1、阶段水平测试( 四)(时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分)第卷 ( 选择题，共 100 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 1M: Did you go to the theatre last Saturday?W: Yes, I saw “The Tea House”. The acting was excelle
2、nt.1. What did the woman do last Saturday?A. She saw a play. B. She acted in a play.C. She went to the tea house.答案：AText 2W: What time does the movie begin?M: It starts at seven.W: What time is it now?M: About six fortyfive. Wed better hurry up.2. How much time is left before the movie begins?A. 7
3、minutes. B. 15 minutes.C. 30 minutes.答案：BText 3W: Have a cup of coffee?M: No, thanks. Not before lunch.W: Please have one. Its just cooked.M: I honestly dont feel like one at the moment, thanks.3. Why doesnt the man want to have a cup of coffee?A. He usually has it before lunch.B. He doesnt feel lik
4、e one then.C. He prefers tea.答案：BText 4W: Didnt you tell Bob about the meeting?M: Whatever I say to him goes in one ear and out of the other.4. What does the man mean?A. Bob said nothing at the meeting.B. Something is wrong with Bobs ears.C. Bob doesnt listen to him.答案：CText 5M: Why is it so importa
5、nt to protect cultural relics?W: Well， one reason is that cultural relics can help us understand the peoples life long ago. However, it is not so easy to know how they lived in the past. We can only see the things that survived time and the weather.5. Why do people try to protect the cultural relics
6、?A. Cultural relics can help us understand the peoples life long ago.B. It is easy for people to know how they lived in the past.C. Time and the weather is important for people in their life.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，
7、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。Text 6M: Hi, Lily. Ive been waiting to ask you if you have any plans for Chinese National Day.W: No, not really.M: Well, I was planning to have a party at my house.W: Sure Id like to come. Who are you inviting?M: Some young teach
8、ers from the department and three of you American students. That way you can practise your Chinese, too.W: Thats a great idea. What can I bring?M: Lets see. Ill prepare everything Chinese，and.W: Why dont I make a potato salad? Also, Ill be seeing Bob and Jane tomorrow. Do you want me to tell them to
9、 show up?M: Well, I should let them know about the party, so they wont plan anything else.W: Right. When would you like us to come?M: About five. Id like everybody to come early so that you can talk before dinner. Oh, one other thing, could you ask Bob to bring his records?W: Sure.M: Thanks. Byebye.
10、W: Bye.6. On which day will the mans party be held?A. On Chinese National Day.B. On the Chinese Spring Festival.C. On Christmas Eve.答案：A7. What language is Lily learning?A. French. B. English.C. Chinese.答案：C8. What does the woman offer to do?A. To prepare some records.B. To invite Bob and Jane to th
11、e party.C. To tell the teachers about the party.答案：B听第 7 段材料，回答第 911 题。Text 7M: Sandy, how many languages do you speak besides English?W: I speak German.M: Ah. How well do you speak it?W: Very well. I can write it, too.M: Any other languages?W: I can speak a little French. But I cant write it at all
12、.M: A little French. Cant write it. Thats it?W: Yes.M: And you want to join our beginners class in Japanese?W: Yes, very much.M: Well, its not going to be easy, you know. Its very different from English, German or French.W: I know, but I want to do it.9. How many languages can Sandy speak?A. Two. B.
13、 Three.C. Four.答案：B10. What do we know from the conversation?A. The woman can write in French.B. The woman cant write in German.C. The woman can speak and write in German.答案：C11. What does the man think of Japanese?A. Its very different from German.B. It is the same as German.C. Its as easy as Engli
14、sh.答案：A听第 8 段材料，回答第 1214 题。Text 8M: Can I talk to you for a moment, Julia?W: Of course, Tom, sit down. What is it?M: I have decided to leave.W: Leave?M: Yes.W: Oh, no. Is it because were moving out of London?M: Well, yes. But there are other reasons.W: I see. You never liked working here.M: No, no.
15、Ive enjoyed working here but.W: But what?M: Well, I havent had time for other things. Ive worked here for four years. And Id like to do something different.W: What do you mean something different?M: I want to travel, you know, I have never been to other countries.W: Havent you?M: No, I havent. I wan
16、t to live abroad and learn to speak a different language. For example, especially Italy.W: Well. What can I say? Im really sorry. But I understand.M: Thank you, Julia.12. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Secretary and boss. B. Husband and wife.C. Teacher and student.答案：A13. Why doe
17、s Tom want to leave his present job?A. Because he wants to travel and teach English.B. Because he wants to do something different.C. Because he does not like the job.答案：B14. Where is Tom most likely to go if he can get a job there?A. England. B. Canada.C. Italy.答案：C听第 9 段材料，回答第 1517 题。Text 9W: Hey,
18、you look unhappy. Any problem?M: Yes, mum. I failed the computer test again. I really want to give it up.W: Why do you say that? I think youve made some progress.M: No. Ive done my best, but I still cant pass the tests.W: Dont worry. To learn the computer well, you need to use it, not just to read t
19、he books about it.M: You are right. But where can I use it?W: You have a computer lab in your school, dont you?M: Yes. But its always full. And its very hard to find a place.W: Maybe we should consider buying one for you.M: Thats great!15. Why does the boy look sad?A. Because he couldnt find a place
20、 in the computer lab.B. Because he failed the computer test.C. Because he couldnt go on with his computer studies.答案：B16. What does the woman tell his son to do then?A. Read more books about computers.B. Ask his teacher for help.C. Use computers more often.答案：C17. What is the woman going to do for h
21、er son?A. Buy some computer books.B. Give him some money.C. Buy him a computer.答案：C听第 10 段材料，回答第 1820 题。Text 10In Galileos time people believed that the earth never moved. But Copernicus had a new idea. He wrote in his book that the earth was moving round the sun and that it was not the center of ev
22、erything. When Galileo read Copernicus book many years later， he believed it. But many people of his time didnt believe the earth was moving. They were angry with Galileo. So Galileo had to say that he was wrong although he knew he was right. People took a long time before believing the new idea. Ex
23、periments were made one after another. At last scientists proved that the earth was moving.18. What was Copernicus new idea?A. The earth never moved.B. The earth was moving round the sun.C. The earth was the center of everything.答案：B19. Why were so many people angry with Galileo?A. Because he believ
24、ed that the earth was moving around the sun.B. Because he believed that the earth never moved.C. Because he believed that the sun was moving around the earth.答案：A20. What did Galileo have to do about Copernicus new idea?A. He had to agree to the new idea.B. He had to accept the new idea.C. He had to
25、 admit that the new idea was wrong.答案：C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。ASeveral years ago, the mayor of Chicago, Illinois, visited Germany, a leader in green roof design. Mayor Richard Daley later decided to have vegetation planted on Chicago C
26、ity Hall. Today, the tops of many other buildings also look like parks. In Canada, the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver has a forest on its roof. New York City has an unusual demonstration farm for hydroponics. The farm is on a boat called the Science Barge. Rainwater and purified river water are used
27、 to grow lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. The farm shows the possibilities for designing rooftop systems.Green roofs are designed to save energy and capture rainwater. Rooftops covered with plants help keep buildings cool. They can extend the life of a roof. And they can reduce water runnin
28、g off into streets and storming water systems. Experts say green roofs usually do not get much above twentyseven degrees Celsius. So temperatures might not be a problem for growing. But rooftop gardeners have to be careful not to put too much weight on the roof. This is true whether plants are grown
29、 in soil or water.Earlier in 2008, researchers in Texas reported that green roofs can reduce a buildings air conditioning costs by about onefifth compared to black top roofs. But they also reported that not all green roofs perform equally well. They found that designs differ in their ability to keep
30、 buildings cool and to capture rainwater. The researchers put experimental roofs on top of metal insulated boxes, to recreate green roof conditions. The study compared products from six companies to help businesses understand how to improve their designs. Each rooftop had sixteen different kinds of
31、plants native to Texas. The researchers say the presence of native plants likely helped all the green roofs capture water better compared to sedums. Sedums are plants that need little water and often are used on green roofs. The native plants could take in more water and release more of it to the at
32、mosphere.本文主要介绍了一种新的环保模式绿色屋顶。21. The author gave Paragraph 1 to_.A. tell us what is green roof designB. tell us Germany is the country that leads or guides the green roof designC. introduce some famous hotels in the worldD. lead to the topic of the passage答案：D 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，第一段通过举例引出“绿色屋顶”的话题，为进一步阐
33、述该话题作准备。22. The underlined word “storming” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by_.A. attacking B. controllingC. attracting D. managing答案：A 词义猜测题。根据句子结构分析，and 连接两个并列成分，前面的 running off into stress 可知这里的 storming 也用作动词，意为“侵袭” 。23. The advantages of green roofs are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT_.A. changing the local weatherB. prolonging the roofs lifeC. keeping the house cool
