Module 2 Unit 4
Part Listening 第一部分 听力
I. Listen and choose the right picture:
II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear:
( ) 7. A. They are doing a Maths problem.
B. They are playing with numbers.
C. They are talking about the Maths contest.
D. They are reading numbers.
( ) 8. A. 53676871. B. 50367871.
C. 56367871. D. 53467871.
( ) 9. A. At the airport.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a shop. D. In a clinic.
( ) 10. A. It’s sunny. B. It’s rainy.
C. It’s cloudy. D. It’s snowy.
( ) 11. A. 60. B. 150. C. 50. D. 90.
( ) 12. A. Tina. B. Lily. C. David. D. Jim.
( ) 13. A. He asks something about shopping. B. He invites Helen to go shopping.
C. He wants Helen to look after his dog.
D. He wants to do something for Helen.
III. Listen to the passage and say whether the following statements are true or false:
( ) 14. It was still early in the evening when the traveller got off the train.
( ) 15. He looked around and saw a three-storeyed building near the railway station.
( ) 16. The man in the hotel told him three kinds of prices. The higher floor the room was on, the higher the price was.
( ) 17. A room on the third floor is $40.
IV. Listen and complete the sentences:
18. Before they had the abacus, ancient people used small __________________ or pieces of wood to remember the number of __________________ they killed.
19. The abacus was __________________ hundreds of years ago in ancient China. It became __________________ during the Song Dynasty.
20. There are 3 __________________ __________________: the Chinese abacus, the Japanese abacus, and the Russian abacus.
21. People who are good at using an abacus can often calculate as __________________ as a person who is using a __________________!
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar 第二部分 词汇和语法
V. Choose the best answer:
( ) 22. Don’t use _________ electronic dictionary in your English study.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 23. I love animals. That’s the reason why I’m _________ hunting.
A. for B. by C. against D. above
( ) 24. More than _________ years ago, people knew little about the universe.
A. two thousands B. two thousand
C. thousand of D. thousands of
( ) 25. We find _________ interesting to chat with our friends online.
A. those B. this C. that D. it
( ) 26. Nuclear weapons can destroy a big city to ashes _________.
A. in time B. in a flash
C. right now D. on time
( ) 27. Jack didn’t go home _________ he cleaned the classroom.
A. until B. if C. because D. so
( ) 28. He has to put down his fork _________ drink his coffee or orange juice.
A. in order to B. so that
C. in order that D. so as that
( ) 29. There are _________ teachers in our school and _________ of them are women teachers.
A. two hundreds; three-fourths
B. two hundred; three-fourths
C. two hundred; three-forths
D. two hundreds of; three-forths
( ) 30. None of the three, 24, 45%, 77, is _________.
A. a percentage B. an even number
C. an odd number D. a fraction
( ) 31. Multiplication and division are not _________ for my little brother to understand.
A. enough easy B. enough easily
C. easy enough D. easily enough
( ) 32. _________ of the sweaters suited Jack, so he had to try on the third one.
A. Both B. Either
C. Neither D. None
( ) 33. Professor Tan is a famous scientist and he rushes from one university to _________ to give lectures.
A. another B. the other
C. other D. others
( ) 34. Haichang Ocean Park is a _________ drive from my school.
A. twenty minute’s B. twenty minutes
C. twenty-minutes D. twenty-minute
( ) 35. It is _________ that the actress has lost 50 kg in ten months to play the role of a boxer.
A. amazing B. interesting
C. amazed D. interested
( ) 36. 175,796 can be read _________.
A. one hundred and seventy-five thousand seven hundred and ninety-six
B. one hundred seventy-five thousands seven hundred and ninety-six
C. one hundred and seventy-five thousand seven hundred ninety-six
D. one hundred and seventy-five thousands seven hundreds and ninety-six
VI. Choose the proper words to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once:
A. official B. traditional C. main D. never
E. other F. falls on G. because
Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US and Canada. In the US, it ___37___ the fourth Thursday of November every year. Kids are happy ___38___ they get the day off school. They have time to stay with family and more importantly, enjoy a big dinner. Turkey is the most ___39___ food of the dinner. Ever since Thanksgiving was made a(n) ___40___ holiday in 1863 in the US, turkey has always been on the menu. This is why Thanksgiving is also called Turkey Day.
Many ___41___ foods also come with the main dish. Pumpkin pie is a popular dessert for the day. The largest pumpkin pie has a recorded weight of 3,699 pounds in 2010 in the US. People also eat sweet potatoes with brown sugar or maple syrup (枫糖浆). What a sweet taste!
However, one should ___42___ forget to express what he or she is thankful for. Just as the proverb goes: Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:
43. It was my grandfather’s _________ birthday yesterday. (eighty)
44. Thomas Edison was one of the most famous _________ in the world. (invent)
45. It’s not a good habit to use an _________dictionary all the time. (electric)
46. We’ll have to think of a way to _________ the problem of air pollution. (solution)
47. Sora is a very _________ tool to generate videos. (power)
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required:
48. Peter has just completed his first novel. (改为否定句)
Peter _________ completed his first novel _________.
49. A long time ago the Babylonians (巴比伦人) counted numbers in 60s. (对划线部分提问)
_________ _________ the Babylonians count numbers a long time ago
50. It took Sandy less time to do a calculation than it took a calculator. (保持句意基本不变)
Sandy _________ less time _________ a calculation than a calculator did.
51. Count your changes before you leave the counter. (改为反意疑问句)
Count your changes before you leave the counter, _________ _________
52. calculations, can, in a second, computers, millions of, do (连词成句)
___________________________________________________
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Part 3 Reading and Writing 第三部分 读写
IX. Reading comprehension:
A. Choose the best answer: ★
Once upon a time, in a beautiful mountain inn, there was a greedy old innkeeper who was always thinking about money.
One day, a rich man stopped at the inn. The innkeeper looked at the guest’s fat money belt and thought, “Oh, if only (要是……就好了) all that money could be mine!” The rich man requested the most expensive room at the inn, and he went up to his room to dress for dinner.
Now, all around the inn there grew beautiful Japanese ginger (姜黄色的) plants. Many people say that eating buds of tempura (天妇罗花蕾) makes a person forgetful. This gave the innkeeper an idea.
“This evening for dinner I’ll serve ginger bud tempura,” she thought, “Then, when the rich man leaves in the morning, he’ll be forgetful and leave his money belt behind!” She ran into the kitchen and started cooking up the most delicious ginger bud tempura she had ever made.
Soon, the rich man came down and requested dinner. The innkeeper could hardly contain her delight (高兴) as she severed him dish after dish of ginger buds. “Delicious!” said the rich man. When the dinner was finished, he went to bed happily, full of ginger buds.
In the morning, the innkeeper saw the rich man off at the front door. She looked over the room for the money belt, but she couldn’t find it. Suddenly, she noticed a piece of paper on the floor. It was the rich man’s bill. He had forgotten to pay it! She ran down the stairs, out the front door, and up the road until she was out of breath, but the rich man was already far, far away.
( ) 53. The innkeeper was very _________.
A. greedy B. beautiful
C. fat D. forgetful
( ) 54. One day, a rich man with _________ visited the inn.
A. a huge bill B. some ginger plants
C. a money belt D. a good horse
( ) 55. The innkeeper believed _________ so she cooked ginger bud tempura for the rich man.
A. eating buds of tempura made a person forgetful
B. eating buds of tempura made a person healthy
C. ginger bud tempura was the most expensive
D. ginger bud tempura was the most delicious
( ) 56. When the rich man requested dinner, the innkeeper felt _________.
A. surprised B. pleased
C. frightened D. disappointed
( ) 57. When the rich man left the inn, he _________.
A. forgot to pay the bill
B. thanked the innkeeper
C. left a notice on the floor
D. put the money belt at the front door
( ) 58. The innkeeper ran to catch the rich man because _________.
A. she wanted to know his name
B. she found nothing in the rich man’s room
C. she wanted the rich man to pay the bill
D. she wanted to check if the rich man was forgetful
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage: ★
Every year, thousands of students choose to study abroad for a term, the summer, a year or ___59___. Studying abroad can be an exciting experience for many people.
Why you do it
Living in another country can help you learn a language and learn about another culture. You will see the world in a new way and learn more about yourself. Studying abroad is also an excellent training for ___60___. Because many companies today want employees (雇员) who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.
Making the right choice
To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to study Do I want to live with roommates, alone, or ___61___ else How much do I want to pay
Getting ___62___ to go
Get your passport and visa early! Before you go, learn as much of the language as you can, and ___63___ some common customs in your host country. And make sure to bring some local money and a credit card.
Once you are there
After the first few weeks, it’s usual to feel a little homesick (想家的). You’ll ___64___ your family and friends. Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place. When you feel sad, try to talk to others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.
( ) 59. A. farther B. longer
C. quicker D. better
( ) 60. A. working B. studying
C. relaxing D. playing
( ) 61. A. nowhere B. somewhere
C. no one D. someone
( ) 62. A. happy B. patient
C. ready D. lucky
( ) 63. A. think of B. read about
C. deal with D. go after
( ) 64. A. miss B. remember
C. forget D. e-mail
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: ★★
Icebergs (冰山) are pieces of ice floating in an ocean or lake. They come in all shapes and sizes. A large iceberg can be the s___65___ of a small country. However, smaller icebergs can be e___66___ dangerous for ships because they are much more difficult to be found.
The most famous accident caused by icebergs might be the Titanic disaster. The ship Titanic hit an iceberg and soon f___67___ into the Atlantic Ocean. 1,517 people died in the accident and is considered one of the w___68___ sea disasters in history. But why couldn’t the ship avoid the iceberg in time
One of the characteristics (特点) of the iceberg is that most of it remains u___69___ water. Because the density (密度) of ice is about 920 kg/m3, and that of sea water about 1025 kg/m3, normally only one-ninth of an iceberg remains above water. In other words, it’s usually the tip that we see floating. The captain stopped the ship as soon as he saw the iceberg, b___70___ it was still too late for him to avoid crashing with the iceberg underneath.
This has led to the expression “tip of the iceberg”. When you say a problem is “just the tip of the iceberg”, it means that the problem is much more s___71___ than it appears to be. What you see is only a small part of a really big problem.
65. __________________ 66. __________________
67. __________________ 68. __________________
69. __________________ 70. __________________
71. __________________
D. Answer the questions: ★★
Nick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.
Dr Petrella gives his patients good medical advice. But he not only tells his patients what to do, but also sings to them on television! Dr Petrella has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song. Dr Petrella is called “a singing doctor”.
Dr Petrella produces and performs in his own show every week. The programme is very popular with his patients and the people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform in Las Vegas. His favourite songs are love songs, and he has a CD of love songs that he wrote. Dr Petrella says, “I love singing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr Petrella was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to a medical school.
Some people tell Dr Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”
72. How many hours a week does Dr Petrella work
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73. How long has Dr Petrella been a doctor
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74. Why is Dr Petrella called “a singing doctor”
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75. What does Dr Petrella start with before giving medical advice in the TV show
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76. What do you think of Dr Petrella Why
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