Module 4?Great Scientists

滿分150分，時間120分鐘。

第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié) （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(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. Who gave Lucy the cell phone？

A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her brother.

2. Where will the woman go first？

A. To the school. B. To the post office.

C. To a friends house.

3. What is John thinking about？

A. A lesson. B. A book. C. An exam.

4. Who is a nurse？

A. Mary. B. Mr Wilson. C. Marys mother.

5. Where does the conversation take place？

A. In an office. B. At a hospital. C. At the womans home.

第二節(jié) （共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6. Why doesnt the girl go to the movie？

A. She has to review her lessons.

B. She has seen the movie before.

C. She doesnt want to go with the boy.

7. What does the boy think about the girl？

A. She never studies hard. B. She studies very well.

C. She wont pass the exam.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. What is Mikes wife？

A. A nurse. B. An artist. C. A teacher.

9. What will the speakers do on Saturday？

A. Go to a friends house. B. Go to the theatre.

C. Go shopping.

10. What does Mike want the man and woman to do？

A. See a film with him.

B. Buy tickets for him and his wife.

C. Go to his parents house for dinner.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. What is the man most probably？

A. A manager. B. A bus driver. C. A policeman.

12. What is in the womans handbag beside some money？

A. An ID card. B. A postcard. C. An IC card.

13. Who took the womans bag back？

A. A taxi passenger. B. A taxi driver.

C. A taxi cleaner.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14. Where is Janes house？

A. Next to Larrys. B. Near the post office.

C. Across the street.

15. Who is Larry？

A. Janes new neighbour. B. A postman.

C. Janes boy friend.

16. When did Larry move in？

A. Two days ago. B. Twelve days ago.

C. Twenty days ago.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. How many Americans are now studying in colleges and universities？

A. 7，000，000. B. 1，700，000. C. 700，000.

18. What do American college students today have strong opinions about？

C. are fond of swimming in heated water

D. are a cigarette smoker

23. Which of the following is TRUE about Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel？

A. A 24-hour maid is available.

B. There is no cable television.

C. You cannot surf the Internet.

D. You can keep your money in the room safe.

B

Sudha Chandran， a classical dancer from India， had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also cut off on her bright career road.

However， she didnt stop struggling. In the painful three months that followed， Sudha met a doctor who had an operation on her leg. So strongly she wanted to go back to dancing after she had been fitted with a man-made leg. Sudha knew that she believed in herself and could realize her dream， so she began her brave journey back to the world of dancing—learning to balance， bend， stretch， walk， and turn.

After every public recital （個人表演）， she would ask her dad about her performance. “You still have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get in return. In January 1984， Sudha gained popularity again by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it moved everyone to tears and this performance pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the same question， he didnt say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

Sudhas comeback was so touching that a film producer decided to make the story into a film， which has moved more and more people.

When someone asked Sudha how she had managed to dance again， she said quite simply， “YOU DONT NEED FEET TO DANCE. Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win， you can achieve anything.”

24. What can we learn about Sudha Chandran from Paragraph 1？

A. She lost her job because of her leg.

B. She used to be well-known in India.

C. She got her legs injured while dancing.

D. She had a traffic accident on a highway.

25. How did Sudhas father react to her performance at first？

A. He thought highly of it.

B. He worried about her feet.

C. He didnt care about it at all.

D. He simply encouraged her to do better.

26. How was Sudhas performance in Bombay？

A. It was based on a hit film.

B. It turned out to be a great success.

C. It was supported by a film producer.

D. It attracted a small number of audience.

27. What does the story tell us？

A. He who smiles last smiles best.

B. Failure is the mother of success.

C. Where there is a will， there is a way.

D. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

C

Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci were in the club; Bill Clinton and Bill Gates are also among its most famous members. Left-handed people， however， are considered less intelligent or unskillful with their hands.

Schools in many countries may allow children to write with their left hand， but in the meantime “the idea that children should be re-educated to write with the right hand has not yet been removed from the heads of many parents and grandparents，” says Elizabeth Werthmueller of the Left-handers Initiative in Fulda in central Germany.

Psychologist and psychotherapist （精神病醫(yī)生） Johanna Barbara Sattler， who founded the first advice center for left-handers in Munich in 1985， can only shake her head over some of the conclusions shes heard. “Left-handed people die nine years earlier than right-handers” is just a rumor.

Sattler thinks that the process of changing writing hands means a sudden attack on the brain. Memory and speech weaknesses are the results， she says， because left or right-handedness， which scientists say is in any case inherited （遺傳）， is controlled by the hemispheres （大腦半球） of the brain. These are connected to the opposite body-half by crossed nerves.

In left-handers， the right hemisphere is functionally leading. It is primarily responsible for determining space preferences and thought. This explains why left-handed people are often described as particularly creative.

But in the workplace， they often have problems in using technical machines. However， it is always better to choose another job than to retrain to use the right hand， according to Sattler.

In contrast to 30 years ago， left-handers are no longer forced to switch to their right hand in German schools， yet many teachers still have no idea how they can help left-handers with practical advice. Instead， these children often have to hear that they have to get along with “the problem” themselves.

28. What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us？

A. Some famous people are left-handers.

B. Members in the special club are famous people.

C. Left-handers are less skillful with their hands.

D. Scientists in the world are mostly left-handers.

29. According to Sattler， changing writing hands is ___ .

A. reasonable B. interesting

C. scientific D. unnecessary

30. Which of the following statements is TRUE about left-handers？

A. They are unskillful in work.

B. They are often simple-minded.

C. They are trying to defeat right-handers.

D. They are often full of creative ideas in their work.

31. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. Left-handers at German schools feel disappointed.

B. German students seldom get help from their teachers.

C. Peoples opinion about left-handers has started to change.

D. Left-handers at German schools find no trouble doing

homework.

D

Chinese people are now spending more time surfing the net than watching TV， according to a survey by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The survey on citizens of five Chinese cities， found that 79 percent of interviewees use the Internet for getting information， and 55.1 percent to read news on the Internet. About 63 percent use email. The average time spent surfing the net and watching TV were 2.73 hours and 1.29 hours， respectively.

Only 10.4 percent use the Internet mainly to send and receive email; 65.9 percent read online news; 62.2 quite often play games online. More and more people have taken an interest in the entertainment opportunities online. Up to 56.5 percent of interviewees often download music， and 53.5 percent get entertainment messages online.

Yet the survey found that television is still the dominant （主導(dǎo)的） mass medium. Seventy-nine percent of interviewees choose to watch TV to obtain information， and another 75 percent take newspapers as important as TV.

Five major web sites in the Chinese language， namely Sina， Sohu， Tencent， Baidu and Yahoo are still ranked top ones by web users.

Authorized statistics show that web users in China have already exceeded 100 million， second to that of the United States.

32. Which of the following is TRUE about the survey？

A. It is still not finished yet.

B. It is conducted by a university.

C. The subject is citizens of five Chinese cities.

D. It has been published on several big websites.

33. The survey shows that ___ .

A. about 80% of the people read online news

B. over 70% of the people like to play games online

C. less than half of the people use the Internet for entertainment

D. only 10.4% of the people use the Internet to send and receive email

34. The survey shows that people get information mainly ___ .

A. on the Internet B. over the radio

C. through newspapers D. on TV

35. What does the underlined word “exceeded” mean in the last paragraph？

A. To increase by. B. To be less than.

C. To be more than. D. To reduce to.

第二節(jié) 閱讀七選五（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

When you start high school， you need to make some new friends because your old friends may be away from you now. Its not easy to make new friends， but its important to make new friends. Good friends help you to be happier. ? ? ? ?36 ? ? ? ?Here are some tips to help you make new friends at high school.

Be confident after you enter high school. People like making friends with those who are confident. ? ? ? ?37 ? ? ? ?Smile and ask them their name， if theyve seen a new movie， or if they like a sport or activity. Sit in the middle of the classroom so that a lot of people will sit around you.

38 ? ? ? ?Dont change who you are to fit in or please other people. Many people can know it if you arent being yourself—dont try too hard to fit in. There isnt another person like you， so remember that and accept the fact that youre special.

Enjoy your new friends. Do something small but nice for them.

39 ? ? ? ?If you can， try and meet up with your friends outside of school and really get to know them. Enjoy yourself and enjoy being with your friends.

Be a good friend. Being good friends is about trusting each other and caring for each other. Its about give-and-take. ? ? ? ?40

Try to understand your friends points of view. Think about their feelings. If youre a good friend to others， youll enjoy friendships that can last long.

A. Dont be afraid of others.

B. Everyone needs new friends.

C. They can help you do better at school.

D. Pick up your courage and talk to someone.

E. Be yourself when youre talking with others.

F. Be there for your friends when youre needed.

G. For example， you can save a seat for your friend.

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第三部分 語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

When I was growing up， I had an old neighbor named Dr Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctors Id ever known. When Dr Gibbs wasnt ?lives， he was planting trees. His house was very big， and his lifes ?was to make it a forest.

The good doctor came from “No pains， no gains” school of gardening. He had some interesting ?about plant management. He ?watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled （寵壞） them， and that if you ?them， they would grow . So you had to make things ?for them and got rid of the weak trees .

He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots， and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in ?of water. He planted an oak and， ?watering it every morning， he would ?it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that， and he said it was to get the trees .

Dr Gibbs ?away a couple of years after I left home. But the trees he planted are ?now.

I planted some trees a few ?ago， and I carried water to them for a whole summer， and prayed （祈禱） over them. A few years of careful care has ?in trees that grow weaker and weaker. Whenever a cold wind blows， they .

So Im ?my view to life， because life is hard. Too many times we want to live a comfortable life. In fact， what we need to do is to pray for ?that reach deep into the earth， so when the rains fall and the winds blow， we wont be ?away.

41. A. losing B. enjoying C. saving D. killing

42. A. goal B. career C. time D. money

43. A. activities B. ideas C. instructions D. texts

44. A. always B. sometimes C. never D. often

45. A. watched B. spoiled C. planted D. watered

46. A. taller B. weaker C. interesting D. faster

47. A. hard B. comfortable C. easy D. different

48. A. deeply B. widely C. early D. immediately

49. A. honor B. case C. face D. search

50. A. instead of B. because of C. as a result of D. except for

51. A. treat B. destroy C. cover D. beat

52. A. recognition B. attention C. spirit D. judgement

53. A. broke B. passed C. got D. went

54. A. straight B. impressive C. strong D. similar

55. A. years B. months C. weeks D. days

56. A. experienced B. led C. brought D. resulted

57. A. react B. die C. shake D. escape

58. A. experimenting B. changing C. keeping D. exploring

59. A. roots B. bodies C. branches D. feet

60. A. turned B. given C. sent D. swept

第二節(jié) 語法填空（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

At each stage of our life， we meet different kinds of people. Some teach us lessons in life while others occupy a special space in our heart. The people ?（call） “best friends” are just these special friends.

In our childhood， “best friends” might have meant the persons who are always by our side， ?it may be in the classroom or in the dining hall. However， as we are getting ?（old） than before， our definition （定義） of “best friends” changes. In my opinion， best friends are those who love you ?who you are and help you become who you should be.

True friends are those who will never leave you when you need them most. They are always there ?（wait） for you and they love you when you forget to love ?（you）. The best feeling in the whole world is knowing that there is ?person who always prays for us and always keeps us in their thoughts. Friendship may not ?（necessary） be based on age， but it is based on ?（understand）. Even our parents can be our best friends！So let us build our friendship and try our best ?（see） the good side of everyone！

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第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分）

Lin Qiaozhi， the specialist in womens diseases， lived 1901 to 1983. She devoted her whole life to help women of China， especially that in the countryside. To cut the death rate of having and caring for baby in the country， she gave some simple rules in her book. Following the rules， women can keep their babies being clean， healthy， but free from sickness. She was so busy with her career that about 50，000 babies are safely delivered by her. Devoted to her patients， she chose not to have a family of her own and often worked lately at night to deliver a baby for a poor family after a days tired work.

第二節(jié) 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

科技推動社會發(fā)展，改變?nèi)藗兊纳睢Ｕ堃浴癏ow to Become a Scientist？”為題，寫一篇英文短文，內(nèi)容包括：

1﹒學(xué)習(xí)方面;

2﹒興趣與獨(dú)立思考;

3﹒意志方面。

注意：

1﹒詞數(shù)100左右;

2﹒可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

How to Become a Scientist？