1、春高中英语 Module 4 Fine Arts Western Chinese and P第四模块测评(时间:120分钟满分:150分)第卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5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。W:Lisa said she mailed me some books.But they never came.M:Well,you just moved into a new pla
2、ce.She probably sent them out before she had your new address.1.What is the woman worried about?A.Her friend Lisa.B.Her books.C.Her new house.答案:BM:Did you see Henry at the meeting?W:No.He must have got tied up at the office.M:No,that isnt so.I met him in the lift just now.2.Where did the man meet H
3、enry?A.At the meeting.B.In the office.C.In the lift.答案:CW:I have to cancel my husbands appointment on July 5th because he is ill at home.M:Im sorry to hear that.Would you like to make an appointment for some other time?W:You can come to my house if it is important.3.Why does the woman cancel her hus
4、bands appointment?A.Hes ill.B.He is busy.C.He is out.答案:AW:Have you decided to take that position in China?I heard the salary is good.M:No.W:Why?You took Chinese in high school,didnt you?M:Id be all right if they only required a reading or writing knowledge of it.But you see,I have to speak there.4.
5、What is the man poor in when using Chinese?A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Speaking.答案:CW:Do you have another one of these pink T-shirts?M:Theres this one.W:But thats a size 42.I need a smaller one.M:Heres a 40.The size 38 will be too small for you.W:OK.Thanks.Ill take it.5.What size T-shirt does the woman wa
6、nt to buy?A.38 B.40 C.42答案:B第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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、7题。W:Tim,how much do you think we should spend on furniture?M:My early plan is $600.W:Well,lets think about what we
7、should buy.M:Good,thats really something necessary.I dont want to sleep on the floor in our new home.Thats the first thing.W:Just a minute,Ill get a pen to write all this down.M:A dining table,and a desk for us to work on.W:What about just buying one dining table?I think it could be used as a dining
8、 table and a desk,too.We can put it here.M:Great idea.Well,we need two chairs in any case.W:Yes,two chairs.6.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Husband and wife.B.Waiter and customer.C.Teacher and student.答案:A7.What does the woman suggest buying?A.A bed.B.A desk.C.A dining table.
9、答案:C听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。M:I think Steven is the right age to go to school,for both of us have to work and we dont have spare time to take care of him.W:But he is still so young.Its time for him to play.Ill work on night shift from next week.Ill be free in the daytime.M:But he is old enough to learn knowl
10、edge from school.Its your duty to plan his future.W:No,I couldnt agree with you.Its his own duty to plan his own future.M:Anyway,Ill send him to school this year.8.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Working on night shift.B.Sending Steven to school.C.Looking after Steven.答案:B9.Who should p
11、lan Stevens future in the womans opinion?A.The father.B.The mother.C.Steven himself.答案:C听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。W:Did you like the movie?M:Mmm.to be honest,I didnt think it was as good as the former ones,even though the scenery was great.How about you?W:I think the special effects were amazing.But I was a
12、little bit confused,for the plot was too complicated for me.I tried hard to keep track of all the characters and figure out what was going on.M:Did you read the books before watching the movie?W:No.Did you?M:Yes,I have read them all.I think its easier to follow for people who are already familiar wi
13、th the characters.By the way,do you often go to the movies?W:Yeah.I am a movie-goer and enjoy killing time in the theatre.10.What does the man think of the movie?A.Disappointing.B.Amazing.C.Moving.答案:A11.What made the woman confused about the movie?A.The scenery.B.The special effects.C.The plot.答案:C
14、12.How does the woman often kill time?A.By seeing movies.B.By reading books.C.By going shopping.答案:A听第9段材料,回答第 13至16 题。M:Good morning! Im Roy Carroll.W:Hello,Roy.Have a seat.Well,you seem to have the longest service recordseventeen years!M:Thats right.W:Well,youre obviously happy here!M:I am,yes,alt
15、hough it used to be more fun.W:Whys that?M:Well,it was more sociable.I used to go out more with my workmates.When I first started here,we had very long lunch breaks,sometimes for two hours.Now its only thirty minutes.And we all used the gym together.That doesnt happen much now.W:Did you use to work
16、more as a team?M:Yes,we did.Were more on our own now.I used to travel a lot more too.Theyve cut down on that.W:Has anything changed for the better?M:Yes,there are more chances to learn new skills.The moneys much better now.Thats why Im still here!13.What did the man think of working here before?A.Bo
17、ring. B.Enjoyable. C.Challenging.答案:B14.How long is the lunch break now?A.Two hours. B.One hour. C.Half an hour.答案:C15.What does the man have more chances to do?A.Learn new skills.B.Go out with workmates.C.Exercise in the gym(体育馆).答案:A16.Why does the man still work here?A.He can travel a lot.B.He ha
18、s a good salary.C.He can work on his own.答案:B听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20题。M:So,if everyone is here,Ill make a start.As you know,a few months ago we asked some people to do a survey of the way we answer the telephone across the group.They telephoned our offices as customers normally would.Now,Ill begin with
19、what they found out.First of all,they found out that on average we answer the phone after four rings,which isnt bad,but we can still improve on it.Secondly,friendliness.Now,although some offices scored as high as 8 out of 10 for friendliness,the people only gave the company as a whole 6 out of 10.On
20、 this point,they suggested that we use some good phrases on the phone.I think we can choose some new hold music as well.And finally,efficiency.Now here,we do quite well.However,there were one or two bad points which we still have to work on,such as always remembering to ask the callers name.So,we ne
21、ed to do a lot of work.17.When was the survey carried out?A.Several months ago.B.Several weeks ago.C.Several days ago.答案:A18.What was the score for friendliness as a whole?A.8 out of 10. B.7 out of 10. C.6 out of 10.答案:C19.Whats suggested to improve friendliness?A.Using some good phrases.B.Asking th
22、e callers name.C.Removing hold music.答案:A20.What is probably the speaker?A.A customer.B.A manager.C.An interviewer.答案:B第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AVincent Van Gogh(凡高),for whom colour was the main symbol of expression,was born in GrootZundert,Holland
23、in 1853.He was brought up in a cultured family.Vincent was highly emotional and wasnt self-confident.Between 1860 and 1880,when he finally decided to become an artist,Van Gogh had two unhappy love stories and worked unsuccessfully in Belgium.He remained there to study art,and decided to give happine
24、ss by creating beauty.Of the works of his early Dutch period,the most famous is The Potato Eaters.In 1886 he went to Paris to join his brother Tho,the manager of Goupils gallery.In Paris,Van Gogh studied with Cormon,later met Pissarro,Monet,and Gauguin,and began to lighten his very dark palette(调色板)
25、.His nervousness made him a difficult person to get along with and night-long discussions and painting all day undermined his health.He decided to go south to Arles where he hoped his friends would join him and help set up a school of art.Gauguin did join him but with bad results.Near the end of 188
26、8,Van Gogh ran after Gauguin with an open razor(剃须刀),which was stopped by him,but ended up cutting a part of his own ear off.It led Gauguin to finally leave Arles.In the May of 1890,Van Gogh seemed much better and went to live in Auvers-sur-Oise under the eye of Dr Gachet.Two months later he was dea
27、d,having shot himself “for the good of all”.During his life he had sold one painting.Van Goghs finest works were produced in less than three years.21.Vincent Van Gogh expressed himself in his works mainly .A.by shapeB.by colourC.with brush lines D.with words答案:B解析:细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Vincent Van Gogh(凡高
28、),for whom colour was the main symbol of expression.”可知,对凡高来说,颜色是他在作品中表达自己的主要符号,故选B项。22.Before Vincent Van Gogh started to learn art .A.he did a good jobB.he was popular with the other artistsC.he lived a frustrating lifeD.he had no interest in art答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第四句可知,凡高在学习艺术之前,爱情和工作上都不顺利,因此他的生活不
29、顺心。23.The underlined word “undermined” in the second paragraph could be replaced by “”.A.affected B.protectedC.tested D.changed答案:A解析:词义猜测题。该词所在句子的句意:神经质使他成为一个很难相处的人,并且整夜的讨论再加上白天画画损害了他的健康。affect“影响,对有坏影响”,与其意思相近,故选A项。24.Which of the following about Van Gogh is TRUE?A.He was a confident boy when he w
30、as young.B.He was born in Belgium and once worked in Holland.C.He lost a part of his ear at the age of 35.D.He had never sold any paintings during his life.答案:C解析:细节理解题。由第一段第三句可知A项错误;由第一段第一句可知B项错误;由第三段第三句可知D项错误;由第一段第一句以及第二段末可知,凡高出生于1853年,1888年自己砍掉部分耳朵,故C项正确。BSuppose someone asks you to paint a pictu
31、re.“All right,”you think.“No problem.I can fill the paper pretty easily.”But what if the picture you are asked to paint is three stories high,two city blocks long,and one block wide?In other words,a total of 17,000 square feet!Most people would be overwhelmed by the request(请求).But not Diego Rivera.Diego Rivera(18861957) was one of modern Mexicos most famous painters.When he was asked to paint this huge picture,he knew he could do it.During his life,Rivera painted 124 frescos that showed Mexican life,history,and social proble
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