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1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Attheman’soffice.B.Inthewoman’shome.
C.Intheman’shome.
2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofcomputerclass?
A.Sheenjoyslearningit.B.Shethinksitisveryinteresting.
C.Shethinksitishardtolearn
3.Howdoesthewomankeepintouchwithherfriendsabroad?
A.Bye-mail.B.Overthephone.C.Throughletters.
4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Therearetoomanycoursesofferedtothestudents.
B.Themanshouldtakefewercoursesnextterm
C.Itiswisertotakemorethanfourcourses.
5.Whatdoesthemanwishtodo?
A.Repairhiscar.B.Parkhiscar.C.Driveon
二、听力第二部分(题型注释)
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至8题。
6.Whoanswersthetelephone?
A.MissBell.B.Mr.Adam.C.Mr.Carter.
7.WhyisWednesday’smeetingtobecanceled?
A.BecauseMr.Carterhastoattendanotherimportantmeeting.
B.BecauseMr.Adamhastomeetanimportantfriendfromabroad.
C.BecauseMr.Adamwon’tbebackuntilthedayaftertomorrow.
8.WhenwillMr.CarterandMr.Adamprobablycontacteachotheragain?
A.OnFridaymorning.B.OnSaturday.
C.OnFridayafternoon.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheweather?
A.Unpleasant.B.Comfortable.C.Exciting.
10.Whatdoesthemanhavetogooutfor?
A.Working.B.Shopping.C.Cleaning.
11.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themandoesn’tlikelastwinter.
B.Thiswinteristerriblycold.
C.Thewomanhasnotimeforwalks.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatdoesonemeanbysaying“timeflies”?
A.Timefliesareakindofinsect.
B.Timegoesbyquickly.
C.Onecanflywithtime.
13.Whatdoesonemeanbysaying“Wehave30minutestokillbeforeourmovie”?
A.Onehastowaitfor30minutesforthemovie.
B.Onehastospend30minutesseeingamovie.
C.Onehastokillsomethingin30minutes.
14.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?
A.Thewaytimeflies.B.Howtokilltime.
C.Idiomsabouttime.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Howdoesthemangetinformationabouttheapartment?
A.FromTVadvertisements.B.Fromnewspaperadvertisements.
C.Fromradioadvertisements.
16.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortherentandparkingfeepermonth?
A.$720.B.$780.C.$880.
17.Whatdoweknowabouttheapartment?
A.It’saone-bedroomapartmentwithoutabalcony.
B.It’sanewapartmentwithoutmuchfurniture.
C.Therentisinclusiveofgasfee.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whichpartoftheplaneishigherthan5stories?
A.Thehead.B.Themiddle.C.Thetail.
19.Howmuchdoesitcosttobuildsuchanairplane?
A.Atleast$25million.B.Atleast$400million.
C.Atleast$35million.
20.Whyaretheairplanessafe?
A.Becausetherearemanypilots.
B.Becausetheengineshavedoubled.
C.Becauseitisslowduetogreatsize.
三、阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分)
Thetimingofschoolholidayshasalwayshadalottodowithwhenafamilygoesonvacation.Formanykids,summerholidaysmeanspendingtimeoutdoorsandheadingtowardwater-thelocalswimmingpool,alake,orthebeach.
Whatpeopleweartogoswimmingorsunbathinghaschangedagreatdealsincetheearly1990s.Doyouknowwhatearlyswimsuits(游泳衣)lookedlikeandwhattheyweremadeof?
Theearliestswimsuitscoveredmostofthebodyandwerecalled“bathingclothes”.Theywereoftenmadeofwool,whichmadethemscratchy(扎人的)andveryheavywhentheygotwet.Newermaterialsmadeitpossibletomakelighterswimsuits.Overtime,swimsuitscoveredlessandlessofthebody.In1946,thebikinibecamepopularamongwomen.
Summerholidaysdon’tjustmeangoingtothewater.Theycanalsomeangoingforabikeride,orapicnic.Italldependshowyouwanttospendyoursummerdays.
Ifyouliveorspendyourholidaynearthewater,thenfishing,divingandboatingareallgoodpossibilities.Insummertime,lotsofpeopleenjoyplaying,picnicking,andjustgoingoutwithfriendsonalongsummerdayuntilthesungoesdown.
AfamoussongcalledSummertimefromtheoperaPorgyandBessdescribeslife’smorerelaxedpaceinthisseason,“Summertime...andthelivingiseasy.Fisharejumping...”Askyourparentsandolderrelativesabouttheirsummertimememories.
1.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.Beingnearwaterisgreatinsummerforkids.
B.Itisgreatforkidstospendholidayswiththeirfamily.
C.whenyoushouldprepareforsummerholidays.
D.Whereyoucanfindwateronsummerholidays.
2.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_________.
A.Peoplewith“bathingclothes”couldswimeasily
B.Theearlierswimsuitswereverycomfortabletowear
C.Thereareotherwaystoenjoysummerholidays
D.Itiseasyforafamilytoarrangesummerholidays
3.Whatissummertimelikeaccordingtothepassage?
A.ItisbusyB.Itisinteresting
C.ItissimpleD.Itishard
Peoplearen’twalkinganymore---iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.
IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinanyhurry,either.Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:
motorosis.
ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmune,forIwasbredinthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattime,weregarded25milesasgoodday’swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced–andbeat—ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.
Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysician,SirAdolpheAbrahams,pointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperexercise.Apersonwhoavoidsexerciseismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise---themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.
ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.Themanwalkingcanlearnthetrees,flower,insects,birdsandanimals,thesignificanceofseasons,theveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworld.Hecannotlearninacar.
Thecarisaconvenientmeansoftransport,butwehavemadeitourwayoflife.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachnatureanymore;
tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisasteelriverthunderingonaconcreteroad.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.
Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind’sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.
4.Whatisthenationalsickness?
A.Walkingtoomuch
B.Travelingtoomuch
C.Drivingcarstoomuch
D.Climbingstairstoomuch.
5.Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?
A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.
B.peopleoftenwalked25milesaday.
C.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.
D.peopleconsideredaten-hourwalkasahardship.
6.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat________.
A.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonature
B.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smind
C.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfit
D.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease
7.Whatiscomparedto“asteelriver”inParagraph6?
A.AqueueofcarsB.Arayoftrafficlight
C.AflashoflightningD.Astreamofpeople
8.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?
A.Totellpeopletoreflectmoreonlife.
B.Torecommendpeopletogiveupdriving
C.Toadvisepeopletodooutdooractivities
D.Toencouragepeopletoreturntowalking
Indiahasmanyfestivals,withsomecelebrationsthatlastforweeks.However,noneofthemcomeevenclosetoHoli,India’smostcolorfulandfunfestival.Celebratedonthedayfollowingthefullmoon,thisyear’sfestivalhappenstobeonMarch19th.
AswithmostIndianfestivals,thisonealsohasmanydifferentfolkstories.Mostofthemcenteraroundthesuccessofgoodoverevil.Themostpopularoneisaboutaking,whohateshissonPrahladaforlovingthecreatoroftheUniverse—LordVishnu.Wheneveryattempttostophimfails,hissister,Holikabelievedtobeimmune(免疫的)tofire,joinsintheeffortbyinvitingtheyoungboytositwithherinsideahugefire.HelpedbythepowerofLordVishnu,Prahladaescapessafely,whiletheevilHolikaisburnedtodeath.Torememberthisevent,hugeoutdoorfiresarelitinthenightbeforeHoliinordertocleantheairofevilspiritsandtocelebratethedeathoftheevil.
Sowhat’ssogreataboutthisday?
Whiletherearesomefunparades(游行)andfolksongsanddanceperformances,themostfunofalliswalkingtothestreetsandsplashing(泼洒)peoplewithwatergunsanddrycolorsandevencoveringthemwithentirebucketsofcoloredwater.Onthisday,everybodyisfairgame,nomatterhowoldorhowyoung.
Ataboutmidday,thesplashingcomestoanendandpeoplelivingclosetooceansorriversusuallytakeabathinthewatertocleanthemselvesbeforegoinghometoadelicioushome-madebigdinnerandawell-deservedshortsleep,followingthisfulldayoffunandactivities.
9.WhydoesthekingdislikehissonPrahlada?
A.BecausePrahladadoesn’tlovehim.
B.BecausePrahladaisrudetoHolika.
C.BecausePrahla