1、阶段检测二(模块二) Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(30 marks) Section A(22.5 marks) Directions:In this section,you will hear six conversations between two speakers.For each conversation,there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A,B and C.Listen carefully and then cho
2、ose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE. Conversation 1 1.How much is the blue dress? A.100 dollars. B.120 dollars. C.140 dollars. 2.Why does the man want to buy the dress for the woman? A.For her wedding. B.For her graduation. C.For her birth
3、day. Conversation 2 3.How long was the man absent? A.Five days. B.Ten days. C.Seven days. 4.What does the man have to do now? A.Help the woman do her work. B.Deal with many emails. C.Work overtime without pay. Conversation 3 5.How many classes are there in the afternoon? A.One.
4、 B.Two. C.Three. 6.When will the woman take the class? A.From 8:30 a.m.to 9:30 a.m. B.From 2:30 p.m.to 3:30 p.m. C.From 6:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. Conversation 4 7.Where is Miss Smith? A.At home. B.In the office. C.In the conference room. 8.When should Miss Smith call the man? A.Thi
5、s weekend. B.Today. C.On Thursday 12th. 9.What number should Miss Smith call back? A.8028714. B.8029714. C.9028741. Conversation 5 10.What will Bob major in? A.Law. B.Computer. C.Not decided yet. 11.What is the application deadline for Bob? A.March 13th. B.March 30
6、th. C.Six weeks later. 12.How many universities are mentioned in the conversation? A.Four. B.Three. C.Two. Conversation 6 13.Why didn't the woman have her car fixed yesterday? A.Because the repair cost is too high. B.Because it was difficult to get the car fixed. C.Because she cou
7、ldn't get back without the car. 14.What did the woman do two days ago? A.Pulled off the expressway. B.Left her car in the repair shop. C.Asked the man to do her homework. 15.What's the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.Father and daughter. B.Classmates. C.Teacher and st
8、udent. Section B(7.5 marks) Directions:In this section,you will hear a short passage.Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE. A Schedule for Tomorrow Ⅰ.Takin
9、g an exam ·16.______ is the last exam finishing at 10:00. Ⅱ.Climbing the Red Hill ·Students gather at the 17.______ at 10:30 and walk to the foot of the hill. ·Please wear 18.______ and take some food and water. ·Each class will have a picture taken and a picnic lunch on the top of the hill. Ⅲ
10、.Returning home ·Students either go back by bus with the teachers or go back home by themselves. ·Those who want to take the bus please get to the gate of the park at 19.______ at the latest. ·The whole activity will last about 20.______ hours. Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge(45 marks) Section A(15 m
11、arks) Directions:For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 21.—Who ______ here? —Sorry,the manager is away.Shall I get his assistant for you? A.is under control B.is in control C.is out of control
12、 D.has lost control 22.—Hey,Mum,______ anyone take my football?I ______ it under the table before we had lunch.Now it's gone. —No.Ask your brother.Maybe he has it now. A.did you see;have put B.have you seen;put C.did you see;put D.have you seen;have put 23.She ______ about U
13、SRussia relations in the past decade,and is expecting one to come out next month. A.has been writing books B.has written books C.has been writing a book D.has written a book 24.Get some medicine ______ you catch a cold.It's freezing on the mountain top at night. A.so that B.in case
14、 C.unless D.if 25.The lions are such quick attackers that when the mother buffalo(水牛)realizes what has happened they ______ the calf(牛犊)as their dinner. A.are enjoying B.will enjoy C.will be enjoying D.enjoy 26.You seemed to be unable to hold on to the hand rail on the bus,______ yo
15、u? A.were B.weren't C.didn't D.did 27.The old lady,______ husband I used to work with,has suffered from sleeplessness for years. A.whose B.who C.of whom D.her 28.It is only ______ people know the importance of science ______ science can really serve people. A.that; when
16、 B.when; that C.then; that D.that; then 29.Close all the windows ______ it rains at night. A.as if B.even though C.in case D.so that 30.The book will give you some ______ of how the species have evolved. A.impression B.idea C.concept D.sense 31.They went hiki
17、ng with several other families,______ by an unexpected rain. A.caught B.only to be caught C.being caught D.having been caught 32.—What made you so delighted at Christmas? —______. A.As there was an unusual celebration B.My uncle's coming back from abroad C.I received many more pres
18、ents than others D.Because my parents promised me a new car 33.Decades of research finally ______,and the pair of Korean scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology. A.paid off B.paid back C.paid up D.paid in 34.______ an understanding mother,he doesn't have to worry about
19、 his bad grades. A.Thanks for B.For the reason of C.Thanks to D.As a result of 35.Doctors have said that as many as 50% of the patients don't take medicine as ______. A.being directed B.to be directed C.directed D.directing Section B(18 marks) Directions:For each blank i
20、n the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. When I was young,my father used to grow carnations(康乃馨).His carnations were red,pink and white.Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty. He t
21、ook care of them with so much love and __36__.Every day he came home from work,he went straight to see them. He __37__watching them every day.But he used to tell us,“No one should touch my flowers.” One day my younger sister,who loved my dad very much,had wanted to help him and she __38__ the carn
22、ations from their stems(枝干)one by one and arranged them __39__.She believed that he would be very __40__ to see them that way. When Mom and I realized what my sister had done,we became completely hopeless.However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation.When my dad arrived he w
23、ent,__41__,straight to see the flowers.When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals, he was __42__at first.He looked towards the street,to see if it was any of the __43__ children who could have done it.Then he entered the living room and looked at Mom in silence. Finally Mom,who al
24、ways taught us to __44__ no matter what,looked at dad and said,“We have no bad neighbors in our area”.Then with a nice tone she continued:“No outsider did this great job,only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad's face changed into __45__ and then he said,“Do I have a better __46__than my lovely d
25、aughter?” My younger sister smiled and __47__ dad tightly. 36.A.devotion B.spirits C.gratitude D.expectation 37.A.hated B.approved C.enjoyed D.committed 38.A.divided B.watered C.cut D.cleaned 39.A.by the window B.in the vase
26、 C.on the desk D.on the floor 40.A.surprised B.pleased C.disappointed D.worried 41.A.as usual B.at first C.as well D.at last 42.A.frightened B.relieved C.disappointed D.shocked 43.A.enemies' B.friends' C.families'
27、 D.neighbors' 44.A.tell the truth B.behave ourselves C.follow the rules D.keep things secret 45.A.sadness B.smiles C.anger D.depression 46.A.kid B.flower C.helper D.gift 47.A.hugged B.kissed C.grasped D.pa
28、tted Section C(12 marks) Directions:Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. US first lady Michelle Obama ranked the world's most powerful woman in Forbes magazine's 2010 listing published on October 6. Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld came
29、 48.______.American talk show host Oprah Winfrey was third.German Prime Minister Angela Merkel was the fourth most powerful woman,49.______ US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rounded out(使圆满)the top five. This year Forbes changed 50.______ way it ranked women.It is now supposedly based 51.______
30、 on wealth and power but more on influence. “52.______ influenced the lives of millions,sometimes billions of people,” said Moira Forbes,vice president and publisher of Forbes Woman. Forbes explained that Mrs Obama topped the list this year 53.______ “she has made the office of first lady her own”
31、 while remaining popular. “She's also effective:In response to her Let's Move!campaign 54.______ childhood obesity(肥胖),companies 55.______ CocaCola,Kellogg and General Mills have agreed to cut the calorie content of their foods by 2021,” Forbes said. Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(30 marks) Direct
32、ions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. A Tokyo is one of those places that you can love
33、 and hate at the same time. In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be.Of course there are too many cars.The Japanese drive very fast,but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams.Tokyo is not different from London,Paris and New York in that.It is differe
34、nt when one wants to walk. At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London's Oxford Street.But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot,and sometimes it is really difficult to walk.People are very polite;there are just too many of them. The wo
35、rst time to be in the street is at 11:30 at night.That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home.There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo,and you do not often see one that is empty. During the day,most people travel to and from work by train.Tokyo people buy six million train ti
36、ckets every day.At most stations,trains arrive every two or three minutes,but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains.Although they are usually crowded,Japanese trains are very good.They always leave and arrive on time.On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper.On T
37、okyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep,whether his journey is long or short. In Tokyo,I stood outside the station for five minutes.Three fireengines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day.Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise
38、 me now. 56.Tokyo is different from London in that ______. A.there are many traffic jams B.nightclubs are sometimes empty C.wherever I want to be,it's too crowded D.it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot 57.According to the passage,Japanese trains ______. A.are always punctual B.often
39、delay at most situations C.are crowded because they are often late D.are the last means people use to travel to and from work 58.What is the passage mainly about? A.The writer's impression of Tokyo. B.The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo. C.Different means of transportation in Tokyo. D.Man
40、y surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer. 59.Fires break out ______ in Tokyo according to the writer. A.very seldom B.quite frequently C.three times a day D.the most often in the world 60.Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo? A.Tokyo people are friendly. B.There a
41、re more trains than cars. C.Fireengines are very busy in the city. D.The streets become most crowded at 11:30 at night. B Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling.Recycling in the home is very important of course.However,b
42、eing forced to recycle often means we already have more material than we need.We are dealing with the results of that overconsumption in the greenest way possible,but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. The total amount of packaging increase
43、d by 12% between 1999 and 2005.It now makes up a third of a typical household's waste in the UK.In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard. Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment.The UK,for example,is running out of it for carrying
44、this unnecessary waste.If such packaging is burnt,it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect.Recycling helps,but the process itself uses energy.The solution is not to produce such items in the first place.Food waste is a serious problem,too.Too many supermarkets encoura
45、ge customers to buy more than they need.However,a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue,encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags,for example. But this is not just about supermarkets.It is about all of us.We have learned to associate packaging with quality.We ha
46、ve learned to think that something unpackaged is of poor quality.This is especially true of food.But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products,which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope.As more of us recycle,we are beginning to realise just how much unnec
47、essary material are collecting.We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture,but we have a mountain to climb. 61.What does the underlined phrase “overconsumption” refer to? A.Using too much packaging. B.Recycling too many wastes. C.Making more products than necessary. D.Having more
48、material than is needed. 62.The author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show ______. A.the tendency of cutting household waste B.the increase of packaging recycling C.the rapid growth of super markets D.the fact of packaging overuse 63.According to the text,recycling ______. A.helps control the
49、 greenhouse effect B.means burning packaging for energy C.is the solution to gas shortage D.leads to a waste of land 64.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4? A.Unpackaged products are of bad quality. B.Supermarkets care more about packaging. C.It is improper to judge quality by packaging. D
50、.Other products are better packaged than food. 65.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.Fighting wastefulness is difficult. B.Needless material is mostly recycled. C.People like collecting recyclable waste. D.The author is proud of their consumer culture. C A little under onethird of






