選修八綜合技能測試

　　　本試卷分第卷(選擇題)和第卷(非選擇題)兩部分，共150分。考試時間120分鐘。

　　第卷(選擇題)

　　第一部分　聽力(共兩節，滿分30分)

　　第一節(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5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。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．When did the football match start?

　　A．At 2：45.B．At 3：15.C．At 3：25.

　　2．What does the man want to do?

　　A．Stop his car for a drink.

　　B．Drive directly to the hotel.

　　C．Find a place to take a rest.

　　3．What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

　　A．Teacher and student.

　　B．Mother and son.

　　C．Saleswoman and customer.

　　4．Why did Tom go to a new school?

　　A．He has done something wrong in his last school.

　　B．His teacher asked him to change a school.

　　C．His family has moved to Milan.

　　5．What is the fare except the tax?

　　A．165 dollars.

　　B．150 dollars.

　　C．135 dollars.

　　第二節(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5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。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、7題。

　　6．When will the woman arrive in Wellington?

　　A．On Monday.

　　B．On Tuesday.

　　C．On Friday.

　　7．What do we know about the woman?

　　A．She will have a rather busy week.

　　B．She will have a comfortable journey.

　　C．She will meet her friend in Sydney.

　　聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

　　8．What's the weather like?

　　A．Cold.

　　B．Rainy.

　　C．Fine.

　　9．What does the man ask the woman to do?

　　A．Open the window.

　　B．Give him a blanket.

　　C．Give him some tissue paper.

　　聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

　　10．What season is it probably now?

　　A．Early spring.

　　B．Late autumn.

　　C．Late winter.

　　11．What does the woman buy in the end?

　　A．A red coat in size 16.

　　B．A red coat in size 14.

　　C．A blue coat in size 16.

　　12．What's the change given to the woman?

　　A．85 dollars.

　　B．25 dollars.

　　C．15 dollars.

　　聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

　　13．What does the man think of Liverpool?

　　A．Interesting.

　　B．Lovely.

　　C．New.

　　14．Why did the man come to Liverpool?

　　A．To travel there.

　　B．To visit a friend.

　　C．To work there.

　　15．Where was the man born?

　　A．In Liverpool.

　　B．In Bergen.

　　C．In Oslo.

　　16．Where did the man learn English?

　　A．At school.

　　B．In England.

　　C．At English corner.

　　聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

　　17．What is the man doing?

　　A．Having an interview.

　　B．Introducing a book.

　　C．Telling a story.

　　18．What do the organisation members do?

　　A．Do business with local people.

　　B．Organise medical centres.

　　C．Help set up schools.

　　19．What made the man decide to take the course?

　　A．A local product.

　　B．A trip to Brazil.

　　C．A Brazilian organisation.

　　20．What does the man find particularly interesting in the book?

　　A．The climate change across the world.

　　B．The projects introduced in Netherlands.

　　C．The energy saving project of natural resources.

　　答案：1.A　2.B　3.A　4.C　5.C　6.A　7.A　8.C　9.B

　　10．B　11.A　12.C　13.A　14.C　15.B　16.A　17.A　18.C　19.B　20.B

　　聽力材料

　　Text 1

　　W: Did you go to the football match last Saturday?

　　M: Oh, yes. It was supposed to start at 2: 30, but it was delayed by 15 minutes.

　　Text 2

　　W: Would you stop the car so that we can have a drink?

　　M: I'd love to, but we have to continue driving so that we can get to Big King Hotel before dark.

　　Text 3

　　M: I have plenty of good ideas, but I haven't been able to organise them clearly. May I hand in the paper a few days late.

　　W: You know that I always prefer a well-written paper even if it is late.

　　Text 4

　　W:

　　Guess what? I got an e-mail from Tom. He's started at a new school.

　　M: Oh, why? What's he done wrong?

　　W: It's not that. His father changed jobs and they've moved to Milan.

　　Text 5

　　W: When does the next train leave for the city?

　　M: At about 4：00 pm.

　　W: What's the fare?

　　M: It is 150 dollars including ten percent of tax.

　　Text 6

　　M: When are you off then?

　　W: I'm leaving on Sunday night.

　　M: What's your schedule?

　　W: I arrive in Wellington on Monday, attend a conference there on Tuesday and leave for Brisbane early Wednesday morning.

　　M: How long will you stay there?

　　W: I'll see our new agent Mr Green there on Thursday. I'm free on Friday, but I'm catching the 10 o'clock plane on Saturday to go to the fair in Sydney.

　　M: You've got a full schedule.

　　Text 7

　　W: Hello, John. How are you feeling now?

　　M: Awful.

　　W: Shall I open the window? It's a lovely day.

　　M: No, thank you, Susan. I'm cold.

　　W: Shall I put the fire on?

　　M: Yes, please. Will you turn it up high?

　　W: Are you sure? It's very warm here.

　　M: I feel very cold. Will you get me another blanket, please?

　　W: Here you are. Shall I put it on the bed?

　　M: No. Put it round my shoulders, please.

　　W: Achoo!

　　M: What's the matter, Susan?

　　W: Will you pass me some tissue paper, please?

　　Text 8

　　M: Can I help you, madam?

　　W: Yes, I'm looking for a new winter coat since the weather is getting colder.

　　M: Do you have any particular colour in mind?

　　W: I don't know really. Can you tell me what fashionable colours do you have?

　　M: Certainly. Red is very popular this year.

　　W: Good. I like the colour. It suits me very well. It's a cheerful colour, isn't it?

　　M: Yes, madam, I guess so. What size do you wear?

　　W: Well, I used to wear size 14, but I've put on some weight recently, so my size now may be 16.

　　M: Mm, 16. Here it is. All these are 16.

　　W: I like this one very much. What is the price?

　　M: It's $185, madam.

　　W: Oh, that is too expensive. Do you have any cheaper ones of this size?

　　M: These are our cheapest coats, madam.

　　W: Yes, I see. I'll take it. Here is $ 200.

　　M: Thank you. Here's your change.

　　Text 9

　　W: So what do you think of Liverpool, Lars?

　　M: It's really interesting. Liverpool's such an old city, isn't it? There are some lovely buildings, and the people are so friendly!

　　W: Yes, they are. When did you get here?

　　M: Two days ago. I got the plane from Oslo. We were a bit late landing, but it didn't matter.

　　W: Oh, good. Where are you staying in Liverpool?

　　M: At the Grand Hotel. It's very convenient for the office. My room isn't very big, but it's OK.

　　W: What a pity! Never mind. Where are you from?

　　M: Well, from Norway. I was born in Bergen, but I live in the suburb of Oslo. It's very pretty, and it's not far from the sea.

　　W: Really? It sounds beautiful. Your English is very good. Where did you learn it?

　　M: That's very kind of you, but I know I make a lot of mistakes. I learned it at school for years, and I've been to England quite a few times.

　　Text 10

　　W: Right, perhaps you could tell me something about how you got interested in environmental science, and what experience you have in the subject.

　　M: Well, I've always been attracted by plants and animals, and then last year a cousin of mine, Mike Proctor, invited me to Brazil. He's the head of a project there ran by a European organisation. The organisation's aim is to help groups of villages set up their own schools and medical centres. They also encourage agriculture and the setting up of businesses to sell

　　local products.

　　Anyway,

　　it was during my stay I really began to understand the impact of climate change. I wanted to learn more about this, so I decided to take this course.

　　W: And since you've been back, have you done anything to develop your interest in the area?

　　M: Yes.

　　I've read a book about energy saving.

　　And I was particularly interested in how the Netherlands had begun to overcome the problem. The government has introduced some really interesting projects on energy saving in cities. There's also a recycling project, which is saving a huge amount of our natural resources. What's needed now, though, is to expand work like this across the world.

　　W: Before we finish, have you got any questions about the course here at the college.

　　M: Well, no, thank you for asking.

　　第二部分　閱讀理解(共20小題，滿分40分)

　　第一節(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

　　A

　　Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings.

　　The noise that affects sea creatures comes from a number of human activities. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines. Such noises are added to natural sounds. These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves.

　　Decibels (分貝) measured in water are different from those measured on land. A noise of one hundred and twenty decibels on land causes pain to human ears. In water, a decibel level of one hundred and ninety－five would have the same effect.

　　Some scientists have suggested setting a noise limit of one hundred and twenty decibels in the oceans. They have observed that noises at that level can frighten and confuse whales(鯨魚).

　　A team of American and Canadian scientists discovered that louder noises can seriously injure some animals.

　　The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing. This seriously affected the whales' ability to exchange information and find their way. Some of the whales even died. The explosions had caused their ears to bleed and become infected(被感染的).

　　Many researchers whose work depends on ocean sounds are against a limit of one hundred and twenty decibels. They say such a limit would mean an end to important industrial and scientific research.

　　Scientists do not know how much and what kinds of noises are harmful to ocean animals. However, many scientists don't think that noise is a greater danger than they believed. They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean.

　　文章大意：本文敘述了研究表明噪音污染引起了海洋生物的危險，科學家將來要采取措施拯救海洋生物，阻止噪音對海洋生物的傷害，提醒我們也要意識到保護海洋生物的重要性。

　　21．According to the passage, which of the following is increasingly dangerous to sea creatures?

　　A．The sound of cars.　

　　B．The sound of voices.

　　C．Man-made noise pollution. D．The sound of steps.

　　答案：C　細節理解題。由第一段Some scientists say that animals in the oceans are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. 可知噪音污染引起了海洋生物的危險，故選C。

　　22．According to the passage, natural sounds include all of the following EXCEPT________.

　　A．sounds made by animals themselves

　　B．ocean drilling

　　C．underwater earthquakes

　　D．the breaking of ice fields

　　答案：B　細節理解題。由第二段These sounds include the breaking of ice fields, underwater earthquakes, and sounds made by animals themselves. 可知ocean drilling不是自然的聲音，故選B。

　　23．Which of the following is true of whales？

　　A．They won't be confused by noises.

　　B．They are deaf to noises.

　　C．Their ability to reproduce will be lowered by high-level noises.

　　D．Their hearing will be damaged by high-level noises.

　　答案：D　推理判斷題。根據第六段The research team found that powerful underwater explosions were causing whales in the area to lose their hearing.可知水下巨大的爆炸聲會使鯨失去聽力，故選D。

　　24．According to the passage, what will scientists most probably do in the future?

　　A．They will work hard to reduce ocean noise pollution.

　　B．They will protect animals from harmful noises.

　　C．They will try to set a limit of 120 decibels.

　　D．They will study the effect of ocean noise pollution.

　　答案：B　推理判斷題。由文章的最后一句話They want to prevent noises from harming creatures in the ocean. 可知科學家將來要采取措施阻止噪音對海洋生物的傷害，故選B。

　　B

　　The USA is a land of immigrants. Between 1815 and 1914, the world witnessed the greatest peaceful migration in its history:

　　35 million people, mostly Europeans, left their homelands to start new lives in America. Why did these people risk everything by leaving their homes and families?

　　First, what forced emigrants to make the decision to leave? One major cause for European farmers to leave was the rise in population which in turn led to land hunger. Another was politics. There was an increased taxation(稅收) and the growth of armies, and many young men fled eastern Europe to avoid being forced to join the army.

　　Physical hunger provided another pressing reason. Following the collapse (衰退)of the economy of southern Italy in the 1860s, hundreds of thousands decided to start a new life in America. Religion also encouraged millions to leave the Old World.