1、第三单元检测( B) (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。M:Ive got my camera with me.But am I allowed to take photos here?W:I think so.It doesnt say you cant.1What does the ma
2、n want to do?A.Take photos.B.Buy a camera.C.Help the woman.答案:AM:I really like living here in this flat,because its so near the center of town.W:Thats true.But it gets really noisy at night.2What are the speakers talking about?A.A noisy night.B.Their life in town.C.A place of living.答案:CM:Hi,Maggie.
3、Im coming,but its snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.W:OK,David.Take your time.Well wait for you,so we can have dinner together.3Where is the man now?A.On his way.B.In a restaurant.C.At home.答案:AM:Celia,you see those girls over there?They need another player for a basketball game.Would you lik
4、e to join them?W:Seems like its a game for fun.Sure,Ill be there in a minute.4What will Celia do?A.Find a player.B.Watch a game.C.Play basketball.答案:CW:I wont have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at the dry cleaners.M:Then youd better hurry.It closes at noon on Sundays
5、.W:Oh!I should have gone there Saturday.5What day is it when the conversation takes place?A.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.答案:B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,从每题所给的 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、7 题。
6、M:All right,Sarah.We know that youre planning something big for Johns birthday.Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?W:I want to make his birthday a very special event.John has a sister living in France,and Ill send her a plane ticket,so that she can be here for his birthday.M:Boy!What a
7、n excellent plan!Thats something special.I guess you have some secret plan and are waiting for the right time to tell me.W:Well,I didnt want to say anything until I was sure she could come.6What is Sarah going to do?A.Buy John a gift.B.Give John a surprise.C.Invite John to France.答案:B7What does the
8、man think of Sarahs plan?A.Funny.B.Exciting.C.Strange.答案:B听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。W:Hey,Peter.Im sorry!M:Hi,Diana.Whats wrong?W:We are going to Beijing this weekend,but Im afraid I cant go.M:How come?W:I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.M:We can go next week instead.W:No,I dont
9、 want to ruin your weekend.You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally.Tell her I have to study all weekend,because I cant afford to fail the test.M:OK,then Ill go with Dan.But its a pity you cant come.8Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A.She has to give up her travel pan.B.She
10、 wants to visit another city.C.She needs to put off her test.答案:A9What does Diana want Peter to do?A.Help her with her study.B.Take a book to her friend.C.Teach a geography lesson.答案:B听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。W:Hello,this is Andrea.M:Hello,Andrea,this is Alex.I have some very good news for you.Miranda
11、 was very satisfied with you and said shes very much looking forward to working with you.Isnt that wonderful?Congratulations,dear!How does it feel to be Mirandas new assistant?I imagine that youre just delighted with this news.So,lets see.you can start on Monday,right?W:Umm,well,I dont think I can s
12、tart Monday.I am visiting my father in Baltimore.And because I dont live in New York,Ill need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.M:Oh,well.then,in that case I suppose Wednesday would be good.OK,see you then!10Why does the man call the woman?A.To tell
13、her about her new job.B.To ask about her job program.C.To plan a meeting with her.答案:A11Who needs a new flat?A.Alex.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.答案:B12Where is the woman now?A.In Baltimore.B.In New York.C.In Avon.答案:A听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。W:Hello,Mr.Jan Erick Friedman.Youre a frequent traveler.And we also kn
14、ow that you eat out twice a day.How come you are so fond of eating out?M:When I got my first job back in 1982 and started traveling,I had no other choice but to eat out.I found that I felt different due to what I was eating,so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good.The secret
15、 was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared.I made an effort to find good restaurants as well as nice dishes.W:How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?M:I have lived in many cities,and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States,people asked me where
16、to go and eat when they went to cities I knew.I got a lot of ideas.Then I wrote about restaurants for the Swedish Clubs magazine,and someone suggested I gather the information about the restaurants together.Since I had all the facts about the restaurants I had been to,I started to do that.W:How do y
17、ou find restaurants?M:The best way is to ask the people there.I may talk to people at a street market or take a walk and look for a place myself.I never ask a hotel clerk or a taxi driver.I dont go to empty restaurants or places with menus difficult to understand.13What does Mr. Jan consider most im
18、portant when he judges a restaurant?A.Where the restaurant is.B.Whether the prices are low.C.How well the food is prepared.答案:C14When did Mr.Jan begin to write for a magazine?A.After he came back to Sweden.B.Before he went to the United States.C.As soon as he got his first job in 1982.答案:A15What may
19、 Mr.Jan do to find a good restaurant?A.Talk to people in the street.B.Speak to taxi drivers.C.Ask hotel clerks.答案:A16What do we know about Jan?A.He cooks for a restaurant.B.He travels a lot for his work.C.He prefers American food.答案:B听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。At the beginning of the tour,we will start
20、 with the most important place in my town,which is the Plaza Leon.The Plaza Leon,which is more than 100 years old,is the gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights,and for parents and children on Sunday afternoons.Four streets lead to the Plaza,which have wide sidewalks and are t
21、ree-lined.Hernandes Street,which was named after a famous writer born in the city,contains all of the food stores,fish markets,and vegetable stands.Fernando Street,which was named after an educator,is where all of the government offices are housed.Via del Mar Street,whose roads are made of stones,is
22、 the only street which still has its old surface.Finally,we come to Horatio Street,on which there are two universities.One of them is the most famous university in my country.Thats why it is my favorite street of all.17What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A.Its a new building.B.Its a small town.C.It
23、s public place.答案:C18When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A.Saturday nights.B.Sunday afternoons.C.Fridays and Saturdays.答案:B19Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A.Via del Mar Street.B.Fernando Street.C.Hernandes Street.答案:C20Why does the speaker like Horatio St
24、reet best?A.It has an old stone surface.B.It is named after a writer.C.It has the most famous university in his country.答案:C第二部分 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。ALarry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险) but this time,it was different.
25、He decided to take his daughter along with him.She was only ten years old.This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.Larry first began diving when he was his daughters age.Similarly,his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions.Since then,he had nev
26、er looked back.Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore.He had hated them.They were either too big or too small.Then,there was the instructor.He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father.He had made an exception.Larry
27、would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide.Children his age were not even allowed to dive.After the first expedition,Larrys later diving adventures only got better and better.There was never a dull
28、 moment.In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back,Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean.Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search.Sometimes,he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him.At least,he was still able to t
29、ake photographs of the underwater creatures.Larrys first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands.There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them.Fortunately for him,a man offered to take him around the different spots for free.Larry did not
30、even know what the time was,how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken.The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures. Larry looked at his daughter.She looked as excited as he had been when he was he
31、r age.He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition.Already,she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then.This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.21In what way was this expedition different for Larry?A.His daughter had grown up.B.He had become a famous div
32、er.C.His father would dive with him.D.His daughter would dive with him.答案:D解析:细节理解题。从第一段第二句他决定让他的女儿跟他一起可知选 D 项。22What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A.Larry had some privileges.B.Larry liked the rented diving suits.C.Divers had to buy diving equipment.D.Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive
33、.答案:A解析:推理判断题。第二段主要介绍了他最初的潜水活动且根据“He had made an exception.”及本段最后一句可知 A 项正确;从“He had hated them.”可知 B 项错误 ;C 项未提及;从第二段最后一句可知,不允许他这个年龄的孩子潜水,故 D 项错误。23Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?A.To protect himself from danger.B.To dive into the deep water.C.To admire the underwater vie
34、w.D.To take photos more conveniently.答案:A解析:细节理解题。从第三段中的 “Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search.Sometimes,he was limited to a cage underwater.”可知他待在笼子里是为了避免危险,故选 A 项。24What can be learned from the underlined sentence?A.Larry didnt wear a watch.B.Larry was not good at math.C.
35、Larry had a poor memory.D.Larry enjoyed the adventure.答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据下文可知 ,劳瑞喜欢潜水之旅,以至于没有了时间、空间等概念而尽情享受水中探险的乐趣。B(2015湖北高考)Science has a lot of uses.It can uncover laws of nature,cure diseases,make bombs,and help bridges to stand up.Indeed science is so good at what it does that theres always a tempt
36、ation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful.David Brooks,author of The Social Animal:The Hidden Sources of Love,Character,and Achievement,appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.Brooks gained fame for several books.His latest boo
37、k The Social Animal,however,is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books.It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics.The book focuses on big questions:What has science revealed about human nature?What are the sources of character?And why are some people happy and successful while o
38、thers arent?To answer these questions,Brooks surveys a wide range of disciplines(学科).Considering this,you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts.But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常规的),and perhaps unfortunate,way.Instead of introducing scientific theories,he tells a
39、story,within which he tries to make his points,perhaps in order to keep the readers attention.So as Harold and Erica,the hero and heroine in his story,live through childhood,we hear about the science of child development,and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction.Brooks
40、carries this through to the death of one of his characters.On the whole,Brookss story is acceptable if uninspired.As one would expect,his writing is mostly clear and,to be fair,some chapters stand out above the rest.I enjoyed,for instance,the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own
41、.While Harold and Erica are certainly not strong or memorable characters,the more serious problems with The Social Animal lie elsewhere.These problems partly involve Brookss attempt to translate his tale into science.25The author mentions the functions of science at the beginning of the passage to .
42、 A.illustrate where science can be appliedB.demonstrate the value of Brookss new bookC.remind the reader of the importance of scienceD.explain why many writers use science in their works答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据文章第一段最后一句 “.appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the tempta
43、tion.”可知,许多作家都抵挡不住将科学引入作品中的诱惑。故选 D 项。26According to the author,which of the following could be a strength of the book?A.Its strong basis.B.Its convincing points.C.Its clear writing.D.Its memorable characters.答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据文章第三段内容可知 ,他的作品不是单纯地介绍科学理论,而是阐述个人观点以引起读者的注意,并且写作思路清晰。故选 C 项。27What is the aut
44、hors general attitude towards the book?A.Contradictory. B.Supportive.C.Cautious. D.Critical.答案:D解析:观点态度题。根据文章最后一段第一句句意 “总体说来,布鲁克斯的作品若是说它单调缺乏灵感还是可以接受的。”可知,作者对他的这部作品并不看好,持批评态度。故选 D 项。28What is the author likely to write about after the last paragraph?A.Problems with the book.B.Brookss life experiences
45、.C.Death of the characters.D.Brookss translation skills.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知 ,作者认为他的作品中有很严重的问题,那么下文就有可能会继续谈论他要指出的这些问题。故选 A 项。CScientists today are making greater effort to study ocean currents (洋流).Most do it using satellites and other high-tech equipment.However,ocean expert Curtis Ebbesmeye
46、r does it in a special wayby studying movements of random floating garbage.A scientist with many years experience,he started this type of research in the early 1990s when he heard about hundreds of athletic shoes washing up on the shores of the northwest coast of the United States.There were so many
47、 shoes that people were setting up swap meets to try and match left and right shoes to sell or wear. Ebbesmeyer found out in his researches that the shoesabout 60,000 in totalfell into the ocean in a shipping accident.He phoned the shoe company and asked if they wanted the shoes back.As expected,the
48、 company told him that they didnt.Ebbesmeyer realized this could be a great experiment.If he learned when and where the shoes went into the water and tracked where they landed,he could learn a lot about the patterns of ocean currents.The Pacific Northwest is one of the worlds best areas for beachcom
49、bing(海滩搜寻) because winds and currents join here,and as a result,there is a group of serious beachcombers in the area.Ebbesmeyer got to know a lot of them and asked for their help in collecting information about where the shoes landed.In a year he collected reliable information on 1,600 shoes.With this data,he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents,and publish the findings of their study.As the result of his work,Ebbesmeyer has become known as the scientist to call with que
