Module 4 Fine Arts—Western, Chinese and Pop Arts

（滿分120分；時間80分鐘）

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. What is the weather like now?

A. Rainy. B. Cold. C. Hot.

2. What is the time now?

A. 7:10. B. 7:30. C. 7:00.

3. What does the man probably want to do?

A. Do some talking with the woman. B. Do some shopping in the store.

C. Do some eating at the McDonalds.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a hospital. B. At school. C. At home.

5. What will the woman do?

A. Buy a new radio. B. Borrow the mans radio.

C. Ask the man to repair her radio.

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8題。

6. When can you have your letter posted at the post office?

A. At 7:30 a. m. on Monday. B. At 4 p. m. on Friday.

C. At 10 a. m. on Saturday.

7. Which service is the dearest if one wants to post a parcel?

A. First-class mail. B. Second-class mail.

C. Parcel post.

8. How many hours is second-class mail delivered later than first-class?

A. 12 hours. B. 20 hours. C. 24 hours.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. How would the man spend the money if he won ten million dollars?

A. He would spend it buying what he liked. B. He would save it in the bank.

C. He had no idea about that.

10. What does the woman like best?

A. Travelling. B. Holding parties. C. Shopping.

11. What is the man like?

A. He is warm-hearted. B. He is selfish.

C. He is careful with money.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12. Who is Rich?

A. Hes the mans cousin. B. Hes the mans friend.

C. Hes the womans friend.

13. What sport is Alice good at?

A. Bicycling. B. Tennis. C. Basketball.

14. How does Alice look?

A. She has brown hair. B. Shes tall.

C. She has black eyes.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15. How does Susan usually go to school?

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

16. What happened to Susan yesterday?

A. She was seriously ill. B. She was almost hit by a drunken car driver.

C. She was hit by a truck.

17. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The car driver isnt allowed to drive for three months.

B. The man thought Susan was very unlucky.

C. The truck driver was seriously injured.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A. That there should be no homework. B. Why too much homework is not a good thing.

C. How to get rid of the boring homework.

19. What do we learn about the speaker from the text?

A. He is often late for school. B. He often tells his friends not to do homework.

C. He is in Grade One in senior middle school now.

20. What does the speaker want his teachers to know?

A. That homework doesnt help with their studies.

B. That good learning methods are very important.

C. That too much homework often makes him fall asleep in class.

第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節 單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

21. Picasso, ＿＿＿ twentieth-centurys greatest western artist, moved to France in ＿＿＿ early twenties.

A. a; the B. /; his

C. the; his D. /; the

22. The little time we have together we try ＿＿＿ happily.

A. to spend it B. to spend

C. spending it D. spending

23. We ＿＿＿ to ask and answer questions about the pictures.

A. made a turn B. made turns

C. took a turn D. took turns

24. My grandparents always expect ＿＿＿ me, and I look forward to ＿＿＿ them, too.

A. to see; see B. seeing; seeing

C. seeing; see D. to see; seeing

25. Never ＿＿＿ till tomorrow what you can do today.

A. put on B. put off

C. put up D. put out

26. Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ＿＿＿ into small pieces.

A. break B. breaking

C. to break D. broken

27. Teachers give students a lot of exercises to do. They ＿＿＿ students grades.

A. aim to improving B. aim improving

C. aim to improve D. aim at being improved

28. As a form of art, this is also ＿＿＿ in the field of advertisement.

A. adopted B. realised

C. admitted D. allowed

29. Xu Beihong is most famous for his ＿＿＿ paintings of horses.

A. live B. lively

C. alive D. living

30. — Learning to draw the Chinese traditional style of painting well needs hard work.

— ＿＿＿ .

A. Youve got it right B. Its all right

C. Im not half as good as you D. Thanks for the compliment

第二節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Many adults see teens as energetic. Many of us see ourselves as proud. This thinking 31 many adults and us, too, to have the idea that if we cant handle school or 32 life well, were just not trying.

But in my opinion that may not be true.

Earlier this school year, I was leaving my class one Friday, when suddenly it 33 like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was 34 .

After a few days I stopped eating. This meant I lost 35 . The clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began 36 loose. This time my parents got scared. 37 , I started sleeping less. My eyelids were constantly（時常地） 38 .

I refused to 39 that I was ill. I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop; I didnt 40 any classes. When I was hurting, I didnt mind and kept on going. 41 it kills you, it makes you stronger, right?

But now I find myself thinking. Is it 42 it? Im taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks 43 on college applications. And I m working 25 hours a week so that, once I get into my dream school, I can 44 it.

Here I am, already sick from the 45 of work Im doing in and out of school. So, what good is a(n) 46 application if Im badly ill? What is the 47 of doing this work if I cant enjoy the results?

In fact, by writing my 48 Im telling all the people who 49 much about the future to worry about it now. This is my warning: Dont climb the 50 dive if you dont like the deep end.

31. A. proves B. forces C. permits D. causes

32. A. still B. even C. just D. yet

33. A. looked B. seemed C. appeared D. felt

34. A. foolish B. heated C. wrong D. ill

35. A. weight B. hope C. face D. direction

36. A. hanging B. holding C. changing D. dressing

37. A. In fact B. In addition C. In turn D. In general

38. A. red B. shut C. open D. heavy

39. A. understand B. determine C. accept D. consider

40. A. lose B. drop C. give D. take

41. A. Unless B. If C. Though D. As

42. A. paid B. affect C. fit D. worth

43. A. curious B. funny C. good D. cool

44. A. control B. manage C. support D. afford

45. A. amount B. set C. enjoyment D. stage

46. A. suitable B. believable C. impressive D. unusual

47. A. reason B. idea C. point D. aim

48. A. time B. labor C. article D. story

49. A. think B. care C. miss D. realize

50. A. far B. deep C. hard D. high

第三部分 閱讀理解（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

Most people only tap（發掘）a small part of their potential. You do what you CAN do, but are you doing what you COULD do? Most people do what they CAN do, but not what they COULD do. But there is a whole other world of possibilities out there that most of us dont even let ourselves think about them.

The larger question we need to ask ourselves is: Can we reach a greater potential than we have ever imagined? In fact, if you stop and think about it, what could you do? I mean if you werent afraid of failing, or if you decided to stop coming up with reasons for not doing something, what COULD you actually accomplish?

As a psychotherapist（心理咨詢師）I was always interested in the stories that people told about themselves.

Joey Boring, a stockbroker worked in Edward Jones, was an average performer until he got a vision of what he COULD do. Within two years Joey became one of the top performers. In fact, during the global financial crisis, his performance was up by 43％. Why? Joey decided not to limit himself. He said, “I realized that I could do more than I had ever thought I could do”, and he did! During a time that could have easily been the worst financial period in his career, he chose to view it as an opportunity and began to focus his efforts on ways to better serve his existing customers.

A young friend of mine, Ashtyn Van, sprained（扭）her knee pretty badly. As a 14-year-old girl, she decided that she could tell herself that she was strong enough and good enough to do it. That day, she received the highest score at the state level competition. She could do more than she was doing.

I wonder what limits you are putting on yourself today. Perhaps we are only held back by our own limited thinking.

51. According to the text, what you COULD do are things that ＿＿＿ .

A. you have the ability to do B. you are not allowed to do

C. you have managed to do D. you are not sure but may be successful in

52. Why do many people cant realize a greater potential?

A. They are realistic. B. They are not good enough to succeed.

C. They tend to find themselves excuses. D. They havent drawn lessons from past failures.

53. But for his idea of what he COULD do, Joey, during the crisis, might have ＿＿＿ .

A. been more successful B. lost his job

C. suffered losses D. made Edward Jones closed

54. What does the author imply by giving the two examples?

A. To sing the praises of the two.

B. To say the two are really lucky dogs.

C. To advise people to follow the two examples.

D. To prove ones potential is far bigger than he or she can imagine.

55. Which would be the best title for the text?

A. Are you going to take a risk? B. Are you brave enough?

C. God helps those who help themselves. D. Stop putting limits on yourself.

第四部分 寫作（共三節，滿分50分）

第一節 閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。

The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald did a lot of things for his son. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.

Meanwhile, Fitzgeralds wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the great artists. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will（遺囑）as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell all his collection at an auction（拍賣）.

Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers came to the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors anxious to bid（出價）. Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgeralds son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.

When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer asked the crowd to pay attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgeralds will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.

The poor-quality painting didnt receive any bidders, except one old man who had served the son and loved him, and who offered the only bid.

As soon as the man bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from the will, “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over and the buyers left unwillingly.

56. Why did Fitzgerald love his son so much? (within 6 words)

57. Why did the painting of Fitzgeralds son receive little attention? (within 5 words)

58. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgeralds son? (within 10 words)

59. How much did the old man pay for the painting? (within 5 words)

60. Who drawed the painting of Fitzgeralds son? (within 3 words)

第二節 短文改錯（滿分15分）

Jimmy started painting in four. When he was six, he was already good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures, that were different from the others because he just painted on half of the paper. “That was very clever,” everyone said, “Nobody else do that!” And people paid a lot money for them, saying “This boys going to be famous when hes a little old, and then were going to sell it for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.” One day somebody asked him, “How do you only paint on the bottom half of your paper?” “Because Im small, and my brushes dont reach very highly.” Jimmy said.

第三節 書面表達（滿分25分）

常言道“字如其人”。隨著電腦的普及，老師、家長和學生對書寫的重視程度也降低了。據一項調查顯示，有85.8%的中學生表示自己的字跡不好看。對于中學生而言，能寫一手美觀大方的字還是頗有益處的，而中學生不想改善字跡的理由也有很大差別，如圖所示。請寫一篇120字左右的英文短文，反映一下中學生不想改善書法的理由以及你是如何看待這個問題的。

Middle School Students Attitudes Towards Handwriting

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