2017-2018学年高中英语Unit24Society单元测评B北师大版选修8

1、Unit 24 Society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。M:What are you doi ng?W:l m just look ing at this map of the world .I m prepari ng forgeography class.1 .What is the woma n doing?A. Drawi ng a ma

2、p.B. Prepari ng for class.C. Havi ng a geography test.答案:BW:Welcome back,Charlie.What did you guys end up doing?M:We went to the beach a lot.We even went divi ng a few times.W:I m glad you had such a good time.2. Where did the man probably come back from?A. A bus in ess trip.B. A vacatio n.C. A divi

3、 ng trai ning.答案:BM:I don t see any parking spaces on this level.Maybe you should try thenext leveldow n.W:I hate going shopp ing on Sun days!3. Where will the woma n go n ext?A. Back home.B. To the n ext lower level.C. To a higher park ing level.答案:BM:Pssst!What s the answer for number 5?W:Shhh!Sto

4、p talking!We ll get in trouble.M:Some friend you are!Will you give me the an swer,or not?W:No,I won t.This is a test,and you should havestudied forit.I m not going tocheat.4. What are the speakers doing?A. Tak ing an exam.B. Watch ing a movie.C. Study ing for a test.答案:AM:Lin dsey,you n eed to eat y

5、our vegetables. W:But I don t like greenstuff,Daddy.M:Well,why don t we put some cheese on it?That way,it II be green anda little bit oran ge,too.W:OK.Mmm,that s yummy!5. What doesn t the girl want to eat?A.Vegetables.B.Ora nges.C.Cheese.答案:A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

6、，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。W:Why did n t you return my calls yesterday?I must have called you threetimes.Were you ignoring me or someth ing?M:I didn t do it on purpose.My phone was on silent,and. W:Yeah,right!l ve heard

7、 th at one before!M:No,seriously,you don t understand!l couldn t find my phone formost of the dayyesterday.Whe n I fin ally found it in the laun dry,it was too late to call you.6. How many times does the woma n say she probably called?A.Once. B.Twice. C.Three times.答案:C7. Why didn t the man answer t

8、he woman s call?A. He was too busy.B. He didn t hear his phone.C. He wan ted to ignore the woma n. 答案:B听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。W:Excuse me,sir m a stranger here,and I lost my way.M:Where do you want to go?W:Well,l want t o return to my hotel.It s called the New Century Hotel.M:Oh,it s quite near here.You

9、 just turn right and walk two blocks,and you ll get toyour hotel.W:Tha nk you so much.By the way,ca n you direct me to Cen tral Park?M:You can take the subway n ear your hotel and get off at the sixth stop.W:Can I walk there?M:No,it s too far for you to walk.It might take you more than two hours.W:l

10、n that case,l II have to take the subway.8. Where does the woma n want to go now?A. To her hotel.B. To the bank.C. To Cen tral Park.答案:A9. How does the man suggest the woman go to the park?A.On foot.B.By bus. C.By subway.答案:C听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。W:Help!Police!M:Whafs wrong?W:My daughter is miss in

11、g.l can t find her any where!M:Okay.Calm down.l m going to help you find her.What s her name?W:Erica.She s only five.She doesn t know how to speak Spanish!M:Okay.What does Erica look like?W:She has brown curly hair.She s thin and small for her age.M:Okay.What is she weari ng today?W:Blue shorts and

12、a pink T-shirt.She has a hat on ,too,l think.M:How long ago did she go miss ing?W:l ve been looking for her for almost an hour now.M:A nd where did you last see her?W:We were just shopp ing in the vegetable sect ion.l tur ned around and shewas gone.M:Don t worry.Everythi ng is going to beokay.W:What

13、 should I do?M:Stay right at the front of the store,in case she comes looking for you.We ll startlook ing for her now.10 .Where might the woma n be?A.ln Britai n.B.ln America.C.ln Spain.答案:C11 .What is Erica wearing today?A. Black shorts and a pink hat.B. Blue shorts and a pink T-shirt.C. Blue short

14、s and a white T-shirt.答案:B12 .Where was the woma n whe n she found out that Erica was gone?A. ln the vegetable secti on.B. ln the meat secti on.C.At the front door of the store.答案:A听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。W:Hi,Bob.Did you talk to all of the wit nesses to the car accide nt?M:Yes.A n old lady was sta n

15、ding on the street corner whe n the accide nthappe ned.She said that it was the red car s fault .It was drivi ng very fastand the n quicklystopped whe n the traffic light cha nged.W:What did the kids say?M:The kids were playing in their front yard,and they said that they didn t seeanything.W:Did the

16、 n eighbors see anything?M:One n eighbor,Mr.J on es,said that he saw a dog run out into the street infront ofthe car.W:Hmm.No one else mentioned a dog.Did you talk to Mr.Bates?He is theman who was sell ing n ewspapers on the street corner.M:Oh,yeah.He said it was the blue car s fault.W:Really?M:Yeah

17、.He said that the man in the blue car wasn t payingattention.When the rstopped,he didn t notice until it was too late.He was the one who hit thered car. W:Wow!Did they all see the same accide nt?They all remembersomethi ng differe nt.13 .Who might the speakers be?ed carA. Police officers.B. Street c

18、lea ners.C. Repairme n.答案:A14.What did the old lady say?A. There was a cat in the street.B. The red car was drivi ng very fast.C. She didn t see anything.答案:B15 .What were the kids doing whe n the accide nt happe ned?A. Cross ing the street.B. Playing in their front yard.C. Standing on the street co

19、rner.答案:B16 .What did Mr.Bates thi nk caused the accide nt?A.The red car. B.The bluecar.C.The dog.答案:B听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。Mr.Smith owned a small supermarket.Several mon ths ago,a few big cha instores ope ned in tow n. They sold absolutely everythi ng,a nd their priceswere very low.Ma ny small sh

20、ops closed down,but Mr.Smith s smallsupermarket did not.One of the chain stores owners was very curious.Oneday,he dropped into Mr.Smith ssupermarket and saw amiddle-aged woman buying fruit.He asked herwhy she didn tgo shopping in the bigchain stores.Then the woman told him a story.Three years ago,he

21、r son Tommy was in eleme ntary school.O ne daywhe n she was in the supermarket,Tommy rushed in and begged her to buyhim a pair of sports shoes.She really wan ted to buy her son the pair ofshoes,but the money in her pocket was barely eno ugh for a meal.See ingno hope in his mother s eyes,Tommyran awa

22、y.Sudde nl y,shefelt some one pat her on the shoulder.She tur ned around and sawMr.Smith,the owner of the superm arket,holdi ng the pair of shoes that herson wan ted.“ Take them, ” he saidwith a smile.She shook her head. “ I don t have eno ugh mon ey, ” shesaid. “ Your son can t wait, ” the owner sa

23、id, “but I can.Take them,andpay me later. ”17 .Whe n did the big stores ope n?A. Three years ago.B. One year ago.C. Some mon ths ago.答案:C18 .What can we learn about the big stores?A. They sold almost everyth ing.B. Ma ny of them closed dow n.C. The salesme n there were rude.答案:A19. What did Mr.Smith

24、 do?A. He made the woma n pay later.B. He sold the shoes to the woma n cheaply.C. He gave the woma n a pair of shoes for free. 答案:A20. Why did the woman probably shop in the small store?A. Its owner was a kind pers on.B. The bigger stores were too expe nsive.C. It was easy to find things in the smal

25、l store. 答案:A第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 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。（20162017 河北唐山一中高二检测）In Canada and the United States,there is a new group of childrencalled“satellite kids ”，who live in one place but whose parents live in anotherplace.Asia ns are immigrat ing to Can

26、 ada and the Un ited States in largernu mbers tha n ever before.Most Asia ns immigrate because they believe that they can give theirchildre n a better educati on in the West.I n Asia,it is difficult to go to university.Stude nts must first pass the strict n ati onal exam in ati on.However,i n Can ad

27、a and the Un ited States,it is easy to go to uni versity,a ndanyone who wants to go can go.As a result,Asia n pare nts decide to leavetheir coun tries so that their childre n can go to un iversity.The problem isthat whe n Asia ns arrive,they discover that finding a job and making moneyare more diffi

28、cult in the West tha n in the East.Also,they find that they arevery Ion ely,a nd that they miss their homes.For the two reas on s,most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in theWest.Therefore,these children become“satellite kids ”，and mostof their parents donot know ho

29、w sad it is to be“satellite kids ” .Only until now areCanadians andAmerica ns discoveri ng the “ satellite kid ” problem.Because thesechildre n do not speak En glish and because their pare nts are not there totake care of them,they are often absent from school.To be a“satellite kid ” means to growup

30、 in a countrywhere you know you are differe nt and where you cannot make friendsbecause you do not speak En glish well.Also,it means to grow up Ionely,because your pare nts are elsewhere.What these “satellite kids ” willprobably say to their parents is that it s better to have parents around thanto

31、have a university education.21 .Some Asia n pare nts send their kids abroad because_ .A. they hope their childre n may easily find a job thereB. all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countriesC. the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countriesD. the kids w

32、ant to improve their En glish and make foreig n friends答案:C解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中In Asia,it is difficult to go touniversity.Students must first pass the strict n ati onal exam in ati on.However,i n Can ada and the Un ited States,it is easy to go to university.”可知，有些亚洲学生留学是因为考不上国内的大学故选 C 项。22.“ Satellite ki

33、ds ” refer to Asian kids_ .A. without pare ntsB. speak ing no En glishC. with university educationD. living abroad alone答案：D解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段中.most Asian parents decide to go backto work whiletheir children study in the West.”可知，父母都回国了而他们就留在外国上学，故选 D 项。23.What is the main idea of the passage?A. Pare nt

34、s want better educati on for their kids.B. Parents feel lonely and miss their families.C. Kids in foreig n coun tries alone are badly in n eed of care from family.D. Ca nadia ns and America ns begi n to no tice the“ satellite kids ”problem.答案:C解析:主旨大意题。根据文章的内容可知，许多亚洲国家的父母将自己的孩子送出国，其实孩子在国外最需要的是父母的陪伴，

35、故选 C 项。B1_ 导学号 16924033（20162017 安徽马鞍山二中高二检测）We all love our parents and turn to them when we re inneed,bu t would you likethem to hear the con versati ons you have with your friends on the schoolplaygro und orlunch queue?Social n etwork ing sites have become exte nsions of theschool hallways,so wou

36、ld you add your parents as“friends ” and allow them to view your onlineactivities and con versatio ns with frien ds?In the past the gen erati on gap in cluded a tech no logy gap,wherechildre n were upto date with latest tech no logy and pare nts were left beh in d,c ontent tocontinue their day to da

37、y lives as they always had because they had no need to know more about tech no logy.However,more and more pare nts arebegi nning to realize just how importa nt social networks are in theirlives.This realization has given many parents the motivati on to educatethemselves about social n etwork ing sit

38、es.These days many people are attracted to social n etwork ing sitesbecause they can choose who they have around them;there s also acertain amount of control over privacy that we don t get in reallife.Sometimes we feel that privacy is violated wh5n we must accept a“ friend ” request from a pare nt o

39、r familymember.It s a difficult choice whether or not to allow a pare nt to become apart of ouronline lives.On the one hand,we don t want to reject ” their requestbecause that might hurt their feeli ngs or make them feel you have something to hide. On the other han d,if you do accept,the n you could

40、 have a senseof being watched and no Ion ger feel free to comme nt or com muni cate theway you did before.A recent survey suggested that pare nts should n t take i t person ally if theirchild ignores their request:“ When a tee n ignores a pare nt sfriend request,itdoes n t n ecessarily mean that the

41、y are hidi ng someth in g,but it couldmean that this is one part of their life where they want to be in depe ndent.”Perhaps talking with parents and giving explanations would helpsoften the blowif you do choose not to add them to your friends list.24. From Paragraph 2,we lear n that_ .A. pare nts fe

42、el secure about their privacy on li neB. social n etworks successfully fill the gen erati on gapC. pare nts have realized the importa nee of social n etworksD. social n etworks offer a platform for pare nts to com muni cate答案:C解析：纟田节理解题。根据第二段的句子 However,more and more parentsare beginning torealize j

43、ust how important social networks are in their lives.This realizationhasgive n many pare nts the motivati on to educati on themselves about socialn etwork ingsites. ”可知，父母已经意识到社交网络的重要性，故选 C 项。25. Tee nagers may refuse a pare nt s friend request because_ .A. they hide someth ing from their pare ntsB.

44、 their pare nts make n egative comme nts on themC. their pare nts tend to fall beh ind in tech no logyD. they are un willi ng to be watched by pare nts答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的句子On the other hand,if you doaccept,then you couldhave a sense of being watched and no Ion ger feel free to comme nt or commun ica

45、te theway you did before. ”可知，年轻人可能会拒绝父母加好友的请求，因为他们不愿意被父母观察自己的一举一动。故选D 项。26. The passage is mainly about _ .A.privacy on li ne B.social n etworksC.parents friend requests D.the generation gap答案:C解析:主旨大意题。从文章内容可知，这篇文章是关于现在很多父母进入社交网站，希望加孩子为好友，但是这样的要求往往被孩子拒绝，因为他们不想被父母注视着。故选C 项。27 .The passage is writte

46、n mai nly for_ .A.tee nagersB.pare ntsC.teachersD.researchers答案:A解析：推理判断题。文章的第一段的句子 We all love our parents and turnto them whenwe re in need. ”第一人称 our 应该是年轻人。故选 A 项。CDear Principal Walker,As president of Sullivan Junior High School s Student Union,I havebeen chosen to write to you on behalf of（ 代表

47、 ）the eighth grade class.Wewould like to suggest an eighth grade trip to Sea World in SanDiego,California.We chose Sea World for several reasons.In science class,we havebeen studying ocean animals.Going to Sea World would provide us with thechance to visit these creatures and to better understand th

48、eir habitats.And San Diego can be reached by bus in about six hours.If the busesleave Sullivan after school on Friday afternoon,we should arrive inCalifornia in time to have a late dinner and get settled into our hotel roomsbefore midnight.You may be asking yourself, “ How will this trip be financed

49、?” We are suggestingthat t he school host an “ Oceans of Fun ” night for family,friends,andschoolmates for a small fee.The activities would be organized by the eighthgrade students.Some of our ideas for the night include a Surfer s SnackShop with homemade treats for sale,Pirate Pet e s Treasure Hunt

50、 and ashort production of “ A Whale of a Tale ” .This would be the best chanceto show our ocean animal reports.Many of the eighth grade students have gone to school together sincekindergarten.We believe that this trip would be a fantastic way to celebratefriendships.This trip may also be one of the

51、last times we see our friendsbecause we will attend four different high schools.We invite you to our next Student Union meeting on December 20 todiscuss your thoughts and work out any concerns you still may have.Thankyou for taking the time to consider our request for a trip.Sincerely, Julie Martino

52、 28.According to the author,why did they suggest atrip to Sea World?A.To save endangered ocean animals.B.To get to know their classmates better.C.To finish a report about ocean animals.D.To have a better understanding of sea animals.答案：D解析 :细节理解题。由这封信的第二段可知 ,这次海洋世界之旅可以让同学们更好地了解海洋生 物。29.How would the

53、 cost of the trip be provided?A.By the students parents.B.By organizing an activity.C. By th e school s Student Union.D. By gett ing the support of Sea World.答案:B解析：细节理解题。根据这封信的第四段可知，这次旅行的费用来自“ Oceans of Fun ”之夜所得。30 .This text is a letter of_ .A.requestB.tha nksC.i ntroduct ionD.support答案:A解析：文章出处题

54、。从这圭寸信第一段的“ We would like to suggest aneighth grade trip.”和最后一段的“ to consider our request for a trip”可知，这是一圭寸请求信。31 .At the end of the letter,the prin cipal was in vited to_ .A. go to Sea WorldB. pay for this tripC. give his suggestio nsD. host the next Stude nt Union meet ing答案:C解析：细节理解题。 根据这圭寸信最后一

55、段的“ to discuss your thoughts andwork out any concerns you still may have ” 可知。DOne morni ng there was a message on the an sweri ng mach ine froman angrycustomer,compla ining about her lack of service service thathad bee n stopped becauseher check had boun ced（ 拒付）.As it is my job to han dle payme nt

56、s received,it was my duty to collectthecheck.As is often the case when a check bounces,I soon found that thiswoman s phonenu mber was no Ion ger in service.A check of the caller I.D.told us the callhad come fro m the manager s office of the apartment building where ourcustomer lived.We left a messag

57、e with the man ager and with in the hourour call was retur ned.I told our customer gently,sympathetically that a check she had writtenhad beenretur ned for lack of fundstold her I always want to let people know aboutretur ned checks quickly because the huge fees the banks charge cancause more checks

58、 to be retur ned and more fees to be charged .I told her Ihoped she could con tact the bank and get things straighte ned out beforeher problems got worse .I also told her,ge ntly once more,that I hated to addto her problems but she would owe us a fee for the retur ned check becausethe bank charges u

59、s a fee whe n a check is retur ned.She told me she had difficulties because of being on a fixed in comeand being inpoor health.She told me she had no childre n but had raised several that belon ged to her husba nd and after livi ng with him thirty years he had left herfor ano ther woma n.Finally,aft

60、er she had promised to pay,I told her not only do I care abouthersituation,but she taught me something.When a person is angry,there maybe reasons you don t know about.If you don t react with anger,youmay learn what the real problemis and may in some way be able to help,if only with a little sympathy