1、1Unit 2 What is happiness to you第一部分 听力 (满分 30分,限时 20分钟)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。1Where will the woman go first?ATo the beach.BTo the bank.CTo the bathroom.2What does the woman mean?AThe man forgot t
2、o do his hair.BThe man forgot to put on a tie.CThe man is wearing clothes that dont match.3How does the woman probably feel?AAnnoyed. BHungry. CExcited.4Why didnt the man answer the phone?AHe lost it.BHe didnt hear it.CHis phone ran out of power.5Who did the woman want to call?AJames. BDrake. CDanie
3、l.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 6、7 题。6Where does the conversation most likely take place?AAt home.BIn the cinema.2CIn the park.7What is the man going to do?AHave a w
4、alk.BGo back to his parents.CSee a film.听第 7段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8Where are the speakers?AIn a car.BOn a boat.COn a motorcycle.9What is the woman doing?ALooking at a paper map.BTrying to find a website.CUsing a phone to give directions.听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10What can we learn about the woman?AShe is out of
5、work.BShe is good at typing.CShe is studying abroad.11What kind of people will the woman deal with in that position?AThose who ask for information.BThose who try to find a job.CThose who intend to learn Chinese.12How does the woman feel about the job?ABoring but easy.BInteresting and easy.CInteresti
6、ng but hard.听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13What are the speakers mainly talking about?ATheir vets.BMoney spent on pets.CWays to buy dogs medicines.14What is the mans dogs name?ABrett. BFargo. CFerguson.315What doesnt the woman like about her vet?AThe limited services.BThe prices her vet charged.CThe difficul
7、ty of getting an appointment.16What isnt one of the mans suggestions?AGoing to his vet.BLooking online.CGoing to a special pet store.听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20题。17When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood?ABy six oclock in the evening.BBy five oclock in the evening.CBy six oclock in the morning.18Where s
8、houldnt residents go to escape the fire?ASpringfield.BWestern Hill.CPoint Cabina Station.19How long will it take residents to reach the safe zone?ALess than ten minutes.BLess than twenty minutes.CLess than thirty minutes.20What are residents advised to do before they leave?ALeave all pets behind.BSt
9、ay calm and do not panic.CTell the state police where they are going.答案:15 CCACA 610 ABACC1115 ABCBB 1620 AABCB听力材料(Text 1)M: 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 pos
10、t office. But first, Ive really got to find a ladies room!(Text 2)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 .(Text 3)M: Im starving! What have y
11、ou got to eat around here?W: Um, not much. I really wasnt expecting anyone over, so .M: All you have in here is some salad and one of those health drinks that only girls drink .W: Look. I dont show up at your door without calling and criticize your food, do I?(Text 4)W: Do you have any idea what tim
12、e it is now? Have you ever heard your phone?M: Im sorry. But my phone ran out of power. I got back here as fast as I could because I knew youd be worried.(Text 5)W: Hi, James! Its me, Diane. Oh, Im so glad I caught you. I was just talking to Drake, and .M: Im sorry. But I think you dialed the wrong
13、number. My name is Daniel.(Text 6)M: Whats the matter with you? You look miserable.W: Its us.M: What do you mean “us”?W: Well, we used to talk to each other before we were married. Remember? M: What do you mean? Were talking now, arent we?W: Oh, yes, but we used to do so much together.M: We still go
14、 to the cinema together, dont we?W: Yes, but we used to go out for walks together. Remember?M: Oh, I can remember.W: And we used to do silly things, like running barefoot through the park.M: Yes. I remember. I used to catch terrible colds.W: But we never used to argue. You used to think I was wonder
15、ful. Once . Where are you going? M: Back to live with my parents. Thats something else we used to do before 5we were married. Remember?(Text 7)M: Can you see how close we are on the map?W: It looks like were pretty close, but these smartphone maps are hard to read.M: Yeah, I always prefer to look at
16、 a paper map. I think I still have some in the pocket of the right door, if you wanna grab one .W: No, Id probably be even worse at that. Uhoh, I think you were supposed to turn left back there.M: You mean that you were supposed to tell me to turn left back there?W: Yeah, Im sorry. I dont have one o
17、f these kinds of phones, so Im afraid I dont really know what Im doing. Do you want to pull over and take a look?M:No. Its okay. Just push that little button on the side of the phone to turn on the sound. That will allow us to hear the directions out loud.(Text 8)M: Hello, Student Job Center. Can I
18、help you? W: Yes, I am looking for a parttime job. Do you have anything available at the moment?M: Ah, yes. Your name and address?W: Im Linda. I live in the building for international students, and my room number is 7B559.M: OK, do you have any skills? Typing, languages, that sort of thing?W: Yes, I
19、 speak Chinese and I can also speak some Japanese.M: Right, lets see what is available. There is a position for an Office Assistant at the language center. W: That sounds interesting.M: Its for three days a week and the duty is to deal with inquiries and answer the phone. W: I am sure I can handle i
20、t without problem.M:Great. I will inform the director of the language center and you can start next week.(Text 9)W: Brett, can I ask you a question about your dog?6M: 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
21、 hes sick or anything. I give him medicine every month as part of his regular care, so he doesnt 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
22、me the prices. I almost dropped dead right there!M: Yeah. Unfortunately, most special pet stores 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 somet
23、hing thats two hundred dollars per year! Isnt there any other way?M: Well, you can order some medicines from websites that are based in other countries where the prices are lower. (Text 10)This is the Lakewood Public Address System. This is not a test like the one we had last week. I repeat, this is
24、 not a test. The Western Hill Fire is spreading toward Lakewood much quicker than we had expected. Currently, we expect the fire to come within twenty miles of Lakewood by six oclock this evening. We are therefore requiring all residents to leave this area immediately.Springfield to the north, Point
25、 Cabina Station to the east, and Galveston to the south are all in the safe zone. It will take less than thirty minutes to drive to any of these towns. Take as many things as you can fit in your car, but do not delay. We have orders from the state police to make sure that the entire town of Lakewood
26、 is empty by five oclock today. You have plenty of time to get all your family members, pets, and belongings together, so there is no need to panic. Stay calm, but get started as soon as possible. 第二部分 阅读理解 (满分 40分,限时 35分钟)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。7AMore and more
27、 people think it necessary to study in an Englishspeaking country and it didnt take long at all for me to decide to come and study in the UK.Having been in the school for 2 months, Im getting used to school life, and I am starting to make the most of my time in here. School starts at 9 oclock every
28、morning, and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have long days, in which we have 9 lessons and school finishes at 4 oclock. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday we have short days, in which we have only 6 lessons and finish at 1 oclock. After lessons, we have 2 hours of activity time, when you ca
29、n choose from a wide range of activities, including all the major sports, such as rugby and football, and also the minor sports such as basketball and tennis.As a boarder (寄宿者), the quality of food is something I consider very important, and Merchiston has not let_me_down. The school kitchens are ru
30、n by a professional catering (饮食 ) company, and the quality of food is excellent, and also they take issue (问题) of a healthy diet really seriously: I remember once I was asked to take more salad for my meal by a member of the kitchen staff (工作人员) for I didnt have enough vegetables. This brings anoth
31、er point of being a boarder: you need to learn how to look after yourself and be responsible (负责的) for yourself. One of the huge advantages of being a boarder is that we can have breakfast in the school, which means we dont have to pull ourselves out of bed as early as the day pupils!语篇解读:作者到英国去学习,待
32、了两个月就习惯了学校的生活。作者在本文中介绍了在学校的学习情况以及伙食等生活情况。21The passage mainly tells us about _.Athe authors school life in the UK as a boarderBthe authors opinion of the school life in the UKCthe differences in school life between China and the UKDthe boarder life in a British middle school解析:选 A 主旨大意题。文章在第一段开篇点题。第
33、二段和第三段分别描述了作为寄宿生的生活。故本题答案为 A项。22According to the second paragraph, we can learn that the author _.8Ahas not enough time to study Blikes to play tennis and basketballCwent to the school two months agoDfinishes school at 4 oclock解析:选 C 细节理解题。从第二段的第一句话“Having been in the school for 2 months, Im getting
34、 used to school life”,可以推知,作者是两个月前去学校学习的。故答案为 C项。23The underlined words “let me down” in the last paragraph means _.Amade me disappointed Bmade me pleasedCencouraged me Damazed me解析:选 A 词义猜测题。上一句说的是:作者认为饭的质量很重要。画线部分的下文说的是伙食如何如何好。故画线部分意为:让我失望。BClose your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would
35、be like if you had a hundred dollars less. Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with you eyes closed. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingertips.With existing medical knowledge and skills, twothirds of the worlds 42 million blind should
36、 not have to suffer. Unfortunately, rich countries possess most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.ORBIS is an international nonprofit organization which operates the worlds only flying teaching eye hospital. ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide. Inside a DC8 aircraft, t
37、here is a fullyequipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people there. Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation (合作) among countries.ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing traini
38、ng during threeweek medical programs. ORBIS has taught sightsaving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses, who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year. ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs in China so far. For the seven to ten million blind in China, ORBIS is planning to
39、 do more for them. At the moment ORBIS is working on a longterm plan to develop a training center 9and to provide eye care service to Shanxi Province. ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.For just US $ 38, you can help one person see; for $ 380 you can bring si
40、ght to 10 people; $ 1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills; and for $ 13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your money can open their eyes to the world. Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less f
41、ortunate than ourselves.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。世界盲人多达 4千万。为使贫富国家获得均等的医疗知识和技术,ORBIS 组织为之做了许多贡献。为让这个机构发挥更大作用,大家都出一份力吧!24The first paragraph is intended to _.Aintroduce a new way of readingBadvise the public to lead a simple life Cdirect the publics attention to the blind Dencourage the public to use imaginatio
42、n解析:选 C 推理判断题。第一段三句话连续用了三个 imagine。尤其后两句要读者想象一下:闭着眼睛度过余生将会怎样;用指尖不用眼睛阅读此文又会怎样。作者显然要大家体会一下盲人生活,从而引起读者阅读下文话题的兴趣。故选 C。25What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?AThey are adequate.BThey are not equally distributed.CThey have not been updated.DThey have benefited most of
43、the blind.解析:选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段“Unfortunately, rich countries possess most of this knowledge, while developing countries do not.”可知,当今世界医疗知识如此丰富,医疗技术如此发达,4 千万的盲人,2/3 的不应该遭受失明的痛苦。然而医疗知识和技巧的拥有者发达国家居多,而贫穷国家则无。显然是医疗知识和技巧的分配不均。故选 B。26ORBIS aims to help the blind by _.Ateaching medical studentsBtraining doct
44、ors and nursesCrunning flying hospitals globally10Dsetting up nonprofit organization解析:选 B 细节理解题。第三段告诉我们,在 ORBIS组织中医生被教给使盲人恢复视力的最新技术;在第四段中还可知 ORBIS组织通过提供为期三个星期的培训课程来帮助发展中国家;该段还提到 ORBIS组织已教了三万五千多名医生和护士相关的恢复视力技巧。由此得知,故选 B。27What can be the best title for the passage?AORBIS in ChinaBFighting BlindnessC
45、Sightseeing TechniquesDORBIS Flying Hospital解析:选 D 标题归纳题。全文先以吸引读者关注盲人入手,然后介绍 ORBIS组织运营的 flying teaching eye hospital 为全世界培训医生和护士所作出的贡献。最后倡导大家捐款来帮助 ORBIS组织运营的 flying teaching eye hospital。唯有 D选项符合文章大意。A、B 选项范畴太大,不贴切。CKatie always felt there had to be something more to life than just partying, buying
46、clothes and driving a cool car. She finally discovered what she was missing out on when she traveled halfway around the world to help poor kids.When she was 14, she discovered a club at school called Operation Smile, an organization that supports free operation for facially deformed kids in developi
47、ng countries. At that time, she joined Operation Smile just to satisfy her schools community service requirement.After working with Operation Smile for a while, she learned different countries had different deformities (畸形). The more she learned about what affected kids around the world, the more sh
48、e wanted to go abroad with Operation Smile.At 15, she was chosen to go abroad. She was so happy even though she didnt realize what she was getting herself into. Before her trip, she attended a weekend “mission training”. Thats when she was told shed be going to the Philippines. Although she was exci
49、ted, one night during training, she broke down in tears. She didnt know if she was prepared to see all these unfortunate kids. She was put to work three days after her arrival in the Philippines. Her first day was at the hospital, where she met those kids waiting for operation, and they were running around and happy. It seemed normal. Her job was to pl