Module 2 A Job Worth Doing

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(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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 does the man do？

A. A driver. B. A policeman. C. A gatekeeper.

2. Where are the two speakers？

A. At a bus stop. B. In a shop. C. In a hospital.

3. What does the man mean？

A. Alice will not come on time. B. The woman is too anxious. C. He wants to see Alice very much.

4. What is the relationship between the speakers？

A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.

5. Why does the woman have to leave？

A. Her daughter is waiting for her. B. She is going to be late for her work.

C. She does not like to talk with the man.

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(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)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(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6. What are they talking about？

A. Their childhood. B. Their grandsons. C. The youngs behavior.

7. How many T-shirts did the boy buy once？

A. 13. B. 30. C. 10.

8. How did the man and the woman live in the past？

A. They never wasted. B. They didnt have shoes. C. They wore old clothes.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. What do the two speakers both want to do in the new year？

A. To save some money. B. To work harder. C. To lose weight.

10. What did Tiger do last year？

A. He joined a health club. B. He stopped smoking. C. He got a good job.

11. What does Jerry want to do？

A. He might have a nice trip during the vacation. B. Hell go to New Zealand for further study.

C. He wants to make money by selling fish.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12. What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. A travel plan. B. A happy family. C. An ancient palace.

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Mother and son. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister.

14. What does the woman say about China？

A. Its interesting. B. Its mysterious. C. Its an old country.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15. Whats the relationship between the two speakers？

A. Close friends. B. Shop assistant and customer.

C. Strangers.

16. Why did the man talk to the woman？

A. He wanted to buy a house. B. He wanted to get a job. C. He wanted to rent a flat.

17. How much will the man pay for the biggest one each month？

A. $300. B. $250. C. $200.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. Who is probably giving this talk？

A. A team member. B. A sports trainer. C. A sports organizer.

19. When does the speaker give this talk？

A. On a Saturday morning. B. During a lunch break. C. On a Sunday afternoon.

20. What will the speaker do next？

A. Annouce the start of the race. B. Teach how to make exchange. C. Choose the runners for each team.

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity？ There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes a workers life more enjoyable， it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned， then variety is not an important factor（因素）.

Other experts feel that giving the workers freedom to do their job in their own way is important， and there is no doubt（毫無疑問）that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complex machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Therefore while freedom of choice may be important， there is usually very little that can be done to create it.

Another important consideration is how much each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories a worker sees only one part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one， so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is the degree of worker contribution an important factor， but it is also one we can do something about.

To what extent（程度）does more money lead to greater productivity？ The workers themselves certainly think this important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if companies and factories succeed in making their jobs more interesting， they will neither want more money， nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.

21. What does the underlined word “productivity” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？

A. The activity of producing something. B. The amount of production in a time unit.

C. The plan and the method of production. D. Both the quantity and quality of a product.

22. Why isnt the job enjoyable for a worker on a production line in a car factory？

A. He can only make a part of a car. B. He does not know what he is doing.

C. His life in spare time is more interesting. D. He is not clear about the importance of his job.

23. Which is the best way to make workers work harder according to the author？

A. Increasing their pay. B. Giving them more spare time.

C. Making the work itself meaningful. D. Replacing large production lines with small ones.

24. What might be the best title for this passage？

A. Problems of Modern Workers B. Making Jobs More Interesting

C. Pushing Workers to Produce More D. How to Improve Workers Conditions

B

At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school， but the future called to him excitedly. “Get out of the classroom and into a job，” it said， and Ron obeyed. His father， supporting the decision， found a place for him in a supermarket. “Youre lucky， Ron，” he said. “For every boy who wants a job these days， theres a dozen without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.

For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work， with little success.

One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a truck going south. With nine pounds in his pocket， a full heart and a great longing（渴望）for the sea， he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening， in Bournemouth， he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife. Before he finished the sandwich， the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer， at twenty pounds a week， a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather astonished Ron. At quiet time Ron had to check the old mans arithmetic（算術(shù)）in the records of the business.

At the end of the season， he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly， but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there； he was， the only one who could keep accounts（記賬）.

25. What did Rons father think about his leaving school？

A. He thought his son was doing the right thing.

B. He knew there was a job for every boy who wanted one.

C. He did not like the idea， but he helped Ron to find a job.

D. He advised him to stay at school to complete his education.

26. It took Ron about a year to realize that ___ .

A. his work at the supermarket was dull

B. the store manager wanted to get rid of him

C. working was much better than going to school

D. he worked well because he was interested in the job

27. Why did Ron leave the supermarket？

A. He took a job as a truck driver. B. He wanted to work at the seaside.

C. He felt unwell. D. He knew he would find a job in Bournemouth.

28. Why was Ron able to take over the shoe shop？

A. He was young and strong. B. He got on well with the manager there.

C. He had had experience of selling books. D. He knew how to keep the accounts of the business.

C

Sydney—Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children is now a problem this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts from their friends， and more students want them.

Mary， an official， said mobile phone use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat（作弊）during exams. She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldnt get in touch with their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school， but if there was a good reason， they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school： they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

Many people said that they understood why parents would want their children to have mobile phones， but they thought schools should let the students know when they could use their mobile phones.

29. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ___ .

A. when they are free B. when they are at school

C. because they are young D. because they are students

30. Some parents feel unhappy about the banning of mobile phones because they couldnt ___ .

A. contact their children B. use the mobile phones

C. leave their mobile phones D. help teachers with their work

31. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to？

A. Messages. B. Teachers. C. Mobile phones. D. Students.

32. What is the passage mainly about？

A. Whether the Australian students can have mobile phones at school.

B. When the students of some Australian schools can use their mobile phones.

C. How some parents feel when their children are not allowed to carry mobile phones.

D. Why the students should not use mobile phones in some Australian schools.

D

Should parents talk to a dying child about death？ The answer is “Yes”， according to a Swedish study. They had given the question to 368 parents whose children had died of cancer. About 123 parents said they had talked to their children about death. Almost a third of those didnt think they should.

“The most important thing is that no parents were sorry for talking about death with their children，” said the researchers.

So many experts encourage parents to talk about death with their dying children because they believe it helps the children. Most parents listened to the new study and agreed to do it. Dr Lawrence Wolfe， a child cancer doctor in Boston， said the study would help doctors guide parents who were not sure if they should talk about death with their children. “I believe that even very young children know that something very serious is happening，” he said. “Mystery is usually worse than the truth.”

Mrs Souza said she was frightened when Dr Wolfe said that her daughter Jackie should know that she was dying of cancer. “Youre joking. How do you tell a 16-year-old girl， who has tried every day to get well， that we are giving her up？” But Mrs Souza said she did not feel sorry for what she did. When Jackie knew that she had only four days to live， she asked to spend money on toys instead of giving her treatment. “Her memory just kept living on because she told us exactly what to do and how to do it，” she said. “If we hadnt told her， she would never have said any of that.”

33. Which country carried out the study most probably？

A. America. B. Canada. C. Japan. D. Sweden.

34. How many parents did not tell their children about death according to Paragraph 1？

A. 368. B. 123. C. 245. D. 122.

35. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean according to Dr Lawrence Wolfe？

A. Telling a dying child the truth is better than hiding it.

B. Parents should not tell children the truth of death.

C. Mystery is more terrible than the truth.

D. Death is worse than life.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Our mood may change suddenly like a storm with lightning and thunderbolts that comes without notice.

The good news is that bad moods can leave as suddenly as they have come. Exceptions to this rule of course are cases where there are other problems such as depression（抑郁）or any other mental destruction.

How to improve your mood？

36 When you understand that you are not feeling happy but you are in depression or disappointment， then you can use these simple techniques that will be able to change the negative situation and improve your mood.

37 Exercises， gymnastics and sports help a lot to achieve a better emotional balance.

If you feel that you are in a bad mood， take a hot bath or sauna. 38

39 When you leave work or home， go to places that make you happy and calm. This helps to improve your mood.

Make relations with happy， optimistic and pleasant people. 40 Positive and optimistic feelings that create positive thinking for the future will help you overcome your bad feelings and defeat（戰(zhàn)勝）your bad mood.

When the problem of bad moods， frustration and negative emotions beyond normal situations becomes chronic （長期的）， it is important to turn to a specialist for help.

A. Change your environment.

B. There are ways to improve your mood.

C. The relaxation of the muscles will help.

D. This can help you improve your mood significantly.

E. Use physical activity to fight against feelings of depression.

F. Changes in feelings and mood can happen for various reasons.

G. First you have to learn to recognize when you are in a bad mood.

36.__________ 37. __________ 38.__________ 39. __________ 40. __________

第三部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

How did you do it， Dad？ How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years？ It took me almost 20 years to have the 41 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 42 drinking， the whole family was on pins and needles every time he got into a 43 that， in the past， would have 44 him drinking again. For a few years we were 45 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.

“I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day，” was Dads 46 to my 18-year-old unasked question. “The words were a constant（不斷的） 47 to me that things were never so 48 that I could not deal with them，” said Dad. Then he 49 the poem with me. The poems 50 ， yet profound（深刻的）words immediately became 51 of my daily routine as well.

About a month after this 52 with my father， I received a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of daily sayings of wisdom with one 53 for each day of the year.

It has been my 54 that when I get something with days of the year on it， I 55 turn to the page that lists my own 56 . I hurriedly opened the book to November 10 to see 57 words of wisdom this book had been in store for me. I was 58 when I looked at the page， and then tears of disbelief and appreciation 59 down my face. There， on my birthday， was the exact same poem that had 60 my father for all these years！ It is called the Serenity（平靜）Prayer：

God， grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change； the courage to change the things I can； and the wisdom to know the difference.

41. A. chance B. courage C. ability D. right

42. A. gave up B. took up C. went on D. carried on

43. A. way B. habit C. situation D. condition

44. A. kept B. stopped C. prevented D. started

45. A. sure B. interested C. afraid D. willing

46. A. reply B. words C. excuse D. explanation

47. A. fear B. imagination C. thought D. reminder

48. A. hard B. wonderful C. useful D. clean

49. A. discussed B. shared C. offered D. talked

50. A. familiar B. long C. simple D. boring

51. A. all B. that C. any D. part

52. A. talk B. quarrel C. trip D. lesson

53. A. listed B. included C. read D. said

54. A. method B. experience C. wealth D. message

55. A. suddenly B. naturally C. freely D. gently

56. A. character B. favorites C. qualities D. birthday

57. A. where B. whether C. what D. how

58. A. excited B. astonished C. disappointed D. frightened

59. A. hung B. pulled C. rolled D. pushed

60. A. troubled B. disturbed C. pleased D. helped

第二節(jié) （共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

With the development of industry， air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Shanghai， many people suffer from different kinds of illnesses because 61 air pollution.

Air pollution is 62 （main） caused by the following reasons. About half of the problem is caused by vehicles（交通工具）. There are more and more cars and buses on the road， 63 give off 64 （poison） gases. 35% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is smoking. 65 （smoke） does harm to others health as well as to 66 of the smokers. Besides， about 10% of air pollution 67 （cause） by other reasons. We should take some 68 （measure） to fight against pollution. New fuel can be used to take the place of gas. We can plant more trees， grass and flowers.

All in all， if everybody realizes the 69 （important） of environment and does something to stop pollution， the problem 70 （solve）.

61.__________ 62.__________ 63.__________ 64.__________ 65.__________

66.__________ 67.__________ 68.__________ 69.__________ 70.__________

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Internet addiction is one of the biggest problem in China today. According to a recently report， about 16 million teenagers are addicted to the Internet to some degree. As we know， the Internet had made our life more easier and more convenient. It can be used for the variety of things， such as sending and receiving e-mails， searching with information， shopping and learning. However， a number of teenagers are spending too many of their time playing games and chatting， many of who have become victims of unhealthy websites. All society should be concerning about the negative effects of the Internet. Action should be taken keep teenagers from becoming addicted to the Internet.

第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假如你叫李平，你從報(bào)紙上得知某超市在暑假期間欲招聘臨時服務(wù)員。請你根據(jù)下列提示寫一封求職信。

要點(diǎn)提示：

1. 簡要介紹個人情況；

2. 自己的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)和能力；

3. 自身的特長與性格；

4. 對應(yīng)聘的希望。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右，信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

2. 可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Sir or Madam，

Im writing in response to your advertisement for a temporary position as a shop assistant.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely，

Li Ping