Module 5 A Lesson in a Lab

（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. Where does the conversation probably take place？

A. In a library. B. In a shop. C. In a college.

2. What is the man going to buy？

A. Some flowers. B. A box of chocolate.

C. A music CD.

3. Why does the man need to stay out of school？

A. Hes got a headache. B. Hes got a fever.

C. Hes got an accident.

4. Who enjoyed the concert last night？

A. Lucy and Lisa. B. Lisa and Helen.

C. Helen and Lucy.

5. What does the man imply（暗示）？

A. The woman is a smart student. B. The woman has bad study habits.

C. The woman failed her mid-term exam.

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7題。

6. What does the man want to do？

A. He wants to buy a house. B. He wants to rent a house.

C. He wants to build a house.

7. How long will the man want the house？

A. Two months. B. Five weeks. C. All summer.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8. What is the man doing now？

A. Renting a flat. B. Holding a party.

C. Changing furniture.

9. How many questions did the man ask the woman？

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

10. What will the man probably do after the conversation？

A. Help the woman to move the house. B. Go back to call his schoolmates in.

C. Sign an agreement with the woman.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11. Why does the man feel bored？

A. About job. B. About life.

C. About everything.

12. What does the man think of the life of his great grandfather？

A. Boring. B. Hard. C. Interesting.

13. What does the woman suggest the man to do？

A. To take a rest. B. To hunt for food.

C. Give up his job.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. In which hall will “Good Boy ” be shown？

A. Hall 1. B. Hall 2. C. Hall 3.

15. Which two films of the following are shown on Sunday？

A. Good Boy and Maria. B. Black Window and Maria.

C. The Big Easy and Good Boy.

16. Whats the ticket price for “Maria”？

A. 2 pounds. B. 5 pounds. C. Free.

17. What is the phone number of the box office？

A. 515226. B. 550226. C. 515622.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. What is the most difficult subject according to the research？

A. Physics. B. Chemistry. C. French.

19. How many pupils took the test of physical education last year？

A. More than 144，000. B. About 147，500.

C. 7.5% of all the test takers.

20. What dose the report mainly tell us about the GCSEs？

A. Few students avoid harder subjects. B. Each subject has the same level of difficulty.

C. Some subjects are more difficult than others.

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 ___ conclusion， all the officers are ordered to draw ___ conclusion from the discussion.

A. /； a B. a； a C. /； the D. a； the

22. ___ ！ Im practising my writing！ I am going to hand it in at 3 oclock.

A. Go ahead B. Youve got it

C. Its your turn D. Keep the noise down

23. What a table！ It is ___ that small table.

A. half not as wide as B. not wide as half as

C. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half

24. In my opinion， life in the twenty-first century is much better than ___ .

A. that used to be B. it is used to

C. it was used to D. it used to be

25. I ___ with all the windows closed，but now Id like to get some fresh air.

A. am used to sleep B. am used to sleeping

C. used to sleeping D. used to sleep

26. More than a third of them ___ free public libraries which lend about 500 ___ books a year.

A. are； millions B. are； million C. is； million D. is； millions

27. — How is your recent trip to Sichuan？

— Ive never had ___ one before.

A. a pleasant B. the most pleasant

C. a more pleasant D. a most pleasant

28. The message is supposed ___ as soon as possible.

A. to send B. to be sent C. to sending D. send

29. He came out ___ the list.We admired him so much.

A. at the end of B. at the bottom of

C. at the top of D. at the back of

30. Has what he has said and done ___ to your trouble？

A. add B. been added C. added D. to add

第二節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Im proud of my Mom. I truly feel that my mother led me here， to Morzaine， and to my future as a happy wife and 31 . When Mum died in October 2007， I was a cook. In December that year， while I was working for a wedding， a pearl necklace Mum had left me 32 . I was distraught（憂心如焚的）. Some days later， I was 33 that a guy， who was working with us that day， could probably have made a fortune by 34 the necklace he found. 35 ， he returned it. Hearing how Id 36 Mum for six months before her death， he said， “Christmas is going to be 37 —why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks？”

I come to Morzaine， a small， friendly village in the Alps and 38 fell in love with it. What was 39 to be a stopgap（權宜之計）trip turned into a new life. I kept travelling between London and here and felt 40 than I had in months. In December 2012， I was hired as a hotel manager and 41 here full time.

A month later， I met Paul， who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning， I didnt want to discuss 42 ， because the sadness of losing Mum 43 felt great. Paul understood that and never 44 me. But， by summer， we got married. A year later， we used his saving， and the money from the sale of Moms house， to build our own 45 .

We want to give our guests a 46 feeling， so each room is themed（以……為題）around 47 from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom—a tiny chair which used to be in her bedroom is set in one room.

We are having a wonderful life Mum 48 naturally part of it， 49 theres no way we would be here if it wasnt for the 50 she gave me. I know shes here in spirit， keeping an eye on us.

31. A. businesswoman B. manager C. cook D. traveler

32. A. burned B. disappeared C. broke D. dropped

33. A. shown B. comforted C. bothered D. told

34. A. hiding B. stealing C. selling D. wearing

35. A. Luckily B. Naturally C. Surely D. Hopefully

36. A. nursed B. cured C. missed D. guarded

37. A. long B. hard C. happy D. free

38. A. suddenly B. finally C. nearly D. immediately

39. A. describe B. proved C. supposed D. acted

40. A. lonely B. confident C. strange D. lighter

41. A. honoured B. moved C. visited D. trained

42. A. travel B. business C. children D. marriage

43. A. recently B. once C. still D. first

44. A. left B. pushed C. misunderstood D. frustrated

45. A. hotel B. restaurant C. home D. shop

46. A. homely B. lively C. motherly D. friendly

47. A. cartoons B. memories C. neighbours D. topics

48. A. takes B. keeps C. looks D. feels

49. A. unless B. while C. because D. though

50. A. money B. chair C. house D. necklace

第三部分 閱讀理解（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

Abby Subark is a mother of two from Boston. “For my kids， Im nervous. I dont know if theyll be able to achieve their American dream.” She may be right. More than hard work or education， the best way to get rich in America is to be born rich.

It is the case that somebody who is in the upper third of income， with poor scores at the bottom on tests when they are in eighth grade， is more likely to go to college and finish college than a poor kid with the top scores. Thats what the working persons children are up against.

The Economic Policy Institute finds it would take a poor couple with 2 children 9 or 10 generations to achieve middle-class status. Thats about 200 years. The typical feature of American opportunity has always been the ability to do better than your parents. But compared with similar developed countries， the United States is fifth out of six for so–called intergenerational mobility（變動）. If you look at the mechanisms（機制）for upward mobility that were so readily available 50 years ago， they are becoming out of reach， like plentiful factory jobs with good money and affordable education and health care. White families are twice as likely as blacks to be upwardly mobile. For most people in America today， where you end up depends on where you start.

If you started in the middle-income class， about 40 to 45 percent of what you are making right now is due to the fact that your parents were in the middle-income class. The rest is up to you.

But for the millions of people who find themselves below the poverty line and the millions more who are the working poor， their starting point for the American dream leaves them painfully far away from the middle class.

51. Abby Subark is nervous because her kids ___ .

A. cannot easily reach their goals B. cannot succeed with poor score

C. dont want to achieve success at all D. dont want to continue their education

52. What can we learn from Paragraph 3？

A. A great many poor people can achieve middle-class status.

B. The American dream is to do better than old generations.

C. People used to have more opportunities for upward mobility.

D. You can make your dreams come true in America if born rich.

53. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 most probably mean？

A. A high goal can make you successful. B. Your birth had nothing to do with your future.

C. Your family lays solid foundation for your future. D. Your starting point cannot determine your destination.

54. Whats the main idea of the passage？

A. How the middle class comes about in the U.S.. B. Social status depends on family background.

C. Upward mobility in America has been easy. D. Its hard for poor Americans to realise American dream.

55. Whats the best title of the passage？

A. American dream. B. Far away from middle class.

C. Lower starting point， hard to realize dream. D. Starting point determine future.

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。

Sam， an unemployed piano tuner， said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger： it was $120，000！ He had won the Big Cube， a state lottery（彩票） game. To win， you must first guess which number a spinning（旋轉的）cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it： 1X， 10X， 50X， 100X， 500X， and 1000X. If you are correct， you must then guess which of two numbers you chose is going to be greater. So， just guessing which number appears on the cube does not mean that you will win any money.

Sam correctly guessed 1000X， but he still had to choose between two variables（變量）. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.

Finally， Sam flipped（擲）a coin. It came up heads， so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times， but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy， for he had just won 1000 times 120， or $120，000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cellphone while crossing the street， he got hit by a little sports car.

Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110，000. And the insurance company for the little sports cars owner asked for $9，000 worth of repairs. Also， Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesnt play the state lottery any more. He says its better to be unlucky.

56. Whats Sams previous job？ （within 3 words）

57. Whats the first thing Sam won？ （within 3 words）

58. Whats the first step if you want to win the money？ （within 10 words）

59. Why could Tom win the money by picking the teenager？ （within 10 words）

60. Why did Sam say it was better to be unlucky？ （within 8 words）

第二節 短文改錯（滿分15分）

One afternoon my father and I go fishing by a riverside.We found the water was very dirty that we could not see the bottom.We also found any rubbish or dead fish flowing on the water. That afternoon， my father and I caught only a smaller fish. Why do the fish die in the river？ That was because of a lot of factories along the river always poured its waste water and rubbish into the river. So the water got polluting. Thus， most of the fish in the river killed.What should we do now？

第三節 書面表達（滿分25分）

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