1、单元过关检测卷 (二)试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。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：David, you have eaten all the cookies in that box? They are really bad for your teeth.M：I know, but I was so hungry a
2、nd you came back so late.W：Im really sorry, dear. Just as I got off work, I was told I had to stay for a meeting.1Why did the woman come back late?AShe had a meeting. B She went to see the dentist.C She stopped to buy cookies.答案：AText 2W：Shes a typical Japanesereally quiet and shy!M：Oh, come on! Lot
3、s of Japanese people are really outgoing.2What does the man think of lots of Japanese people?AQuiet. BShy. COutgoing.答案：CText 3W：Have you heard? Theres been a fire at the old paper factory.M：Are you sure? Theres nothing in the newspaper about it.W：I just saw it on the 6 oclock news. Turn on the radi
4、o and you might hear something about it there.M：Ill phone Bob. He always knows whats going on.3How did the woman learn about the fire?AFrom TV. BFrom radio.C From Bob.答案：AText 4M：Excuse me. Is this seat taken?W：I dont think so. That man has got his books and notes and left a few minutes ago.4Where a
5、re the speakers probably?AIn a cinema. BIn a library. CIn a dining hall.答案：BText 5M：You know, my car hasnt been the same since I bumped into that telephone box.W：Youd better have that looked into before you drive to Florida.5What does the woman advise the man to do?ABe more careful. BBuy a new car.
6、CGet his car checked.答案：C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。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 6W：We need to get a present for Tanya. She is our only granddaughter and shes moving into her new flat s
7、oon. Now, she said that she needed some cushions, but I dont know what color her sofa is.M：I know that her mother has bought her a set of knives and forks, so why dont we get her a set of glasses?W：Actually, shes got glasses already. No, lets get her what shes asked for. I think Ill give her a ring
8、about the color.6Who bought a set of knives and forks for Tanya?AHer mother. BHer grandmother. CHer grandfather.答案：A7What does the woman decide to buy for Tanya?AA sofa. BCushions. CA set of glasses.答案：B听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。Text 7W：Whats up? You look a bit down.M：I got my results this morning for my e
9、ndofyear exams.W：Oh, dear. Not good news, then.M：No. No, I failed physics.W：Oh, no, Im sorry. What happened? I thought you revised really hard for it.M：I did, but the questions werent what I expected. I tried to answer them, but . W：Can you retake it?M：Yeah, but Ill have to take the course again nex
10、t year.W：What? Wait. You have to repeat the whole year?M：Yeah. Thats normal, no?W：Not back home, its not. When we fail an exam at university, we usually get the chance to retake it, but you dont have to do the whole course again.M：Oh, right. Well, here you have to repeat the whole courseand pay for
11、it, of course.8Why did the man fail the exam?AHe fell down to hurt. B The questions were hard for him.C He didnt revise hard for it.答案：B9What will the man have to do?ARetake the exam next week. BFind a good tutor tomorrow.C Take the course again next year.答案：C听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。Text 8W：Good afte
12、rnoon, Mr Brown. Im planning to take three weeks leave in January.M：Three weeks? You know we will be so busy next month. Could you put it off until February?W：Sorry, I cant. Mr Brown, I have already finished my work for next month.M：I see. You want to travel abroad or prepare for your wedding?W：Not
13、really. I want to go to see my parents in China. We celebrate the Spring Festival in January this year, and its our tradition to have a family reunion then.M：All right. Ill do my best to meet your request.W：Thats very kind of you. Thank you very much.M：No problem. By the way, when youre in China, wo
14、uld you mind buying a glass vase for my wife?W：Of course! Id be happy to. I remember her hobby.10Which month is it now?AJanuary. BFebruary. CDecember.答案：C11What will the woman do during the vacation?AHave a family reunion. B Prepare for her wedding. C Travel abroad.答案：A12What does the man ask the wo
15、man to buy?AA China cup. BA vase. CA pair of glasses.答案：B听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。Text 9M：Hi, Rachel! Howre you?W：Dont ask! Ive had a terrible morning!M：Oh, no? What happened?W：Its my car! I came out of the house this morning and found that the back window had been broken into pieces.M：Oh, no. Thats a
16、wful. What were they after? The cars MP3 player?W：Yeah, I guess that might have been it, because they did take that. It would have been OK if that had been all they got, but they got away with my handbag, too. Id somehow stupidly managed to leave it on the back seat.M：Oh, no! Was there much in it?W：
17、No, not really, but there was a spare set of keys in there, and my home address. Fortunately, I took my new iPhone with me.M：Oh, thats terrible! That wasnt a very sensible place to leave your handbag!W：I know! I know! I was so worried that theyd come round and rob my flat that I called in a repairma
18、n and got my locks changed this morning. It cost me a fortune.M：I bet it did! No wonder you came to work late. I bet you wont be making that mistake again, will you?13What happened to the woman?AHer car was broken into. B Her car was lost. C Her house was robbed.答案：A14What was in the womans handbag?
19、AAn MP3 player. BA new iPhone. CA set of keys.答案：C15What did the woman do this morning?AShe went to the police. B She had her locks changed.CShe repaired her cars back window.答案：B16Who is the man probably?AA policeman. BThe womans colleague. C The womans neighbor.答案：B听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。Text 10O
20、K, this one looks interesting . listen . This application is from Orson Barnes, who lives in Birmingham. Hes applying for the post of Publicity Manager with Happy Holidays.Hes 32 years old, and hes got a degree in economics from Manchester University. It was a fiveyear course, and as part of his stu
21、dies he did a work placement for a year with a small telecommunications company in Spain. His first job after he left university was with XL Holidays, and he worked there for four years. After three years he was promoted to the position of Operations Assistant and he was in charge of three people. F
22、or the last three years hes been working for Sky Airlines. Hes responsible there for Marketing. In addition to his degree, hes got a qualification in Russian. Hes been studying Italian since July, too, but he hasnt taken any exams in it yet. Hes also done a course in human resources and one in busin
23、ess law. He says that hes enjoyed his time at Sky Airlines, but he now feels the need for a new experience. He sounds good. What do you think?17Which position does Orson apply for?APublicity Manager. BOperations Assistant. CSales Manager.答案：A18How long did Orson study economics in university?AThree
24、years. BFour years. CFive years.答案：C19Where did Orson work first after his graduation?AHappy Holidays. BXL Holidays. CSky Airlines.答案：B20Why does Orson want a new job?AHe wants something new. B He wants a higher salary.CHe wants good working conditions.答案：A第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满
25、分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe crops we produce in the UK and around the world could change with climate. The weather is an important part in farming and changes in temperature will strongly affect crop growth. For the UK, temperature rises are likely to mean the crops normally gro
26、wing in the south of the country will be able to be grown further north. The UN believes there will be a shift northwards of between 200 and 300 kilometers for every degree of warming. This would be similar to the south of England in 2060, having the kind of weather the Loire Valley, in France, expe
27、riences now.Due to an increase in drought and heat waves, the types of crops grown in the UK will have to change, which doesnt have to be a bad thing for us. Products which havent been farmed over here before, such as sweet corn, sunflowers, and maize for cereals, could all provide new business for
28、farmerscertainly in the southeast.However, if farming practices do change in this country, procedures will have to be put in place beforehand as introducing something new of farmland involves a lot of preparation. Also, irrigation systems may need to be improved so that rain from winter can be store
29、d for the summer as it is hotter.Researchers are finding that pests, such as aphids, are starting to hatch (孵化) earlier in the year. In the last 1015 years theyve been arriving in springtime and the population of aphids appears to be growing, too.Aphids are a real problem as they can cause so much d
30、amage to crops and if theyre arriving earlier in the year they can get the produce when its very fragilecausing more damage than they used to.篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 ，阐 述 气 温 上 升 造 成 农 作 物 品 种 、农 业 生 产 种 植 方 式 的 变 化 以 及 因 为 害 虫 孵 化 提 前 造 成 作 物 受 害 的 事 实 。21It is quite possible that the author come
31、s from _.Athe UK Bthe UNCFrance DScotland答案：A 细节理解题。从第一段第一句“The crops we produce in the UK .”和第三段第一句可知选 A 项。22The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 2 refers to_.Athe kind of weather the Loire Valley, in France experiences nowBthe kind of weather the south of England in 2060 will haveCthe UNs belie
32、f that there will be a shift northwards of between 200 and 300 kilometers for every degree of warmingDthe UKs temperature rises mean the crops growing in the south will be able to be grown further north答案：D 指代判断题。this 指代上文所讲的“. temperature rises are likely to mean the crops normally growing in the s
33、outh of the country will be able to be grown further north”，故选 D。23The main idea of this passage is that _.Athe crops raised in the south will be transplanted to the north in 2060Bthe temperature rises will bring about either good or bad effectsCthe climate has a strong influence on cropsDthe global
34、 warmth causes more positive effects than negative答案：C 主旨大意题。从文中所讲的气温上升造成作物品种变化以及害虫孵化提前造成作物受害，可以推断出气候对农作物有重要影响，故选 C。BIs it worth buying organic food?Organic food, grown without artificial chemicals, is increasingly popular nowadays. Consumers have been willing to pay up to twice as much for goods wi
35、th organic labels (商标). However, if you think paying a little more for organic food gets you a more nutritious and safer product, you might want to save your money. A study led by researchers at Stanford University says that organic products arent necessarily more nutritious, and theyre no less like
36、ly to suffer from diseasecausing bacteria, either.The latest results, published in the Annuals of Internal Medicine, suggest that buyers may be wasting their money. “We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier， ” says Dr Crystal SmithSpangler from Stanford. “So
37、consumers shouldnt assume that one type of food has a lower risk or is safer.”For their new study, SmithSpangler and her colleagues conducted a review of two categories of research, including 17 studies that compared health outcomes between consumers of organic against traditional food products, and
38、 223 studies that analysed the nutritional content of the foods, including key vitamins, minerals and fats.While the researchers found little difference in nutritional content, they did find that organic fruit and vegetables were 20% less likely to have chemicals remaining on the surfaces. Neither o
39、rganic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards. And both organic and traditional meats, such as chicken and pork, were equally likely to be harmed by bacteria at very low rates. The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained h
40、igher levels of omega3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease. However, these nutritional differences were too small, and the researchers were unwilling to make much of them until further studies confirm the trends.Organic food is produced with fewer
41、chemicals and more naturalgrowing practices, but that doesnt always translate into a more nutritious or healthier product. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) states that whether you buy organic or not, finding the freshest foods available may have the biggest effect on taste. Fresh food is at l
42、east as good as anything marketed as organic.篇 章 导 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 议 论 文 。文 章 主 要 讨 论 了 有 机 食 物 是 否 值 得 购 买 的 问 题 。作 者 引 用 相 关 研 究 结 果 证 明 自 己 的 观 点 ：有 机 蔬 菜 、水 果 或 其 他 食 物 不 一 定 更 富 有 营 养 、更 健 康 ，新 鲜 食 物 才 是 最 值 得 购 买 的 。24The new research questions whether organic food _.Ashould replace traditional
43、foodBhas been overpriced by farmersCis grown with less harmful chemicalsDis really more nutritious and healthier答案：D 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“We did not find strong evidence that organic food is more nutritious or healthier， says Dr Crystal SmithSpangler from Stanford.”可推知，新的研究质疑有机食物更有营养或更健康的说法，故选 D。25SmithSp
44、angler and her colleagues found that _.Aorganic food could reduce the risk of heart diseaseBtraditional food was grown with more natural methodsCboth organic and traditional food they examined were safeDthere was not a presence of any forms of bacteria in organic food答案：C 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“Neither orga
45、nic nor traditional foods showed levels of chemicals high enough to go beyond food safety standards.”可知，所检验的有机或传统食品都是安全达标的，故选 C。26Which of the following is relatively healthier according to the passage?AOrganic chicken and pork. BOrganic milk and chicken.CTraditional chicken and pork. DTraditional f
46、ruit and vegetables.答案：B 细节理解题。根据第四段第四句“The researchers did find that organic milk and chicken contained higher levels of omega3 fatty acids, a healthy fat also found in fish that can reduce the risk of heart disease.”可知，有机牛奶和鸡肉相对更健康些，故选 B。27What is the authors attitude towards organic food?ASkeptic
47、al. BNeutral. CUnconcerned. DApproving.答案：A 观点态度题。根据文章的标题，并结合对全文的整体理解 ，尤其是最后一句可推知，作者对于是否要买有机食物持怀疑的态度，故选A。skeptical “怀疑的” ；neutral “中立的” ； unconcerned “不关心的” ；approving “赞同的” 。CFishermen from the Brazilian town of Laguna have developed a unique symbiotic (共生的) relationship with dolphins: they rely on
48、 the intelligent creatures to help them catch fish. Studies have shown that theres a particular group of about 20 bottlenose dolphins that work alongside the fishermen, while the rest of the local dolphins prefer to look for food on their own.The dolphins work together to drive groups of fish towards the fishermen. They then use
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