1、核心素养提升(Unit 2)(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。(Text 1)M:Whats the matter,Anne?Do you have a problem?W:Yes,I have the chance to get another job and I dont know wh
2、at to do.M:If its a better job than your present one,take it.Thats my advice.(Text 2)W:Excuse me.Where is the White Swan Hotel?M:Its just over there around the corner.W:Thank you.M:Youre welcome.(Text 3)M:Im staying at home.I want to read a book.W:Youre always reading.You work all the time.M:Games a
3、re silly.W:No,theyre not.The headmaster says,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”(Text 4)M:Hello,Mary,this is John Smith from the bank.Is Paul there?W:Not yet,John.He phoned me from the office 5 minutes ago to say that he was going to look for a birthday present on his way home.(Text 5)M:Ha
4、ve you got a single room for two nights?W:Yes.You can have a room facing the sea.M:Whats the price?W:$34 a night with a shower.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,各个小题将给出 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
5、-8 小题。(Text 6)W:And what seems to be the trouble,sir?M:They dont want to let me into the nightclub.W:Well,Im afraid there is an entrance charge,sir.M:But I am a resident!I live in Room 634.W:Im very sorry,sir,but you see it is something of a special evening.Our guest star this evening is Sammy Davis
6、 Junior and Im afraid that the tickets do cost 100 marks each.I could see if there are any left if you would like one.We generally try to keep a few back for the residents.M:Good Lord.Thats nearly 35 pounds.No,on second thoughts,I dont think Ill bother.Could you have them send up a bottle of Scotch
7、to my room?Ill entertain myself instead.W:Very good,sir.That is Room 634,isnt it?听第 7 段材料,回答第 9-11 小题。(Text 7)M:This is a true story about a French couple,Paul and Mary,who were in Hong Kong on holiday and went to a restaurant for a meal.W:They had a meal in their hotel?M:No,what they did was to go
8、to a restaurant.Anyway,they couldnt speak Chinese or English well,so they had to use sign language to order their meal.Well,this seemed to work all right.The waiter nodded and smiled and started to go to the kitchen.W:He understood them.M:Oh,I forgot to mention they had their pet dog,Rosa,with them
9、and Mary reminded her husband that Rosa was hungry.They called the waiter back and they pointed at the dog,Rosa,and made eating gestures.The waiter didnt seem to understand and looked puzzled.But in the end he smiled and nodded and picked up the dog and took it into the kitchen.Paul and Mary were sa
10、tisfied and chatted about their holiday experiences until their food was ready.After about an hour the waiter returned with their main course on a silver dish covered with a large silver lid.Youll never believe this,but it really happened.When they lifted the silver lid they found their dog inside.W
11、:Did they eat their meal?M:No,of course not.What happened was that they both suffered a mild nervous breakdown and took the next plane back to Paris.W:And thats a true story?I find it very unlikely to have happened.M:Its perfectly true.Really!听第 8 段材料,回答第 12-13 小题。(Text 8)W:Hello,Jim.Where are you g
12、oing?M:Oh,Mary,Im going to the cinema.What about coming with me?W:No,thanks.Im going home.My mother is expecting me.M:What a pity.I believe its a very good film.W:Do you go to the cinema a lot?M:Once a week.Most nights I do my homework at home and sometimes watch TV.W:Do you know whats on tonight?M:
13、No,Im sorry I dont.I never read the papers till I get home.W:I heard there was an excellent film on TV tonight.M:Oh!What a pity.Im afraid Ill miss it.听第 9 段材料,回答第 14-16 小题。(Text 9)W:Why dont we go abroad for a change?Where Id like to go is France,Spain,or Italy.M:Mm,Im not interested really.Id rathe
14、r stay at home.W:Oh,come on,Simon.Think of the sun!M:Yes,but think of the cost!Going abroad is very expensive.The best thing about having a holiday here in Britain is that its cheaper.And another thing,the travelling would be easier.No boats,planes or anything.W:Even so,weve been to most of the inte
15、resting places in Britain already.Theres no point in wasting our summer holiday here.M:Mm,I suppose youre right.However,what I hate is the trouble in changing money abroad.W:Oh,dont be silly,Simon.M:And whats more,I cant speak any of the languagesyou know that.Its all right for you.You can speak for
16、eign languages.W:Exactly.You see,what Id really like to do is to practise my French and Spanish.It would help me a lot at work.M:Mm,but thats no use to me.W:But just think of the new places wed see,the people wed meet!M:But,look,if we stayed here,we wouldnt have to plan very much.W:Im sorry,Simon.I
17、just dont want another cold English summer.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17-20 小题。(Text 10)What is the best way to learn a language?We should remember that we learned our own language well when we were children.If we could learn a second language in the same way,it would not seem so difficult.Think of what a small
18、child does.He listens to what people say and tries to imitate what he hears.When he wants something he has to ask for it.He is using the language,thinking in it all the time.If people had to use a second language all the time they would learn it quickly.We learn our own language by hearing people speak it,not by seeing what they write.We imitate what we hear.In school,though you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak,it is best to learn all the new words through the ear.You can read them,spell them and write them later.
