1、A. For thirty minutes. B. For one hour. C. For three hours. 2. Where is the man now?A. In the basement. B. On the top floor. C. On the ground floor. 3. Which meal are the speakers about to have?A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner. 4. What was the man probably doing just now?A. Getting off a taxi. B. B
2、uying a train ticket. C. Checking out from a hotel. 5. Where are the speakers?A. At their home. B. At a restaurant. C. In a grocery store. 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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Whats the relationship
3、 between the speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student. 7. Where does the womans daughter live now?A. In the U.S. B. In England. C. In Australia. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. How do the speakers sound?A. Patient. B. Excited. C. Worried.9. What are the speakers going to do?A. See a mov
4、ie. B. Call an ambulance. C. Go to the police station. 10. Why is there a traffic jam?A. Because of an accident. B. Because of a soccer game. C. Because of the bad weather. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the woman doing?A. Making a reservation. B. Designing a new office. C. Attending a dinner party. 1
5、2. What time does the restaurant open?A. At 5:30. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:30. 13. Who is the woman going to have dinner with?A. Her family. B. Her workmates. C. Her friends. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where did the woman stay in northern Italy?A. At a house in the city. B. At a hotel in the village. C. At a h
6、ouse in the countryside. 15. What made the woman go into town?A. Dinner with her friends.B. Dinner with her parents.C. Dinner with her parents friends.16. How did the woman spend most of her time in Italy?A. Reading books. B. Studying Italian. C. Swimming in a river. 17. How is the womans Italian?A.
7、 Very fluent. B. Very basic. C. Very poor. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When did Chuck Berry meet Muddy Waters?A. Early in the 1950s. B. Early in 1955. C. Late in the 1960s. 19. Which song made Chuck Berry get a deal from Chess Records?A. You Can Never Tell. B. Johnny B. Goode. C. Maybellene.20. What did C
8、huck Berry do in 1958?A. He opened a music club. B. He stopped writing music. C. He made an album for his wife. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A As we all know, there are plenty of different parks to visit in the UK. All theme parks in Britain have cafes,
9、 restaurants, picnic areas and gift shops, so youll still have plenty to see and do when you and the kids have been on enough rides. There are usually smaller “unfair” rides and games as well, so younger children wont get bored. Several theme parks also have other attractions next to them, e.g. wate
10、r parks often open all year round, unlike the theme parks. Whenever you are in Britain, theres likely to be a theme park within one or two hours drive, bus ride or train journey. Several theme parks even have accommodation（住宿） so you can stay for a day for two if you want to make a trip into a short
11、 holiday. Prices for UK theme parks differ a lot: some have an entrance price which allows you to go on all the rides, while in others you have to pay for every ride separately. It can also make a difference whether you go during peak time or not. For example, tickets always cost more during school
12、holidays and weekends than they do during the weekdays.Theme parks always get very busy during the summer months, so if you dont like crowds, it is usually a good idea to go earlier or later in the year! If youre thinking of visiting a UK theme park, its worth having a look for special offers on tic
13、kets. Products such as chocolate bars and cereals sometimes have “buy one get one free” offers on theme park tickets, so keep a look out in shops and supermarkets.21. What cant you do in the theme park according to the passage?A. Have lunch. B. Have a skiing. C. Enjoy special offers. D. Stay for the
14、 night.22. What should you do if you are tired of crowds in the theme park?A. Avoid the busiest months. B. Go there when no one is in it. C. Choose one with few visitors. D. Go earlier or later in the daytime.23. What is the passage intended to do?A. Introduce famous theme parks. B. Introduce the th
15、eme parks in the UK. C. Tell the readers the prices of theme parks.D. Tell the readers tips for visiting the theme park.BTenzing left his home when he was ten to work and help his mother，who was looking after their 2-acre ancestral farm after his fathers death. He did temporary（临时的）jobs for the firs
16、t few years and then joined a Malaysian construction（建筑）firm，where he learnt to drive，repair machines, work on the Internet and even speak English fluently.“In those 13 years，I learnt everythingdriving, mechanic work，and how to set up a small factory. This made me gain much confidence to do almost a
17、ll jobs,” says Tenzing.However, as his mother was getting older, on December 12, 2006, Tenzing returned to his hometown in Assam. Having visited several farms, he came to know that tea could be easily exported and many tea companies were buying tea; so he also decided to grow tea on his farm. But as
18、 his family had never grown tea, he had no idea how to do it.Without specialized knowledge in this field, Tenzing went to meet with many tea experts and followed their instructions. But whenever he used pesticide （农药）on his farm, hed get a headache and feel indisposed. So he started looking for othe
19、r choices, Tenzing did his research online and finally in 2007, he connected with people from a Canadian non-governmental organization and invited them to his farm, where they trained him. Thus, Tenzing started growing tea organically.Today Tenzing has 25 acres of land, in which 7.5 acres is used fo
20、r tea planting, and he grows almost all types of fruits and vegetables. His success inspired many, and farmers from other parts of the country also started coming to his farm to learn organic farming. He has trained about 30,000 farmers so far. Every year almost 100 tourists visit his farm from many
21、 parts of the world like the UK, Australia, Germany, etc.24. Why did Tenzing want to grow tea on his farm?A. His mother was getting older. B. Tea sold very well at that time.C. His land was best for tea growth. D. He was tired of temporary jobs.25. What does the underlined word “indisposed” in Parag
22、raph 4 probably mean?A. Unfair. B. Prepared. C. Touched. D. Uncomfortable.26. Which of the following could be the best title of this passage?A. A Hot Tourist Attraction in AssamB. The Biggest Tea Farm in AssamC. Assam, A Success in Tea ExportsD. Tenzing, Assams First Organic Tea Farmer CA cultures v
23、alues can be mirrored by its humor. Humor has been evaluated（评估） by many great minds such as Thomas Hobbes, who, in On Nature, disliked humor, Laughter is nothing else but sudden pleasure arising from sudden thought of feeling far better than others. He thought humor to be a negative（消极的） quality of
24、 human narrow-mindedness.However, Mordechai Gordon, PhD of Education, insists, Humor allows us to view the world from an position that is amusing rather than serious.I agree with Gordon. Learning to look at the world through humor is important.In the United States, every four years an election occur
25、s. Without humor as a way to express their feelings, how would Americans be willing to support the election? Television shows like The Daily Show have become important parts of American culture. They are mothering the common people by unknowingly inputting politics into our mouths. They make politic
26、s fun.Of course, politics is only one type of humor. Social humor helps people through the twists and turns of the human condition. American pop culture encourages an unhealthy self image. On the topic of self-image, Hari Kondabolu stands out. He has a joke about the popular musical group The Pussyc
27、at Dolls, describing their hit song Dont Cha as a negative representation of women. He points out an obvious illegal activity in American culture.A study from Loyola University of Maryland has shown that humor is one determining reason for selecting a mating partner（配偶）. Among other things, mates lo
28、ok for an outstanding funny bone in a potential（潜在的） partner.Of course, humor is not always used for good purposes. Humor can be linked to rudeness and racism, but, like everything else, it has potential to unite human beings by allowing us to laugh at ourselves, our failures and our connection with
29、 one another.Though life may seem hard and depressing at times, all I have to do is look in the mirror at my increased lines on my skin to know that there is a comedy out there that even Chaplin didnt realize.With that in mind, remember to laugh with humanity and sometimes at humanity.27. According
30、to Hobbes, humor_.A. resulted in narrow-mindedness of human beingsB. was for people to view the world from another angleC. was only a way to laugh at others to make oneself feel betterD. had the power to mirror personal pleasure and national values28. What is the authors attitude towards political humor?A. Appreciative. B. Curious. C. Disappointed. D. Worried.29. How is the fourth paragraph developed?A. By example. B. By process. C. By comparison. D. By experiment.30. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A. Never be the one who laughs at other people.B. Chaplin didnt
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