1、学年高中英语Unit2Sailingtheoceans单元跟踪测评新人教版选修9Unit 2Sailing the oceans单元跟踪测评(总分：150分时间：120分钟)选择题部分第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。1Which of Marys arms was hurt?AThe le
2、ft one. BThe right one. CNeither.答案 A2What can we know about Jack?AJack will not sell his house.BJack was joking.CJack will give up his job.答案 C3What is the woman going to do this evening?AGo to dinner.BVisit her sister.CGo to the airport.答案 C4Why was Doctor Smith put into prison?AHe killed a woman.
3、BHe helped a murderer.CHe broke a young mans leg.答案 B5What do we learn from this conversation?AThe woman will go home for dinner.BThe woman wont go to the concert.CThe man and the woman will eat together.答案 C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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各
4、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。6What can we know about Alvin?AShe has to deal with some public affairs.BShe has met some serious problems.CSomething unexpected happened.答案 C7What kind of person is the man?AWarmhearted. BColdblooded. CDishonest.答案 A听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Where does
5、the conversation take place?AIn a cinema. BIn a restaurant. CAt an office.答案 B9What do we know about the man?AHe has lost his job.BHe doesnt like the movie.CHe has had a job interview.答案 C听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10Why does the man make the phone call?ATo book some tickets for the concert.BTo ask where the
6、box office is.CTo get to know when the concert will start.答案 A11How much is a ticket for little kids?A 20. B 40. C 80.答案 A12When will the concert probably end?AAt about 20：00. BAt about 22：00. CAt about 00：00.答案 C听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13What do we know about Jeff?AHe works in a telephone company.BHes an
7、expert at computers.CHes in a foreign country.答案 C14What is Skype?AIts a substance for cleaning toilets.BIts a machine for summing up phone bills.CIts a computer programme for making phone calls.答案 C15Why does the woman think instant message services frustrating?ATheyre expensive.BJeff is a slow typ
8、ist.CTheyre nothing different from phones.答案 B16What does the woman think of Skype?AIts unbelievably good.BIts difficult to use.CIts inconvenient.答案 A听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What did Columbus think the land must be rich in?ACoffee and bananas.BCorn and beans.CGold.答案 C18What can we know about boys and g
9、irls between seven and fourteen in Costa Rica?AThey must go to school.BThey study in the same school.CThey do not have to go to school at all.答案 A19What do school children in Costa Rica do from December to February?AThey have lessons every day.BThey have their examinations.CThey help their parents p
10、ick coffee beans. 答案 C20What is the speech mainly about?AChristopher Columbus.BCosta Rica.CSome products from Costa Rica.答案 B听力原文第一节Text 1M：Mary.Whats the matter? Are you hurt?W：I slipped on the stairs and fell down.I think my arm is broken.M：Oh, I hope not.Which arm is it?W：The left one.It hurts ri
11、ght here.Text 2W：Jack must have been joking when he said that he was going to give up his job.M：Dont be too sure.He told me that he was trying to sell his house.Text 3M：If youd like to go there for dinner this evening, Ill phone the restaurant.W：Thank you, but I promised my sister Id take her to the
12、 airport.M：Thats a pity.Text 4M：The man who killed the woman broke his leg while he was escaping.Doctor Smith helped him with his broken leg without knowing anything about it.W：Ive heard about it.Later the doctor was put into prison.M：I think it was unfair to the doctor.Text 5W：I want to go to the c
13、oncert tonight, but it starts at 7 and I have to work until 5.There wont be enough time to go home for dinner.M：Ive got an idea. Ill pick you up after work and well eat downtown.Thatll give us plenty of time to get to the concert.W：Thats a good idea.第二节Text 6M：Alvin, are you coming with us?W：I wish
14、I could, but something unexpected has come up.M：No wonder you look so concerned. I hope its nothing serious.W：Well, its just something personal.M：OK. But if you need help, let me know.W：Sure. I will.Text 7W：What a great movie! Wasnt it funny when she forgot her name?M: HmmI dont remember that part.W
15、: It was one of the funniest parts of the movie!M: I guess my mind was on something else.W：You were thinking about the interview again, werent you?M: I just cant seem to get it out of my mind.I really want the job.W：I know you do.M：Mr Bow seemed to think I was qualified.I cant figure out why I haven
16、t heard yet.Its been nearly two weeks since I had the interview.W：Well, they said it would be about ten days.Listen, if you are very anxious to find out, why dont you call them and ask if theyve made decisions yet.M：Oh, Im sure they will let everyone know as soon as theyve decided.W：Well, relax then
17、.Lets think about what we are going to order.M：OK.Here is the menu.Text 8W：Beijing Music Hall.Can I help you? M：Yes.Do you have any more tickets for the concert tonight? W：Do you mean the pop concert? Yes, we still have some $40 tickets left and half of that for little kids.M：OK.Is the box office op
18、en now? W：Yes, the box office is open from 10：00 am. to 8：00 pm.M：Oh, by the way, what time does the concert start? W：It starts at 8：00 pm.M：And what time does it end? W：At about midnight.M：Thanks a lot.W：Not at all.Text 9M：Hi，Bella.Have you heard from Jeff since he went abroad?W：Yes，I have.Weve bee
19、n keeping in touch regularly，and the longdistance phone bills are killing me.M：Have you tried using Skype?W：Skype？That sounds like the substance I use to clean my toilet.M：No, no.Skype has nothing to do with toilets.Its a computer programme that you can use to make free calls over the Internet.W：Tha
20、nks，Tod，but Ive tried instant message service and they really frustrate me.Jeff is a really slow typist.M：Theres no typing involved.It works kind of like a telephone.W：How much do I have to pay to subscribe?M：As I said, PC to PC, its free.W：Thats so good that it cant be true.Text 10When Christopher
21、Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings.So he thought the land must be rich in gold.He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.Though little gold was found，Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffe
22、e is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany.Bananas are the countrys second most important export.Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use.Costa Ricans love colors and their
23、houses are painted in bright colors.Education is very important to the Costa Ricans.Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age.Boys and girls go to separate schools.Classes begin in March and end in November.The other three months o
24、f the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AThe great sea voyages of Europes “Age of Discovery”， such as Christopher Columbuss trip to the West Indies in 1492, wo
25、uld have been impossible without the use of a compass.This great device for sea voyages was introduced to the West from China during the thirteenth century AD.We have to thank ancient Chinese for their invention of the compass.Two thousand years ago the Chinese had already developed a working compas
26、s.A piece of lodestone(天然磁石) would be cut into the shape of a ladle(长柄勺)Placed on a stone board with a smooth surface, the lodestone would move round until the “handle” of the ladle pointed south while the bulk(主体) of the ladle was attracted to magnetic north.This interestingly shaped device is ment
27、ioned in a book from about 80 AD.Other ancient books may have dated it as far back as the fourth century BC.Jade(玉石) finders played an important role in the invention of the “ladle”They travelled great distances to look for jade.In order not to lose directions, they would take a “ladle” with them.Th
28、e jade connection is important.Lodestone is a hard materiathough not as hard as some jade.And the making of a magnetic “ladle”， as well as a highly smooth stone board, would have required great skill.This suggests that the compass was invented by the jade finders of ancient China.However, the making
29、 of a “ladle” was a tough job.Much work needed to shape a piece of lodestone into a ladle would mean much of its natural magnetism(磁性) had been lost.This again meant that only a few “ladles” could have been produced.Small numbers of ladles produced and growing need for navigation led to a search for
30、 ways to produce more compasses, and at the same time, smaller and better compasses.语篇导读本文为说明文，介绍了判别方位的简单仪器司南。21When did ancient Chinese invent the compass?AIn 1492.BIn the thirteenth century AD.CIn 80 AD.DAt least 2,000 years ago.解析 D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，2000年前，中国人就已经发明了可行的司南，故选D项。22What can we know ab
31、out the ladleshaped compass?AThe “handle” of the ladle pointed south.BThe “handle” of the ladle pointed north.CThe bulk of the ladle was attracted to south.DThe bulk of the ladle remained unmoved on the board.解析 A细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，勺柄指向南方，故选A项。23What would the paragraph following this passage most probably discuss?AVarious uses of ladleshaped compasses.BImprovement on the ladleshaped compasses.
