1、A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Pam. 2. What does Tom do probably?A. A barman. B. A shopkeeper. C. A waiter. 3. When will the woman go back to work?A. At 1:00 pm. B. At 1:15 pm. C. At 1:30 pm. 4. Whats the womans problem?A. Shes always late. B. She wastes too much time. C. She spends too much money. 5. What wil
2、l the man do afterwards?A. Put away his clothes. B. Buy another closet. C. Throw his old clothes away. 第二节听下面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、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6. When does Lucy bite her nails?A. When shes sad. B. Wh
3、en shes excited. C. When shes nervous. 7. What will the speakers do next?A. Watch a video. B. Play games. C. Visit a website. 听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What are the speakers talking about?A. How to improve our brain. B. How to keep young. C. How to practice muscles. 9. Whats suggestion?A. Join in more
4、activities. B. Slow down the life speed. C. See a doctor. 听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。10. How does the man feel every morning?A. Sleepy. B. Busy. C. Relaxed. 11. What time does the man usually get up?A. At about 7:00. B. At about 8:00. C. At about 9:00. 12. What are the speakers going to do?A. Go to work.
5、 B. Have lunch. C. Choose clothes. 听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Where are the speakers?A. In Britain. B. In Germany. C. In France. 14. What does the woman do in most working hours?A. She handles daily affairs. B. She deals with e-mails. C. She manages the telephones. 15. When does the woman usually get
6、 off work?A. At 5:15 pm. B. At 4:30 pm. C. At 4:15 pm. 16. What is the woman?A. A secretary. B. A director. C. An engineer. 听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How can you get ready for dancing?A. Have enough food. B. Stretch your body. C. Have a good rest. 18. What does the speaker say about ballet?A. Its ve
7、ry hard to learn. B. Its very relaxing. C. Its much free. 19. How many kinds of dances are mentioned?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 20. Which is the most favorable dance?A. Ballet. B. Jazz. C. Hip-hop. 第二部分 阅读理解 (40分)第1节 (30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWatching some children trying
8、 to catch butterflies one August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhood .When I was a boy of twelve in South Carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature (living thing)in a cage. We lived on the edge of a forest, and every evening at dusk the mock
9、ingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isnt a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way, I would have my own private musician. I finally s
10、ucceeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, being frightened, the bird fluttered(扑腾)about the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my little musician. On the second day of the birds captivity
11、, my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby. The following morning when I went to see how my captive (caged) bird was doing, I discovered it on th
12、e floor of the cage, dead. I was terribly surprised! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so I thought. Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had happened.
13、A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries(毒莓).She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in a cage. Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free. 21. Why did the wri
14、ter catch a mocking-bird when he was a boy of 12? A. He had just got a new cage. B. He wanted it to sing for him. C. He liked its beautiful feather. D. He wanted a pet for a companion.22. The mocking-bird died because it _. A. was frightened to death B. refused to eat anything C. ate the poisonous f
15、ood its mother gave it D. drank the poisonous water by mistake23. What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident? A. Freedom is very valuable to all creatures B. Be careful about food you give to baby birds C. You should keep the birds from their mother D. All birds put in a
16、cage wont live long B Bonnie Hernandez, 41, a single mother of three, lives in public housing on Manhattans Lower East Side. She dropped out of school in the ninth grade. But she hasnt let it keep her kids from succeeding. Her daughter Jennifer graduated from a city public high school among the top
17、students in her class. Now 20, she plans to attend a local college. When her youngest son, Joshua, 13, had a chance to attend a high school in a distant part of the city, she balked at the idea of his traveling so far on his own. Instead, she insisted he attend a school closer to their home. I try t
18、o monitor as much as I can, says Hernandez. I want to know whats bothering him. Hernandez understands that being deeply involved in her childrens lives has made a difference in their education. To do it, she had to swallow her pride. There was always one thing I was unable to help them with - homewo
19、rk. But I wasnt embarrassed, she says. I asked people for help. The moment you close your mind from embarrassment, you close it to knowledge. Hernandez, a poor reader herself, knew she had to get her kids reading early to give them a chance. It was hard to imagine her childrens success without wide
20、reading. She took them regularly to local public libraries. She says, They had their library cards already at three years old. At night, she read aloud to them despite being so tired . She also kept an eye out for recreation and volunteering programs for her children. Recently Hernandezs older son,
21、18-year-old Joey, has begun working with disabled children, and told his mother how wonderful it was to be able to read to a third-grader who couldnt read himself. Hernandez says , It felt like he was passing on a gift that Id given him.24. The underlined word “balked” in the second paragraph probab
22、ly means_. A. agreed B. hesitated C. was happy D. wondered25. Why did Hernandez ask her son to attend a school close to their home? A. To save money B. To protect her son from danger C. To watch her sons life closely D. To avoid heavy traffic26. According to Hernandez , its foolish of people to _. A
23、. feel ashamed to ask people for help B. give up studying at an early age C. force their children to do what they dont like D. give up their own life to help their children succeed27. From this passage, we can learn that _. A. Hernandez had to raise her children after her husband died B. Hernandezs
24、children were made to devote all time to studying C. Hernandezs children didnt dare to go against her will D. Hernandezs children benefited much from early readingCBack in the fifteenth century, in a village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order to support such a
25、big family, the father worked almost eighteen hours a day .Despite their hopeless condition, two of the children Albrecht Durer and his elder brother Albert Durer had a dream. They both wanted to become artists., but they knew full well that their father would never be financially able to send eithe
26、r of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy(专科学院).After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss a coin. The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. Then, when that brother com
27、pleted his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy.Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was very good. By the time he gr
28、aduated, he had earned considerable money for his works of art.When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrechts homecoming , where Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of support that had enabled him to achieve his am
29、bition. “And now, Albert, it is your turn. Now you can go to Nuremberg to go for your dream, and I will take care of you.”Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed , “No no no no, It is too late for me. Look look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! I have been suffering from
30、arthritis(关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast. I cannot paint with a pen or a brush.To show thanks to Albert for all of his sacrifice(牺牲), Albrecht Durer drew his brothers damaged hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called
31、his powerful drawing simply “Hands,” but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands.”The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder-no one ever makes it alone!28. Why did the two brother work out the agreement ? A. They were s
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