Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships—Friendship

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 are the speakers talking about？

A. Inviting friends to dinner. B. The work of their friends. C. The plan for the weekend.

2. What will the man do？

A. Go home in Alice’s car. B. Wait for Alice to take him home.

C. Ask someone else for help.

3. What does the woman think of the food in Hawaii？

A. Wonderful. B. Cheap. C. Expensive.

4. When will the man come？

A. At 7：00. B. At 9：00. C. At 10：00.

5. What’s wrong with the car？

A. It’s out of gas. B. It’s broken. C. Its oil has frozen.

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秒鐘的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.

7. How long do the students stay in school every day？

A. Five hours. B. Seven hours. C. Nine hours.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How many guests will have breakfast tomorrow？

A. Ten. B. Thirty. C. Thirteen.

9. What time will the breakfast be ready？

A. At 9：00. B. At 7：00. C. At 7：30.

10. Who will take the guests to the bus stop？

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The man’s brother.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What made the man get the idea of traveling by bike？

A. An accident. B. A website. C. A trip to Spain.

12. What does the man do？

A. A teacher. B. A writer. C. A bookseller.

13. What will the man do next summer？

A. Travel the country again. B. Travel around the world. C. Ask more people to join him.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Who did Mrs Black quarrel with last night？

A. The man. B. Her husband. C. Her son.

15. What does Mrs Black want her son to do？

A. Go to China for further education. B. Work in her bar.

C. Settle down in China.

16. How long will it take the son to study medicine？

A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.

17. What does the man advise Mrs Black to do？

A. Open a snack bar in China.  B. Let her son get married. C. Sell the bar.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the county’s population？

A. 9，000.    B. 90，000. C. 900，000.

19. How many students were there in the first school？

A. Five. B. Fifteen. C. Fifty.

20. What subject was taught in the old schools？

A. Science. B. Drawing. C. Writing.

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

Children’s Books that Teach Empathy （同情） and Kindness

Little Blue Truck

By Alice Schertle

Little ones are introduced to Blue， a little pickup truck that gets stuck pushing a dump truck out of the mud in this board book. Thankfully， Blue made a group of animal friends along the way that are happy to do whatever they can to help him get back on the road. The main themes are kindness and the benefits of helping others.

Most People

By Michael Leannah

The book is an amazing lesson for kids that want to do good in the world and that there are plenty of good people out there. Told in the third person， the book tells the story of two pairs of siblings （兄弟姐妹） and the people they meet.

If You Plant a Seed （种子）

By Kadir Nelson

A mouse and a rabbit teach children how to plant and grow food， while also passing along some valuable lessons. After learning that a carrot seed will grow a carrot， and a cabbage seed will result in a cabbage， children also learn the value of thoughtfulness and how a seed of kindness can bear sweet fruit.

Save Me a Seat

By Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan

Joe lived in the same town all his life and felt perfectly pleased until his best friend moved away. Ravi’s family recently moved from India to the US and he’s struggling to find where he belongs. Even though Joe and Ravi at first believe that they don’t have much in common， they both realize they have a common enemy—the biggest bully （恃強凌弱者） in their class. Save Me a Seat is a story about the true meaning of friendship and understanding.

21. What does Little Blue Truck mainly talk about？

A. Happiness from helping others. B. Importance of protecting animals.

C. Ways of dealing with trouble in mud. D. Friendship between friends.

22. Which book is mainly about food？

A. If You Plant a Seed. B. Little Blue Truck.

C. Save Me a Seat. D. Most People.

23. What can we infer about Ravi and Joe？

A. Ravi lived happily till Joe left. B. Joe was regarded as a bully by Ravi.

C. They had nothing in common. D. They became friends at last.

B

I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed. The New Year was a week old and my tree still stood in the corner of our room. I’d procrastinated （拖延） long enough.

I got up， went to the garage and dragged the boxes into the room. I prepared the boxes and carefully placed the decorations of the tree in their protective packaging， pausing every few minutes to admire a favorite. “Hey， little Santa！” I held the Santa from my childhood， “thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.” He was a little old and torn but still gives me a flood of wonderful memories. “Until next year， my dear friend.”

A few hours after I started， the filled boxes were back in the garage. The room seemed so empty. It took me two days of work to assemble （組装） and decorate my tree， but only a few hours to take it apart.

My tree is like a good marriage or a great friendship. They take a long time to assemble and decorate with memories， but can be torn down quickly. All it takes is an unkind word or a thoughtless act， and what once stood proudly in the glow of love comes falling down.

Every year I have to put my tree away， but not my marriage or friendships. I take great care of those. They get to glow in the corner of my life for as long as I live. I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year. I can do the same with the loves in my life every day. When I held the Santa， a flood of wonderful memories returned. The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room.

Take great care of your friendships and your marriage. Once they come down， they aren’t as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree， if at all. Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow.

24. How did the author feel while he was packing up the Christmas tree？

A. Casual. B. Uncaring. C. Content. D. Unwilling.

25. To the author， a Christmas tree is similar to a good marriage in that both ＿＿＿＿ .

A. take time to build but fall apart easily B. remind him of bittersweet memories

C. need to be admired for some time D. get less attractive over the years

26. What is the author’s advice on marriage and friendship？

A. Put them in the first place. B. Treat them with great care.

C. Take them as they come. D. Treasure them at all costs.

27. How does the author express his opinion about marriage and friendship？

A. By quoting. B. By comparing. C. By describing. D. By illustrating.

C

Whenever we’re introduced to strangers， we make quick decisions without careful thought about them according to our first impressions. Are they attractive？ Or how much do they earn？

For most Brits， simply asking someone how much he or she is worth financially is considered very impolite. Thankfully， most people are kind enough to drop several hints （暗示） about their relative wealth or successful careers. They always post on social media about flying to a meeting for work. They’re always wearing clothes with labels big enough to silently scream about how rich they are and how well they’re doing.

It’s a worrying trend， and I’m not immune to it. I’ve felt the warm happiness of knowing I earn more than somebody， and the baseless anger of knowing that I earn less than another. I’ve checked into places while I know full well that anybody reading it will get jealous （忌妒的）.

It seems as though self-worth is increasingly being tied to the careers we choose and the money we earn. A study in 2020， for example， found that nearly 17% of unemployed Americans were depressed compared to almost 6% of those who had a permanent job. We need to stop placing so much value on what a person earns. Don’t get me wrong—being ambitious is not a fault， and achievements should always be celebrated. But when people use their success to judge you negatively， it becomes a problem.

If you want to know what you’re really worth， here’s a tip： It doesn’t have anything to do with your bank account. It’s about how many times you’ve been there for your friends. It’s about how many times you’ve been kind to a stranger. It’s every time you did something unselfish， or told your partner you loved him/her， or treated someone with respect no matter where he or she was in his or her own life.

28. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us most Brits ＿＿＿＿ .

A. are polite in some way B. are wealthy and successful

C. tend to show off their wealth or career D. love asking others about wealth

29. What does the underlined word “immune” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Used. B. Unaffected. C. Addicted. D. Attracted.

30. What does the study suggest in Paragraph 4？

A. Self-value isn’t tied to wealth or career. B. Wealth and career reflect self-value.

C. Depression can lead to unemployment. D. Too much value is placed on career.

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

A. What Self-value Lies In B. How to Choose Careers.

C. Why We Show off Wealth D. How We Deal with Wealth and Career

D

In life， we’re often torn between the person we want to be and the person we ought to be. Yet， while many hesitate to take the risks of becoming their “ideal self”， a new study shows that people regret not running after their passion （熱情）.

Inspired by research published in the 1990s， psychologist Thomas Gilovich along with his colleague built upon his original study， which proved that regrets came from what people hadn’t done， by looking into the content of people’s most enduring （持久的） regrets grown from not living up to our “ideal self”， as opposed to not living according to our “ought self”.

Researchers began by explaining the difference between regrets concerning the “ideal self” and the “ought self”， before asking participants to list their regrets. Across the six different studies conducted as part of this project， participants said they experienced regrets concerning their ideal self more often. They also mentioned more ideal-self regrets than ought-self regrets when asked to list their regrets in life so far.

“Our work is the first to show that people’s biggest life regrets more often involve failures to live up to their ideal self than their ought self，” the researchers said. They advise that people go on with caution， as the best way to live depends on how much weight you place on your ought self and your ideal self. If you care more about your ought self， you’ll be wise to minimize your regrets by thinking twice before going ahead and seizing the moment.

Despite this research， however， knowing what you want and pursuing （追求） that passion are two different things. Maybe you’ll be encouraged by a quote from Mark Twain， “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines， sail away from the safe harbor， and catch the trade winds in your sails.”

32. What did people tend to do according to Thomas’ original study？

A. Take a risk in life. B. Live up to their ideal self.

C. Regret what they hadn’t done. D. Regret pursuing their passion.

33. How was the researchers’ new study carried out？

A. By analyzing six different studies. B. By analyzing people’s various responses.

C. By explaining the difference among regrets. D. By comparing ideal-self and ought-self regrets.

34. What did the researchers advise people to do？

A. Think twice about their ideal life. B. Care more about their own life.

C. Live according to their choice. D. Look back now and then.

35. What do Mark Twain’s words tell people to do？

A. Stop from getting disappointed. B. Stick to their goals.

C. Make full use of their surroundings. D. Live up to their ought self.

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。

Everybody yawns—from unborn babies to great-grandparents. But why， exactly， do we yawn？ 36

One theory is that when we are bored or tired， we just don’t breathe as deeply as we usually do. 37 Therefore， yawning helps us bring more oxygen into the blood and move more carbon dioxide out of the blood.

Yawning， then， would be an involuntary reflex （反射动作） to help us control our oxygen and carbon dioxide levels. Sounds good， but other studies have shown that breathing more oxygen does not make us yawn less. 38 Hmmm. Now what？

39 Stretching （伸展） and yawning may be a way to flex （活动） muscles and joints， increase heart rate， and feel more awake.

Other people believe that yawning is a protective reflex to redistribute the oil-like substance called surfactant that helps keep lungs from drying up and caving in. So， if we didn’t yawn， according to this theory， taking a deep breath would become harder and harder—and that would not be good！

But there is one idea about yawning that everyone knows to be true： 40 If you yawn in class， you’ll probably notice a few other people will start yawning， too. Even thinking about yawning can get you yawning. How many times have you yawned while reading this article？ We hope not many！

A. It seems to spread.

B. Yawning seems to be common.

C. Another theory is that yawning stretches the lung.

D. No one knows for sure， but there are many theories.

E. This theory indicates yawning， like a deep breath， helps us feel fresh.

F. Likewise， breathing more carbon dioxide does not increase yawning.

G. As this theory goes， our bodies take in less oxygen because our breathing has slowed.

36. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  37. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  38. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  39. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  40. ＿＿＿＿＿＿

第三部分  語言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 （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。

Saying thank you can have positive effects on your health and the well-being of others.

I once witnessed kindness from complete 41 last year and it really impressed me. It was a sunny afternoon. It 42 me at first that my partner fall unconscious on the ground suddenly on our way to the office. Soon I 43 that I had to calm down and call emergency services. Within minutes， a police car and an ambulance arrived 44 with police and nursing staff. My partner was rushed to the 45 where he received the 46 that he needed.

A few days later， my partner got better， and I wrote thank-you notes to those 47 police and nursing staff and baked for them. When I took the cakes to them the next day， they 48 me for the gifts. Thanked me？ All I’d done was 49 ， but they’d saved a life. I drove away feeling relaxed and 50 partly because I’d done a good deed， but 51 because I was amazed that there are so many 52 people. They do a lot of great things; 53 ， they expect nothing in return.

Research has shown that sharing thoughts of gratitude （感恩） and performing acts of kindness can 54 your mood and health condition. I think it is probably 55 I felt happier than usual then.

“We know from studies in the literature that gratitude does have a good 56 on how you feel， and that it 57 life satisfaction.” says Willibald Ruch， a psychology professor at the University of Zurich who researches the effects of character strengths 58 gratitude and humour. “It’s among the top five causes of happiness，” he adds.

You can 59 positive changes in your own 60 by choosing to embrace （欣然接受） gratitude.

41. A. friends B. colleagues C. strangers D. students

42. A. attracted B. panicked C. pleased D. confused

43. A. decided B. insisted C. realized D. believed

44. A. shared B. begun C. covered D. filled

45. A. hospital B. factory C. company D. office

46. A. comfort B. care C. prize D. offer

47. A. busy B. helpful C. interesting D. wealthy

48. A. praised B. asked C. thanked D. hugged

49. A. waiting B. looking C. baking D. writing

50. A. anxious B. embarrassed C. astonished D. happy

51. A. mostly B. finally C. necessarily D. similarly

52. A. poor B. selfless C. energetic D. smart

53. A. moreover B. otherwise C. thus D. therefore

54. A. destroy B. discover C. improve D. explain

55. A. whether B. when C. where D. why

56. A. influence B. hope C. impression D. balance

57. A. wastes B. expects C. increases D. reduces

58. A. instead of B. such as C. due to D. except for

59. A. supply B. make C. avoid D. demand

60. A. life B. study C. career D. society

第二节 （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。

A young and    61    （success） manager was traveling down a neighborhood street，    62    （go） a bit too fast in his new Jaguar，    63    a brick hit the door of his Jaguar.

He jumped out of the car，    64    （seize） one kid and pushed him up against the parked car， shouting， “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it？” “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else    65    （do）？” begged the young boy.

“It’s my brother，” he said. “He fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” Sobbing （啜泣）， the boy asked the manager， “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair？ He    66    （hurt）， and he’s too heavy    67    me.”

68    （move） beyond words， he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped scrapes （刮痕） and cuts， checking to see that everything    69    （be） going to be okay.

“Thank you， sir. And God bless you，” the grateful child said to him    70    then pushed his brother down the sidewalk toward their home.

61. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  62. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  63. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  64. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  65. ＿＿＿＿＿＿

66. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  67. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  68. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  69. ＿＿＿＿＿＿  70. ＿＿＿＿＿＿

第四部分  寫作（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。

It is known to all that we students of today has to fix our attention on our lessons， so we knew little of society. A holiday is the best time and the best chance to make up for that. Take a part-time job is a good form of social practice. That we have learned in books and in class can’t have such an important effect on us what we have learned through personal practice. In social practice， we can surely make a progress in both knowledge or practical ability. Beside， when we take part-time jobs， we may get paid more or less to help their family. Thus， I will say senior school students should take part-time jobs in their holidays， if possibly.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李明，你的笔友Tom发来电子邮件，说班里有一个同学总是挑他的缺点，这使他非常苦恼。请用英语给他回一封邮件，谈谈你对此的看法。内容包括：

1.  同学间应和睦相处；

2.  如何对待同学指出的缺点；

3.  对笔友的祝愿。

注意：

1.  词数100左右（邮件的开头与落款已为你写好，不计入总词数）；

2.  可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom，

I’m glad you trust me and tell me about your trouble.

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Yours，

Li Ming