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4.Howlonghasthegirlbeentakingpianolessons?
A.Fortenyears.B.Forelevenyears.C.Fortwelveyears.
5.Whatkindofmusicistheboylisteningto?
A.Classicalmusic.B.Countrymusic.C.Rockmusic.
第二节(共15小题;
每题1.5分,满分22.5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.Howmanyticketsdoesthemanneed?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.
7.Howmuchisthetaxandservice?
A.6dollars.B.16dollars.C.20dollars.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.WhodidClairetalkonthephonewithjustnow?
A.Hermother.B.Beth.C.Susie.
9.WhatwillClairedothisafternoon?
A.Doherhomework.B.Gotothemall.C.Visithergrandma.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wherearethetwospeakersprobably?
A.Attheairport.B.Inthehospital,C.Atthetravelagency.
11.WhatistheweatherlikeinBeijinginsummer?
A.Coolandwet.B.Hotandhumid.C.Hotanddry.
12.Wheredoesthewomanlookforwardtogoing?
A.Toanair-conditionedroom.
B.TotheGreatWall.
C.Totheman’soffice.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoesthewomandoprobably?
A.Ateacher.B.Alibrarian.C.Astudent.
14.WhatcanpeoplereadintheThirdReadingRoom?
A.Booksaboutanimals.
B.Allkindsofstorybooks.
C.Newspapersandmagazines.
15.Whereisthecopycenter?
A.Ontheleftofthecomputerroom.
B.Ontherightoftherestroom.
C.Nexttotheinformationdesk.
16.Whycan’tthemanborrowbooks?
A.Theborrowingsectionisclosed.
B.Hedoesn’thavealibrarycard.
C.Thelibrarianisoutatthemoment.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatistheman’sadviceaboutpreparingforhistoryexams?
A.Memorizingthedatesandevents,
B.Rememberingallthefacts.
C.Doingmoreexercises.
18.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiswaytostudyscience?
A.Difficult.B.Effective.C.Important.
19.HowmanypointsdidthemanmentionaboutFrenchstudy?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
20.Whatisthemostimportantthingforallexams?
A.Workinghard.B.Beingcareful.C.Preparingearly.
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。
A
ItwasacoldwintermorningandIwaswaitinginlinetoseeJackCanfield,oneoftheauthorsofthebestsellingChickenSoupfortheSoulseriesandtheauthorofTheSuccessPrinciples.WhatJackhadbecomewasaversionofwhatIwantedtobe.
Duringhispresentation,Jackpulledoutaone-hundred-dollarbillandasked“Whowantsthis?
”HandsshotupintheaudienceandmanypeopleleanedforwardtoseewhoJackwouldchoose.ButIranuptothestageandgrabbedthebillfromhishand.Heturnedtomeandsaid,“Yes,that’sit!
Insteadofwaitingaroundforopportunities,simplyactandcreatewhatwewant!
”
Afterthetalk,Iaskedforhispersonale-mailaddressandsenthime-mailssharingmyviewsanddream.Hekindlye-mailedbacksimpleencouragementssuchas“Keepthinkingandplayingbigger;
it’smuchmorefunthatway.”ThenIgotoccupiedwithotherthingsinlifeandIstoppede-mailingJack.
Ayearlater,mydreamgraduallyfaded.IhadtheideathatIwouldgetintouchwithJackagain.Ie-mailedhimseveraltimesbutgotnoresponse.AsIsatdownatmycomputertocheckmye-mailforthefifthtimein15minutes,aninspirationcamelikelighting:
whatwasIdoing?
WasIwaitingfortheprizeoflife?
IknewIneedtodosomethingaboutallthiswaiting.Iwasgoingtowriteabook,whichIwouldcallWaitingforJack.
Itallsoundedgood,butthenrealityhit.SomenightsIcriedandwantedtogiveup.ThenIwroteandrewrote.EventhoughIhadgreatdifficulty,Ididitanyway.Fortunately,threeyearslater,WaitingforJackturnedoutabest-selleronAmazon!
Weallhavea“Jack”---whetherit’sperson,aplace,atimeorsomecertainthing.NowIwouldliketoaskyou:
whatareyouwaitingfor?
21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthattheauthor________.
A.wantedJacktoautographherbook
B.wantedtobeassuccessfulasJack
C.wantedtomakefriendswithJack
D.wantedtogethelpfromJack
22.ItcanbeinferredformthepassagethatJackCanfieldisprobablyapersonwho________.
A.neverrepliese-mail
B.likesshowingoffhiswealth
C.seldomtakesrisks
D.enjoyschallengesinlife
23.HowdidtheauthorlosecontactwithJack?
A.SheandJackhadanargument.
B.SheoncehadnotimetocontactJack.
C.Jackwastooproudtogetalongwith.
D.Shewastooupsetwithherbrokendream
24.WhatmightbethethemeofthebookWaitingforJack?
A.ThedisappointmentofwaitingforherheroJack.
B.Theneedtokeepwaitingfortheprizeofourlife.
C.Theimportanceoftakingactiontoachieveagoal.
D.Theharmofblindlyadmiringothersasheroes.
B
Ifyouarelookingforadaytripwiththefamily,here’salistoffestivalsandfairshappeningwithinareasonabledrivefromCharlotte.
HopscotchMusicFestival
Where:
DowntownRaleigh(variousplaces)
When:
Today---Saturday
Highlights:
Thismusicfestivalfeaturesperformancesbymorethan175nationalandinternationalbandsplayingin15differentplaces,allwithinwalkingdistance.Musicgenreswillincluderock,hip-hop,heavymetal,dance,classical,folkandeverythinginbetween.
Admission:
$10--$30
Details:
Flatwoodsfestival
451PeachTreeToad,Bennett
10am.Saturday--5pmSunday
Thisannualfestival,whichisinits15thyear,featuresfamilyfun,foodandhorserides.Therewillalsobemusicalentertainmentandagrandparadewithcars,trucks,tractors,horse-drawnvehicles,floats,farmequipmentandmore.
OnSaturday,free;
onSunday,$5forages13andunder.
919-548-5192;
NCMountainStateFair
1301FanningBridgeRoad,Fletcher
Varioustimes,today---Sept.16
Incelebrationofthepeople,agriculture,artandtraditionsthatmakeourregiongreat,thefairoffersperformancesandevenamanwhocarvesartworkwithasaw.
$7;
$3forkids6---12andseniors
828-687-1414;
www.mountainfair.org
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“genres”referto?
A.Types.B.Activities.C.Lessons.D.Programs.
26.HowcanyouknowthedetailsaboutFlatwoodsFestival?
A.Bysurfingthewebsite:
www.mountainfair.org
B.Bydialingthetelephonenumber:
828-687-1414
C.Bydialingthetelephonenumber:
919-548-5192
D.Bysurfingthewebsite:
27.Wherecanvisitorsseeaspecialkindofartwork?
A.Charlotte.B.DowntownRaleigh.C.Bennett.D.Fletcher.
C
ThePacificislandnationofNauruusedtobeabeautifulplace.Nowitisanecologicaldisasterarea.Nauru’sheartbreakingstorycouldhaveonegoodconsequence—othercountriesmightlearnfromitsmistakes.
Forthousandsofyears,PolynesianpeoplelivedtheremoteislandofNauru,farfromwesterncivilization.ThefirstEuropeantoarrivewasJohnFearnin1798.HewastheBritishcaptainoftheHunter,awhalingship.HecalledtheislandPleasantIsland.
However,becauseitwasveryremote,NauruhadlittlecommunicationwithEuropeansatfirst.Thewhalingshipsandothertradersbegantovisit,bringinggunsandalcohol.Theseelementsdestroyedthesocialbalanceofthetwelvefamilygroupsontheisland.Aten-yearcivilwarstarted,whichreducedthepopulationfrom1,400to900.
Nauru’srealtroublesbeganin1899whenaBritishminingcompanydiscoveredphosphate(磷酸盐)ontheisland.Infact,itfoundthattheislandofNauruwasnearlyallphosphate,whichaveryimportantfertilizerforfarming.Thecompanybeganminingthephosphate.
Aphosphatemineisnotaholeintheground;
itisastripmine.Whenacompanystrip-mines,itremovesthetoplayerofsoil.Thenittakesawaythematerialitwants.Stripminingtotallydestroystheland.Gradually,thelovelyislandofNaurustartedtolooklikethemoon.
In1968,Naurubecameoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.Everyyearthegovernmentreceivedmillionsandmillionsofdollarsforitsphosphate.
Unfortunately,theleadersinvestedthemoneyunwiselyandlostmillionsofdollars.Inaddition,theyusedmillionsmoredollarsforpersonalexpenses.Soonpeoplerealizedthattheyhadaterribleproblem—theirphosphatewasrunningout.Ninetypercentoftheirislandwasdestroyedandtheyhadnothing.By2000,Nauruwasfinanciallyruined.Expertssaythatitwouldtakeapproximately$433,600,000andmorethan20yearstorepairtheisland.Thiswillprobablyneverhappen.
28.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.ToseekhelpforNauru’sproblems.B.Togiveawarningtoothercountries
C.ToshowtheimportanceofmoneyD.Totellaheartbreakingstoryofawar.
29.TheecologicaldisasterinNaururesultedfrom_______.
A.soilpollutionB.phosphateovermining
C.farmingactivityD.whalehunting
30.WhichofthefollowingwasacauseofNauru’sfinancialproblem?
A.Itsleadersmisusedthemoney
B.Itspenttoomuchrepairingtheisland
C.Itsphosphateminingcostmuchmoney
D.Itlostmillionsofdollarsinthecivilwar.
31.WhatcanwelearnaboutNaurufromthelastparagraph?
A.Theecologicaldamageisdifficulttorepair.
B.Theleaderswilltaketheexperts’wordsseriously.
C.