Module1Life in the Future

（满分120分；时间90分钟）

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. When will the magazine probably arrive？

A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.

2. What does the man advise the woman to do？

A. Have a monthly spending plan. B. Save some money each month. C. Spend money once a month.

3. How does the man come here？

A. By car. B. By taxi. C. By bus.

4. What will the man do？

A. Open the window. B. Find another room. C. Go out with the woman.

5. What does the man mean？

A. He cant go to the cinema. B. He can go to the cinema on Saturday evening.

C. He can go to the cinema on Saturday morning.

第二节（共15小题；每题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，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7题。

6. Where is Janes bike？

A. In the room. B. In front of the door. C. Beside the door.

7. Who did Jane get her bike from？

A. Her classmate. B. Her friends. C. Her parents.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

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

A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Manager and secretary.

9. Where are the two speakers going？

A. The airport. B. The railway station. C. The bus station.

10. Why do the speakers call Brenda？

A. To ask her to change clothes. B. To ask her when mother arrives. C. To ask her if she can go with them.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Who is the man？

A. A repairman. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.

12. How much will the woman pay for the repair？

A. About $100. B. More than $100. C. Less than $100.

13. Why was the window broken this time？

A. The children kicked the ball at home. B. The woman played volleyball at home.

C. There was a big flying stone just now.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Who is Frank Stone？

A. A friend of the womans. B. A visitor to the clinic. C. A patient of Dr Miltons.

15. Why wont Mr Stone come to the clinic tomorrow？

A. The clinic will be closed. B. Dr Milton wont come to work. C. He cant spare the time.

16. When is the clinic open in a week？

A. During the whole week. B. On weekdays except Thursday. C. From Monday to Friday.

17. When will Mr Stone see Dr Milton？

A. At 6：15 pm on Friday. B. At 6：15 pm on Thursday. C. At 5：30 pm on Thursday.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. How did the young woman feel when the old lady asked her to say “Goodbye， Mom？”

A. Angry. B. Frightened. C. Surprised.

19. What did the young woman do when the old lady left the restaurant？

A. She waved goodbye. B. She paid the bill. C. She walked out.

20. Why did the bill include the charge for the old ladys meal？

A. The young couple were too glad to do a favor for her.

B. She was too poor to eat in such an expensive restaurant.

C. The manager mistook her for the young womans mother.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。

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In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas！ You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket！ You might even drive a flying car！

Not all past predictions have been proven wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate. Some great thinkers had predicted the arrival of the credit card， the fax machine， and even the Internet—years before they were invented. But for each prediction that has come true， some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology， or whether people really needed it in their lives or not. Lets look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.

Robot Helpers

Wheres the robot in my kitchen？ Nowhere， of course. And hes probably not coming any time soon. Robots do exist today， but mostly in factories and other working environments.

Back in the 1950s， however， people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes.

So why hasnt that happened？ Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy （笨拙的）. And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.

Telephones of Tomorrow

In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet.

Why？ The technology worked fine， but it overlooked something obvious： people long for privacy （隐私）. Would you want to have a video phone conversation when someone after you just stepped out of the shower？

Probably not—it could be uncomfortable！ Just because technology doesnt always mean that people will want to use it.

Flying Car

And finally， how about that crazy prediction of the flying car？ Its not so crazy any more！ But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news—or perhaps the sky outside your window—to see what the future will bring.

21. In the second paragraph the underlined word “accurate” can be replaced by “____.”

A. true B. practical C. wrong D. smart

22. Why havent Robot Helpers been used in most peoples homes？

A. They havent been developed yet.

B. They wont bring people practical use.

C. People find it difficult to control them.

D. Using them at home is simply a waste of time and money.

23. We can learn from Telephones of Tomorrow that ____ .

A. the video telephone is on the way out B. using the video telephone is uncomfortable

C. video telephones are likely to let out peoples privacy D. the technology of the video telephone doesnt work well

24. How does the writer find the flying car？

A. It is too difficult to imagine. B. It is too crazy an idea to realize.

C. It is likely to appear in the future. D. It has been the focus of the news.

25. Whats the passage mainly about？

A. Technology in the future. B. Predictions that havent come true.

C. Predictions that can catch our imagination. D. New technology that can change our lifestyle.

B

Every day millions of letters go from one country to another. Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan. Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa. On the letters are many different kinds of stamps， bought in different countries.

The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible. It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters， postcards， and small packages （包裹）. It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates （费用）. One hundred years ago， international mail did not move so smoothly. One country did not always accept another countrys letters. Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries. Letters traveled by many different routes （路线）. Some were lost along the way. Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage. The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest.

The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail. In 1974，men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union. Today， more than 120 nations belong to this union. From its office in Switzerland， the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world.

26. The underlined word “postage” in this passage means ____ .

A. money paid when you buy a stamp B. money spent on an envelope

C. the charge for carrying a letter by post D. the pay a postman receives for his work

27. The Universal Postal Union was formed ____ .

A. to help move mail quickly around the world B. to look for the lost letters along the way

C. to help men meet in Switzerland D. to give many men a chance to work

28. From the passage we can infer that ____ .

A. mail is important to all countries B. no letters will be lost along the way

C. all the letters must go to Switzerland first D. not enough letters are sent all over the world

29. Which statement is true according to the passage？

A. Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox.

B. Countries around the world need each others help.

C. Most people do not put enough postage on letters.

D. It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way.

30. This passage is mainly about ____ .

A. international mail B. the size and weight of letters

C. an organization that makes rules D. different kinds of stamps in different countries

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

For the rest of March， a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 31 Employees will suddenly lose concentration.

The disease， known as March Madness， refers to the yearly 65-team US mens college basketball tournament （锦标赛）. 32 Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination （单局淘汰） tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. 33 Colleagues against bosses.

Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities. This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3，000 students beat a team from a school with 30，000， for many Americans， is exciting. Two years ago， the little–known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. 34

College basketball players are not paid， so the game is more about honor for their university and themselves. 35 About four billion dollars will be spent gambling （赌） on the event. According to Media Life magazine， the event will bring in 500 million dollars in advertising this year， topping the post-season income of every US professional league， including the NBA.

A. Husbands against wives.

B. The players will go all out for the games.

C. But that doesnt mean money isnt involved.

D. College students will ignore piles of homework.

E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it.

F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament

31. 32. 33. 34. 35.

第三部分 英语知识运用

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。

I cannot describe my excitement when I saw the famous general Arthur Scoresby covered with medals at a party given to honor him. However， there was a 36 look in the eyes of an old friend of mine， who sat next to me. He leaned toward me and whispered， “ 37 ， he is a fool and yet a lucky dog.” This came as a 38 to me. Then he told me the whole story.

“Many years ago， I was an instructor in the military school at Woolwich when young Scoresby was given his first 39 . Everybody answered the questions well 40 he did not know anything. I felt sympathy and questioned him just what I thought he 41 . He got through the examination. I thought that what in the end would 42 him would be the mathematics examination. Well， try to imagine the 43 . By some strange yet 44 accident， he took first prize！ I never dreamed it would 45 to such strange， laughable results.

Then the Crimean War broke out. He was appointed an officer. But 46 knew the secret. They saw his stupid mistakes as works of his 47 . And every mistake he made increased his glory and fame.

The battle grew hotter. The English army were steadily retreating all over the field. Our regiment （团） 48 an extremely important position. One mistake now would bring total 49 . An order came for him to fall back and support our right. 50 ， he moved forward and went over the hill to the left. A large and 51 Russian army was waiting there！ The surprised Russians thought that no single regiment by itself would 52 there at such a time and that it must be the whole British army. They fled in wild 53 .

The British turned defeat into shining 54 . Scoresby became famous that day as a great military 55 honored throughout the world.”

36. A. worried B. scary C. curious D. strange

37. A. Equally B. Fortunately C. Privately D. Clearly

38. A. shock B. glory C. comfort D. memory

39. A. invitation B. examination C. experiment D. operation

40. A. and B. while C. though D. because

41. A. looked B. knew C. did D. noticed

42. A. destroy B. affect C. delight D. inspire

43. A. future B. situation C. reaction D. result

44. A. surprising B. regretful C. lucky D. horrible

45. A. adapt B. belong C. refer D. lead

46. A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. anybody

47. A. position B. intelligence C. power D. rules

48. A. occupied B. abandoned C. predicted D. confirmed

49. A. balance B. chance C. disaster D. disappointment

50. A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise

51. A. official B. confident C. ordinary D. unexpected

52. A. take over B. come around C. turn away D. stick to

53. A. wonder B. imagination C. disorder D. spirits

54. A. victory B. flame C. stage D. judgment

55. A. athlete B. soldier C. lecturer D. leader

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 短文改错（满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/＼），并在该句下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

As the world enter the 21st century， the development in science and technology will bring us more hopes and chances weve never imagined ago. People are hoped to have a peaceful and highly developing world. To catch up with the new development but to be successful in the new century the young generation is required to have different kind of skills and abilities， such as computer science and English. Otherwise one will not be left behind. Young people will study even hard at school. And they will prepare them mentally and physically meet the challenge of the new century.

第二节 书面表达（满分20分）

假设你是李华，最近你班举行了一场关于未来生活的讨论会，请你根据要点提示用英语写一篇发言稿。

要点提示：1. 人类的健康情况；2. 环境情况；3. 人们的日常生活；4. 人们的休闲生活。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。