| 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 can we know about the latest products? |
| A. They have a modern design. B. They are very expensive. C. They have two handles. |
| 2. What did the man do yesterday? |
| A. He went to see his friends. B. He had a meeting. C. He went for an interview. |
| 3. Why does the woman want to live in the city? |
| A. It is easier to find jobs in the city. B. She can go to the cinema every day. C. Her job is in the city. |
| 4. Where does the conversation most probably take place? |
| A. In an office. B. In a restaurant. C. At home. |
| 5. What does the man want to buy? |
| A. 15 planes. B. 50 buses. C. 50 computers. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-2题。 |
| 1. What can we know about the woman's watch? |
| A. It runs ten minutes fast every day. B. It runs ten minutes slow every day. C. It keeps very good time. |
| 2. How does the man deal with his watch? |
| A. Putting it back ten minutes. B. Putting it ahead ten minutes. C. Throwing it away. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-3题。 |
| 1. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers? |
| A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Manager and secretary. |
| 2.What does the man want to do? |
| A. Dance with the woman. B. Learn to dance. C. Teach the woman to dance. |
| 3. How does the woman like the music? |
| A. It's noisy. B. It's terrible. C. It's nice. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-3题。 |
| 1. Why does the man make the call? |
| A. To buy several rooms in the house. B. To rent a furnished room for himself. C. To rent several rooms for his friends. |
| 2. What sort of house is it? |
| A. A house with no storey. B. A house with two storeys. C. A house with three storeys. |
| 3. How does the woman describe the area? |
| A. It's a place that is very convenient. B. It's an area where there are some Chinese people. C. It's an area where there are people from different places. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-3题。 |
| 1. When does the man usually watch TV? |
| A. At noon and at midnight. B. Around breakfast and at midnight. C. In the morning and in the afternoon. |
| 2. What does the man expect to see on the new channel? |
| A. News and commercials. B. Local service programs. C. Old comedy shows. |
| 3. What is the woman doing? |
| A. Asking for advice. B. Offering information. C. Making suggestions. |
| 听下面一段材料，回答第1-4题。 |
| 1. What does the speaker probably do? |
| A. An editor. B. A journalist. C. A college student. |
| 2. Where did the speaker visit several days ago? |
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A. A blind and deaf school. |
| 3. How did the speaker communicate with the girl? |
| A. By playing games together. B. By talking with each other. C. By gestures or writing on each other's hands. |
| 4. What's the purpose of this letter? |
| A. To call on people to give money to disabled people. B. To call on people to visit disabled people as often as possible. C. To call on people to learn from disabled people. |
| — Is your new team-mate a good guy? — Yes. He is kind, skillful, hard-working and intelligent; ____, I can't speak too highly of him. |
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| A. on the contrary B. by the way C. in a word D. as a result |
| — Do you still smoke heavily? — No. In fact, it is two years since I ____. |
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| A. have stopped smoking B. smoked D. began to smoke D. started to smoke |
| This is the second time that the top 10 list of popular novels _____ published by this magazine. |
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| A. has been B. are C. is D. have been |
| ____ red is a symbol of warmth, it can sometimes make people feel uneasy or even frightened. |
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| A. As B. Since C. If D. While |
| The course normally attracts 20 students per year, _____up to half will be from overseas. |
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| A. in which B. for whom C. with which D. of whom |
| Everything was perfect for the picnic _____ the weather. |
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| A. in place of B. as well as C. except for D. in case of |
| ____ it comes to traffic rules, I often come across such cases _____ the local drivers obviously know them but won't follow them. |
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| — Hi Susan! Can you help me to decide what to buy for Peter's birthday? — Sure. ______ — Well, Peter loves music, so I thought I would give him a CD. |
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| A. Can I ask you for some advice? B. What do you have in mind? C. That is a great idea! D. How about a Rolling Stones CD? |
| Ted couldn't remember the exact date of the hurricane, but he knew it was _____ Sunday morning because everybody was at _____ church. |
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| — How did you find your visit to the museum, Jane? — ________. |
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| A. By taking a No.3 bus B. Oh, wonderful, indeed C. I went there alone D. A classmate of mine showed me the way |
| ____ gets well prepared will pass the exam easily. |
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| He asked me how much he _______ me and I told him that the petrol pump had shown $ 15. |
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| Hearing the news, she burst into _____ and burst _____ the room. |
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| A. crying; out B. tears; in C. crying; into D. tears; out of |
| To his disappointment, the opinion he had stuck ______ out wrong. |
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| A. to turn B. to turning C. to turned D. to be turned |
| _____ to complete the job on time, they set out to work immediately. |
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| A. Being determined B. On having determined C. Determined D. To be determined |
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| The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 1 the seats, settled in one of them. It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 2 . Susan's husband Mark watched her 3 into hopelessness and he was 4 to use every possible means to help his wife. Finally, Susan felt ready to 5 to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too. 6 to get around the city by herself. Mark 7 to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening 8 she could manage it by herself. For two weeks, Mark 9 Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on her other 10 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 11 . At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip 12 . Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 13 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude (感激). She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 14 ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement 15 Susan. She was doing it! On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work 16 . As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, "Miss, I sure 17 you." Curious, Susan asked the driver 18 . "You know, every morning for the 19 week, a fine-looking gentleman a military uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely," the bus driver said. Tears of happiness poured down Susan's cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than 20 . That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness. | ||||
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| Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends. My earliest memories of my father are a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and his family, but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor café. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before? The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I'm delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. |
| 1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult? |
| A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself. C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her. |
| 2. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel _____. |
| A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe |
| 3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? |
| A. More critical. B. More talkative. C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working. |
| 4. The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to _____. |
| A. the author's son B. the author's father C. the friend of the author's father D. the café owner |
| 阅读理解。 |
| More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝). The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the world's best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple. In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C (维生素C) than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater. Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte's attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market. |
| 1. We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is ______. |
| A. green outside and sweet inside B. good-looking outside and soft inside C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside D. a little soft outside and sweet inside |
| 2. Why was the new type of pineapple selling well? |
| A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. B. It was less sweet and good for health. C. It was developed by Del Monte. D. It was used as medicine. |
| 3. The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something ______. |
| A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always present C. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift |
| 4. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte _______. |
| A. slowed other companies to develop pineapples B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself C. tried hard to control the pineapple market D. planned to help the other companies |
| 阅读理解。 |
| It is often necessary to release a fish, that is, set it free after catching, because it is too small, or you just don't want to take it home to eat. In some cases, releasing fish is a good measure that will help keep fish variety and build their population size. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. The advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive (存活) to bite again another day. -When catching a fish, play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible. -Don't' use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying. -Hold the fish gently. Do not put your fingers in its eyes. Don't wipe the scales (鱼鳞) off the fish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival. -Remove your hook (鱼钩) quickly. If the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach, cut the line and leave the hook in. The hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish. -Take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water. Release the fish when it begins to struggle and is able to swim. -Do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. If you are going to release a fish, do so right away. With a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival. |
| 1. People sometimes set a fish free after catching it because they ______ |
| A. don't want it to die B. hope it will grow quickly C. don't want to have it as food D. want to practice their fishing skills |
| 2. Which of the following will probably make a fish ill? |
| A. Taking the hook off it. B. Removing its scales. C. Touching its eves. D. Holding it in your hand. |
| 3. A proper way to release a fish is to ______. |
| A.move it in water till it can swim B. take the hook out of its stomach C. keep it in a bucket for some time D. let it struggle a little in your hand |
| 4. What is the purpose of the test? |
| A. To show how to enjoy fishing. B. To persuade people to fish less often. C. To encourage people to set fish free. D. To give advice on how to release fish. |
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| 1. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets? | |||
| A. Choose the holiday in Devon. B. Go to the Snowdonia Centre. C Join the World Sea Trip of 2008. D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii. | |||
| 2. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different from the other two holidays? | |||
| A. It provides chances of family gatherings. B. It provides customers with good food. C. It offers a sport lesson. D. It offers comfortable room. | |||
| 3. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008? | |||
| A. You can have free meals on deck every day. B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places. C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play. D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking. | |||
| 4. At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners' costs of ￡57 do not cover _____. | |||
| A. food B. rooms C. body exercises D. walking shoes |
| 阅读理解。 |
| 本文介绍了美国著名的生物学家Edward Wilson 的著作The Future of Life中的一些有关如何开发、利 用和保护自然资源的情况. Edward Wilson is America's, if not the world's, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world's natural resources (资源). How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity (生物多样性)of our earth. Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment (环境) protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today's Walden Pond with that of Thoreau's day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years. Van the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future? Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species (物种) are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of plants and animals to enlarge farming areas. At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas in this book. |
| 1. We learn from the text that Wilson cares most about ______ |
| A. the environment for plants B. the biodiversity of our earth C. the wastes of natural resources D. the importance of human values |
| 2. How many species are most important to our present food supply? |
| A. Twenty. B. Eighty. C. One hundred D. Ten thousand. |
| 3. Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to _______. |
| A. learn how to farm scientifically B. build homes for some dying species C. make it clear what to eat D. use more species for food . |
| 4. We can infer that the text is _______ |
| A. a description of natural resources B. a research report C. a book review D. an introduction to a scientist |
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| Most American teenagers used to spend their summer vacations holding multiple jobs. However, with the increase in gas prices, teenagers chose to stay at home instead of going out of the town."I wish the prices would _____.The expense of driving to places is affecting our daily life."said Alicia, still a senior at Enochs High School in Modesto, California. Alicia, who spent her summer at her dad's house, said that there would be no point in getting a job."The drive to my workplace is so long that I would hardly be making any profit because all my money would be going toward gas,"she said. Teenagers are now forced to give up the pleasure of driving around the town without purpose."Instead of driving around looking for something to do, I now find myself planning the way in advance so I don't waste necessary gas," said Stephen Macko, a student at Davis High School in Modesto. What kinds of things are teenagers doing in order to conserve gas? Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at one time so she doesn't have to go home and leave again. "I try to do it all in one trip so I don't have to always be running around and wasting gas,"she said. "I know that when I go to lunch with my friends, we make sure to go somewhere near all of our houses so we save gas.""But it's hard, considering I drive a big truck. I also try to get a lift from my friends when they are going to places that I am going to."said Stephen. Some try not to accelerate too much. Teenagers will have to continue changing their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases. However, that might not be a bad thing. |
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1. What is the best title of this passage? ( Please answer within 10 words.) |
| 书面表达。 假定你是李华，从小喜爱大熊猫（panda）,一直通过有关网站(website)关注三年前在美国圣迭哥 动物园出生的大熊猫“苏琳”和她的母亲“白云”。现在苏琳即将三岁。请根据以下要点给动物园 工作人员写一封信： 1. 自我介绍； 2. 祝贺苏琳生日； 3. 感谢工作人员； 4. 索取苏琳三岁生日照。 注意：1、词数120-150左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3、开头语已为你写好。 |
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