1、 Unit 2 单元测试题 News media 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 ) 请听下面 5 段对话 ,选出最佳选项。 1.Which place hasnt the woman been to？ A. New York. B. Beijing. C. Tokyo. 2.How many people are there in the womans family？ A. 5. B. 7. C. 6. 3.Where is the man？ A. In a hotel. B. In a shop. C. A
2、t home. 4.Why is David invited to the party？ A. The mans mother asks him to. B. To help organize the party. C. To control the conversation. 5.What does the man mean？ A. He wrote the new play. B. He got the biggest part. C. Hes glad to act any part. 第二节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分 ,满分 22.5 分） 请听下面 5 段对话或独白 ,选出
3、最佳选项。 请听第 6 段材料 ,回答第 6、 7 题。 6.How much will it cost if a couple go to Madrid in April？ A. About 1050. B. About 920. C. More than 960. 7.What can you learn from the conversation？ A. Fewer people go to Madrid in July. B. The man has decided to go to Madrid in April. C. The price goes up and down in d
4、ifferent months. 请听第 7 段材料 ,回答第 8 至 10 题。 8.Why was the man angry？ A. The woman didnt tell him Mr Powell came. B. The woman didnt phone him when Mr Powell came. C. Mr Powell didnt phone him. 9.What did the man think he had done before he left？ A. He had put the card in his wallet. B. He had written
5、the name and phone number on the card. C. He had given the card to the woman. 10.What do you think the woman is？ A. The mans secretary. B. The mans wife. C. A waitress. 请听第 8 段材料 ,回答第 11 至 13 题。 11.What does the woman ask the photographer to do？ A. Take a photo of her mother. B. Go to her mothers bi
6、rthday. C. Take a photo of her. 12.How much does one copy cost？ A. Eighteen dollars. B. Three dollars. C. Six dollars. 13.How does the photographer take the womans picture？ A. He asks the woman to stand there and say “cheese”. B. He asks the woman to sit on the chair and say “cheese”. C. He asks the
7、 woman to sit down and keep silent. 请听第 9 段材料 ,回答第 14 至 16 题。 14.When will they hold the party？ A. On Friday. B. On Sunday. C. On Saturday. 15.What time will the man arrive？ A. 7： 00 pm. B. 7： 15 pm. C. 8： 00 pm. 16.What will the man take to the party？ A. Orange juice. B. Wine. C. Beer. 请听第 10 段材料 ,
8、回答第 17 至 20 题。 17.What did Nicholas do at eighteen months？ A. He began to learn French. B. He read the newspaper. C. He took telephone messages. 18.Why was Nicholas bored and unhappy at the two schools？ A. He had too much homework. B. He almost couldnt learn anything special. C. His teachers often c
9、orrected his spelling. 19.Who offered to help Nicholas finally？ A. His classmates. B. His parents. C. A college. 20.What is Nicholas life like now？ A. Busy without any social life. B. Full and interesting. C. Busy at college， and free at home. 第二部分 :英语知识运用 (共两节 ,满分 45 分 ) 第一节 :单项填空 (共 15 小题 ;每小题 1 分
10、 ,满分 15 分 ) 从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中 ,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 21.Some university students are _ to the Internet， so that they cant put their mind to their studies. A. addicted B. creative C. special D. unique 22.The government will make every _ to prevent the flood happening in the Yangtze River. A. progress B. e
11、ffort C. sale D. fulfillment 23.Will you go to the party tomorrow， Xiao Hai？ No, _ I was invited to. A. as long as B. so far as C. as if D. even if 24.The shopping center in the city was _ as a result of a cigarette， which shocked the whole country. A. burned down B. turned down C. turned up D. take
12、n in 25.I wonder whats your attitude _ the problem _ yesterday. A. in； discussing B. to； to be discussed C. towards； discussed D. with； being discussed 26.She has always _ her father. In her eyes he is perfect. A. looked up B. looked up to C. looked down on D. looked on as 27.Seldom _ him recently，
13、for you see Im preparing for the project. A. I meet B. do I meet C. I have met D. have I met 28.The prices of goods kept _. We had to cut the expenses in order to meet our daily needs. A. standing up B. breaking down C. going up D. putting up 29.Im looking for a house. Id like _ with a big garden. Y
14、es， madam. We have several of this kind. A. that B. it C. this D. one 30._ in her finest skirt， the girl tried to make herself _ at the party. A. Dressing； noticing B. Dressed； noticing C. Dressing； being noticed D. Dressed； noticed 31.In general， the old man is generous. But _， he was mean to an ol
15、d beggar. A. at once B. once again C. for once D. once over 32.Such animals as dinosaurs died out because they couldnt _ to the sudden change of the climate. A. suit B. keep C. adapt D. switch 33.Its two years since they _ each other， and they are going to get married next month. A. were in love wit
16、h B. fell into love with C. have loved D. fell in love with 34.How did you find the lecture tonight？ It _ me. I doubt if I will come for his lecture next time. A. encouraged B. disappointed C. reflected D. satisfied 35.Things that were facing should be considered _， so that well deal with them well.
17、 A. on all sides B. in order C. around the corner D. in place 第二节 :完形填空 (共 20 小题 ;每小题 1.5 分 ,满分 30 分 ) 阅读下面短文 ,掌握其大意 ,然后从 36-55 各题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中 ,选出最佳选项 。 Kristy， 28， a cook in La Crosse， often wondered what shed do in a life-threatening situation. On August 29， 1993， she got her 36 . While
18、she was driving on a road， a big truck 37 its head on a pickup car. The pickup 38 flames. Kristy rushed out and ran to the pickup. Two 39 ， Dean Bernhard， 51 and his brother Donald， 44， were inside. When she got close， Kristy could see the 40 driver. “The other man was under the 41 seat， ” said Kris
19、ty. “The smells were terrible. I was 42 the pickup would explode（爆炸） and kill us all.” The driver of the big truck was struggling to 43 the passenger door， so Kristy rushed to the drivers side. 44 ， they opened the door. She reached in， seized the driver and， to her surprise， felt her hands sink 45
20、his chest（胸膛） . She quickly carried the man to safety on the roadside， and 46 hurried back. As Kristy stared down the ditch（沟） with the passenger， the pickup 47 . She jumped on top of him and they both rolled to 48 . When the police arrived a while later， Kristy started 49 ， “I want my mum.” In 50 ，
21、 she cried for the next three months. Today， the two farmers， 51 the father of two children， are good friends with Kristy. To show their deep 52 ， they bought her a ring with the exact number of diamonds one for each member of their immediate families， and the 53 for her. “You cant just walk away. Y
22、ou hope you can do it， 54 you never know until youre tested. I 55 myself， ” said Kristy. 36.A. chance B. answer C. try D. reply 37.A. damaged B. destroyed C. hit D. broke 38.A. burst into B. turned into C. gave out D. let out 39.A. brothers B. road-builders C. farmers D. passers-by 40.A. struggling
23、B. dead C. moving D. senseless 41.A. passenger B. driving C. farmer D. goods 42.A. sure B. afraid C. doubtful D. nervous 43.A. repair B. knock C. open D. strike 44.A. Specially B. Sadly C. Lovely D. Finally 45.A. at B. to C. into D. down 46.A. than B. then C. so D. even 47.A. moved off B. burned awa
24、y C. broke up D. blew up 48.A. safety B. way C. street D. water 49.A. talking B. shouting C. crying D. laughing 50.A. all B. fact C. addition D. time 51.A. each B. one C. all D. everyone 52.A. thanks B. apology C. regret D. delight 53.A. fourth B. fifth C. seventh D. ninth 54.A. so B. but C. or D. f
25、or 55.A. enjoyed B. helped C. frightened D. surprised 第三部分 :阅读理解 (共 20 小题 ;每小题 2 分 ,满分 40 分 ) 阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中 ,选出最佳选项。 A Memory， they say， is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious （有意识的） effort， then you can quite easily improve your ab
26、ility to remember things. But even if you are successful， there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week， for example， I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night， yet I clearly re
27、membered locking it carefully the night before. Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did. One day last month， for example， I was sitting in a barbershop（ 理发店） waiting for my turn to get a haircut， and suddenly I reali
28、zed that I had got a haircut two days before at the barbershop across the street from my office. We always seem to find something funny and interesting in incidents（事件） caused by peoples forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years. Unfortunatel
29、y， however， absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble. 56.If you want to have a good memory， _. A. you should ask someone else to help you to remember things B. you should make a conscious effort to practice and exercise C. you shou
30、ld never stop learning D. you should try hard to remember things 57.In the passage， the writer seems to tell us _. A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous B. always forgetting things is understandable C. forgetting things at times is natural D. the ways to protect yourself from memory “tricks”
31、 58.The best title for this passage is“_”. A. How to Get a Good Memory B. Tricks of Memory C. The Danger of Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness B No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2， 000 of them， as compared with 180 in J
32、apan， 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Famous dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country. However， they are not national newspapers in t
33、he sense that The Times is in Britain or Le Monde is in France， since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The best of these present detailed description of national and international news， but many tend to limit themselves to state or city news. Like the press in most other countries， Am
34、erican newspapers range from the “sensational” which feature crime and gossip(闲谈 )， to the “serious”， which focus on factual news and the analysis of world events. But with few exceptions， American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information， for they have to compete with the attraction
35、of television. Just as American newspapers satisfy all tastes， so do they also try to attract readers of all political parties. A few newspapers support extremist(极端主义的 ) groups on the far right and on the far left， but most daily newspapers try to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are modera
36、te（中立的） . Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views， in order to present a balanced picture. As in other countries， American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible， but it is generally accepted that the American press serves i
37、ts country well and that it has more than once courageously exposed political scandals（丑闻） or crimes， for instance， the Watergate Affair（水门事件） . The Newspapers drew the attention of the public to the horrors of the Vietnam War. 59.There are fewer national newspapers in _. A. Britain than in the USA.
38、 B. France than in Britain C. the USA than in Britain or France D. France than in the USA or Britain 60.Most American newspapers try hard to entertain their readers because _. A. they have to keep up a good relation with them B. they have to compete with television C. they have to write about crime
39、and gossip D. they have to give factual news in an interesting way 61.Many American newspapers attract readers of different political preference by _. A. supporting extremist groups from time to time B. inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them C. avoiding carrying articles ab
40、out extremists D. printing articles representing different political viewpoints 62.The passage is mainly about _. A. the characteristics of American newspapers B. the development of American newspapers C. the functions of American newspapers D. the advantages and disadvantages of American newspapers
41、 C You Mi， a lovely and confident 17-year-old student， is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults fashion magazine Seventeen. “You is IN， ” said Wang Lihua， Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature（成熟的） because of her knowledge on every
42、thing from academic studies， to books on art， to movies. We found shes the very style were looking for to represent young peoples attitudes.” You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliat
43、ed to Renmin University， You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. “Ive built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10， ” she explained. But for You， watching isnt enough. Last year， while in Senior 1， she met a talented boy who showed self-ma
44、de DV movies at the English Corner in her school. “I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films， ” she said. So she wrote a campus（校园） story， persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie， all in English. “I played one of the leading
45、roles， actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays， ” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus， earning You a strong reputation（名气） as a DV movie director. But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science
46、 student， You likes art， literature and fashion design very much. “There are people who can be artists， there are people who edit books， and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up！ ” she said. “There is an old saying I believe： Chance favours only the prepared mi
