1、单元检测卷( 二)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1What does the woman want to know?AWhich items are on sale.BWhere the back of the store is.CWhat the sign outside says.2How much is the pai
2、nting worth now?A. 2,000.B. 2 million.C. 30 million.3Why is the man lost?AHe took a wrong turn.BHe was told to take this way.CHe missed the freeway signs.4What does the man imply?AHe is stressed.BHe works too hard.CHe needs some excitement.5How long will the boy be at summer camp?AOne week.BTwo week
3、s.CThree weeks.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。6What do we know about the man?AHe is good at marathon.BHe just ran a marathon.CHe s a beginner runner.7Wha
4、t does the man decide to do in the end?AGo to the gym.BGive up his idea.CExercise outdoors.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Where does the man want to go?AThe 23rd floor.BThe 15th floor.CThe 5th floor.9Who does the woman blame for their situation?AThe man.BThe HELP button.CThe woman with the groceries.听第 8 段材料，回
5、答第 10 至 12 题。10Why does the woman think she knows the man?AShe has seen him somewhere in her opinion.BShe has seen a movie with him.CShe used to exercise together with him.11How does the man most likely feel?AGrateful. BConfused. CAngry.12What is the last place that the woman mentions?AA movie theat
6、er.BA fitness center.CA coffee shop.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What are the speakers mainly talking about?AWriting music.BRecording an album.CTheir favorite bands.14What type of person is the man?AInteresting.BBoring.CCreative.15What was the man thinking about last night?ASocks. BThe ocean. CBees.16Wh
7、at does the man invite the woman to do?AListen to songs.BJoin a famous band.CWork with him.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17Where was Cameron Diazs father born?AIn America.BIn Cuba.CIn Spain.18How did Cameron Diaz begin her entertainment career?AAs a TV star.BAs a film actress.CAs a fashion model.19For whi
8、ch film did Diaz win a Best Lead Actress Award?AShrek .BGangs of New York.CTheres Something About Mary .20What can we learn about Cameron Diaz?AShe made 10 million in 2010.BShe is more than forty years old.CShe is the richest woman in Hollywood.答案 1.A 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.B 9C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13
9、.A 14.C 15.C 16.C 17B 18.C 19.C 20.B?听力材料Text 1W：Excuse me.The sign outside says 50% off select items.Can you show me which items are on sale? M：Sure.The entire back of the store is on sale.Text 2M：This painting is one of the most valuable in the museums collection.W：It is amazing!M：The museum purch
10、ased it in 1935 for 2,000，but it is now worth 2 million.W：I m glad I spent 30 on my ticket to the exhibit today.Text 3M：Can you please tell me how to get on the freeway from here？I think I took a wrong turn back there，and now I m lost.W：Sure ，just take a left ，and you will see signs telling you whic
11、h way to go.Text 4M：I decided that I need to challenge myself with an adventure.W：Wow!M：Im going on a onemonthlong trip to explore the caves of Mexico.W：Youve never done anything like this before，and I think it will be very exciting! Text 5W：Arent you excited about the summer camp?M：I cant wait to b
12、e at camp for two whole weeks! There are only three weeks left until I get to be outside all day!Text 6M：Ive been wondering how to start running.I want to run a marathon，and I know youre a good runner.W：Well ，you need to start out slowly.See if you can run a mile without stopping，and then start incr
13、easing your distance.M：Okay.Do you think I should run on a running machine at the gym or outside?W：Well ，it depends on what you like.Running inside is nice because you can stay at a steady speed.But outside is nice，too，because youre surrounded by nature and fresh air.M：Maybe I ll try running outside
14、 first and see how it feels.Text 7M：I dont know what happened.All I did was push the button for the 15th floor.W：And I just pushed the one for the 23rd floor.M：Did you push the red HELP button? They need to know we are stuck in this elevator.W：Yes，yes.I pushed it right away.The lady who got off on t
15、he 5th floor took her time getting off.I bet thats what did it.The man with her was holding the door for what seemed like five minutes while she tried to get out.M：She was carrying a lot of groceries.Look，she dropped an apple on the floor here.Do you want it?W：No，I don t want a snack.I just want to
16、be rescued.Text 8W：Hey，dont I know you from somewhere?M：Um，no，sorry.I dont think so.W：Didnt you use to work at Common Fitness Gym?M：No，Im afraid not.W：Oh.But I know you from somewhere.Did you use to work at the movie theater downtown? You did! Its you! I go there all the time，and you always sell me
17、popcorn and soda!M：No，that s not me，either.Sorry ，maam.Perhaps I look familiar to you，but.W：No，I know that I know you.Hold on，let me think.This is driving me crazy! I know that weve talked before.Oh，I remember now！You worked at the Whole Bean Cafe on the corner.M：No，wrong again.Sorry，maam，but I real
18、ly have to get going.Text 9M：I wrote this song last night.Ive been feeling very creative lately.W：It was interesting.Ive never heard a song about bees before.M：I was just thinking about bees last night，and how they buzz around the flowers.I had to pick up my guitar and start composing!W：I bet you ha
19、ve a lot of other songs.M：Oh，yeah! I wrote one about the ocean the other day.And I have others about socks，my mom，picking apples，and tons of other things.I think Im going to put them all on an album.W：Good idea.M：Maybe I will get really famous and go on tour! Want to be in my band?W：Well ，my style i
20、s really different from yours.Your songs are so happy and light.M：I have some sad songs，too.We would make a really good team，I think.Come over to my place later and lets see how we sound together!Text 10Cameron Diaz is an American actress.She was born on August 30,1972 in San Diego，California ，altho
21、ugh she grew up in Long Beach，which is also in California.Her father was Cuban，and Diazs ancestors originally moved from Spain to Cuba before her fathers family moved to California.She began her career as a fashion model at the age of 16，and for the next few years，she worked all over the world.She r
22、eceived four Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in Being John Malkovich，Vanilla Sky，Gangs of New York，and her most famous movie，There s Something About Mary，for which she also won the New York Film Critics Best Lead Actress Award.In 2001，Diaz voiced the character Princess Fiona in t
23、he movie Shrek，for which she earned 10 million.Forbes magazine ranked her the richest Hispanic female actress in 2010，which also earned her the number 60 spot among the wealthiest 100 people.In 2013，she was named the highest paid actress over age 40 in Hollywood.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节 (共 15 小题；每小
24、题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAt the end of every year，Time picks the best 25 inventions that are “making the world better and smarter”Here we have picked three of this years inventions that could be a part of your life in the near future.The levitating(悬浮的) light bulbThis spec
25、ial light bulb was invented by US artist and scientist Simon Morris.He got the idea of making a light bulb float from hoverboards(悬浮滑板)，which he used to dream of having as a kid.But the floating is not the most amazing part.The rejection force between the opposite ends of the magnets(磁铁) ，which were
26、 put in the bottom of the bulb and in the wooden base，does the job.Whats new here is a technology called induction(电磁感应)It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.Shoes that tie themselvesTheyre not what you thinkshoelaces that tie themselves in the way we tie t
27、hem.Instead，the new shoes have small motors that control their laces.When you step in them，your feet will hit a sensor(传感器) in the shoes and the motor will automatically tighten the laces.But the shoes werent just designed for lazy peoples needs.They could actually give athletes an advantage during
28、competition.They are also useful for people who cannot move their arms or fingers easily.The notouch thermometer(体温计)Taking your body temperature usually means putting a thermometer in your armpits(腋窝) and staying still for minutes.It may be easy for you，but its an impossible task for little kids.No
29、w，with the new thermometer，users can simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patients forehead and press the button，and it can get the reading in two seconds.语 篇 解 读 本 文 为 科 技 说 明 文 。文 章 介 绍 了 时 代 周 刊 评 出 的 三 个 年 度 最 佳 发 明 。21The levitating light bulb is special in that .Afloating is the most amazing p
30、art of the levitating light bulbBthe inventor of the levitating light bulb is more than a scientistCit makes use of the rejection force between opposite ends of magnetsDinduction allows the light bulb to get power even when unconnected with the base答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据 The levitating(悬浮的) light bulb 部分的“
31、But the floating is not the most amazing part.”以及 “Whats new here is a technology called induction(电磁感应)It allows the light bulb to get power from the base even they are not in contact.”可知，这种灯泡的特别之处不是悬浮，而是可以在不接触底座的情况下得到电。故选 D。22How is the notouch thermometer different from other ones? AIt makes it e
32、asier to take kid s temperature.BYou need wait two minutes for the reading.CYou dont need to press the button.DIt should be put in one s armpit.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据 The notouch thermometer(体温计)部分的“It may be easy for you，but its an impossible task for little kids.”及“Now，with the new thermometer，users can
33、simply put it 2.5 centimeters from a patients forehead.”可推知，notouch thermometer使给小孩量体温更容易了。故选 A。23In which part of a newspaper can you possibly read this text? AEducation. BSports.CScience. DEntertainment.答案 C解析 文章出处题。本文主要介绍了时代周刊评出的年度最佳发明，应该属于报纸上的科技板块。故选 C。BAn 11yearold boy who has been compared to
34、Spanish Impressionist，the great Pablo Picasso，is holding his first exhibition at Llangollens Gardening Show this weekend.Hamad alHumaidhan，who was born in Kuwait but now lives in Bath，Britain，had no previous knowledge of art history when he first picked up a brush.But he began to paint his favourite
35、 football player，Cristiano Ronaldo，using Picassos trademarksbright colors and impressionistic forms.His father said， “Ive got lots of books about Picasso and I showed them to Hamad but he didnt know anything about Picassoits just naturally the way he sees it and he just loves to paint.”His first pai
36、nting of Ronaldo，done when he was just nine，was sold at auction(拍卖) in Bath for 650，which drew the attention of local art businessman Steve Turner.“A colleague sent me some pictures of Hamads work and I just couldnt believe the size of it and how the colors mixed together， ” he said.“He had talent a
37、nd I thought Picasso had been reborn.” “Ive shown his work to private art collectors.They liked them very much and everyone was eager to buy，so the first six paintings have been snapped up.I bought two of them myself.The next set of his works will go on show for the first time at Llangollen，which wi
38、ll be the first opportunity for the public to see his amazing talent.”Hamad enjoys maths at school but ranks painting higher.“I think I prefer painting! It makes me relaxed and when I feel tired I just pick up a paint brush， ” he said.“I just close my eyes and see how its going to look and then I ju
39、st paint itI paint every day.I just love the colours and I want people to enjoy my paintings.”Now Hamad is nervously waiting for the opening of his exhibition.语篇解读 本文讲的是 11 岁的男孩 Hamad 和他的绘画天赋。他将在这个周末在Llangollens Gardening Show 举行第一个画展。24What is the text mainly about?AHamads father.BHamad and his tal
40、ent for painting.CHamad s first painting.DThe similarities between Hamad and Picasso.答案 B解析 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“An 11yearold boy who has been compared to Spanish Impressionist，the great Pablo Picasso.”及其下文的介绍可知，本文讲的是 Hamad 和他的绘画天赋，故选 B。25From the text，we can learn that Hamad .Abegan to learn painting when
41、 he was a boyBhas read many books about art historyClikes Cristiano Ronaldo very muchDknows a lot about Picasso答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“But he began to paint his favourite football player，Cristiano Ronaldo，using Picassos trademarksbright colors and impressionistic forms.”可知，Hamad 非常喜欢 Cristiano Ronald
42、o，故选 C。26According to the text，Hamad s first painting of Ronaldo .Ahas bright colors and impressionistic formsBwas bought by Steve TurnerCwas completed five years agoDis his favourite work答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“But he began to paint his favourite football player，Cristiano Ronaldo，using Picassos trad
43、emarksbright colors and impressionistic forms.”可知，Hamad 画的第一幅 Cristiano Ronaldo 的画有明亮的色彩和印象派的形式，故选 A。27What does the underlined phrase “snapped up” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?AShown to the public.BBought very quickly.CCleaned up.DHung up.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“They liked them very much a
44、nd everyone was eager to buy.”可知，那些私人收藏家很喜欢这些画，每个人都渴望买，由此可知，这些画很快销售一空。故选 B。CLast year，the mostread childrens booksat least in the UKwere almost all fantasy novels.But why is this the case? What exactly does fantasy offer to young readers?Whats important to point out here is that fantasy writing has
45、come to be considered as belonging to popular culture，and is therefore generally regarded as being of lower quality than realism(现实主义)This idea was formed in me during childhood by my mother，who believed that fantasy was “rubbish”She was always trying to persuade my two brothers to let go off their
46、dogeared copies of American author David Eddings books and read something “proper”I had also met some people who were against reading fantasy.While living in Finland，where I joined a book club，I was told at my first meeting that the club didnt read “genre” bookswhich meant that realism was “in”，but
47、everything elseincluding fantasywas “out”When it comes to the subject of children，discussions about which books are “better” for them often focus on the fantasy and realism debate，causing Professor John Stephens to write that： one of the more curious sides to the criticism(批评) of childrens literatur
48、e is the strong wish to separate fantasy and realism into competing types，and to state that children prefer one or the other，or “ progress” from fantasy to realism or vice versa(反之亦然 )A quick survey of the big childrens publishing trends(趋势) over the past ten years confirms that fantasy is as popular as ever in the childrens book scene.From the 450 million copies of Harry Potter books sold over this period to the more recent Stephenie Meyers Twilight series， it would seem that children are as enthusiastic about fantasy as ever beforeand
