1、第二单元综合测评本试卷分第 卷 (选择题) 和第卷(非选择题)两部分。共 150 分，考试时间 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。1. What did the man do yesterday?A. He went to see a doctor.B. He took care of his father.C
2、. He stayed at home and did nothing.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a museum. B. In a theatre.C. At a dinner party.3. Where is the man?A. In a hotel. B. In a shop.C. At home.4. What do we know about the man?A. He may not go home for the New Year.B. He will take a vacation at home.C. He will graduate
3、 this month.5. What can we learn from the dialogue?A. The boss got very sad.B. The boss didnt make a promise at all.C. The boss broke his promise.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
4、白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 67 题。6. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. At home. B. On a bus.C. In the bank.7. Why do the two speakers want to buy a car? A. They have a lot of money. B. The man lives too far away from his office.C. The womans office is too far away from her home.听第 7 段材料，
5、回答第 810 题。8. Who is the girl?A. She is Toms sister.B. She is Toms friend.C. She is Toms classmate. 9. What is the talk on?A. English grammar. B. History.C. Reading. 10. When and where will the talk be given?A. At eight in the morning; in the reading room. B. At seven in the evening; in the meeting r
6、oom. C. At two in the afternoon; in the meeting room. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 1113 题。11. Whats the book about?A. The English language.B. Body language.C. Good manners.12. What does the man think of the book?A. Interesting. B. Difficult.C. Useless.13. What does the woman decide to do at last?A. Buy the book. B.
7、 Lend him the book.C. Borrow the book.听第 9 段材料，回答第 1416 题。14. When did the woman buy the walkman?A. 2 days ago. B. 3 days ago.C. 4 days ago.15. Why did the woman buy the walkman?A. She bought it for personal use.B. She bought it for work. C. She bought it as a gift.16. What will happen to the woman?
8、A. She will get a new walkman. B. She will get her money back. C. She will have the walkman repaired.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1720 题。17. By whom are childrens names usually given?A. By their parents. B. By their friends.C. By their relatives.18. What is the nice thing about a mans name?A. It is always changing
9、 in his life.B. It changes as he does.C. It is seldom changing in his life.19. In the following statements, which is TRUE according to the passage?A. Names are the only way to say who you are.B. Names do not change when people change a little.C. Girls names often come from words meaning “pretty”“hap
10、py”“brave”20. In the last paragraph, what does the word “borrow” mean?A. It means “get something from another person”B. It means “use something from another person for the time being”C. It means “take and use as ones own”答案 15 BBAAC 610 ABAAC1115 BACCA 16 20 AACBC听力材料Text 1W: Why didnt you go to the
11、 meeting yesterday?M: My father was ill and I had to look after him in the hospital.Text 2W: The music sounds noisy.M: I wish I could ask for my money back. The performance is really bad.Text 3M: Is that Mary speaking?W: Yes, Mary speaking.M: Im at the counter of the hotel. Ill be back home soon. Ju
12、st wait for me.Text 4M: It doesnt make any sense to go home for the New Year now.W: Thats right. Especially since youll graduate in January.M: I think so.Text 5M: My boss promised me a pay raise, but later he kept silent and never mentioned it at all.W: Dont be sad. Tomorrow is another day.Text 6W:
13、Why dont we buy a car, dear?M: I have been thinking about it for a long time. I think it necessary for us to buy one. We live so far away from my company.W: Yes. With a car, you wouldnt have to catch a bus to work. It can save a lot of time.M: Sure, but we dont have enough money at present.W: Why no
14、t borrow some from the bank? I think we wont have to borrow so much now.M: Well, lets go downtown and have a look.Text 7M: Hello, Id like to speak to Tom, please. W: Im sorry, but my brother is out. Can I take a massage for him?M: Thats very kind of you. There will be a talk on English grammar by a
15、famous professor at two this afternoon. Tell him not to be late. W: I certainly will. By the way, where will the talk be given?M: It will be given in the meeting room. W: Ill tell him as soon as he comes back. Anything else?M: No, nothing else. Thanks a lot. Goodbye. W: Goodbye. Text 8W: Hi, Carl. W
16、hat are you doing?M: Im reading a book.W: Whats it about?M: Its about body language, and its very interesting. Do you want to read it?W: No, just tell me something about it. In my opinion, different countries have different body language, right?M: Quite right. But most body language means the same t
17、hing in different countries. For example, putting up a hand means “May I ask a question？” A smile and a handshake show “welcome”W: Oh, I see. Nodding the head of course means “Yes.” Dont you think so?M: Not quite. In some Asian countries it means “No.” not “Yes.”W: Really? Thats quite different from
18、 ours. I think it necessary for me to look through this book.M: OK, here you are.Text 9M: Good afternoon, may I help you?W: I bought one of your walkmans four days ago, but it stopped working. M: I see, did you check the batteries?W: Yes, I did. I tried changing the batteries but it did no good at a
19、ll. M: And are you sure the tape hasnt broken?W: Of course I am sure, thats the first thing I checked. M: And why did you buy it? Was it for personal use, a gift or for work? W: Well, I am studying French and I used it to practice my listening skills. M: And where did you buy it?W: From your main de
20、partment store in Bedford road. M: Did you contact the store?W: Yes, I did, in fact the manager asked me to call you.M: I see, I will contact the manager and tell him to replace your walkman. You can go to the store anytime after today, and they will replace it for you. W: Thank you very much indeed
21、. Bye. Text 10Arent you glad that mothers and fathers give names to their children? Names are the quickest and easiest and the most friendly way to say whos who. Another nice thing about names is that they do not change as people do. Yesterday Marys hair was long. Today her hair is short. But her na
22、me is still Mary. On his birthday Uncle Brown did not have a moustache. At Christmas time he did. But his name is still Brown. People are always changing, a little or a lot. But peoples names remain the same.A name sometimes says something nice about someone. Girls names often come from words meanin
23、g “pretty” “happy” “loving” . Boys names are often borrowed from words which mean “strong” “brave”Do you know how your own name came into being?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。AHave you been to Hoover Dam before? Do you know anything about it?
24、If not, I think you had better go to visit it and enjoy its beautiful scenery if you are free some day.Many years ago, a big dam, which lies between the states of Arizona and Nevada, was built to control the Colorado River. This dam was built so that it could protect the land and houses along the ri
25、ver from being washed away.This big dam is in the Black Canyon. It is possible to drive a car from one side of the river to the other on a road which is on top of the dam. The dam is so big that there is a lift inside, which goes down fortyfour floors from the road to the bottom. There is enough con
26、crete (混凝土 ) used in the dam to build a highway from New York to San Francisco. It took thousands of people five years to build the dam.This dam was called Boulder Dam when it was completed in 1936. Later it was renamed Hoover Dam in honor of a president of the United States. Hoover Dam, one of the
27、highest dams in the world, has been playing an important role in many ways. It attracts many visitors coming from all over the world.21. What does the text mainly talk about?A. The Black Canyon.B. A president and a dam.C. Hoover Dam.D. The highest dam in the world.答案与解析 C 本文主要是对 Hoover Dam 的具体介绍和说明。
28、22. Since it was completed, the dam has been used to _.A. prevent the floodsB. make electricityC. work as a water parkD. develop the fishing industry答案与解析 A 根据本文第二段的“was built to control the Colorado River . from being washed away”可知。23. The purpose of the writer in writing this text is to _.A. give
29、 a brief introduction to the damB. make an advertisement for the damC. invite tourists of the world to visit the damD. help protect the dam as much as possible答案与解析 A 根据全文可知，作者在该文中介绍了胡佛大坝的建设过程、基本结构、大坝的主要功能以及大坝名字的变化。因此选项 A 较好地反映了作者的写作目的。24. This text is probably taken from a _.A. newspaper B. magazin
30、eC. textbook D. novel答案与解析 B 这是一篇对 Hoover Dam 这个著名建筑工程的介绍，它出现在一本杂志上较为合理。BHave you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for often, achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boy
31、s stopped by to watch. “What are you doing？” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth！” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a ja
32、r. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I cant finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what Ive found during this period！”The boys goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And tha
33、t is what a goal is forto cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but l
34、ook what Ive found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something！” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.25. The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be
35、_.A. brave B. impoliteC. foolish D. warmhearted答案与解析 C 这个男孩遭到嘲笑是因为别人(the older boys)认为他在做“明知不可为而为之”的事，因而认为他是愚蠢的。26. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?A. To drive them away.B. To show what he had found in digging.C. To show how beautiful the jar was.D. To attract them to join him in the
36、work.答案与解析 B 由第二段男孩所说的“Maybe I cant finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what Ive found during this period！”可推断出男孩把罐子给那些嘲讽者看，是为了展示其挖掘过程中发现的成果。27. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?A. No dream can come true.B. All work will end successfully.C. Goals shouldn
37、t be set too high.D. Goals will make us work harder.答案与解析 D 该段通过这些排比句说明虽然目标未必都能实现，但可以促进人们努力工作并有所回报。28. The best title for the text should be _.A. Joy in the JourneyB. A Boy Dug a HoleC. No Pains, No GainsD. Failure Is the Mother of Success答案与解析 A 文章主要是论述要为了目标去努力奋斗、去付出努力，并在奋斗的过程中享受乐趣生命正是在“挖掘”的过程中才具有意
38、义。CHave you wondered about the amount of time we spend talking about food and been surprised? We are always asking questions such as“Have you ever eaten？” and“What did you have for lunch？”Yet, if you travel from one country to another, you might find that other nations think differently about food.
39、People plan to think that what they eat is normal and what everyone else eats is strange. In most parts of Asia, for example, no meal is complete without rice but in England, rice is the exception and people prefer to eat potatoes, in the Middle East, bread accompanies every meal.Eating, like so man
40、y things we do, becomes a habit that is difficult to change. The Americans seem to like drinking lots of orange juice and coffee; the English prefer to drink tea four or five times a day; the Australians prefer to drink a lot of beer; the French, like wine every day.People in different countries also like eating different kinds of
