1、Unit 1 Food for thought单元能力检测卷 (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。1What are the two speakers probably talking about?AA car driver.BA careless mistake.CA car accident.2When is the two speakers
2、moms birthday?AOn July 10th.BOn July 11th.COn July 12th.3How does the man probably feel now?AIll.BRegretful.CShocked.4What did Alice ask the man to do?ABorrow some books for her.BGive some books back to her.CReturn some books to the library.5What will the woman do tomorrow?APick up her mother.BGo on
3、 a picnic.CGo swimming.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。6How often does the man eat out with his friends?AOnce a week.BTwice a month.COnce a month.7Who often prepares food for the wom
4、an?AHer grandma.BHer mother.CShe herself.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8When will the train leave?AAt 3：30.BAt 3：35.CAt 4：05.9What will the man do next?ABuy a newspaper.BRead a magazine.CListen to music.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Where might the two speakers be?AAt the womans home.BIn a restaurant.CAt the theater.11What k
5、ind of music does the woman like?AJazz.BCountry music.CClassical music.12What day is it today probably?AFriday.BSaturday.CSunday.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Who owned the pet dog mentioned at the beginning of the talk?AA soldier.BA doctor.CA teacher.14Where did Dorothy go to learn about the guide dogs?AAmeri
6、ca.BGermany.CEngland.15How long does it take to train a dog to be a guide dog?AOver 2 years.BAbout 14 months.CAbout 4 weeks.16What will the listeners do next?AGet a guide dog.BJoin the practice.CVisit the center.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How old is Tom?A14.B12.C10.18Whats the weather probably like now?ASu
7、nny.BCloudy.CRainy.19Who is Henry probably?AThe mans colleague.BThe womans son.CThe mans neighbor.20What will the woman do next?APrepare a meal.BLook for umbrellas.CGo to the park.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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。AParents can cut the chances of their childr
8、en getting fat simply by keeping them longer at table. Just three minutes extra at a family mealtime could help prevent child obesity. Research found that among poor families, the extra minutes at mealtimes made great improvement of a normal weight for the youth. The factors are likely to be communi
9、cation and the importance of a scheduled mealtime.Dr. Barbara Fiese said, “Children, whose families have a 20minute meal over four times a week, weigh less than kids who leave the table after 15 to 17 minutes. Over time, those extra minutes per meal add up and become really powerful.” The researcher
10、s studied 200 family mealtimes, testing the effects of factors and mealtime behaviors of families with children in primary school. They found that families, who said that shared mealtimes were an important part of family life and had special meaning for them, were less likely to have an obese child.
11、 Similarly, families, who talked more together and interacted more positively during the meal, were more likely to have healthyweight children.Teaching lowincome families how to make the most of family mealtimes was a wise idea. Dr. Fiese said, “This is something we can target and teach.” She added,
12、 “Its also important to recognize the increasing differences of families and their sometimes complex living arrangements that may challenge their abilities to plan ahead and arrange a single time to communicate with each other.”Families in poorer US neighborhoods faced a lot of problems, including p
13、oor access to healthy food. But even so, regular high quality family mealtimes made a difference to the childrens weight. Dr. Fiese said, “Three to four extra minutes per meal will make a healthy weight more possible.”21According to the passage, to have a healthyweight child, parents should _Alimit
14、the food for each mealBincrease their eating timeCshorten the mealtimeDmake them eat healthy food22How much time is reasonable for one meal according to the passage?AAbout 15 minutes.BAbout 17 minutes.CAbout 20 minutes.DAbout 30 minutes.23Why does a longer mealtime make a difference to a normal weig
15、ht?ABecause people can have a good rest as they eat meals.BBecause people can have time to choose what they like.CBecause people can use mealtimes to do other things.DBecause people can communicate more in the scheduled time.24What does Dr. Fiese suggest to us?AParents should not communicate during
16、mealtimes.BIts better to add three to four extra minutes to one meal.CFour meals a day will make a difference to the childrens weight.DTwenty extra minutes per meal can make a healthy weight.BWhy do Chinese people love hot pot so much？As the winter months are coming in, more and more people are sitt
17、ing around a table enjoying this kind of traditional meal. I find myself wondering what it is about this traditional meal, which has existed for more than 1,000 years.What makes it a Chinese food favorite? It seems that the answer lies beyond the dish itself.Hot pot isnt just designed to keep you wa
18、rm during the cold months; its also a social experience. Its a “theater” cooked food that turns a meal into an event.There is a lot of fun for everyone to have in adding some foods to the hot pot.Hot pot is eaten over two to three hours. For this reason, it is often considered an evenings entertainm
19、ent, and a time to spend with friends and families.However, many Westerners would be put off by the idea of other people sticking chopsticks in their food.When we come to eat at the table in the UK，we often have our own shares，although the experience is still a social one.A similar experience to the
20、 hot pot can be found in Korean barbecue restaurants，which let you cook your own meat.This allows people to have their meat done however they want.For most Westerners, the idea of going to a restaurant to cook their own food is very strange. But having a go, I find its now one of my favorite meals i
21、n Beijing. The steam from the pot left my clothes smelling of food when I got home, but perhaps this was also part of the experience. When the cold wind is blowing outside, I am sitting around with my good friends, eating and drinking. For me its like a dinner party where my taste buds (味蕾) and my a
22、ppetite are equally satisfied in the warm company of friends.25What is the main reason why hot pot is popular in China?AIt has a history of over 1,000 years.BIt is a fun social experience.CIt serves people with many kinds of foods.DIt keeps people very warm in winter.26How long do people spend in en
23、joying the traditional meal?AMore than four hours.BOver one hour.CAbout three hours. DAll the evening.27We can conclude from the article that British people generally _.Aenjoy cooking their own food in restaurantsBprefer a Korean barbecue to Chinese hot potCdont like sharing food with others in rest
24、aurantsDdont mind the smell of food staying on their clothesCOne Moore Elementary School teacher is showing students the importance of communication through “shoutouts”The thirdgrade teacher Lindsey Winders said a shoutout is a compliment(称赞) that students can say or write down. “Like, Hey, I notice
25、d you doing a really great job solving your maths problems yesterday. I wanted to make sure you know that I saw you do that，” Winders said.Winders said she makes sure she is giving shoutouts to her students every day. “I might write them a sticky note, or write them a quick little note in their plan
26、ner. I might just say it to them on their way into the classroom or on their way out of the classroom. But most importantly, I try to do it every day，” Winders said.In addition to the compliments, Winders has the students greet each other every morning during the morning meeting. She will have stude
27、nts give examples to the class of how to communicate in different settings(场景). A thirdgrade student Nayelli Moranchel said she had given at least six shoutouts this year. “It makes me happy, because they always write something back，” Moranchel said.Recently, Winders took it one step further and wro
28、te a personalised note on each of her studentsdesks. “In our classroom, sometimes it can be challenging for me to give a compliment or a shoutout to each and every one of them in a way that is equal and valuable at the same time. So I decide that there is no better way than leaving a note on their d
29、esks that can stay for as long as they want it to，” Winders said.Winders said it is encouraging when she sees her students copy the act and give each other compliments without her guidance.28What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 mean?AGiving a shoutout.BSolving maths problems.CTeaching
30、 important lessons.DWriting down the names of students.29What is the best way that Winders finds to give her students compliments?ALeaving a note on each students desk.BPraising them as long as they want it.CExplaining the value of compliments.DGiving them shoutouts at the same time.30What can we in
31、fer about Winders way of praising students?AIt is very successful.BIt is facing challenges.CIt needs proper guidance.DIt is copied by other teachers.第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。Are you interested in losing your body fat to look slimmer(苗条)? This article concentrates
32、 on losing fat,not weight or muscle.You will naturally look slimmer,and be and feel more healthy and attractive.31Steps1.Do proper exercise.These are exercises that get your heart rate as high as possible and burn fat.32 Doing at least one hour of cardio(有氧运动)every day along with one hour of strengt
33、h training a few days per week is the best habit.This will make you lose fat faster,combined with muscle exercise and a healthy,low-fat diet.2.33Eating whole,unprocessed foods is the best way to not take in too much fat.This means eating foods that are in their natural state such as fruit and vegeta
34、bles.Buy raw foods and cook meat yourself,with plant oil.Protein(蛋白质)helps gain muscles.You can find protein in foods like milk,fish,beef and eggs.Get filled with low calories foods such as vegetables.343.Watch what you drink.Dont drink soda,alcohol and fruit juice all the time,since these drinks co
35、ntain a lot of “empty calories” which will only lead you to put on unnecessary weight.Green tea is good,healthy choice.35 Drink one full glass of water every morning when you wake upit is said to make you lose weight faster.A.Build muscles.B.Eat healthily and diet.C.These exercises include running,j
36、ogging,swimming,etc.D.Read on if you are interested in getting all of these advantages!E.This will make you eat less fattening food,thus making you slimmer.F.Before going on a diet,you should consult with your doctor to avoid side effects.G.Drink two cups of water with each meal to fill you up,avoid
37、ing eating too much.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2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。I believe I had the perfect life.Because I was about to1 my high school,and on my way to college;I had great friends and a loving family.There was nothing 2.But I spoke too soon.It was around 9
38、:25 am that I heard the news that would 3 my life forever.My brother Zach had been in a car accident.He fought for five days before he passed away.That day,I became an only child.I felt extremely 4.After Zachs death,I found5 in food.I ate,then I slept,and then I ate again.I couldnt cry.I could hardl
39、y feel anything,and I was 6.I stopped building relationships for fear that they would end just as 7 as Zachs life.Also,I became nervous about any potentially 8 situationsdriving late at nightbut I couldnt express this fear of life because I wanted to be strong for my parents.I saw my parents9 worse
40、than mine because of the losing of their son.I didnt want them to care about me.I also experienced a lot of 10,because I was angry about why the sadness had happened to me,and I never 11 from this emotion.Now,it has been nearly five years since Zachs death.I dont12 life anymore: I face it bravely.I
41、rebuilt my friendships and began socializing more.I even 13 Zachs story with people around me.Although my new friends never met him,they know about Zach.One lesson I learned from losing my brother was never to be14 to say,“I love you.” I loved my brother,but it was too late to 15 it loudly.The last
42、time I remember telling my brother I loved him was when he was dying.Dont make this mistake like me.1.A.admit B.finishC.skipD.determine2.A.earningB.reachingC.competingD.missing3.A.regretB.changeC.beautifyD.solve4.A.lonelyB.tiredC.boredD.nervous5.A.interestB.benefitC.guidanceD.relief6.A.funnyB.hopefu
43、lC.patientD.senseless7.A.finallyB.suddenlyC.nearlyD.seriously8.A.difficultB.particularC.dangerousD.tense9.A.painB.discouragementC.willingnessD.memory10.A.surpriseB.angerC.disappointment D.doubt11.A.escapedB.preventedC.stoppedD.suffered12.A.damageB.chooseC.fearD.leave13.A.copyB.advertiseC.shareD.perf
44、orm14.A.stubbornB.satisfiedC.braveD.afraid15.A.exploreB.expressC.spreadD.pray第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Anna lost her arms in a car accident when she was a teenager. What was worse, she lost her parents at 16._ age of 20. Her elder sister, 17._was ten years older than he
45、r, wanted to take care of her. However, Anna refused 18._(live) with her sister, saying that she would take care of 19._(she). She managed to enter college and 20._(study) very hard. Four years later, she graduated and 21._(give) a job. Once she wrote 22._ her diary，“I am quite lucky. Though I lost
46、my arms, I still have my legs.” Anna chose to face her misfortune in a positive way. Instead of 23._(feel) sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She has taught us a good lesson. When something bad happens to us, we have two 24._(choice). One is to complain, and the other is to face
47、 it 25._(brave). If we choose to escape, it will always follow us wherever we go. If we decide to be strong, new hopes will come. So choose wisely.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假设你是李华。你的交换生朋友Mary在你市举办的青年舞蹈比赛中荣获一等奖。请你用英语给她写封信，内容包括：1表示祝贺；2询问比赛情况；3邀请她周末到你家教你跳舞。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Mary，_
