Module 1 Small Talk

（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，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. What time is it now？

A. 9：15. B. 9：00. C. 8：45.

2. How does the man feel about the pork？

A. Delicious. B. Terrible. C. Unsatisfying.

3. How much did the woman pay for her T-shirt？

A. $30. B. $70. C. $100.

4. What will the speakers do？

A. Go for a short journey. B. Take care of the children. C. Work in the country.

5. Whats the weather like at present？

A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.

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7題。

6. What does the woman want David to learn？

A. Playing football. B. Playing basketball. C. Painting.

7. What do the speakers agree to do at last？

A. Let David do some sports. B. Let David learn painting. C. Get Davids opinion.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. Whats wrong with Bob？

A. He is very tired and sleepy. B. He is worried about his test. C. He is ill because of hard work.

9. What did Bob do last night？

A. He studied in the library. B. He went to a party. C. He had a big test.

10. Whats the womans attitude towards Bobs behavior？

A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Carefree.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. Why will the woman move to Beijing？

A. To live together with her friend. B. To study in a university. C. To get a better job.

12. Why did the womans parents offer to take care of her cat？

A. She will be very busy. B. They love it very much. C. She wont have room for it.

13. Where do the womans parents live？

A. In a big city. B. In a village. C. In a foreign country.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. What did the woman do before working for the trade company？

A. She traveled all over the world.? B. She tried many jobs. C. She taught in a college.

15. What does the woman think of her present job？

A. Boring but easy.? B. Great and interesting. C. Lovely but tiring.

16. Why didnt the woman attend the class reunion last summer？

A. She forgot about it. B. She didnt know about it.? C. She was away in Japan.

17. What will the man probably do the next day？

A. Meet the woman for a chat. B. Have a chemistry class. C. Have a dinner with his friends.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. Where does the man speak？

A. On a ship. B. On a plane. C. On a train.

19. When will the passengers arrive in London as planned according to the speaker？

A. At 1：30 pm. B. At 5：30 pm. C. At 5：45 pm.

20. Whats the weather like in London now？

A. Rainy. B. Fine. C. Cloudy.

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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

An Oceans Vacuum （吸塵器）

Theres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead， the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next years trials succeed， a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2022. It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years.

Easy-On Shoes

In 2012， Matthew Walzer， a high school student with a disability， sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college，” he wrote， “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned （指派） a design team to the challenge. This year， they came out with their solution： the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130.

An Airport for Drones （無人機）

As Amazon， Google， and others get ready for drone delivery service， there is one big question： What kinds of home bases will their drones have？ Rwanda， in Africa， may have the answer. There， workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goals are to make it easier to transport food， medical supplies， electronics， and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2022.

21. Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum？

A. It can grow year by year. B. It can tear plastic into pieces.

C. It can be put into wide use soon. D. It can use natural currents to catch trash in the ocean.

22. What do we know about Nike？

A. It designs new shoes frequently. B. It offers free shoes to the disabled.

C. It provides customer-friendly services. D. It responded to Matthews request passively.

23. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”？

A. They make the road travel more convenient. B. They make drone delivery service easier.

C. Theyre easier to construct than roads. D. They are receptive to new technology.

B

“Hows it going？ ” I ask the barista （咖啡館服務員）. “Hows your day been？”

“Ah， not too busy. What are you up to？”

“Not much. Just reading. ”

This， small talk， is one of the key rituals （老規(guī)矩） of American life. It has taken me only a decade to master.

I immigrated to the United States in 2001， for college. I brought only my Indian experience in dealing with shopkeepers and tea sellers. In Delhi， where I grew up， when doing business， people dont ask each other how the others day has been. They might not even smile. The customer doesnt tremble before complaining about how cold his food is. Each side believes the other will cheat him.

“God， Mahajan， youre so rude to waiters！” Tom， an American friend， said， laughing， after he watched me ordering food at a restaurant， in the West Village， years ago. Considering myself a mild and friendly person， I was surprised. Tom always asked servers how they were doing or praised their shirts or made jokes about the menu. At that time， this seemed dishonest to me. Did he really like what they were wearing？

American life is based on a principle that we like one another but wont violate one anothers privacy. This makes it a land of small talk. Two people greet each other happily， with friendliness， but might know each other for years before asking basic questions about each others backgrounds. The opposite is true of Indians. At least three people Ive sat next to on planes to and from India have asked me， within minutes， how much I earn as a writer （only to turn away in disappointment when I tell them）.

Living in Brooklyn and then in Austin， Texas. I made coffee shops the places of my movements. Meeting the same baristas day after day produced context， and I got practice. I was beginning to fit in. It felt good and didnt seem fake anymore.

24. What can we learn about the author from the text？

A. He takes pride in everything of his homeland.

B. He learned the real ritual of American life in a short time.

C. He finally got used to small talk after a lot of practice in America.

D. He still thinks the American way of treating strangers is not sincere.

25. What do people in the US tend to do in a restaurant？

A. Have friendly small talk with the servers.

B. Ask if the servers are satisfied with their pay.

C. Complain about the food and service directly.

D. Make objective comments on the servers clothing.

26. What do we know about Indians according to the text？

A. They dont like each other much. B. They live in a land of small talk.

C. They dont care much about others privacy. D. They know little about their friends backgrounds.

27. What does the text mainly talk about？

A. Cultural differences between countries. B. The authors struggle with American small talk.

C. Small talk and great friendship. D. A rude Indian in America.

C

Weve all been there： in a lift， in line at the bank or on an airplane， surrounded by people who are， like us， deeply focused on their smartphones or， worse， struggling with the uncomfortable silence.

Whats the problem？ Its possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence. Its more likely that none of us start a conversation because its awkward and challenging， or we think its annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers， consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say its an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits （好處）.

“Dismissing （摒棄） small talk as unimportant is easy， but we cant forget that deep relationships wouldnt even exist if it werent for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease （潤滑劑） for social communication，” says Bernardo Carducci， director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk，” he explains. “The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others， not just communicate with them.” In a study， Elizabeth Dunn， associate professor of psychology at UBC， invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction with its waiter; the other， to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. “Its not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband，” said Dunn. “But interactions with peripheral （邊緣的） members of our social network matter for our well-being also.”

Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging， a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. “Small talk is the basis of good manners，” he says.

28. What is described in the first paragraph？

A. Addiction to smartphones. B. Impatience with slow service.

C. Unsuitable behaviors in public places. D. Absence of communication between strangers.

29. What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci？

A. Relating to other people. B. Showing good manners.

C. Making business deals. D. Focusing on a topic.

30. What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk？

A. It matters as much as a formal talk. B. It improves family relationships.

C. It raises peoples confidence. D. It makes people feel good.

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

A. Conversation Counts B. Benefits of Small Talk

C. Uncomfortable Silence D. Ways of Making Small Talk

D

The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago， but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it， smell it， drink it and even hear it.

Man has been polluting the earth. The more people， the more pollution. Many years ago， the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place， man moved to another place. But this is no longer true.

Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious. Its bad for all living things in the world， but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city and from putting dirty smoke into the air. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving， there will be less air pollution.

The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land， water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.

32. The writer says the world is becoming much smaller because of ____ .

A. the rise in pollution B. modern science development

C. more people living in the world D. more of the earth covered by water

33. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to？

A. Light pollution. B. Air pollution. C. Noise pollution. D. Water pollution.

34. Why is air pollution thought to be the most serious kind of pollution？

A. It is not easy to get rid of. B. It makes us angry more easily.

C. It makes our rivers and lakes dirty. D. It is bad for all living things in the world.

35. Which of the following is TRUE about pollution according to the text？

a. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

b. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.

c. Air pollution is so serious mainly because more coal is burnt by people.

d. Public transport would be helpful in fighting against the problem of SO2.

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

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，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Tips for a Happier Workplace

You dont have to be friends with your co-workers， but you do need to be friendly. Read on for fresh ways to make your office a kinder， gentler place.

◆ Give a happy “Hello！” in the morning.

Do you walk into the office， eyes down， and immediately start work？ If so， you are likely to find that your co-workers ignore you or avoid you.? Its really amazing how fast this small gesture can change unfriendly workplace relations.

◆ Learn the art of small talk.

Ask your co-workers about their interests—their favorite music， movies， and books， as well as their hobbies.? Once you know what catches their imagination， pick up stories from newspapers or magazines to help start conversations.

◆ Ask what they think.

People love to be asked for their opinion， so go out of your way to ask， “What do you think of this report？” or “How do you think I should deal with this situation？”

◆ Avoid gossip （流言蜚語）.

So return the favor. When a co-worker walks towards you bearing a piece of gossip， reply with “Really？” and then change the subject or get back to work. If you dont respond， the gossiper will move on.

◆

To win friends at work， start with good office etiquette （禮節(jié)）. Theres nothing more frustrating to busy co-workers than to have their emails and phone messages ignored （忽視）. Your silence doesnt just make their jobs harder; it also pass on an unpleasant message： You are unimportant to me.

A. Stop complaining.

B. Return calls and emails immediately.

C. Work as hard as anyone working with you.

D. Then give the advice giver a silent thank-you.

E. You dont want anyone to talk about you behind your back， right？

F. Showing an interest in them will make them feel comfortable around you.

G. Get into the habit of greeting them with a smile as you arrive in the morning.

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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) （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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

You Did More Than Carrying My Books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying， along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark? ? 41? ? down and helped the boy pick up these articles. Since they were going the? ? 42? ? way， he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark? ? 43? ? the boys name was Bill， that he? ? 44? ? computer games， baseball and history， that he was having a lot of? ? 45? ? with his other subjects and that he had just? ? 46? ? up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bills home first and Mark was? ? 47? ? in for a glass of Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed

48? ? with a few laughs and some shared small talk， and then Mark went home. They? ? 49? ? to see each other around school， had lunch together once or twice， and then both? ? 50? ? up from the same high school. Just three weeks before? ? 51? ?， Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill? ? 52? ? him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you? ? 53? ? wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day？” asked Bill. “You see， I? ? 54? ? out my locker because I didnt want to leave a mess? ? 55? ? anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to? ? 56? ? my things. But after we spent some time together? ? 57? ? and laughing， I realized that if I had done that， I would have? ? 58? ? a new friend and all the? ? 59? ? we would have together. So you see， Mark， when you picked up my books that day， you did a lot more. You? ? 60? ? my life.”

41. A. fell B. sat C. lay D. bent

42. A. only B. same C. exciting D. remembered

43. A. discovered B. realized C. said D. imagined

44. A. learned B. loved C. tried D. made

45. A. questions B. ideas C. trouble D. doubt

46. A. broken B. showed C. come D. fixed

47. A. called B. helped C. invited D. pulled

48. A. peacefully B. willingly C. freely D. pleasantly

49. A. continued B. agreed C. needed D. offered

50. A. got B. grew C. ended D. cheered

51. A. graduation B. movement C. vacation D. divorcement

52. A. demanded B. reminded C. told D. asked

53. A. ever B. usually C. even D. also

54. A. checked B. took C. cleaned D. put

55. A. over B. into C. with D. for

56. A. find B. pick C. pack D. hold

57. A. talking B. listening C. reading D. waiting

58. A. forgotten B. passed C. left D. missed

59. A. favor B. fun C. access D. thought

60. A. saved B. protected C. improved D. changed

第二節(jié) （共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

How do people communicate with each other？ Words and sentences are? importance in communication， but we communicate using not only spoken and? （write） words， but also body language. Body language? （differ） from culture to culture.

Every culture has developed a formal way? （greet） strangers to show welcome， friendliness， enthusiasm and so on.? （traditional）， Europeans and Americans shake hands，? means they trust each other.

Greetings are different around? world. In China， we put the right hand over the left and bow slightly. Japanese people bow when they meet each other and different angles of bowing stand for different degrees of respect.

Today， people still use their hands in formal greetings to mean trust. American? （youth） often greet each other with the? ? ?（express） “give me five”.

Body language can show? （much） information than words， so people give themselves away easily by their gestures.

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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）

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）不計分。

Its unbelievable when I heard my name calling. I was chosen to play the leading role in the play， and it was my dream. I used to being too shy to speak in a public. But my parents and teachers always encourage me to do so. Now I have changed great. In class， I am often the first one whom will stand up and answer questions even if I may make much mistakes. No pain， no gain. Now I am always brave enough to overcome the difficulty in her heart， and have become a lively girl. My experience shows that we should not be afraid losing face， and only in this way can we make progresses.

第二節(jié) 書面表達（滿分25分）

假如你是李華，你的筆友Peter來信說自己轉入新學校后，在交友上遇到了困難。請你給他寫一封回信，內(nèi)容包括：

1﹒表達關心和安慰;

2﹒提出交友的建議。

注意：

1﹒詞數(shù)100左右;

2﹒可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫;

3﹒信的開頭與結尾已為你寫好。

Dear Peter，

I am glad to learn that you are studying in a new school.

I hope you will find true friendship soon.

Yours sincerely，

Li Hua