Module 4
2012-04-29
（满分120分；时间80分钟）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 does the woman mean？
A. Her umbrella is broken.B. She needs to use her umbrella.
C. She lent her umbrella to someone else.
2. What will the man do？
A. Have a rest for a few days.B. Take another exam.
C. Make a plan.
3. What’s the man’s attitude to the woman’s advice？
A. He wants to accept it.B. He wants to refuse it.
C. He wants to think it over.
4. Why is the man worried？
A. Because he doesn’t have a lot of money.B. Because he doesn’t like to take a bus.
C. Because he doesn’t have any change.
5. How much did the woman pay for the dress？
A. $250.B. $375.C. $355.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，每小题将给出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至第7题。
6. What is the man doing at the moment？
A. He is going to the woman’s office.B. He is writing his report.
C. He is checking his report.
7. What does the woman ask the man to do at last？
A. To wait for a moment.B. To finish his report as soon as he can.
C. To come to her office at once.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What kind of ticket does the woman want？
A. A return ticket.B. A single ticket.C. A train ticket.
9. How much did a ticket to New York cost last month？
A. $22.B. $20.C. $32.
10. When does the woman have to be at the station？
A. At 12：00 a. m.B. At 2：15 p.m.C. At 2：00 p.m.
听第8段材料，回答第11至第13题。
11. What does the man want to do？
A. To have his hair cut.B. To go to the cinema.
C. To go to work.
12. What does the woman complain about the man？
A. He’s a little wasteful.B. He’s forgetful.C. He’s lazy.
13. Who made the mistake？
A. The man.B. The telephone company.
C. Edison.
听第9段材料，回答第14至第16题。
14. Why does the man like his present job？
A. Because of the good pay.B. Because of the fresh flowers.
C. Because it’s interesting.
15. Which of the following is the last job the man wants to do？
A. Gardener.B. Teacher.C. Doctor.
16. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？
A. Strangers.B. Boss and assistant.C. Close Friend.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17. What ran into the car according to the story？
A. A bird.B. A cat.C. A rat.
18. Why did the animal survive after such a long trip？
A. It didn’t move at all.B. The driver didn’t find it.
C. It was small enough in the engine.
19. What did the animal hidden in the car look like？
A. It was very pretty.B. It was clever enough to protect itself.
C. It was surprisingly quiet and lovely.
20. Who found the animal’s owner at last？
A. An engineer in the garage.B. One of Jeff’s neighbors.
C. The owner of the car.
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. — I don’t think he will be late for the meeting.
— He is always late， so he’ll never ___ .
A. do itB. make itC. get itD. fail it
22. ___ students enjoy staying in the library and the number of those students ___ 2000 now.
A. A number of； isB. A number of； areC. An amount of； areD. An amount of； is
23. — Why not let me help you with the work？
— ___ .
A. That’s very kind of youB. That’s rightC. That’s all rightD. You are welcome
24. Japan lies ___ the east of Asia and ___ the east of China.
A. in； inB. in； toC. to； toD. to； in
25. Beijing has got ___ population ___ more than 13.8 million.
A. the； withB. a； ofC. the； ofD. a； with
26. The artist was born poor， ___ poor all his life.
A. orB. asC. butD. so
27. When I was at college I ___ three foreign languages， but I ___ all except a few words of each.
A. spoke； forgotB. spoke； have forgottenC. have spoken； have forgottenD. have spoken； forgot
28. — When did he go to America？
— Oh， he ___ there since half a year ago.
A. wentB. has beenC. has goneD. was
29. That was really a nice evening. It’s years ___ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. whenB. afterC. sinceD. before
30. In the last few years， many modern bridges ___ in our city.
A. put upB. were put upC. have been put upD. have put up
31. — I have bought an English—Chinese dictionary.
— When and where ___ you ___ it？
A. do； buyB. did； buyC. have； boughtD. had； bought
32. — Are you going to London to watch the Olympic Games？
— No， the ticket is ___ expensive for me.
A. very muchB. so muchC. tooD. even
33. In such dry weather， the flowers will have to be watered if they ___ .
A. have survivedB. will survive C. are to surviveD. would survive
34. Some top students introduced several ___ to the study.
A. meansB. methods C. approachesD. ways
35. She looked at him ___ ， but her words sounded ___ .
A. coldly； warmB. coldly； warmlyC. cold； warmlyD. cold； warm
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Every morning， Rekha takes exercise around some gardens in our neighborhood. One morning， she was walking 36 than usual， and it was still dark.
As she was walking， a cyclist came up to her， 37 her handbag and sped off with it！ She 38 him shouting，“thief， thief”. A man further ahead must have 39 her or seen what had happened. He was 40 a car with a bucket of water near him. He took the bucket and 41 the water onto the cyclist.
The cyclist drove off the street and 42 his bike. Some other people rushed over and surrounded him. My friend Rekha was 43 that the people would beat him. She begged them not to 44 him.
She bent down and asked the boy 45 he did this to her. He 46 that he was a son of a farmer and that this year their crops had 47 . He said that the money lenders had 48 to beat up his father and hurt his family if he didn’t pay on time. He said that he was 49 and didn’t know what else to do. He was very sorry.
Rekha was 50 moved by this story. That boy was so thin. She looked 51 the boy’s eyes and said that she forgave him. She then took out some money from her handbag and gave it to him. She told him that robbing was 52 and that he shouldn’t do it again. He said he would follow her 53 . He told her that he was from a good family and was well brought up and that he had made a terrible 54 .
The boy left 55 . Rekha sincerely hoped that this would be the last time that the boy tried to rob somebody.
36. A. quickerB. fasterC. longerD. earlier
37. A. tookB. movedC. knockedD. carried
38. A. went throughB. ran afterC. turned toD. looked at
39. A. heardB. knownC. helpedD. sounded
40. A. repairingB. drivingC. parkingD. washing
41. A. tookB. putC. pouredD. covered
42. A. fell offB. took offC. threw awayD. got on
43. A. fortunateB. worriedC. surprisedD. delighted
44. A. shootB. killC. forgiveD. hurt
45. A. whyB. howC. whenD. what
46. A. admittedB. agreedC. explainedD. lied
47. A. disappearedB. failedC. developedD. changed
48. A. decidedB. hopedC. wantedD. threatened
49. A. hopelessB. exhaustedC. abandonedD. bored
50. A. mostlyB. deeplyC. hardlyD. slightly
51. A. outB. upC. overD. into
52. A. disappointingB. dangerousC. wrongD. common
53. A. adviceB. encouragementC. orderD. behaviour
54. A. livingB. storyC. jokeD. mistake
55. A. fortunatelyB. thankfullyC. nervouslyD. frightenedly
第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
Welcome to the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest covers 2.5 million square miles. It is the largest remaining tropical（热带的）forest in the world. It gets more than nine feet of rain every year. The Amazon is in South America.
Almost two—thirds of the rainforest is in Brazil but it is also in parts of Guyana， Venezuela， Colombia， Suriname， French Guiana， Peru， Ecuador and Bolivia. The first Europeans to discover the Amazon were Spanish， who found it while searching for gold and silver to bring back to their king.
The first people they met in the rainforest were women warriors（战士）， so Francisco de Orella named the river after a Greek myth（神话）about women warriors called Amazons. Even though the Amazon makes up only two percent of the earth’s surface（表面）area， it is where more than half of the world’s plants and animal species are. The Amazon has 60，000 types of plants， 1，000 species of birds and 300 types of other animals.
Jaguars， piranhas and pink freshwater dolphins are just a few of the animals that live in the Amazon rainforest. Because the Amazon is so large and has so many plants， it helps the world breathe a little easier by changing carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）into oxygen. The Amazon is also home to thousands of undiscovered plants and animals that might be used to cure（治疗）diseases， like AIDS， one day. Uncontrolled development and forest fires are hurting the Amazon.
56. According to the passage， about two—thirds of the Amazon rainforest is in ___ .
A. BrazilB. GuyanaC. EcuadorD. Bolivia
57. The Amazon rainforest ___ .
A. gets over 2.5 miles of rain every year
B. is in North America
C. is home to more than half of the world’s plants and animal species
D. has plants which are used to cure AIDS
58. According to the passage， the Amazon gets its name because ___ .
A. it is the largest remaining tropical forest in the world
B. it covers many countries
C. the Spanish first met women warriors in the forest and named it after a myth
D. it has many types of plants and animals
59. We should do our best to save the Amazon because ___ .
A. it is a tropical forest
B. it is found by the Spanish
C. it makes up two percent of the earth’s surface area
D. it helps the earth change carbon dioxide into oxygen and has many types of plants and animals
60. Which of the following sentences is true？
A. Many local people live in the Amazon.
B. Over half of the plants in the world are in the Amazon.
C. Two—thirds of the animals in the world are in the Amazon.
D. All of the plants and animals in the Amazon are known by people.
B
The scientific study of earthquakes is comparatively new. Until the 18th century， few factual descriptions of earthquakes were recorded， and the natural causes of earthquakes were not well understood. Those who did look for natural causes often reached conclusions that seem funny today.
The earliest earthquake for which we have descriptive information occurred in China in 1177 BC. The Chinese earthquake catalog describes several dozen large earthquakes in China during the next few thousand years. Earthquakes in Europe were mentioned as early as 580 BC， but the earliest for which we have some descriptive information occurred in the mid—16th century. The earliest known earthquakes in the Americas were in Mexico in the late 14th century and in Peru in 1471， but descriptions of the effects were not well recorded. By the 17th century， descriptions of the effects of earthquakes were being published around the world.
The most widely felt earthquakes in the recorded history of North America were a series that occurred in 1811—1812 near New Madrid， Missouri. A great earthquake， whose magnitude（震级）is estimated to have been about 8， occurred on the morning of December 16， 1811. Another great earthquake occurred on January 23， 1812， and a third， the strongest yet， on February 7， 1812. Aftershocks were nearly continuous between these great earthquakes and continued for months afterwards. These earthquakes were felt by people as far away as Boston and Denver. Because the population in these regions was small， the destruction of human life and property was slight. If just one of these enormous earthquakes occurred in the same area today， millions of people and buildings and other structures worth billions of dollars would be affected.
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was one of the most destructive in the recorded history of North America—the earthquake and the fire that followed killed nearly 700 people and left the city in ruins.
61. What’s the best title for this passage？
A. The scientific study of earthquakes.B. Earthquakes in history.
C. The effects of earthquakes on humans.D. Why earthquakes occur.
62. According to the passage， the Chinese earthquake catalog ___ .
A. has the earliest record of earthquakes in the world
B. contains not only large earthquakes but also small ones
C. records several earthquakes that have occurred in the world
D. describes all the earthquakes that have occurred in China
63. When did published descriptions of the effects of earthquakes become popular in the world？
A. In the 1300s.B. In the 1400s.C. In the 1500s.D. In the 1600s.
64. According to the passage， the earthquakes in 1811—1812 in North America ___ .
A. killed a large number of peopleB. occurred in San Francisco
C. could be felt very far awayD. almost destroyed entire cities
65. We can infer from the passage that ___ .
A. earthquakes weren’t scientifically studied before the 18th century
B. earthquakes can be avoided with the development of science and technology
C. most of the early earthquakes caused little damage
D. people haven’t discovered the causes of earthquakes so far
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
Jack London was a famous America writer. He was66. ___________
born in January 12th， 1876， in San Francisco. His family67. ___________
was very poor， so Jack had to leave school to making68. ___________
money. He worked hard in much different and hard jobs.69. ___________
Later Jack returned to school， and he didn’t stay long. He70. ___________
wrote，“Life and pocket books were all too short for me.”71. ___________
In 1887， he went to Alaska to find out gold. He72. ___________
returned home and started to write. His writings were successful，73. ___________
and he became rich and famous. Jack was not happy man，74. ___________
however. In poor healthy， he took off his own life in 1926.75. ___________
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
学校计划举行英语作文竞赛，主题为“We need advice from older generations”。请根据下列要求写一篇作文：你遇到了困难或问题，不知该怎么办。你去请教一位长辈，后来问题得到了解决。要求写清楚下面三点：
1. 当时面临的困难或问题是什么；
2. 你获得的指教是什么；
3. 结果如何。
注意：词数100左右
We need advice from older generations
