英语必修 第二册Unit 3 Festivals and customs达标测试

素养培优练（二）

Ⅰ.听力

第一节

听下面五段对话。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。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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What time is it now?

A. 7:15 pm. B. 7:30 pm. C. 7:45 pm.

2. Why did the speakers buy tickets?

A. To see a film. B. To watch a match. C. To attend a music festival.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. On the way to work.

B. At the entrance to the theatre.

C. At the railway station.

4. What did the man do last night?

A. He got married to Barbara.

B. He took part in a formal dance.

C. He proposed to Barbara.

5. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Have a good rest. B. Hold a special celebration. C. Ask Rick to go with him.

第二节

听下面五段对话或独白。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。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. How much does an entrance ticket cost?

A. Two dollars. B. Five dollars. C. Seven dollars.

7. How does the woman pay?

A. In cash. B. By WeChat. C. By credit card.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why does the woman come to the man?

A. To ask for leave. B. To put off her work. C. To see him off.

9. What does the woman need to do?

A. Work overtime. B. Help Sally with her work. C. See her son's teacher.

10. How long will the woman's husband be away?

A. For a week. B. For two weeks. C. For three months.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What does the man want to do?

A. Move to a larger house. B. Redecorate the house. C. Open an Italian restaurant.

12. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A. Turn to her manager.

B. Look for a place himself.

C. Get information from the newspaper.

13. Where does the conversation probably take place？

A. In a restaurant. B. At a house agency. C. At their home.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Where is the woman from?

A. Paris. B. New York. C. London.

15. How did the woman feel when Serge appeared again?

A. Delighted. B. Annoyed. C. Worried.

16. How did Serge help the woman?

A. He drove her to Dave's house.

B. He lent her his cell phone.

C. He found her a hotel.

17. What is the probable relationship between the woman and Serge?

A. Workmates. B. Strangers. C. Relatives.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Which stamps does Victor like best?

A. French ones. B. British ones. C. Chinese ones.

19. Which is the last one to complete Victor's French collection?

A. The 1954 special edition. B. The 1974 special edition.              C. The 2017 special edition.

20. How did Victor get the special edition?

A. From his mother. B. From his pen friend. C. From the speaker.

Ⅱ.七选五

How to Improve Your Long-Term Memory

Imagine you are trying to develop a skill that you want to remember—and use—for a long time. What could you do to help you remember what you have learned?

    1     One way to develop a long-term memory of something is to use spaced practice. In other words, studying the new information over time is better for long-term learning. So, instead of practicing in only one session, learners would better spend their time studying the information several times throughout the week.

Spacing within and between sessions. Spacing within a session means occasionally re-examining the information in a single practice session. One way English learners can do this is by creating flashcards.    2     Spacing between sessions is somewhat different. You don't want to do all of your studying in one learning session. You want to space it across time. So maybe three days a week you come back to this group of flashcards.

What is interleaving（交叉）? Spaced practice naturally goes with another study method: interleaving.    3     The important part is that your brain has to practice changing between different operations.

Do not become discouraged.    4     This learning may take more time and be more difficult, but long-term retention is far greater. In other words, you will be able to remember what you learned for far longer.    5   

A. What is spaced practice?

B. There are so many interesting memories.

C. So, the important point is not to become discouraged.

D. The brain must remember different meanings of each word.

E. Some of the best types of learning take place slowly at first.

F. It means using a mix of study methods during a practice session.

G. The more cards you have, the greater the space between each time you see the card is.

Ⅲ.写作

你校英文报中华文化专栏正在征集文章，请你写一篇短文投稿, 内容包括:

1.你最喜爱的节日；

2.喜欢的原因;

3.庆祝节日的活动。

注意: 词数80左右。

My Favourite Festival

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Ⅳ.读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall and just plain. In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. It was once I asked her to read aloud the text that I looked at her with new eyes when I heard her standard American pronunciation. Later on, the National College English Speech Contest would be held. I thought it over and filled in her name with a smile. I red-penciled her draft of speech, corrected her pronunciation, and even adjusted her body language.

However, I was always kind of worried because she was too introvert（内向的）and too quiet. Could she seize this rare opportunity? On the night of the contest, I told her to take it easy. Blushed（脸红的）, she looked at me and said nothing.

My heart sank. It seemed that she did tense up. I patted her and let her go to draw lots（抽签）.As a result, what she drew was No.9 while No.8 was recognized English master-hand（高手）.

Sure enough, the English master-hand was fairly successful in the speech with his humor and highly personal style. The whole audience would make a warm applause almost every 30 seconds until she appeared on the stage, still talking over his speech with excitement.

My palms began to sweat. I sat there, with no courage to look at her. It was the first time that she went up the stage, so I couldn't blame her for any slips. But at that moment, I found I was so scared of her failure.

The strong spotlight made her so small and so insignificant that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage, I said to myself, no hope.

But the moment that shocked me occurred. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on me.” She said this sentence three times in all, louder and louder.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

The whole audience fell silent._____________________________________

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After her speech ended for a long while, a thunderous applause sounded in the whole audience. _____________________________________________________

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素养培优练（二）

Ⅰ.听力

第一节

1. A

[解析]W:I'm afraid we can't arrive there on time.

M:Don't worry.I've ordered a taxi for 7:30 pm. It will arrive here in 15 minutes.

W:You are so thoughtful.

2. C

[解析]W:We finally managed to get tickets for the festival.

M:They're quite good seats so we should be able to see the musicians really well.

W:And they were a bit less expensive than we had expected.

3. B

[解析]W:I have been waiting here for almost half an hour.Why are you so late?

M:Sorry for having you wait so long. I was stuck in the traffic jam near the train station after work.

W:The opera is about to begin. The audience have entered.Let's hurry up.

4. B

[解析]M:I have surprising news for you.

W:What's it?

M:Barbara is getting married.

W:Who's the lucky guy?

M:Jason.He proposed last night at the formal dance.

5. C

[解析]M:I'd like you to go to the grand opening of the Ice Festival.

W:Phone Rick.I'm just too tired and I want to have a rest.You will have to manage without me.

第二节

6. B

7. A

[解析]W:I'd like a ticket to the fair, please.

M:OK.This is an entrance ticket only. If you'd like to go to the petting zoo or the horse ride, there will be an extra fee.

W:How much do those cost?

M:⑥The petting zoo is $2,  and the horse ride is $3.

W:⑥I'll buy a ticket to the petting zoo as well,  please.

M:⑥Your total comes to $7.

W:Can I use credit cards or WeChat?

M:Sorry, ⑦we take cash only.

W:Okay, here you go.

8. A

9. C

10. B

[解析]W:Excuse me, Mr Green. Could I have a word with you, please?

M:What is it?

W:⑧I was hoping to have the afternoon off this Thursday.Would that be OK?

M:Not really. You know we're very short of staff at the moment.

W:I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important. I haven't taken any time off for three months.

M:Couldn't you wait till next week, when Sally is back? I could spare you any day that week.

W:No. I'm sorry.⑨My son has a problem at school and I have to see his teacher on Thursday.

M:Can't your husband go instead?

W:No, he can't.⑩He's away for two weeks.

M:I suppose you'll have to go then.

11. A

12. C

13. B

[解析]W:Hello, Mr Smith.⑬What can I do for you?

M:Hello.⑬We have a problem with our living arrangements.⑪Our place is nice but it's too small for us.Also we miss Italian food.⑬Is there a way we can move somewhere else and cook for ourselves?

W:I'm sorry it's not working out. But I can understand how you feel. Er...OK, ⑬I'll try to find a place for you.

M:Thanks. If you find something, let me know. We're looking around, too.

W:⑫Maybe there are some in the newspaper.You can have a try. If you find something, tell the manager when you'll move out and settle things with him. And let me know your new address.

M:Thanks.

14. C

15. A

16. C

17. B

[解析]M:So how was your visit to the US?

W:A bit difficult at the start, but it got better later.

M:So what happened?

W:Well, I started my trip to New York, but ⑭I forgot to ring my cousin Dave and ask him to meet me before I left London.Then, just as the plane was landing at New York Airport, ⑰a French businessman sitting next to me called Serge, gave me a warning, “You shouldn't arrive in New York alone.” This made me a bit worried.

M:He's right! I couldn't agree more.

W:Well...Yeah...And when Serge disappeared, I did feel lonely and rather foolish. Just then, someone tapped me on the shoulder. It was Serge.⑮I was so excited.But when I called Dave from Serge's office, he was out. It was late so ⑯Serge took me to a hotel.

M:⑰Thank heavens for this strange man!

W:Exactly!

18. A

19. B

20. B

[解析]M:Well, today I'll share something about my friend Victor. His hobby was collecting stamps. He had all kinds of stamps from many foreign countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him as the present? That's right—stamps.⑱Victor liked French stamps best.He had almost every stamp of France from 1954 to 2017.⑲He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition.It was very hard to find. He looked for it everywhere, but he couldn't find it, which made him very sad.

⑳Victor had a pen friend, Phillip in France.They wrote to each other every month. Phillip knew that Victor liked stamps so he usually used different stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use.⑳Once Phillip's mother gave him a big, green stamp.It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. He looked carefully at the stamp on the envelope.⑳It was the special edition stamp he had been dreaming of!

Ⅱ.七选五

1. A

[解析]根据下一句提到的加强对某事物长期记忆的一个方法是进行分散练习，再结合本段其他内容可知，本段主要讲的是什么是分散练习，故A项正确。

2. G

[解析]上一句提到英语学习者可以这样做的一个方法是制作抽认卡，由此可知， G项（你的抽认卡越多，复习间隔的时间就会越长）能够承接上文。选项中的cards指的是上一句中的flashcards。

3. F

[解析]本段主题句及上一句均提到另外一种学习方法：交叉学习，因此接下来应该是对这一方法进行解释，F项符合语境。

4. E

[解析]根据下一句提到的这种学习方法可能花费更多时间并且更困难可知，此处应指一些最好的学习方法一开始效果会很慢，E项正确。

5. C

[解析]根据上文提到的这种方法花费的时间长，但对长期记忆效果好，再结合本段的主题句“Do not become discouraged.”可知，C项（因此，重要的是不要气馁）符合此处语境。

【语篇导读】该如何改善我们的长期记忆呢？文章针对此问题给我们提供了一些方法。

Ⅲ.写作

My Favourite Festival

Festivals and celebrations make our lives colourful. So I like festivals very much, especially the Mid-Autumn Festival.On the Mid-Autumn Festival, families always get together. Everyone is willing to see each other on that special day. People enjoy the delicious moon cake and admire the beauty of the moon. The most important part is that people can have fun chatting, staying with their families.This is my favourite festival. It sounds great, doesn't it?

Ⅳ.读后续写

The whole audience fell silent.Small and thin as the girl appeared, the determined look on her face immediately caught everyone's eyes. She glanced at the audience, took a deep breath and began her speech. Everything went smoothly—her voice was clear and influential and her speech was well-organized. Words of power and grace flowed freely out of the girl like magic. She was usually soft-voiced and rarely drew attention in public before. It was like something in a dream!

After her speech ended for a long while, a thunderous applause sounded in the whole audience.When the competition was drawing to a close, still immersed in her amazing performance, all of us waited nervously for the winner's name to be called. The tears welled up in my eyes the moment the host announced that she won the first prize. Holding the trophy tightly, she gave me a brilliant smile.“You surely made yourself the most shining focus tonight,” I said, cheerfully pulling her into my arms. Yes, sometimes a huge energy originates from the silent accumulation.