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1、 A. Cold. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A lecture. B. A course. C. A hall.3. Where are the speakers?A. On a bus. B. On a plane. C. In a car.4. When is the man meeting the woman tomorrow?A. At 1: 00 a.m. B. At 11:00 a.m. C. At 2:00 p.m.5. Which shop are the spea

2、kers going to first?A. The chemists. B. The sports shop. C. The bookshop.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。听完每段对话或独白后，每小题将有5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读2遍。6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？A. Salesman and shopper. B. Waiter and customer. C. Nei

3、ghbors.7. What does the woman need?A. Two eggs. B. Some coffee. C. A cake. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. How long should the man talk in the speech?A. 20 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 5 minutes.9. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Give more examples. B. Talk about the images. C. Simplify his speech.听第8段材

4、料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the woman?A. A librarian. B. A student. C. A teacher. 11. Where is the open PC zone?A. In the north of the hall. B. In the middle of the library. C. On the left of the stairs. 12. Which place does the man prefer to study in?A. The library caf. B. The training hall. C. The sil

5、ent zone.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why does the man make the phone call?A. To ask for a colored picture. B. To confirm the delivery time.C. To order some machines.14. What will the woman do this afternoon?A. Fax the man a brochure. B. Work out the agreement. C. Attend a meeting.15. Why cant the machines

6、be delivered by the end of this month?A. There arent enough machines. B. The distance is too long.C. The time is too limited.16. When will the man sign the agreement? A. This evening. B. Tomorrow morning. C. Tomorrow noon.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the speakers parents suggest him do?A. Camp nea

7、r home. B. Stay at home. C. Take a raincoat. 18. How does the speaker plan to go to the campsite from the village?A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.19. What should Polly bring?A. Food. B. A tent. C. Drinks.20. How long will it take to get to the village by bus?A. About one hour. B. About four hours.

8、C. About five hours.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，从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people

9、, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other peoples houses.Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “Weve been to a lot of other peoples houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustnt we?”“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest th

10、ing, wont it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, Ill invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Dont invite too many.”Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when

11、 her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”“That isnt very nice, is it?” he said. “Youre telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party:A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still

12、there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained（抱怨）.” Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone aga

13、in, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasnt it? Who complained about the noise?“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.21. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?A. They wanted to make some new friends.B. Mr. Harris changed his work.C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting

14、 people.D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other peoples houses.22 What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house? A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.C. They had gone to other peoples parties many times.D. They liked m

15、aking friends with others.23. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?A. From the morning till night. B. About fourteen hours.C. About two hours. D. Till midnight24. When did the party end that evening?A. At about 8:30.B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.C. About twel

16、ve oclock.D. When someone telephoned the police station. BBUS SERVICENew York City Brennan, New Jersey （Trip time: 30 minutes each way ）TimetableBuses leave the Railway Station, New York 7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter until 11:30 p.m. （7 days a week）. Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes

17、 before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to 10:40 p.m. （7 days a week ）. Evening rush hours（5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.） buses leave the Railway Station, New York every 15 minutes （Monday Friday）. Holidays: buses leave every hour on the hour time, each direction. All tickets must be bought at Window 1

18、2, the Railway Station, New York, or at the Brennan Station Window before boarding buses. 25. What time does a bus leave New York for Brennan every Thursday? A. 10:20 a.m. B. 6:30 a.m. C. 4:40 p.m. D. 6:45 p.m.26. Which is the latest bus you should take from Brennan if you have to arrive at the Rail

19、way Station, New York before 4:00 p. m. on Monday? A. The 3:20 p. m bus B. the 3:00 p. m bus C. The 3:30 p. m bus D. The 3:40 p. m bus27. What time does a bus leave Brennan for New York on Christmas Day? A. 1:00 p. m B. 9:40 a. m C. 3:15 p. m D. 8:30 a. m C In Britain in the 1890s there was a postca

20、rd “craze”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection. When Edward was the king, the British had a cheap and good postal system. If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon, they would send a pos

21、tcard in the morning. “Drop me a card” was as common then as “give me a ring” as now. In 1902 an important step was taken. The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages, and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture.

22、It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created. 28. In Britain in the 1890s, _. A. people were interested in sending cardsB. people were interested in playing cardsC. people were interested in collecting postcardsD. people were interested in buying postcards29. “Give me a ring” in

23、 the passage means _. A. send me a gold ring B. send me a cardC. give me a telephone call D. give me a bell ring30. Which statement is TRUE?A. Postcards were not used in the 19th century. B. It was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created. C. Postcards were used only for collec

24、tion in the 1890s. D. There was no message on the old postcard. 31. Choose the best title for the passage. A. Postcards Old and New B. Postcard Clubs in the 1890sC. Creation of the Present Postcard D. Postal System in BritainDParacutin was born in Mexico in February, 1943. At the end of one week Par

25、acutin was 500 feet high, and it is now over 9, 000 feet high. Today Paracutin is asleep. What is Paracutin? It was the first volcano in the world which was seen from its birth right up to the present day. On February 20, 1943, a peasant and his wife set out to work in their corn fields from the Mex

26、ican village of Paracutin. They were surprised to find the earth warm under their feet. Suddenly they heard noises deep in the earth and a small hole appeared in their field. In the afternoon there was a sudden loud noise and stones were thrown high in the air. The peasants ran from the field and tu

27、rned to watch. They saw the birth of a volcano. Large quantities of stone and lava（岩浆） broke out and a little hill began to form. By evening this hill was 100 feet high and hot ashes were falling on the village. At night the strong light of the hot lava lit up the countryside. The trees near the vil

28、lage were killed and the villagers had to leave their houses. When the village was destroyed, its name was given to the volcano. The news quickly reached Mexico City, far to the east. Many people came to watch the scene. The volcano grew and grew for ten years and hundreds of square miles of forest

29、were destroyed. Then Paracutin went to sleep. 32. Paracutin was once the name of _. A. a peasant B. a villageC. an old mountain D. a Mexican33. What was destroyed in the growing up of the volcano?A. The little hill of stone. B. The villagers living close by. C. The Mexican peasant and his wife. D. T

30、he forests and fields round Paracutin.34. In this passage the writer is trying to _. A. tell us an interesting happening B. explain a scientific theoryC. make us believe something D. make up an interesting story35. What can we learn about volcanoes from this passage？A. New volcanoes may appear in places where people do not expect them to be. B. Volcanoes are always growing. C. Volcanoes are active from time to time. D. New volcanoes are active for only ten years. 第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文