1、 第六单元测评第六单元测评 (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。 M:Water is very fundamental to the development of life on the earth. W:Life certainly cannot exist without water. 1.What ar
2、e the speakers talking about? A.Life. B.Earth. C.Water. 答案 C W:Chris,if you got a chance to go abroad,which country would you like to visit most? M:Canada.Its such a multicultural country. 2.Which country does the man want to visit? A.Canada. B.England. C.America. 答案 A W:There was a storm warning on
3、 the radio this morning. M:Oh,no! I guess well have to change our sailing plans then.Would you rather go cycling? W:Oh,good.I thought youd want to go to see a film. 3.What did the man plan to do? A.Go to a movie. B.Go sailing. C.Go cycling. 答案 B M:Which animal do you like better,monkeys or bears? W:
4、Neither.I like pandas because they are cute. M:But I like monkeys because they are clever. 4.Why does the man like monkeys? A.They are cute. B.They are clever. C.They are naughty. 答案 B W:John worked as a teacher for three years.Then he became a lawyer.After that he started writing books. M:I know.He
5、 has been doing nothing else ever since. 5.What does John do now? A.A teacher. B.A lawyer. C.A writer. 答案 C 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。 M:Mom,this is going to take
6、 forever!Animal World will be on in 20 minutes.Its my favourite program.You know I cant miss it! W:I know,honey.But we have to wait in line to pay for these things we need. M:You promised wed be home in time. W:Be a little patient,Jack.Well get out of here soon. 6.What does Jack want to do? A.Watch
7、TV. B.Play outside. C.Go to the zoo. 答案 A 7.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.At home. B.In a supermarket. C.In a cinema. 答案 B 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。 M:Amelie,is the tiger skin on the wall real? W:Yeah,thats real.My granny says its the skin of a Siberian tiger. M:Oh! The Siberian ti
8、gers are the largest living felids! Unfortunately there are only a few hundred alive now. W:I know.My great-grandfather was a hunter and he hunted it.I really wish he hadnt. M:Well,its not your fault.Im sure you dont like to hurt animals. W:No,Jack,I dont.I love animals.Im an animal rights activist
9、in fact. M:Why do you still keep that skin in your house? W:I cant help it.My parents think its a souvenir from their ancestor. 8.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A.In the mans house. B.In the museum. C.In the womans house. 答案 C 9.What do we know about the woman? A.She is oppose
10、d to killing animals. B.She wants more tiger skins. C.She is in favor of her great-grandfather. 答案 A 10.What does the woman keep in the house? A.Her great-grandfathers photo. B.Pictures of Siberian tigers. C.The skin of a Siberian tiger. 答案 C 听第 8 段材料,回答第 11至 13 题。 W:Where shall we take the children
11、 this weekend? M:Well,we could take them to the New World Aquarium or to the New Adventure Park. W:Well,how far are they? I dont want to spend all day in the car. M:Well,the New World Aquarium will take us about an hours ride.But the New Adventure Park will take about two and a half hours. W:Are the
12、y near a bathing beach? M:Well,there are all kinds of sea life in the New World Aquarium,and its near a bathing beach.The New Adventure Park only has a small zoo. W:I really dont like the New Adventure Park.Some of the adventures are so dangerous. M:Well,I agree with you. W:Well,if we are going,Im g
13、oing to take a picnic.I know theyve got restaurants but they are so expensive.Id like to take our own food and drinks. M:Thats a good idea.Ill tell the children. 11.How long does it take to drive to the New World Aquarium? A.It takes an hour. B.It takes 2 hours. C.It takes 2 and a half hours. 答案 A 1
14、2.What does the New Adventure Park have? A.All kinds of wild animals. B.All kinds of sea life. C.Only a small zoo. 答案 C 13.Why does the woman dislike the New Adventure Park? A.Some adventures are dangerous. B.The restaurants are so expensive. C.They like to take their own food and drinks. 答案 A 听第 9
15、段材料,回答第 14至 17 题。 W:Our earth is so polluted;animals natural habitats are destroyed. M:It is true.More and more species will be extinct in the near future.Global Warming has become one of the worlds most serious issues. W:As environmentalists council members in our school,we have to do something abo
16、ut it! M:How? W:We have to protect our environment.There are many things we can do,little things to make our world better! M:Yes! Ive heard of them! Reduce,recycle,reuse,is it? Reduce energy consumption,recycle papers,plastic,bottles,glass,and reuse papers,or other materials! W:Oh,now I get it! Ive
17、just come up with a plan! Want to hear it? M:Of course,cant wait.What is it? W:We will make cards,and signs saying “Preserve the Environment!” Make a list of things people can do and stick those signs in the school! M:Your idea is so smart.OK,lets get started! 14.What has become one of the worlds mo
18、st serious issues? A.The destruction of animals natural habitats. B.The disappearance of wild animals. C.Global Warming. 答案 C 15.What are the speakers? A.They are officials. B.They are clerks. C.They are students. 答案 C 16.What will the speakers do? A.Make cards and signs. B.Tell people to recycle th
19、ings. C.Reduce energy consumption. 答案 A 17.Where will they stick the signs? A.In the streets. B.In the school. C.In the stations. 答案 B 听第 10段材料,回答第 18至 20 题。 In Hebei Province lies a vast forest.This green Great Wall reduces sandstorms greatly.But 56 years ago,there was only one tree in this desert.
20、Without it,there would have been no Saihanba. Saihanba is a combination of Chinese and Mongolian,meaning “beautiful highlands”.Until the Qing Dynasty,it was a royal hunting land because of its cool weather in summer.However,the area turned into a desert by the end of the Qing Dynasty due to forest f
21、ires. Over 350 foresters were first sent to this area to fight with the desert as early as the 1960s.Their duty was to rebuild a forest in Saihanba,but nobody knew if the goal was realistic. It was not until they found a 200-year-old tree,swaying alone in the wind,that their hope in their mission wa
22、s raised.If one tree can survive here,so can millions of trees.After decades of hard work,the barren land is now a vast forest covering about 93,000 hectares. Recently,the foresters working the land have received a UN environment award for their great contributions to a greener world.The award actua
23、lly belongs to all the three generations of hard-working foresters. 18.What was the weather like there in summer? A.It was warm. B.It was hot. C.It was cool. 答案 C 19.When did the area turn into a desert? A.At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. B.In the middle of the Qing Dynasty. C.By the end of the
24、 Qing Dynasty. 答案 C 20.Why have the foresters built the green Great Wall? A.To provide more wood. B.To protect the environment. C.To receive a UN award. 答案 B 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 50分) 第一节(共 16 小题;每小题 2.5分,满分 40 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。 A Dessi Sieburths love of birds started about six year
25、s ago.Now,he has his own group called Protecting Our Birds.Recently,Dessi,14 years old,chatted with TFK about his work and goals for the future. TFK: What is Protecting Our Birds? DESSI: Birds are citizens of the world,so they need protection.I basically try to do conservation work to help birds get
26、 protected throughout the world.I recently wrote an article about a bird called the bar-tailed godwit (斑尾鹬).I interviewed a biologist named Nils Warnock,who had studied the bar-tailed godwit.He expressed the concern about the threat that the bar-tailed godwit is facing.I wrote an article about his a
27、nswers to the questions,which is published on the American Birding Association Website. TFK: What impelled you to start this project? DESSI: When I was eight years old,our class had to do a woodworking project,so I chose a bird feeder (喂食 盒).I didnt like birds at the time.I made the feeder,filled it
28、 up with seed,put it in my backyard and then the birds started coming.I got really interested in birds as more came.I later got involved in my local Audubon Society,which is devoted to conserving and restoring natural ecosystems.It really got me into birds and I realized bird populations were declin
29、ing,and many are becoming endangered quite rapidly.I wanted to help them,so I started the project. TFK: What are some future projects you plan to work on? DESSI: I live in L.A.,where there are a lot of parrots.Most of the parrots native range is in Mexico,but theyre really declining there because of
30、 habitat loss.I want to study the parrots and help them in their native range in Mexico,so they can start increasing again. TFK: How can people learn more about Protecting Our Birds and the work youre doing? DESSI: I have a website.Its protectingourbirds.my-free.website.There people can learn about
31、what I do and how to help birds. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。14 岁的 Dessi Sieburth 为了保护濒临灭绝的鸟类,他发起了 “护鸟”工程。最近他接受了记者的采访,在访谈中,他谈到了启动这个工程的初衷、他做的鸟类保护 工作以及未来的打算。 21.Whats Nils Warnocks attitude to the bar-tailed godwit? A.Worried. B.Changing. C.Uncertain. D.Optimistic. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。由第三段的“He expressed the concern about
32、 the threat that the bar-tailed godwit is facing.”可推知,Nils Warnock 对斑尾鹬的生存前景深表忧虑。 22.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “impelled” in Paragraph 4? A.Forbade. B.Requested. C.Encouraged. D.Challenged. 答案 C 解析词义猜测题。由第五段的内容可知,本段主要谈论了 Dessi Sieburth 是如何启动“护鸟”工程的,故 画线词的意思为“鼓励,推动”。
33、 23.When did Dessi start his project “Protecting Our Birds”? A.After he prepared a feeder for birds. B.After he interviewed Nils Warnock. C.After he studied parrots in Mexico. D.After he joined a local association. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。由第五段的“I later got involved in my local Audubon Society.I wanted to help
34、them,so I started the project.”可知,在 Dessi Sieburth加入了当地 Audubon 协会,了解了鸟类的生存现状 后,他才启动了“护鸟”工程。 24.What will Dessi probably do next? A.Write articles about birds in danger. B.Help parrots losing the natural home. C.Set up a website to teach how to help birds. D.Recreate his own conservation organizatio
35、n. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。由第六、七段的内容可知,Dessi Sieburth 接下来会致力于保护那些失去了栖息地 的鹦鹉。 B On a cool morning,Wilson Kasaine heads out along a dirt path in southern Kenya.His calmness makes it easy to forget that hes tracking one of the most dangerous animals in the world.Kasaine is tracking lionsespecially one lion called
36、 Marti,who is the real-life Lion King of Selenkay Conservancy. Tracking lions on foot may sound like a death wish,but Kasaine has been doing it for most of his life.Born into a traditional Maasai family he quickly grew to understand the beauty and danger of wildlife.Living with big wild animals forc
37、es him to develop a good sense of where they have been and where they may be going.During his 12-kilometre walks to and from school,he learned how to tell the paw prints (爪印) of a lion from those of other animals. Growing up,Kasaine knew that improving his tracking abilities would help him avoid sur
38、prise meetings with dangerous animals.For many Maasai,tracking is mainly a matter of self-protection.But Kasaine is tracking lions to meet them and to protect them.He leads a small group of wide-eyed tourists over the red sandy path,searching for the lion that has left upon it his prints. Each year,
39、thousands of tourists crowd Kenyas national parks to try to have a look at the “big five”:elephants,rhinoceros,leopards,buffaloes and lions.The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nations economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife.If Kenyas wildlife disappears,so doe
40、s its second-largest source of income. Wildlife protection efforts in Kenya meant marking off land exclusively(专门地) for animals.But it also meant that the people who had originally lived in the area were forced to leave their land and into smaller surrounding areas.They are also finding it increasin
41、gly hard to keep a traditional Maasai lifestyle.But people are glad that it really makes a difference to wildlife protection. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过讲述威尔逊寻找狮子足迹的故事,介绍了肯尼 亚为保护野生动物而做出的努力。 25.How did Kasaine track lions? A.By working together with tourists. B.By running after them all the time. C.By goin
42、g to school every day. D.By studying their paw prints. 答案 D 解析细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句“he learned how to tell the paw prints of a lion from those of other animals.”可知,他学会了如何分辨狮子的爪印和其他动物的爪印,所以选 D项。 26.What can we learn from Paragraph 4? A.Maasai people are born animal lovers. B.Tourism is a big threat to Ken
43、yas wildlife. C.Kenya benefits a lot from its wildlife protection. D.Small animals are not included in their protection policy. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据“The international draw of these animals matters a lot because the nations economy is tied to the protection of its wildlife.”可知,这些动物的国际吸引力非常重要,因为国家的经济 与保护野生
44、动物息息相关。故选 C 项。 27.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A.Kenyas economic development. B.Peoples leaving their original homes. C.Kenyas second-largest income source. D.Kenyan peoples traditional Maasai lifestyle. 答案 B 解析代词指代题。上文提到:肯尼亚的野生动物保护工作意味着专门为动物划出土地,但这也意味着 原居住在该地区的
45、人们被迫离开他们的土地,进入较小的周边地区。由此可知,此处的 it指的就是人 们离开居住地。 28.What is the best title for the text? A.Wildlife protection in Kenya B.Meeting a dangerous animal C.Wilson Kasaines wise choice D.Learning to live with lions 答案 A 解析主旨大意题。文章的最后一段是主题段,主要介绍了肯尼亚为保护野生动物而做出的努力。A 项作标题可概括文章的主要内容。 C (2019全国) Monkeys seem to h
46、ave a way with numbers. A team of researchers trained three Rhesus monkeys to associate 26 clearly different symbols consisting of numbers and selective letters with 0-25 drops of water or juice as a reward.The researchers then tested how the monkeys combinedor addedthe symbols to get the reward. He
47、res how Harvard Medical School scientist Margaret Livingstone,who led the team,described the experiment:In their cages the monkeys were provided with touch screens.On one part of the screen,a symbol would appear,and on the other side two symbols inside a circle were shown.For example,the number 7 wo
48、uld flash on one side of the screen and the other end would have 9 and 8.If the monkeys touched the left side of the screen they would be rewarded with seven drops of water or juice;if they went for the circle,they would be rewarded with the sum of the numbers17 in this example. After running hundreds of tests,the researchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time,indicating that they were performing a calculation,not just memorizing the value of each combination. When the team examined the results of the experiment more closely,
