1、Unit 5 单元测评单元测评 (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。 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:Two peaches are missing.Thats strange. M:Dont worry about that.I ate them when you were cooking in the kitchen. 1.What
2、did the man eat just now? A.An apple. B.Some chicken. C.Some peaches. 答案 C W:What is going on?Its May,and we still have to wear warm clothes. M:Well,theres some good news on the radio.You probably can wear shorts tomorrow. 2.What are the speakers talking about? A.Weather.B.Clothes.C.News. 答案 A W:Mr
3、Black,could I have a meeting with a student here? M:Sorry,not here,Miss Hopkins.We need a quiet environment to prepare for tomorrows lecture. 3.Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A.Classmates. B.Colleagues. C.Teacher and student. 答案 B W:Excuse me.Could you tell me what time Flight AF35
4、 gets in? M:Well,its due in at 6:20 pm.But the announcement said just now that it has a 30-minute delay because of the bad weather. 4.When will the flight arrive? A.At 18:20.B.At 18:35.C.At 18:50. 答案 C M:Ms.Miller,could you tell me how I can improve this article?I got a B plus. W:Its quite good,actu
5、ally.The language is good and the main points are covered.Theres just too much repetition.You could have said everything within two pages. 5.How can the man improve his article? A.By deleting unnecessary words. B.By adding a couple of points. C.By correcting grammar mistakes. 答案 A 第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.
6、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。 W:Hello,Helen Smith speaking.Can I help you? M:Hello,this is David.Could I speak to Mike,please? W:Im afraid hes not available at the moment.Would y
7、ou leave a message? M:Yes.Im calling to cancel a meeting we scheduled for this afternoon. W:Okay.Let me take this down.Could I have your name again? M:Certainly.Its David Stone. 6.Why does David want to speak to Mike? A.To invite him to a party. B.To discuss a schedule. C.To call off a meeting. 答案 C
8、 7.What do we know about the speakers? A.They are colleagues. B.They are close friends. C.Theyve never met before. 答案 C 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。 W:What do you want to do tonight? M:How about going to the cinema?I should be home from work at 5:45.Then we can go out and eat before we see a film. W:What
9、do you want to see? M:Theres a good art film at the Green House Cinema. W:Let me see.it starts at 6:15.I dont think we can get there in time to see the beginning.How about the action film at the New State Cinema?It starts at 6:50.Perhaps the 7:00 one at the UME Cinema is even better.It stars Jackie
10、Chan. M:OK,thats fine.I like him,too. 8.When will the man be home from work? A.At 5:45.B.At 6:15.C.At 6:50. 答案 A 9.Where will they probably go before seeing the film? A.To the supermarket. B.To the restaurant. C.To the park. 答案 B 10.Where will the speakers go? A.The Green House Cinema. B.The New Sta
11、te Cinema. C.The UME Cinema. 答案 C 听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。 M:You look pale,Stephanie!Whats wrong? W:I dont feel good.I have a bad headache.In fact,I havent got much sleep this past week,and I feel really tired. M:Why dont you go to see a doctor? W:Yeah,I think I should.But I have a report to do tomor
12、row.Ms.Jenkins needs it for the board meeting next Monday. M:Well,its Wednesday today.Why dont you talk to Ms.Jenkins and ask if you can hand it in on Friday morning? W:Maybe I should try.I guess I just need a good sleep.Thanks,Gorge. M:If you need any help for the report,just let me know. 11.Where
13、are the speakers? A.In a hospital. B.In the office. C.At home. 答案 B 12.When is the report due? A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Next Monday. 答案 A 13.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report? A.Improve it. B.Hand it in later. C.Leave it with him. 答案 B 听第 9 段材料,回答第 14 至 17 题。 W:So you havent been fe
14、eling very well recently.Is that right? M:Yeah.Its my leg,Doctor,my right leg.I keep having this strange pain. W:How would you describe the pain? M:Its like boiling water running down my leg.Its been getting worse recently.Ive been losing sleep,and actually I had to put off an important appointment
15、this morning because of the pain. W:So the pain has been keeping you awake? M:Yes,thats right.Do you think its serious,Doctor?Do you have any medicine that might help? W:Well,without doing some tests,I cant be sure whether medicine would help or not. M:My usual doctor thinks its only because I have
16、been working too hard. W:That could be the reason.Dont worry.Well do a few tests here and see what we find. M:OK,thank you.Do you mind if I ask how long the tests might take?I have an important meeting at 2pm and then a business dinner at 7pm. 14.Whats wrong with the man? A.His right leg aches. B.He
17、 cant sleep. C.He has a fever. 答案 A 15.What does his usual doctor think causes the pain? A.His strange habit. B.His working too hard. C.His unhealthy diet. 答案 B 16.When will the man have a meeting? A.At 2pm.B.At 5pm.C.At 7pm. 答案 A 17.What do we know about the man? A.He is healthy. B.He is lazy. C.He
18、 is busy. 答案 C 听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20 题。 A nickname is the shortened form of a persons name.It can also be a name for a place or thing.Many American cities have nicknames.Los Angeles is one of them. Los Angeles is the second largest city in population after New York City.Los Angeles has several nickn
19、ames.One is LA.It is also called City of Angels because Los Angeles means “the angels” in Spanish.Los Angeles often has warm,sunny weather.So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine.New York is called the Big Apple.So Los Angeles is sometimes called the Big Orange because of the fruit that
20、grows in that citys warm climate.The American motion picture and television industries are based in Los Angeles.So it is not surprising that it is called the Entertainment Capital of the World.Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood.Millions of people visit the area.No trip t
21、o Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word “Hollywood” spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land,using the first letters of Los and Angeles.This means a place that is fun and not serious,and may be even out of touch with reality. Many people,incl
22、uding Randy Newman,who sings about his hometown,love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather,beautiful mountains and beaches,and movie stars. 18.How many nicknames of Los Angeles are mentioned? A.Four.B.Five.C.Six. 答案 C 19.What can be a necessary part of a trip to Los Angeles? A.Watching Randy Newman
23、s concert. B.Seeing the performance of movie stars. C.Seeing the huge letters of “Hollywood” on a hillside. 答案 C 20.What does “La-La Land” mean? A.It means a fun place. B.It means a warm place. C.It means a place full of sunshine. 答案 A 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
24、给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Housekeeping ServicesThey are looking for a responsible,professional,detail-oriented,experienced housekeeper to take care of all cleaning details of a local business in Angwin.This person will be needed approximately 2-3 times per week for about 8 hours per day.Please email
25、 them for additional information and be ready to provide resume and work history.Drivers license required and the ability to lift at least 50 pounds.Pay will be $20-$25 per hour.To contact them,email . Caregiver PositionLooking for a caregiver to help with a 91-year-old woman who lives in Calistoga.
26、She speaks both English and Spanish,but Spanish is her preference.She sleeps quite a bit during the day so there is time to do homework.She cannot be left alone because she is a fall risk.She walks with a walker on her own.Please call 9257858500 if interested. Worship Music LeaderFirst Presbyterian
27、Church (FPC) in Napa is looking for someone who will select songs and use media for church services on Sundays.Applicants must be able to commit 8-10 hours per week for service and meetings as well as being available every Sunday from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.The pay is about $18 an hour.Detailed job inf
28、ormation will be posted on the Payroll Offices window.If interested,send your cover letter and resume to David Stoker at davidfpcnapa.org. Catering CompanyOak Avenue is a premier catering company in St.Helena searching for passionate people to join their talented team of chefs and service profession
29、als.Hours are flexible and can work around students schedules.Part-time positions available for aspiring (有抱负的) chefs,bakers,service helpers,and captains.Please send a brief cover letter and resume to M or call 7079639278 for more information. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个兼职工作。 21.To work as a housekeeper,
30、one needs to . A.be qualified to drive B.be a local in Angwin C.work about 8 hours per week D.be able to speak two languages 答案 A 解析细节理解题。由 Housekeeping Services 部分中的“Drivers license required”可知,该工作要求申 请者有驾驶证。 22.What do we know about the caregiver position? A.The applicant had better speak Spanish.
31、 B.The applicant must speak English very well. C.The applicant cannot do homework while on duty. D.The applicant can leave the woman alone occasionally. 答案 A 解析细节理解题。由 Caregiver Position 部分中的“She speaks both English and Spanish,but Spanish is her preference.”可知,申请者最好会说西班牙语。 23.If you want to become
32、a great baker,which should you contact? A.9257858500. B.7079639278. C.Davidfpcnapa.org. D.R. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。由 Catering Company 部分中的“Part-time positions available for aspiring (有抱负的) chefs,bakers.”及“call 7079639278”可知选 B 项。 B Going to college was not optional.In my family,it was just another step towar
33、d the American dream.As soon as I graduated,I enrolled(入学) in the English Department of Colorado State University.I went on to earn two scholarships,and membership in the National Honour Society.I truly believed the hard work was worth it. It wasnt until a few months ago that I realized how clueless
34、 I was.I had been combing through the classifieds when my eyes fell upon my dream job:National College Magazine looking for writers. Thrilled,I spent the weekend composing a resume.Needless to say,I was stunned when the interviewer barely took one glance before throwing it aside. “No experience,”he
35、said flatly. I felt like screaming,“What do you mean,no experience?Look at these grades.” I was left to absorb the shock of rejection,thinking that nobody ever told me that a 4.0 student would be turned down for a job. Didnt all of my hard work count for anything? I see plenty of demands for two yea
36、rs of experience at a print publication,but none requiring extensive knowledge of how to write academic papers.Yet 95% of my energy in school went toward the latter,leaving me little time to devote to anything else.If career preparation is supposed to be the point of college,then why isnt it the foc
37、us? Has a college degree just become another societal status symbol like fancy cars or designer clothes? Given my experience,I feel that a college degree would be a lot more valuable if students were required to get some outside experience to supplement their in-class knowledge.Instead of requiring
38、four science classes,why not three science classes and an internship?In my college career,I took one class that taught me how to write and submit essays for publication.This ever-so-brief taste of the real world was like holding an ice cream sundae in front of a child and only giving her a small bit
39、e. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了为了进一步实现他们家庭的美国梦,作者努 力学习,考上了大学,获得了两项奖学金。他坚信努力学习就有回报。但是在经过找工作屡次碰壁之 后,他才明白真正的社会经验也很重要。 24.Why did the author study so hard at college? A.To maintain a family tradition. B.To find an ideal job. C.To fulfill parents expectations. D.To win scholarships for the tuition. 答案 B 解析推理判断
40、题。根据第一段中的“I went on to earn two scholarships,and membership in the National Honor Society.I truly believed the hard work was worth it.”以及下文的经历可知,作者在大学努力学习 就是为了毕业后找个好工作。 25.What accounted for the authors failure in job hunting? A.His dull resume. B.His misjudgment in high scores. C.His lack of experi
41、ence. D.His poor performance in the interview. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第四段的“No experience,”可知,作者找工作失败的原因是他没有工作经验。 26.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph imply? A.Academic writing is a small part of college life. B.College education always covers unimportant things. C.Competition in colleg
42、e is not as fierce as that in the real world. D.The author feels held back by his lack of real-world experience. 答案 C 解析句意理解题。画线部分的字面意思是“这种对现实世界的短暂品味就像在孩子面前拿着圣代冰 激凌,却只给她一小口。”言外之意,现实世界的竞争要比大学更激烈。 27.What does the author want to tell us by writing this article? A.Get a college degree and you will go f
43、ar. B.College students should make the best of their time. C.Career preparation is a necessity for college education. D.Landing a successful career is better than a college degree. 答案 C 解析主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知,作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们对于大学教育来说,职业生 涯准备是必要的部分。 C (2020全国卷) Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if the
44、y think it will help their child,but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills. Psychologist Susan Levine,an expert on mathematics development in young children at the University of Chicago,found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial s
45、kills.Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differences in parents income,education and the amount of parent talk,Levine said. The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children
46、 who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age. “The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not,on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate(旋转) and translate shapes,”Levine said in a statement. The
47、parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would,and about half of the children in the study played with puzzles at one time.Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently,and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial ski
48、lls.However,boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls,and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than the parents of girls. The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。研究人员发现,玩拼图游戏能帮助孩子们掌握与数学相关的 技
49、能,尤其是空间想象技能。 28.In which aspect do children benefit from puzzle play? A.Building confidence. B.Developing spatial skills. C.Learning self-control. D.Gaining high-tech knowledge. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第二段第一句内容可知,两岁到四岁之间的孩子玩拼图,能够发展更好的空间 技能。故选 B 项。 29.What did Levine take into consideration when designing her
50、 experiment? A.Parents age. B.Childrens imagination. C.Parents education. D.Child-parent relationship. 答案 C 解析细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知,设计实验时,Levine 考虑到了父母的收入以及受教育 的程度。故选 C 项。 30.How do boys differ from girls in puzzle play? A.They play with puzzles more often. B.They tend to talk less during the game. C.T
