1、第一单元测评第一单元测评 (时间:120 分钟 分值: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,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。 M:I heard your student won the Science Prize! W:Yes,she made a machine that uses sunlight to cook food. 1.What a
2、re the two speakers talking about? A.A kind of food. B.An invention. C.An order. 答案 B W:I still havent received my score on the final test.Maybe I should call to check it on. M:Dont worry.It takes two weeks to receive your score. 2.Whats the woman anxious to know about? A.Her test time. B.Her score.
3、 C.Her telephone call. 答案 B M:I want to buy two tickets for tomorrows fashion show. W:Where would you like to sit,in the front or back of the hall? 3.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.In the hall. B.At the fashion show. C.In the booking office. 答案 C M:We need a fourth player for ten
4、nis this morning.Do you want to join us? W:Ive got a class at 9 a.m.But Carol is free and she is really good at tennis. 4.Who will be a fourth player? A.Carol. B.The man. C.The woman. 答案 A M:Have Thomas and Lily set a date for leaving? W:No,they havent.But Thomas said theyd like to leave next Monday
5、 or Tuesday. M:Id like to see them off at the airport.Will you go with me? W:Sure. 5.What will the speakers do? A.Set a date for their appointment. B.Go and see their friends off. C.Leave for a new place. 答案 B 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
6、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 68题。 M:Hello. W:Hello.Have you found a house for me? M:Yes,I have a big house to show you.Its only $200,000. W:Oh.Thats too expensive for me. M:Well,I have another one on Bank Street. W:How much is it? M:Its only $86,00
7、0.But it only has one bedroom. W:Oh.Thats not big enough.I need a house with two bedrooms. M:Ill come some other time. W:Thanks anyway. 6.What did the woman ask the man to do for her? A.Look for a house. B.Rent a house. C.Sell a house. 答案 A 7.How does the woman think of the first house? A.Too expens
8、ive. B.Too big. C.Too small. 答案 A 8.Why does the woman dislike the second house? A.Its too faraway. B.Its too expensive. C.Its not big enough. 答案 C 听第 7 段材料,回答第 911题。 W:Excuse me,are you in a hurry? M:Well.Were having a performance in about ten minutes and Im late.I usually walk but its raining,so I
9、 have to take a taxi. W:What did you do before you became a clown? M:I taught music in a middle school. W:Do you like your job? M:Yes,very much.I like to see people laugh. W:What do you have to do to make people laugh? M:I have to think of all sorts of funny actions and expressions but Im good at do
10、ing that and people,especially children like me. W:I know that.I wish you success tonight. 9.What are the speakers talking about? A.The mans job. B.The womans job. C.The weather. 答案 A 10.Why is the man in such a hurry? A.To see a performance. B.To have a performance. C.To have a music class. 答案 B 11
11、.How does the man make people laugh? A.Using actions and expressions. B.Using words. C.Using instruments. 答案 A 听第 8 段材料,回答第 1214 题。 M:Anna?Anna? W:Peter?Is that you? M:Yeah.What a surprise! W:Its been a long time. M:I know.Its been.What?Five years? W:Five years.Oh,my gosh.I cant believe it! M:I know
12、.Its incredible.Whats happening with you? W:Well,I just got a job at a publishing company. M:Great.What do you do? W:Im an assistant editor.Im working on three book projects.Its so great. M:Wow.Sounds busy. W:Yeah.Can you remember me in high school?I didnt like to be busy,just liked to have a lot of
13、 free time,and be with my friends.But now I sort of like being busy. M:Wow,thats a change.So are you shopping?Spending a lot of money? W:No,Im just looking around.I dont spend a lot of money on clothes. M:I know what you mean.I dont either.Im so glad to see you again.Well,take care,Anna. W:Wait.Im j
14、ust about to have lunch.Do you want to come along? M:Sure.That would be great. 12.How long havent they seen each other? A.Five months. B.Five years. C.Four years. 答案 B 13.Where does the woman work? A.In a bookstore. B.In a clothing shop. C.At a publishing company. 答案 C 14.What will they do next? A.H
15、ave lunch. B.Go to work. C.Go shopping. 答案 A 听第 9 段材料,回答第 1517 题。 W:Hi,Bill,can you tell me how it happened? M:Sure.I was mountain climbing in New Hampshire last year.Suddenly the weather became really bad.There was a lot of snow and I couldnt see anything.I got lost.Well,I spent four days on the mo
16、untain.The temperature was 20 degrees below zero.I didnt have any equipment or food. W:So what happened?I guess someone found you,right? M:Yes,but I was very sick.I couldnt move my legs because of the cold.I spent two months in the hospital.The doctors removed my legs. W:So you lost your legs,but yo
17、u want to try your best to stay active. M:Thats right.In fact,I decided to make some new legs for myself.I realize that no one has to be physically disabled.We can use modern technology to help us. W:And you built these great new legs.Can you go mountain climbing again? M:Yes,I can.In fact,these are
18、 better than climbing shoes.The special design means they are much more powerful. 15.What happened when the man was mountain climbing? A.He got trapped in a cave. B.He lost his equipment and food. C.He got lost in bad weather. 答案 C 16.What caused the loss of the mans legs? A.A bad fall in the mounta
19、in. B.Low temperature. C.An unsuccessful operation. 答案 B 17.What did he decide to do after losing his legs? A.Use technology to fight his disability. B.Set up a club for the disabled. C.Design new climbing shoes. 答案 A 听第 10段材料,回答第 1820 题。 Im honored to be a judge for the English Speech Competition.A
20、s a judge and college teacher,Id like to share with you some tips on how to be successful in the competition,which I hope will help in preparing for the competition. First,its better to use familiar words.Many competitors hold the belief that complicated words sound impressive.In fact they usually d
21、estroy understanding.Also,learning when and how to pause is not only a major challenge,but also important as one gains more confidence during these moments of silence.One thing I want to mention is that during these pauses,do not fill the silence with “uh” “er” or “um”.They are annoying.Next,remembe
22、r to strike the right balance between good pronunciation and fluency.Pronunciation is more important.Remember personal appearance plays an important role in making a speech.Judges always see the competitors before they begin to speak.My main advice is simple:Be yourself.My last advice to you is that
23、 practice makes perfect. In conclusion,I wish every one of you success in the competition. 18.What is the speaker mainly talking about? A.Advice before the speech competition. B.Advice after the speech competition. C.Advice during the speech competition. 答案 A 19.What is the speaker? A.A judge and or
24、ganizer. B.A college teacher and judge. C.A college teacher and competitor. 答案 B 20.What is many competitors wrong belief? A.Familiar words destroy understanding. B.Complicated words destroy understanding. C.Complicated words sound impressive. 答案 C 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)
25、 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。 A The values of artistic works,according to cultural relativism(相对主义),are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions.Such a view,however,fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries
26、. History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world.It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls,as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries.Unique works of this kind are different from todays popular art,even if the
27、y began as works of popular art.They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future. In a 1757 essay,the philosopher David Hume argued that because “the general principles of taste are uniform(不变的) in human nature,”the value of some work
28、s of art might be essentially permanent.He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years.Works of this type,he believed,spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries. Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of th
29、e universality of art.For example,evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction.The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before.Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a
30、 great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist. 21.According to the passage,what do we know about cultural relativism? A.It introduces different cultural values. B.It explains the history of artistic works. C.It relates artistic values to local conditions. D.It ex
31、cites the human mind throughout the world. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。由第一段第一句可知,文化相对主义论认为,艺术作品仅仅是对当地社会经济条件 的反映。故 C 项正确。 22.In Paragraph 2,the artists are mentioned in order to show that . A.great works of art can go beyond national boundaries B.history gives art works special appeal to set them apart C.popular ar
32、ts are hardly distinguishable from great arts D.great artists are skilled at combining various cultures 答案 A 解析推理判断题。由第二段可知,莎士比亚的戏剧不断地被译为各大语种,莫扎特出现在日本的音乐 会上,这都说明艺术无国界。故 A项正确。 23.According to Hume,some works of art can exist for centuries because . A.they are results of scientific study B.they establ
33、ish some general principles of art C.they are created by the worlds greatest artists D.they appeal to unchanging features of human nature 答案 D 解析推理判断题。由倒数第二段第一句中的“the general principles of taste are uniform(不变的) in human nature”可知,有些艺术作品存在几个世纪是因为它们符合人类对艺术的不变的品味。故 D 项 正确。 24.Which of the following ca
34、n best serve as the title of the passage? A.Are Artistic Values Universal? B.Are Popular Arts Permanent? C.Is Human Nature Uniform? D.Is Cultural Relativism Scientific? 答案 A 解析主旨大意题。本文论述了艺术价值是超越时空和地域的限制的,故 A项正确。而 B 项“流行艺 术是永久的吗?”,C项“人性是一成不变的吗?”,D项“艺术相对主义科学吗?”均偏离主题。 B All writers dream of success.Yet
35、 some writers turn their back on success the moment it comes along. J.D.Salinger,an American author,is a good example. On the face of it,the future did not look promising for the teenage Salinger.He seems always to have been running away from something.First it was school,then he dropped out of New
36、York University.Finally,after failing to find a career in his fathers food import business and dropping out of yet another college he decided that his destiny was to be a writer.In the same year he joined a writing class at Columbia University which was taught by Whit Burnett,founder and editor of a
37、 magazine called Story.The March-April issue contained a story written by Salinger entitled The Young Folks.In it there are early versions of the moody,selfish youths that appear in his later fiction.Soon,his stories were appearing in various mass-circulation magazines but it was the famous New York
38、er which he dreamed of,believing that publication within its covers would indicate his future potential as a serious writer. Salinger has a huge reputation around the world yet it rests mainly on just one novel,The Catcher in the Rye.Published in 1951,it soon became highly popular with teenagers who
39、 identified with the heros powerful sense of dissatisfaction.Its success made Salinger a public figure.Most writers,of course,would welcome this.Salinger,however,hated it and refused it.He moved to a small house in Cornish,New Hampshire,where he lived away from society until his death in 2010 at the
40、 age of 91. For Salinger,fame and artistic honesty were not the same thing.Some people become writers because they wish their works to speak for themselves.Salinger appears to have been disgusted by the idea that he had become the spokesman for a generation.In death he has perhaps achieved his highe
41、st goal:to be out of the spotlight,represented only by his work. 25.According to the article,J.D.Salinger is an example of . A.a selfish and moody youth B.a serious writer who hates fame C.a famous American author D.someone who lives away from society 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知该作家期望自己的形象是 a serious wr
42、iter,并且 hated fame and refused it,故选 B项。 26.Salingers career as a writer improved greatly and his reputation was assured after he . A.failed to pursue a career in business B.attended a writing class at Columbia University C.published the novel The Catcher in the Rye D.became a spokesman for young pe
43、ople 答案 C 解析细节理解题。第三段开头有提到他出名的原因 Salinger has a huge reputation around the world yet it rests mainly on just one novel,The Catcher in the Rye.即这本小说是他的事业巅峰,故选 C项。 27.Which event in his early life confirmed his status as a serious writer? A.Publication in a magazine. B.Being taught by Whit Burnett. C.
44、Having a story accepted by the “New Yorker”. D.Dropping out of New York University. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“.but it was the famous New Yorker.indicate his future potential as a serious writer.”,可知在 New Yorker 上发表文章是奠定他严肃作家形象的里程碑,故选 C 项。 C Across Britain,burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this
45、 morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers.But,according to a new study,we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year. Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work.Now,the new study has shown that if they
46、were paid for their parental labours,they would earn as much as 172,000 a year. The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do,as well as the hours they are working,to determine the figure.This would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns. By analysing the numbers,it fo
47、und the average mother works 119 hours a week,40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime.After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18,it found that,on most days,mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm. To calculate just how mu
48、ch mothers would earn from that labour,it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on,including housekeeper,part-time lawyer,personal trainer and entertainer.Being a part- time lawyer,at 48.98 an hour,would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jobs”,with psychologist(心理学家) a close second. It also asked mothers about the challenges they face,with 80 per cent making emotional(情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood. Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends. The study shows mothers m
