1、1.What does the womans sister do? A.She works as a reporter. B.She works for a TV station. C.She works as a lawyer.2. What is the man doing now? A. Working at a Japanese restaurant. B. Working for his brother. C. Running a Chinese restaurant.3. What does Tom mean?A. He shouldnt apologize to his brot
2、her. B. He didnt damage his brothers bicycle.C. His brother broke his plane on purpose.4. What will Mike do? A. Repair his fence. B. Pick some flowers. C. Build a fence.5. When will the class meeting start? A. At 8:00 p.m. B. At 8:30 p.m. C. At 9:00 p.m.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
3、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. What are the speakers going to do?A. See a doctor. B. Help Fred with his studies. C. Have some classes.7. When will they go to the hospital? A. On Friday evening. B. On Sunday morning.
4、 C. On Saturday morning.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. What will the man do this afternoon? A. Continue to watch TV. B.Go shopping with his wife. C. Work on his paper.9. How will the man celebrate his daughters birthday? A. Take her to a concert. B.Take her to the amusement park. C. Buy her a dress.听第8段材料,回答第10-
5、12题。10. What type of room did the man reserve? A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A triple room.11. For how many nights will the man stay at the Grand Hotel? A. Five days. B. Three days. C. Four days.12. How does the man make the payment? A. Cashing . B. Paying online. C. By using his credit car
6、d.听第9段材料,回答第13-16题。13. Why does the woman go to the supermarket? A. To ask for some information. B. To apply for a membership card. C. To ask for a discount.14. What day is it today? A. Thursday . B. Wednesday. C. Friday.15. What is the womans phone number? A. 515-8610991. B. 515-8619901 . C. 515-86
7、10919 .16. What will the woman do on Sunday?A. See a dentist. B. Watch a film. C. Visit a friend.听第10段材料,回答第17-20题。17. What is April Fools Day ? A. An official holiday. B.An unofficial holiday . C. A national holiday.18. In which year did Pope Gregory XIII move New Years Day to January 1st ? A. 1582
8、. B. 1752. C. 1639.19. Which people celebrate the Holi festival? A. The Roman people. B. The Hindu people. C. The Jewish people.20. _ as a joke on April Fools Day? A.The Franklin Institute declared the world would end in 1950. B. The BBC reported a good harvest from pasta trees in Italy in1957. C. B
9、urge King announced the left-handed Whopper in 1998. 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A In the United Sates elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly all the teachers are women, mostly married. The atmosphere is usually ve
10、ry friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian(要绝对服从的)methods of education were discredited(不被认可的)rather a long time agoso much that many people now think that they have gone too far in the directi
11、on of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction. The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common goods. So the emphasis(重点)is on co-operation(合作)rather than c
12、ompetition(竞争)throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive i
13、deas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.21. According to the passage, the U.S. elementa
14、ry education is supposed to make children _. A. happy and interested B. competitive and interested C. curious and friendly D. happy and co-operative22. The American educational system emphasises _. A. material wealth B. competition C. co-operation D. personal benefit23. The word “sociable” in Paragr
15、aph 2 most probably means _. A. fond of talking freely B. friendly with other people C. concerned about social welfare(福利) D. happy at school BYao Ming told at a news conference that a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30. “I will formally end my care
16、er,” said Yao, who became a household name in China before starting his NBA career with the Houston Rockets in 2002. Yao played eight seasons in the NBA.“Today is an important day for me and holds a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,” Yao said. “I had to leave the court sin
17、ce I suffered a stress fracture(断裂)in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year. My past six months were a painful wait. I have been thinking about my future over and over. Today I am announcing a personal decision, ending my career as a basketball player and officially retire. But one
18、 door is closing and another one is opening.”Yao said he would return to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks, with the possibility of becoming general manager. He already owns the club and wants to contribute more.“My playing career started with the club. I hope I can do something
19、 for it,” Yao said.He later appeared with his family on the stage to the applause and cheers of the crowd. He thanked a lot of peoplehis family, former coaches, even players like Shaquille ONeal“for making me a better player. I will be always with you. Thank you.”Rockets general manager Daryl Morey
20、was among those attending the farewell(告别)conference. Morey made the long trip from Houston. Morey said 20 hours on plane was tiring but he would be sorry if he wasnt here. “Its a big moment,” Morey added. “Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and a sense of responsibility. I hope we can conti
21、nue his culture in the NBA.”24. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? A. Yao Ming:a household name B. Yao Ming retires from basketball C. A farewell conference D. Yao Mings personal decision25. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean? A. He has retired from playi
22、ng basketball and his new career will begin. B. He cant go to the US because of his retirement. C. He is welcome in his motherland. D. He would return to work with the charity.26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The reason why Yao Ming retired is that he is too old. B. Ya
23、o Ming played six seasons in the NBA. C. Yao Mings former Chinese team was the Shanghai Sharks. D. Yao Ming will continue to play basketball in China.27. What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph? A. Daryl Morey is the general manager of Rockets. B. Daryl Morey was very tired at the
24、 conference. C. Daryl Morey thinks highly of Yao Ming. D. The conference was a big moment of the year. CO. Henry, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the pen name of William Sydney Porter. His father, Algernon Sydney Porter, was a physician. When William was three years old, his mother died, and
25、 he was raised by his grandmother and aunt. William was a good reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm. After that, he moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk. After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882,
26、 he married. In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist(专栏作家). In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial(财务的)dealings. While in prison, William started to write short stories to earn money to support
27、 his daughter Margaret. His first work, Whistling Dicks Christmas Stocking(1899), appeared in McClures Magazine. After serving three years of the five years sentence,he changed his name to O. Henry, hoping to forget his bitter past. O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to J
28、anuary 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, and also published the stories in other magazines. His first collection, Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. Many other works quickly followed, such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room. O. Henrys best- known work is The Ransom
29、of Red Chief. His stories always have surprising endings. He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime. O. Henrys last years were shadowed by drinking, ill health, and financial problems. In 1907, he experienced a failed marriage. In 1910, O. Henry died after an illness
30、.28. Whats the passage mainly about? A. A brief introduction to O. Henry. B. O. Henrys career and marriage. C. How O. Henry became a well-known writer. D. O. Henrys best- known works.29. It can be inferred from the passage that O. Henry _. A. didnt like to study during his childhood B. had little pa
31、rental love as a child C. was very interested in medicine and farming D. took up only one job after he moved to Houston30. O. Henry spent some time in prison because _. A. he got involved in some problems connected with money B. he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist C. his weekly The Rolling Stone failed D. he couldnt earn enough money
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