Module 6 The Internet and Telecommunications

（滿分120分；時間80分鐘）

第一部分 聽力（共兩節，滿分20分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1. Why cant the man phone Louis now?

A. Because the woman doesnt want him to do so. B. Because Louis is not in the United States.

C. Because Louis must have fallen asleep.

2. Where is the man now?

A. In New York. B. In Washington. C. In Boston.

3. Who is the man?

A. A patient. B. A dentist. C. A nurse.

4. What is the weather probably like?

A. Cold. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.

5. What does the man mean?

A. He doesnt like the hotel. B. They cant afford to stay at the hotel.

C. They do not want to stay at the hotel.

第二節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題。從題中所給的A，B，C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題。每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。

6. What can we know from the conversation?

A. The woman thinks men should open doors for women.

B. The woman thinks it unnecessary for men to help women in many ways.

C. The man likes to help women in many ways.

7. What are they talking about?

A. Lady first. B. Film tickets.

C. Foreign customs.

8. What is the womans attitude toward the women in some foreign countries?

A. It is a pity. B. It is funny. C. It is good.

聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。

9. What is the man reading?

A. A book. B. A Chinese play. C. A newspaper.

10. Where are they going at the weekend?

A. To Beijing Theater. B. To Beihai Park.

C. To Beihai Cinema.

11. What are they going there for?

A. For a visit. B. To see Beijing Opera.

C. To learn Beijing Opera.

聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。

12. Who is most probably sitting together with Danny?

A. His new girlfriend. B. His classmate. C. His mother.

13. When is Dannys mother coming to visit him?

A. In a few days. B. Next week. C. This weekend.

14. What are Fiona and Rex going to do?

A. Say Hi to Danny. B. Go back to college for a rest.

C. Attend a lecture at the college.

聽第9段材料，回答第15第至17題。

15. What does the man want to be?

A. A waiter in fast food restaurant. B. A computer programmer.

C. A cameraman.

16. Why does the man want a new job?

A. Because he wants to make more money. B. Because he quit his job.

C. Because hes bored.

17. What will probably happen to the man?

A. It is not mentioned in the talk. B. He will get the job.

C. He wont get the job.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. What is the man mainly talking about?

A. Way of living. B. Healthy living.

C. Importance of nutrition（營養）.

19. What is the most important in keeping healthy, according to Dr Graham?

A. Having a nutritious diet.

B. Taking exercise every day.

C. Keeping away from smoking and drinking.

20. Which of the following is NOT true according to Dr Graham?

A. Taking time every day to do something you enjoy is good for your health.

B. A nutritious diet doesnt mean giving up the food you love.

C. The vitamins we get from normal food are as nutritious as artificially produced vitamins.

第二部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節 單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

21. In communication, a smile is usually ＿＿＿ strong sign of a friendly and ＿＿＿ open attitude.

A. a; / B. a; an C. the; an D. the; /

22. Its said that the early European playing-cards ＿＿＿ for education.

A. designed B. have designed

C. were designed D. have been designed

23. — I usually go there by train.

— Why not ＿＿＿ by boat for a change?

A. try going B. to try going

C. trying to go D. to try to go

24. He has ＿＿＿ in my opinion since I discovered his dishonesty.

A. gone out B. gone up

C. gone away D. gone down

25. ＿＿＿ other good students, in my opinion, Tom is ＿＿＿ student.

A. Compared with; a most satisfied B. Compared to; the most satisfied

C. Comparing to; the most satisfying D. Compared with; a more satisfying

26. He was worried, because he lost his bag ＿＿＿ passport, ID card and a lot of money.

A. containing B. contained C. including D. incldued

27. The elevators in this building are always ＿＿＿ .

A. breaking out B. breaking away

C. breaking down D. breaking off

28. Some of the furniture has been ＿＿＿ through the family.

A. passed away B. passed down

C. passed by D. passed off

29. They couldnt eat in a restaurant because ＿＿＿ of them had ＿＿＿ money on them.

A. all; no B. none; no

C. none; any D. no one; any

30. — Itll take at least 2 hours to do this!

— Oh, ＿＿＿ I could do it in 30 minutes.

A. come on! B. pardon me!

C. definitely. D. dont mention it.

第二節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Kevin was eagerly waiting for his holiday. His mother kept on saying there would be a big 31 for him during the holiday. The exams were just over and summer vacation just started. Now Kevin was 32 like a bird.

Suddenly the 33 rang. It was his cousin, Max. “Hi!” screamed Max as he jumped on to Kevins bed 34 his crayons（蠟筆）during the process. “Ive come to stay here for the holidays.”

Kevin never expected his mothers surprise to be so 35 . After breakfast Kevin 36 to do some painting. 37 Max was not around. When he was doing the finishing touches, Max entered and spilled some juice all over the painting, totally 38 it.

The next day was even 39 for him.

It all 40 when Max put the dirty clothes in the washing machine. After some time Kevin heard some 41 sounds from the machine and he found that Max had put his shoes into the machine. One day, a piece of 42 caught Kevins attention. “The world famous collector Dick Browns stamps have been 43 .”

Kevin had a stamp collection and it was with his friend Allan. So, Kevin gave Max the 44 and sent him to get his album back. Max soon came back with the album and Kevin found it was not his album—it 45 valuable stamps. Actually Max had gone to another

46 whose door was unlocked by mistake and found an album which resembled Kevins and brought it back. Kevin 47 that it might be the album belonging to Dick Brown. Kevin called the 48 and told them he had found a valuable album. A week had passed since that incident, and Kevin and Max were 49 for finding Dick Browns album.

“Ill never be 50 with Max,” Kevin thought.

31. A. challenge B. surprise C. appointment D. day

32. A. anxious B. silly C. free D. sleepy

33. A. phone B. doorbell C. clock D. alarm

34. A. breaking B. seeking C. removing D. taking

35. A. hard B. big C. late D. bad

36. A. asked B. stopped C. recommended D. decided

37. A. Simply B. Naturally C. Luckily D. Strangely

38. A. printing B. ruining C. wasting D. spreading

39. A. easier B. happier C. longer D. worse

40. A. started B. mattered C. worked D. changed

41. A. familiar B. strange C. rare D. awful

42. A. paper B. advice C. news D. advertisement

43. A. sold B. stolen C. exchanged D. exhibited

44. A. address B. number C. photo D. name

45. A. offered B. showed C. mentioned D. contained

46. A. store B. office C. house D. club

47. A. believed B. suspected C. imagined D. admitted

48. A. owner B. friend C. cousin D. police

49. A. rewarded B. punished C. remained D. represented

50. A. strict B. angry C. honest D. patient

第三部分 閱讀理解（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

Happy birthday! Do birthdays really make people happy? Of course they do. Birthdays celebrate the day we were born. Besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity—or so we hope. We all like to imagine that were getting wiser and not just older. Most of us enjoy seeing the miracle of growth in others as well. For instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proud. For Americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful process. But growing old? Thats a different story.

Growing old is not exactly pleasant for people in youth-oriented American culture. Most Americans like to look young, act young and feel young. As the old saying goes, “Youre as young as you feel.” Older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years old. People in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdom. But Americans seem to favor those that are young, or at least “young at heart”.

Many older Americans find the “golden years” to be anything but golden. Economically, “senior citizens” often struggle just to get by. Retirement at age 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal income. Social security benefits（社會保障福利）usually cannot make up the difference. Older people may suffer from poor nutrition, medical care and housing. Some even experience age discrimination（歧視）. In 1987, American sociologist Pat Moore dressed up like an older person and wandered city streets. She was often treated rudely—even cheated and robbed. However, dressed as a young person, she received much more respect.

Unfortunately, the elderly population in America is increasing fast. Why? People are living together. Fewer babies are being born. And middle-aged “baby borners” are rapidly entering the groups of the elderly. America may soon be a place where wrinkles（皺紋）are “in”. Marketing experts are already noticing this group of consumers.

51. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?

A. American culture is very young. B. Young people lack experience and wisdom.

C. American older people often joke about their old age. D. Different countries have different opinions on the old age.

52. Whats the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A. American social security benefits are not good. B. The old people in America are leading a hard life.

C. Dressing as a young person receive more respect. D. The golden years can make the old make lots of money.

53. The underlined word “in” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ＿＿＿ .

A. getting better B. becoming bad C. disappearing slowly D. growing fast

54. What should be mentioned in the following paragraph?

A. The public will change attitude towards the old.

B. Companies will soon produce more goods for old Americans.

C. The government will pass laws to ensure the benefits of the old.

D. People will provide more services for the old in their communities.

55. What can we infer from the passage?

A. You are as young as you feel.

B. In America, growing old is not a wonderful process.

C. The old in America have to work after retirement.

D. The elderly population in the world is growing fast.

第四部分 寫作（共三節，滿分50分）

第一節 閱讀表達（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，并按照題目要求用英語回答問題。

Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission（錄取）to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught at school and gave music lessons to make money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon（外科醫師）, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children.Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

56. How did Elizabeth make money to finish schooling? (within 8 words)

57. Why couldnt Elizabeth realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? (within 6 words)

58. Why did Elizabeth almost lose chance of being a doctor? (within 5 words)

59. How many years passed between her graduation and the opening of hospital? (within 2 words)

60. Where did Elizabeth probably spend most of her life? (within 3 words)

第二節 短文改錯（滿分15分）

Yesterday I bought a new coat in a shop, and I found it too big to me. This morning, I went to the shop and changed coat I bought yesterday. But the salesgirl treated me cold. Firstly, she didnt admit that I bought the coat in her shop. Then she said I made it dirty. So I got very much angry and quarreled with him, pointing to the rules on the wall. Just then, a manager turned up. He said sorry for me. At last they changed other one for me. I said goodbye to them and took the new coat home happy.

第三節 書面表達（滿分25分）

你們班展開了一場有關“網絡”的辯論，下面是辯論兩方的觀點，請按要求寫一篇短文。

內容提示：1. 支持者的理由：網上可購物、娛樂、查詢信息等；2. 反對者的理由：使人懶惰、減少人際交往、網絡犯罪等；3. 你的觀點。

注意：詞數120左右

參考詞匯：crime n. 犯罪

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