2020高中英语新外研版选修6第四单元单元测试

1、第四模块测评（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:Excuse me,madam.W:Yes?M:How long can I keep the book?W:For one month.Please make sure you return the book before it s due.1 .Wh

2、ere does this con versatio n probably take place?A. ln a bookstore.B. ln a classroom.C. ln a library.答案:CM:Hurry up,Jenny.lt s already seven.We ll be late for the film.W:Don t worry,dear.We still have 20 minutes.And it takes us only 15 minutes to get there.We ll be there justin time.2. At what time

3、will the film beg in?A.7:20.B.7:15. C.7:00.答案:AW:Aren t you going to confirm your booking at the hotel?M:Yes.I d better call them.They always get quite busy at this time of the year.3. What will the man probably do next?A. C onfirm his book ing.B. Go to the hotel.C. Book a room.答案:AW:Are you in tere

4、sted in cars?M:No,I prefer bicycles.They re clean and practical.W:Cars have greatly changed the world and made people s life easier.M:But they also produced some bad effects,such as polluti on and global warm ing.4.What does the man say about the cars?A. They are clea n and practical.B. They make pe

5、ople s life much easier.C.They have caused some en viro nmen tai problems. 答案:CW:Hey,congratulations! I heard the news! When s the date?M:In September.We ve got a lot of planning to do.W:Well,the great thing is that you ve decided to marry.Congratulations! M:Tha nks.Remember to come to ourparty with

6、 your family.5. What are the speakers mainly talk ing about?A.A family.B.A wedd ing. C.A dinner party.答案:B第二节（共 15 小题海小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。M:The credit card bill arrived

7、today.Oh,no.This bill is for more than 1,500 dollars.W:I was shopp ing with Barbara,a nd the store was havi ng a sale,so I bought a dress.She left her credit cards athome and asked if she could put the charge on our card.She promised to pay me back.M:A 1,500-dollar dress?!W:Well,I bought a few thi n

8、gs.A few hun dred dollars in the food sect ion and 200 on that pair of shoes .I guessthe dress cost,um,600 dollars.M:Ho ney!W:I m sorry .I promise I ll not do shopp ing for the next three mon ths.6. How much is the dress probably?A.$200.B.$600. C.$1,500.答案:B7. How does the man feel about the woma n?

9、A.A ngry.B.Excited.C.Disappo in ted.答案:A听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。M:Good morningd like to ask about the master s degree course in cultural studies. W:Ah,yes.M:How long will the course last?W:It s a two-year course that involves mostly research.M:Ca n I study by dista nee lear ning?W:Yes,the course is de

10、signed for distance learning.You have to be here for only three weeks. M:Well,could youtell me the contents of the course?W:Yes .It is concerned with the an alysis and theory of culture.M:Oh,that s culture in general,not just British culture?W:That s right.The course does encourage some analysis of

11、British culture,but what s most important is thecomparison with the cultures of the students in the course.You are British?M:Yes,I m working as an English teacher in China,actually.8. How long will the course last?A. For three weeks.B. For two years.C. For three years.答案:B9. What is the most importa

12、 nt thing about the course?A. I t is desig ned for dista nee lear ners.B. It is concerned with some analysis of British culture.C. It requires the comparis on betwee n differe nt cultures.答案:C10. What do we know about the man?A. He is an En glish teacher.B. He has a master s degree.C. He is lear nin

13、g Chin ese.答案:A 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。W:We have your application letter in answer to our ad in the newspaper.I want to talk with you about the position. So,ca n you tell me someth ing about yourself?M:Well,I worked in an art school and looked for new students.I had to visit students in their homes,

14、talk with theirpare nts,a nswer their questi ons and perform other duties.W:Our compa ny n eeds some one to sell computers.A nd I think your school experie nee will be useful.The jobis to exhibit new computers and talk people into buying them.M:I see .I have the con fide nee that I can do the job.W:

15、OK.You may leave your phone nu mber in case we want to con tact you.M:Sure .I hope to hear from you soon.11 .What did the man do before appl ying for the job?A. He worked as a teacher.B. He talked with the customers.C. He visited students parents.答案:C12.What does the woma n thi nk is useful about th

16、e man?A.His educati on.B. His job experie nee.C. His grades at school.答案:B13. What does the woma n ask the man to do in the end?A. Wait for further in formatio n.B. Give his e-mail address to her.C. Come to work the n ext day.答案:A听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。W:What a great movie! It was so funny .The hero

17、 even forgot the girl s n ame.M:Hmm,what did you say?W:Tom,you must be still thinking about the job in terview.M:Yes,l really want that job,Mary.W:I know you do.M:The boss seemed to think I have the abilities they wan t,but there has bee n no an swer yet. W:Why don tyou call him and ask?M:I m sure t

18、hey ll let me know as soon as they ve decided .I ll just have to wait.W:You re right.Now let s think about what to order.What s special here?M:They used to serve a very special soup but it isn t here on the menu.W:What a pity! Well,let s try something else.M:Okay.14. Where is the con versati on most

19、 probably tak ing place?A. ln an office.B. At a cin ema.C. At a restaura nt.答案:C15. What is the man still thi nking about?A. The food to order.B. The in terview.C. The movie.答案:B16. What is the woman s advice to the man?A. To wait for the result.B. To see the movie aga in.C. To ask the boss.答案:C听第 1

20、0 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。W:Good after noon, every on e.We re delighted to welcome today a represe ntative from the Red Cross,MrJoh n Fran cis,who is going to talk to us about the work of the orga ni zati on and about some basic aspects ofFirst Aid.M:Thank you,Mrs Brown.Well,l m pleased to tell you someth

21、ing about this organization.The Red Crossmoveme nt was started by a bus in essma n called Jea n Henri Dunan t.His in terest i n the innocent peoplecaught up in war began in 1859 when he witnessed the effects of a very fierce battle in Italy.At the time,heorganized all the villagers to help the wound

22、ed soldiers and make sure they had food and basic medical atte ntion.ln 1864,the same gen tlema n,together with four Swiss colleagues from his hometow n,organi zed aconference which laid the foun dati ons for the now famous orga ni zati on.So that Red Cross workers couldalways be recog ni sed,they c

23、reated their own symbol.They chose a red cross on a white backgro und.l t isprotected by the laws.Sometimes we find that the red cross has been used as a decorative symbol or torepresent first aid stations but this is actually wrong because using the red cross for anything other than theinternationa

24、l organization is actually against the law.Even though we often associate a red cross with hospitalsand medical treatment.In Australia,as in many other countries,the recognised symbol for first aid and medicalcen tres,i n fact,is a white cross on a gree n backgro und.17. Where was Jean Dunant from?A

25、.Italy.B.Australia.C.Switzerla nd.答案:C18. Why was the Red Cross started at first?A. To help the woun ded in the war.B. To provide food for the poor.C. To fight aga inst the war.答案:A19. What do we know about the red cross?A. It can be used to represent the first aid stations.B. It can only refer to t

26、he international organisation.C. It is an official symbol of hospital and medical treatme nt.答案:B20. What will Mr Joh n Francis talk about next?A. Somethi ng about First Aid.B. The law about the Red Cross.C. The Red Cross orga ni sati on in Australia.答案:A第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共 15 小题海小题 2 分,满分 30 分

27、）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。What s your favorite type of music?Most people may prefer rock and roll,pop or jazz.These types aremost publicized（传播）by television and the radio.Country music now would seem to mistakenly bel ong to thecategory of rock or pop.Publicity of this category started

28、to drop only after the year 2000;however,it did have itspeak years just before the decline（ 衰落）.What people may not know is that this type of music inspired（ 促成）rock and roll especially with one ofthe most importa nt figures in music history Elvis Presley who is known as the King of Rock and Roll ”E

29、lvis used to be very famous at a radio program which broadcast country music back in the late 1940 s.Co untryis also in flue need by jazz and blues.Rock music is not only in flue need by jazz and blues but is also heavily influe need by country so that they may even seem similar.Nowadays,country is

30、closely related to pop due to artists preferenee and popular demand.Starting fromthe 1980 s it slowly divided itself into New and Old Country Music.Legends like Johnny Cash began to slipaway because the new perception（理解）of country actually contains pop and his music just does n t fit thecategory.F

31、ortun ately,co untry music is still heavily promoted through websites and reviews.Certain types of music nowadays are linked with different age groups.Classical for the people in the mid19th century,pop in the 1920 s,and then there s country.All these types continue to grow and modernize whilestill

32、appealing to certain age groups.More modern country music tends to become different in their own wayswhich makes it even harder to identify them as country while,again,remain appeali ng only to certa in agegroups.Active promoters of country music videos,however,seem to appeal to a large number of ag

33、e groupsespecially those active in Australia.For as long as country isn t mixed with other types,it will eventually regain（ 重新获得 ）its charm as music for all ages.21.lt can be learned from the first paragraph that country music _ .A. is most publicized by television and the radioB. used to be liked b

34、y more people compared to jazzC. has become less popular since the year 2000D. should be in cluded in the category of rock or pop 答案:C解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的Publicity of this category started to drop only after the year2000;however,it did have its peak years just before the decline .可知，乡村音乐从 2000 年以来开始衰落

35、。22.What is the relatio nship betwee n rock music and country music?A. Both types in flue need the formati on of rock and roll.B. Presley turned pop music into country music.C. They are both in flue need by jazz and blues.D. The use of the same in strume nts makes them sound similar. 答案:C解析：细节理解题。根据

36、文章第二段中的Cou ntry is also in flue need by jazz and blues.Rock music too isin flue need by jazz and blues but is also heavily in flue need by country so that they may even seem similar . 可知,乡村音乐与摇滚音乐都受到过爵士乐和布鲁斯的影响。23.Some lege nds of country music bega n to slip away because _ .A. their songs totally c

37、hanged the style of country musicB. they began to work on pop music for more profitsC. there is no market ing space for country music anymoreD. they can t meet the popular dema nds on country music答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据文章第三段信息可知，乡村音乐因为受到艺术家个人喜好和流行乐坛的要求 的影响，与流行乐越来越接近，由此可知很多乡村音乐的杰出人物淡出乐坛，是因为他们的风格与潮流要求不吻合。24.

38、What does the un derl ined word promoted in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.Criticized.B.Competed.C.Spread.D.Enjoyed.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据文章第三段 Fortunately 的提示可知，这句话陈述的是和上面情况相对应的现 象即一些网站和评论还是倡导和传播乡村音乐的，因此 promote 在这里是 传播”的意思。BMusic is an intern ati onal Ian guage.The songs that are sung or played by in strume

39、 nts are beautiful to allpeople everywhere.Popular music in America is what every stude nt likes.Stude nts carry small radios with earph ones andliste n to music before class,after class,a nd at lun ch.Stude nts with cars buy large speakers and play the musicloudly as they drive on the streets.Adult

40、 drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work.They also listen to the news aboutsports,the weather,politics,and activities of the American people.Most of the radio broadcast is music.Pop or popular music sin gers make much mon ey.They make a CD or a tape which radio stati ons use i

41、nevery state. Once the popular sin ger is heard throughout the coun try,y oung people buy his or her tapes.Someof the money from these tapes comes to the sin ger.Wherever the sin ger goes,all the young people want tomeet him or her.Now the sin ger has become a n ati onal star.There are other kinds o

42、f music that are importa nt to America ns.One is called folk music .It tells storiesabout the com mon life of America ns.A no ther is called western or country music.This was started by cowboyswho would si ng at ni ght to the cows they were watch in g.Today,a ny music about country life and the love

43、between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music.Serious music for the concert halls is called classical music.Music for instruments is called orchestramusic（管弦乐）,such as the symphonies（交响乐）of Beethoven.There is opera（歌剧）for singers.There isballet（芭蕾舞剧 ）for dancers like the stor

44、y of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China.25n what way can music be regarded as an intern ati onal Ian guage?A.Popular music is what every one enjoys.B. The songs that are sung or played by in strume nts are so beautiful and un dersta ndable that every one canenjoy them.C. Whe n music is played,it

45、seems as if it were speak ing to us.D. Music is so popular throughout the world that every one can play it.答案:B解析:推理判断题。本文在开篇第一段即点明音乐是国际语言”,主要标志就是世界各地的人都喜欢音乐。26. What can we know about music and people in America?A. Stude nt drivers carry small radios with earph ones whe n they drive on the streets.

46、B. Stude nts always liste n to music before class,i n class and after class.C. Adult drivers listen to news as well as music when they drive to work.D. Adult drivers never listen to music when they drive to work.答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第三段内容可知，只有 C 项与文中所述一致，其他均不相符。27. How many kinds of music are mentioned in

47、the passage?A.Six.B.Eight.C.Five.D.Seve n.答案:D解析:细节理解题。文中共提到七种音乐:pop/popular,folk,western/country,orchestra,symphonies,opera,ballet。28._ Country music.A. is a kind of music that is popular in AmericaB. has nothing to do with folk musicC. was only sung by cowboys in the pastD. is not played in the co

48、ncert halls答案:C解析:推理判断题。乡村音乐今昔有别，当初是牛仔唱给牛听的，现在任何关于乡村生活或乡村青年爱情的音乐都可称为西部音乐或乡村音乐。CYou have probably heard of the Mozart effect.It s the idea that if children or even babies listen to musiccomposed by Mozart,they will become more in tellige nt.A quick Internet search reveals ple nty of products toassist

49、 you in the task.Whatever your age is there are CDs and books to help you taste the power of Mozart smusic,but when it comes to scientific evidenee that it can make you more clever,the picture is more mixed.The phrase the Mozart effect ” was made up in 1991,but it was a study described two years lat

50、er in thejournal Nature that sparked real media and public in terest about the idea that liste ning to classical musicsomehow improves the brain.lt is one of those ideas that sound reas on able.Mozart was un doubtedly a geniushimself;his music is complex and there is a hope that if we liste n to eno

51、 ugh of it,we ll become more in telligent.The idea took off,with thousands of parents playing Mozart to their children,and in 1998 Zell Miller,theGover nor of the state of Georgia in the US,eve n asked for money to be set aside in the state budget so thatevery n ewbor n baby could be sent a CD of cl

52、assical musict was not just babies and children who wereexposed to Mozart s music on purpose,even an Italian farmer proudly explained that the cows were playedMozart three times a day to help them produce better milk.I ll leave the debate on the impact on milk yield to farmers,but what about the evi

53、dence that listening toMozart makes people more intelligent?More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteen differe ntstudies con firmed that liste ning to music does lead to a temporary improveme nt in the ability to han dle shapesmen tally,but the ben efits are short-lived and it does n t

54、 make us more in tellige nt.29. What ca n we lear n from Paragraph 1?A. Mozart composed many musical pieces for childre n.B. Children listening to Mozart will be more intelligent.C. There are few products on the Internet about Mozart s music.D. There is little scie ntific evide nce to support the Mo

55、zart effect.答案:D解析：纟田节理解题。从第一段的句子 “ .but when it comes to scientific evidence that it can make youmore clever,the picture is more mixed .可知没有什么科学证据来支持莫扎特效应的影响。30. Why did many people believe in the idea of the Mozart effect?A. Because a study described it in the journal Nature.B. Because Mozart hims

56、elf was a geni us.C. Because Mozart s music is enjoyable.D. Because Mozart s music makes people relaxed. 答案:B解析：细节理解题。从文章第二段的句子 Mozart was undoubtedly a genius himself;his music is complex andthere is a hope that if we liste n to eno ugh of it,we ll become more in tellige nt .可知很多人 相信莫扎特效应，因为莫扎特自己就是

57、个天才。31. The un derl ined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that_ .A. people were stro ngly aga inst the ideaB. the idea was accepted by many peopleC. Mozart played an important part in people s lifeD. the US gover nment helped promote the idea答案:B解析：句意理解题。从第三段句子The idea took off,with thousands of par

58、ents playing Mozart to theirchildren ”很多父母给孩子听莫扎特的音乐，可知这句话表明这种想法被许多人接受，故选 B 项。32. What is the author s attitude towards the Mozart effect?A.Favorable.B.Objective.C.Doubtful.D.P ositive.答案:C解析:推理判断题。从文章第四段的句子More research was carried out but an analysis of sixteendiffere nt studies con firmed that li

59、ste ning to music does lead to a temporary improveme nt in the ability to handle shapes men tally,but the ben efits are short-lived and it does n t make us more in tellige nt.可知作 者对莫扎特效应的影响持怀疑态度，故选 C 项。D（导学号36224025For five days,Edmonton s Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artis

60、ts are able toshare their tale nts,a nd where people are able to celebrate（庆祝）and enjoy themselves.S ince its beg inningin 1980,the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has bee n commemorat ing （ 纪念） the true feeli ng of what folk musicis all about and that s the traditional togetherness that is felt when peopl