1、 A. Inspiring, B. Outdated. C. Practical.5. What happened to the womans watch? A. It was stolen. B. Its broken. C. It was lent out.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、7题。6. What i
2、s the woman doing?A. Making a complaint. B. Reporting on her work. C. Confessing a mistake. 7. What can we infer about Frank?A. He is the womans colleague. B. He is not easy to get along with.C. He needs to sleep during lunch break. 听第7段材料,回答第8、 9题。8. When will the man fly to Houston?A. Next Monday.
3、 B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday.9. What ticket does the man choose at last?A. The first class. B. The business class. C. The economy class.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man want to buy Lily running shoes?A. He wants her to exercise. B. Shes very into sports. C. Theyre on promotion.11. Whats
4、the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Colleagues.12. What will the man do this afternoon?A. Go shopping. B. Play football. C. Watch TV听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13. What time is it now?A. 9:20 a.m. B. 10:00 a.m. C. 10:40 a.m.14. Why did Mrs. White call the polic
5、e?A. There was a theft. B. She quarreled with Wang.C. She smelled something suspicious15. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a company. B. In a hospital. C. In a police station,16. What does the man ask the woman to do in the end?A. Sign some papers, B. Fetch him some water. C. Go
6、 over some documents.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Why did the speaker come to China?A. To study. B. To do business. C. To visit friend.18. How long did the speaker stay in China?A. About 2 weeks. B. About 10 weeks. C. About 3 months. 19. What did the speaker fail to find on her own?A. Salad. B. Bread. C. T
7、omato sauce.20. How did the woman understand what the speaker wanted?A. By using hand gestures.B. By asking for her sons help.C. By using a translator device. 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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AFashionable PigsPiggy bankSometimes its difficult to make ends mee
8、t. But heres a friend who can help. Try putting a coin in this piggy every day. Soon you will have a very heavy pig. Be careful, though, saving in a piggy bank may lead to heartbreak. You have to break some piggy banks when you need their help.Pig dollsThis is a lovely pig, dressed in bright colors.
9、 He looks happy with his two cute fish friends with him. He will make a perfect playmate for you when you are feeling a little low or when you are bored with studying. Why not take him home and put him in your bed to keep you company?Pig cotton slippersTry them on and show off in front of your mothe
10、r. She will be surprised. These cotton slippers are quite special. One slipper is black and the other white. They are cute, soft and warm. They will also keep your feet from getting dirty in your bedroom.Pig clockEven in the Year of the Pig you cant be too lazy. You still have to wake up to go to sc
11、hool each morning. This clock will help you avoid being pulled out of bed by your parents. Besides, who wouldnt love the pigs round face and healthy color? Just dont start copying his sleeping habit.“Every little thing that you say and do, Im hung up, hung up on you!” This is how Madonnas hit song,
12、“Hung Up ” goes like this. For us, “you” could mean piglet (小猪). The Year of the Pig is already here. It is a good time to give yourself or your friends gifts related to(相关的) pigs. They might bring good luck.21If you feel lonely, you can choose _.A. piggy bank B. pig doll C. pig slippers D. pig cloc
13、k22Madonna may be a _.A. pig B. writer C. singer D. film23What does the underlined phrase “make ends meet” mean?A. To join to ends meet. B. To get just enough money for what one needs.C. To save money. D. Not to have enough money.BSoon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by loo
14、king at your eyes! The programme works because everyones eyes are different. So in the future you wont have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. Youll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are. The eye-recognition programme i
15、s already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place of all other ways of finding out who people are.However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or ha
16、nd or even your smell. We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers. Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes dont change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the progra
17、mme can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition. the future your computer will be looking you in the eye, so smile!2
18、4. If you want to draw money from a bank, you will A. remember the number B. tell the staff who you areC. look at the machine D. show your ID card25. According to the passage, the eye-recognition programme is already being tested in some countries EXCEPT _。A. USA B. UK C. Italy D. France 26. What ca
19、n we infer from the passage?A. The eye-recognition technology has taken the place of all other kinds of methods.B. The eye-recognition programme can be up to 91% correct.C. There are machines telling who you are from your finger mark.D. Eye-recognition is better because peoples eyes do change as the
20、y age:27. Why does the author write this passage? A. To tell people some ways of recognizing a person. B. To introduce the eye-recognition programme. C. To prove the eye-recognition programme useful. D. To encourage people to use the eye-recognition programme. CThis is the age of being busy. Many of
21、 us live in busy places and have busy lives. Even the roads are busy as we try to get from here to there. Adults are busy going to jobs and taking care of their families. Kids are busy, too, going to school and doing a lot of homework after school and on weekends.Busy isnt bad, necessarily. If you a
22、re not busy enough you might be bored. But if you are too busy you might break down. For example, if you have a soccer game that runs late on a school night and you havent eaten dinner or done your homework, thats a not-so-fun kind of busy. We wanted to know what kids thought, so we did a Kids Poll
23、about being busy with 882 girls and boys aged 9 to 13.Almost all of them said they felt stressed because they were too busy. About half said they felt this way once in a while or some of the time. But 17% said they felt this way most of the time and 24% said they felt this way all the time! Oh dear,
24、 thats no fun.Only 4% of kids said they wanted less free time and 18% said they already had just the right amount. But, no big surprise, 61% of kids wish they had a lot more free time. If they had more time, most would spend it hanging out or playing with friends. Often, adults plan large parts of a
25、 kids day, especially during the school year. Kids cant tell their parents theyll be skipping school today to get more free time! But they can tell their parents theyd like to play a game or read a book during their free time instead of watching TV. 28. What do we know from the first paragraph?A. Th
26、e busy roads are caused by travelers.B. Many of us nowadays live a busy life. C. Adults must be easy without their jobs.D. Kids have no time to do homework. 29. The author shows the effect of being too busy by _. .A. giving an example B. telling a story C. holding a game D. raising a question30. Wha
27、t has the Kids Poll research shown?A. All of the kids felt stressed when they were too busy. B. The kids felt it was no fun doing the experiment. C. More than half of the kids hoped to have more free time. D. About 50% of the kids always felt stressed in their life.31. What would be the best title f
28、or the passage?A. The reasons why people are too busy. B. The disadvantages of being too busy. C. How to plan kids free time at weekends.D. Giving kids a right amount of free time.DWho decided that blue jeans and T-shirts are “cool” for kids to wear today? Who designs the clothes you see for sale in
29、 stores? All of these questions concern the world of fashion.Fashion refers to the styles of dress that are currently popular. Fashion goes beyond just clothes, though. Its important for some people to wear only the latest fashions and styles. For others, though, keeping up with trends isnt that imp
30、ortant. The one thing that stays the same with fashion is this: it always changes!In the 1960s and 1970s, hippies made bell-bottomed blue jeans popular. In the 1980s, Michael Jackson made parachute pants (降落伞裤) all the fashion. Now try to find these items in todays clothing stores!Why do fashions change? The answer is probably as simple as the fact that people change. Over time, the new replaces the old. People are influenced greatly by popular culture, including athletes, musi
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