1、第二单元测评(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。W:What kind of music do you like?M:I really enjoy pop music.How about you?W:I also like pop music.But classical music is even more enjoyable.
2、1.What kind of music does the woman like best?A.Pop music.B.Light music. C.Classical music.答案CW:Have you seen the sea?M:Of course.I have! Its all around us!W:No! I mean,have you seen how dirty the water is?It looks as if it isnt clean enough to bathe here.2.What happens to the sea?A.It has disappear
3、ed.B.It is polluted.C.It gets cleaner.答案BW:Its always been hard to get this car to work well.M:If youll leave the car with me,Ill get it fixed for you this afternoon.3.To whom is the woman probably speaking?A.A salesman.B.A manager.C.A repairman.答案CM:Can I help you?W:Have you got David Copperfield b
4、y Dickens?I want a copy for my nephew.M:Sorry,we havent got that at the moment.But we could order it for you.Do you know the name of the publisher?4.Who is the man?A.A bookseller.B.A writer.C.A publisher.答案AW:Excuse me,can you tell me where the English teachers are meeting?M:They were going to meet
5、in the teachers office,but they changed to the meeting room for more space.5.Where are the English teachers meeting?A.In the teachers office.B.In the reading room.C.In the meeting room.答案C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
6、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。M:Id like to book a room for Wednesday next week.W:Very good,sir.A room for Wednesday,June 11th.What kind of room would you like,sir?M:Er.single with bathroom.W:How long will you be staying?M:Ill be leaving on Sunday morning.W:That will be four nights,s
7、ir.Thank you very much,and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday.6.What kind of room does the man want?A.A single room.B.A double room.C.A double with bathroom.答案A7.When will the man leave the hotel?A.On July 11th.B.On June 14th.C.On June 15th.答案C听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。W:I like that picture you put
8、up on the wall yesterday.M:Oh,thank you.Its a photograph that I took on my vacation last year.W:You took it yourself?I didnt know you were a photographer.M:Oh,yes,Ive been taking pictures for years.W:It sounds interesting.Do you have any more of your pictures here?And may I see them?M:Yes,certainly.
9、Some of them are faces,just faces of people who I see when Im walking around.W:Do you let them know that youre taking pictures of them?M:I try not to.I dont like pictures of people who pose for the camera.I like people who are going about their business without knowing the camera is there.W:I suppos
10、e you need a lot of equipment.How many cameras do you have?M:Well,I have a dozen of them,but I use two of them more than the others.8.What did the man put up on the wall yesterday?A.The picture he drew on his vacation.B.The picture he took on his vacation.C.The picture of him taken last year.答案B9.Wh
11、at kind of pictures does the man like?A.The pictures prepared for cameras.B.The daily life pictures.C.The pictures taken by others.答案B10.How many cameras does the man usually use?A.Twelve.B.Ten.C.Two.答案C听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。M:Any messages,Miss Grey?W:Just one,Mr.Banks.You had a telephone call from someo
12、ne called Brown.David Brown.M:Brown?I dont know anyone called Brown.What did he want?W:He wouldnt say.But it sounded important.I told him youd phone him as soon as you got back.M:Well,Id better do it then,I suppose.Er.youve got his phone number,havent you?W:Yes,its 633201.M:622301.W:No,633201.M:Oh,y
13、oud better write it down,Miss Grey.Ill probably forget it.W:I already have done,Mr.Banks.Its on your desk.11.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Boss and secretary.B.Father and daughter.C.Manager and customer.答案A12.What is David Browns phone number?A.633001.B.622301.C.633201
14、.答案C13.Where is the phone number?A.On Miss Greys desk.B.On Mr.Banks desk.C.On Mr.Browns desk.答案B听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。W:Youve been to Paris,havent you?M:Yes.As a matter of fact,I used to live in Paris.W:Well,Im planning to visit there soon,and I wonder if you could suggest some places to me?M:Sure.You sh
15、ould go to Notre Dame.You also ought to see the palaces at Versailles.And you must visit the Louvre.W:Those sound like excellent suggestions.Can you suggest any good places to eat?M:Yes.Eat at Maxims.And if you go there,I suggest that you order the duck.Its delicious.W:Good.M:Oh,and one more thing.B
16、e sure to have someone take your picture in front of the Eiffel Tower.W:Ill do that.Thanks a lot.M:Send me a postcard,wont you?14.Where are the palaces?A.At Notre Dame.B.At Versailles.C.At Louvre.答案B15.What is the best place to eat according to the man?A.Notre Dame.B.Maxims.C.The Eiffel Tower.答案B16.
17、What does the man request the woman to do?A.Eat at the Louvre.B.Take some duck.C.Send him a postcard.答案C听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。John liked to wear his hair very long.Some of his friends thought that it looked like a girls hair,but they never made jokes about it,because John was a big,strong young man,and
18、he did not like jokes about his hair.John always went to the barbers twice a month to have his hair cut and washed.One day the barber said to him.“Wow,why dont you let me cut most of this hair off and make your head clean?Nobody would recognize you if I did that,I am sure.”John said nothing for a fe
19、w seconds,and then he said,“Perhaps you are right but I am sure that nobody would recognize you either if you did that to my hair.”17.Why did John keep his hair long?A.His hair grew too fast.B.He liked it to be long.C.The barber wouldnt like to cut it shorter.答案B18.Why did Johns friends never make j
20、okes about his hair?A.His hair wasnt funny.B.John was big and old.C.John didnt allow any jokes about his hair.答案C19.What did the barber suggest?A.Cleaning Johns head.B.Cutting off most of Johns hair.C.Making John recognized by nobody.答案B20.What was Johns answer to the barber?A.It was a great joke.B.
21、It was a great praise to the barber.C.It was a threat against the barber.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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AEco-friendly Car RacerCan you image a car racer is so eco-friendly that its tyres are made from potatoes,its body is created from hemp(大麻) and rapese
22、ed oil and it runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet?The one-seater racing car called Eco One is built by experts from Warwick University,who hope that Eco One will be adopted by the automotive industry.It is sold at $41,000.Pollution-sensitive DressDont be caught outside unaware of pollution l
23、evels in the air.The pollution-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstorm notices pollution in the air accordingly.This dresswhich is actually quite prettylooks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty.It might protect your health by advising you to stay indoo
24、rs for the day,but it wont do you any favour if youre meeting with clients.Eco-friendly UmbrellaTraditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface.Although its changeable,you cannot replace it easily.This eco-friendly design is more flexible.Its actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface,wh
25、ich can be folded,so you can put anything such as newspapers,plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface.Eco-friendly Moss(苔藓) CarpetIts said that walking on fresh grass increases your blood circulation.The Moss Carpet,created by Nguyen La Chanh,looks at getting the grass to
26、 your feet.The mat includes ball moss,island moss and forest moss.The humidity(湿度) of the bathroom makes sure that it grows well.And thats why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.21.According to Paragraph 1,we can find Eco One .A.can seat one passenger and one driverB.is mainly made fro
27、m some kinds of plantsC.cant be afforded by the public at presentD.will take the place of the traditional car industry答案B解析推理判断题。根据第一段第一句可知,Eco One是主要由植物制成的环保型产品。22.Why is EPA Dress designed?A.To advise people to stay at home as often as possible.B.To make women look pretty even in the polluted air.
28、C.To stop people from meeting their clients if necessary.D.To keep users informed of the polluted levels in the air.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The pollution-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstorm notices pollution in the air accordingly.”可知,EPA Dress有助于让使用者了解到空气的污染程度。23.Compared with traditional umbrell
29、as,the Eco-friendly Umbrella .A.is changeableB.can be foldedC.doesnt have any surfaceD.is made of newspapers答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Traditional umbrellas.Its actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface,which can be folded”可知答案。24.Where does the text probably come from?A.A personal blog.B.A hea
30、lth report.C.An official document.D.A science report.答案D解析推理判断题。文中主要介绍了四款环保型科技产品,故可推知其最有可能来自科技报告。B(2021新高考)By day,Robert Titterton is a lawyer.In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopovanot as a musician but as her page turner.“Im not a trained musician,but Ive learnt to
31、 read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the groups official page turner for the past four years.His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesnt have to break the flow of sound by doing
32、 it themselves.He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.“A lot of skills are needed for the job.You have to make sure you dont turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.”Mr Titterton explained.Bein
33、g a page turner requires plenty of practice.Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns,including back turns for repeat passages.Silent onstage communication is key,and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise wi
34、th their page turner.But like all performances,there are moments when things go wrong.“I was turning the page to get ready for the next page,but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,”Mr Titterton said,“Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”Most page
35、 turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists,although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.“My husband is the worst page turner,”she laughed.“Hes interested in the music,feeling every note,and I have to say:Turn,turn!Robert is the best page turner Ive had
36、 in my entire life.”25.What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?A.Read music.B.Play the piano.C.Sing songs.D.Fix the instruments.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“but Ive learnt to read music so I can help Maria”可知,要想为钢琴家翻乐谱,必须能够识谱。故选A项。26.Which of the following best describes Tittertons job on
37、stage?A.Boring.B.Well-paid.C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段内容可推断,在台上为钢琴家翻乐谱这项工作看似简单,实则不然,是一份要求高的工作。故选C项。27.What does Titterton need to practise?A.Counting the pages.B.Recognizing the “nodding”.C.Catching falling objects.D.Performing in his own style.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知,舞台上的无声交流是很关键的,每
38、位钢琴家都有属于自己风格的点头示意的方式,翻乐谱的人必须学会察言观色,才能与演奏者高度默契,而这需要双方经过大量的练习才能实现。故选B项。28.Why is Ms Raspopovas husband “the worst page turner”?A.He has very poor eyesight.B.He ignores the audience.C.He has no interest in music.D.He forgets to do his job.答案D解析推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可推断,Raspopova的丈夫其实很喜欢音乐,但是他在舞台上只顾欣赏每一个音符,忘记了自
39、己的本职工作,所以妻子才不断提醒他,并称其“the worst page turner”。故选D项。CManufacturers worldwide used roughly 85 industrial robots per 10,000 employees.But if robots end up working more closely with their human colleagues,one concern is how they will interact(互动) safely.“At present,robots do not have any sense of touch,”
40、 said Professor Gordon Cheng,who developed the special skin.Robots could seriously injure a human being,so employers need to make sure they are aware of their surroundings.To develop the skin,the researchers began by studying humans.Each person has about 5 million skin receptors(感受器) that register w
41、hats happening on the bodys surface and send signals to the brain.But the brain cant digest information from each one at the same time.Instead,the system used new receptors.So the team covered a human-size autonomous robot(known as H-1) with more than 13,000 sensors from shoulder to toe,which are ab
42、le to detect temperature,acceleration and pressure.Cheng has already overcome one challenge that has troubled early attempts at creating a robotic sense of touch.Most have relied on computing power to process signals from all the artificial skin cells,while his invention only sends signals when indi
43、vidual cells are touched.This means the system acts just like the human nervous system.For instance,we feel gloves when we first put them on,but eventually our bodies learn to ignore them.These could enable robots to sense their surroundings quickly,and give them the ability to interact with humans
44、and avoid accidents.“Technology like this could open opportunities where robots could work much more closely with humans,such as caregiving professions,”Cheng added.“They could help someone get out of bed,or help them around the house.” However,these technologies are still a long way from actual app
45、lication in the field,which will surely put the safety of humans first.29.What worried manufacturers when they use industrial robots?A.The robots cannot work closely with humans.B.The robots do not have any sense of humour.C.The robots may hurt humans for lack of touch.D.The robots are well aware of
46、 the surroundings.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Robots could seriously injure a human being”可以得知由于没有触觉因此机器人可能伤着其他一起工作的人类同事。30.How did the scientists develop the H-1?A.They sent signals directly to their brains.B.They put the human skin over the H-1.C.They made it digest information quickly.D.They covered the
47、 robots with receptions.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“the team covered a human-size autonomous robot(known as H-1) with more than 13,000 sensor”可以得知研究团队在机器人身上布满感受器,这是他们改进机器人的方式。31.What is the advantage of Chengs new robot?A.It can process all artificial signals.B.It just deals with necessary signals.C.It puts the gloves over the robots.D.It has the human nervous system.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第三段中的“while his invention only sends signals when individual cells are touched” 可以推知只有在被人体细胞触碰的时候机器人才会处理相关信息,也就是机器人只处理必要信息。DA 1.6-meter tall robot may soon become the best friend for lonely elderly