1、Unit5 单元测评(120分) 第一部分 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。 A Chinese Culture Day of Confucius Institute held in Egypt The Chinese Culture Day of Confucius Institute in Cairo University was held for the first time at the Egyptian National Museum in the capi
2、tals Tahrir Square on Monday, Oct 8, 2019.A teacher from Confucius Institute in Cairo University performed Wushu. Meanwhile, a woman performed Chinese calligraphy and a student from Confucius Institute in Cairo University performed Chinese folk dance. Chinese opera legends make UK stage return Peopl
3、e in the UK will have an opportunity to enjoy Chinese culture when the China National Peking Opera Company returns to the country for the fourth time, for a series of workshops and performances. Activities will be held at the British Library, Oxfords Ashmolean Museum. Lisa Lu, a respected actress wi
4、ll lead a group of artists from China, the US and the UK to discuss their experiences of working across a variety of artistic fields in different cultures over many years. China Reading Corner opens in Fiji National Library China Reading Corner opened here on Friday in the Fiji National Library to h
5、elp strengthen the cultural exchanges between China and Fiji. The China Reading Corner contains over 6,000 books, 20,000 e-books and other hardware given by Chinas Zhengzhou Library. Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Qian Bo said, “With this reading corner, Fijian people know where to find the information
6、they are interested in and the reading corner will serve as a window for Fijian people to look out to the outside world.” “The Chinese and Fijian people will further deepen their friendship and have a better understanding of each other,” he said. 1.If you want to enjoy Chinas National Peking Opera,
7、where should you go? A.China Reading Corner. B.Confucius Institute in Cairo. C.Oxfords Ashmolean Museum. D.Egyptian National Museum. 2.Which of the following statements is TRUE? A.Fijian people will have a better relationship with China. B.Lisa Lu will perform Peking opera in Britain. C.Fiji library
8、 gave over 6,000 books to China Reading Corner. D.The China National Peking Opera Company went to UK for the first time. 3.What topic do the three events mentioned have in common? A.Artist. B.Library. C.University. D.Culture. B Foreign visitors to the UK might be disappointed when they learn that no
9、t everyone there speaks like Harry Potter and his friends. Usually, theres an assumption by many non-Brits that everyone in Britain speaks with whats known as a Received Pronunciation (RP, 标准发音) accent, also called “the Queens English”. However, while many people do talk this way, most Britons speak
10、 in their own regional accents. Scouse, Glaswegian and the Black Countryfrom Liverpool, Glasgow and the West Midlandsare just three of the countless non-RP accents that British people speak with. There are even differences in accents between towns and cities just 30 kilometers apart. What is even mo
11、re disappointing is that not speaking in a RP accent may mean a British person is judged and even treated differently in their everyday life. In a 2015 study by the University of New South Wales, videos of people reading a passage in three different UK accents were shown to a second group of people.
12、 The group then rated how intelligent they thought the readers sounded. The lowest-rated accent was the Brummie accent, native to people from Birmingham, a city whose accent is considered the working class. However, there is no need to be disappointed though you are not speaking in a RP accent. In f
13、act, doing the opposite may even give you advantages. Kong Seong-jae, 25, is an Internet celebrity from Seoul. After studying in the UK, he picked up several regional accents. Hes now famous for his online videos, where he shows off the various accents hes learned. “British people usually get really
14、 excited when I use some of their local dialect words, and they become much friendlier. I think it makes a bit of bond between local people and foreigners to speak in their local accent,” he said. So if youre working on perfecting your British accent, try to speak like someone from Liverpool, Glasgo
15、w or Birmingham. You may not sound like Harry Potter, but you are likely to make more friends. 4.What can we infer from Paragraph 1? A.Non-Brits usually hold that all Britons speak in a RP accent. B.Only “the Queens English” is accepted in the UK. C.Foreign visitors are disappointed at their own spo
16、ken English. D.Any Received Pronunciation around the world is also called “the Queens English”. 5.What do people think of the Brummie accent? A.It is favored by foreign visitors to the UK. B.It is closest to the RP accent. C.It is smart and easy to understand. D.It is spoken by people of the working
17、 class. 6.What does the underlined phrase “doing the opposite” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A.Speaking in a RP accent. B.Speaking in regional accents. C.Speaking the Brummie accent. D.Speaking like Harry Potter. 7.What is the passage mainly about? A.A study about the most intelligent accent in Britain.
18、B.A comparison between different British accents. C.How much British people value the RP accent. D.The impact of regional accents on peoples lives. C On Tuesday, the Shenzhen team of Blue Sky Rescue, a domestic non-profit civil rescue team, confirmed that two of its members had died trying to rescue
19、 24 tourists who had got into difficulties. According to the official news, it was on Monday that the rescue team received a telephone call from 24 travelers, who were trapped in a river valley, with a storm on the way and one of the female travelers being badly injured. The team responded immediate
20、ly. However, when they helped the travelers, two team members got trapped by the rising river water. The next day, they were confirmed dead. The two heroes who gave their own lives to save others are being mourned by all. Who can rescue the rescuers? The question aroused a heated discussion among pe
21、ople. Most of them think we would rather such “heroic deeds” were not required. However, that depends on people being more sensible. In the past several years, there have been many cases in which travelers, ignoring the signs saying certain areas are dangerous and off-limits, still have kept on “exp
22、loring” unpaved and unmarked regions and ended up needing to be rescued. By doing so, they put not only their own lives at risk but also the lives of those who go to their aid. In this case, although the travelers may have been in an authorized area, they ignored the warnings of an approaching typho
23、on. It was extremely reckless (鲁莽的) of them to travel into the wild on such a day, as the local weather forecast had warned people against the impending typhoon. Two rescuers have lost their lives because of the thoughtlessness of others. Although the majority of travelers behave properly, some atte
24、mpt challenging tasks that are obviously beyond their abilities. The law has already made it clear that if a traveler or group gets into difficulties when entering unauthorized regions, they must bear the costs of the rescue operations. The regulations need strengthening to deter travelers from putt
25、ing their own lives and the lives of others at risk. 8.What happened to a woman traveler? A.She lost her way. B.She was trapped on the mountain. C.She died in the storm. D.She was seriously hurt. 9.What is the writers attitude towards some tourists? A.Critical. B.Sympathetic. C.Understanding. D.Admi
26、ring. 10.What does the underlined word “deter” in the last paragraph mean? A.Protect. B.Keep. C.Excuse. D.Separate. 11.What can be a suitable title for this passage? A.The blue sky rescue B.Who can rescue the rescuers? C.Who should bear the costs? D.A deadly typhoon D Living on mountainous La Gomera
27、, one of Spains Canary Islands off West Africa, Juan Cabello takes pride in not using a mobile phone or the Internet to communicate. Like his father and grandfather, he uses Silbo Gomero, a language that is whistled (吹口 哨), not spoken, and that can be heard more than two miles away. “I use it for ev
28、erything: to talk to my wife, to tell my kids something, to find a friend if we get lost in a crowd,” Cabello says. “I also make a living from Silbo, performing daily exhibitions at a restaurant.” People throughout La Gomera are known to have used Silbo in the past as a way of communicating over lon
29、g distances. A strong whistle saved farmers from walking over the hills to give messages or news to neighbors. Then came the phone. Nowadays, its hard to know how many people still use Silbo. In 1999, it was introduced as a compulsory subject (必修学科) in La Gomeras primary schools, in an effort to pre
30、vent the language from going silent. Now 3,000 students are studying it, but only a few people are believed to be able to communicate fully in the whistling language. “Silbo is said to be the most important cultural heritage (遗产) we have,” said Moises Plasencia, the director of the Canary Islands go
31、vernments historical heritage department. In fact, little is known about Silbos origins. Silbo-like whistling has been found in parts of Greece, Turkey, China and Mexico, but none is as developed as Silbo Gomero. One study is looking for signs of Silbo in Venezuela, Cuba and Texas, all places to whi
32、ch Gomerans have gone in the past during hard economic times. “Silbo has many historical and linguistic (语言学上的) values,” Plasencia said. And, as Cabello explains, “Its good for just about anything except for romance: everyone on the island would hear what youre saying!” 12.Juan Cabello uses Silbo Go
33、mero . A.in his daily life B.to learn computers C.just to make a living D.only when eating at restaurants 13.What can we learn about Silbo Gomero? A.It first started in Greece. B.It is in danger of dying out. C.It is helpful in keeping secrets. D.It is the oldest way of communicating. 14.Plasencia t
34、hinks its very important to . A.know the origins of Silbo Gomero B.find the values of Silbo Gomero C.have more cultural heritages D.protect Silbo Gomero 15.What is mainly described in the text? A.A schools subject. B.A famous performer. C.An unusual language. D.A mountainous island. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2
35、.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。 Sometimes when we are learning a new language it can be really frightening to start speaking it with other people. 16 ,as it will help us gain confidence in ourselves. Here are some great tips that can help you overcome your fear of speaking
36、 English. Accept that you are going to make mistakes and learn from them. People make mistakes all the time, especially when speaking a new language. Dont be sad or feel disappointed if you make mistakes; its part of the process of improving your speaking. 17 .As Albert Einstein said, “Life is like
37、riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” 18 . Once you have started speaking a new language, dont be afraid to ask people questions about how to say or pronounce something. Most of the time people will be more than happy to help you if you have any questions. Dont be shy! One o
38、f non-native speakers problems is being too shy to speak. 19 . Be aware that most people speak more than one language and know how difficult it is to learn a new one. Also, most people really dont even notice if you say something wrong. Enjoy yourself! You are learning another language surely for so
39、me reasons, so go ahead, have fun, make mistakes and even invent new words! 20 . A.Ask for help B.Try to be curious C.Its all part of the process D.This fear of speaking makes us nervous E.This can be the biggest problem for a lot of people F.Once you have made a mistake, correct it and carry on G.O
40、vercoming this fear of speaking a new language is extremely important 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 第二部分 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,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。 When I was a little girl, there was the magic of Mercurochrome (红药水). It was good for cuts, scratches (抓痕), or other w
41、ounds. My brother and I tested and 21 the powers of Mercurochrome many years ago. It was summer and hot. Mama was not feeling well and had become 22 tired. She told us that she was going to 23 on her bed. Only a few minutes had passed when Ronnie 24 a scratch on his knee that needed immediate 25 . W
42、e tiptoed(踮脚走) into Mamas room and asked her if we could put Mercurochrome on Ronnies scratch. Flat on her back, Mama had fallen into a deep sleep and made no answer. We stole into the bathroom, took the Mercurochrome and 26 Ronnies knee. Undoubtedly, he immediately began to feel better. 27 , we tip
43、toed into Mamas room to show her that we had taken care of our scratches without 28 her. But she was in sound sleep. Then we whispered that since Mama didnt feel well, perhaps Mercurochrome would make her feel 29 . Twenty minutes 30 , we painted every scratch and every freckle(雀斑)of Mamas skin. She
44、had Mercurochrome on her legs, arms and face. At Ronnies encouraging, we 31 tried to paint her fingernails and toenails. When Mama screamed in 32 , we knew that she was awake. With all the 33 , it didnt seem at first that she was feeling better, 34 she burst into laughter as she stared at her image
45、in the mirror. We laughed a lot the next few days. If anyone had asked us, we would have 35 that Mama had been cured by the magic of Mercurochrome. 21.A.marked B.proved C.collected D.ignored 22.A.suddenly B.gradually C.hardly D.extremely 23.A.lie down B.settle down C.go down D.look down 24.A.doubted
46、 B.learnt C.noticed D.recognized 25.A.service B.attention C.advice D.study 26.A.painted B.designed C.completed D.decorated 27.A.Politely B.Proudly C.Carelessly D.Properly 28.A.pleasing B.bothering C.exciting D.worrying 29.A.better B.rarer C.worse D.stranger 30.A.earlier B.ago C.later D.ahead 31.A.al
47、ways B.ever C.even D.only 32.A.disappointment B.shame C.horror D.excitement 33.A.laughing B.talking C.screaming D.joking 34.A.so B.although C.because D.but 35.A.pretended B.expected C.insisted D.accepted 第二节(共 10小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Rachel and her husband, Jason, 3
48、6 were both experienced climbers, were on a climbing holiday in Switzerland. When they were 3,000 metres up on the mountains, there was 37 storm. The wind was 38 (terrible) strong and the snow was two metres deep. They couldnt move. Rachel had her mobile phone with her, so she sent a text message to
49、 five friends in the UK 39 (get) their help. About four hours later, one of her friends, Martha, responded 40 her with a text message. Martha said she had phoned the police in Switzerland and that they had got in touch with the mountain rescue team. But the weather was so bad 41 the helicopter (直升机) couldnt get to the two climbers. The rescue team sent a message to Rachel, 42
