Module 3 The Violence of Nature

（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. 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. 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.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至12題。

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.

聽第8段材料，回答第13至14題。

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.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

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.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

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 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節 單項填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分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. No way 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. causes D. cause

第二節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very 31 with everything he had. However， when he found his elder brother was 32 than him， he felt disappointed. So he 33 hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to 34 some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money， he started 35 for land.

He 36 that on the neighboring land， there were some nomads （游牧民） living there. He bought some gifts and went to 37 their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the purpose of his visit. The head 38 him， accepted the gifts and agreed to his 39 to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land 40 giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could 41 by walking through the land before sunset. He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the 42 ， he could have it.

The farmer became very 43 when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of land without 44 anything. He came 45 the next morning and started running， not walking， so that he could cover the 46 area. To reach his goal， he neither ate food， nor drank water， nor had any rest. He just continued 47 . Without eating， or drinking， or resting he just got very 48 . When he came back to the head in the evening， he 49 on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.

Dont be 50 or you will lose everything finally.

31. A. careful B. pleased C. bored D. busy

32. A. healthier B. stronger C. richer D. cleverer

33. A. thought B. learned C. tried D. worked

34. A. borrow B. earn C. make D. save

35. A. heading B. looking C. preparing D. caring

36. A. believed B. hoped C. noticed D. guessed

37. A. see B. follow C. help D. kill

38. A. cheated B. doubted C. refused D. welcomed

39. A. promise B. request C. suggestion D. order

40. A. for B. by C. without D. before

41. A. cover B. farm C. buy D. have

42. A. year B. month C. week D. day

43. A. nervous B. disappointed C. happy D. calm

44. A. paying B. moving C. changing D. speaking

45. A. quietly B. early C. worriedly D. suddenly

46. A. largest B. longest C. deepest D. highest

47. A. dreaming B. walking C. speaking D. running

48. A. angry B. excited C. tired D. confused

49. A. sat B. died C. cried D. rested

50. A. greedy B. sad C. foolish D. careless

第三部分 閱讀理解（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分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 is so complicated that it cannot be forecasted.

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. What cause 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. The last paragraph mainly tells us ____ .

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

C. weather forecast is useful and necessary D. weather is always changeable

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。

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. （博士學位） 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 （優秀） 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 （跆拳道）. 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？ （no more than 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？ （no more than 9 words）

60. What does the author want to tell us according to the last paragraph？ （no more than 6 words）

第二節 短文改錯（滿分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.

第三節 書面表達（滿分25分）

地震是一種可怕的自然災害，請你根據提示用英語寫一篇短文，談談當地震來臨時，我們應該如何保護自己。

要點提示：1. 上課時發生地震；2. 地震時在家中；地震時在街上。

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