1、Unit3单元测验卷（原卷+答案）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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。1What did the man do last night?AHe worked all last night. BHe played all last night. CHe slept all last night.2What is the old town surrounded by?
2、AForests. BMountains. CA river.3Where does the woman have to get off?AAt the Bank of China. BAt the post office. CAt the next stop.4Why does the man refuse the woman?AHe doesnt have a car. BHell be using his car. CShe doesnt drive.5Where does the woman want to go?AThe shopping center. BThe traffic l
3、ight. CThe Grand Hotel.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。6In which way does the box go faster but cost more?ASecond class. BFirst class. CTo a foreign country.7What does the m
4、an compare before making a decision?AWeight and stamps. BPrice and time. CForms and value.8What else is the man advised to do?ATo put down a returning address.BTo buy second class stamps.CTo pay the right amount of money.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9Why does the woman want to go to the library?ATo return some b
5、ooks. BTo borrow some new books. CTo find some test papers.10When does the library close?AAt 9：00. BAt 9：40. CAt 10：00.11What does the man ask the woman to do?AHe asks her to return some books for him.BHe asks her to borrow some books for him.CHe asks her to go to the library with him.听第8段材料，回答第12至1
6、4题。12What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?ATeacher and student. BHusband and wife. CManager and secretary.13Where are the two speakers going?AThe airport. BThe railway station. CThe bus station.14Why do the speakers call Brenda?ATo ask her to change clothes.B.To ask her when Mo
7、ther arrives.CTo ask her if she can go with them.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15Where is Mary going?AHer home. BThe park. CThe zoo.16Why doesnt Mary like walking through the street?AIts too cold. BThere are too many people. CIt isnt interesting.17When does the conversation most likely take place?ALate in the mo
8、rning. BIn the late afternoon. CEarly in the morning.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18How long is the speaker staying in Finland?AThe whole winter. BFor two weeks. CFor three weeks.19Why is she in Finland?ATo buy clothes. BTo attend a conference. CTo experience the weather.20What was the speakers biggest problem
9、 with preparing the trip?AGetting the right kind of clothes.BGetting used to the weather.CSelling warm clothes.第二部分阅读理解(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。AMarvel at these freaks of natureThe world is filled with unique, breathtaking sitesfrom boiling craters (火山口)
10、to caves full of lightning bugs. While a global disease or natural disasters shock our soul, we might not appreciate nature. In fact, enjoying the wonder of nature can provide some breaks from too much time indoors. These sites are great for you when looking for hope in some of Mother Natures greate
11、st offerings.Fly Geyser (Washoe County, Nevada)This geyser (间歇泉) in northern Nevada, found surrounded by fields of grass, was created by accident when a geothermal power company drilled a test well where the geyser now sits in 1964. The combination of calcium carbonate deposits (碳酸钙沉淀物) and extremel
12、y hot water resulted in three nearly 6foothigh, brightly colored red and green hills that shoot hot water into the air.The Marble Caves (Aysen, Chile)These cavesaccessible only by boatsit in the heart of Patagonia and were formed over 6，000 years as water continued to splash (泼洒) against the solid r
13、ock formations to create these unique blue marble formations.Lake Sorvagsvatn (Vagar, The Faroe Islands)This freshwater lake is famous for its appearance of “floating above the ocean”. Though its actually not even 100 feet above sea level, from various camera angles, the lake looks like it is hundre
14、ds of feet above the ocean because of its juxtaposition (并列) with a dramatic waterfall and the cliff to its side.Krka National Park (SibenikKnin, Croatia)This national park in southern Croatia is famous for having not one, but seven, gorgeous waterfalls streaming with greenishblue waters, including
15、the attractive Skradinskibuk waterfall. The clear water in its basin is often filled with visitors taking a dip.21According to the text, the following are all false except that _Athese sites all have something to do with waterfallsByou may see lightning bugs in the Marble Caves by boatCLake Sorvagsv
16、atn is floating hundreds of feet above the oceanDthe Fly Geyser has 6 colorful hills shooting hot water into air22If visitors want to have a swim, they should go to _A.Fly Geyser BLake Sorvagsvatn CKrka National Park DThe Marble Caves23What is the main purpose of the text?ATo give basic facts about
17、these freaks of nature.BTo explain the reasons why these sites are great.CTo call on people to appreciate these freaks of nature.DTo offer advice on how to visit these wonders of nature.BAlibaba starts taking the lead in China, simply enough, by connecting big Chinese manufacturers (制造商) with big bu
18、yers across the world. Its businesstobusiness site, A, allows business to buy almost everything. Alibabas advantage isnt hard to identify: size. Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards. Its marketplaces attract 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a yearand Alibab
19、a_is_just_the_middleman. It encourages people to use its marketsnot charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience. I moved to Beijing almost a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores ac
20、ross the crowded city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted. “Youre looking for what exactly? Why not try it？” my Chinese teacher asked me one day. With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.Alibabas original busine
21、sstobusiness model now is second to consumer buying. Chinese retail (零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibabas profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things youll ever find. TM is Alibabas other big site, where you can find brand na
22、me goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices. What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the U. S. is how China has gone beyond traditional shoppingbigbox retailers especiallyin favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites. In smaller towns than Beijing,
23、where big retailers have not yet traveled, shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is. Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping. Im not even a big buyer, because
24、 I need friends to help me search the Chineselanguage site. When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teachers iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.24Alibabas advantage mainly lies in _Aits low price Bits
25、big sizeCits not charging small sellers Dits businesstobusiness service25What can we learn from the underlined sentence in the passage?AAlibaba will continue to develop.BAlibaba stands out as the best online site.CAlibaba is of middle size among all the online sites.DAlibaba acts as a bridge between
26、 the buyers and sellers.26What can be inferred from the passage?A.TM provides more profit than Taobao.BThe authors Chinese teacher is an online purchase lover.CTaobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.DAlibabas businesstobusiness service earns more than retail now.27What is th
27、e passage mainly about?AShopping online is Taobao.BHow the author purchases online in China.CAlibaba greatly influences peoples daily purchase in China.DThe influence of shopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.CThe secret to happiness is keeping busy, a yresearch has found. Keeping the mind
28、 occupied with tasksno matter how meaninglesskeeps off negative feelings, the study found.However, the bad news is that humans seem hardwired (天生的) to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher K. Hsee, a behavioural scientist at the University of Chicago.In a study, 98 stud
29、ents were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one.They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they would recei
30、ve a chocolate bar. It turned out that approximately twothirds (68 students) chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed.Prof. Hsee concluded keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological
31、Science, had political implications (可能的影响)“Governments may increase the happiness of lazy citizens by having them build bridges，” he proposed.At the individual level, he advised, “Get up and do something. Even if there really is no point in what you are doing, you will feel better for it.” He added
32、, “Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in selfreflection can be regarded as keeping busy, too.”“You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”28Why can keeping busy make people happy?AIt can help people get rid of laziness.BIt can make people
33、 sleep better.CIt can help people get rid of negative feelings.DIt can give people a sense of achievement.29What can we learn from the passage?AThe finding may contribute to politics.BThe officials have taken Prof. Hsees advice.CIn the study half students didnt hand in the first survey nearby.DThe g
34、overnment can increase citizens happiness by building bridges.30Which of the following will Prof. Hsee agree?AOnly by keeping working all the time can you gain happiness.BThe journal Psychological Science has political implications.CKeeping busy can add to the possibility of being happy.DThat everyb
35、ody is born to be lazy is accepted by all.31Whats the authors purpose in writing this passage?ATo explain what happiness is. BTo advise people not to sit around.CTo advise people to do what they like to. DTo show people how to take life correctly.DA Kenyan teacher who gave away most of his monthly s
36、alary (薪水) to poor people has won the $ 1 million Global Teacher Prize.In 2016, Peter Tabichi came to Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School, a public school, in a faraway Kenyas Rift Valley. The school had just a single computer and had problems connecting to the Internet. It had no library or laborator
37、y, either. To make matters worse, the students came from poor families where basics like food and clothing were hard to come by. While these difficulties would have caused most people to leave quickly, Tabichi stayed.Realizing that starving kids made for poor students, the teacher began using as muc
38、h as 80 percent of his monthly salary to buy food and learning objects for them. He set up a science club to get kids interested in the topic. “Our laboratory does not have everything, but I encourage them to think wider and use what we can get locally.”Tabichi and other four teachers regularly visi
39、ted lowachieving, atrisk students at their homes to provide oneonone help and to understand the difficulties these children faced daily. Tabichi also encouraged parents to allow girls to continue their highschool education.Tabichis efforts have made a difference. School registration has more than do
40、ubled to almost 400 now since he came. In 2017, 16 of the 59 graduating students went to college, while in 2018, the number rose to 26. In 2017, five students qualified (获得参赛资格) for the Intel ISEF (Intel International Science and Engineering Fair). In 2019, two other students competed in the 2019 In
41、tel ISEF held in Phoenix, Arizona.The teacher, however, owes his success to his students, saying, “I am only here because of what my students have achieved. This prize gives them a chance. It tells the world that they can do anything. ” As would be expected, Tabichi plans to spend the prize money on
42、 his school community and feeding the poor.32What is the text mainly about?AA school located in Kenyas Rift Valley became famous.BA Kenyan teacher helping poor students won the Global Teacher Prize.CA Kenyan teacher helped girls to continue their highschool education.DFive Kenyan students qualified
43、for the Intel ISEF for their performance.33What can we know about Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School?AIt had dozens of teachers. BIt was in the center of a city.CIt owned a modern lab. DIt was in poor conditions.34About how many students did the school have when he first began teaching there?A90. B19
44、0. C290. D390.35Which word can be used to describe Peter Tabichi?AHonest. BWealthy. CKind. DHumorous.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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，选项中有两项为多余选项。From quiet paths by a stream in a forest to busy roads running through a city, people have created various forms of routes in differe
45、nt places. These routes have enabled people to move, transport things, and send information from one place to another quickly and safely. _36_Early routes were often formed naturally on land. They gradually developed over long periods of time while people traveled them on foot or horseback. Once the
46、 first wheeled carts appeared in ancient times, people recognized the importance of wellmaintained routes. _37_ As a result, life became much easier, communities grew, economies developed, and cultures spread.People have established routes on water, too. Rivers and canals have served as effective ro
47、utes for people to move around and carry things. For example, in the old, Japanese city of Edo, water routes were used for the transportation of agricultural products, seafood, and wood. _38_ They were important for the movement of ships, particularly in the days when they moved mainly by wind power. Using these sea routes, people could go to places they had not been able to reach before.People have gone on to open
