1、第五单元测评 (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。 1.Where was the man from? A.Australia. B.New Zealand. C.England. 2.What does the man suggest the woman do tomorrow night? A.Stay at
2、 the party for a while. B.Study at school. C.Do her work. 3.What are the speakers talking about? A.A news report. B.A driving test. C.A car accident. 4.What does the man mean? A.Hes sure to pass the test. B.He also thinks the test difficult. C.He hopes the woman can pass the test. 5.What are the spe
3、akers mainly talking about? A.A job position. B.A sales engineer. C.An electrical company. 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。 6.What does the girl think of the boys pare
4、nts? A.Friendly. B.Understanding. C.Strict. 7.What can we learn from the conversation? A.The girl likes chemistry very much. B.The boy got a good grade in chemistry. C.The boy did worse than the girl in chemistry. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9题。 8.What is the purpose of the survey? A.To do a market research. B.T
5、o introduce a new product. C.To persuade people to apply for credit cards. 9.What does the man ask the woman to do? A.Fill out a form. B.Sign a form. C.Pay his credit card bills. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10至 12 题。 10.Where will Mr White be at 11 oclock? A.At the office. B.At the airport. C.At the restaurant. 11
6、.What will Mr White probably do at one in the afternoon? A.Meet a guest. B.Have a meeting. C.Read a report. 12.When will Miss Wilson see Mr White? A.At lunch time. B.Late in the afternoon. C.The next morning. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13至 16 题。 13.What is the womans plan for Saturday? A.Going shopping. B.Going c
7、amping. C.Going boating. 14.Where will the woman stay in Keswick? A.In a country inn. B.In a five-star hotel. C.In her aunts home. 15.What will Gordon do over the weekend? A.Visit his friends. B.Watch DVDs. C.Join the woman. 16.What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend? A.Relaxed. B.Boring
8、. C.Busy. 听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20 题。 17.What is the proper distance between us and our computer screen? A.15 cm. B.50 cm. C.95 cm. 18.Where should the window be when we use the computer? A.On our left or right. B.In front of us. C.Behind us. 19.What should we do when we use the computer? A.Keep our elbo
9、ws below the keyboard. B.Stay near the window. C.Take some exercise regularly. 20.What is the speaker mainly telling us? A.How to protect our eyes. B.How to use a computer healthily. C.How to use a computer differently. 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
10、出最佳选项。 A When I was in medical college,I went camping with some of my friends.The season was summer;therefore,we chose to go to the seaside.After arriving there,we rented a room and left our luggage there.We finished lunch and then decided to rent a boat because the sea and the weather were beautifu
11、l. We started to row,but about one mile out,the weather suddenly changed.Although the weather was not good,we didnt want to give up.But finally my friends and I agreed that we should go back.We tried to change the boats direction,but as soon as we changed it,the oarlock(桨架) broke.Therefore,we were u
12、nable to turn back.We had to wait for help because we couldnt do anything. After seeing the change of weather,we shouldnt have continued to row,but it was too late.We regretted it.The sea changed a lot,the waves got very high,and the boat began to shake like a cradle.One of my friends started to cry
13、;another started to vomit(呕吐).Three hours passed,but nobody came to help us.We were just praying. Fortunately,after five long hours of waiting,two big boats came to rescue us and we escaped.If they hadnt come to get us,we would have crossed the border between Turkey and Greece because the border was
14、 very close. This is the most exciting story of my life because we could have been dead,but luck was with us and we escaped. 21.What does the author mainly tell in this passage? A.A scary experience at sea. B.An exciting experience when swimming. C.The changeable weather at the seaside. D.It is dang
15、erous to boat at sea. 22.They were not able to turn back because . A.the weather was bad for them to do so B.they couldnt change the boats direction C.they couldnt row the boat D.they didnt know which direction to go in 23.What they regretted was that when the weather changed. A.they went camping at
16、 the seaside B.they went on rowing C.the waves got very high D.they started too late B I was hungry because after a full day of exploring the German town,I hadnt eaten anything more than a pizza.Im comfortable travelling through a country where I dont speak the language,but I would almost rather go
17、hungry than sit in a restaurant eating alone. After wandering around the town for another half an hour,I finally chose an Italian restaurant that seemed friendly enough.I know I should have gone for more traditional German food,but the idea of a plate of Italian noodles for only six euros was too mu
18、ch to pass up.So I nervously entered.As I stood there,I noticed all the happy families and friends eating together.The hostess found a small table for me next to the front entrance. “Great,”I thought,“now people can look at this friendless traveller as they enter.”Then I started to wonder how many o
19、f the customers might mistake me for the hostess and how much this would interrupt(打断) my meal.Then a woman,whose name is now lost to memory,invited me to have dinner with her and her family.I couldnt believe it!This was the German friendliness I had read about. I walked to their table.I can be quit
20、e shy when talking to new people.I also started to wonder how this would work.Do I have to talk to them the whole time?Do they even know English?The meal began awkwardly.The womans two children mostly stared at me. Fortunately the parents spoke enough English and I knew a little German.I came into t
21、his restaurant afraid of eating alone and I ended up conquering my shyness.Separate bills came for each of us;we paid and went our own ways.The family probably ended up discussing their day while I just walked back to my hotel with a smile on my face. 24.The author chose an Italian restaurant instea
22、d of a German one probably because . A.the author didnt like German food B.the food in the Italian restaurant was cheap C.the Italian restaurant was popular in the town D.the German restaurants in the town were closed 25.When invited to have dinner with the family,the author was . A.happy B.angry C.
23、disappointed D.surprised 26.We can conclude from the passage that the author . A.couldnt speak any German B.was outgoing and enjoyed talking to people C.didnt like to travel in a foreign country D.had an enjoyable dinner with the family 27.Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage? A.To share
24、 her experience in Germany. B.To encourage readers to travel in Germany. C.To explain why Germans are friendly. D.To express thanks to the German family. C Ocean Noise Pollution Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. The n
25、oise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities.It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions,ocean drilling,and ship engines.Such noises are added to natural sounds.These sounds include the breaking of ice fields,underwater earthquakes,and sounds made by animals th
26、emselves. Decibels(分贝)measured in water are different from those measured on land.A noise of 120 decibels on land causes pain to human ears.In water,a decibel level of 195 would have the same effect. Some scientists have proposed setting a noise limit of 120 decibels in oceans.They have observed tha
27、t noises above that level can frighten and confuse whales. A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing.This seriously affec
28、ted the whales ability to exchange information and find their way.Some of the whales even died.The explosions had caused their ears to bleed(流血) and become infected(感染). Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds object to a limit of 120 decibels.They say such a limit is a greater danger th
29、an they believed.They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean. 28.According to the passage,which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures? A.The sound of a car. B.The sound of voices. C.Man-made noise pollution. D.The sound of steps. 29.According to the passage,
30、natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT . A.sounds made by animals themselves B.ocean drilling C.underwater earthquakes D.the breaking of ice fields 30.Which of the following is TRUE of whales? A.They wont be confused by noises. B.They are deaf to noises. C.Their ability to reproduce will
31、 be lowered by high-level noises. D.Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises. 31.According to the passage,what will scientists most probably do in the future? A.They will work hard to reduce land noise pollution. B.They will protect animals from harmful noises. C.They will try to set a lim
32、it of 120 decibels. D.They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution. D A young emperor penguin(帝企鹅) wont be getting a free ride all the way back to its Antarctic home,but the birds human friends in New Zealand will help it to get a little closer. The penguin is recovering well at Wellington Zo
33、o,where it had a medical procedure on Monday to wash out much of the beach sand it had swallowed apparently mistaking it for snow. It may need a few months to recover,but wildlife officials have been trying to figure out how the 3- foot-tall bird will get home.Transporting it to Antarctica is near-i
34、mpossible in the southern winter,and there are fears that the penguin may have acquired infections(传染病)in the warmer New Zealand environment that could spread to other penguins. On Wednesday,a group headed by the Department of Conservation decided officials will help the penguin get part of the way
35、home by releasing it into the Southern Ocean,southeast of New Zealand-and letting it swim the rest of the way. “The reason for not returning the penguin directly to Antarctica is that emperor penguins of this age are usually found north of Antarctica on pack ice and in the open ocean,” the departmen
36、ts biodiversity spokesman Peter Simpson said. The bird is estimated to be about two and a half years old,a juvenile(幼雏)in a species that reaches breeding age at around four or five.It will be released on the northern edge of the region where young emperor penguins are known to live.Simpson said he w
37、as unsure how far the penguin would have to swim before reaching its final destination. The logistics for the trip havent been set and the penguin wont be released until it has recovered,which could be months.Until then,it will remain at the zoo. “The bird is isolated in an air-conditioned room fill
38、ed with large blocks of ice,” said zoo spokeswoman,Kate Baker. 32.What is the passage mainly about? A.The warm environment of New Zealand. B.Transporting an emperor penguin directly home. C.An emperor penguin found in New Zealand. D.The group that saved an emperor penguin. 33.What can we learn from
39、the second and third paragraphs? A.The penguin will have a medical examination. B.The penguin might be transported home. C.The penguin is now in good health. D.The penguin ate sand instead of snow by mistake. 34.According to the passage,Peter Simpson . A.is an official working at Wellington Zoo B.is
40、 the spokesman of the Department of Conservation C.is the head of the Department of Conservation D.knows exactly the distance the penguin has to swim home 35.The underlined word “logistics” in the passage means . A.practical arrangements B.designed symbols C.skilled experts D.strong disagreements 第二
41、节(共 5 小题;每小题 2分,满分 10 分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How long could you stand on Antarctic ice before your bare feet froze solid?A minute.Maybe two?If youre an emperor penguin,you can do it for two months in cruel winds at as low as -75 degrees Fahrenheit. 36 ,but their special circula
42、tion acts as a kind of antifreeze to keep them warm enough. Penguin legs and feet have evolved to lose as little heat as possible.Penguin feet preserve heat by restricting blood flow in really cold weather,keeping foot temperature just above freezing. 37 . Blood vessels to and from the feet are very
43、 narrow and woven closely together,cooling the blood from the body on the way to the feet and heating the blood as it returns to the body. 38 . This special ability is part of how penguins keep their eggs warm until they hatch.Each penguin eggs father balances it on his feet and covers it with his v
44、ery warm layer of feathered skin to keep it cozy while females are out feeding at sea. 39 .If females havent returned with food by time the chicks hatch,male penguins feed their babies for a few days on a kind of “milk” made from special cells inside their throats. 40 .Your hands get whiter during f
45、reezing weather because theres less blood in them which has been redirected to the central part of your body to make sure vital organs stay warm. A.Penguin legs work like a heat exchange system B.Those naked bird feet may look extremely cold C.Therefore,the male penguins must stay together in groups
46、 D.However,parenting doesnt stop there for these devoted fathers E.Emperor penguins also have the ability to “recycle” their own body heat F.Feet get cool blood so theres less heat to lose,while the body stays warm and comfortable G.In fact,humans have the ability to restrict blood flow to their han
47、ds and feet in cold weather too 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分) 第一节(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项。 In the South Pole,boxes of medical equipment and food were dropped from a plane.People ran out to 41 the boxes from the sky immediately 42 everything froze solid.T
48、hey were extremely 43 for the supplies.The station is in 44 from March to September.In extreme cold and winds,making a landing would be 45 .Working here is extremely 46 . A year before,Jerri Nielsen had seen a(n) 47 looking for doctors to work at the station.She 48 and settled down in Antarctica. So
49、on,she discovered a lump(肿块)in her body.She had hoped it would be harmless. 49 ,it began to grow and needed 50 attention.And Nielsen was the only 51 there and fell into the strange situation of having to be her own patient. Over the next few months,Nielsen 52 emails from doctors in the United States
50、 for medical 53 ,and from her family for emotional(情感的)support. 54 medical supplies and drugs were airdropped and Nielsen began treatment to fight the 55 .At first,the lump became small.Then, 56 ,it began to enlarge again. Seven months after 57 the lump,Nielsen was finally 58 from the South Pole and
