Module 6 Animals in Danger

（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. What’s the relationship between the speakers？

A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.

2. What can we learn about the woman？

A. She phoned the playhouse. B. She called the wrong number. C. She wanted to call Deniss White.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place？

A. In a department store. B. In an information office. C. In a hotel.

4. What are the speakers talking about？

A. The woman’s father. B. A gift for the woman’s father. C. A book about London.

5. What is Mr Blake？

A. A teacher. B. A singer. C. A reporter.

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8题。

6. Where does the man want to go？

A. Tokyo Subway Station. B. Tokyo Art Museum. C. Tokyo Tower.

7. How much is the train ticket？

A. 130 yen. B. 140 yen. C. 150 yen.

8. How often does the train come？

A. About every 5 minutes. B. About every 6 minutes. C. About every 7 minutes.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9. How long has Steve been sick？

A. Since Friday. B. Since Saturday. C. Since Sunday.

10. What’s the matter with Steve？

A. He has a cold. B. He has the flu. C. He has a stomachache.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Where does the singer come from？

A. Germany. B. England. C. Italy.

12. What is the most unusual thing about the singer？

A. He once had an accident. B. He is from a poor family. C. He learned to sing in a hospital.

13. When did the singer first become well-known？

A. In 1943. B. In 1963. C. In 1968.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What will the woman be in Africa？

A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An engineer.

15. Why didn’t the woman tell the man that she was leaving earlier？

A. She didn’t like to leave. B. She had no courage to tell him. C. She was not sure about it.

16. What can we learn about the speakers？

A. They are good friends. B. They are a couple. C. The man wants to go with the woman.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker’s major problem？

A. She needs to find a new job. B. She has to help her grandma. C. Her parents are not at home.

18. What is the speaker now？

A. A manager. B. A secretary. C. A farmer.

19. Where does the speaker’s grandma live？

A. In a small farmhouse. B. In a place for the old. C. In a big flat.

20. What kind of life does the speaker’s grandma like most？

A. Life abroad. B. City life. C. Country life.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Welcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex， England. The castle has a history of nearly 1，000 years and has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.

The Gardens

The White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses and Snow White Lilies.

The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.

The Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal vegetables and fruits—pears， cherries and apples.

The Castle Shop

In the Castle Shop， you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Foods， china， books， and stationery （文具） are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only. At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally-friendly products.

The Arundel Festival

Sunday 22th August to Thursday 2nd September

The annual Arundel Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing， diverse （多種多样的） and easily-accessible arts festivals in the UK， offering a mix of visual arts， music， theatre and street entertainment.

Parking

Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in the main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.

21. What can you do when visiting Arundel Castle？

A. Get free seasonal fruits and vegetables. B. Buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop.

C. Get old-fashioned English roses as gifts. D. See how the local gifts are being made.

22. How long does the Arundel Festival last？

A. 12 days. B. 14 days. C. 20 days. D. One month.

23. Where can you park the coach？

A. In Mill Road. B. Inside the Castle.

C. In the main town car park. D. At the main Castle entrance.

B

In our daily lives， we probably make silly mistakes. While these moments can be worrying， they can also be dealt with humor. When we share a laugh at our mistakes， we can calm ourselves down with a little bit understanding and acceptance.

When one morning in a rush to school， I spilled （潑洒） my cup of orange juice. I immediately thought of the valuable minutes I would have to spend in cleaning up the floor. I raced back and forth to the sink （洗碗槽） with a kitchen cloth soaked （浸透） with juice to wash off. My legs were shaking as I watched from my window the school bus coming to my street. Within a minute， I had thrown the orange-juice-soaked cloth to the sink and ran outside to join the group of kids in entering the bus. When thinking about my morning rush to clean up the spilled juice on the bus， I realized how much unnecessary stress and worry I put myself through. I ended up smiling to myself about my not-so-serious nervousness over spilled juice.

These days I don’t usually spill orange juice， but I do sometimes spill a bit of spaghetti sauce on my pant or put on my sweater backwards when I’m really tired and in a hurry for school. In each of my mistakes， I try to remind myself not to take myself so seriously. It takes me a minute to calm down， take a deep breath and smile at my carelessness. It is the ability to see mistakes in a different way that enables me to find humor in everyday moments.

Humor， however， doesn’t always have to occur from silly mistakes. Kids may have a good laugh at comic books， classic jokes and stories told by friends and parents. What matters more is not where you find the humor in life， but that you can appreciate it.

24. When we make mistakes in our daily lives， we ___ .

A. might treat them humorously B. may try to enjoy ourselves

C. must know the value of them D. had better forget them in time

25. What did the author do before going to school in Paragraph 2？

A. He prepared breakfast busily. B. He had some clothes washed.

C. He made a cup of orange juice. D. He did some cleaning at home.

26. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3？

A. He makes many mistakes now and then. B. He tries to keep himself calm with humor.

C. He has been used to being busy every day. D. He always makes other people around happy.

27. What does the author intend to tell us？

A. Reading is a good habit for us. B. We should try to find where humor lies.

C. We can be happy by enjoying humor. D. It is natural for us to make mistakes.

C

With only about 1，000 pandas left in the world， China is badly trying to clone （克隆） the animal and save the endangered species. That’s a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researcher has been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noah’s Ark”.

Noah’s Ark is aimed at collecting eggs， embryos， semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. “If certain species should become extinct，” Dr Duane Kraemer says， “there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.”

It is estimated that as many as 2，000 species of mammals， birds and reptiles will become extinct over the next 100 years. The panda， native only to China， is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

This week， Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

The entire process could take from three to five years to complete.

“The nuclear transfer （核移植） of one species to another is not easy， and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem，” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （懷孕）. It takes a long time and it’s difficult， but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk， so it is worth the effort，” adds Kraemer， who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M， the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

“They are trying to do something that’s never been done， and this is very similar to our work in Noah’s Ark. We’re both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and there’s a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. It’s research that is very much needed.”

28. What is the aim of “Noah’s Ark” project？

A. To save endangered animals from dying out. B. To collect DNA of endangered animals to study.

C. To transfer the nuclear of one animal to another. D. To make efforts to clone the endangered pandas.

29. Kraemer thinks the major problem of panda cloning would be lacking ___ .

A. host animals B. enough money C. qualified researchers D. available panda eggs

30. What can we know about Dr Duane Kraemer？

A. He thinks the research is needed badly.

B. He tries to implant a panda’s egg into a rabbit.

C. He and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog.

D. He will work with Chinese scientists in cloning research.

31. What can be the best title for the text？

A. China’s Success in Panda Cloning B. The First Cloned Panda in the World

C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas D. China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever

D

Thousands of tiny， bright-red crabs （螃蟹） almost covered the beaches of Southern California completely last week. They appeared on beaches in Newport Beach， Laguna Beach， Huntington Beach， and other seaside communities at low tide， surprising surfers and swimmers in the area. “I was so startled to see them，” Laguna Beach resident （居民） Lauren Cavalia told The Los Angeles Times. “I had no idea that this kind of thing happened.”

These bright-red crabs from the ocean are also called tuna crabs. Each one is about 1 to 3 inches long. Although they look like tiny crawfish or lobsters， they aren’t good for eating since they don’t have a lot of meat. Also their meat is poisonous， causing those who eat the meat to become sick. So residents don’t catch them for meat. These crabs are active during the day but prefer to stay in the shade and can die in the heat of direct sunlight.

Marine experts （海洋生物學家） say the crab population increase is likely a result of the El Nino weather pattern. This natural climate pattern occurs when the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual. The warmer waters linked to El Nino pushed large quantities of the crabs up north from Mexico， the marine experts said.

This isn’t the first time that El Nino has affected the location of creatures living in the Pacific Ocean. The black skimmer is a subtropical seabird that has been spotted off the coast of San Diego， much further north than it usually lives. Marin needlefish， sea hares， and Dana Point whales have also appeared in areas further north than their typical habitats.

The red tuna crabs have been washed up along the coastline of Southern California for the past several years. Before that， they hadn’t been seen in the area for decades.

32. What does the underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean？

A. Worried. B. Thrilled. C. Shocked. D. Confused.

33. What probably pushed the red crabs up north according to the marine experts？

A. Warmer waters. B. Air pollution. C. Heavy Rains. D. Habitat loss.

34. What do we know about the red crabs from the text？

A. They live in the Pacific Ocean. B. They are fond of enjoying sunshine.

C. They are delicious to eat. D. They are a kind of crawfish.

35. What does the text mainly talk about？

A. El Nino is changing the location of many creatures.

B. Red crabs are suffering from extinction because of heat.

C. Residents of Southern California are threatened by red crabs.

D. Countless tuna crabs appeared on the beaches of Southern California.

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。

Green tourism， a form of ecotourism， is low-impact （对环境负面影响甚小的） tourism with an eye toward protecting the environment and culture of an area. ， but green tourism can cover a wide range of standards and conditions， from fully compliant （遵守） to less stressful on the environment than standard tourism. There are many opportunities for green travel available worldwide.

， which makes green tourism not only preferable but a necessity in some areas. It might seem wiser of some people to protect natural habitats and easily damaged environments by banning visitors completely to these areas， but many areas depend on the income from tourism to support the local economy. Green， sustainable （可持续的） tourism is considered offering the best of both worlds.

Green tourism doesn’t necessarily mean a vacation spent roughing it with little or no comforts. On the contrary， many people believe that it can be a wonderful adventure. Ecotourism resorts （度假胜地） and ecologies exist in almost every style and taste. ， there are many vacationing choices.

There are also trips available in which vacationers take an active part in improving the local area by working to protect the natural habitat. These vacations can be a lot of work. .

As green tourism becomes more popular， there are likely to be more vacationing choices available. More resort areas will likely take steps to have less of an impact on the surrounding environment. . Local economies might be able to take full advantage of the booming tourist trade without doing harm to the local environment.

A. Green tourism is very popular

B. Therefore， we should make the best of them

C. However， many people find them very worth doing

D. Sustainable tourism could easily become the standard

E. From recycling and gray water system to tents on tree houses

F. The United Nations has set up certain standard for ecotourism

G. The number of tourists traveling the world has been increasing

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was a kid， Dad and I would go for long walks together. Sometimes we’d spy    41    along the way—a penny here， a dime there.    42    I picked up a penny， he would ask， “Is it a wheat？” It always thrilled him when we found one of those    43    coins produced from 1909 to 1958， the year of my birth. On one of these walks， he told me he often    44    of finding coins. I was amazed. “I always have that dream too！” I told him. It was our secret connection.

One gray winter day in 2002， not long after his    45   ， I was walking down Fifth Avenue， feeling    46    and lonely， and I suddenly found myself in front of a church， where Dad had been working but which I hadn’t    47    for a long time. When I walked into it， I heard the hymn （贊美诗） was A Mighty Fortress is Our God.

That’s Dad’s    48   ， one we’d sung at his funeral. Hearing this again， I burst into    49   . After the service， I stepped onto the sidewalk—and there was a penny. I    50    to pick it up and turned it over， and    51    enough， it was a wheat！

That started it. Suddenly wheat pennies began turning    52    on the sidewalks of New York everywhere. I got most of the    53

years： his birth year， the year he graduated from college， the year he    54    my mom， the year they got married...

One Sunday， when I was walking up Fifth Avenue， I    55    a penny in the middle of a crossing. It was a    56    street; taxis were speeding by—should I    57    it？ I just had to get it. A wheat！ But the penny was    58   ， and I couldn’t read the date. When I took out my magnifying glass to see it clearly， there was my birthday. As a journalist， I’m in a profession where doubting is a    59    virtue （美德）. But I found 21 wheat pennies in the    60    after my father died， and I don’t think that’s a coincidence （巧合）.

41. A. cents B. coins C. cash D. money

42. A. Whenever B. However C. Whichever D. Whatever

43. A. light B. useful C. special D. unclear

44. A. thought B. heard C. known D. dreamed

45. A. death B. disappearance C. illness D. separation

46. A. sad B. bored C. lost D. hopeless

47. A. reached B. visited C. attended D. entered

48. A. memory B. happiness C. impression D. favorite

49. A. laughter B. tears C. sight D. speeches

50. A. ran B. bent C. failed D. returned

51. A. sure B. hopefully C. well D. curiously

52. A. down B. up C. away D. out

53. A. serious B. pleasant C. important D. different

54. A. met B. married C. loved D. left

55. A. caught B. picked C. spotted D. took

56. A. wide B. lucky C. empty D. busy

57. A. observe B. risk C. find D. make

58. A. magic B. new C. worn D. precious

59. A. frequent B. interesting C. wrong D. necessary

60. A. day B. moment C. way D. year

第二節（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Dear James，

I have received your e-mail    61    （tell） me that you are not interested in taking exercise and that you are addicted    62    eating junk food. Now you are worried about gaining    63    （weigh）. If you want to be healthy，    64    you should first do is to find out why you become fat.

From your e-mail， it    65    （seem） that there are two things to help you： a proper amount of exercise and a    66    （balance） diet. I have two suggestions. First， set aside time to exercise    67    （regular）. Only in this way can you keep slim （苗条的）. Second， eat more healthy food and stay away from junk food. There are    68    （store） that specialize in healthy food，    69    is a little more expensive but can make a big difference.

I hope my suggestions are    70    （help）. Looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

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。

Xiao Ming was walked in the forest near his village when he smelled smoke but saw a big fire that was out of control. Many trees had beer burned already. He found a dog under a larger tree. He knew the dog was in danger. He lifted up the falling tree， put the dog into a box and runs back to his village with the box. He showed his mother to the beautiful dog and begged her to let him keep them. He fed a dog on meat and gave it a huge area in the yard to live. He also invited one of his best friend to feed it. Both of them liked the dog very much.

第二節  书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，最近你班开展了题为“动物园是否应迁出市区”的讨论。请你根据讨论结果，用英语为你校的英语报写一篇短文，介绍讨论情况，并谈谈自己的看法。内容提示：

1.赞成迁出的理由（交通、环境等方面）;

2.反对迁出的理由（对动物的影响等方面）;

3.你的观点。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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