1、第五单元测评(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.Which language is the menu printed in?A.Chinese.B.English.C.French.2.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Shop assistant and cus
2、tomer.B.Teacher and student.C.Husband and wife.3.What size does the woman want?A.Size 8.B.Size 10.C.Size 12.4.What probably is the woman?A.A chef.B.A waitress.C.A saleswoman.5.What are the two speakers talking about?A.Wine.B.Apples.C.Rice.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、
3、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.What kind of room does the man ask for?A.A room facing the hall.B.A non-smoking room.C.A smoking room.7.How much does the man need to pay for the room?A.$114.B.$104.C.$140.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.What happened to the
4、womans purse?A.It was missing.B.It was left home.C.It was stolen.9.Why did the woman go to the bank?A.To pay the bill.B.To cash the cheque.C.To open an account.10.Which is the right order of the places the speakers have been to?A.Coffee shopbookshopbank.B.Bookshopbankcoffee shop.C.Bankcoffee shopboo
5、kshop.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.What will the womans mother receive for her birthday?A.A shirt.B.A skirt.C.A bag.12.Wholl cook the special dinner?A.The woman.B.The womans friend.C.The man.13.Wholl do the shopping?A.The womans parents.B.The woman and her mother.C.The woman and her father.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。1
6、4.What meal will the speakers have?A.Breakfast.B.Lunch.C.Supper.15.What did Julie ask the boy to attend?A.A trip.B.A meeting.C.A party.16.Where did the woman put the message?A.Under a book.B.Under a lamp.C.Under a box.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.What does the speaker mainly talk about?A.The history of cola
7、.B.The history of soft drink.C.Using cola as a drug.18.How was cola originally sold?A.As a soft drink.B.As a medicine.C.As a kind of cooking oil.19.Why does the speaker mention John S.Pemberton?A.Because he sold cola to doctors.B.Because he was a drugstore clerk.C.Because he developed cola as a drug
8、.20.How was the drug made into a soft drink?A.By mixing it with special oils.B.By heating it.C.By adding soda water.第二部分阅读(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。AAs cultural symbols go,the American car is quite young.A certain car model was built at the Piquette Plant i
9、n Michigan a century ago,with the first rolling off the assembly line(装配线) on September 27,1908.Only eleven cars were produced the next month.But eventually Henry Ford would build fifteen million of them.Modern America was born on the road,behind the wheel.The car shaped some of the most lasting asp
10、ects of American culture:the roadside diner,the billboard,the motel,even the hamburger.For most of the last century,the car represented what it meant to be Americangoing forward at high speed to find new worlds.The road novel,the road movie,these are the most typical American ideas,born of abundant
11、petrol,cheap cars and a never-ending interstate highway system,the largest public works project in history.In 1928 Herbert Hoover imagined an America with “a chicken in every pot and a car in every garage.” Since then,this society has moved onward,never looking back,as the car transformed America fr
12、om a farm-based society into an industrial power.The cars that drove the American Dream have helped to create a global ecological disaster.In America the demand for oil has grown by 22 percent since 1990.The problems of excessive(过度的) energy consumption,climate change and population growth have been
13、 described in a book by the American writer Thomas L.Friedman.He fears the worst,but hopes for the best.Friedman points out that the green economy(经济) is a chance to keep American strength.“The ability to design,build and export green technologies for producing clean water,clean air and healthy and
14、abundant food is going to be the currency of power in the new century.”21.Why is hamburger mentioned in paragraph 2?A.To explain Americans love for travelling by car.B.To show the influence of cars on American culture.C.To stress the popularity of fast food with Americans.D.To praise the effectivene
15、ss of Americas road system.22.What has the use of cars in America led to?A.Decline of economy.B.Environmental problems.C.A shortage of oil supply.D.A farm-based society.23.What is Friedmans attitude towards Americas future?A.Ambiguous.B.Doubtful.C.Hopeful.D.Tolerant.BA jobless man applied for a job
16、as an office boy at a big company.The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.“You are employed,” the HR manager said.“Give me your email address and Ill send you the application to fill in,as well as the date when you may start.”The man replied,“But I dont have
17、a computer or an email account.”“Im sorry,” said the HR manager.“We cant accept persons who do not use email.”The man left with no hope at all.With only ten dollars in his pocket,he decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two h
18、ours,he succeeded to double his capital.He repeated this three times,and returned home happily with 60 dollars.The man realised that he could survive in this way,and started to go every day early,and return late.Thus,his money doubled or tripled every day.Shortly,he bought a cart,then a truck,and th
19、en he had his own delivery vehicles.Five years later,the man was one of the biggest food retailers(零售商人) in the US.He started to plan his familys future and decided to have a life insurance.He called an insurance broker(经纪人) and chose a protection plan.When the conversation ended,the broker asked hi
20、m his email address.The man replied,“I dont have an email account.”The broker answered surprisingly,“You dont have an email account,but you have succeeded to build an empire.Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?” The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes,Id be an office bo
21、y at a company!”24.Why couldnt the man have the job at the big company?A.Because he was lazy.B.Because he didnt pass the test.C.Because he didnt have an email account.D.Because he didnt clean the floor.25.The underlined word “capital” can be replaced by “”.A.tomatoB.moneyC.timeD.operation26.What can
22、 we learn about the man?A.He is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.B.He started his career as an office boy in the supermarket.C.He didnt give up though he failed the interview.D.He didnt want to accept the job at the big company.27.Which proverb can best describe the story?A.Misfortune
23、may be an actual blessing.B.Where there is a will,there is a way.C.Accidents will happen.D.No pains,no gains.CSteven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks.His strange habit makes sense when you consider that hes an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter,including things that fall of
24、f garbage trucks as they drive down the road.What is even more interesting is that one of Steins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bag.Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year.So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number
25、 of cities do not allow them at checkouts(收银台).The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California,including Los Angeles.Eyeing these headwinds,plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.Among the b
26、ag makers arguments:many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags,which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport.And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at,they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.The industry has also ta
27、ken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement:reusable shopping bags.The stronger a reusable bag is,the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out.However,longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make.One study found that a cotton bag must be used at l
28、east 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists dont dispute(质疑) these points.They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.28.What has Steven Stein been hired to do?A.Help increase grocery sales.B.Recycle the wast
29、e material.C.Stop things falling off trucks.D.Argue for the use of plastic bags.29.What does the word “headwinds” in paragraph 2 refer to?A.Bans on plastic bags.B.Effects of city development.C.Headaches caused by garbage.D.Plastic bags hung in trees.30.What is a disadvantage of reusable bags accordi
30、ng to plastic-bag makers?A.They are quite expensive.B.Replacing them can be difficult.C.They are less strong than plastic bags.D.Producing them requires more energy.31.What is the best title for the text?A.Plastic,paper or neitherB.Industry,pollution and environmentC.Recycle or throw awayD.Garbage c
31、ollection and waste controlDNot long ago,people could only buy organic food in small shops.Today it is common in most major supermarkets.The reason for the increase is that more and more people are demanding food grown without chemicals.Since the 1990s,organic farm production has gone up continuousl
32、y.This pattern is expected to continue around the globe.Australia leads the world in land used for organic agriculture.It has four times as much land devoted to organic farming as all of Asia.However,most of the land is not very fertile,and it only produces a modest amount of food.Argentina is a dis
33、tant second,followed by Brazil,the United States and China.In Africa,only a very small amount of land is registered for organic farming.That does not mean Africa relies on chemicals.In fact,many farmers do not use chemicals because they cannot afford them.Yet there are no programmes for these farmer
34、s to prove they do not use chemicals.Without these programmes their food can never be approved organic.India has had the most dramatic recent increase in organic farming.Like many other countries,India sees continual growth in organic food sales around the world.This,of course,leads to growth in pro
35、fits.Sales of organic food were more than doubled from 2000 to 2005.Like India,many countries are trying to increase commercial organic farming to get a share of the sales.This has led to criticism.Some people believe that organic farming should not just be about making money.They think the goal is
36、to help the environment.Others say organic farming will not continue if it is not profitable.They say that people should be able to make money while providing healthy food for mankind.32.What is the passage mainly about?A.Organic food has become much more common.B.People do not want to eat food with
37、 chemicals in it.C.Organic farming is growing around the world.D.Countries all want to make money from organic farming.33.Why do people want to increase organic farming?A.More and more people demand chemicals to grow food.B.Profits from organic farming help make approval programmes.C.There are fewer
38、 chemicals available to the human beings.D.Organic food is good for Earth and the human beings.34.From the passage,it can be said that .A.India uses the least land to organic farmingB.the US is the fourth largest organic farming countryC.Brazil uses less land to organic farming than ChinaD.China and
39、 India have the same amount of organic farmland35.It can be inferred from the passage that .A.people who eat food with chemicals have shorter lifespanB.India will soon become the largest country of growing organic foodC.more countries will farm organically as the environment gets worseD.there will b
40、e fewer organic farms if the demand for organic food goes down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。Just like other vitamins and minerals,vitamin D plays a crucial role in many important body functions.36 Not getting enough vitamin D can lead to weak bones,muscle weaknes
41、s,and even cancer.Besides getting 10 to 15 minutes of sun exposure each day,consider incorporating the following foods into your meal plan to boost your vitamin D intake.Dairy products37 The milk provides your body with about 50% of your vitamin D daily requirements.Apart from milk,consider having c
42、heese,butter,yogurt,and buttermilk.Look for low-fat versions if you are on a diet.EggsEggs are a superfood.38 They contain lots of protein,vitamin A,vitamin B12,vitamin B6,calcium and vitamin D.One egg provides your body with 11% of your daily recommended value of vitamin D.Isnt it a reason for havi
43、ng some eggs for breakfast or lunch?Caviar(鱼子酱)Caviar contains vitamin B12,vitamin B6,vitamin D,vitamin A,calcium,iron,and protein.If you are a big fan of caviar,why not make it a part of your weekly meal plan?There are many ways to eat caviar.39 At the same time,avoid buying fake caviar.Lacking vit
44、amin D is a big problem these days since we tend to spend more time in the offices during the day.40 Include these foods in your meal plan to make sure your vitamin D intake is not low.A.Eat your meals with enough vitamins.B.But make sure you do not boil or bake it.C.The milk is an excellent source
45、of vitamin D.D.That is the main reason why we lack vitamins.E.This is because they contain so many vitamins and minerals.F.Whenever possible,try to walk outdoors to get your vitamin D.G.We need to meet our vitamin D needs to avoid serious health issues.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)阅读下面短文
46、,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。I became a gardener when I was twelve.My early 41of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature.It was to annoy my parents.At that time,we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood.But my mother often looked with 42 at this work of natural a
47、rt.Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her,“something else to 43!” Seeing the neighbours busy with gardening,my father even thought it a waste of time.At that age,I always did something 44 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found 45,I would plant a garden!I p
48、lanted some lily seeds in the yard.But they failed to 46.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses.Wild with joy,I found the first rose bloom.One by one,the flowers bloomed their heads off.47,I was touched by this land of wonder.However,my parents showed no interest in my garden.My father even shouted at me because he found it was 48 to move around my garden to the dri
