第十八单元检测(B)

1、第十八单元检测(B)(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,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:The doctor said if I kept smoking,it would increase my chance of having a heart attack.W:Didnt he suggest you lose some weight?1What do

2、 we know about the man?A.He is overweight.B.He wont give up smoking.C.He is suffering a heart attack.答案:AM:Im having a party tonight.Mike will buy food and drinks and I need something different.W:How about some roses?M:Oh,roses!How wonderful!2What is the man going to buy?A.Food.B.Drinks. C.Flowers.答

3、案:CM:Is there anything wrong,madam?W:There certainly is.This fish is not fit to eat.To start with,its overcooked,and then its cold too.M:Im sorry about that.Ill have it changed.3Why is the woman unsatisfied with the fish?A.It tastes terrible.B.It is served too late.C.Its not what she ordered.答案:AM:W

4、ould you like to go to the mountain with us on Friday?W:I would enjoy that very much if I didnt have to take an exam on Saturday.I think Id better stay home and study.4What is the woman going to do on Friday?A.Take an exam.B.Study at home.C.Go to the mountain.答案:BM:When does the next bus leave for N

5、ew York?W:Buses leave for New York every thirty minutes.You just missed the nine thirty bus by five minutes.5What time does the next bus leave for New York?A.At 9:30.B.At 10:00.C.At 10:30.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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每

6、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至8题。W:Everyone seems to be on a diet.Have you noticed that?M:At least everyone is talking about it.A neighbour of mine is on a banana diet.She eats a banana for breakfast,one for lunch,and two for dinner.W:Thats bad for the teeth and health.Has she lost

7、 any weight?M:She doesnt look any thinner.My sister eats eggs to lose weight.Only eggs for breakfast,for lunch,and for dinner.W:Thats bad for the heart!Something in eggs is good for losing weight,but too many eggs are bad for the heart.M:Ive read that,too.Then what about a steak diet?One of my cousi

8、ns doesnt eat anything but steak,even for breakfast.W:Thats bad for the bank account.The best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more.So,look,Im on the way to the tennis court.6Who is on a banana diet?A.The mans sister.B.The mans cousin.C.The mans neighbour.答案:C7How does the woman know t

9、oo many eggs are bad for the heart?A.She learned it on TV.B.She read that before.C.She was told by the man.答案:B8What does the woman think of a steak diet?A.Its bad for the teeth.B.Its bad for the heart.C.It costs too much money.答案:C听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。W:Well,theres nothing seriously wrong with you,Im gl

10、ad to say.Youre working too hard and worrying too much.Do you often take exercise?M:No,doctor.I never have time for exercise.I go to work very early in the morning and come back very late.Then I cant go to sleep.Can you give me some medicine to help me sleep?W:I can,but Im not going to.You dont need

11、 medicine.You need advice.Dont work so hard,because too much is bad for you.And its no use worrying about your work.Take exercise every day.M:But I may lose my job,doctor!Its hard to get a job like mine.W:Then find an easier one,even if you will make less money.Which do you think is more important,h

12、ealth or wealth?9What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A.Work.B.Health.C.Wealth.答案:B10What is the mans trouble?A.He cant go to sleep at night.B.He doesnt like his work.C.He will lose his job.答案:A11What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Find an easy job.B.Make less money.C.Take some medi

13、cine.答案:A听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。W:Can I help you?Are you looking for something?M:No,I havent lost anything,but Im not sure of the way.W:Where are you going?M:Im going to the town.Am I going the right way?W:Im afraid not.This way takes you out to the hospital.Youll go the right way if you turn back.Let me

14、show you the way.M:I hope Im not making you late.W:Oh,no.Im not hurrying anywhere.Are you a stranger here?On a visit perhaps?M:Yes.Im a secretary in a company in London.Im on holiday now.W:But Im sure you are not here to see the sights.This town is full of industry.The buildings are very ugly.M:I wo

15、rk in the city,but I come from the country.I miss the life on the farm and the animals.12What do we know about the man?A.He has got lost.B.He has lost something.C.He is going to the hospital.答案:A13Why is the man here?A.To go on a business trip.B.To help to do some farm work.C.To take a vacation in t

16、he country.答案:C14What kind of work does the man do?A.A secretary.B.A farmer.C.A doctor.答案:A听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。W:May I help you?M:I hope so.Im looking for the shoe department.W:Womens or mens?M:Uh,childrens actually.Im here with my son.W:OK,the childrens shoe department is on the third floor.And right

17、now were on the fourth floor.Oh,youll also find childrens shoes in the sporting goods department right over there.See the tennis bats on the wall?M:Oh,OK,I see.Now,wheres my son?Is the toy department over there too?W:No,its on the fifth floor,next to the restaurant.M:Hmm,maybe hes in the restroom.W:

18、Oh,thats on the fifth floor,too.Just by the mens is the department.M:OK,great.Thanks.15What is the relationship between the man and the woman?A.Husband and wife.B.Sportsman and saleswoman.C.Customer and clerk.答案:C16Where are the sporting goods?A.On the 3rd floor.B.On the 4th floor.C.On the 5th floor

19、.答案:B17What does the man want to buy?A.Shoes.B.Toys.C.Sporting goods.答案:A听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。We settled back in deep armchairs and enjoyed an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.We went there because the cost was lower out of seasons.We stayed at a hotel on the beach.We slept late every morning

20、 and then had breakfast outdoors near the pool.When the weather was not too hot,we used to go sightseeing in the morning.We visited the campus of the University of Miami and the Everglades.In the afternoon,we used to go swimming in the ocean or the pool,lie in the sun,or go water-skiing.After dinner

21、 in the evening,we used to go dancing in a discotheque to enjoy ourselves in the nightclubs.The weather was very good every day,and the two weeks passed by too quickly.We were both very sorry when we had to leave.18Where did the speaker and his friend go last summer?A.Tokyo.B.Miami.C.New York.答案:B19

22、How long did they stay there?A.About two hours.B.About half a day.C.About two weeks.答案:C20What was the weather like during their stay there?A.Wet and cool.B.Very nice.C.Hot and dry.答案:B第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAnimation means making things which are

23、lifeless come alive and moving.Since earliest times,people have always been astonished by movement.But not until last century could we manage to take control of movement,to record it,and in the case of animation,to retranslate it and recreate it.To do all this,we use a movie camera and a projector(放

24、映机).In the world of cartoon animation,nothing is impossible.You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do.A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early 1920s.Felix was a wonderful cat.He could do all sorts of things no natural ca

25、t could do like taking off his tail,using it as a handle and then putting it back.Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America,the home of the moving picture industry.But to be an animator,you dont have to be a professional(专业人士).It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated f

26、ilm without using a camera at all.All you have to do is draw directly on an empty film and then run the film through a projector.21What does the passage mainly discuss?A.Animal world. B.Movie camera.C.Cartoon making.D.Movement.解析:全文讲述了动画片的制作,故C项正确。答案:C22Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Pe

27、ople were unable to create the movement and record it in the 19th century.B.Pat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character.C.It is impossible to make cartoon characters do what they are designed to do.D.Pat Sullivan had a smart cat named Felix.解析:根据第二段中的“But not until last century could we manage

28、 to take control of movement,to record it,and in the case of animation,to retranslate it and recreate it.”可知A项正确。答案:A23According to the passage,Felix the Cat . A.was created by the American cartoonist FelixB.was designed by Pat Sullivan in the early twentieth centuryC.was unable to do what natu

29、ral cats could not doD.was created in the United States in the nineteenth century解析:根据第四段中的“A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early 1920s.”可知B项正确。答案:B24It can be inferred from the passage that . A.cartoon characters were born earlier th

30、an Pat SullivansB.only professionals can create cartoon charactersC.to make a film without using a camera is impossibleD.the cartoon industry started in the United States解析:根据倒数第二段“Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America,the home of the moving picture industry.”可知D项正确。答案:DBIt i

31、s widely known that any English conversation begins with the weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnsons famous comment that “When two English meet,their first talk is of the weather.”Though Johnsons observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago,mos

32、t commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.Bill Bryson,for example,concludes that,as the English weather is not at all exciting,the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider,the most striking thing about the English wea

33、ther is that there is not very much of it.” Simply,the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.Jeremy Paxman,however,disagrees with Bryson,arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong,he says,because the English preferen

34、ce for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena.“The interest is less in the phenomena themselves,but in uncertainty.”According to him,the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.Bryson and Paxman stand for common miscon

35、ceptions about the weather-speak among the English.Both commentators,somehow,are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weather-speak is a system of signs,which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk

36、 to each other.Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data.Rather,they are routine greetings,conversation starters or the blank“fillers”.In other words,English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.25The author mentions Dr.Johnsons comment to show

37、that . A.most commentators agree with Dr.JohnsonB.Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observationC.the comment was accurate two hundred years agoD.English conversations usually start with the weather解析:根据文章开头可知,作者提到约翰逊博士的评论,是要说明英国人的交谈常常以天气为话题开始。答案:D26What does the underlined word “obsession” m

38、ost probably refer to?A.A social trend.B.An emotional state.C.A historical concept.D.An unknown phenomenon.解析:根据第二段中的exciting可知,obsession表示“一种情绪状态”。答案:B27According to the passage,Jeremy Paxman believes that . A.Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weatherB.there is nothing special about the

39、English weatherC.the English weather attracts people to the British IslesD.English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty解析:根据第三段杰里米·帕克斯曼的话中in uncertainty可知,他认为英国人谈论天气是由于不确定天气的变化。答案:D28What is the authors main purpose of writing the passage?A.To explain what English weather-speak is

40、about.B.To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.C.To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.D.To convince people that the English weather is changeable.解析:本文主要介绍了英国人以天气为话题的讨论,作者写这篇短文的目的是解释英国人谈论天气话题的原因。答案:AC(2019·重庆高考)The values of artistic works,according to cultural rel

41、ativism(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.History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major langua

42、ge 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 they began as works of popular art.They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and

43、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 works of art might be essentially permanent.He observed that Homer was still admired after two th

44、ousand 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 the universality of art.For example,evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars t

45、o 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 great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.29According

46、 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 excites the human mind throughout the world.解析: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应。故C项正确。答案:C30In

47、Paragraph 2,the artists are mentioned in order to show that . A.great works of art can go beyond national boundariesB.history gives art works special appeal to set them apartC.popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great artsD.great artists are skilled at combining various cultures解析:由第二段

48、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。答案:A31According to Hume,some works of art can exist for centuries because . A.they are results of scientific studyB.they establish some general principles of artC.they are created by the worlds greatest artistsD.they appeal to unchanging featur

49、es of human nature解析: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。答案:D32Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A.Are Artistic Values Universal?B.Are Popular Arts Permanent?C.Is Human Nature Uniform?D.I

50、s Cultural Relativism Scientific?解析: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。答案:ADOnce,in a little pool,in the muddy water under the lily pads(睡莲叶子),there lived a little water beetle(甲虫) in a community of water beetles.They lived a simple and comfortable life in

51、 the pool with few disturbances and interruptions.Once in a while,sadness would come to the community when one of their fellow beetles would climb up the stem(茎)of a lily pad and would never be seen again.They knew when this happened,their friend was dead,gone forever.Then,one day,one little water b

52、eetle felt a strong urge to climb up that stem.However,he was determined that he would not leave forever.He would come back and tell his friends what he found at the top.When he reached the top and climbed out of the water onto the surface of the lily pad,he was so tired,and the sun felt so warm tha

53、t he decided he must take a nap.As he slept,his body changed and when he woke up,he had turned into a beautiful blue-tailed dragonfly(蜻蜓) with broad wings and slender body designed for flying.So,fly he did!And,as he flew up he saw the beauty of a whole new world and a far superior way of life to wha

54、t he had never known existed.Then he remembered his beetle friends and how they were thinking by now.They must have thought he was dead.He wanted to go back to tell them,and explain to them that he was now more alive than he had ever been before.His life had been satisfied rather than ended.But,his

55、new body would not go down into the water.He could not get back to tell his friends the good news.Then he understood that their time would come,when they,too,would know what he knew.So,he raised his wings and flew off into his joyous new life!33What kind of life does a water beetle live?A.Comfortabl

56、e.B.Troublesome.C.Sad.D.Complex.解析:根据第一段最后一句话“They lived a simple and comfortable life in the pool.”可知,小水甲虫在池塘中过着舒适的生活。故答案选A项。答案:A34What do water beetles in the community think has happened to their fellow beetle when it has climbed up the stem of a lily pad?A.They think it has gone to a wonderful w

57、orld.B.They think it has died.C.They think it has changed into another kind of animal.D.They think it has been eaten by other animals.解析:根据第二段最后一句话“They knew when this happened,their friend was dead,gone forever.”可知,当其中一只小水甲虫沿着睡莲的茎爬上去的时候,它的小伙伴都认为它死了,永远回不来了。故答案选B项。答案:B35How did the little beetle feel when it climbed onto the surface of the lily pad?A.It felt excited.B.It felt tired.C.It felt like turning back.D.It felt fearful.解析:根据第四段第一句话“When he reached the top.onto the surface of the lily pad,he was so tired.”可知,当这只小水甲虫爬到睡莲叶子上面的时候,它很劳累。故答案选B项。答案:B第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空