1、第五单元检测(A)(时间:120 分钟 满分:150 分)一、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。M:It is November 20 today,isnt it?W:Yes.Susans birthday is in a weeks time.What present should we buy her?1.When is Susans
2、birthday?A.November 20. B.November 7. C.November 27.答案:CW:Im out of typing paper.Will you lend me some?M:I dont have any either,but Ill be glad to get you some from the store.2.What is the man going to do?A.He is going to lend the woman some typing paper.B.He is going to buy some typing paper for th
3、e woman.C.He is going to type the womans paper.答案:BM:Did you watch the women football game last night on Channel 5?W:Well.I meant to,but a friend of mine came to see me.We had a long talk about our children.Whats the result?3.What did the woman do last night?A.She watched the football game on televi
4、sion with her friend.B.She stayed at home talking with her friend.C.She went to watch a game with her friend.答案:BW:Tomorrow a professor from Beijing University will give us a talk,John.M:A talk?What subject will he talk about?W:About how to study English.M:Oh!Thats what Im interested in.4.What will
5、John do tomorrow?A.He will give a talk on how to study English.B.He will attend a lecture on how to learn English.C.He will go to Beijing University.答案:BM:Im not quite myself.I dont feel like going out.Why dont we just stay at home and have a good rest instead?W:Come on.You promised to go shopping w
6、ith me and to eat out on my birthday.5.Which of the following is TRUE?A.The woman insists on going out.B.The woman doesnt like having a rest.C.The man promised her a gift on her birthday.答案:A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
7、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。M:Whats the matter with you?W:Im feeling terrible.I cough a lot.M:Take it easy.Let me take your temperature first.W:You see,some of my students have caught flu.M:Dont worry.This type of flu is curable.Oh!Your temperature is 39 degre
8、es centigrade.You need to take some medicine and have a good rest.6.What is the relationship between the two speakers?A.Doctor and patient.B.Teacher and student.C.Husband and wife.答案:A7.What is the woman?A.A student. B.A teacher. C.A doctor.答案:B听第 7 段材料,回答第 811 题。W:Have you played football recently?
9、M:No.I only played it when I was in high school.Now I am a crazy basketball fan.There are a lot of NBA basketball matches on at the moment.Have you ever watched any of them?W:Sometimes,when I am not busy.Compared with football,it is worth watching considering so much scoring happens in one match.Som
10、etimes it is really boring to watch a football match when no one is scoring.M:The process of a football match is much more enjoyable,I think.By the way,what are you studying here?W:Mainly painting.Im also trying to learn French.M:I suppose you intend to visit lots of art museums in Paris?W:Yes,I hop
11、e so.M:Well,since youre an art student,you wont have to pay the entrance ticket,will you?W:I dont think my classmates have paid for tickets.M:Thats good.There comes my bus.See you at school.W:See you.8.What does the man think of football matches?A.It is boring to watch them.B.They are crazy.C.The pr
12、ocess is enjoyable.答案:C9.What can we learn from the conversation?A.The man has been playing football recently.B.The woman has never seen a football match.C.The woman prefers to watch basketball matches.答案:C10.What is the woman mainly studying in Paris?A.French. B.Sports. C.Painting.答案:C11.Where does
13、 the conversation most probably take place?A.In a school.B.At a bus stop.C.In a museum.答案:B听第 8 段材料,回答第 1214 题。M:Hello,Mary.Ive come to say goodbye.Im leaving for China tomorrow.W:Well,goodbye,then.Have you enjoyed your two years in Britain?M:Yes,Ive really had a wonderful time.I enjoy working with
14、you.Thank you.W:Youve done very well and made lots of progress in these two years.Why do you have to go back to China so soon?M:I plan to run a company of my own.W:OK.I wish you every success in the future.M:Thank you.Goodbye.W:Good luck!Have a nice trip!12.Where does the man stay before he comes ba
15、ck to China?A.The UK.B.Canada.C.Singapore.答案:A13.How long has the man stayed in Britain?A.Two years.B.Three years.C.Six years.答案:A14.What will the man come back to China to do?A.Work in a company.B.Start a company.C.Buy some goods from a company.答案:B听第 9 段材料,回答第 1517 题。M:Its so hard for me to learn
16、English.Why is it so easy for you?W:I didnt know you were having problems.Maybe its easier for me because I already speak two languages.But also,I really work at it.M:Well,I always do my homework and go to classes.What else do you think would help?W:Well,you might try reading newspapers.And I always
17、 talk to Americans when I get a chance,though sometimes its hard.M:But,how do you meet Americans?W:How about sitting next to an American at lunch,or have you ever thought of asking someone to have a dinner in your house?M:Those are good ideas,but Im a little shy to speak English.W:You wont learn if
18、you dont try and speak.If I were you,Id talk to your English teacher.He might have some good ideas.15.Why is it easier for the woman to learn English?A.She often talks to English people.B.She speaks two languages already.C.She always does her homework right after class.答案:B16.How does the woman thin
19、k the man should learn English?A.By reading newspapers.B.By writing diaries.C.By reading aloud in the morning.答案:A17.Why is it difficult for the man to learn English?A.He doesnt do homework on time.B.There are no native English speakers around him.C.He is too shy to speak English.答案:C听第 10 段材料,回答第 1
20、820 题。If you want to eat something,you need money.If you want to go somewhere,you need money.You cant do anything without it any more.But where did money begin?Well,a long long time ago people began to exchange things with each other.If somebody had a cow and wanted some cloth,he exchanged the cows
21、milk for it.People could exchange anything that someone else wanted and could use.So people in different places used different kinds of money,such as sheep,fish and knives.The Japanese exchanged rice,the Chinese used tea,and in Ethiopia they used salt.After many years people began to use gold,and th
22、en they made coins.But coins were heavy,and people didnt like to carry them,so they started to use paper money.Its said the Chinese first used paper money.Today checks are another kind of paper moneyyou sign your name and tell the bank to pay another person.Of course money can be a terrible problem.
23、If you dont have any,you are really in trouble.But when you do have money,there are people who want to steal itand sometimes kill you because they want or need it so much.So,poor people are worried because they cant buy things that they need and often cant pay their bills.And rich people are worried
24、 because maybe tomorrow theyre going to be poor.18.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.Money in different countries.B.How money developed.C.Money problem.答案:B19.What does the speaker think of money?A.Important but terrible.B.Not important.C.Only terrible.答案:A20.In which country was paper money
25、 first used?A.Japan. B.Germany. C.China.答案:C二、阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 12 小题;每小题 2.5 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。AThomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.Without him,the world might still be in the dark.However,the electric light was not his only inve
26、ntion.He also invented the motion picture camera and 1,200 other things.About every two weeks he created something new.Thomas Edison was born in 1847.He attended school for only three months.His mother taught him at home,but Thomas was mostly self-educated.He started experimenting at a young age.Whe
27、n he was 12 years old,he got his first job.He became a newsboy on a train.He did experiments on the train in his spare time.Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph ope
28、rator,but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other,but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.It kept conversations short,so that h
29、e could have more time for work.He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.Thomas Edison died at the age of 84.He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.21.How often did Edison make a new inventio
30、n?A.About every fourteen days.B.About every seven days.C.About once a week.D.About twice a week.答案:A解析:由文章第一段最后一句 “About every two weeks he created something new.”可看出他每两周就有一项新的发明,故答案为 A 项。22.The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “ ”. A.gave somebody a jobB.set fire to somebodyC.let somebo
31、dy downD.forced somebody to leave his job答案:D解析:由文中的句子“Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.”以及“Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator”可推测出该词义为 “解雇”,故选 D 项。23.Edison considered his deafness as . A.something bad B.a gift C.a kind of abilityD.a disadvantage 答案:B解析:由文
32、章中的句子“but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways”可知选 B 项。24.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.The function of the electric light.B.Edison and his experiments.C.The importance of inventions.D.The whole life of Edison.答案:D解析:本文通篇介绍了爱迪生的一生 ,介绍了他的生平、教育以及干过的工作、发明的东西等等,因此答案选 D 项。BEm
33、ily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden.They could climb up trees,grow flowers and even play badminton.They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden.They even started to put food out to attract more birds.Everything was fine for a few da
34、ys until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window.Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.Its neck seemed to be broken.“It must have flown into the window,” Alex said when his sister Emily called him to have a look.“Ah,yes,look here.You can see the mark where i
35、t hit the window.There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck (粘贴)on the window.” “Poor thing!” Emily said.During the next month,five more birds died in the same way.“Why would they fly to the windows?” they wondered.Finally they found out the truth.When the birds were flying,they couldnt see into the
36、rooms.All they saw was the reflection (反射)of the garden.They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.“Something has to be done to save the birds,” the parents decided.At first,the family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows,but this made the ro
37、om dark.Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk(鹰).They made six hawksone for each window.They stuck the hawks to the windows.They looked pretty and did not keep out much light.When the birds saw the hawks,they would fly away.After that,there were no more dead birds.
38、The family were much happier.25.They put food out to attract birds because they . A.had a special garden for birds B.wanted to see more birds flying in the garden C.had too much bird food to feed the birds D.wanted to catch some birds in the garden 答案:B解析:由第一段中的“They liked to watch the birds flying
39、among the trees in the garden.”可知,把食物放在外面的原因是他们喜欢看鸟在花园里飞翔。26. birds died in the garden. A.4 B.5C.6 D.7 答案:C解析:由句子“Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.”和“During the next month,five more birds died in the same way.”可知,共有 6 只鸟死在花园里。27.The birds flew to the windows because they .
40、 A.found the windows very clean B.fought for more food C.thought there were more trees ahead D.wanted to go into the room 答案:C解析:由第五段中的“All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden.They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.”可知,C 项正确。28.The stor
41、y is mainly about . A.why the birds died in the gardenB.the family were good at paper-cutting C.the family had a very big new houseD.how the family saved the birds in the garden 答案:D解析:由全文可知,当看到鸟撞死在玻璃上时 ,他们查明了原因并采取了预防措施,目的是防止更多的鸟死亡。COn the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and chall
42、enged us to get to know someone we didnt already know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile.She said,“Hi,handsome.My name is Rose.Im eighty-seven years old.”“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked
43、.She replied,“Im here to meet a rich husband,get married,have a couple of kids,and then retire and travel.”I knew she was joking.I was curious (好奇)what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always dreamed of having a university education and now Im getting one!” she
44、told me.We became friends.Every day we would talk nonstop after class.I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech.She cleared her throat
45、 and began,“We do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing.Ive learned a few secrets to staying young,being happy,and achieving success.You have to laugh and find humor every day.Youve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you will die.”“There is a huge differe
46、nce between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesnt take any talent or ability.The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change .” 29.When the author and Rose first met,they began their conversation in a(n) manner. A.polite B.impoliteC.serious D.humorous 答案:
47、D解析:由“I knew she was joking.”可知,他们第一次见面时是以一种幽默的方式问候的。30.Rose went to the university in order to . A.meet a rich husbandB.make new friendsC.get a better jobD.get a university education答案:D解析:由第五段首句“I always dreamed of having a university education and now Im getting one!”可知,她上大学的目的是为了接受大学教育。31.The au
48、thor considered Rose as a “time machine” because . A.she always came to class on timeB.she made friends easily at universityC.she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience D.she knew the difference between growing older and growing up答案:C解析:由第五段中的“as she shared her wisdom and experie
49、nce with me”可知,C 项为正确选项。32.From this passage we know Rose believed “ ” A.Easier said than done.B.Well begun is half done.C.It is never too late to learn.D.Reading makes a full man.答案:C解析:A 项意为“说着容易,做着难”;B 项意为“良好的开端是成功的一半”;C 项意为“活到老,学到老”;D 项意为“ 阅读使人充实” 。由全文可知,虽然罗丝已有 87 岁的高龄,却仍然乐意进入大学学习。故 C 项符合罗丝的想法。第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has. 33 Many people try to manage their time.They arrange information and tips
