Module 2

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What do we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman will go home for dinner.

B. The man and woman will go to the movie together.

C. The woman will go to a restaurant with the man instead of going to the movie.

2. How much should the man pay if he buys one Nokia 95?

A. 6666.B. 9999.C. 8888.

3. Where did this conversation most probably take place?

A. In a taxi.B. On a bus.C. On a plane.

4. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The teacher was rude.B. The man is a student.

C. The woman was late with her homework many times.

5. Where is the woman going now?

A. To pick up her kids at school.B. To the grocery store.C. Home.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What is the man?

A. Waiter.B. Manager.C. Chef.

7. Why can’t the woman have dinner at 4:00 pm?

A. The restaurant doesn’t start that early. B. The restaurant recommends that she go later.

C. Four is an unlucky number.

8. Why did the man repeat， “a table for 8 at 5:00 pm today”?

A. For confirmation. B. So that he could remember that. C. Because he was very happy.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What are the two people talking about?

A. A TV program.B. Tourism.C. A job plan.

10. What does the woman suggest?

A. That the man has the car serviced. B. That they take along with them some warm clothes.

C. That she do the packing.

11. What is the place they want to go to famous for?

A. For the modern buildings. B. For the ancient architecture. C. For the earthquake ruins.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.B. Parent and daughter.C. Husband and wife.

13. What is the reason that resulted in the poor work in the exams?

A. Not known.B. The laziness of the girl.C. Working too hard.

14. What will Stephanie do after the conversation?

A. Work harder. B. Collect all her recent papers.

C. Call the teacher and make an appointment.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why can the woman speak German?

A. She learnt it at the university. B. She once taught there. C. She once lived in Austria.

16. Why the woman decided to change her job?

A. Teaching is not fun. B. She needs a higher pay. C. She needs more experiences.

17. What might not be included when looking for a job?

A. Age. B. Family members. C. Marriage.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What must you do， if you want to join in the program?

A. Go in July or August. B. Be a high school student. C. Speak very good English.

19. How will the students be paid?

A. More than the American citizens. B. As much as the American citizens. C. Much less than the Americans.

20. When did the program start?

A. This summer.B. This year.C. A long time ago.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. All these activities are raising ＿＿＿ about the whale’s health and survival.

A. discussionsB. concerns

C. mistakesD. problems

22. It always takes the class a while to ＿＿＿ at the start of the lesson after a break.

A. settle downB. break down

C. come downD. slow down

23. ＿＿＿ that they found their scientific researches were not progressing smoothly.

A. It saysB. It said

C. It is saidD. They are said

24. The old professor smiled when he saw how brilliant ＿＿＿ up to be during the past few years.

A. his student would growB. his student had grown

C. had his student grownD. would his student grow

25. ＿＿＿ surprised me most was ＿＿＿ such a little boy of five could play the piano so well.

A. That; thatB. That; what

C. What; thatD. What; what

26. It worried Taylor a lot ＿＿＿ she could stand any number of cold shoulders turned against her.

A. howB. why

C. thatD. whether

27. ＿＿＿ helped to keep us in touch with what was going on there is worth praising.

A. AnyoneB. The person

C. WhoD. Whoever

28. Eat ＿＿＿ you like and leave the others for ＿＿＿ comes in late.

A. any; whoB. whichever; whoever

C. either; whoeverD. every; whoever

29. ＿＿＿ she couldn’t understand was ＿＿＿ more and more students tended to love soul music at the time.

A. What; becauseB. Why; that

C. What; whyD. That; why

30. It was ＿＿＿ he said ＿＿＿ made me so uncomfortable to think about the case.

A. that; thatB. what; that

C. that; whatD. what; what

31. ＿＿＿ is no possibility ＿＿＿ a satellite could be lauched to the space without the invention of modern rockets.

A. It， thatB. It， whether

C. There， thatD. There， whether

32. We are all for your proposal that the discussion ＿＿＿ .

A. is to be put offB. was put off

C. should put offD. be put off

33. — ＿＿＿ you ever＿＿＿ the fact that your salary will not be enough for you?

— Yes， of course.

A. Did; considerB. Have; considered

C. Had; consideredD. Have; been condidering

34. He ＿＿＿ in a queue; he should have got it from the machine.

A. needn’t have stoodB. needn’t stand

C. didn’t need standD. needn’t to stand

35. — I really thought I’d pass this exam， but I failed.

— Don’t lose heart， Bill. ＿＿＿ .

A. You are rightB. Better luck next time

C. Best wishesD. It’s out of question

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was a teenager， my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d 36 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living， 37 had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me to be 38 near a vat（桶）of beer.

So I did as he asked. I got good 39 ， and went to Harvard. In 1971， I was accepted into a graduate program there that 40 me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of school， I began to realize that I’d 41 done anything but go to school. So， at 24， I decided to drop out. 42 ， my parents didn’t think that was a great idea. But I felt strongly that one can’t 43 till he’s 65 to do what he wants in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to 44 as an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later， I was ready to go back to school. I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still， after working there five years， I 45 ， “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time， Americans paid 46 money for beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for 47 ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become a(n) 48 . When I told dad， he was 49 ， but in the end he 50 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams 51 the Brewer and Patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 52 ， I sold the beer directly to beer drinkers to get the word out. Six weeks later， at the Great American Beer Festival， Sam Adams Boston Lager 53 the top prize for American Beer. In the end I was destined（注定）to be a brewer. My advice to the young is 54 : life is very long， 55 don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

36. A. costB. spentC. takenD. paid

37. A. likeB. asC. soD. nor

38. A. anywhereB. everywhereC. nowhereD. somewhere

39. A. resultB. teachersC. gradesD. work

40. A. promisedB. madeC. advisedD. allowed

41. A. neverB. everC. alwaysD. almost

42. A. FortunatelyB. ObviouslyC. PossiblyD. Properly

43. A. expectB. thinkC. stopD. wait

44. A. actB. doC. becomeD. pick

45. A. realizedB. askedC. wonderedD. knew

46. A. lessB. littleC. goodD. enough

47. A. EnglishmenB. EuropeansC. the worldD. Americans

48. A. lawyerB. brewerC. instructorD. engineer

49. A. surprisedB. satisfiedC. delightedD. anxious

50. A. praisedB. supportedC. stoppedD. left

51. A. forB. atC. inD. after

52. A. ThereforeB. OtherwiseC. AlsoD. Yet

53. A. lostB. wonC. madeD. did

54. A. simpleB. complicatedC. interestingD. strange

55. A. sinceB. forC. butD. so

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The girl was so attractive that he couldn’t resist watching her all the time. She was talking with a French woman. As he sipped his drink he found someone was touching him.

“Busy place，” he said. It’s just that girl. She blushed（脸红）and turned away. When he tried to pay for his drink he found his pocket empty. God， it must be that girl. The man realized it at once.

He began to search the hall in order to find her but in vain（徒劳无益）. Then he found she was sitting at the entrance. He rushed to her. “I’ve been looking for you，” he said. She glanced（瞥一眼）at him in surprise. “I don’t know you，” she said. “Sure you do. You lifted my wallet，” he said. He was pleased to have said “lifted”， thinking it sounded better than “stole”. “I beg your pardon?” the girl said. “I know you did at the magazine counter. If you just give it back， I can forget the whole thing. If you don’t， then I’ll hand you over to the police. But I don’t want to miss my flight.”

She studied his face seriously. “All right，” she replied. She pulled the black bag onto her lap， reached into it and drew out a wallet. He took it from her. “Wait a minute，” he said， “this isn’t mine.” The girl ran off and he ran after her. Then he heard a woman’s voice behind him， “Stop， thief! Stop that man!” Ahead of him the girl disappeared around a corner and he was stopped by a strong guard. The wallet was the French woman’s， fat with money and credit cards. The man understood the whole thing immediately， but he couldn’t even prove his own identity to the policeman.

Two weeks later when all was over， the man received his wallet. No money was missing; all the cards were in place. But he could never know why the girl did so.

56. From the passage we can learn that ＿＿＿ .

A. the man tried to force the girl to marry him

B. neither the girl nor the French woman was a thief

C. the man was attracted by the girl’s beauty in the beginning

D. the man decided to send the girl to the police

57. What did the man understand when he was stopped by the guard?

A. It’s the French woman， rather than the girl that stole his wallet.

B. All that happened was purposely planned by the girl and the woman.

C. He was sure to miss his flight that day and be put into prison.

D. He couldn’t find anybody to prove that he was innocent.

58. What is most likely to happen after the man was caught?

A. The man would help the police catch the girl.

B. The French woman would be found to be the real thief.

C. The man would have great trouble explaining what had happened.

D. The police would rather believe the man than the woman.

B

NEW YORK—Laptop computers（便携式电脑）are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes， in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today， laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years， each of the 1，500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a 10 million computer program at Westlake， a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition， they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers， their classmates， and their families. However， the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with them at home， in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology， the use of laptop in higher education， such as colleges and universities， is workable. As laptops become more powerful， they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition， the portable（便携式的）computers can connect students to not only the Internet， but also libraries and other resources. State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities， too.

At Westlake College， more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said， “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

59. Why is the word “speak” in Paragraph 2 in quotation marks?

A. Students don’t really talk.B. Students use the computer language.

C. Laptops have speakers.D. None of the above reasons is correct.

60. Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers.B. 1，500 students have laptops.

C. It is an old college in America.D. Students there can do everything.

61. The underlined words “a window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can ＿＿＿ .

A. attend lectures on information technology B. travel around the world

C. get information from all around the world D. have free laptops

62. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The program is successful.B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.D. We don’t know the result yet.

C

Wednesday’s TV and Radio Highlights

Combat Chefs

Five， 8:00 pm

In tonight’s series Major Harry Lomas returns to the studio’s kitchen in an attempt to attract his new members with enthusiasm for home cooking. It’s quite a challenge when they have an average age of just 18 and are extremely short on training.

Jack: a Soldier’s Story

BBC 1， 9:00 pm

In Helmand Jack Mizon was a hero. Back in Aldershot， he’s a troublemaker. This excellent program by Ben Anderson， broadcast early on BBC 3， follows Jack as he returns from Afghanistan. Jack appears as an interesting， attracting and disordered character， whose quickness to fight sees him facing incarceration（关押）in a civilian prison.

The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

BBC 4， 9:00 pm

The third part of BBC 4’s Art of Italy season， hosted by The Sunday Telegraph’s Andrew Graham-Dixon， examines how the link between art and money is rooted in the greedy power of the Medici family， lots of supporters of Renaissance art and rulers of Florence in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Right to Die

Sky Real Lives/SRLHD， 9:00 pm

John Zaritsky’s program deals with the controversial question of whether people should be able to choose to end their own lives. Zaritsky focuses on the Swiss Organization Dignities， which helps people with incurable illnesses commit suicide（自杀）.

The Essay: John Milton

Radio 3， 11:00 pm

Radio 3 has just begun a major celebration of John Milton. The Essay all week discusses his essays， how they relate to the revolutionary（革命的）current of his times and of his own career. Areopagitica， his great essay on the freedom of the press and of thought， is discussed tonight by Andreas Whittam Smith， founding editor of The Independent， and president of the British Board of Film Classification.

63. What TV or radio program can you watch if you return home at 10:00 pm?

A. Combat Chefs.B. Jack: a Soldier’s Story.

C. Right to Die.D. The Essay: John Milton.

64. If you want some more about Jack， you can also choose ＿＿＿ .

A. Radio3B. BBC4

C. BBC3D. Five

65. Those who are interested in being a cook may like the program ＿＿＿ .

A. Combat ChefsB. The Medici: Makers of Modern Art

C. Right to DieD. The Essay: John Milton

66. From the passage we may know Areopagitica ＿＿＿ .

A. is good at writing the essayB. is a great essay by John Milton

C. deals with many problemsD. is an essay by Andreas Smith

D

The concept of solar power satellites， or SPS， first put forward in the 1960s， is still not widely known by the general public. For example， at many public exhibitions about energy， SPS is not even mentioned. This is mainly because very little money has been spent on SPS research—about 1/1000 of the approximately US 1 trillion that governments have spent supporting the development of nuclear power over the past 50 years.

There are people who claim that SPS is unrealistic—because launch（发射）costs are much too high today; or because microwave beams（波束）will set fire to cities; or because it’s too far away. So why do we believe that it is important to continue to do researches on SPS? The reason is very simple.

Humans are going to need huge amounts of electric power in the coming several tens of years. Within 50 years the world population is expected to double， while economic growth will continue around the world， especially in the poorer countries. But existing energy sources already face serious problems. They’re limited; they’re polluting; they’re dangerous. So 50 years from now， 100 years from now， where is our power going to come from? Nobody knows. And so we believe that new large-scale possibilities should be studied further.

We must remember that humans have some choices concerning our future. To some extent we can choose the direction in which our civilization develops. And choices that are made in the coming several tens of years—such as the energy sources that we will or will not use， will have major， long-term implications（意义）for human life on earth. We believe that， provided that research continues to show that SPS is environmentally and economically attractive， SPS will open the door to a much more attractive future for human civilization than any ground-based energy source， and one that the public will support and that young people will find challenging and exciting. Furthermore energy from SPS can be easily used in developing countries， as the SPS 2000 project will show， thus aiding economic development worldwide. In addition， by creating large commercial fund for space engineering， SPS will open the frontier of space to economic development， thus creating a limitless new field for growth of the world economy.

67. What’s the author’s attitude toward the research on SPS?

A. Critical.B. Negative.

C. No.D. Positive.

68. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. The Future Energy—SPSB. The Concept of SPS

C. Humans and SPSD. Advantages of SPS

69. Which of the following statements about SPS is TRUE?

A. The research on SPS started in the 1960s is still not understood by the public.

B. The research is showing SPS can benefit environment and economy at present.

C. The energy from SPS is now being used in some developing countries.

D. The public don’t know about SPS because of spending little time on SPS researches.

70. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. Present serious energy problems.

B. Where to get energy sources in the future.

C. The importance of controlling the world population.

D. The importance of exploring new energy sources.

第四部分 写作（共三节， 满分45分）

第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的词。

Host family accommodation， or living with host families， remains popular among language travel students for its unique（独一无二的）advantages. These days， host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality， for they still have something to worry about.

Host family accommodation is often seen as the number-one choice for its advantages in language study， cultural communication and cost of living. Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that their language acquisition（获得）is likely to become faster. Living in host families also has the advantage for students of being able to spend a lot of time communicating with their “host parents”， and get to know the local way of life， people and culture. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students for it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.

The advantages， however， have not prevented host families from worrying. On the one hand， some host families are losing their unique selling point. The problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities， now generally single and young， have less times available for students but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice. On the other hand， students’ expectations have risen. They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation， as they come mainly from high socio-economic groups in their own countries.

To get out of the difficult situation， host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service. They are trying to making living conditions better， including broadband Internet service， private bathroom， and access to plenty of hot water for long showers. They are also providing students with structured family activities.

It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.

Title: 71. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

ThemeHost families are improving the accommodation quality

72. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿1) Language study73. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

2) Cultural communication(1) 74. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

(2) Knowing the local way of life， people and culture

3) 75. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Being least expensive sometimes

76. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿1) Loss of selling pointHosts’having less time for students

2) 77. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Students’ becoming more demanding

78. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Service quality improvement(1) 79. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

(2) Organizing structured family activities

80. ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿Host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with students.