1、Unit1 Nature in the balance 综合能力测评卷综合能力测评卷 (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。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。 1.What does the woman mean? A.The weather was bad this time last year. B.The picnic is being
2、spoiled by the weather. C.People are not cooperating as well as last year. 2.What does the woman mean? A.He would have got a scholarship if his math grades had been better. B.It was just his math figures that didnt add up. C.His grades were all too poor to get a scholarship. 3.What does the woman ad
3、vise the man to do? A.Just give half the information needed. B.Speak slower than he usually does. C.Speak more loudly than he usually does. 4.What does the woman mean? A.The sign is not on it. B.The washroom is far. C.He may not be able to use it. 5.What does the woman imply? A.The man should apolog
4、ize. B.The man should pay for the accident. C.The man should accompany her to the hospital. 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 8 题。 6.What is in the womans land? A.O
5、il.B.Gold.C.Gas. 7.How much will the woman receive for the first five months? A.$1,000 per day. B.$1,100 per day. C.$1,200 per day. 8.What are the speakers doing? A.Buying something. B.Talking about the land. C.Signing a contract. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 9 至 11 题。 9.Why isAlice calling? A.She is asking for som
6、e information about the school. B.Judy is not going to school today. C.Judy is seriously ill. 10.What classes are mentioned? A.Math and history. B.Science and chemistry. C.Math and science. 11.What do we learn about the homework? A.Its too difficult for Judy. B.It will be emailed toAlice. C.It will
7、be kept by her teacher. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 12 至 14 题。 12.Whats wrong with the woman? A.She has a headache. B.She has a stomachache. C.She has a toothache. 13.How long has the woman been suffering from the pain? A.Four days. B.Less than eight weeks. C.More than five months. 14.Which of the following is tru
8、e about her pain? A.It hurts seriously. B.It occurs once in a while. C.It never stops. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 15 至 17 题。 15.What is Roger doing now? A.Painting.B.Writing.C.Watching TV. 16.What is the phone number of Roger? A.0344 897 6518. B.0443 897 6514. C.0343 897 6514. 17.What are they talking about? A.Ex
9、hibiting some paintings. B.Selling a house. C.Filling out a form. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。 18.What profession does the woman work in? A.Marketing. B.Advertising. C.Teaching. 19.What does the woman really enjoy? A.Creativity. B.Variety. C.Teamwork. 20.What is the woman worrying about? A.No chance of
10、promotion. B.Long working hours. C.Being fired. 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 Even though these monuments are extremely well known,they hold secrets that not many people are aware of. Empire State Building On the 103rd floor of the Empire S
11、tate Building in New York,there is a secret observation deck that not a lot of people know about.To access the balcony,you have to take a series of elevators and then a very steep,narrow staircase.The observation deck isnt open to the public,but many celebrities have been photographed there. Eiffel
12、Tower There is a secret apartment and office at the very top of the Eiffel Tower that has just recently become open to the public.In 1889,Gustave Eiffel,the engineer of this famous Paris landmark,built himself a private apartment and office.It has been restored and has wax models of Gustave,his daug
13、hter,and American inventor Thomas Edison on display. Statue of Liberty There is actually a room in the torch of the Statue of Liberty that showcases breathtaking views of the city.People used to be able to visit that room until 1916 when German agents blew up a nearby wharf(码头).The explosion sent br
14、oken pieces into the raised arm of Lady Liberty,making the staircase up to the hidden room unsafe. Disneyland Hardcore Disney fans might think they know all of the secrets of the park,a famous U.S.landmark,but many havent heard of Club 33.This exclusive restaurant is hidden behind an unmarked door i
15、n Disneylands New Orleans Square.If you want to dine here on your next trip to Disneyland,dont get your hopes up.It costs $25,000 to join the club,plus an annual fee of $12,000. 21.What do the monuments have in common? A.They are all in Europe. B.They all have skyscrapers. C.They are all the best-kn
16、own. D.They all hide little-known secrets. 22.Which of the four has the easiest access? A.Disneyland.B.Eiffel Tower. C.Statue of Liberty.D.Empire State Building. 23.Which can be used to replace the underlined word “exclusive” in the last paragraph? A.Attractive.B.Expensive. C.Wonderful.D.Beautiful.
17、B World Environment Day is celebrated annually on June 5th and was created to inspire people around the globe to take an active part in environmental protection and learn more about ways we can help to guarantee the future of our planet is safe. The very first World Environment Day took place in 197
18、4,established by the United Nations General Assembly on the first day of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment that took place in 1972.Each year the United Nations picks a theme and a host city where anyone who is concerned about the environment can talk about environmental topics with o
19、thers,followed by different kinds of exhibits to promote environmental awareness.Environmentalists,academics and scientists come together to bring new ideas on the table concerning the environment. The 2018 World Environment Day was hosted by India,and the theme was Beat Plastic Pollution.It urged p
20、eople to explore and choose supportable alternatives like paper or cloth bags to reduce the production and use of disposable plastic,which made up 10% of all of the waste.Even though the United Nations picks a specific host city every year,people around the world still celebrate World Environment Da
21、y in their hometowns with parades (游行),concerts,cleaning up and tree planting and all kinds of green actions to work towards having a beautiful planet and battling pollution. World Environment Day is not a public holiday,so you wont be getting the day off work or school,but if you want to celebrate,
22、why not bring it to the attention of your parents,friends,colleagues or classmates?World Environment Day is all about working together to take action for the planet,so try to get everyone you know interested in helping do something.Things as small as making sure people have a way to recycle can make
23、 a difference.You could also try beautifying your neighborhood by planting gardens,learn about green foods,raise money for a local wildlife conservation group or simply learn about the effects of different products on the earth. 24.Why is World Environment Day set up? A.To make people know more abou
24、t nature. B.To ask people to help to protect the globe. C.To warn people of the danger of air pollution. D.To encourage people to plan the earths future. 25.What do people do on World Environment Day? A.Decide a host city. B.Hold a theme party. C.Discuss environmental ideas. D.Show some plastic prod
25、ucts. 26.Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “disposable” in Paragraph 3? A.High-cost. B.Poor-quality. C.Second-hand. D.Single-use. 27.Whats the main idea of the last paragraph? A.Every bit of effort counts. B.Doing is better than saying. C.Many hands make light
26、 work. D.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. C When she first started learning about the climate change from one of her elders,Fawn Sharp was invited on a helicopter flight over the Olympic Mountains to survey the Mount Anderson glacier.But the glacier was gone,melted by the warming climate.Sh
27、arp had a deep sense of loss when she discovered the glacier wasnt there anymore. Loss is a growing issue for people working and living on the front lines of climate change.And that gave Jennifer Wren Atkinson,a full-time lecturer at the University of Washington Bothell,US,an idea for a class. This
28、term,she taught students on the Bothell campus about the emotional burdens of environmental studies.She used the experiences of Native American tribes( 部 落),scientists and activists,and asked her 24 students to face the reality that there is no easy fixthat “this is such an intractable problem that
29、theyre going to be dealing with it for the rest of their lives.” Student Cody Dillon used to be a climate science skeptic (怀疑论者).Then he did his own reading and research,and changed his mind. Dillon wasnt going into environmental workhe was a computer-science major.Yet,the potential for a worldwide
30、environmental catastrophe seemed so real to him five years ago that he quit his job and became a full-time volunteer for an environmental group that worked on restoration(恢复) projects. Six months into the work,he decided that Atkinsons class was just what he was looking fora place where he could dis
31、cuss his concerns about a changing climate. Atkinson said she hoped the class helped her students prepare themselves for the amount of environmental loss that will happen over their lifetimes. “We are already changing the planetso many species are going to be lost,displaced or massively impacted,” s
32、he said.“The future isnt going to be what they imagined.” 28.Why did the author mention the case of Fawn Sharp? A.To lay a basis for Fawn Sharps further research. B.To prove Fawn Sharps work is similar toAtkinsons. C.To lead into the issue of loss caused by climate change. D.To show scientistsconcer
33、n about the Mount Anderson glacier. 29.Whats the main purpose ofAtkinsons class? A.To explore how different people deal with climate change. B.To get students more concerned about the environmental issue. C.To find solutions to the environmental issue of Olympic Mountains. D.To teach students how to
34、 conduct research about environment. 30.Which of the following words best explains “intractable” underlined in Paragraph 3? A.Simple.B.Difficult. C.Common.D.Interesting. 31.How did Atkinsons class influence Dillon? A.It made him work as a part-time volunteer for restoration projects. B.It made him r
35、ealize a planet-wide climate disaster would happen. C.It encouraged him to be more involved in environmental protection. D.It discouraged him to work on restoration projects for the environment. D Population data for European mountain birds have been for the first time combinedinarecentstudy,withwor
36、ryingresults:theabundanceof mountain-specialist birds has declined by as much as 10% in the 2000s. Ecological communities in mountain areas include species not found in any other habitats.These species are also very susceptible to climate change,as global warming is reducing their liveable habitats.
37、In principle,species may relocate further up the mountains,but closer to the top their habitat inevitably shrinks. According to the new article,the abundance of European mountain birds has in fact declined in line with climate change projections. The recently released study examined the population t
38、rends of 44 bird species in the 2000s in the mountain and fell regions of Fennoscandia,Great Britain,the Alps and the Iberian Peninsula.A decline was seen in 14 of the observed species,while eight of them saw significant increase. “On average,population decline among the species studied was 7% over
39、the 13-year research period,making the situation of mountain birds distinctly worse compared to,for example,European forest birds,whose numbers did not change during the same period,” explains Aleksi Lehikoinen,an Academy of Finland research fellow at the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus (pa
40、rt of the University of Helsinki),who headed the study. The situation is the direst for species that only inhabit mountain regions and are unable to live in other European environments.For these species,known as mountain specialists,the numbers dwindled by as much as 10% during the monitoring period
41、. 32.What can we get from the passage about European mountain birds? A.They are newly found species. B.They can be found at any place of the world. C.The number of the birds has decreased greatly. D.The number of the birds has increased greatly. 33.Why did the liveable habitats of the species reduce
42、? A.Air pollution. B.Global warming. C.Human activities. D.Competition with other species. 34.Which one is TRUE according to the recently released study? A.All 44 bird species decreased. B.Only 8 of the species declined. C.14 of the observed species declined. D.There was no change in the number of t
43、he bird species. 35.What does the word “direst” mean in the last paragraph? A.Serious.B.Useful. C.Suitable.D.Waterless. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 How to Grow Organic Tomatoes in a Container Anyone who has seen tomatoes growing in a garden knows that
44、they tend to be huge plants.36So the first thing to do when considering growing tomatoes in a pot is to find a suitable variety. After you find the perfect plant,it is time to plant it.In general,plastic or fiberglass pots are best for growing tomatoes.They dont dry out quickly.While tomatoes love h
45、eat,they dont like being dry.37Besides,tomatoes need to grow in a reasonably large pot.A pot must be 8 inches deep.Thats the absolute minimum.A 12- or 16-inch pot is even better. Any good quality organic potting soil works for tomatoes.Dont use soil dug directly from the garden.38Compost-based soil,
46、whether purchased or mixed from your special recipe,is nice.When planting the tomato,put some soil in the bottom of the pot and set the plant in.After you have the plant set at the proper level,fill in around it with soil.The soil should go up to about an inch below the rim of the pot to allow room
47、for watering. 39The best way to tell when to water is to stick your finger into the soilif the first two inches are dry,its time to water. The trickiest thing about growing tomatoes in a pot is that they are heavy feeders.Every time you water,you wash nutrients out of the soil.So fertilize (施肥) regu
48、larly.Once a month is good.But every other week,applying the fertilizer at half-strength is better.40 A.It is too heavy for container gardens. B.Thats why clay pots are popular. C.Instead,use whatever soil you can get. D.And dry soil can reduce fruit production. E.This provides constant nutrients fo
49、r the tomato plants. F.They require peoples much work to stay manageable. G.Tomatoes dont like being dry,so water them regularly. 第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处 的最佳选项。 What do you do with a withered orchid (兰花)?41youre an expert,you may find t
50、hat they never42for you again. Everything has a life cycle and orchids dont43forever.I cant44 throwing out orchids.I have tried my best,but in45.After so much46and error,I was almost47that they have died.48,my wife had other ideas. Some of the plants were moved to a table in the living room,and othe
