Unit 5 Humans and nature单元综合能力测评
(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。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。
1.What problem is there with Professor Brown’s lectures
A.He often uses very difficult words.
B.He uses very few examples to explain his ideas.
C.He often doesn’t know what he means.
2.What will probably happen to the woman speaker
A.She will be able to show her card.
B.She will be stopped at the entrance.
C.She will put the card in her pocket.
3.Why would the father NOT go home for dinner
A.Because he was very tired and busy.
B.Because he had to put out a big fire.
C.Because he had to work instead of another man.
4.Where does the dialogue probably take place
A.In a classroom.
B.In a library.
C.In a laboratory.
5.What does the man ask the woman for
A.Henry’s phone number.
B.Henry’s phone.
C.Henry’s address.
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。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。
6.When is the air fare to London the most expensive
A.In March and April.
B.In May and June.
C.In July.
7.What can we learn from the conversation
A.Fewer people go to London in July.
B.The woman couldn’t decide whether to go to London or to some other places.
C.The fare goes up and down in different months.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.How old is the little girl
A.Seven.
B.Eight.
C.Seventeen.
9.Where does the conversation happen
A.Outside the post office.
B.Inside the post office.
C.At the police station.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Where does this conversation take place
A.In an office of a company.
B.In a department store.
C.In a waiting room of a hospital.
11.What is the woman
A.She is an officer.
B.She is a secretary.
C.She is a soldier.
12.Which company does the man come from
A.The GE company in the USA.
B.The PE company in the USA.
C.The PC company in China.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.How long haven’t Bill and John seen each other
A.For nearly three years.
B.For about two years.
C.For only a year.
14.Who is Mary Smith
A.Bill’s wife.
B.Bill’s wife’s classmate.
C.John’s girlfriend.
15.What does John do
A.He is a manager of a department.
B.He is a junior clerk of a food company.
C.He is a businessman with his own company.
16.What does John think of marriage these days
A.It is impossible because of high prices and heavy taxes.
B.It is difficult to afford it.
C.He doesn’t want to get married.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Where does the conversation most probably take place
A.On a train.
B.On a bus.
C.On a plane.
18.Where are the two speakers going
A.They are both going to London.
B.The man is going to London and the woman is going to Glasgow.
C.The man is going to Glasgow and the woman is going to London.
19.What is the man
A.He is a businessman.
B.He is a student.
C.He is a government officer.
20.What can we learn from the dialogue
A.The woman is a bit nervous.
B.The man is studying in Glasgow University.
C.It is not the woman’s first trip by plane.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
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。
A
A new collection of photos brings an unsuccessful Antarctic voyage back to life.
Frank Hurley’s pictures would be outstanding—undoubtedly first-rate photo-journalism—if they had been made last week.In fact,they were shot from 1914 through 1916,most of them after a disastrous shipwreck (海难),by a cameraman who had no reasonable expectation of survival.Many of the images were stored in an ice chest,under freezing water,in the damaged wooden ship.
The ship was the Endurance,a small,tight,Norwegian-built three-master that was intended to take Sir Ernest Shackleton and a small crew of seamen and scientists,27 men in all,to the southernmost shore of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea.From that point Shackleton wanted to force a passage by dog sled (雪橇) across the continent.The journey was intended to achieve more than what Captain Robert Falcon Scott had done.Captain Scott had reached the South Pole early in 1912 but had died with his four companions on the march back.
As writer Caroline Alexander makes clear in her forceful and well-researched story The Endurance,adventuring was even then a thoroughly commercial effort.Scott’s last journey,completed as he lay in a tent dying of cold and hunger,caught the world’s imagination,and a film made in his honor drew crowds.Shackleton,a onetime British merchant-navy officer who had got to within 100 miles of the South Pole in 1908,started a business before his 1914 voyage to make money from movie and still photography.Frank Hurley,a confident and gifted Australian photographer who knew the Antarctic,was hired to make the images,most of which have never before been published.
21.Who reached the South Pole first according to the text
A.Frank Hurley.
B.Ernest Shackleton.
C.Robert Falcon Scott.
D.Caroline Alexander.
22.What does Alexander think was the purpose of the 1914 voyage
A.Artistic creation. B.Scientific research.
C.Money making. D.Treasure hunting.
23.What do we know about the photos taken by Hurley
A.They were made last week.
B.They showed undersea scenery.
C.They were found by a cameraman.
D.They recorded a disastrous adventure.
B
Far from the land of Antarctica (南极洲),a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean.At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish,the Antarctic cod (南极鳕).
For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish.How does it live where most fish would freeze to death It must have some secrets.The Antarctic is not a comfortable place to work and research has been slow.Now it seems we have an answer.
Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish.Scientists studied the fish’s blood and measured its freezing point.
The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88℃ and many tiny pieces of ice floating in it.The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05℃.That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.
The scientists’ next research job was clear:Find out what in the fish’s blood kept it from freezing.Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein (蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish.When it was removed,the blood froze at seawater temperature.When it was put back,the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing point.
Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein.It has many small sugar molecules (分子) held in special positions within each big protein molecule.Because of its sugar content,it is called a glycoprotein.So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein.
24.What is the text mainly about
A.The ice shelf around Antarctica.
B.Protection of the Antarctic cod.
C.The terrible conditions in Antarctic.
D.A special fish living in freezing waters.
25.Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature
A.It loves to live in the ice-salt mixture.
B.A special protein keeps it from freezing.
C.The seawater has a temperature of -1.88℃.
D.Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05℃.
26.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to
A.The fish’s blood.
B.The sugar molecule.
C.A newly found protein.
D.A type of ice-salt mixture.
27.What does “glyco” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean
A.Sugar. B.Ice.
C.Blood. D.Molecule.
C
It’s a good idea for families to talk about what they would do to escape a fire.You’ll want to talk about escape plans and escape routes,so let’s start here.
An escape plan can help every member of a family get out of a burning house.The idea is to get outside quickly and safely.Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where things are,so it’s important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home.If you live in an apartment building,you’ll want to know the best way to the stair or other emergency exits.If you’re in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out,you need to take a few extra steps:
Check to see if there’s heat or smoke coming in the cracks (裂缝) around the door.
If you don’t see smoke—touch the door.If the door is hot or very warm—don’t open the door!
If you don’t see smoke and the door is not hot—then use your fingers to lightly touch the doorknob (门把手).If the doorknob is hot or very warm—don’t open the door!
If the doorknob feels cool,and you can’t see any smoke around the door,you can open the door very carefully and slowly.When you open the door,if you feel a burst of heat,or smoke pours into the room,quickly shut the door and make sure it is really closed.If there’s no smoke or heat when you open the door,go toward your escape route exit.
28.Where does this passage probably come from
A.A safety guide book.
B.A traffic guide book.
C.A science fiction.
D.A science report.
29.The best title for the passage is .
A.How to Deal with Smoke from a Fire
B.How to Make an Escape Plan and an Escape Route
C.The Best Way to Find the Stair or Other Emergency Exits
D.Steps on How to Escape a Fire in a Room with the Door Closed
30.If you are in a room where there is a fire,the writer suggests that you should .
A.get outside quickly and safely
B.stay in the room and wait for help
C.try to put out the fire by yourself
D.jump out of the room through windows
31.What should you do if you find heavy smoke goes into the room
A.Find the nearest stair and run down.
B.Close the door as quickly as possible.
C.Open the door very carefully and slowly.
D.Escape from your room as quickly as possible.
D
Having lived in California until 1970,my family has felt a number of earthquakes.We have been fortunate,however,to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage.
There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present.The site lists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6.0.There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and,luckily,none is shown in the website.So,my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.
There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget.The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California.As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other.All three of us (my daughter,I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours.
The second one was in 1963.Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California.The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the famous landmark.
My third experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California.It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church.As the building started to shake,I quickly headed for the door to go outside.I remember I said a little prayer—something like,“Help me get out of here in time,Dear Heavenly Father”.Minutes later,I was safe outside.
32.The earthquakes the author has experienced .
A.all caused bodily harm
B.are all recorded in a website
C.all measured more than 6.0
D.all happened in California
33.What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to
A.A church.
B.Disneyland.
C.A building destroyed by an earthquake.
D.The place where the author was born.
34.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the third earthquake
A.It happened in the author’s sixties.
B.The author succeeded in getting outside.
C.When it happened,the author was in a church.
D.The author was too afraid to walk when it happened.
35.The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about .
A.a new film about an earthquake
B.how to survive an earthquake
C.his three earthquake experiences
D.how to save children in an earthquake
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。
In China,safety education is becoming more and more important now.The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. 36 What are the accidents at school 37
Stampedes (踩踏),earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.
A stampede always happens in crowded places. 38 If you fall down in the crowd,move to one side and protect your head with your hands around.
When earthquakes happen,you can get under a desk quickly and hold on. 39 If you are outdoors,find a place away from buildings,trees,and power lines.
When there’s a fire,leave the classroom quickly.It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose.In this way,you won’t breathe in smoke. 40 It makes them cough and they can’t breathe.That’s very dangerous!So when you want to get out,you should make yourself close to the floor.Then you can breathe some fresh air.
A.Here is an example.
B.It helps students learn more about what they should do to keep themselves safe.
C.When students around you begin to push,just stand there and try to hold onto something.
D.Many people die in a fire,not because of the fire but smoke.
E.It is not fire but smoke that is dangerous.
F.Take a look.
G.It’ll protect you from falling things.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(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。
In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened Los Angeles,killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes.A father rushed to where his son was supposed to be,only to discover that the building was flattened.
But he remembered the 41 he had made to his son,“No matter what happens,I’ll always be there for you!” Tears began to fill his eyes.Although it looked 42 ,he remembered his words. 43 his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building,he rushed there and started 44 .Other parents tried to pull him out of the ruins,saying “It’s too late!They’re all dead!You can’t help!” To each he 45 ,“Are you going to help me ” And then he went back to his digging.The fire-fighters, 46 and tried to pull him away,“Fires are breaking out;explosions are happening everywhere.You’re 47 .We’ll take care of it.Go home.”This loving,caring father asked,“Are you going to help me ”
He went on 48 he needed to know,“Is my boy alive or is he dead ” He dug for eight hours...12 hours...36 hours...then,in the 38th hour he pulled back a large stone and heard his son.He 49 ,“ARMAND!” He heard back,“Dad It’s me,Dad!I told the other kids not to 50 .I told them that if you were 51 ,you’d save me and when you saved me,they’d be saved.You 52 ,no matter what happened,you would always be there for me!”“What’s going on in there ” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33,Dad.We’re scared but 53 you’re here.When the building collapsed,it 54 a triangle (三角形),and it saved us.”
“ 55 ,boy!”
“Let the other kids out first,because I know you’ll get me!I know you’ll always be there for me!”
41.A.decision B.mistake
C.promise D.suggestion
42.A.annoying B.satisfactory
C.embarrassing D.hopeless
43.A.Recalling B.Seeing
C.Hearing D.Predicting
44.A.wandering B.digging
C.crying D.filling
45.A.whispered B.murmured
C.responded D.explained
46.A.looked up B.stood up
C.climbed up D.showed up
47.A.in place B.in danger
C.in charge D.in relief
48.A.when B.after
C.if D.because
49.A.screamed B.waved
C.nodded D.argued
50.A.relax B.worry
C.hurry D.flee
51.A.brave B.active
C.alive D.strong
52.A.complained B.promised
C.remarked D.stated
53.A.thankful B.hopeful
C.careful D.useful
54.A.built B.designed
C.made D.circled
55.A.Stand out B.Keep up
C.Take it easy D.Come out
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
It is sad but true that some people die in earthquakes from 56. (fall) furniture and bricks.Earthquake 57. (safe) is very important and there is more to it 58. just keeping buildings from falling down.So if your home is in 59. earthquake area,you should prepare carefully before the earthquake 60. (come).First,make sure you buy a house which is earthquake safe.All pipes should 61. (fix) to the walls and all walls should be 62. (especial) thick and strong.Make sure the building has no 63. (break) windows and is well repaired.Second,look at the objects in your house.Objects like computers,televisions and lamps can be tied to tables or 64. (stick) to them so they won’t easily move around.The cupboards,65. many small things are stored,should have strong doors.Always remember,it is better to be safe than sorry.
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华,有一天周末和几个同学一起去爬山,看到有人在山上用网捉鸟,觉得有必要向世界自然基金会(WWF)反映这一情况。请写一封邮件,内容包括:
1.山上看到的情况;
2.保护鸟类的原因;
3.保护措施。
注意:1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.邮件开头和结尾已经写好,不计入总词数。
Dear WWF,
I am Li Hua,one of a middle school students.I am writing to
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
On a Friday night,a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station,playing his violin.The music was so excellent that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day,the young artist came to the same place,and put his hat on the ground gracefully.Differently from the day before,he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat.Then he began to play the violin.It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on the paper.It said,“Last night,a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake.Please come to claim (认领) it soon.”
After about half an hour,a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said,“Yes,it’s you.I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly,“Are you Mr George Sang ” The man nodded.The violinist asked,“Did you lose something ”“It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man.
The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen.“Is this it ” he asked.George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it.
注意:续写词数应为150左右。
“I can’t thank you enough for being here.
“ I was about to leave this morning to Vienna to attend advanced studies.
参考答案:
【听力】
M:Do you like Professor Brown’s lectures
W:Not at all.They’re too difficult.
M:I agree.Most of the time I don’t know what he’s talking about.
W:Maybe it’s because he doesn’t give enough examples.
B
W:What shall I do I can’t find my ID card anywhere.I always keep it here in this pocket.
M:Then you won’t be allowed in.Everybody is checked at the entrance.
W:Ah,here it is,in my pocket.
M:How careless of you to forget where you put it!I’m glad that you have found it.
A
M:Mom,Dad called and said that he wouldn’t be home for dinner.
W:Did he say why
M:Yes,he said that one of the men was sick and he was going to stay for the afternoon shift.
C
W:You’re a new student,aren’t you
M:Yes,I am.
W:Here are the rules for the library.Please read them before you go in.They must be followed to the letter.
M:Thank you.I’ll read them now.
B
M:We don’t have Henry’s address.Could you give it to us,Jane
W:With pleasure.Do you want his phone number,too
M:No,thanks.We have his number,but we can’t get him on the phone.Thanks a lot.
W:You’re welcome.
C
W:We’d like some information,please.We want to go to England.
M:OK.What do you want to know
W:Well,first of all,we want to know the air fare to London.
M:When do you want to go
W:We don’t really know,maybe in July.
M:I see.Well,in May and June the fare is 480 dollars,but it’s lower in March and April.It’s only 460 dollars.
W:And what about July
M:It’s higher in July.
W:Higher How much is it then
M:It’s 525 dollars.
W:Oh...I’ll think it over before I make the last decision.
C
C
W:Can you help me I’m very worried.I can’t find my...
M:Just sit down,madam.Now,what’s the problem
W:It’s my daughter.I can’t find her anywhere.Oh,I’m so terribly...
M:Your daughter.How old is she
W:Seven.Only seven.
M:Where did you last see her
W:Outside the post office.I went to the post office.I went inside,just for a minute,and when I came out,she wasn’t there.
M:What is she wearing
W:A blue dress.It’s new.I bought it for her birthday.Yes,it’s a blue dress,with a black jacket and black shoes.She’s got long brown hair.Oh,she looks like me.Everyone says she looks like me.Oh,yes,here look...I’ve got a photograph.Please help me.
M:All right...We’re looking for a young girl aged seven,last seen near the post office.She’s wearing a blue dress and a black jacket...
A
C
M:Excuse me,is this the sales department
W:Yes,it is.What can I do for you
M:I’d like to see Mr Wang,please.
W:Mr Wang is busy at the moment.
M:Sorry,would you tell him that I’d like to see him,or shall I wait for a few minutes
W:Could you give me your name,please
M:My name is Tom Parker.
W:May I know what company you come from
M:I am from the GE company,in the USA.
W:Do you want to see Mr Wang about anything in particular
M:Yes,I’ve got an order to discuss with him.
A
B
A
Dear Bill,
The news in your letter of the 16th was a very welcome surprise.I am very pleased indeed to hear of your marriage,and I offer you my warmest congratulations.I wish you and your wife happy together and look forward to seeing you both.
It must be nearly three years since we met.Your marriage proves that you are doing very well in business.One can’t marry without a good income these days because of high prices and heavy taxes.I am still unmarried,but I hope to marry next year.Do you remember Mary Smith,a girl who was in college with us She’s the girl who’s going to be my wife as soon as we can afford to marry.
I’m still in the food company,having only a junior position,but it’s possible that I will be promoted to a department manager next year and I’m doing very well.
Once more,congratulations on your marriage!
Yours truly,
John
A
C
B
B
M:Excuse me,my seat is next to yours.
W:Are you also taking this flight to London
M:Yes.Are you going to London on business
W:No.I’m going to Glasgow to visit my son.He’s studying in Glasgow University.Are you going to study in Britain
M:Yes.I’ll be studying in St.John’s College in Cambridge for the next two years.
W:That’s wonderful.Is this your first trip abroad
M:Yes.Actually this is my first trip by air.That’s why I am a bit nervous.
W:Well,relax.There’s nothing to worry about.
C
B
B
C
【阅读理解】
A:21-23CCD
B:24-27DBCA
C:28-31ADAB
D:32-35DBDC
【七选五】
36-40BFCGD
【完形填空】
41-45CDABC 46-50DBDAB 51-55CBACD
【语法填空】
56.falling
57.safety
58.than
59.an
es
61.befixed
62.especially
63.broken
64.stuck
65.where
【写作】
【应用文】
Dear WWF,
I am Li Hua,one of a middle school students.I am writing to inform you of the situation where the birds are living.Some people are catching the lovely birds in the woods on the top of the mountain in our area.What’s worse,a few people even put birds on tables for dinner.
It is known that animals and birds are human beings’ friends.We are to live harmoniously with them.For one thing,they can catch pests of the plants for farmers.For another,without birds our forests would not be lively and our environment would miss a friendly member.
In order to protect birds from being caught or killed,we should widely spread the laws of animal protection.Besides,education and raising people’s awareness are effective measures.
Yours,
Li Hua
【读后续写】
“I can’t thank you enough for being here.I have waited for so long.Having spent ages chasing my fortune,which has become an important thing in my life,eventually I realised my dream.However,had it not been for your honesty,I would have lost it forever.You can charge for it.I’m definitely willing to pay for your kindness.” said George Sang sincerely.The artist smiled,“It’s you who are in possession of it.Though I am nothing but a poor young artist,I want nothing in return.”
“ I was about to leave this morning to Vienna to attend advanced studies.However,I found your lottery ticket.I had no choice but to stay for its owner.” he said.“So you missed your chance for further study ” George said anxiously,“What an honest man!It’s unbelievable that you stayed at the expense of your future.But I’m sorry there is nothing I can do about it.” Everyone left in disappointment,leaving the artist with the hat.To his great surprise,there lay a lottery ticket with a note attached to it,saying,“Your sacrifice is well worth the money.Go to pursue your dream!”