1、- 1 - Unit 12 测试卷 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案 写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答 案转涂到答题卡上。 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
2、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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是 C。 ( ) 1. What is the man waiting to do? A. Enjoy some noodles. B. Eat some eggs. C. Drink some hot water. ( ) 2. Who probably has the womans pen now? A. Jack. B. Mr Wa
3、tson. C. John. ( ) 3. Who is coming for tea? A. Mark. B. John. C. Tracy. ( ) 4. What relation is John to Tammy? A. Her teacher. B. Her father. C. Her schoolmate. ( ) 5. Why does the girl come to school in an old car? A. The old car still works well. B. She cant afford a new car. C. The new car is be
4、ing used by her father. 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。 ( ) 6. What can the man do if he rents the house? A. Have pets. B. Use the roof. C. Plant flowers indoo
5、rs. ( ) 7. Where should the man park his car? A. In the garage. B. In the back yard. C. In the front yard. - 2 - 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。 ( ) 8. What kind of job did the woman take after graduation? A. Teaching. B. Marketing. C. Volunteering. ( ) 9. What does the woman think the man should do? A. Take
6、his job immediately. B. Stop worrying about the money. C. Make a decision and stick to it. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 ( ) 10. What does the woman do for Mrs Thompson sometimes? A. She gives her yoga classes. B. She looks after her baby. C. She cleans her house. ( ) 11. Where did the woman work last sum
7、mer? A. At a gym. B. At a neighbours house. C. At an animal hospital. ( ) 12. What is the mans attitude towards dogs? A. He is afraid of them. B. He doesnt like them. C. He thinks they are fun to play with. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 ( ) 13. Hows the weather today? A. Fine. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. ( ) 14.
8、 What will the woman do in the park? A. Meet the man. B. Go on a picnic. C. Take pictures. ( ) 15. How will the woman go to the mans place tomorrow? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot. ( ) 16. Why does the man call the woman? A. To invite her to dinner. B. To tell her when to meet tomorrow. C. To giv
9、e advice on her transportation tool. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 ( ) 17. What do the members of the Reading Club do together? A. They exchange ideas. B. They exchange notes. C. They exchange books. ( ) 18. How many members does the Music Club have? A. 90 B. 85. C. 80. ( ) 19. When do the members of the
10、 Bicycle Club usually take a trip? A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday. ( ) 20. Where should students go for more information? A. To the note board. B. To the student clubs. C. To the school website. - 3 - 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分） 第一节 （共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选
11、项中，选出最佳选项。 A Yelps been telling the story of how people connect with great local businesses since 2004, but now were turning to the next generation of storytellers to spread the word. This year were announcing a scholarship programme for film students who want to show us and the world their favourit
12、e local business. For the first time ever, Yelp is accepting applications from college film students to participate in a short-film challenge that will end in the Yelp Reel Local Film Festival. Were challenging current students from five participating cities (New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, L
13、os Angeles, and Atlanta) to produce, write, direct, shoot, edit, and submit a 36 minute long non- fiction film about a business in their community. They only have two weeks to do it all! Students will have to apply until 25 November, and will receive the competitions rules and terms on Monday, 30 No
14、vember. From there, they have TWO WEEKS to complete their films and submit them for the chance to win scholarship prizes. For each participating city, participants will first be judged locally for a scholarship prize of $ 5,000, plus two runner-up scholarship awards of $1,000 each. The winning film
15、from each city will then be judged at the national level for a grand prize scholarship of $15,000! Our chief mission with this festival is to attract young filmmakers to look within their communities and local business leaders for inspiring stories. At Yelp, we know that local businesses are at the
16、heart of thriving communities and local economies, and the Reel Local Film Festival aims to bring that to life in creative ways. Are you a film student in one of our participating cities? The application window is open until 25 November, so sign up for yourself and your team here! ( ) 21. What is sp
17、ecial about the 2015 Yelp Reel Local Film Festival? A. The films should be funny stories around them. B. Its the first time for college film students to join in. C. The time given to finish the films is the shortest. D. Any students in the city can submit their films. ( ) 22. The main goal of the 20
18、15 Yelp Reel Local Film Festival is to . A. interest young filmmakers to join in the activity B. make more people good at telling stories C. encourage college students to work hard D. let more audiences show interest in the films ( ) 23. Where can you find the passage? A. In a textbook. B. In a news
19、paper C. On a website D. In a magazine. B During the late 1990s, Venus and Serena Williams became two of the sports biggest stars. The two African American sisters took the tennis world by storm when they were still in their teens. Their awesome power and bold style of play helped them take over the
20、ir opponents. Growing up in California, Venus, the older sister born in 1980, began playing tennis at age four - 4 - and Serena, born in1981, at age five. They learned the game from their father, Richard Williams. However, their father limited the number of tournaments they played in. He wanted his
21、daughters to concentrate on their schoolwork. He also was concerned that they would get tired of tennis if they competed too often. Both Venus and Serena became professional tennis players when they were 14 years old. Richard Williams continued to limit his daughters playing time. That made their su
22、dden breakthrough as top tennis players even more dramatic. In 1997, Venus entered the United States Open, the most important American tennis event for the first time. She shocked everyone by making it to the finalthe last match that decides the champion. However, she lost the final to the top-ranke
23、d player, Martina Hingis. Venus was the first Williams sister to become an established player. Serena was the first to win a grand slam event. The four most important tournaments in tennis are known as grand slams. In 1999, Serena beat Martina Hingis to win the US Open. Venus first won the US Open i
24、n 2000. In 2002, Serena defeated Venus to win the French Open, another grand slam event. Venus then held the top ranking in womens tennis, and Serena was ranked second. They became the first siblings to hold the top two positions in tennis. Later in the year, Serena moved past her sister as the top-
25、ranked player. Serena won the Wimbledon and US Open finals in 2002 and the Wimbledon final in 2003. In 2005 Serena won the Australian Open and Venus won Wimbledon. Venus and Serena often play as partners in doubles eventsmatches between pairs of tennis players. They have won the doubles championship
26、s in all four grand slam tennis tournaments. ( ) 24. Why did the siblings father decrease the amount of their competition? A. He wanted their daughters to learn more from him. B. There were various tennis competitions in the US. C. His two daughters were easy to get tired. D. Their schoolwork and en
27、ergy were his concerns. ( ) 25. Which game made the siblings become two of the sports biggest stars for the first time? A. The United States Open. B. The French Open. C. The Wimbledon. D. The Australian Open. ( ) 26. The underlined word established means . A. existing for a long time B. known or fam
28、ous C. official D. set up C Two new studies suggest that modern running shoes could increase the risk of injuries to runners. One study involved sixty-eight healthy young women and men who ran at least twenty-four kilometres a week. The runners were observed on a treadmill machine ( 跑步机 ). Sometimes
29、 they wore running shoes. Other times they ran barefoot ( 赤脚 ). Researchers from the JKM Technologies company in Virginia, the University of Virginia and the University of Colorado did the study. They found that running shoes create more stress that could damage knees, hips and ankle joints than run
30、ning barefoot. They observed that the effect was even greater than the effect reported earlier for walking in high heels. - 5 - The study appeared in the official scientific journal of The American Academy of Physical Medicine. The other study appeared in the journal Nature. It compared runners in t
31、he United States and Kenya. The researchers were from Harvard University in Massachusetts, Moi University in Kenya and the University of Glasgow in Scotland. They divided the runners into three groups. One group had always run shoeless. Another group had always run with shoes. And the third group ha
32、d changed to shoeless running. Runners who wear shoes usually come down heel first. That puts great force on the back of the foot. But the study found that barefoot runners generally land on the front or middle of their foot. In that way, they ease into their landing and avoid striking their heel. H
33、arvards Daniel Lieberman led the study. He says the way most running shoes are designed may explain why those who wear them land on their heels. The heel of the shoe is bigger and heavier than other parts of the shoe, so it would seem more likely to come down first. Also, the heel generally has thic
34、k material under it to soften landings. But the researchers do not suggest that runners immediately start running barefoot. They say it takes some training. And there can be risks, like running when your feet are too cold to feel if you get injured. The study was partly supported by Vibram, which ma
35、kes a kind of footwear that it says is like running barefoot. The findings have gotten a lot of attention. But the researchers say there are many problems in the way the press has reported in their paper. So they have tried to explain their findings on a Harvard Website. ( ) 27. Whats the main idea
36、of the passage? A. Walking in high heels could cause less serious effects than running barefoot. B. Two new discoveries encourage people to run in high heels. C. Running in shoes is partly good for runners. D. Two new studies prove that running without shoes is beneficial to runners in most cases. (
37、 ) 28. Which part of our body could be injured if we run in running shoes? A. Toes. B. Hips. C. Feet. D. Legs. ( ) 29. What can we learn from the passage? A. The way that we run by landing on the front or middle of our foot could avoid damaging our heel. B. We should start running barefoot in no tim
38、e. C. Running in modern running shoes could cause more serious effects than running in high heels. D. We wont be injured if we run barefoot. ( ) 30. What is the writers attitude towards the use of modern running shoes? A. Persuasive. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Supportive. 第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 1
39、0 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（有两项为多余选项） 。 If youre a promising director that wants to start a filming career, (31) . While it can seem like a scary task at first, you actually dont need that much to create an entertaining film of your own. - 6 - How to make cartoons? Cartoons are called animated
40、 films. Artists draw the scenes. They draw the background and the characters. Each drawing of the character is slightly different. For example, the legs are in different places if the character is running. A special camera takes pictures of each scene the artist has drawn. When the pictures are play
41、ed back, (32) . Making drawings that seem to move is called animation. In some films, there are both animated characters and human actors, as in Space Jam (1996). Space Jam stars Bugs Bunny and basketball star Michael Jordan. (33) ? Lots of work has to be done before the filming begins. The producer
42、 and director plan how and when they will film each scene. A movie is filmed scene by scene, and a scene is filmed shot by shot. The scenes are not usually filmed in the order that you see them in the movie. (34) . Big, fancy sets take a long time to build. Scenes using these sets are often shot lat
43、er even though you may see them at the beginning of the film. When it is time to film a scene, the designers get the set ready. The actors run through their lines and movements. The director of photography arranges the lights. The camera operator checks camera angles for the shot. The sound crew set
44、s up microphones. (35) . Each filmed shot is called a take. The director may ask for many takes before he or she is satisfied with the scene. A. The cameras roll B. Sometimes the weather is bad and an outdoor scene cannot be filmed C. How to shoot a movie D. it looks like the character is running E.
45、 The director usually has some takes cut away F. How do people work together to direct a film G. you should very like to know how to shoot cartoons and films 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。 You can give your cold virus to som
46、eone else. You send out viruses when you 36 or sneeze. Another person can 37 in the virus from the air near you. The virus gets on your hands when you 38 your nose. Other people can get the virus by 39 what you have touched and then touching their nose, 40 , or lips. You can help 41 a cold virus fro
47、m spreading by 42 your mouth when you cough or sneeze. You should also wash your hands often. Different viruses spread in various ways. The rabies virus is in the spit of a(n) 43 dog. The dog spreads the virus when it 44 . Mosquito bites can also spread viruses. West Nile Virus goes from birds to mo
48、squitoes when the mosquitoes bite the 45 . The mosquitoes then spread the virus when they bite humans and animals. When a cold virus 46 , your body fights back. Your body sends special white blood cells up to your nose. These cells are part of your 47 system. The cells kill the virus. After a few -
49、7 - days, you 48 your cold. The immune system cannot kill every kind of virus. The viruses that cause cold sores and chickenpox ( 水痘 ) 49 in nerve cells. The immune system cannot find them there. 50 , these viruses can kill people. The AIDS virus and the rabies virus are germs that can kill people.
50、There are no drugs that can 51 a disease caused by a virus. Antibiotics ( 抗体 ) do not kill viruses. 52 antibiotics only kill other kinds of germs called bacteria ( 细菌 ). 53 are trying to make drugs that will kill viruses. They have made some drugs that help 54 viruses. Some of these drugs help peopl
