阶段达标检测(三)

1、.阶段达标检测三【说明】本试卷总分值150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分听力共两节，总分值30分第一节共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1What is the attitude of the woman to her work?AConfident.BDoubtful.CDetermined.2What did the woman order?AA steak. BA sandwich. CA s

2、oft drink.3What does the woman ask the man to do?ATo give her a lift.BTo give her a gift.CTo give her a hand.4Whether will Mary give up her job according to the man?AYes, she will.BNo, she won't.CHe doesn't know at all.5How much money does the man give to the woman?A$37. B$39. C$40.第二节共15小题；

3、每题1.5分，总分值22.5分听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题6Which of the following is the most important according to the man?AA promotion. BA raise. CTraining.7How long will the woman be sent to study according to herself?AT

4、hree months.BFour months.CFive months.听第7段材料，答复第8至10题。8Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt a classroom. BAt a library. CAt a bookshop.9What does the woman advise the man to read at first?AEnglish novels.BEasy articles.CDifficult articles.10What does the man want from the woman?A

5、English novels with Chinese.BEnglish novels.CChinese novels.听第8段材料，答复第11至13题。11What does the woman ask the man to do?ATo give her a lift.BTo post a letter.CTo get a parcel.12Which of the man's sisters is studying in Harvard University?AJune. BJulia. CCarol.13Which university does the man want to

6、 apply for?AHarvard University.BWashington University.CStanford University.听第9段材料，答复第14至17题。14How do the two speakers keep in touch with each other according to the conversation?AOn the phone.BFace to face.COn the Internet.15How many people does the man make the reservation for?A8. B6. C4.16What kin

7、d of room does the man want to reserve?AA smoking room.BA room with a karaoke service.CA room with a computer.17What is the telephone number of the man?A67845683. B67845368. C67845638.听第10段材料，答复第18至20题。18What were the eight people doing after the boat sank?ASaving the others.BHelping the captain.CSw

8、imming to the shore.19When did the robbers break into the bank?AAt midnight. BIn the afternoon.CEarly in the morning.20What was said about the man?ATall and strong.BFat and well­built.CStrong with long hair.答案：15 BAABC610 CABBB1115 BBCAC1620 BCCCC听力材料Text 1W：I wonder whether I can finish the ta

9、sk in time.M：You can do it! Your performance was so excellent at the meeting last week.W：Thanks. I am familiar with that field but I am a green hand in this field.Text 2W：Waiter, please? This isn't what I ordered. I ordered a steak only.M：Sorry. I mistook you for the next table. They have ordere

10、d a sandwich and a soft drink. But the steak is being cooked, too.Text 3W：Can you give me a lift to the cinema, sir? My friends are waiting for me.M：That was a little bit too fast for me. Could you speak a bit slower please?W：I mean whether you can send me to the cinema since you pass there.Text 4W：

11、Do you think Mary will quit her job now that she's pregnant?M：Yeah, when pigs fly! There is no way she is giving up her career!W：What is the meaning of the expression“when pigs fly？M：It means something that never happens.Text 5W：Here you are. Two books and you should pay $37.M：Thanks. Here is th

12、e money. You owe me three dollars.W：OK, here is the change. Welcome next time.M：Thanks a lot.Text 6W：I have been improved to a higher position in the new company. Father will hold a family party for me.M：Don't jump so fast for that raise you're about to win. Today's workplace is largely

13、unstable. In this environment, training is worth more than a promotion or a raise, and in fact, you'd do well to make a trade if someone offers you either.W：Maybe you are right. Our company will offer me a chance to study for three months. I will make best use of the chance to learn more. You kn

14、ow there are too many excellent employees around here.Text 7M：Good morning, Mrs Brown. I'd like to borrow some novels in English to improve my English. Would you recommend me some books? To be honest, I don't know how to start at all.W：OK, I know your base of English is good, but it might be

15、 a good idea to read some easy articles first. You will enjoy them more and be able to read fast.M：That's a good ideA.My father has bought me some English novels with Chinese to help me to understand the difficult sentences. But I find them too easy for me.W：Really? You have spent so much time o

16、n English. We have just introduced some English novels for teenagers, and maybe you will find interest in them.Text 8W：Mr Lee, I wonder if you could do me a favor.M：Of course. What can I do for you?W：Can you post the letter for me while you pass Nanjing Road?M：With pleasure. I will go there too for

17、getting a parcel from my sister.W：Your sister? You refer to Julia or Carol?M：My elder sister, JuliA.She is a student of Harvard University.W：Oh, how I envy you. You have such an excellent sister.M：Yeah, she posts me some materials about life in America.W：You want to apply for a passport?M：Yeah, I am

18、 planning to take an entrance exam at Stanford University.Text 9M：Hello, this is John Bush speaking.W：Hello, Mr Bush. Millionaire's Hotel. What can I do for you?M：I'd like to make a reservation.W：OK. Can you tell me the time you want to come here?M：I'd like to make a reservation for four

19、 at 8 pm.W：I see. But on which day? It's Friday today.M：On Sunday. We all will be free then.W：Do you want a room having a karaoke service?M：Of course. We want to have a complete relaxation.W：I see. Do you need a smoking room too?M：No, the other three are ladies. We don't smoke.W：We have a lo

20、t of entertainment services for you to choose from.M：I have heard of your features in the city.W：Thanks. We are happy to offer service to all of the customers. That's OK. Let me make sure your name, John Bush, right?M：Right. My telephone number is 67845638.Text 10Now back to the news.Ten people

21、died yesterday morning when a boat sank off the Gold Sand Coast. Eight were able to swim to the shore and were saved by the coast guard. The boat was on its way to Bell Island.Police are looking for a man and a woman in their early twenties who broke into a bank in the early hours this morning. This

22、 was reported by the people working in the shop opposite who heard the breaking of glass. The two people were seen running away. The man is said to be very well built, with dark hair which is very long. The woman with him is said to be small with a short haircut very close to her head. She was weari

23、ng blue trousers and a brown jacket. Anyone who has any information please give further details to the police.第二部分阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项。 AEating more vegetables and exercising can delay or even prevent diabetes，according to scientists.Diet and exercise r

24、educed the rate of diabetes by about 43 percent over 20 years among 577 high-risk Chinese adults，the researchers reported in the journal Lancet.In the research，the volunteers were assigned 分配 to either a control group or one of three groups that included an improved diet，better exercise or a combina

25、tion of both.At the end of the 20 years,80 percent of those who changed what they ate and exercised more had diabetes，compared with 93 percent who made no changes, said Li Guangwei of the China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing and Zhang Ping at the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.Th

26、e control team reported that insulin 胰岛素 infusions 注入 or daily injections given early to people with newly diagnosed type diabetes which accounts for about 90 percent of all diabetes cases and is closely linked to fatness and physical inactivity helped the body's insulin-producing cells and rest

27、ored blood sugar control faster than standard pills.The findings came as part of a series of studies addressing new research about diabetes，which affects 246 million adults worldwide，and accounts for six percent of all global deaths.The researchers did not say what specific foods or amount of exerci

28、se contributed to the health improvements but said the findings provide an effective strategy to deal with a disease that kills about 3 million people worldwide each year.“The challenge is to translate research findings into practical clinical improvements for patients.Although prospects are hopeful

29、，they are not assured， the Lancet wrote in a commentary.The International Diabetes Federation estimates more than 380 million people will have a form of diabetes by 2025 as more developing nations adopt a Western lifestyle.Too much blood sugar in the blooda quality of diabetescan damage eyes and als

30、o lead to heart disease，stroke and limb amputations.21What did the researchers find out?AHow long it would take to prevent diabetes.BHow long diabetes could be delayed.CHow lifestyle changes could affect people's health.DHow diabetes could be controlled by medicines.22According to the Lancet，wha

31、t's the challenge?AThe proving of the findings.BFurther research on diabetes.CThe applying of these findings.DThe spreading of the new strategy worldwide.23Which of the following statements about the research may be TRUE?AThe volunteers are Chinese patients with diabetes.BThe research is run by

32、experts from China and US cooperatively.CToo many insulin infusions lead to physical inability.DType diabetes accounts for six percent of all global deaths.24What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe International Diabetes Federation is leading a series of researches into diabetes.BThe Asian

33、 lifestyle is healthier than the European lifestyle.CDiabetes can result in too much sugar in blood.DDiabetes can result in other diseases.语篇解读本文介绍了生活习惯的改变对安康的影响。21解析：细节理解题。研究成果之一是证明了an improved diet，better exercise可以降低糖尿病的发病率，即生活习惯的改变对安康的影响。答案：C22解析：细节理解题。根据The challenge is to translate research fi

34、ndings into practical clinical improvements for patients.可得出答案为C项。答案：C23解析：细节理解题。由第四段可知B项正确。答案：B24解析：推理判断题。根据最后一句话Too much blood sugar in the blooda quality of diabetescan damage eyes and also lead to heart disease，stroke and limb amputations.可得出答案。答案：DBDuring the two and a half years since I settle

35、d down in Germany, I've caught a cold several times and gotten to experience how different German cold remedies 疗法 are from the Chinese ones.Back in Taiwan, whenever I had a streaming nose and a dry throat, I'd rush to the hospital to get prescribed medicine.For a fever, I would receive a re

36、d pill, which I now know is a type of antibiotic 抗生素Another thing I know now is that the criminal behind my cold is a virus. The drugs I used only relieved the symptoms. When I went to a German hospital intending to get some medicine to treat my cold, I got nothing more than a pat on my shoulder and

37、 words from the doctor, saying that I should get some really good rest. The first time this happened, I was shocked. I wondered how I could put up with my sickness without the help of medicine. But the longer I stayed in Germany, the better I knew how to self­medicate as other Germans do.I lear

38、ned to take vitamin C to build up my resistance. But what I like the most is drinking “Erkältungstee. For German people, Erkältungstee is what their grandmother gives them when they catch a cold. It's a tea bag mainly made of lime flower and orange rind. Another popular cold remedy in

39、Germany is chicken soup. During my first winter in Germany，I got a really bad cold. My neighbor brought me a bowl of chicken soup to make me feel better. It contained a lot of ginger, onion, garlic, carrots and celery. Germans believe these ingredients are perfect for helping your body recover.25How

40、 did the author feel after seeing the German doctor?ARelieved.BSurprised.CSatisfied. DStressed.26According to the author, what effect do antibiotics have on his cold?AThey cure his cold.BThey prevent the disease.CThey kill the virus in him.DThey make him feel better.27What do Germans think of “Erk&#

41、228;ltungstee ?AIt can replace any cold remedy.BIt can build up one's resistance.CIt's a good way to self­medicate.DIt's better than chicken soup.28What can we infer from the text?AGermans tend not to use antibiotics to treat a cold.BThe author often catches a cold in Taiwan.CThe au

42、thor seldom drinks chicken soup.DGerman doctors are cold to patients.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在德国如何应对感冒的故事。25解析：考察细节理解。根据第三段的“The first time this happened，I was shocked可知，作者第一次在德国看医生时，医生的应对方式让他很震惊。答案：B26解析：考察推理判断。根据第三段的第二句“The drugs I used only relieved the symptoms可推知，作者之前生病时所吃的抗生素只是缓解了感冒的病症，让他自己感觉好一些而已

43、。答案：D27解析：考察细节理解。根据第三段的最后一句“But the longer I stayed in Germany，the better I knew how to self­medicate as other Germans do并结合最后一段所列举的Erkältungstee的例子可知，它是一种自我疗法。答案：C28解析：考察推理判断。根据第三段和最后一段的整体内容可知，德国人感冒后医生是不给开药的，而且德国人有自我疗法。由此可推知，德国人不会感冒了就去吃抗生素。答案：ACBlind imitation 模拟 is self-destruction.To th

44、ose who do not recognize their unique worth, imitation appears attractive; to those who know their strength，imitation is unacceptable.In the early stages of skill or character development，imitation is helpful.When I first learned to cook，I used recipes 菜谱 and turned out some tasty dishes.But soon I

45、grew bored. Why follow someone else's way of cooking when I could create my own? Imitating role models is like using training wheels on a child's bicycle；they help you get going，but once you find your own balance，you fly faster and farther without relying on them.In daily life，imitation can

46、hurt us if we subconsciously 下意识地 hold poor role models.If，as a child，you observed people whose lives were bad，you may have accepted their fear and pain as normal and gone on to follow what they did.If you do not make strong choices for yourself，you will get the results of the weak choices of others

47、.In the field of entertainment，our culture glorifies celebrities.Those stars look great on screen.But when they step off screen, their personal lives may be disastrous.If you are going to follow someone，focus on their talent, not their bad character or unacceptable behaviors.Blessed is the person wi

48、lling to act on their sudden desire to create something unique.Think of the movies，books，teachers，and friends that have affected you most deeply.They touched you because their creations were motivated by inspiration，not desperation.The world is changed not by those who do what has been done before t

49、hem，but by those who do what has been done inside them.Creative people have an endless resource of ideas.The problem a creator faces is not running out of material；it is what to do with all the material knocking at the door of imagination.Study your role models，accept the gifts they have given，and l

50、eave behind what does not serve you.Then you can say，“ I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors' tragedies and declare victory，and know that they are cheering me on.29Imitation proves useful when you _.Aknow you are uniqueBlose the balance of lifeCbegin to learn something newDget tired of routin

51、e practice30To avoid the bad result of imitation，we should _.Aforget daily fear and painBchoose the right exampleCask others for decisionsDstay away from stars31According to the author，the world moves on because of those who are _.Adesperate to influence others with their knowledgeBready to turn the

52、ir original ideas into realityCeager to discover what their ancestors didDwilling to accept others' ideas32The trouble a creator faces is _.Athe lack of strong motivationBthe absence of practical ideasChow to search for more materialsDhow to use imagination creatively语篇解读本文是一篇议论文，告诉我们不要盲目模拟，要有自己

53、的创造力。29解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容，尤其是一开场的例子“当我最初学做饭的时候，利用菜谱能做出一些美味的食物可知，初学新东西时模拟是有帮助的，应选C。答案：C30解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三、四段的内容可知，为了防止模拟的负面作用，我们应该选对模拟对象，学人家好的一面。应选B。答案：B31解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段的第四句“The world is changed not by.but by those who do what has been done inside them.可推知选B。答案：B32解析：细节理解题。根据文章第五段的最后一句“The problem a

54、 creator faces.is what to do with all the material knocking at the door of imagination.可知，一个创造者面临的问题是如何创造性地利用想象，应选D。答案：DDWhy do Americans struggle with watching their weight，while the French，who consume rich food，continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and

55、 decisions about eating may affect weight.Researchers conclude that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full.However，Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.According to Dr.Joseph Mercola，a health expert，the French see eating as an important part

56、of their life style.They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table，while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities.Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full.So they keep eating long after the French

57、 would have stopped.In addition，he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week.The French，instead，tend to shop daily，walking to small shops and farmers' markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits，vegetables，and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.After a visit to the United States，Mireille Guiliano，author of French Women Don't Get Fat，decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how