1、第二单元检测(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。W:Do you have all your meals in the dining hall?M:No,just lunch.W:How is the food?M:Oh,not bad.1Whats the food like for the man?A.Very bad
2、.B.Not good.C.Good.答案:CM:Hello,is that Mary?W:Yes,speaking.Just a moment,let me turn the radio down.2What are the two speakers doing?A.They are having a meeting.B.They are talking on the phone.C.They are listening to the radio.答案:BM:Whats the weather like today?W:Its beautiful.M:Shall we take a walk
3、 around the lake?W:Why not?Lets go now.3What are the two speakers going to do?A.Find out what the weather will be like tomorrow.B.Play in the park.C.Take a walk around the lake.答案:CM:Would you have some free time to look at this report for me?W:Im kind of busy now.How about this afternoon?4What does
4、 the woman mean?A.Shes too busy to help the man today.B.Shell finish the report by noon.C.She will have time this afternoon.答案:CW:Oh,dear.I wish we had taken the lift.M:If I had known it was so far up,I wouldnt have suggested walking.5What are the two speakers doing?A.They are climbing stairs.B.They
5、 are walking down the hill.C.They are talking about the lift.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。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,每小题将给出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:Grace,quick,if you dont hurry,were going to miss the beginning of the kung
6、fu movie.W:So what?M:Dont you want to watch it?W:Not really.I couldnt care less about kungfu movies.M:You should have told me earlier.Now Im going without you.6What kind of movie is going to be shown?A.A love movie.B.A kungfu movie.C.A detective movie.答案:B7What does Grace think of the kungfu movie?A
7、.She thinks its great.B.She doesnt like it at all.C.She enjoys it very much and plans to see it.答案:B8Who will not go to see the kungfu movie?A.Grace.B.The man.C.Grace and the man.答案:A听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。M:Were you born in Beijing?W:No,I was born in Wuhan in fact.M:Oh,were you?W:Yes,I grew up there and t
8、hen I moved here in Shanghai when I was eighteen.M:Which city do you like best?W:Well,Ive been to Beijing several times.Its a wonderful place.Wuhan is nice,too.But Shanghai is my favourite.Thats why I live here now.M:Really this is an exciting city.I insisted on coming back after I graduated from Be
9、ijing University.Then I was twenty-four.Now Im forty.9Where was the woman born?A.In Wuhan.B.In Shanghai.C.In Beijing.答案:A10Which city does the woman like best?A.Beijing.B.Wuhan.C.Shanghai.答案:C11How many years have passed since the man graduated from university?A.40.B.24.C.16.答案:C听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。M:H
10、ello.W:Hello.Is this Russell?M:Yes,it is.W:This is Vicky.I didnt recognize your voice.M:Ive got a cold.I probably sound different.W:You sure do.Are you really sick?M:No.But Ive got a sore throat and a headache.W:Thats too bad.I call to see if you want to play tennis next weekend.M:I really cant say
11、right now.Would you mind calling back later the week?W:Sure,no problem.But I hope you can make it.Ive really improved.Youre not going to believe it.M:Youre right.I dont.12Why does the woman call the man?A.To see whats wrong with him.B.To say hello to him.C.To ask him to play tennis with her.答案:C13Wh
12、ats wrong with the man?A.He hurt his feet.B.He got a cold.C.He does not know how to play tennis.答案:B14When will the woman call the man again?A.Next weekend.B.Later this week.C.Later next week.答案:B听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。W:Hello,John.How are you feeling now?M:Awful.W:Shall I open the window?Its a lovely day
13、.M:No,thank you,Susan.Im cold.W:Shall I put the fire on?M:Yes,please.Will you turn it up high?W:Are you sure?Its very warm here.M:I feel very cold.Will you get me another blanket,please?W:Here you are.Shall I put it on the bed?M:No.Put it round my shoulders,please.W:Achoo!M:Whats the matter,Susan?W:
14、Will you pass me some tissue paper,please?15Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Teacher and student.B.Doctor and patient.C.Friends.答案:C16Whats the weather like?A.Fine.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.答案:A17What can we know about John?A.He may have caught a bad cold.B.He is not wearing enough
15、clothes.C.He has only one blanket on his bed.答案:A听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。Hello,listeners.Welcome to Hengtong Hospital Radio.Before our music program at four,Im going to repeat our hospital rules.The hospital can hold 800 patients.There are 8 beds in one ward.The visiting hours are in the afternoon from 2:
16、30 to 3:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00.You can see the “No Smoking” signwe dont allow smoking in the wards,and the same goes for alcoholic drinks.Im sure you understand why.However,if you do need to smoke,there are special areas where it is allowed.You will find the radio switch on the wall
17、 near your bed,with your own headphones,if you want to listen to it.It is our own hospital radio wishing you a speedy recovery.18Who do you think the listeners might be?A.Nurses.B.Doctors.C.Patients.答案:C19Which is NOT allowed in the wards?A.Having soft drinks.B.Visiting patients in the morning.C.Smo
18、king in certain areas.答案:B20What program will follow this radio talk?A.A music program.B.A medical report.C.Hospital rules.答案:A第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5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。AAn old story goes that once there were four single men,leading very boring lives.None of them we
19、re married,or had lovers,or did anything exciting.They just sat around all day and played mah-jong.One day they played mah-jong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.During the game,no matter who won,the winning card was always the “four columns” card.The card shows four independent,parallel(平行)c
20、olumns in two lines.Even more of a coincidence,it was Nov.11th,or 11/11.In order to memorize the day,they nicknamed it Singles Day.Singles Day was first celebrated at various universities in Nanjing,capital city of Jiangsu Province during the 1990s.It got the name Singles Day because the date is com
21、prised(由构成) of four “ones”.These college students carried their university tradition into society after they graduated.Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.The main way to celebrate Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends,but it is important that each person sho
22、uld pay their own fee to show their independence.People also hold “blind date” parties in an attempt to bid goodbye to their single lives.Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day.Many attend “blind date” parties and many people choose to marry on this day.In addition
23、 to meaning “Singles”,the four “ones” of the date can also mean “only one” as in “the only one for me”.Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only “one” in their heart.21Singles Day got its name because .A.the persons who played mah-jong were
24、four singlesB.the date is comprised of four “ones”C.only single persons celebrated the dayD.it was first celebrated at universities in Nanjing答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“It got the name Singles Day because the date is comprised(由构成) of four ones.”这一信息可知答案。22Which of the following is wrong?A.Singles Day was f
25、irst celebrated in Nanjings universities.B.Many singles choose Singles Day to say goodbye to their single lives.C.The only way to celebrate the Singles Day is to have dinner with your single friends.D.It was these college graduated students that carried their universitys tradition into society.答案:C解
26、析:细节理解题。根据最后两段信息可知C项错误。和朋友吃饭只是其中的一项活动,但不是唯一方式。23We can infer from the passage that .A.the four singles did not get marriedB.Singles Day receives great popularity among young peopleC.when having dinner,one pays the fee for all his friendsD.on Singles Day many attend parties where blind people were pr
27、esent答案:B解析:推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句话“Singles Day is now a special day for all fashionable youths.”以及下面两段所讲述的内容可知B 项正确。24What is the best title for the passage?A.The Origin of Singles DayB.How to Celebrate Singles DayC.Singles DayD.Say Goodbye to Singles Day答案:C解析:主旨大意题。A、B两项都只是文章中所讲述的一部分,比较片面,C项概括性较强。BWith
28、around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday morning lecture,it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them are still awake after the first 15 minutes;it is not even a surprise that most of them are still in their pyjamas(睡衣).Obviously,students a
29、re terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.All human beings possess a body clock.Along with other alerting(警报) systems,this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behaviour.Typically,the preferred sleep/wake cycle is delaye
30、d in adolescents,which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings.This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the “night owl”schedule of sleep.This is opposed to the “early bird” schedule,and is a kind of disorder where the individual tends to stay up much pa
31、st midnight.Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings.Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night.Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be classified as “night owls” and only 10 percent can be class
32、ified as “early birds”the other 70 percent are in the middle.Although this is clearly not true for all students,for the ones who are true night owls this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.25What does the author stress in Paragraph 1?A.Ma
33、ny students are absent from class.B.Students are very tired on Monday mornings.C.Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.D.Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知作者描述了学生们的上课状况;根据第一段最后这一总结性语句可知作者想要强调的是学生们对他们的睡眠模式很不适应。26Which of the following is true accord
34、ing to Paragraph 2?A.Most students prefer to get up late in the morning.B.Students dont sleep well because of alerting systems.C.Ones body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently.D.Adolescents delayed sleep/wake cycle isnt the preferred pattern.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第三句内容可知,青少年推迟睡觉时间不是一种首选的睡眠模式
35、。第二段没有提到A项内容;根据第二段第三句可知B项错误;根据第二段第二句可知C项错误。27Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “classified”?A.Criticised.B.Grouped.C.Organised.D.Named.答案:B解析:词义猜测题。根据画线单词所在句的句意及关键词语“20 percent”“10 percent”,并结合常识可知,该词意思是“归类,分类”。criticise“批评,指责”;group“分类,分组”;organise“组织”;name“命名”。28W
36、hat does the text mainly talk about?A.Functions of the body clock.B.The “night owl” phenomenon.C.Human beings sleep behaviour.D.The school schedule of “early birds”.答案:B解析:主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知,文章主要介绍了青少年中有一些人喜欢熬夜,不喜欢早起,这种睡眠模式被称为night owl,因此B项最能概括文章主旨。CPeople need to seek out new foods because the world ha
37、s so many mouths to feed.As of 2015,there were more than seven billion people on Earth,according to the United Nations.And by 2100 that number may double.Feeding all of these people means not only improving the way foods are grown,but also finding new sources of nutrition.And that quest is becoming
38、ever more urgent.If nothing changes,within 35 years,the worlds appetite will be greater than the amount of foods produced.Thats according to a report released last year.It was prepared by the Global Harvest Initiative,a private agriculture group based in Washington,D.C.Global warming,too,is changing
39、 food production.Scientists predict that rising temperatures will reduce the growth of important crops like wheat,corn and soybeans.Low income developing countries will be hit the hardest.When harvests fall,crops become more expensive.And since those foods are also used to feed animals like cows and
40、 pigs,meat prices,too,will rise.All over the world,researchers are racing against the clock to figure out how best to feed more people in a fast-changing world.And some surprising ideas have begun to come up.Two years ago,scientists introduced the first burger made from meat grown in a lab.The proje
41、ct cost more than $300,000,but its a start.Other researchers are developing seeds that can survive high temperatures and drought.Still others are finding ways to improve the genes of meat animals so they produce more meat and can stand the heat.A gloomy(悲观的) forecast for the planet isnt the only rea
42、son to study foods for the future.Its a creative quest that will inspire people who can think in new ways about existing plants and animalseven insects.These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.29What do the underlined words “that quest” in Paragraph
43、 2 refer to?A.The research on foods.B.The increase of population.C.The variety of nutrition.D.The change of appetite.答案:A解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段的最后一句及下文的食物研究可知,画线词指对食物的研究。30How does global warming affect low-income developing countries?a.Increase meat prices.b.Raise the temperature.c.Reduce the growth of cro
44、ps.d.Lead to the high cost of life.e.Cause a higher price for crops.A.bacde B.cabdeC.decabD.bcead答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的整体内容可知,全球变暖首先是导致气温上升,然后是农作物减产,从而农作物价格上涨,进而肉类涨价,最终会导致人们生活成本增加。31What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 4?A.New ways of farming.B.Some great researchers.C.Progress in food research.D.A
45、chievements in lab experiments.答案:C解析:段落大意题。根据第四段的第二句“And some surprising ideas have begun to come up.”并结合本段的整体内容可推知,本段主要讲述的是食物研究方面的进步。32What will be discussed in the following paragraph?A.Examples of successful food researchers.B.Different opinions about the future food.C.Methods of dealing with gl
46、obal warming.D.Possibilities of feeding the present population.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句“These researchers have used their talents in ways that even they never would have predicted.”并结合本段的整体内容可推知,下文会举一些成功的食物研究者的例子。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白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。People who are confident
47、really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others.33. It is a habit that everyone can develop in life.Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence:1.Admit your shortcomings calmly.Do not try to flee from them or cover them.Face them bra
48、vely.34. Fight against them every day until the day when you could break away and conquer them.2.Dress for self-confidence.35. And therefore pay attention to your dress,display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image.In addition,in formal occasions such as a business conference o
49、r a wedding ceremony,elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.3.36.You should break your routine that deals with the work passively.Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it,because it will make your restless mind at ease and build your self-confidence.4.Be positive.Feel
50、pity neither on yourself nor on others.If you are used to hating and accusing yourself,others would tend to do that and believe it.Instead,you should speak positively about yourself,your progress,and your bright future.37.A.Build your confident vocabulary.B.Dont judge a person by appearance.C.Dont p
51、ut off what you eventually have to do.D.Actually,true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.E.Then talk about them with a reliable mate,a friend or a family member.F.By doing so,you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.G.Your appearance could put you into embarrassmen
52、t or increase your confidence.答案:3337 DEGCF第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.It was a need that he first 38 back i
53、n 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg.To get an 39,he was struggling against many difficulties.His family was poor.His dad couldnt afford the 40 at college,so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes.Study had to be done 41 his farm-work routines.H
54、e withdrew from many school activities 42 he didnt have the time or the 43.He had only one good suit.He tried 44 the football team,but the coach turned him down for being too 45.During this period Dale was slowly 46 an inferiority complex(自卑感),which his mother knew could 47 him from achieving his re
55、al potential.She 48 that Dale join the debating team,believing that 49 in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.Dale took his mothers advice,tried desperately and after several attempts 50 made it.This proved to be a 51 point in his life.Speaking before groups did hel
56、p him gain the 52 he needed.By the time Dale was a senior,he had won every top honor in 53.Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they,54,were winning contests.Out of this early struggle to 55 his feelings of inferiority,Dale came to understand that the ability to 56 an idea to an au
57、dience builds a persons confidence.And,57 it,Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to doand so could others.38A.admittedB.filledC.suppliedD.recognized答案:D解析:此处表示这是在1906年他第一次认识到的一种需要。故用recognize“认出;认识到;了解”。39A.assignmentB.educationC.advantageD.instruction答案:B解析:根据下文提到的他的大学经历可知,此处表示他想接受教育。故用educati
58、on。40A.trainingB.boardC.teachingD.equipment答案:B解析:他家庭很穷,他父亲付不起食宿费,因此他要骑马往返学校。training“训练”;board“食宿”;teaching“教学”;equipment“设备”,根据句意可知B项正确。41A.betweenB.duringC.overD.through答案:A解析:他不但要在农场工作,也要去上学。between“在之间”符合语境。42A.whileB.whenC.becauseD.though答案:C解析:他放弃许多学校活动,因为他没有时间或合适的服装。此处表示原因,故用because。43A.perm
59、itsB.interestC.talentD.clothes答案:D解析:根据下文的“He had only one good suit.”可知,此处表示没有参加这些活动的服装。44A.onB.forC.inD.with答案:B解析:此处表示他为了进足球队努力过,但被教练拒绝。for表示目的。45A.lightB.flexibleC.optimisticD.outgoing答案:A解析:只有light“轻”才能符合教练拒绝的理由。此处表示他身材矮小,体重轻。flexible“灵活的”;optimistic“乐观的”;outgoing“外向的”。46A.gainingB.achievingC.d
60、evelopingD.obtaining答案:C解析:在这段时间里他慢慢地产生了自卑感。gain“获得”;achieve“完成,实现”;develop“发展,培养,形成”;obtain “获得”。此处表示慢慢培养的一种过程,故用develop。47A.preventB.protectC.saveD.free答案:A解析:他母亲知道这会阻止他发挥他的潜能。prevent.from doing“阻止做某事”。48A.suggestedB.demandedC.requiredD.insisted答案:A解析:根据下文第三段开头“Dale took his mothers advice”可知,此处表示
61、他母亲对他的提议。故只有suggest合适。49A.presenceB.practiceC.patienceD.potential答案:B解析:母亲认为让他参加辩论小组,通过演讲可以让他获得信心。presence“在场”;practice“练习”;patience“耐心”;potential“潜能”。故B项正确。50A.hopefullyB.certainlyC.finallyD.naturally答案:C解析:他听从母亲的建议,发奋努力,经过几次尝试最终获得成功。finally“最后;终于”符合句意。51A.keyB.breakingC.basicD.turning答案:D解析:这次成功对他
62、来说是一个转折点。a turning point“一个转折点”符合语境,表示他由自卑转为自信。52A.progressB.experienceC.competenceD.confidence答案:D解析:根据上下文可知他通过演讲最终获得他所需要的信心。progress“进步”;experience“经验,经历”;competence“能力”;confidence“信心”。D项符合语境。53A.horse-ridingB.footballC.speechD.farming答案:C解析:根据上文提到的speaking可知,他在演讲方面获得每一个最高荣誉。故用speech。54A.in return
63、B.in briefC.in turnD.in fact答案:C解析:他开始指导学生演讲,而他们也反过来赢得了多场比赛。in return“作为回报”;in brief“简言之”;in turn“反过来,依次”;in fact“事实上”。根据句意可知C项正确。55A.conveyB.overcomeC.understandD.build答案:B解析:根据句意可知,此处表示他努力克服自卑。convey“传达”;overcome“克服”;undertake“承担,从事”;build“建立”。根据句意可知B项正确。56A.expressB.stressC.contributeD.repeat答案:A
64、解析:此处表示通过演讲来表达自己的想法,故要用express “表达”。57A.besidesB.beyondC.likeD.with答案:D解析:通过这段经历,他开始明白对观众表达思想的这种能力能让人树立自信。他也明白,只要有了自信,他就能做成任何自己想做的事情;别人也是如此。with表示“具有,带有”;空格后的it指代前面提到的confidence。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。During most of the Stone Age,people lived by hunting and gathering
65、 their food in Egypt.They traveled from place to place in the Nile Valley,58.(harvest) wild grasses,digging up roots,and finding bird eggs.They fished in the Nile River and gathered reeds(芦苇) from its shores 59.(make) baskets.By around 10,000 BC,Egypt had gotten so crowded that people 60.(force) to
66、begin growing their own food.People also began to keep cows,sheep and pigs that they 61.(possible) bought from their West Asian neighbours.This is 62. we call the Agricultural Revolution today.But farming brought many other changes,too.Once people started planting crops,they had to defend the land 6
67、3. their crops were.There was more fighting.Soon people began to band together 64. larger communities that could fight better.They chose leaders.65.(see) the advantages that farming brought them,those leaders forced more and more people to start farming and settle down under their leadership.Around
68、3,500 BC, donkeys 66.(use) to carry ivory and gold north into Egypt,and to carry Egyptian things south to Sudan and Kenya.That made both places 67.(rich) than they were before.Together,the trade and the farming helped to start the Old Kingdom.答案:58.harvesting59.to make60.were forced 61.possibly62.wh
69、at63.where64.into65.Seeing66.were used67.richer第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在其下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Failure is common
70、in our life,and no one can avoid them.When we fail in doing something,we often feel very depressing.Sometime failure can make us lose hearts,so no one is willing to fail.On the contrary,success can bring us sense of pride.If one enjoys his continuous success in his career,he will have confidence to
71、himself.Therefore,failure is the mother of success.A failure doesnt mean one can never be successfully.Those who they are always afraid of failure will never succeed.In a word,as long as we can get some lessons and experience from our failure,you are sure to succeed.答案:第一句:themit第二句:depressingdepres
72、sed第三句:SometimeSometimes;heartsheart第四句:us后加a第五句:toin第六句:ThereforeHowever第七句:successfullysuccessful第八句:去掉they第九句:youwe第二节书面表达(满分25分)最近的一项调查显示,我国每年餐桌上浪费的食物价值高达2,000亿元,相当于2亿多人一年的口粮。近日,某英语报以“Join in the Campaign of Cleaning Your Plate”为题向中学生征文。请根据提示,用英语写一篇短文。内容包括:浪费的原因;浪费的后果;你的看法和措施。注意:1.短文的标题和开头已给出,不计
73、入总词数;2.可根据提示适当发挥;3.词数100左右。参考词汇:资源 resource;剩菜 leftoversJoin in the Campaign of Cleaning Your PlateWe often see people waste food because 参考范文Join in the Campaign of Cleaning Your PlateWe often see people waste food because they order too much for their meals,or the food is not delicious enough or n
74、ot properly kept.A survey shows each year China wastes 200 billion yuan worth of food,which is enough to feed over 200 million people for a year.Food waste means wasting money as well as wasting precious resources.When food is thrown away,it becomes rubbish which can be harmful to the environment and peoples health.Its meaningful to join in the Campaign of Cleaning Your Plate.Its wise to order a proper amount of food for our meals.If therere leftovers,its better to take them home.To save food,we should start from now.
