（试题总分100分 测试时间45分钟）
一. 单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
( )1. Dalian is ______ most beautiful city and it is one of ______ most beautiful
cities I have ever visited.
A. a; a B. the; the C. a; the D. the; a
( )2. Mr. Green decided to turn the garden ______ a playground ______ his
children.
A. from; to B. from; for C. into; for D. into; to
( )3. —Mom, I’m a bit thirsty.
—There are several bottles of juice in the fridge. You can take ______.
A. these B. this C. ones D. one
( )4. The numbers of the South China tiger ______ fallen in the last few years.
A. have been B. have C. had D. had been
( )5. The hotel is not very modern, but it does have the ______ of being close to the city center.
A. advantage B. transportation C. inspiration D. creativity
( )6. It’s ______ for the elephant called EmilJula to be locked by chain for fifty years.
A. ugly B. cruel C. relaxing D. proud
( )7. —The latest computer is too expensive. I can’t ______ it.
—What if I lent you some money?
A. recycle B. require C. afford D. cancel
( )8. Claire thought it ______ more to live in the city, so she moved back to the countryside.00
A. produced B. spent C. paid D. cost
( )9. —What do you think of your mother?
—She is ______ a good mother, ______ a good teacher. I love her a lot.
A. either; or B. not only; but also
C. neither; nor D. both; and
( )10. —What are you going to order?
—Well, I think I ______ try mapo tofu, but I’m not sure.
A. might B. must C. can’t D. shouldn’t
( )11. My teacher often says that mistakes should ______ in time.
A. correct B. be correcting
C. have corrected D. be corrected
( )12. —Sally, it’s 10 o’clock already. ______ the TV and go to bed.
—OK, Dad.
A. Turn on B. Put on
C. Turn off D. Put off
( )13. —David, ______ you ______ your report?
—No. I finished writing it this morning.
A. have; written B. are; writing
C. did; write D. were; writing
( )14. —Do you know the girl ______ has got an A in the English exam?
—Yes. She is my deskmate.
A. who B. which C. whom D. whose
( )15. —The traffic is becoming worse and worse in Beijing because of private cars.
—______. People should use public transport more often.
A. I agree B. Sounds boring
C. I hope not D. Never mind
二. 完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
About 230 years ago, some rats (老鼠) got to Hawadax Island and they killed the birds on the island. Now thanks to several years of hard work, “Rat Island” as it had been 1 for many years, has been returned to its real owners — 2 !
The rats arrived at Hawadax Island before 1780 when a Japanese 3 carrying them broke down at sea nearby. They killed the birds on the island 4 the environment of the island was not built to save its birds from the rats. There were 5 trees on the island and the birds were used to building their homes on the ground. That gave the rats 6 to eat the eggs and baby chicks.
In 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service started a(n) 7 to make the rats stay away from the island and try to bring back the beautiful birds. There were a large number of rats living on the “Rat Island”, so it was a(n) 8 job. But in 2009, there were no more rats on the island!5
Then slowly but surely, the birds began to 9 . Sadly, some of the birds were killed by the rat poison (毒药) that had been used to 10 the rats. But now it seems that things are becoming better and better and the island is starting to look like its former (以前的) self.
( )1. A. called B. made C. taken D. used
( )2. A. rats B. birds C. fish D. humans
( )3. A. car B. train C. bus D. ship
( )4. A. if B. because C. although D. unless
( )5. A. many B. some C. no D. more
( )6. A. chances B. time C. hope D. methods
( )7. A. idea B. action C. factory D. industry
( )8. A. easy B. hard C. interesting D. boring
( )9. A. sing B. fly C. return D. leave
( )10. A. find B. help C. study D. kill
三. 阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
A
Hi! My name is Nicholas. I am 12 years old. I am from Liverpool and I live there with my parents and my siblings — Sean, who is 10 years old, and Diana, who’s 4.
Our day starts at 7 o’clock. Everybody gets up and gets ready to leave home at 7:45. I usually take a shower in the evening, so I just have to wash my face, brush my teeth, and put on my school uniform. We all have breakfast at 7:30.
After breakfast, Sean and I catch the bus to school. Classes begin at 8 o’clock. Mom and Dad drive to work after leaving Diana at the kindergarten (幼儿园). My dad is a doctor and my mom is a nurse. They both work at the local hospital.
When school finishes at 3 o’clock, Sean and I take the bus home. We have a glass of milk and some bread and then we do our homework. On Wednesdays we go home late. Sean goes to the Internet Club and I go to the Music Club. I want to be a famous musician. That’s why at the weekend I go to L.I.P.A. — the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. It is one of the best performing art schools in Britain. I have drama, singing and dancing lessons.8
I’ve always loved music and I started playing the piano when I was 4 years old. I’ve also learned to play the drums and the guitar. When I grow up, I want to take a music degree (学位) at L.I.P.A. I must study hard to get high grades because they only have 35 places available each year. One of those places has to be for me!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( )1. The underlined word “siblings” in Paragraph 1 means “______”.
A. classmates B. friends and relatives
C. neighbors D. brothers or sisters 04
( )2. According to Paragraph 2, Nicholas ______.
A. usually takes a shower in the morning
B. wears uniform to school
C. has breakfast at school
D. gets up at 7:45
( )3. Nicholas goes to school ______.
A. by bike B. on foot C. by bus D. by car
( )4. On Wednesdays Nicholas goes home late because he ______.
A. takes classes at L.I.P.A
B. goes to the Music Club
C. goes to the Internet Club
D. does homework at school
( )5. The last paragraph mainly tells us about Nicholas’ ______.
A. school life B. interest in music
C. weekend activities D. favorite places to go
B
Were dinosaurs (恐龙) warm-blooded or cold-blooded? According to a new study, scientists have found that they were somewhere in the middle. This new study shows that dinosaurs were very different from most of today’s animals that are either warm or cold-blooded.6
“I think we were all surprised by this,” said Felisa Smith from the University of New Mexico. “The idea certainly took some getting used to.”
The last dinosaurs lived on the earth more than 60 million years ago. However, there is always more to discover about these ancient animals. 【0：21•3•7•网】
A study by a team of scientists led by John M. Grady of the university studied many different kinds of dinosaurs in their research. They looked at growth rate (比率), body temperature and body size of different kinds of dinosaurs.
How are warm-blooded animals different from cold-blooded animals? Warm-blooded animals like humans can control their body temperature. They eat a lot, and burn calories (卡路里) quickly. They have a more active lifestyle than cold-blooded animals. While cold-blooded animals such as snakes do not control their body temperature. Instead, they must use sunlight to keep warm, and they move much more slowly. Cold-blooded animals do not need to eat very much. Their bodies slow down in colder temperatures.
Dinosaurs were in the middle because they didn’t completely control their body temperature, but their body temperature didn’t only depend on the environment either. This helped dinosaurs and allowed them to live for so many years.
Besides dinosaurs, there are other animals that are not completely warm-blooded or cold-blooded, such as great white sharks.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( )6. According to the new study, ______.
A. dinosaurs were cold-blooded
B. dinosaurs were warm-blooded
C. dinosaurs were not completely warm-blooded or cold-blooded
D. some dinosaurs were warm-blooded and some were cold-blooded
( )7. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means that ______.
A. it’s bad news to get the idea
B. it’s good news to get the idea
C. the idea is the same as what scientists predicted
D. the idea is different from what people usually think
( )8. John M. Grady and his team studied many things about different kinds of dinosaurs EXCEPT their ______.
A. body size B. eating habit
C. growth rate D. body temperature
( )9. Warm-blooded animals ______.
① live an active life ② eat a lot
③ need sunlight to keep warm ④ don’t control their body temperature
A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①③ D. ②④
( )10. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Great white sharks are cold-blooded.
B. Most of today’s animals are either warm or cold-blooded.
C. Cold-blooded animals move slowly in colder temperatures.
D. Dinosaurs’ body temperature didn’t only depend on the environment.
C
Jayson Fann talks with a reporter about creating art with natural materials.
Reporter: What is your job?
JF: I’m an environmental artist, and I build human-sized nests. My nests are all over the world.
Reporter: (11)_________
JF: People can have dinner parties in my nests. They can also read and relax in them. Some of my nests even have several rooms, so people can also use my nests as hotel rooms.
Reporter: (12)_________
JF: First, I draw a design (设计图样) for the nest. Then I discuss the design with my customer. After the design is finished, I collect wood and work with a team to build it.
Reporter: (13)_________
JF: I use eucalyptus (桉树) wood, which is soft and easy to bend (弯曲) when it is young and freshly cut. But when it is dried, it becomes very hard. So it holds its shape and can support people.
Reporter: (14)_________
JF: Sometimes I get the wood by cutting young branches from trees. This actually helps keep the trees healthy. Other times, I collect wood from the forest floor.
Reporter: (15)_________
JF: You have to be able to draw and use different artistic mediums (媒介). And you also have to know how to speak to people — your customers and the people who work with you.
Reporter: What is the best part of your job?
JF: I get to be creative in a way that doesn’t hurt the environment!
根据材料内容，将A—E五个问题还原到文中空白处，使短文完整、通顺，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
A. What makes your nests strong enough to hold people?
B. What skills do you need for your job?
C. What can people do in your nests?
D. Where do you get your materials?
E. How do you make a nest?
11. _____ 12. _____ 13. _____ 14. _____ 15. _____【0：4】
四. 情景交际（每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，在空白处填上恰当的句子，使对话完整、通顺。
A: Hi, Carol. I called you yesterday afternoon, but nobody picked it up.
B: (1)________________________?
A: At 4 o’clock.
B: Well, I was shopping with my sister at Meetall Supermarket.
A: Oh. By the way, (2)________________________?
B: No, we didn’t. We just used the plastic bags offered by the supermarket.
A: Oh, no! You should take your own shopping bags.
B: (3)________________________. Next time I will.
A: Well, tomorrow we will go to plant trees in the city park. (4)________________?
B: Yes, I’d like to. It’s everyone’s duty to protect the environment. (5)___________?
A: Let’s meet at 8:00 a.m. at the school gate.
五.词汇运用（每小题1分，共5分）
根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The river is polluted seriously so ________(fisherman) can’t catch any fish.
2. A ________(science) discovery is often made long before someone is able to put it to use.
3. To cut down waste, you should buy a pair of ________(reuse) chopsticks to take with you when you eat out.
4. In today’s world, anything is possible with a bit of ________(creative) and hard work.
5. He opened the ________(wood) box, and found very surprisingly that it was full of his mother’s old photos.
六. 完成句子（每小题1分，共5分）
根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。
1. 喝酒太多对你的健康有害。
Drinking too much __________________ your health.
2. 他参加比赛的那天，身体不大舒服。
The day he __________________ the competition, he was not feeling well.
3. 成为飞行员是我的梦想，你不知道我为此付出了多少。
To be a pilot is my dream. You don’t know how much I’ve __________________ it.21032
4. 爸爸教我如何好好利用旧玩具。
Dad taught me how to __________________.
5. 许多房子在暴风雨中被摧毁了。
Many houses were __________________ in the rainstorm.
七. 综合填空（每小题1分，共10分）
从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每词限用一次。
decide, however, good, realize, recall, never, year, it, rule, with
In 1953, Ron Webster borrowed a book at the University of Liverpool’s library. And recently he returned the book, 61 (1)________ late!02
Ron was working in the university when he (2)________ to borrow the book, Structure and Function in Primitive Society. Later, Ron took the book (3)________ him when he left the university to work in London. And recently, while checking books at his home, Ron (4)________ that the book was not actually his and that he had (5)________ returned it.
Believing that the book was so (6)________, Ron thought it was a pity for other students if they had no chance to read it. So Ron, now 91, decided to return (7)________.
Phil Sykes, a librarian at the university, (8)________, “... They called me to come down. They said there was a man trying to return a book he took out in 1953, and that he was 91 years old!”【2：217】
According to the library (9)________, Ron would get a fine (罚款) of $7,651. (10)________, the librarian kindly decided to forgive (原谅) him because Ron agreed to return all his books on time in the future!
八 书面表达（20分）
地球是我们的家园。作为地球的主人，我们应该好好保护它。假如你们学校下星期要举行一次演讲比赛，主题为“如何保护地球”。请你根据以下提示，写一篇演讲稿。
提示：1. 节约用水、用电；
2. 节约纸张；
3. 不乱丢杂物；
4. 回收利用废品。
要求：1. 根据提示内容进行写作，可适当发挥；
2. 90词左右。演讲稿的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone!
The earth is our home, so we should protect it well. To do this, we should do the following things in our daily life.__________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Thanks for listening!
Unit 13 We’re trying to save the earth!
单元基础水平测试题 参考答案:
一. 1-5 CCDBA 6-10 BCDBA 11-15 DCBAA
二. 1-5 ABDBC 6-10 ABBCD
三. 1-5 DBCBB 6-10 CDBAA 11-15 CEADB
四. 1. What time did you call me
2. did you take your own shopping bags
3. You’re right
4. Would you like to join us
5. When and where shall we meet
五. 1. fishermen 2 scientific 3. reusable 4. creativity 5. wooden / wood
六. 1. is harmful to 2. took part in 3. paid for
4. put old toys into good use 5. pulled down
七. 1. years 2. decided 3. with 4. realized 5. never
6. good 7. it 8. recalled 9. rules 10. However
八. One possible version:
Hello, everyone!
The earth is our home, so we should protect it well. To do this, we should do the following things in our daily life. First, save water and electricity. When you wash your hair, why not turn off the shower? When you leave the classroom, turn off the lights. Second, I think saving paper is necessary. All used textbooks should be recycled, so fewer trees will be cut down. Thirdly, don’t throw litter everywhere and keep our environment clean. Lastly, every one of us should learn to recycle waste and cut down pollution.
I believe if everyone plays a part in saving our environment, it will be more pleasant.
Thanks for listening!
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