Unit 3　学业质量标准检测

时间：120分钟，满分：150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。

1．When was the fire put out？__B__

A．At 2：00 a．m.. B．At 4：00 a．m.. C．At 4：00 p．m..

2．What does the man suggest the woman do？__C__

A．Use her own car.

B．Go to his office now.

C．See a doctor tomorrow.

3．How does the woman look now？__A__

A．Upset.

B．Worried.

C．Surprised.

4．When did the woman graduate from college？__C__

A．In 2009.

B．In 2010.

C．In 2011.

5．What is the man doing？__B__

A．Asking for suggestions.

B．Booking a room.

C．Booking a table.

第二节(共15小题；每题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、7题。

6．What does the man do？__A__

A．He’s a librarian. B．He’s a policeman. C．He’s a guide.

7．What will the girl do？__C__

A．Tour around the city.

B．Send an email.

C．Wait for her card.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What isn’t talked about？__B__

A．Football. B．Sports meeting. C．Classical music.

9．Why does Tom love football？__B__

A．It keeps him healthy.

B．It required team spirit.

C．It makes him relaxed.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．How does the man like to fly？__A__

A．Business class. B．First class. C．Economy class.

11．When should the man check in？__A__

A．At 7：00 a．m.. B．At 9：00 a．m.. C．At 9：00 p．m..

12．What do we know about the flight？__C__

A．Its flight number is 522.

B．It will leave next Sunday.

C．It will take off in Shanghai.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Where is the woman probably？__A__

A．In Los Angeles. B．In Chicago. C．In London.

14．What does the woman want to buy？__C__

A．A spring coat. B．An autumn coat. C．A winter coat.

15．How much of a discount does the woman get for the coat？__A__

A．Five percent. B．Ten percent. C．Fifteen percent.

16．What does the man try to sell the woman in the end？__B__

A．Some scarves. B．Some gloves. C．Some skirts.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What prize did the youngest group get？__C__

A．The second prize. B．The third prize. C．The fourth prize.

18．What was Eastside good at？__B__

A．The violin. B．The dance. C．The song.

19．Why did the Storm win first prize？__C__

A．They danced wonderfully.

B．The guitarist played very well.

C．The singer performed perfectly.

20．What kind of person is the speaker？__A__

A．Humorous. B．Serious. C．Boring.

听力原文

Text 1

W：I heard the fire broke out at two o’clock in the morning.

M：Yes.And it wasn’t put out until 4：00 a．m.

Text 2

W：I’m going to see a docter.May I use your car?

M：The doctor’s office closes in 15 minutes.Why not go there tomorrow?

Text 3

W：They’re building another building near my house.

M：What? No wonder you wear a long face today.

Text 4

M: I graduated from college in 2010.What about you?

W：I graduated from college one year later than you.So did you like your college life?

M：Sure.I made a lot of friends there.

W：Well, I didn’t.

Text 5

W：Good morning.Can I help you?

M: Yes.I’d like a single room.

W：How long do you plan to stay here?

M: For three days.

Text 6

M：What can I do for you?

W：I just came to our city for a short time.I don’t know how to apply for a library card here.

M：Well，please fill out this form.

W：How long will it take me to get my card?

M: Not long.We’ll process your application and mail you your new card in a week.

W: Oh, thank you very much.

Text 7

W：What do you do in your spare time? Tom?

M：I have many hobbies.I like almost all kinds of sports and I also like classical music.

W：Really? What kinds of sports do you like?

M: I like playing football.Football is a very exciting game because it keeps you alert and I also enjoy the team spirit of football.

W: Sure！And I’m thinking of organizing a football team.I’m wondering if you’d like to join in.

M：Oh，great! How many people have you found to take part in the team?

W: Only five, including you.

M：Don’t worry.I have some friends who love football.I’m sure they will be very glad to join in.

Text 8

W：Good morning, sir.How can I help you?

M: I’d like to check if there are any flights to Madrid next Saturday.

W：There is a morning flight on Air China.Are you traveling alone, sir?

M：Yes, I am.What time does the flight leave?

W：It leaves at 9：00 a．m.How would you like to fly? Economy class, business class or first class?

M：Business class, please.

W：Single or return?

M：Single, please.

W：OK, sir.I will book you on Air China.Flight number 552, which is leaving at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 9：00 am next Saturday, the 6th of October.Please be sure to check in two hours ahead.

M: Thank you.

Text 9

M：Good morning, ma’am.Are you being helped?

W：No，I’m not.

M：Well，I can certainly help you if you’d like some advice...These skirts and scarves over here are back in style.

W：Oh，I’m here to look for a winter coat.

M: How about this one? It’s made of very high quality wool.

W: It’s nice, but I actually need something warmer.This would work if I were staying here in Los Angeles, but it’s too light for a Chicago winter.

M：Ah！You need a very heavy coat，then.Please follow me...This one here is a good value and is one of our warmest coats.It is also quite fashionable and very comfortable.

W：Would it be possible to get a discount on it?

M：Maybe we can give you a five percent discount.

W：OK.I’ll take it.

M：Can I interest you in some gloves? They’re ten percent off now.

W：No, thanks.I used to live in London, so I already have some very nice gloves.

Text 10

Thank you to all the competitors.I won’t say much because I know you’re all anxious to hear the results—it was a very difficult decision and I’ll start with the band which came in fourth.That’s Texas Team, who are the youngest group here today.Unfortunately, the violinist played so quietly that we couldn’t hear him.So bad luck to Texas Team.Third was Eastside.They are such good dancers they should enter for a dance competition.And with a bit more practice on the music they’ll do very well.In second place is Third Avenue.They did well, especially their young guitarist, but the singer looked so unhappy we thought maybe he didn’t want to win! Never mind—you nearly won, so better luck next time.Congratulations to the Storm who are our winners today.The singer had such a great voice that we had to give them first place.Well done.

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。

A

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six­year­old girl.It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died.I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven.“Yes, honey.Of course.” she said.

“Can we write him a letter？”

__She paused，the longest pause of my short life，and answered，“Yes.”

My heart jumped.“How? Does the mailman go there？” I asked.

“No, but I have an idea.” Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon.I asked her what it was for.

“Just wait, honey.You’ll see.” Mom told me to write my letter.Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six­year­old heart in the form of blue ink.I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read.For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive.I gave the letter to Mom.She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string.We went outside and she gave me the balloon.It was still raining.

“Okay, on the count of three, let’s go.One, two, three.”

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain.We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down.He was strong.No matter what he suffered, he’d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body.He rose into sky and became something beautiful.I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary.I prayed to be a balloon.

文章大意：本文讲述了作者小时候把给病逝的父亲写的信用气球放飞的故事，表达了对父亲的怀念和对父亲坚强精神的敬佩。

21．What does the underlined sentence imply？__A__

A．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother felt it hard to answer.

B．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother thought her a creative girl.

C．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother believed it easy to do so.

D．When the girl asked if they could write to her father, her mother found it easy to lie.

解析：推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知作者的父亲已经去世了，她不知道如何完成女儿的心愿，对她来说很难。故选A。

22.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like？__C__

A．An incurable disease.

B．An unforgettable memory.

C．The hard time her father had.

D．The failures her father experienced.

解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后两段内容可知在父亲病重时，父亲依然很坚强，并没有被疾病打到，虽然最后他去世了，但他的精神还在，红色的气球就是父亲，而雨就是父亲度过的那段时光。故选C。

23.What would be the best title for the passage？__B__

A．An Unforgettable Experience B．The Strong Red Balloon

C．Fly to Paradise D．A Great Father

解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知作者用带着信件在雨中不断上升的红气球隐射着对父亲病痛中依然保持乐观精神的敬佩和对已逝父亲的怀念。故选B。

B

You might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs: Starting in 2015，there won’t be any candy, sugary­cereal or fast­food commercials(商业广告) aimed at kids.The Walt Disney Company on Tuesday became the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels，radio stations and websites.It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.

The ban would apply to Disney XD and Saturday morning children’s programming on Disney­owned ABC stations, as well as Radio Disney and Disney­owned websites aimed at families with young children.In addition, Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and __resorts .Fast­food choices will be replaced with healthier choices, such as smoothies, apples, vegetables and yogurt.

In addition to candy bars and fast­food meals, other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid­targeted media.Any cereal(谷类食物) with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air.There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories.Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.

Even though many fast­food chains and food companies offer healthier choices, like apples and salads, Disney said it could still refuse the companies’ ads.Leslie Goodman, Disney’s senior vice­president of company citizenship, said “A company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy choices.”

Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods.Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces (盎司) sold in movie theaters, restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple.He says large, sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.“Getting rid of junk­food ads could make it easier to keep a family on a healthy diet, ”said Nadine Haskell, a mother of two sons,8 and 11，from Columbus, Ohio.“If they see a commercial on TV，then the next time we go to grocery store they’ll say they want to try it.” said Haskell.

文章大意：公司该不该向人们做广告宣传垃圾食品呢？恐怕很多公司都会这样做，但是迪斯尼公司的做法恰恰相反，为了人们的健康，它反对为垃圾食品做广告。

24．The Walt Disney Company banned ads for junk­food in order to __D__ .

A．become the first major media company to do it

B．make its TV channels more popular

C．make its websites much cleaner

D．help kids make better food choices

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知迪斯尼公司禁止垃圾食品广告的目的是阻止孩子选择不好的食物，也就是说帮助孩子更好地做出食物选择。

25．The underlined word “ resorts ” in the second paragraph refers to__A__ .

A．places for relaxation or amusement

B．places in honor of historic events

C．restaurants selling fast­food

D．restaurants selling healthy food

解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句中at theme parks可知“resorts”指的也是“地方”，且是供人们休息和娱乐的地方。

26．What does the third paragraph mainly tell us？__A__

A．What kinds of foods are banned.

B．What kinds of foods are kept.

C．What kinds of foods are popular.

D．What kinds of foods are tasty.

解析：段落大意题。根据第三段第一句可知这一段主要是介绍哪些食物被禁止在迪斯尼的针对儿童的媒体上做广告。

27．It can be inferred that the Disney Company will advertise__B__ .

A．a few of fast­food chains and food companies

B．companies that supply a range of healthy food

C．most fast­food chains and food companies

D．all food companies and fast­food chains

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Getting rid of junk­food ads could make it easier to keep a family on a healthy diet可知摆脱垃圾食物广告可以使一个家庭更容易有一个健康的饮食。再结合最后一句可知一些健康食物的广告会被迪斯尼使用。

C

The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad for human health and the environment.These findings come from a new report in the journal Nature.

David Tilman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information from 100 countries to identify W1 what people ate and how a diet affected health.He noted a movement beginning in the 1960s.He found that as nations industrialized (工业化), population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt W2 what has been called the Western diet.

The Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meat.By eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sicker.David Tilman says overweight people are at greater risk of P1 non­infectious diseases like diabetes (糖尿病) and heart disease.

Unfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this Western diet, they are going to have these health problems, especially in developing countries in Asia.China is an example where the number of diabetes cases has been jumping from less than P2 one percent to 10 percent of the population as they began to industrialize over a 20­year period.And that is happening all across the world, in Mexico, in Nigeria and so on.

And, a diet bad for human beings is also bad for the environment.As the world’s population grows, more forests and tropical (热带的) areas will become farmlands for crops or grasslands for cattle.We are likely to have more greenhouse gas in the future from agriculture than that coming out of all forms of transportation right now.

Mr Tilman calls the link between the diet, the environment and human health, “a trilemma”—a problem offering a difficult choice.He says one possible solution is leaving the Western diet behind.

28．We can infer from the passage that __D__ .

A．Nigeria has the largest number of diabetes cases

B．overweight people are at higher risk of infectious diseases

C．the examined information comes from developing countries

D．industrialization contributes to the spread of the Western diet

解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的最后一句可推知，工业化、人口增长和收入增加造成了西方饮食的传播。故D项正确。

29．According to the passage, more greenhouse gas might be given off in the future from __C__ .

A．transportation B．developing countries

C．agriculture D．developed countries

解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的最后一句可知，未来更多的温室气体排放可能来自农业。故选择C项。

30．David Tilman believes that __A__ .

A．the diet, the environment and human health are closely connected

B．the Western diet is the only choice as the nation industrializes

C．people in tropical areas are more likely to have heart disease

D．traditional diets are more balanced than the Western diet

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，蒂尔曼先生把日常饮食、环境和人的健康之间的联系称为“三难困境”。由此可知，它们三个是紧密相关的。故选择A项。

31．The main purpose of the passage is to __B__ .

A．call on us to protect the environment

B．warn us of the danger of the Western diet

C．remind us of the importance of health

D．advise us to have a balanced diet

解析：推理判断题。综合全文，尤其是根据文章最后一段的最后一句可知，西方饮食有害健康，不利于环境，故作者是想通过该文让人们警惕西方饮食带来的危害。

D

Why do some people live to be older than others？You know the standard explanations: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise，etc.But what effect does your personality have on your longevity？Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives？A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality characteristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.

The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing，more active and less neurotic (神经质的) than other people.Long­living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span.These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.

Interestingly，however，other characteristics that you might consider advantageous had no impact on whether study participants were likely to live longer.Those who were more self­disciplined，for instance，were no more likely to live to be very old.Also，being open to new ideas had no relationship to long life，which might explain all those bad­tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.

Whether you can successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate.But the new paper suggests that if you want long life，you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.

Unfortunately，another recent study shows that your mother’s personality may also help determine your longevity.That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those moms who were more anxious，depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets.Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we’re adults，which may mean that kids of depressed moms end up dying younger.

Personality isn’t destiny(命运)，and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change.But both studies show that long life isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.

文章大意：我们都知道长寿的秘诀是保持有节制的饮食，经常参与锻炼等。然而新的研究表明长寿不仅与身体健康有关，而且也与精神健康有关。而且，母亲的性格也决定孩子是否能够长寿。

32．What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation？__C__

A．Helpful people can live a relatively long life.

B．Readiness to accept new ideas offer more possibility to enjoy longevity.

C．Being self­discipline makes no difference to longevity.

D．Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.

解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句Those who were more self­disciplined，for instance，were no more likely to live to be very old.可知，出乎意料的，研究发现自律不影响长寿。故选C。

33．According to the author，outgoing and sympathetic people __B__ .

A．have a good understanding of evolution.

B．are more likely to recover from hardship.

C．are probably more active and neurotic.

D．generally appear more resourceful.

解析：事实细节题。根据第二段第二、三句Long­living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal life span.These findings are in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough times.可推断，外向、富有同情心的人能更好地度过艰难时期，更长寿。故选B。

34．What does the recent study of Norwegian mothers show？__D__

A．Children’s personality characteristics are always shared by their mothers.

B．People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die at a young age.

C．Mothers’ personality may have a longer influence on children than fathers’.

D．Mothers’ personality ancient may affect their children’s life spans.

解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知，另一项研究表明，母亲的性格也决定孩子是否能够长寿。那些焦虑、沮丧和愤怒的母亲更有可能给孩子喂不健康的饮食。即使成年后孩子们的饮食模式也很难打破，这可能意味着抑郁的孩子们可能不会长寿。故选D。

35．What can we learn from the findings of the two new studies?

__A__

A．A mixture of mental and physical health produces longevity.

B．A person’s lifestyle is largely related to his or her health.

C．Personality plays a decisive and significant role in how healthy one is.

D．Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one’s life span.

解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第一段尾句But both studies show that long life isn’t just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.可知，长寿不仅仅是身体健康问题，也是心理健康问题。故选A。

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。

The science of risk­seeking

Sometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking.__36.F__ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us.Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.

The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans.Risk­takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring.__37.C__ As the quality of risk­taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.

So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk­taking could get one killed.A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay­in­the­cave types.As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today.So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it.__38.A__

No matter where you are on the risk­seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.__39.G__ To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences.New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

__40.E__ For the risk­seekers, a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

As experts continue to study the science of risk­seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

A．It all depends on your character.

B．Those are the risks you should jump to take.

C．Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.

D．Thus, these well­equipped people survived because they were the fittest.

E．This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.

F．However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.

G．New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation

解析：

36．选项F中的“weigh risks and rewards”与上文中的“weigh the risk and the reward”相呼应，说明衡量风险和奖赏的标准因人而异，故F项符合语境。

37．选项C中的“Being better at those things”与上文中的“were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring”相呼应，因此选C。

38．前文说人们有各种不同的性格，因此你可能喜欢赛车，或者讨厌赛车，故A项“这完全是由你的性格决定的”符合语境。

39．根据上文中的“your willingness ...teenage years”及下文中的“hunger for new experiences ...”可知E项符合语境。

40．根据空格后的“For the risk­seekers ...becomes active”可知，此处讲的是面对紧张的局面时我们的大脑会有不同的反应，故G项对下文做了很好的总结，符合语境。

第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)，选出最佳选项。

The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid­March— __41.C__ six months out of the year.

“Of course，we __42.D__ it when the sun is shining，”says Karin Ro，who works for the town’s tourism office.“We see the sky is __43.B__，but down in the valley it’s darker—it’s like on a __44.A__ day.”

But that __45.B__ when a system of high­tech __46.C__ was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰) into the valley below.Wednesday，residents(居民) of Rjukan __47.C__ their very first ray of winter sunshine：A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to __48.D__ .The mirrors are controlled by a computer that __49.B__ them to turn along with the sun throughout the __50.A__ and to close during windy weather.They reflect a concentrated beam(束)of light onto the town’s central __51.C__，creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters.When the light __52.A__，Rjukan residents gathered together.