| 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完 每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 |
| 1. How long does it take to London by train? |
| A. 1 hour B. 2 hours C. 3 hours |
| 2. What does the woman mean? |
| A. She has no time to read. B. She doesn't want to read. C. She wants to read right away. |
| 3. What does the woman want to know? |
| A. When she need meet her brother. B. How the man got the message. C. Why her brother called. |
| 4. What makes the woman so happy? |
| A. Her own looks. B. Her exam result. C. Her parents' visit. |
| 5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? |
| A. Their homework. B. Their professor. C. Their reading habits. |
| 请听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. What is important to the man? |
| A. To attend the concert on weekends. B. To sit together with his friends. C. To have cheaper tickets. |
| 2. When will the man go to the concert? |
| A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday. |
| 8. How much does the man have to pay? |
| A. $ 30. B. $ 90. C. $ 100. |
| 请听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Where is the man? |
| A. In New York. B. In Beijing. C. In France. |
| 2. What is the main purpose of the man's coming visit? |
| A. To be on holiday. B. To see the woman. C. To attend a meeting. |
| 3. When will the two speakers meet? |
| A. On June 20 B. On June 21 C. On June 22 |
| 请听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Where are the two speakers? |
| A. In the library. B. In the garden. C. In the classroom. |
| 2. How many units will be included in the test? |
| A. 3. B. 4. C. 6. |
| 3. What test will they have? |
| A. Geography. B. Language. C. History. |
| 请听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 |
| 1. Where is the conversation most probably taking place? |
| A. In an office. B. At a cinema. C. At a restaurant. |
| 2. What is the man still thinking about? |
| A. The food to order. B. The interview. C. The movie. |
| 3. What is the woman's advice to the man? |
| A. To wait for the result. B. To see the movie again. C. To ask the boss. |
| 请听下面一段材料，回答第1至3题。 | ||||||||||||
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| They will fly to Washington, _____ they plan to stay for two or three days. |
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| It was not until midnight _____ they reached the camp site. |
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| Judy is going to marry the sailor she _____ in Rome last year. |
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| — Could we see each other at 3 o'clock this afternoon? — Sorry, let's make it _____ time. |
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| People in Chongqing are proud of _____ they have achieved in the past ten years. |
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| Only when I left my parents for Italy _____ how much I loved them. |
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| A. I realized B. I had realized C. had I realized D. did I realize |
| In many places in China, _____ bicycle is still _____ poplar means of transportation. |
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| — May I ask a question after class, Sir? — _____, but not during my lunch break. |
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| A. I'm sorry B. Anytime C. Certainly D. Go ahead |
| _____ to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead. |
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| — I can't find my purse anywhere. — You _____ have lost it while shopping. |
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| He _____ as a national hero for winning the first gold medal for his country in the Olympics. |
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| The artist was born poor, _____ poor he remained all his life. |
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| All people, _____ they are old or young, rich or poor, have been trying their best to help those in need since the disaster. |
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| — I am afraid I can't return the book to you before Friday. — _____. |
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| A. Don't be afraid B. Be careful C. Not at all D. Take your time |
| Teenagers _____ their health because they play computer games too much. |
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| A. have damaged B. are damaging C. damaged D. will damage |
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| I was on a bus one March evening. The driver didn't 1 to start the bus soon because it was not yet 2 . A middle-aged woman got on. Tired and sad, she told her story 3 , not to anyone in particular. On her way to the station, half of her 4 was stolen. The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she 5 still had some left. A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked 6 . When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine. The conductor began to collect fares (车费). When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he 7 that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home. On hearing this, she ordered the old man to 8 the bus. The old man was almost in tears as he 9 her to let him take the bus home. The driver took the conductor's side and repeated the conductor's 10 . The woman was watching the incident. 11 the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered (干预). "Stop 12 him! Can't you see he's only trying to get home?" "He doesn't have any money!" the driver 13 . "Well, that's no 14 to throw him off the bus," she insisted. Then she reached inside her blouse, look out her 15 money, and handed it to the conductor. "Here's his fare and mine. Just stop giving him a 16 time." All heads turned to the woman. "It's only money," she shrugged. She rode the rest of the way home 17 a happy smile, with the money she'd lost earlier 18 . On the road of life, the help of strangers can 19 our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the 20 will be when we make it a little smoother for others! | ||||
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| 阅读理解。 |
| I arrived at my mother's home for our Monday family dinner. The smells of food flew over from the kitchen. Mother was pulling out quilt (被子) after quilt from the boxes, proudly showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to fold and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the bottom of one box. I pulled it out. "What is this?" I asked. "Oh?" Mom said, "That's Mama's quilt." I spread the quilt. It looked at if a group of school children had pieced it together: irregular designs, childish pictures, a crooked line on the right. "Grandmother made this?" I said, surprised. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This certainly didn't look like any of the quilts she had made. "Yes, right before she died. I brought it home with me last year and made some changes," she said. "I'm still working on it. See, this is what I've done so far." I looked at it more closely. She had made straight a crooked line. At the center of the quilt, she had stitched (缝) a piece of cloth with these words:"My mother made many quilts. She didn't get all lines straight. But I think this is beautiful. I want to see it finished. Her last quilt." "Ooh, this is so nice, Mom," I said. It occurred to me that by completing my grandmother's quilt, my mother was honoring her own mother. I realized, too, that I held in my hands a family treasure. It started with the loving hands of one woman, and continued with the loving hands of another. |
| 1. Why did the author go to mother's home? |
| A. To see her mother's quilts. B. To help prepare for a show. C. To get together for the family dinner. D. To discuss her grandmother's life. |
| 2. The author was surprised because _____. |
| A. the quilt looked very strange. B. her grandmother liked the quilt. C. the quilt was the best she had seen. D. her mother had made some changes |
| 3. The underlined wood "crooked" in the passage most probably means _____. |
| A. unfinished B. broken C. bent D. unusual |
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? |
| A. A Quilt Show B. Mother's Home C. A Monday Dinner D. Grandmother's Quilt |
| 阅读理解诶。 |
| While all my classmates seem to be crazy about a one-way ticket to Mars (火星), I'd rather say Mars is totally unsuitable for human existence. People won't have enough food supplies there, and the terrible environment would make it impossible for them to live a long life. Besides, the journey won't be safe. Can anybody explain to me just why people would go to Mars, never to return? Steve Minear, UK Here are the things you can think of: the desire to explore a foreign and unique environment, the excitement of being the first humans to open up a new world, the expectation of fame and glory…For scientists there is another reason. Their observations and research will probably lead to great scientific achievements. Donal Trollop, Canada There are already too many people on the Earth. I think that sometime before the end of the century, there will be a human colony (殖民地) on Mars. It will happen when people finally realize that two-way trips to the red planet Mars are unnecessary. Most of the danger of space flight is in the launches (发射) and landings. Cutting the trip home would therefore reduce the danger of accidents, save a lot of money, and open the way to building an everlasting human settlement on another world. Enough supplies can be sent on ahead. And every two years more supplies and more people will be sent to the new colony. Mars has all the materials for a colony to produce or make everything it needs, and Mars is far more pleasant than the other planets in the outer space. Paul Davies. USA |
| 1. The main purpose of Steve Minear's writing is _____. |
| A. to report his classmates' discussion B. to invite an answer to his question C. to explain the natural state of Mars D. to show his agreement on going to Mars |
| 2. Which of the following best states Donal Trollop's idea? |
| A. There is a plan to send humans to Mars. B. There are many reasons for going to Mars. C. Scientists become famous by doing research on Mars. D. It is possible to build an Earth-like environment on Mars. |
| 3. Paul Davies points out that _____. |
| A. humans need only a one-way ticket to Mars B. two-way trips to Mars will be made safe soon C. it is easy to reduce the danger and cost of flights to Mars D. it is cheap to build an everlasting human settlement on Mars |
| 4. What does Paul Davies think of human existence on Mars? |
| A. Humans will have to bring all they need from the Earth. B. Humans will find Mars totally unsuitable for living. C. Humans can produce everything they need. D. Humans can live longer in the colony on Mars. |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Being able to multitask-doing several things at the same time-is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again. What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle an ever larger number of electronic devices (电子 产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a significant amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask. Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table. Multitasking also affects young people's performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinion of the effect of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response (反应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work. |
| 1. What does the underlined word "juggle" in Paragraph 2 most probably mean? |
| A. Want to buy. B. Take the place of. C. Use at the same time. D. Seek for information from. |
| 2. In Paragraph 3, the author points out that _____. |
| A. family members do not eat at the family table B. family member do not greet each other C. young people live happily in their families D. young people seldom talk with their family members |
| 3. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? |
| A. Multitasking is harmful to young people's development. B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets. C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people. D. Young people must learn skills for future jobs. |
| 4. The author develops the passage mainly by _____. |
| A. providing typical examples B. following the natural time order C. comparing opinions from different fields D. presenting a cause and analyzing its effects |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Seeing a volcano erupt (喷发) is a wonderful experience, and you can really feel the beat by climbing to the summit (山顶) of Pacaya for a close-up view. There are guided tours every day up this highly active volcano from Antigua. Giving travelers a chance to see Mother Nature at her most powerful. Pacaya is an easy drive from Antigua, a beautiful city with many colorful houses along its old streets that are turned into art-works during its Holy Week festival. No matter when you come to Antigua, you won't miss the Pacaya-tour companies. But climbing Pacaya is no easy job: it is 2560 metres high, and reaching the summit takes two to three hours of seemingly one-step-forward and two-step-back movements. As you climb, you hear the dull sounds of eruptions high above. Steaming, hot remains from recent eruptions begin to line the path as you near the active summit; the McKenney Cone (火山锥). Just as though you were going to walk over to the edge of the cone, the road turns to the left and up to the relative safety of the old, inactive summit. Many tours are timed so that you arrive at the cone of the volcano in plenty of time for sunset and the full contrast between the erupting red lava (熔岩) and the darkening sky. On a good day the view from the summit is extremely exciting. The active mouth boils, sending red lava over its sides, and once in a while shoots hot streams up to 100 meters into the air. There is a strong bad smell in the air even if you take care to be upwind of the cone. As evening turns deeper into the night, the burning lava quietly falls down the side of the volcano. For you, too, it is time to get down. |
| 1. What is the main purpose of this passage? |
| A. To attract tourists to Pacaya. B. To describe the beauty of Pacaya. C. To introduce guided tours to Pacaya. D. To explain the power of nature at Pacaya. |
| 2. Antigua is a city _____. |
| A. where people can enjoy cultural festivals B. where the daring Pacaya tour starts C. that gives a close-up view of Paraya D. that is famous for its tour companies |
| 3. Climbing to the McKenney Cone, people will _____. |
| A. walk directly to the active summit B. hear the continuous loud noise from above C. make greater efforts than to other summits D. see a path lined with remains of earlier eruptions |
| 4. Many tours are timed for people to _____. |
| A. get down the mountain in time when night falls B. avoid the smell from the upwind direction of the cone C. enjoy the fantastic eruption against the darkening sky D. appreciate the scenery of the 2560-metre-high mountain |
| 阅读理解。 |
| Almost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers hoping to sell their products. The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in people's lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item (商品) that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors. It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with case into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety. |
| 1. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1? |
| A. The exercise of rights is a luxury. B. The practice of choice is difficult. C. The right of choice is given but at a price. D. Choice and right exist at the same time. |
| 2. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety? |
| A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product. B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion. C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items. D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the rage of choice. |
| 3. By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that _____. |
| A. advanced products meet the needs of people B. products of the latest design flood the market C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry D. everyday goods need to be replaced often |
| 4. What is this passage mainly about? |
| A. The variety of choices in modern society. B. The opinions on people's right in different countries. C. The problems about the availability of everyday goods. D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions |
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