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1.Whatseasonisit?

A.Winter.B.Spring.C.Autumn.

2.WhatdoesKimlooklike?

A.Sheistallandfat.B.Shehaslongcurlyhair.C.Sheisdressedinred.

3.Howdidthewomangetpocketmoneyasachild?

A.Bydoinghousework.B.Bybehavingwell.C.Bygettinghighscoresinexams.

4.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?

A.Gotoseeadoctor.B.Workonthecomputerallday.

C.Gotoayogaclasswiththewoman.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inapolicestation.B.Inabagstore.C.Inarestaurant.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atthewoman’shome.

7.Wherearethewoman’ssuitcases?

A.Ontheright.B.Inthemiddle.C.Ontheleft.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Layingoffstaff.B.Workingathome.C.Computerizingincompanies.

9.Whatdoesthewomanlikedoing?

A.Contactingherworkmatesbye-mail.B.Doinghouseworkathome.

C.WatchingTV.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatwastheman’sfavoritebookasachild?

A.RunawayBunny.B.Goodnight,Moon.C.GreenEggsandHam.

11.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofStephenKingnovels?

A.They’rewonderful.B.They’reunusual.C.They’rehardtounderstand.

12.Whatwillthewomando?

A.ReadaStephenKingnovel.B.Lendsomenovelstotheman.

C.Sparesometimetotellastory.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whywillthewomanworkinarestaurant?

A.Tohelpherfather.B.Tomakemoneyforcollege.C.Tosavemoneyfortravelling.

14.Wherewillthewomangomostweekends?

A.Toalibrary.B.Toacinema.C.Toafriend’shouse.

15.WhatdoesthewomanplantodoinItaly?

A.Visitafriend.B.Gosightseeing.C.Lookafterhercousin.

16.Whatwillthewomandointhelastweekofthesummervocation?

A.Visithercousin.B.Movetotheschooldorm.C.Prepareforschool.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatsubjectdoesthespeakerdislikemost?

A.History.B.Russian.C.Literature.

18.Howlongdoesthespeakerhavetostayatschoolonweekdays?

A.5hours.B.6hours.C.8hours.

19.Whatisthespeakergoingtodowhenshefinishesschool?

A.Furtherherstudy.B.Becomeasinger.C.Helpherfatherdobusiness.

20.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherteachers?

A.Theyareunkind.B.Theyarequitestrict.C.Theyaredifficulttogetonwith.

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）

A

WhenIwasnineyearsoldIlivedinasmalltown.Ifoundanadforsellinggreetingcardsinthebackofachildren’smagazine.IthoughttomyselfIcoulddothis.Ibeggedmymothertoletmesendforthekit（配件）.Twoweekslaterthekitarrived.Thenextthreehourslater,Ireturnedhomewithnocardandapocketfullofmoneyshouting,“Mama,allthepeoplecouldn’twaittobuymycards!

”Asalespersonwasborn.

WhenIwastwelveyearsold,myfathertookmetoseeZigZiegler.IremembersittinginthedarkhalllisteningtoMr.Zieglerraiseeveryone’sspiritsuptoceiling.IlefttherefeelinglikeIcoulddoanything.Whenwegottothecar,Iturnedtomyfatherandsaid,“Dad,Iwanttomakepeoplefeellikethat.”MyfatheraskedmewhatImeant.“IwanttobeamotivationalspeakerjustlikeMr.Ziegler,”Ireplied.Adreamwasborn.

Recently,Ibeganpursuingmydreamofmotivating（inspire）others.IrealizedthateverythingIhadaccomplished—thegraduatedegree,thesuccessfulsalescareer,speakingappointments,trainingandmanagingforamajorfortune100companyasaseniormanager—hadpreparedmeforthismoment.ItoldmybosswhowasagreatleaderIwouldleavethecompanythoughImightnotreachsuchaheightincareer.HetoldmetoproceedandhebelievedIwouldsucceed.

Havingmadethatdecision,Iwasimmediatelytested.OneweekafterIgavenotice,myhusbandwaslaidofffromhisjob.Wehadrecentlyboughtanewhomeandneededbothincomestomakethemonthlymortgage（抵押）paymentandnowweweredonetonoincome.Ievenplannedtoturnbacktomyformercompany,knowingtheywantedmetostaybutIwascertainthatifIwentback,Iwouldneverleave.IdecidedIstillwantedtomoveforwardratherthanendupwithamouthfullof“ifonlys”lateron.Amotivationalspeakerwasborn.

WhenIheldfasttomydream,evenduringthetoughtimes,themiracles（奇迹）reallybegantohappen.Inashorttimeperiodmyhusbandfoundabetterjob.Wedidn’tmissamortgagepayment.AndIwasabletobookseveralspeakingappointmentswithnewclients（客户）.Idiscoveredtheincrediblepowerofdreams.Ilovedmyoldjob,myworkmatesandthecompanyIleft,butitwastimetogetonwithmydream.TocelebratemysuccessIhadalocalartistpaintmynewofficeasagarden.Atthetopofonewallshemarked,“Theworldalwaysmakeswayforthedreamer.”

21．Whywasthekitsentfor?

A.Sellinggreetingcards.B.Collectinggreetingcards.

C.Buyinggreetingcards.D.Sendinggreetingcards.

22．Whendidtheauthordecidetobecomeamotivationalspeaker?

A.Afterbuyinganewhomebymortgage.

B.Aftergivingnoticetoleavehersecurepositioninthecompany.

C.Afterfindingajobinamajorfortune100company.

D.AfterlisteningtoMr.Ziegler’sinspiringspeech.

23．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Carryonwithyourdreamsandyouwillbesuccessful.

B.Riskeverythingyouhaveforadreamandyouwillsucceed.

C.Theworldbelongstodreamers.D.Everyonewillfindtheirdreams.

B

Londonstarteditsfirstmajorbikehirescheme（方案）onJuly30th.TransportForLondon（TFL）,theagencyresponsibleformovingpeoplearoundEngland’scapital,put5,000bicyclesin400differentplacesaroundthecity.

Theideaistocuttraffic,reducepollutionandprovideagreenerwayofgettingaroundLondon’sstreets.Theschemehadafewsmallproblemsonitsfirstdayaspeoplecouldnotlockthebikesproperlyoncetheyhadfinishedridingthem.Asagestureofgoodwill,LondonMayorBorisJohnsonannouncedallrentals（租金）onthefirstdaywouldbefreeofcharge.Thebikesareavailableforfreeforthefirst30minutesbutcostsgoupsharplysincethen.Rentershavetopay$1.60forthefirsthourand$78for24hours.Thebikesareclearlydesignedforveryshorttrips.

TFLsaysitseesa“cyclerevolution”happeninginLondon.Itpredictstherewillbearound40,000newcyclejourneyseverydayontherentalbikes.Mr.Johnsonsayshewantstoseeareturntotheturnofthe20thcentury,when20percentofjourneysinLondonweremadebybicycle.Theschemehasreceivedalotofpositivefeedback（反馈）inthefirsttwodays.

ManyLondonersbelieveitisagreatalternative（替代品）toLondon’sovercrowdedandoverpricedtrainsandbuses.Oneperson,AndyClark,toldtheReutersnewsagency,“It’sagreatidea.I’veseenitoperatinginParisandBarcelonaandthoughtwhydon’twehaveone?

”TheLondonistBlogsaidthebikeswereverystrongandwere“designedtobearabeatingfrombothcarelesscyclistsanddrunkenpeople”.

24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Londonstartsanewbikehirescheme.B.Londonneedsbettermeasurestocuttraffic.

C.Londonencouragespeopletobuybikes.D.Londondecidestoprotecttheenvironment.

25.Atthebeginningofthescheme,therewassomedifficultywiththe____.

A.rentalB.timeC.distanceD.lock

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepurposeofthebikerentalscheme?

A.Toreducetrafficpressure.B.Toprotectnature.

C.Todecreasepollution.D.Tomakethecitybeautiful.

27.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat____.

A.thebikesaredesignedforlongjourneysinLondon

B.itcostsnearly$80torentoneofthebikesforaday

C.Londonisthefirstcitytostartthebikerentalscheme

D.AllLondonersapproveofthescheme

C

Iwouldliketosuggestthatforsixtyminuteseachevening,rightaftertheearlyeveningnews,alltelevisionbroadcastingbebannedbylaw.

Letustakeaseriouslookatwhattheresultsmightbeifsuchasuggestionwereaccepted.Familiesmightusethetimeforarealfamilyhour.Theymightsitaroundtogetherafterdinnerandactuallytalktooneanother.Itiswellknownthatmanyofourproblems－everything,infact,fromthegenerationgap（代沟）tothehighdivorceratetosomeformsofmentalillnesses－arecausedatleastinpartbythefailuretocommunicate.Wedonottelleachotherwhatisdisturbingus.Theresultisemotionaldifficultyofonekindoranother.Byusingthequietfamilyhourtodiscussourproblems,wemightgettoknoweachotherbetter,andtolikeeachotherbetter.

Oneveningswhensuchtalkisunnecessary,familiescouldrediscovermoreactiveentertainments.FreedfromTV,forcedtofindtheirownactivities,theymighttakearidetogethertowatchthesunset.Ortheymighttakeawalktogetherandseetheneighborhoodwithfresh,neweyes.

WithfreetimeandnoTV,childrenandadultsmightrediscoverreading.ThereismoreentertainmentinagoodbookthaninamonthoftypicalTVprogramming.EducatorsreportthatthegenerationgrowingupwithtelevisioncanhardlywriteanEnglishsentence,evenatthecollegelevel.Writingisoftenlearnedfromreading.Amoreculturednewgenerationcouldbeaproductofthequiethour.

Atfirstglance,theideaofanhourwithoutTVseemsradical（激进的）.Whatwillparentsdowithouttheelectronicbaby-sitter?

Howwillwespendthetime?

Butit'

snotradicalatall.Ithasbeenonlytwenty-fiveyearssincetelevisioncametocontrolourfreetime.Thoseofusthirty-fiveandoldercanrememberchildhoodswithout