1、Unit 4 验收检测(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,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。1What does the girl think of the English exam?AThe easiest exam she has ever done.BThe most difficult exam she has eve
2、r done.CIt is easier than yesterdays exam.2Where is the tall man with dark glasses?AIn the cinema.BOn a bus.CIn the street.3What is Jim doing?AJim is walking.BJim is sleeping.CJim is watching TV.4Who feels hot?AThe girl.BThe boy.CThe girl and the boy.5Why does the boy go away?AThe work has been fini
3、shed.BIts too late.CThe weather becomes bad.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 至 7 题。6Where does the conversation take place?AAt a restaurant.BAt a hotel.CIn a
4、shop.7What do we know about the rooms?AThey are just common.BThey are very good.CThey are bad.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。8Why cant the man find Susans home?ABecause he hasnt been told how to get there.BBecause he forgot to bring the map Susan gave him.CBecause he is so ill that he cant remember her addre
5、ss.9Where is the bank?AIt is on the corner beside the shoe shop.BIt is on the corner beside the bus stop.CIt is on the corner across the street.10Where is Susans house?AIt is the seventh house from the corner on the mans right.BIt is the seventeenth house from the corner on the mans left.CIt is the
6、seventeenth house from the corner on the mans right.听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。11Why did Peter phone Mona?AHe wanted to invite her to a football game.BHe wanted her to tell him how to get to the stadium.CHe wanted to know where to buy a ticket to the football game.12What advice did Mona give Peter?ATo g
7、et there early.BTo buy his ticket early.CTo get to Fannys for lunch.13How did Mona know there would be many people at the stadium?AShe listened to the television news.BPeter told her.CThe radio said all tickets had been sold.听第 9 段材料,回答第 14 至 17 题。14Who likes basketball?AHis son.BHis daughter.CHis s
8、on and daughter.15How old is Mr. Grants second child?ATwelve. B Six. CSeven.16What does his wife like to do?ATo cook in the kitchen.BTo work in the music room.CTo play football and basketball.17Where is the garden?ANear the house.BIn the back of the house.CIn front of the house.听第 10 段材料,回答第 18 至 20
9、 题。18What are the warm colours?ARed, orange, yellow.BRed, green, yellow.CBlue, orange, yellow.19What colour makes people quiet?AViolet. BRed. CYellow.20Who dont want time to pass quickly?AThose who are working in a factory.BThose who are eating in a restaurant.CThose who are working in a office.听力材料
10、:Text 1M: How do you feel about the English exam today?W: I have never done a more difficult one.Text 2M: Excuse me, but do you see a tall man with dark glasses at the bus stop?W: Yes. But he went into the cinema five minutes ago.Text 3W: Jim,youd better turn down the TV. Your father is sleeping.M:
11、Im sorry. I thought he had gone out for a walk.Text 4M: Would you mind my opening the window?W: Im afraid youd better not. Ive caught a bad cold.Text 5M: Its going to rain. Im afraid I must be off now.W: OK. Remember to come earlier tomorrow. Our work is only half done.Text 6M: Heres your room, mada
12、m. Um. after you.W: Thank you. Oh,what a nice,large room!M: Yes. All the rooms here are quite large,and the rooms on this side of the building have a lovely view.W: Youre right. The view is wonderful.M: There are telephones, TV sets and radios, and you are free to use them.W: Oh, thats wonderful. Th
13、ank you very much.M: If you have some problems,you can call me at any time.W: I see. Thank you for your help.M: Its my pleasure.Text 7W: Hello.M: Hello. Susan, this is Jim. Im calling from the bus stop at Pine Street. Ive been searching for your house for about thirty minutes now, but I cant find it
14、. I forgot to bring the map you gave me.W: OK. Wait right where you are. Ill come and get you.M: Thats not necessary. If you tell me the direction once again,Ill probably be all right this time.W: OK. Can you see a bank on the corner?M: Yes. There is a bank across the street.W: Well, cross the stree
15、t and walk past the shoe shop. My house is the seventh house from the corner on your right.M: OK. Thanks. Im sure Ill be able to find it this time.Text 8M: Hello,Mona,this is Peter.W: Hi,Peter. What can I do for you?M: I wonder how to get to the football stadium, Ive got the ticket for the game.W: O
16、h, its very simple. First,go south on Highway 107 for five miles until you come to a large restaurant called Funnys. Turn left at the restaurant and go on for a few miles more and you will come right to the stadium. There are road signs once you pass the restaurant and they will take you right to th
17、e stadium.M: Do you think the stadium will be very crowded this time?W: Well,the radio says all tickets for this game have been sold. You should leave about an hour before the game starts.M: Thank you very much for your help, Mona. Ill take your advice.Text 9W: Hello,Mr. Grant. Did you move into you
18、r new house last week?M: Yes,we did.W: How do you like it?M: We like it very much. We have three children,you know. Our son is twelve, and our daughter is seven. The new baby is six weeks old. We have lots of rooms in the new house.W: Is your wife happy?M: Yes, she is. The new kitchen is beautiful.
19、She likes to cook in it.W: Do you have a garden?M: Yes, theres a big garden in the back. We have lots of flowers. My wife likes to work in the garden.W: What do your children like to do?M: My son likes to play football and basketball. My daughter likes music. We have a music room in the new house. S
20、he likes it very much.Text 10People usually talk about two groups of colours: warm colours and cool colours. Scientists find that there are also two kinds of people. Some prefer warm colours and the others like cool colours better. The warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm co
21、lours and a lot of lights, people usually want to be active. For example, as we all know, a red colour is exciting. Sociable people, who like to be with others, like red. The cool colours are green, blue and violet. These colours, unlike warm colours, are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, peop
22、le are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue. In a room or restaurant with warm colours instead of cool colours, time seems to pass more slowly. People who are resting or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices or factories if the p
23、eople who are working there want time to pass quickly.答案:15 BACBC 610 BBBCA 1115 BACAC 1620 ABAAB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。ATell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a busin
24、ess, or even open peoples mind to another culture or race.People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful too
25、l in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.“Most local stories are based on a larger theme, ” the American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of
26、 a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoners too, helping them know who they are by telling sto
27、ries that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If_they_dont_like_the_story_they_are_living,_they_can_rewrite_the_story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business, ” she says, “there is a greater need fo
28、r communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the managerworker relationship, she says.Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, sh
29、e says.“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture, ” she says. “What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybodys story.”21What do we learn about
30、American storytellers from Paragraph 2?AThey share the same way of storytelling.BThey prefer to tell the stories from other cultures.CThey learn their stories from the American natives.DThey find storytelling useful for both children and adults.22The underlined sentence(Paragraph 3) suggests that pr
31、isoners can _.Astart a new lifeBsettle down in another placeCdirect filmsDbecome good actors23What is the main idea of the text?AStorytelling can influence the way people think.BStorytelling is vital to the growth of business.CStorytelling is the best way to educate children in school.DStorytelling
32、helps people understand themselves and others.答案与解析:21解析:细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知:他们认为讲故事对孩子和大人都有用。答案:D22解析:句意猜测题。由前文“She works with prisoners too, helping them know who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives.”可知她与囚犯们一起,通过讲述囚犯们自编、自导、自演的生活中的故事,帮助囚犯们了解自己,认识
33、到自己的真正价值,由此可推测画线句子意为:如果囚犯们对自己生活的故事不喜欢,他们就可以改写故事。即能够洗心革面,重新做人。答案:A23解析:主旨大意题。讲故事有助于人们理解自我及他人。答案:DBThere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they cant help putting on weight as they get older, while others hold that i
34、f they stop exercising, their muscles will turn into fat. Here are some more myths:Ill never lose weightI come from a fat familyWrong! While we cant change the body type we are born with, we cant blame our genes for making us fat. Theres plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main
35、 reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little.I am fat because I burn calories slowlyWrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism (新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Kee
36、ping a diary can help you work out your daily food intake more accurately.Exercise is boringWrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thats fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you d
37、o yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimming, set yourself a distance or time challenge.No pain, no gainWrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is your body telling you somethings wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as yo
38、u begin to exercise regularly, but this is your body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they dont, rest and seek medical advice.24What does the author think about being fat?AIt is the family genes that make people fat.BPeople are
39、fat because they consume too little energy.CA diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.DIt is the consequence of peoples unbalanced lifestyle.25According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?ABy taking varied exercise.BBy choosing simple exercise.CBy doing regular e
40、xercise.DBy sticking to outdoor exercise.26What is the authors opinion about “No pain, no gain” in exercising?AKeeping fit is essentially a painful experience.BExercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.CPain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.DGetting used to pain leads
41、 to positive changes in your body.27What is the purpose of the passage?ATo declare the importance of keeping fit.BTo clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.CTo confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.DTo explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.答案与解
42、析:24解析:根据第二段最后一句中的“the main reason is that they share the same habits of eating too much and exercising too little”可知,作者认为,发胖跟不平衡的生活方式有关。故选 D 项。答案:D25解析:根据第四段第三句“The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thats fun as well as progressive.”可知,进行多样化的锻炼会更有意思。故选 A 项。答案:A26解析:根据最后一段第三句“Indeed, p
43、ain is your body telling you somethings wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury.”可知,如果感觉到持续的痛苦就要停止锻炼,否则会导致严重的伤害。故选 B 项。答案:B27解析:纵观全文可知,文章主要阐明了有关肥胖和锻炼的四个错误的认识。故选B 项。答案:BCIf you live in America in the 21st century youll probably hear a lot of people tell you how busy they are. I
44、ts become the default response when you ask anyone how they are doing. “Busy!” “Crazy busy!” It is pretty obviously a boast disguised as a complaint. And the common response is a kind of congratulation: “Thats a good problem to have.” or “Better than the opposite.”Notice it isnt generally people pul
45、ling backtoback shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimumwage jobs who tell you how busy they are. What those people are is not busy but tired. Exhausted! Dead on their feet. Its almost always people whose busyness is purely self imposed: work and obligations theyve taken on voluntarily
46、, classes and activities theyve “encouraged” their kids to participate in. Theyre busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety, because theyre addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face its absence.Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren
47、t either working or doing something to promote their work. Its something they have chosen. Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance (令人安心的保证 ), a measure against emptiness; obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in deman
48、d every hour of the day.Idleness is not just a vacation. It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body, and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets. The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole, for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration. “Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do, ” wrote Thomas Pynchon. Archimedes “Eureka” in the bath, Newtons apple: history is ful