1、 A. Buying DVDs. B. Borrowing DVDs. C. Sharing DVDs. 3. What did the woman think of Danas speech? A. Boring. B. Important. C. Well-prepared. 4. What does the man mean? A. He is unable to give help. B. He will carry the boxes later. C. He refuses to pay for boxes. 5. When is Simon supposed to arrive?
2、 A. 7:30. B. 8:00. C. 8:10.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料,回答6-7题。6.Where do the speakers plan to go ? A. The womans home B. A museum. C. A library. 7.Why does the woman want to go on Saturday afternoon ? A. To enjoy nice weather . B. To sleep late in the morning. C.To avoid the
3、 crowd .请听第7段材料,回答8-10题。8.Why did the man borrow the womans computer last time ? A. He needed it for his paper . B. His computer was broken . C.He used it for his computer class .9.Why does the woman feel happy ? A. The man can lend her a computer now . B. The man will use his own computer . C. The
4、man will study better .10.What has the man been doing with his new computer ? A. Doing homework . B.Searching for information . C. Watching DVDs.请听第8段材料,回答11至13题。11.Where did Tom get the idea of becoming a businessman ? A.From the grown-ups around him . B. From his high school teachers . C. From his
5、 college friends.12.How much does Tom own of the company he works for ? A. 60% . B. 18% . C.6% .13.What mistake did Tom and his company make in the past ? A. Making all the products themselves. B. Wasting lots of materials . C. Producing simple things .请听第9段材料,回答14至17题。14. What kind of jobs seems to
6、 be in short supply? A. Writers. B. School teachers . C. Newspaper reporters .15. Where is Sharon most likely to go? A. New York . B. Boston . C. California .16.What does James plan to do if he cant find a job ? A. Continue his education . B.Start a newspaper . C. Write a book .17. Who are the speak
7、ers ? A. Fellow students . B. Laid-off workers . C. High school teachers.请听第10段材料,回答18至20题。18.Why does the university offer the two programs ? A. To keep students safe walking late or alone. B.To provide better health care for students . C. To help visitors tour around the college.19.When can studen
8、ts call Campus Safety Office ? A. From 7 p.m to 7 a.m. B. Anytime of the day . C. From midnight to 7 a.m.20.To whom is the speaker mainly talking ? A . Tourists at the college . B. New teachers . C. Parents of students .第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题:每小题2分,满分40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。 AThe
9、re was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care .To water his flowers, he used two buckets .One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one. Which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best. Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two b
10、uckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water
11、 had leaked along the path. Sometimes the new bucket would say,“ See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I dont know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of apace you are!” And all that the old bucket could say was. “ I know I am not ver
12、y useful, but I can only do my best .I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me ,at least .”One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation .After was ring the flowers as usual .he said ,“You both have done your work very well .Now I am going to carry you back .I want y
13、ou to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so.All along the path,they noticed,on the side where the new bucket was carried.there was just bare(光秃秃的)earth; one the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers,leading all the way to the garden.
14、21.What does the underlined word“dilapidated”probably mean? A.Dirty B.Dark C.Worn-out D.Plain-looking.22.What was the old bucket ashamed of? A.His past. B.His aging. C.His manner. D.His leaking.23.The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to A.laugh at the old one B.take pity on the
15、old one C.show off its beautiful looks D.praise the gardeners kindness24.Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener? A.Because it was used to keep a balance B.Because it stayed in its best condition C.Because it was taken as a treasure D.Because it had its own function B Three quarters of Bri
16、tains parents are too busy to read bedtime stories to their children,according to a study. The study was carried out by CITV to start their new childrens show Bookaboo,which is designed to encourage anyone to pick up a book and read with their children at any time of the day.Worryingly,the study sho
17、wed that only three percent of fathers now find the time to read to the kids compared to 89 percent of mothers. Lucy Goodman,creator of Bookaboo,said,“Its important for young boys to be able to share a book with dads,granddads or male carers and it can be fun and rewarding,too.” Of the dads who said
18、 they didnt read to their kids, 87 percent blamed work while more than a third said they were too tired. While 89 percent of mums said they did read to their children,more than half of them said cleaning distracted (使分心) them and 49 percent were distracted by other household things. Researchers also
19、 found parents are now relying heavily on other people to lend a hand with reading to their children with grandparents doing the most,followed by sisters and brothers,aunts and uncles. While 95 percent of parents read to their children at some point,only five percent read to their children during th
20、e day. More than one in ten said they read every couple of weeks or less,and five percent could not remember the last time they shared a book. The study found parents also seem content with allowing their children to immerse (使沉浸) themselves in TV programs or playing computer games rather than readi
21、ng. Exgoalkeeper David Seaman,who is a dad of two,has been a guest in Bookaboo. He says,“I think its important that fathers do read to their children because its a special time. Sometimes my two children will come to listen to the same bookits a magical moment and I advise fathers just to try it.”25
22、We can know from the passage that Bookaboo_.Ais a daily show Bis an adults showCaims to encourage people to read to their children D. is a popular show 26According to the study,fathers dont read to their kids mainly because_.Athey are too busy with workBthey dont think it necessary to do soCthey are
23、 distracted by household thingsDthey like to play computer games in their free time27The study showed that_.Amost parents want to read to their childrenBhalf of Britains parents are too busy to read to their childrenCa far larger percentage of mothers read to children than fathersDmost parents dont
24、allow children to watch TV or play computer games28According to the last paragraph,David Seaman_.Athinks it is great to read to children Bhas only one child Cis the creator of Bookaboo Dis a goalkeeper now CGiven that many peoples moods (情绪)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was p
25、robably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, Singapores Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates. Its founder is Chris Lee who grew
26、 up at his parents corner store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets.If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, thats because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levis and Sony. That idea surely res
27、ults in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates.The CRFs produce is green,made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series - with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆).cheese and other flavors - also
28、does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs,who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others.29. What is good about chocolate? A. It serves as a suitable gift. B. It works as
29、an effective medicine. C. It helps improve the state of mind. D. It strengthens business relations.30. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF? A. He knows the importance of research. B. He learns form shops of similar types. C. He has the support of many big names D. He has a lot of ma
30、rketing experience.31. Which line of the CRF produce sells best? A. The Connoisseur Series. B. The Exotic Series. C. The Alcohol Series. D. The Sichuan Series.32. The words chocolate snobs in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who A. are particular about chocolate B. know little about cocoa beans C. look down upon others D. like to try new flavors D Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is on the Southern Hemisphere of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large
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