Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema

（滿分150分;時(shí)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(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)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(shí)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. What are the speakers talking about？

A. A book. B. A film. C. A match.

2. How much was the bicycle？

A. $60. B. $90. C. $120.

3. How does the woman feel？

A. A little excited. B. Somewhat disappointed. C. Very thankful.

4. What will the woman do most probably？

A. Stay indoors. B. Have a walk. C. Get a coat.

5. What did the man mean？

A. He had a terrible vacation. B. He remained at home all the time. C. The woman asked a silly question.

第二節(jié) （共15小題;每題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(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)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(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)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. What does the man ask the woman to do？

A. Work for her former employer. B. Introduce a customer. C. Join his company.

7. What is the woman doing now？

A. Working for a company. B. Running a business. C. Hunting for a job.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8. What made the man so tired？

A. Playing computer games. B. Surfing the Internet. C. Searching for somebody.

9. Whom did the man chat with？

A. People from Canada. B. People in need of help. C. People on the same project.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10. What is the man going to do right now？

A. Go shopping with his wife. B. Look after his children. C. Work in his garden.

11. When does this conversation most probably take place？

A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.

12. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Workmates. B. Neighbors. C. Strangers.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13. What does the woman think of Bill？

A. He is wonderful. B. He is lucky. C. He is hard-working.

14. Where is Bill from？

A. Australia. B. Canada. C. Britain.

15. Why does Bill sound like an American？

A. He once learnt American English. B. He once lived in America. C. He likes to speak that way.

16. What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. Where Bill met his wife. B. How Bill loves his wife. C. What Bills wife is like.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17. How many people were badly injured in the storm？

A. Seven. B. Nine. C. Fifteen.

18. What can we learn from the news？

A. Three villages were destroyed. B. 14 houses were badly damaged.

C. Over 200 people were made homeless.

19. What do we know about the farmer？

A. His house was destroyed. B. His wife was missing. C. One of his children was killed.

20. What did the woman do when she saw her house shaking？

A. She tried to take something out. B. She rushed out with her children. C. She told her husband to leave.

第二部分? 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

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21. How is the business writing course different from the others？

A. It is delivered online. B. It offers evening classes.

C. It focuses on report writing. D. It is hosted by Aston University.

22. What can pre-sessional programmes in EAP help students do？

A. Go to world-class universities. B. Choose a suitable college subject.

C. Prepare themselves for university. D. Improve their academic study.

23. Which course should you take to learn to write fundraising letters？

A. Pre-sessional programmes in EAP. B. Travel writing courses.

C. Business writing. D. Masterclass.

B

The Necklace is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. It tells the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband Charles. Mathilde always imagines herself in a high social position with wonderful jewels. However， she has nothing and marries a low-paid clerk who tries his best to make her happy.

Through lots of begging at work， Charles is able to get two invitations to the Ministry of Public Instruction Party. Mathilde refuses to go， for she has nothing to wear. Her husband is upset to see her sadness. Using money that he saved to buy a rifle， he gives Mathilde 400 francs and asks his wife to buy a dress that suits her. Mathilde goes out and buys a dress. However， even with the clothes， Mathilde is still not happy as she has no jewels to wear with it. The couple does not have much money left， so her husband suggests Mathilde borrow something from her friend， Madame Jeanne Forestier. Mathilde picks out the fanciest diamond necklace that she can find. After attending the Ministry of Public Instruction Party， Mathilde discovers that she has lost the necklace.

Mathilde and her husband forage everywhere， but the necklace is not to be found. So they have to take out loans （貸款） from generous friends to buy a diamond necklace that looks just like the one that was lost. It takes them ten years of hard labor to pay the loans back. Towards the end， Mathilde takes a walk， recalling her past and the night when the necklace was lost. Suddenly， she comes across Madame Jeanne Forestier. Mathilde confesses （坦白） about that night and how she worked so hard to return her necklace. Madame Jeanne Forestier， deeply moved， tells Mathilde that the one she borrowed was not made of real diamonds， and that it was fake （假的） and worth at most 500 francs.

24. What can we learn about Madame Mathilde Loisel from the text？

A. She has no job and lives a poor life. B. She used to be in a high social position.

C. She used to have a lot of wonderful jewels. D. She marries a man who doesnt have much money.

25. What does the underlined word “forage” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Search. B. Worry. C. Appear. D. Decorate.

26. What does the couple decide to do after failing to find the necklace？

A. Pay its owner a big sum of money. B. Get the owner a copy of the old one.

C. Borrow another necklace from a rich friend. D. Tell its owner the truth and ask for a solution.

27. What can we infer from the text？

A. Mathilde is very proud of her hard work. B. The couple regrets returning the necklace.

C. Mathilde buys a fake necklace for her friend. D. The couple didnt know they lost a fake necklace.

C

Safety is a huge concern whenever I run with my earphones in. But I need music to run. Otherwise all I hear is the sound of my own breathing. So Ive found a compromise （折中方案）： I run with only one earphone in. The music sounds off. Its an imperfect solution.

An updated pair of headphones， called AfterShokz， aim to do better. AfterShokz bills itself as using bone-conducting technology to conduct music from the front of the ear， delivering sound through your cheekbone and inner ear. This keeps your eardrum （鼓膜） free to hear everything else.

“Earbuds （耳塞式耳機(jī)） are typically designed to block out all sound， which is fine when you are inside. But when youre outside， you need all your senses. It would be like sending you out cycling with a blindfold on，” says Rod Annet， managing director of AfterShokz.

Heres where AfterShokz comes in. The headphones hook over the back of your head with the main “bud” resting high up against your cheek. This keeps your ear free to delight in other sounds.

So do they work？ In a word， yes. During a 45-minute jog， they didnt bounce or shift.

What about the downsides？ If youre a huge fan of high-quality sound， you might find the headphones a bit tinny. One friend expressed concerns about missing the ability to get lost in the music as you might be distracted by other noises.

Yet those are all minor details. For me， probably the biggest problem is the price. Ranging between ?49.96 to ?83.29， AfterShokz headphones arent exactly cheap.

With all that considered， would I recommend them？ Yes. AfterShokz headphones are quite useful. While jogging out， they were light， painless， and easy to use. They made me feel safer.

28. What is special about AfterShokz headphones？

A. They are a good choice for inside use. B. They allow users to hear other sounds.

C. They can make music sound more beautiful. D. They can deliver sound through your eardrum.

29. What does the authors friend think of AfterShokz headphones？

A. They prevent users getting lost. B. They deliver high-quality sound.

Pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Bedfordshire， Professor Carsten Maple said， “This type of work is a reflection of the universitys growing reputation and experience in carrying out creating research.”

32. The text tell us the new technique for powering electronic devices ___ .

A. uses radio waves to create power B. has replaced traditional batteries

C. produces many poisonous chemicals D. can be applied to all electronic devices

33. According to Professor Allen， power harvesting technology ___ .

A. takes power from usual sources B. makes full use of radio waves

C. aims at huge commercial benefits D. reduces our dependency on traditional batteries

34. What is Professor Carsten Maples attitude toward the new technique？

A. Critical. B. Doubtful. C. Favorable. D. Disappointed.

35. What does the text mainly talk about？

A. Some special sources of power. B. A new technique to create power.

C. The development of power harvesting. D. A big problem concerning traditional batteries.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Holidays are often associated with no work and all play. People seek to enjoy their holidays in different ways. Vacation packages （度假套餐） have been in existence for a long time.? ? ? ? 36? ? ? ? So now people can choose from the different packages according to their own tastes.

Sky diving， hiking and many other extreme sports are packaged with hotel tours to attract the younger generation. Tour service providers enjoy the benefits of the increase in bookings from hotel tours. Holiday-makers enjoy the exciting experiences without making efforts to look for hotels.? ? ? ? 37

38? ? ? ? These holiday-makers enjoy student discount and packages while learning about history and culture of different places.

Summer vacation packages have never fallen down the rankings.? ? ? ? 39? ? ? ? Having a warm sunny day at the beach is one of the fast-selling vacation packages in the leisure industry.

Safari （游獵） adventures have always attracted some of the modern adventurers. The animals of Africa continue to amaze crowds that have only seen these creatures on educational channels. Many activities like outdoor camping， safari day tours and hiking in protected parks are always welcomed by holiday-makers.

40? ? ? ? Always try something new or fun to do and your days of relaxation will be always exciting.

A. Vacations need to be well planned.

B. Everyone is in a winning situation.

C. Educational vacation packages are quite suitable for students.

D. They are continually being improved to meet peoples demands.

E. You cant miss vacation packages if you want to have a good vacation.

F. Picking out a vacation package can keep you away from boring vacations.

G. They are one of the favorite choices for most holiday-makers who like sunny beaches.

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

第三部分? 英語知識(shí)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）

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

“So teach him to close the door，” my daughter Emma said. She told me to do this after listening to me? ? 41? ? again about the dog coming in from the back door， bringing with him a blast of （一股） January? ? 42? ? air in New York.

Teach a dog to close a door behind him？ That has got to be a really， really? ? 43? ? thing to do. But then she took it a step? ? 44? ?. “Come on， Kolby，” she said， grabbing some treats and? ? 45? ? him in front of the open door. “Touch.” And “touch” he did， which moved the door to a? ? 46? ? position. After that she? ? 47? ? him with a treat， smiled， looked at me， and said， “See！” And I saw and became? ? 48? ?. Over the last few days I have been with Kolby. Each time he comes in I bring him back to the? ? 49? ? door and ask him to close. There have been? ? 50? ? in the beginning， but lately more and more successes.

However， there remains much work to be done. I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again? ? 51? ? he will close the door from a distance. But I now realize， as long as you keep to the focus， the? ? 52? ? will be completed， and in this way things are? ? 53

and completed quickly.

What a? ? 54? ? treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself！ Even more wonder can be found in the? ? 55? ? I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby.

Until you decide to take? ? 56? ?， a wish is just a wish. Once you? ? 57? ? the belief that it is “too hard”， then it remains “too hard” and out of? ? 58? ?. Once you want to achieve a goal， and? ? 59? ? that it is “easy”， then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done. Just? ? 60

doing it.

41. A. complain B. bother C. worry D. care

42. A. hot B. fresh C. dirty D. cold

43. A. interesting B. strange C. difficult D. possible

44. A. deeper B. further C. higher D. longer

45. A. pushing B. catching C. driving D. attracting

46. A. locked B. fixed C. closed D. checked

47. A. praised B. provided C. offered D. thanked

48. A. moved B. convinced C. concerned D. confused

49. A. open B. shut C. broken D. right

50. A. pleasures B. experiments C. failures D. pauses

51. A. in case B. even if C. as if D. so that

52. A. curiosity B. task C. success D. unity

53. A. changing B. going C. progressing D. coming

54. A. wonderful B. small C. different D. simple

55. A. knowledge B. experience C. lessons D. skills

56. A. courage B. part C. delight D. action

57. A. hold on to B. pay attention to C. come up with D. live up to

58. A. date B. touch C. reach D. power

59. A. prove B. believe C. recognize D. realize

60. A. imagine B. start C. keep D. enjoy

第二節(jié)（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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Recently， a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has no strict rules about naming children， names? （begin） with a number are banned. Finally， they decided to change? into Superman instead.

In many countries around the world， unusual names for children? （become） more popular now. Some parents make a? （choose） from popular culture. For example， there have been six boys? names are Gandalf—the character in the films of The Lord of the Rings.

Countries including Denmark， Spain， Germany and Argentina have a list of? ? 66? ? （name） from which parents must choose. In China， no foreign letters or symbols? ? 67? ? （allow）. A couple was recently banned? ? 68? ? calling their baby @. In Britain， some names which were? ? 69? ? （previous） thought of as old-fashioned have become more popular again， such as Ella for a girl， and Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are not the strange ones. The top names are fairly? ? 70? ? （tradition）—Jack or Charlie for boys and Grace or Ruby for girls.

61.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 62.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 63.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 64.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 65.

66.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 67.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 68.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 69.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 70.

第四部分? 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)? 短文改錯(cuò)（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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。

Last month my husband and I bought our two-year-old daughter a little dog. There were not many children of her age near there we lived， and we thought a dog would make her more lonely. We were right. They play together happily all day long. Our daughter now smiles and laughs a lot more than she used. In a way it is like having two children in the house. All of them are very unclean， but they cry when they do not get what they want. The dog is easy to look after than my daughter. He always eats up all his foods and we dont have lots of dirty clothes to wash. My husband is also happy because of I have given up smoke. The dog doesnt like the smell.

第二節(jié)? 書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

人們常說金子和銀子是世界上很有價(jià)值的東西。與此相比，你覺得書的地位是怎樣的？請以“The Value of Books”為題，根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示，用英語寫一篇短文談?wù)勀愕目捶?。?nèi)容包括：

1.書在你心中的地位;

2.書對人們的作用;

3.你給同學(xué)們的建議。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右，短文的開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù);

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

The Value of Books

People often say that gold and silver are very valuable things in the world.