Module 2 Fantasy Literature

（满分150分；时间120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. Where does the man want to go？

A. Chicago. B. Denver. C. Phoenix.

2. How much does the man need to pay in all？

A. 60 yuan. B. 90 yuan. C. 120 yuan.

3. What can we learn about the woman？

A. She is very lazy. B. She is often late. C. She doesnt like her job.

4. What do the two speakers have in common？

A. Like seeing movies. B. Like reading. C. Like going to concerts.

5. How long does the man spend on the bicycle machine？

A. 20 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 40 minutes.

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7题。

6. When will the doctor see Mrs Black？

A. Next Monday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Friday.

7. What does the woman want the man to do？

A. Call his mother as soon as possible. B. Go to see Dr Smith this Friday.

C. Ask his mother to call Dr Smiths office.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where is the woman probably from？

A. China. B. America. C. Japan.

9. What can we know from the conversation？

A. The woman hates Chinese food. B. The man doesnt like the tea. C. The woman likes her room.

10. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers？

A. Customer and waiter. B. Friends. C. Father and daughter.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the man like planting trees？

A. It is a well-paid job. B. He doesnt have to work long hours. C. He likes the fresh air outside.

12. What doesnt the man want to be？

A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. A lawyer.

13. What does the woman think of being a lawyer？

A. It is dangerous. B. Its well-paid. C. It is hard work.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How did the woman learn the news of the mans performance？

A. By watching TV. B. By listening to the radio. C. By reading the newspaper.

15. What do people think of the mans performance？

A. Wonderful. B. Hard to understand. C. Boring.

16. What can we learn about the man？

A. He is disabled. B. He is very poor. C. He has traveled a lot.

17. What is the man planning to do？

A. Donate money to disabled children.

B. Run a music school for disabled children.

C. Improve his playing skill.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Which college costs the least？

A. A private college. B. A four-year public college. C. A community college.

19. Which group of students have to pay the most at a four-year public college？

A. Students from “in state”. B. International students. C. Students from other states.

20. How much will foreign students pay for their first-year study at Berea College？

A. $18，000. B. $26，000. C. Nothing.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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 Golden Compass is the first movie based on the Philip Pullmans best-selling novel， His Dark Materials. It is a work of imagination that tells us about a young girl who travels to the far north to save her best friend. Along the way she meets strange creatures， like witches and so on. Finally， she saves not only her world， but also ours as well.

Lyra is a young girl among scholars （好学生） in Oxfords Jordan College. She spends most of her time with her friend Roger， a kitchen boy. Together， they share a life with no worries. However， when Lyra hears a conversation about a very tiny particle （粒子）， she is thrown into a dangerous adventure. This particle is said to unite different worlds， and is feared by many people who want to destroy it. At the same time， children began to disappear without a sign， including Lyras good friend， Roger. As Lyra starts this horrible struggle and begins to search for Roger， she meets strange creatures both big and small， and bad people who are not what they seem to be. Gobblers that kidnap （绑架） children appear in the most unexpected places. And a magical compass made of gold will answer any question if one is skilled enough to read it. In unbelievable danger， Lyra doesnt know that she is doomed to win， or to lose this battle.

With the movie The Lord of the Rings making New Line Cinema over a billion dollars， its easy to see why they got the rights to Pullmans His Dark Materials quickly. The books， sold more than nine million copies in the world， have a different idea from the Harry Potter series. Pullmans imagination may look suitable for children， but it works far better for adults.

21. The underlined phrase “is doomed to” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “____”.

A. ought to B. manages to C. appeals to D. is certain to

22. Which group of people will like the film The Golden Compass best according to the passage？

A. Adults. B. Children. C. Junior students. D. Old people.

23. What can we conclude from the passage？

A. His Dark Materials is similar to the Harry Potter series.

B. The Lord of the Rings is also based on one of Pullmans novels.

C. New Line Cinema won Pullmans trust through its achievement.

D. New Line Cinema made over a billion dollars through the Harry Potter series.

B

Once upon a time， there were two sheep. One was a small sheep， so small. It has a soft voice—baa！ The other was a big sheep， so big. It has a loud voice—BAA！ The two sheep are brothers.

Every day， Big Sheep and Small Sheep would go out to the fields to play together and to look for grass to eat. One morning， as always， the two sheep went out. Big Sheep and Small Sheep gamboled （跳跃） out to the fields to look for grass to eat. It had not been raining for many days and most of the grass had dried up.

Big Sheep and Small Sheep gamboled for a long time but they could not find any green grass to eat. Their feet were tired and they could no longer gambol. So they walked. They walked and walked from morning until afternoon but there were no green grass. As far as they could see all the green grass had become brown.

The sun was getting hotter. Big Sheep and Small Sheep were tired， hungry and thirsty. But they continued walking and soon they came to a river. They lowered their heads and lapped up （舔食） some water with their tongues.

When Big Sheep lifted his head， he saw a small green patch under a tree. He gamboled over to the tree. It was a patch of green grass. “BAA， BAA！” He shouted to Small Sheep to come over. Both Big Sheep and Small Sheep were very excited. But the small patch of grass was really very small. It was just enough for one sheep. What should they do？ Who should eat the small patch of green grass？ “BAA， BAA！ Go ahead and eat it. I am not very hungry，” said Big Sheep and he began to move away. “Baa！ Let us share the green grass，” said Small Sheep. So Big Sheep and Small Sheep shared the small patch of small grass. They were very gay and they gamboled all the way home.

24. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 imply？

A. The grass is dry. B. It has rained for long.

C. The two sheep like to eat dry grass. D. It is hard for the two sheep to find green grass.

25. What did Big Sheep do when he found the green grass？

A. He asked Small Sheep to eat the green grass by excusing that he was not hungry.

B. He told Small Sheep to take the green grass home.

C. He asked Small Sheep to share the green grass.

D. He ate the green grass by himself.

26. What does the underlined word “gay” in the last paragraph most probably mean？

A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Unpleasant. D. Green-eyed.

27. What should be the best title of the passage？

A. Looking for Grass B. Sheep Like Grass

C. Big Sheep and His Grass D. Sharing with One Another

C

Working from home is more and more popular as a means of escaping the nine-to-five office life. Why do you work under the eye of your boss when you can work in front of the TV in your slippers？ Armed with all the necessary things—telephone， computer， e-mail and fax， many workers believe they can work as effectively as their colleagues in the office. Being able to work wherever you like—from a busy city to a village， and not having to stand the daily things， make working from home an attractive choice. If you wish， you can even work on a river boat.

So what will become of the office tomorrow？ It is possible that many could go into computer space creating a new wave of virtual （虚拟的） offices. To minimize （使最小化） offices in inner-city areas， companies will have a work force made up of a network of home workers linked by an advanced communication and information system. A central processing computer would be controlled by the manager who sends out work schedules and oversees （监视） the activities of each employee.

A video screen would be created， as the need for e-mail or telephone becomes greater. Seeing the mood and expressions of work colleagues， managers would have the ability to view several employees at once on their screen. Employees would be encouraged to feed any information that may be useful to fellow workers into the computer to make the company work more effectively. As the companys life blood， the computer would contain a record of all conversations and communication for future reference and hold secret information such as accounts in password protected areas.

28. Which is an advantage of a virtual office？

A. There arent strict time limits. B. Employees arent overseen by the manager.

C. Employees neednt see each other every day. D. Fewer employees are needed in every company.

29. Which is the most necessary for a virtual office？

A. A manager. B. A telephone.

C. An e-mail and a fax. D. A central processing computer.

30. We can learn from the passage that in a virtual office ____ .

A. all information is open to workers B. a computer is the only necessary thing

C. managers can observe their employees D. the number of employees will be smaller

31. What does the passage mainly talk about？

A. The importance of working in the future. B. How to work with a computer.

C. How to escape from your office. D. Virtual offices in the future.

D

“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity，” said Oprah Winfrey， an American talk show host. Ive never watched her show， but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice， its probably worth listening to.

Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean you should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If youre a Chinese， you may already be familiar with the story of a farmer waiting by a tree stump （树桩） for a rabbit to run out and break its neck.

A book by the UK psychologist Richard Wiseman， called The Luck Factor， argues we can all make ourselves luckier. Its not about going to a temple to burn some incense （香） in hopes that the gods will give you good fortune； its practical advice you can follow each day.

Wiseman conducted an experiment as part of his studies. First he divided volunteers into two groups： those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average， the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why？ On the second page of the newspaper， a command， “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper，” was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not recognize the message.

Its easy to compare this situation to a young person looking for jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are “lucky”， in fact， keep an open mind and dont go through the same routine every day.

I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do. Like many foreigners， my plan was to teach English for one year. Twelve years later， and still here， Ive had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. Ive also never been sick， had an accident， got into a fight or had problems with the police. Coincidence？ After reading about Professor Wisemans studies I think not.

As Wiseman advises， I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on reasonable thinking， but its important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feeling acts as a warning for a possible problem.

Finally， try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg， the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English.

32. What can you know about Oprah Winfrey according to Paragraph 1？

A. She was very lucky and seldom suffered setbacks in her life.

B. She became famous through her family background.

C. She became successful through her own effort.

D. She is a British talk show host.

33. What does the writer want to show by telling a Chinese story of a farmer？

A. Luck is in your own hand.

B. Man can overcome nature.

C. Bad luck can turn into good.

D. The opportunity wont come to you without your own efforts.

34. What conclusion did Wiseman draw from the experiment？

A. Lucky people are quick-minded. B. Unlucky people are slow to read.

C. Lucky people often have an open mind. D. Unlucky people are more creative.

35. Which of the following proverbs most agrees with the writers point？

A. Make the best of a bad job. B. Rome was not built in a day.

C. All is not gold that shines brightly. D. A good heart overcomes ill fortune.

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 several years， Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone. 36 In a number of European countries， people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes， jewelry， food， toys， and many other things.

37 For example， the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries， and in one year it made $100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels， and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels.

In Germany， until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness， including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. 38

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities， this is an important reason， but at the same time， other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. 39 Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them， and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.

40 They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

A. Teleshopping is popular among young people.

B. They call teleshopping “Junk on the air”.

C. Now teleshopping is starting in European.

D. Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden.

E. The German teleshopping business is controlled by Americans.

F. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.

G. German businesses are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 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。

A man was exploring some caves by the seashore. In one cave he 41 a bag of hardened clay （黏土） balls. It seemed that someone had 42 some clay and baked the balls in the sun. They didnt look like 43 things， but they interested him， 44 he took the bag out of the cave with him.

As he walked along the beach he 45 the clay balls one at a time into the ocean as far as he could. He thought 46 about it until he dropped one of the balls and it broke open on a rock. 47 was a beautiful， precious stone. 48 ， the man started breaking open the remaining clay balls. 49 contained a similar treasure. He found thousands of dollars 50 of jewels in the 20 or so clay balls he had 51 ， and then it struck him： instead of thousands of dollars in treasure （珍宝）， he could have had tens of thousands， with the 50 or 60 clay balls with their 52 treasures which were now in the ocean. He just 53 the chance.

Sometimes its like that with 54 . When we look at a person， we usually see only “the outside clay shell”. It isnt always beautiful or shining， so we 55 the person； we see him as less important than someone more beautiful or more 56 . But we havent taken the time to look for the 57 inside that person. If we spend the time getting to know that person， the clay will 58 and the brilliant jewel will shine. We are 59 made， not only with our physical bodies， but also with our spiritual （精神的） selves， which are sometimes 60 from others by the “earthen shell”.

41. A. searched B. lost C. made D. found

42. A. rolled B. pressed C. dug D. cut

43. A. dangerous B. valuable C. annoying D. ordinary

44. A. while B. though C. if D. so

45. A. pushed B. put C. threw D. pulled

46. A. little B. long C. hard D. well

47. A. Outside B. Inside C. Above D. Below

48. A. Moved B. Satisfied C. Worried D. Excited

49. A. Each B. Much C. None D. Few

50. A. expense B. price C. worth D. prize

51. A. dropped B. given C. left D. taken

52. A. hidden B. obvious C. well-known D. questionable

53. A. forgot B. missed C. abandoned D. faced

54. A. money B. life C. people D. friends

55. A. pity B. blame C. disregard D. hate

56. A. warm-hearted B. honest C. famous D. stylish

57. A. clay B. treasure C. ball D. shell

58. A. come off B. break away C. run out D. dry up

59. A. normally B. gradually C. wonderfully D. expensively

60. A. hidden B. heard C. learnt D. separated

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

It seems recently that more and more of my friends are facing some seemingly unbeatable challenges in their lives. Some 61 （lose） their jobs and some have failed marriages. And too many have health problems.

I dont know if it is desperation 62 causes them to turn to me for advice or whether they have come to value our friendship. But 63 is difficult to offer words of hope when all they feel is hopeless. They expect answers to get them back on their feet again.

I have often struggled with what 64 （say）， mostly because I have faced many of the same challenges in my own life. I remember how empty I felt after someone 65 （cheerful） offered words like “Things will get better！”

Now， 66 （think） of as a source of hope or a good example of what to do through printed words， I have even 67 （many） people contacting me.

So what do I say？ “Begin again.”

It sounds too simple， 68 it is indeed the answer. All life 69 （challenge） bring about an ending and the chance for a 70 （begin）.

61. 62. 63. 64. 65.

66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

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。

Dear Ron，

I am very exciting to hear that you are coming to our school soon. Now let me to introduce our school to you. Our school is a famous school with long history. We have lots of experienced teachers and excellent equipments. There are two teach buildings， one for seniors and the other for juniors. There is too one lab building and one dorm building. Beside Chinese， maths， English， physics or chemistry， we still have some electives. The students can choose wherever they like to attend. We love our school. I am looked forward to meeting you soon.

Yours，

Linda

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是一名高二学生，请根据自身实际与以下要点提示，用英语写一篇短文，向你的同学们介绍你最喜欢的一本书。

要点提示：

1. 书名及作者；

2. 简述书的故事梗概；

3. 谈谈你喜欢这本书的理由。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Here I am going to share my favorite book with all of you in class.