Module 5?Newspapers and Magazines

滿分150分，時間120分鐘。

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三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(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. When will the speakers get there for the sports meeting？

A. At 7：45. B. At 8：00. C. At 8：45.

2. What does the woman want to improve？

A. Listening and writing.B. Listening and speaking.

C. Writing and speaking.

3. What can we learn about the man？

A. He is handsome. B. He eats a lot every day.C. He looks great in shape.

4. How does the woman feel？

A. Helpless. B. Angry. C. Worried.

5. What do the speakers buy tickets for？

A. A concert. B. A movie. C. A game.

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，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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至8題。

6. How does the woman prefer to keep in touch with others in Italy？

A. By e-mail. B. By phone. C. By letter.

7. What does the man mostly talk about online？

A. Art. B. Sports. C. Music.

8. What does the man think of the Internet？

A. Convenient. B. Interesting. C. Helpful.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. What do the speakers want to do in the coming year？

A. Have a nice vacation. B. Work harder.C. Lose weight.

10. What did Henry do last year？

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

11. Who is Jeff？

A. The speakers friend. B. The womans friend. C. The mans friend.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12. What is the relationship between the speakers？

A. Husband and wife.

B. Tourist and guide.

C. Householder and housekeeper.

13. What is discussed about the holiday？

A. How to travel. B. When to start. C. Where to go.

14. What will the woman most probably do next？

A. Help the man get some information. B. Make a path in the garden.

C. Go to a quiet place.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15. What did the man drink before going to bed？

A. Tea. B. Milk. C. Coffee.

16. What did the woman think the man needs？

A. Food and drink. B. Work and rest. C. Exercise and sleep.

17. What is the woman？

A. A teacher.? ? B. A doctor. C. A salesperson.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. What will the people do tomorrow morning？

A. Have a meeting. B. Watch a performance. C. Go hiking.

19. Why did the chairman have to change todays plan？

A. The first speaker got food poisoning. B. He wanted to have a coffee break.

C. Diana wanted to speak first.

20. Where will the discussion be held？

A. In the Youth Action Theater.

B. In Room 201.

C. In the meeting hall.

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

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On todays blog post， Ill be talking about my favourite magazines. I love reading books and magazines， and Im learning so many useful tips about healthy living， daily life and so on.

Womens Health

Womens Health has unique content. You can find a lot of interesting information about healthy living or exercise you can do at home. I love it mainly because its writers can explain every topic so clearly that I can even understand biological articles. I read this magazine at the beginning of the month because I get motivation （動力） after reading it.

Healthy Food Guide

I totally recommend it to everyone because it has a lot of useful information about being healthy during your daily life. In this magazine， you can find articles about foods that you often eat but dont know what they contain or if theyre healthy. There are also recipes （食譜） you can try at home easily.

Time Out

Time Out is a well-known magazine and its free in my city. Every time I see a Time Out magazine， I get it because it has lots of useful tips. I got Time Out London when I was in London， and I discovered new restaurants， museums， and events. This magazine has a lot of information about the city life. For example， it gives you the events that are happening near you. It also gives you tips on the railway stations.

La Cucina Italiana

If you love cooking Italian food， this magazine is for you！ It has lots of recipes and also restaurant reviews. You can also find popular restaurants near you in this magazine. Ive also read articles by famous cooks from my city.

21. Why does the author like Womens Health？

A. It contains articles about many topics.

B. It has some useful biological articles.

C. Its articles are easy to understand.

D. Its content is about womens life.

22. Which should you choose to find comments on restaurants？

A. Womens Health B. Healthy Food Guide

C. Time Out D. La Cucina Italiana

23. Whats the authors purpose in writing the passage？

A. To talk about healthy living and daily life.

B. To introduce her favourite magazines.

C. To advertise for her blog post.

D. To give some tips on reading.

B

A group of swans （天鵝） flew down to a beach where a crow was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain （鄙視）.

“You have no flying skills at all！” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air？ No， thats beyond you. Lets have a flying competition. Ill show you what real flying is！”

One of the swans， a strong young male， took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles， performed other flying tricks， and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swans turn. He flew up， and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him， making all kinds of comments about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air， and had to struggle （掙扎） to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended not to notice， and said， “Why do you keep touching the water， brother？ Is that another trick？”

“No，” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble because of my pride！ If you dont help me， Ill lose my life...”

The swan took pity on him， and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

24. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A. Tired. B. Angry. C. Frightened. D. Regretful.

25. Why did the crow keep touching the water？

A. To keep itself from falling into the water.

B. To drink some water.

C. To show another flying skill.

D. To enjoy itself by doing so.

26. What can we infer from the passage？

A. The crow won the competition.

B. Flying skills were useless for the crow.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D. The swan was better than the crow at long-distance flying.

27. What does the story tell us？

A. No pains， no gains.

B. Practice makes perfect.

C. Pride goes before a fall.

D. The early bird catches the worm.

C

British-designed electronic newspaper which is made of plastic and no larger than a table mat is to enter the market next year. The new newspaper was conceived （想出） by Cambridge University scientists. They came up with the idea of replacing silicon chips with plastic ones. It is being developed by Plastic Logic， a company based in Dresden， Germany.

“It looks just like a table mat， and is as light as a magazine. But you can download hundreds of newspapers at the touch of a button， and read them quite safely，” the BBC reported on its website.

The plastic paper is produced in a safe “clean room” at the Plastic Logic factory， which opened last month as the worlds first plastic-electronics factory. Every part of the product， from the screen to the electronics， is made of plastic. And it is described by engineer Dean Baker as “top quality”. Baker said the plastic newspaper could help solve the problem of waste material associated with traditional newspapers.

“Theres a huge amount of waste. We have paper distributed （分發(fā)） all over the country each day and then thrown into the bin. This doesnt need to happen any more. All of the copies could be made electronically and stored on a single e-reader with the appearance of paper，” he said.

People can expect to see the plastic newspaper next year， the BBC said.

28. What can we know about the electronic newspaper according to Paragraph 1？

A. It is made of silicon chips.

B. It is smaller than a table mat.

C. It was designed by more than one person.

D. It was produced by a company in England.

29. Whats special about the electronic newspaper compared with traditional ones？

A. It looks like a table mat.

B. Its as light as a magazine.

C. People can download and read lots of newspapers on it.

D. People can receive the BBC report at the touch of a button.

30. From the passage， we can learn that the electronic newspaper will ___ .

A. have no appearance

B. save a huge amount of paper

C. be harder to distribute than before

D. produce a huge amount of plastic waste

31. What can we infer about the electronic newspaper？

A. Its expensive.

B. Its environmentally friendly.

C. Itll replace the traditional ones.

D. Its welcomed by many people.

D

Last month， Justin Valdez， a college student， was shot in a subway station in San Francisco. The surveillance video （監(jiān)控錄像） showed that before Justin was killed， the killer pulled out his gun several times， and even wiped his nose with it. However， nobody noticed the killer. The surrounding passengers all focused on their cellphones.

We may see the same scene everywhere in our life： in subway stations， restaurants， elevators and so on， people are watching their cellphones. From a family reunion to a date with a friend， people couldnt stop checking their Twitter and Facebook on the cellphones and ignoring the persons in front completely. Phubbing not only involves young people， but also the elderly and kids.

“Phubbing” is a new term which comes from the words “phone” and “snub （冷落）”. It describes the habit of snubbing someone in favor of a cellphone. The word “phubbing” was included in the Australian National Dictionary in 2012. Obviously， the indifference and rudeness of the information age are spreading globally.

A Stop Phubbing campaign website has been set up. You can find the slogan of the website as follows， “Stop twittering， stop posting photos… enjoy your food， enjoy the music and respect others.”

Phubbing appears harmless. However， it does influence our life. Jimmy， an epicure （美食家）， wrote in his blog， “I can no longer focus on what I am eating since I started twittering. My skill of food photography has improved very fast， while my interest in food drops as a result.” Let us put down our cellphones and re-enjoy the real taste of our food and the warmth of interpersonal communication.

32. What is the purpose of Paragraph 1？

A. To tell a story about a student.

B. To criticize the passengers.

C. To lead in the topic.

D. To warn readers of danger in subway station.

33. What will probably happen when you ask a phubbing person

for help？

A. He will pay no attention to you.

B. He will be very angry with you.

C. He will give you an immediate reply.

D. He will stop looking at his cellphone.

34. What do Jimmys words suggest about phubbing？

A. It is actually harmless.

B. It is harmful.

C. It affects peoples eating habits the most.

D. It helps people improve their photographic skills.

35. What is the text mainly about？

A. The popular campaign of stopping phubbing.

B. The meaning of the word “phubbing”.

C. The wonderment of phubbing.

D. The great harm of phubbing.

第二節(jié) 閱讀七選五（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

While it is impossible to live completely free of stress， it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it cant be avoided.

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When you are nervous， angry or upset， try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running， walking， playing tennis， and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.

● Take care of yourself.

If you easily get angry and cant sleep well enough， or if you are not eating properly， it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping， you should consult a doctor.

● Make time for yourself.

Schedule time for both work and entertainment. Dont forget that play can be just as important to your overall well-being as work.? Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.

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Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “theres so much to do， and not enough time”. Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result， you may not achieve anything. Instead， make a list of everything you have to do; then do one thing at a time， checking off each task as it is completed. Set out to do the most important task first.

A. Try physical activity.

B. Make a list of things to do.

C. Do whatever you like and want to do.

D. You could smile to yourself in front of a mirror every day.

E. The following are suggestions for ways to deal with

stress.

F.? You should make every effort to eat well and get enough

rest.

G. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax

and have fun.

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第三部分 語言知識運用（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）

Mike had many bookmarks. He had? them over the years. He was? and weak and would celebrate his 80th birthday.

Trying to figure out what to buy Mike was a（n）? task as he desired very little. He loved to ， and had many books. But， to buy him a book seemed impossible? I did not know what books he had. So， when I found a special custom bookmark， I thought it was ; it might be different from what he had collected.

The custom bookmark had the following? written on it： To live is to function. When Mike opened the ， he smiled. Then he told me it was? by Oliver Wendell Holmes. It was just part of Mr Holmes . He then went and got a newspaper clipping （剪報） that had Mr Holmes words written in his nineties.

I felt . At 80 years old he immediately? the author of the saying on the bookmark. To my greater ， he even had the newspaper clipping. Mike then told me he read these? words by Mr Holmes every year on his birthday. He said， “The words? me that no matter how old you are， there is a reason why you are here. And， you need to have? no matter what your age is.”

As I left Mikes house， I thought how? those words are. I? some people who were much? than Mike but achieved so little. Mike was at 80， still setting his goals， still aiming to? himself and to help others！ What a great man！

41. A. collected B. studied C. checked D. made

42. A. humorous B. successful C. old D. busy

43. A. pleasant B. difficult C. simple D. important

44. A. swim B. write C. talk D. read

45. A. though B. and C. as D. but

46. A. cheap B. perfect C. useful D. real

47. A. saying B. story C. joke D. note

48. A. book B. pocket C. door D. present

49. A. discovered B. passed C. written D. appreciated

50. A. life B. words C. roles D. advice

51. A. amazed B. tired C. worried D. excited

52. A. liked B. affected C. guessed D. recognized

53. A. knowledge B. surprise C. shame D. mind

54. A. soft B. secret C. great D. foreign

55. A. tell B. promise C. warn D. ask

56. A. abilities B. friends C. ideas D. goals

57. A. clear B. native C. true D. short

58. A. depended on B. thought of C. picked up D. played with

59. A. younger B. older C. richer D. wiser

60. A. express B. help C. improve D. follow

第二節(jié) 語法填空（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

When someone? （say）， “Well， I guess Ill face the music，” he doesnt mean that he is planning? （go） to a concert. It is something far? （little） happy， as you are called in? your boss to explain why you did badly， or why you did not do something. At some time or another， every one of? （we） has to “face the music”，? （especial） as children， we can all remember fathers angry words “I want to talk to you！” And it was only because we did not listen to him.? a bad thing it was！

In the middle or at the end of every term， some students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide

they will have to face the music or not. There might be parents blame and the contempt （輕視） of the teachers and other

（classmate）.

The phrase “to face the music” is well? （know） to every American. It is at least 100 years old， which means that you have to do something bravely because you? have no choice.

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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）

George was a clever journalist， working for newspaper. He liked arguing. Sometimes the people he argued with were so clever as he was， and often they were not. He didnt mind argue with stupid people because he knew they can never really understand what he was saying. And he often found that what they said was very amused. At the end of one argument， the arguer said anything that George always remembered and that always amused George. It was， “Well， sir， you should never forget there are always three answers of every question： your answer， my answer， and the correctly answer. Do you think so？”

第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分25分）

假定你校英語角準備創(chuàng)辦一份英文雜志，你自薦擔任該雜志的主編，并負責創(chuàng)辦此雜志。請你給在某英文雜志社當主編的Mr White寫一封信，并隨信寄去你擬好的創(chuàng)刊計劃，請他幫你審閱并提出建議。內(nèi)容包括：

1﹒寫信目的;

2﹒請求提供幫助;

3﹒表達感謝。

注意：

1﹒詞數(shù)100左右（稱呼和落款已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)）;

2﹒可以適當增加細節(jié)，使內(nèi)容充實、行文連貫。

參考詞匯：主編chief editor;推薦recommend

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