Unit 9 素养测评卷
(时间:40分钟)
Ⅰ .阅读理解
第一节:阅读下面语言材料,从各题所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。
( ) 1. If you want to go to King James’ Castle from Central Station, you will go past stations.
three B. four C. five D. six
( ) 2. You can take the City Sight Bus at 17:30 in .
A. October B. December C. January D. May
( ) 3. Mr. Brown and his wife want to take their pet dog to Queen Marguerite’s Park. They have to pay for the City Sight Bus.
A. $18 B. $36 C. $45 D. $54
( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
Line A takes less time than Line B.
B. It's cheaper to buy tickets for both lines.
C. You can take both lines to Starlight Garden.
D. Buses for both lines leave from Lovers’ Bridge.
(B)
Nowadays many museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day in order to encourage their visitors to take their time and appreciate art more deeply.
In the world full of games, apps and funny videos, people spend less and less time on things. Research has shown that on average,people spend less than one minute on one work of art. The Internet has millions of websites, so you might expect people to slow down when they're in museums full of great works of art. But you are wrong.
In recent years, museums have been working to change the situation. Over 170 museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day. They ask their visitors to spend at least 5 to 10 minutes looking at just one work of art.
Slow Art supporters(支持者) believe that when visitors spend more time looking at a work of art, they enjoy it more. By spending time, they are able to notice more things about the work of art.Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a better understanding of the artist's ideas and what the artist went through to create the work. Most museums taking part in Slow Art Day choose just a few works for their visitors. In their opinion, when people visit a museum with lots of works of art, they feel like they must see everything in the museum. They go around like they are checking things off of a list. As one expert said, “You can't really see,在painting as you're walking by it. ”
( ) 5. What does the underlined word“appreciate”mean
欣赏 B. 创造 C. 需要 D. 生产
( ) 6. What can visitors do according to Slow Art supporters
①Meet some artists face to face.
②Get to enjoy more works of art.
③Learn more about the work of art.
④Understand the artist's ideas better.
①④ B. ③④ C. ②③ D. ②④
( ) 7. Why do most museums choose just a few works for visitors
A. It is a rule of taking part in Slow Art Day.
B. They worry that some visitors will break their works of art.
C. It's easy for visitors to spend more time on one work of art.
D. Visitors don't have much time to enjoy too many works of art.
( ) 8. What's the main idea of this passage
A. Fewer and fewer people like to visit museums.
B. People have different opinions about museums.
C. Learning to enjoy works of art can help you relax.
D. Museums want art lovers to take their time.
第二节:阅读下面的短文,从短文后的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有一项为多余选项。
(C)
There are many ways of shopping. You can shop by smart phone or through your home computer, but for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional—at a street market.9. Here are four of them.
There are many“floating markets” in Asia. Perhaps the most unusual is in Thailand, at a place called Damnoen Saduak. It's open from six in the morning to the noon every day. 10.
Many Belgians (比利时人) say that the Grand Place is the most beautiful square in the world. 11. It's open every day except Monday. On Monday, instead of flowers, there's a wonderful bird market!
One of the world's most famous markets is in Mexico City—the Sonora Market. You can buy toys, birds, herbs and medicine. There are all kinds of things.
In England, every weekend, thousands of young people from all over London travel to the Camden Market. 12. Many people also go there for fun.
A. You can go to the markets anytime.
B. You can find markets anywhere in the world.
C. It is the home of a colourful flower market.
D. People sell fresh fruit from their boats.
E. It's the place to go for street fashion, CDs and so on.
Ⅱ.完形填空 阅读短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Shanghai, a beautiful city during the day, becomes even more beautiful at night.
At the end of the day, both the old part of the city around the Bund (外滩) and the modern buildings in Pudong are covered with colorful bright 13 . The buildings, both new and old, look completely different.
If you look 14 the Huangpu River, you can see the Oriental Pearl (东方明珠) TV Tower and the Jinmao Building. Take a boat along the river, and you can see the 15 nightlife on the Bund.There are over thirty tour boats for you to take.
If you enjoy 16 in the streets, try the famous Nanjing Road.There are busy shops and cafes and you will see thousands of people enjoying themselves. Most of the shops close at 10:00 p. m. , but at that time, tea houses are 17 open. In fact, some of 18 are open 24 hours a day, Karaoke bars(酒吧) and coffee houses are also popular places. There you can meet old friends and 19 new ones.
If you are in Shanghai for the first time, make sure you do visit Xintiandi. It is a great place for young people, 20 it may be a little noisy for old visitors! A quiet place to visit is Park 97, near the west gate of Fuxing Park, Luwan District. Park 97 21 in 1997and you can find clubs and international restaurants 22 Baci, a place serving Italian food and Tokyo Joe’s, a Japanese restaurant.
( )13. A. moon B. lights C. crayons D. sunshine
( )14 A. up B. after C. across D. through
( )15. A. deep B. quiet C. scary D. amazing
( )16. A. swimming B. walking C. running D. speaking
( )17. A. already B. yet C. never D. still
( )18. A. them B. it C. us D. you
( )19. A. make B. change C. check D. visit
( )20. A. and B. but C. or D. so
( )21. A. cleaned B. closed C. opened D. invented
( )22. A. like B. about C. for D. from
Ⅲ.语篇填空 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever been to Dali It's a 23. (peace) place to have fun for all kinds of people. It's in the west of Yunnan Province. It's famous 24. its wind, flowers, snow and moon.
The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple have been symbols of Dali. The three pagodas have 25. history of more than1,000 years. Cangshan Mountain is 26. (cover) with snow all year round. It's 27. ( believable) that Erhai Lake is really like an ear. It's one of the 28.____ (big) fresh water lakes in Yunnan.
Recently , it has made rapid progress. More than one third of the population is Bai nationality. They have their own special food. Their dress is very 29. (usual), too. They sing and dance in national clothes 30. festivals come.
31. (thousand) of people come to visit it every year.If you come here, don't forget 32. (take) your cameras.Then you can take lots of photos,
Ⅳ.阅读与表达 阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
Have you ever been to Beijing It is the capital of China. I've been in Beijing for a few days with my sister Sally. We are here for holiday.
Sally and I went to an art museum yesterday. The museum was having a two-week show. Lots of very old artworks from two cities in Italy were on show.
I liked one of the paintings best. The painting was very beautiful. The light on the woman's dress made it look as if she was really sitting there. A note on the wall told me about the artist and the painting.
There were quite a lot of paintings in the museum. Some paintings were stored away (被保存). We saw them on the computer. After enjoying the artworks, we went to a room with costumes(戏装) in the museum. There my sister dressed up like one of the people in the old paintings. That was her favorite part of visiting the museum.
In the museum, we also made art ourselves. I drew some flowers. And my sister drew a cute cat.
At last we went to a gift shop in the museum.
33. How long did the show last
34. Where were these artworks from
35. What was Sally's favorite part of visiting the museum
36. Where do you want to go for a holiday Why
V.书面表达
读万卷书,行万里路。旅游可以使我们开阔眼界。请根据以下要点和要求,用英文写一篇短文,叙述一下你去参观某地的经历和感受。
要点: 1. Where did you go Whom did you go with
2. What did you do there
3. What do you think of the place
要求:1.短文应包括提示中所有的写作要点,条理清楚,行文连贯,可适当发挥;
2.如以自己或身边的人作为例子,不能出现真实的人名;
3. 词数:80 左右。
Unit 9 素养测评卷
Ⅰ. (A) 1——4 BDCB
1.B 【解析】细节理解题。根据地图可知,从中央车站到詹姆斯国王城堡,你会经过 Westside Church,Starlight Garden, Great Age Theater, City Square,因此一共四个公交车站。故选B。
2. D 【解析】细节理解题。根据 High Season ( Aprilto September):9:00-18:00 every day 可知,从4月到9月,城市观光车从9点到18点,因此你在17点30分乘坐城市观光车,应是从4 月到9月,因此5 月可以乘坐城市观光车。故选 D。
3. C 【解析】推理判断题。根据If you are taking you rpet with you, please buy a seat for it at half price 可知,如果你带宠物乘坐城市观光车,你需要花费半价给它买一个座位;要去 Queen Marguerite’s Park,乘坐B路;根据Line B…$ 18 each person 可知,每人18美元,因此布朗先生和他的妻子带着他们的宠物狗,乘坐城市观光车,需要支付 18+18+9=45 美元。故选C。
4. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据Save 10% if you buy tickets for both lines 可知,如果你买两条线的票,可以节省10%,因此两条线的票都买比较便宜。故选B。
(B) 5—8 ABCD
5. A 【解析】词义猜测题。根据 Nowadays many museums around the world celebrate Slow Art Day in order to encourage their visitors to take their time and appreciate art more deeply.可知,许多博物馆为了让参观者们更深入地欣赏艺术品而参加了慢艺术节。故选A。
6. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据 By spending time,they are able to notice more things about the work of art. Studying a work of art for more time can also help people get a better understanding of the artist's
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ideas and what the artist went through to create the work.可知,参观者们可以更多地了解艺术品和更好地了解艺术家们的想法。故选B。
7. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据 In their opinion,when people visit a museum with lots of works ofart, they feel like they must see everything in the museum.可知,大多数博物馆之所以只为参观者们选择几幅作品,是因为这样人们就会在每幅作品上花费更多的时间。故选C。
8.D 【解析】主旨大意题。结合第一段可知,本文主要介绍了博物馆举办慢艺术节的目的是让参观者们放慢自己的脚步,好好欣赏艺术品。故选D。
(C) 9——12 BDCE
Ⅱ. 13——17 BCDBD 18——22 AABCA
Ⅲ. 23. peaceful 24. for 25. a 26. covered27. unbelievable 28. biggest 29. unusual30. when/whenever 31. Thousands 32. to take
Ⅳ. 33. Two weeks.
34. From two cities in Italy.
35. It was that she dressed up like one of the people in the old paintings.
36. An amusement park. Because I can enjoy myself there.
V. One possible version:
Have you ever been to Ganzhou Do you think it's a lively and beautiful city to visit
Last winter, I went there with my parents. We visited lots of interesting places such as the Old City Wall of the Song Dynasty and the City Museum. The Old City Wall of the Song Dynasty is so old that it can make us learn more about history. Also, we enjoyed different kinds of delicious food and some of them have a long history.
Ganzhou is really a wonderful place in China. Its people are friendly and hard-working. If you want to take a holiday and relax yourself, you can go there.