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2.Whydoesthemanwanttokeepthewindowshut?
A.Heisill.B.Hewantstoopenithimself.C.Theairinsideisfreshenough.
3.WhatisMike?
A.Ateacher.B.Astudent.C.Awriter.
4.Whathasmadeworkingathomepossible?
A.Personalcomputers.B.Communicationindustry.C.Livingfarfromcompanies.
5.Whereisthewoman?
A.Inasoapfactory.B.Inherhouse.C.Ataninformationdesk.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15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.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Athome.B.Onabus.C.Inthebank.
7.Whydothetwospeakerswanttobuyacar?
A.Theyhavealotofmoney.
B.Themanlivestoofarawayfromhisoffice.
C.Thewoman'
sofficeistoofarawayfromherhome.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8.Whywon'
tMr.Stonecometotheclinictomorrow?
A.Hecan'
tsparethetime.B.Theclinicwillbeclosed.C.Dr.Miltonwon'
tcometowork.
9.Whenistheclinicopeninaweek?
A.FromMondaytoFriday.B.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.C.Duringthewholeweek.
10.WhattimehasfinallybeenfixedforMr.Stonetocome?
A.5:
30p.m.,Wednesday.B.6:
15p.m.,Wednesday.C.6:
15p.m.,Thursday.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.What'
stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Neighbors.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Friends.
12.Whendidthewomancoughmostseriously?
A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.
13.Whatdidthemandoforthewoman?
A.Heexaminedthewomancarefully.
B.Hegavehersomemedicineandsomeadviceaswell.
C.Hejusttoldhernottoworrytoomuch.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题
14.What'
sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Husbandandwife.B.Friends.C.Strangers.
15.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inarestaurant.B.Atthewomanshome.C.Attheman'
shome.
16.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Havesomesoup.B.Havemorerice.C.Bringhiswifenexttime.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WhatdidNicholasdoateighteenmonths?
A.HebegantolearnFrench.B.Hereadthenewspaper.C.Hetooktelephonemessages.
18.WhywasNicholasboredandunhappyatthetwoschools?
A.Hehadtoomuchhomework.
B.Healmostcouldn'
tlearnanythingspecial.
C.Histeachersoftencorrectedhisspelling.
19.WhoofferedtohelpNicholasfinally?
A.Hisclassmates.B.Hisparents.C.Acollege.
20.WhatisNicholas'
lifelikenow?
A.Busywithoutanysociallife.B.Fullbutboring.C.Busyatcollegeandfreeathome.
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
AllChange!
Thecharity
role-reversal(角色互换)game
So,what'
sitallabout?
AllChange!
isafantastic,fun-filled,fancydressfestivalthatwillhelpustoraisemoneyforchildreninneed.
Whendiditgetgoing?
ThefirstAllChange!
role-reversalentertainmenttookplacem2005inaidofalocalchildren’scharity,Everyyearsincethennearly100,000men,womenandchildrenhavewornthestrangestandthemostwonderfulheadgear(头饰)possibletoraisemoneyforagrowingnumberofchildren'
scharities.Thisyearwearehelpingarecordnumberofgoodcauses,allaimedtohelpchildreninneed.
Wanttotakepart?
Great!
Wewant100,000ormorepeoplelikeyoutobringasmiletothefaceoflocalchildren.Tofindoutmorecontactusonourwebsiteorphone502389711.Andremember,forthesakeofchildren...
Stillwanttotakepart?
OK!
Here'
swhatyouhavetodo.OnFriday15June,gotowork,ortoschool,orshoppingorwhateveryounormallydo,dressedasnormal,BUTonyourheadyoumustwearthestrangest,mostunbelievableheadgearyoucanpossiblyfind!
Areyouapolicemanbutwouldreallylovetobeachef?
AreyouasecretarywithsecretdesirestobeaHollywoodprincess?
Orabakerwhowantstoweartheworld’slargestwig(假发)?
Nowisyourchance!
Becreative!
IT’STIMEFORACHANGE
OnFriday15June
It’sALLCHANGEDAY!
!
21.What’stheaimoftherole-reversalgame?
A.Toamusekids.B.Toraisemoney.C.Tohelpsickkids.D.Tochangetheworld.
22,Accordingtothetext,AllChange!
isafestivalthat.
A.isheldaroundtheworldB.involvesmainlytheyoung
C.hasahistoryofabouttenyearsD.fallsondifferentdateseachyear
23.Whatareyouexpectedtodoon15June?
A.Tryyourdreamjob.B.DressUpaschildren.
C.Skipworkorschool.D.Wearcreativehats.
B
Becomingalexicographer(词典编纂者)wascompletelyanaccident.Icameacrossawantadforaneditorialassistant.IgotcalledfortheinterviewandfoundoutitwasforMerriam-Webster.Ithought,“Oh,Icoulddothat.”Withinacoupleofmonths,IrealizedthiswasexactlywhatIneededtodo.
Myjobistodefinenewwordsandupdateoldones.WhenIfirststarted,IthoughtI’dkeepalistofwordsIwrotenewentriesfor.1gaveupafterayearanda50-page-longlist.Thelistwouldgrowlongandneverend.AtthispointwhenpeopleaskhowmanywordsI’veentered,Ican’ttellthem.Ihaveprobablylookedateverysingleentryinallofourdictionaries.
Tobeanewentry,awordmustmeetthreecriteria.First,widespreaduse.Second,ithastohavesustained(持续的)usageoveracertainperiodoftime(usuallyyears).Peoplethinkofthedictionaryasbeingthebleedingedge,butit’snot.Bythetimeawordisinadictionary,mostpeoplehaveatleastseenit.Third,ithastohaveameaning.
Mostwordsdon'
tenterthelanguageinasmoothway.Wordswilldropout,thenincreaseinuseagain.There’sanunevenupwardtrend.AIDS,Ithink,weenteredwithinayearofitsfirstuse.Itwasclearitwasnotgoingawayanytimesoon.
I’vebeenatthisjobforalmost17years.That’skindofcrazyinthisdayandage,butitdoesn’tgetboring.Atsometimeyouwillhavehadenoughofdoingthesameworkoverandoveragain,butyoucanfindthingsthatarenewandfreshandinteresting.
24.Theauthor’sjobasalexicographer.
A.washerdreamjobB.disappointedheratfirst
C.wentbeyondherexpectationsD.wasduetoseveralmonthsofeffort
25.Whydidtheauthorgiveuponhernewentrylist?
A.Shefeltitwasuseless.B.Thereweretoomanyentries.
C.Therewasnoneedtokeepit.D.Shewastoobusytosticktoit.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thebleedingedge”inParagraph3mean?
A.Somethingthatisnew.B.Somethingthatisright.
C.Somethingthatisformal.D.Somethingthatispowerful.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutherjob?
A.Shelikesit.B.Shefindsitboring.
C.Sheiscrazyaboutit.D.Shefeelsitischallenging.
C
Atfirstglance,whyanyonewouldwanttosaveCaliforniacondors(秃鹫)isnotentirelyclear.UnlikethecloselyrelatedAndeancondorswiththeirwhiteneckfeathers,Californiacondorsarenotmuchtosee.Theirdullblackcolor,featherlessheadandneckandoversizedfeetarehardlysignsofbeautyorstrength.Theirappealbeginstobecomeevidentwhentheytakeflight.Californiacondorscanflyalmosteffortlesslyforhours,oftencoveringhundredsofmilesaday------farmorethanothercreaturesoftheair.
Whenitwasdiscoveredthatthecondorpopulationwasbecomingdangerouslysmall,scientistsandzookeeperssoughttoincreaseCondornumbersquicklytopreserveasmuchofthespecies’genetic(基因的)diversityaspossible.Fromstudyingwildcondors,theyalreadyknewthatifapairlostanegg,thebirdswouldoftenproduceanother.Sothefirstandsometimessecondeggslaidbyeachfemalewereremoved,andartificiallyhatched.Suchtechniquesquicklyprovedeffective.
Despitethesesuccesses,theefforttosaveCaliforniacondorscontinuestohaveproblems.Artificiallyhatchedcondorsreleased(释放)tothewildhavediedatwhattosomepeoplearealarminglyhighrates.Othershavehadtobebroughtbackagainaftertheyactedfoolishly.
Someoftheoddbehavioronthepartofthesere-releasedbirdsishardtoexplain.Attimestheylandedonpeople’shouses,walkedacrossroadsandairportrunways,walkedintoparkvisitorcentersandfastfoodrestaurants,andtookfoodofferedbypicnickersandfishermen.Noneareknowntohavediedbydoingso,though.Mostrecently,someofthefirstchickshatchedinthewilddiedaftertheirparentsfedthembottlecaps,piecesofplasticandotherman-madeobjects.
MikeWallace,awildlifespecialistattheSanDiegoZoo,hassuggestedthatsomeofthecondors'
problemsrepresentnaturalbehaviorthathelpsthemsurvive.Therealkeytosuccessfulcondorreintroductionliesinproperlysocializingyoungcondorsasmembersofagroupthatfollowandlearnfromolder,preferablyadultbirds.That,heargues,wasmissingfromearliercondorreleasestothewild.
28.WhatistheCaliforniacondor’smostimpressivefeature?
A.Itsbeautifulcolors.B.Itsremarkableflyingability.
C.Thelargesizeofitsneckandfeet.D.ThesimilarityithastotheAndeancondor.
29.Intheinitialstageoftheconservationprogramme,,
A.eggsweretakenfromthenestsofwildcondors
B.femalecondorswerecaughtandstudiedcarefully
C.scientistsandzookeeperstriedtocreategeneticdiversity
D.condorswereencouragedtoproducealotmoreeggs
30.Whatdidsomeofthecondorsreleasedintothewilddo?
A.Theyadaptedsu