Module 4 Carnival

第一部分 聽(tīng)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(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1. What does the woman mean？

A. She hasnt seen the new teacher yet. B. She hasnt seen the teacher for four days.

C. She likes the new teacher very much.

2. What does the woman think of the shirt？

A. The size is too large. B. The color is not suitable for a party. C. It is not beautiful.

3. What time did the man finally arrive？

A. At 10：15. B. At 10：20. C. At 10：35.

4. What will the woman probably do？

A. Go to the airport by taxi. B. Wait for the airport bus. C. Go back home by taxi.

5. What will be served first？

A. Coffee. B. Noodles. C. Soup.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6. What train does the speaker decide to take？

A. The first-class express train. B. The second-class express train. C. The second-class regular train.

7. When does the next regular train arrive in New York？

A. 2：35 am. B. 2：35 pm. C. 3：35 pm.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. Which sport do the two speakers talk about？

A. Basketball. B. Tennis. C. Football.

9. Which lines are for doubles？

A. The outside lines. B. The middle lines. C. The inside lines.

10. How do we judge that one wins the game？

A. Getting to 40 first. B. Getting to 40 and winning again. C. The score is Love Love.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. What is the relationship between the two speakers？

A. Teacher and student. B. Child and parent. C. Friends.

12. What can we learn about Lucy？

A. She is a princess. B. She is from a rich family. C. She likes quarrelling with others.

13. What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Make friends with Lucy. B. Find something in common with Lucy.

C. Be the first to say sorry.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14. Where does this conversation probably take place？

A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.

15. When did the man borrow the book？

A. On September 17. B. On October 17. C. On September 7.

16. What was the ending of the conversation？

A. The man paid for the book. B. They found the book. C. They bought another copy.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. How many times has Tokyo been destroyed and rebuilt in this century in this century？

A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.

18. When was Tokyos first rebuilding finished？

A. In 1923. B. In 1927. C. In 1930.

19. What took place in 1964 in Tokyo？

A. An earthquake. B. World War II. C. The Olympic Games.

20. Which is NOT among the problems in Tokyo？

A. Population. B. Pollution. C. Lack of houses.

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(gè)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

Before the mid-nineteenth century， people in the United States ate most foods only in season. Drying， smoking， and salting could keep meat for a short time， but the chance of eating fresh meat and drinking fresh milk was very limited； there was no way to keep food from going bad. But in 1810 a French inventor named Nicolas Appert developed the cooking-and-sealing technique of canning（罐頭制造）. And in the 1850s an American named Gall Borden developed a means of keeping milk fresh. Canned foods and condensed milk（煉乳）became more common during the 1860s， but supplies remained low because cans had to be made by hand. By 1880， however， inventors had developed modern machines that mass-produced cans from tinplate. Suddenly all kinds of food could be kept and bought at all times of the year.

Other inventions had also helped make it possible for Americans to change their daily diets. Growing populations increased food demand and stimulated fruit and vegetable farmers to raise more produce. Railroad refrigerator cars made it possible to ship fruits and packed fresh meat to faraway places without worrying they would go bad. Thus， by the 1890s northern city settlers could enjoy southern and western strawberries， grapes， and tomatoes， for a month at most in the past， for up to six months of the year. Besides， increased use of iceboxes made it possible for families to store food which could easily go bad. An easy means of producing ice had been invented in the 1870s， and by 1900 the nation had more than two thousand ice plants， most of which made home deliveries（運(yùn)送）. The icebox became common equipment in most homes and remained so until the refrigerator replaced it in the 1920s and 1930s. Almost everyone now has a variety of diet.

21. The underlined word “stimulated” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “___”.

A. encouraged B. persuaded C. protected D. enabled

22. What did the writer suggest about home deliveries of ice in the 1920s and 1930s？

A. They increased in cost. B. They reduced in number.

C. They became very common. D. They took place all the year.

23. Which of the following is supported by the passage？

A. Cans and iceboxes helped develop food supply.

B. Ice factories were developed by railroad refrigerator cars.

C. Most farmers in the United States raised fruits and vegetables.

D. People demanded home deliveries of variety of food and drink.

24. What does the passage mainly discuss？

A. Canned food. B. Production of iceboxes.

C. Causes of food going bad. D. Inventions that led to changes in food and drink.

B

From age eight to eleven， I attended a small school in Bath， England. It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to age.

For the most part， one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class. However， sometimes the headmaster， Mr Ronald Broaches， would come in and spend an hour or so， teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested. He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor and would delight in telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. He was a very fair man and had a great influence on many of the children.

In my own case， I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles（智力游戲）. He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket， often with a puzzle already on it. The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical（符合邏輯的）. As time went on， they slowly got more difficult， but I loved them. Not only that， they made me interested in math and problem solving that stays with me to this day. They also served to show me that intellectual activity was rewarding（有益的）when the correct answers were found， but perhaps more importantly it was great fun.

To this day， I can remember Mr Broaches cheerful cry of “Well done！” whenever I got a problem right. The simple communication with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life. Mr Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Unluckily， I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt later that he had heard of my success and I would always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.

25. What can we learn about the headmaster Mr Ronald Broaches？

A. His puzzles made the students laugh. B. He never taught in the school.

C. His puzzles made the writer enjoy math. D. The students were afraid of him.

26. Why did the writer feel sorry？

A. Mr Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize.

B. He didnt express his thanks before Mr Broaches died.

C. He couldnt find Mr Broaches after he grew up.

D. Mr Broaches didnt know his success.

27. What is the best title for the text ？

A. My Early School Life B. The Story of Mr Broaches

C. An Important Teacher in My Life D. The Story of a Nobel Prize Winner

C

Fish Ears Tell Fish Tales

Fish have ears. Really. Theyre quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years， Simon Thorrold， a university professor， has been examining fish ears， small round ear bones called otoliths（內(nèi)耳石）.

As fish grow， so do their otoliths. Each day， their otoliths get a ring of calcium carbonate（碳酸鈣）. By looking through a microscope and counting these rings， Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older， its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead， they get yearly rings， which can also be counted， giving information about the fishs age， just like the growth rings of a tree.

Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new direction. Theyre examining the chemical elements of each otolith ring.

The daily ring gives us the time， but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature， which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

Thorrold can tell， for example， if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.

In the case of the Atlantic croaker， a popular saltwater food fish， Thorrold and his assistants have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast， a journey of many hundreds of miles.

This is important to managers in the fish industry， who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts（行蹤）of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Wanting to learn about his technology so much， fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.

28. What can we learn about fish ears from Paragraph 1？

A. They are small soft rings. B. They arent seen from the outside.

C. They are openings only on food fish. D. They arent used to receive sound.

29. Why does the writer compare the fish to trees？

A. Trees get a growth ring each day. B. Trees also have otoliths.

C. Both of their growth rings are very small. D. They both have growth rings.

30. Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings of fish？

A. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.

B. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.

D. Chemical findings of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

31. The underlined part in the last paragraph most probably means the scientists ___ .

A. wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears

B. are paying attention to in Thorrolds research findings

C. want to know where they can find fish

D. lend their fish for chemical studies

D

Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford， Illinois， where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday， Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up on Mount Annapurna， in Asias snow-capped Himalayas. At 26，545 feet， its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired（激勵(lì)）him to start climbing.

“It is likely to be the trickiest， the most dangerous，” said Viesturs， “Theres no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches（雪崩）and ice falls that protect the mountain.”

In high school， Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzogs tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzogs story was of frostbite （凍傷）and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washingtons Mount Rainier in 1977， guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago， he set out to walk up to the worlds highest peaks. Finally， hes done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses， all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it，” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect， and if were here at the right time， under the right circumstances， they allow us to go up， and allow us to come down.”

Whats next for a man who cant stop climbing？ “Im going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer，” says Viesturs. But for a man whos climbed the worlds 14 tallest mountains， he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

32. What record has Ed Viesturs set？

A. He has been to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains.

B. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26，545 feet.

C. He has succeeded in climbing to the worlds 14th highest mountain.

D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

33. The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “___”.

A. upset B. frightened C. interested D. discouraged

34. What view does the author want to support by using Viesturs words in Paragraph 6？

A. Mountain climbing is a dangerous sport.

B. Mountains should be regarded as living creatures.

C. Mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy.

D. Mountain climbing is welcomed by people who wont stop climbing.

35. Whats the next probably plan of Viesturs？

A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family. B. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains. D. Climbing to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains again.

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)。

36 She described all the things she had to do—one was to make her bed—from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked， probably thinking Id been raised by wolves in a forest. 37

Two weeks later she went into my office beaming（眉開(kāi)眼笑）. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years—and nothing bad had happened. “And you know what？” she said， “I dont dry my dishes anymore， either.”

38 One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle about managing time： No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs（交易）. The problem is， many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. 39

So what is the solution？ Theres an easy way. Decide what you want in your life， and put that first. On a daily basis， that should include regular meals， enough sleep and time with your family. 40 The choice is yours： whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.

A. However， she went along with my idea.

B. This woman had made two major breakthroughs.

C. Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

D. They put everyone elses needs ahead of their own.

E. A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.

F. The point is to do something for yourself every day.

G. Above all， you neednt do anything else for yourself regularly.

36.________ 37.________ 38.________ 39.________ 40.________

第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)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(gè)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。

While I was standing at the kitchen window， my five-year-old son， Spencer， ran into the house. “We need a 41 out here. Hurry， Mom，” screamed he. “Whats wrong？” I asked. Spencer 42 told me he had found a dead bird that needed a doctor.

Dutifully， I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencers 43 . While my son led me out of the door and toward the bird， I 44 that if the creature was truly dead， a doctor could not 45 . When we arrived at the accident scene， it was 46 that the baby bird was dead. “I think his mummy and daddy really 47 him，” Spencer observed. I reached for my boys hand and tried to ease his 48 by saying that I was sure they did， but that they would be 49 because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and PoPo—my deceased（逝去的）grandfather. I told Spencer that PoPo 50 little birds， and that I was sure he was in Heaven 51 with the baby bird right now. I 52 the little creatures body， slipped it into my plastic bag and 53 placed the bird in the rubbish bin. Nothing else was said about the 54 for the rest of the day. Spencer went right 55 to play as if he had never been interrupted（被打斷）， and I returned to my 56 in the kitchen.

At breakfast the next morning， Spencer sadly explained to his father what 57 the day before.

“The bird was dead， Daddy.”

Trying to lift Spencers spirits and 58 him that the little bird was really okay， I asked our son to tell Daddy 59 the baby bird was. Spencer， looking solemn-faced（神情嚴(yán)肅的）at his dad， stated， “In the rubbish bin 60 Mamas granddad， PoPo.”

41. A. bag B. bird C. doctor D. friend

42. A. anxiously B. exactly C. finally D. firmly

43. A. arms B. clothes C. hand D. toy

44. A. believed B. decided C. explained D. supposed

45. A. come B. help C. manage D. wait

46. A. dangerous B. obvious C. possible D. strange

47. A. forget B. know C. miss D. realize

48. A. excitement B. regret C. worry D. sadness

49. A. busy B. clear C. okay D. sure

50. A. held B. loved C. raised D. supported

51. A. playing B. resting C. struggling D. travelling

52. A. gave away B. picked up C. pushed aside D. turned around

53. A. gently B. quickly C. really D. unluckily

54. A. bin B. boy C. matter D. place

55. A. away B. back C. out D. up

56. A. game B. place C. thought D. work

57. A. died B. existed C. happened D. lost

58. A. cheat B. remind C. show D. teach

59. A. how B. what C. where D. which

60. A. after B. for C. like D. with

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(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Robinson Crusoe is an English sailor. After many adventures and dangers， he comes to Brazil， 61 he settles down another voyage—to West Africa， for the purpose of trading with the natives. During a storm， the ship 62 （destroy） off the coast of an island without people， and he alone manages to swim ashore， while all the rest of the crew are drowned. He 63 （build） himself a house， and lives first by hunting， then raising livestock（牲畜）and crops. He saves a savage（野人）from the hands of cannibals（食人者）， gives 64 （he） the name Friday， and makes him into a 65 （perfectly） servant. After some time he rescues three more 66 （prison） from the cannibals. For many years he manages to live on the island.

One day an English ship visits the island， its crew intending 67 （leave） the captain and his officers ashore. Robinson succeeds 68 helping the captain get control of the ship again.

Robinson， 69 （take） Friday with him， is invited aboard the ship and returns to England. After some years he revisits his island colony， 70 is becoming more and more prosperous， but Friday is killed during an attack by the Indians.

61.________ 62.________ 63. ________ 64.________ 65.________

66.________ 67.________ 68. ________ 69.________ 70.________

第四部分 寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)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。

I have planned to join in our college basketball team next year. So I am spending as more time as I can with other people who likes to play now. They are teaching him the most important rules and skills of the game， and I am getting better all time. We have a neighborhood team who plays against other teams in the area. One of my neighbor is helping the rest of us improved our skills. Tonight we are played against one of the best teams in the city， and I think we can beat them if we wont make any mistake.

第二節(jié) 書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假如你是李華，你班新來(lái)了一批美國(guó)學(xué)生，因此老師就中美文化與風(fēng)俗安排了一次交流。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇短文，介紹一下中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日——春節(jié)。

要點(diǎn)提示：

1. 團(tuán)圓；

2. 年夜飯；

3. 拜年；

4. 壓歲錢。

注意：

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

2. 可適當(dāng)增加內(nèi)容，以使行文連貫。

Hello， dear friends.

I do hope you can have an opportunity to celebrate the Spring Festival in China.

Thats all. Thank you！