Module 4 Carnival

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. What does the girl mean？

A. She hasnt seen the teacher. B. She saw the teacher four days ago. C. She likes the teacher.

2. What does the woman think of the shirt？

A. It is too large. B. Its color is not suitable for a party. C. It is not beautiful.

3. What time did the man finally arrive？

A. At 10：15. B. At 10：20. C. At 10：35.

4. What will the woman probably do？

A. Go to the airport by taxi. B. Wait for the airport bus. C. Go back home by taxi.

5. What will be served first？

A. Coffee. B. Noodles. C. Soup.

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 does the next regular train arrive in New York？

A. At 2：35 am. B. At 2：35 pm. C. At 3：35 pm.

7. Which train does the speaker decide to take？

A. The first-class express train. B. The second-class express train. C. The second-class regular train.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Which sport are the speakers talking about？

A. Basketball. B. Tennis. C. Football.

9. Which lines are for doubles？

A. The outside lines. B. The middle lines. C. The inside lines.

10. How can one win the game？

A. By getting to 40 first. B. By getting to 40 and winning again. C. By getting to Love Love first.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the relationship between the speakers？

A. Teacher and student. B. Child and parent. C. Friends.

12. What can we learn about Lucy？

A. She is a princess. B. She is from a rich family. C. She likes quarrelling with others.

13. What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Make friends with Lucy. B. Find something in common with Lucy. C. Be the first to say sorry.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does this conversation probably take place？

A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.

15. When did the man borrow the book？

A. On September 17. B. On October 17. C. On September 7.

16. What was the ending of the conversation？

A. The man paid for the book. B. The speakers found the book. C. The speakers bought another copy.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many times has Tokyo been destroyed and rebuilt in the 20th century？

A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.

18. When was Tokyos first rebuilding finished？

A. In 1923. B. In 1927. C. In 1930.

19. What did Tokyo witness in 1964？

A. An earthquake. B. A terrible fire. C. The Olympic Games.

20. What is one of the problems in Tokyo as a result of the rapid development？

A. Lack of houses. B. The reducing population. C. Lack of money.

第二部分 閱读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

The Carnival of Brazil is an yearly festival held 46 days before Easter， especially famous for the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival celebrations are believed to have roots in the festival of Saturnalia， which， adapted to Christianity， became a farewell to bad things in a season of religious discipline to regret Christs death and prepare for his coming back to life.

Modern Brazilian Carnival dates back to Rio de Janeiro in 1641. It originally copied the European form of the festival， later taking in elements of native American and African cultures.

In the late 19th century， the strings were introduced in Rio de Janeiro. These were pageant （盛装游行） groups that paraded （游行） through city avenues performing on instruments and dancing. Today they are known as blocks， consisting of a group of people who dress in costumes or special T-shirts with themes or logos. Blocks are generally connected with particular neighborhoods； they include both a music group and a lot of revelers （狂欢者）.

Block parades have become an expressive feature of Rios Carnival. Today， the groups are more than 100 in total and increase each year. Blocks can be formed by small or large groups of revelers with a clear title. Before the show， they gather in a square， and then parade in sections of the city， often near the beach.

Carnival time in Rio is very interesting， but is also the most expensive time to visit Rio. Hotel rooms and other lodgings can be up to four times more expensive than the regular rates. There are big crowds at some locations and life is far from ordinary in many parts of town.

21. What can we infer from Paragraph 1 about the Carnival of Brazil？

A. It is often held after Easter. B. It comes from Easter and Saturnalia.

C. It is mainly to celebrate the birth of Christ. D. It is a festival to say goodbye to bad things and begin a new life.

22. When did modern Brazilian Carnival begin？

A. About 100 years ago. B. More than 370 years ago.

C. Over five centuries ago. D. Less than two centuries ago.

23. Which of the following is TRUE about the blocks in Rio de Janeiro？

A. They dont parade before the show.

B. There are no more than 100 blocks today.

C. They always parade through countryside villages singing and dancing.

D. They are always wearing costumes or special T-shirts with themes or logos.

24. What does the passage mainly talk about？

A. The carnival in Rio de Janeiro. B. The famous carnivals in the world.

C. The way the carnival was introduced in Brazil. D. The happy life of the people in Rio de Janeiro.

B

Zheng He was one of Chinas most famous explorers. Towards the end of the fourteenth century， his fleet （艦队） sailed to countries far away.

Zheng He had over 300 ships， some of which were over 150 meters long， and could carry up to 1，000 people. Besides， the ships carried gold， silver， silk， china and other treasures to give as gifts to the rulers of other countries. Some ships even had earth on board so that the sailors could grow their crops for food.

On Zheng Hes first voyage， he set sail across the Indian Ocean. His fleet traveled many days far away from land. One day， they were hit by a storm. All the sailors thought the fleet was going to sink. Then a strange light appeared and after that， the storm passed. The strange light was probably electricity from a thunderstorm， but the sailors in Zheng Hes fleet believed it was a sign of protection from the gods. With the belief， they were happy to follow Zheng He wherever he led them.

Zheng He completed seven famous voyages between 1405 and 1433. He visited many countries in Asia and Africa. He brought back many gifts from the countries he visited， such as medicines， pearls and strange animals. The most famous of them were a giraffe and a zebra.

In 28 years of traveling， Zheng He had managed to share the glory （辉煌） of China with many different countries. When he died in 1435， the stories of his travels made him one of Chinas most famous sailors.

25. What could the sailors do after some of the ships carried earth on board？

A. Use it as a gift. B. Use it for exchange. C. Plant trees for shade. D. Grow their own crops for food.

26. Why were the sailors willing to follow Zheng He？

A. They respected Zheng He. B. They wanted to make a fortune.

C. They believed in gods protecting them D. They thought they were lucky.

27. What were the most famous gifts Zheng He brought back？

A. Gold and silver. B. A giraffe and a zebra. C. Medicines and pearls. D. A monkey and a tiger.

C

Fish Ears Tell Fish Tales

Fish have ears. Really. Theyre quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years， Simon Thorrold， a university professor， has been examining fish ears， small round ear bones called otoliths （内耳石）.

As fish grow， so do their otoliths. Each day， their otoliths get a ring of calcium carbonate （碳酸钙）. By looking through a microscope and counting these rings， Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older， its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead， they get yearly rings， which can also be counted， giving information about the fishs age， just like the growth rings of a tree.

Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new direction. Theyre examining the chemical elements of each otolith ring.

The daily ring gives us the time， but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature， which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

Thorrold can tell， for example， if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.

In the case of the Atlantic croaker， a popular saltwater food fish， Thorrold and his assistants have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast， a journey of many hundreds of miles.

This is important to managers in the fish industry， who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts （行蹤） of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Wanting to learn about his technology so much， fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.

28. What can we learn about fish ears from Paragraph 1？

A. They are small soft rings. B. They cant be seen from the outside.

C. They are openings only on food fish. D. They cant be used to receive sound.

29. Why does the writer compare the fish to trees？

A. Trees get a growth ring each day. B. Trees also have otoliths.

C. Both of their growth rings are very small. D. They both have growth rings.

30. Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings of fish？

A. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.

B. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.

D. Chemical findings of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

31. The underlined part in the last paragraph most probably means the scientists ___ .

A. wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears

B. are paying attention to Thorrolds research findings

C. want to know where they can find most food fish

D. lend their fish to make chemical studies

D

Only about 30 percent of people in the US know how to perform CPR （心肺復苏术）. Recently， a 9-year-old boy showed a Georgia woman how to perform CPR on her newborn baby.

Susanna Rohm said she had experienced a parents worst nightmare—her 2-month-old son， Isiah， was not breathing. “I noticed he looked pale. I looked at his arms and his legs and they were limp （无力的），” Rohm told a local newspaper. “Then I noticed that he looked like he wasnt alive.” In dismay， she dropped and broke her cellphone. Rohm had to run into the street， screaming for help.

“I had him in my arms and screamed over and over. Then I ran outside. I saw two boys playing across the street， and I shouted， ‘Go and ask your parents to call 911，” Rohm said. But the two boys were able to do more than that. Nine-year-old Ethan Wilson took action， showing Rohm how to perform CPR on little Isiah while ten-year-old Rocky Hurt helped as well.

Rocky said he had learned the CPR technique from a poster in a health class at their school， Sedalia Park Elementary. “I was thinking wed better give her a helping hand instead of getting scared，” Ethan said. “I told her to push on the babys chest five to ten times a minute with only two fingers， tilt （使倾斜） back the babys head， plug the babys nose and breathe into the babys mouth，” Ethan said in an interview.

At last， Isiah began crying and was breathing again. He spent two nights in a local hospital. “If the little boys hadnt shown me what to do right there， my baby would probably not be alive right now，” Rohm said.

32. What can we infer from Paragraph 1 about CPR in the US？

A. Most people thought it important. B. Most children are taught how to perform it.