1、 Your tape recorder is not as good as the one I bought yesterday. Well, but mines better than Jacks.2Whose recorder is the worst?A. Jacks. B. The mans. C. The womanAText 3 Do you have to leave now? Its only nine oclock. Im sorry, but I must. My parents are expecting me.3What does the woman mean?A. S
2、he must go home now.B. She will stay a little longer.C. It is not late.Text 4 Your sister didnt recognize me at first.m not surprised. Why on earth dont you lose weight?4What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Go on a diet.B. Eat some meat.C. Talk to her sister.Text 5 I left my raincoat in my room
3、. Wait while I go back to get it. You neednt do that. The weather report said it would clear up by noon.5What does the man advise the woman to do?A. To clean up her room.B. Not to worry about her raincoat.C. To fetch her raincoat.B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
4、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。听下面一段材料,回答第6至第7题。Text 6 Yes, sir, may I help you? Please. Id like a ticket to Chicago. For today? No, early Monday morning. We have a flight that will put you there at 9:00 am. Is that OK? Any flight earlier?m afraid not, unl
5、ess you want a night flight. A night flight? Yes, with Northwest Airlines. It will get you there bright and early, at 6:45 am., in fact. Is that too early? I think that will be OK.6Where does this conversation take place?A. At the airport.B. At the bus stop.C. At the railway station.7When will the m
6、an arrive?A. On Monday morning.B. On Sunday night.C. On Saturday afternoon.听下面一段材料,回答第8至第10题。Text 7 Good Heavens! There you are! Is there anything wrong, Susan? I was worried about you. Where have you been? Theres no need to be worried. I just did some shopping. Lets hurry up. The train will leave i
7、n 15 minutes. Dont worry. Well be able to get to the train on time. Whats the matter with you, John? It doesnt matter. My feet hurt a bit because of my new shoes. Come on.8Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At home.B. At the railway station.C. In the shop.9Where has John been?A. He h
8、as been to the station.B. He went to buy tickets.C. He went shopping.10Whats wrong with John?A. His feet hurt.B. His legs hurt.C. He has lost his ticket.听下面一段材料,回答第11至第13题。Text 8 You are coughing badly. Why not give up smoking? I tried many times, but each time I failed in the end. I had to work lat
9、e into night and smoking can keep me awake. How much do you smoke every day? About thirty cigarettes a day. These days you are coughing much worse than before. I suggest you go to the doctor and have a complete examinaion. Sure. I will see a doctor tomorrow.11Why cant the man give up smoking?A. Beca
10、use smoking can keep him awake.B. Because smoking can help him sleep well.C. Because smoking can help him eat well.12How many cigarettes does the man smoke every week?A. About 150 cigarettes.B. About 30 cigarettes.C. About 210 cigarettes.13What will the man do tomorrow?A. He will give up smoking.B.
11、He will see a doctor.C. He will ask some advice of some of his friends.听下面一段材料,回答第14至第16题。Text 9 Hello, Harold. Why, Miss Li. I didnt expect to see you here. We havent seen each other for more than a year. When did you get to the States? About a week ago. Why are you here in Los Angeles? I thought y
12、ou were in Chicago. Yes, I came here on business. I stay at Empire Hotel. Ill return in three days. Would you have a chance to go to Chicago? I think so. Ill go there in two weeks. Be sure to let me know when you come. Ill show you around the city. Its almost as beautiful as Beijing. Im sure youll l
13、ike it. Thank you.14Where do Harold and Miss Li meet each other?A. In Los Angeles.B. In Chicago.C. In Beijing.15Why did Harold come here?A. For a visit.B. On business.C. To meet Miss Li.16How long has Miss Li been in the States?A. Over a year. B. Two weeks. C. About a week.听下面一段材料,回答第17至第20题。Text 10
14、There are thousands of different languages in the world. But English is the worlds most widely used and most important language.,It is spoken by nearly three hundred million people: in the U.S.A., Britain, Australia, New Zealand and some other countries.,English is the second language in some countr
15、ies, such as India and Singapore. No other language is more widely used and studied than English. It is the first working language of business, the sea and the air. It is also the first language of sports and science. We can use it to listen to the radio, to read books and magazines or to travel. En
16、glish is also one of the working languages in the United Nations. So to learn English is very important.17Why do we say English is widely used in the world?A. Because it is spoken by thousands of different people.B. Because it is spoken by more than three million people.C. Because it is spoken by ne
17、arly three hundred million people.18In which country is English spoken as the first language?A. Singapore. B. India. C. New Zealand.19Which language is spoken as the second language in India and Singapore?A. English. B. Chinese. C. Indian.20Why is English so important?A. It is the first working lang
18、uage of business, the sea, the air, sports and science.B. It is one of the working languages in the United Nations.C. Both A and B.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。Its not just awards season for actors. Its a time to honor authors, too. On Monday, the Ameri
19、can Library Association (ALA) announced the top childrens books of 2013.Author Katherine Applegate took home the John Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to childrens literature for The One and Only Ivan. The book tells the story of a gorilla (大猩猩) named Ivan, who lives among humans and rarel
20、y misses the jungle. The tale of courage, which was inspired by a true story, is told in Ivans voice. The Newbery Medal is named after John Newbery, an 18thcentury bookseller. It is awarded each year.The picture book This Is Not My Hat won the Randolph Caldecott Medal. The Caldecott Medal for illust
21、rators is named after Randolph Caldecott, a 19thcentury illustrator. The winning book was illustrated and written by Jon Klassen. A followup to Klassens bestselling book I Want My Hat Back, it tells the story of a little fish who steals a blue bowler hat from a big fish and the adventures that follo
22、w.The Coretta Scott King Award is given to an AfricanAmerican author and illustrator of “outstanding books for children and young adults”. This year, the author award went to Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America. The book was written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkne
23、y. The husbandandwife team have both won ALA awards in the past. Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America is a collection of stories about 10 extraordinary and accomplished men from different eras in American history.The King prize for bestillustrated work went to I, Too, Am America, illustra
24、ted by Bryan Collier. The book was written by Langston Hughes, a poet famous for using the rhythm of jazz and of everyday speech in his poetry. Through its pictures, the book tells the interesting history of porters on Pullman Company trains.本文介绍了世界儿童书籍评选中的最佳获奖作品,包括 The One and Only Ivan、This Is Not
25、 My Hat、Hand in Hand:Ten Black Men Who Changed America和I,Too,Am America等。21. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that The One and Only Ivan _.A. is named after John NewberyB. will be loved by little kidsC. tells a story of animals in the jungleD. deals with Katherines literature experiencesB推理判断题。根据第二段第一句
26、中的“for outstanding contribution to childrens literature”可以推知,这本书是儿童读物,会受小孩子的喜爱。22. Who is the author of I Want My Hat Back?A. Jon Klassen.B. Brian Pinkney.C. Randolph Caldecott.D. Katherine Applegate.A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“A followup to Klassens bestselling book I Want My Hat Back”可知,该书是由Jon Klassen创作的。
27、23. The fourth paragraph mainly tells us about _.A. the husbandandwife teamB. an AfricanAmerican authorC. the Coretta Scott King AwardD. Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed AmericaD主旨大意题。该段主要介绍了Hand in Hand:Ten Black Men Who Changed America一书,故D项和题意相符。Hoffman, 40, a former senior vice president
28、of a financial company, had what she describes as “one of those extreme jobs”. “I loved working,” she says. But her career path reached a crossroad when her second child was born, and she left her job in February 2007. Hoffman is one of many people who have left the workforce to take a break, but sh
29、e has a position as a consultant. She has described this type of career detour(转行), which is more common for women than for men, as “offramping(驶出坡道)”. Typically it occurs when the balancing act of parenting and work becomes too tough.A study by a centre found that more than 90 percent of women who are off ramp want to be on ramp (back into the workforce) eventually. But making the transition back to work is rarely easy, and it is even harder in this economic climate of layoffs and hiring freezes.Considering some of the difficulties faced by onrampers,
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