1、第二单元测评(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.How does the man come here?A.By taxi.B.By bus.C.By car.2.Why is Helen absent?A.She forgot to come.B.She wasnt invited.C.She changed her deci
2、sion.3.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Husband and wife.B.Mother and son.C.Doctor and patient.4.How much will the woman pay?A.20 dollars.B.12 dollars.C.2 dollars.5.What does the man mean?A.He cant go to the cinema.B.He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening.C.He can go t
3、o the cinema on Saturday morning.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。6.When will the man go on holiday?A.In winter.B.In summer.C.In spring.7.Where is the man going?A.Italy.B.Sw
4、itzerland.C.Austria.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10题。8.What is the man?A.A physicist.B.A scientist.C.A salesman.9.Where does this conversation most probably take place?A.On a train.B.On a plane.C.On a bus.10.Why is the woman travelling?A.She will give some lectures.B.She will visit a friend.C.She is on holiday.
5、听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13题。11.Why is the woman calling?A.To book a table.B.To buy a table.C.To serve lunch.12.When does this restaurant stop serving lunch?A.1 p.m.B.3 p.m.C.2 p.m.13.How many people will come with the woman for lunch?A.Four.B.Two.C.One.听第 9 段材料,回答第 14 至 17题。14.What is the man?A.A doctor.B
6、.A nurse.C.A chemist.15.What is wrong with the woman?A.She is too tired.B.She has a bad headache.C.She is ill from the rain.16.What does the man tell the woman to do?A.Go around from time to time.B.Stay in bed and take some medicine.C.Go to see him tomorrow morning.17.Where does this conversation mo
7、st probably take place?A.In the womans house.B.In the mans office.C.In a garden.听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20题。18.What is the main topic of the passage?A.The Barcelona Olympic Games.B.TV programs on Chinese television.C.Influence of television on our lives.19.Where was the survey of 300 youngsters made?A.In
8、 Wuhan.B.In Shanghai.C.In Beijing.20.What is quickly taking the place of printed material?A.Television.B.Internet.C.Reading.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15小题;每小题 2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。AA very old man went to live with his son,daughter-in-law,and a four-year-oldgrandson.The old
9、mans hands trembled,his eyesight was not clear,and his step becameweaker.The family ate together nightly at the dinner table.But the elderly grandfathers shakyhands and failing sight made eating rather difficult.Peas rolled off his spoon onto thefloor.When he grasped the glass,milk spilled on the ta
10、blecloth.The son and the daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.“We must do something about Grandfather,” said theson.“Ive had enough of his spilt milk,noisy eating,and food on the floor.” So the husbandand the wife set a small table in the corner.There,Grandfather ate alone while the rest o
11、f thefamily enjoyed dinner at the dinner table.Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two,his foodwas served in a wooden bowl.Sometimes when the family glanced at Grandfather,he hadtears in his eyes as he ate alone.Still,the only words the couple had for him were sharp(严厉的) when he dropped a fork or
12、 spilt food.The four-year-old boy watched it all in silence.One evening before supper,the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps(碎片) onthe floor.He asked the child sweetly,“What are you making?” Just as sweetly,the boyresponded,“Oh,I am making little bowls for you and Mum to eat your food i
13、n when I growup.” The four-year-old boy smiled and went back to work.The words struck the parents sothey were speechless.Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.Though no word wasspoken,both knew what must be done.That evening the husband took Grandfathers hand andgently led him back to the f
14、amily table.Let us all be wise builders and role models.Take care of yourself and those you lovetoday,and every day!21.It was very difficult for Grandfather to have a meal because.A.he couldnt walk steadilyB.he couldnt see clearlyC.he couldnt grasp things firmlyD.both B and C22.The underlined word “
15、irritated” in the first paragraph probably means “”.A.embarrassedB.pitifulC.angryD.frightened23.The reason why the grandson made wooden bowls for his parents was that.A.he followed what his parents had doneB.he thought it was very interesting to have meals with wooden bowlsC.he was angry with what h
16、is parents had doneD.he thought his parents would like to eat their meals from wooden bowlsBIt amazed meevery time I saw Joe he was smiling.It didnt matter whether he had tostop at a stop light,or if he was the seventh person in line at the bank,and the teller(出纳员)ended her job just before he got th
17、ere.Joe always smiled.It made me wonder why he alwaysseemed so happy.Having observed Joe with other people,I noticed something else too.Joe asked peoplehow they were doing,and really seemed to listen to their answers.He showed pity to someonewho was hurting,and had kind words,and offered to help in
18、any way he could.It made me think what if I tried to smile more?An experiment began when I went to thesupermarket.I smiled as I went up and down the supermarket and people I didnt even knowsmiled back at me.Some even spoke!The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother ahard time saw me smile;
19、he stopped talking and then made a shy attempt at a smile.The manin the cart for the disabled needed help to reach for something,and I got it for him.The smileeven transferred(转移)over to him,and he thanked me.As I drove home,I was smiling.Now I know a smile is a small thing,but what if we alltry to
20、smile a few more times each day?I couldnt believe how great I felt.Nothing in my lifehad changed,but maybe it had.What I had learned was that such a small thing could lift notonly my spirits,but also the spirits of those around me.So smile!24.What do we know about Joe from Paragraph 2?A.He has nothi
21、ng to worry about.B.He lives a very hard life.C.He is kind and ready to help others.D.He often asks others to smile.25.What experiment did the writer do?A.He smiled at others in the supermarket.B.He bought people things in the supermarket.C.He helped anyone who needed help.D.He said kind words to ot
22、hers.26.According to the passage,how was the writers experiment?A.It was a failure.B.It proved nothing.C.It was unacceptable.D.It was quite satisfying(令人满意的).27.The writer wrote this passage most probably to.A.explain why people smileB.tell us something about JoeC.tell us the true meaning of lifeD.s
23、uggest people smile more to othersCThe Most Beautiful HeartOne day a young man declared that he had the most beautiful heart in the world.A largecrowd flocked to admire his heart for it was perfect.There was not a flaw(瑕疵) in it.Suddenly,an old man appeared and said,“Why,your heart is not nearly as
24、beautiful asmine.”The crowd and the young man looked at the old mans heart.It was full of scars.It hadplaces where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in,but they didnt fit quiteright,and there were several pointed edges.In fact,in some places there were deep holes wherewhole pieces were mi
25、ssing.The young man laughed.“Comparing your heart with mine,mine is perfect and yours is amess of scars.”“Yes,”said the old man.“Yours looks perfect,but I would never trade with you.Yousee,every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love.I tear out a piece of myheart and give it to them,a
26、nd often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the emptyplace in my heart.But because the pieces arent exact,I have some rough edges,which I cherish,becausethey remind me of the love we shared.Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away,and the other person hasnt returned apiece of h
27、is or her heart to me.These are the empty holes giving love is taking a chance.Although these cuts are painful and stay open,it reminds me of the love I have for thosepeople too,and I hope someday they may return and fill the space.So now do you see whattrue beauty is?”The young man walked up to the
28、 old man,reached into his perfect heart,and ripped apiece out.He offered it to the old man.The old man placed it in his heart,then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placedit in the wound in the young mans heart.It fit,but not perfectly,as there were some roughedges.The young man looked at
29、his heart,not perfect any more but more beautiful thanever,since love from the old mans heart flowed into his.They embraced and walked away side by side.28.The young man laughed at the old man in the beginning because he thought.A.his own heart was perfect while the old mans uglyB.the old man was si
30、lly enough to misunderstand himC.young people should have a more beautiful heartD.he could command instant respect from the crowd29.Why wouldnt the old man trade his heart with the young mans?A.He had exchanged his heart with somebody else.B.The young man refused to help people in need.C.He had a he
31、art full of love shared with others.D.The young man was too vain to gain his trust.30.The missing pieces in the old mans heart meant.A.some people helped by the old man forgot to pay himB.giving love sometimes involved risks and hurtC.people who shared love should be gratefulD.we should love a perso
32、n without hurting ourselves31.What made the young man feel his heart more beautiful than ever in the end?A.The moving story told by the old man.B.His fresh understanding of true beauty.C.Making good friends with the old man at last.D.The flowing love from the old mans heart into his.DAt thirteen,I w
33、as diagnosed(诊断) with a kind of attention disorder.It made schooldifficult for me.When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks,I could not.In my first literature class,Mrs Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it,allwithin 45 minutes.I raised my hand right away and said,“Mrs Smit
34、h,you see,the doctor said Ihave attention problems.I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses,“You are no different from yourclassmates,young man.”I tried,but I didnt finish the reading when the bell rang.I had to take it home.In the quietness of my bedroom,the story su
35、ddenly all became clear to me.It was about ablind person,Louis Braille.He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education.ButLouis didnt give up.Instead,he invented a reading system of raised dots(点),which opened upa whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasnt I the “blind” in my class
36、,being made to learn like the “sighted” students?Mythoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance.I completed the task within 40minutes.Indeed,I was no different from others;I just needed a quieter place.If Louis could findhis way out of his problems,why should I ever give up?I didnt expect anythi
37、ng when I handed in my paper to Mrs Smith,so it was quite asurprise when it came back to me the next daywith an “A” on it.At the bottom of the paperwere these words:“See what you can do when you keep trying?”32.The author didnt finish the reading in class because.A.he was new to the classB.he was ti
38、red of literatureC.he had an attention disorderD.he wanted to take the task home33.What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A.He had good sight.B.He made a great invention.C.He gave up reading.D.He learned a lot from school.34.What was Mrs Smiths attitude to the author at the end of the
39、story?A.Angry.B.Impatient.C.Sympathetic.D.Encouraging.35.What is the main idea of the passage?A.The disabled should be treated with respect.B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.C.One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D.Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.第二节(共
40、 5小题;每小题 2分,满分 10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。Every person has a great deal of love to give.36Here is a general guide to loving.Say it.When you say the words “I Love You”,make sure you really mean it,and arewilling to do anything for that special person.37If you love someone,you shou
41、ld understand how they feel,where they comefrom,and who they are.Realise how they could also love you back just as well.Love unconditionally(无条件地).Giving unconditional love requires you to lovewithout any expectations.38It seems difficult to only love and not demand anything inreturn in todays world
42、 where everyone is selfish.But even in this world we see manyexamples of unconditional love,for example the love a mother gives to her child and the lovebetween two life partners.To love unconditionally,you will have to learn to sacrifice yourselfand your desires and also realise that someone may ha
43、ve a different way of showing his orher love for you.39Realise it can be lost.If you realise that you can lose the one you love,then you have agreater appreciation of what you have.40Dont make an idol of the person you love.Thiswill place them under unnecessary pressure and will likely result in you
44、 losing them.Never stop loving.Even if you have been hurt before,you should not stop giving love.A.Try loving just for the sake of love.B.Put yourself in someone elses shoes.C.There are many different ways to explain love.D.Think how lucky you are to have someone to love.E.Do not expect to be loved
45、back in exactly the same way.F.It does not make you a bad person to desire someone elses love.G.There are many different ways to love someone(or even yourself).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。This morning,there was a young man from a me
46、ntal illness house nearby coming to ourcampus.I saw him41at the soda vending machine(自动售货机),looking for42inhis pockets.It appeared that he didnt have enough43for soda at $1.5.I asked him howmuch he44and he replied,“Just 2 quarters”.I reached into my pocket and45,I had2 lonely little quarters in my p
47、ocket.I gave the money to him and he was very happy and gaveme the biggest46.I took him back to my office and gave him something to eat.Ive been47coins for several years in a can at the office.Im sure there was a(n)48amount of change in it.I49him the can and told him to change the coins into papermo
48、ney.I told him to make sure he50my can because it was meaningful to me.After awhile,he brought the can back to me and51me $30 and some change.This was thecontents of the52.He didnt understand that the money was53him and thought Ijust wanted him to54.We had a nice55about animals,science,food etc.Then
49、 I handed him the $30 andchange.I told him that I wanted him to56the money.He asked me57I was doingthis for him.I replied,“You have a need and Im58that I can help.”Isnt it59what “just 2 quarters” can do?It made this young man happy,made mecry happy tears,and let him know that people60him.41.A.beggin
50、gB.drinkingC.standingD.working42.A.cansB.ticketsC.sodaD.change43.A.timeB.moneyC.spaceD.food44.A.borrowedB.spentC.hadD.needed45.A.entirelyB.exactlyC.magicallyD.gratefully46.A.smileB.fearC.partnerD.present47.A.countingB.savingC.donatingD.searching48.A.exactB.limitedC.largeD.full49.A.lentB.soldC.gaveD.
