1、单元质量评估(五)Unit 5(120 分钟 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 1M: Have you got any plans for New Years Day? W: Ive been invited over to my friends house. 1. Who will pro
2、bably hold a party? A. The womans friend. B. The man. C. The mans friend. 答案: AText 2W: Was the weather nice when you were traveling in Southern China? M: No. It kept pouring all the time. I went there during the wrong season. I should have gone to Australia instead. 2. What was the weather like in
3、Australia then? A. Rainy. B. Nice. C. Terrible. 答案: BText 3M: Hey, Joanne. Whats up? Are you heading to the beach, too? W: Im trying to get there as fast as I can. I need to deposit some money at the bank and mail some letters at the post office. But first, I really need to find a ladies room! 3. Wh
4、ere will the woman go first? A. To the beach. B. To the bank. C. To the bathroom. 答案: CText 4W: Have you looked in the mirror today? M: Uh, not since I woke up this morning. . . Why? Did I forget to do my hair or something? W: Well, lets just say that green ties and pink shirts dont really mix. . .
5、4. What does the woman mean? A. The man forgot to do his hair. B. The man forgot to put on a tie. C. The man is wearing clothes that dont match. 答案: CText 5W: I dont know why I let you talk me into going to see the film. I just dont like violence. M: I didnt realize there would be quite so much. Des
6、pite everything, though, the story was good. W: Yes, it was very exciting and well-written. 5. Why does the woman dislike the film? A. It was boring. B. It was violent. C. It was badly-written. 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。
7、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。Text 6W: Hi, welcome to Burger Palace. Can I take your order, please? M: Yeah. Two bacon cheese burgers and two orders of fries, please. W: All right. Would you like anything to drink with that? M: No, thanks. We
8、ve got sodas at home. W: So, thats going to be to go, right? M: Thats right. W: OK. Your total is $17. M: Heres a twenty. Keep the change. W: Oh, thank you so much! You are Number 255. Your order should be ready in about five minutes. 6. What does the man order? A. Hot dogs and fries. B. Burgers and
9、 fries. C. Sandwiches and sodas. 答案: B7. How much does the man give the woman as a tip? A. Three dollars. B. Two dollars. C. One dollar. 答案: A听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8、9 题。Text 7W: Youre not very talkative today, Eric. Whats up? M: Nothing, Cathy. Im just feeling pretty tired because I spent hours sitting in
10、traffic jams today. I had to go into the city centre. W: You couldnt have picked a worse day to drive into the centre. There was a transport strike. Didnt you listen to the news? M: Now I understand. I thought it was strange that there were no buses around. Anyway, I didnt have a choice. So how did
11、you handle today? You work in the centre, dont you? W: Yes, but I got a lift from Lily. We left home much earlier than usual to avoid the rush hour traffic and we left work early, too. 8. Why is the man tired? A. Because he was caught in traffic jams. B. Because he did quite a lot of work. C. Becaus
12、e he went on strike. 答案: A9. How did the woman go to work today? A. She caught a bus. B. She got a free ride. C. She drove a car. 答案: B听第 8 段材料, 回答第 1012 题。Text 8M: Can you change some money for me, please? W: Certainly. What is it you want to change? M: Here it is: some Swiss francs and English pou
13、nds. Youd better count them. W: Wait a moment please. Ill find out the rates of exchange. Here we are. Let me see. Thatll make $258. 45. How would you like it? M: Would you please give me four 50-dollar notes, five 10-dollar notes, eight 1-dollar notes, and the rest in small change. W: Certainly. Wi
14、ll that do? M: Would you mind giving me 4 dollars in coins? I want to make some phone calls. By the way, can I open an account here? W: Yes. A deposit or current account? M: A current. I want to pay for things by cheque. W: Please go to the sixth counter. Theyll attend to you. M: Thank you. 10. Wher
15、e does the conversation probably take place? A. At a bank. B. At a shop. C. At a hotel. 答案: A11. How many 10-dollar notes will the man get? A. 4. B. 5. C. 8. 答案: B12. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Cancel his account. B. Lend him mobile phone. C. Change some coins for him. 答案: C听第 9 段材料,
16、回答第 1316 题。Text 9W: Brett, can I ask you a question about your dog? M: Sure. Whats up? W: Well, I have to get my little Ferguson some medicine. M: Oh, is everything all right? W: Yes, of course. Its not like hes sick or anything. I give him medicine every month as part of his regular care, so he doe
17、snt get any diseases from insects or other dogs. M: Oh, right. I do that for Fargo, too. W: Yeah That was what I was going to ask you about. Where .do you buy your dogs medicine I asked my vet, and she told me ?the prices. I almost dropped dead right there! M: Yeah. Unfortunately, most special pet s
18、tores sell them at fixed prices that are set by the companies that make them You can usually .find discounts of ten or fifteen percent for a lot of those stores, though. W: Well, thats not a huge help for something thats two hundred dollars per year! Isnt there any other way? M Well, you can order s
19、ome medicine from websites that are :based in other countries where the prices are lower. 13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their vets. B. Money spent on pets. C. Ways to buy dogs medicine. 答案: C14. What is the mans dogs name? A. Brett. B. Fargo. C. Ferguson. 答案: B15. What doesnt th
20、e woman like about her vet? A. The limited services. B. The prices her vet charged. C. The difficulty of getting an appointment. 答案: B16. What isnt one of the mans suggestions? A. Going to his vet. B. Booking online. C. Going to a special pet store. 答案: A听第 10 段材料, 回答第 1720 题。Text 10The word “pub” i
21、s the short form for “public house” in Great Britain. Its thought to be the Englishmens favorite meeting place, where they can get together with friends over a glass of beer and talk about football, or horse racing, or business Pubs are usually open .from 11 am to midnight. You may notice that the p
22、ub is the Englishmens meeting place It is not quite acceptable for a woman .to go into a pub alone. She must have a man to go with her. Most Englishmen have their favorite local pubs, where they can escape from the pressure of family life or work, and if they are lucky they tell their troubles to a
23、pretty bar-girl. Indeed, many men dream of retiring from their 9 to 5 jobs and buying a little country pub, where they imagine theyll always be the host of a week-long party. 17. How long do pubs usually stay open? A. 9 hours. B. 10 hours. C. 13 hours. 答案: C18. What is not acceptable for a woman? A.
24、 Go into a pub with her family. B. Go into a pub alone. C. Go into a pub with a man. 答案: B19. Whats the strongest reason why Englishmen often go to pubs? A. To meet their girlfriends. B. To see respectable women. C. To relax themselves. 答案: C20. What are many men dreaming of? A. Leaving their homes.
25、 B. Telling their troubles to a pretty girl. C. Retiring from their jobs and buying a little country pub. 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。AUS east coast states are on alert for Tropical Storm Hermine, which is pushing north-eastward a
26、s people take time off for the long holiday weekend. The high winds have left a trail of destruction in the south-east of the US. They are the tail-end of the first hurricane to hit Florida in a decade. Two people have been killed in Hermine-related incidents, AP news agency said. The governors of N
27、ew Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina have declared emergencies in some areas. The moves activate emergency operation plans and give greater powers to state police. Earlier on Saturday in North Carolina, high winds blew a lorry over, killing the driver. In Florida, a man had died when he
28、was hit by a falling tree. Hermine is a “storm to take seriously” with “life-threatening water levels along the coast, ” Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, warned. The storm caused considerable damage on Friday and Saturday morning in Florida and Georgia, cutting of
29、f power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Hermine remains a threat to Americans who live on the coast between South Carolina and Rhode Island, officials say, and is expected to bring widespread localized flooding. Storm conditions are expected to reach New York on Sunday. “Hermine no
30、t only threatens to foil weekend getaways at the beach, but has the potential to cause damage in some communities and pose risk to the lives of those who venture in the surf or on the seas, ” meteorologist Alex Sosnowski told Accuweather. com. 【文章大意】热带风暴爱米娜向东北推进, 预计强度有所增加, 或将接近飓风状态。美国东岸各州对此高度戒备。21.
31、Tropical Storm Hermine _. A. is pushing east-northward of the USB. has no effect on the south-east of the USC. has killed two people in all D. has influenced several states in the US【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第二段 The governors of New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina have declared emergencies in so
32、me areas. 可知新泽西州、马里兰州、弗吉尼亚州和北卡罗来纳州官员已宣布部分地区进入紧急状态。22. From Paragraph 3 we can infer that _. A. the moves give greater powers to state policeB. high winds blew a lorry over, killing the driverC. a man had died when he was hit by a falling treeD. life-threatening water levels along the coast will thre
33、aten the lives of people in the US【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据第三段 Hermine is a “storm to take seriously” with “life-threatening water levels along the coast, ” Eric Blake, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, warned. 可知美国国家飓风中心专家埃里克布莱克警告称, 爱米娜风暴会导致沿线水位飙升, 造成生命威胁。23. Where will Hermine be exp
34、ected to reach on Sunday? A. Florida. B. Georgia. C. New York. D. South Carolina and Rhode Island. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第五段第一句 Storm conditions are expected to reach New York on Sunday. 可知。24. From the last paragraph we can learn that _. A. Hermine threatens to foil weekend getaways at the beach B. Hermi
35、ne has the potential to cause damage in some communitiesC. Hermine has influence on the lives of those who venture in the surf or on the seasD. Hermine will have a great influence on the lives of people who live in New York. 【解析】选 D。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知 A、B、C 三项都属于对纽约人生活的影响。B 世纪金榜导学号 16032142Meeting peopl
36、e from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal(信号). Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship. Different cultures emphasize(强调)the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degre
37、e. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk”, usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job. In many European countrieslike the UK or Francepeople find it easi
38、er to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafs rather than at the office. Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silenc
39、e. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary. Even within Northern Europe, c
40、ultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly. Peopl
41、e from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural(多文化的) environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other. 【文章大意】跨文化交流毕竟是有困难的, 因为不同文化环境中的人发出的信号会不一样, 而人
42、们对信号的理解也会不同。有时候别人可能根本不知道你发出了想要建立关系的信号。25. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _. A. develop closer relations B. share the same cultureC. get to know each otherD. keep each other company【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第二段“In many European countrieslike the UK or Francep
43、eople find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafs rather than at the office. ”可知, 在餐馆或在咖啡厅比在办公室更能建立并保持好商业上的合作伙伴关系。故选 A。26. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _. A. the English prefer to make long speechesB. too many words are of no useC.
44、people from Thailand are quiet and shy by natureD. even talk and silence can be culturally different【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第三段“Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. ”可知交谈和沉默在不同文化中都有不同意义。故选 D。27. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better? A
45、. By sharing different ways of life. B. By accepting different habits. C. By recognizing different values. D. By speaking each others languages. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据最后一段“However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.
46、”可知多文化交流的好办法是互相理解、相互尊重其他文化的价值观。故选 C。28. What would be the best title for the text? A. Multicultural Environment B. Cross-Cultural DifferencesC. How to Understand Each Other D. How to Build Up a Relationship【解析】选 B。主旨大意题。文章主要讲了不同文化的不同之处以及由此带来的交流困难之处。故选 B。CNuclear powers danger to health, safety, and
47、even life itself can be described in one wordradiation. Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测 ) by human senses. It cant be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, ra
48、dio waves are all around us but we cant detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we cant sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things. At very high levels, radiation can
49、 kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells in important organs. But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and
