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C.Thewomanattendedthemeetingforhalfanhour.
4.Whatdoesthewomanlike?
A.WritingB.ReadingC.Fishing
5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthebook?
A.Thebooksellsverywell.B.Thebookisgoofforstudents.C.Fewpeoplelikethebook.
第二节听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomando?
A.ateacherB.anofficeclerkC.aworker
7.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.HewenttoLondonlastyear.B.Heattendedareadingclass.C.HeisgoodatEnglish.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Wherearethetwospeakers?
A.Atapolicestation.B.Attheairport.C.Atthesupermarket.
9.Whathasthewomangotintheboxes?
A.Someclothes.B.Somefood.C.Somepresents.
10.Howwillthewomandealwiththesmallboxes?
A.Givethemup.B.Getthembackin30days.C.Leavethemwiththeman.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?
A.FriendsB.ColleaguesC.Teacherandstudent
12.Whatisthereportabout?
A.Chemistry.B.Biology.C.History.
13.Whatisthewomangoodat?
A.Science.B.History.C.Chemisty.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.Wherearethetwospeakers?
A.Atatrainstation.B.Ataradioroom.C.Atarecordshop.
15.WhywasPeternervousatfirst?
A.HewasastrangerinLondon
B.Hehadn’tfinishedhisworkyet
C.Hewentonatripwithhispartnersforthefirsttime.
16.WhatwasthemostimportantthingPetergot?
A.Londonculture.
B.Somethingabouthispartners.
C.ThecomfortablelifeinthebesthotelofLondon.
17.WhereisthehotelPeterstayedin?
A.AttheseasideB.OnamountainC.Nearapark
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhenshallwevisittheWildWest?
A.June,12th.B.January,24th.C.October,6th.
19.Howmuchshouldafamilywiththreepeoplepay?
A.18dollars.B.24dollars.C.30dollars.
20.WhenwastheWildWestShowover?
A.Atfour.B.Athalfpastfour.C.Atfive.
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
WhenLloydToonewasayoungartist,hisfriendgavehimaboxfilledwithpiecesofleather.HechallengedToone,saying,“Ibetyoucanthinkofsomethingtomakefromthese.”ToonehadbeeninterestedintheartworkhehadseenwhenhetraveledtoWestAfrica.HedecidedtousetheleathertomakeAfrica-stylemasks.Themaskssoldquicklyatanoutdoormarket.
Toonewantedtomakemoreartfromleather.Soheaskedtheownerofashoerepairshoptosavethediscarded(被丢弃的)leathershoesforhim.SoonToonebegantocreatethesculpturedportraits(肖像)thathehasbeenmakingeversince.
Toonesayshe’snotalwayssureaboutwhathewilldowithapieceofleather.“Butmymemoryofthecurve(曲线)ofacertainpieceofleatherwillgivemeanideaofhowtostartasculpture.Onceit’sstarted,thepieceitselftellsmewhattodonext,likewhethertoaddanearringorahat.”
Besidesleather,Tooneusesothermaterialstocreatehisart.Sometimeshearrangesdifferentthicknessesofwoodtocreatethecontours(轮廓)ofasculpture’sfaceandclothing.“Useyourmindandyourenergytobecreativewithwhatyouhave,”Toonesays.
Toonesayshealwayspaysmoreattentiontodiscarded(丢弃,抛弃)objectsthathecanmakeintoart.“Itakesuchpleasureincreatingfromdiscardedandrecycledobjects!
”hesays.Whenhetravels,Toonenoticeshowpeopleinothercountriesusediscardedobjects.“IsawsomeboysonthebeachinBali,inIndonesia,playingwithatoycar.Whentheygotcloser,Isawthatitwasmadefromemptywaterbottlesandsticksofbamboo.”“Iadmirethewaycreativeandinventivepeoplemaketodowithwhatevertheirenvironmentprovides,”Toonesays.Howfortunatethathisfriendprovidedhimwiththatfirstboxofleather!
21.ThethirdparagraphmainlytellsushowToone________________.
A.improvehismemoryB.judgeswhetherhisartisgoodornot
C.findsthematerialshecanuseD.getstheideastocreatehisart
23.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeToone?
A.ProudB.ImaginativeC.GenerousD.Cautious
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MakingartfromshoesB.Recyclingobjects
C.African-stylemasksD.Afortunatebox
B
OnaFridaynight,apooryoungartiststoodatthegateofaNewYorksubwaystation,playinghisviolin.Themusicwassogreatthatmanypeoplestoppedtoputsomemoneyintothehatoftheyoungman.
Thenextday,theyoungartistcametothesameplace,andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybefore,hetookoutalargepieceofpaperandlaiditunderhishat.Thenhebegantoplaytheviolin.Itsoundedmorepleasantthanever.Soonhewassurroundedwithpeoplewhowereattractedbythewordsonthatpaper.Itsaid“Lastnight,agentlemannamedGeorgeSangputanimportantthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaimitsoon.”Afterabouthalfanhour,amiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtotheviolinistandsaid,“Yes,it’syou.Iknewthatyouwereanhonestmanandwouldcertainlycomehere.”Theyoungviolinistaskedcalmly,“AreyouMrGeorgeSang?
”Themannodded.Theviolinistasked,“Didyoulosesomething?
”“It’salotteryticket(彩票).”saidtheman.TheviolinisttookoutalotteryticketandonwhichGeorgeSang’snamewasseen.“Isit?
”heasked.Georgenoddedandtookthelotteryticketandkissedit,thendancedwiththeviolinist.
TheviolinistwasastudentatanartscollegeandhadplannedtoattendadvancedstudiesinVienna.Laterhisclassmateaskedtheviolinist,“Atthattimeyouneededmoneytopaythetuitionandyouhadtoplaytheviolinintherailwaystationeverydaytomakemoney.Whydidn’tyoukeepthelotteryticketforyourself?
”Theviolinistsaid,“AlthoughIdon'
thavemuchmoney,Ilivehappily.ButifIlosehonestyIwon’tbehappyforever.”Thoughourlives,wecangainalotandlosesomuch.Butbeinghonestshouldalwaysbewithus.
24.Whatdidtheyoungartistdotomakesomemoney?
_______.
A.Heplayedtheviolintomakesomemoney.B.HewaitedforthetraintoVienna.
C.HecametobuyatraintickettoVienna.D.HewalkedaroundtheNewYorkrailwaystation.
25.Accordingtothewordsonthepaper,whichsentencebelowisTRUE__________.
A.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhishat.
B.ItaskedagentlemannamedGeorgeSangtoclaimhisimportantthing.
C.Itwasalotteryticketandheneededtofindtheowner.
D.Itwasalotteryticketandtheownerisunknown.
26.Theartistdidn’ttakethelotteryticketforhimselfbecausehe________.
A.chosetobehonestB.didn’tneedthemoney.
C.thoughtthelotterywasworthnothing.D.wasafraidofblameifhekeptitforhimself.
27.Fromthearticle,wecanlearnthat__________.
A.weshouldsharewithothersifwefindsomethingvaluable.
B.weshouldknowtheimportanceofhonestyandleadahappylife.
C.keepthelotteryifyoufindone.
D.playingtheviolincouldmakeyoufeelhappy.
C
Apoetpublishedacollectionofhisnewly—writtenpoems.He,ofcourse,wasproudofhissuccess.Buttohisdisappointment,fewpeoplewouldbuyhisbook.Hewastroubled.Thepoettoldafriendofhisaboutit.“Theproblemis,”saidhisfriend,“thatnobodyhaseverheardofyou.Youshouldbecomepopularandwinacclaim(赞扬;
赞扬),thenyourbookwillsellwell.”
“Isee,”saidthepoet,“butwhatcanIdo?
”
“Youbookworm!
Whynotputanadvertisementinthenewspaper?
”saidhisfriendwithasmileonhisface.
“ButIcan’tputanadvertisementsayingI’mabrightpoetandmybookisworthreading.”
“No,butdon'
tworry,Icanhelpyouwithit.”
Whathisfriendsaidbroughthimsomerelief.Andafterthathelookedinthenewspaperseveryday,payingspecialattentiontothecolumnsofadvertisements.Buttohisdisappointment,hehadneverfoundanyadvertisementsofhispoems.Andastimewentby,healmostforgotallaboutthematter.
Onemorning,thepoetwashavingbreakfast.Thedoorbellrang.Hegotupandansweredit.Whenheopenedthedoor,hesawabigmanwithabigdogstandinginfrontofhim.
“I’vecomeforthereward!
”thebigmansaidinabad-temperedvoice.
“Whatrewardisit?
”saidthepoet,“perhapsyoumistakemeforsomeoneelse.”
“Nonsense!
”saidtheman,“Twopoundsyouofferedtopayforthedog!
“ButIdon’twantanydog,”saidthepoet.
“Aha!
youdon'
twantthedog!
”inanimpatientvoicethebigmansaid.“Youletmecomehereallthewayfornothing!
”Hewasreadyforafight.
“I’mtooweak,andthatfellowissostrong,”thepoetthought.“Ican’tbehismatch…”sohehadnochoicebuttobuythedogfortwopounds.
Havingfedsomemeattothedogandlockeditinthekitchen,thepoetwentbacktohiswork.Itwasnotlongbeforethedoorbellrangagain.Helookedoutthroughthewindowandfoundatleastsixmenwithsixdogsinfrontofhisdoor.“What’sthematter?
”hesaidtohimself.Andallofasudden,hethoughtoftheadvertisement.Hepickedupapileofnewspaperandbegantolookthroughthemonebyone.AndsuddenlyoneoftheFoundandLostadvertisementscaughthiseyes.
Itread:
“Mr.Cockoffers£2rewardforthereturnofhisfaithfuldogthatfirstawakenedtheideasofwritinghisnewbookofpoems.”
28.Howdidthepoetfeelafterhisnewlywrittenpoemscameout?
A.Proud.B.Disappointed.C.Sad.D.AandB.
29.Thereasonwhyfewpeoplewouldbuyhisbo