1、单元测试（总分：150 分 时间：120 分钟）第卷第一部分 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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：Hello，Peter.Do you go to work by bike every day?M：Yes.Ive tried a fruit diet to lose weight，but the doctors say exercise
2、is more effective at my age.1How is Peter trying to lose weight?ABy going on a diet.BBy eating more fruit.CBy riding a bike.W：Hi，Bob.What are you doing here？M：Im looking for a gift for my parent.W：For your mother？M：No.Tomorrow is my fathers birthday.2Who will receive the present?AThe mans mother.BTh
3、e womans father.CThe mans father.W：Oh，dear ！I wish we had taken the lift.M：If I had known it was so far up，I wouldnt have suggested walking.3What are the two speakers probably doing?AWalking down a hill.BClimbing stairs.CDiscussing a trip.W：Whats your favorite sport?M：Hm.Its hard to say.I like swimm
4、ing a lot，and skating better，but I guess I like skiing most of all.4What sport does the man like best?ASwimming. BSkating. CSkiing.W：What would you like to have，sir?M：Well，Id like to have a cup of orange juice and a beef sandwich.5Where are the two speakers staying?AIn a restaurant. BOn a farm. CAt
5、the mans home.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 67 题。M：Hi，Susan.Its Peter.W：Oh，hi.How are you?M：Fine.Look，I was wondering if you are free on Saturday evening.Ive g
6、ot some tickets for a concert.Would you like to come?W：Oh，well，Id really like to，but Im studying for my exams at the moment，and well，Im sorry I cant.M：OK.Er ，not to worry.Some other time then，I suppose.W：Oh，yeah.Right，sure.6Why does the man call the woman?AHe wants to ask her to go out with him. BHe
7、 wants to remind her of the concert.CHe wants to help her with her study.7What can we learn about the woman?AShe doesnt really want to go.BShe works hard at school.CShe doesnt like music.听第 7 段材料，回答第 89 题。W：Hey，this is Laura，Im sorry Im not in.Just leave a message.M：Hey ，Laura.This is Tom.Im just ca
8、lling to let you know that Ill be a little late to the game tomorrow night.I will have to work a few extra hours to finish a report.I should wrap things up sometime between seven and eight though.Oh，then Im planning on seeing Tim since hes been sick recently.And，one more thing，Ill drop in at my hous
9、e to pick up some food for the game.See you then.8What kind of message do you think it is?AA short message.BA telephone message.CAn email message.9When will the man go and see Tim?ABetween seven and eight oclock.BJust before going to his house.CRight after the game.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1012 题。W：You dont hav
10、e the tickets，George？Its two thirty.And the flight leaves in half an hour!M：Calm down，Lily.Wait！Now I remember！I put them in the pocket of my blue jacket.Its in my suitcase.W：Thats great.Do you know how to speak Spanish?M：Not very well，but Im learning.Im taking a class in the evening.And I dont thin
11、k there should be any problem when we arrive.10When will the flight leave the airport?AAt 2：30. BAt 3：00. CAt 3：30.11What do we learn from the woman?AShe was nervous.BShe was staying in a Spanish speaking country.CShe cant speak Spanish.12Where are the speakers?AAt a hotel. BOn the way to a hotel. C
12、At the airport.听第 9 段材料，回答第 1316 题。M：Hello，Professor Ward speaking.W：Hello，my name is Ann Smith.Id like to take your course on medicinal plants.M：Im sorry，there are already too many students in that class.W：I know.But Im a student from another university，and Ill be here only 2 terms.The course isnt
13、offered at my university and I think it would be interesting.M：I see.Have you studied much botany？Its an advanced course，you know.W：Yes，I am majoring in biology and Ive also done some economic botany on my own.M：Well，Ill do my best.Why dont you come to my office next week？Ill be in all day Wednesday
14、.I can tell you more about the class and the other courses here.In any case，youll have to see Professor Chambers to get his approval.If all else fails you can register for my course in the spring.We will cover many of the same topics then.W：Thanks，Ill be in Wednesday.13Why is Ann calling?ATo find ou
15、t about the botany department.BTo ask if she can register for a course.CTo transfer to another university.14What does Ann think of the course on medicinal plants?AIts too advanced.BIts for medical students.CIts interesting.15What does Professor Ward ask Ann to do?AChange her major to botany.BLeave h
16、is office.CGet approval from Professor Chambers.16What can Ann do if she cant take Professor Wards course?ARegister for a related course with Professor Wards course.BTake a similar course in the spring.CDo an independent study program.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1720 题。Good morning，everyone.Im Ralph Morrison，and
17、Ill be your guide today on your hike to Summit Lake.I think youll enjoy todays trip，which will offer some wonderful views as well as some closeup looks at the areas plants and animals.Well begin with a gentle climb in this open forest before taking a short downhill walk to the river.Youll see unusua
18、lly tall trees in that area and will cross the river on a big piece of wood.Our pass from there will go north.Well pass through a forest，then a large field，and cross a stream as we continue our way up to Summit Lake.The lake is small and surrounded with forest，and therere lots of fish just waiting t
19、o be caught.Well stop for lunch at the lake.Youll have an hour to relax and take photos before we start our return trip on a different path，which will take us past three small lakes before the long，steep hike back down to the river.Our last mile will be another steep uphill climb to the trails end，j
20、ust 100 yards from where were about to begin.17What is the speaker saying?AHiking to Summit Lake.BViewing plants and animals.CCrossing a stream.18Whats the speakers job?AA tourist. BA driver. CA guide.19How do the tourists cross the river?AOn a big piece of wood.BOn a boat.CBy swimming.20How long wi
21、ll the tourists relax and take photos?AHalf an hour.BAn hour.COne hour and a half.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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AThe inventor of the world wide web，Tim BernersLee，has won an important award which comes with a prize bag of one million euros（67
22、1,000） The “Father of the Web” was named as the first winner of the Millennium Technology Prize by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation.He said he had just been “in the right place at the right time” and did not want his photo taken.In 1991，he came up with a system to organize，link and browse（浏览）
23、Net pages which revolutionized the Internet.The British scientist was knighted（封爵）for his pioneering work in 2003.Sir Tim created his program while he was at the particle physics institute，Cern，in Geneva.The computer code he came up with let scientists easily share research findings across a compute
24、r network.In the early 1990s，it was called the “world wide web”，and is still the basis of the web as we know it.The famous man never went on to commercialize his work.Instead he worked on expanding the use of the Net as a channel for free expression and cooperation.“The web is encouraging new types
25、of social networks and opening up new ways for information management and business development.The web has significantly improved many peoples ability to obtain information central to their lives， ”said Pekka Tarjanne，chairman of the Millennium Technology Prize award committee.Just under 80 people f
26、rom 22 countries were nominated（提名）for the prize for their work in the areas of health，communication，new materials and the environment.The Millennium Technology Prize was set up by the Finnish Technology Award Foundation，an independent body backed by the public and private money which aims to recogn
27、ize outstanding creations.Sir Tim currently heads up the World Wide Web Consortium（W3C）at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston，where he is now based as an academic.21It can be learned from the first two paragraphs that _.Ait is Tim BernersLee that invented the InternetBno one was able
28、 to surf the Net before the world wide web was inventedCthe Internet cant be used so widely without Tim BernersLees inventionDthe Millennium Technology Prize was set up for Tim BernersLee22After inventing the world wide web，Tim BernersLee _.Abecame the first person to receive the Millennium Technolo
29、gy PrizeBbecame the first person to be knighted by the Queen of EnglandCbegan to cooperate with many scientists in other areasDwas given over one million pounds for his great contribution23Which of the following best describes Tim BernersLee?AOptimistic. BModest. CAmbitious. DCareful.24What would be
30、 the best title for the text?AThe Millennium Technology PrizeBTim BernersLeeCThe World Wide WebDNew Honor for the Webs InventorBScientists in Israel have discovered a new way to test for water pollution by “listening” to what the plants growing in water have to say.By shining a laser beam（激光束） on th
31、e tiny pieces of algae floating in the water，the researchers said they hear sound waves that tell them the type and amount of contamination（致污物）in the water.“It is a red light，telling us that something is beginning to go wrong with the quality of water， ” said Zvy Dubinsky，an aquatic biologist at Is
32、raels Bar Ilan University.“Algae is the first thing to be affected by a change in water quality.”“The secret， ” he said， “is to measure the rate of photosynthesis（光合作用）in the algae，meaning the plants ability to transform light into energy.” During photosynthesis，plants also release oxygen into the a
33、ir.Dubinskys technique is easy to perform because of the overabundance of algae in the planets water.Most of the oxygen in the atmosphere comes from algae.A prototype tester that occupies about one square meter of a laboratory desktop，shoots a laser beam at water samples to stimulate photosynthesis
34、in the algae.But not all of the lasers heat is used.Depending on the condition of the algae and the rate of photosynthesis，some of the heat is shot back into the water，creating sound waves，Dubinsky said.With a special underwater microphone，researchers are able to analyze the strength of the sound wa
35、ves and determine the health of the algae and the condition of the surrounding water.“Algae suffering from lead poisoning，like waste discharged from battery and paint manufacturing plants，will produce a different sound than those suffering from lack of iron or exposure to other toxins， ” said resear
36、cher Yulia Pinchasov.She said that testing algae photosynthesis can determine water quality more accurately and easily than laborintensive methods now used like chemical and radioactive carbon testing.25The underlined word “algae” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to a kind of_.Ainstrument Bplant Cwood
37、 Dpollutant26Why is the algae tested?ABecause it floats on the water.BBecause it can have photosynthesis.CBecause it is the first to be polluted.DBecause it can produce different sounds.27We can infer from the passage that_.Aalgae can produce a loud sound when pollutedBalgae can die easily from poll
38、utionCphotosynthesis of the algae can only be caused by sunlightDphotosynthesis of the algae is related to water quality28What would be the best title for the passage?AScientists Listen to Plants to Find Water PollutionBA Prototype Tester Is Used to Determine Water PollutionCThe Importance of Photos
39、ynthesis of the AlgaeDThe Problem of Chemical and Radioactive Carbon TestingCIn 1979，computer game innovator（革新者）Roberta Williams was a housewife with two kids and no experience or particular interest in computers.Meanwhile，her husband，Ken， worked for a computer company on huge IBM mainframe machine
40、s.His enthusiasm got Roberta interested in home computers，and before long she was hooked on video gamesespecially of the adventure style.Williams began shopping around for more games that she could try and soon found there werent very many adventuretype games available.If this was all that there was
41、，she thought，then there was a need there，and she thought she might be the one who could fill it.That was when she wrote and designed a murder mystery game called Mystery House.Williams had no experience in gaming or computersonly in simple reading and storytelling.She did not know how to program com
42、puters， but her husband did.The pair worked on Mystery House together，creating an adventure game with black and white graphics（图形）for the Apple computer.It was the first computer game that included graphics.Once finished，the Williams put an ad for Mystery House in a computer magazine called Micro Ma
43、gazine to see what interest it generated.The response was much more positive than they had expected and was enough to inspire them to establish their own company，Online Systems，to make more computer games.In 1983 Roberta began to work on her most famous project，a game known as Kings Quest.This game
44、is said to have redefined the concept of adventure games.It allowed players to control a character on a twodimensional platform and to have full control over the characters movements.The character could also walk in front of， behind and around objects on the screen.Kings Quest would eventually becom
45、e one of the most popular games of all time.29The passage mainly tells us about _.Athe evolution of personal computers Ba couple devoted to innovating computer games Ca housewife who was addicted to playing computer games Dthe invention of the first video games 30The computer games designed by Rober
46、ta must be _.Aadventurous and excitingBmysterious and changeable Cinstructive and popularDillegal and involving crime 31The underlined word in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by “_”Aillustrated Breproduced Creleased Dproduced 32What do you think will probably be introduced next?ASome more succe
47、ssful games Williams went on to design.BSome successful games designed by other specialists.CThe family life of the Williams and their children.DThe advantages and disadvantages of computer games.DWe know the famous onesthe Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bellsbut what about the less famous
48、inventors？What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper（雨刮器）？ Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan McLean thinks so.In fact，McLean，a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range， feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic.In addition to learning“who”invented“what”，however ，McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why”and“how”questions.According to McLean， “When students le
