1、Units 56（A卷）第卷（三部分，共80分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上，每段对话仅读一遍。W: I think the last question is very difficult.M: Lets go and ask Mr Green.1. Who are they going to ask about the question?A. Their teacher.B. Their father.C. Mr Green.【答案】CW: Ha
2、ve you seen the film“Red Star over China”?M: Yes. I saw it only a few days ago.2. What is the name of the film?A. A Famous Star in China.B. Red Star Over China.C. The Five-star of China.【答案】BW: With whom did you go to the Great Wall?M: My parents, my sister Mary and a good friend Charlie.3. How many
3、 people went to the Great Wall?A. Seven B. Four. C. Five.【答案】CW: What time is it now? My watch says eight past ten. I wonder if it is too fast.M: Lets see, yours is eight minutes fast.4. What time is it now?A. About 8:00. B. About 7:00. C. About 10:00.【答案】CW: The book is $10, but I have only $5.M: I
4、 can lend you $3. Thats all have.5. How many dollars does the woman still need to buy the book?A. 2 dollars. B. 5 dollars. C. 3 dollars.【答案】A第二节（共5小题，每小题1.5分）听下面2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，并标在试卷上。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段对话，回答第67题。W: What did you say?M: I s
5、aid that its a fine day today. Why dont we go for a walk?W: Can you wait a few minutes? I have to finish the letter.M: Does it take long?W: No, about ten minutes, I think. Why dont you go first and Ill meet you in the park?M: OK. Ill wait for you near the garden.6. What is the woman doing now?A. She
6、 is cooking.B. She is reading a book.C. Shes writing a letter.【答案】C7. Where does the man ask the woman to see him?A. Near the garden.B. In the garden.C. Outside the park.【答案】A听第7段对话，回答第810题。W: Have you traveled very much, Tom?M: Well, Ive been round the world two or three times.W: What countries hav
7、e you visited then?M: Ive visited America, Japan, Germany and England.W: Why did you visit them? Was this just for holidays or work or what?M: In most cases it was for holidays.W: Have you ever worked in foreign countries?M: Yes, I have. I worked in Germany for 5 or 6 years.W: When was that?M: That
8、was in the 1960s.8. Why did he visit the countries?A. In most cases for business.B. In most cases for getting jobs.C. In most cases for holidays.【答案】C9. Which country did he work in?A. America. B. England. C. Germany.【答案】C10. When did he work there?A. In 1960.B. In the 1960s.C. In the 1970s.【答案】B第二部
9、分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合空白处的最佳选项。11. Dont all speak at once! _ , please.A. Each at one time B. One by one timeC. One for each time D. One at a time【解析】本题意为“不要所有的人都同时说，每次一个人说”。at once在本句中意为at the same time（同时），而不是immediately（立刻、马上）；at one time同时，曾经。By one time和for ea
10、ch time在句了中均无意义。【答案】D12. Is there anything_ in todays newspaper?Yes. Two places_ have just been opened to the public in Xian.A. of interest; of interestB. interesting; of interestsC. interested; interestingD. interesting; of interesting【解析】“of + n.”等同于相应的形容词，anything of interest相当于anything interesti
11、ng; a place of interest名胜，复数形式是places of interest。【答案】A13. One way to catch a_ of the future is_ some of the major trends in contemporary society.A. glimpse; by examining B. sight; to examineC. glimpse; to examine D. sight; examining【解析】catch a glimpse of sb. / sth.为固定短语，意为“一眼瞥见某人或某物”；若为sight则应为catc
12、h sight of sb. / sth.；后一个空为不定式作表语。【答案】C14. After thirty years of separation, I_ with my daughter. How happy we were!A. caught up B. got in touchC. keep up D. keep in touch【解析】keep in touch意为“保持联系”，但题意为“久别后联系上”应为get in touch with sb.。【答案】B15. Lily, there is a surprise_ for you.A. for store B. for sto
13、ringC. of store D. in store【解析】in store意为“必将到来，快要发生”。本句意为“你一定会大吃一惊的”【答案】D16. The UK is a nation of different countries_ by a common language and culture.A. join together B. held togetherC. hold together D. made up of【解析】hold together意为“（使）连在一起，（使）团结一致”。held together在此为过去分词短语作后置定语。【答案】B17. He_ positi
14、vely that he had never seen the man.A. stated B. spokeC. told D. talked【解析】state意为“陈述或说明（某事）”。【答案】A18. The fact that he was born in 1953 is new to me. I _ that hes in his fifties.A. didnt know B. havent knowC. dont know D. wont know【解析】本句意为过去不知道他已经50岁了，暗含的意思是现在已经知道了，故选didnt know。【答案】A19. She hit him
15、_ the head with a book but dropped the beautiful watch_ her wrist.A. on; on B. on; inC. in; around D. in; above【解析】hit sb. on the head意为“打击某人的头部”；on ones wrist意为“在某人的腕部”。【答案】A20. _ main points, they havent reached agreement.A. For B. OnC. With D. To【解析】reach agreement on sth.意为“就某一点达成协议”。【答案】B21. Ch
16、ina is famous_ the Great Wall.A. with B. aboutC. for D. in【解析】be famous for意为“因而著名”。【答案】C22. Dont worry too much about_ mistakes. They are _ natural part of learning.A. /; a B. the; /C. /; the D. the; the【解析】可数名词复数形式表泛指，前面无须加the；part of sth.意为“的一部分”，但part前有形容词修饰时，要加a/ an，如“a natural part of learning
17、”。【答案】A23. I dont believe you can do that, _?She thought he was right, _?A. can you; wasnt he B. do I; wasnt heC. can you; didnt she D. do I; didnt he【解析】本题考查反意疑问句在固定句型中的用法。若宾语从句的主句为I think/ suppose/ believe/ imagine等表示说话人的看法，反意疑问句的疑问部分应与宾语从句一致。其他则常与主句一致。【答案】C24. _ as an international language is a
18、fact.A. That English is being acceptedB. That English is acceptingC. English is being acceptedD. English is accepting【解析】that引导主语多句，不担任成分，但不可省略，注意现在进行时的被动语态。【答案】A25. China is no longer_.A. what did she used to beB. she used to beC. what she used to beD. the country did she used to be【解析】本句含有表语从句，wha
19、t在从句中作表语，不能省略。从句中的语序应为陈述语序。【答案】C第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best-known film-makers in the world. This gentle-looking and over weight Englishman has connected the 26 audiences with most of the mysterious and frightening films 27 made
20、.“The 37 Steps”made in 1939 was the 28 which made him famous outside 29 . He receives many 30 from Hollywood, where he went to make“Rebecca”. This was the most expensive film he had made, 31 over a million dollars. This was 32 in Britain, 33 the budget（预算）was very small. But as soon as he started on
21、“Rebecca”, the Second World War started. Like many 34 film people, Hitchcock decided to 35 in America, and was sometimes 36 a traitor（叛徒）at home. But he was too old to 37 , and the British film industry had 38 down. He finished“Rebecca”and got 39 first Oscar, for the best film of the year.He was 40
22、the first film director to 41 a TV 42 which showed mysterious and frightening stories, called“Alfred Hitchcock presents”. This was a new 43 , for most of the Hollywood people hated television and didnt think it was worth trying at all. The audience loved Hitchcock, however, and he made more shows. T
23、hese shows gave him more 44 to try a new idea and produce more and more mysterious and frightening 45 .26. A. theatre B. cinemaC. sports D. music【解析】首句提示Hitchcock是著名的电影制片人。【答案】B27. A. ever B. neverC. still D. yet【解析】ever常用于先行词有最高级形容词所修饰的定语从句中，表示“曾经”。此处过去分词made作定语，相当于which have ever been made.【答案】A28
24、. A. book B. storyC. play D. film【解析】与Hitchcock的职务相符。【答案】D29. A. America B. FranceC. Britain D. Australia【解析】指在英国外的全世界出了名。【答案】C30. A. offers B. congratulationsC. letters D. telegrams【解析】好莱坞主动提出请他去制作电影。【答案】A31. A. spending B. costingC. talking D. wasting【解析】cost表示“花费（钱）”，需用物（事）作主语；spend西伯利亚“花费”解时，需要用
25、人作主语；take一般不用于表示“花钱”；waste表示“浪费”，与文意不符。【答案】B32. A. possible B. easyC. impossible D. interesting【解析】表示在英国花这样的巨资制作电影是不可能的，下文进一步作了交代。【答案】C33. A. why B. whereC. there D. here【解析】关系副词where引导一个非限制性定语从句。【答案】B34. A. another B. the otherC. the same D. other【解析】此处泛指“许多其他电影从业人员”。【答案】D35. A. leave B. stayC. fig
26、ht D. love【解析】Hitchcock决定留在美国。【答案】B36. A. made B. forcedC. called D. destroyed【解析】英国人称他为叛徒。【答案】C37. A. fight B. eatC. talk D. sleep【解析】指无力反击英国人称他为叛徒这件事。【答案】A38. A. started B. begunC. closed D. put【解析】英国电影业倒闭，close down意为“关门”“停业”。【答案】C39. A. her B. theirC. his D. its【解析】his即Hitchcocks。【答案】C40. A. als
27、o B. bothC. all D. neither【解析】在此应用肯定式，also表示“也”的意思。【答案】A41. A. become B. remainC. get D. stay【解析】指Hitchcock是第一位电影制片人而成为电视明星。【答案】A42. A. station B. showC. factory D. farm【解析】a TV show即电视剧。【答案】B43. A. idea B. nationC. shape D. attention【解析】由上文推断，此处应是“想法”，故用“idea”。【答案】A44. A. chances B. timeC. money D.
28、 directions【解析】这些电视剧给了他更多尝试新的见解的机会。其他三个选项与主旨无关。【答案】A45. A. plays B. storiesC. films D. problems【解析】上文已有交代。【答案】B第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。AReading to oneself is a modern activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during
29、 the fifteenth century the term “reading” undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction（分散注意力）to others. Examination of reas
30、ons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy（读写能力）and thus in the number of readers. As readers
31、increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud wo
32、uld disturb other readers in a way.Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains wi
33、th us still in education. However, whatever its advantages are, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media（媒介）on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.By the end of t he century students were being advised to have s
34、ome new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term “reading” referred to.46. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth c
35、entury?A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.B. Because there were few places for private reading.C. Because few people could read for themselves.D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.【解析】从文中第三段的前两句可以看出。【答案】C47. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth centur
36、y showed_.A. a change in the position of literate peopleB. a change in the nature of readingC. an increase in the number of booksD. an increase in the average age of readers【解析】从最后一段可找到答案。【答案】B48. Educationalists are still arguing about_.A. the importance of silent readingB. the amount of informatio
37、n provided by books and newspapersC. the effects of reading on healthD. the value of different types of reading material【解析】文中第四段的第一句话作了明确说明。【答案】D49. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?A. To explain how present day reading habits developed.B. To change peoples way to read.C. To show
38、 how reading methods have improved.D. To encourage the growth of reading.【解析】作者写此文的目的正是向我们说明现代的阅读习惯是如何变化的、发展的。【答案】ABWith the worlds attention at the end of 2000 on the election for the U.S. President, maybe we didnt much notice the election for a new Canadian government.Canadians are proud to have a
39、 political system that is different from that in the U.S. In Canada, as in the U.S., there is a time difference between the east and west coasts. This means that voting in the east of the country ends four hours before the west. In Canada, there is an election law which says that no one can publiciz
40、e the result of the exit survey before voting ends in every province. Some 13 million Canadians voted in 2000. The voting papers are counted by hand, not by machine. In 2000, all the counting was done within a few hours of the end of the voting.Voters elect Members of Parliament（下议院）from districts c
41、alled ridings（选区）. The party with the largest number of Members of Parliament (MPs) forms the government, and that party chooses its leader, who becomes the Prime Minister.Canada has ten provinces and two territories（领地）, but most of the 31 or more million Canadians live close to the border with the
42、 U.S.A. One third of the population live in the most developed province of Ontario（安大略）, and elect 101 seats out of the 301 seats in the House of Parliament.In the recent election, there were two main partiesthe Liberal Party and the Canadian Alliance. The Liberal Party, which has been in power sinc
43、e 1993, gets votes from the political center and is neither right-wing nor leftwing. It is strong in the east of the country and, in fact, in 2000 won 173 seats in Parliament.The Canadian Alliance is strong and getting stronger in the Canadian west where it won most of the seats. It is a right-wing
44、party. The political difference between the east and west is a cultural difference. Eastern Canada was settled by Europeans in the early days, while people moved west much later. The east is older, the west younger.Canada does not have a President. The Head of State is Britains Queen Elizabeth , who
45、 is represented by a governor-general. The present governor-general is a woman, Adrienne Clarkson. She is of Chinese origin.50. From the passage we can infer that the author tends to think_.A. people pay too much attention to the American electionsB. Adrienne has nothing to do with ChineseC. it is n
46、ecessary to know some knowledge of Canadian electionsD. the Canadian political system is better than of the U.S.A【答案】C51. It is forbidden by law in Canadian elections_.A. to declare the voting result ahead of timeB. to form a government without winning 173 seats in ParliamentD. to do vote counting b
47、eyond a few hours【解析】第二段的中间一句给出了明确的答案。【答案】A52. Why did the Canadian Alliance fail in the election in 2000?A. Most provinces did not support it.B. It didnt win more than half of Members of Parliament.C. The population in the west of the country was smaller than that in the east.D. It didnt try to get
48、 votes from the people in the Canadian east.【解析】由文中第四、五自然段可知。【答案】C53. The best title of this passage may be_.A. Different Politics in Canada and AmericaB. The Main Parties in CanadaC. How to Vote in CanadaD. The Canadian Elections【解析】本文从头到尾讲的都是加拿大的选举问题。【答案】DCIn 1803, the United States paid France $1
49、5 000 000 for the Louisiana Territory, an area more than four times the size of France. The land which was bought included everything between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River except Texas. The main port for the second longest river system in the world was within this territory. Although
50、 few realized it at that time, the purchase included the vast forests of Arkansas and Minnesota, the oilfields of Oklahoma, the cornfields of Iowa, the wheatlands of the Dkotas, the copper, silver, and gold of Colorado and Montana, the rice and sugar of Louisiana. Without doubt, the Louisiana Purcha
51、se was one of the greatest events in the history of the United States. In a single action, a third class nation doubled its size, united its states and population, and became a great power in the world.Shortly before 1800, half a million Americans were living west of the Allegheny Mountains. The set
52、tlers in the towns and villages there needed trade. In order to get trade, they had to send their flour, tobacco, and whisky by water. There were no usable roads to the eastern cities and ports. The entire Mississippi, except its mouth at New Orleans, was open to the settlers. Spain owned New Orlean
53、s and the great Louisiana Territory to the west of the river. The western settlers solved their problem by getting the “right of deposit” from Spain. This gave the settlers the right to unload goods at New Orleans and put it in warehouses before shipping it to the east.54. Before 1803, the United St
54、ates_.A. was as strong as FranceB. was the strongest country in the worldC. was not so powerful as it is todayD. was the largest country in the world【解析】从文中第一段最后一句话可知。【答案】C55. At that time people in the western United States mainly lived by_.A. farming B. fishingC. traveling D. hunting【解析】文中第二段第三句话中
55、的信息词flour, tobacco等都清楚地说明了当时美国西部的人们主要从事农业。【答案】A56. To the Americans at that time, the purpose of the purchase was_.A. to develop the resources of the areaB. to help the French governmentC. to enlarge its areaD. to make the western people trade easily【答案】C57. From this passage we can find that the Mi
56、ssissippi River goes_.A. from France to AmericaB. from east to westC. from island to the seaD. from America to France【解析】密西西北河的发源地是在内陆，而入海口是在新奥尔良。【答案】CDAbout ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter.
57、 Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman!There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man can not see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an un
58、lucky man may see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called “cones”. These help us to see in a bright light and to tell difference between colors. There are also mi
59、llions of “rods” but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color.Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes（蚊子）like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human beings also have favorite color
60、s. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night. One day we may even learn more about the invisible（看不见的）colors around.58. According to the passage, with the help of the “cones”, we can_.A. te
61、ll orange from yellowB. see in weak lightC. kill mosquitoesD. tell different shapes【解析】细节推测题。文中说With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day，而orange和yellow是两种不同的颜色，用演绎法我们可以判定，借助于眼中的cones，我们可以分辨橙色和黄色。【答案】A59. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?A.
62、 Women are more careful.B. There are fewer color-blind women.C. Women are fonder of driving than men.D. Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.【解析】因果关系推理题。根据Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter.女性患色盲的很少，容易分辨红绿灯等各种交通标志，故坐女性驾驶的车比较安全。【答案】B60. We can attract and
63、kill mosquitoes by using a_.A. red light B. yellow lightC. blue light D. green light【解析】细节推理题。文中说Mosquitoes（蚊子）like blue，蚊子喜欢蓝色，我们可以利用这一特点，用蓝灯吸引蚊子，然后将其捕杀。【答案】C第卷（共20分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分20分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断。如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉，在
64、该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。During the weekend I traveled by air the first 61._time in my life. I generally travelled by train 62. _or bus. It is both cheap and safer. And this was a 63. _happy. This feeling did not last for long because the 65. _trip was ve
65、ry excited. I was soon up in the blue 66. _sky between the clouds. The view of mountains, fields 67. _and rivers were interesting and unusual, when it 68. _was time for me to finish this trip, I was liking 69. _the scene so much that I was happy to have to 70. _stop my trip in the sky so soon.【答案】61
66、. the first前加for 62. travelledtravel63. cheapcheaper 64.65.删去for 66. excitedexciting67. betweenamong 68. werewas69. likingenjoying 70. happyunhappy第二节：书面表达（共10分）写一篇短文，简述Rose School受欢迎的原因。请在短文中包含以下内容：1.历史悠久。2.校园美丽。3.设备良好，教学楼、实验室、语音室、微机房、图书馆及体育馆都属全市最好的。4.收费合理，每学期$2000。5.教师出色，大部分毕业于名牌大学，他们耐心、有经验，热爱学生。注
67、意：不要逐条翻译，词数：120150个。【参考答案】Why is Rose School so popular in our city?For one thing, the school has a long history. Its school garden is very beautiful with trees and flowers everywhere. It is also well equipped. The classroom buildings, the experiment labs and the sound labs, the computer rooms, the
68、library as well as the gymnasium are among the best of all schools. Besides, the tuition is only $2000 a term, less than of other schools. But the most important reason for its popularity is the excellent teachers in Rose School. Most teachers graduated from well-known universities and colleges. They have great patience, and experience and especially, deep love for the students.