Unit 2 Great People
(时间:90分钟 满分:120分)
一、听力(30分)
Ⅰ.听句子,选出句子中所包含的信息。(共5小题,每小题1分,计5分)
下面你将听到五个句子,每个句子读两遍,请你听完句子的第二遍朗读后,从各小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中,选出包含所听到信息的选项。
( A )1.He has lost the ability to talk.
A.ability B.activity C.university
( B )2.He could dance well at the age of 8.
A.18 B.8 C.80
( A )3.We will work on to sing after dancing.
A.work on B.walk on C.get on
( C )4.There is not anybody in the room.
A.Anybody is in the room.
B.Somebody is in the room.
C.Nobody is in the room.
( A )5.I am the same age as you.
A.You are as old as me.
B.You are older than me.
C.You are younger than me.
Ⅱ.听句子,选出该句的最佳答语。(共5小题,每小题1分,计5分)
下面你将听到五个句子,每个句子读两遍。请你听完句子的第二遍朗读后,从各小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中,选出该句的最佳答语。
( A )6.We should be nice to others.
A.Exactly! B.No way.
C.I won’t.
( C )7.We should try our best to have a happy life.
A.I don’t know. B.It doesn’t matter.
C.I agree.
( A )8.What is a good life?
A.I have no idea. B.I can do it.
C.Sorry,I won’t.
( C )9.Did you have a dream when you were a child?
A.Very good. B.Thanks.
C.Of course.
( A )10.Let’s write these questions down and survey our friends.
A.Good idea! B.It is not good.
C.What a pity!
Ⅲ.听对话和问题,选择正确答案。(共8小题,每小题1分,计8分)
下面你将听到五组对话和八个问题,每组对话和问题读两遍。请你听完对话和问题的第二遍朗读后,从各小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中,选出正确选项。
请听第一至三组对话,回答第11—13题。
W:Do you know the most famous farmer in China?
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M:Of course.Yuan Longping.He is honored as “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
( C )11.Who is the most famous farmer in China?
M:Would you like to join us,Lily?
W:What are you doing?
M:We are making crossword puzzles.That’s enjoyable.
( A )12.What is the boy doing?
W:What did you do in English class last week?
M:Oh,our teacher asked us to talk about our heroes.
W:It must be interesting.
( A )13.What did the boy talk about last week?
A.heroes B.teachers C.English
请听第四组对话,回答第14—15题。
W:Do you know Leonardo da Vinci,Bob?
M:No.Who is it?
W:He is a famous artist.
M:Oh,yeah.He was born in Italy,wasn’t he?
W:Yes,he was.He painted one of the most famous paintings in the world.It is called Mona Lisa.
M:And when was he born?
W:He was born in 1519.
( B )14.Where did Leonardo da Vinci come from?
A.England. B.Italy.
C.America.
( A )15.When was Leonardo da Vinci born?
A.In 1519. B.In 1509. C.In 1590.
请听第五组对话,回答第16—18题。
W:You used to collect pictures of famous sports stars,didn’t you?
M:Yes,I did.But now I like to collect pictures of great writers like Mo Yan.
W:Who is Mo Yan?
M:He is the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature.He has written many great books.
W:Can I buy his books in our country?
M:Of course.Most of his books are in English.
W:Great! I can’t wait to buy one and be one of his readers.
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( A )16.What kind of pictures did the boy use to collect?
A.Pictures of sports stars.
B.Pictures of writers.
C.Pictures of movie stars.
( B )17.What language can the girl understand?
A.Chinese. B.English. C.Japanese.
( B )18.What will the girl probably do?
A.Collect pictures of Mo Yan.
B.Buy a book of Mo Yan.
C.Read a book on famous writers.
Ⅳ.听语段和问题,选择正确答案。(共7小题,每小题1分,计7分)
下面你将听到两篇听力材料和七个问题,听力材料和问题读两遍。请你听完听力材料和问题的第二遍朗读后,根据所听内容,从各小题所给出的A、B、C三个选项中,选出正确答案。
下面请听第一篇材料,并回答第19—21题。
Cao Cao,a great poet in history,was the father of the famous poets Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.Cao Pi,one son of Cao Cao,was famous for writing the first Chinese poem using seven words one line.Cao Zhi,the other son of Cao Cao,had many interests such as poems,paintings and handwritings.
( A )19.Who wrote the first Chinese poem using seven words one line?
A.Cao Pi. B.Cao Zhi.
C.Cao Cao.
( B )20.What is the relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi?
A.Father and son. B.Brothers.
C.Grandfather and grandson.
( B )21.How many interests of Cao Zhi are mentioned in the talk?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four.
下面请听第二篇材料,并回答第22—25题。
Almost everyone knows Beethoven,a famous musician.He loved music so much and wrote lots of beautiful music.One day,he felt very hungry,so he went into a restaurant to have supper.After ordering some bread and a glass of milk,he thought of a piece of music.He didn’t take a notebook with him,so he wrote the music on the back of the menu.The waiter wanted to ask Beethoven if he was ready for his meal,but he saw him writing the music.So he left without asking him.After an hour,Beethoven finished his music.When the waiter went to ask him if he was ready for his food,Beethoven left the restaurant with the menu.
( C )22.What did Beethoven want to eat for supper?
A.Dumplings. B.Noodles.
C.Bread.
( A )23.Where did Beethoven write down the music?
A.On a menu. B.On the table.
C.On a notebook.
( C )24.What did the waiter do when he saw Beethoven writing the music?
A.He stopped Beethoven.
B.He talked with Beethoven.
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C.He left saying nothing.
( B )25.How long did Beethoven spend writing the music?
A.Two hours. B.An hour.
C.One and a half hours.
Ⅴ.听短文填空。(共5小题,每小题1分,计5分)
下面你将听到一篇短文,短文读两遍,请你听完短文的第二遍朗读后,根据短文内容和提示,在信息表相应的横线上填入所缺的信息。
Beethoven was born in a small city in Germany.His father always drank and his mother was a servant.They lived a poor life.Beethoven was a talented child in music.People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart.His father wanted to make money from his talent,so he told him to practice and play all the time.If he didn’t do that,his father would be angry with him and beat him.He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing,but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music.He began to write sonatas and later he became a great musician.
Information Sheet
26.Beethoven was born in a small city in Germany .
27.They lived a poor life.
28.People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart.
29.He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 .
30.These unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music.
二、单项选择(20分)
( C )31.—What’s wrong with your eyes?
—I can’t see anything.I’m afraid I shall .
A.die B.leave
C.be blind D.be deaf
( C )32.He went to work he had breakfast.
A.until B.when C.after D.while
( B )33.The problem is a bit difficult.Who can an idea?
A.come up B.come up with
C.find out D.thought out
( D )34.Li Ming’s cat last year,but when he thinks of its ,he still feels sad.
A.has died;die B.died;dying
C.died;dead D.died;death
( B )35.I hope you one day!
A.to succeed B.will succeed
C.to be successful D.success
( A )36.The Party was founded .
A.in the 1920s B.on the 1920s
C.in 1930’s D.in 1920s
( B )37.The scientist won the Nobel Prize .
A.in seventies B.in his seventies
C.in the seventies D.in his seventieth
( C )38.She was very famous her courage and did her best other people.
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A.of;helping B.of;to help
C.for;to help D.for;helping
( C )39.He had something interesting you.
A.tell B.telling
C.to tell D.told
( B )40. getting up late this morning,he missed the early bus.
A.Because B.Because of
C.Though D.But
( C )41.Danny can draw Brain.
A.as good as B.as better as
C.as well as D.as worse as
( B )42.A sports meeting next week.
A.will held B.will be held
C.was held D.is held
( C )43.It is important for us to work on the earth.
A.protect B.to protect
C.protecting D.protected
( A )44.The idea we came up with good.
A.sounds B.sound
C.sounding D.is sounded
( A )45. 22,Tom set up a company of his own.
A.At the age of B.At the end of
C.On the morning of D.In the year of
( C )46.In the letter,Einstein asked people to nuclear weapons.
A.give off B.give back
C.give up D.give out
( C )47.Would you mind the music.It’s too loud.
A.turn up B.turn down
C.turning down D.turning up
( A )48.Mr.Wang,together with his students, going on a trip next week.
A.is B.are
C.were D.was
( C )49.Don’t worry.You plenty of time to decide.
A.will give B.have given
C.will be given D.are giving
( B )50.I will give a report about .
A.famous someone B.someone famous
C.famous anyone D.anyone famous
答案及剖析:
31.C 根据句意可知选C。
32.C 句意:他吃过早饭后去工作了。until意为“直到……”;when意为“当……时候”;after意为“在……之后”;while意为“当……的时候”。根据句意可知应选C。
33.B come up with意为“想出”。故选B。
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34.D 第一个空根据last year知用die的过去式died,第二个空前有形容词性物主代词,应填die的名词形式death。故选D。
35.B 由one day可知要用将来时态,因此选B。
36.A “in the+年代s/’s”意为“在……世纪……年代”,因此选A。
37.B “in one’s+基数词的复数”表示“在……多少岁时”,因此选B。
38.C 第一个空考查be famous for意为“以……而著名”,第二个空do one’s best to do sth.意为“尽某人的努力做某事”,因此选C。
39.C 本句考查不定式作定语。故选C。
40.B because of后跟名词、代词或动名词,而because后加一个完整的句子,因此选B。
41.C 本题考查短语as+原级+as结构,修饰动词draw,因此选C。
42.B 本题考查一般将来时的被动结构。因此选B。
43.C work on doing sth.意为“致力于做某事”。故选C。
44.A sound没有被动语态,we came up with为定语从句,因此选A。
45.A at the age of...在……岁时。根据句意选A。
46.C give up放弃。根据句意选C。
47.C mind doing sth.意为“介意做某事”,根据第二句句意选C。
48.A 本句主语只有Mr.Wang,根据next week可知选A。
49.C 本题考查一般将来时的被动结构。因此选C。
50.B 形容词修饰不定代词,形容词后置,因此选B。
三、完形填空(10分)
The 50-year-old farmer (农民),Wu Yulu is quite different from the others at his village.He is the 51 of 38 handmade robots.He has been 52 to show his robots at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo.
Born in a 53 family,he did not have the opportunity to go to school.But even as a child,he knew he wanted to make machines.“I think 54 machines is a talent I was born with,” he said.
In 1987,he finally finished his 55 robot that could walk like a man.He named it “Wu No.1.”
56 ,his experiments (实验) have not been without danger.One of his fingers was injured in 1989.And in 1999,his house was 57 by fire.
In 2003,Wu and his robots were invited to perform in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,and in 2009,his robots were on 58 along with the Chinese Shenzhou spaceships.
Wu’s latest dream is to invent robots 59 can help people in daily life.He will invent robots to help the disabled or look 60 children.
( C )51.A.farmer B.coach
C.inventor D.discoverer
( B )52.A.refused B.invited
C.collected D.developed
( A )53.A.poor B.rich
C.small D.warm
( D )54.A.selling B.repairing
C.cleaning D.making
( A )55.A.first B.second
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C.best D.worst
( A )56.A.However B.Until
C.Instead D.So
( C )57.A.cut B.built
C.destroyed D.made
( B )58.A.sale B.display
C.time D.vacation
( D )59.A.what B.when
C.where D.that
( C )60.A.up B.for C.after D.into
答案及剖析:
51.C 他是38个手工机器人的发明者。
52.B 他被邀请在上海世博会开幕式上展示他的机器人。
53.A 由下文he did not have the opportunity to go to school可知,他出生在一个贫穷的家庭。
54.D 制造机器是我与生俱来的天赋。
55.A 根据下文的“Wu No.1”可知,这是他的第一个机器人。
56.A however然而,表转折。
57.C 在1999年,一场大火将他的房子毁于一旦。
58.B on display展览。他的机器人随着神舟飞船一起展出。
59.D 定语从句的先行词为物且在从句中作主语,关系代词用that。
60.C look up抬头看,查找;look for寻找;look into调查;look after照顾。他将发明机器人来帮助残疾人或照顾孩子。
四、阅读理解(20分)
( A )
Beethoven (贝多芬) was born in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.His father always drank and his mother was a maid (女仆).They lived a poor life.
Beethoven was a talented (有天赋的) child in music.People at that time thought he was as clever as Mozart.His father wanted to make money from his talent,so he told him to practice and play all the time.If he didn’t do that,his father would be angry with him and beat him.
Beethoven was very short and ugly.He couldn’t hear well from the age of 22 and later he heard nothing,but all these unhappy things didn’t make him dislike music.He began to write sonatas (奏鸣曲) at 12,and later he became a great musician.His life was so short that he didn’t leave many works.But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.
( D )61.Beethoven was from a in a small city near the Rhine in Germany.
A.educational family B.teacher’s family
C.rich family D.poor family
( C )62.Beethoven’s father told him to practice and play all the time because his father wanted to make .
A.him be a great musician
B.him not drink too much like himself
C.himself rich
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D.him beat Mozart in music
( B )63.What did people think of Beethoven at that time?
A.He wasn’t a rich boy.
B.He did as well as Mozart in music.
C.He didn’t love his parents.
D.He would be a great singer.
( B )64.He was ugly and deaf, .
A.and that often made him dislike music
B.but all these things didn’t make him dislike music
C.and that made him stressed out
D.but he didn’t regard all these things as challenges
( C )65.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.His father would be angry with him and beat him unless he practiced and played all the time.
B.His father never stopped drinking wine.
C.He left so many works that people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.
D.After writing sonatas at 12,he became a great musician.
( B )
In October,2012,Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature(诺贝尔文学奖).He has become the first Chinese writer to receive this award.
Mo Yan was born in February,1955.His parents were farmers.When he was twelve,he left school to work,first on a farm,later in a factory.In 1976,he became a soldier and began to write.
The writer’s real name is Guan Moye.He chose his pen name,“Mo Yan”,while writing his first novel.It means “Don’t speak.”The writer thought talking too much could bring trouble,so he hoped the pen name could remind himself not to speak his mind while in public.
Mo Yan is a leading writer of modern Chinese novels.His works are mostly about the country life.He often writes about the area where he grew up—Gaomi,Shandong.He talks about what happened in his hometown even before he was born.Mo Yan’s 1986 novel Red Sorghum is an example.It is also Mo’s most famous book in the English-speaking world.It tells a story that happened in his hometown in the 1930s.Many people got to know Mo Yan when the book was made into a successful film by director Zhang Yimou in 1987.
In 2006,Mo Yan’s novel Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out came out and it quickly got popular.Mo Yan’s latest novel,Frog,is about a rural doctor’s experience.
( A )66.When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
A.In 2012. B.In 1955.
C.In 1976. D.In 2006.
( C )67.What did his parents do?
A.Soldiers. B.Writers.
C.Farmers. D.Workers.
( B )68.Why did he choose “Mo Yan” as his pen name?
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A.Because he liked the name.
B.Because he hoped the pen name could remind himself not to speak his mind while in public.
C.Because his parents chose the name for him.
D.Because it meaned “Don’t speak”.
( C )69.Which is Mo Yan’s latest novel?
A.Red Sorghum.
B.Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out.
C.Frog.
D.Pow.
( B )70.Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of .
A.55 B.57 C.52 D.51
五、任务型阅读(10分)
The Secret of Success
71.Your best chance of success is by doing what you really want to do.Ask yourself,“If money were not so important,what kind of work would I do for free?” Then just do what you like to do.
72.Think about what you are going to do.You have to start somewhere and it may be quite a real beginning.Whether you are beginning in business or you’re dreaming to be a star,you have to start at the bottom.
73.Great ambition (目标) is necessary.An English student called Richard Branson opened a student magazine when he was only 16 years old.But he didn’t stop there.He also opened a record business with many shops,and now his company has planes, trains and cars.
74.The only people who succeed without hard work are lottery (彩票) winners.You need a “can do” attitude (态度) and you must work step by step,which will help you get what you really want.You are on the right way to win the success.
75.If you always say someone is successful,it doesn’t mean anything to you.Learn from those who have already succeeded in something where they do the same as you want to do.
A.Think big
B.Start small
C.Follow the leaders
D.Find the work you love
E.Be prepared to work hard
阅读A—E五个选项,将每个选项前的标号填入下面的横线上。
71. D 72. B 73. A 74. E 75. C
六、用所给词的适当形式填空(5分)
76.Jin Yong is one of the best writers (write) in China.
77.Will you go or stay?What is your decision (decide)?
78.We are surveying (survey)the students about their thoughts.
79.When we saw the film,we were greatly (great)moved.
80.Yuan Longping has great success (succeed) in the hybrid rice.
七、根据汉语提示完成句子(10分)
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81.在你看来,哪个是正确的?
In your opinion ,which one is right?
82.你知道“love”是什么意思吗?
Do you know what love means ?
83.我们有足够多的钱买这辆新车。
We have enough money to buy the new car.
84.你有什么能吃的东西吗?
Have you got anything to eat ?
85.她在科学领域取得了巨大成就。
She made great achievements in the field of science.
八、书面表达(15分)
发明创造改变了世界。作为一名中学生,假如你梦想当一名发明家,应该怎样做才能实现梦想呢?请根据下面的要点提示,以“How to become an inventor”为题,写一篇80词左右的短文。
要点提示:
1.Get more knowledge.
2.Have an interest.
3.Be creative.
4.Never give up.
One possible version:
How to become an inventor
As a middle school student,I think I need to do the following things to become an inventor.
First,I must study hard to get more knowledge.It’s impossible for me to invent anything without knowledge.Second,I should have an interest in inventing.When I am interested in something,I can do it well.Third,I need to be creative.I should always come up with new ideas.Most importantly,I should keep on and never give up.
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