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单元检测卷
(一)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.When isKim sbirthday partyA.On July16th.B.On July17th.C.On July30th.
2.What dowe know about the womanA.She is not hungry.B・She willeat thebread.C.She doesnt likebread.
3.Where arethe speakersA.On abus.B.At abus stop.C・In the man shome.
4.What arethe speakersmainly talkingaboutA.A jobposition.B・A salesengineer.C.An electricalcompany.
5..What banddid the woman seeA.The onewith apianist.B・The onewith adancer.C.The onewith threeguitarists.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.Why is the manlate言学习能力有所下降因此5岁前是最好的语言学习期故选C
29.How didHartshorne get his studystatisticsA.By experimentingin thelab.B-By making an onlinesurvey.C.By studyinghistorical records.D.By collectingearlier studyresults.答案B解析细节理解题根据第二段中的uHartshorne askedfriends to take anonline Englishgrammar test.彳口“As he had hoped,people sharedthe testwidely online.”可决口,Hartshorne是通过网上调研获得数据的故选B
30.Which of the followingagrees withHartshorne sstudy resultsA.Language learningneeds muchpractice.B.Language learningends at the age of
17.C.The morelanguages youlearn,the better.D.It isbest tolearn languageafter20years old.答案A解析推理判断题根据第三段中的“And thosewho startedlearning Englishafter age10or12neverreached the same level of English skillfulness as people who started younger.Why The researchers thinkit s because they had fewer years to practice before theirskills droppedoff atsurprise...可知,语言的学习是要不断练习的故选A
31.What is the besttitle forthe textA.How NativeSpeakers LearnEnglishB-What sthe BestAge toLearn aLanguageC.What sthe BestWay toLearn aForeign LanguageD.Why Non-native SpeakersCan NeverMaster aSecond Language答案B解析标题归纳题第一段介绍了关于学习语言最好的年龄的早期研究,第二段和第三段介绍了心理学家关于语言学习年龄的新研究同时在第三段最后一句提到最新的研究指出大多数的语言学习发生在20岁左右综上可判断全文都在介绍语言学习的最佳年龄故选BDBritain s first zero-carbon homesare beingbuilt—and theylook likesomething fromascience-fiction movie.There are25eco-friendly homescurrently beingbuilt inSouthmoor,near Abingdon,Oxon.Buyers areable tohave thefinal sayon floorlayouts,kitchens andbathrooms.One three-bedroomhome ison themarket for£801,000,with acustom buildavailable tosuit yourown specification.Theseeco-friendly housesare poweredentirely byelectricity fromsolar panelsaround thehouses.They alsohaveadvancedventilation(通风)systems,making surethat temperaturesinside thebuilding don t gobeyond25℃for morethan10%of hoursannually,as well as miniheat pumpsto generate(产生)theheating andhot wateron-site.Part of the coolingdesign includesavoiding east-or west-facing windows,and windowshading.And theyre inhigh demand.Ian Pritchett,of SsassyProperty,thinks the government shoulddo moretopromote theconstruction ofthis type of housing.uUnfortunately,thegovernmentrelaxed theproposed2016zero-carbon targetsafter beinglobbied(游说)by housebuilders,Ian explained.At present,themain house-building corporationscontrol theland andonly buildat therate theyare surewill sell,keepingthe UKs housingshortage sothat thenormal rulesof supply and demanddon tapply.When thereis ashortageof housing,buyers have to purchasewhat is available ratherthan what they mightwant.”In anysensible society,we wouldexpect theplanning systemto activelyencourage zero-carbonhouses,and betough onanyone failingto deliverthe necessarystandard.Instead,we havea planningsystemthat focuseson otheraspects suchas numbersof bedrooms,garden sizes,and parkingplaces.These areimportant aspects,but theypale intoinsignificance comparedto thecatastrophicconsequences ofclimate change.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章主要介绍了英国首批零碳住宅的建设,包括零碳住宅的基本特点、供求情况等
32.What cana purchaserdo beforebuying thetypeofhousingA.Negotiate(商定)its price.B-Choose whereto buildit.C.Decide howthe inside of itlooks.D.Design itsventilation system.答案C解析推理判断题根据第二段第二句可知,买家可以决定这种房屋的内部布局
33.How dopeoplereact to the zero-carbon homesA.They likethem.B・They areuncaring.C.They areskeptical.D.They aredemanding.答案A解析推理判断题根据第三段中的“And theyre inhigh demand.”可知,这种房子需求量很大,即人们很喜欢这类房子
34.What dohouse-building companiesintend to doA.Balance thesupplyanddemand vof houses.B・Purchase moreland tostop climatechange.C.Build morehouses poweredby the sun.D.Make itmore difficultto buyhouses.答案D解析推理判断题根据第三段最后两句话可推知,房地产公司让购房变得更为困难
35.What sthe authors attitudeto theplanning systemA.Satisfied.B.Disapproving.C.Worried.D.Ambiguous.答案B解析观点态度题根据最后一段的最后两句可知,作者对房屋规划系统持不认同的态度第二节(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两项为多余选项These days,most peoplelike usingmessaging appswhen theyneed tocommunicate withsomeone.But sometimesmakinga call isunavoidable.However,this simpleact canactually be anightmare for some people.36If thissounds familiarto you,you mightbe oneof themillions of peoplewho sufferfrom telephobia-the fearof speakingover the phone.37When speakingface-to-face,we usefacial expressionsand gesturesthat helpeach otherfollowthe conversation.This isnot thecase overthephone.And theidea ofspeaking withsomeone on the phonemakessome people so terrifiedthat they will freeze up andlook foolish.However,there arethings thatonesuffering fromthis conditioncan doto easethis fear.One thingthat thosewith telephobiacan dobefore a call issmile.38It wont removethe anxietyaltogether,but itwill takethe edgeoff(减轻)it.Similarly,imagining howthe callwill gobefore youmake itcan alsohelp thingsgo moresmoothly.That willmake youfeel lessnervous and help youpredict somepossible problems.There snoneed to spend hours on this,just afew minutesforming severalideas of what you want to say.39This isparticularlyuseful fordealing with the fearof notbeing ableto expressyourselfspontaneously(自然地).And finally,when facedwith receivingacall,you dont alwayshave topick up.40A.Doing socanhelp youfeel morerelaxed.B.It soften theopening linesthat giveus themost anxiety.C.Their heartsrace and their handssweat at the verythought ofit.D.People whofeel comfortablein socialsituations mayexperience telephobia.E.The mostimportant thingis to be awareof yourfear andtake stepsto dealwith it.F.You caneven writedown somebrief notesto remindyourself ofyour talking.G.There snothing wrongwith callingthe personback laterwhen youfeel morecomfortable.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章主要给一些害怕打电话的人提出了一些建议
36.答案C角翠析根据上文“However,this simpleact canactually bea nightmareforsomepeople.”可知,有些人会害怕打电话,C项“一想到这件事,他们就心跳加速,双手出汗”承接上文且与下文中的this呼应故选择C项
37.答案D角星析才艮据下文“When speakingface-to-face,we usefacial expressions...theywillfreezeupand lookfoolish/,可知,有些在面对面的社交场合感到舒适的人,也可能害怕打电话,D项“在社交场合感到舒适的人可能会经历电话恐惧症”引出下文,故选择D项
38.答案A解析根据上文“One thingthat thosewith telephobiacan dobefore acall issmile.”及下文“It won,tremove theanxiety altogether,but itwill takethe edgeoff(减轻)it.”可次口,A项“这样做可以让你感觉更放松”承上启下选项中的Doing s指的就是上文中的smile故选择A项
39.答案F解析根据上文内容尤其是“There sno need tospendhoursonthis,just afew minutesforming severalideasofwhat youwant tosay.”可知,本段主要说的是可以提前计划好自己要说的内容,F项“你甚至可以写一些简短的笔记来提醒你自己要说什么“承接上文,故选择F项
40.答案G解析根据上文“when facedwith receivingacall,you dont alwayshavetopick up”可知,别人给你打电话时,你没有必要立马就接电话,你可以稍后再回电话,G项“等你觉得舒服的时候再回电话也没有问题“承接上文,故选择G项第三部分语言运用(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Every dayon the way to work,I drivedown astreet linedwith pinetrees.One treein particular41myattention.lt must have sufferedsome
42.Part ofits trunkgrew nearlyparallel to the ground,and thenin aneffortto43its owncourse oflife,the trunktook a90degree turn44to standtall andstretch towardthesun.This treebecame a45for me.Each dayas I drove by,I sawthis bentbut determinedtree and I wouldbe
46.lt was a reminderto methat47I maynot havehad the best startin life,I couldchange48in thepartsof mylife atany time.I wasplanning tostop oneday to get aperfect49of mykindred-spirit(志趣相同的)tree.But thatweekI was50,After thatbusy week,I stilldidn t take anyaction.Every timeIdroveby thetree,I would51myself,“Tomorrow,I11stop tomorrowtotakeone/Then oneday,as I52by“my”tree,I glancedover,and muchto my53found asawed-off stump(树桩)where thatsymbolic treehad stood.Gone.T had54my planuntil tomorrowand tomorrowproved to be too
55.A pictureof atree givesme alesson clearlyif youknew youwould neverhave theopportunity todoit again,what wouldyou doWhy notdo thosethings thatyou havebeen puttingoff untiltomorrow语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文作者每天开车路过一颗坚忍不拔的大树,扭曲着身躯努力向上去拥抱阳光他常想停下来给这棵顽强向上生长的树拍照,并以此为榜样,发奋向上但直到有一天大树成了树桩,作者才意识到生活中不应有拖延
41.A.paid B.caughtC.fixed D.escaped答案B解析pay支付;catch抓住;fix修理;escape逃脱此处catch ones attention表示“吸引某人的注意力”有棵树特别吸引我的注意力故选B
42.A.damage B.influenceC.experience D.defeat答案A角星析damage损害,破坏;influence影响;experience经历;defeat打贝攵suffer somedamage表示“遭受某种损害”从下句“它的一部分树干几乎与地面平行”可知,这棵树一定遭受过某种损害故选A
43.A.follow B.designC.change D.imagine答案c解析follow跟随;design设计;change改变;imagine想象那棵树尽力去改变生命的轨迹,树干弯曲90度向上,努力长高去拥抱太阳故选C
44.A.applying B.attemptingC.happening D.learning答案B解析apply申请;attempt尝试;happen发生;learn学习attempt todo sth表示“试图、努力去做某事”故选B
45.A.shelter B.signalC.sign D.symbol答案D解析shelter避难所;signal信号;sign迹象,符号;symbol象征下文uIt was a reminderto me”也是提示对我而言,这棵树就是一种象征symbol,每天我开车经过时,看到它虽然树干弯曲但仍努力向上的情形,我都会受到激励故选D
46.A.interested B.satisfiedC.encouraged D.educated答案c解析interested感兴趣的;satisfied满意的;encouraged受到鼓励的;educated受过教育的句意参考上题解析故选C
47.A.even thoughB.as ifC.in caseD.if only答案A解析even though即使;as if好像;in case以防;if only如果那棵树总是提醒我即使even though没有最好的人生开端,但我可以在任何时候改变生活的方向direction故选A
48.A.purpose B.planC.habit D.direction答案D解析purpose目的;plan计划;habit习惯;direction方向句意参考上题解析故选D
49.A.glance B.viewC.picture D.knowledge答案c解析glance—瞥;view观点;picture照片;knowledge知识最后一段中“A pictureof atree”是答案提示我打算有一天我能停下来给那棵与我志同道合的树拍张照片故选C
50.A.busy B.freeC.worried D.bored答案A解析busy忙的;free自由的;worried担心的;bored枯燥的下文After thatbusy weekv是提示,语意表示“但我那个星期太忙了故选A
51.A.tell B.helpC.call D.see答案A解析tell告诉;help帮助;call叫,喊;see看到每次开车经过那棵树时,我总是告诉自己“明天,明天我会停下来去给它照张照片”故选A
52.A.wandered B.droveC.rode D.ran答案B解析wander徘徊;drive开车,驾驶;ride骑车;nm跑根据上下文可知,语意表示“但是有一天,当我开车经过的时候,令我吃惊的是,原来那棵有象征意义的树所在的地方只剩下一棵树桩”故选B
53.A.surprise B.pleasureC.regret D.happiness答案A解析surprise惊讶;pleasure乐趣;regret后悔;happiness幸福句意参考上题解析to mysurprise令我吃惊的是,故选A
54.A.taken offB.cut offC.put offD.called off答案c解析take off起飞,脱下;cut off切断;put off推迟;call off取消作者感慨我总是把计划推迟到明天去做,但明天却表明一切都迟了故选C
55.A.cold B.farC.sunny D.late答案D解析cold寒冷的;far遥远的;sunny和煦的;late迟的句意参考上题解析故选D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Hip hopis gettingits veryown museumin itsbirthplace inNew YorkState.The Bronx,thepermanent homeof theUniversal HipHop Museum,set toopen in2023,is
56.celebrate thehistory ofhip hop,which wascreated by
57.AfricaAmericans,Latino Americansand CaribbeanAmericans.Rocky Bucanoisthemuseum sdirector.He notedthat untilnow therehasn tbeen aphysical placethatis devotedto
58.preserve hip hop historyand culture.He saidthat themuseum startedas
59.ideaabout eightyears agowhen somehiphopsingers hopedthe storiesof hiphop couldbe
60.accurate toldandpassed down.When themuseum
61.finish,the5,570-square-meter spacewill haveinteractive互动的exhibits,live shows,film screeningsand conferences.One roomwill havea high-tech console控制台
62.interactive characteristicwill takevisitors ona hiphop historytrip basedon theirreactions
63.differentcharacters in a game.The exhibitswill includehiphop
64.music Kurtis Blow soriginal beatbox machine,and the firstand secondrap
65.record everreleased.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文嘻哈文化的诞生地将建造一座有关嘻哈文化的博物馆
56.答案to celebrate解析考查固定搭配betodosth,表示“按计划或安排要做某事”,故此处用动词不定式
57.答案African解析考查词性转换所填词修饰名词Americans,作定语,故用形容词形式
58.答案preserving解析考查非谓语动词短语be devotedto中的to是介词,其后用动名词形式
59.答案an解析考查冠词根据语境“作为一个想法、构思”可知,此处表泛指,又因idea的首字母发音以元音音素开头,故需填不定冠词an
60.答案accurately解析考查词性转换所填词修饰动词told,故填accurate的副词形式
61.答案is finished解析考查动词的时态和语态根据“主将从现”原则可知从句需用一般现在时,且主语museum与finish之间是被动关系,故用一般现在时的被动语态
62.答案whose解析考查定语从句的关系词该句先行词为console,关系词在从句中修饰characteristic作定语故填whose
64.答案musician解析考查名词根据后面的音乐家KurtisBlow可知此处应填名词musician
065.答案records解析考查名词的单复数record作唱片”讲为可数名词,根据空前thefirstand secondrap可知,此处应用record的复数形式第四部分写作共两节,满分40分第一节满分15分假定你是新华国际学校的学生李华,你校拟组织学生本周末去博物馆参观“中国百年成就展”,请你用英语写一则通知,要点如下
1.活动目的;
2.活动安排(时间、交通方式等);
3.参加人员注意
1.词数80左右;
2.开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数Fellow students,We aregoing tovisit the“China s100-year AchievementsExhibition vStudents Council【参考范文】Fellow students.We aregoing tovisit the“China s100・year AchievementsExhibition“at themuseum thisweekend,which is intended toenable thestudents tolearn aboutthe greatachievements acquiredin thelast100years.We willmeet at the schoolgate ateight in the morningand gothere bybus.All thestudents musttakepart in the activity.Take yourpens andnotebooks withyou.We shouldwatch carefullyand writedownsomething interestingwhile visiting.Please keepquiet anddon,ttake any pictures.You11have tohandin areport aboutthe visitnext Monday.StudentsCouncil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Jose was a devotedteacher fora localhigh schoolin California.Unfortunately,with themoney heearned,he couldn t supporthis familyand extendedfamily inMexico andrent anapartment inCaliforniaat the same time.Therefore,having failedto affordthe rentalof evena shoeboxapartment,hehadnochoice butto livein hisold caroccasionally tomake endsmeet untilhe couldfind anotherplace tolive.To makematters worse,he foundhimself livingthis unfortunatelifestyle afterthe pandemicsweptthe worldwhen Californiaschools closedtheir doorsfollowing theoutbreak.This leftJose withlittlemeans for making money.So atage77,Jose endedup livinginsideof his car.For abouttwo yearshe washomeless.Home washis car,and hiscar satinagrocery storeparking lot.During daytimehe drovetodifferent locations,looking forjob opportunitieswhile hespent mostof hisnights at the sameparking lot,which gavehim asense ofbelonging.At daytime,he wouldlean hisseat allthewayback,so noone wouldsee himbecause heknew hewasnt supposedto bethere andworried the manager of the grocery store woulddrive himaway.He wasaman ofself-respect anddidn twant toturn tocharity.When Maggie,the managerofthegrocerystore,did seeJose,she felthe lookedfamiliar becausesheused tobe in his classmany yearsago.She couldstill rememberhow Joseencouraged herto finishhereducation whenshe wasstruggling withher learning.She noticedJose spenta considerableamount oftimeinhiscar,she suspectedher teacherhad fallenon hardtimes.She becamedetermined to help herformerteacher inhis timeof need.So,the formerstudent decidedto repaythe favorand helpher homelessteacher.注意续写词数应为150左右One morning,Maggie knockedat thewindow ofthe car.Seeing Joserefused themoney,Maggie wantedto helphim withouthurting hisfeelings.【参考范文】One morning,Maggie knockedat thewindow ofthe car.Jose rolleddown thewindow andapologizedto thelady standingby hiscar.He saidhe woulddrive awaysoon tomake roomfor othercustomers.Tears ineyes,Maggie askedhim whetherhe stillremembered her.Jose waspuzzled atfirst butsoonrecognized her.Embarrassed,he toldMaggie abouthis situation.Maggie tookout anenvelope whichcontained$2,000and handedit toJose.However,the teacherdidn taccept it.Seeing Joserefused themoney,Maggie wantedtohelphim withouthurting hisfeelings.She decidedtooffer hima jobin herstore,saying thatall heneeded todo wasto checkthe temperatureof customersatthe gateoftheparking lot.Jose agreedand workedreally hard.With hissalary,not onlycould heafford hisfoodbut healso managedto renta flat.lt wassmall,but he was nolonger homeless.Kindness anddedicationwill payoff oneday.A.The weatheris toobad.B,There was a terribletraffic jam.C.He wentback toget hismobile phone.
7.What doesthe womansuggest doingA.Boarding theplane.B.Making acall.C.Having ameal.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.Where doesthewomanwork nowA.In aclub.B.In asoftware company.C.In anInternet company.
9.What,sthewoman interested in nowA.Swimming.B.Dancing.C.Working.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.Who hada birthday last monthA.Sally.B.Sonya.C.Vivienne.
11.How old is RogerA.
13.B.
9.C.
7.
12.What doesthewomansay aboutDeborahA.She isten yearsold.B-She willstudy medicine.C.She likesplaying withRoger.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.Why doesnttheman likethe Surfing English CampA.It stoo expensive.B.It svery dangerous.C.It hasfew English classes.
14.Where isthe Language RanchA.In England.B.In Australia.C.In America.
15.What doesthemandislike aboutthe LanguageRanchA.The price.B.The classes.C.The activities.
16.What canwe learnfrom theconversationA.The SurfingEnglish Campisin the mountain.B・The womandecides tochoose the LanguageRanch.C.There willbe lifeguardsin the SurfingEnglish Camp.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.When didLeonardo da Vinci becomea masterpainterA.In
1472.B.In
1467.C.In
1452.
18.Why didLeonardo da Vinci finishvery few paintingsA.He lostinterest inpainting.B・He oftengave uphis paintingshalfway.C.He didn t puthis wholeheart into painting.
19.How manyyears didLeonardo da Vinci spendpainting the Mona LisaA.Four.B.Six.C.Ten.
20.What dowe knowabout Leonardo da VinciA.He preferredinventing thingstopainting.B.He wasnot goodat planningthings.C.He wasbefore histime withhis ideas.答案LB
2.B
3.A
4.A
5.C
6.B
7.C
8.C
9.B
10.A ll.C
12.B
13.C
14.C
15.A
16.C
17.A
18.B
19.A
20.C听力材料Text1MAre yougoing toKim sbirthday partyShe11be sixteenin July.WOh,yes.It son theseventeenth,isn titMThat sright.lt11be quitea bigparty-about thirtypeople,I think.WYeah.Text2MAh-oh,I burnedyour bread.r11put ina couplemore slices.WNo,dontwaste thebread.Just cutoff theburnt part.lt11be fine.Text3MI amgetting off atthenext stop.WLucky you.I haveten more.This trafficis horrible.MWhy notget offwith meand gohome afterrush hourText4W Isuggest youapply forthe jobas anElectrical SalesEngineer inMalawi.The conditionsare excellent.MYou maybe right,but jobsatisfaction ismore importantthan money.Text5WT sawa goodband atlast Saturdays rockfestivaLThe singerwas great!MThe bandwiththe piano playerWI didn t seeanything with a piano.The singerwas calledQueen Cat.She couldreally dance,too.MOh,I knowwhatyoumean—the bandhad threeguitars.Text6MHi,I amsorry I am late.There was heavy trafficnear thebridge.Cars werebacked upfor miles.W Thats OK.I triedto callyour mobilephone,but youmusthaveturned itoff.Our flighthas beendelayedby three hours.MOh,it must be becauseofthethunderstorm.lt spouring outside.WYes,but theweather shouldclear upby thisevening,and atleast nowwe11have timeto getsomethingto eat.Iamhungry.Let sgo andget somelunch.Text7WWhat haveyou beenup toMrmstill teachingSpanish atthe highschool.WAre you still livingin thatgreat housenear thebeachMYes,andIstill livewith myfour cats!So,what snew withyou Are you stillworking fora softwarecompanyWNo.I startedmy ownInternet company.MGreat.And areyoustillswimming andworking outattheclubWNo,not anymore.I,m reallyinto Latindance now.Text8MYou vegot abig family,Sonya,haven tyouWWell.Martin,there aresix childrenaltogether.MWow!I knowVivienne,of course.She hadher fifteenthbirthdaylastmonth,didntsheWThat isSally.Vivienne looksolder butshe stwo yearsyounger.MWell,my littlesister sseven...W...and sheplays withmy brotherRoger.MSo theymustbethesameage.WThey are.Then theres myother littlebrother,Frank.MAnd howoldisheWHe stwo yearsyounger thanRoger.MThere mustbe someoneelse.W...oh,Deborah!I nearlyforgot.MIsn tshe eighteenand startingcollege inSeptemberWYes,she sgoing tostudy medicine.MWhat anice family!Text9MSo,Katie,tell usabout theseEnglish camps.WWelL thisone istheSurfingEnglishCampon theBondi Beachin Australia.!really like it becauseofthe greatactivity programmethey have.MWill itbe dangerousWNo,Dad,it snot dangerous.There willbe lifeguardsand trainedinstructors there.MWell,the campisn tthat expensive,really.However,there arenot asmany Englishclasses asI wouldexpect.WOK,then takea lookat thisone-theLanguageRanch inColorado,in theUnited States.What doyouthinkMThis programmehas alot moreEnglishclassesand theactivities lookgreat.I thinkit dbeareallygood experiencefor youto gohorseback ridingin themountains.lt looksquite good,actually,except fortheprice.lt,s nevergoing tobe cheapto goto theUnited States.!think weneedtothink aboutit forawhile.Text10Today,I11talk abouta greatartist,LeonardodaVinci.He wasborn in1452inthetown ofVinci,near Florence,Italy.At15,Leonardo wenttoworkwithafamous artist.At theageof20,hewasalready amasterpainter.Although daVinci wasa greatpainter,he nevergave uphis interest in othersubjects.Forexample,he drewa flyingmachine400years before the airplanewas invented.In all,daVincidesignedmore than1,000inventions.As amatter offact,daVincistarted manyprojects thathe neverfinished.Hewas alwaysmore interestedin planningprojects thandoing them.He oftenquickly lostinterestinoneproject andcouldntwait tostart another.So hecompleted veryfewpaintings.Da Vincitook fouryears topainttheMona£/5^.Unfortunately,themanwho orderedthe paintingdidnt likeitand refusedto payhim.However,ten yearslater,daVincisold itto theKing ofFrance.The Kinghung itintheLouvre PalaceinParis.Today theMona Lisastill hangsintheLouvre,which isnowamuseum.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AWhat sOnElectricUnderground7:30pm—1:00am FreeattheCyclops TheatreDo you knowwhosplaying inyour areaWe rebringing youan eveningof liverock andpop musicfrom thebestlocal bands.Areyouinterestedinbecoming amusician andgetting arecording contractIfso,come earlyto thetalk at7:30pm byJules Skye,a successfulrecord producer.He sgoing totalk abouthowyou canfind theright personto produceyour music.Gee Whizz8:30pm—10:30pm Comedyat KaleidoscopeComeand seeGee Whizzperform.He sthe funnieststand-up comedianon thecomedy scene.Thisjoyful show will please everyone,from theyoungest to the oldest.Gee Whizzreally knowshow tomakeyou laugh!Our baris openfrom7:00pm fordrinks andsnacks.Simon sWorkshop5:00pm—7:30pm Wednesdaysat Victoria StageThis isa goodchance foranyone whowants tolearn how todocomedy.The workshoplooks ateverykind ofcomedy,and practicesmany differentways ofmaking peoplelaugh.Simon isa comedianandactor whohas10years experienceof teachingcomedy.His workshopsare excitingand fun.An eveningwithSimon willgive youthe confidencetobefunny.Charlotte Stone8:00pm—11:00pm atPizza WorldFinefood withbeautiful jazzmusic:this isa greatevening out.Charlotte Stonewill performsongsfrom hernew best-selling CD,with James Pickering onthepiano.The menuis Italian,with excellentmeatand freshfish,pizzas andpasta(面食).Book earlytogeta table.Our baris openall day,and servescocktails,coffee,beer,and whitewine.语篇解读这是一篇应用文文章主要介绍了四场音乐表演以及戏剧表演的相关信息
21.Who canhelp youif youwant tohave yourmusic producedA.Jules Skye.B.Gee Whizz.C.Charlotte Stone.D.JamesPickering.答案A解析细节理解题根据第一则广告最后两句可知,Jules Skye会谈论如何找到一个好的音乐制作人由此可知,如果你想制作自己的音乐,Jules Skye能帮到你故选A
22.At whichplace canpeople ofdifferent agesenjoy a good laughA-The CyclopsTheatre.B・Kaleidoscope.C.VictoriaStage.D.Pizza World.答案B解析细节理解题根据第二则广告中的“at Kaleidoscopev“This joyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromthe youngestto theoldest.Gee Whizzreally knowshowtomake youlaugh!”可知,Gee Whizz的表演能够让不同年龄的人都开怀大笑,表演的地点在Kaleidoscope故选B
23.What dowe knowaboutSimon sWorkshopA.It requiresmembership status.B・It laststhreehourseach time.C.It isrun bya comedyclub.D.It isheld everyWednesday.答案D解析细节理解题根据第三则广告中的^5:00pm—7:30pm Wednesdaysat VictoriaStagev可知,Simons Workshop的表演在每周三进行故选DBOne daya mime(哑居U演员)is visitingthe zooand attemptsto earn some moneyasastreetperformer.As soonas hestarts todraw acrowd,a zookeeperdrags himinto hisoffice.The zookeeperexplainsthat thezoo smost popularattraction,a gorilla(大猩猩),has diedsuddenly and the keeperfearsthat attendanceatthezoo willfall off.He offersthe mimea jobto dressup as the gorilla.The mimeaccepts.The nextmorning the mime putsonthegorilla suitand entersthe cagebeforethe crowd comes.Hesoon discovers he can sleep all ashe likes,play andmake funofpeopleandhe draws bigger crowds thanhe ever did asa mime-the jobhe likesbut loses.However,with daysgoing by,he beginsto noticethat thepeople arepaying moreattention tothelion inthe cagenext tohis.Not wantingto losethe attentionof his audience,he climbstothetop ofhiscage,crawls acrossa partition(隔墙),and dangles(悬挂)fromthetop tothe lion s cage.The liongetsangry atthis.The sceneisa fuel tothecrowd.At theend ofthe dayhe isgiven araise forbeing suchagoodattraction.Well,this continuesfor sometime.The crowdsgrow larger,andthe mime spay keepsgoing up.Then oneday whenhe isdangling overthe lionhe slipsand falls.The mimeis terrified.He startsscreaming,“Help me!”But the lion isquick.The mimesoon findshimself flaton hisback lookingup attheangry lionandthelion says,“Shut up,you fool!Doyouwanttoget usboth fired语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了一名哑剧演员假扮猩猩挑衅狮子却发现对方也是一名演员的故事
24.The mimeaccepts thezookeeper soffer because.A.he hasbeen outof workB・he doesntlikebeing amimeC.he likesperforming atthe zooD.he isoffered ahigher paythere答案A解析推理判断题根据第一段中的uattempts toearnsomemoney v和uHe offersthemimea jobto dressup asthegorilla.The mimeaccepts.以及第二段中“heever didasamime-the jobhe likesbut losesv可推知,他接受这份工作是因为他失业了,需要挣些钱
25.How doesthemimefind the job dressingupasthe gorillaA.Hard andtiring.B・Dangerous butexciting.C.Easy andfunny.D.Boring butwell-paid.答案c解析细节理解题根据第二段中的“He soondiscovershecansleepallashe likes,play andmake funofpeople andhedrawsbiggercrowdsthan heeverdidasamime-thejobhelikesbut loses.可知,他觉得这份工作很简单,但是又很有趣
26.The mimesfirstcontact withthelionis to.A.find pleasurefor himselfB,get thelion,s attentionC・gethispay raisedD.win backhisaudience答案D解析细节理解题根据第三段中的“Not wantingto losethe attentionofhisaudience,he climbstothetopof hiscage...tothelionscage.”可知,他这样做是想赢回他的观众
27.The underlinedwords“afuel”in Paragraph3can bereplaced by”.A.frightening B.disappointingC.exciting D.familiar答案C解析词义猜测题根据下一段的“The crowdsgrow larger”可知,观众对于猩猩和狮子的表现非常兴奋CEarlier researchhad suggestedwe rebest atlearning grammarin earlychildhood.Then wehit adeadend around age
5.1t,s supposedtobemuch harderfor olderkids.The timewhen peoplecan learnthe rulesandstructure ofa languagewell appearsto lastuntil around age17or
18.“But thatsnotso,“sayspsychologist JoshuaHartshorne.Hartshorne askedfriends totakeanonline Englishgrammar test.After completingthe test,volunteers answeredquestions aboutwhere they had lived,the languagestheyhadspoken frombirth andtheage atwhich theyfirst startedlearning English.Hartshorne alsoasked howlong theyhad livedin anEnglish-speaking country.As hehad hoped,people sharedthe testwidely online.This letHartshornesgroup studythe answersfrom669,498native andnon-native speakersof English.Theresearchersusedstatistics tofind outwhen peoplewith differentEnglish-speaking experiencesreached theirtop grammarability.If peoplemoved toa newcountry andbegan speakingEnglish by age10to12,they finallyspoke itaswellasfolks whohad learnedboth Englishand anotherlanguage frombirth.But bothgroups scoredalittle worsethan peoplewho spokeEnglish only,the researchersfound.The testresults showedthataround age17,peoplesability tolearn grammartook asharp drop.And thosewho startedlearningEnglish afterage10or12never reachedthesamelevelofEnglishskillfulnessaspeoplewho startedyounger.Why Theresearchers thinkitsbecausetheyhadfeweryearstopracticebeforetheir skillsdroppedoffatsurprise:Language learningdid notend at
17.People sEnglish skillskept improvingalittle untilaroundage30,the newstudy found.And thiswas trueamong bothnative speakersand thosewholearned Englishasasecond language.Still,most languagelearning happenedbyage20,the newstudydecided.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文研究发现在年龄越小的时候学习语言的能力越好,因为有更多时间进行训练
28.What ageperiod isbest forgrammar learningaccording toearlier researchA.From17to
20.B.From5to
12.C・Before age
5.D.From20to
30.答案C解析细节理解题第一段第一句提到“Earlier researchhad suggestedwe rebest atlearning grammarinearly childhood.Then wehit adead endaroundage
5.”,由此判断,在5岁的时候语。