單元檢測卷（六）Unit6Earthfirst

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（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小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅

讀一遍。

1.Whencanthemanseetheheadmaster?

A.At9：30.B.At11：45.C.At12：40.

2.Whydoesthemanwanttokeepthewindowshut?

A.Heisill.

B.Hewantstoopenithimself.

C.Theairinsideisfreshenough.

3.WhatisMike?

A.Ateacher.B.Astudent.C.Awriter.

4.Whathasmadeworkingathomepossible?

A.Personalcomputers.B.Communicationindustry.C.Livingfarfrom

companies.

5.Whereisthewoman?

A.Inasoapfactory.B.Inherhouse.C.Ataninformationdesk.

第二節（共15小題；每小題L5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.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Onabus.C.Inthebank.

7.Whydothetwospeakerswanttobuyacar?

A.Theyhavealotofmoney.

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B.Themanlivestoofarawayfromhisoffice.

C.ThewomanJsofficeistoofarawayfromherhome.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whywon'tMr.Stonecometotheclinictomorrow?

A.Hecan，tsparethetime.B.Theclinicwillbeclosed.

C.DrMiltonwon'tcometowork.

9.Whenistheclinicopeninaweek?

A.FromMondaytoFriday.

B.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.

C.Duringthewholeweek.

10.WhattimehasfinallybeenfixedforMr.Stonetocome?

A.5：30p.m.,Wednesday.B.6：15p.m.,Wednesday.

C.6：15p.m.,Thursday.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Howmanytimeshasthephonerung?

A.Justonce.B.Severaltimes.C.Fivetimes.

12.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Neighbours.B.Acouple.C.Classmates.

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.She'salittlenervous.B.She'sveryexcited.C.She'sveryangry.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Friends.C.Strangers.

15.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Atthewoman'shome.C.Attheman'shome.

16.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Havesomesoup.B.Havemorerice.C.Bringhiswifenexttime.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatdidNicholasdoateighteenmonths?

A.HebegantolearnFrench.

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B.Hereadthenewspaper.

C.Hetooktelephonemessages.

18.WhywasNicholasboredandunhappyatthetwoschools?

A.Hehadtoomuchhomework.

B.Healmostcouldn，tlearnanythingspecial.

C.Histeachersoftencorrectedhisspelling.

19.WhoofferedtohelpNicholasfinally?

A.Hisclassmates.B.Hisparents.C.Acollege.

20.WhatisNicholas'slifelikenow?

A.Busywithoutanysociallife.

B.Fullbutboring.

C.Busyatcollegeandfreeathome.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（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、1）四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

WhenBuffettwasaskedaboutthesecrettohissuccess,hesaidthathereadevery

day-500pages,tobeexact.Unfortunately,ifyou，realreadyworking9-5,youmight

nothavethetimetoreadatall,letaloneanentirebookaday.Butifyouwant

tomakesomechangesinyourlife,thefollowing4most-readbooksonself-improvement

mayhelpyoustart.

HowtoStopWorryingandStartLivingwrittenbyDaleCarnegie

Areyouwonderingwhyyoucan*tstopworryingaboutsomething?Nomatterhowhard

youtry,doyoufocusonthesameproblem?Byfindingoutthereasonforyourstress,

youcanovercomethis.InthisbookCarnegiecameupwithsomeeffectivewaysthat

canhelpyoustopworryingaboutthesamethingagain.

ThirteenThingsMentallyStrongPeopleDontDowrittenbyAmyMorin

Youcan，tescapebadluckinlife.Butyoucanchangehowyoureacttoit.Do

youstruggletoovercomeyourfailures?Orthinkaboutthingsoutofyourcontrol?

Thisbookwillhelpyouovercomethesedifficulties,whichcanhaveagreateffect

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onyoureverydaylife.

HowWillYouMeasureYourLifewrittenbyClaytonChristensen

Thisbookwillgiveyousomesuggestionsonhowtobalanceyourworkandyour

life.Whatwouldmakeyouhappieratwork?Perhapsalittlemoremoneyormore

admirationfromothersiswhatyouwant.Althoughcareersuccesscanbesatisfying,

ignoringyourfamilyandfriendscanbeharmful.

FindingYourElementwrittenbyKenRobinson

Thisworldoftenwantsustofollowacertainlifeplan.Ifyoudon'tknowwhat

yourpassionis,itjustmeansyouhaven，tdiscoveredityet.Ormaybeitjust

disappearedearlyinlife.Thisbookwillhelpfindouthowyoucangetawayfrom

theworld'sstrictrulesandfindyourrealpassioninlife.

21.Whosebookcanhelpyouifyoucan，tstopworryingaboutthings?

A.AmyMorin*s.B.DaleCarnegie，s.

C.KenRobinson's。D.ClaytonChristensen,s.

22.Ifoneofyourfriendsdoesn'tknowhowtobalancehisworkandlife,you

couldadvisehimtoread.

A.ThirteenThingsMentallyStrongPeopleDontDo

B.HowtoStopWorryingandStartLiving

C.FindingYourElement

D.HowWillYouMeasureYourLife

23.What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.FourBooksInterestYouB.FourBooksOccupyYourFreeTime

C.FourBooksChangeYourLifeD.FourBooksHelpYouRelax

B

BeforeEdSheeranbecametheGrammy-winningand150millionalbum-sellingEd

Sheeran,hewasjustanotherstrugglingartist.Hewasplayinginsmallclubs,

knockingondoorsandbeingtoldnooverandoveragain-followingaseemingly

impossibledream.

ButSheerandecidedtotakeariskonhimself,buyingaone-waytickettoLos

Angelesin2010afterbookingonegig（特約演奏）.Lookingforothergigsledtoplaying

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onJamieFoxx'sradioshowandtousingtherecordingstudioinFoxx'shomeforfree.

AndsleepingonFoxx,scouch（長沙發）.

“Withinamonth,“Sheeransaid,“ofgoingthere,withzeroconfidence,and

endingupinoneofthebiggestmoviestarsintheworld'shouse,recording...inmy

mind,Iwaslike,'Imusthavesomething.'So,goingbacktoEngland,Ihadthis

charged-upbattery...andstartedmakingrecords,doingtoursallover.?.”

Stayingthecourseinthefaceofstruggleandrejection（拒絕）ishard.

That'swhereFoxxsteppedinforSheeran."'You'regreat,'"Foxxrecalled

tellingSheeran."Isaid,'Iknowyoudon，thaveanywheretogo,soyoucantake

aresthere.’"

Mostpeoplegiveupinthefaceofadversity（逆境）一eveniftheyaresmarter,

betterconnected,moretalentedorbetterfundedthanyou.Successoftencomesdown

toperseverance（堅持）.Youcan，twinifyouaren'taroundattheend.

Youdon'thavetoofferyourcouch.Butyoucanbekind.Youcanofferaword

ofencouragementtoastrugglingfriend.Youcanofferalittlehelptoastruggling

connection.Behindeverystartupisapersonwithadream:apersonlivingoncouches

anddependingonstrangersbeingkind.Onceinawhile,beoneofthosestrangers

becausealittlehelpmaybeallapersonneedstokeepgoing.

24.HowwasEdSheeranbeforehewenttoLosAngeles?

A.Hebecamewell-knowninclubs.

B.Hestartedtostepintothemusicindustry.

C.Hewastedmanychancestobesuccessful.

D.Henearlyhadnohopeofmakingprogress.

25.WhatdidFoxxdotohelpEdSheeran?

A.Hegavehimsomemoney.B.Hefoundajobforhim.

C.Heheldtoursforhim.D.Heofferedhiscouch.

26.WhenEdSheeranleftLosAngeles,he.

A.wassatisfiedwithhisachievementsB.wasuncertainabouthisfuture

C.wasconfidentabouthimselfD.wasupsetwithFoxx

27.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshareinParagraph6?

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A.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Intimeofdanger,one,smind

worksfast.

C

[2022?龍巖高一上期末]CompaniesinChinaarewelcomingahybridworkmodel（混

合工作模式），whichbringsopportunitiestocreativity.Anditisalsoapassivemethod

fordiseasecontrolandprevention,industryofficialssaid.

About45percentofcompaniesinChinaareprovidingremote（遠程的）work

opportunities,higherthantheaveragelevelintheAsiaPacificregionof41percent.

Over57percentofemployeeslikethehybridworkidea,withthepreferredchoice

asthreeworkingdaysintheofficeandtwoathome,accordingtoasurveyfromLinkedin,

aworkplacesitewith50millionusersinChina.

Hybridworkoffersbenefitssuchasreducedtimeandenergyspentcommuting（通

勤）andopportunitiestohirefromaglobaltalentpool,saidWendyPurcell,Research

ScholaratHarvardUniversity.HesharedopinionswithChenYubo,Tsinghuaprofessor

andtopexecutiveofTripGroup.

Shanghai-basedTripcom,thecountry，sbiggestonlinetourismserviceprovider,

hasalreadybegunahybridworkmodel.Itasksemployeesindifferentdepartments

tocometotheofficeoncertaindates,whichmaybecomeacompany-widepolicy,said

JaneSun,Trip'sCEO.

Aslongasproductivityisnotnegativelyaffected,employeesmaysavetwohours

ofcommutingtime,andengineerscanhaveflexibility（靈活性）intheirwork,and

it^strengthensourcultureandgivesthemmorejobsatisfactionSunsaid.

Hybridworkhelpsconnectemployeesspreadacrossdifferentregions.Italso

promotessocialequality."TalentedemployeeswhoareworkinginShanghaiandBeijing

nowmaygotoworkinrelativelyless-developedbigcitieslikeChengdu,Wuhan,Xi'an,

andChongqinginthefuture,“TsinghuaprofessorChensaid.

Butthereisnoone-size-fits-allmodelinhybridwork,especiallyinChina.Chen

agreedtoembracehybridworkbutnotgiveupthetraditionalmodel,asmanyjobs

inChinaneedtrustandrelationshipthatarebuiltinanoffice.

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Hybridworkis“thebiggestchangetohowweworkinourgeneration,according

toMicrosoftCEOSatyaNadella.

28.Whichistrueaboutthehybridworkmodel?

A.Itwillbethefutureworkmodel.B.Itdemandsemployeestoworkathome.

C.It'spopularwithcompaniesinChina.D.It'stheresultofdiseasecontrol

andprevention.

29.Whatmaybetheadvantageofthehybridworkmodel?

A.Itwillreducetheworkingtime.B.Ithelpsbuilduptrustandrelationship.

C.Employeescanbemorecreative.D.Employeescanworkinbetweentwocities.

30.Whydoesthewriterstatedifferentpeople*sopinions?

A.Toenrichthetext.B.Tosupporthisidea.

C.Tomakeacomparison.D.Toattractthereaders.

31.What'stheauthor，sattitudetothenewmodel?

A.Doubtful.B.Negative.C.Unclear.D.Supportive.

D

[2022?廈門高一質檢]Computershavebecomeamazinglyexactattranslatingspoken

wordstotextmessagesandsearchingalargesupplyofvaluableinformationfor

answerstodifficultquestions.Atleast,thatis,solongasyouspeakEnglishor

otherworld'smainlanguages.ButtrytalkingtoyourphoneinYoruba,Igboorany

numberofwidelyspokenAfricanlanguagesandyou，11finddifficultyinaccessing

information,tradeandotherbenefitsoftheglobaltecheconomy.

Americantechgiantsdon，thavealonghistoryofmakingtheirlanguagetechnology

workwelloutsidethewealthiestmarkets,aproblemthathasalsomadeitharderfor

themtodiscoverdangerousmisinformationontheirplatforms.Google,forinstance,

upsetmembersoftheYorubacommunitywhenitslanguageappmistranslatedanice

Africangodasadevil.Partofthereasonisthatthere'sjustnotenoughonline

datainthoselanguagesfortheAIsystemstoeffectivelylearnhowtogetbetter

atunderstandingthem.

“Wearegettingtothepointwhereifamachinedoesn，tunderstandyourlanguage,

itwillbelikeitneverexisted,,,saidVukosiMarivate,whohasdevotedsomeof

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hisAIresearchtothesouthernAfricanlanguagesofXitsongaandSetswana.

uConsideringourhistory,someofthebias（偏見）isintentional.Thehistoryof

theAfricancontinentandingeneralincolonized（殖民化的）countries,isthatwhen

languagehadtobetranslated,itwastranslatedinaverynarrowway,“Marivate

added.

However,GoogleandMicrosoftareamongthecompaniesthatsaytheyaretrying

toimprovetechnologyforso-called,low-resource”languagesthatAIsystemsdon,t

haveenoughdatafor.ComputerscientistsatMetaannouncedabreakthroughonthe

pathtoa“universaltranslator^thatcouldtranslatemultiplelanguagesatonce

andworkbetterwithlower-resourcedlanguages.Meanwhile,Marivateandother

researchershavefoundedaresearchprojectacrossAfrica.Increasingly,peopleare

joininghandstodevelopavarietyoflanguageapproaches.

32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraphs1and2?

A.YorubaandIgboarewidelyspokenintheworld.

B.Englishspeakersfailtoaccessonlineinformation.

C.TheonlinedataofAfricanlanguagesislimited.

D.Computerscantranslatealltextmessagesexactly.

33.Whydoestheauthormention“Google“inParagraph2?

A.Tomakeaprediction.B.Todrawacomparison.

C.Toreachaconclusion.D.Togiveanexample.

34.WhatisMarivate*sattitudetowardsaAmericantechgiants”?

A.Friendly.B.Unconcerned.C.Dissatisfied.D.Proud.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.JointEffortstoImproveAIinAfricanLanguages

B.ComputersGoodatTranslatingSpokenLanguage

C.USTechGiantsMisunderstandAfricanLanguages

D.AfricanResearchersExchangeIdeaswithTechGiants

第二節（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。

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[2022?東莞高一上期末]Whetherit'stoimproveyourfitness,healthor

environment,takingupbicycleridingcanbeoneofthebestdecisionsyouhaveever

made.

Savetheplanet

36.Twentybicyclescanbeparkedinthesamespaceasonecar.Ittakesaround

5percentofthematerialsandenergyusedtomakeacartobuildabike,andabike

produceszeropollution.

37.

Cyclingjust20milesaweekreducesyourriskofheartdiseasetolessthanhalf

thatofthosewhotakenoexercise.StudiesfromPurdueUniversityintheUShave

shownthatregularcyclingcancutyourriskofheartdiseaseby50percent.

Enjoyhealthyfamilytime

Cyclingisanactivitythewholefamilycandotogether.It'skindonyourjoints,

andthere，snothingtostopgrandparentsjoiningintoo.Moreover,yourridinghabit

canbesowingtheseedsforyourkids.38.Putsimply,ifyourkidsseeyouriding

regularly,theywillthinkit'snormalandwanttofollowyourexample.

Increaseyourbrainpower

Doyouwanttobesmarterandincreaseyourbrainpower?39.That'sbecause

cyclinghelpsbuildnewbraincellsinthehippocampus-thepartresponsiblefor

memorywhichgoesworsefromtheageof30.40.Itincreasesbloodflowandoxygen

tothebrain.

Makeyouhappy

Evenifyou'renotinagoodmood,justthree30-minuteridesaweekcanbeenough

togivepeoplethelifttheyneed.

A.Thenjustgocycling

B.Keepyourheartstrong

C.Makecreativebreakthroughs

D.Bicyclescansavealotofspace

E.Thebenefitsofcyclingisbeyondwords

F.Cyclingthroughthemileswillliftyourspirits

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G.Theyareinfluencedbytheirparents'exercisechoices

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

[2022?南師范大學附屬中學高一上期末]Theotherday,myhusbandandItookthe

kidsfordinneratabranchofPizzaExpress.Therewasaveryfriendlylady

aloneatthenexttable.Whenthetimecameforhertopaythe42,herbankcard

wasdeclined.Thewaitresstoldher,inaverykindway,thattherewasa43but

shewouldcallhermanagerforhelp.Seeingthis,myhusband坐gotupandtold

thewaitingstaffthatwewouldpayforthelady'smeal.45,whenthemanager

arrived,heexplainedtotheladythatalthoughshecouldn，tusehercard,therewas

noneedto46,PizzaExpressauthorizes（授權）therestaurantto47twofree

mealspermonthandonthis48,theywouldliketoprovideherwithafreemeal.

Shewasextremelygratefuland49thatshehadbeenunabletopay.Wewere

relievedthattheladyhadbeentreatedwithdignityinsteadofbeingplacedina（n）

50position.

Thenthemanagerapproachedourtable.Hesaidthat,51wehadshownsuch

generosity,hewouldliketodonatethesecondfreemealthattherestaurantwasable

to52tous!Wewereabsolutelyastonished!Ihadneverheardofanychain

restaurantbehavinginsuchagenerousway.Wewerequite53withgratitude.I

madesurethattheladywasabletogethomeOK,andthenwe54thestaffand

left.Iwasreallyimpressedbyhowtherestauranthadtreatedthis§5case.

41.A.waitingB.workingC.diningD.ordering

42.A.menuB.billC.serviceD.recipe

43.A.solutionB.problemC.disadvantageD.technique

44.A.cautiouslyB.bravelyC.slowlyD.immediately

45.A.HoweverB.FinallyC.ActuallyD.Therefore

46.A.payB.helpC.worryD.bother

47.A.giveawayB.pickupC.letoutD.takeon

48.A.occasionB.opportunityC.momentD.demand

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49.A.puzzledB.apologeticC.delightedD.thrilled

50.A.dangerousB.emergentC.violentD.embarrassing

51.A.ifBafterC.asD.when

52.A.shareB.spareC.offerD.cover

53.A.filledB.equippedC.suppliedD.burdened

54.A.praisedB.inspiredC.greetedD.thanked

55.A.creativeB.specialC.complexD.regular

第二節（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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

“TheStrandBookstoreisjustourgifttoNewYorkCityandtoreaders,vsays

NancyBassWyden,theownerofthebookstore.

TheStrand56.________(establish)in1927byWyden'sgrandfather,BenBassand

beganasausedbookstore.OriginallylocatedontheLowerEastSideofManhattan,

theStrandwasinanareaonceknownas“BookRow,“57.coveredfourcity

blocksalongFourthAvenue-fromAstorPlacetoUnionSquare.Atvariouspoints

betweenthe1890sandthe1970s,theareawashometo58.________totalof48used

bookstores.Inthe1950s,theStrandmovedto59.________(it)presentlocationat

thecornerofBroadwayandEast12thStreet.Wydenhassincehelpedthestoreincrease

itsofferings,including60.(open)anadditionallocationontheUpperWest

SideofManhattan.

“Webecame61.________(big)thanIeverthoughtwe'dbe,"Wydenexplains.uWe

startedcarryingnewbooksatadiscount.Thenwestartedwithlotsofotherthings.

Istarted62.(program)like'BooksbytheFoot,'whereyoucanbuyalibrary

foryourhome.”

Today,theStrandistheonlysurvivoronBookRow.That63.________(do)not

meanbusinessisalwaysgood.Bookstoreshavestruggledamidtherecentincreasein

onlinesales.

Wydenthinksonlineplatforms(平臺)areanimportantway64.(reach)

customers.Shealsothinksofbookstores65.________importantplacesdevoted(專

注于)totheprintedword,allowingtheestablishmentofliterary(文學的)

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communitiesinneighborhoods.

第四部分寫作（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（滿分15分）

[2022?寧德高一期末]假定你是李華，你校學生會準備在世界地球日以“Wildlife

Protection"為主題舉辦英語演講活動。請你用英文寫一篇關于野生動物保護的演講稿，內

容包括：

1.原因；2.措施；3.期望。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；

3.開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

Goodmorning,respectfuljudgesandfellowstudents.

That,sall.Thankyou.

第二節（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

[2022,保定高一上期末]Thicksnowflakesswirled（旋轉）aroundmycar.Everything

aroundmewaswhite.Thelightwasfading（變暗）asthesunsetovertherockypeaks.

Iwasdrivingupamountainpassonwhatwassupposedtobeafour-hourtripfrom

RedRiver,NewMexico,toDurango,Colorado,Idroveslowlyalongonawinding,

unfamiliarroadinasnowstorm.IwasonmywaytomeetmyfriendJane,whowasin

Durango.IwassoexcitedabouttheweekendthatIleftwithoutcheckingtheweather.

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Thirtyminutesintomydrive,thesnowhadstarted.Gentlesnowatfirst.Ithought

aboutturningaround.Butithardlylookedthreatening,soIcontinued.NowI

regrettedthatdecision.Butitwastoolate.Theroadwastoonarrowandicyfor

metoturnaround.Thesnowwasbad,gettingworse.Theonlywayoutwasforward,

higherandhigherintothemountains.Thelastbitofsunlightdisappeared,andI

couldn，tseeanythingbeyondthefewfeetlightedbymyheadlights.

MycellphonehadlostserviceassoonasI'denteredthemountain.1couldn't

callforhelp.Theclotheswereinmyluggage.MaybeIcouldfindaplacetopull

overandwearmoreclothesuntilmorning.Wouldthatbeenoughtokeepmewarmall

night?Howlongwouldittakeforsomeonetofindme?”Everythingwillbefine,w

Iwhispered.

ThenInoticedapairoflightsseemedtoglowdimly（朦朧地）throughthesnowstorm.

Iopenedmyeyeswidehardandthenlookedahead.Theretheywere.Tail-lights!There

wasacarinfrontofme!Atleastsomeonewasherewithme.Focusonthelights,

Itoldmyself,notyourfear.Ifollowedmyguideforatleastanotherhalfhouras

wecontinuedtopassthemountain.

注意：L續寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

Finally,Ifelttheroadstarttoleveldown

gradually.

Atthebaseofthemountain,Ispottedthetail

lights._______________________________________________________________________________

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單元檢測卷（六）

第一部分

答案：

1-5CABBB6-10ABCAC

11-15BBABB16-20CCBCA

聽力材料

(Text1)

M:Doyouthinktheheadmastercouldseemebeforeninethirty?

W:Hewon，tbeinuntilelevenforty-five.

M:Istwelvefortyanygood?

W:Yes,r11writedownthetime.

(Text2)

W:DoyoumindifIopenthewindowtoletinsomefreshair?

M:Sorry.Pleasedon，t.I'vecaughtacold.

(Text3)

W:Didyousaysorrytoyourteacher,Mike?

M:WhymustI?

W:Youwerelatethismorning.

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M:ButIwasn't.WhenIgottoschool,Iwasjustontimeforclass.

(Text4)

M:MissDermott,letmeaskyoustraightaway.Doyouthink,withinafewyears,

manypeoplecouldworkathomeinsteadofworkinginoffices?

W:Oh,yes.It'shappeningnow.Yousee,thecommunicationindustryhasmadesuch

progressinthelasttenyears.

(Text5)

M:Hello!MayIspeaktoMrsArnold?

W:Speaking.

M:ThisisSparkleCompany.Youareoneoftheluckyhousewiveschosentoreceive

ourfreesoap.

W:That*sveryniceofyou.ButI'drathergoonusingwhatI'vealwaysused.

Thanksjustthesame.

(Text6)

W:Whydon,twebuyacar,dear?

M:Ihavebeenthinkingaboutitforalongtime.Ithinkitnecessaryforus

tobuyone.Welivesofarawayfrommycompany.

W:Yes.Withacar,youwouldn，thavetocatchabustowork.Itcansavealot

oftime.

M:Sure,butwedon'thaveenoughmoneyatprese