends or family members every birthday,every graduation,and all holidays with music and dancing,and typical foods.When we visited our family in the countrysidea trip that took about two hours in a car,with five childre
27、n fighting as to who would get a window or the front seatwe would burst into song,and somehow the trip would turn into one full of happiness and fun.We would sing not only interesting childrens songs but also beautiful love songssongs about the love of our country though we didnt understand the mean
28、ing of the words many times. I came to Philadelphia for the first time in 1973 to do a residency(实习) in family medicine.I remember the many hours of work.I was facing issues of life and death and suffering the clearly social unfairness and issues of poverty and race.These were all worsened by my fee
29、ling of cultural differences. An important turning point in my life happened one Saturday night when I attended a concert of a singer from Puerto Rico.The music showed my familiar rhythms,and the words spoke to my heart.I had found a space to express,celebrate,and share my culture in Philadelphia.Th
30、erefore,I believe diversity is seen as an advantage and not as a disadvantage.As a Puerto Rican,I am a mixture of races and I believe in my strength because of this. 28.What do we know about the authors family? A.They lived a well-off life. B.They suffered a lot from war. C.They were tired of family
31、 activities. D.They took cultural values seriously. 29.Why does the author mention the trip in paragraph 2? A.To prove her pride in her culture. B.To show fun brought by her culture. C.To express her love for the country. D.To show the fight between her siblings. 30.What added to the authors depress
32、ing life in Philadelphia? A.Dangers as a doctor. B.Prejudice from the rich. C.Cultural shock. D.Low payment. 31.What did the concert make the author aware of? A.The excitement of the rhythms. B.The value of the lyrics. C.The advantage of cultural diversity. D.The strength of believing in oneself. D
33、A year ago,I paid no attention to English idioms,though my teacher emphasised the importance again and again.But soon,the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience. One day,I happened to meet an Englishman on the road,and soon we began to talk.As I was talking about how I was s
34、tudying English,the foreigner seemed to be astonished,gently shaking his head,shrugging his shoulders,saying,“You dont say! ” “You dont say!” I was puzzled.I thought,“Perhaps this is not an appropriate topic.Well,Id better change the topic.” So I said to him,“Well,shall we talk about the Great Wall?
35、By the way,have you ever been there?”“Certainly,everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it.It is magnificent.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide,“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world.We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrup
36、ted again by his order,“You dont say! ” I couldnt help asking.I said,“Didnt you say you dont say?” Hearing this,the Englishman laughed.He explained,“You dont say actually means Really?.It is an expression of surprise.Perhaps you havent learned that English idiom.” Only then did I realise I had made
37、a fool of myself.Since then,I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. 32.A year ago,I paid no attention to English idioms because . A.English idioms were too difficult to master B.I had no interest in English learning C.my teacher didnt emphasise the importance D.I cared little about the
38、teachers instructions 33.When I first heard “You dont say!” I thought . A.the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall B.the Englishman was not interested in my English studies C.I had talked too much D.I had to stop talking at once 34.The underlined word “amusing” means “ ”. A.terrible B.im
39、portant C.interesting D.lucky 35.Which of the following is TRUE? A.The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall. B.The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. C.The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. D.The Englishman visited the Great Wall and though
40、t it worth visiting. 第二节(共 5小题;每小题 2.5分,满分 12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot. In a bowl of salad,all the ingredients are mixed together. 36 Together,however,the ingredients make up a unity
41、.All the ingredients contribute to the finished product.They may be covered with the same dressing(调料),but the green vegetables,tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are. From this point of view,America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together,yet m
42、aintain their cultural uniqueness.People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies,but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. 37 Each ethnic group has its own special customs,language,food and tra
43、ditions to protect and defend.This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity;that is,American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country. 38 Here,society is like one large pot of soup.All cultural aspects are mixed together,sacrificing
44、 their original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality.The longer the soup is cooked,the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve.In this sense,America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to li
45、ve and work together forming one nation.There are dozens of shared symbols. 39 In such a culture,symbols like the flag and the nations official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups. Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot,America can be best described as a mixture of both. 4
46、0 A.Both are correct depending on ones point of view. B.They never lose their shapes,colours or tastes. C.This is why there is so much diversity within America. D.In other words,America is a nation where there is unity in diversity. E.Thus,one needs to abandon ones culture to be considered “American
47、”. F.They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture. G.The other theory,which is also used to describe American society,is the melting pot. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15小题;每小题 1分,满分 15 分) 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。 I recently heard a story about a f
48、amous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs.He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him 41 he thought he was able to be so much more 42 than the average person. He responded that it all came from an experience with his mother that happened when he was about 2.H
49、e had been trying to 43 milk from the fridge when he 44 the slippery(光滑的) bottle,its contents running all over the kitchen floor. When his mother came in, 45 shouting at him or giving him a lecture,she said,“Robert,what a great and wonderful picture you have drawn! I have 46 seen such a huge pool of
50、 milk.Well,the damage has already been done.Would you like to get down and 47 in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?” His mother then said,“You know,what we have here is a 48 experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands.Lets go out in the backyard and fi
