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1、英语单元测试一 （完卷时间： 90分钟 满分： 100分） 第I卷 （共79分）I. Listening comprehension (17%) Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken o

2、nly once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. (10%)1.A. Five feet tall. B. Only one foot. C. Taller than he is now.D. Six feet.2.A. In Sydney. B. In Madrid. C. I

3、n Paris. D. At his home.3.A. Visit a museum. B. Attend a wedding.C. Visit her friend. D. Go abroad.4.A. A student. B. A secretary. C. A teacher. D. A boss.5.A. They are late for the plane. B. They arrive ahead of time.C. They have left the bar. D. They are leaving the airport.6.A. Friday morning. B.

4、 Friday afternoon. C. Saturday morning. D. Saturday afternoon.7.A. 3times. B. 5 times. C. 6 times. D. 8 times.8.A. He is gambling. B. He is thinner.C. He disagrees with the woman. D. He used to be thin.9.A. 30 cents. B. 45 cents. C. 50 cents. D. 55 cents.10.A. The cablevision is not working. B. Chan

5、nel seven is in operation.C. Channel seventeen is in good order. D. The TV needs repairing.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on the passage. The passage will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you h

6、ear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. (3%)Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The New Fitness varies from person to person. B. The New Fitness is decided by the healthie

7、st lifestyle. C. The New Fitness needs some tests and comparison with standards. D. The New Fitness is based more on individual needs than personal goals.12. A. It is more precise. B. It is more flexible. C. It is less enjoyable. D. It is less effective.13. A. An accountant who can be physically fit

8、 as an athlete. B. The importance of three basic factors concerning fitness. C. New concept of fitness and its essential factors. D. Some sports with significant training effect.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you h

9、ear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear. Write your answers on your answer sheet. (4%)Toms activities in the spring semesterCourses taken by Tom_1_ and EnglishStudy plan:Study _2_ -timePlaces he tried to work:Gas _3_ and restaurantsExpected

10、 job:_4_Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.II. Grammar and vocabulary (31%)Section ADirections: Match. (5%)14. ( ) beneathA. 阻止、妨碍15. ( ) backgroundB. 电池16. ( ) barrierC. 在下方17. ( ) blockD. 背景18. ( ) batteryE. 栅栏、屏障Section BDirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are

11、 four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. (8%)19.The two 3D LED TV sets are both of good quality, but _ of them is on sale in this shopping mall. A. both B. either C. neither D. none20. Relatives of a passenger on an aircraft that crashed on May 9th

12、in Indonesia were overcome by grief after the wreckage(残骸) _. A. found B. was found C. has been found D. has found 21. Most parents will not allow their children to play video games _ the final exam is drawing near. They think its a waste of time.A. when B. unlessC. afterD. until22. _ teachers say a

13、nd do usually has a life-long effect on most of their students. A. ThatB. Which C. As D. What23. Liu Xiang appeared _ a giant step towards his Olympic dream when he won the gold medal at the 2012 Diamond League Shanghai stop. A. taken B. taking C. to have taken D. to take24. At the meeting place of

14、the Yangtze River and the Jialing River _, one of the largest cities in China.A. lies Chongqing B. Chongqing lies C. does lie Chongqing D. does Chongqing lie25. My mothers hair is turning grey, _ has been worrying her a lot for some time. A. what B. which C. that D. it26. Chan Wan, a HongKong studen

15、t in her senior year at Jinan University, explained to us _ she chose a university on the mainland three years ago. A. whereB. whetherC. whenD. why Section CDirections: Complete the passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need

16、. (10%)A. willing B. including C. cruel D. creature E. satisfy AB. questioned AC. represented AD. exhibited AE. excited BC. endangered BD. threatsMarius, a two-year-old male giraffe, was killed at the Copenhagen Zoo after it was rendered “a surplus animal”, despite animal rights groups campaign to s

17、ave the healthy _27_.Administers at the zoo said they had decided to kill Marius, who was 11 feet 6 inches, because his genes were well _28_ among the captive giraffe population in European zoos, an explanation that failed to _29_ furious animal rights activist.Besides nearly 30,000 online signature

18、s from those who did not want Marius killed, Copenhagen Zoo officials received death _30_ after they turned down adoption offers from other zoos, as well as a bid of 500,000 Euros from an individual who was _31_ to take Marius in.Marius was born in captivity at the Copenhagen Zoo, where there are se

19、ven reticulated giraffes (网纹长颈鹿), a species native to Africa. The species is not _32_, but it faces threats from habitat loss and hunting.“We dont do it to be _33_; we do it to ensure a healthy population,” said Bengt Holst, the zoos scientific director.However, many _34_ if the killing of the giraf

20、fe and what followed afterwards could be considered “humane (人道的).” Following a fatal gunshot, visitors- including children- were invited to watch the animal be dissected (肢解) and skinned. His internal organs were _35_ for about three hours. The giraffes remains were then fed to carnivorous (食肉的) an

21、imals at the zoo, _36_ lions.Section DDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits

22、 each blank. (8%)For most American teenagers over the age of sixteen, owning a car seems to be a must. Cars have become as much (1)_ status symbol for young drivers as they are for many adults.A decade ago, American teenagers would be very excited when their parents gave them a car (2)_ a high schoo

23、l graduation present. Now, it has become much (3)_ (easy) for them to get the four-wheel vehicle they want - they can find it (4)_(wrap) in ribbon on the street outside their homes on their sixteenth birthday.Young people love to have a car because it will be very convenient to go anywhere in the ca

24、r. And it seems that owning a car has developed another meaning over time - the person who owns a car (5)_ (appear) to be independent and cool, and the one (6)_ doesnt lost face. Thats why we always see in American movies and TV series teenagers who dont own a car beg their parents to lend them thei

25、r car. You know, (7)_ is a shame arriving at a friends party by getting dropped off by parents. No wonder Hannah Montana feels embarrassed once she had to be dropped off at a party by her dad (8)_ she lost her drivers license!III. Reading Comprehension (31%)Section A Directions: For each blank in th

26、e following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. (15%)When a child is faced with a problem, he may not be able to deal with it. Children need to learn _37_. The best way is to take the time to talk about

27、 problems as they happen. Problems have a way of bursting upon someone at the _38_ time. But _39_ the time is on the best, you should try to help.There are many things you can do to help a child learn problem solving skills. One good way is to find out what _40_ the problem. This is a skill that chi

28、ldren wont learn without help. A child may knock over his glass of milk at the dinner table, but he _41_ not realize that the glass was too close to the edge. You can show the child what the problem is.The next step for a child is to learn how to solve the problem _42_. This step takes courage. Some

29、 people are so afraid of being _43_ that they cannot solve problems. You can help by talking about some possible answers. Let the child _44_. Now the child will see that problems can be solved, and you can _45_ him.Another step is to help children _46_ the laws of cause and effect. If a child knocks

30、 over a glass, it will fall and break. Soon the child will see link between cause and effect, and then he is on the road to _47_.The ability to solve problems is not easy for children to learn. It is not easy for adults either. It takes _48_ for you, and it takes practice for the child. Finding the

31、right _49_ between helping children solve problems and _50_ them to explore and take risks is not always _51_. All you need is time and effort.37. A. whyB. howC. whatD. when38. A. bestB. exactC. worstD. right39. A. even ifB. becauseC. whenD. if40. A. causedB. solvedC. simplifiedD. complicated41. A.

32、needB. shouldC. canD. may42. A. quicklyB. correctlyC. aloneD. quietly43. A. uglyB. wrongC. timidD. slow44. A. pick it upB. try it outC. get it outD. think it over45. A. blameB. ignoreC. excuseD. praise46. A. breakB. makeC. discoverD. obey47. A. growthB. promotionC. scienceD. achievement48. A. streng

33、thB. thoughtsC. imaginationD. patience49. A. relationB. balanceC. linkD. conflict50. A. forcingB. allowingC. beggingD. expecting51. A. easyB. correctC. properD. luckySection BDirections: Read the following passages. The passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. Choose the be

34、st choice or fill in the blank according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (16%)AWe cant be certain who made the first hamburger or how its creation came about, but there is no arguing about the burgers popularity. It can be served in varieties of ways. Some people love bur

35、gers with condiments like red pepper, ketchup and mustard(芥末) meeting most customers tastes. Some top their burgers with lettuce, onion, tomatoes, and pickles(泡菜), and there are some who like a slice or two of cheese, a few mushrooms, and maybe several strips of bacon on their burgers. Regardless of

36、 how it is prepared, a hamburger is the sandwich of choice for many people. Residents of Seymour, Wisconsin, argue that Charlie Nagreen created the first hamburger in 1885, when he was only 15 years old. Charlie was selling meatballs at a chain store at the Outagamie County Fair. He watched people a

37、nd decided that meatballs were too difficult for them to eat while walking around the fair. Charlie flattened the meatballs, placed them between two slices of bread, and called his creation a “hamburger.”People in Stark County, Ohio, think that Frank Menches invented the first burger. He was working

38、 in a chain store at a county fair in the 1880s. Menches ran out of pork for his sausage-patty sandwiches. He used beef in place of pork and called the sandwich a “hamburger” in honor of the town Hamburg, New York, where the fair was held. Then, there are Texans who claim that the first burger was m

39、ade by Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas. Davis placed raw beef on his grill, cooked it, and placed it between two slices of homemade toast. He added a slice of raw onion on top. It was so popular that his friends urged him to open a chain store. He and his wife, Ciddy, followed their advice and made

40、his sandwich famous at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis. There are more stories of how the hamburger was invented. However, we dont have to know whose idea it was to know that it was a good one! 52. The word condiments in paragraph 1 probably means _. A. some raw meat and green vegetables B. prizes

41、 for some of the customersC. something improving the taste of foodD. main materials for making burgers53. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The Outagamie County Fair was held every year in Michigan. B. Frank Menches named his hamburger in honor of Hamburg, New York. C. Fletcher Davis ser

42、ved his sandwich with raw beef between slices of toast. D. Ciddy and her husband took their friends advice and became famous. 54. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. The origins of hamburger B. Creative ways of cooking C. Cooks from different countries D. Inventions a

43、t the Worlds Fair55. From the passage we can learn that _. A. Frank Menches created the first hamburger B. who first invented the hamburger was hard to sayC. Charlie Nagreen was the youngest inventor of hamburger D. we dont need to care for the popularity of hamburger BOnce upon a time, families kep

44、t a sense of their history through passing on their lives to the younger generations by word of mouth. That kind of transmission (传递) is beautiful in its way, but it can be unreliable. Stories get changed after many retellings. And, inevitably, some things are lost, never to be recovered.Today it do

45、esnt have to be that way. We have so many means of recording lives: photographs, videos and audio.Google “family history” and youll see that millions of people all over the world are posting their work on the Internet. In 100 years time, our great-grandchildren will be able to learn about the lives of past generations by going online.A British woman has had the idea of starting a company offering to make films for families of a professional standard. Former BBC documentary(记录影片)-maker Karen Walsh got the idea for her company, Geneus films, after she made a film about her own family history.Sp