1、 AA bank BA park C A bus stop2When is Pauls birthday party? AJuly 11 BJuly 12 CJuly 133Where is the man going to spend his Christmas? A In his brothers B In his mothers C In his sisters4How are the woman-s parents? A Theyre ill now B Theyre seldom illCTheyre very healthy5What-s the probable relation
2、ship between the speakers? A Classmates BA couple C Colleagues第二节:(共15小题;每小题15分,满分225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 BC三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,听完后每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料,回答第67题。6What does David like to do when he is online? A To communicate with his friends B To look for
3、something interesting C To look up some useful information7What does the woman do? A She is a worker B She is a researcherC She is a teacher 听第7段材料,回答第810题。8Why does the woman turn to the man? A Because she is not interested in English B Because she is not good at learning English C Because she has
4、no time to do English exercises9 How does the woman usually learn English? A By doing lots of exercises B By reading English novels C By remembering basic knowledge10 What does the man advise the woman to do? A To change her learning method B To spend more time on English C To recite each text in he
5、r textbook 听第8段材料,回答第1113题。11 Where does the conversation most probably take place? A In a bar B In a store C In a restaurant12 Who does the man buy the fruit juice for? A His wife B His son CHis daughter13 How much is a kilo of apples? A 4 yuan B 8 yuan C16 yuan 听第9段材料,回答第1417题。14 Whats the probabl
6、e relationship between the two speakers? A Doctor and patient B Employer and employee C Husband and wife15 Whats the womans attitude towards the mans idea? A Positive B Indifferent C Negative16 Why does the man think he should join the football team? A Because he was a professional player B Because
7、it is organized by his company C Because he used to play football very well17 What does the woman advise the man to do? A Insist on his diet B Do more exerciseC Join the football team 听第10段材料,回答第1820题。18 When was Emperor Nero in power? A Before 37 AD B After 68 AD C During the first century19 Around
8、 1600, who owned most of the coffee shops in Paris? A Italians B Americans C Frenchmen20 Who invented the hand- turned ice- cream freezer? A Francesco BNancy Johnson C Jacob Flusell第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节: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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A All parents have sky-high hopes
9、for their children We want them to be confident and content What can parents do to help their kids grow up to lead happy lives? Experts advise: 1 Helping them find their talents In order to succeed, children need to feel theyre good at something So expose your children to as many interests as possib
10、le, then let them choose those they like best 2 Applauding their achievements A study found that students whose parents paid attention to their abilities were far more likely to do well in school- and in life- than students whose parents didnt show such support So celebrate your kids achievements, n
11、o matter how small they are 3 Praising their efforts Kids wont always come out on top Still, they deserve kudos (赞誉) for trying their best Ten- year- old April Cutler, for example, has had trouble with math since second grade “She usually gets Cs on her report card, but last year she was determined
12、to get As and worked hard at it, says her mom When the first grading period ended, April was disappointed when she got a B minus m math, Lueille continues But my husband and I told her we were very proud that shed improved That inspired her to try even harder, She got a B plus for the next period! 4
13、 Letting them make decisions and mistakes Making his/her own decisions increases a child- s sense of control and builds his/her self-esteem (自尊心) And allowing kids to make wrong decisions-so long as doing so wont harm them-helps kids learn from their mistakes 5 Encouraging them to solve their own pr
14、oblems As they grow, children need practice in communicating, standing up for themselves and compromising One of the best places to learn these skillsat home So the next time your child runs to you complaining that her brother is blaming her, step back and let them work it out21 What is the purpose
15、of the passage? A To encourage parents to admire their kids B To show how to praise kids C To give advice on how to help kids become mature D To help kids study harder22 The passage is mainly intended for A parents Bkids C teachers D educators23 From the example of April Cutler, we can learn that _
16、Asetting a high goal makes kids feel discouraged B praising kids efforts can help them make greater progress C solving problems by themselves helps kids feel confident D interest is the best teacher24 Why should parents allow kids to make mistakes? A Making mistakes is a normal thing for a kid B Adu
17、lts also make mistakes now and then C Making mistakes won-t harm kids D Kids can learn something valuable from their mistakesB My grandmother was from a town in Michigan Summer after summer, I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child I was from the city and loved the small town they liv
18、ed in People knew everyone, their kids, their pets, their ancestors The bond with them continued to grow as I grew and they got olderGrandma was always using her hands for something exciting She would make little sandwiches and wed have tea parties Shed make beautiful quilts for each one I remember
19、the small thimble (顶针) she would use while doing her needle work A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth, I bid farewell to a loving grandmother How quickly our lives can change We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday I missed her very much On one particul
20、ar birthday, when I was feeling a little low, something happened to make me feel like she was sharing that special day with me I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow It was small and hardI moved the object to a seam (接缝) that I carefu
21、lly opened, and to my delight out came a tiny silver thimble ! How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her Not realizing it had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing it in that little pillow that I just happened to place on my bedspread that day I carefully laid the thimble
22、alongside the others love collected over the years, where I could continue to see the gift God chose to reveal to me What a precious memory of a very special lady who somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble inside my pillow I made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma alwa
23、ys did, and enjoyed my tea and Grandmas thimbleWhat a wonderful birthday that was!25 The author wrote this passage to _ Aa express a desire to lead a simple life B show she missed living with her grandma C call on people to care for the old D recall her happy childhood26 The author liked staying wit
24、h her grandparents because A she was curious about people and things there B they often bought her some gifts C she could have tea parties and eat sandwiches D she could learn to sew quilts27 How did the author feel when she found the silver thimble? A Sad B Proud C Cheerful DLucky28 What is the bes
25、t title for the passage? A Grandma s silver thimble B A little pillow C My grandparents D My childhood C The United Nations says more than 900 million people worldwide do not have enough to eat Officials say 100 million more could ,go hungry this year because of the food and financial crises To deal
26、 with the situation, the UN World Food Program has started a project to help small farmers These farmers are mainly women Many cannot produce enough food even to feed and support their own families The new effort is called Purchase for Progress, or P4P It aims to connect local farmers with dependabl
27、e markets That way, they could get a chance to sell their surplus(剩余) at competitive prices P4P will be tested in as many as 21 countries during the next five years The biggest contributor to the project is Bill Gates, through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Another donor(捐款者) is the Howard T3
28、uffett Foundation, led by a son of the American investor Warren Buffett The government of Belgium is also supporting the project in a former colony (殖民地) g now the Democratic Republic of Congo Together these donors have provided more than 76 million dollars for projects in Africa and CentralAmerica
29、Purchase for Progress will work with United Nations agencies, governments and non governmental organizations to help increase crop production The World Bank Group and other partners are to help train fanners in better crop management and marketing skills The World Food Program says it expects to buy
30、 40,000 tons of food in the first year using method carried out by the project That will be enough to feed 250,000 people P4P is expected to develop food cooperatives and longterm agreements for buying corn, wheat and other food crops About 350,000 farmers could be assisted Officials say the project will change the way the World Food Program buys foo
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