1、第二单元测评第二单元测评 (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。 W:You can change planes in either Chicago or Denver. M:You mean theres no direct flight from New York to Boston? 1.Where d
2、oes the man want to go? A.To New York. B.To Boston. C.To Chicago. 答案 B M:I dont have much cash on me.Do you take cheques? W:Sorrywe only accept credit cards or cash.Do you have a credit card? 2.How will the man pay? A.By cheque. B.By credit card. C.In cash. 答案 B W:Lets go to the beach this afternoon
3、,shall we? M:Id love to,but Ive promised Jack Id take him to the zoo.He has a class project about animals. 3.What does the man mean? A.He will do a class project. B.He wont go to the beach. C.He will go to the zoo next time. 答案 B M:Sorry,Im late.I caught the wrong bus and went in the wrong direction
4、. W:Next time pay more attention to where the bus is heading. 4.Why is the man late? A.The traffic was heavy. B.There was an accident. C.He took the wrong bus. 答案 C M:Susan,I would like to introduce you to my friend,Ellen. W:Glad to meet you,Ellen.Bob tells me that you are interested in African art,
5、too. 5.What is true about Ellen? A.She likes African art. B.She knows Susan very well. C.She doesnt know Bob. 答案 A 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:How many competit
6、ors are left after the second round? W:Let me see.Two boys and two girls. M:Oh,what do you think of them? W:I cant believe the guy from Florida is still on the show. M:You mean Charlie?Hes wonderful.I voted for him. W:What?You voted for that guy?Hes not going to winhes not handsome at all.And his vo
7、ice isnt great.Look at his hair.Hes very strange. M:He may not win,and he doesnt sing well enough and he isnt a typical pop star.But he is very humorous and thats why I like him. W:I think you must be crazy.I guess he wont even survive tonights show. 6.What does the woman think of Charlie? A.Handsom
8、e. B.Strange. C.Humorous. 答案 B 7.What are the speakers talking about? A.A singing competition. B.A basketball match. C.A famous pop star. 答案 A 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9题。 M:Want to go with me to get some pizza,Sally? W:No,Brad.Im waiting for a package to be delivered. M:This is why I hate shopping online.It
9、would be faster to just get what you want from the store.Now you have to sit here all day.Isnt Mom home? W:No,Mom went to work. M:Just download an app to keep track of your package.You can just come back when you get a delivery notice. W:No,thanks,Mr Bossy.Even if they leave the package for a short
10、time,someone could steal it. M:Goodness!You just dont want to be seen with your little brother? W:Its not that.I really did plan to stay home and wait for this package.Why dont we just have pizza delivered? M:Great.More waiting. 8.What does the man dislike? A.Eating out. B.Shopping online. C.Going t
11、o the store. 答案 B 9.Whats the girls plan? A.Waiting for her mother. B.Having some pizza. C.Staying at home. 答案 C 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10至 12 题。 M:Your readers are interested in your childhood.What was it like? W:I grew up in a small town.We lived in a very poor housing but we always lived in very beautiful
12、settings,so I had favourite trees and I had contact with birds.My parents were farm workers.Though we were poor for the most part,I think I was often happy. M:It would not have been expected that youll become a literary figure.Was your mother ambitious with you? W:Well,my mother wasnt especially amb
13、itious with me in the sense of going to college when I grew up.I think her greatest contribution was simply that she loved me very much.No matter what happened,I had my mother with me. M:She gave you confidence. W:Oh,she did.She earned very little money.And in spite of that,she managed to buy a type
14、writer for me.She just wanted me to be able to do things that she couldnt do even if she didnt know what they were. 10.What does the woman say about her family? A.They led a poor life. B.They kept a lot of birds. C.They owned a small farm. 答案 A 11.What did the womans mother impress her with? A.Her l
15、ove. B.Her success. C.Her ambition. 答案 A 12.What did the womans mother wish her to do? A.Go to college. B.Become a writer. C.Have a better life. 答案 C 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13至 16 题。 M:The weather forecast says tomorrow will still be smoggy.We havent seen the sun for nearly one week. W:Yes.The smog has been s
16、o heavy every day recently. M:Yesterdays weather forecast said the pollution in our city was very serious. W:Many people have to wear a mask every day now.I plan to wear one tomorrow. M:Me too.Ive decided to take a bus to work instead of driving.I hope it will help. W:I think thats a good way to cut
17、 down on vehicle emissions.I can ride my bike to work since my office is not far from my home. M:Oh,thats good!I hope the government will do something to stop air pollution. W:Yes,though I think its not only the governments job.We citizens should also try to do what we can to protect our environment
18、. M:Yes,youre right.Well,I hope we can have a few sunny days soon. W:I hope so,too. 13.Why does the woman plan to wear a mask tomorrow? A.Because of the smog. B.Because of her illness. C.Because of the cold weather. 答案 A 14.Whats a big problem in the city? A.The heavy traffic. B.The air pollution. C
19、.The large population. 答案 B 15.What do the speakers decide to do? A.Change their ways to go to work. B.Ask the government to do something. C.Call on people to protect the environment. 答案 A 16.What can we know about the man? A.He always uses the public transport. B.He seldom listens to the weather re
20、port. C.He is waiting for the weather to improve soon. 答案 C 听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20 题。 Hello,everybody!This is the first day of class,so we are going to give some introductions.First of all,my name is Colin Weaver.You can call me Professor Weaver.This is my helper Liz,who will grade your papers.Now,lets
21、 preview what this class is about.Its about science in ancient Greece and Rome.I know you think that science is something created in modern times,but people have been studying things like that for a very long time.Much of what we know now is based on what the ancient Greeks and Romans found out.This
22、 includes electricity and even some knowledge about stars.One ancient Greek calculated the size of the earth very correctly.And yes,many Greeks believed the earth was round.A huge amount of the math we use today was worked out by people like Archimedesa smart man.You will learn more about ancient Gr
23、eece and Rome in this class.All right.any questions,please?OK.That boy over there. 17.Who is the speaker? A.A student. B.A professor. C.A teachers helper. 答案 B 18.What is the class mainly about? A.Electricity. B.Modern science. C.Science in ancient Greece and Rome. 答案 C 19.What was calculated correc
24、tly by an ancient Greek? A.The size of the earth. B.The size of the moon. C.The distance between the moon and the earth. 答案 A 20.What will the speaker do next? A.Talk about Archimedes. B.Explain a math problem. C.Answer some questions. 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) 阅读下列短文,
25、从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Pop Culture Happy Hour From the radio and podcasting giants at NPR,Pop Culture Happy Hour is a joyous celebration of popular culture that dives into movies and TV shows.Enthusiastically presented,its full of thoughtful and intelligent criticism.Episodes are short and sta
26、nd alone,each with a singular topic.This means you can dip in and out.Above all,its fun while being informative. Literary Friction Running for five years,Literary Friction is a monthly podcast hosted by Carrie Pitt and Octavia Bright.The friends one from the US,one from the UK interview authors abou
27、t their lives,work and inspirations,as well as discussing wider literary topics and giving out book recommendations.Literary Friction is a thoughtful podcast,which calls for active listening and Pitt and Bright ask intelligent and profound questions.You will discover great things to read and feel sm
28、arter after youve listened to this. Awaye! Aboriginal culture is in the spotlight for this Australian podcast from ABC Radio National,which is presented by smooth-voiced broadcaster Daniel Browning.While it focuses on the experience of native Australians,Awaye!also has interviews with,and documentar
29、ies about native people and their arts and culture from around the world.A thoughtful podcast,Awaye!s interviews successfully combine the critical arts interview with in-depth discussions about tradition and history. Audio Poem of the Day From the Poetry Foundation,this is a daily dose of poetry del
30、ivered by some of the best-placed people to do it.Each day,classic and contemporary poems are read aloud by actors or the poets themselves and delivered to wherever you listen to podcasts.Perfect for when you may need a quiet moment,or just a distraction from modern life.The poems are simply present
31、ed,with no background musicjust the voice and the words.Try listening to one or two before bed. 【语篇解读】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个很棒的播客。 21.Which podcast requires active listening of listeners? A.Pop Culture Happy Hour. B.Literary Friction. C.Awaye! D.Audio Poem of the Day. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据 Literary Friction 的“Li
32、terary Friction is a .profound questions.”可知,Literary Friction 是一个深思熟虑的播客,它要求积极倾听,Pitt和 Bright提出明智而深刻的问题。故选 B项。 22.Which is most likely to be talked about in Daniel Brownings podcast? A.The decline of the aboriginal languages. B.The exhibition of native American artists. C.Puzzles of modern Australi
33、an adolescents. D.His recent interview with a UK singer. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据 Awaye!中的“Aboriginal culture.native Australians”可知,丹尼尔 布朗宁主持 的节目的焦点是澳大利亚土著文化,它关注的是澳大利亚原住民的经历。A项“土著语言的衰落”可 能是丹尼尔 布朗宁的播客中的话题。故选 A 项。 23.What is the purpose of this text? A.To recommend good podcasts. B.To stress the importance of
34、literature. C.To raise fund for the podcasts. D.To invite audience to participate. 答案 A 解析推理判断题。文章介绍了四个播客,根据第一则的“Pop Culture Happy Hour.intelligent criticism”, 第二则的“You will discover great things to read and feel smarter after youve listened to this”,第四则的 “Perfect for when you may need a quiet momen
35、t,or just a distraction from modern life.”可知,本文的目的 是介绍四个非常不错的播客。故选 A项。 B You Mi,a lovely and confident 17-year-old student,is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults fashion magazine Seventeen. “You is IN,” said Wang Lihua,Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen
36、.“She is active and mature because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies,to books on art,to movies.We found shes the very style were looking for to represent young peoples attitudes.” You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year.As the hostess of an En
37、glish broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University,You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker.“Ive built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,” she explained. But for You,watching isnt enough.Last year,while in S
38、enior 1,she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school. “I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said.So she wrote a campus story,persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie,all
39、in English.“I played one of the leading roles;actually I was everything in my film.I worked on it every single day during the holidays,” she recalled.The movie finally became a big hit on campus,earning You a strong reputation as a DV movie director. But this is not the only field she wants to maste
40、r.Despite being a science student,You likes art,literature and fashion design very much. “There are people who can be artists,there are people who edit books,and there are people who become film producers.But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said.“There is an old saying I believe:Chance fa
41、vours only the prepared mind.” 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了第一个出现在受欢迎的年轻人时尚杂志“十七”封面上 的中国高中生尤蜜。她告诉读者:机会只青睐有准备的人。 24.You Mi was chosen to be on the cover of Seventeen,mainly because she . A.is beautiful B.is lovely and full of confidence C.is active and mature D.has rich knowledge 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第二段的“She is acti
42、ve and mature.young peoples attitudes.”可知,之所以被 选作时尚杂志的封面人物,是因为她各方面的丰富知识体现出来的活跃而成熟的个性。故选 C项。 25.You Mis fluent English is based on . A.her chance to host an English broadcasting programme B.the influence of her parents C.her deep interest in it D.her making DV movies 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第三段的“As the hostes
43、s of an English broadcasting programme.since I was 10” 可知,她流利的英语是建立在她对于英语的浓厚兴趣上的。故选 C 项。 26.The author mentioned a talented boy to show . A.the great influence he had on You Mi B.he was admired by his schoolmates C.the young can do things as well as the adults do D.DV movies are popular at school 答案
44、 A 解析细节理解题。第五段中“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films” 说明这个男孩对她的影响很大,故 A 项正确。 27.We can learn from the passage that . A.You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent B.the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi C.You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist D.You Mi doesnt
45、 like to study during holidays 答案 A 解析推理判断题。根据第二段的“She is active and mature.represent young peoples attitudes.”以及 全文内容可知,尤蜜的兴趣爱好广泛,有多方面的才能。故选 A项。 C This summer,most Chinese citizens have been amazed by women wearing hanfu,or Han-style clothing,at subway stations,shopping malls,pedestrian streets or
46、scenic areas.Hanfu has aroused public attention in recent years,especially among young people. In 2018,the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CCCYL) set the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar,traditionally the birthday of the Chinese peoples mythologica
47、l (神话的) ancestor the Yellow Emperor,as the annual Traditional Chinese Garment (服装) Day.It was aimed to promote classic Chinese culture,as well as “demonstrating cultural confidence”.Since then,the beauty of hanfu has gained more and more recognition and acceptance by common people. Generally,hanfu r
48、efers to traditional Chinese garments worn by the Han nationality before the Qing Dynasty.Historically,Han Chinese clothing has also influenced some of its neighbouring cultural costumes,including the Japanese kimono,Korean hanbok,and clothing of Mongolia,Vietnam and Bhutan. Hanfu appears elegant and beautiful,not only due to the thousands of years of culture behind its design.This traditional dress also stands out because of its remarkable craftsmanship,from fabric to decoration.Hanfu adopts more than 30 examples of Chinas invisible cultural heritage as well as Chin
