1、Module 3 The Violence of Nature 同步练习一、听力（每小题1分，共15分）第一节听下面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。每段对话仅读一遍。（ ）1. What have you learned from this talk about Li?A. He is always late.B. He is usually late.C. He is often late.（ ）2. How much time do they have before it starts?A. An hour.B. 45 m
2、inutes.C. Half an hour.（ ）3. What kind of bills does the man want?A. Ten-dollars bills.B. Twenty-dollars bills.C. One-dollar bills.（ ）4. How late does the woman come?A. Very late.B. Not very late.C. Not late.（ ）5. What does the girl want from her father?A. Some money.B. A book.C. A walkman.第二节听下面4段材
3、料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。每段材料读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。（ ）6. How can the woman get to the mans house?A. She will be picked up at the station.B. She will be picked up at her own house.C. She will take a train there.（ ）7. Whats the mans telephone number?A. 769-1919.B. 709-1919.C. 716-91
4、91.（ ）8. When does the woman plan to get to the station?A. Around 10 p.m.B. Around 5. p.m.C. Around 2 p.m.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。（ ）9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A football games they watched the night before.B. The TV programs they watched the night before.C. A film they have just seen.（ ）10.
5、What did the man probably do last night?A. He watched a football game.B. He saw a film.C. He worked all night.（ ）11. How much of the film did the woman see?A. The first part of it.B. The end of it.C. The whole of it.听第8段材料，回答第12和第13题。（ ）12. What is the man now?A. A teacher.B. A dancer.C. Neither of
6、the above.（ ）13. What is the man going to do?A. To teach English.B. To run a dancing school.C. To find a new job.听第9段材料，回答第14和第15题。（ ）14. Why did Alfred drive away without helping the old man?A. Because he thought the old man was not really injured.B. Because he thought the old man could help himsel
7、f.C. Because he thought no one else would notice him and he couldnt be found out.（ ）15. What caused the accident?A. Alfred had drunk too much.B. Alfred was driving too fast.C. Both A and B.二、单项选择（每小题0.5分，共10分）（ ）1. What do you want to be? I want to turn _ lawyer.A. aB. anC. /D. the（ ）2. I always lea
8、ve the windows _ when I sleep.A. to openB. openC. openedD. to be opened（ ）3. They want someone with _ for the job.A. some experiencesB. an experienceC. some experienceD. a piece of experience（ ）4. After Mr. Smith retired, his son _ the company from him.A. took downB. took offC. took overD. took up（
9、）5. Before we could take measures, the boat _.A. has been blown awayB. had blown awayC. had been blowing awayD. had been blown away（ ）6. If you have questions, _ the guide book.A. look atB. look forC. refer toD. look into（ ）7. The girl _ singing the song when I came into the classroom.A. hearsB. was
10、 heard toC. is hearingD. was heard（ ）8. After the earthquake we saw the _ of the village everywhere.A. harmB. ruinsC. damageD. cuts（ ）9. How long _ at this job? Since 1990.A. were you employedB. have you been employedC. had you been employedD. will you be employed（ ）10. The contest will _ tomorrow.A
11、. be taken placeB. break outC. take placeD. happen（ ）11. His words left me _ about his real purpose.A. wonderB. wonderingC. wonderedD. to wonder（ ）12. Although they listened carefully, they still couldnt hear a _.A. soundB. noiseC. voiceD. noises（ ）13. When the teacher explained the reason to the st
12、udents, they started _ how the machine worked.A. understandB. to understandC. understandingD. B and C（ ）14. The teacher said a part of the students _ absent and part of the homework _ not finished.A. were; wasB. were; wereC. was; wasD. was; were（ ）15. There is _ furniture in that old house.A. aB. a
13、large number ofC. a great dealD. a lot of （ ）16. The storm stopped but the waves were still _ the shore.A. strikingB. hittingC. beatingD. knocking（ ）17. Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actually _ the way.A. onB. inC. offD. by （ ）18. Yesterday I bought the same book _
14、 you had.A. asB. thatC. soD. what（ ）19. Have you experienced _?A. real hungryB. real hungerC. being hungerD. in being hugry（ ）20. You havent said a word about my new dress, Jack. Do you like it? Im sorry I _ anything about it. I thing you are more beautiful in it.A. wasnt sayingB. dont sayC. wont sa
15、yD. did not say三、完成句子（每小题1分，共5分）1. 我不知道他的地址。 I _ _ _ of his address. 2. 那个小孩站在门口，思考着什么东西。 The little boy stood _ _ _, _ about something.3. 我祝愿你明天能通过考试。 I _ you to _ the exam tomorrow.4. 看起来好像每个人都很高兴。 _ _ _ everyone was very happy.5. 人们经常告诉我们在街上骑车要小心。 We are often told _ _ the bike carefully in the s
16、treet. 四、完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me he had 1 experience. He went to a famous jewellery shop and asked to be 2 some gold necklaces. After 3 several, he decided to buy a good necklace with a precious stone and asked if he could pay by check. The assistant said that
17、was quite in order, but 4 my friend signed his name he was 5 into the managers office.The manager was very 6 , but he explained that someone with exactly the same name had presented them a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry when he heard this and said that he would buy a necklace
18、 7 else. When he got up to go, the manager told his that the 8 would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 9 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived very soon. They were polite, too, 10 explained that a person who had 11 the same name as his was responsible for a
19、 number of recent robberies（抢劫）. Then the police asked my friend to copy out a note which had been used by 12 in a number of stores. The note 13 , “ I have a gun in my pocket. Ask no question and give all the money in the drawer.” Fortunately, my friends handwriting was quite 14 the thiefs. He was n
20、ot only allowed to go without further delay, but also to 15 the necklace with him.（ ）1. A. pleasantB. unpleasedC. a pleasantD. an unpleasant（ ）2. A. givenB. seenC. soldD. shown（ ）3. A. gettingB. lookingC. examiningD. seeing（ ）4. A. whereB. unlessC. ifD. as soon as（ ）5. A. invitedB. askedC. toldD. fo
21、llowed（ ）6. A. angryB. politeC. shyD. surprised（ ）7. A. everywhereB. nowhereC. somewhereD. anywhere（ ）8. A. thiefB. assistantC. policeD. friend（ ）9. A. ifB. untilC. althoughD. unless（ ）10. A. butB. soC. whileD. as（ ）11. A. waitedB. usedC. boughtD. signed（ ）12. A. the policeB. the thiefC. my friendD.
22、 the manager（ ）13. A. tellB. sayC. readD. write（ ）14. A. likeB. unlikeC. dislikeD. as（ ）15. A. takeB. bringC. carryD. fetch五、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）（A）After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report. The damage and death toll could have been much w
23、orse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.Injures and deaths were relatively less in Los Angles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a. m. on a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highw
24、ays. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the citys buildings and highways, making them more resistant（有抵抗力的）to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers arent resting on their successes. Pinned to their drawing boards are
25、blueprints（蓝图的）for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should offer even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant firm yet flexible（柔韧的）materials, such as steel and wood, which bend without breaking. Later, peo
26、ple tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact（影响）of ground vibrations（颤动）. The most recent designs give buildings brains as well as concrete and steel supports, called smart building, the structures respond l
27、ike living organisms to an earthquakes vibrations. When the ground shakes and the buildings tip forward, the computer would force the building to shift in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to
28、 be damaged during earthquakes.（ ）1. One reason why the loss of lives in the Los Angeles earthquake was comparatively low is that _. A. new computers had been installed in the buildings B. occurred in the residential areas（居民区）rather than on the highways C. large numbers of Los Angeles residents had
29、 rushed into Los Angeles for holiday D. improvements had been made in the construction of buildings and highways（ ）2. The function of the computer mentioned in the passage is to _. A. counterbalance an earthquakes action on the building B. predict the coming of an earthquake with accuracy C. help st
30、rengthen the foundation of the building D. measure the impact of an earthquakes vibrations（ ）3. The smart buildings discussed in the passage _. A. would cause serious financial problems B. would be worthwhile though costly C. would increase the complexity of architectural design D. can reduce the gr
31、ound vibrations caused by earthquakes（ ）4. It can be inferred from the passage that in minimizing（最小化）the damage caused by earthquakes attention be focused on _. A. the increasing use of rubber and steel in capital construction B. the development of flexible building materials C. the reduction of th
32、e impact of ground vibrations D. early forecasts of earthquakes（ ）5. The authors main purpose in writing the passage is to _. A. compare the results of the earthquakes tat occurred in the US B. encourage civil engineers to make more extensive use of computers C. outline the history of the developmen
33、t of quake-resistant building materials D. report new developments in constructing quake-resistant building（B）One of the most successful singers of the twentieth century, Ella Fitzgerald has made several different styles of her own. She was born in Virginia but was brought up in Yonkers, New York. C
34、hick Webb noticed her in a competition when she was sixteen. He asked her to sing with his band, and when he died in 1939, she took over.Unlike Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald taught herself the sentimental music popular in the 1930ssongs like “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”and her recordings best sellers
35、. During the 1940s she developed her own “scat-singing（拟声唱法）”, for songs like “Flying Home” and “Lady Be Good”.Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect musical partner for friend, the trumpeter Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and artistry. “I just like music,” she has said. “To me, its a story. There
36、 is only one thing better than singing its singing.”（ ）6. Where did Fitzgerald spend most of her childhood?A. Virginia.B. Yonkers.C. New York CityD. Louisiana.（ ）7. Who was the first to discover Ella Fitzgeralds talent?A. Chick WebbB. Louis Armstrong.C. Bessie Smith.D. Fitzgeralds father.（ ）8. When
37、Fitzgerald was sixteen, Chick Webb asked her to _.A. marry himB. hire himC. take over his bandD. perform with his band（ ）9. What does the passage imply about Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong?A. They were the inventors of “scat-singing”.B. They played the same musical instruments.C. They performed
38、 well together.D. They were a married couple.（ ）10. The “friend” in the last paragraph referred to _.A. Ella FitzgeraldB. Louis ArmstrongC. Bessie SmithD. Chick Webb（C）Typhoons in northern part of the world have girls names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there w
39、as nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to it Hong Kong in ten years.It began to rain early on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten oclock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing peoples umbrellas away. The wind became
40、 stronger and stronger. The shelters were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down anchors. Some very big ships went out to sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it be blown onto rocks. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to t
41、ake off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather. In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were injured and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1500 people lost their homes. The people of
42、Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!（ ）11. Whats true according to the passage?A. Typhoons all over the world have girls names.B. Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.C. Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.D. For 10 years, people in Hong Kong have never seen a worse typhoon than T
43、yphoon Rose.（ ）12. Whats the possible result of Typhoon Rose?A. A lot of big ships were blown onto rocks.B. More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.C. People didnt sleep well in such bad weather.D. People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.（ ）13. The pe
44、ople of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because _.A. it caused the terrible lossesB. Typhoon Rose wasnt as beautiful as its namesC. they didnt sleep well that nightD. they couldnt find their ships after the typhoon（ ）14. Some big ships didnt go inside the shelters because _.A. they ha
45、d more anchorsB. it is safer outsideC. they were out at sea and werent fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose cameD. it was too expensive for big ships to go inside the shelters（ ）15. This passage is mainly about _.A. the name of typhoonsB. typhoons in Hong KongC. Typhoon RoseD. the typ
46、hoons六、短文改错（每小题1分，共10分）Last night I was lonely at home because my husband took1. _Ann, my daughter, for New York to see his parents. At eight, 2. _I decided to watch a TV programme. I turned the set and3. _started to watch a TV play. I am not usually interested in 4. _TV plays but I was complete del
47、ighted with this one. I was5. _enjoying it very well when something was happened to the 6. _picture. I tried hard to adjust the set because I want to7. _see who turned off to be the murderer, but the set was out of8. _order and the picture was so bad that I finally had to give in,9. _turn off the set and go to bed at nine, much early than usual.10. _七、书面表达（共10分）请你根据以下要点写一篇关于“98年夏季水灾”的文章。（第一句已给出）1. 性质（1）上世纪最严重的一次（2）损失严重（举例：农田、房屋、灾民）2. 原因（1）连月降雨（2）滥伐林木，水土流失（3）围湖造田，堵塞河道（waterway）3. 防范措施（1）保护沿河植被（2）改建堤坝（3）退田还湖In the summer of 1998, big floods occurred in both the south and north of China._