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C.Heinvitedthewomantohaveicecream.
3.Whycan’tthewomanwatchthemovie?
A.Shehastowork.
B.Shehastogotoclass.
C.Shehastowriteapaper.
4.Howoldmightthemanbe?
A.Inhisteens.
B.Inhisearlytwenties.
C.Inhisthirties.
5.Whyisthemanunhappy?
A.Noonetakeshisdrinkorder.
B.Thewomanbroughthimthewrongfood.
C.Hehasbeenwaitingfor50minutes.
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,从每题所给的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7题。
6.Wheremightthewomanusuallystudy?
A.Atthelibrary.
B.Athome.
C.Inthelab.
7.Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?
A.Herexamsareveryeasy.
B.Shehaslessworktodothanhedoes.
C.Sheshouldtakeherstudiesmoreseriously.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodrink?
A.Coke.
B.Blackcoffee.
C.Teafromflowers.
9.Whatdidthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Tryanothercafé
.
B.Gotothecornermarket.
C.CallRoomService.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howlonghasthewomanprobablybeenwaiting?
A.Foroveranhour.
B.Fortenminutes.
C.Forhalfanhour.
11.Whatwastheweatherlikethismorningaccordingtotheweatherreport?
A.Windy.
B.Rainy.
C.Snowy.
12.Whatisthewoman’sjob?
A.Sheisaguide.
B.Sheisawaiter.
C.Sheisalawyer.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdidthemanforgettobring?
A.Hisdriver’slicense.
B.Hisregistrationticket.
C.HisATMcard.
14.Howmuchshouldthemangivethewoman?
A.$250.
B.About$500.
C.About$200.
15.Howwillthemanpayintheend?
A.Incash.
B.Withacreditcard.
C.Withapersonalcheck.
16.Whatmadethewomanchangehermind?
A.Themanthreatenedtocomplaintoherboss.
B.Themanpromisedtomakeherlifedifficult.
C.Themanstartedtowalkoutwithoutpaying.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.What’sthepurposeofthetreeplantingevent?
A.Toimprovepeople’senvironmentaleducation.
B.Tomakethestudentsstronger.
C.Tohelppeopleknoweachother.
18.Whoispayingforthetreeplantingevent?
A.No.1HighSchool.
B.Thelocalgovernment.
C.Thecity’senvironmentgroup.
19.Howmanyhoursdoestheactivitylasteveryday?
A.For4hours.
B.For6hours.
C.For10hours.
20.Whatdoesthespeakeraskpeopletobringintheend?
A.Food.
B.Treeplantingtools.
C.Apairofgloves.
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.
Longlongago,amanwastravelingonamountainwhenhefoundanincrediblecavewithallkindsoftreasureinsideit.Sohegaveuphisjob,hishome,andhisfriends,andspentallhistimeguardingthecave.
Hewassodevotedtoitthathehardlyateordrank,andbeforelonghefellill.Oneday,whenhecouldhardlymoveatall,hedecidedtosharethetreasure.
Hecrawledintothecavetogetahandfulofjewels,butdiscovered,tohishorror,thatitwasemptyexceptforasmalljewel.Themantookitandgaveittothefirstpersontocomeby,awoman.
Thenanoldmancameby.“Whatbadluck!
”themansaid.“JustamomentagoIgaveawomanthelastofthetreasureIwasguarding.”
“Areyousurethereisnothingleft?
”theoldmanasked.
Themantookhimintothecave,wheretheyfoundachestwithjewelsandsomebagsofgold.Themanwasshocked,andtheoldmanexplainedtohim,“Atlast!
Atlast!
Atlastsomeonehasbrokenthespellofthiscave.ThisistheCaveofTreasure,andyou'
rethefirsttohavepasseditsgreattest.Manyhavededicatedtheirlivestothiscave,onlytoenduprealizingtherewasnothinghere…”
“Andwhydoesthishappen?
”themanasked.
“Thismagiccavehasonlyasmanyrichesasyourownheart.Whensomeonediscoversit,thecavefillswiththetreasuretheybringwiththem,butlater,whentheyhavedevotedthemselvestoguardingthetreasure,theirheartsbecomeempty.Sodoesthecave.Theonlywaytofillitisbyfillingyourheartwithallthatisgood,asyoudidbygivingthewomanthatlastjewel.”
Fromthatdayon,themanunderstoodthatitwasbettertosharethantokeep.Thankstothecaveandtheoldman,hebecamenobleandgenerous.
21.Whydidthemangiveuphisjob,homeandfriends?
A.Becausehepossessedavarietyoftreasure.
B.Becausehedevotedhimselftoagreattest.
C.Becausehewantedtofindthetreasurecave.
D.Becausehehadtoguardthetreasurecave.
22.Whatdidthemanfindwhenheshowedhiscavetotheoldman?
A.Allkindsofvaluabletreasure.
B.Asmalljewel.
C.Achestwithjewelsandgold.
D.Ahandfulofjewels.
23.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeoplewhodedicatedtheirlivestothecavebefore?
A.Theoldmanfreedthemfromitsspell.
B.Theyallfoundthecaveemptyatlast.
C.Theyallfilledthecavewiththetreasuretheyhad.
D.Theythoughtitwasbettertosharethantoenjoythetreasurealone.
24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Purelymaterialthingscannotmakeustrulywealthy.
B.Treasureonlybelongstothosewhopossessit.
C.Somepeopleneverlearnwhatisreallyvaluable.
D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentviews.
B
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Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI'
mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.
25.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?
A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.
B.Thesupportofhiswife.
C.Millionsofexcitingtitles.
D.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.
26.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?
A.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.
B.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.
C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn'
ttry.
D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.
27.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.
A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor
B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea
C.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed
D.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea
28.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Wearewhatwechoose
B.ThestartingofAmazon
C.Followingmypassion
D.Clevernessandkindness
C
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