1、C. In a post office4. Why was the plane late?A. The weather was bad.B. The engine needed repairing.C. Someone was badly ill.5. How is the man going to Beijing?A. By plane. B. By train. C. By bus.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
2、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 kind of table does the man want to have?A. A table far away from noise. B. A table near the window. C. A table for three people.7. What kind of soup does the woman recommend to the man?A. Tender meat soup. B. Fresh fish soup. C. Just some
3、 vegetable soup听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8. How often do the buses run?A. About every fifteen minutes. B. About every ten minutes. C. About every five minutes.9. What do we know about the woman?A. She is new in New York.B. She is on her way to Venezuela.C. She comes from South Africa.听第8段材料。回答第10至12题。10. How l
4、ong can the man take for his vacation in a year?A. Two weeks. B. Three weeks. C. Four weeks.11. Why does the woman say the man is lucky?A. He doesnt need to worry about finding a hotel.B. He can swim every day and lie in the sun.C. He can have a vacation at the beach.12. What does the man advise the
5、 woman to do on how to spend her holiday?A. To spend her vacation in the summer this year and next in the next winter.B. To spend her vacation in the winter this year and next in the next summer.C. To spend her vacation separately part in summer and part in winter.听第9段材料. 回答第13至16题。13. What can we l
6、earn from the conversation?A. The woman will still work in the correspondence section.B. The womans future work is to train new employees.C. The woman is going to start her new job soon.14. What is the new employee going to be?A. A typist. B. A secretary. C. A reporter.15. Why cant Sylvia train the
7、new comer?A. She is busy preparing a report for her boss.B. She is very busy at the moment.C. She is not feeling well.16. How is the new employee?A. Just so-so. B. Very well. C. Very badly.听第10段材料. 回答第17至20题。17. Who did the garden probably belong to?A. Carlton. B. Carltons friend. C. Carltons neighb
8、or.18. Who saw Carlton when he just climbed down into the garden?A. A gardener B. A farmer C. The gardens owner.19. What did Carlton intend to do in the garden?A. Steal some apples. B. Sell his ladder. C. Have a close look.20. What did the gardener think of Carltons reply?A. He gave up the doubt imm
9、ediately.B. He refused to believe it.C. He believed him doubted.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)AThis happened at work a few years ago. I was on a lift, and a man got on that I didnt know. He asked, “How are you?” I answered, “Pretty good.” Then he asked, “Whats new?” and I said, “Nothing
10、much.” Finally, he turned and said, “Do you mind?” He was on his cellphone! Fortunately, the door opened and I got off. SusanI love singing. One time, a few years ago, I was singing in the shower when my sister came into the bathroom and recorded me! Later, we were driving, and my sister put on some
11、 music. Suddenly, she started to laugh. It was me! I was really embarrassed (尴尬的) and turned bright red. Becky When I was in middle school, I bought this cool new sweater. I wore it to a school dance the next evening, and everyone laughed at me when I came in. The sweater was inside out! So I went i
12、nto the restroom to change and came back out. Unfortunately, it was now on backwards! Evan My friends parents had a birthday party for her at their new house last year. They had these glass doors that went out to the backyard. We were all outside, and I had to use the restroom. So I was running to t
13、he house and then BAM! I was really confused (糊涂的) for a minute. I thought the glass doors were open, but they were closed! To my surprise, I wasnt hurt at all. Anita21. Why did Susan have a talk with the man on the lift? A. She asked him for help. B. She wanted to know him. C. She mistook him for s
14、omeone else. D. She thought he was speaking with her.22. What does the underlined phrase “put on” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Heard. B. Played. C. Wrote. D. Recorded.23. What happened when Anita attended her friends birthday party?A. She was hurt badly. B. She hit the glass doors. C. She was dressed imp
15、roperly.D. She sang a song for the guests.BHave you ever thought of getting away from the present life and doing something completely different? Well, here are some people who have done just that. Back to the land In his early forties, Peter Van Der Groot was a successful salesman. He had a large be
16、autiful home. But Peter worked long hours, and he saw little of his home and family. He enjoyed his job, but he was never there to see his children growing up. Then last year, the firm (公司) he worked for closed down, and, unexpectedly, Peter had the chance to do something different.So Peter and his
17、family sold their house in London and moved to the countryside. They bought a smaller house with some land. Today, Peter is more relaxed. He spends time with his children, and he has seen them change into healthy, happy kids. Hes started working on his land, growing fruit and vegetables. Now he and
18、his family have a common, but comfortable life.Life in the sun Husband and wife Rob and Manda Brent used to be teachers, but they have both given up their jobs, and neither of them plans to return to the school where they worked in Birminghams city centre. Now they live in Italy, where theyve bought
19、 a farmhouse in Tuscan Hills. “Were going to offer bed and breakfast,” said Rob. “Weve never had our own business before, so itll be quite a challenge (挑战). And weve borrowed a lot of money from the bank to get started.”“In this first three-month period, were settling in and repairing the farmhouse,
20、” said Manda. “Then we1l open our doors to guests.” Bed and breakfast will not be the only way for them to get money, though. The farm has got olive (橄榄) trees and the equipment (设备) for producing olive oil.24. What caused Peter to change his life? A. He lost his job. B. He led a hard life. C. He ha
21、d to care for his kids. D. He wasnt satisfied with his job.25. What change has taken place since Peter moved to the countryside?A. He lives a busier life. B. He has set up his own firm. C. He has built a large beautiful house.D. He spends more time with his family.26. What experience have Rob and Ma
22、nda had? A. Selling farm produce. B. Running a school in Italy. C. Serving breakfast for months. D. Teaching in a Birmingham school.27. What will Rob and Mandas farmhouse be mainly used as? A. A farm. B. A hotel. C. A school. D. A restaurant.CHewasa mute(哑巴). He wasmore than 20 years old.Althoughhec
23、ouldunderstand others speech,he couldntsayhisownactual feeling.She washis neighbor,apoorgirl whobrought up by hergrandmother.He really lookedlike an elder brother,ledher to go toschoolandencouragedher.He only usedthe hand signalto communicate.Possibly,sheable to read his each look.Later, she finally
24、 went to college,extremely happy.then startedto go out to make money.Thensent moneycontinuouslytoher. Shedidnt refuse. Time passed by quickly,she graduatedand started work.Then,she said firmlyto him thatday, “Elder brother,I must marry you!” He looked like only the frightened rabbit to escape,notwil
25、ling to seeher.One day,askedto the hospitalsuddenly.afraid,running tolook at her. Doctor said in herthroatthere wasa lump(肿块),which caused her not to speak.stared ather with tears. Sotheymarried.Very many yearslater,nobodyheardthemspeak a word. Theyusedthe handsand writingand sharedsadness and happi
26、ness.Love couldntpreventthegod of death arriving.diedfirst. People feared she couldstand the pain of losing a loved one.By now,lookedat hisphoto, openingthe mouth to say suddenly,“Hepassedaway.”28.What can we learn about the elder brother?A. He couldnt speak out his feelings.B.He could speak freely
27、with the girl.C.He couldnt understand othersspeech.D.He couldnt use body language to express himself.29.How did the elder brother feel when the girl said she wanted to marry him?A.Happy. Disappointed.Scared. Proud.30.What can we infer from the last paragraph?Love could prevent everything.The girl co
28、uld speak actually.The girl suffered from many diseases.The girlneverspoke after her husband died.31.What is the text mainly about?A. Common hobbies.B. Sad memory. True courage.Silent love.D Simon Groot of the Netherlands introducing high-quality vegetable seeds (种子) to more than 60 countries, was a
29、warded the 2019 World Food Prize. He is the sixth generation of the Groot family to develop seeds and began his search to create better vegetable seeds to help farmers in Southeast Asia in 1981. He was 47 and his familys company had just been taken over by a larger professional company. Sixteen years earlier, he made his first trip to Indonesia. Th
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