1、第十一单元测评(B)(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,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。W:Excuse me,when will the 8:10 bus arrive?M:Its been delayed two hours because a bridge fell down.1.What can we learn f
2、rom the conversation?A.The bus has broken down and will not arrive.B.The bus was put off because the road was blocked.C.The bus was seriously damaged in a terrible accident.答案 BW:So youre going to give us a ride to the game tonight?M:If my cars running all right.2.What does the man mean?A.His car is
3、 in quite good condition.B.Hes willing to lend them the car.C.Hell take them if he can.答案 CM:May I take your order now,Mrs White?W:Thank you,Neal,but Im waiting for someone to join me.3.What is Neal?A.A doctor. B.A tailor. C.A waiter.答案 CM:Do you have to leave already?Its only nine oclock.W:Im sorry
4、,but I must.My parents are expecting me.4.What does the woman mean?A.She can stay a little longer.B.She must go home now.C.Her parents like her very much.答案 BW:Excuse me,does it say 4.5 dollars for the bananas?M:Oh,no.You bought no more than 4 pounds.The bananas was a dollar and five cents per pound
5、.5.How much should the woman pay for the bananas?A.$4.50. B.$4.20. C.$1.05.答案 B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 至 7 题。W:Morning,Bob.Late again.M:Oh,Im so sorry.
6、I cant tell you how sorry I am.W:Mm,whats the excuse this time?M:Ah,I must have turned the clock off and gone back to sleep again.I.W:Yeah,and last week,one of the children wasnt well.M:Yes,I know.Im really sorry.I promise it wont happen again.6.What is the possible relationship between the woman an
7、d the man?A.Wife and husband.B.Doctor and patient.C.Boss and secretary.答案 C7.What does the woman think about the man?A.He is not good to the children.B.He is not telling the truth.C.He sleeps too much.答案 B听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 9 题。M:Hello.W:Hello,Mark.Its Jane.I think Im close to your office.M:So where a
8、re you?W:Im not sure.I got off the bus at the police station,walked straight down the road,and passed a fruit shop.Then I turned left,crossed the road,and thats where I am.M:Oh,well,you made a wrong turn.Now,get back to where you turned and make a right turn.Walk ahead for about two hundred meters.A
9、nd our office building is right across the road.8.Where does the woman want to go?A.An office.B.A fruit shop.C.A police station.答案 A9.What does the woman have to do now?A.Wait for Mark at the crossroad.B.Walk ahead and turn right.C.Walk a little way back.答案 C听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。M:Hello,Mrs Smith.
10、Im from the Daily Mirror,and Im doing a report on public opinion about the city bus service.So what do you think of the bus service?W:The bus service.actually,I dont use it that often,unless I have to go shopping.M:Whats the.how could the bus service be improved?W:Well,they could turn up on time.I m
11、ean you look at the timetable,and youll think,oh,well,five minutes to wait.And it turns out to be an hour.M:Do any other people in your family use the bus service?W:My husband.He uses it more often.But fortunately,a girl who works in his office often gives him a lift into work.But when he does need
12、to use it,hes often angry at it.Once he waited up to fifty minutes at the station for a bus.So I think there should be some way of warning people when a bus is not going to arrive,and certainly much more frequent bus services.10.What exactly does the man want to find out?A.What people think of the b
13、us service.B.How many people are using the bus service.C.Which group of people use the bus service most often.答案 A11.What does the woman say about the bus service?A.The distance between bus stops is too long.B.The bus timetables are full of mistakes.C.Buses are often not on time.答案 C12.Why does the
14、woman say her husband is fortunate?A.He often goes to work in a friends car.B.He doesnt need to go shopping by bus.C.He lives close to the bus station.答案 A听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。M:Hello,it is Carol,isnt it?W:Oh,Mike.oh,my goodness.I havent seen you for ages.M:Nice to see you again after all these ye
15、ars.What have you been doing?W:Well,Ive tried many things after we left school.Im now working for a large oil company,er,in charge of sales mainly,so I travel a lot.M:Oh,thats great.You must really enjoy that.W:Oh,I do.Yeah,yeah,its lovely.Its quite tiring though.But.mm.what about you,Mike?What do y
16、ou do?M:I work in a law firm.Im practicing business law,you know.W:Wow,thats interesting.M:Yeah,Im happy doing what I want to do.W:Good.M:Anyway its great to see you.We must get together some time.W:Yes,we should.Look,give me your address and phone number.Er,Ive got my book here.OK,and then Ill give
17、 you a ring and we can fix something up.M:Right.Well,its.13.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Salesperson and customer.B.Old school friends.C.Fellow workers.答案 B14.What do we know about the woman?A.She is fond of her work.B.She is tired of traveling.C.She is interested in
18、law.答案 A15.What is the man?A.A company manager.B.A salesperson.C.A lawyer.答案 C16.Why does the woman ask for the mans address?A.To send him a book.B.To get together with him.C.To repair something at his home.答案 B听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。Barbara Herrera is my best friend.Were both from Chicago,but now
19、I live in San Francisco and Barbara lives in Atlanta.We dont see each other very often,but were in touch all the time.I often write to Barbara and tell her about all the things that are happening at the Ajax Company.Im the office manager there.And she often writes to me about her work at the Valley
20、Hospital.Shes a doctor there.We talk on the phone once a week,either on Saturday or Sunday morning.There are also other ways we communicate with each other.Sometimes I call her on her car-phone,or we send e-mail to each other.Were really lucky.In this new age of communication,there are so many ways
21、we keep in touch with each other.We live in different cities on different coasts,but were in touch all the time.17.Where does the speakers friend live now?A.In Chicago.B.In Atlanta.C.In San Francisco.答案 B18.What is the speaker?A.A doctor.B.An office manager.C.An artist.答案 B19.How often do the two fr
22、iends talk on the phone?A.Twice a month.B.Once a day.C.Once a week.答案 C20.In how many ways does the speaker keep in touch with her friend?A.Two. B.Three. C.Five.答案 B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。AI began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was
23、eight.It was my mothers idea.She wanted me to “make something” of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of
24、Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.“How many did you sell,my boy?” my mother asked.“None.”“Where did you go?”“The co
25、rner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”“What did you do?”“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”“You just stood there?”“Didnt sell a single one?”“My God,Russell!”Uncle Allen put in,“Well,Ive decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币
26、).It was the first nickle I earned.Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence,and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day,I told my moth
27、er Id changed my mind.I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business.“If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied,“youll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would
28、 scold me.My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my fathers plain workmans life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back
29、to her husbands people for true life and love. 21.Why did the boy start his job young?A.He wanted to be famous in the future.B.The job was quite easy for him.C.His mother had high hopes for him.D.The competition for the job was fierce.答案 C解析 由第一段中的“She wanted me to make something of myself,and decid
30、ed I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.”可知,作者年幼时就开始工作是因为母亲对他的期望甚高。22.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was . A.excited B.interestedC.ashamed D.disappointed答案 D解析 从对话我们得知,作者只是站在觉得显眼的街角,但没卖出去一份报纸。这与母亲的期望甚远,她自然会
31、感到“失望”(disappointed)。23.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A.She forced him to continue.B.She punished him.C.She gave him some money.D.She changed her plan.答案 A解析 由倒数第二段可知,当“我”想要放弃的时候,母亲会责骂“我”,用言语来刺激“ 我”,促使我继续去卖报纸。24.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(the last paragraph
32、) refer to?A.The war between the boys parents.B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.C.The quarrel between the boy and his customers.D.The fight between the boy and his father.答案 B解析 this battle 指的是上一段提到的“只要我打退堂鼓,母亲就会责骂我”一事,与之最接近的表达为 B 项。BAdvertising is the key to the success of any business.T
33、o ensure a long and lasting success,a business must advertise in some way.It has been said that the best form of advertising is word of mouth advertising.Its free and most people believe it.Usually,word of mouth advertising comes from satisfied customers that wish to share their experience with thei
34、r friends,family and co-workers about a product,and in turn new customers come to the business.While word of mouth is a wonderful and free way to advertise,it isnt the “be all end all” of advertising.Advertising on television,the radio,and printing is still a very effective advertising method,but th
35、e method is quite expensive and not suitable for the small businesses.A more economical but effective way is to advertise online.The Internet is such an important part of daily life that it is hard not to advertise on it.The number of ways to advertise online is endless.There are several types of e-
36、mail marketing campaigns,like link advertising and websites.Now,e-mail marketing campaigns are more popular than traditional postal mail marketing,which is slow and ineffective.Many business owners use strategic networking to advertise their businesses.Its a way for business owners to meet each othe
37、r,get the word out about their companies,and even to enlarge their business fields.One new kind of successful advertising is through social networking.Its much like strategic networking in that its usually free and done by meeting and discussing products.However,social networking is done through mod
38、ern media,such as websites,blogs,and the Internet.Both of them are highly effective.Whichever method of advertising is used,a business must use long-time advertising campaigns to keep itself successful.25.Unlike advertising on television,the radio,and print media,word of mouth advertising is . A.eff
39、ective but expensive for a small businessB.one of the newest ways to get the word out about a companyC.free of charge and people believe it moreD.economical but ineffective for a product答案 C解析 从第二段及第三段可知,“word of mouth advertising”是免费的,而且人们更易相信。26.Advertising on television,the radio,and print media
40、is similar because . A.it is effective and suitable for all businessesB.it is expensive but have little effectC.it attracts many traditional customers to a businessD.it is expensive and not suitable for small businesses答案 D解析 由第三段末句中的“.the method is quite expensive and not suitable for the small bus
41、inesses”可知,这些广告手段都很贵,并不适合小企业。27.Why do we say that e-mail marketing is different from postal mail marketing?A.E-mail is slow but effective.B.E-mail is cheap and varied.C.E-mail is slow and popular.D.E-mail is fast and effective.答案 D解析 第四段最后一句中“which is slow and ineffective”中的 which 指的是 traditional p
42、ostal mail marking,e-mail marketing 刚好与之相反。28.Which of the following is NOT a similarity between social networking and strategic networking?A.Business fields can be enlarged.B.Business owners meet together to discuss products.C.Both of them are usually free of charge and effective.D.Neither of them
43、is suitable for a small business.答案 D解析 文章中并未提到 social networking 和 strategic networking 这两种广告方式不适合小型企业。CCan you become a creative person?Can you learn to come up with great ideas or learn to create new things?The answer is yes.The first step to becoming creative is to remove the words “I am not cre
44、ative” from your vocabulary.Seriously,do not say them or do not say them even inside your head.Now you need to start looking at what other people are doing.The more you see what they are doing,the more you can get a feel for how they think,and how they come up with creative ideas.Find a way or a pla
45、ce where you feel totally relaxed.This is important and you can let your mind come up with ideas there.Write them down as you get them.For me a relaxing place is outside in nature where it is quiet and sunny,or when I take a long drive in my car by myself.The last step is to write down a few ideas e
46、very day.Repeat the process of reading and observing what similar people are doing and how they are being creative,finding a relaxing place to write down your thoughts,and writing down a few ideas every day until you start seeing the kind of results you are happy with.It may take a few weeks to a fe
47、w months,but this is the training process you need to put your mind through to become creative.Remember,looking at things from a different angle can also make a big difference to creativity.Question the way that everyone else is doing something using the same method and see if being different and do
48、ing it another way will produce something cool.29.The first step to being creative is to . A.have confidence in yourselfB.look up “creativity” in the dictionaryC.understand the meaning of being creativeD.learn many new words by heart答案 A解析 根据第二段可知变得有创造力首先就得去除“我没有创造力”这种思想,即要相信自己有创造力。30.The author dev
49、elops the fourth paragraph by . A.the order of timeB.the order of spaceC.giving examplesD.explaining reasons答案 C解析 文章第四段作者以自己作为例子来说明,故使用的是举例的方法。31.It can be inferred that . A.creativity is a gift people are born withB.not everyone can be creativeC.it is a piece of cake to be creativeD.creativity can be gained through practice答案 D解析 文章一开头就说明我们都可以成为具有创造力的人,我们可以学会想出好的方法,学会创造新的事物。 32.The purpose of writing this text is to tell us how to . A.learn to be creativeB.solve problems easilyC.
