Module 4 Fine Arts—Western， Chinese and Pop Arts

（满分120分；时间80分钟）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the weather like now？

A. Rainy. B. Cold. C. Hot.

2. What is the time now？

A. 7：10. B. 7：30. C. 7：00.

3. What does the man probably want to do？

A. Do some talking with the woman. B. Do some shopping in the store.

C. Do some eating at the McDonalds.

4. Where does the conversation probably take place？

A. In a hospital. B. At school. C. At home.

5. What will the woman do？

A. Buy a new radio. B. Borrow the mans radio.

C. Ask the man to repair her radio.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. When can you have your letter posted at the post office？

A. At 7：30 a. m. on Monday. B. At 4 p. m. on Friday.

C. At 10 a. m. on Saturday.

7. Which service is the dearest if one wants to post a parcel？

A. First-class mail. B. Second-class mail.

C. Parcel post.

8. How many hours is second-class mail delivered later than first-class？

A. 12 hours. B. 20 hours. C. 24 hours.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. How would the man spend the money if he won ten million dollars？

A. He would spend it buying what he liked. B. He would save it in the bank.

C. He had no idea about that.

10. What does the woman like best？

A. Travelling. B. Holding parties. C. Shopping.

11. What is the man like？

A. He is warm-hearted. B. He is selfish.

C. He is careful with money.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Who is Rich？

A. Hes the mans cousin. B. Hes the mans friend.

C. Hes the womans friend.

13. What sport is Alice good at？

A. Bicycling. B. Tennis. C. Basketball.

14. How does Alice look？

A. She has brown hair. B. Shes tall.

C. She has black eyes.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. How does Susan usually go to school？

A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By bike.

16. What happened to Susan yesterday？

A. She was seriously ill. B. She was almost hit by a drunken car driver.

C. She was hit by a truck.

17. What can we learn from the conversation？

A. The car driver isnt allowed to drive for three months.

B. The man thought Susan was very unlucky.

C. The truck driver was seriously injured.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What does the speaker mainly talk about？

A. That there should be no homework. B. Why too much homework is not a good thing.

C. How to get rid of the boring homework.

19. What do we learn about the speaker from the text？

A. He is often late for school. B. He often tells his friends not to do homework.

C. He is in Grade One in senior middle school now.

20. What does the speaker want his teachers to know？

A. That homework doesnt help with their studies.

B. That good learning methods are very important.

C. That too much homework often makes him fall asleep in class.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

21. Picasso， ___ twentieth-centurys greatest western artist， moved to France in ___ early twenties.

A. a； the B. /； his

C. the； his D. /； the

22. We have only a little time together， so we try ___ it happily.

A. to cost B. to spend

C. costing D. spending

23. We ___ to ask and answer questions about the pictures.

A. made a turn B. made turns

C. took a turn D. took turns

24. My grandparents always expect ___ me， and I look forward to ___ them， too.

A. to see； see B. seeing； seeing

C. seeing； see D. to see； seeing

25. Never ___ till tomorrow what you can do today.

A. put on B. put off

C. put up D. put out

26. Tom asked the candy makers if they could make the chocolate easier ___ into small pieces.

A. break B. breaking

C. to break D. broken

27. Teachers give students a lot of exercises to do. They ___ students grades.

A. aim to improving B. aim improving

C. aim to improve D. aim at being improved

28. As a form of art， this is also ___ in the field of advertisement.

A. adopted B. realised

C. admitted D. allowed

29. Xu Beihong is most famous for his ___ paintings of horses.

A. live B. lively

C. alive D. living

30. — Learning to draw the Chinese traditional style of painting well needs hard work.

— ___ .

A. Youve got it right B. Its all right

C. Im not half as good as you D. Thanks for the compliment

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Many adults see teens as energetic. Many of us see ourselves as proud. This thinking 31 many adults and us， too， to have the idea that if we cant handle school or 32 life well， were just not trying.

But in my opinion that may not be true.

Earlier this school year， I was leaving my class one Friday， when suddenly it 33 like I had pulled a muscle in my back. I knew I was 34 .

After a few days I stopped eating. This meant I lost 35 . The clothes that I bought two weeks earlier began 36 loose. This time my parents got scared. 37 ， I started sleeping less. My eyelids were constantly（时常地） 38 .

I refused to 39 that I was ill. I kept my job working 25 hours a week in a shop； I didnt 40 any classes. When I was hurting， I didnt mind and kept on going. 41 it kills you， it makes you stronger， right？

But now I find myself thinking. Is it 42 it？ Im taking the classes and writing for the newspaper because it looks 43 on college applications. And I m working 25 hours a week so that， once I get into my dream school， I can 44 it.

Here I am， already sick from the 45 of work Im doing in and out of school. So， what good is a（n） 46 application if Im badly ill？ What is the 47 of doing this work if I cant enjoy the results？

In fact， by writing my 48 Im telling all the people who 49 much about the future to worry about it now. This is my warning： Dont climb the 50 dive if you dont like the deep end.

31. A. proves B. forces C. permits D. causes

32. A. still B. even C. just D. yet

33. A. looked B. seemed C. appeared D. felt

34. A. foolish B. heated C. wrong D. ill

35. A. weight B. hope C. face D. direction

36. A. hanging B. holding C. changing D. dressing

37. A. In fact B. In addition C. In turn D. In general

38. A. red B. shut C. open D. heavy

39. A. understand B. determine C. accept D. consider

40. A. lose B. drop C. give D. take

41. A. Unless B. If C. Though D. As

42. A. paid B. affect C. fit D. worth

43. A. curious B. funny C. good D. cool

44. A. control B. manage C. support D. afford

45. A. amount B. set C. enjoyment D. stage

46. A. suitable B. believable C. impressive D. unusual

47. A. reason B. idea C. point D. aim

48. A. time B. labor C. article D. story

49. A. think B. care C. miss D. realize

50. A. far B. deep C. hard D. high

第三部分 阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Most people only tap（发掘）a small part of their potential. You do what you CAN do， but are you doing what you COULD do？ Most people do what they CAN do， but not what they COULD do. But there is a whole other world of possibilities out there that most of us dont even let ourselves think about them.

The larger question we need to ask ourselves is： Can we reach a greater potential than we have ever imagined？ In fact， if you stop and think about it， what could you do？ I mean if you werent afraid of failing， or if you decided to stop coming up with reasons for not doing something， what COULD you actually accomplish？

As a psychotherapist（心理咨询师）I was always interested in the stories that people told about themselves.

Joey Boring， a stockbroker worked in Edward Jones， was an average performer until he got a vision of what he COULD do. Within two years Joey became one of the top performers. In fact， during the global financial crisis， his performance was up by 43%. Why？ Joey decided not to limit himself. He said， “I realized that I could do more than I had ever thought I could do”， and he did！ During a time that could have easily been the worst financial period in his career， he chose to view it as an opportunity and began to focus his efforts on ways to better serve his existing customers.

A young friend of mine， Ashtyn Van， sprained（扭）her knee pretty badly. As a 14-year-old girl， she decided that she could tell herself that she was strong enough and good enough to do it. That day， she received the highest score at the state level competition. She could do more than she was doing.

I wonder what limits you are putting on yourself today. Perhaps we are only held back by our own limited thinking.

51. According to the text， what you COULD do are things that ___ .

A. you have the ability to do B. you are not allowed to do

C. you have managed to do D. you are not sure but may be successful in

52. Why do many people cant realize a greater potential？

A. They are realistic. B. They are not good enough to succeed.

C. They tend to find themselves excuses. D. They havent drawn lessons from past failures.

53. But for his idea of what he COULD do， Joey， during the crisis， might have ___ .

A. been more successful B. lost his job

C. suffered losses D. made Edward Jones closed

54. What does the author imply by giving the two examples？

A. To sing the praises of the two.

B. To say the two are really lucky dogs.

C. To advise people to follow the two examples.

D. To prove ones potential is far bigger than he or she can imagine.

55. Which would be the best title for the text？

A. Are you going to take a risk？ B. Are you brave enough？

C. God helps those who help themselves. D. Stop putting limits on yourself.

第四部分 写作（共三节，满分50分）

第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child， a son， who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald did a lot of things for his son. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.

Meanwhile， Fitzgeralds wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the great artists. Later Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death， he had carefully prepared his will（遗嘱）as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell all his collection at an auction（拍卖）.

Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection， a huge crowd of possible buyers came to the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors anxious to bid（出价）. Before the auction， the art works were shown， among which was a painting of Fitzgeralds son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality， it received little attention.

When it was time for the auction， the auctioneer asked the crowd to pay attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgeralds will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.

The poor-quality painting didnt receive any bidders， except one old man who had served the son and loved him， and who offered the only bid.

As soon as the man bought the painting for less than one English pound， the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet， and the lawyer read from the will， “Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.” Then the auction was over and the buyers left unwillingly.

56. Why did Fitzgerald love his son so much？ （within 6 words）

57. Why did the painting of Fitzgeralds son receive little attention？ （within 5 words）

58. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgeralds son？ （within 10 words）

59. How much did the old man pay for the painting？ （within 5 words）

60. Who drew the painting of Fitzgeralds son？ （within 3 words）

第二节 短文改错（满分15分）

Jimmy started painting in four. When he was six， he was already good at it. He painted many beautiful pictures， that were different from the others because he just painted on half of the paper. “That was very clever，” everyone said， “Nobody else do that！” And people paid a lot money for them， saying “This boy is going to be famous when he is a little old， and then were going to sell it for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.” One day somebody asked him， “How do you only paint on the bottom half of your paper？” “Because Im small， and my brushes cant reach very highly，” Jimmy said.

第三节 书面表达（满分25分）

常言道“字如其人”。随着电脑的普及，部分老师、家长和学生对书写的重视程度也降低了。据一项调查显示，有85.8%的中学生表示自己的字迹不好看。对于中学生而言，能写一手美观大方的字还是颇有益处的，而中学生不想改善书法的理由也有很大差别，如图所示。请写一篇120字左右的英文短文，反映一下中学生不想改善书法的理由以及你是如何看待这个问题的。

Middle School Students Attitudes Towards Handwriting

Nowadays， with the growing popularity of computers， teachers， students and their parents are paying less and less attention to handwriting.