Module 5 Newspapers and Magazines

（滿分120分;時間90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，你將有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. At what time will the speakers get there for the sports meeting？

A. 7：45. B. 8：00. C. 8：45.

2. Why is the woman studying English？

A. She wants to find a good job. B. It is useful for her job.

C. She needs to make some American friends.

3.What can we learn about that man？

A. He is handsome. B. He eats a lot every day. C. He looks healthy.

4. How does the woman feel？

A. Helpless. B. Angry. C. Worried.

5. What do the speaker buy tickets for？

A. A concert. B. A movie. C. A game.

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. How does the woman prefer to keep in touch with her family and friends in Italy？

A. By e-mail. B. By phone. C. By letter.

7. What does the man mostly talk about online？

A. Art. B. Sports. C. Music.

8. What can we learn from the conversation？

A. Mostly the man uses the Net to get information about the things he is interested in.

B. The woman thinks it is no good talking with the man.

C. The man surfs the Net all the time.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. What do both of the speakers want to do in the coming New Year？

A. Save some money. B. Work harder. C. Lose weight.

10. What did Henry do last year？

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

11.Who is Jeff most probably？

A. The speakers friend. B. The womans friend. C. The mans friend.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12. What is the relationship between the speakers？

A. Husband and wife. B. Householder and housekeeper. C. Tourist and guide.

13. What should be thought about according to the man？

A. How to travel. B. When to take a holiday. C. Where to go during the holidays.

14. What does the woman want to do during the holiday？

A. Help the man get some information. B. Make a path in the garden.

C. Go to a quiet and beautiful place.

聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。

15. What did the woman mainly ask the man？

A. Food and drink. B. Work and rest. C. Exercise and sleep.

16. What did the man drink before going to bed？

A. Tea. B. Milk. C. Coffee.

17. What is the womans job？

A. A teacher. ? ? B. A doctor. C. A salesperson.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. What will the people do tomorrow morning？

A. Have a meeting. B. Watch a performance. C. Go sightseeing.

19. Why did the chairman have to change todays plan？

A. The first speaker got food poisoning. B. Diana wanted to speak first.

C. The people wanted to have a coffee break in advance.

20. Where will the discussion be held？

A. In room 201. B. In the Youth Action Theater. C. In the meeting hall.

第二部分 ?完形填空（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a（n） ? 21 ? sight.

We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the ? 22 ? up to the watch point. When we got there， we went around the ? 23 ? of the tower and saw the hard wire fence ? 24 ? to the structure serving as a barrier（屏障）. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view ? 25 ? . As soon as both of us ? 26 ? ， we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to ? 27 ? . I stopped for a minute considering the step， taking several seconds to ? 28 ? the edge before moving.

And then I had a thought in my mind： “It is far ? 29 ? compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me— its ? 30 ? an illusion（錯覺）. Look at all the people standing on it， and think about those who have stood on it before.” I began to ? 31 ? ? that step onto the glass floor. I didnt look down — ? 32 ? not for a few minutes.

I walked on the ? 33 ? and looked around and thought about how ? 34 ? the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no ? 35 ? ， and it was certainly an illusion.

I considered how many things in our lives we ? 36 ? and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we ? 37 ? ourselves from doing because we have ? 38 ? ourselves to think theres risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared ? 39 ? . I was glad to discover that although fear isnt a stranger to me， my desire to live a life without ? 40 ? has a much stronger pull.

21. A. expressive B. impressive C. frightening D. beneficial

22. A. bus B. ladder C. car D. elevator

23. A. outside B. top C. center D. surface

24. A. connected B. surrounded C. attracted D. added

25. A. around B. up C. down D. out

26. A. understood B. approached C. talked D. returned

27. A. wave B. move C. tremble D. fall

28. A. look over B. think over C. look up D. think about

29. A. tighter B. taller C. shorter D. stronger

30. A. partly B. simply C. greatly D. similarly

31. A. take B. choose C. decide D. pick

32. A. at most B. at least C. at last D. at best

33. A. fence B. floor C. edge D. tower

34. A. grateful B. useful C. wonderful D. helpful

35. A. death B. warning C. trouble D. danger

36. A. handle B. forget C. fear D. pass

37. A. block B. protect C. help D. separate

38. A. forced B. advised C. developed D. led

39. A. amazing B. worrying C. exciting D. interesting

40. A. cost B. doubt C. regret D. defence

第三部分 ?閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（共10小題;每小題3分，滿分30分）

A

When I lived in Spain， some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left， they asked me for advice about how to find accommodation（住所）. I suggested that they should stay at ‘bed and breakfast houses， because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice， but they came back with some funny stories.

“We didnt stay at bed and breakfast houses，” they said， “because we found that most families were away on holiday.”

I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English， and they thought ‘VACANCIES meant ‘holidays， because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they did not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCLES”， which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said “NO VACANCLES”， because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all full. As a result， they stayed at hotels！

We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish， the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English， it means that workmen are repairing the road， and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERSION” on a road sign， they thought they were going to have fun. Instead， the road ended in a large hole.

English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris， when someone offered me some more coffee， I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. However， to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away！ Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No， thank you.”

41. The authors Spanish friends wanted advice about ___ .

A. learning English B. going to England by car

C. driving their car in England D. finding places to stay in England

42.Why did the author suggest that they stay at “bed and breakfast” houses？

A. They would be able to practise their English.

B. It would be much cheaper than staying in hotels.

C. It would be convenient for them to have dinner.

D. There would be no problem about finding accommodation.

43. “NO VACANCIES” in English means “___ ”.

A. no free rooms B. free rooms C. not away on holiday D. holidays

44. If you see a road sign “Diversion”， you will ___ .

A. fall into a hole B. have to take a different road

C. have a lot of fun and enjoy yourself D. find that the road is blocked by crowds of people

45. Why was the author surprised when the coffee pot was taken away？

A. He hadnt finished drinking coffee. B. He was never misunderstood.

C. He meant that he didnt want any more. D. He was expecting another cup of coffee.

B

A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow（烏鴉）was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain（鄙視）.

“You have no flying skills at all！” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air？ No， thats beyond you. Lets have a flying competition. Ill show you what real flying is！”

One of the swans， a strong young male， took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles， performed other flying tricks， and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swans turn. He flew up， and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him， making all kinds of comments（評價）about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air， and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended（假裝）not to notice， and said， “Why do you keep touching the water， brother？ Is that another trick？”

“No，” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble because of my pride！ If you dont help me， Ill lose my life...”

The swan took pity on him， and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

46. Whats the correct order of the following events？

a. The crow showed off its flying skills.

b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

c. The crow laughed at the swans flying.

d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A. e， c， d， a， b B. a， e， c， d， b C. c， e， a， d， b D. e， a， d， c， b

47. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean？

A. Tired. B. Angry. C. Frightened. D. Regretful.

48. Why did the crow keep touching the water？

A. It was showing another flying skill. B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water. D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.

49. What can we infer from the passage？

A. The crow won the competition.

B. Flying skills were useless for the crow.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

50. What does the story tell us？

A. No pains， no gains. B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Pride goes before a fall. D. Practice makes perfect.

第二節 ?閱讀選擇（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Reading is the key to school success and， like any skill， it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. ? ? ? ?51 ? ? ? ?Educators call it “automaticity（自動性）”.

A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and finding the meaning of the words. With practice， he stumbles less and less， reading by the phrase. ? ? ? ?52 ? ? ? ?So he can give all his attention to the meaning of the text.

53 ? ? ? ?In a recent study of children in Illinois schools， Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found that automatic readers in the first grade not only read almost three times as fast as the others， but also got better results in exams.

According to Rossman， the key to automaticity is the amount（數量）of time a child spends reading， not his IQ. ? ? ? ?54 ? ? ? ?It can happen if a child turns off TV just one night for reading at home.

55 ? ? ? ?If you read aloud with expression， with a sense of the meaning of the sentences， you probably are an automatic reader. If you read brokenly， one word at a time， without expression or meaning， you need more practice.

A. It can begin as early as first grade.

B. This will help to build knowledge on the topic.

C. Get the reader to read stories and texts that he find interesting.

D. With automaticity， he doesnt have to think about the meaning of words.

E. You can test yourself by reading something new which is suitable for your level.

F. An excellent sportsman practices until he can play quickly， correctly and without thinking.

G. Any child who spends at least 3.5 to 4 hours a week reading books will probably reach automaticity.

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第四部分 ?寫作（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節 ?短文改錯（滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）畫掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

George was a clever journalist， working for newspaper. He liked arguing. Sometimes the people he argued about were as clever as he was， and often they were not. He didnt mind argue with stupid people because he knew they can never really understand what he was saying. And that he often found what they said was very amused. At the end of one argument， the arguer said anything that George always remembered and that always amused George. It was， “Well， sir， you should never forget there are always three answers of every question： your answer， my answer， and the correctly answer. Do you think so？”

第二節 ?書面表達（滿分20分）

以“Reading Newspapers Is A Good Habit”為題寫一篇短文。

內容提示：1. 報紙的特點：內容多樣，便于攜帶;2. 讀報的好處：豐富生活，增長見識;3. 你的看法。

注意：詞數100左右。

參考詞匯：傳媒 ?media。

Reading Newspapers Is A Good Habit

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