1、单元素养检测(一)(Unit 1)(120分钟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。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。Text 1W: Do you walk to work every day? M: No, its too far to walk. Luckily the bus goes right by my house. But when the bus is crowded and
2、when it rains, I often wish I had a car. 1. How does the man get to work every day? A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot. 答案: BText 2W: Mark is watching a movie on TV. M: Should he be doing that now, with exams coming up next week? 2. What does the man think Mark should do now? A. Study for exams. B. En
3、joy a movie. C. Watch a TV. 答案: AText 3M: This new software is driving me crazy. I really need a break. W: I know what you mean. Ive had nothing but trouble with it. They say its supposed to be easy. M: Thats what Ive heard. But as far as Im concerned, it takes a genius to figure it out. 3. What pro
4、blem did they come across? A. They werent able to take a break. B. They had trouble with some software. C. They needed to update some software. 答案: BText 4M: Id go on a boat trip around the world. W: Oh, I wouldnt. Id get so bored. Id rather fly or drive. M: No, Id like to relax on the boat, sunbath
5、e all day long, and have a waiter bring me a cold drink just when I want one. 4. What are the speakers talking about in general? A. Their best memories of a relaxing holiday. B. Their travelling plans for the summer holiday. C. Their favourite ways of travelling around the world. 答案: CText 5W: Thank
6、s for all youve done for me. Hey, listen, would you like to go to see a film sometime? M: Yeah, thatd be great. Id love it. 5. What does the woman want to do? A. See a film with the man. B. Offer the man some help. C. Listen to some great music. 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
7、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。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、7题。Text 6M: The manager just emailed to say that the meeting would be put off till the next Sunday. Will you have everything ready by then? Anna, whats wrong? Are you hearing me? W: Sorry, I was
8、 thinking about my brother. I havent heard from him for two weeks. M: How often do you call each other? W: Usually at least once a week, but hes now a volunteer teacher at a mountain village. I can only write to him. M: The mail can be really slow sometimes. Im sure youll hear from him soon. W: I ho
9、pe so. 6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Neighbours. B. Colleagues. C. A couple. 答案: B7. How can Anna reach her brother now? A. By phone. B. By email. C. By letter. 答案: C听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。Text 7M: So, Macy, how was your holiday? W: Oh, we loved it. Tom liked Germany best, b
10、ut France was my favourite. M: So did Rachael finally go with you? W: No, she wasnt able to. She was called a way for a business trip to China. M: Thats a pity. So where exactly did you go and visit? W: Well, we travelled all over, Italy, Spain and Holland; we even bathed in the Swiss lake. M: You d
11、id, really? 8. What are the speakers talking about? A. A family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan. 答案: A9. Where did Rachael go? A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China. 答案: C听第8段材料, 回答第1012题。Text 8M: Hello, Mrs White. Do you feel better today? W: Oh, much better. Thank you. M: Can I ask you some q
12、uestions now? W: Certainly. M: First, do you remember what the driver looks like? W: Yes. He looked quite old and not very tall. Oh, and he had thick lips. M: OK. When the accident happened, where were you going? W: I was walking fast to a bank and pay a bill for my son. M: I see. After the driver k
13、nocked you down, he got out of his car and looked at you, didnt he? W: Yes, he did. I was bleeding, so he looked scared and then hurried back to the car. M: Do you remember his clothes? W: Yes. He wore a blue T-shirt, gray trousers. M: OK. I think I have enough information now. Thank you. W: Youre w
14、elcome. 10. Who is the man? A. A policeman. B. A researcher. C. A witness. 答案: A11. What was the woman doing when the accident happened? A. Driving a car. B. Walking fast to her son. C. Hurrying to pay a bill. 答案: C12. What did the man do first after knocking the woman down? A. He took the woman to
15、the hospital. B. He got out of his car to have a look. C. He drove his car away at once. 答案: B听第9段材料, 回答第1316题。Text 9W: Welcome back everyone. Now Im talking to Nick Parker, the singer with the band Krispy. Hello, Nick, welcome to our show. M: Hello. W: Nick, I have one question. Your sister, Mel, i
16、s in the band too, isnt she? M: Yeah. Weve been playing and singing together since we were young. Dad took us to hear the great bands playing live. Mel and I put on shows at school. But Mum didnt want us to get too serious about our music. She thought we should concentrate on our study. However, we
17、were still enthusiastic about our music. W: Then how was your band formed? M: Two musicians from music schools saw us playing in a concert. They asked if wed like to form a band with them. We agreed to try it out. W: How about the band in the first year? M: To our surprise, the audience enjoyed our
18、performance in the local concert. Then we recorded two songs and sent them to a music company. They asked us to join them, but our parents said we had to finish college first. W: Have you had any disappointments? M: Everything weve recorded has done well. Three singles have gone to number one, and o
19、ur first album has sold over a million copies. We have got thousands of fans. However, Ive been ill recently so weve started recording our second album late, which is a pity. 13. What did Nick and Mel do when they were young? A. They learned to act at school. B. They went to live concerts with their
20、 father. C. They were encouraged to play music by their mother. 答案: B14. When was the band Krispy started? A. After Nick and Mel played together. B. After Nick began studying at a music school. C. After two musicians saw Nick and Mel playing. 答案: C15. What do we know about the band in the first year
21、? A. They recorded two albums. B. They joined a music company. C. They were welcome in the concert. 答案: C16. What has disappointed the man? A. Parents forbade them to join a company. B. His illness delayed a new album recording. C. The first album has sold under a million copies. 答案: B听第10段材料, 回答第17
22、20题。Text 10W: Welcome everybody to this Cititours bus. I hope youre having a good time here in the West of England. Our tours usually last about one hour. The bus is now turning into Queens Road. From this road we can see a very modern building. This is the towns new sports stadium. All the big matc
23、hes happen there but at the momentan international company is using it for a conference. Now look to your left. Were now passing the City Theatre. This building is one hundred years old. Its very pretty, as you see, but it doesnt have enough seats for big shows. Weve got a new entertainment centre i
24、n Victoria Park. We dont pass it on the bus, but you may be interested to know its got a cinema and a concert hall. Most people prefer it because its got air conditioning. Now, on your right, is the High Street. The Cititours bus normally goes along the High Street into the Market Place. But at the
25、moment some musicians are practicing for an outdoor concert there. Were driving round a different route because the roads in the Market Place are closed. The market was an important local trade centre until about 1970. Farmers bought and sold their cows and sheep there. However, we dont see animals
26、in the city centre these days. The market areas got some good shops. Why dont you have a walk round there later on? 17. What is being held in the new sports stadium? A. A match. B. A concert. C. A meeting. 答案: C18. What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre? A. It has limited space. B. Its too old
27、 to look good. C. Its air conditioning doesnt work. 答案: A19. Which place is normally out of the route of the Cititours bus? A. Victoria Park. B. The City Theatre. C. The Market Place. 答案: A20. What does the speaker recommend visitors to do in the end? A. See animals in the city centre. B. Go to the
28、High Street. C. Visit some shops. 答案: C第二部分阅读(共两节, 满分50分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AShakespeares Globe Exhibition & Theatre Tour is a unique international resource to explore Shakespeares works. Open all year round, it gives you an opportunity to learn more about
29、 the most famous playwright, Shakespeare, and helps you seek to further the experience and international understanding of him. Group Visits to the Exhibition & Theatre TourOpening HoursTheatre Tours: Monday-Sunday9: 30 a. m. - 5: 00 p. m. Exhibition: Monday-Sunday9: 00 a. m. - 5: 00 p. m. Groups of
30、15 people or more are required to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. To make a reservation, please fill in a Group Request Form and return it to us via email. Exhibition and Theatre Tour PricesAdult: $15. 00Senior (60+): $13. 50Student (with valid ID): $11. 50Chil
31、d (5-15): $ 8. 00Complimentary: Every 16th person freeGetting hereShakespeares Globe 21 New Globe Walk, London SE1 9DT, UKVisitors are advised to arrive by public transport or by taxi. There is a car park on Thames Exchange on the north side of Southwark Bridge (open 24 hours, seven days a week). Ca
32、bs may be found all year round on Southwark Bridge. It may also be possible to pick one up from outside the entrance hall on New Globe Walk. Where to eatSwan at Shakespeares Globe serves modern British seasonal food for dinner, afternoon tea or drinks in our beautiful bar and restaurant set over two
33、 floors, available for pre-and post-theatre dining. Swan RestaurantMonday-Friday: 12 noon-3: 00 p. m. & 6: 00 p. m. -10: 30 p. m. Saturday: 12 noon-3: 30 p. m. & 6: 00 p. m. Sunday: 12 noon-9: 00 p. m. 【语篇概述】这是一篇广告布告类阅读。文章主要介绍了莎士比亚环球展览与剧院旅游的活动安排及旅游价格。21. When can you pay a visit to the exhibition? A
34、. Friday at 12: 00 noon. B. Monday at 8: 00 a. m. C. Saturday at 5: 30 p. m. D. Sunday at 7: 00 p. m. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。答案定位在Group Visits to the Exhibition & Theatre Tour部分Exhibition: Monday-Sunday 9: 00 a. m. -5: 00 p. m. 可知展览时间是: 星期一到星期日, 上午九点到下午五点。星期五中午十二点在这个区间范围内, 故选A。22. If a group of 20 children vi
35、sit the Exhibition & Theatre Tour, what is required for them to do? A. They need to hire a guide themselves. B. They must be accompanied by an adult. C. They have to pay $160 for tickets in total. D. They need to email for a reservation in advance. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据Groups of 15 people or more are requ
36、ired to pre-book their visit, and each group will have its own guide for free. . . via email. 可知如果一个20个孩子的小组参观展览和剧院旅游, 他们需要提前发邮件预订, 故选D。23. What can we know about Swan Restaurant? A. Afternoon tea is not served on Sunday. B. It serves traditional seasonal food for diners. C. It is closed from 3: 00
37、p. m. to 6: 00 p. m. on workdays. D. It serves three meals, drinks and afternoon tea. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。答案定位在Swan Restaurant部分Monday-Friday: 12 noon-3: 00 p. m. & 6: 00 p. m. -10: 30 p. m. 可知选C。BEach year on Halloween, children look forward to trick-or-treating for candies. But for some kids, eating Hall
38、oween candies can be dangerous. Thats because one out of every 13 kids in the US have a food allergy(过敏症). They are allergic to ingredients(成分) in many Halloween candies, such as peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, and beans. If they eat these foods, they will get sick or even die. “I had to throw away
39、all my candies with tears, ” eight-year-old Conlen said. Conlen is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, and dairy. Twelve-year-old Kylie is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts. She has been trick-or-treating only twice. “I brought my candies home and gave them to the neighbors, ” Kylie said. “I felt terrib
40、le. ”But this year, Conlen, Kylie and other kids with food allergies will have a chance for a happy Halloween. Thats because nearly 100, 000 households across the US have promised to take part in the Teal Pumpkin Project (TPP), which was started last year by Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE).
41、 FARE is an organization that works to improve the lives of people with food allergies. Through the project, the households agree to have nonfood items for trick-or-treaters, including trinkets(小饰品) and toys. To take part in the project, people buy a teal (蓝绿色) pumpkin or paint a pumpkin teal and pl
42、ace it in front of their house. The painted pumpkins let trick-or-treaters know that nonfood items are available there. The households also add their home addresses to an online map, making it easier for trick-or-treaters to find them. Kylie loves the idea. “The TPP makes Halloween fun and safe, ” s
43、he said. “It makes me feel like a normal kid, and it makes everyone feel included. ”【语篇概述】本文为新闻报道。文章介绍了一项万圣节的习俗, 孩子会挨家挨户收集糖果, 并发出不给糖果就搞怪的威胁, 但是美国十三分之一的孩子对食物有不同的过敏症, 所以今年人们发起了使用小饰品或玩具代替糖果, 以让有食物过敏症的孩子也能过一个快乐万圣节的活动。24. How do Conlen and Kylie feel in the past Halloween? A. Upsetting and dangerous. B.
44、Interesting and special. C. Sick and terrible. D. Important and exciting. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段可知, 在过去万圣节的经历对于Conlen和Kylie来说是伤心和危险的, 故选A。25. What is the purpose of FARE? A. To help people with food allergies recover. B. To help the households take part in the TPP. C. To take action to change kids bad e
45、ating habits. D. To help kids with food allergies have a happy Halloween. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“FARE is an organization that works to improve the lives of people with food allergies. 可知, FARE帮助那些食物过敏的孩子也能过一个快乐的万圣节。故选D。26. How do the households help kids with food allergies? A. By giving them teal pum
46、pkins as gifts. B. By offering them all kinds of foods except candies. C. By providing them with trinkets and toys as treats. D. By asking them for home addresses and sending them gifts. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Through the project, the households agree to have nonfood items for trick-or-treaters, inclu
47、ding trinkets and toys. ”可知, 很多家庭同意给那些搞怪的孩子们提供小饰品或玩具来代替传统的糖果。故选C。27. Where is the passage most probably taken from? A. A magazine about the history of festivals. B. A news report on cultures and customs. C. An advertisement for an organization. D. A research paper on kids health. 【解析】选B。文章出处题。通读全文可知
48、, 文章主要介绍了万圣节的一项习俗。所以本文极可能来自对文化和习俗介绍的新闻报道。故选B。CImagine a world of 400 years ago where children were used as chimney sweepers. The pay was low. It was a dirty trade and there was little reward for the men who did the job and even less for children. Medways annual Sweeps Festival recreates the joy and
49、laughter enjoyed by the chimney sweepers at their traditional holiday: the one time of the year the sweepers could leave the soot(烟灰)behind and have some fun. The festival was traditionally held on 1 May each year. Locally, they used to mark the occasion by staging a procession through the streets o
50、f Rochester. Their fun continued with the Jack-in-the-Green ceremony, a seven-foot character that they used to waken people at dawn on Blue Bell Hill, Chatham. The Jack-in-the-Green would walk with the chimney sweepers in their parade. When the Climbing Boys Act 1868 made it illegal to employ young
51、boys to carry out the trade, the traditional procession gradually began to fade. The final May celebration was held in the early 1900s. The modern day Rochester Sweeps Festival is a colorful mix of music, dancing and entertainment with more than 60 Morris sides and entertainers celebrating throughou
52、t the three-day festival. The festival was revived in 1981 by local businessman Gordon Newton, a keen historian. He decided it was time to bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today an excellent performance of traditional Britain. Gordon researched the
53、Sweeps tradition and organized a small parade, involving local Morris teams. In time, Medway Council took over organization of the festival but Gordon remained actively involved. Today he is a festival producer and plays melodeon(簧风琴) for several Morris teams. Doug Hudson is the festivals music dire
54、ctor, a role he has held for many years. Through Gordons vision and hard work, Dougs musical ability and the councils help, the Rochester Sweeps Festival has become the largest May Day celebration of its kind in the country. 【语篇概述】四百年前, 清扫节的出现为扫烟囱的人带来了些许欢乐和放松。在这一节日消失近一个世纪以后, 通过高登牛顿的不懈努力, 清扫节又重新回到人们的
55、生活中, 人们通过歌舞的形式来庆祝这一节日。28. Medways Sweeps Festival _. A. has been organized by the Jack-in-the-GreenB. dated back to the May celebration in the early 1900sC. is held to honor those chimney sweepers every other yearD. has become a time for chimney sweepers to enjoy themselves【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the o
56、ne time of the year the sweepers could leave the soot behind and have some fun. ”可知, 故选D。29. What does the underlined word “revived” in the 4th paragraph most probably mean? A. Realized. B. Reviewed. C. Recreated. D. Recognized. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据文章可知, 清扫节在20世纪初举行过最后一次庆祝后于1981年又重新出现; 根据语境及画线词后的Gordon N
57、ewton可知, 他重新创立(recreated)了清扫节, 故选C。30. What can we infer from the passage? A. The festival has never been supported by the local government. B. The festival is a good way to see British folk customs in action. C. Youngsters have been forbidden to be chimney sweepers since 1981. D. The modern festiva
58、l lasts five days celebrating the coming of spring. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章第四段中 “He decided it was time to bring it back and over the years he has helped develop the festival into what it is today an excellent performance of traditional Britain. ”可推知, 在现代清扫节, 人们可以欣赏到英国传统的表演, 故选B。31. What is the passage ma
59、inly concerned about? A. The history of Sweeps Festival B. Medways traditional holidaysC. Climbing Boys Act 1868D. A procession in Rochester【解析】选A。主旨大意题。整篇文章讲述了清扫节的过去和现在, 即清扫节的历史, 故选A。DWhen it comes to work, workers, and jobs, much of the concern of the modern age boils down to the fear that were wi
60、tnessing the final stage of the game, and that there will be nowhere for humans to withdraw as machines take over the last few tasks. The most recent example comes from the use of artificial intelligence (AI). Is there no area of human experience that cant be replaced by AI? And if not, what is left
61、 for humans to do except the tasks involved in taking care of the machines? At the heart of this concern is our desire for good jobs jobs that make the most of workers natural abilities and where the work provides the worker with motivation and work-life balance. More importantly, good jobs support
62、workers in learning by doingand, in so doing, deliver benefits on three levels: to the worker, who gains in personal development and job satisfaction; to the organization, which reforms as staff find new problems to solve and opportunities to pursue; and to the community as a whole, which harvests t
63、he economic benefits of hosting positive organizations and workers. This is what makes good jobs productive for the organization, as well as engaging and fulfilling for the worker. Does the ongoing advance of AI threaten to get rid of all the learning, creativity, and meaning that make a job a good
64、job? Certainly, some have blamed technology for just such an outcome. Headlines today often express concern over technological innovation(革新) resulting in bad jobs for humans, or even the complete disappearance of certain professions. Some fear that further technology advancement in the workplace wi
65、ll result in jobs where employees are being asked to work in split times or for longer periods over more days. The problem here isnt the technology; rather, its the way the technology is used and, more than that, the way people think about using it. 【语篇概述】这是一篇议论文, 主题语境是人与科技。文章介绍了人类对人工智能发展的前景的担忧以及作者认
66、为我们该持有的态度。32. What is the passage mainly about? A. The human fears in the age of AI. B. Human experiences were replaced by AI. C. How to take care of the AI machines. D. The relations among work, workers, and jobs. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。由全文内容可知, 本文主要讲述了人类对AI发展的担忧, 故选A。33. What jobs are supposed to be good ac
67、cording to the passage? A. The ones that provide basic benefits. B. The ones that require no economic return. C. Those that dont bring new problems to workers. D. Those that offer chances to progress professionally. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段对好工作的描述可知选D。34. How do the news media respond to the development
68、 of AI? A. Supportive. B. Optimistic. C. Negative. D. Ambiguous. 【解析】选C。观点态度题。根据第三段中的Headlines today often express concern over technological innovation resulting in bad jobs for humans, or even the complete disappearance of certain professions. 可知, 媒体对AI的发展持消极的态度, 故选C。35. What will the author proba
69、bly talk about next? A. The proper attitude towards AI. B. The future jobs humans will do. C. The possible application of AI in the future. D. The approaches to handling the issues of AI. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由最后一段的内容可判断出, 接下来说的应是如何正确对待AI, 故选A。第二节(共5小题; 每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分)阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有
70、两项为多余选项。On any given day, many of us wrestle with our fear. We might be considering changing a job, telling someone we love them or wanting to speak up for whats right when we see injustice(不公正). 36 Or it says that we dont have the ability to create the life or world we want to have. The cycle often
71、 plays out in the same way. So, what should we do? 37 Instead, we can choose to accept fear as part of the process of change and practice courage. Though courage is often thought of as an inborn character, its actually a practice that can be learned for dealing with difficulty. 38 Here are two usefu
72、l tips for dealing with fear and moving closer to courage. Listen without attachment. Many of us who are stuck in fear have an inner critic(批评家), constantly telling us well fail. Sometimes we adopt approaches to removing it. 39 However, if we can take time to listen to our inner critic without attac
73、hmentwithout the need to ignore or accept what it is sayingwere in a better position to learn from it. 40 Creating courageous communities gives us the support to face challenges. Sometimes our stories get in our way, and we need people who are doing similar work to help us see where were getting stu
74、ck or what were truly good at. A. Fear shows up in the body. B. Youll be more likely to make the changes. C. In other words, courage can become a habit. D. Dont see fear as bad or try to remove it when it arises. E. But a voice within us pipes up saying that theres no point. F. While we can get temp
75、orary relief, they dont actually make the critic go away. G. Surround yourself with like-minded people who also honor the values of courage. 【语篇概述】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何获取勇气来战胜内心的恐惧。36. 【解析】选E。根据空后“Or it says that we dont have the ability to create the life or world we want to have. ” 的提示可知答案, 其中的it即E项
76、中的“a voice within us”。37. 【解析】选D。根据空后的“Instead, we can choose to accept fear as part of the process of change and practice courage. ”可知, 作者不赞成“把恐惧看成不好的事情并在它一出现时就消灭它”的做法, 并给出了“接受恐惧并锻炼胆量”的建议。38. 【解析】选C。本空是对上一句“its actually a practice that can be learned for dealing with difficulty”的进一步说明。39. 【解析】选F。上一
77、句指出, 有时候我们采取一些策略来消灭它, 但是作者认为这只是暂时的解脱, 并不能真正地赶走这个批评家。40. 【解析】选G。根据本段内容可知, 作者给出的建议是: 与你周围同样珍视勇气的人在一起。本空后的句子中 courageous communities”即指G项中提到的“like-minded people who also honor the values of courage”故选G项。【规律方法】阅读填句解题技巧有部分题出现在每一段的开始位置, 若问题在段首: 1. 通常是段落主题句。认真阅读该段落, 根据段落一致性原则, 查找相关词或者同义词, 从而推测出主题句, 找到答案。 2
78、. 与后文是并列、转折、因果关系等。着重阅读后文第一句, 锁定线索信号词, 然后在选项中查找相关特征词。一般来说正确答案与它后面的一句话在意思上是衔接的, 所以通常情况下, 这两句话中会有某种衔接手段。第三部分语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分)阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product only on the basis of its advantage
79、s, we dont only 41 its quality, value or style before making a decision. However, we are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing 42 with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than relying on only our own opinions. But it does make life 43 for companies. They have l
80、ong understood that groups of friends and relatives 44 to buy the same products, but understanding the reasons has been tricky. Is it because they are so similar with 45 to how much money they make and what television ads they watch that they 46 arrive at the same decision? Or do they 47 one another
81、, perhaps out of envy or perhaps because they have 48 information about the products? Research in Finland recently found good evidence that neighbours have a big influence on buying 49. When one of a persons ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the 50 that that person would buy a car of the 51 brand
82、 during the next week and a half rose by 86 percent. The researchers argued that it was not just a matter of envy. 52 cars seemed to attract neighbours even more. This 53 that people were not trying to keep up with their neighbours, they were eager to 54 them. Since second-hand cars are less reliabl
83、e, people are more likely to consider others55 before buying. 【语篇概述】不管我们相信自己是多么客观的人, 我们大多数人不是只根据产品的优点来判断它。周围人对我们的判断有很大的影响力, 我们这样做是渴望从别人身上得到一些经验。41. A. recognize B. considerC. appreciateD. introduce【解析】选B。背景常识题。recognize 辨认出; consider考虑; appreciate 感激; introduce 介绍。根据 “. . . before making a decision”
84、在做决定前, 我们不仅仅考虑产品的质量等(因素), 故选B。42. A. normalB. funnyC. scientificD. wrong【解析】选D。固定搭配题。normal 正常的; funny 搞笑的; scientific科学的; wrong 错误的。根据短语 “there is nothing wrong with”得知这样做也没错, 故选D。43. A. happyB. hardC. fairD. simple【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据 “but understanding the reasons has been tricky”说明对于公司来说猜测消费者心理不容易, 故
85、选B。44. A. failB. agreeC. pretendD. tend【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。fail 失败; agree 同意; pretend假装; tend 倾向于。多数公司以为朋友亲戚们一起购物会倾向于买一样的产品, 倾向于做某事tend to do sth. , 故选D。45. A. connectionB. regardC. relationD. concern【解析】选B。固定搭配题。connection 连接; regard 看作; relation关系; concern担心。根据短语 “with regard to”关于, 故选B。46. A. madlyB. im
86、mediatelyC. hardlyD. independently【解析】选D。词义辨析题。madly 疯狂地; immediately 立即; hardly 几乎不; independently 独立地。根据 “what television ads they watch”推测: 还是因为他们看了一样的电视广告所以他们也能分别做出一样的决定, 故选D。47. A. helpB. payC. copyD. call【解析】选C。词义辨析题。根据“perhaps out of envy”推知出于羡慕妒忌, 他们在模仿别人。故选C。48. A. sharedB. ignoredC. expect
87、edD. declared【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。shared 分享; ignored 忽略; expected 期望; declared 宣布。根据上文公司对消费者消费方式的猜测得知这里猜想原因可能是他们分享了产品信息, 所以购买相同物品, 故选A。49. A. powerB. decisionsC. timeD. approaches【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。power 权力; decisions 决定; time 时间; approaches 方法。根据上文的 “It is probably a smarter way to make decisions”以及下文的买车实例推理这是说做
88、消费决定时, 邻居起到很大的作用, 故选B。 50. A. choicesB. challengesC. chancesD. changes【解析】选C。词义辨析题。choices 选择; challenges 挑战; chances 机会; changes 改变。这里在强调一个人买与邻居相同品牌的车的几率上升86%, 故选C。51. A. bestB. worstC. sameD. different【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上文的 “buy the same products”可以推测出这里是说一个人买与邻居相同品牌的汽车, 故选C。52. A. NewB. UsedC. Expens
89、iveD. Cheap【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据下文 “second-hand cars are less reliable”得知是被用过的车更有吸引力, 故选B。53. A. suggestedB. promisedC. announcedD. predicted【解析】选A。词义辨析题。suggest建议, 表明; promise答应; announce宣布; predict预测。根据 “they were eager to”可知这表明人们不是为了赶上邻居, 故选A。54. A. argue withB. care aboutC. live withD. learn from【解析】选
90、D。短语辨析题。argue with争论; care about关心; live with 忍受, 承认; learn from 从中学习。人们不是为了赶上邻居, 而是渴望从别人身上得到一些经验, 故选D。55. A. effortB. permissionC. recommendationD. feeling【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。effort 努力; permission 允许; recommendation 推荐; feeling 感受。根据 “Since second-hand cars are less reliable”推知二手车可信度差, 人们更可能购买前考虑别人的推荐, 故选
91、C。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。The temple fair was originally a showing activity, 56. _ (entertain) people by the Buddhism and Taoism(道教) organizations. Later some worship activities of folk beliefs 57. _ (appear) in the Buddhist temples and Taoist temples. When the fe
92、stival ceremonies were held by the Buddhism and Taoism, various kinds of folk organizations came there 58. (add) to the fun. In this way, the Buddhist temples and the Taoist temples were 59. _(gradual) becoming the sites for mass 60. _(gather) for the religious activities. As time passed, the temple
93、 fair has become the main trading market for people to purchase 61. (day) necessities. 62. _ the secularization(世俗化) of the religious activities, the temple fair activities have been popularized and become active. The custom of holding the regular temple fair can be found everywhere. Many a large te
94、mple fair 63. _(be) uncommonly busy, and there are many local operas playing besides 64. trading activities. Even in some small-scaled temple fairs there are small drama shows such as shadow plays and storytelling. Especially during the Spring Festival, temple fairs in some important temples are hug
95、ely crowded with people 65. _ take the opportunity to worship the Buddha and beg for good luck in the new year. 【语篇概述】本文为说明文, 介绍了中国的庙会文化。56. 【解析】entertaining。考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词, 且空前无连词, 故空处填非谓语动词; entertain与其逻辑主语the temple fair之间是主动关系, 故用现在分词形式。57. 【解析】appeared。考查动词时态和语态。此处描述的是过去发生的事情, 应用一般过去时; appear
96、是不及物动词, 故用主动语态。58. 【解析】to add。考查非谓语动词。此处指各种各样的民间组织前来助兴, 故用动词不定式作目的状语。59. 【解析】gradually。考查副词。空处作状语修饰谓语动词, 故用副词gradually。60. 【解析】gatherings。考查名词复数。根据语境可知, 此处指“集会”, 应用所给词的名词形式; gathering是可数名词, 根据语境可知此处用复数形式。61. 【解析】daily。考查形容词。空处作定语修饰名词necessities, 应用形容词daily。62. 【解析】With。考查介词。根据语境可知, 此处指随着宗教活动的世俗化。表示“
97、随着”, 应用介词with构成复合结构。63. 【解析】is。考查动词时态和主谓一致。根据下文中的and there are many可知, 此处应用一般现在时; “many a+可数名词单数”作主语时, 谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。64. 【解析】the。考查冠词。此处表示特指, 故用定冠词the。65. 【解析】who/that。考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句, 修饰people, 且在从句中作主语, 故用who/that。第四部分写作(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华, 你的英国朋友David将来你校参加文化交流活动, 请写信告诉他相关情况, 内容包括: 1. 时间
98、: 1月5日至11日; 2. 具体内容: 介绍中英节日习俗、参观城市博物馆, 举办晚会等; 3. 询问David来中国最期待的事情。注意: 1. 词数80左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯; 3. 开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。Dear David, How are things with you? _Yours, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear David, How are things with you? I hear you are coming to our school for Sino-British cultural exchange. Now Im writi
99、ng to tell you the dates and activities were going to have. The cultural exchange will last a week, from January 5 to 11. In the first five days, all kinds of activities will be held to introduce the major festivals of our two countries. Following this will be a visit to the local citys museum, and
100、an evening party on the last day. What is your highest expectation for the visit? Please let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Li Hua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。A funny thing happened to Arthur when he was on the way to work one day. As he wa
101、lked along Park Avenue near the First National Bank, he heard the sound of someone trying to start a car. He tried again and again but couldnt get the car moving. Arthur turned and looked inside at the face of a young man who looked worried. Arthur stopped and said, “It looks like youve got a proble
102、m. ”“Im afraid so. Im in a big hurry and I cant start my car. ”“Is there something I can do to help? ” Arthur asked. The young man looked at the two suitcases on the back seat and then said, “Thanks. If youre sure it wouldnt be too much trouble, you could help me get these suitcases into a taxi. ”“N
103、o trouble at all. Id be glad to help. ”The young man got out and took one of the suitcases from the back seat. After placing it on the ground, he turned to get the other one. Just as Arthur picked up the first suitcase and started walking, he heard the long loud noise of an alarm(警报). It was from th
104、e bank. There had been a robbery! Park Avenue had been quiet a moment before. Now the air was filled with the sound of the alarm and the shouts of people running from all directions. Cars stopped and the passengers joined the crowd in front of the bank. People asked each other, “What happened? ” But
105、 everyone had a different answer. Arthur, still carrying the suitcase, turned to look at the bank and walked right into a young woman in front of him. She looked at the suitcase and then at him. Arthur was surprised. “Why is she looking at me like that? ” He thought. “The suitcase! She thinks Im the
106、 bank thief! ”Arthur looked around at the crowd of people. He became frightened, and without another thought, he started to run. Paragraph 1: As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop! ”_Paragraph 2: The taxi stopped in front of the Police Station and Arthur_【参考范文】Pa
107、ragraph 1: As he was running, Arthur heard the young man shouting behind, “Stop, stop! ” “Give my suitcase back to me! ” Hearing this, Arthur immediately realized that the young man was the bank robber. So he continued running until he stopped in front of a taxi. Then he quickly got into it and sat
108、in the back seat. Out of breath, Arthur said to the taxi driver, “Please go to the Police Station as soon as possible. I have a robbery to report to the policeman. ”The moment the taxi driver got the request, he drove straight to the police station without hesitation. Paragraph 2: The taxi stopped i
109、n front of the Police Station and Arthur ran into it, shouting, “There is a bank robbery and I know who the bank robber is. ” On hearing Arthurs story, the policeman decided to head for the bank to investigate the case. However, just at that moment, the young man came to the police station in a hurr
110、y. Out of breath, he told the whole story. As a matter of fact, he was not the bank robber and what in the suitcase were only some clothes. How embarrassed Arthur was when he learned the truth! . 单句语法填空1. I should give my congratulations to you on your progress. 2. Actually my original (origin) pape
111、r was missing and I regretted for a long time. 3. When you fail to express yourself, you must figure out what has led to it? 4. My belief (believe) is that I should not lose heart at any difficult situation. 5. The editor gave an early reply to him out of respect. 6. The manager was chosen to be the
112、 representative (represent) of his company. 7. They treated her as if she were (be) their own child. 8. I dont fancy walking (walk) in the rain. . 阅读理解Some people like modern art, while others say that is rubbish. But a cleaner who works in the Tate Gallery in London isnt able to tell the difference
113、. The woman, whose name isnt known, mistook a work of art by the German painter Gustav Metzger for a bag of rubbish, and threw it out with other bags. The plastic bag, which contained pieces of paper and cardboard, was later recovered outside the gallery, but the artist thought that it was too damag
114、ed to be put on show again. 78-year-old Mr Metzger explained that the exhibit, which he said was a copy of a similar work he had created in 1960, was meant to show that all art is temporary and “finite”(有限的). Embarrassed officials at the museum said that they had to call a meeting with cleaners to e
115、xplain which things should not be touched. They would not say whether Mr Metzger would be paid any compensation for the incident. However, to make absolutely sure the same thing would not happen again, they decided to cover Mr Metzgers work every evening with a colored cloth. In this way the cleaner
116、s arriving after the gallery had closed to the general public would realize they should not touch it. This is not the first time that museum cleaners have had trouble distinguishing exhibits from rubbish. In 2001, in another London gallery, a cleaner threw away a work by the well-known British artis
117、t Damien Hirst. It was an arrangement of empty beer bottles, coffee cups, and overflowing ashtrays, which were meant to indicate the chaos in the life of an artist. However, cleaners dont always throw things awaysometimes they clean them! This was the case with a dirty bath, which was on show in a g
118、allery in Germany. Without asking what the bath was doing in the gallery, the cleaners simply scrubbed it clean. 【语篇概述】本文讲述清洁工不慎误将现代的艺术当作垃圾扔掉。1. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Cleaners mistake modern art for rubbishB. Modern art shouldnt be cleanedC. What makes a great work of artD. Cleaner
119、s dont always throw things away【解析】选A。主旨大意题。文章讲述了清洁工误把现代艺术品当作垃圾扔掉, 故选A。2. The officials of the museum covered Mr Metzgers work so that _. A. the visitors couldnt get close to it in the eveningB. they could get it recovered soonC. the cleaners wouldnt make the same mistakeD. they would return it to n
120、ormal【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中 “However, to make absolutely sure the same thing would not happen again, they decided to cover Mr Metzgers work every evening with a colored cloth. ”可知, 是为了让清洁工不再犯同样的错误, 故选C。3. The last paragraph is written to show that _. A. cleaners often make exhibits as clean as possible
121、B. cleaners cant always differ exhibits from rubbishC. exhibits are usually difficult to cleanD. exhibits are not always so beautiful【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段提到 “However, cleaners dont always throw things awaysometimes they clean them! This was the case with a dirty bath, which was on show in a gallery in Germany. Without asking what the bath was doing in the gallery, the cleaners simply scrubbed it clean. ” 然而清洁工不会总是把它们扔掉, 有时会打扫它们! 有一个例子是一个脏兮兮的浴缸在德国的一个画廊展出, 而清洁工没有问浴缸在画廊里被用来做什么, 只是把它擦干净了。故选B。
