阶段检测一（模块一）

Part Ⅰ　Listening Comprehension（30 marks）

Section A（22.5 marks）

Directions：In this section，you will hear six conversations between two speakers.For each conversation，there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A，B and C.Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1．What's the most probable relationship between the two speakers？

A．Teacher and student.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Brother and sister.

2．What does the man tell the woman to do？

A．Go fishing with her friends.

B．Go shopping with Jenny and Alice.

C．Avoid buying unnecessary things.

Conversation 2

3．Who is supposed to attend the meeting？

A．Sam.　　　　．John.　　 C．Tom.

4．When does the meeting start？

A．At 3：30. B．At 3：15. C．At 3：00.

Conversation 3

5．Which book does the woman buy at last？

A．Life on the Mississippi.

B．The Prince and the Pauper.

C．The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

6．How much does the woman have to pay？

A．24 yuan.　　 B．30 yuan.　　 C．20 yuan.

Conversation 4

7．What is the man doing？

A．Having a party. B．Listening to music. C．Preparing lunch.

8．What does Jack most probably think of the party？

A．Wonderful. B．Just so-so. C．Boring.

9．What can we know from the conversation？

A．The man wanted to go to the party.

B．The woman came back home in her friend's car.

C．The man had told the woman not to go to the party.

Conversation 5

10．What makes the man worried？

A．That he can't finish his work on time.

B．That Mr James won't come back tomorrow.

C．That Mr James will ask him to do more work.

11．What does the woman offer to do？

A．Ask someone to help the man. B．Do all of the man's work. C．Help the man out.

12．What will the two speakers do tonight？

A．Work overtime in the office. B．Go to see a movie. C．Work at home.

Conversation 6

13．What is Lisa doing？

A．Preparing for an examination. B．Preparing online games. C．Watching TV.

14．What can we know from the conversation？

A．Betty wants to spend several days in the country.

B．Mike is thinner and thinner.

C．John is tired of city life.

15．What does the woman think of life in the city？

A．Comfortable. B．Convenient. C．Noisy.

Section B（7.5 marks）

Directions：In this section，you will hear a short passage.Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard.Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

Location

In the 16．______ of the city



Size

17．______ square meters



Facilities in each room

18．______，a dish-washer，a cooker，and a refrigerator



Price

A person per night：25 dollars

A person per week：175 dollars

Two people per week：19．______ dollars



Telephone

20．____________



Part Ⅱ　Language Knowledge（45 marks）

Section A（15 marks）

Directions：For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence.

21．The boss ______ company I worked in two years ago has ______ in solving such kind of problem.

A．whose；many experiences　　　B．who；many experiences

C．whose；much experience D．which；much experience

22．Although it was really a difficult task，he decided to try his best to______ success.

A．challenge　　　B．host　　　C．approve　　　D．achieve

23．The basketball players ______ each other the best luck in the game before it started.

A．wished B．hoped C．expected D．wanted

24．Though there are many beautiful dresses in the shop，yet none could ______ her.

A．suit B．go with C．match D．meet

25．With a lot of difficult problems ______，the boss is having a very hard time.

A．solved B．solving C．to be solving D．to solve

26．—So you relieved Mary of her position？

—Yes，but now I regret ______ another worker's accusation of her incompetency seriously.

A．taking B．to take C．to be taken D．being taken

27．She used to ______ on the right in China，so she was not used to ______ on the left in England at first.

A．drive；drive B．driving；drive C．driving；driving D．drive；driving

28．Not until he left his home______ to know how important family was for him.

A．did he begin B．had he begun

C．he began D．he had begun

29．The English play ______ my students acted at the New Year's Evening Party was a great success.

A．for which B．at which C．in which D．on which

30．Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase，______ was reasonable.

A．which price B．the price of which

C．whose the price D．the price of whose

31．Several little boys sat ______ to the old farmer，listening to his story ______ with great interest.

A．close；close B．closely；close C．close；closely D．closely；closely

32．Days are gone ______ we couldn't even feed ourselves.

A．where B．as C．when D．that

33．All the students in our school are required ______ mobile phone on campus.

A．not using B．using not C．to not use D．not to use

34．The Turners consider ______ a computer，which is commonly considered ______ a great help in our work and study.

A．to buy；to be B．buying；to be C．to buy；being D．buying；being

35．He is ______ while the manger is away，so you should ask him for advice.

A．in trouble B．in charge C．in prison D．in secret

Section B（18 marks）

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Soon it would be the holidays.But before that，there were year exams.All the students had been working __36__ for some time.If they didn't pass，they would have to __37__ the exams in September.There were usually a few who failed，but Kate decided not to be one of them.She had worked hard all day，but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbala was __38__about her.She was staying up too late.The night before the first exam，Barbala __39__that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill.She __40__ to wake her up in the morning.As she was falling asleep，Kate was worried that she might oversleep.Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject.At last，with the help of the __41__，she fell asleep.In no time at all，she was sitting in the examination hall，looking at the paper.She couldn't answer any of the questions.Everyone around her was writing pages and pages.However hard she thought，she couldn't find __42__to write about.She kept looking at her watch.__43__ was running out.There was only one hour left.She started one question，wrote two sentences，__44__ and tried another one.With only half an hour left，she wrote another two sentences.By this time she was so __45__ that she started __46__.Her whole body shook.It shook so much that it woke her up.She was still __47__ and it had all been a terrible dream.A minute later，Barbala called her name.

36．A．lazily B．hard C．legally D．smoothly

37．A．abandon B．pass C．quit D．retake

38．A．worried B．satisfied C．enjoyed D．afraid

39．A．argued B．insisted C．claimed D．thought

40．A．refused B．opposed C．promised D．hoped

41．A．herself B．her sister C．tiredness D．pill

42．A．anything　 B．nothing C．something D．everything

43．A．Money B．Food C．Time D．Water

44．A．looked up B．gave up C．put up D．made up

45．A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．upset

46．A．moving B．laughing C．crying D．singing

47．A．in bed B．in the hall C．in school D．in the classroom

Section C（12 marks）

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real！

When the door of happiness closes，__48__ one opens，but often we look so long at the closed door __49__ we don't see the one which has been opened for us.

Don't go for looks；they can deceive（欺骗）.__50__ go for wealth；even that fades away.Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make __51__ dark day seem bright.

Dream what you want to dream；go where you want to go；be __52__ you want to be.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything；they __53__ make the most of everything that comes along their way.The brightest future __54__ always be based on a forgotten past.

When you were born，you were crying and everyone __55__ you was smiling.

Live your life so that when you die，you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

Part Ⅲ　Reading Comprehension（30 marks）

Directions：Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A，B，C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

The most popular names in the west

Every year in English-speaking countries，people list the most popular names.Here are some examples.In the United States at the moment the three most popular names for girls are Emily，Emma and Madison.For boys，they are Michael，Joshua and Mathew.In Britain a parent today might call their little girl Grace，Jessica or Ruby.If they have a little boy they could call him Jack，Thomas or Oliver.

In China names have very clear meanings.If a girl is called Mei，her name means “beautiful”.If a boy is called Wu，his name means “like a soldier”.

Names in English-speaking countries are like this too.The girl's name Joy is probably partly chosen because the parents wish their daughter to be joyful and bring joy to others.If a girl is called Ruby，it may be because of the beautiful red precious（宝贵的）stone.

Parents often pick names that can be shortened.This_can_be_confusing_（困惑的）_for_Chinese_people.Parents might choose such names because they want to be able to speak to their kid in a personal way.

For example，a popular name is William.But William can be shortened to Will，Willy，Bill and Billy.The same