Units 1—3 Review

滿分150分；時間120分鐘。

第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. What is Tom’s plan next summer？

A. To visit China. B. To earn some money. C. To finish his degree.

2. What is the woman？

A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A bank clerk.

3. When will the fight arrive？

A. At 18：20. B. At 18：30. C. At 18：50.

4. What makes the man feel good about the new job？

A. The salary. B. The traveling. C. The working time.

5. Where does the conversation probably take place？

A. In a music hall. B. In an office. C. In a restaurant.

第二節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題。從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題。每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6. What will the woman do this evening？

A. Attend a party. B. Visit her grandma. C. Do some shopping.

7. What does the man advise the woman to do？

A. Change a skirt. B. Wear a necklace. C. Buy a handbag.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8. Why does the man want to go to China？

A. To study. B. To meet a friend. C. To visit tourist attractions.

9. What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Find a hobby. B. Meet new people. C. Take a class.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至13題。

10. How did the man get to the park this morning？

A. By subway. B. By bus. C. By car.

11. What did the woman say about the restaurant？

A. It was small. B. It was airless. C. It was surprising.

12. What did the man like best about today’s trip？

A. The film. B. The exhibition. C. The musical.

13. What do the speakers agree to do？

A. Finish their papers first.

B. Go traveling during the holidays.

C. Visit the museum after the holidays.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. How does the man find his job？

A. Great." " B. Tiring." " C. Boring.

15. What is the man’s job responsibility？

A. Carrying the equipment.

B. Writing articles for the magazine.

C. Taking photographs of the models.

16. Where does the woman work now？

A. In a hotel." " B. In a bookshop." " C. In a restaurant.

17. What does the woman ask the man to do？

A. Help her with photography.

B. Get her a job in Spring Street.

C. Recommend her to his company.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. What is the assistant on the left in charge of？

A. Books. B. The computer lab. C. The reference department.

19. When is the library open on Fridays？

A. From 8：00 am to 6：00 pm. B. From 9：00 am to 4：00 pm. C. From 9：00 am to 6：00 pm.

20. What will the listeners do next？

A. Organize the books. B. Take a computer course. C. Walk around the library.

第二部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Whether you’re looking for antiques， food， collectors’ items or just random junk， our rich heritage has produced some of the finest markets in the world. Here are four of them.

Edinburgh Farmers’ Market

Traders in Edinburgh have long sold their goods in the shadow of the city’s spectacular castle. It takes place on Castle Terrace every Saturday and attracts a huge crowd with its locally sourced goods. The market is now in its 19th year and champions the very best in Scottish produce.

Billingsgate Fish Market

This hub in the heart of the East End of London is the biggest inland market in Britain. Dating back to the 16th century， Billingsgate is now served by almost every UK port， with fish transported through the night to arrive for trading， which starts at 4 am.

St George’s Market

Follow your nose along May Street in Belfast and the smells of delicious home-made food will land you in St George’s Market， once voted the best in the UK. Completed in 1896 and featuring tasty food， the trading place is also one of Belfast’s oldest attractions， thanks to its wide range of goods and occasional live music performances.

Ford Airfield Market

Looking for an old-style prosthetic leg， a ventriloquist’s dummy， or even a suit of armor？ The chances are you’ll find what you’re after at one of the hundreds of stalls here in West Sussex. Huge car-boot sales are held at the weekends all year round. The market has been running for 25 years and is a well-known treasure trove for antiques experts looking for a bargain.

21. Which market has the longest history？

A. Edinburgh Farmers’ Market. B. Billingsgate Fish Market.

C. St George’s Market. D. Ford Airfield Market.

22. What is the main characteristic of St George’s Market？

A. Music. B. History. C. Food. D. Building.

23. What can we learn about Ford Airfield Market？

A. It is held every day. B. It closes on rainy days.

C. It is famous for its cars. D. It features car-boot sales.

B

When she was a little girl， Margarita Engle spent her summers in Cuba， where she says she fell in love with nature.

Engle， 66， was born to a Cuban mother and an American father. Her annual visits to the Caribbean island from her home in California shaped her life and inspired her to become a poet and writer. The Poetry Foundation recently named her its Young People’s Poet Laureate， a role Engle plans to use to encourage children and teenagers to write down their feelings.

“Magic happens when you put your emotions in writing，” she said.

Engle says she has always liked poetry. At age 6， she wrote her first poem about nature. After looking around while taking a walk one day in California， she wrote a rhymed poem about the shapes of hills. As a teen， she wrote sonnets （十四行詩） about nature and stories about people in Cuba.

Some of her books explore the island， its people， markets and landmarks. Her new picture book， All the Way to Havana， features American cars from the 1940s and 1950s. Forest World， a new novel， introduces Edver to readers， an 11-year-old who lives in Miami， Florida， with his mother and is shipped off to Cuba to see his birthplace and meet his Cuban family. When he arrives in Havana， the capital， he learns he has an older sister， Luza， who stayed on the island with her father and grandfather. The two go on an adventure into a Cuban forest.

“The emotions of the characters are similar to what many children feel when they are separated from loved ones，” Engle said. She hopes that people facing similar challenges can find support and comfort in poetry.

24. What made Engle a poet？

A. Her visits to Cuba. B. Her days spent in California.

C. Her magic skills in practicing writing. D. The encouragement from the Poetry Foundation.

25. We can learn from the text that young Engle probably .

A. enjoyed indoor games B. found inspiration in nature

C. liked exploring cities in Florida D. made friends with Cuban people

26. What can we learn about Forest World？

A. It is a new picture book. B. It is based on a real-life event.

C. It talks about an adventure story. D. It describes family ties between countries.

27. What does Engle stress in the last paragraph？

A. The frequent changes of emotions. B. The challenges in writing poems.

C. The links between life and literature. D. The separations from family members.

C

Around the globe far more bird species are losing ground than gaining it， according to an expansive review of a half-century of bird population research published in the journal Annual Review of Environment and Resources.

The review， entitled “The State of the World’s Birds”， showed that more than 5，200 different species of birds—just shy of half the world’s total—are known or suspected to be declining. Around 3，800 species are relatively stable， and fewer than 700 species show increases. Among birds on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species， almost 400 birds worldwide have had their conservation status changed for the worse in the past three decades （moving from vulnerable to threatened， or threatened to endangered）—five times more than the number of bird species with an IUCN status that has changed for the better.

“After documenting the loss of nearly 3 billion birds in North America alone （according to a 2019 study published in the journal Science）， it was disturbing to see the same patterns of population declines and extinction occurring globally，” says review co-author Ken Rosenberg， a conservation scientist now retired from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

The review points to disappearing and degraded habitat—resulting from climate change， urbanization， agricultural intensification， and international trade—as the leading driver of bird declines worldwide. In a note of hope， the authors cite a study indicating that restoring just 5% of habitat in priority areas around the world could avert 60% of likely extinctions.

Lead author Alexander Lees， a research associate at the Cornell Lab， also points to the need for substantial changes in human behavior to prevent further losses. “Loss and degradation of habitat is often driven by demand for resources，” says Lees. “We need to better consider how commodity flows such as beef， oil， and seed crops can contribute to biodiversity （生物多樣性） loss and try to reduce the human footprint on the natural world.”

28. In what order are threatened species arranged on the IUCN’s Red List？

A. Species amount. B. Conservation status.

C. Declining rate. D. Living habitat.

29. How does Ken Rosenberg feel when saying the words in Paragraph 3？

A. Hopeful. B. Relieved. C. Doubtful. D. Concerned.

30. What does the underlined word “avert” in Paragraph 4 probably mean？

A. Prevent. B. Increase. C. Cause. D. Face.

31. What does the last paragraph mainly stress？

A. Extra reasons for bird extinction. B. Possible solutions to habitat loss.

C. Substantial changes in human behavior. D. The prospect of biodiversity loss.

D

Around one million cuneiform tablets （楔形文字泥板） have been found worldwide， on which cuneiform—one of the oldest known form of writing—was carved. Deciphering （破譯） those cuneiform tablets helps know about the incredible stories of men， women and children in the early period of history. However， they are heavily weathered and thus difficult to decipher.

A new artificial intelligence （AI） software is now able to explain difficult-to-read texts. Hubert Mara， a professor at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg （MLU）， and his research team came up with the idea of developing an AI system that applied 3D models. Instead of using photos， the researchers first used 3D models of nearly 2，000 cuneiform tablets， including around 50 from a collection at MLU， achieving significantly more dependable results than previous methods.

The new system deciphers characters better than previous methods. In principle， the AI system works along the same lines as OCR software， which turns the images of writing and text into machine-readable text. “OCR usually works with photographs. This is no problem for ink on paper. In the case of cuneiform tablets， however， things are more difficult because the lighting conditions greatly influence how well certain characters can be recognized，” explains Mara.

The team trained the new AI software and did succeed in recognizing the symbols on the tablets. “We were surprised to find that our system works so well with these tablets， which are heavily weathered，” says Mara.

The work by the researchers makes a major step forward in the study of ancient writing systems and opens up many new lines of scientific exploration. Up until now， it can only translate symbols from two languages. However， a total of twelve cuneiform languages are known to exist. In the future， the software could also help to decipher weathered inscriptions （碑文）， for example in cemeteries， which are three-dimensional like cuneiform.

32. What can we learn about the cuneiform tablets？

A. They are greatly damaged over time. B. They record many prehistoric stories.

C. They represent big progress in writing. D. They are quite small in number.

33. What is special about the new AI system？

A. It uses OCR software. B. It is based on 3D models.

C. It can translate 12 languages. D. It can turn texts into symbols.

34. What impressed Mara during the research？

A. The difficulty in saving cuneiform tablets. B. The discovery of a new writing system.

C. The achievements in computer science. D. The effectiveness of the new AI system.

35. What is the best title for the text？

A. 3D Models Are Useful in Research B. OCR Software Deciphered Cuneiform

C. AI Software Helps Read Ancient Symbols D. Scientists Use AI to Find Cuneiform Tablets

第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Not all lessons can be learnt in a classroom environment. Overall development of students demands that they get the opportunity to participate in after-class activities in school. 36 Students are given a chance to join in activities like sports， art， music， etc.， and they can get the required break from dull classroom learning.

In some schools， participating in these activities is made compulsory while some keep it voluntary for students. There is a common mistaken belief that these events are not as important as regular learning.

37 Here is what students could learn by participating in them.

38 These are skills that are essential to meet the demands of a busy working life and are best if developed early. As adults， they’ll need to schedule several tasks in professional and personal life reasonably.

Just as classrooms have different subjects to teach students， after-class activities in school also give them a chance to explore new kinds of art and sports. 39

Participating in after-class activities in school requires the students to commit to them for some time. Through this they learn the concept of long-term commitment. 40 Participating in particular events in school trains the child to make commitments sensibly and to stick to them.

A. This helps them learn self-control.

B. It directs their attention in the wrong direction.

C. Active participation will help to raise self-respect.

D. This helps them understand where their interest lies.

E. Students can learn to manage their time and priorities.

F. This is why some top schools aim for a perfect balance.

G. Contrarily， they develop qualities in students like team spirit.

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第三部分 語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

We all strive to accomplish our goals before old age catches up with us. But for one San Diego woman， the loss of her 41 is far from a barrier.

Two days after Thanksgiving Laura Simon turns 106， and she’s still setting goals for herself. The secret to her longevity， she says， “is to live as 42 as you can and to work.”

Simon 43 one of her biggest goals when she turned 100： She 44 a book， titled I Am Still Here. Simon’s poor eyesight prevented her from 45 writing， so she dictated her book into a tape recorder over nine years. “I’m very 46 of this book，” Simon said.

The book’s 500 pages are 47 by dozens of black-and-white photos. Her paintings are also throughout the book. It was only recently when it was 48 for her to continue that Simon stopped painting. “My paintings come from the very depth of my being，” Simon said. “It gives me life and 49 .”

As for her recent 50 ？ She said she wanted to be in the Library of Congress. And Simon did more than 51 it to the Library of Congress. Her publisher 52 her that she is one of the oldest 53 authors with a book in the nation’s library.

Positive attitude about 54 has gotten Simon far. “Although I’m going to be 106 years old within the next week， I’m much younger in 55 and more active in the depth of my thinking，” Simon said.

41. A. wealth B. youth C. health D. growth

42. A. optimistically B. comfortably C. regularly D. gratefully

43. A. set B. achieved C. shared D. followed

44. A. read B. bought C. published D. gained

45. A. gradually B. frequently C. physically D. quickly

46. A. tired B. careful C. sick D. proud

47. A. broken up B. cut off C. brought in D. turned down

48. A. boring B. difficult C. relaxing D. strange

49. A. hope B. money C. food D. work

50. A. schedules B. barriers C. hobbies D. goals

51. A. admit B. finish C. realize D. make

52. A. advised B. warned C. informed D. convinced

53. A. living B. respectable C. generous D. experienced

54. A. study B. aging C. success D. writing

55. A. ability B. courage C. spirit D. inspiration

第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

The Chief Executive Officer of Beijing Aiqi Technology Yang Zhang has revived the Chinese cultural practice of using the mortise and tenon （卯榫） technique for construction which is on the edge of extinction.

He used the ancient mortise and tenon technique 56 （construct） the Turret of Palace Museum at a 1：81 miniscale. The choice of “Turret of Palace Museum” 57 the theme for the mini building block project 58 （base） on several factors.

59 （situate） in the Forbidden City of Beijing， this architectural treasure boasts the 60 （delicate） design and elegant shape among Chinese royal buildings. It was historically responsible for protecting the palace. The complex layout of the turret presented 61 unprecedented technical challenge to Zhang and his team of designers and 62 （develop）. Unlike conventional building block toys， Zhang aimed to create a model made 63 （entire） of genuine mortise and tenon components. The entire process of design took nearly five years， with hundreds of design iterations and continuous adjustments.

The mortise and tenon technique， 64 is the primary construction method used in ancient Chinese architecture and represents the core of traditional Chinese woodworking， is gaining increasing 65 " "（recognize） among the public.

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第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) （滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Tony發(fā)來電子郵件，說他對中國古建筑很感興趣，希望有機會來中國參觀。請你用英語給他回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1﹒推薦要參觀的古建筑及理由；

2﹒提出參觀建議；

3﹒你的希望。

注意：

1﹒寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；

2﹒可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié) （滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

My Own Beat

My pulse quickened as my feet took me closer and closer to the door. In my head， I could hear the words my kids kept telling me， “Do it， Mom. You never do anything for yourself. Just follow your dream.” I felt my lungs filled with air and released it.

“What are you doing here？ You’re a single mom of five. You’re fifty years old！” My thoughts were fighting with my kids’ words. Even so， it was as if I had no control over my feet—as if they were being urged along from somewhere deep inside me.

Finally I gathered my courage， stepped into the hall and signed up for drum classes， which was my childhood dream.

Wednesday came， and along with it my first drum lesson. I walked through the door and headed directly to the seating area in the back. My hands kept fidgeting （動來動去） with the sticks. I kept nervously looking at the time. I tried to slow down my breath. I knew the teacher would say I was not the right type of person to play the drums. I turned around to see an older man looking at me.

“Stephanie？ I’m Mike， the drum teacher，” he said.

People make me nervous. That’s the way I’ve always been. But Mike had a very calm manner about him， so I relaxed just slightly. Not only did he not tell me that I was the wrong type of person to play the drums， but he complimented me on how well I held the sticks and followed along with him.

“You are fine. I see so much potential in you，” he told me.

Soon my thirty-minute lesson is over. Walking back to my car， I felt full of excitement and energy. I thought of how many times I had driven my kids to their competitions and watched proudly as they bravely went in front of judges and audiences.

Now it felt scary and amazing at the same time to follow my dream and do something that was purely for my enjoyment， something just for me. Maybe one day I would have the chance to stand on the stage.

注意：續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右。

I started the car and couldn’t wait to go back home to tell my kids about my class.

Seeing my devotion and progress， Mike convinced me to play in a concert.