第十一單元檢測B

1、.第十一單元檢測B時(shí)間:120分鐘總分值:150分第卷第一部分聽力共兩節(jié),總分值30分第一節(jié)共5小題;每題1.5分,總分值7.5分聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來答復(fù)有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。W:Excuse me,when will the 8:10 bus arrive?M:Its been delayed two hours because a bridge fell down.1What can we learn from the conversation?

2、A.The bus has broken down and will not arrive.B.The bus was put off because the road was blocked.C.The bus was seriously damaged in a terrible accident.答案:BW:So youre going to give us a ride to the game tonight?M:If my cars running all right.2What does the man mean?A.His car is in quite good conditi

3、on.B.Hes willing to lend them the car.C.Hell take them if he can.答案:CM:May I take your order now,Mrs White?W:Thank you,Neal,but Im waiting for someone to join me.3What is Neal?A.A doctor.B.A tailor.C.A waiter.答案:CM:Do you have to leave already?Its only nine oclock.W:Im sorry,but I must.My parents ar

4、e expecting me.4What does the woman mean?A.She can stay a little longer.B.She must go home now.C.Her parents like her very much.答案:BW:Excuse me,does it say 4.5 dollars for the bananas?M:Oh,no.You bought no more than 4 pounds.The bananas was a dollar and five cents per pound.5How much should the woma

5、n pay for the bananas?A.$4.50.B.$4.20.C.$1.05.答案:B第二節(jié)共15小題;每題1.5分,總分值22.5分聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最正確選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料,答復(fù)第6至7題。W:Morning,Bob.Late again.M:Oh,Im so sorry.I cant tell you how sorry I am.W:Mm,whats the excus

6、e this time?M:Ah,I must have turned the clock off and gone back to sleep again.I.W:Yeah,and last week,one of the children wasnt well.M:Yes,I know.Im really sorry.I promise it wont happen again.6What is the possible relationship between the woman and the man?A.Wife and husband.B.Doctor and patient.C.

7、Boss and secretary.答案:C7What does the woman think about the man?A.He is not good to the children.B.He is not telling the truth.C.He sleeps too much.答案:B聽第7段材料,答復(fù)第8至9題。M:Hello.W:Hello,Mark.Its Jane.I think Im close to your office.M:So where are you?W:Im not sure.I got off the bus at the police statio

8、n,walked straight down the road,and passed a fruit shop.Then I turned left,crossed the road,and thats where I am.M:Oh,well,you made a wrong turn.Now,get back to where you turned and make a right turn.Walk ahead for about two hundred meters.And our office building is right across the road.8Where does

9、 the woman want to go?A.An office.B.A fruit shop.C.A police station.答案:A9What does the woman have to do now?A.Wait for Mark at the crossroad.B.Walk ahead and turn right.C.Walk a little way back.答案:C聽第8段材料,答復(fù)第10至12題。M:Hello,Mrs Smith.Im from the Daily Mirror,and Im doing a report on public opinion ab

10、out the city bus service.So what do you think of the bus service?W:The bus service.actually,I dont use it that often,unless I have to go shopping.M:Whats the.how could the bus service be improved?W:Well,they could turn up on time.I mean you look at the timetable,and youll think,oh,well,five minutes

11、to wait.And it turns out to be an hour.M:Do any other people in your family use the bus service?W:My husband.He uses it more often.But fortunately,a girl who works in his office often gives him a lift into work.But when he does need to use it,hes often angry at it.Once he waited up to fifty minutes

12、at the station for a bus.So I think there should be some way of warning people when a bus is not going to arrive,and certainly much more frequent bus services.10What exactly does the man want to find out?A.What people think of the bus service.B.How many people are using the bus service.C.Which group

13、 of people use the bus service most often.答案:A11What does the woman say about the bus service?A.The distance between bus stops is too long.B.The bus timetables are full of mistakes.C.Buses are often not on time.答案:C12Why does the woman say her husband is fortunate?A.He often goes to work in a friend

14、s car.B.He doesnt need to go shopping by bus.C.He lives close to the bus station.答案:A聽第9段材料,答復(fù)第13至16題。M:Hello,it is Carol,isnt it?W:Oh,Mike.oh,my goodness.I havent seen you for ages.M:Nice to see you again after all these years.What have you been doing?W:Well,Ive tried many things after we left scho

15、ol.Im now working for a large oil company,er,in charge of sales mainly,so I travel a lot.M:Oh,thats great.You must really enjoy that.W:Oh,I do.Yeah,yeah,its lovely.Its quite tiring though.But.mm.what about you,Mike?What do you do?M:I work in a law firm.Im practicing business law,you know.W:Wow,thats

16、 interesting.M:Yeah,Im happy doing what I want to do.W:Good.M:Anyway its great to see you.We must get together some time.W:Yes,we should.Look,give me your address and phone number.Er,Ive got my book here.OK,and then Ill give you a ring and we can fix something up.M:Right.Well,its.13What is the proba

17、ble relationship between the two speakers?A.Salesperson and customer.B.Old school friends.C.Fellow workers.答案:B14What do we know about the woman?A.She is fond of her work.B.She is tired of traveling.C.She is interested in law.答案:A15What is the man?A.A company manager.B.A salesperson.C.A lawyer.答案:C1

18、6Why does the woman ask for the mans address?A.To send him a book.B.To get together with him.C.To repair something at his home.答案:B聽第10段材料,答復(fù)第17至20題。Barbara Herrera is my best friend.Were both from Chicago,but now I live in San Francisco and Barbara lives in Atlanta.We dont see each other very often

19、,but were in touch all the time.I often write to Barbara and tell her about all the things that are happening at the Ajax Company.Im the office manager here.And she often writes to me about her work at the Valley Hospital.Shes a doctor there.We talk on the phone once a week,either on Saturday or Sun

20、day morning.There are also other ways we communicate with each other.Sometimes I call her on her car-phone,or we send e-mail to each other.Were really lucky.In this new age of communication,there are so many ways we keep in touch with each other.We live in different cities on different coasts,but we

21、re in touch all the time.17Where does the speakers friend live now?A.In Chicago.B.In Atlanta.C.In San Francisco.答案:B18What is the speaker?A.A doctor.B.An office manager.C.An artist.答案:B19How often do the two friends talk on the phone?A.Twice a month.B.Once a day.C.Once a week.答案:C20In how many ways

22、does the speaker keep in touch with her friend?A.Two.B.Three. C.Five.答案:B第二部分閱讀理解共兩節(jié),總分值40分第一節(jié)共15小題;每題2分,總分值30分閱讀以下短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中,選出最正確選項(xiàng)。AI began working in journalism新聞工作 when I was eight.It was my mothers idea.She wanted me to “make something of myself,and decided I had better start young

23、if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the

24、heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.“How many did you sell,my boy? my mother asked.“None.“Where did you go?“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.“What did you do?“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday

25、 Evening Post.“You just stood there?“Didnt sell a single one?“My God,Russell!Uncle Allen put in,“Well,Ive decided to take the Post. I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle五分鎳幣.It was the first nickle I earned.Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,addr

26、ess adults with self-confidence,and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.One day,I told my mother Id changed my mind.I didnt want to make a success in the magazine business.“If you think you can change your mind like

27、this, she replied,“youll become a good-for-nothing. She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my fathers p

28、lain workmans life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husbands people for true life and love. 21Why did the boy start his job young?A.He wanted to be famous in the fu

29、ture.B.The job was quite easy for him.C.His mother had high hopes for him.D.The competition for the job was fierce.答案:C解析:由第一段中的“She wanted me to make something of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.可知,作者年幼時(shí)就開場工作是因?yàn)槟赣H對(duì)他的期望甚高。22F

30、rom the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was . A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed答案:D解析:從對(duì)話我們得知,作者只是站在覺得顯眼的街角,但沒賣出去一份報(bào)紙。這與母親的期望甚遠(yuǎn),她自然會(huì)感到“絕望disappointed。23What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A.She forced him to continue.B.She punished h

31、im.C.She gave him some money.D.She changed her plan.答案:A解析:由倒數(shù)第二段可知,當(dāng)“我想要放棄的時(shí)候,母親會(huì)責(zé)罵“我,用言語來刺激“我,促使我繼續(xù)去賣報(bào)紙。24What does the underlined phrase “this battlethe last paragraph refer to?A.The war between the boys parents.B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.C.The quarrel between the boy and his cu

32、stomers.D.The fight between the boy and his father.答案:B解析:this battle指的是上一段提到的“只要我打退堂鼓,母親就會(huì)責(zé)罵我一事,與之最接近的表達(dá)為B項(xiàng)。BAdvertising is the key to the success of any business.To ensure a long and lasting success,a business must advertise in some way.It has been said that the best form of advertising is word of

33、 mouth advertising.Its free and most people believe it.Usually,word of mouth advertising comes from satisfied customers that wish to share their experience with their friends,family and co-workers about a product,and in turn new customers come to the business.While word of mouth is a wonderful and f

34、ree way to advertise,it isnt the “be all end all of advertising.Advertising on television,the radio,and printing is still a very effective advertising method,but the method is quite expensive and not suitable for the small businesses.A more economical but effective way is to advertise online.The Int

35、ernet is such an important part of daily life that it is hard not to advertise on it.The number of ways to advertise online is endless.There are several types of e-mail marketing campaigns,like link advertising and websites.Now,e-mail marketing campaigns are more popular than traditional postal mail

36、 marketing,which is slow and ineffective.Many business owners use strategic networking to advertise their businesses.Its a way for business owners to meet each other,get the word out about their companies,and even to enlarge their business fields.One new kind of successful advertising is through soc

37、ial networking.Its much like strategic networking in that its usually free and done by meeting and discussing products.However,social networking is done through modern media,such as websites,blogs,and the Internet.Both of them are highly effective.Whichever method of advertising is used,a business m

38、ust use long-time advertising campaigns to keep itself successful.25Unlike advertising on television,the radio,and print media,word of mouth advertising is . A.effective but expensive for a small businessB.one of the newest ways to get the word out about a companyC.free of charge and people bel

39、ieve it moreD.economical but ineffective for a product答案:C解析:從第二段及第三段可知,“word of mouth advertising是免費(fèi)的,而且人們更易相信。26Advertising on television,the radio,and print media is similar because . A.it is effective and suitable for all businessesB.it is expensive but have little effectC.it attracts many

40、traditional customers to a businessD.it is expensive and not suitable for small businesses答案:D解析:由第三段末句中的“.the method is quite expensive and not suitable for the small businesses可知,這些廣告手段都很貴,并不合適小企業(yè)。27Why do we say that e-mail marketing is different from postal mail marketing?A.E-mail is slow but ef

41、fective.B.E-mail is cheap and varied.C.E-mail is slow and popular.D.E-mail is fast and effective.答案:D解析:第四段最后一句中“which is slow and ineffective中的which指的是traditional postal mail marking,e-mail marketing剛好與之相反。28Which of the following is NOT a similarity between social networking and strategic networki

42、ng?A.Business fields can be enlarged.B.Business owners meet together to discuss products.C.Both of them are usually free of charge and effective.D.Neither of them is suitable for a small business.答案:D解析:文章中并未提到social networking和strategic networking這兩種廣告方式不合適小型企業(yè)。CQ:Mr.Paul Tough,what made you want t

43、o write How Children Succeed?A:In 2019,I published my first book Whatever It Takes.Later I realized I still had a lot of questions about what really happens in childhood.How Children Succeed is an attempt to answer those questions:Why do certain children succeed while other children fail?Why is it,e

44、xactly,that poor children are less likely to succeed?What can we all do to guide more kids toward success?Q:What did you learn about kids growing up in poverty貧窮?A:The traditional wisdom is that the big problem for low-income kids is that they dont get enough cognitive stimulation認(rèn)知鼓勵(lì) early on.In fa

45、ct,what seems to have more of an effect is the chaotic environments that many low-income kids grow up in.Q:How does failure help us succeed?A:I dont think its quite true that failure itself helps us succeed.In fact,repeated failures can be quite devastating to a childs development.What I think is im

46、portant on the road to success is learning to deal with failure,to manage unfavourable conditions.Thats a skill that parents can certainly help their children develop.Q:How did writing this book affect you as a parent?A:It made me more relaxed as a parent.When my son was born,I was very much caught

47、up in the idea of childhood as a race.Now Im less concerned about my sons reading and counting ability.Dont get me wrong.I still want him to know that stuff.But what Im more concerned about is his character.29Why did Paul Tough write How Children Succeed?A.To discuss some issues.B.To explain his fir

48、st book.C.To analyse some phenomena.D.To put forward some questions.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一部分中的“How Children Succeed is an attempt to answer those questions.可知,保羅·圖赫創(chuàng)作這本書是為了討論一些問題,找到這些問題的答案。30What has a larger influence on poor kids according to Paul Tough?A.The conventional idea.B.Their living conditi

49、ons.C.The spiritual stimulation.D.Their personal ambitions.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二部分中的“.what seems to have more of an effect is the chaotic environments that many low-income kids grow up in.可知,保羅·圖赫認(rèn)為生活環(huán)境對(duì)貧窮孩子的影響更大。31What does the underlined word “devastating in the text mean?A.Important.B.Beneficial.C

50、.Harmful.D.Unfair.答案C解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三部分中的“I dont think its quite true that failure itself helps us succeed.In fact.可推測,保羅·圖赫認(rèn)為失敗本身并不能幫助我們成功。實(shí)際上,反復(fù)的失敗對(duì)孩子的成長“有害。32After writing the book,Paul Tough . A.regards childhood as a raceB.has improved his writing abilityC.is more worried about his sons l

51、essonsD.pays more attention to his sons personality答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一部分中的“.what Im more concerned about is his character.可知,保羅·圖赫如今更加關(guān)注孩子的性格培養(yǎng)。DThink about the different ways that people use wind.You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat.Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources,

52、as well as one of the oldest.Evidence shows that windmills風(fēng)車 began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century AD.They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s,when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.For many centuries,people used windmills to

53、grind磨碎 wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground.When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s,people living in remote偏僻的 areas began to use windmills to produce electricity.This allowed them to have electric lights and radio.However,by the 1940s when electricity was available to peo

54、ple in almost all the areas of the United States,windmills were rarely used.During the 1970s,people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity.People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever.Then,wind

55、 was rediscovered,though it means high costs.Today,there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.33From the text we know that windmills . A.were invented by Europeans armiesB.have a history of more than 2,800 yearsC.used to supply power to electri

56、c lights in remote areasD.have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案:C解析:根據(jù)第二段中的“.people living in remote偏僻的areas began to use them to produce electricity.可知選C項(xiàng)。34What was a new use for wind power in the late 19th century?A.Sailing a boat.B.Producing electricity.C.Grinding wheat into f

57、lour.D.Pumping water from underground.答案:B解析:根據(jù)第二段中的use them to produce electricity可知可用風(fēng)能發(fā)電,因此選B項(xiàng)。35One of the reasons why wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that . A.wind power is cleanerB.it is one of the oldest power sourcesC.it was cheaper to create energy from windD.the supply of coal and gas failed to meet ends答案:A解析:根據(jù)最后一段可知,20世紀(jì)70年代開場重新用風(fēng)力發(fā)電,因?yàn)橛妹汉吞烊粴獍l(fā)電污染太大。第二節(jié)共5小題;每題2分,總分值10分根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Do you know Australia?Australia is the large