1、第三单元检测(时间:120 分钟 满分:150 分)一、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:I wonder if Mrs Fisher has any family.Her room is always quiet.M:Actually she is a mother of three.Her children all live ab
2、road.Thats why the nurses are taking care of her.1What do we know about Mrs Fisher?A.She is in hospital.B.She has no family.C.She lives alone.答案： CW:Room 108,on the first floor.Here is your key and the lift is around the corner.M:Thanks.And could I arrange to be called at 7:00 tomorrow,please?W:Yes.
3、2Where does the conversation take place?A.In the street. B.In a hotel.C.In a restaurant.答案： BM:Mrs Swift,would you mind if I handed in the report late?I might not be able to finish it on time since its Wednesday tomorrow.W:Im afraid you have to finish it by Friday and send it to Houston on Saturday.
4、3How soon will the man have to send the report?A.In four days. B.In five days. C.In six days.答案： AM:I dont think we can find a better restaurant around here at this time.W:Lets walk a little further to somewhere else.I just cant bear the traffic noise here.M:Well,lets go.4What will the speakers most
5、 probably do?A.Go to a first-aid station.B.Try to find a quiet place.C.Take a walk around the city.答案： BM:Come in,please.W:Hello,George.Is Aunt Margaret in?Ive got something important to tell her.M:Sorry,Helen.Mom has gone shopping.She wont be back until noon.5What is the relationship between the tw
6、o speakers?A.Cousins.B.Mother and son.C.Aunt and nephew.答案： A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 68 题。W:Mr Burton,I want to talk to you about that noise!Would you mi
7、nd asking the man in 4B to keep his music down,especially after 10:00?The music is very loud almost every night.M:Hey,the man living there is the owners son,and hes a very big person.Ill see what I can do.Anything else?W:Oh,yes.Could you talk to the owners of the property next door about the terribl
8、e smell?M:Well,the area is made for agricultural use,so theres nothing much I can do about that.W:Well,what about the.that noise?M:What noise?W:There,there it is again.M:Oh,that noise.I guess the soldiers have started exercises again.W:Cant anything be done about it?M:Im afraid not,but these weekly
9、activities should end soon.W:Hey,you never told me about these problems before I signed the rental agreement.6What is the man?A.A flat manager.B.An army officer.C.A house designer.答案： A7What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.The rental agreement.B.The working conditions.C.The living surroundin
10、gs.答案： C8How many complaints does the woman make?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.答案： B听第 7 段材料,回答第 911 题。W:What kind of woman do you like?M:I want a woman that fills my every need.W:No way.Times are changing,and youre never going to find a woman that will shine your shoes and fill your beer glass all the time.
11、M:Oh really?I prefer women that stay home,cook,clean,and watch the kids.W:But what are your household tasks once you get home from work?M:Hmm.Eat,watch TV,and.W:Wait!I cant believe Im hearing this.Youre never going to get married.I recently read a news report that said that 40 percent of women dont
12、think that their husbands do their share around the house,and you seem to fit that.M:Thats interesting,but that doesnt change my point of view.I guess Ill have to settle for TV dinners and my dog,Rusty.9What kind of woman does the man prefer?A.Managing housework.B.Putting up new ideas.C.Working from
13、 home.答案： A10What do we know about the mans views on women?A.They are in line with the current views.B.They are quite progressive for the times.C.They mirror the views of old generations.答案： C11What does the man most likely do for the rest of an evening?A.He stays with his friend and watches TV.B.He
14、 meets a woman who shares his interest.C.He returns home alone and stays with his dog.答案： C听第 8 段材料,回答第 1214 题。W:Dr Jolly,Id like to know the purpose of todays discussion.M:Well,I just want parents to learn a great deal about bringing up children.W:How will this be achieved?By encouraging parents to
15、 watch their children?M:So often a mother is likely to feel “He is playing quietly on his own.I can get on with my work.” So shes not with her child.The result is that the child very quickly becomes bored,playing on his own.Mothers need to be with their child because this encourages him in whatever
16、hes doing.If a mother is,say,working in the kitchen,her child wants her and just quietly calls to his mom,but she doesnt respond until he shouts.So in effect,shes said to him “Unless you shout at me,I wont come.” And then she comes to me and says “Ive got a child whos always shouting.” You find that
17、 in effect shes trained him to shout.12What does the man want to talk about in the discussion?A.Bringing up children.B.Training children to be quiet.C.Helping children with their problems.答案： A13What should a mother do when her child is quietly playing?A.Talking with him.B.Staying with him.C.Doing h
18、er own work.答案： B14Why is a child always shouting according to the man?A.He is bored.B.He isnt playing.C.His mother isnt with him.答案： C听第 9 段材料,回答第 1517 题。W:Excuse me,could you tell me when we arrive in Stratford-on-Avon?M:Oh,youll have to change to another train in Oxford.Its a regular connect.You
19、have ten minutes to change trains.W:When does that train reach Stratford?I dont want to be late.M:Your train arrives there at 6:15.W:Oh,good.The Shakespearean play doesnt begin until eight oclock.That gives me plenty of time to check into a hotel and get a bite to eat.By the way,what will we see on
20、the trip?M:Well,you wont have time to visit Oxford,but you might take a look at St Marys Church from the train window.W:Oh,good.Traveling by train is really convenient,inexpensive and I can enjoy the scenery.M:But for long trips a train is too slow.15When does the train arrive in Stratford?A.At 6:05
21、.B.At 6:15.C.At 8:00.答案： B16What is the woman eager to do?A.See a play.B.Catch a train.C.Check in at a hotel.答案： A17What will the woman have enough time to do?A.Do some sightseeing.B.Have something to eat.C.Visit St Marys Church.答案： B听第 10 段材料,回答第 1820 题。Id like to welcome all of you to todays tour
22、of the Western Art Museum.I hope you enjoyed your lunch at our Ranch House restaurant.The collection of art tells the story of the West as it has never been told before.Included in our exhibits are the contributions of a wide range of groups who played an important role in the settlement and growth
23、of the western United States,including African Americans,Native Americans,Chinese,and so on.Its founders have worked long and hard to build a monument to the West and its people,by collecting works of art that show its interesting and attractive history.Well begin our tour in the Old West Theater wh
24、ere youll see a short film on the route that settlers followed to unknown lands,across the Great Plains,and over the mountains into Oregon and California.18What is the speaker?A.A waitress.B.An art collector.C.A tourist guide.答案： C19What is the speakers attitude toward the founders of the museum?A.A
25、dmiration.B.Indifference.C.Disappointment.答案： A20What can we learn from the talk?A.The story of the West has been truthfully told.B.The African Americans contributed the most art.C.The museum has exhibits showing Western history.答案： B二、阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 12 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 30 分)阅读短文,从每题所给的四个选项中选
26、出最佳选项。AA man shot Martin Luther King in Atlanta on 4th April 1968.He drove a white Ford car.Who was he?The police found “Harvey Lowmeyers ” gun and “John Willards” shirt,and then the white car.It was “Eric Starvo Galts” car.So what was this mans real name?The marks on the shirt and the car sent the
27、F.B.I.(美国联邦调查局)to Los Angeles.300 detectives questioned people.At last one found a photograph of “Galt”.Then detectives in Atlanta found a fingerprint.It was on a map in “Galts” room in a small hotel.One fingerprint was enough.James Earl Rays fingerprint was already on the F.B.I.cards.The police wat
28、ched railway stations,hotels and airports.3000 detectives were trying to find Raywithout success.The Canadian police were helping,too.They looked at 240,000 photographs in their Passport Office.Then they found one of “Ramon George Sneyd”.“We gave this man a passport last month,” they said.“He went t
29、o London on 2nd May.” The man was wearing thick glasses,but he looked like Ray.Then on 8th June,a detective at London Airport saw Sneyds name on a passenger list.It was the end of the biggest manhunt in history.The F.B.I.spent 1.4 million dollars,but they got their man.21The key to settling the case
30、(案件)was probably the murderers . A.car B.fingerprintC.gun D.shirt答案： B解析： 从“One fingerprint was enough.”看出侦破此案的关键是指纹。22It took the police to catch the murderer. A.65 days or soB.less than two monthsC.less than eight weeksD.more than three months答案： A解析： 从“on 4th April 1968”到“on 8th June”正好是 65 天。23T
31、he hunt for Ray cost dollars. A.a million and four hundredB.one million and four hundred thousandC.fourteen millionD.a million and four thousand答案： B解析： 从“The F.B.I.spent 1.4 million dollars,but they got their man.”看出与 B 项的“one million and four hundred thousand”相吻合。24Martin Luther Kings murderer use
32、d the name of . A.Harvey Lowmeyer when he bought the carB.John Willard when he paid for the gunC.Eric Starvo Galt when he lived in Los AngelesD.James Earl Ray when he came to Atlanta答案： D解析： 从“Then detectives in Atlanta found a fingerprint.”和“James Earl Rays fingerprint was already on the F.B.I.card
33、s.”看出凶手在亚特兰大时用了 James Earl Ray 的名字。BA few days ago I asked my sons governess(家庭女教师)Julia to come into my study.“Be seated,Julia,”I said.“Lets settle our accounts.I guess you most likely need some money,but maybe youre too polite to mention it.Now then,we agreed on thirty dollars a month.”“Forty.”“No
34、,thirty.I made a note of it.I always pay our governess thirty.Well,um,youve been here for two months,so.”“Two months and five days.”“Exactly two months.I made a special note of it.That means you have sixty dollars coming to you.Take nine Sundays off.you know you didnt work with Tom on Sundays,and yo
35、u only took walks.And three holidays.”Julia was biting her fingernail nervously,her face red,but,not a word.“Three holidays,therefore take twelve dollars off pay.Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons,as you were occupied only with Dick.Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you p
36、ermission not to work after lunch.Twelve and seven makes nineteen.Take nineteen off.that leaves,hmm.forty-one dollars.Correct?”Julias left eye reddened with tears welling up.Her chin trembled,and she coughed nervously and blew her nose,but still not a word.“Around New Years Day you broke a teacup an
37、d a saucer;take two dollars off your pay.The cup cost more,because it was a treasure of the family,but forget it.Then,due to your neglect(疏忽),Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket;take away ten.Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dicks shoes.You ought to watch everything!You get paid for i
38、t.So,that means five more dollars off.The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars.”“You didnt,”sobbed Julia.“But I made a note of it.”“Well.if you say so.”“Take twenty-seven from forty-one,and that leaves fourteen.”Both her eyes were filled with tears.Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little n
39、ose.Poor girl!“Only once was I given any money,”she whispered,her voice trembling,“and that was by your wife.Three dollars,nothing more.”“Really?You see now,and I didnt know that!Take three from fourteen and it leaves eleven.Heres your money,my dear.Three,three,three,one and one.Here it is!”I handed
40、 her eleven dollars.She took them and pocketed them.“Merci(Thanks),”she whispered.I jumped to my feet and started pacing the floor.I was overcome with anger.“For what,this merci?”I asked.“For the money.”“But you know Ive cheated yourobbed you!I have actually stolen from you!Why this merci?”“In my ot
41、her places they didnt give me anything at all.”“They didnt give you anything?No wonder!I played a little joke on you,a cruel lesson,just to teach you.Im going to give you all the eighty dollars!Here they are in the envelope all ready for you.Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didnt you
42、 protest?Why were you silent?Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)to be such a fool?”Embarrassed,she smiled.And I could read her expression,“It is possible.”I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and,to her great surprise,gave her the eighty dollars.She murmured her little “
43、merci” several times and went out.I looked at her and thought,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”25While talking to Julia,the author expected from her. A.a protest B.gratitudeC.obedience D.an explanation答案： A解析： 细节理解题。根据文章后半部分中的“But you know Ive cheated yourobbed you!I have actually st
44、olen from you!Why this merci?”可知,朱莉娅的感谢出乎作者的意料,他预料的是不满或抗议,所以 A 项正确。26What shocked the author was Julias . A.nervousness in front of her bossB.acceptance of injusticeC.shyness when talking about moneyD.reluctance to express herself答案： B解析： 推理判断题。联系文中作者和朱莉娅的对话可以推知,作者对她的这种接受不公平的行为感到震惊。27The author said
45、,“Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)to be such a fool?”He was actually telling Julia . A.to be more aggressiveB.to be more careful in her workC.to protect her rightsD.to live independently答案： C解析： 推理判断题。根据全文及该句所处的语境可知,作者提醒朱莉娅要维护自己的权利。28At the end of the story,the author sa
46、id,“How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!”to show . A.his understanding of Julias anxietyB.his worry about Julias futureC.his concern on the living condition of working-class peopleD.his sympathy for the mental state of the weak答案： D解析： 细节理解题。联系上文中作者对待朱莉娅的态度和朱莉娅的表现可知,作者在文章最后所说的话显示了他对弱势群体深切
47、的同情。C“I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s,I always wanted to fly a plane,but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that.I got a taste of that dream in 2001,when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday.But the experience turne
48、d out to be very dull.Around that time,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive.So when our retirement community(社区)announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have,I decided to write about my dream.In the essay,I wrote abou
49、t my desire to skydive,stating George Bush Sr did it at age 80.Why not me?I was just 84 and in pretty good health.A year went by and I heard nothing.But then at a community party in late April 2009,they announced that I was one of the winners.I just couldnt believe it.Inspired by this,I decided to realize my dream,even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.On June 11,2009,nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I
