UNIT9 LEARNING 单元测试题.docx

1、Unit9 Learning 单元测试题第一部分 听力(略)第二部分 阅读理解第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5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 Name: Off the Beaten Path Cover price: $ 30.00 Our price: $19.80 The best-selling Readers Digest travel book has 40% new content, including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and

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3、n that shows exactly how to create each display, with an instruction of the finished planter (花盆) and in-depth plant information. The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden. Name: Best Weekend Projects Cover price: $17.95 Our price: $ 13.96 Choose from 80 unique ideas to

4、 create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical, as well as attractive, and will improve your home and yard and can be made in a weekend. These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible, user-friendly tone. Name

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6、iccups.1.You can most probably read the passage in a _.A.travel guideB.newspaperC.medicine booklet (小册子)D.textbook2.How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?A.$ 10.20.B.$ 6.46.C.$ 13.96.D.$ 19.80.3.Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doc

7、tor?A.Off the Beaten Path.B.Container Gardens by Number.C.1801 Home Remedies.D.Best Weekend Projects.B I remember that it was on a fall morning that the orchestra (管弦乐队) teachers came into Miss Newells third-grade classroom. You have hands for the viola (中提琴), Miss Ciano told me. I was excited becau

8、se my hands were finally good at something. I told my parents I wanted to play, and naturally, they agreed. Since I first touched the viola, I havent been able to put it down. Ignoring the difficulty, I am pulled closer to it each day. Classical music is truly my best friend. It is the trusted frien

9、d of every man, woman and child. Various feelings are expressed in classical music. I discovered that when I was eleven and played a cello concerto (大提琴协奏曲) of Bach in a competition, the first movement was joyful, but the second movement was mysterious and full of pain. From that piece, I learn that

10、 music expresses not only feelings, but also sudden mood changes. By listening to classical music, I know that someone else shares these feelings. Since I am lucky enough to be able to play classical music, I am comforted by it when I am upset. It gives me a way to escape from my problems. Classical

11、 music can express my joy, sadness and anger. Now looking back on that fall day in the third grade, I realize how gullible I was for believing that anyone, even music teachers, could tell whether hands were perfect for a certain instrument. Im certain they told me that I had viola hands not because

12、they were fortune-tellers (算命师), but because there was a lack of violists in our district. Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it will become your friend for life.4.Whats the authors purpose in writing the first and s

13、econd paragraphs?A. To introduce an interesting music class.B. To show the importance of a proper guide.C. To offer the evidence of the authors gift for music.D. To tell the power of support from parents.5.According to the passage, in what way does classical music help the author?A. By developing th

14、e authors social skills.B. By broadening the authors life experience.C. By improving the authors mental health.D. By improving the authors sense of beauty.6.What does the underlined word gullible mean in the last paragraph?A. Firmly opposed.B. Easily tricked.C. Greatly affected.D. Secretly hidden.7.

15、Which could be the best title for the passage?A. Life long dream, great effortB. Happy childhood, unforgotten experienceC. Special event, sweet memoryD. Classical music, endless friendshipC Learning Chinese could be one of the most important decisions you ever made. Chinese is becoming the language

16、to learn in the 21st century. With the worlds largest population and a rapidly growing middle class, China stands to become the engine of the worlds economy in the coming years. This will make learning Chinese very important to people in many industries, or for those of us who wish to visit China or

17、 learn about its culture and history. There is an ongoing effort to modernize the writing system and standardize (使标准化) the language. An increasing number of people learning Chinese are learning the Mandarin, so unless you absolutely need to learn another dialect (such as Cantonese), be sure you are

18、 studying Mandarin. For native English speakers Chinese is one of the most difficult and most different languages to learn. The vocabulary is wholly unfamiliar and unlike anything we know. In addition, in the Chinese tone system, words are spoken in rising or falling tones, which helps to distinguis

19、h between them. Furthermore, there is the Chinese writing system.a collection of thousands of individual ideograms (表意文字), or symbols, which represent a word or an idea. These ideograms have no phonetic valuethat is to say, we cant tell how the word is pronounced by how it is written. There is a met

20、hod to present written Chinese in a phonetic script called pinyin. If you are learning Chinese, youll be working with this pinyin system, but the beauty of the traditional writing system shouldnt be passed up (放弃).All these factors make learning Chinese difficult for us. Yet, for a determined learne

21、r, theres always a way to overcome them.8. Why is learning Chinese becoming more and more important?A. Chinese engines are very welcome.B. China has the worlds largest population.C. There are more and more rich people in China.D. China has become important to the world economy.9. What can we learn f

22、rom the text?A. The author thinks Chinese is as difficult as English.B. The author is interested in the Chinese language and culture.C. Foreign languages can play a great role in industrial development.D.As long as the pinyin system is learned well, one can learn Chinese well.10. What is the last pa

23、ragraph mainly about?A. The difficulties of learning Chinese.B. The advantages of learning Chinese.C. The Chinese tone system.D. The Chinese writing system.11. What would be probably written following this text?A. The sources of Chinese characters.B. The importance of learning Chinese.C. The advice

24、on how to learn Chinese.D. The difficulties of learning other languages. D Mary Lyon was a leader in womens education in the nineteenth century. It was a time when womens education was not considered important in the United States. States did require each town to provide a school for children, but t

25、here were not enough teachers. Most young women were not able to continue their education. If they did, they often were not taught much except the French language, how to sew clothing, and music. Mary Lyon felt that womens education was extremely important. She believed women were teachers both in t

26、he home and in the classroom. Mary opened a school for young women in the village of Buckland. She suggested new ways of teaching, including holding discussion groups for students. Then, Mary began to raise money for her dream school for the higher education of women. This school would own its own p

27、roperty (财产), guided by an independent group of directors. Its finances would be the responsibility of the directors. It would not depend on any one person to continue. And, the students would share in cleaning and cooking to keep costs down. In 1837, Mary Lyon opened Mount Holyoke Seminary for Wome

28、n. In 1893, 34 years after her death, under a state law, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary became the first college to offer women the same kind of education as men. Marys efforts led to the spread of higher education for women in the United States. Her influence lasted as the many students from her sch

29、ools went out to teach others.12.What was American womens problem with education in the 19th century?A.Teachers were careless about teaching.B.They had few choices about the subjects.C.The government paid no attention to education.D.They had no chance to continue their education.13.What can we learn

30、 from Paragraph 2?A.Mary thought little of womens education.B.Mary preferred women to be educated at home.C.Mary attached importance to womens education.D.Group discussions were not held in Marys school.14.What was Marys dream school like?A.It would have very strict rules.B.It would be independent i

31、n finance.C.It would be owned by the government.D.It would depend on some important person.15.Why is Mary still remembered by Americans?A.She set up the first college.B.She made women equal to men.C.She helped to pass American education law.D.She improved American womens education.第二节七选五(共5小题;每小题2.5

32、分,满分12.5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。_16_From 1825, according toIQ scores; but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age. You are smartest in your 20s; around 30, your memory begins to go down, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations(数学计算)._17_ Your

33、vocabulary at the age of 45, for example, is three times as great as when you graduated from college. At 60, your brain has almost four times as much information as it did at the age of 21. _18_ You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense from 40 to 49. Be

34、fore the age of 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 30, we believe that they are behind us. A National Health survey agrees: after the age of 30, we become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself. If we keep our health, achieve professional and emotional

35、 goals, happiness, we feel, will follow. _19_ Generally between 30 and 39, but the peak(顶峰) varies with different professions(职业). Mozart wrote a symphony and four sonatas by the age of 8, and Mendelssohn composed his best-known work A Midsummer Nights Dream at 17, but most of the great music was wr

36、itten by men between 33 and 39. Though the peak in most fields comes early, most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their late 20s and 30screative people continue to produce work with high quality throughout their lives. _20_A.When are you most creative?B.When are you happiest?C.When are

37、you smartest?D.Do you know what IQ refers to?E.But your IQ for other tasks goes up.F.Creative people usually produce a lot of works.G.For the well-conditioned mind, there is no upper limit.第三部分语言知识运用第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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。 Alice is a student who came to

38、 my class last year. Though she has already turned 60, Alice looks so fit and 21 , with a bright smile and an enthusiastic attitude. I am Alices teacher in class, but I feel she is my teacher in life. For my 2-hour class every Saturday morning, Alice has to take a 3-hour round trip on the road. But

39、she is never 22 for class. Alice is very passionate about learning English. She often says, Dont 23 me as a 60-year-old. I am just a new beginner who wants to learn anything 24 . You know, I am very excited to come to the class! So I feel a strong sense of 25 to make sure what I teach makes sense to

40、 her. Alice came to me with very 26 English skills, but she turns out to be a very fast learner because she always puts English 27 on a daily basis. I 28 her homework before every class. Her homework is usually not what I 29 for the class, rather it is something that she 30 to put together. She make

41、s various sentences using the important words and phrases she learnt from our 31 class. I am always 32 by the quality of her work. I feel fortunate to have a student like Alice. She has 33 me so much. Our 34 is a great learning experience for both of us. Though I have no idea why she learns English,

42、 I hope I can help her get closer to her dream, 35 it is.21.A.strongB.cheerfulC.generousD.proud22.A.anxiousB.readyC.lateD.meant23.A.treatB.recognizeC.mistakeD.describe24.A.carefullyB.obviouslyC.regularlyD.eagerly25.A.humourB.achievementC.responsibilityD.belonging26.A.specialB.basicC.effectiveD.offic

43、ial27.A.in placeB.in motionC.in orderD.in use28.A.copyB.checkC.mentionD.prepare29.A.revisedB.savedC.arrangedD.collected30.A.volunteersB.agreesC.promisesD.hesitates31.A.livelyB.formerC.suitableD.senior32.A.encouragedB.annoyedC.confusedD.impressed33.A.taughtB.challengedC.guaranteedD.permitted34.A.appo

44、intmentB.arrangementC.interactionD.cooperation35.A.whoeverB.whereverC.whateverD.however第二节语法填空(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。 On arriving in the United States, I felt everything was different. There were many new things I had to adapt to. One thing that really _36_(take) me a l

45、ong time to adapt to was speaking English. I remember _37_(clear) that I had to struggle to learn English because I couldnt even write a short paragraph to introduce myself on the first day of my English class. The teacher asked me_38_ it was difficult for me. If it was, I could change to level one!

46、 However, I was stubborn and swore that I was going to succeed. I started to spend many _39_(hour) per day, even though it was stressful, because I wanted to take advantage_40_ this special chance to study English in the USA. I felt depressed because I couldnt understand_41_ people were saying even

47、though I made great efforts. However, I still kept _42_(try) and never gave up. Now, I can tell you that I have improved a lot, but sometimes it is still easy for me to get _43_(confuse) if I dont know what topic people _44_(talk) about. To adapt to this new language, I had to tell _45_(I) that I co

48、uld do it. I really believe I can!第四部分:写作第一节 应用文写作 (满分15分)46. 假定你是李华,你的加拿大朋友Michael想学习汉语,你推荐他去孔子学院(Confucius Institute),请给他写封邮件,内容包括: 1.推荐理由; 2.相关课程:中国历史、传统文化等。注意:1.词数不少于80; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dear Michael,_Yours,Li Hua第二节 读后续写 (满分25分)47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。 When I was eight or nine

49、years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and began to cry. Buddy, did you really write this beautiful poem? I think its wonderful! my mother poured out her praise. I glowed. What time will Father be home? I asked. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished. My mo

50、ther said she hoped he would be home around seven. I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for his arrival. First, I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish(花体字). Then I used coloured crayon to draw an elaborate border around it that would do justice to its brilliant content. Then I waite

51、d. As 7 oclock drew near, I confidently placed it right on my fathers plate on the dining-room table. But my father did not return at seven. I admired my father. He was head of Paramount Studios in Hollywood but he had begun his motion picture career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate this

52、wonderful poem of mine even more than my mother. This evening it was almost 8 oclock when my father burst in. He was an hour late for dinner. His mood seemed thunderous. He could not sit down but circled the long dining-room table with a drink in his hand, calling down terrible oath(诅咒) on his emplo

53、yees. Suddenly, he paused and stared at his plate. There was a suspenseful silence. What is this? He was reaching for my poem. I lowered my head and stared down into my plate. I was full of anxious daydreams. How wonderful it would be if this very first work of mine drove away the angry clouds that

54、now darkened my important fathers face. Ben, a wonderful thing has happened, my mother began. Buddy has written his first poem! And its beautiful. If you dont mind, Id like to decide for myself, Father said. I kept my face lowered to my plate as he read that poem. It couldnt have taken very long to

55、read that poem. It had only ten lines, but it seemed to take hours for him to read it. I could hear him dropping the poem back on the table. 注意: 续写词数应为150左右。 Now came the moment of decision._ A few years later I took a second look at the first poem, and I had to agree with my fathers judgment._参考答案1

56、-3. BAC 4-7 BCBD 8-11 DBAC 12-15.BCBD 16-20.CEBAG21-25 BCADC 26-30 BDBCA 31-35 BDACC36.took 37.clearly 38.whether/if 39.hours 40.of 41.what 42.trying 43.confused 44.are talking 45.myself46.答案：Dear Michael, Im more than pleased to know that you are eager to learn Chinese. Confucius Institute, which i

57、s intended for the Chinese learners who are not native, is absolutely my top recommendation. Confucius Institute provides various interesting subjects. You will learn gorgeous Chinese history and traditional culture as well as Chinese writing. Furthermore, you have more opportunities to talk with cl

58、assmates in Chinese. In addition, teachers will introduce some Chinese traditional festivals, such as the Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Day and Mid-Autumn Day. Some relevant activities will be kicked off during different festivals, such as making dumplings or eating zongzi, where you can not only enj

59、oy delicious meals but also have a good knowledge of Chinese life. I hope my recommendation will meet your need. Anything else I can do for you, just call me. Yours, Li Hua 47.答案： Now came the moment of decision. I think its terrible, he said. My eyes were getting wet. Ben, sometimes I dont understa

60、nd you, my mother was saying. This is just a little boy. These are the first lines of poetry he has ever written. He needs encouragement. No one says Buddy has to become a poet. My fathers words hit me over the heart like a hard fist. I couldnt stand it another second. I ran from the dining room up

61、to my room, threw myself on the bed and cried. A few years later I took a second look at the first poem, and I had to agree with my fathers judgment. It was a pretty terrible poem. As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, it became clearer and clearer to me how fortunate I had been.

62、I had a mother who said, Buddy, did you really write this beautiful poem? I think its wonderful! and a father who shook his head and drove me to tears with I think its terrible. In fact, every one of us in life needs that mother force and father force. Between the two roles of praise and doubt, both in the name of love, we try to follow our true course.