1、第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略) 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。ADear Coach, I have been out of work for almost six months now and things are starting to get very tough for me. I am practically living out of my savings. I have been looking for a job,but things are
2、really bad and 1 cannot find a single person who wants to hire me. I know that the main problem is that I do not have a degree. I want to go back to school and get my degree,but I also need a job now. I owe money to some people who have been helping me. Because I am out of work,I cannot pay them bac
3、k. What do you think 1 should do? I need to find a job as quickly as possible, and want to know what else to do to get people to give me a chance to work for them.The Unemployed.Dear Unemployed, Before you get yourself in a really bad situation, you need to stop borrowing money from people. If you c
4、ontinue doing that,you will be deep in debts and the situation will get even worse for you. The next thing you need to do is look for a job depending on your abilities, skills, and experience. By doing that, you will be increasing your chances of finding a job that suits you best. And the last thing
5、 I will suggest is that you should stop feeling sorry for yourself and continue working hard to get a job that you need. Borrowing money, complaining, and feeling bad for your situation will do no good to you. Stay strong and get out there and start showing the worldwhat you can offer. I promise if
6、you work hard and never give up,you will soon find the job that you are looking for. And while you are doing it,thing about getting your degree as well because it will help you to become more challenging. Try those tips.The Coach21.Why did the unemployed write to the coach?A. To ask for some advice.
7、B. To tell his great difficulty.C.To ask for a job.D. To ask the coach to pay back his money.22. The unemployed couldnt find a job mainly because .A. he always borrowed moneyB. he didnt have a degreeC. he didnt work wellD. he didnt get on well with others23. The coach told the unemployed to stop bor
8、rowing money so as to .A. save more money B. be able to get back to schoolC. avoid running into deep debts D. prevent people laughing at himB Clare is a third grader at Hoover Elementary School in Dubuque, Iowa. She often saw somebody outside during a class break, sitting alone and not having any fr
9、iends to play with. When seeing this scene,she felt bothered,for in her mind everybody in the world needed friends. That was why Clare came up with an idea “a buddy bench”. Buddy benches have been tried at other schools. In 2012, a girl named Acacia came up with the idea of the friendship bench with
10、 her parents help. The students found it was something that was badly needed. Many students went there and found their friends. Other students learnt the importance of social communication with the words,like“hope”,“respect”,“listen”and“dream”, painted on the benches. The friendship bench was also p
11、raised by teachers there. Clare thinks her school also needs such benches. So she has been working on raising the money to pay for the benches and talking with school officials about getting them installed. “They are certainly something that I think will be great additions to our school, ”said Clare
12、t principal , Kathleen. Clare thinks that everybody needs friends, ” said her mom, Tricia. “Moreover , she wants everybody to be her friends. Clare had been inspired by her elder sister who is disabled. ”“Having seen her sisters struggles,she understood what other kids felt when they were struggling
13、. Clare didnt want to see her sister or anybody else struggle. ” As the actor Will Rogers said,“A stranger is just a friend I havent met yet. ”Thats apparently how Clare sees people as well. “I hope that I can have thousands and thousands of friends, ” Clare said. “Everybody needs friends. ”24.Buddy
14、 benches will be added to Clares school to .A. remind students of their old friendsB. help students improve their communicationC. provide students with more activities to relaxD. offer students more chances to make friends25. According to Paragraph 2,the friendship bench .A. was launched with the he
15、lp of ClareB. turned out to be a success at that schoolC.had no similarity with the buddy benchD.showed that primary students needed friendship26. What is Kathleens attitude towards buddy benches at his school?A. Positive. B. Negative.C. Critical. D. Unconcerned.27. According to her mothers words,Clare .A. always inspired her disabled sisterB. should urge others to make more friendsC. felt sympathetic to her sister and others in troubleD. showed no interest in making friends with other peopleC An increasing number of people are being allowed to finish
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