Module 3 The Violence of Nature

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. When will the woman prefer to go to the zoo？

A. On Sunday.B. On Friday.C. At weekends.

2. What are the two speakers talking about？

A. A football match.B. Today’s news.C. A story.

3. Where is Mary now？

A. At home.B. In the office.C. In the park.

4. What can we know about the man？

A. He likes the cold weather.B. He is used to the cold weather. C. He doesn’t think it cold.

5. How will the man go to work？

A. By car.B. By bus.C. On foot.

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，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 probable relationship between the two speakers？

A. Sister and brother.B. Teacher and student.C. Husband and wife.

7. How many children do they have？

A. 3.B. 4.C. 5.

8. Where will the man go next week？

A. Paris.B. London.C. California.

听第7段材料，回答第9至12题。

9. At what time does the early flight get to Paris？

A. 7： 50.B. 9： 00.C. 11： 05.

10. Which country does the woman want to visit？

A. France.B. America.C. Canada.

11. How often does the bus go to the downtown？

A. Every half an hour.B. Every hour.C. Every 14 minutes.

12. How long does it take the bus to get to the downtown？

A. 14 minutes.B. 40 minutes.C. 4 minutes.

听第8段材料，回答第13至14题。

13. When does the conversation take place？

A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.

14. What would the man like before eating？

A. Some orange juice.B. Some coffee.C. Some water.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What’s the woman’s problem？

A. She has lost her job.B. She has to work late.C. She doesn’t use computers well.

16. How does the man feel about the boss’s decision？

A. He understands it well.B. He thinks it unbelievable.C. He has no idea about it.

17. What can we know about the woman？

A. She works hard.B. She is clever.C. She doesn’t learn new things.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is an ideal way to relax for a few minutes in England？

A. A cup of tea.B. A cup of coffee.C. A glass of beer.

19. When did the English custom of drinking tea begin to form？

A. In the 17th century.B. In the 18th century.C. In the 17th and 18th centuries.

20. Which Coffee House first offered tea？

A. Lynn’s Coffee House.B. Tom’s Coffee House.C. Timing’s Coffee House.

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）

21. — Have you found anything wrong with your computer？

— Yes， and I was about to give it up when an idea ____ to me that it might be struck by some kind of virus.

A. occurredB. happenedC. struckD. turned

22. We ____ our breakfast when an old man came to the door.

A. just have hadB. have just hadC. just hadD. had just had

23. Before the first nonstop flight made in 1949， it ____ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.

A. would beB. has beenC. had beenD. would have been

24. The man missed a step and ____ ， ____ the new suitcase rolling down the stairs.

A. falls； sendsB. fell； sentC. fell； to sendD. fell； sending

25. He tried several different jobs， and he ended up ____ a lawyer.

A. inB. withC. asD. at

26. As you study a globe， you may notice that ____ of the large land and areas are connected， or ____ so.

A. most； almostB. almost； mostC. mostly； almostD. most； most

27. Can you ____ your brother ____ from that group of people？

A. take； offB. take； upC. pick； outD. pick； up

28. Around 1850， a terrible disease ____ the potato crops， and potatoes ____ bad in the soil.

A. ruined； beganB. hit； wentC. struck； turnedD. damaged； changed

29. — I am traveling to Beijing tomorrow. Would you like to tell me about your trip there？

— ____ . Let’s discuss it over lunch.

A. All rightB. In no caseC. Forget itD. That’s all right

30. A sudden snowstorm occurred in Beijing last night， ____ great inconvenience in transport.

A. causedB. causingC. bringingD. brought

31. When they had finished playing， the children were made to ____ all the toys they had taken out.

A. put offB. put awayC. put upD. put out

32. — How ____ do you attend the evening classes？

— ____ ， three times per week.

A. long； On the wholeB. often； On averageC. soon； Generally speakingD. much； In all

33. The Olympic Games， ____ in 776BC， didn’t include women players until 1912.

A. to be first holdingB. first holdC. to be first heldD. first held

34. — I heard Charlotte had been drowned in the lake.

— Really！Her boat turned ____ ， and ____ she couldn’t swim.

A. down； unluckilyB. up； luckilyC. over； unfortunatelyD. out； unfortunately

35. I wonder if she ____ us， but I think if she ____ us we will be able to complete the task ahead of time.

A. helps； helpsB. will help； has helpedC. helps； will helpD. will help； helps

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One Saturday morning a careless car driver 36 a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was 37 because there had been no 38 for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were 39 fire.

A truck driver 40 the fire when he was on his way to Stanton. As soon as he 41 the town he told the police about it. Soon fire fighters were hurrying westwards. When they arrived the fire they saw was very 42 . It could not 43 to the north because of a lake 44 to the south because of a wide 45 . But a west wind was 46 the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it. Then， one of the firefighters 47 a message back to the town 48 radio.

The chief fire officer and 49 of people hurried to a place about a mile 50 of the town. There they used dynamite （黄色炸药） to 51 the trees and to 52 a wide path through the forest. When the fire reached the path it began to 53 down because there was nothing 54 to burn. After several hours they 55 to put out the fire and save the town.

36. A. litB. threwC. putD. took

37. A. wetB. dryC. thickD. heavy

38. A. snowB. waterC. rainD. wind

39. A. setB. caughtC. onD. in

40. A. sawB. watchedC. metD. faced

41. A. arrivedB. reachedC. leftD. headed

42. A. bigB. vastC. largeD. huge

43. A. spreadB. stopC. strikeD. follow

44. A. andB. orC. butD. while

45. A. roadB. farmC. riverD. forest

46. A. coveringB. carryingC. affectingD. leading

47. A. gotB. receivedC. sentD. carried

48. A. withB. fromC. onD. by

49. A. manyB. mostC. hundredsD. a hundred

50. A. eastB. northC. southD. west

51. A. take offB. pick upC. end upD. blow down

52. A. cutB. developC. clearD. measure

53. A. putB. goC. dieD. get

54. A. madeB. leftC. struckD. caused

55. A. triedB. succeededC. managedD. decided

第三部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

The climate of any place is the kind of weather. It usually has a long period of time.

The houses we live in， the clothes we wear， even the foods we eat depend on the climate of the place where we live.

Climate is complicated； it is affected by many factors （因素）. The distance to the North or South Pole or to the equator really matters a lot. If you live near either of the poles， you live in a cold climate， for the place where you live does not get as much or as direct sunshine as a place farther away from the poles. In places close to the equator， the climate is very hot， for they are the parts where the sun shines almost straight down.

The amount of rain or snowfall makes a great difference to the climate. In hot， dry deserts， little rain falls， but in a hot rainforest， the amount of rainfall is far larger than that in the desert， for there is a heavy rain almost every day， even several times per day. Though a rainforest and a desert may be the same distance from the equator， their climates are rather different from each other.

How much rain or snowfall is considered by some to be determined by the winds， the surrounding mountains and the currents in nearby seas， and so on. In short， it is a very complex natural phenomenon.

56. This passage mainly talks about ____ .

A. weatherB. different climates

C. climate and its determining factorsD. the difference between weather and climate

57. Which of the following statements is TRUE？

A. Climate and weather are the same.

B. Climate is the general weather condition in a place over a period of time.

C. Climate means the fine， cloudy， rainy or snowy weather.

D. Climate is mainly affected by the distance to the Poles.

58. According to the passage， which of the following factors doesn’t affect the climate of a place？

A. Temperature.B. Rainfall.

C. Snowfall.D. The distance to the equator.

59. The difference of the climates between a tropical desert and a tropical rainforest is caused by ____ .

A. the amount of rainfallB. the winds and the surrounding mountains

C. the currents in nearby seasD. how much sunshine the two different places can get

60. What can we infer from the last paragraph？

A. How much rain or snowfall is easy to be forecast.B. How much rain or snowfall is difficult to be forecast.

C. Weather forecast is not useful at all.D. Weather is always changeable.

B

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why？ Because those who have big houses many often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.

In fact， happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school， your friends will help you； when you study hard at your lessons， your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health； when you achieve success， your friends will say congratulations to you； when you do something wrong， people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others， you will feel happy， too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them， you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor， you can also say you are very happy， because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties， you can say loudly you are very happy， because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes， life is like a revolving （旋转的） door. When it closes， it also opens. If you take every chance you get， you can be a happy and lucky person.

61. Those who have big houses may often feel ____ in the author’s opinion.

A. happyB. lonelyC. freeD. excited

62. When you fall down in a PE class， both your teacher and your classmates will ____ .

A. laugh at youB. play jokes on youC. quarrel with youD. help you up

63. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress？

A. Oh， so do I.B. Congratulations！C. Good luck！D. It’s just so-so.

64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

B. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

C. You can not get help from others when you make mistakes.

D. Happiness is not always around you because difficulties often come towards you.

65. Which of the following is the best title for this passage？

A. Bad luck.B. Good luck.C. Happiness.D. Life.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（满分10分）

A terrible storm took place in a summer night. The wind was so strong that many trees brought down. It was already eleven o’clock. Li Ming， who had been to night school， was still not back and his parents were very anxiously. Half an hour late the wind stopped， and it was still raining. Li Ming’s parents were about to looking for him when he returned. Li Ming explained the storm has pushed over many big trees as well as telephone line， blocking the roads. And the bridge had been washed away by the floods. So he had to find the another way back.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

目前沙尘暴在中国一些地区有日趋严重的趋势，引起了人们的重视。请根据以下要点写一篇短文。

注意：词数120左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Sandstorms are getting more and more serious in some regions in China， which attracted people’s attention.