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Unit 2 Travelling around
单元检测
(时间:120分钟　满分:150分)
一、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。
1.When is Susan’s birthday
A.November 20.　B.November 7.　C.November 27.
2.What is the man going to do
A.He is going to lend the woman some typing paper.
B.He is going to buy some typing paper for the woman.
C.He is going to type the woman’s paper.
3.What did the woman do last night
A.She watched the football game on television with her friend.
B.She stayed at home talking with her friend.
C.She went to watch a game with her friend.
4.What will John do tomorrow
A.He will give a talk on how to study English.
B.He will attend a lecture on how to learn English.
C.He will go to Beijing University.
5.Which of the following is TRUE
A.The woman insists on going out.
B.The woman doesn’t like having a rest.
C.The man promised her a gift on her birthday.
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.What is the relationship between the two speakers
A.Doctor and patient.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Husband and wife.
7.What is the woman
A.A student. B.A teacher. C.A doctor.
听第7段材料,回答第8~11题。
8.What does the man think of football matches
A.It is boring to watch them.
B.They are crazy.
C.The process is enjoyable.
9.What can we learn from the conversation
A.The man has been playing football recently.
B.The woman has never seen a football match.
C.The woman prefers to watch basketball matches.
10.What is the woman mainly studying in Paris
A.French. B.Sports. C.Painting.
11.Where does the conversation most probably take place
A.In a school.
B.At a bus stop.
C.In a museum.
听第8段材料,回答第12~14题。
12.Where does the man stay before he comes back to China
A.The UK.
B.Canada.
C.Singapore.
13.How long has the man stayed in Britain
A.Two years.
B.Three years.
C.Six years.
14.What will the man come back to China to do
A.Work in a company.
B.Start a company.
C.Buy some goods from a company.
听第9段材料,回答第15~17题。
15.Why is it easier for the woman to learn English
A.She often talks to English people.
B.She speaks two languages already.
C.She always does her homework right after class.
16.How does the woman think the man should learn English
A.By reading newspapers.
B.By writing diaries.
C.By reading aloud in the morning.
17.Why is it difficult for the man to learn English
A.He doesn’t do homework on time.
B.There are no native English speakers around him.
C.He is too shy to speak English.
听第10段材料,回答第18~20题。
18.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.Money in different countries.
B.How money developed.
C.Money problem.
19.What does the speaker think of money
A.Important but terrible.
B.Not important.
C.Only terrible.
20.In which country was paper money first used
A.Japan. B.Germany. C.China.
二、阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5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。
A
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light.Without him,the world might still be in the dark.However,the electric light was not his only invention.He also invented the motion picture camera and 1,200 other things.About every two weeks he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847.He attended school for only three months.His mother taught him at home,but Thomas was mostly self-educated.He started experimenting at a young age.
When he was 12 years old,he got his first job.He became a newsboy on a train.He did experiments on the train in his spare time.Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.They fired him when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train.Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator,but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity.
Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other,but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways.It kept conversations short,so that he could have more time for work.He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours.Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat.
Thomas Edison died at the age of 84.He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
21.How often did Edison make a new invention
A.About every fourteen days.
B.About every seven days.
C.About once a week.
D.About twice a week.
22.The underlined word “fired” in the passage means “　　　”.
A.gave somebody a job
B.set fire to somebody
C.let somebody down
D.forced somebody to leave his job
23.Edison considered his deafness as　　　.
A.something bad　　　　　
B.a gift
C.a kind of ability
D.a disadvantage
24.What does the passage mainly talk about
A.The function of the electric light.
B.Edison and his experiments.
C.The importance of inventions.
D.The whole life of Edison.
B
Emily and Alex were happy when their family moved to a house with a very big garden.They could climb up trees,grow flowers and even play badminton.They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden.They even started to put food out to attract more birds.
Everything was fine for a few days until one afternoon there was a strange bumping noise on a window.Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.Its neck seemed to be broken.
“It must have flown into the window,” Alex said when his sister Emily called him to have a look.“Ah,yes,look here.You can see the mark where it hit the window.There are a couple of tiny feathers stuck (粘贴)on the window.”
“Poor thing!” Emily said.
During the next month,five more birds died in the same way.“Why would they fly to the windows ” they wondered.Finally they found out the truth.When the birds were flying,they couldn’t see into the rooms.All they saw was the reflection (反射)of the garden.They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.
“Something has to be done to save the birds,” the parents decided.
At first,the family tried keeping curtains(窗帘)across the windows,but this made the room dark.Then they bought some strong black paper and cut out the shape of a hawk(鹰).They made six hawks—one for each window.They stuck the hawks to the windows.They looked pretty and did not keep out much light.When the birds saw the hawks,they would fly away.
After that,there were no more dead birds.The family were much happier.
25.They put food out to attract birds because they 　　　.
A.had a special garden for birds
B.wanted to see more birds flying in the garden
C.had too much bird food to feed the birds
D.wanted to catch some birds in the garden
26.　　　 birds died in the garden.
A.4 B.5
C.6 D.7
27.The birds flew to the windows because they 　　　.
A.found the windows very clean
B.fought for more food
C.thought there were more trees ahead
D.wanted to go into the room
28.The story is mainly about 　　　.
A.why the birds died in the garden
B.the family were good at paper-cutting
C.the family had a very big new house
D.how the family saved the birds in the garden
C
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know.I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile.She said,“Hi,handsome.My name is Rose.I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age ” I asked.She replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have a couple of kids,and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking.I was curious (好奇)what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.We became friends.Every day we would talk nonstop after class.I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me.And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech.She cleared her throat and began,“We do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing.I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young,being happy,and achieving success.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you will die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability.The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change ...”
29.When the author and Rose first met,they began their conversation in a(n) 　　　manner.
A.polite B.impolite
C.serious D.humorous
30.Rose went to the university in order to 　　　.
A.meet a rich husband
B.make new friends
C.get a better job
D.get a university education
31.The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because 　　　.
A.she always came to class on time
B.she made friends easily at university
C.she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
D.she knew the difference between growing older and growing up
32.From this passage we know Rose believed “　　　”
A.Easier said than done.
B.Well begun is half done.
C.It is never too late to learn.
D.Reading makes a full man.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Time is the most valuable thing that mankind has.　33　 Many people try to manage their time.They arrange information and tips in order to effectively do so.
　34　 Time can be managed easily by finding out what is important and arranging these things in the order of importance.In this way you know your direction before making any plans and do not waste time and energy unnecessarily.
Now comes the next question.　35　The answer is that you need to find out what steps you need to take and what you want to do.Then you know how much time to spend for each thing.These steps are like goals.
　36　 Not having them is like walking blindly in a dark room,trying to find the door.
Time management also demands a set schedule that works best for you.In this way you will be able to arrange your tasks based on their importance and finish them.In this way you will not waste your time in beating around the bush.
　37　 There are lots of things that we need to do in a short time.Therefore,having good time management skills is at the top of the list of things we all need.
A.Managing time is not that hard.
B.We all live in a fast paced world now.
C.Using every passing second effectively can benefit us.
D.Could you divide your time equally while doing your work
E.Setting goals is the most important part of time management.
F.The aim of time management is to give us a feeling of satisfaction.
G.How do you manage time and what type of information is needed to do so
三、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone has a wish to travel.But those who cannot do so themselves might find it 　38　 to work in a travel agency(旅行社),　39　 journeys for other people.Brian Lawley does this,working in a small travel agency in an industrial city.Most of his work is concerned with 　40　,both at home and abroad.Every autumn the agency 　41　 hundreds of booklets(小册子)full of attractive,colored photographs,　42　 the holidays that the customers will be able to have the next year.Soon,people begin to come into the office to 　43　 their holidays:perhaps a week’s skiing in Australia in January,perhaps a seaside holiday in Spain in May,or a tour of North Africa.Brian often has to 　44　 people on what holidays will be 　45　 for them.And people always have a lot of 　46　.Last year,for example,a lady of eighty-two wanted to book for a 　47　 holiday in the Alps,and Brian had great difficulty in 　48　 her that it would not be suitable.In the end,she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise(巡游)　49　.
Arranging journeys for people who have to travel 　50　 on business is often very 　51　,but Brian 　52　 his work.For example,last spring,Mr Perry,director of a local chemical firm,　53　 a business trip,and Brian arranged it all for him.First,Mr Perry traveled to London by train,and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport,because his plane 　54　 early the next morning.He flew to Frankfurt,where he 　55　 the morning discussing business.Then he went on by train to Zurich,and spent three days there 　56　 going on to America.He had business in Seattle,Chicago and New York,and then went home by train.The next day he telephoned the agency to 　57　 Brian for arranging everything so well for him.
38.A.boring　　B.hard　　C.interesting　D.burden
39.A.arranging B.taking C.making D.creating
40.A.games B.holidays C.books D.plays
41.A.receives B.takes out
C.gets D.sends out
42.A.describing B.telling
C.drawing D.designing
43.A.need B.ask C.book D.request
44.A.tell B.advise C.instruct D.remind
45.A.necessary B.probable
C.possible D.suitable
46.A.questions B.methods
C.situations D.difficulties
47.A.seaside B.skiing
C.mountaineering D.cruise
48.A.preventing B.persuading
C.asking D.promising
49.A.though B.therefore C.however D.instead
50.A.abroad B.at home
C.away D.a long way
51.A.convenient B.easy C.complicated D.pleasing
52.A.leaves B.enjoys C.dislikes D.refuses
53.A.carried out B.got through
C.picked up D.went on
54.A.left B.arrived C.landed D.returned
55.A.took B.cost C.spent D.wasted
56.A.until B.before C.after D.while
57.A.offer B.request C.demand D.thank
四、语篇填空(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。
Summer is coming.The weather becomes hotter 58.　　　　　 hotter.A lot of people like swimming in the swimming pools or in the sea.They think water makes them feel cool.But some people are not careful enough.They often think they can swim 59.　　　　　(good)than others and they don’t have to worry 60.　　　　　 anything.So these years,many accidents happened and some people 61.　　　　　(lose)their lives.Most of them were students.As we all know,62.　　　　　(safe)is the most important.Do you know how to protect 63.　　　　　　(you) To protect yourself,you must be 64.　　　　　　(care).Remember not to swim in a 65.　　　　　　　(danger)place.Don’t swim alone,and when you see a “No Swimming” sign,don’t swim,either.Of course,you can swim 66.　　　　　 someone who can keep you safe.If you remember these,swimming 67.　　　　　　　(be)safer.
五、写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节　短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Walter’s goal in life was become a successfully doctor.He knew he had to finish high school first,so he put his heart into his study—in particular,biology,chemistry and maths.Because he worked hard at these subjects,Walter became good at it.However,Walter forgot that he needed to master some other subjects besides those he had been chosen.As a result,Walter fails in both English and Latin in the end of the second school year.But he had to repeat these subjects and he was almost unable to graduate as planning.Walter learned good lesson.
第二节　书面表达(满分25分)
请以“Madame Curie”为题,写一篇英语短文,要点如下:
1.居里夫人(1867~1934)是世界著名的女科学家,从小爱学习并希望成为科学家,16岁中学毕业,24岁赴巴黎就读于巴黎大学,生活俭朴,学习刻苦。
2.一生致力于科学研究,于1903年和1911年两次分别荣获诺贝尔物理学奖和诺贝尔化学奖。
注意:100词左右;开头已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Madame Curie
Madame Curie was a world famous woman scientist,who was born in a teacher’s family in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934.






1.答案:C
2.答案:B
3.答案:B
4.答案:B
5.答案:A
6.答案:A
7.答案:B
8.答案:C
9.答案:C
10.答案:C
11.答案:B
12.答案:A
13.答案:A
14.答案:B
15.答案:B
16.答案:A
17.答案:C
18.答案:B
19.答案:A
20.答案:C
21．答案:A
解析:由文章第一段最后一句“About every two weeks he created something new.”可看出他每两周就有一项新的发明,故答案为A项。
22.答案:D
解析:由文中的句子“Unluckily,his first work experience did not end well.”以及“Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator”可推测出该词义为“解雇”,故选D项。
23.答案:B
解析:由文章中的句子“but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways”可知选B项。
24.答案:D
解析:本文通篇介绍了爱迪生的一生,介绍了他的生平、教育以及干过的工作、发明的东西等等,因此答案选D项。
25.答案:B
解析:由第一段中的“They liked to watch the birds flying among the trees in the garden.”可知,把食物放在外面的原因是他们喜欢看鸟在花园里飞翔。
26.答案:C
解析:由句子“Emily went outside and found a small bird dead on the grass.”和“During the next month,five more birds died in the same way.”可知,共有6只鸟死在花园里。
27.答案:C
解析:由第五段中的“All they saw was the reflection(反射) of the garden.They thought that they were flying into trees because they saw trees reflected by the window.”可知,C项正确。
28.答案:D
解析:由全文可知,当看到鸟撞死在玻璃上时,他们查明了原因并采取了预防措施,目的是防止更多的鸟死亡。
29.答案:D
解析:由“I knew she was joking.”可知,他们第一次见面时是以一种幽默的方式问候的。
30.答案:D
解析:由第五段首句“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!”可知,她上大学的目的是为了接受大学教育。
31.答案:C
解析:由第五段中的“as she shared her wisdom and experience with me”可知,C项为正确选项。
32.答案:C
解析:A项意为“说着容易,做着难”;B项意为“良好的开端是成功的一半”;C项意为“活到老,学到老”;D项意为“阅读使人充实”。由全文可知,虽然罗丝已有87岁的高龄,却仍然乐意进入大学学习。故C项符合罗丝的想法。
答案:33.C　34.A　35.G　36.E　37.B
38.答案:C
解析:自身无法旅游的人会把在旅行社工作看作是一种乐趣。
39.答案:A
解析:旅行社的工作就是为旅客安排行程。
40.答案:B
解析:根据常识人们一般选择在假日旅行,故旅行社的工作大多与假日有关。
41.答案:D
解析:为让旅客了解旅行社的安排,散发广告小册子是必要的。
42.答案:A
解析:广告小册子上应对不同的行程进行描述。
43.答案:C
解析:游客要想随旅行社出游,一般要提前预订,book在句中为及物动词,意为“预订(车票、房间等)”。
44.答案:B
解析:旅行社的职员应根据顾客的实际情况,委婉地向游客提出意见和建议。
45.答案:D
解析:be suitable for sb “对某人来说……是合适的”。
46.答案:A
解析:游客在确定旅游路线前会有很多问题向旅行社咨询。
47.答案:C
解析:阿尔卑斯山以其高耸、险峻而驰名,游客们都以能爬上此山为荣。
48.答案:B
解析:由下文“老妇人改线到地中海巡游”可知,布赖恩最终使老妇人认为爬山是不大合适的。persuade意为“说服”。
49.答案:D
解析:instead“代替,更换”之意,一般放在句末。though“尽管,虽然”;therefore“因此,所以”;however“无论如何,不管多么,然而”,均不合语境。
50.答案:A
解析:由下文的例子可知,该处应为境外旅游。
51.答案:C
解析:由下文为佩里先生安排行程,可知此类工作的复杂性及繁琐性。
52.答案:B
解析:由转折连词but和上下文可知布赖恩很喜欢旅行社的工作。
53.答案:D
解析:go on a trip(to sp)意为“(去某处)旅游”。
54.答案:A
解析:佩里先生乘坐的航班第二天一早起飞。
55.答案:C
解析:spend time/money/energy (in)doing sth “花费时间/金钱/精力做某事”,其中in可省略。
56.答案:B
解析:佩里先生在此处逗留了三天后才去的美国。
57.答案:D
解析:布赖恩为佩里先生安排得如此缜密,自然会得到佩里先生的感谢。
答案:58.and　59.better　60.about　61.lost　62.safety　63.yourself　64.careful　65.dangerous　66.with　67.will be
答案:第一句:was后加to;successfully→successful
第二句:study→studies
第三句:it→them
第四句:去掉been
第五句:fails→failed;第二个in→at
第六句:But→So;planning→planned
第七句:good前加a
参考范文
Madame Curie
Madame Curie was a world famous woman scientist,who was born in a teacher’s family in Poland in 1867 and died in 1934.
From her early childhood,she loved to study and hoped to become a scientist.She finished middle school at the age of 16.She left for Paris and entered Paris University when she was 24.Also,she lived a very simple life and studied very hard.
Madame Curie devoted her whole life to the study of science.It was in 1903 and in 1911 that she won the Nobel Prize for physics and for chemistry.It was not easy for a woman to succeed at that time.It was even more difficult for a woman to win the Nobel Prize twice in life.
Madame Curie will always be remembered as a great woman.
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