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Unit 20 New Frontiers阶段水平测试 (时间：120分钟满分：150分)第卷(选择题，共100分)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。Text 1M: Thank you very much for the meal.W: Not at all. Im glad you could e.1What was the woman just been offered?A. A drink.B. A meal.C. Afternoon tea.答案：BText 2M: What time is it by your watch?W: Its a quarter to two. But my watch gains five minutes.2What time is it in fact?A. 1：40. B. 1：50.C. 1：45.答案：AText 3W: Are Jane and Jack still here?M: Yes, the storm stopped them from leaving yesterday.3Why are they still here?A. The weather has kept them here.B. Yesterday they were too busy to leave.C. The storm stopped yesterday.答案：AText 4W: David, youre wanted on the phone.M: Me? Who would be calling me at work?4What does the man mean by that question?A. He wants a telephone of his own.B. Hes looking for a new job.C. He doesnt usually get calls here.答案：CText 5W: These chairs look nice. How much are they?M: They are sixteen dollars each or thirty dollars for the pair.5How much does one chair cost?A. $60. B. $16.C. $30.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。听下面一段材料，回答第6至第7题。Text 6W: I look terrible in this blue dress. Its too long and its not bright enough.M: No, youre wrong. Its a lovely dress and you look very pretty in it.W: No, I dont. Im trying on the orange dress.M: Oh Judy, orange is too bright.W: No, it isnt. Orange suits me. This dress looks nice.M: I dont like it.W: Why?M: Because its too short and.W: Ive got a lot of blue dresses but only a few orange ones.M: Ah. You may ask the salesgirl.6Where are they having the conversation?A. At home. B. In a shop.C. In the hospital.答案：B7Why doesnt Judy like the blue dress?A. Its too bright. B. Its too short.C. Its too long.答案：C听下面一段材料，回答第8至第10题。Text 7M: Whats the matter, Anner? Do you have a problem?W: Yes. I have a chance to get another job and dont know what to do.M: If its a better job than you have now, take it. Thats my advice.W: It isnt as easy as that, Robert. I like the job I have now very much. The people in my office are very nice and my work is interesting.M: What about the salary? Would you get more money? That could affect me if I had to make a choice.W: Yes, the salary is better. If I accept the job, Ill get more money right away. What should I do? I have to let them know my decision today.M: Youll just have to decide for yourself, Anne. Ill be anxious to know what youll do. Id like to try my luck, if you decide not to take it.8Why does Anne want to change her job?A. She can get more money.B. She doesnt like her present job.C. Her present job is not interesting.答案：A9When should Anne make her decision?A. Tomorrow. B. Today.C. Next week.答案：B10What does Robert want to do?A. He wants to give Anne a hand.B. He also wants to get that job.C. He wants to give Anne a job.答案：B听下面一段材料，回答第11至第13题。Text 8W: I hope we have a good flight.M: So do I. I dont like flying.W: Are you going on holiday?M: No, I am traveling on business. Im a salesman. I work for a puter pany.W: How interesting!M: And you?W: Im a physicist. Im going to give some lectures.M: Really? In English?W: Yes, of course. Scientists all over the world speak English.M: Would you like to have a drink?W: No, thank you.11Whats the most probable relationship between the two speakers?A. They are friends. B. They are strangers.C. They are scientists.答案：B12Where does this conversation take place?A. On a bus. B. On a train.C. On a plane.答案：C13Why is the woman travelling?A. On holiday.B. On business.C. To give some lectures.答案：C听下面一段材料，回答第14至第16题。Text 9M: Hello, Liu Mei, wele back! How was your holiday?W: Hi, Kim. The holiday has been good. I wouldnt believe how quickly the time went by. I was away for three weeks but it seemed more like three days.M: Where have you been?W: Well, first we flew to Sydney, then to Perth. We then left Australia and had a stop in Singapore for a day before flying back to Hong Kong.M: Wow, you sure moved around! What was your favourite place?W: Its hard to say. Each place had something different and exciting to offer us.M: Did you meet many Australians?W: Well, actually, we were lucky enough to stay with an Australian family. I now have an Australian friend about the same age as me. Her name is Kathleen.14How long was Liu Meis holiday?A. Three days. B. One day.C. Three weeks.答案：C15How did Liu Mei travel?A. By water. B. By air.C. By train.答案：B16Where did Liu Mei stay when she was in Australia?A. In an Australian family.B. With an Australian family.C. In an Australian village.答案：B听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题。Text 10OHenry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy, he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he taught himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, OHenry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, OHenry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learnt to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.People liked his stories, because though the stories were simple, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers surprise.17What can we know about OHenry before he began writing?A. He was well educated.B. He was very good at learning.C. He did not care for people.答案：B18Why did OHenry go to prison?A. Because he was thought to have stolen money.B. Because he wanted to write stories about prisoners.C. Because he had broken the law by not using his real name.答案：A19Where did OHenry get most materials for his short stories?A. His life in prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.答案：C20Why did people enjoy reading OHenrys stories?A. Because they had surprising endings.B. Because they were easy to undersand.C. Because they showed his love for the poor.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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AFamily traditions were important in our house, and none was more appreciated than our annual trip to the woods for the perfect Christmas tree. “Dad, can we watch when you trim (修剪) it？” John asked on the way home. “I wont be cutting this year，” Bob said. “Dan, you and John are old enough to measure things, fit the tree into the stand, do it all by yourselves. Think you boys can handle it？”Dan and John seemed to grow_six_inches in their chairs at the thought of such an amazing responsibility. “We can handle it，” Dan promised. “We wont let you down.”A few days before Christmas, Dan and John rushed in after school. They gathered the tools theyd need and brought them out to the yard, where the tree waited. I left the older boys to their work and brought David inside for his early supper. He was just about finished when I heard the happy sounds as the boys carried the tree into the living room. Then I heard the sound every mother knows is trouble: dead silence. I hurried out to them. The tree was too short. John crossed his arms tight across his chest. His eyes filled with angry tears.I went back into the kitchen. It wasnt the tree that I was worried about, but the boys pride. The tree was central to our holiday. I didnt want the boys to feel ashamed every time they looked at it. We had a terrible problem on our hands. I couldnt lower the ceiling, and I couldnt raise the floor either. There was no way to undo the damage done. If I couldnt fix the problem, maybe I could get creative with it. A thought came to my mind, which turned the problem into the solution.I followed them back into the living room. “We cant make the tree taller，” I said. “But we can put it on a higher position.” Dan turned his head sideways, measuring the distance with his eyes. “We could put it on the coffee table and put the lights and decorations on before we lifted it up. Thus, we wouldnt need a ladder to do so. It just might work! Lets try it！”When Bob got home and looked at the big tree on top of the coffee table, Dan and John held their breath. “What a good idea！” he declared, as if the boys had gone beyond all his expectations. “Why didnt I ever think of such a thing？”John broke into a grin. Dans chest swelled with pride. David squealed.语篇导读：外国家长遇到孩子们做错了事，是怎样帮助孩子们恢复自信的呢？21. Who will trim the tree this year?A. The writer.B. Bob.C. Children. D. None.答案：C细节理解题。第三段谈到爸爸想把这个机会给孩子们，让他们锻炼一下。22. By “grow six inches” in Paragraph 4, the children may feel _.A. proud B. nervousC. terrible D. scared答案：A推理判断题。爸爸交给他们这么伟大的一个任务，孩子们觉得非常自豪。根据他们的回答“We can handle it，Dan promised.We wont let you down.”可知答案。23. What was the writer worried about according to Paragraph 6?A. The Christmas tree.B. Her husbands anger.C. Their holiday.D. Childrens confidence.答案：D推理判断题。根据该段可知，圣诞树是节日的中心部分，孩子们答应了父亲会做好的，现在他们裁短了，那么以后节日中他们每次看到圣诞树都会感到羞耻，这就会伤害了他们的自尊心，这正是作者所担心的。24. How could the short tree be turned into a perfect one?A. By making the tree taller.B. By lowering the ceiling.C. By placing it on a table.D. By raising the floor.答案：C细节理解题。根据第七段和第八段可知答案。BMobile phone use has exploded in the last seven years, according to a UN report.The sudden surge in uptake of mobile phones from around 1 billion in 2002 to 4.1 billion at the end of last year is most marked in developing countries where they are now an invaluable tool among the worlds poor.In Africa 28 percent of the population now has a mobile phone, pared to just two percent in 2,000.Developing countries account for about twothirds of mobile phones in use pared to less than half in 2002.Money transfer services which allow people without bank accounts to send money by texting message is believed to be one of the main reasons for the sudden increase in takeup.Fixed line telephones increased at a much slower pace from 1 billion to 1.27 billion over the same period.The Internet use has more than doubled with one in five (23 percent) using the Internet last year. However, poor countries still lag (落后) far behind on Internet access, with only one in 20 people in Africa going online in 2007.Despite offering the fastest Internet connection, fixed, broadband makes up only 20 percent of connections in developed countries and five percent in developing ones.Sweden is the most advanced in using information and munication technology. They were followed by South Korea and Denmark. The UK came 10th ahead of the US., France, Germany and Japan.The socalled “digital divide” between rich and poor countries remained unchanged between 2002 and 2007. But the global economic recession (后退) would affect the development of telemunications technology around the world.In terms of consumer demand and uptake, there will probably be a little bit of slowdown in the growth, but no decline is expected. People who have a mobile phone are unlikely to give up on it.语篇导读：近七年以来，手机用户迅速增长，尤其以发展中国家增长最为明显。主要原因是手机能使那些没有银行账户的人发信息进行资金转移。固定电话的增长却没那么明显，上网也是一样，发达国家和发展中国家的差别还很明显。尽管有经济危机，但手机用户的数目不会下降，因为，一旦用了手机，就很难罢手。25. The underlined word “surge” in Paragraph 2 possibly means _.A. excitement B. movementC. increase D. share答案：C词义推测题。第五段的“. one of the main reasons for the sudden increase in takeup.”与该词所在句有相同的结构和意义。故the sudden surge与the sudden increase同义。26. From the passage we can know that the users of mobile phones _.A. are now 14 times more than in 2,000 in AfricaB. are 4.1 billion in the United States at presentC. mainly live in the developed countriesD. consider them as invaluable tools答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段的28%和2%可以计算出。B项错在“美国”；C项错在“发达国家”；D项错在“穷人把其看成无价之宝”。故选A项。27. According to the passage, most new users of mobile phones used them _.A. to give a callB. for texting messageC. to transfer moneyD. for the Internet connection答案：C细节理解题。根据第五段可知，资金转移服务使得那些没有银行账户的人能够通过发信息来转移资金，这是手机用户增长的一个主要原因。B项干扰性最大，但这只是手段不是目的。28. What can we learn from the passage?A. Fixed line telephones increased faster than cellphones.B. One in five used the Internet last year in poor countries.C. 20% of connections in developed countries are fixed broadband.D. Denmark has more advanced information technology than Japan.答案：D推理判断题。根据倒数第三段可知，在信息和交流技术方面最强的是Sweden，其次是South Korea and Denmark，英国在第十位，后面才是美、法、德和日本。CThe Jungle BookThe Jungle Books were published in 1894 and 1895. Lost in the jungles of India as a child and adopted into a family of wolves. Mowgli is brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from the kill. Regular adventures with his friends and enemies among the JunglePeople, bears and tigershone this mancubs strength and cleverness and whet every readers imagination.Price: $ 7. 79ISBN13: 9781613820742Average Customer Review: A Stolen LifeThe first work of its kindJaycee Dugards personal life story, her own story of being kidnapped (绑架) in 1991. When Jaycee was eleven years old, she was kidnapped from a school bus stop. She was missing for more than eighteen years, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment.Price: $ 19.79ISBN13: 9781442344983Average Customer Review: While Were Far ApartFivetime Christy Award winner Lynn Austin is called as “one of the genres best historical fiction novelists”. Set in Brooklyn, New York, during World War I, While a motherless girl longs for her daddy and a young lady hopes for a second chance at love, this tale explores the uncertainty that stays in people in Europe.Price: $ 6.00ISBN10: 0764204971Average Customer Review: The Fashion PoliceThe Fashion Police was runnerup in the Chapter One Promotions Novel petition 2010 and nominated (提名) Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010 by The Romance Reviews. It is a strange edymystery, bining murder and with romance and chicklit.For starters, Amber accidentally shoots Chief Inspector Janice Skipper and gets thrown off the police force. The only one who knows the truth about the incident is Amber, but no one will believe her. After accepting a job as an insurance investigator from her exfianc， Brad Beckett, it turns out that Brad thinks theyve still got unfinished business and the job description includes sexual favors that e with a price.Price: $ 12.73ISBN13: 9781451555653Average Customer Review: 语篇导读：本文为广告语篇。介绍了几本受到大家喜欢的图书。29. If you are interested in peoples stories happened in their real life, then you can choose the book _.A. A Stolen LifeB. The Jungle BookC. The Fashion PoticeD. While Were Far Apart答案：A细节理解题。根据“Jaycee Dugards personal life story”可知答案。30. If you want to buy one book on humans living with animals and one about historical fiction, you have to pay _.A. $27.58 B. $20.52C. $13.79 D. $18.73答案：C细节理解题。The Jungle Books是关于人和狼生活的故事，价格为$7.79，While Were Far Apart是一本历史小说，价格为$6.00，因此选C项。31. What makes the book The Fashion Police distinguish itself from others?AIt wins the award Christy Award five times.BIt is a great book on violence and family education.CIt is named Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010.DIt has many elements borrowed from stories of true policemen.答案：C细节理解题。根据该段“nominated Best Novel with Romantic Elements 2010”可知答案。32. In which part of a newspaper would the information of the books most likely to appear?A. Science.B. Opinion.C. Lifestyle.D. Advertisement.答案：D推理判断题。根据上面内容可知是卖书，因此应该属于广告部分。DHenry Armstrong really was buried with his body flat upon his back and his hands crossed upon his stomach and tied with something that he could break easily without changing the situation. But deadno; he was only very, very ill. He fell asleep and all was peace with Henry Armstrong.But something was going on overhead. It was a dark summer night with lightning and thunder. It was not a night in which anybody was likely to get to a graveyard, so the three men who were there, digging into the grave of Henry Armstrong, felt reasonably secure. Two of them were young students from a medical college a few miles away; the third was Jess. For many years Jess had been employed about the graveyard as a manofallwork and he knew “every soul in the place”Outside the wall, at the part of the grounds farthest from the public road, were a horse and a light wagon, waiting.The work of digging was not difficult: the earth with which the grave had been loosely filled a few hours before offered little resistance and was soon thrown out. Jess carefully removed the cover of the box and laid it aside, exposing the body. Suddenly the air sprang to flame, a shock of thunder shook the world and Henry Armstrong quietly sat up. With cries the men fled in terror, each in a different direction. For nothing on earth could two of them have been persuaded to return. But Jess was of another breed.In the grey of the morning the two students met at the medical college with the terror of their adventure. They went to the building, where they saw a horse, attached to a light wagon. On a bench sat Jess.“Im waiting for my pay，” he said.On the wagon lay the body of Henry Armstrong with a blow with a spade on the head.语篇导读：盗墓在中国是一个古老的行当，本年度的盗墓小说揭开了其神秘的面纱。我们来看看外国的盗墓小说吧。33. From the first paragraph we can know that Henry Armstrong really was buried _.A. because he was very, very illB. with his hands tied firmlyC. because he really was deadD. with peace and a sound sleep答案：D推理判断题。根据第一段可知，Henry Armstrong下葬了，双手交叉放在胸前，与某个很容易弄开的东西捆在一起。其实，他没有死，只是病得很严重，睡熟了。因此，人们把他安葬是以为他死了，其实他是安详酣睡。34. What can we infer from the passage?A. The three men chose to dig the grave on a spring night.B. Jess knew every person who was buried in the graveyard.C. It must be the lightning and thunder that made Henry wake up.D. The horse and the wagon were used for the three men to get there.答案：C推理判断题。根据第四段“Suddenly the air sprang to flame, a shock of thunder shook the world and Henry Armstrong quietly sat up.”可知答案。35. The underlined word “resistance” in Paragraph 4 possibly means _.A. difficulty B. assistanceC. help D. danger答案：A词义推测题。根据该段可知，挖掘工作并不困难。因为几小时之前下葬所填之土还很松散，没有什么阻力，很容易就刨开了。第二节七选五(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。Ancient Rome was one of the worlds most powerful empires more than 2,000 years ago. The Romans ideas about roads, laws, government and buildings still influence us today. Italy is shaped like a boot.The Colosseum in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A. D. _36_ It is a popular tourist attraction today. Italy is wellknown for its designers, who create cars, handbags, clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship.Today, the economy of Italy is stronger than in the past. _37_ Today, manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of ine. There are some big panies, but Italy has many smaller panies, too. _38_The southern part does not offer as many manufactu-ring jobs, so it is not as prosperous.Italy
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