1、Unit 2单元质量检测(二) (满分150分，时间120分钟)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 does the womans son do most probably?AA postman. BA policeman.CA guard.2Why is the woman late?AThe traffic was heavy.BThe bus
2、broke down.CShe took the wrong bus.3What do we know from the conversation?AThe woman lost her new book.BThe man will buy a new book.CThe man doesnt care about the book.4How long does the man work every week?AFor 50 hours.BFor 55 hours.CFor 66 hours.5Who travelled with the man last month?AJeff and Ri
3、chard.BThe mans dog.CNo one.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、7题。6Where does this conversation probably take place?AIn a store.BIn a restaurant.CIn a museum.7How much does the wo
4、man pay for the bowl?A60 dollars.B80 dollars.C90 dollars.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Why didnt the father follow the old family recipe?AOne page is missing.BHe has his own recipe.CHe cant find the recipe.9What does the girl think of the pizza?ATerrible.BTasty.CUnusual.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10How much did Laura earn
5、a day for her first job?A8 pounds.B12 pounds.C40 pounds.11Why did Laura leave her first job?AThe shoe shop closed down.BShe had to study for her exams.CA new shoe shop was short of hands.12How long did Laura work in the shoe shops all together?AFor 18 months.BFor 21 months.CFor two years.听第9段材料，回答第1
6、3至16题。13What do we know about the house?AIt is large.BIt has one bedroom.CIt needs fixing.14What is the man planning to buy?AA garden.BA house.CA farm.15What does the man suggest the woman growing?ACorn.BRice.CPotatoes.16How do they get the money?AThey will get a bank loan.BThey have saved enough.CT
7、hey will borrow from friends.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Which competition was held last year?ASinging Competition.BReading Competition.CDancing Competition.18What is the purpose of the Pet Competition?ATo help students select suitable pets.BTo teach students how to look after pets.CTo tell students loving
8、animals is important.19What will be at the Pet Competition?AA lesson on dogs.BA dog beauty contest.CA dogs ability test.20What do we know about the Pet Competition?AStudents will bring their pets.BStudents can vote for the dogs.CStudents need to pay for the competition.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题
9、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。APOETRY CHALLENGE Write a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.Prizes 3 Grand Prizes: Trip to Washington DC.for each of three winners, a parent and one other person of the winners choice.Trip inc
10、ludes roundtrip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.6 First Prizes: The book Sky Pioneer: A Photobiography of Amelia Earhart signed by author Corinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.50 Honorable Mentions: Judg
11、es will choose up to 50 honorable mention winners, who will each receive a Tshirt in memory of Earharts final flight.RulesFollow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification.Write a poem using 100 words or fewer.Your poem can be any format, any number of lines.Write by hand or type on a single sh
12、eet of paper.You may use both the front and back of the paper.On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number, and birth date.Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.21How many people can each grand prize winner take on the freetrip? ATwo.BThree.CFour.DSix.22What
13、 will each of the honorable mention winners get?AA plane ticket.BA book by Corinne Szabo.CA special Tshirt.DA photo of Amelia Earhart.23Which of the following will result in disqualification?ATyping your poem out.BWriting a poem of 120 words.CUsing both sides of the paper.DMailing your entry on Octo
14、ber 30.BLouis Armstrong had two famous nicknames.Some people called him Satchmo.They said his mouth looked like a large bag.Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians.Jazz
15、 was invented in the city a few years before his birth.Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boys home.In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician.He played in parades, clubs
16、，and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River.At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians.Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.In 1922 he went to Chicago.There, the tale of Louis Ar
17、mstrong begins.From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say，“Listening to Pops just makes you
18、feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the bestknown and mostadmired people in the world.His death，on 6 July1971, was headline news around the world.24Armstrong was called Pops because he _.Alooked like a musicianBwas a musician of much influenceCshowed an interest
19、in musicDtraveled to play modern music25The third paragraph is developed by _.AspaceBexamplesCtimeDcomparison26Which statement about Armstrong is TRUE?AHis tale began in New Orleans.BHe was born before jazz was invented.CHis music was popular with his listeners.DHe learned popular music at a boys ho
20、me.27Which would be the best title for the text?AThe Invention of the Jazz MusicBThe Father of the Jazz StyleCThe Making of a MusicianDThe Spread of Popular MusicCThe late, great producer Phil Ramone worked with many famous popular singers.However, one of his albums is a little different.Its classic
21、al music, made for children.“He actually started as a child violinist，” said Marc Neikrug, a famous classical composer who worked together with Ramone on the album, “Sunken Cathedrals，” after being introduced by Rock Positano, a doctor with a special interest in musics value to medicine.“The three o
22、f us all want to promote classical music to children.”In the digital age when children develop surrounded by constant distractions (使人分心的事物), however, Neikrug sees a very particular value in classical music.“Im concerned about a world in which there is an almost aggressive move to lower peoples atte
23、ntion spans (持续时间)，” he said.“Thats terrifying.How do you even absorb and learn things? How do you expect kids to do well in school？”“I think its really important to let kids build some kind of ability to focus，” Neikrug said.“Great music can do that, because youre drawn into what youre listening to
24、.A two or threeminute music may not seem so long to concentrate on, but its a good attention span for kids，” he said.“We picked the pieces very deliberately to be not too long.”All of the pieces on the twopart album are unadapted, complete works of classical music.“Phil, Dr.Rock and I were all compl
25、etely convinced that we need little, short, beautiful pieces for kids.They happen to be really good for adults, too，” he pointed out, though the words “Classics for Kids” on the cover might scare some grown people off.This doesnt mean you should toss all of your popular music albums away or trash al
26、l the screen devices (设备) in your home.“Im not an advocate for disregarding the reality of living in this world，” Neikrug said.“I would say someone who grows up able to focus for an hour and equally able to use the smartphone with one hand, is fine.”28What did Marc Neikrug and Rock Positano have in
27、common?AThey had the same career.BThey had the same interest.CThey had the same circle of friends.DThey had the same number of children.29What was Neikrug worried about?APeoples decreasing attention spans.BPeople becoming too aggressive.CPeoples low learning ability.DPeople losing faith in school.30
28、Why did Ramone and Neikrug select short pieces for the album?ATo attract distracted adults.BBecause of their own preference.CTo include more pieces in the album.DBecause of kids mental characteristics.31What does the text want to tell us?APopular music producers turned to classical music.BClassical
29、music can coexist with digital devices.CIts never too late to listen to classical music.DKids can benefit from classical music.DMusic comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own.The US is well known for jazz, which has gained worldwide popularity.In contrast to classical music, whi
30、ch follows formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous (自发的) and freeform.It is full of energy, expressing the moods, interests, and feelings of the people.It has a modern sound that makes people very excited.In the 1920s jazz sounded like America.And so it does today.The origins of this music a
31、re as interesting as the music itself.Jazz was produced by American blacks, who were brought to the Southern States as slaves.They were sold to plantation owners (种植园主) and forced to work long hours in the cotton and tobacco fields.This work was hard and life was short.When a Negro died, his friends
32、 and relatives formed a group to carry the body to the cemetery.A band often went with them.On the way to the cemetery the band played slow and sad music.But on the way home the mood changed.Spirits_lifted.Everybody was happy.Death had removed one of their members, but the living were glad to be ali
33、ve.The band played happy music, which made everyone want to dance.It was an early form of jazz.Music has always been important in their lives.Coming mainly from West Africa, the black men who were brought to America already possessed a rich musical tradition.This music centered on religious ceremoni
34、es (宗教仪式) in which dancing, singing, clapping and stamping (顿足) to the beat of a drum were important forms of musical expression.As these people settled in to their fields, they made up work songs.Singing made the hard work go faster.Another musical form that helped to develop jazz was the blues.Blu
35、es songs always describe something sad an unhappy love affair, a money problem, bad luck.To this day, the expression “feeling blue” means being sad.32Through jazz, people can express _.Atheir moodsBtheir feelingsCtheir interestsDall the above33Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
36、AJazz follows European traditions.BJazz always describes something sad.CJazz was first produced by black slaves.DBlues made the hard work of those slaves go faster.34The underlined sentence “Spirits lifted.” in Paragraph 4 suggests that _.Aeverybody was feeling blueBeverybody was still in a sad mood
37、Ceverybody became happyDpeoples souls went to the heaven35What should be the best title for this passage?AA Light MusicBBlack Mens MusicCThe Origin of the Jazz MusicDThe Popular Music Jazz in the US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。As a parent, you must have a lot of
38、 concerns about the various skills you would like your child to acquire.Music is one of them._36_On the other hand, it is great for a childs overall development if he or she has an interest in art._37_The concentration helps them with their grades.Their learning and communication skills will be bett
39、er than others of their own age.They also develop lots of confidence and selfesteem.Another advantage of your child to learn music becomes apparent only at a later stage._38_It can be very beneficial and many top musicians have a very early exposure to music and connect this with their later success
40、.You can start when your child is only a baby, by exposing him or her to a wide range of music at home._39_And you could sustain your childs interest by having both of you singing together.Some parents start their children on a musical instrument as early as 3 years of age.This is great if the child
41、 is having a good time，especially when a childs brain has a wonderful capacity for mastering new skills.It goes without saying that you should not have to drag your child to lessons.You can be assured that nothing productive will come out of it._40_If you start your child on music lessons by the age
42、 of 5, taking care to encourage him or her and not to push him or her, your child will grow up into an accomplished adult with a wellrounded personality.AIt can have good effects on your child.BThis is selecting music as a career.CAnd your child will have a lifelong dislike of music.DOtherwise，youll
43、 completely spoil your childs future.EYou could ensure that there is a song or tune played in the background.FThe advantages of teaching children to play a musical instrument are many.GOn the one hand，you can encourage your childs creativity and natural hobby.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
44、)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。The True Story of Treasure IslandIt was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevensons imagination._41_， recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.In 1881, Stevenson returned to Scotland for a _42_ with his
45、 wife Fanny and son Lloyd.Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long _43_ over the hills.They had been _44_ this for several days before the weather suddenly worse.Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days _45_.To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some _46_.One morn
46、ing, Robert _47_the boy caught a beautiful map of an island where a large cross in the middle of _48_.“Whats that？” he asked.“Thats the buried treasure，” said the boy.Robert suddenly saw something of an adventure story in the boys _49_.Then, he sat down by the fire to write a story.He would make the
47、 _50_ a twelveyearold boy, just like Lloyd.But who would be the pirate (海盗)? Henley, Roberts friend, walked around with the _51_ of a wooden leg.Robert had always wanted to _52_ such a man in a story._53_ Long John Silver, the pirate was born.Thanks to a _54_ September in Scotland，we have one of the greatest _55_ stories in the English language.41A.HoweverBThereforeCBesidesDFinally42A.meetingBstoryCholidayDjob43A.talkBrestCwalkDgame
