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A.Inanelevator.
B.Onabus.
C.Inataxi.
2.WhatwillthemandoinEdinburgh?
A.DobusinesswithJustin.
B.TellJustinhisnewaddress.
C.GiveJustinthemedicines.
3.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlike?
A.Jazz.
B.Classical.
C.Folk.
4.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.InSeptember.
B.InApril.
C.InFebruary.
5.Whoseadvicedidthewomanfollow?
A.Theshopassistant'
s.
B.Hermother'
C.Hersister'
s.
第二节（共15小题;
每小题1.5分,满分22.5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、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秒钟的做答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题
6.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
A.Wheretobuytickets.
B.Wheretoparkthecar.
C.Wheretogetacamera.
7.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?
A.Atthemarket.
B.Atthecamerashop.
C.Atthesportsstadium.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanhavetodonow?
A.Planatrip.
B.Lookforajob.
C.Makeadecision.
9.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthejobinAmerica?
A.Dangerous.
B.Exciting.
C.Boring.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whenshouldstudentsmeetforthefieldtrip?
A.At7:
00am.
B.At7:
15am.
C.At8:
11.Howwilltheboyprobablygettoschooltoday?
A.Takethebus.
B.Takehismom'
scar.
C.TakeMrs.Anderson'
12.WhatistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandMrs.Anderson?
A.Colleagues.
B.Neighbors.
C.Bestfriends.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.WhatkindofpeopleisTheKnifeandTalkpopularwith?
A.Truckdrivers.
B.Officeworkers.
C.Actors.
14.Whatdoesthewomanlikemostabouttherestaurant?
A.Quietenvironment.
B.Greatwaitresses.
C.Popmusic.
15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisfavoriterestaurant?
A.Itstablesarepink.
B.Itoffersgreatfood.
C.Itwasjustopened.
16.Whatdoesthemanhaveforlunch?
A.Pancakes.
B.Fishpies.
C.Sausages.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whichcompetitionissuitableforthelisteners?
A.Thehighlevel.
B.Themiddlelevel.
C.Thelowlevel.
18.Whatisthetopicforthisyear?
A.Weather.
B.Change.
C.Travel.
19.Whatarethelistenersadvisedtodotogetideas?
A.AskMariaforhelp.
B.ReadthepoemcalledRain.
C.Borrowbooksfromthelibrary.
20.Whatwilltheschoolspendtheprizemoneyonthisyear?
A.Thelibrary.
B.Thecomputers.
C.Thelab.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；
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
Ifyouenjoyreading,therealmofbookswillbecomeaparadise（乐园）whichcannotbeexperiencedbywatchingtelevision.Astudyhasshownhowthosewhoreadforpleasureachievemoreinliteracy（读写能力）andthinkingabilitiesthanthosewhodon'
t.Actually,thereisnothingelsewhichwillexpandyourlanguageskillsandmakeyourimaginationfly.
Tobeginwith,languageskillscanbebetterlearnedthroughreadingforpleasurethanthroughwatchingTVforentertainment.Atbest,watchingtelevisioncanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining,butnobodywishestoraiseliteracylevelsbysimplysittinginfrontofaTVbox.
Therefore,onlybyreadingcanyouenrichyourvocabulary.However,itmustbemadeclearthatthelinkbetweenliteracyandreadingislikecomparinghealthtosport.Oneissomethingfunctionalandtheotherissomethingyoudobecauseyouenjoyit.
Thebooksthathelpyoumostinimaginationarethosewhichmakeyouthinkthemost.Inthislight,readingforpleasure,bothpaper-basedandon-screen,isfarmorebeneficialthanwatchingTV.Forexample,thereisalwaysabookwhichisopenedwithexpectationandclosedwithprofit:
imagination.Unfortunately,somepeople'
sloveofbooksisbeingruinedbytelevision,whichmaybeconsideredasadeclineinthinkingabilities.
Onthewhole,watchingTVislargelyharmlessasanentertainmentandinformationtool,butthereisnobetterwaytoenhanceyourlanguageskillsandimaginationthanreadingforpleasure.Forthosewhowouldcontinuetoenjoyreading,thereisaparadisenotyetbeinglost.Havingacquiredanamountoflanguageskillsthroughwidereading,youmightaswellimaginethatsuchaparadisewouldnotbeveryunlikeakindoflibrary.
21.Intheauthor’sopinion,watchingTVis______.
A.awasteoftimeandenergy
B.aparadiseforchildren
C.beneficialtosomeextent
D.justforentertainment
22.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofreading?
A.Peoplecanobtainthetruestinformationthroughit.
B.WatchingTVoffersmorepleasurethanitinreality.
C.Morelanguageskillswillbeobtainedaspeopledomoreofit.
D.Itplaysthesameroleinfiringkids'
imaginationaswatchingTV.
23.Howisthepassagemainlydeveloped?
A.Bymakingacomparison.
B.Bydescribingaprocess.
C.Byusingsomeexamples.
D.Byfollowingtimeorder.
B
AlmosteverybodyisfamiliarwiththeclassicimageofFrankenstein'
smonster（怪物）:
atallmanwithlight-greenskin,whocan'
tspeakmorethanafewsimplewords.Perhaps,ifyoucelebrateHalloween,youmighthavedressedupashim!
Butnotsomanypeopleknowtheoriginalbookthathecomesfrom.
Inthesummerof1816,agroupofyoungwriterswereonholidaynearLakeGenevainSwitzerland.UnusuallyforsummerinSwitzerland,theskywascoveredindarkcloudsanditwaspouringwithrain,sothefriendshadtospendmostoftheweektrappedintheirhouse.Toentertainthemselves,themostfamousofthewriters,LordByron,decidedtheyshouldhaveacompetition.Eachpersonhadtocreateaghoststoryandwhoeverwrotethescariestonewouldwin.ItwasduringthiscompetitionthatMaryShelley,whowasonlynineteenyearsold.hadtheideaofanuglymonster.Twoyearslater,shepublishedherfirstnovel:
Frankenstein.
Inthefilm,themonstercan'
treallytalkmuch,butinthebook.hehasavoiceandcanexplainhissideofthestory.Althoughheisscary,uglyandviolent,healsohasunderstandablehumanemotions,andthebookexploresthereasonsforhisactions.Themonsterisabandonedbythescientistwhocreateshim,andallofthehumanbeingshemeetsarecrueltohimwithoutreason.Hesuggeststhatheonlybecomescruelandviolentbecausehehasbeentreatedcruellyandviolentlybyotherpeople.
ThereasonIpersonallyloveFrankensteinsomuchisthatitissoopentointerpretation（解释）.Theproblemsandissuesittalksaboutaresimpleanduniversal.Itcanbeinterpretedasametaphor（隐喻）forfamilyrelationships,orforchildbirth,orforracism:
asscriticismofscienceoracriticismofreligion:
whateveryouthinkitisabout,itisforyoutodecide.
24.Frankensteinprobablytells_______.
A.alovestory
B.ahorrorstory
C.adetectivestory
D.anadventurestory
25.WhyisHalloweenmentioned?
A.Toexplainwhythebookisfamous.
B.Becausethebookisabouttheholiday.
C.BecausethefilmisplayedonHalloween.
D.Toshowtheimageofthemonsterispopular.
26.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Thefeaturesofthenovel.
B.HowMaryShelleybecameawriter.
C.AcompetitionheldbyMaryShelley.
D.Thecreationbackgroundofthenovel.
27.Whatcanreaderslearnfromthemonstersstory?
A.Thereisnonewithoutafault.
B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.
C.Thinkabouttheeffectsofouractions.
D.Scienceisusuallyextremelyimportant.
C
Myfouryearsatuniversityhadearnedmedoubledegreesintheaterandphilosophyandafulltimejobasacleaner.Ridinganelectriccleaningmachineat7a.m.wasfunforthefirstmonth,butdecreasinglysooverthenextfive,untilIwassoboredthatmybosstooknoticeandfiredme.
MyfamilyandIlivedinNorwaywhenIwas3,butIgrewupinCalifornia.Bytheendofcollege,IcouldfeeltheNorwegianlanguageandculturefading.MybrotherdecidedtomovebacktoNorwayduringmyfinalyearofcollege,andafterIgraduated,Ifollowedhim.Hehelpedgetmethejobasacleaner.NowI'
dhavetofindsomethingnew.
Walkinghome,Isawa"
helpwanted"
sign.Icalledthenumberandlinedupaninterviewforthenextday.Therewasonlyoneproblem:
Ididn’tknowwhatthejobwas.
"
What'
sasivilarbeider?
Iaskedmybrother.Hedidn'
tknoweither."
Butitdoesn'
tmatter,"
hetoldme."
Justsay‘yes’towhatevertheyask."
Iwenttotheinterviewthenextday.ThesecondquestionwaswhenIwasreadyformysiviltjeneste.Iconsideredmakingupadate,butthatseemedrisky.Ireplied,"
Idon'
tactuallyhaveasiviltjeresteyet.ButhowdoIgetone?
Iranhomeandimmediatelycalledthenumbertheinterviewerhadgivenme.ThewomanattheotherendofthelineseemedhappytodiscoverthatIabsolutelywasqualified.Formswouldbesenttomerightawaytofillout.Ihungupfeelingoptimistic.Anythingwasbetterthanmoppingfloors.Ihadtogetthisjob.
Afewdayslater,alargeenvelopearrived.Ithadaphotoofpeopleingreenfatigues（工作服）workingtogether.Insidewerebrochures.Icouldn'
tunderstandmuch,soItookthepacketwithmeandvisitedmygrandmotherlaterthatday.
Oh,sweetheart,"
shelaughed."
Yougotyourselfdrafted（征召入伍）."
Shethenlaughedsohandshestartedcoughing.
AllNorwegianmenaredraftedwhentheyturn18.Theyhavetheoptiontodosiviltjeneste,orcivilianservice,instead.IhadbeeninCaliforniawhenIturned18,soIhadn'
tbeencalledtoserve.NowI'
dreturnedtoNorway,calledthegovernment,andaskedthemtodraftme.
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