1、Unit3 单元检测卷单元检测卷 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。 1When does the man want to play? ALater today. BTomorrow. CRight now. 2What does the woman want to eat? AFruit. BEggs. CPancakes. 3How do
2、es the man get to work? ABy car. BBy train. CBy bus. 4Why was Mr Johnson in the hospital? AHis wife was ill. BHis wife had a baby. CHe went to visit his daughter. 5What are the speakers talking about? AA lightweight bag. BThings to wear. CThe warm weather. 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
3、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。 6What did the woman want to do today? APlay tennis. BGo for a run. CGo to the park. 7How was the weather last weekend? ASunny. BWindy. CRainy. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8Which r
4、oom are the speakers painting? AThe bedroom. BThe dining room. CThe living room. 9What color does the woman want it to be? AGreen. BRed. CBlue. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10What does the woman do at night? AShe keeps all the lights on. BShe sleeps in a very dark room. CShe turns a night light on in her
5、 room. 11How old was the woman when a man broke into her home? AAbout four years old. BAbout five years old. CAbout eight years old. 12What was the womans father carrying? AA knife. BA bat. CA gun. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13What is the man doing? APlaying with fire. BWatching people on the street. C
6、Making paper airplanes. 14What can the woman see across the street? AA crowd of people. BA building. CA big airplane. 15What will happen to the man according to the woman? AHell get in trouble. BHell get a reward. CHell get sick. 16What is the probable relationship between the speakers? ABrother and
7、 sister. BFather and daughter. CMother and son. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17What does the speaker do? AA reporter. BA business woman. CA writer. 18Where does Kareen Christenson work? AAt the Local Business magazine. BAt the marketing department. CIn the Twin Towers building. 19Why does the speaker wa
8、nt to talk with James? AFor an article. BFor a new movie. CFor her business. 20At what time does the speaker want to meet James? AThis week. BNext week. CNext year. 答案 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.B 9C 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.A 17A 18.B 19.A 20.A 听力材料 Text 1 M：Lets start again tomorrow. W：
9、But the game was going so well! Dont quit now! Text 2 W：Im tired of eggs for breakfast.Lets have fruit instead. M：Id prefer pancakes. Text 3 M：The train is late again.Im never going to get to work on time! W：Why dont you take a bus? M：Because the bus gets me to work 45 minutes late. Text 4 M：I saw M
10、r Johnson in the hospital today.I wonder if his wife is ill. W：No，she is fine.His daughter just had a baby and he was visiting her. Text 5 W：What kind of dress are you looking for? M：Since its getting warmer this time of the year，I want something lightweight.What do you think would be the best? Text
11、 6 M：Its raining. W：Oh，no! And its Saturday.I wanted to go to the park with Jenny. M：And I wanted to go for a run with Richard.Well，its supposed to rain tomorrow，too.Well have to wait until Monday for sunshine. W：This is so annoying.I couldnt play tennis last weekend with James because of strong win
12、ds.And now this. Text 7 W：What color should we paint this room，honey? M：How about red? W：Red in the dining room？No way! M：Why not？I think red is a great color for a wall. W：But red makes you fat. M：What are you talking about? W：I was reading a magazine article that said warm colors make you want to
13、eat more.Blue would be better. M：But I like eating! Lets paint the room red. W：Not a chance! Text 8 M：Lisa，why do you keep a night light on in your room? W：I thought you knew that Im scared of the dark. M：I had no idea.Why are you afraid? W：When I was very little，around four years old，a man broke in
14、to our home.I heard a noise late at night，and then I saw my father walk by my room quietly.He was carrying a baseball bat.A few minutes later，I heard a crash.I was so scared! M：What happened then? W：I dont know，but my father wasnt hurt.Ive kept a light on at night ever since，though. Text 9 W：What ar
15、e you guys doing? M：Cant you see？Were making paper airplanes. W：Yeah，I see that.But what are you doing with them? M：Were flying them，of course! W：Out of the window? M：Yeah! W：That isnt right! You shouldnt throw paper out of the window! Itll land on the street and someone will have to pick it up.Your
16、e just making the street dirtier than it already is! M： No， we arent.First of all， were not throwing the airplanes out.Were making them fly.And second，most of our planes arent going on the street. W：Where are they going? M：See that building across the street from us？Were sending them onto the roof o
17、f that building.Weve already gotten more than fifty on there. W：Youre going to get in trouble. M：Only if you tell Mom and Dad! Text 10 Hello， this is Wanda Carlson calling for James Yamaguchi.James， Im a reporter at the Local Business magazine.Kareen Christenson from your marketing department told m
18、e about you.She said that you would be a good person to talk to for my article on the new downtown development.Id like to arrange a time this week that we could meet for an interview.Ill need only about 20 minutes of your time.I want to talk mostly about the Twin Towers building，and also about devel
19、opments in the works for next year.Could you please call me at 5557376233？ Again，my names Wanda Carlson from the Local Business.Thank you.Goodbye. 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 Camille Napier Bernstein English Teacher Natick Public School
20、s，MA I was excited to discover CourseSites for my work as a public school teacher.Im happy that my students also like your product.I need it even more this coming school year because I am required to teach different courses. William Jackson Assistant Professor Pierce College，WA I am most impressed w
21、ith the flexibility of the Blog feature on CourseSites.This tool has enabled me to design group exercises ， and will really support my students to have discussions.While I have not been able to test it for a live class，I have been able to design and review the process and I am confident that the Blo
22、gs will be a very valuable tool for my students. Louis Tharp Professor Long Beach City College，CA I have been using CourseSites for over 10 years，even while traveling all over the USA and halfway around the world.I have had students take my class from different places.During this time I had over 300
23、 live chats，even in the middle of a typhoon! So far CourseSites has always been onlineup and running. Nancy Mayer Language Arts Teacher Long Beach City College，CA I want to thank you and your team for creating such a fine website and for providing it for K- 12 teachers and students for free.I especi
24、ally appreciate the flexibility the site has.I also love the test building area.I can use “correct” answers to further explain answers and “incorrect” answers to further teach students.I am very thankful for your work. 语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文。 几个在使用 CourseSites 网站的老师感谢这家网站给他们带来 了方便。 21Who loves to use the Blo
25、g feature on CourseSites? ACamille Napier Bernstein. BWilliam Jackson. CLouis Tharp. DNancy Mayer. 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I am most impressed with the flexibility of the Blog feature on CourseSites.”可知，给我印象最深刻的是网站上的博客专栏。因此是 William Jackson 喜欢使用 CourseSites 网站上的博客专栏。故选 B 项。 22What is the advantage of
26、CourseSites according to Louis Tharp? AHe can use it any time. BIt provides different products. CHe can test his students online. DIt allows 300 people to chat live. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “even while traveling all over the USA and halfway around the world”“I had over 300 live chats，even in the middl
27、e of a typhoon” “CourseSites has always been onlineup and running”可知，即使在美国和其他国家旅行的时候，Louis Tharp 还进行了超过 300 次的实时聊天，甚至当时还刮着台风。CourseSites 这个网站一直在 运行中。即在 Louis Tharp 看来， CourseSites 的优点是无论在何时何地都可以使用，它一直 都是在线的。故选 A 项。 23What do the four teachers have in common? AThey come from the same school. BThey ar
28、e workers of CourseSites. CThey prefer CourseSites to a live class. DThey are using CourseSites in their teaching. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。这四位教师都对 CourseSites 网站进行了评价，因此可推知这四位教师在 教学过程中都在使用 CourseSites 网站。故选 D 项。 B On a farm in England，Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level：they harv
29、est trees which they grow into chairs. The couple have a furniture(家具) farm in Derbyshire where they are growing 250 chairs,100 lamps and 50 tables.It is their answer to what they see as the inefficient(无效率) process of cutting down mature trees to create furniture. “Instead of force- growing a tree
30、for 50 years and then cutting it down and making it into smaller and smaller bits.the idea is to grow the tree into the shape that you want directly.Its like a kind of 3D printing，” said Gavin. Part of the inspiration for the idea came when Gavin was a young boy.He spotted an overgrown bonsai tree(盆
31、栽) which looked like a chair. The 44- year- old began experimenting in 2006.In 2012，Gavin and Alice set up the company Full Grown.Within several years，the couple developed the most effective way to shape a tree without limiting its growth.They guide shoots(嫩枝) already heading in the right direction，
32、rather than force them the wrong way against their natural growth. The average chair takes six to nine years to grow and another year to dry out.The labor and time involved in producing the organic pieces means they do not come cheap.Chairs sell for 10,000 each，lamps for 900 to 2,300 and tables for
33、2,500 to 12,500. 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了英格兰德比郡的一对夫妇经营着一个家具农场，它可 以让树木直接长成家具。 24What is special about the farm? AIt uses 3D printing. BIt grows bonsai trees. CIt was set up by a couple. DIt grows trees into furniture. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The couple have a furniture(家具) farm in Derbyshire where they are gr
34、owing 250 chairs,100 lamps and 50 tables.”可知，这对夫妇在德比郡有一个家 具农场，他们在那里种植 250 把椅子、100 盏台灯和 50 张桌子，由此可知，这个农场的特别 之处是它把树种成家具，故 D 项正确。 25How do the couple shape a tree? ABy limiting its growth. BBy following its natural growth. CBy forcing it against its natural growth. DBy guiding its shoots in the right d
35、irection. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Within several years，the couple developed the most effective way to shape a tree without limiting its growth.They guide shoots(嫩枝) already heading in the right direction”可知， 他们通过引导嫩枝朝着正确的方向生长来给树塑形， 故 D 项正确。 26How long does it take to make an average chair for the co
36、mpany? AOver 50 years. BAbout 6 to 9 years. CAt most 6 years. DAbout 7 to 10 years. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The average chair takes six to nine years to grow and another year to dry out.”可知， 椅子平均需要 6 到 9 年的时间才能长出来， 另外需要一年干燥， 也就是说需要 7 到 10 年的时间，故 D 项正确。 27Which can best describe the furniture? ABig an
37、d eco- friendly. BNatural but expensive. CHandmade and creative. DTraditional but organic. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知这种家具是天然的；再根据最后一段第二 句可知，生产有机产品所需的劳动力和时间意味着它们并不便宜，由此可知，这种家具是天 然而昂贵的，故 B 项正确。 C Doctors say you had better use it before you lose it. The more you sit each day，the more chance you have
38、of getting sick. Richard Rosenkranz of Kansas State University was among the researchers.He said people who sat for long periods were at great risk of getting diseases when compared with those who sat less.He said that was especially true for some chronic(慢性的) diseases. Richard Rosenkranz studied th
39、e relationship between sitting and chronic diseases in middle- aged Australian men.He worked with researchers from the University of Western Sydney.They examined the health records of more than 63,000 men from New South Wales.The men were between the ages of 45 and 65.The men reported about what dis
40、eases they had， or did not have.And they kept record of the amount of time each day that they sat. The study also showed that exercising every morning for 30 minutes did not reduce the health risk if you spend the next eight hours sitting at the desk.Mr.Rosenkranz said it was important to make sure
41、you exercise.But he said it was also important to find ways not to sit so much during the day. Many jobs today require sitting and working at the desk all day.James Levine works at the Mayo Clinic in the United Sates.He suggests working while standing at high table some of the time instead of sittin
42、g at a desk.Dr.Levine also suggests standing while using the telephone or eating.Or he advises walking with the people you work with for an on- foot meeting.And he notes that if you spend more time on your feet，you may have muscle activity that helps burn fats and sugars in your body. 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。
43、主要说明久坐影响人的健康，建议经常坐着工作的人尽可能 多地站立或行走。 28The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that . Adoctors should treat all the patients well Bdoctors should make use of every method Cone should value his health before he loses it Done should depend on himself to keep healthy 答案 C 解析 句意理解题。画线句意为：医
44、生说你最好在失去它之前使用它。而本文主要讲述的是 久坐影响健康，因此中心思想同健康有关，可推断 it 指的是健康，所以这句话暗示人们在失 去健康之前要珍惜健康，故选 C。 29How did Richard Rosenkranz make the study? ABy examining some records and reports. BBy making some laboratory experiments. CBy talking with the doctors and patients. DBy watching the mens daily performance. 答案 A
45、解析 细节理解题。 根据第三段第三、四句可知 Richard Rosenkranz 是通过检查一些记录和 报告来进行研究的，故选 A。 30 According to Dr.Levine， in order to avoid the harm of long- time sitting， one should . Aexercise more often Bchange his job Cstay away from the desk Dstand or walk more 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段第三、四句可知，他建议更多的站立或行走，故选 D。 31Where does t
46、his text probably come from? AA fashion magazine. BA health magazine. CA biology textbook. DA life guide. 答案 B 解析 文章出处题。本文主要讲述的是久坐影响健康，由此可推断此篇文章可能来自健康杂 志，故选 B。 D The Intelligent Transport team at Newcastle University have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory named “DriveLAB” in order to u
47、nderstand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are. Research shows that giving up driving is one of the key reasons for a fall in health and well- being among older people，leading to them becoming more isolated(隔绝) and inactive. Led by Professor Phil Blyt
48、he，the Newcastle team are developing in- vehicle technologies for older drivers which they hope could help them to continue driving into later life. These include custom- made navigation(导航) tools， night vision systems and intelligent speed adaptations.Phil Blythe explains， “For many older people， p
49、articularly those living alone or in the country， driving is important for preserving their independence， giving them the freedom to get out and about without having to rely on others.” “But we all have to accept that as we get older our reactions slow down and this often results in people avoiding
50、any potentially challenging driving conditions and losing confidence in their driving skills.The result is that people stop driving before they really need to.” Dr Amy Guo，the leading researcher on the older driver study，explains，“The DriveLAB is helping us to understand what the key stress points a
