第十六单元检测(A)

1、第十六单元检测(A)(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:I must say.Miss,the food was very delicious and Ive never had a better service.W:Well,thank you,Sir.Ill pass your praise on to the cook

2、.And thanks too for the tip.1What is the womans job?A.A cook.B.A waitress.C.A saleswoman.答案:BM:Im still waiting for the clerk to come back and make some copies of this paper for me.W:Why trouble him?Ill show you how easy it is to make some copies of this paper.2What does the woman mean?A.She can hel

3、p the man.B.The machine was just repaired.C.The clerk doesnt like to be troubled.答案:AW:Are you happy when the exam is over?M:Happy?Youve got to see my grade before you say that.3How does the man feel about his exam?A.He is happy.B.He does not care.C.He is disappointed.答案:CW:Have you heard the news?M

4、:No.What news?W:Janet has won the first prize in the diving competition.M:Oh,thats great.4In what competition did Janet win the first prize?A.The diving competition.B.The dancing competition.C.The driving competition.答案:AM:Good morning.I would like to borrow some novels in English.What kind of books

5、 would you recommend?W:It might be a good idea to read some easy articles first.You will enjoy them more and be able to read fast.M:It is a good idea,thank you.5Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.In a library.B.In a bookstore.C.In a class.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。

6、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。M:Hi,Lucy,you are a member of the photo club,arent you?W:Yes,I am.M:What do you usually do in the club?W:We do a lot of things.We take photos.And sometimes,our chemistry teacher

7、shows us how to develop the film and make prints from the negatives.M:That sounds like fun.W:And there will be a school photo competition next month.I hope I can win a prize.M:Wonderful!I want to join your club.When is it open?W:It lasts from 4:00 to 5:30 on Wednesdays and on Thursday afternoons,too

8、.Can you come to the club with me tomorrow?M:Yes,lets meet at 3:50.6What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Schoolmates.B.Workmates.C.Teacher and student.答案:A7What might NOT the club teach?A.Take photos.B.Develop films.C.Repair cameras.答案:C8What day is it today most probably?A.Monday.B.Tuesd

9、ay.C.Thursday.答案:B听第7段材料,回答第9、10题。M:Have you heard the news that Mrs Smith,our former English teacher,will soon retire?W:Yes,I have.M:I was very sorry when I heard the news.W:Well,we have to think of the fact that she is already 65.M:I would like to suggest that we should have a farewell party befor

10、e she leaves the school.W:Thats a good idea.At the party well give her some flowers as a present and wish her good health and a long life.M:Thats great.Lets discuss it with the others.9What will a party be held for?A.Mrs Smiths birthday.B.Mrs Smiths retirement.C.Mrs Smiths coming to teach the speake

11、rs.答案:B10What do the speakers plan to send to Mrs Smith?A.Flowers.B.A big cake.C.Birthday cards.答案:A听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。W:6882767.M:Hello.Could I speak to Alistair,please?W:Speaking.Is that you,Bill?M:Hello,yes,its me.I didnt recognize your voice.W:Ive got a bit of cold.What can I do for you?M:Well,wer

12、e meeting Bobs girlfriend and her parents tonight giving them dinner.Ive just opened the box of champagne glasses and there are two glasses missing.Dont you know what can have happened to them?Have you got a set you can lend to me,by any chance?W:Sure,sure,glad to.When do you need them?M:Well,can I

13、come over in a quarter of an hour?Ive got to go to Marilyns for some sugar first.Ive run out of that as well.W:Is that all you need?Anything else you are short of?M:No,I think Im all right otherwise.Thanks a lot,Alistair.See you in a bit.W:Bye.11Who may be Alistair?A.Bobs girlfriend.B.Bills friend.C

14、.Bobs sister.答案:B12When will Bill go to the womans house?A.In half an hour.B.In an hour.C.After he gets some sugar from Marilyn.答案:C13What else is Bill short of?A.Nothing.B.Some wine.C.Some coffee.答案:A听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。W:Why are your vegetables so expensive?I can buy them at half the price down the r

15、oad.M:But are they as good for you?The advantage of these vegetables is that they are green food so they are safe to eat and good for your family.W:But what is the advantage of having green food?I know all vegetables are good for us and those down the road look green too.M:Well!Let me explain.I woul

16、d rather feed my family on green food than other vegetables because they are grown without chemical fertilizers.W:But the price is too high!I would prefer to buy good food if I can afford it.M:This is good value for money because youll have healthier children.They will not have to go to the doctor s

17、o often and you will not have to go to the doctor so often and you will not have to take time off work.In the long run,youll benefit.W:Certainly Id like to buy what is safe and healthy.Perhaps Ill try some of your vegetables and if they are as good as you say,Ill be back next week!14What is the adva

18、ntage of the mans vegetables?A.They are grown with good chemical fertilizers.B.They are safe to eat.C.They look green.答案:B15What does the woman think of the vegetables?A.They are too expensive.B.They are too green.C.They are grown in the bad environment.答案:A16What will be the result?A.The woman wont

19、 buy the vegetables.B.The woman will buy some vegetables.C.The woman will certainly buy the vegetables next week.答案:B听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。The service agency has also organised many outside activities.For instance,people can take part in the Celebrating Canada Day,Family Day,Culture Exhibition,and Chine

20、se New Year Performance.If you are interested in the outdoor activities,barbecue is the best choice.Besides services and outside activities,many training programmes are designed for the newcomers as well,among which career training programmes are attractive.Career training programmes can be very hel

21、pful in improving your ability in the choice of your career and changing you into a professional.For instance,if you want to become a sales manager,you will need to take some training specifically designed for it.The first thing you need to do is to get admission to the school of your choice.A serie

22、s of specialized courses like human resource management,sales management and business will help you achieve your goal.Just go through the list of courses and choose one according to your strengths and interest.These classes make you understand each subject thoroughly and provide guidance right up to

23、 graduation.After you complete the course successfully,you will be able to work independently.17Which outside activities are organised by the service agency?A.Family Day and The Labor Day.B.Celebrating Canada Day and Thanksgiving Day.C.Culture Exhibition and Chinese New Year Performance.答案:C18What d

24、oes the speaker think of career training programmes?A.Attractive.B.Useless.C.Difficult.答案:A19What will you need if you want to become a sales manager?A.To take some tests.B.To spend much money.C.To get admission to the school of your choice.答案:C20Which one is introduced more detailedly?A.Outside act

25、ivities.B.Training programmes.C.Interests.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。AAnne Morrow Lindbergh,born in 1906 in Englewood,New Jersey,was a famous pilot and writer.Her father was a very rich banker.She wanted to become a writer.She won two major prizes f

26、rom the college for her writing.Anne Morrow was a quiet,shy and small young woman when she met Charles Lindbergh in 1927.Charles Lindbergh was one of the most famous people in the world.He had just become the first person to fly a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean,from New York to Paris.Two year

27、s later,Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married.Reports about their marriage were on the front pages of newspapers around the world.After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh,Anne became a pilot.She began making many long airplane flights with her husband.In 1930,she became the first woman in the Unite

28、d States to get a pilots license to fly a glider.That same year,the Lindberghs set a speed record for flying across the United States.The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world.Anne and Charles Lindbergh were famous around the world.Then in 1932 something terrible happened.The Lindberg

29、hs first baby,twenty-month-old Tony,was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey.The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later.Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child.Yet,she and her husband had five more children.Anne Lindbergh began writing to e

30、ase her sadness.She wrote several books about the flights with her husband.During the 1970s,Anne Lindbergh wrote several more books about the happy and sad events of her life.She wrote about the joy of flying.She also wrote about the pain she and her husband felt after the body of their baby son was

31、 discovered.She also wrote about the many different kinds of pressures that women faced.Many people have been influenced by the way she dealt with both happiness and sadness.They respect the way she lived life to the fullest.And they like the advice about living that they find in her books.21What ca

32、n we know about Anne Morrow and Charles Lindbergh?A.Anne showed her talent in flying in the college.B.Their marriage drew the medias attention.C.Anne was famous for writing before meeting Charles.D.Charles was a famous pilot and writer.解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,有关Anne Morrow和Charles Lindbergh结婚的报道登上了世界各家

33、报纸的头条,这说明他们的婚姻受到了媒体的关注。答案:B22What can be inferred from the third paragraph?A.Anne became the first female pilot in the world.B.The Lindberghs seemed to enjoy the greatest luck.C.The Lindberghs made a great contribution to the flying industry.D.Anne faced a lot of difficulties after her marriage.解析:推

34、理判断题。第三段提到Anne取得了飞行执照,夫妻俩创造了飞行速度的纪录并且探索了新的飞行路线。由此可推知,他们对世界的飞行事业做出了很大贡献。答案:C23How did Anne release her sadness?A.By helping the poor.B.By having more children.C.By writing books.D.By exploring new ways to fly.解析:细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句可知Anne通过写作来缓解她的悲伤。答案:C24What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A.The content of

35、 Annes books.B.The influence of Annes books.C.Annes writing style.D.The purpose of Annes books.解析:主旨大意题。第五段主要介绍了Anne作品中的内容。例如,飞行的快乐、他们夫妇失去儿子后的痛苦以及女性面对的各种压力等。答案:ABMany of us have heard of the saying:everything is possible if you can just believe.But few of us really know the power of faith and persev

36、erance.South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies those virtues.Du Toit,24,became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会)in Beijing.Although she finished the 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the able-bodied games,she has collected three golds in the Par

37、alympics so far.One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time,Natalie du Toit was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2019,at just 17.“There are a lot of dark moments,”du Toit said.“There are some days when I cry.But I try to remember that better

38、days are ahead.I just go on.”Within a few months,she was back in the swimming pool.She still competes and still succeeds.The only difference is that she has switched to longer eventsfrom 200 m and 400 m individual medley(混合泳) to 800 m and 1,500 m freestyleto make up for her loss of speed with only o

39、ne leg.But she makes no adjustment to her mental outlook(精神面貌).“Going out in the water,it feels as if theres nothing wrong with me.It doesnt matter if you look different.Youre still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”She is the owner of many world records,and she also won go

40、ld when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1,500 m freestyle at the All Africa Games in 2019.But there is no magic recipe for success.It all comes down to hard work and determination.“She is stubborn,which is good and bad,”said her coach Karoly Von Toros.“Good for the swimming,but bad for

41、 the coach.”There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals;The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.25Natalie du Toit is a vivid example that. A.you are what you believeB.your biggest enemy is yourselfC.results are

42、not so important as the processD.you must set reasonable goals or you will fail解析:推理判断题。本文第一句话就是全文的主题句,娜塔莉·杜·图伊托的事例正是说明了这一点。答案:A26Whats the meaning of the underlined word “embodies” in the first paragraph?A.Makes. B.Creates.C.Represents.D.Introduces.解析:词义猜测题。根据文意可知,embody应为“表现,体现”之意,故选C项。答

43、案:C27According to the passage,Natalie du Toit became. A.the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the worldB.the youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500 m freestyleC.the youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single ParalympicsD.the first

44、swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话可知答案为D项。答案:D28Which of the following is the correct order of the events that happened to Natalie du Toit?a.She won gold at the All Africa Games.b.She finished the 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the Olympics.c.She

45、adjusted herself to longer events.d.A motorcycle accident disabled her.A.cdabB.dcbaC.dcabD.dacb解析:细节理解题。由第三段可知主人公在2019年因车祸失去了一条腿,之后她转向对速度要求相对较低的长途游泳赛。由第八段可知a发生在2019年,第二段中提到她在24岁时(2019年)获得了奥运会10千米马拉松比赛第16名。由此可知C项正确。答案:CCEunice Weavers fight began when she was nine years old.She lived in Brazil.As a c

46、hild,Eunice had been taught to keep away from leperspeople with a terrible disease called leprosy(麻风病).People stayed away from them and said that they were being punished by their sins(罪孽).Lepers were sent to live alone.When Eunice was nine,she saw a group of lepers begging for food outside her hous

47、e.She knew one of the lepers was the daughter of the next door neighbour.It was then that Eunice understood that the suffering from leprosy were people as she was.She vowed(发誓)that she would do all she could for these unfortunate people.When Eunice was older,she would do all she could for these unfo

48、rtunate people.While teaching,she met and married Dr.Anderson Weaver.She travelled with her husband abroad.In their travels they visited the islands of Hawaii.There Eunice visited the famous leper hospital where Father Damien had worked,and she found the lepers well taken care of.She studied the met

49、hods used in the hospital,and when she returned to Brazil,she was filled with ideas for helping the lepers of her own country.29From this passage we can infer that Eunice Weaver was a . A.teacherB.doctorC.travellerD.leper解析:由文章最后一段可以推断出主人公的身份。尤妮斯· 韦弗自己作为一位医生为麻风病人解除痛苦,同时也积极呼吁社会不要歧视麻风病人。答案:B

50、30Eunices wish was . A.to become a famous doctorB.to try her best to help the lepersC.to study the methods in a hospitalD.to keep away from the leprosy解析:第二段最后一句“She vowed that she would do all she could for these unfortunate people.”可以回答此题。答案:B31Why did the lepers have to beg for food in the s

51、treet?A.They were lazy people.B.They liked the food of their neighbours.C.Nobody took care of them.D.They liked to travel from house to house.解析:因为他们被人们讨厌、遗弃,所以得不到照顾,沦为街头的乞丐。答案:CDRandy Kraus was paralyzed(瘫痪的).His left side was useless and he felt he could do nothing.Hed been a police officer before

52、,and he was strong and able.His trouble started with Parkinsons disease,but it didnt end there.In July,2019,the 60-year-old Kraus went into the hospital for an operation on his brain to control the shaking.But during the operation,he had a stroke(中风).He was paralyzed.The doctor said,“You may never w

53、alk again and you might not even be able to talk.”Kraus found that he couldnt lift a fork or take a drink by himself.Physical treatment was so painful and slow.What did he have to live for?So Kraus held the gun against his head.Feeling the cold metal on his skin,he began to consider the pain he woul

54、d cause for his wife,daughters and grandchildren.He didnt pull the trigger(扳机).Andrew Garud,his exercise physiologist(生理学家),told him,“You are where you are.The pace would be slow;the pain would be real.But as long as you are alive,you have the ability to get better.”After three months of working wit

55、h Garud,Kraus wanted to see if he could stand.He could.Then he took three steps,sat down and cried like a baby.One step,as they say,led to another.Next he managed a short walk along the edge of a boxing ring(拳击台)in the health club.It was the hardest fight in Kraus life.People at the gym cheered him

56、on.Garud kept saying he could do more.Now,Kraus can brush his teeth,shave himself,and get around the house with a walker.Only the paralyzed can fully understand little triumphs.32According to the fourth paragraph,what did Andrew Garud mean?A.Everyone in the world has the right to be alive.B.Its nece

57、ssary for people to do exercise to keep healthy.C.One should try to lead a better life.D.As long as a person is alive,he will have a chance to be better.解析:根据第四段的内容,尤其是最后一句话可知,安德鲁·盖卢德认为,人只要活着,就有可能改变现状。答案:D33What does the underlined word “triumphs” in the last paragraph mean?A.Difficulties.B.Successes.C.Disappointments.D.Reputations.解析:根据文章最后两段可知,学会日常的生活技能,对瘫痪的人而言就是成功,所以选择B项。答案:B34What personality does Kraus probably have?A.Optimism.B.Strong-mindedness.C.Sympathy.D.Generosity.解析:通读全文可知,克劳斯虽然瘫痪了,但是在别人的帮助下重新振作起来,克服肉体和精神上的双重痛苦,学会走路以及日常的生活技能,所以他是个意志坚定的人。答案:B35According to t