第十一单元检测B

1、第十一单元检测(B)(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第卷第一部分听力(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,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。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 conversat

2、ion?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 con

3、dition.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 parent

4、s are 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

5、woman pay for the bananas?A.$4.50.B.$4.20.C.$1.05.答案:B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至7题。W:Morning,Bob.Late again.M:Oh,Im so sorry.I cant tell you how sorry I am.W:Mm,whats the

6、 excuse 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 pati

7、ent.C.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听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。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

8、station,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.8Wher

9、e does 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听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。M:Hello,Mrs Smith.Im from the Daily Mirror,and Im doing a report on public opin

10、ion about 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 mi

11、nutes 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 mi

12、nutes 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

13、 group 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

14、friends car.B.He doesnt need to go shopping by bus.C.He lives close to the bus station.答案:A听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。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 lef

15、t school.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

16、,thats 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

17、 probable 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

18、.答案:C16Why 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听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。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

19、 often,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

20、or Sunday 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,

21、but were 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

22、 ways does the speaker keep in touch with her friend?A.Two.B.Three. C.Five.答案:B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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AI began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mothers idea.She wanted me to “make something” of myself,and decided I had better

23、 start young 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 se

24、e me and the 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

25、 to buy a Saturday 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(五分镍币).It was the first nickle I earned.Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would ha

26、ve to ring doorbells,address 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 c

27、an change your mind like 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,dis

28、satisfied with my fathers plain 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 wa

29、nted to be famous in the future.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

30、知,作者年幼时就开始工作是因为母亲对他的期望甚高。22From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was . A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed答案:D解析:从对话我们得知,作者只是站在觉得显眼的街角,但没卖出去一份报纸。这与母亲的期望甚远,她自然会感到“失望”(disappointed)。23What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?A.She forced h

31、im to continue.B.She punished him.C.She gave him some money.D.She changed her plan.答案:A解析:由倒数第二段可知,当“我”想要放弃的时候,母亲会责骂“我”,用言语来刺激“我”,促使我继续去卖报纸。24What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(the last paragraph) refer to?A.The war between the boys parents.B.The arguing between the boy and his mother.C.T

32、he quarrel between the boy and his customers.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,母亲就会责骂我”一事,与之最接近的表达为B项。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 t

33、he best form of advertising is word of 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.Wh

34、ile word of mouth is a wonderful and free 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 effec

35、tive way is to advertise online.The Internet 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 mo

36、re popular than traditional postal mail 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 o

37、f successful advertising is through social 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 met

38、hod of advertising is used,a business must 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

39、 companyC.free of charge and people believe it moreD.economical but ineffective for a product答案:C解析:从第二段及第三段可知,“word of mouth advertising”是免费的,而且人们更易相信。26Advertising on television,the radio,and print media is similar because . A.it is effective and suitable for all businessesB.it is expensive b

40、ut have little effectC.it attracts many 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,这些广告手段都很贵,并不适合小企业。27Why do we say that e-mail marketing is different from post

41、al mail marketing?A.E-mail is slow but effective.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刚好与之相反。28Which of the following is NOT a similarity betwee

42、n social networking and strategic networking?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这两种广告方式不适合

43、小型企业。CQ:Mr.Paul Tough,what made you want to 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 suc

44、ceed while other children fail?Why is it,exactly,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(贫穷)?A:The traditional wisdom is that the big problem for low-income kids is that they dont get eno

45、ugh cognitive stimulation(认知激励) early on.In fact,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 devastat

46、ing to a childs development.What I think is important 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 paren

47、t.When my son was born,I was very much caught 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

48、?A.To discuss some issues.B.To explain his first book.C.To analyse some phenomena.D.To put forward some questions.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一部分中的“How Children Succeed is an attempt to answer those questions.”可知,保罗·图赫创作这本书是为了探讨一些问题,找到这些问题的答案。30What has a larger influence on poor kids according to Paul Tough

49、?A.The conventional idea.B.Their living conditions.C.The spiritual stimulation.D.Their personal ambitions.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二部分中的“.what seems to have more of an effect is the chaotic environments that many low-income kids grow up in.”可知,保罗·图赫认为生活环境对贫穷孩子的影响更大。31What does the underlined word “devasta

50、ting” in the text mean?A.Important.B.Beneficial.C.Harmful.D.Unfair.答案C解析词义猜测题。根据第三部分中的“I dont think its quite true that failure itself helps us succeed.In fact.”可推测,保罗·图赫认为失败本身并不能帮助我们成功。实际上,反复的失败对孩子的成长“有害”。32After writing the book,Paul Tough . A.regards childhood as a raceB.has improved hi

51、s writing abilityC.is more worried about his sons lessonsD.pays more attention to his sons personality答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一部分中的“.what Im more concerned about is his character.”可知,保罗·图赫现在更加关注孩子的性格培养。DThink about the different ways that people use wind.You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat.Wi

52、nd is one of our cleanest and richest power sources,as well as one of the oldest.Evidence shows that windmills(风车) 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 w

53、ind power.For many centuries,people used windmills to 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.

54、However,by the 1940s when electricity was available to people 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 t

55、he supply of coal and gas would not last forever.Then,wind 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

56、 of more than 2,800 yearsC.used to supply power to electric lights in remote areasD.have rarely been used since electricity was discovered答案:C解析:根据第二段中的“.people living in remote(偏僻的)areas began to use them to produce electricity.”可知选C项。34What was a new use for wind power in the late 19th century?A.S

57、ailing a boat.B.Producing electricity.C.Grinding wheat into flour.D.Pumping water from underground.答案:B解析:根据第二段中的use them to produce electricity可知可用风能发电,因此选B项。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:根据最后一段可知,20世纪70年代开始重新用风力发电,因为用煤和天然气发电污染太大。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。Do you know Australia?Australia is the largest isl