1、UNIT 6 学情评估时间：100分钟满分：120分一、听力理解(20小题， 每小题1分， 共20分)第一节听下面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答案。每段对话读两遍。()1. Who invented the strange pen?A. A scientist. B. A teacher. C. A student.()2. When was the car invented?A. In 1867. B. In 1876.C. In 1885.()3. Which invention does the man think is the most i
2、mportant?A. The mobile phone.B. The computer.C. The plane.()4. What does the man want to know?A. He wants to know who invented the machine.B. He wants to know when the machine was invented.C. He wants to know what the machine was used for.()5. What is Alice doing?A. Reading a novel.B. Reading a maga
3、zine.C. Reading a newspaper.第二节听下面几段对话或独白。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答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话， 回答第6至第7两个小题。()6. When was the umbrella invented?A. About 200 years ago.B. About 3，000 years ago.C. About 1，000 years ago.()7. Who invented the umbrella?A. Lu Bans wife. B. Li Bin.C. Huang Daopo.听下面一段对
4、话， 回答第8至第9两个小题。()8. Is Lindas microwave oven new or old?A. Its new.B. Its old.C. Sorry, we dont know.()9. Who invented the microwave oven?A. An American. B. A Chinese.C. An Englishman.听下面一段独白， 回答第10至第12三个小题。()10. What did Pedro Flores do before he started his company?A. He was a doctor. B. He was a
5、waiter.C. He was a writer.()11. Where did Duncan first see the yoyo?A. In New York. B. In California.C. In London.()12. What kind of yoyo was made during the 1950s?A. The beeshaped yoyo.B. The birdshaped yoyo.C. The butterflyshaped yoyo.听下面一段对话， 回答第13至第15三个小题。()13. Who invented the watch?A. A Swiss
6、person. B. A British person.C. A Chinese person.()14. Which country is famous for watches?A. Switzerland. B. Britain. C. China.()15. What is Xiaomings shirt made of?A. Hard material. B. Cheap material.C. Soft material.第三节听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。A. B. C. D. E. 16. _ 17. _ 18. _ 19. _20. _二、
7、阅读理解(20小题， 每小题2分， 共40分)阅读下面四篇语言材料， 然后按文后要求做题。AEnjoy creative inventionsEvery November, the Time magazine picks out “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. These are the things that have made our lives different. TEENS has chosen three of the most interesting ones on the list. If you want to know more,
8、 please click here. Ember MugIts hard to always keep coffee at the right temperature, especially in winter. Its too hot to drink at first, but before we know it, it gets too cold and loses all its taste. According to Time, the perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, wh
9、ich makes the Ember Mug a great invention. It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 48 and 62， once you set it through a smartphone app. Tasty One TopTV cooking shows make cooking look so easy, but its almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same dishes as the
10、professionals do. However, the Tasty One Top cooker helps. Developed by Buzzfeed, the cooker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1，700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, itll tell the cooker when to turn your st
11、eak or when to add certain ingredients. JiboSmart speakers from companies like Amazon and Xiaomi have added a lot of fun to our lives, but theyre still faceless speakers. However, Jibo, developed by MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal, has brought smart technology to life. Said to be “the worlds first so
12、cial robot for the home”， Jibo looks like a cartoon character with a round head and a voice that sounds like that of a 10yearold boy. Inside its “head”， there are different sensors and cameras, which allow it to recognize (辨认) faces and speeches. Jibo will move to face you whenever you talk to it. I
13、t can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()21. Who has chosen the three inventions above?A. The Time magazine.B. TEENS.C. Buzzfeed.D. Cynthia Breazeal.()22. Whats special about Ember Mug?A. It ca
14、n help make coffee or tea.B. Its used for drinking coffee or tea.C. It keeps coffee or tea at a certain temperature.D. It keeps coffee or tea fresh.()23. Why do people choose Tasty One Top?A. Because TV cooking shows make cooking so easy.B. Because after being connected to a smartphone app, it knows
15、 what to do.C. Because its very cheap and helpful.D. Because it can waste more delicious food.()24. What cant Jibo do according to the information above?A. Help do some housework.B. Move to face people when people talk.C. Set alarms and remind people of things.D. Tell people the weather and read new
16、s or messages.()25. Where is the passage probably from?A. A textbook. B. A website.C. A cooking magazine. D. A guidebook.BThe brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”， was invented thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for
17、people to write well on thin silk.It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom of Qin, improved the pen. When Meng was leading an army to fight against the Kingdom of Chu, he had to report the situation to his king in time. But his pen was too hard and caused him much trouble, so he was think
18、ing of ways to improve it.One day after hunting (狩猎), Meng made his way home with some wild rabbits on the horses back.The tail of a fat and heavy rabbit left a long trail (痕迹) on the ground when he moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “If I tie the rabbits hair to a stick
19、, will it be easy to write？” On arriving home, he tied the rabbits hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbits hair was too smooth (光滑的) for him to write well and he wasted a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed (失望) that he threw away his “invention” into a stone hole in the yard.Ho
20、wever, Meng never gave up and kept trying all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter in the stone hole. He picked it up with hope. The brush worked beautifully on silk. It turned out that the special water had cleaned the oil from the hair. Meng succeeded at las
21、t.Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing a key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pen in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()26. Why did Meng Tian want to improve the pen?A. Because the king as
22、ked him to do so.B. Because he wanted to be an inventor.C. Because he didnt have silk to write on.D. Because the pen brought him much trouble.()27. When did Meng think of the good idea in Paragraph 3?A. Before hunting animals. B. When he saw the trail.C. While cleaning the hair. D. After he wrote a
23、report.()28. Which is the right order of improving the brush pen?a. The brush pen could write well.b. Meng tied the rabbits hair to a stick.c. The special water washed the oil away.d. Meng threw the stick into a stone hole.A. bdac B. dbacC. bdca D. cdba()29. How can the students understand Chinese c
24、ulture better?A. By learning to use brush pens.B. By playing a role.C. By planting more bamboo.D. By inventing things.()30. What can we learn from the passage?A. Make friends with animals.B. Value fantastic memories.C. Keep trying and never give up.D. Build a peaceful world.CI am Garrison. I live on
25、 a small farm in Kenya. Since the age of nine, I have helped to look after my familys cows. As a child, in my free time, I enjoyed trying new ideas. Sometimes I could make my own inventions, such as electronic toys from car parts and peachpicking sticks. I also made other useful daily things for my
26、neighbors.At the age of 13, I invented something that changed my life. One night, a lion came into my familys farm and killed one of our cows. I was angry. However, catching the lion, I thought, was not a safe way to solve the problem. So I decided to “invent” a solution.The first idea I got was to
27、use fire, because I thought the lion was scared of fire. But I came to know that didnt help, because it was even helping the lion to see through the cowshed (牛棚). However, I didnt give up. I continued.And the second idea I got was to use a scarecrow (稻草人). I was trying to trick the lion into thinkin
28、g that I was standing near the cowshed. But the lion was very clever. It came the first day, saw the scarecrow, and went back. But the second day, it came and found that the scarecrow didnt move. It was always there! So the lion jumped in and killed another cow.However, one night, I was walking arou
29、nd the cowshed with a torch (手电筒). To my surprise, the lion didnt show up. Then I realized that the lion was afraid of a moving light. So I had an idea根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。()31. What was Garrison interested in when he was a child?A. Tricking neighbors. B. Looking after cows.C. Making car parts. D. Trying n
30、ew ideas.()32. How many ideas did the writer try to solve the problem?A. 1. B. 2.C. 3. D. 4.()33. How did the writer finally drive away the lion?A. Using a stick. B. Using a moving light.C. Using fire. D. Using a scarecrow.()34. According to the passage, which word can best describe the writer?A. Cr
31、eative. B. Thankful.C. Honest. D. Outgoing.()35. What is probably the best title of the passage?A. No pains, no gainsB. Love animals, love lifeC. It is never too old to learnD. Using your brain makes a differenceDMost of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. _36_ In fact, an
32、Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognized (认定) as the inventor a few years ago. Who is Meucci and why wasnt he known for his invention at the time?Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808. He studied engineering and drawing. During his studies, Meucci started to experiment with electric
33、ity. _37_ When two places were connected with wires, people in those places could hear each other talk. In 1850, Meucci and his wife moved to New York. Meucci was worried about his wife, because she had become very ill. _38_ To solve this problem, he connected his home and his workshop with metal ca
34、bles. This way, they could talk to each other conveniently.Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention. They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer came through the wires. _39_ Even worse, Meucci never applied for a patent (专利) on his invention. Meanwhile, Alexander Graham Bell
35、 was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him.In 2002, more than a century after Meuccis death, his work was finally recognized by the government. _40_根据材料内容， 从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项， 使文章意思通顺、内容完整。A. He discovered that sound can travel through metal cables.B
36、. However, he wasnt the first person to think of the idea.C. Unfortunately, only a few people saw this happen.D. He will be known all over the world as the telephones inventor one day.E. He needed to keep in touch with her all the time.36. _37. _38. _39. _40. _三、完形填空(15小题， 每小题1分， 共15分)先通读短文， 掌握其大意，
37、然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。Do you know that humans have been cleaning their teeth for many years? According_41_ the BBC, the ancient Egyptians used a type of toothpaste (牙膏). But it is believed that the Egyptians used a finger_42_ a toothbrush to clean their teeth. Chinese people _43_ the fir
38、st toothbrush a long time ago.Your toothbrush, however, may have also become_44_.Because it is now possible to clean our teeth_45_ using our hands!Two Canadians, Adel Elseri and Said Fayad, have invented_46_ called T2T or “tonguetoteeth”. Elseri says he came up with the idea _47_ he was driving home
39、 after a long day at work.His_48_ is a toothbrush that goes onto your tongue (舌). T2T has special edges (边缘) and toothpaste. So just _49_ your tongue over your teeth just like a toothbrush_50_！ It will make your breath fresh too.Elseri and Fayad made this handfree toothbrush because they believed it
40、 was a(n)_51_ way for people to brush their teeth. But people can only use the T2T_52_.Would you use the “tonguetoteeth”？ The Huffington Post in the US_53_ readers what they thought. Sixtyone percent said that they would use it while only thirtynine percent said they_54_.Personally I think Im going
41、to stick to (坚持用) the_55_！()41. A. ofB. toC. inD. on()42. A. more than B. because ofC. instead of D. less than()43. A. lost B. paidC. built D. developed()44. A. science B. problemC. history D. secret()45. A. without B. from C. by D. for()46. A. nothing B. everythingC. anything D. something()47. A. u
42、ntil B. though C. since D. when()48. A. idea B. story C. word D. plan()49. A. hold B. pull C. move D. check()50. A. is B. did C. was D. does()51. A. easier B. shorter C. harder D. longer()52. A. again B. soon C. once D. already()53. A. told B. advised C. warned D. asked()54. A. shouldnt B. should C.
43、 wouldnt D. would()55. A. finger B. toothbrushC. mouth D. tongue四、语篇填空(15小题， 每小题1分， 共15分)第一节阅读短文， 从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空， 使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词， 每词限用一次。nextbeginbeforecenterworktwiceashehowmake“You can make anything out of ice，” says Ian Foster, an ice sculptor (雕塑家 ). He makes animals, buildings and trees
44、all out of ice. Each sculpture_56_ with a piece of paper, a pencil and Ians imagination. He makes drawings of the sculpture and imagines it from every side. Once he is happy with his idea, he starts to work with_57_ tools on a big block of ice.“I have to wear thick clothes when I work, even when its
45、 hot outside. The temperature in the studio (工作室) is always close to 0.Its like_58_ in a big fridge.”Most of the sculptures are_59_ for special occasions: festivals or parties. Once the sculptures are put on show, they begin to melt (融化). However, the very big sculptures last for a long time_60_ the
46、y turn into water.Does Ian feel sad when his sculptures melt? “Not really，” he says. “Because I am already thinking about the_61_ sculpture.”Melting ice is not a problem for Mike Evans. He has worked_62_ a fulltime sand sculptor for 16 years. He and his team travel all over the world to make sand art for festivals, shows, museums, zoos, shopping_63_ and so on. They have made hundreds of sculptures, but they never make the same sculpture_64_.The team has won lots of prizes for their art. They also teach people_65_ to make sand sculptures.56. _57. _58. _59. _60. _61. _62. _
