Module 3 The Violence of Nature

（满分120分；时间80分钟）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. When will the woman prefer to go to the zoo?

A. On Sunday. B. On Friday. C. At weekends.

2. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. A football match. B. Todays news. C. A story.

3. Where is Mary now?

A. At home. B. In the office. C. In the park.

4. What can we know about the man?

A. He likes the cold weather. B. He is used to the cold weather.

C. He doesnt think it cold.

5. How will the man go to work?

A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Sister and brother. B. Teacher and student.

C. Husband and wife.

7. How many children do they have?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.

8. Where will the man go next week?

A. Paris. B. London. C. California.

听第7段材料，回答第9至12题。

9. At what time does the early flight get to Paris?

A. 7: 50. B. 9: 00. C. 11: 05.

10. Which country does the woman want to visit?

A. France. B. America. C. Canada.

11. How often does the bus go to the downtown?

A. Every half an hour. B. Every hour.

C. Every 14 minutes.

12. How long does it take the bus to get to the downtown?

A. 14 minutes. B. 40 minutes. C. 4 minutes.

听第8段材料，回答第13至14题。

13. When does the conversation take place?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon.

C. In the evening.

14. What would the man like before eating?

A. Some orange juice. B. Some coffee. C. Some water.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Whats the womans problem?

A. She has lost her job. B. She has to work late.

C. She doesnt use computers well.

16. How does the man feel about the bosss decision?

A. He understands it well. B. He thinks it unbelievable.

C. He has no idea about it.

17. What can we know about the woman?

A. She works hard. B. She is clever.

C. She doesnt learn new things.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is an ideal way to relax for a few minutes in England?

A. A cup of tea. B. A cup of coffee.

C. A glass of beer.

19. When did the English custom of drinking tea begin to form?

A. In the 17th century. B. In the 18th century.

C. In the 17th and 18th centuries.

20. Which Coffee House first offered tea?

A. Lynns Coffee House. B. Toms Coffee House.

C. Timings Coffee House.

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）

21. — Have you found anything wrong with your computer?

— Yes, and I was about to give it up when an idea ＿＿＿＿ to me that it might be struck by some kind of virus.

A. occurred B. happened C. struck D. turned

22. We had just had our breakfast when an old man ＿＿＿＿ to the door.

A. was coming B. would come C. had come D. came

23. Before the first nonstop flight was made in 1949, it ＿＿＿＿ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.

A. would be B. has been C. had been D. would have been

24. The man missed a step and ＿＿＿＿ , ＿＿＿＿ the new suitcase rolling down the stairs.

A. falls; sends B. fell; sent C. fell; to send D. fell; sending

25. He tried several different jobs, and he ended up ＿＿＿＿ a lawyer.

A. in B. with C. as D. at

26. As you study a globe, you may notice that ＿＿＿＿ of the large land and areas are connected, or ＿＿＿＿ so.

A. most; almost B. almost; most C. mostly; almost D. most; most

27. Can you ＿＿＿＿ your brother ＿＿＿＿ from that group of people?

A. take; off B. take; up C. pick; out D. pick; up

28. Around 1850, a terrible disease ＿＿＿＿ the potato crops, and potatoes ＿＿＿＿ bad in the soil.

A. ruined; began B. hit; went C. struck; turned D. damaged; changed

29. — I am traveling to Beijing tomorrow. Would you like to tell me about your trip there?

— ＿＿＿＿ . Lets discuss it over lunch.

A. All right B. In no case C. Forget it D. Thats all right

30. A sudden snowstorm occurred in Beijing last night, ＿＿＿＿ great inconvenience in transport.

A. caused B. causing C. bringing D. brought

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

One Saturday morning a careless car driver 31 a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was 32 because there had been no 33 for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were 34 fire.

A truck driver 35 the fire when he was on his way to Stanton. As soon as he 36 the town he told the police about it. Soon fire fighters were hurrying westwards. When they arrived the fire they saw was very 37 . It could not 38 to the north because of a lake 39 to the south because of a wide 40 . But a west wind was 41 the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it. Then, one of the firefighters 42 a message back to the town 43 radio.

The chief fire officer and 44 of people hurried to a place about a mile 45 of the town. There they used dynamite (黄色炸药) to 46 the trees and to 47 a wide path through the forest. When the fire reached the path it began to 48 down because there was nothing 49 to burn. After several hours they 50 to put out the fire and save the town.

31. A. lit B. threw C. put D. took

32. A. wet B. dry C. thick D. heavy

33. A. snow B. water C. rain D. wind

34. A. set B. caught C. on D. in

35. A. saw B. watched C. met D. faced

36. A. arrived B. reached C. left D. headed

37. A. big B. vast C. large D. huge

38. A. spread B. stop C. strike D. follow

39. A. and B. or C. but D. while

40. A. road B. farm C. river D. forest

41. A. covering B. carrying C. affecting D. leading

42. A. got B. received C. sent D. carried

43. A. with B. from C. on D. by

44. A. many B. most C. hundreds D. a hundred

45. A. east B. north C. south D. west

46. A. take off B. pick up C. end up D. blow down

47. A. cut B. develop C. clear D. measure

48. A. put B. go C. die D. get

49. A. made B. left C. struck D. caused

50. A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. decided

第三部分 阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

The climate of any place is the kind of weather. It usually has a long period of time.

The houses we live in, the clothes we wear, even the foods we eat depend on the climate of the place where we live.

Climate is complicated; it is affected by many factors (因素). The distance to the North or South Pole or to the equator really matters a lot. If you live near either of the poles, you live in a cold climate, for the place where you live does not get as much or as direct sunshine as a place farther away from the poles. In places close to the equator, the climate is very hot, for they are the parts where the sun shines almost straight down.

The amount of rain or snowfall makes a great difference to the climate. In hot, dry deserts, little rain falls, but in a hot rainforest, the amount of rainfall is far larger than that in the desert, for there is a heavy rain almost every day, even several times per day. Though a rainforest and a desert may be the same distance from the equator, their climates are rather different from each other.

How much rain or snowfall is considered by some to be determined by the winds, the surrounding mountains and the currents in nearby seas, and so on. In short, it is a very complex natural phenomenon.

51. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. Weather. B. Different climates.

C. Climate and its determining factors. D. The difference between weather and climate.

52. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Climate and weather are the same.

B. Climate is mainly affected by the distance to the Poles.

C. Climate means the fine, cloudy, rainy or snowy weather.

D. Climate is the general weather condition in a place over a period of time.

53. Which of the following factors doesnt affect the climate of a place?

A. Temperature. B. Rainfall.

C. Snowfall. D. The distance to the equator.

54. Whats the cause of the difference of the climates between a tropical desert and a tropical rainforest?

A. The amount of rainfall. B. The winds and the surrounding mountains.

C. The currents in nearby seas. D. The amount of sunshine the two different places can get.

55. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. How much rain or snowfall cant be forecast. B. How much rain or snowfall is difficult to be forecast.

C. Weather forecast is not useful at all. D. Weather is always changeable.

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。

Alia Sabur, from North, NY, US, went to college at the age of 10. And by the age of 14, Sabur was earning a bachelor of science degree in applied mathematics from Stony Brook University—the youngest female in US history to do so. Her education continued at Drexel University, where she earned an MS and a Phd. (博士学位) in materials science and engineering.

With an unlimited future ahead of her, Sabur directed her first career choice to teaching. “I really enjoy teaching,” she said. She was three days short of her 19th birthday in February, 2008, when she was hired to become a professor at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea. This distinction (优秀) made her the youngest college professor in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, beating the previous record held by Colin Maclaurin, a student of physicist Isaac Newton, in 1717.

Although she doesnt start until next month, Sabur has taken up teaching math and physics courses at Southern University in New Orleans. Sabur is old enough to teach, but not to join her fellow professors in a bar after work. In South Korea, where the drinking age is 20, she might have more luck. In traditional Korean culture, children are considered to be 1 year old when they are born, and add a year to their age every New Year instead of their actual birthday, so in Korea Sabur is considered 20.

On top of her academic achievements, Sabur has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is also a talented clarinet player who has performed with musicians like Lang Lang and Smash Mouth. So is there anything Sabur cant do?

56. At what age did Alia Sabur go to college? (within 5 words)

57. How many degrees did Alia Sabur earn? (1 word )

58. What course did Alia Sabur instruct at Konkuk University? (1 word )

59. Why was Alia Sabur allowed to go to the bar in Korea though she was not 20? (within 9 words)

60. What sort of musical instrument is Alia Sabur good at? (1 word )

第二节 短文改错（满分15分）

A terrible storm took place in a summer night. The wind was so strong that many trees brought down. It was already eleven oclock. Li Ming, who had been to night school, was still not back and his parents were very anxiously. Half an hour late the wind stopped, and it was still raining. Li Mings parents were about to looking for him when he returned. Li Ming explained the storm has pushed over many big trees as well as telephone lines, block the roads. And the bridge had been washed away by the floods. So he had to find the another way back.

第三节 书面表达（满分25分）

目前沙尘暴在中国一些地区有日趋严重的趋势，引起了人们的重视。请根据以下要点写一篇短文。

形成原因 措施

1. 少雨；持续高温

2. 森林破坏；人口增加 1. 立法

2. 引进新技术等

注意：词数120左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Sandstorms are getting more and more serious in some regions in China, which attracted peoples attention.