单元检测卷一

1、单元检测卷第一部分听力(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。1.What color does the woman prefer?A.Blue. B.Pink. C.Yellow.2.Where is the woman going?A.A bank. B.A shop. C.A park.3.What does the woman plan to do tonight?A.

2、Watch a movie.B.Give a performance.C.Practice the piano.4.What are the speakers probably doing?A.Cooking. B.Having dinner.C.Ordering food.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.When Jim will return.B.When Tom flew to Beijing.C.Who is reading a book there.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。

3、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。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What size shoe does the mans son wear?A.Size 7. B.Size 8. C.Size 10.7.How much will the man pay?A.$32. B.$36. C.$40.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.How does Tina look now?A.Excited. B.Upset

4、. C.Calm.9.Why didnt the woman take part in the competition?A.She wasnt feeling well.B.She didnt feel like going.C.She couldnt afford the time.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.On which day will the man leave?A.The 29th. B.The 23rd.C.The 22nd.11.Which flight will the man take from Salt Lake City to New York?A.Fl

5、ight BA 2701. B.Flight BA 7101.C.Flight BA 2710.12.How long will the man have to wait at Kennedy Airport?A.Half an hour. B.One and a half hours.C.Two hours.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What time is it probably now?A.3：30 pm. B.4：00 pm.C.4：30 pm.14.Why does the man use the railway station so often?A.To go si

6、ghtseeing.B.To visit his family.C.To go on business trips.15.How often does the man use the railway station?A.Once a week. B.Twice a week.C.Once a month.16.How does the man usually get to the railway station?A.By taxi. B.By car.C.By subway.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Where is the speaker from?A.Edinburgh.

7、 B.Glasgow.C.Liverpool.18.What is Mrs.Crozier?A.A doctor. B.A librarian.C.A secretary.19.Who lives next door to the speaker?A.Mr.Crozier. B.Mr.Bai.C.Miss Green.20.What do we know about Mrs.Bai?A.She has a doctors degree.B.She is a school teacher.C.She is very popular.听力原文Text 1M：Do you think we shou

8、ld paint our bedroom yellow or light blue?W：How about pink?Text 2W：Excuse me.Where can I find the nearest bank?M：There is a bank on Park Street.Its across from the shopping center.Text 3M：I wonder if youd be interested in going to the cinema with me tonight.W：Sorry，but I have to practice the piano t

9、onight.Text 4M：Could you pass me the salt，please?W：Here you are.So how do you like the food?M：I love most of the food，but the soup seems to have no salt.Text 5W：Lookis that Tom over there，the boy reading a book?M：That cant be Tom.That must be his brother Jim.W：Why?M：Because Tom flew to Beijing just

10、last night.He couldnt have returned yet.Text 6W：Good morning，sir.May I help you?M：Oh，yes.Im looking for a pair of sports shoes in Size 8.W：Are you looking for a pair for yourself?M：No.Its for my 17yearold son.W：OK.Follow me，please .What do you think of this pair?M：They look nice.How much are they?W：

11、They are 40 dollars，but I can give you a 10 percent discount.M：Good.Text 7W：Look at Tina.She looks like shes on top of the world.M：Yes.She must have won the English competition.W：If she has won it，then Mark must really be sad right now.He wanted to win it so much.M：Yes，Im afraid Mark couldnt even go

12、.I met him yesterday.He told me he caught a cold.W：Im so sorry to hear that.Poor Mark.By the way，why didnt you take part in the competition?M：I had no time.I had to prepare for an important exam.What about you? Why didnt you take part?W：Im just not interested in competitions.Text 8W：Holiday Travel！W

13、hat can I do for you?M：Hello! Id like to book a flight to Berlin for the 23rd this month.W：OK.Let me see whats available.And when will you be returning?M：Er，well，Id like to catch a returnflight on the 29th.Oh，and Id like the cheapest seat possible.W：OK，let me see.Hmm.the ticket price is much lower i

14、f you leave one day earlier.M：I see.How much is it for one day earlier?W：Its only 980 dollars.M：All right.Then Ill take that flight.W：OK.Thats Flight BA 7101，from Salt Lake City to New York Kennedy airport.Then Flight BA 2701 from Kennedy Airport to Berlin.The first flight leaves Salt Lake City at 1

15、0：00 am，and arrives in New York at 4：15 pm.Then the 2nd flight leaves Kennedy Airport at 5：45 pm.Youll arrive in Berlin at 8：30 am the next day.M：All right.Thanks.Text 9W：Excuse me.Im doing a survey on this highspeed railway station.Would you mind answering some questions?M：Certainly not.My train wa

16、s supposed to arrive at 4：00 pm，but it wont come now until 5：00 pm.So I have one and a half hours to answer your questions!W：Thanks.Could you tell me where youre going and why youre going there？For sightseeing or for visiting your family?M：No.Im going to Manhattan on business.W：OK.Can you tell me ho

17、w often you use the railway station?M：I use it every Monday.W：What do you think of the new restaurant?M：I really have no idea.I havent eaten there yet.I usually eat at the restaurant across from the railway station.W：So how do you usually get to the railway station：by taxi or subway?M：Neither.I driv

18、e here and park my car in the railway station parking lot.Text 10Hello，everyone.Id like to introduce myself and also share some information about my neighbors.My name is Patrik.Im from Edinburgh，and Im a student of law at this famous university.Im staying with my aunt and uncle.We live in a small ap

19、artment building.There are four families in this building.Theres a family of three living under us，the Crozier family.Theyre from is a doctor.Marjorie，his wife，is a librarian.Next door to us is a single lady，Miss Green.Shes from Liverpool.Shes working as a secretary in a telephone company.She has ma

20、ny friends，and they visit her quite often.In the fourth apartment，theres a young couple from is working hard on his doctors degree at Oxford University，and Mrs.Bai is teaching in a primary school.All the people in my apartment building are very friendly.They are all very good neighbors.答案1.B2.A3.C4.

21、B5.C6.B7.B8.A 9.B10.C11.B12.B13.A14.C15.A16.B 17.A18.B19.C20.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。AThe Andes Mountains are situated along the ArgentinaChile border.Once the first snow falls of early June start to drop，skiers are ready to enjoy the nightlife of s

22、ki towns all along the border.CaviahueMeaning“site of gathering and celebration”，this spot draws people with its long ski season，natural beauty，and hot springs.Season：June 15th to September 30thContact：Tel/Fax：(011) 43148212/9180Website：http：/Cerro CastorThe newest ski resort (度假胜地) in Argentina，thi

23、s winter playground is near Ushuaiathe worlds southernmost city.The stable and cold temperatures of Castor allow it to offer the longest ski seasons in South America.Season：June 17th to October 16thContact：Phone：54 2901 499301Fax：54 2901 430680Website：http：/Perito MorenoThis resort features 11 skiab

24、le kilometers divided into 9 tracks，a double 1，000meterlong chairlift line that joins the 900meterhigh and the 1，350meterhigh areas，where snow is guaranteed throughout the winter.Season：From June 15th to October 5thContact：Phone：54 294 4409000Fax： 54 294 4409000，int.118Website：http：/www.cerroCerro C

25、atedralNamed for its Gothic or medieval cathedral (哥特式或中世纪大教堂) shaped peaks，Cerro Catedral was one of the first ski resorts in Argentina.Cerro Catedral has continued to gain a reputation for itselfall the while updating its facilities.The resort has 39 lifts，which allow access to 600 hectares (公顷) o

26、f skiable surface divided into 53 wellsignaled runs of various difficulties.Season：From June 18th to October 10thContact：Tel/Fax： 54 02627471100Website：http：/【语篇解读】本文是应用文。文章介绍了位于阿根廷和智利边境的四个滑雪胜地。21.Which number should you call if you want to have a bath in a hot spring?A.54 294 4409000.B.54 2901 4993

27、01.C. 54 02627471100.D.(011) 43148212/9180.答案D细节理解题。由Caviahue部分的hot springs和Tel/Fax：(011)43148212/9180可知。22.Which offers the longest ski time among the four?A.Caviahue. B.Cerro Castor.C.Perito Moreno. D.Cerro Catedral.答案B细节理解题。由Cerro Castor部分的offer the longest ski seasons in South America可知。23.What

28、website should you click if you want to know about the 1，350meterhigh area?A.http：/.B.http：/.C.http：/www.cerro.D.http：/.答案C细节理解题。由Perito Moreno部分的the 1，350meterhigh areas和Website：http：/www.cerro可知。24.Why did Cerro Catedral get such a name?A.People in a cathedral named it.B.Its mountains look like a

29、cathedral.C.It is near a famous medieval cathedral.D.There are a few churches in its mountains.答案B细节理解题。由Cerro Catedral部分的Named for its Gothic or medieval cathedral shaped peaks可知，该滑雪胜地的名字与其形状像大教堂的山顶有关。BDo you suppose Darwin，one of the greatest scientists of all time，really did foolish experiments?

30、Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?Sometimes，people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution to a problem.Sometimes，they really do know an answer or a solution，but without thinking they are important.Charles

31、 Darwin didnt settle for (满足于) just thinking he knew something.And he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape.If you drop them at the same time in the same place，they will fall in the same wa

32、y.Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets.What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldnt be worth anything.But this simple experiment is important.It explains part of our presentday understa

33、ndings of physics that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton.And these understandings set_aside some of ancient Greek physics.Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them.Even the simplest idea，which we might think is foolish，can shake the founda

34、tions of science.【语篇解读】最简单的事情都可能动摇科学的根基，我们要留意身边的每一件事，哪怕它非常简单。25.The passage tells us that Charles Darwin _.A.was a great English scientistB.always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficultC.thought even the simplest thing was important D.didnt get on well with others答案C推理判断题。短文并没有说Ch

35、arles Darwin是哪个国家的科学家，可排除A项；由第一、二段可知，别人认为Darwin的许多实验太简单不值得做，可排除B项；文中没有论述Darwin与别人相处的事情，可排除D项。由第三段中“he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be”可推出答案为C。26.The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means “_”.A.throw away B.store upC.put to use D.realize答案A词义猜测题。由上文

36、可知作者认为做这个简单实验是重要的，它解释了目前人们对于物理方面的部分理解。因此，这些理解当然是推翻了一些希腊古典物理学的观点。由此可推知set aside与throw away同义。27.The author of the passage tries to _.A.convince us that Charles Darwin，Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the worldB.draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple thingsC.prove that two

37、 sheets of paper，with the same size and shape，will fall at the same speedD.draw our attention to everyday happenings around us答案D主旨大意题。短文的最后一段点明最简单的事情都可能动摇科学的根基，意在告诉我们要留意身边的每一件事，哪怕它非常简单。28.Which of the following is TRUE?A.Darwin really did foolish experiments.B.According to some people，Darwin did fo

38、olish experiments.C.It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.D.Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.答案B细节理解题。文章第一段第二句明确告诉我们，其他人认为达尔文做了愚蠢的实验。CAs a child，Sue Hendrickson loved to look for buried treasure.She would also walk along st

39、reets，looking at the ground and hoping to find interesting things.One day，Hendrickson visited an amber mine.One piece of amber had an insect in it，and a miner told her that it was 23 million years old.At that moment，Hendrickson knew that she wanted to search for fossils(化石).In 1990，she traveled to S

40、outh Dakota with a team of scientists looking for dinosaur bones.The teams car broke down.When the others went to get the car fixed，Hendrickson and her dog stayed behind and went for a walk.On her walk，Hendrickson saw some bones on the ground and then looked up.There，in the high area of rock，was a h

41、uge dinosaur skeleton(骨骼)! The group uncovered the biggest，most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex (霸王龙) that had ever been found.The T.rex was named “Sue” after its discoverer.This was not Hendricksons only adventure.Two years later，she dove with scientists to explore a sunken ship.It was a S

42、panish trading ship from the 1600s.At it，the scientists found hundreds of huge stone bowls and more than 400 gold and silver coins.Hendrickson has plans for more adventures.She wants to look for more dinosaur bones and hopes to find a woolly mammoth (长毛象)skeleton.Often，Hendrickson travels to The Fie

43、ld Museum in Chicago，Illinois，her hometown.That is where Sue the T.rex is on display.Sue Hendrickson likes to visit Sue the dinosaur whenever she can.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。Hendrickson是个探险家，她发现了世界上迄今为止最大的霸王龙化石。29.Hendrickson found Sue the T.rex _.A.while walking her dogB.with the help of her dogC.when waiting

44、 for a car repairD.along with a group of scientists答案C细节理解题。根据第三段中的内容可知，Hendrickson在等待修车的过程中发现了霸王龙化石。30.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.Hendrickson wants to bring woolly mammoths back to life.B.Hendrickson spends most of her life in her hometown.C.Hendrickson prefers research work to adv

45、entures.D.Hendrickson has a deep love for Sue the T.rex.答案D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Sue Hendrickson likes to visit Sue the dinosaur whenever she can可知，Hendrickson非常钟爱这个霸王龙化石。31.Which word can best describe Hendrickson?A.Smart. B.Quiet.C.Funny. D.Adventurous.答案D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Hendrickson has plans for more adven

46、tures以及全文对她多次探险经历的描述可知，Hendrickson是个爱冒险的人。DPablo Picasso was an amazing painter who experimented with color and shape.Picasso wanted to find ways to paint emotions (情感).His paintings opened peoples minds and showed there were many ways to express ideas.Born in Spain in 1881，Picasso learned to paint

47、at an early age because his father was a painter.At fourteen，Picasso began attending the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona.Although Picasso did well，his teachers wouldnt let him develop his own style.So he changed schools.Though his new teachers praised his work，they still criticized(批评) it as being

48、 too different.Picasso made up his mind to express himself in his own way.Disappointed with his career in Spain，nineteenyearold Picasso moved to Paris，where he learned about abstract(抽象的) art.He started copying famous paintings so he could paint in any style.However，an important development in his o

49、wn style came along when his best friend committed suicide(自杀).Picasso was so upset that he painted only in blue and gray.He painted the poor and the disabled.This is known as his “Blue Period”.In 1904，his painting style changed again when he fell in love with an artists model.He began painting ever

50、ything with colors of rose，red and pink.He mainly painted artists during this time，called his “Rose Period”.Picassos style went through another change as he began to learn about African art and geometry(几何).Instead of painting with different colors，he used different shapes.His paintings made people

51、surprised because they looked like they had been broken and put back together incorrectly.Everything was geometric and abstract.Picassos new style became known as “Cubism”. Cubism was so unique it became very popular.Pablo Picasso is most remembered for his Blue，Rose，and Cubist periods.But Picasso n

52、ever stopped experimenting with painting.His painting styles kept changing until his death at the age of ninetytwo.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了毕加索多变的画风。32.Picassos school teachers in Spain _.A.disliked his creativityB.praised him for good gradesC.made him drop out of schoolD.taught him a new way of painting

53、答案A细节理解题。根据第二段中的they still criticized it as being too different可知，学校老师不喜欢毕加索的画画风格。33.Whats Paragraph 3 mainly about?A.What Picasso learned in Paris.B.The death of Picassos best friend.C.The copies of Picassos paintings.D.How the Blue Period came into being.答案D段落大意题。根据第三段中的an important development in

54、 his own style came along及This is known as his “Blue Period”.可知，该段介绍了毕加索的蓝色时期是如何形成的。34.What had a great influence on Picassos painting style during his Rose Period?A.Love. B.Sadness.C.Flowers. D.Friendship.答案A推理判断题。根据第四段中的his painting style changed again when he fell in love with an artists model可知，

55、毕加索玫瑰时期的形成主要是受爱情的影响。35.What can we learn about Cubism?A.It uses the same shapes.B.It has objects that look real.C.It was thought to be unusual.D.It was inspired by African buildings.答案C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Cubism was so unique it became very popular可知，立体主义时期的作品特色鲜明、与众不同。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

56、中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Florence Nightingale was named after her birthplace，Florence，Italy.When she was almost a year old，she returned with her family to England.Florence often helped her mother deliver(运送) food to the poor and sick._36_ Her family was shocked because nursing was not a respected profession.But Florence was determined.She studied books on medicine.Later，she visited hospitals in France，Germany and Ireland and learned everything she could._37_In 1854，Britain was at war with R