1、Unit 5 Humans and nature 单元综合能力测评单元综合能力测评(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.What problem is there with Professor Browns lectures?A.He often uses very difficult words.B.He uses
2、 very few examples to explain his ideas.C.He often doesnt know what he means.2.What will probably happen to the woman speaker?A.She will be able to show her card.B.She will be stopped at the entrance.C.She will put the card in her pocket.3.Why would the father NOT go home for dinner?A.Because he was
3、 very tired and busy.B.Because he had to put out a big fire.C.Because he had to work instead of another man.4.Where does the dialogue probably take place?A.In a classroom.B.In a library.C.In a laboratory.5.What does the man ask the woman for?A.Henrys phone number.B.Henrys phone.C.Henrys address.第二节(
4、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 is the air fare to London the most expensive?A.In March and April.B.In May and June.C.In July.7.What can we learn from the conver
5、sation?A.Fewer people go to London in July.B.The woman couldnt decide whether to go to London or to some other places.C.The fare goes up and down in different months.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8.How old is the little girl?A.Seven.B.Eight.C.Seventeen.9.Where does the conversation happen?A.Outside the post of
6、fice.B.Inside the post office.C.At the police station.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Where does this conversation take place?A.In an office of a company.B.In a department store.C.In a waiting room of a hospital.11.What is the woman?A.She is an officer.B.She is a secretary.C.She is a soldier.12.Which comp
7、any does the man come from?A.The GE company in the USA.B.The PE company in the USA.C.The PC company in China.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.How long havent Bill and John seen each other?A.For nearly three years.B.For about two years.C.For only a year.14.Who is Mary Smith?A.Bills wife.B.Bills wifes classm
8、ate.C.Johns girlfriend.15.What does John do?A.He is a manager of a department.B.He is a junior clerk of a food company.C.He is a businessman with his own company.16.What does John think of marriage these days?A.It is impossible because of high prices and heavy taxes.B.It is difficult to afford it.C.
9、He doesnt want to get married.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.On a train.B.On a bus.C.On a plane.18.Where are the two speakers going?A.They are both going to London.B.The man is going to London and the woman is going to Glasgow.C.The man is going to
10、Glasgow and the woman is going to London.19.What is the man?A.He is a businessman.B.He is a student.C.He is a government officer.20.What can we learn from the dialogue?A.The woman is a bit nervous.B.The man is studying in Glasgow University.C.It is not the womans first trip by plane.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分 50
11、 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。AAnew collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.FrankHurleyspictureswouldbeoutstandingundoubtedlyfirst-ratephoto-journalismif they had been made last week.In fact,they were shot from 1914through 1916
12、,most of them after a disastrous shipwreck (海难),by a cameraman whohad no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an icechest,under freezing water,in the damaged wooden ship.The ship was the Endurance,a small,tight,Norwegian-built three-master that wasintended to take Sir
13、 Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists,27men in all,to the southernmost shore of Antarcticas Weddell Sea.From that pointShackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled (雪橇) across the continent.Thejourney was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott haddo
14、ne.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with hisfour companions on the march back.As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researchedstoryTheEndurance,adventuringwaseventhenathoroughlycommercialeffort.Scotts last journey,completed as he lay in
15、a tent dying of cold andhunger,caught the worlds imagination,and a film made in his honor drewcrowds.Shackleton,a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within100 miles of the South Pole in 1908,started a business before his 1914 voyage tomake money from movie and still photography.Fra
16、nk Hurley,a confident and giftedAustralian photographer who knew the Antarctic,was hired to make the images,mostof which have never before been published.21.Who reached the South Pole first according to the text?A.Frank Hurley.B.Ernest Shackleton.C.Robert Falcon Scott.D.CarolineAlexander.22.What doe
17、s Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage?A.Artistic creation.B.Scientific research.C.Money making. D.Treasure hunting.23.What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley?A.They were made last week.B.They showed undersea scenery.C.They were found by a cameraman.D.They recorded a disastrou
18、s adventure.BFar from the land of Antarctica (南极洲),a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean.Atthe underside of the shelf there lives a small fish,theAntarctic cod (南极鳕).For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish.How does it livewhere most fish would freeze to death?It must have some sec
19、rets.The Antarctic is nota comfortable place to work and research has been slow.Now it seems we have ananswer.Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish.Scientistsstudied the fishs blood and measured its freezing point.The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperatur
20、e of -1.88 and manytiny pieces of ice floating in it.The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until itstemperature was lowered to -2.05.That small difference is enough for the fish tolive at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.The scientists next research job was clear:Find out wha
21、t in the fishs blood keptit from freezing.Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein (蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish.When it was removed,the blood froze atseawater temperature.When it was put back,the blood again had its antifreeze qualityand a lowered freezing
22、 point.Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein.It has many small sugarmolecules (分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule.Becauseof its sugar content,it is called a glycoprotein.So it has come to be called theantifreeze fish glycoprotein.24.What is the text mainly ab
23、out?A.The ice shelf around Antarctica.B.Protection of theAntarctic cod.C.The terrible conditions in Antarctic.D.Aspecial fish living in freezing waters.25.Why can theAntarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?A.It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture.B.Aspecial protein keeps it from freezing.C.
24、The seawater has a temperature of -1.88.D.Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05.26.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A.The fishs blood.B.The sugar molecule.C.Anewly found protein.D.Atype of ice-salt mixture.27.What does “glyco” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in
25、 the last paragraphmean?A.Sugar.B.Ice.C.Blood.D.Molecule.CIts a good idea for families to talk about what they would do to escape afire.Youll want to talk about escape plans and escape routes,so lets start here.An escape plan can help every member of a family get out of a burninghouse.The idea is to
26、 get outside quickly and safely.Smoke from a fire can make it hardto see where things are,so its important to learn and remember the different ways outof your home.If you live in an apartment building,youll want to know the best way tothe stair or other emergency exits.If youre in a room with the do
27、or closed when thefire breaks out,you need to take a few extra steps:Check to see if theres heat or smoke coming in the cracks (裂缝) around thedoor.If you dont see smoketouch the door.If the door is hot or very warmdontopen the door!If you dont see smoke and the door is not hotthen use your fingers t
28、o lightlytouch the doorknob (门把手).If the doorknob is hot or very warmdont open thedoor!If the doorknob feels cool,and you cant see any smoke around the door,you canopen the door very carefully and slowly.When you open the door,if you feel a burst ofheat,or smoke pours into the room,quickly shut the
29、door and make sure it is reallyclosed.If theres no smoke or heat when you open the door,go toward your escaperoute exit.28.Where does this passage probably come from?A.Asafety guide book.B.Atraffic guide book.C.Ascience fiction.D.Ascience report.29.The best title for the passage is.A.How to Deal wit
30、h Smoke from a FireB.How to Make an Escape Plan and an Escape RouteC.The Best Way to Find the Stair or Other Emergency ExitsD.Steps on How to Escape a Fire in a Room with the Door Closed30.If you are in a room where there is a fire,the writer suggests that youshould.A.get outside quickly and safelyB
31、.stay in the room and wait for helpC.try to put out the fire by yourselfD.jump out of the room through windows31.What should you do if you find heavy smoke goes into the room?A.Find the nearest stair and run down.B.Close the door as quickly as possible.C.Open the door very carefully and slowly.D.Esc
32、ape from your room as quickly as possible.DHaving lived in California until 1970,my family has felt a number ofearthquakes.We have been fortunate,however,to have suffered no bodily harm orproperty damage.There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to thepresent.The si
33、te lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exactlocation of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes thatstand out in my memory and,luckily,none is shown in the website.So,my personalexperience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.There
34、are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City inCalifornia.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held onto one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my d
35、aughter,I and the tree)shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland inSouthern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk fromour hotel toward the famous landmark.My third experience with a
36、n earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was inmy sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake,I quicklyheaded for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayersomethinglike,“Help me get out of here in time,Dear Heavenly Father”.Minutes later,I was safeo
37、utside.32.The earthquakes the author has experienced.A.all caused bodily harmB.are all recorded in a websiteC.all measured more than 6.0D.all happened in California33.What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to?A.Achurch.B.Disneyland.C.Abuilding destroyed by an earthquake.D.The plac
38、e where the author was born.34.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake?A.It happened in the authors sixties.B.The author succeeded in getting outside.C.When it happened,the author was in a church.D.The author was too afraid to walk when it happened.35.The author writ
39、es the passage mainly to tell us about.A.a new film about an earthquakeB.how to survive an earthquakeC.his three earthquake experiencesD.how to save children in an earthquake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。In China,safety education is becoming more and more i
40、mportant now.The lastMonday in March is for students to learn it at school.36What are the accidentsat school?37Stampedes (踩踏),earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.A stampede always happens in crowded places.38If you fall down in thecrowd,move to one side and protect your head with
41、your hands around.When earthquakes happen,you can get under a desk quickly and hold on.39If you are outdoors,find a place away from buildings,trees,and power lines.When theres a fire,leave the classroom quickly.Its better to put something wetover your mouth and nose.In this way,you wont breathe in s
42、moke.40It makesthem cough and they cant breathe.Thats very dangerous!So when you want to getout,you should make yourself close to the floor.Then you can breathe some fresh air.A.Here is an example.B.It helps students learn more about what they should do to keep themselves safe.C.When students around
43、 you begin to push,just stand there and try to hold ontosomething.D.Many people die in a fire,not because of the fire but smoke.E.It is not fire but smoke that is dangerous.F.Take a look.G.Itll protect you from falling things.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分)第一节完形填空(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
44、 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened Los Angeles,killing over 30,000people in less than four minutes.A father rushed to where his son was supposed tobe,only to discover that the building was flattened.But he remembered the41he had made to his son,“No matter whathappens,Il
45、l always be there for you!” Tears began to fill his eyes.Although it looked42,he remembered his words.43his sons classroom would be in the backright corner of the building,he rushed there and started44.Other parents tried topull him out of the ruins,saying “Its too late!Theyre all dead!You cant help
46、!” Toeach he45,“Are you going to help me?” And then he went back to hisdigging.The fire-fighters,46and tried to pull him away,“Fires are breakingout;explosions are happening everywhere.Youre47.Well take care of it.Gohome.”This loving,caring father asked,“Are you going to help me?”He went on48he need
47、ed to know,“Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dugfor eight hours.12 hours.36 hours.then,in the 38th hour he pulled back a largestone and heard his son.He49,“ARMAND!” He heard back,“Dad?Its me,Dad!Itold the other kids not to50.I told them that if you were51,youd save meand when you saved me,theyd be
48、 saved.You52,no matter what happened,youwould always be there for me!”“Whats going on in there?” the father asked.“There are 14 of us left out of 33,Dad.Were scared but53yourehere.When the building collapsed,it54a triangle (三角形),and it saved us.”“55,boy!”“Let the other kids out first,because I know
49、youll get me!I know youll alwaysbe there for me!”41.A.decisionB.mistakeC.promiseD.suggestion42.A.annoyingB.satisfactoryC.embarrassingD.hopeless43.A.RecallingB.SeeingC.HearingD.Predicting44.A.wanderingB.diggingC.cryingD.filling45.A.whisperedB.murmuredC.respondedD.explained46.A.looked upB.stood upC.cl
50、imbed upD.showed up47.A.in placeB.in dangerC.in chargeD.in relief48.A.whenB.afterC.ifD.because49.A.screamedB.wavedC.noddedD.argued50.A.relaxB.worryC.hurryD.flee51.A.braveB.activeC.aliveD.strong52.A.complainedB.promisedC.remarkedD.stated53.A.thankfulB.hopefulC.carefulD.useful54.A.builtB.designedC.mad
