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It’ssummertime.FormanyAmericans,thisistheseasontotravel.Why?

Becauseschoolisoverandtheweatherisgreat.Andmostofall,theybelievetheydeserveabreak.WhenAmericanstakeabreak,theyoftenheadfortheirfavoritevacationspot.

Throughouttheirhistory,Americanshavebeenpeopleonthemove.TheearlyimmigrantshadtotraveltogettotheNewWorld.Oncetheyarrived,thesettledalongtheEastCoast.Buttheyweren’tcontenttostayhere.Explorersandtradersjourneyedtotheunknownwesternterritories.Later,settlersmovedwesttodevelopnewareas.Asaresultofthiswestmovement,Americanseventuallyoccupiedthewholecontinent—fromtheAtlantictothePacific.Eventoday,Americansseemunabletostayput.ResearchsaysthataverageAmericanmoveseveryfiveyears.

Americansareusedtotraveling.Somepeoplemakelong-distancecommutingtoworkdaily.Theirjobsmayevenrequirethemtotakefrequentbusinesstrips.Mostcompaniesprovideanannualvacationfortheiremployees,andpeopleoftenusethattimetotravel.Somepeoplejustvisitfriendorrelativesindistantstates.Somegoonlow-budgetweekendtripsandstayineconomymotels.Thosewithmoreexpensivetasteschooseluxurioushotels.Campingoutinthegreatoutdoorsappealstoadventuroustypes.Sometravelinrecreationalvehiclestocampoutincomfort,whileothers“roughit”bysleepingintents.Familiesoftenplantheirtripswiththekidsinmind.Moreandmore“familyfriendly”hotelsofferspecialprogramsforchildren.

Pet

Americanslovepets.Manypetownerstreattheirpetsasapartofthefamily.YoumightsayAmericanstreattheirpetsliketheytreattheirchildren—sometimesevenbetter.

InAmerica,therearemorehouseholdswithpetsthanthosewithchildren.Atleast43percentofUShomeshavepetsofsomesort.Usualcreatures,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves,findahomewithsomeAmericans.Morecommonpetsincludefish,miceandbirds.Buttheall-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,evenattheWhiteHouse.Americanssometimeshavestrongfeelingsaboutwhetherdogsorcatsmakebetterpets.“Dogpeople”and“catpeople”oftenenjoyfriendlycompetition.

ManygrocerystoresinAmericasellpetfoods.Petscanevenaccompanytheirownersonvacation.Fancyhotelsarebeginningtoaccommodatebothmanandanimal.AnimalguestsatFourSeasonsHotelscanenjoydeliciousmealsservedonfinechinaandsleepinsoftbeds.

TheaverageAmericanenjoyshavingpetsaround,andforgoodreason.Researchershavediscoveredthatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson’sbloodpressure.Dogscanofferprotectionfromrobbersandunwelcomevisitors.Catscanhelpridthehomeofunwantedmice.Littlecreaturesofallshapesandsizescanprovidefriendshipandlove.Inmanycases,havingapetpreparesayoungcouplefortheresponsibilitiesofparenthood.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships:

theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovideagoodsubjectofconversation.

PetsareasbasictoAmericancultureashotdogsorapplepie.ToAmericans,petsarenotjustproperty,butapartofthefamily.

Marriage

“Ido.”ToAmericans,thesetwowordscarrygreatmeaning.Theycanevenchangeyourlife,especiallyifyousaythematyourownwedding.Makingweddingpromisesislikesigningacontract.NowAmericansdon’treallythinkmarriageisabusinessdeal.Butmarriageisaseriousbusiness.

Itallbeginswithengagement（婚约）.Traditionally,ayoungmanasksthefatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,themanlaterproposestoher.Oftenhetriestosurpriseherbyaskinghertomarryhiminaromanticway.

Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.Asthebigapproaches,bridal（新娘的）showersandbachelor’spartiesprovidemanygifts.Todaymanycouplesalsoreceivecounselingduringengagement.Thispreparesthemforthechallengesofmarriedlife.

Atlastit’stimeforthewedding.Althoughmostweddingsfollowlong-heldtraditions,there’sstillroomforindividualism.Forexample,theusualplaceforaweddingisinachurch.Butsomepeoplegetmarriedoutdoors.Afewevenhavetheceremonywhileskydivingorridingonhorseback!

Thecouplemayinvitehundredsofpeopleorjustafewclosefriends.Theychoosetheirownstyleofcolors,decorationsandmusicduringtheceremony.Butsomethingsrarelychange.Thebrideusuallywearsabeautiful,longwhiteweddingdress.Shetraditionallywears“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue”.Thegroom（新郎）wearsaformalsuit.Relativesandclosefriendsparticipateintheceremony.

Astheceremonybegins,thegroomstandswiththeminister,facingtheaudience.Musicsignalstheentranceofthebeautifulbride.Nervously,theyoungcouplerepeatstheirpromises.Traditionally,theypromisetoloveeachother“forbetter,forworse,forricher,forpoorer,insicknessandinhealth”.Butsometimesthecouplecomposestheirownpromises.Theygiveeachotheragoldringasasymboloftheirmarriagepromise.Finallytheministerannouncesthebigmoment:

“Inowpronounceyoumanandwife.Youmaykissyourbride!

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1.WhatisthetopreasonAmericanstravelinthesummertime?

A）Schoolisover.

B）Theythinktheydeservearest.

C）Summeristheseasontotravel.

D）Theweatherisgreat.

2.Everyyear,mostcompanies_______.

A）requireabusinesstrip

B）insistthatworkerscommute

C）haveemployeestraveltogether

D）provideavacationforworkers

3.ManyAmericanstreattheirpetsas_______.

A）veryusualthings

B）verycommonthings

C）theirownproperty

D）theirfamilymembers

4.Accordingtothepassage,somefancyhotelscouldprovideforyourpetsthefollowingexcept_______.

A）goodaccommodation

B）somewell-servedfood

C）asoftbed

D）deliciousChinesemeals

5.It’sdiscoveredthatinteractionwithpetanimalsisgoodforhealthastheycanhelpto_______.

A）guardagainstunwelcomevisitors

B）catchunwantedmice

C）lowerbloodpressure

D）keepcompany

6.Petcanencouragesocialrelationshipby_______.

A）actingasbasicelementtoAmericanculture

B）providingasubjectforchatting

C）becomingmembersforthefamily

D）havingafriendlyappearance

7.Traditionally,ifayoungmanwantstogetmarriedtohisgirlfriendheissupposedto_______.

A）proposetohisfriendattherighttime

B）askhisgirlfriendtomarryhiminaromanticway

C）getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend’smother

D）getthepermissionofhisgirlfriend’sfather

此部分试题在答题卡1上作答；

8－10题在答题卡1上。

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.A）Hethinkshe’sveryorganized.

B）Hedoesn’twanttojointhedisplay.

C）Hedoesn’tthinkheshouldleadthestudygroup.

D）Heknowssomeonewhocanleadthestudygroup.

12.A）Hedoesn’tknowwherehisbrotherkeepshiscomputer.

B）Thewomanshouldbuyausedcomputer.

C）Hedoesn’tknowhowmuchcomputerscost.

D）Hisbrotherpaidtoomuchforthecomputer.

13.A）It’sbeentowarmtowearthejacket.

B）Thejacketistoobigforhim.

C）Hedoesn’tlikecoldweather.

D）Hedidn’tbuythejacketuntilcoolerweatherarrived.

14.A）Hestartedthesemesterinabadmood.

B）He’snotusuallybad-tempered.

C）Hehasfewresponsibilities.

D）Hedoesn’tliketheman.

15.A）Heforgottocancelthereservation.

B）Theycangototherestaurantafterthewomanhasfinishedworking.

C）Hehastoworklatetonight.

D）Theydon’thaveareservationattherestaurant.

16.A）Usebleachonhissocks.

B）Buynewwhitesocks.

C）WashhisredT-shirtagain.

D）Throwawayhispinksocks.

17.A）Heisn’tsatisfiedwithhisprogress.

B）Hewantstomoveupmorequicklythanhe’spresentlydoing.

C）Hehasadvancequicklyenoughinhiscareer.

D）Hefeelsfrustratedashetriestomoveuptheladder.

18.A）Tryonasmallersweater.

B）Lookforanotherstyleatadifferentstore.

C）Givethesweaterawayasagift.

D）Exchangethesweaterforabiggerone.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）She'

sunabletoattendthestudysession.

B）Shehasseenadoctorrecently.

C）She'

sconcernedaboutmedicalcare.

D）Shementionstheneedforsomemedicaltests.

20.A）Toimprovethestudyskillsofuniversitystudents.

B）Tosuggestchangesinthestudentgovernment.

C）Togivepeopletheopportunitytospeakwithapolitician.

D）Todiscussgraduationrequirementsforpoliticalsciencemajors.

21.A）Graduateschoolapplicationprocedures.

B）Fundingforuniversityeducation.

C）Winningtheconfidenceofvoters.

D）Preparingforanimportanttest.

22.A）Tellherwhattostudyforthehistorytest.

B）Writeafavor