1、Unit 1 Art【过测试】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,每段对话回答一个小题,每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whereisthemanscellphonenow?A.Onthedesk. B.Inthebedroom. C.BehindtheTV.2.Whoisthewomanmostprobably?A.Asecretary. B.Astudent. C.Ahousewife.3.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Watertheplants. B.Wash the car. C.H
2、avearest.4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Mostreaderscon1agree withhim.B.ThewomancanTconvincehim.C.Fewpeoplereadhisarticle.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abusinesstrip. B.Achangeintheschedule. C.Johnsfight.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听第 6 段材料,回答第 6-8 题。6. Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inacarpark
3、. B.Inagarage. C.Inabank,7.Howmuchshouldthewomanpay?A.$2. B,S5. C.S8.8.Whydoesthemandecidetoeatout?A.Themeathasgonebad.B.Hethinksitslessexpensive.C.Thewomanwantstotry anewrestaurant.9.Howwillthey goto therestaurant?A.Bycar. B.By bus C.Byunderground.听第8段材料.回答第10至12题。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbe
4、tween thespeakers?A.InterviewerandintervieweeB.Customerandwaiter.C.Employerandemployee.11.WhatdidthemanworkasinMexico?A.Acook. B.Amachine operator C.Amanager.12.HowwillthemangetpaidforthefirsttwoweeksA.Sixdollarsanhour. BTendollarsanhour. C.Sixteendollarsanhour.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13-16 题。13. Whatdoesthewo
5、mansuggestdoing?A.WatchingTV. BHavingdinnertogether. C.Doingsomesports.14.Whatwillthemandolatertoday TV?A.Checktheweather forecast. B. Go to meet his parents C.Enjoyan outdoorconcert.15.Whatwilltheweatherbe like tomorrow?A.Clearandsunny. B.Sunny but cold. C.Clearandcold.16.Whenwilltheymeettomorrow?A
6、.At12:30. B.At 12:10. C.Atl2:50.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhenarethetouristsexpectedtoarriveatLondonGatwickAirport?A.By 6:30a.m. B.By 8:30a.m. C.By2;00p.m.18. WhenwillthetouristsvisittheNationalMuseum?A.OnWednesday. B.OnThursday C.OnFriday.19.Whatadvantagedoesthesailingboathaveoverthelerry?A.Itcancarryal
7、lthetourists. B.Itofferscheapertickets.C.It iseasytogetonandoff.20.Howdoesthespeakerthinkthetrip10theGreekIslands willbe?A.Busyandtiring. B.Comfortableandcolorful. C.Dangerousbutexciting.第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFive years ago,when I taught art at a school in Seatt
8、le,I used Tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students.I put a small set of Tinkertoys in front of each student,and said:“Make something out of the Tinkertoys.You have 45 minutes todayand 45 minutes each day for the rest of the week.”A few students hesitate
9、d to start.They waited to see what the rest of the class would do.Several others checked the instructions and made something according to one of the model plans provided.Another group built something out of their own imaginations.Once I had a boy who worked experimentally with Tinkertoys in his free
10、 time.His constructions filled a shelf in the art classroom and a good part of his bedroom at home.I was delighted at the presence of such a student.Here was an exceptionally creative mind at work.His presence meant that I had an unexpected teaching assistant in class whose creativity would infect(感
11、染)other students.Encouraging this kind of thinking has a downsideI ran the risk of losing those students who had a different style of thinking.Without fail one would declare,“But Im just not creative.”“Do you dream at night when youre asleep?”“Oh,sure.”“So tell me one of your most interesting dreams
12、.”The student would tell something wildly imaginative.Flying in the sky or in a time machine or growing three heads.“Thats pretty creative.Who does that for you?”“Nobody.I do it.”“Reallyat night,when youre asleep?”“Sure.”“Try doing it in the daytime,in class,okay?”1The teacher used Tinkertoys in cla
13、ss in order to_Aknow more about the studentsBmake the lessons more excitingCraise the students interest in artDteach the students about toy design2What do we know about the boy mentioned in Paragraph 3?AHe liked to help his teacher.BHe preferred to study alone.CHe was active in class.DHe was imagina
14、tive.3What does the underlined word“downside”in Paragraph 4 probably mean?AMistake.BDrawback.CDifficulty.DBurden.4Why did the teacher ask the students to talk about their dreams?ATo help them to see their creativity.BTo find out about their sleeping habits.CTo help them to improve their memory.DTo f
15、ind out about their ways of thinking.BSalvador Dali(19041989)was one of the most popular modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings,sculptures,drawings and more.
16、Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitors will find the best pieces,most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also LEnigme sans Fin from 1938,works on paper,objects,and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artists showm
17、an qualities.The visitors will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning,the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitors exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewers between two infinities(无限)“From the inf
18、inity small to the infinity large,contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus:amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museumtheatre in Figueras,”explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration(合作)w
19、ith the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid,Spain,and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg,Florida.5Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?AOptimistic.BProductive.CGenerous.DTraditional.6What is Dalis The Persistence
20、of Memory considered to be?AOne of his masterworks.BA successful screen adaptation.CAn artistic creation for the stage.DOne of the best TV programmes.7How are the exhibitions arranged at the World of Dali?ABy popularity.BBy importance.CBy size and shape.DBy time and subject.8What does the word“contr
21、ibutions”in the last paragraph refer to?AArtworks.BProjects.CDonations.DDocuments.COn one of her trips to New York several years ago,Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner.They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes,another customer was approac
22、hing their table.“Hey,arent you from Mississippi?”the elegant,whitehaired writer remembered being asked by the stranger.“Im from Mississippi too.”Without a second thought,the woman joined the Welty party.When her dinner partner showed up,she also pulled up a chair.“They began telling me all the news
23、 of Mississippi,”Welty said.“I didnt know what my New York friends were thinking.”Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine.By the time the group got up to leave,it was pouring outside.Weltys new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab.Heading back downtown toward her hotel,her
24、 bigcity friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(团聚)“My friend said:Now we believe your stories,”Welty added.“And I said:Now you know.These are the people that make me write them”Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty,a slim fi
25、gure in a simple gray dress,looked pleased with this explanation.“I dont make them up,”she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years.“I dont have to.”Beauticians,bartenders,piano players and people with purple hats,Weltys people come from afternoons spent visiting with old frie
26、nds,from walks through the streets of her native Jackson,Miss,from conversations overheard on a bus.It annoys Welty that,at 78,her left ear has now given out.Sometimes,sitting on a bus or a train,she hears only a fragment(片段)of a particularly interesting story.9What happened when Welty was with her
27、friends at the cafe?ATwo people joined her.BHer childhood friends came in.CA heavy rain ruined the dinner.DSome people held a party there.10The underlined word“them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Weltys_AreadersBpartiesCfriendsDstories11What can we learn about the characters in Weltys fiction?AThey live
28、in big cities.BThey are mostly women.CThey come from real life.DThey are pleasure seekers.DThe study,published today in the journal PLOS Biology shows that the average body size and number of sharks and other marine predatorsvital to maintaining healthy ocean ecosystemsfell significantly near cities
29、 with more than 10,000 people and associated fishing boats.The minimum distance from people and fishing which had no measurable effect was 1,250 kilometres.This is far further than previous studies have suggested and probably reflects the increased distance fishing boats can now travel.As a result,s
30、harks were only observed at 12% of sites monitored.Lead author Dr.Tom Letessier said,“Human activity is now the biggest influence on sharks distribution.Just 13% of the worlds oceans can be consideredwildernessbut sharks and other predators are much more common and significantly larger at distances
31、greater than 1,250 kilometres from people.This suggests that large marine predators are generally unable to thrive near to people and is another clear example of the impact of human overuse of our seas.”To collect their data,the team analysed videos taken at 1,041 sites across the Indian and Pacific
32、 Oceans,selected to test the biggest possible range of conditions and habitats.Sharks and other freeswimming predators were studied using cameras attached canisters(小罐)filled with bait. In total,the team recorded 23,200 animals representing 109 species.These included 841 individual sharks from 19 di
33、fferent species.Dr.Letessier added,“Our study also found that shallower water environment,of depths less than 500 metres,was vital for the diversity of marine predators.We therefore need to identify sites that are both shallow and remote and protect them.However,there are still numerous shallow hot
34、spots near human markets that are not appropriately protected,and this must change.”12According to the study,what happened to sharks and other marine predators?AThey became less important for keeping healthy ocean ecosystems.BThey only lived near cities with 10,000 people.CThey loved swimming after
35、fishing boats.DTheir average body size and number decreased sharply.13Which of the following statements may Dr.Tom Letessier agree with?ALarge marine predators can grow well near people.BPeople shouldnt disturb the sea and sea animals.CSharks distribution was mainly affected by human activity.DOther
36、 ecological factors have no impact on sharks distribution.14What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 4?AIntroduce a new topic for readers.BIntroduce the study means used by the team.CSummarise the previous paragraphs.DCollect data about sharks and other predators.15What can we infer about the
37、perfect environment for the diversity of marine predators?AIt should be deeper than 500 metres.BIt should be spots that are hot enough.CIt should be shallower and away from humans.DIt should be spots changed from human markets.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Heres
38、a surprising truthone of the most powerful weapons to enhance your life is your own tongue! 16 Concentrate on the qualities of other people that you can affirm instead of on their faults.This alone should do wonders in relieving stress in your relationships.Doctors know that prolonged anxiety harms
39、you,but encouraging words can remove stress and a peaceful mind leads to improved physical health,too. 17 Avoid fueling verbal fire.When someone starts to blow up at you,be careful about your response.Why burn your relationship house down with your own mouth?Try spraying water on an argument with ca
40、lm words instead of using a flamethrower.How many marriages have been destroyed when in a fit of anger people spew out hurtful accusations against one another that are never forgotten! 18 “A soft answer turns away wrath(狂怒),but a harsh word stirs up anger.”Stop complaining.We all know people who com
41、plain all the time,especially about the fault of others. 19 Nothing is ever going well for them,and probably nothing ever willas long as they keep complaining and putting their energy on what they really dont want.Do think before you speak. 20 It is useless regretting.It doesnt matter how unintentio
42、nal they may be.Words can sometimes cut a lot deeper than a sword.Very often youll hear people say,“I didnt mean to hurt your feelings.”Well,if you didnt want to hurt feelings why couldnt you be thoughtful before you let the unpleasant words escape your loose lips?AThink twice before speaking.BThe l
43、onger you think,the better youll speak.CThe more they do so,the more they are disliked.DPractise speaking positive words instead of negative ones.EOnce the words leave your mouth,it is impossible to take them back.FWe store in our minds in a kind of mental art gallery what others have said to us.GYo
44、u should practise waiting a while before answering someone when you are angry.第二部分语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。June is always a sad time for Senior 3 students.After taking the big test,they leave to 21 their dreams in different ways.Its a hard time
45、 when students have to say goodbye to carefree high school days and close friends.People always say that teenage friendships are the most precious.Kids are too young to understand 22 friendship while adults 23 to relate it to fame and wealth.Things are 24 with best high school friends.We share each
46、others 25 We discuss news from all walks of life and begin to 26 our values.We support each other on the journey to the biggest 27 in our lives.We also 28 success and failure.The seeds of friendship become deeply rooted.Many of us dont realise this 29 we enter society.One of my friends,Yang Ping,experienced how strong the bond(联系)with high school friends can be.“It was my high school friend who helped me 30 the darkest days in my life,”said the 27yearold girl.In 2001 Yang lost her job in Beijing.Yangs best friend was staying