Module 6 Animals in Danger

（滿分150分;時間120分鐘）

第一部分? 聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（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 is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.

2. What can we learn about the woman？

A. She phoned the playhouse. B. She called the wrong number. C. She wanted to call Deniss White.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place？

A. In a department store. B. In an information office. C. In a hotel.

4. What are the speakers talking about？

A. The womans father. B. A gift for the womans father. C. A book about London.

5. What is Mr Blake？

A. A teacher. B. A singer. C. A reporter.

第二節（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. Where does the man want to go？

A. Tokyo Subway Station. B. Tokyo Art Museum. C. Tokyo Tower.

7. How much is the train ticket？

A. 130 yen. B. 140 yen. C. 150 yen.

8. How often does the train come？

A. About every 5 minutes. B. About every 6 minutes. C. About every 7 minutes.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至10題。

9. How long has Steve been sick？

A. Since Friday. B. Since Saturday. C. Since Sunday.

10. What is the matter with Steve？

A. He has a cold. B. He has the flu. C. He has a stomachache.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. Where does the singer come from？

A. Germany. B. England. C. Italy.

12. What is the most unusual thing about the singer？

A. He once had an accident. B. He is from a poor family. C. He learned to sing in a hospital.

13. When did the singer first become well-known？

A. In 1943. B. In 1963. C. In 1968.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14. What will the woman be in Africa？

A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An engineer.

15. Why didnt the woman tell the man that she was leaving earlier？

A. She didnt like to leave. B. She had no courage to tell him.

C. She was not sure about it.

16. What can we learn about the speakers？

A. They are good friends. B. They are a couple.

C. The man wants to go with the woman.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. What is the speakers major problem？

A. She needs to find a job. B. She has to help her grandma. C. Her parents are out.

18. What is the speaker now？

A. A manager. B. A secretary. C. A farmer.

19. Where does the speakers grandma live？

A. In a small farmhouse. B. In a place for the old. C. In a big flat.

20. What kind of life does the speakers grandma like most？

A. Life abroad. B. City life. C. Country life.

第二部分? 閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Jacksonville is the largest city in Florida. Here are some great places where you can shop in Jacksonville.

Gateway Town Center

The Gateway Town Center is one of Jacksonvilles oldest shopping malls， providing a mix of exciting stores and fun amusements！ It is located at 5184 Norwood Avenue and owns a mixture of retail boutiques （零售時裝店）， like Footlocker and Ashley Stewart. You can visit it from 10：00 am to 9：00 pm Mondays through Saturdays， and from noon to 6：00 pm on Sundays.

St Johns Town Center

The newest and trendiest shopping destination in the city is St Johns Town Center. This center has all your national favorites like Dillards， Barnes & Noble and Target as well as a great restaurant selection. It is open from 10：00 am to 9：00 pm Mondays through Saturdays and 11：00 am to 6：00 pm on Sundays.

Regency Square Shopping Center

On 9501 Arlington Expressway stands the Regency Square Mall. Children like riding on the malls mini train while adults like to shop and socialize. Movie fans will like knowing that the Regency Square Mall has a 24-screen AMC theater. You can visit this mall from 10：00 am to 9：00 pm Mondays through Saturdays， and from noon to 6：00 pm on Sundays.

River City Marketplace

River City Marketplace located in Jacksonville is the largest shopping mall in the city with 70 shops including such stores as Lowes， Wal-Mart Super Center， Pet Smart and Old Navy. All these shops can be found at the open-air plaza. The malls 14-screen Hollywood theaters are a great attraction for movie buffs （愛好者）. River City Marketplaces hours of operation are 9：00 am to 9：00 pm Mondays through Saturdays and 11：00 am to 7：00 pm on Sundays.

21. Where can you go to enjoy a good dining during shopping？

A. Gateway Town Center. B. St Johns Town Center.

C. Regency Square Shopping Center. D. River City Marketplace.

22. What can children do in Regency Square Shopping Center？

A. Ride on special trains. B. Make friends. C. Play games. D. Buy toys.

23. At what time is River City Marketplace open on Sundays？

A. 8：30 am B. 9：00 am C. 10：00 am D. 6：30 pm

B

In our daily lives， we probably make silly mistakes. While these moments can be worrying， they can also be dealt with humor. When we share a laugh at our mistakes， we can calm ourselves down with a little bit understanding and acceptance.

When one morning in a rush to school， I spilled （潑灑） my cup of orange juice. I immediately thought of the valuable minutes I would have to spend in cleaning up the floor. I raced back and forth to the sink （洗碗槽） with a kitchen cloth soaked （浸透） with juice to wash off. My legs were shaking as I watched from my window the school bus coming to my street. Within a minute， I had thrown the orange-juice-soaked cloth to the sink and ran outside to join the group of kids in entering the bus. When thinking about my morning rush to clean up the spilled juice on the bus， I realized how much unnecessary stress and worry I put myself through. I ended up smiling to myself about my not-so-serious nervousness over spilled juice.

These days I dont usually spill orange juice， but I do sometimes spill a bit of spaghetti sauce on my pant or put on my sweater backwards when Im really tired and in a hurry for school. In each of my mistakes， I try to remind myself not to take myself so seriously. It takes me a minute to calm down， take a deep breath and smile at my carelessness. It is the ability to see mistakes in a different way that enables me to find humor in everyday moments.

Humor， however， doesnt always have to occur from silly mistakes. Kids may have a good laugh at comic books， classic jokes and stories told by friends and parents. What matters more is not where you find the humor in life， but that you can appreciate it.

24. What are you advised to do when you make silly mistakes？

A. Treat them humorously. B. Forget them in time.

C. Get to know the value of them. D. Try to enjoy ourselves.

25. What did the author do before going to school according to Paragraph 2？

A. He prepared breakfast busily. B. He had some clothes washed.

C. He made a cup of orange juice. D. He did some cleaning at home.

26. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3？

A. He makes mistakes now and then. B. He tries to keep calm with humor.

C. He is busy every day. D. He always makes others happy.

27. What does the author want to tell us？

A. Silly mistakes make people nervous. B. It is natural for us to make mistakes.

C. We can be happy by enjoying humor. D. We should try to find humor.

C

With only about 1，000 pandas left in the world， China is badly trying to clone （克隆） the animal and save the endangered species. Thats a move similar to what a Texas A&M University researcher has been undertaking for the past five years in a project called “Noahs Ark”.

Noahs Ark is aimed at collecting eggs， embryos， semen and DNA of endangered animals and storing them in liquid nitrogen. “If certain species should become extinct，” Dr Duane Kraemer says， “there would be enough of the basic building blocks to reintroduce the species in the future.”

It is estimated that as many as 2，000 species of mammals， birds and reptiles will become extinct over the next 100 years. The panda， native only to China， is in danger of becoming extinct in the next 25 years.

This week， Chinese scientists said they grew an embryo by introducing cells from a dead female panda into the egg cells of a Japanese white rabbit. They are now trying to implant the embryo into a host animal.

The entire process could take from three to five years to complete.

“The nuclear transfer （核移植） of one species to another is not easy， and the lack of available panda eggs could be a major problem，” Kraemer believes. “They will probably have to do several hundred transfers to result in one pregnancy （懷孕）. It takes a long time and its difficult， but this could be groundbreaking science if it works. They are certainly not putting any live pandas at risk， so it is worth the effort，” adds Kraemer， who is one of the leaders of the Project at Texas A&M， the first-ever attempt at cloning a dog.

“They are trying to do something thats never been done， and this is very similar to our work in Noahs Ark. Were both trying to save animals that face extinction. I certainly appreciate their effort and theres a lot we can learn from what they are attempting to do. Its research that is very much needed.”

28. What is the aim of “Noahs Ark” project？

A. To save endangered animals from dying out.

B. To collect DNA of endangered animals to study.

C. To transfer the nuclear of one animal to another.

D. To make efforts to clone the endangered pandas.

29. Kraemer thinks the major problem of panda cloning would be lacking ___ .

A. host animals B. enough money C. qualified researchers D. available panda eggs

30. What can we know about Dr Duane Kraemer？

A. He thinks the research is needed badly.

B. He tries to implant a pandas egg into a rabbit.

C. He and his team have succeeded in cloning a dog.

D. He will work with Chinese scientists in cloning research.

31. What can be the best title for the text？

A. Chinas Success in Panda Cloning B. The First Cloned Panda in the World

C. Exploring the Possibility to Clone Pandas D. China—the Native Place of Pandas Forever

D

Thousands of tiny， bright-red crabs （螃蟹） almost covered the beaches of Southern California completely last week. They appeared on beaches in Newport Beach， Laguna Beach， Huntington Beach， and other seaside communities at low tide， surprising surfers and swimmers in the area. “I was so startled to see them，” Laguna Beach resident （居民） Lauren Cavalia told The Los Angeles Times. “I had no idea that this kind of thing happened.”

These bright-red crabs from the ocean are also called tuna crabs. Each one is about 1 to 3 inches long. Although they look like tiny crawfish or lobsters， they arent good for eating since they dont have a lot of meat. Also their meat is poisonous， causing those who eat the meat to become sick. So residents dont catch them for meat. These crabs are active during the day but prefer to stay in the shade and can die in the heat of direct sunlight.

Marine experts （海洋生物學家） say the crab population increase is likely a result of the El Nino weather pattern. This natural climate pattern occurs when the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual. The warmer waters linked to El Nino pushed large quantities of the crabs up north from Mexico， the marine experts said.

This isnt the first time that El Nino has affected the location of creatures living in the Pacific Ocean. The black skimmer is a subtropical seabird that has been spotted off the coast of San Diego， much further north than it usually lives. Marin needlefish， sea hares， and Dana Point whales have also appeared in areas further north than their typical habitats.

The red tuna crabs have been washed up along the coastline of Southern California for the past several years. Before that， they hadnt been seen in the area for decades.

32. What does the underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean？

A. Worried. B. Thrilled. C. Shocked. D. Confused.

33. What probably pushed the red crabs up north according to the marine experts？

A. Warmer waters. B. Air pollution. C. Heavy Rains. D. Habitat loss.

34. What do we know about the red crabs from the text？

A. They live in the Pacific Ocean. B. They are fond of enjoying sunshine.

C. They are delicious to eat. D. They are a kind of crawfish.

35. What does the text mainly talk about？

A. El Nino is changing the location of many creatures.

B. Red crabs are suffering from extinction because of heat.

C. Residents of Southern California are threatened by red crabs.

D. Countless tuna crabs appeared on the beaches of Southern California.

第二節（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。

Green tourism， a form of ecotourism， is low-impact （負面影響小的） tourism with an eye toward protecting the environment and culture of an area. 36， but green tourism can cover a wide range of standards and conditions， from fully compliant （遵守） to less stressful on the environment than standard tourism. There are many opportunities for green travel available worldwide.

37， which makes green tourism not only preferable but a necessity in some areas. It might seem wiser of some people to protect natural habitats and easily damaged environments by banning visitors completely to these areas， but many areas depend on the income from tourism to support the local economy. Green， sustainable （可持續的） tourism is considered offering the best of both worlds.

Green tourism doesnt necessarily mean a vacation spent roughing it with little or no comforts. On the contrary， many people believe that it can be a wonderful adventure. Ecotourism resorts and ecologies exist in almost every style and taste. 38， there are many vacationing choices.

There are also trips available in which vacationers take an active part in improving the local area by working to protect the natural habitat. These vacations can be a lot of work. 39.

As green tourism becomes more popular， there are likely to be more vacationing choices available. More resort areas will likely take steps to have less of an impact on the surrounding environment. 40. Local economies might be able to take full advantage of the booming tourist trade without doing harm to the local environment.

A. Green tourism is very popular

B. Therefore， we should make the best of them

C. However， many people find them very worth doing

D. Sustainable tourism could easily become the standard

E. From recycling and gray water system to tents on tree houses

F. The United Nations has set up certain standard for ecotourism

G. The number of tourists traveling the world has been increasing

36. ______? 37. ______? 38. ______? 39. ______? 40. ______

第三部分? 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）

第一節? 完形填空（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

A family owned a farm near Beulah， Michigan， US. They kept a bull 41 an old elm tree. The bull walked around the tree， 42 a heavy iron chain with him， which cut a trench （溝痕） on the surface of the tree about three feet off ground. The trench 43 over the years， though for whatever 44， it didnt kill the tree. Later， the family sold the 45 and took their bull to their new home in another state. They cut the chain， 46 the iron ring behind around the tree. Over the years， bark 47 covered the rusting chain.

Then one year， an agricultural disaster 48 Michigan. All of the elm trees lining the road leading to the farm became 49 with the disease and died. Everyone figured that the old， badly wounded elm could hardly 50. The farms owners 51 considered cutting down the tree before it died. But they simply

52 to do so. It was as if the old tree had become a family friend. So they decided to leave it as it was.

53， the tree didnt die！ Year after year it 54 well. Nobody could understand why it was the only elm still standing there. 55 experts came over to study the tree. They 56 the trench left by the iron chain， now almost completely covered by bark and badly corroded （侵蝕）. The experts decided that it was the rusting chain that saved the elms life. They 57 that the tree must have absorbed so much iron from the rusting chain that it became immune （有免疫力） to the 58.

It is said that what doesnt kill you will make you 59. Or， as Ernest Hemingway put it， “Life 60

us all， but afterwards， many of us are strongest at the broken places.”

41. A. covered with B. stuck to C. chained to D. marked with

42. A. pulling B. hitting C. catching D. holding

43. A. widened B. strengthened? C. brightened D. deepened

44. A. reason B. cost C. weather D. background

45. A. tree B. bull C. car D. farm

46. A. falling B. hiding C. leaving D. showing

47. A. slowly B. luckily C. lately D. frequently

48. A. hurt B. beat C. struck D. visited

49. A. supplied B. infected C. equipped D. filled

50. A. survive B. restore C. boom D. shape

51. A. mainly B. never C. even D. seldom

52. A. preferred B. accepted C. tended D. hated

53. A. Excitedly B. Unfortunately C. Amusingly D. Amazingly

54. A. expanded B. charged C. stood D. grew

55. A. Health B. Plant C. Food D. Animal

56. A. observed B. compared C. treated D. cut

57. A. agreed B. judged C. questioned D. replied

58. A. situation B. iron C. disease D. trench

59. A. stronger B. kinder C. harder D. gentler

60. A. breaks B. makes C. takes D. wakes

第二節（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Dear James，

I have received your e-mail 61 （tell） me that you are not interested in taking exercise and that you are addicted 62 eating junk food. Now you are worried about gaining 63 （weigh）. If you want to be healthy， 64 you should first do is to find out why you become fat.

From your e-mail， it 65 （seem） that there are two things to help you： a proper amount of exercise and a 66 （balance） diet. I have two suggestions. First， set aside time to exercise 67 （regular）. Only in this way can you keep slim （苗條的）. Second， eat more healthy food and stay away from junk food. There are 68 （store） that specialize in healthy food， 69 is a little more expensive but can make a big difference.

I hope my suggestions are 70 （help）. Looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

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第四部分? 寫作（共兩節，滿分35分）

第一節? 短文改錯（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅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（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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。

Xiao Ming was walked in the forest near his village when he smelled smoke but saw a big fire that was out of control. Many trees had been burned already. He found a dog under a larger tree. He knew the dog was in danger. He lifted up the falling tree， put the dog into a box and runs back to his village with the box. He showed his mother to the beautiful dog and begged her to let him keep them. He fed a dog on meat and gave it a huge area in the yard to live. He also invited one of his best friend to feed it. Both of them liked the dog very much.

第二節? 書面表達（滿分25分）

假如你是李華，最近你班開展了題為“動物園是否應遷出市區”的討論。請你根據討論結果，用英語為你校的英語報寫一篇短文，介紹討論情況，并談談自己的看法。內容提示如下：

1.贊成遷出的理由（交通、環境等方面）;

2.反對遷出的理由（對動物的影響等方面）;

3.你的觀點。

注意：

1.詞數100左右;

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。