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A.Heisfoolish.B.Hehasnohopeofpromotion.
C.Hebehavedwellattheofficeparty.
4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Atrip.B.Adate.C.Tickets.
5.Whatdoesthemanwant?
A.Water.B.Juice.C.Orangesoda.
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、7题。
6.Whatdoesthemanlikebest?
A.Actionmovies.B.Comedies.C.Dramas.
7.Whichmoviedoesthewomanlike?
A.HomeAlone.B.Spider-Man.C.EntertheDragon.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Tellherhowtowritearecommendation.
B.Writearecommendationforher.
C.Correctarecommendationforher.
9.Whowillsendtherecommendation?
A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Thewoman’sfriend.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whycan’tthemanusethebathroomonthefirstfloor?
A.Itisunderrepair.B.Itonlyhascoldwater.C.Itisforthewoman’sfamily.
11.Whereistheman’sbedroom?
A.Onthefirstfloor.B.Onthesecondfloor.C.Onthethirdfloor.
12.Whatcanthemandowiththephoneinthelivingroom?
A.DialuptheInternet.B.Makecallsout.C.Takecalls.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoestheboywanttocelebrate?
A.His18thbirthday.B.His19thbirthday.C.His20thbirthday.
14.Wheredoestheboywanttocelebratehisbirthday?
A.Inabar.B.Athishome.C.Inarestaurant.
15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing?
A.Makingasalad.B.Buyingsomeflowers.C.Buyingsomedrinks.
16.Whenwilltheboyorderabirthdaycake?
A.OnSaturdaymorning.B.OnSaturdayafternoon.C.OnSundaymorning.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whereisthespeaker’smothercomingfrom?
A.Osaka.B.NewYork.C.SanFrancisco.
18.Whywillthespeakercleanhisapartment?
A.Itistoodirty.B.Hisgirlfriendwillvisithim.
C.Hismotherwillstaywithhim.
19.WhatisthespeakergoingtodoonSaturday?
A.Haveaparty.B.Havedinnerwithhisfriends.
C.Showhismotheraroundthecity.
20.WhowillthespeakerandhismothermeetonSaturday?
A.Hisfriends.B.Hisgirlfriend.C.Hisgirlfriend’sparents.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
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MyfirstimpressionofMissVickiwasahighlyauthoritative(权威的)persontoweringoverme.Shespokeinaloudvoiceandtheearthshookwhenevershemarched.Thatwasinthefirstyearofhighschool.Shewasaknowledgeableliteratureteacherthen.However,duringmyfirstyearinschool,shestruckterrorintomyheart(使我胆战心惊).Andeveryoneelse’sofcourse.Justthementionofhernamemadethemostunrulyclassessilent.
Nevertheless,thetwoyearsofjuniorhighpassedbyratherquickly.Soon,Iwenttoseniorhighclass.IhadworkedhardandgottenthesubjectcombinationthatIwishedfor.Togetherwithagroupofoldfriends,Isoonsettleddowninclasscomfortably.
Toeveryone’ssurprise,shewasfortunateenoughtobemyteacherthatyear.IwasshockedwhenIheardthenews.Thistimeround,however,Idecidednottohideinterrorwhenevershewasnear.Idecidedtofacethefactthatweweregoingtomeeteachotherforthenext365days.Insteadoftryingtoohardtolickherboots,Itriedmybesttomynaturalselfinfrontofher.
Still,Icouldnotshakeofftheice-coldimpressionthatsheputinmyheart.True,herjokessometimessentmeintofitsoflaughter,yetatothertimesthesejokessimplyfellflatthemomentshetoldthem.Mylovelyclass,however,wasalreadyreadytolaughattherighttimeofheramusingstories.Afterall,wewouldnotwanttoruntheriskofprovoking(激怒)her.
Unluckily,lifewasnottoremainboring.OnedaywereceivednewsthatMissVickiwastoleaveSingaporeforthePhilippineswhereshewouldtakepartinavoluntaryteachingprogramforthepoor.Wedidnotknowwhattosayactually.Allofuscriedattheairport.
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A.proudbutpatientB.beautifulbutstrict
C.scholarlybutseriousD.humorousbutsingle-minded
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“lickherboots”inParagraph3mean?
A.Winherfavor.B.Embarrassher.
C.Arguewithher.D.Followherclosely.
26.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?
A.MissVickiwasagoodjoketeller.
B.MissVicki’sjokeswerealwaysboring.
C.StudentslikedMissVicki’sclassverymuch.
D.StudentspretendedtolaughtopleaseMissVicki.
27.WhatcanweinferaboutMissVickifromthelastparagraph?
A.Shewasfiredbytheschool.
B.Shewasnotacceptedbythestudents.
C.Shewasunwillingtoleaveherstudents.
D.Shehadastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.
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