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. 90 yuan. B. 60 yuan. C. 30 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 speakers have in common？

A. Both like seeing movies. B. Both like reading. C. Both like going to concerts.

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

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

第二節（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 Mrs Black see the doctor？

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 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. Its dangerous. B. Its well-paid. C. Its 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. Boring. C. Hard to understand.

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. Improve his playing skill.

B. Donate money to disabled children.

C. Run a music school for disabled children.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. 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.

19. Which college costs the least？

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

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

A. Theyll pay $18，000. B. Theyll pay $26，000. C. They needs to pay 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 （綁架） 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

Winners Club

You choose to be a winner！

The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account （交易賬户） where you receive a key?card so you can get to your money 24/7—thats 24 hours a day， 7 days a week！

Its a club with impressive features for teenagers：

No Account-keeping Fees

Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. In fact， there are no account-keeping or transaction fees！

Excellent Interest Rates

You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits without taking them out in a month.

Convenient

Teenagers are busy—we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet …You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part?-time job！

Mega Magazine Included

Along with your regular report， you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.

The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian （so we can organize that cool key?card） but it is easy. We cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner！

24. The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ____ .

A. parents B. adults C. winners D. teenagers

25. Which is TRUE about the Winners Club？

A. Special gifts are ready for parents. B. It opens mostly on weekdays.

C. Services are convenient for its members. D. Fees are necessary for the account-keeping.

26. The Winners Club provides magazines which ____ .

A. encourage spending B. are free to best teenagers

C. are full of adventure stories D. help to make more of teenagers money

27. What should you do if you want to be a member of the Club？

A. You should be an Internet user. B. You should be under the age of 18.

C. You have a big sum of money. D. You should have your parents permission.

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 （虛拟的） 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 （樹桩） 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 say 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. Theres no opportunity without 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 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.

第二節（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.