Module4Carnival

第一部分 听力（共两节，共30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共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. Whats the woman trying to tell the man？

A. She hasnt seen the new teacher yet. B. She hasnt been well for four days.

C. She likes the new teacher very much.

2. What does the woman think of the shirt for the party？

A. The size is too large. B. The color is not suitable. 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. Which food will be served first？

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

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共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. What 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.

7. When does the next regular train arrive in New York？

A. 2：35 am. B. 2：35 pm. C. 3：35 pm.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Which sport do the two speakers talk 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 do we judge that one wins the game？

A. Getting to 40 first. B. Getting to 40 and winning again. C. The score is Love Love.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What is the relationship between the two speakers？

A. Teacher and student. B. Child and parent. C. Good 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 to the woman？

A. She should make friends with Lucy. B. She should find something in common with Lucy.

C. She should be the first to say sorry.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does this conversation probably take place？

A. At a restaurant. B. In a library. C. In a bank.

15. When did the man borrow the book？

A. On September 17. B. On a rainy day. C. Not mentioned.

16. What was the ending of the conversation？

A. The man paid for the book. B. They found the book. C. The man gave a 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 this century in this century？

A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.

18. When was Tokyos first rebuilding finished？

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

19. What took place in 1964 in Tokyo？

A. An earthquake. B. World War II. C. The Olympic Games.

20. Which is NOT among the problems in Tokyo？

A. Population. B. Pollution. C. Lack of houses.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，共40分）

第一节 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共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. The building was named Ford Hall ___ a man named James Ford.

A. in case of B. in charge of

C. in memory of D. in search of

22. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale； it was a real ___ .

A. business B. bargain

C. exchange D. trade

23. Im in need ___ respect； ___ I really need is not money.

A. of； that B. for； that

C. of； what D. for； what

24. The questions listed here are just a few problems that students of your age may ___ .

A. come on B. come across

C. come down D. come about

25. Xiao Lin went to ___ prison yesterday to see her husband， who was in ___ prison for fighting with another man.

A. the； 不填 B. 不填； 不填

C. the； the D. 不填； the

26. I am sure you will ___ me in ___ a very warm welcome to our visitors.

A. join in； acting B. join； extending

C. join in； saying D. join； congratulating

27. The boy pretended ___ his homework when his father came into his room.

A. to be doing B. doing

C. to doing D. to do

28. — I just cant stop worrying about the result of the job interview.

— ___ . Theres nothing you can do now but wait.

A. Relax B. Go ahead

C. Go for it D. Good luck

29. — I didnt mean ___ him.

— But talking like that means ___ him.

A. to hurt； to hurt B. hurting； to hurt

C. to hurt； hurting D. hurting； hurting

30. When I got back home I ___ that my son ___ out.

A. was told； has been B. was told； was

C. told； had been D. had told； was

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

Ban the Band？

Every year， our school has a dance for all the students. Its a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful 31 ， instead of the usual school uniforms.

Most of us think the dance is great 32 —even the teachers enjoy being there. 33 ， two weeks ago someone said that there would be no 34 band this year—only CDs.

“I dont 35 it！” Amy cried out during the lunch break.

“Someone said the school couldnt 36 a band， and they think its too noisy anyway，” added Daniel.

“Well， I dont think its 37 enough without a band！” said Angela， “and Im going to see what can be done.”

Angela was as good as her 38 . In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the 39 some more thought. And he suggested that one 40 of having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10. Angela had to 41 out whether the students would like to do that.

“I need all of you to help me，” she 42 to our group before school the next day. “Mr Berry gave me a list of all the names， and suggested we ask each ones 43 about the band and the extra cost.”

44 the day we asked around as Angela suggested， and wrote down peoples feelings about the band and the cost. We were amazed how much 45 there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.

“Im surprised，” smiled Mr Berry， when we gave him the 46 . “I really thought that only a few people 47 the band and that the cost would be too high. OK. Angela， your next 48 is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”

Angela was all smiles and 49 the news to Amy and Daniel. “Youre 50 ，” smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.

31. A. shapes B. dresses C. flowers D. pictures

32. A. fun B. work C. effort D. progress

33. A. Besides B. Though C. However D. Therefore

34. A. new B. live C. foreign D. dead

35. A. mean B. need C. accept D. believe

36. A. lead B. serve C. afford D. form

37. A. good B. clear C. useful D. easy

38. A. look B. behavior C. mind D. word

39. A. plan B. situation C. view D. action

40. A. possibility B. concern C. decision D. thought

41. A. call B. find C. carry D. point

42. A. admitted B. replied C. regretted D. announced

43. A. knowledge B. information C. opinion D. review

44. A. On B. For C. By D. During

45. A. trust B. money C. support D. care

46. A. results B. notices C. questions D. examples

47. A. invited B. wanted C. understood D. welcomed

48. A. task B. business C. exercise D. duty

49. A. showed B. wrote C. broke D. read

50. A. amusing B. interesting C. exciting D. amazing

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who arent in film school yet and arent， strictly speaking， even adults？

They will be at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival， tomorrow， in a setting any director might envy： Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet（红地毯）” interviews and various awards， the festival has much in common with events for more experienced movie makers， except for the age of the participants： about 8 to 18.

“Whats really exciting is that theyre films for kids by kids，” said Cori Gardner， managing director of Wingspan Arts， a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington， Virginia. “We want to make this a national event，” Mrs Gardner added.

The nine shorts to be shown range from a biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature（成熟的），” Mrs Gardner said， talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project， a media art and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke. Dream of the Invisibles describes young settlers feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.”

The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressures.

51. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival ___ .

A. shows films made by children B. is organized by a middle school

C. is as famous as the Toronto Festival D. offers awards to film school students

52. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts？

A. Its a media arts and leadership-training group. B. Its a national organization for young people.

C. It helps young filmmakers to make money. D. It provides arts projects for young people.

53. What does the underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refer to？

A. Short trousers. B. Short films.

C. Short stories. D. Short kids.

54. Movies to be shown in the festival ___ .

A. focus on kids life B. cover different subjects

C. are directed by Mrs Gardner D. are produced by Global Action Project

B

From age eight to eleven， I attended a small school in Bath， England. It was a small school of four classes with about twenty-five children in each class according to age.

For the most part， one teacher had to teach all subjects to the children in the class. However， sometimes the headmaster， Mr Ronald Broaches， would come in and spend an hour or so， teaching some subjects in which he was especially interested. He was a large man with a very happy nature. He had a sense of humor and would delight in telling the children small stories that would make us laugh. He was a very fair man and had a great influence on many of the children.

In my own case， I found that he took great interest in me and he quickly found that I enjoyed puzzles（智力游戏）. He would often stop me as I was going to class and take a piece of paper out of his pocket， often with a puzzle already on it. The puzzles were usually mathematical or logical（符合逻辑的）. As time went on， they slowly got more difficult， but I loved them. Not only that， they made me interested in math and problem solving that stays with me to this day. They also served to show me that intellectual activity was rewarding（有益的）when the correct answers were found， but perhaps more importantly it was great fun.

To this day， I can remember Mr Broaches cheerful cry of “Well done！” whenever I got a problem right. The simple communication with a man whom I loved greatly has had a deep influence on my life. Mr Broaches died just two weeks after I had won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Unluckily， I had no chance to speak to him before he died. I learnt later that he had heard of my success and I would always hope that he knew the deep influence he had made on my life.

55. We can learn from the text that ___ .

A. the puzzles made the students laugh B. the students were afraid of the headmaster

C. the puzzles made the writer enjoy math D. the headmaster never taught in the school

56. Why did the writer feel sorry？

A. Mr Broaches had passed away before he won the Nobel Prize.

B. He didnt express his thanks before Mr Broaches died.

C. He couldnt find Mr Broaches after he grew up.

D. Mr Broaches didnt know his success.

57. What is the best title for the text ？

A. My Early School Life B. The Story of Mr Broaches

C. An Important Teacher in My Life D. The Story of A Nobel Prize Winner

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（行踪）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.

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

A. They are small soft rings. B. They are not seen from the outside.

C. They are openings only on food fish. D. They are not used to receive sound.

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

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

C. Their growth rings are very small. D. They both have growth rings.

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

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.

61. How would you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？

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

B. They are very interested in Thorrolds research findings.

C. They want to know where they can find fish.

D. They lend their fish for chemical studies.

D

Ed Viesturs grew up in Rockford， Illinois， where the tallest thing on the horizon was the water tower. But on Thursday， Viesturs became the only American to climb to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains.

His last hike was up on Mount Annapurna， in Asias snow-capped Himalayas. At 26，545 feet， its peak is the 10th highest in the world. It is the mountain that inspired（激励）him to start climbing.

“It is likely to be the trickiest， the most dangerous，” said Viesturs， “Theres no simple way to climb it. There are threatening avalanches（雪崩）and ice falls that protect the mountain.”

In high school， Viesturs read French climber Maurice Herzogs tale of climbing the icy Annapurna. Herzogs story was of frostbite （冻伤）and difficulty and near-death experiences. Viesturs was hooked right away.

Viesturs got his start on Washingtons Mount Rainier in 1977， guiding hikes in the summer. Fifteen years ago， he set out to walk up to the worlds highest peaks. Finally， hes done.

The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect. “You have to use all of your senses， all of your abilities to see if the mountain will let you climb it，” said Viesturs. “If we have the patience and the respect， and if were here at the right time， under the right circumstances， they allow us to go up， and allow us to come down.”

Whats next for a man who cant stop climbing？ “Im going to hug my wife and kids and kind of kick back and enjoy the summer.” says Viesturs. But for a man whos climbed the worlds 14 tallest mountains， he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure.

62. What record has Ed Viesturs set？

A. He has been to the top of the worlds 14 highest mountains.

B. He has become the first to climb to the height of 26，545 feet.

C. He has succeeded in climbing to the worlds 14th highest mountain.

D. He has become the first man to climb to the top of 14 highest mountains in the world.

63. The underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by “___”.

A. upset B. frightened C. interested D. discouraged

64. The author used Viesturs words in Paragraph 6 to support a view that ___ .

A. mountain climbing is a dangerous sport

B. mountains should be regarded as living creatures

C. mountain climbing needs more skills than physical energy

D. mountain climbing is welcomed by people who wont stop climbing

65. Whats the next probably plan of Viesturs？

A. Stopping climbing and staying with his family. B. Writing down the experiences about his adventure.

C. Climbing another one of the highest mountains. D. Climbing to the top of the worlds 14 tallest mountains again.

第四部分 写作（共三节，共50分）

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in very old torn clothes gathering close together inside the storm door on the top step.

“Any old papers， lady？” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals（凉鞋）， wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and Ill make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in.

The girl held the empty cup in her hands， looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice， “Lady， are you rich？”

I looked at my poor slipcovers（家具套）. The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟）carefully and said， “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that， holding their papers against the wind. They hadnt said “Thank you”. They didnt need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be thankful. The ordinary blue cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup， a roof over our heads， and my man with a good steady job—these matched， too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while， I thought， just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

66. What was the writer doing when the doorbell rang？ （within 8 words）

67. Why did the two children come to the writers front door？ （within 5 words）

68. Why did the writer let the children in？ （within 7 words）

69. Whats the probable reason that the girl thought the writer was rich？ （within 9 words）

70. Whats the purpose of the writer leaving the muddy prints of small sandals on the floor for a while？ （within 6 words）

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）

下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

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. 每句不超过两个错误；

2. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

3. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I have planned to join in our college basketball team next year. So I am spending as more time as I can with other people who likes to play now. They are teaching him the most important rules and skills of the game， and I am getting better all time. We have a neighborhood team who plays against other teams in the area. One of my neighbor is helping the rest of us improved our skills. Tonight we are played against one of the best teams in the city， and I think we can beat them if we wont make any mistake.

第三节 书面表达（共25分）

假如你是李华，你班新来了一批美国学生，因此老师就中美文化与风俗安排了一次交流。请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍一下中国的传统节日——春节。

要点提示：

1. 团圆；

2. 除夕年夜饭；

3. 拜年；

4. 压岁钱。

注意：

1. 词数120左右，短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 可适当增加内容，以使行文连贯。

Hello， dear friends.

I do hope you can have an opportunity to celebrate the Spring Festival in China.

Thats all. Thank you！