Module 5 Ethnic Culture

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 was the reason for Jeffs being late this morning?

A. He got up later than usual. B. He forgot his class. C. The bus was late.

2. What do we learn from this conversation?

A. There wont be an English test this afternoon. B. The English teacher postponed the conference.

C. The exam will be about foreign language teaching.

3. What did the man do with the dictionary?

A. He put it away. B. He gave it away. C. He returned it to the woman.

4. How much do the sweaters cost?

A. 105 yuan. B. 115 yuan. C. 150 yuan.

5. What are the two people talking about?

A. A plan to help the victims. B. A disaster. C. People in a less developed area.

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8题。

6. When did this conversation take place?

A. At the time the Games started. B. On the last day of the Games. C. After the Games.

7. Why didnt the man tell the woman the way?

A. He got lost himself. B. He was unhappy that he could not go to the ceremony.

C. He was not a local citizen.

8. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?

A. To go and ask the bearded man by the lamp-post.

B. To take a taxi so she wouldnt have any trouble at all.

C. To give up.

听第7段材料，回答第9至ll 题。

9. What does Christina think of her weekend?

A. She enjoyed it. B. She thought it was too busy for her. C. She liked the classes.

10. What class did Christina attend on Saturday morning?

A. Math. B. English. C. Piano.

11. Why didnt the girl have time to watch TV at weekend?

A. Because she had to attend classes. B. Because she will do homework.

C. Because she didnt like to watch TV.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What does the man want to do?

A. To set up the schedule with the woman. B. To inform of the changes about the schedule.

C. To make sure about the schedule.

13. Whats the original schedule about the meeting?

A. It starts at 10:30. B. It ends at 11:00. C. It ends at 10:30.

14. When will the campus tour end?

A. At 1:30. B. At 2:25. C. At 2:15.

听第9段材料，回答第15至16题。

15. How old is the dog?

A. About 6 months. B. About 2 years old. C. About 15 years old.

16. According to the man, what is the one thing that makes him like to raise a puppy pet?

A. Dogs are good at making friends. B. Dogs are easy to feed.

C. Dogs give people comfort and happiness.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why did Prof Boffin go for a walk after he had done the shopping?

A. Because he was so tired. B. Because he didnt want to see his wife.

C. Because it was still early.

18. What did Prof Boffin leave in the park?

A. Something he got from the shoemakers. B. Something he got from the butchers.

C. Something he got from the drugstore.

19. Who did Mrs Boffin think was at the door?

A. Her husband. B. Prof Pottle.

C. The postman or the milk delivery man.

20. What do we learn from the last sentence about Prof Boffin?

A. He was an interesting man. B. He was a man with great humor.

C. He forgot who he himself was.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21. At times, people need humorous words to break up ＿＿＿ silence to recover harmony.

A. plentiful B. awkward

C. excellent D. unconscious

22. The policeman questioned the ＿＿＿ officer on the scene about the ＿＿＿ murderer.

A. retired; escaping B. retired; escaped

C. retiring; escaping D. retiring; escaped

23. Leave me alone. I ＿＿＿ an article all the afternoon and havent finished yet.

A. write B. have written

C. was writing D. have been writing

24. It is generally agreed ＿＿＿ Shakespeares early plays focused on human beings forces and humanistic thoughts.

A. because B. if

C. that D. when

25. At noon they got to a hill, on top of which ＿＿＿ , dating back to two thousand years ago.

A. a tower stood B. stood a tower

C. a tower did stand D. did a tower stand

26. Hardwork helps one go forward, ＿＿＿ laziness makes one fall behind.

A. what B. when

C. which D. while

27. ＿＿＿ the month and the year, the new type of product was put on the goods shelf.

A. Being marked with B. Having marked with

C. Marked with D. Marking with

28. I happened to know that Harry asked you to lend him some money but you ＿＿＿ him ＿＿＿ .

A. gave; away B. gave; up

C. turned; down D. turned; out

29. As we can see, ＿＿＿ by the pollution, many trees in this area did not grow to their full height.

A. affect B. affecting

C. affected D. to be affected

30. — To tell you the truth, I wouldnt be happy living in such a small room.

— ＿＿＿ . I do prefer a small room.

A. But its OK with me B. I agree with you

C. Id rather not D. It just depends

第二节 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。

I was a tourist in Mexico learning Spanish at a language school. Spanish is spoken there by almost everyone except the 31 . Since I didnt speak Spanish well, I had trouble 32 myself understood.

I lived in a guest house where the meals were 33 by a new cook. I found it 34 to get used to some of the hot dishes that were 35 . Another tourist who knew more Spanish was 36 enough to translate for me. We both went to school together. The lessons were given by Spanish 37 teachers. I made so much 38 that before long I was able to 39 and express myself in Spanish.

One day after classes, my friend and I took a 40 to Chapultepec Park. Together with us on the bus was a friend we had 41 at school. Chapultepec was big and beautiful. We were 42 around many interesting places in the park. After a while we got 43 and sat on a bench.

Along came a man 44 quite a few small jewelry boxes. He sat down next to us, and we began to speak to one another in Spanish, 45 the boxes and how pretty they were. I asked him 46 they were made by him. He told me that he himself made them. Then my friend asked him if he would 47 them. He told us that they were for sale, and cost 300 pesos. We began to talk about a better 48 for all of the boxes. The man asked us what 49 it was. I said it was 11:30 am. He apologized and said, “If I sell all the boxes to you, Ill have 50 to do for the rest of the day.”

31. A. citizens B. students C. tourists D. teachers

32. A. making B. taking C. waiting D. leaving

33. A. prepared B. bought C. brought D. booked

34. A. healthy B. difficult C. delight D. helpful

35 . A. invented B. sent C. served D. given

36. A. free B. clever C. busy D. kind

37. A. learning B. hearing C. talking D. speaking

38. A. promise B. hope C. progress D. courage

39. A. understand B. translate C. write D. read

40. A. bus B. taxi C. train D. car

41. A. watched B. recognized C. heard D. met

42. A. directed B. shown C. sent D. pointed

43. A. disappointed B. shocked C. tired D. surprised

44. A. carrying B. showing C. dragging D. pushing

45. A. offering B. guessing C. watching D. discussing

46. A. how B. if C. when D. where

47. A. cherish B. protect C. destroy D. sell

48. A. end B. looking C. price D. use

49. A. day B. time C. date D. place

50. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

第三部分 阅读理解（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 old man walked with a cane（拐杖）slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched（打补丁的）trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that shone like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a steady smile.

He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair.”

Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Supporting him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and got him comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned（靠置）his cane against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”

“You are welcome, sir,” she replied. “My name is Mary. Ill be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me!”

After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”

He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, “You are very kind!”

When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a 100 bill.

The note on the napkin read, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”

The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his workers, had seen him in person.

51. Mary ran over to the old man because ＿＿＿ .

A. he was the boss of the restaurant B. he had asked her to wait on him

C. she was worried that he might cause trouble D. she saw he had some difficulty taking a seat

52. The words the man left on the napkin showed that ＿＿＿ .

A. serving others is a respectable job

B. respecting others means respecting oneself

C. Mary would get a rise as a result of her kindness

D. Marys kind service would bring in more money for her

53. The man came to the restaurant to ＿＿＿ .

A. give money to Mary B. have breakfast with Mary

C. see how Mary served customers D. find out how his workers worked

54. Which of the following titles goes best with the story?

A. A Kind-hearted Girl B. Shining Kindness

C. Kindness Means Chances D. A Waitress and Her Boss

B

LONDON—England will join the growing list of places that dont allow smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places that includes even Buckingham Palace with a strong law.

Pubs, clubs and restaurants will all be smoke-free places. Taxi drivers have been warned that they could be fined（罚款）50 pounds, or about $100, if they are caught lighting up inside work taxis.

Experts say the bans have become unchangeable because of increasing health costs and public worry over second-hand smoke. Some of the strictest smoking bans are in some of the United States states, such as New York and Florida, which include bars and restaurants as smoke-free places.

Spain, Italy, Iran, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Uruguay and New Zealand have made laws to limit smoking. France banned smoking in many public places in February and cafes and restaurants will become non-smoking places next year. Finland will introduce a ban, too.

Bans are spreading among countries, and the World Health Organization supports them, but it said that by 2030 there will be “at least another two billion smokers in the world” and an expected decrease in male smokers “will be offset（抵消）by an increase in female smoking rates, especially in developing countries”.

In advance of the English ban, anti-smoking ads have coated bus stops and the government prepares to pay some money to help people give up smoking. The rest of Britain—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—already have smoking bans ready.

55. It can be inferred that taxi drivers ＿＿＿ .

A. can not smoke in taxis B. can smoke in smoke-free place

C. could be caught smoking in public D. could be fined for smoking in work taxis

56. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. More places in Britain forbid smoking. B. Taxis are smoking-free places in England.

C. A smoking ban must be carried out strictly. D. People will be fined for smoking in public places.

57. The passage suggests that ＿＿＿ .

A. the number of smokers in Finland is not large at all

B. ads didnt appear in England until the ban was started

C. the smoking situation is still serious around the world

D. Scotland will be one of the strictest anti-smoking places

58. What is the attitude of World Health Organization to the smoking bans?

A. It is doubtful. B. It is supportive.

C. It is negative. D. It is uncertain.

C

There are many ways of defining（界定）success. In other words, each of us has our own opinion on success that each of us can set our own goals and determine whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us has differences in born abilities and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must judge success broadly.

For some people, simply being able to live their lives with the least degree of misery（悲惨）and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd（牧羊人）who looks after his sheep. He enjoys his simple life with his family in the beauty of nature. And he is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own standards of success. Because not all goals can be achieved, one should not set unpractical goals for achieving success. But if one believes his ability, it would be unfortunate to set ones goals at too low a level of achievement.

A wise advisor once said to a young man who was experiencing bottleneck in his life, “You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon in order to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful just by taking a walk in a park or taking a train downtown.” The advisor added, “You have not really failed and ruined your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your best effort.”

59. Why does the author say “There are many ways of defining success”?

A. Ability decides success. B. People have different goals and opinions.

C. Not all goals can be achieved successfully. D. Abilities are often defined in different ways.

60. What does the story of the shepherd and the rich suggest?

A. The shepherd is easily satisfied. B. Goals should be practical for success.

C. People tend to set their goals too high. D. The rich often consider themselves unsuccessful.

61. What does it mean to be unsuccessful in something according to the advisor?

A. You failed to try what you can. B. You missed your chances to succeed.

C. You tried but failed to do what you like. D. You did your best to do something very easy to do.

62. The text mainly talks about ＿＿＿ .

A. how we can set our goals B. what success really means

C. why people fail to succeed D. whether we can be successful

D

Many people think that light pollution is just a problem for spacemen. This is simply not true. People do not even realize it. However, that doesnt reduce its effect a bit.

Light pollution wastes unbelievable amount of money nationwide. While the cost to the typical homeowner might be between 150 and 250 per year, the cost to the nation is almost 10 billion. This is a large amount of money to waste. Diseases could be studied, the hungry could be fed, and our nations children could be better educated.

Light pollution pollutes our environment. By wasting electricity, we force our companies to use more energy and therefore send out more harmful materials into the environment. Many breathing problems are caused by or made worse by these materials.

Light pollution is a danger to human health. Recent studies show that light at night disturbs our body immune system（免疫系统）. A study printed by The Journal of Neuroscience discusses how light shining into your bedroom can disrupt（扰乱）the clock in your body. There are even links between light pollution and certain forms of cancer, including breast cancer.

Light pollution is a threat to wildlife. Many types of wildlife are unable to deal with such disruption of their night time environments. For example, millions of birds die each year because of light pollution. They rely on the stars to navigate. When they fly over light polluted areas, they lose their sense of direction. Many fly until tired out and die.

So if you think light pollution only hurts spacemen, you are dead wrong. Sure, light pollution not only robs us of the sky filled with beautiful stars, but it also hurts every man, woman, child and living thing on the earth.

63. Light pollution ＿＿＿ .

A. is just a problem for spacemen B. causes breathing problems directly

C. makes millions of birds survive each year D. actually causes the world many problems

64. The underlined word “navigate” in Paragraph 5 probably means “＿＿＿”.

A. know the time B. get the food

C. fly over mountains D. find the direction

65. The purpose of the writer is to ＿＿＿ .

A. prove that light pollution really exists B. warn people of the danger of light pollution

C. correct the misunderstanding of light pollution D. explain the reason why there is light pollution

第四部分 写作（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文并按照题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意每题词数要求）。

All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that her house should remain at all time clean and tidy.

You could turn your back for a moment in my mothers house, leave a half-written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had “put it back where it belonged” as she explained.

My wife, on one of her first visits to my mothers house, placed a packet of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused, she set down her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.

These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all tending to forgetfulness. And it was common for one of us, upon returning from the bathroom, to find that every sign of his work in progress had disappeared suddenly. “Do you remember what I was doing” was a question frequently asked , but rarely answered.

Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean windows, and my brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this later time started to dust the furniture once a week. `

We have all become busy persons.

66. How did the authors mother want her house to be? (within 9 words)

67. Why couldnt the authors wife find her biscuits and drink in his mothers house? (within 6 words)

68. What was the confusing effect the family had according to Paragraph 4? (within 6 words)

69. Under the influence of the authors mother, what habit has the authors sister developed? (within 10 words)

70. What does the author try to tell us according to the passage? (within 10 words)

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

下文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

One day, Tom was ill and lied in bed. His parents were very worried. Toms mother was anger with her husband and said, “You mustnt let him out yesterday without his coat.” Toms father said nothing, and he picked the telephone but dialed the number of their doctor. The doctor came soon. He asked what was the matters with Tom and Tom said that he had a bad headache, the bad cough and a pain in his stomach. After examining for Tom, the doctor said, “Dont worry. Just a bad cold. Youll be all right as well as you stay in bed for a few days and eat the medicine three times a day.”

第三节 书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李明，你的外国网友Eric在网上看到几幅中国剪纸并对此很感兴趣。Eric给你发来邮件询问有关中国剪纸的信息。请你根据下面要点给他回复邮件，简单介绍有关情况。

1. 历史悠久；

2. 广受欢迎；

3. 种类多样；

4. 剪纸用途。

要求：

1. 词数：120左右；

2. 开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：中国剪纸 Chinese paper-cut

Dear Eric,

You wanted to know about Chinese paper-cut. Here Im glad to tell you something about it.

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Ming