Module 4?Sandstorms in Asia

滿分150分，时间120分钟。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why didnt Mary have supper？

A. She was not hungry. B. Her teeth ached.

C. She didnt like the meal.

2. When should the man be at the airport？

A. Before 2：50 pm. B. Before 3：15 pm.

C. Before 3：50 pm.

3. What is the woman doing？

A. Doing shopping. B. Seeing a doctor.

C. Talking to a friend.

4. Where are the speakers？

A. In a shop. B. On a bus. C. In a bank.

5. How much will the man spend？

A. $34. B. $44. C. $68.

第二节 （共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What did the woman use to do as a child？

A. She read a lot of stories. B. She swam in the lake.

C. She fished in the lake.

7. What does the man think about Lake Erie？

A. Beautiful. B. Polluted. C. Small.

8. How does the man feel about the womans words at the end？

A. Glad. B. Sad. C. Afraid.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What is Mary？

A. A sport player. B. A businesswoman.

C. A reporter.

10. When will Mary reach Xiamen？

A. On March 23. B. On March 24.

C. On March 26.

11. Why does Mary choose to take the train？

A. She cant get the plane ticket.

B. She doesnt have enough money.

C. She wants to enjoy the scenery along the way.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12. What are the speakers talking about？

A. Their summer jobs. B. Their study.

C. Their final exam.

13. How much will the man make for 8 hours at the college？

A. $40. B. $80. C. $120.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？

A. Director and player. B. Reader and author.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

15. How is the news the Morning Newspaper gives us？

A. Important. B. Boring. C. The latest.

16. How many questions does the woman ask the man？

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What caused the traffic to stop？

A. A big storm. B. A heavy snow.

C. A heavy sandstorm.

18. What is the weather like on Friday？

A. Cloudy and rainy. B. Warm and sunny.

C. Windy and cool.

19. What is the season now？

A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.

20. What does Mathew Delaney report？

A. Music. B. Sports. C. Weather.

第二部分 閱读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Riding School

You can start horse-riding at any age. There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country.

Opening Hours： 9：00 am—8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

Phone： 396-6752

Sailing Club

Our Young Sailors Course leads to the Stage Sailing qualification. Youll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons.

Opening Hours： 6：00 pm—8：00 pm on Tuesday

Phone： 396-6644

Diving Center

Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week， in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely.

Opening Hours： 6：30 pm—8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

Phone： 396-6706

Medical Center

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also， all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.

Opening Hours： 24 hours from Monday to Sunday

Phone： 396-6648

Watersports Club

We use a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing， and water-skiing. A beginners course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently but must be able to swim.

Opening Hours： 9：00 am—4：00 pm from Monday to Friday

Phone： 396-6890

21. What can you join to enjoy fast and thrilling activities？

A. Sailing Club. B. Riding School.

C. Watersports Club. D. Diving Center.

22. Which should you call to experience a new activity in the countryside in the morning？

A. 396-6752. B. 396-6706.

C. 396-6648. D. 396-6890.

23. If you want to experience deep-water sports， you should attend lessons ___ .

A. between 6 pm and 8 pm on Tuesday

B. at any time from Monday to Sunday

C. between 9 am and 8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

D. between 6：30 pm and 8：30 pm from Monday to Friday

24. What advantages does the Medical Center have？

a. Good equipment.

b. Less expensive medicines.

c. Well trained staff members.

d. Nursery for newly-born babies.

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

B

Tyler Kellogg drove more than 3，000 miles last year. His goal is to help as many people as he can.

Tyler Kellogg calls himself a long time do-gooder， and last summer he really did a lot of good. After collecting together $2，000 and using his car as a sleeping space， the 21-year-old college student hit the road. His goal was to do random （任意的） acts of kindness for 100 strangers.

He drove 1，600 miles， from his parents house in Adams Center， New York， to the Florida Keys， then back again. “The first person I helped was a person fixing a boat lift on a lake in Oneida， New York，” Kellogg remembers. “I was shaking when I asked if he needed a hand.” What if he thought Kellogg was crazy？ “When he said， ‘Can you help me get this lift into the water？ I knew everything was going to be fine.”

He helped a policeman fix a downed barricade （路障） in Washington， DC and spread many yards of mulch （林地覆盖物） in Maryland and North Carolina. And somewhere outside Atlanta， he met a man who was crying because his wife had recently died and he had no one to talk to. “For three hours we sat in his garden，” Kellogg says. “When I left， he said， ‘Thank you. I realize now that my life will go on.”

In 55 days， Kellogg helped 115 strangers and made an exciting discovery. “You dont have to have much money，” he says. “You just have to ask people， ‘How can I help？”

25. Tyler Kellogg drove so many miles to ___ .

A. practice driving B. enjoy a good trip

C. help others D. visit his friends

26. The underlined phrase “hit the road” in Paragraph 2 mean

“___”.

A. repaired the road B. started his trip

C. looked for the road D. made his plan

27. How did Tyler Kellogg feel when he first asked if he could help others？

A. Nervous. B. Satisfied.

C. disappointed. D. Happy.

C

As most people know， sandstorms have swept across some cities and areas around the world， polluting the air and disturbing （攪乱） daily lives of human beings. People look dirty and suffer many kinds of illnesses， such as breath difficulty. The sandstorm is such a serious problem that it has not only weakened the industrial and agricultural development but also caused a lot of trouble to the living conditions of people.

Therefore， effective measures should be taken as soon as possible to stop its happening. So how should we deal with the frightening sandstorms？

Some experts offer practical advice as follows： For one thing， more money ought to be put into tree planting and forest protection in order to keep more water on the Earth. For another， governments of all countries should make laws on environment protection. For example， banning the use of throw-away chopsticks and punishing illegal tree cutting. Scientists should also study and find ways to lower the grade of its destruction and to improve the environment. As for some schools， education about sandstorms should be spread properly and timely to make more and more people attach great importance to this problem.

How people look forward to sunny days with soft wind touching their faces now and forever！ The golden days can come back so long as we try our best to protect the natural environment from today on. And the fact is that what I expect is not just a dream. There are some sweet fruits from the early efforts.

28. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about？

A. The fast development of economy.

B. Bad influences from sandstorms.

C. The biggest cause of sandstorms.

D. Ways to protect the environment.

29. How many ways to deal with sandstorms are mentioned by some experts？

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

30. What can we learn from the last paragraph？

A. The improvement of the environment is great.

B. The damage from sandstorms can never be avoided.

C. The writer believes people can overcome sandstorms.

D. The writer is unsure about the future of the environment.

31. What will the writer most probably talk about in the following part？

A. A bright world with no sandstorms anymore.

B. Successful examples of stopping sandstorms.

C. How to realize our dream to live a happy life.

D. Why people should always carry on with dreams.

D

As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information， do people remember less？ If you know your computer will save information， why store it in your own personal memory， your brain？ Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

In a recent study， Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment， they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later， the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again， so they did not try to remember it.

In another experiment， the researchers gave people facts to remember， and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder （文件夹）. Surprisingly， people later remember the folder location better than the facts. When people use the Internet， they do not remember the information. Rather， they remember how to find it. This is called “transactive memory （交互记忆）”.

According to Sparrow， we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead， computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is， people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent， but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

32. Why does the passage begin with the two questions？

A. To introduce the main topic.

B. To show the authors attitude.

C. To describe how to use the Internet.

D. To explain how to store information.

33. What can we learn about the first experiment？

A. The two groups remembered the information equally well.

B. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer.

C. Group 1 did not try to remember the formation.

D. Group 2 did not understand the information.

34. In the experiment about transactive memory， people ___ .

A. keep the information in mind

B. change the quantity of information

C. organize information like a computer

D. remember how to find the information

35. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research？

A. We are using memory differently.

B. We are becoming more intelligent.

C. We have poorer memories than before.

D. We need a better way to access information.

第二節 阅读七选五（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

With busy schedules and limited hours of daylight， some runners find their only time to run is in the darkness of early morning or evening.  But if you have to run at night or in the early morning， make sure to follow these guidelines.

· Choose a Well-lit Route

It might not be your favourite route to run， but the most well-lit route is your first choice.  And youll always be able to see the road and avoid possible dangers.

· Always Run Against Traffic

Its easier to avoid cars if you can see them coming. Avoid busy roads and those with no shoulders or sidewalks.

· Run With a Friend

If possible， try to never run alone. If youre running alone， let someone know the route youre running and approximately how long you will be out.

· Watch Out for Bikes and Runners

Even if youre running on a path or in a park with no cars， always be aware of other runners and cyclists.  This advice applies to running in both daylight and darkness.

· Put Away Your Music

Make sure you leave your radio， MP3 player， or iPad at home.  You cant hear oncoming cars， cyclists yelling to move， dogs， or any other potential threat.

A. Oncoming cars see you better.

B. Theres strength and safety in numbers.

C. Running in daylight is always a safer choice.

D. A headlamp is also an necessary item for runners.

E. Before you stop or turn around， make sure your path is

clear.

F. Cutting off your sense of hearing leaves you at a disadvantage.

G. Put your drivers license in your pocket or wear an ID tag

on your shoe.

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第三部分 語言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

It was coming up on Mothers Day， and John usually tried to make it “back home”. But this year he was too  and tired. When he  by a small shop， he said to himself， “I know what I will do; I will send Mom some .”

He went into the flower shop and saw a young boy  to the clerk. “How many roses can I get for six dollars？” the boy asked. The clerk was trying to  that roses were expensive.Maybe the boy would be happy with carnations.

“No. It has to be roses， because thats my moms . She was sick last year and I didnt  much time with her，” he said.

Something inside of the clerk was  by the boys voice. Then he said， “Okay， I will give you a dozen red roses for your six dollars.” The young boy almost  into the air. He took the flowers and ran out of the store.

John  his own flowers and made sure that delivery （邮寄） would include a  telling his mother how much he   her. As he waited at the light， he noticed the young boy walking down the sidewalk. He watched him cross the street and enter a   through two huge gates. Suddenly， he  it wasnt a park. It was a . He could see the boy make a turn there by the gate and walk along the fence （栅栏）.

The  changed， and he pulled over and got out of the car. He began to go after the boy down the fence line， who walked inside the cemetery fence. Then the boy stopped by a small monument （纪念碑），  laid the roses on the grave， went to his knees， and began to cry.

John heard him ， “Mommy， oh Mommy， why didnt I tell you how much I love you？ Why didnt I tell you one more time？ God， please tell my mom I love her.”

John turned  tears in his eyes， and walked back to his car. He drove quickly to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers . He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loves her.

41. A. excited B. busy C. satisfied D. nervous

42. A. drove B. walked C. rode D. came

43. A. fruits B. cakes C. roses D. pets

44. A. talking B. running C. nodding D. pointing

45. A. stress B. explain C. warn D. show

46. A. belief B. idea C. favorite D. choice

47. A. take B. save C. cost D. spend

48. A. frightened B. touched C. disappointed D. shocked

49. A. jumped B. got C. flew D. went

50. A. checked B. carried C. sent D. ordered

51. A. book B. note C. gift D. bill

52. A. worried B. knew C. needed D. loved

53. A. park B. garden C. house D. store

54. A. remembered B. believed C. realized D. expected

55. A. fence B. shop C. cemetery D. gate

56. A. position B. event C. weather D. light

57. A. carelessly B. carefully C. happily D. angrily

58. A. speak B. announce C. ask D. read

59. A. about B. of C. around D. with

60. A. directly B. bravely C. personally D. thankfully

第二節   语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

A sandstorm often takes place in the northern China，    61

is a kind of natural disasters. China usually experiences this kind of weather between February and May， while March and April see the most frequent and the    62    （strong） sandstorms. It becomes a very important environment problem. It does damage

63    the society as well as the environment. Firstly， the strong wind destroys soil and plant covered by burying fields with sand and dust. Secondly， by    64    （leave） too much dust in the air it will    65    （serious） pollute the air. Thirdly， a sandstorm will have

66    bad effect on transportation. The dust in the air    67    （make） traffic and aircraft movements more difficult. And when the sand buries the roads， the traffic will be blocked. When plants in the farmland    68    （bury）， food supply will lose.

Sandstorms are another punishment nature gives to mankind. We should not only take effective measures    69    （stop） them， but also draw some    70    （lesson） from them. We should not develop the economy at the cost of the natural environment.

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第四部分 寫作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

Ever from the beginning of history， people has dreamed of traveling to other planets. For century， these wonderful dreams have remained dreams. But our dreams will come truly in the future. The first people from the Earth will land on Mars. But by the year 2170， people will have been set up cities and industries there. Scientists were making plans to travel between the Earth and Mars， so that that will become possible for human beings to live and work there. So in order to realize a dream， we must try develop our space technology as quickly as we can.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

沙尘暴给人类带来危害，怎样防治沙尘暴是我们面临的问题。请根据以下要点提示，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。内容包括：

1﹒沙尘暴形成的原因;

2﹒你认为应该采取哪些措施防治。

注意：文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Sandstorms do great harm to human beings. What can we do to prevent them？