1、第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,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。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关 小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:How much is the shirt?A191 5 pounds B915 pounds C918 pounds答案是B。1When does the man expect the woman to pick him up? AAt 6:00 BAt 6:15 CAt 6:302Why did so many old people die la
2、st month?AIt was too cold BIt was too hot CThey were too old3What has caused the sales to go down?ALow production BPoor management CForeign competition4Where does the conversation most probably take p lace?AIn a hotel BIn a hospital CIn an office building5What do we know about the woman?AShe used to
3、 work in a car company BShe wishes to find another new jobCShes expecting her managers opinion on her job第二节(共15小题;每小题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。6What is the most probable relation
4、ship between the two speakers?APolice and driver BStudent and teacher CEmployer and employee7Why is the man often late for work?AHe cares for his aunt BHe gets caught in trafficCHe doesnt like his work hours 听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8What does the woman want the man to do when he goes out?ABoil the kettle BSh
5、ut the window CClose the drawers9What do we know about the woman?AShe is very careful BShe is warm-hearted CShe is absent-minded.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10Where does this conversation probably take place?AIn a lecture hall BIn a classroom CIn a library11What will the man talk about in his report?AAmerican
6、Islands BPacific cultures CNew York City12What is the woman doing here?AHelping the studentsBPreparing for her report CDating with the man听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13Why does the woman want to leave Park Hotel dining room?AShe needs some time for courses BShe doesnt like full-time jobsCShe is not satisfied w
7、ith the pay 14How long can the woman work every week?AFor two days BFor three days CFor Four days15Why wont the woman work on Sunday?AShe is very busy BThe restaurant is closed. CThere are no tips.16When will the woman begin her new job?AFrom April BFrom May CFrom June听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17What is the
8、 speaker mainly telling the listeners about?AVacation arrangements BCollege facilities CDormitory management18How long will most of the dormitories be closed?AFor about 7 days BFor about 10 days CFor about 15 days19What will remain open as usual?AThe post office and the college officeBThe library an
9、d the computer center CThe college store and the dining halls 20What will the listeners do afterwards?AFinish their projects BGo out to work CFill out forms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)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ASome people collect stampsOthers collect coinsNoah Webster,Jrcollect
10、ed wordsHe did not save just the words,of course,but also their meanings and spellingsHis collection became the basis of todays American EnglishWebster was born on October 16,1758,on a farm in West HartfordWebster was interested in language even as a childMost children at the time stopped their educ
11、ation after only a few yearsBut Webster continued and attended college at Yale UniversityDuring the four years Webster studied at Yale,the American colonies(殖民地)separated from Britain in the Revolutionary WarPeople then argued about the language of the newly independent statesShould it be English or
12、 German? After all,10 percent of the population spoke GermanWebster thought the language of the American states should be EnglishNot British English but American EnglishThe only problem was that such a language did not yet formally exist. People in different American states used different words,spel
13、lings and pronunciationsWebster believed improving childrens education could help build a stronger nationYoung Americans should also learn to use a standard languageSo he decided to write a series of textbooks:a speller,a reader and a grammarWebster published the first book, which came to be called
14、The Blue-Backed Speller,in 1783 The speller immediately became a best sellerSoon it was used in schools in every stateIn 1787 Webster changed the books name to The American Spelling Book. Webster used the money he earned from his speller to begin another project:a dictionaryHe believed Americans needed a dictionary that reflected their own geography,political system and historyHis first version,published in 1806,included about 40,000 wordsHis second,called the American Dictionary of the English Language,included 70,000 wordsWebsters dictionary came to be a symbol of th
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