1、1Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year李仕才(总分: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。W:What kind of music do you like?M:I really enjoy pop music.How about you?W:I also like pop mu
2、sic.But classical music is even more enjoyable.1.What kind of music does the woman like most?A.Pop music. B.Light music. C.Classical music.答案:CW:Have you seen the sea?M:Of course.I have! Its all around us!W:No! I mean,have you seen how dirty the water is?It looks as if it isnt clean enough to bathe
3、here.2.What happens to the sea?A.It has disappeared.B.It is polluted.C.It gets cleaner.答案:BW:Its always been hard to get this car to work well.M:If youll leave the car with me,Ill get it fixed for you this afternoon.3.To whom is the woman probably speaking?A.A salesman.B.A manager.C.A repairman.答案:C
4、M:Can I help you?W:Have you got DavidCopperfield by Dickens?I want a copy for my nephew.M:Sorry,we havent got that at the moment.But we could order it for you.Do you know the name of the publisher?4.Who is the man?A.A bookseller.B.A writer. C.A publisher.答案:AW:Excuse me,can you tell me where the Eng
5、lish teachers are meeting?M:They were going to meet in the teachers office,but they changed to the meeting room for more space.5.Where are the English teachers meeting?2A.In the teachers office.B.In the reading-room.C.In the meeting room.答案:C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
6、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、7 题。M:Id like to book a room for Wednesday next week.W:Very good,sir.A room for Wednesday,June 11th.What kind of room would you like,sir?M:Er.single with bathroom.W:How long will you be stayin
7、g?M:Ill be leaving on Sunday morning.W:That will be four nights,sir.Thank you very much,and we look forward to seeing you next Wednesday.6.What kind of room does the man want?A.A single room.B.A double room.C.A double with bathroom.答案:A7.When will the man leave the hotel?A.On July 11th.B.On June 14t
8、h.C.On June 15th.答案:C听第 7段材料,回答第 8至 10题。W:I like that picture you put up on the wall yesterday.M:Oh,thank you.Its a photograph that I took on my vacation last year.W:You took it yourself?I didnt know you were a photographer.M:Oh,yes,Ive been taking pictures for years.W:It sounds interesting.Do you h
9、ave any more of your pictures here?And may I see them?M:Yes,certainly.Some of them are faces,just faces of people who I see when Im walking around.W:Do you let them know that youre taking pictures of them?M:I try not to.I dont like pictures of people who pose for the camera.I like people who are goi
10、ng about their business without knowing the camera is there.W:I suppose you need a lot of equipment.How many cameras do you have?M:Well,I have a dozen of them,but I use two of them more than the others.8.What did the man put up on the wall yesterday?A.The picture he drew on his vacation.B.The pictur
11、e he took on his vacation.3C.The picture of him taken last year.答案:B9.What kind of pictures does the man like?A.The pictures prepared for cameras.B.The daily life pictures.C.The pictures taken by others.答案:B10.How many cameras does the man usually use?A.Twelve. B.Ten. C.Two.答案:C听第 8段材料,回答第 11至 13题。M
12、:Any messages,Miss Grey?W:Just one,Mr Banks.You had a telephone call from someone called Brown.David Brown.M:Brown?I dont know anyone called Brown.What did he want?W:He wouldnt say.But it sounded important.I told him youd phone him as soon as you got back.M:Well,Id better do it then,I suppose.Er.you
13、ve got his phone number,havent you?W:Yes,its 633201.M:622301.W:No,633201.M:Oh,youd better write it down,Miss Grey.Ill probably forget it.W:I already have done,Mr Banks.Its on your desk.11.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Boss and secretary.B.Father and daughter.C.Manager
14、and customer.答案:A12.What is David Browns phone number?A.633001. B.622301. C.633201.答案:C13.Where is the phone number?A.On Miss Greys desk.B.On Mr Banks desk.C.On Mr Browns desk.答案:B听第 9段材料,回答第 14至 16题。W:Youve been to Paris,havent you?M:Yes.As a matter of fact,I used to live in Paris.W:Well,Im plannin
15、g to visit there soon,and I wonder if you could suggest some places to me?M:Sure.You should go to Notre Dame.You also ought to see the palaces at Versailles.And you must visit the Louvre.4W:Those sound like excellent suggestions.Can you suggest any good places to eat?M:Yes.Eat at Maxims.And if you g
16、o there,I suggest that you order the duck.Its delicious.W:Good.M:Oh,and one more thing.Be sure to have someone take your picture in front of the Eiffel Tower.W:Ill do that.Thanks a lot.M:Send me a postcard,wont you?14.Where are the palaces?A.At Notre Dame.B.At Versailles.C.At Louvre.答案:B15.What is t
17、he best place to eat according to the man?A.Notre Dame.B.Maxims.C.The Eiffel Tower.答案:B16.What does the man request the woman to do?A.Eat at the Louvre.B.Take some duck.C.Send him a postcard.答案:C听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20题。John liked to wear his hair very long.Some of his friends thought that it looked lik
18、e a girls hair,but they never made jokes about it,because John was a big,strong young man,and he did not like jokes about his hair.John always went to the barbers twice a month to have his hair cut and washed.One day the barber said to him.“Wow,why dont you let me cut most of this hair off and make
19、your head clean?Nobody would recognize you if I did that,I am sure.”John said nothing for a few seconds,and then he said,“Perhaps you are right but I am sure that nobody would recognize you either if you did that to my hair.”17.Why did John keep his hair long?A.His hair grew too fast.B.He liked it t
20、o be long.C.The barber wouldnt like to cut it shorter.答案:B18.Why did Johns friends never make jokes about his hair?A.His hair wasnt funny.B.John was big and old.C.John didnt allow any jokes about his hair.5答案:C19.What did the barber suggest?A.Cleaning Johns head.B.Cutting off most of Johns hair.C.Ma
21、king John recognized by nobody.答案:B20.What was Johns answer to the barber?A.It was a great joke.B.It was a great praise to the barber.C.It was a threat against the barber.答案:C第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40分)第一节(共 15小题;每小题 2分,满分 30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAt the end of Grade 8,our class went to Wa
22、shington D.CFor a group of 14-year-olds,this was a big deal!The first day was so tiring;we could hardly remember where we were and what we were seeing.The next morning,we were off to see monuments(纪念碑),starting with Washington,Lincoln and Jefferson.We walked along the paths through trees.Then the Wa
23、ll came into viewthe Vietnam Veterans Memorial.As I inched closer to the Wall,I heard a bagpipe(风笛) in the distance,which seemed to show respect to the lives lost in the jungles of Vietnam.We continued walking and felt surprised at the number of names carved in the black stone.I was determined to fi
24、nd a soldier with my last name,but my hunt was stopped when a man caught my eyes.He was kneeling(跪着) at the Wall,a single rose at his feet.His head was bowed and he was rubbing his fingers over one name.I thought how sad he was,and then moved on.After a few minutes I found one with my last name,but
25、my eyes returned to the kneeling man.He was still rubbing his fingers over the same name.He never knew I was watching him,lost in deep sorrow.It was time for me to leave the kneeling man and the Wall.On the way home,I couldnt help thinking of the kneeling man and his sad face.I wasnt sure of the eff
26、ects of war before,but at that moment I realised how much that man suffered from losing his loved one.Maybe he was only one of so many families who experienced the same.I never knew the full effects of war until I saw that man.I only know about war from history classes.The kneeling man taught me mor
27、e about war and the effects it has on people than any history book.21.Which of the following makes the author feel the suffering that war brings to human beings?A.The kneeling man.B.The sound of a bagpipe.C.The number of names carved in the stone.6D.The jungles of Vietnam.答案:A解析:细节理解题。由第四段的“.butmyhu
28、ntwasstoppedwhenamancaughtmyeyes.HewaskneelingattheWall.”和最后一段的“IneverknewthefulleffectsofwaruntilIsawthatman.”可知 A项正确。22.The man continued to rub his fingers over the name probably because . A.he found it covered with dustB.he missed the loved one who died in a warC.he intended to remove it complet
29、elyD.he recalled the fierce war he fought in答案:B解析:推理判断题。由第五段的“Hewasstillrubbinghisfingersoverthesamename.”及“.Irealisedhowmuchthatmansufferedfromlosinghislovedone.”可推知,他在那里不停地用手抚摸着纪念碑上的名字,可能是因为他深深思念着在战争中死去的亲人。23.What did the author learn from the trip?A.How fierce war is in history.B.How people reme
30、mber those who died in wars.C.What bad effects war had on many families.D.What we should do to prevent war.答案:C解析:推理判断题。由倒数第二段的“Iwasntsureoftheeffectsofwarbefore,butatthatmomentIrealisedhowmuchthatmansufferedfromlosinghislovedone.Maybehewasonlyoneofsomanyfamilieswhoexperiencedthesame.”可推知,在这次参观中,作者从
31、这个在纪念碑前跪着的人身上,感受到战争给人们带来的巨大影响。24.According to the last paragraph,the author probably thinks that . A.he should have studied history hard in classB.history books dont tell readers the truthC.there is more in history than books tell usD.the kneeling man should be a history teacher答案:C解析:推理判断题。从文章最后一句话
32、可推知,C 项是作者认同的观点。BToo much TV-watching can harm childrens ability to learn and even reduce their chances of getting a college degree,new studies suggest in the latest effort to examine the effects of television on children.One of the studies looked at nearly 400 northern California third-graders.Thos
33、e with TVs in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than children without bedroom TVs.A second study,looking at nearly 1,000 grown-ups in New Zealand,found lower education levels among 26-year-olds who had watched lots of TV during childhood.But the results d
34、ont prove that TV is the cause and dont rule out that already poorly motivated youngsters(年轻人) may watch lots of TV.7Their study measured the TV habits of 26-year-olds between ages 5 and 15.Those with college degrees had watched an average of less than two hours of TV per weeknight during childhood,
35、compared with an average of more than 2 12hours for those who had no education beyond high school.In the California study,children with TVs in their rooms but no computer at home scored the lowest,while those with no bedroom TV but who had home computers scored the highest.While this study does not
36、prove that bedroom TV sets caused the lower scores,it adds to accumulating findings that children shouldnt have TVs in their bedrooms.25.According to the California study,the low-scoring group might . A.have watched a lot of TVB.not be interested in mathC.be unable to go to collegeD.have had compute
37、rs in their bedrooms答案:A解析:推理判断题。第二段中对加利福尼亚北部 400名三年级学生的研究发现,卧室里有电视的学生要比卧室里没有电视的学生考试分数低 8分左右。据此推断考试分数低的原因可能是看电视太多。故选 A项。26.What is the researchers understanding of the New Zealand study results?A.Poorly motivated 26-year-olds watch more TV.B.Habits of TV-watching reduce learning interest.C.TV-watchi
38、ng leads to lower education levels of the 15-year-olds.D.The connection between TV and education levels is difficult to explain.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话可知,对大约 1000名新西兰成年人的研究结论是:教育水平低不一定是因为看电视过多,但也不能排除。据此推断观看电视和受教育的水平之间的联系很难解释。故选 D项。27.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A.More time should
39、be spent on computers.B.Children should be forbidden from watching TV.C.TV sets shouldnt be allowed in childrens bedrooms.D.Further studies on high-achieving students should be done.答案:C解析:细节理解题。倒数第二段提到卧室里有电视机没有电脑的孩子考试得分最低,而卧室里有电脑没有电视机的孩子得分最高;最后一段的研究结论是:这项研究虽然不能证明是卧室内的电视导致了孩子考试分数低,但为孩子卧室内不应该放有电视机增加了
40、证据。据此判断不能在孩子卧室放有电视机。故选 C项。28.What would be the best title for this text?A.Computers or TelevisionB.Effects of Television on ChildrenC.Studies on TV and College Education8D.Television and Childrens Learning Habits答案:B解析:主旨大意题。第一段指出,几项有关电视对孩子的影响的研究结果表明:看电视过多会对孩子的学习能力造成危害,甚至会减少孩子升入大学的机会。随后几段分别对几项具体调查研究
41、进行陈述,并针对观看电视与考试成绩、教育水平之间的因果关系分别得出几个不同的结论。概括全文可知本文主要讲述的是电视对孩子的影响。故选 B项。C导学号 97544008Like many new graduates,I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do.My degree,with honors,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical.I knew I
42、 wanted to make a difference in the world somehow,but I had no idea how to do that.Thats when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work
43、,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short,I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family.Eventually,however,I won the support of my family,and I sent in all the paperwork needed for application.After countless int
44、erviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.Several months later,I finally received a call asking me to report for duty.I would be going to a small village near Abuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea.But I was about to find out.After compl
45、eting my training,I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation.Though the local villagers were poor,they offered their homes,hearts,and food as if I were their own family.I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse.For th
46、e next year or so,I taught in that same schoolhouse.But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period,I realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did,though I did not get anywhere with the local language
47、,and I returned to the United States a different man.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.29.What do we know about the author?A.His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C.He took pride in having contributed to the wor
48、ld.D.He felt honored to study English literature.答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知,作者在大学接受的教育都是一些理论方面的知识。30.According to Paragraph 2,it is most likely that the author . 9A.discussed his decision with his familyB.asked previous volunteers about voluntary workC.attended special training to perform difficult tas
49、ksD.felt sad about having to leave his family and friends答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可以推断出,作者就自己的决定与家人肯定进行过激烈的讨论。31.In his application for the volunteer job,the author . A.participated in many discussionsB.went through challenging survival testsC.wrote quite a few papers on voluntary workD.faced strong competition from other candidates答案:D解析:推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可以推断,作者在申请这份志愿者工作时,遇到一些实力很强的竞争对手,但最终,作者成功胜出。32.On arrival at the village,the author was . A.asked to lead a farming teamB.sent to teach in a schoolhouseC.received warmly by local
