Module 6 Old and New

第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分20分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分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. Who’s coming to Shanghai next week？

A. Mary.B. Nancy.C. Larry.

2. What will the woman do tomorrow？

A. Go to a party.B. Go shopping.C. Meet Tom.

3. Where can the man find a bottle of milk？

A. On the third shelf.B. On the first shelf.C. On the second shelf.

4. What are the two speakers talking about？

A. Flying kites.B. An exam.C. Colors.

5. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers？

A. Patient and doctor. B. Teacher and student. C. Manager and employee.

第二節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15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7題。

6. What will they do tomorrow？

A. Have breakfast together.B. Go bowling together.C. Play tennis together.

7. When will they plan to meet？

A. 8：00 am.B. 8：00 pm.C. 7：00 am.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8. What can you know about the room according to the conversation？

A. A small room.B. A bit noisy room.C. A room for non-smokers.

9. How much will Richard pay for the room？

A. $114. B. $104. C. $140.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10. Where does the woman want to go？

A. The Central Park. B. The New York Hotel. C. The subway station.

11. At which street can the woman get off if she takes the subway to the Central Park？

A. At 46th Street. B. At 44th Street.C. At 45th Street.

12. Why can’t the woman walk to the Central Park？

A. She is too tired. B. It’s too far.C. It’s too late.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13. Where does the woman want to go？

A. Chicago.B. Atlanta.C. The World Trade Center.

14. How can the man guess where the woman lives？

A. From her address. B. From her dress.C. From her accent.

15. What’s the man’s dream？

A. To be a driver.B. To be an actor.C. To be a teacher.

16. Where does the man come from？

A. Georgia. B. Chicago.C. New York.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. What’s the opportunity Amelia got in 1927？

A. She could be a worker in Boston.B. She could be the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic.

C. She could be the first woman to cross the Atlantic.

18. Whom did Amelia marry？

A. A pilot. B. A reporter.C. A publisher.

19. What happened in January， 1935？

A. She got married.B. She became the first woman pilot.

C. She flew from Hawaii to North America.

20. When did Amelia become the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic？

A. In 1931. B. In 1932. C. In 1935.

第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節 單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

21. It is hoped that the peace talk could ____ the war to an end between the two countries.

A. takeB. getC. giveD. bring

22. In order to build the Three Gorges Dam， many local residents have to ____ from their hometown.

A. keepB. separateC. removeD. replace

23. Bees were killed by their keepers because there was no way of getting honey ____ killing them.

A. forB. withC. withoutD. besides

24. — One hotel is not enough. Don’t forget we have 300 guests here.

— No， Sir. This hotel can ____ 500 guests together.

A. coverB. containC. includeD. accommodate

25. She always dreams of becoming a famous star， but it seems that her dream will hardly be ____ .

A. reachedB. realizedC. providedD. made

26. It is difficult for me to understand this advertisement. It shows an unusual image which doesn’t ____ .

A. make senseB. make effortC. take effectD. work out

27. Women are asking for equal pay for equal work， that is， ____ that of men.

A. equal toB. up toC. compared toD. close to

28. At the news that she won the World Title， the lovely girl couldn’t ____ her emotion and burst into tears.

A. hold onB. hold outC. hold upD. hold back

29. I always dream of ____ to travel to different places， meeting lots of different people， and picking up a foreign language.

A. being a chanceB. there is a chance C. there to be a chanceD. there being a chance

30. ____ the Han Dynasty， the Silk Road played an important role in trade among countries.

A. Dating back toB. To date backC. Dated fromD. Being dated from

31. The get-together ____ a chance for us to meet one another after all these years.

A. providedB. causedC. suppliedD. supported

32. I hope that the little ____ I have been able to do will do good to them all.

A. whatB. whichC. /D. where

33. The engineers made two big plans for the dam， ____ was never put into force.

A. each of themB. whichC. each of whichD. every one of which

34. ____ was expected， the manager’s response to the question was rather disappointing.

A. WhichB. ThatC. ItD. As

35. — Feeling tired， Darling？

— Tired？ ____ ！ I have been working nonstop for at least 10 hours！

A. Not in the leastB. Yes， not a littleC. Quite all rightD. Yes， not a bit

第二節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

After finishing college， Taylor became a teacher in a middle school. His favorite subject was 36 ， because his hobby was traveling.

Taylor liked children， and was always ready to play with them， so the children learned a lot from him 37 having fun at the same time.

One September， at the 38 of the term， he was having his first 39 in a new class. To 40 ， he decided to ask them some simple questions 41 he could see how much they had already known. He found some of the students had heard that he enjoyed 42 jokes， and they were ready to have some fun with him.

“Where is Turkey？” was the first question.

“Turkey？ Sir，” a boy answered， “You’ll find it on the 43 dinner table every December.”

“Very 44 ， and it isn’t a wrong answer，” said Taylor with a smile， 45 the class burst into laughter.

“Do you really know where it is？”

The boy 46 ， in fact， know. “Part of it is in Southeast Europe and part of it is in Asia， sir，” he said.

“Good！” said Taylor. The next few students also had funny answers 47 Taylor’s questions.

Taylor knew that there was a girl in the class who was 48 and always got the highest mark in the exams， so he turned to her and asked her， “What is the 49 ？”

“It’s an imaginary line drawn 50 the earth that has an equal distance from the North Pole and from the South Pole， sir，” the girl answered at once.

“Good！” Taylor said， “Very good.” But he thought perhaps she had 51 it by heart， so he asked her another question to 52 whether he was right or not.

“Do you really know what that means？” he asked. “Could you， for example， tie a knot （結） in the equator？”

The class laughed， but she answered， “Yes， sir.”

“Oh， really？” said Taylor， still with a smile.

“Yes， sir，” the girl said. “ 53 the equator is not a（n） 54 line， you could tie an imaginary knot in it.”

This time， Taylor 55 happily in students’ loud laughter.

36. A. musicB. geographyC. physicsD. history

37. A. whileB. butC. withD. without

38. A. endB. middleC. beginningD. period

39. A. examB. meeting C. speechD. lesson

40. A. calm downB. learn fromC. start withD. end with

41. A. even thoughB. as if C. so that D. now that

42. A. sayingB. tellingC. creatingD. learning

43. A. ChristmasB. EasterC. Children’s DayD. Father’s Day

44. A. sillyB. rightC. wrongD. funny

45. A. howeverB. whileC. untilD. when

46. A. mightB. couldC. didD. had

47. A. forB. toC. ofD. with

48. A. luckyB. youngC. cleverD. open-minded

49. A. moonB. equatorC. earthD. line

50. A. betweenB. fromC. aroundD. through

51. A. heldB. putC. keptD. learned

52. A. seeB. realizeC. understandD. look

53. A. IfB. AsC. AlthoughD. while

54. A. imaginaryB. realC. longD. narrow

55. A. joinedB. crashedC. turnedD. stayed

第三部分 閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

A

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair， looking at the ink bottle， pens， and white paper， I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later， during her final illness， mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk”， she said， “is for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry， never saw her cry. I knew she loved me， and she showed it in action. But as a young girl， I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional”. But she lived “on the surface.”

As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment， then little interest， finally， peace—it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it， and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told me， as she’d never been able to， that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside—a photo of my father and a one-page letter， folded and refolded many times.

Give me an answer， my letter asks， in any way you choose， mother. You always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

56. The writer began to love her mother’s desk ____ .

A. after mother diedB. before she became a writer

C. when she was a childD. when mother gave it to her

57. The passage shows that ____ .

A. Mother wrote her daughter in careful words

B. Mother cared much about her daughter in words

C. Mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

D. Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

58. The underlined word “gulf” in the passage means ____ .

A. part of the sea going far in landB. free talks between mother and daughter

C. different ideas between the mother and the daughterD. deep understanding between the old and the young

59. What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking for forgiveness？

A. She had never received the letter.B. She read the letter again and again till she died.

C. For years， she often talked about the letter.D. She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in her life.

60. What’s the best title of the passage？

A. My Letter to Mother.B. Mother and Children.

C. My Mother’s Desk.D. Talks between Mother and Me.

B

There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington， D.C. has the National Gallery of Art； Paris has the Luvre； London， the British Museum. Florida International University （FIU） in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building， or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.

FIU has opened the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art， produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes， your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.

Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists have no place to show their works.

A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records or floppy discs to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper， the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer.

Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at university. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak says the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.

61. The main purpose of this text is to give information about ____ .

A. museums throughout the worldB. an electronic art museum in Miami， USA

C. art exhibitions in Florida International University D. latest development of computer art

62. To see the art in FIU museum， you need ____ .

A. an expensive laser printerB. a computer and a printer

C. pictures and drawings on paper D. a computer connected to the museum by telephone line

63. The FIU museum was started when ____ .

A. Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists

B. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists

C. art students needed a place to show their works

D. computer scientists wanted to do something about art

64. The underlined word “audience” in the last paragraph refer to ____ .

A. art studentsB. computer ownersC. exhibits in the museumD. those who will enjoy art

65. Why FIU is different from the other museums mentioned in this passage？

A. Because it is a computer art museum.

B. Because it has no building except for a wall for its drawings and paintings.

C. Because all of the art works in FIU are painted on paper by the artists at home.

D. Because it was opened in the USA to show their students’ paintings.

第四部分 寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）

第一節 短文改錯（滿分10分）

The temple stands near this city. It dated from 1961 and is 50 meters high. It is one of the most famous temple in the country and about 50，000 tourists come to visit every year. Five years before， it was decided to repair the temple， but the work was completed last year. The ground floor has been complete painted， and also the roof， too. All the rooms have been protected from birds by fix wires across the windows. Trees and flowers has been planted around the temple. We believe， in a few years， the temple will take on new look.

第二節 書面表達（滿分25分）

假設你是育才中學的學生李華，你校的英國朋友Tom約你下周末陪他在成都旅游，但你因故不能赴約。請根據以下要點用英語給他寫一封120詞的道歉信：

1. 表示歉意；2. 解釋原因；3. 希望另約時間。

Dear Tom，

Sincerely yours，

Li Hua