Module 4?Sandstorms in Asia

滿分150分，時(shí)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(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。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1. Why didnt Mary have supper？

A. She was not hungry. B. Her teeth ached.

C. She didnt like the meal.

2. When should the man be at the airport？

A. Before 2：50 pm. B. Before 3：15 pm.

C. Before 3：50 pm.

3. What is the woman doing？

A. Doing shopping. B. Seeing a doctor.

C. Talking to a friend.

4. Where are the speakers？

A. In a shop. B. On a bus. C. In a bank.

5. How much will the man spend？

A. $34. B. $44. C. $68.

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(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。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6. What did the woman use to do as a child？

A. He read a lot of stories. B. He swam in the lake.

C. He fished in the lake.

7. What does the man think about Lake Erie？

A. Beautiful. B. Polluted. C. Small.

8. How does the man feel about the womans words at the end？

A. Glad. B. Sad. C. Afraid.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. What is Mary？

A. A sport player. B. A businesswoman.

C. A reporter.

10. When will Mary reach Xiamen？

A. On March 23. B. On March 24.

C. On March 26.

11. Why does Mary choose to take the train？

A. She cant get the plane ticket.

B. She doesnt have enough money.

C. She wants to enjoy the scenery along the way.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至13題。

12. What are the speakers talking about？

A. Their summer jobs. B. Their study.

C. Their final exam.

13. How much will the man make for 8 hours at the college？

A. $40. B. $80. C. $120.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Director and player. B. Reader and author.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

15. How is the news the Morning Newspaper gives us？

A. Important. B. Boring. C. The latest.

16. How many questions does the woman ask the man？

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. What caused the traffic to stop？

A. A big storm. B. A heavy snow.

C. A heavy sandstorm.

18. What is the weather like on Friday？

A. Cloudy and rainy. B. Warm and sunny.

C. Windy and cool.

19. What is the season now？

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.

20. What does Mathew Delaney report？

A. Music. B. Sports. C. Weather.

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）

A

Riding School

You can start horse-riding at any age. There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country.

Opening Hours： 9：00 am—8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

Phone： 396-6752

Sailing Club

Our Young Sailors Course leads to the Stage Sailing qualification. Youll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons.

Opening Hours： 6：00 pm—8：00 pm on Tuesday

Phone： 396-6644

Diving Center

Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week， in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely.

Opening Hours： 6：30 pm—8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

Phone： 396-6706

Medical Center

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also， all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.

Opening Hours： 24 hours from Monday to Sunday

Phone： 396-6648

Watersports Club

We use a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing， and water-skiing. A beginners course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently but must be able to swim.

Opening Hours： 9：00 am—4：00 pm from Monday to Friday

Phone： 396-6890

21. To enjoy fast and thrilling activities， you should join ___ .

A. Sailing Club B. Riding School

C. Watersports Club D. Diving Center

22. Which should you call to experience a new activity in the countryside in the morning？

A. 396-6752. B. 396-6706.

C. 396-6648. D. 396-6890.

23. If you want to experience deep-water sports， you should attend lessons ___ .

A. between 6 pm and 8 pm on Tuesday

B. at any time from Monday to Sunday

C. between 9 am and 8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

D. between 6：30 pm and 8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

24. What advantages does the Medical Center provide？

a. Good equipment.

b. Less expensive medicines.

c. Well trained staff members.

d. Nursery for newly-born babies.

A. a， b， c B. a， b， d C. a， c， d D. b， c， d

B

Tyler Kellogg drove more than 3，000 miles last year. His goal is to help as many people as he can.

Tyler Kellogg calls himself a long time do-gooder， and last summer he really did a lot of good. After collecting together $2，000 and using his car as a sleeping space， the 21-year-old college student hit the road. His goal was to do random （任意的） acts of kindness for 100 strangers.

He drove 1，600 miles， from his parents house in Adams Center， New York， to the Florida Keys， then back again. “The first person I helped was a person fixing a boat lift on a lake in Oneida， New York，” Kellogg remembers. “I was shaking when I asked if he needed a hand.” What if he thought Kellogg was crazy？ “When he said， ‘Can you help me get this lift into the water？ I knew everything was going to be fine.”

He helped a policeman fix a downed barricade （路障） in Washington， D. C. and spread many yards of mulch （林地覆蓋物） in Maryland and North Carolina. And somewhere outside Atlanta， he met a man who was crying because his wife had recently died and he had no one to talk to. “For three hours we sat in his garden，” Kellogg says. “When I left， he said， ‘Thank you. I realize now that my life will go on.”

In 55 days， Kellogg helped 115 strangers and made an exciting discovery. “You dont have to have much money，” he says. “You just have to ask people， ‘How can I help？”

25. Tyler Kellogg drove so many miles to ___ .

A. practice driving B. enjoy a good trip

C. help others D. visit his friends

26. The underlined words “hit the road” in Paragraph 2 mean

“___”.

A. repaired the road B. started his trip

C. looked for the road D. made his plan

27. How did Tyler Kellogg feel when he first asked if he could help others？

A. Nervous. B. Satisfied. C. Proud. D. Happy.

C

As most people know， sandstorms have swept across some cities and areas around the world， polluting the air and disturbing daily lives of human beings. People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses， such as breath difficulty. The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only weakened the industrial and agricultural development but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of people.

When subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books， they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights， and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion （分泌） was delayed by an hour and a half.

The researchers conclude that given the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents， more research into the “l(fā)ong-term effects of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed”. Czeisler and colleagues go on， in the research paper， to note， “Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.”

However， software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day， and there are also glasses that are made to filter （過濾） short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users， it needs more research.

32. What were the subjects asked to do in Charles Czeislers experiment？

A. Sit in a row and receive the strict tests.

B. Have their sleep patterns observed all night.

C. Read a paper book and an iPad at the same time.

D. Have their blood tested per hour during the experiment.

33. Paragraph 3 tells us the iPad readers were likely to ___ .

A. feel less tired and sleepy in the day

B. fall asleep more easily after reading

C. have a lot more melatonin secretion

D. become less energetic the next morning

34. The special software recently developed can ___ .

A. be used in all the e-things widely and safely

B. filter the blue light from your iPad completely

C. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-reading

D. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelengths

35. What can be the best title for the text？

A. No E-reading in Bed Before Sleep

B. New Software for Night E-readers

C. Wrong Behaviors Before Bedtime

D. No Games on iPad in Bed

第二節(jié) 閱讀七選五（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

At many Thanksgiving dinners， everyone around the table shares something they are thankful for. Most of us can do this easily. But how can we be thankful all the time？ ? ? ? ?36

Focus on the positive and accept the negative. No matter what happens， its best to remember the good things. When youre around others， try to say what you like about them. By keeping good in mind， youll give thanks for it all the more. At the same time， you cant ignore bad things that have happened.

37 ? ? ? ?Before you know it， you are thankful for negative things， too.

38 ? ? ? ?Thankful people know that its much better to give than to receive. When youre thankful， you have the desire to offer acts of kindness. Some volunteers help people in need on a regular basis. Its a way of showing love， but there are also great rewards for such experiences. ? ? ? ?39

Make use of quality time. Quality time is also a great way to show thanks. By spending time with others， you show them how much they mean to you. But thankfulness is also better realized by spending time alone. ? ? ? ?40 ? ? ? ?You can list them out or pray to thank God for them. Find your way to make thanksgiving a part of who you are every day.

A. Offer acts of kindness.

B. Take part in different activities.

C. Heres some advice for you to follow.

D. What should we do on Thanksgiving Day？

E. You usually learn from bad things and become stronger.

F. Studies show that volunteers might feel happier and healthier.

G. When youre by yourself， you can think through the best

parts of your day.

36. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 37. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 38. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 39. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 40.

第三部分 語言知識(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）

It was coming up on Mothers Day， and John usually tried to make it “back home”. But this year he was too ?and tired. When he ?by a small shop， he said to himself， “I know what I will do; I will send Mom some .”

He went into the flower shop and saw a young boy ?to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars？” the boy asked. The clerk was trying to ?that roses were expensive.Maybe the boy would be happy with carnations.

“No. It has to be roses， because thats my moms . She was sick last year and I didnt ?much time with her，” he said.

Something inside of the clerk was ?by the boys voice. Then he said， “Okay， I will give you a dozen red roses for your six dollars.” The young boy almost ?into the air. He took the flowers and ran out of the store.

John ?his own flowers and made sure that delivery （郵寄） would include a ?telling his mother how much he ? her. As he waited at the light， he noticed the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He watched him cross the street and enter a ? through two huge gates. Suddenly， he ?it wasnt a park. It was a . He could see the boy make a turn there by the gate and walk along the fence （柵欄）.

The ?changed， and he pulled over and got out of the car. He began to go after the boy down the fence line， who walked inside the cemetery fence. Then the boy stopped by a small monument （紀(jì)念碑）， ?laid the roses on the grave， went to his knees， and began to cry.

John heard him ， “Mommy， oh Mommy， why didnt I tell you how much I love you？ Why didnt I tell you one more time？ God， please tell my mom I love her.”

John turned ?tears in his eyes， and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers . He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loves her.

41. A. excited B. busy C. satisfied D. nervous

42. A. drove B. walked C. rode D. came

43. A. fruits B. cakes C. roses D. pets

44. A. talking B. running C. nodding D. pointing

45. A. stress B. explain C. warn D. show

46. A. belief B. idea C. favorite D. choice

47. A. take B. save C. cost D. spend

48. A. frightened B. touched C. disappointed D. shocked

49. A. jumped B. got C. flew D. went

50. A. checked B. carried C. sent D. ordered

51. A. book B. note C. gift D. bill

52. A. worried B. knew C. needed D. loved

53. A. park B. garden C. house D. store

54. A. remembered B. believed C. realized D. expected

55. A. fence B. shop C. cemetery D. gate

56. A. position B. event C. weather D. light

57. A. carelessly B. carefully C. happily D. angrily

58. A. speak B. announce C. ask D. read

59. A. about B. of C. around D. with

60. A. directly B. bravely C. personally D. thankfully

第二節(jié) ?語法填空（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

A sandstorm often takes place in the northern China， ? ?61

is a kind of natural disasters. China usually experiences this kind of weather between February and May， while March and April see the most frequent and the ? ?62 ? ?（strong） sandstorms. It becomes a very important environment problem. It does damage

63 ? ?the society as well as the environment. Firstly， the strong wind destroys soil and plant cover by burying fields with sand and dust. Secondly， by ? ?64 ? ?（leave） too much dust in the air it will ? ?65 ? ?（serious） pollute the air. Thirdly， a sandstorm will have

66 ? ?bad effect on transportation. The dust in the air ? ?67 ? ?（make） traffic and aircraft movements more difficult. And when the sand buries the roads， the traffic will be blocked. When plants in the farmland ? ?68 ? ?（bury）， food supply will lose.

Sandstorms are another punishment nature gives to mankind. We should not only take effective measures ? ?69 ? ?（stop） them， but also draw some ? ?70 ? ?（lesson） from them. We should not develop the economy at the cost of the natural environment.

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(cuò)（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

Ever from the beginning of history， people has dreamed of traveling to other planets. For century， these wonderful dreams have remained dreams. But our dreams will come truly in the future. The first people from the Earth will land on Mars. But by the year 2170， people will have been set up cities and industries there. Scientists were making plans to travel between the Earth and Mars， so that that will become possible for human beings to live and work there. So in order to realize a dream， we must try develop our space technology as quickly as we can.

第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

沙塵暴給人類帶來危害，怎樣防治沙塵暴是我們面臨的問題。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示，寫一篇100詞左右的英語短文。

1﹒沙塵暴形成的原因（持續(xù)高溫、森林破壞、人口增加等）;

2﹒你認(rèn)為應(yīng)該采取哪些措施（立法保護(hù)環(huán)境、研發(fā)或引進(jìn)新技術(shù)等）。

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Sandstorms do great harm to human beings. What can we do to prevent them？