Module 2

第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. What does the man do？

A. A driver.B. A policeman.C. A gatekeeper.

2. Where are the two speakers？

A. At a bus stop.B. In a shop.C. In a hospital.

3. What does the man mean？

A. Alice will not come on time.B. The woman is too anxious.C. He wants to see Alice very much.

4. What is the relationship between the speakers？

A. Mother and son.B. Teacher and student.C. Husband and wife.

5. Why does the woman have to leave？

A. Her daughter is waiting for her.B. She is going to be late for her work.

C. She does not like to talk with the man.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題。從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6. What are they talking about？

A. Their childhood.B. Their grandsons.C. The young’s behavior.

7. How many T—shirts did the boy buy once？

A. 13.B. 30.C. 10.

8. How did the man and the woman live in the past？

A. They never wasted.B. They didn’t have shoes.C. They wore old clothes.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. What does the two speakers both want to do in the new year？

A. To save some money.B. To work harder.C. To lose weight.

10. What did Tiger do last year？

A. He joined a health club.B. He stopped smoking.C. He got a good job.

11. What does Jerry want to do？

A. He might have a nice trip during the vacation.B. He’ll go to New Zealand for further study.

C. He wants to make money by selling fish.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12. What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. A travel plan.B. A happy family.C. An ancient palace.

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Mother and son.B. Father and daughter.C. Brother and sister.

14. What does the woman say about China？

A. It’s interesting.B. It’s mysterious.C. It’s an old country.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15. What’s the relationship between the two speakers？

A. They are close friends.B. They are shop assistant and customer.

C. They are strangers.

16. Why did the man talk to the woman？

A. He wanted to buy a house.B. He wanted to get a job.C. He wanted to rent a flat.

17. How much will the man pay for the biggest one each month？

A. $300.B. $250.C. $200.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. Who is probably giving this talk？

A. A team member.B. A sports trainer. C. A sports organizer.

19. When does the speaker give this talk？

A. On a Saturday morning. B. During a lunch break.C. On a Sunday afternoon.

20. What will the speaker do next？

A. Annouce the start of the race.B. Teach how to make exchange.C. Choose the runners for each team.

第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 單項選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

第三部分 閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive. Some experts claim the answer is to make jobs more varied. But do more varied jobs lead to greater productivity？ There is evidence to suggest that while variety certainly makes a worker’s life more enjoyable， it does not actually make him work harder. As far as increasing productivity is concerned， the variety is not an important factor（因素）.

Other experts feel that giving a worker freedom to do his job in his own way is important， and there is no question that this is true. The problem is that this kind of freedom cannot easily be given in the modern factory with its complex machinery which must be used in a fixed way. Therefore while freedom of choice may be important， there is usually very little that can be done to create it.

Another very important consideration is how each worker contributes to the product he is making. In most factories a worker sees only one part of the product. Some car factories are now experimenting with having many small production lines rather than a large one， so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his line. It would seem that not only is the degree of a worker’s contribution an important factor， therefore， but it is also one we can do something about.

To what extent（程度）does more money lead to greater productivity？ The workers themselves certainly think this is important. But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is boring. Money just lets them enjoy their spare time more. A similar argument may explain demands for shorter working hours. Perhaps if companies and factories succeed in making their jobs more interesting， they will neither want more money， nor will shorter working hours be so important to them.

B

At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school， but the future called to him excitedly. “Get out of the classroom and into a job，” it said， and Ron obeyed. His father， supporting the decision， found a place for him in a supermarket. “You’re lucky， Ron，” he said. “For every boy who wants a job these days， there’s a dozen（很多）without.” So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.

For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his school days as a time of great variety and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work， with little success.

One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a truck going south. With nine pounds in his pocket， a full heart and a great longing for the sea， he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening， in Bournemouth， he had a sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an elderly man and his wife. Before he finished the sandwich， the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer， at twenty pounds a week， a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed（速度）of it rather astonished Ron. At quiet time Ron had to check the old man’s arithetic（算術）in the records of the business.

At the end of the season， he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly， but once he took a job in a hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there； he was， the only one who could keep accounts（記賬）.

C

One Saturday afternoon years ago I was working in the parsonage yard. It was cold and windy. I welcomed it. Christmas was approaching. I noticed an unusual amount of traffic on our county road. All of it was southbound.

“Lois， much traffic is going south today， have you noticed that？”

“It must be Christmas in the Country.” she said.

“What’s that？”

“A lady turns her whole house into a Christmas open house for the weekend. Every room in the house and the whole barn are filled with beautiful handcrafted（手工的）items. She serves wassail（酒宴）and cookies and plays Christmas music. I hear it’s quite an event.”

“Why don’t you take me there？”I asked.

“Sure.”

We all got in the car to check it out. The Christmas in the Country open house was on a country road back a bit of lane. When arriving， we saw a field turned into a parking lot full of cars. We had to wait in line to get in. Everyone was in a festive mood， laughing and joking. They were all dressed warmly and wearing Christmas things. It was so delightful that we went back year after year and always looked forward to it. The next year Lois sold her own crafts（工藝品）in the show and did very well for a number of years in a row there. It was early in the Christmas season and a good way to get in a Christmas mood.

People will travel a long way for good things. If you can brighten their life they will usually find you wherever you are. If you will help people in the hard struggle of life you will not be alone. That was true in the beautiful countryside of Knox County， Ohio and I believe it’s true in downtown Flint， Michigan and wherever you live， too.

D

When Shawn Kumar of Denver was laid off（解雇）at the end of February， he hit the road. Kumar got a United Airlines special $490 fare and went to Russia. He spent two weeks going through Moscow’s Red Square and St Petersburg.“When you get laid off， it can get depressing and stressful. Traveling gets me to another country—another place， another culture which helps me forget about problems back home，” he said.

With nearly 1 of 10 US workers unable to get a job under the current economic conditions， some have chosen to travel to fight the unemployment blues or to reconnect with the familiar people. To be sure， unemployed travelers are a small group. In a survey of laid—off workers by careerbuilder.com， only 3% of them said travel was the first item on their to—do list.

Still， those who can afford to spend with no salary coming in are finding a depressed economy that can work to their advantage. Airfares are at low prices， and hotels are deeply discounted（打折扣）.

“People go through a depressing process when laid off，” said Bradley Richardson， author of Career Comeback. “If you can afford it， traveling is a great idea to clear your mind.”

Those who travel during unemployment are most likely to have limited financial and family burdens. Nancy Ilk， a health care software specialist in Tucson， sensed her firm’s vulnerability（脆弱）last year and started to save. When she was laid off in April， she had her finances in order， and had traveled to Australia and Washington， DC. “I have no pets， no kids， no debt， and no commitments. I don’t want my drop in work to be my drop in pleasure，” she said.

Travel deals are helping. Ilk paid only $800 for her Tucson—Sydney flight.

E

Should parents talk to a dying child about death？ The answer is “Yes”， according to a Swedish study. They had given the question to 368 parents whose children had died of cancer. About 123 parents said they had talked to their children about death. Almost a third of those didn’t think they should.

“The most important thing is that no parents were sorry for talking about death with their child，” said the researchers.

So many experts encourage parents to talk about death with their dying children because they believe it helps the children. Most parents listened to the new study and agreed to do it. Dr Lawrence Wolfe， a child cancer doctor in Boston， said the study would help doctors guide parents who were not sure if they should talk about death with their children.“I believe that even very young children know that something very serious is happening，” he said. “Mystery is usually worse than the truth.”

Mrs Souza said she was frightened when Dr Wolfe said that her daughter Jackie should know that she was dying of cancer. “You’re joking. How do you tell a 16—year—old girl， who has tried every day to get well， that we are giving her up？” But Mrs Souza said she did not feel sorry for what she did. When Jackie knew that she had only four days to live， she asked to spend money on toys instead of giving her treatment. “Her memory just kept living on because she told us exactly what to do and how to do it，” she said. “If we hadn’t told her， she would never have said any of that.”

73. Where did the study that parents should tell a dying child about death come from？

A. America.B. Canada.C. Japan.D. Sweden.

74. How many parents did not tell their children about death according to Paragraph 1？

A. 368.B. 123.C. 245.D. 122.

75.“Mystery is usually worse than the truth.” What does this sentence mean？

A. Death is worse than life.

B. Telling a dying child about death is better than hiding the truth.

C. Mystery is more terrible than the truth.

D. Parents should not tell children the truth of death.

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)， 滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個鉤（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。