1、第一单元水平测试第一单元水平测试 听力 (时间：20 分钟满分：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。 Text 1 W：Im new in town and Ill be coming to this store often. Do you have shopper discount cards? M：Yes, Ill just need you to fill out
2、a form after youve read this notice here. 1What will the woman do first? AFill in a form.BRead a notice. CGet a discount card. 答案：B Text 2 W：Oh, its a bit hot! Didnt you turn on the air conditioner? M：It doesnt work. Ive called someone to fix it. We can use the electric fan. W：Well, just open the wi
3、ndow to let in some fresh air. 2How will the woman stay cool? ABy turning on the electric fan. BBy using the air conditioner. CBy opening the window. 答案：C Text 3 W：Havent you finished with your dinner yet? Youre so slow! M：Im fed up with such a life! How could you bear rushing all the time? 3What do
4、es the man complain about? AThe busy life. BThe slow dinner. CThe impatient woman. 答案：A Text 4 M：So how are you anyway? Have you done anything exciting since I saw you? W：No, nothing at all. Its been raining all weekend. I havent been out once. 4What does the woman think of her weekend? ARelaxing.BE
5、xciting. CBoring. 答案：C Text 5 W：Im unable to fall asleep at night, and then Im too sleepy to concentrate in class during the day. M：Well, you spend too much time indoors. And your body cant tell if its night. Thats how your problem comes up. 5What should the woman do according to the man? AGo to bed
6、 earlier. BSpend some time outdoors. CStay in until she feels better. 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。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。 Text 6 W：Tom, can you help me do some washing? M：Sorr
7、y, I cant. I have something more important to do right now. W：I bet you are playing computer games. Stop that stupid thing! M：Actually Im looking for a special gift for your mothers birthday. If you dont like that, Ill stop it right now. W：Uh . In that case, I think I can manage the washing alone. 6
8、Where are the speakers? AIn a gift store.BAt home. CIn a Net bar. 答案：B 7What is the womans attitude towards the man in the end? AImpatient.BCritical. CApproving. 答案：C 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 Text 7 M： I see youve chosen some nice blouses from our autumn line. Are you aware of our promotion today? W：N
9、o, actually, Im not. M：All mens and ladies autumn tops are on buyonegetonefree. W：Oh, thats great. M：Would you like to look around some more? There are some great mens dress shirts at the back of the store. W：No, thank you. I cant shop for my husband. He never likes what I pick out for him. M：So, ju
10、st these two blouses today then? W：Yes, thats all for today. 8What is the relationship between the speakers? ASalesman and customer. BHusband and wife. CColleagues. 答案：A 9Why doesnt the woman buy anything for her husband? AShe finds nothing suitable. BIts a womens clothing store. CHer husband is pic
11、ky about clothes. 答案：C 10How many blouses does the woman buy? AOne.BTwo. CThree. 答案：B 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 Text 8 W：I heard that you were busy preparing this years Campus Film Festival, right? M：Yeah, Andrea. You are interested in that? W：I dont really know about that. Can you tell me something a
12、bout the festival? M： Sure. It was started by our Student Union years ago and has grown every year. It is held over 4 nights during study break. The films are normally shot by students from different universities. W：Cool! Then who picks the film? M：Its up to the organization committee to decide. W：
13、Last year I went to do some of the films in the festival and especially liked the video interviews. How does that fit in? M：We set up cameras in the passage of the theatre and did live interviews during break. Anyone from the audience could come up and talk about the film. W：Can I ask another questi
14、on? All the films are from universities in our country, arent they? M： Not exactly. We occasionally choose some films from foreign universities. The words on the screen are translated into Chinese so that everybody can understand the context. W：So how much does a ticket cost? M：It only costs￥10 for
15、the students in our school and ￥15 for others. 11How long does the festival last? AFour nights.BFive nights. CSeven nights. 答案：A 12What kind of films did the woman like last year? AComedies.BVideo interviews. CRomantic films. 答案：B 13How much does a ticket cost for their own students? A￥10.B￥15. C￥20
16、. 答案：A 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 Text 9 M：Good morning, Mrs Green. You want to see me? W：Yes, Jim. Lets review what youve done so far. You were hired as a mail clerk about five years ago. Youve learned a lot since then, havent you? M：Sure. I learned more about the company because I went around to diff
17、erent offices. Then I was promoted to mail distribution clerk. Thats two grades higher than the mail clerk. I went from Grade 1 to Grade 3. W：Did you like that job? M：Yeah, my pay went up, and every year I moved up to a step. And I got a pay raise too. Im a Grade 5 now. W ： Well, Jim, here is anothe
18、r chance to move up to the ladder. The mail department is getting some new computers. We will give everybody two days of training. The people who learn quickly can go to school for more training. M：You mean going to school on company time? W：Yes, because it will help you in your work later. You can
19、be promoted to Grade 7. M：Well, Id like to think about it for a few days. Maybe I should stay where I am now. 14What are the speakers mainly talking about? AThe mans pay raise. BThe mans job promotion. CThe mans education. 答案：B 15How many years did it take the man to move up to Grade 5? AFour.BFive.
20、 CSix. 答案：B 16Who can get the chance to go to school for more training? AThose who learn quickly. BThose who are above Grade 5. CThose who pass the training test. 答案：A 17How does the man feel about the chance of training? ADisappointed.BExcited. CUninterested. 答案：C 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 Text 10 N
21、ow, I want to tell you about a fantastic new exhibition at the Science Museum. Its called “AChanging World” and is all about global warming. The first thing youll notice when you walk in is hundreds of pairs of Wellington boots. Everyone needs to put on a pair of these because the whole exhibition a
22、rea is flooded with water. The idea is to show what will happen if sea levels continue to rise. It really makes you think! One of the best displays is the one about the Arctic. In this room there is a huge block of ice, which is slowly becoming liquid. There are also a number of photographs, which s
23、how really clearly how the sea ice is disappearing year after year. As you walk around the exhibition, youll see that all over the walls there are posters which explain the causes and effects of global warming. The content was written especially for this exhibition by a number of wellknown scientist
24、s, so you can be sure you are getting the most uptodate information possible. At the end of the exhibition there are some computers. You can use these to send emails, either to politicians, telling them what you want them to do, or to a friend. You can let them know what you have learned or give the
25、m some advice on what they can do to stop global warming. Its one of the best exhibitions about global warming that Ive ever seen and I recommend it to everyone! 18What will the visitors have to do first when walking into the museum? APut on boots. BRegister their names. CTalk about the global warmi
26、ng. 答案：A 19What can the visitors see on all the walls of the museum? ADescriptions of the exhibition. BPhotos of huge blocks of ice. CInformative posters. 答案：C 20What can the visitors use the computers to do in the exhibition? ATell their friends what to do. BSearch any information they need. CPlay
27、games designed especially for the exhibition. 答案：A 试题 (时间：100 分钟满分：120 分) 第一部分阅读(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 Songkram is the traditional Thai New Year, starting on April 13th every year. It is also called the “Water Festival”， because people bel
28、ieve that water will wash away bad luck and make people fresh. On this day, they sprinkle (洒) small drops of water to bless monks (僧侣) and elders. Their hands are sprinkled with perfumed (香的) water. In addition, this festival is for rain because it is in the hottest season. Nowadays, during the Song
29、kram Festival, people throw water on everybody who walks past, and they walk down the streets with cups or buckets of water. Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun. People who get wet do not get angry because they know that it is traditional. People go to the
30、temples to bathe Buddha (佛) images and give special food to the monks. People do good things, such as freeing fish or birds and other animals from their cages. On this day, everywhere in Thailand, people celebrate and enjoy the festival. Foreigners often join in the events and enjoy this festival wi
31、th Thais. Everybody also enjoys public events such as beauty contests, parades, and marching bands. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了泰国泼水节的习俗。 1When people throw water on passersby, the passersby will _. Abe afraid of being wet Bbe curious about it and run away Cenjoy the fun of it and join in it Dget very angr
32、y and become sick 答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句“Everyone gets wet, but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun. People who get wet do not get angry because they know that it is traditional.”可知，当人们向路人泼水时，路人会享受其中的乐 趣并加入其中。故选 C。 2People sprinkle water during the Songkram Festival，because they_. A
33、have nothing else to do Bbelieve it will bring good luck Chave too much water in their country Dwant to use water to fight with each other 答案：B细节理解题。根据第二段第二句中的“but it is all in a spirit of friendliness, blessing and fun”可知，人们在节日期间洒水，因为他们相信这会带来 好运。故选 B。 3During the Songkram Festival, people in Thaila
34、nd often_. Akill birds and other animals for food Bprepare delicious food for the family Ctravel with the family in another country Dgo to the temples to bathe Buddha images 答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“People go to the temples to bathe Buddha (佛) images and give special food to the monks.”可知，在节日期间，泰国 人经常去寺庙洗
35、佛像。故选 D。 B Cinco de Mayo is probably the holiday most often celebrated that no one understands. Literally (根据字面意思) “Fifth of May”， Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday celebrating the Battle of Puebla, which took place on May 5, 1862. In 1861, France sent a big army to invade Mexico, as they wanted to
36、 collect some war debts. The French army was much larger, better trained and equipped than the Mexicans struggling to defend (保卫) the road to Mexico City. The French army reached Puebla, where the Mexicans won a huge victory. The victory was shortlived, as the French army regrouped and continued, an
37、d eventually took Mexico City, but the joy of an unlikely victory against France is remembered every May fifth. Mexico celebrates its independence on September 16, because it was on that day in 1810 that Miguel Hidalgo invited his people to take up arms and join him in fighting against Spanish ruler
38、s. Independence Day is a much more important holiday in Mexico. For some reason, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated more in the United States of America, by Mexicans and Americans alike, than it is in Mexico. One theory for why it is more popular in the USA is that at one time, it was celebrated in all of
39、Mexico and by Mexicans living in former Mexican areas such as Texas and California. It was ignored in Mexico after a while but still celebrated in the north of the border, which never got out of the habit of remembering the famous battle. In Puebla and in many American cities with large Mexican popu
40、lations, there are parades, dancing and festivals. Traditional Mexican food is often served or sold. Mariachi (街头音乐) bands fill town squares, and a lot of beers are served. Its a fun holiday, really more about celebrating the Mexican way of life than about remembering the battle which happened 157 y
41、ears ago. In the USA, schoolchildren decorate their classrooms and try their hand at cooking some basic Mexican food. All over the world, Mexican restaurants bring in mariachi bands and offer specials for whats almost certain to be a packed house. 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了墨西哥 Cinco de Mayo(五月 五日节)的由来，它和
42、墨西哥独立日的区别，以及如何庆祝这个节日等相关信息。 4According to the passage, people celebrate Cinco de Mayo because Mexicans _. Apaid off their war debts Bsucceeded in defending Mexico City Cgained independence from Spanish Ddefeated the French army in Puebla 答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“The French army reached Puebla, where the
43、Mexicans won a huge victory.”可知，人们庆祝这个节日是因为墨 西哥人在普埃布拉打败了强大的法国军队，故选 D。 5Why do moreAmericans celebrate Cinco de Mayo? ASomeAmerican areas once belonged to Mexico. BAmericans are influenced by Mexican culture. CMexicans dont form the habit of having a holiday. DMany Mexicans value Independence Day. 答案
44、：A细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句中的“it was celebrated in all of Mexico and by Mexicans living in former Mexican areas such as Texas and California. It was ignored in Mexico after a while but still celebrated in the north of the border”可 知，更多美国人庆祝这个节日是因为美国的一些地方原先是属于墨西哥的，那里 的墨西哥人都庆祝这个节日，故选 A。 6How can schoolchildren
45、celebrate Cinco de Mayo? ABy performing music at restaurants. BBy trying making some Mexican food. CBy turning the classroom into a battlefield. DBy offering special gifts to their teachers. 答案： B细节理解题。 根据最后一段倒数第二句中的“schoolchildren decorate their classrooms and try their hand at cooking some basic M
46、exican food”可知， 小学生 们试着做一些基本的墨西哥食物来庆祝这个节日。故选 B。 7By celebrating Cinco de Mayo, people mainly show _. Awhere the history is honored most Bwhat special customs they have Chow Mexicans gained independence Dwho should be remembered forever 答案：B细节题解题。根据最后一段中的“Its a fun holiday, really more about celebrat
47、ing the Mexican way of life than about remembering the battle”可知，庆祝这 个节日更多的是庆祝墨西哥的生活方式，即墨西哥独特的风俗，故选 B。 C The MidAutumn Festival celebration is not complete without eating mooncakes. These were originally offered as a sacrifice to the moon, and were later eaten while observing the moon. Mooncakes hav
48、e therefore become a symbol of family reunion. The custom of eating mooncakes came into existence during the Yuan Dynasty and is associated with Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the peasants uprising. In order to shake off the shackle (枷锁) of the cruel and unfair rule of Yuan Dynasty, rebellions (反抗) er
49、upted all over central China. Zhu Yuanzhang tried to organize the separate rebel forces into a united uprising.However, he could not find a suitable means of communication to send his messages, because of the strict control of the imperial government. Zhus military adviser hit on a good idea. A secr
50、et message was to be put inside the mooncakes, stating that “the rising was scheduled for the night of the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month”. When the mooncakes were delivered to the rebel forces, the message was received. The rebel forces launched a joint action on the scheduled date, marche
