1、2. Where are the speakers?A. In a museum. B. At a concert. C. In a movie.3. How long did he wait?A. An hour. B. Fifteen minutes. C. Twenty minutes.4. What is John going to do?A. Stay at home watching TV. B. Go to the film. C. Go out for supper.5. What did the man say about the final exam?A. He will
2、correct papers. B. He will collect papers.C. The assistant will correct papers.第二节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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68小题。6. What does one need to do if he wants to join the library?A. He
3、needs to write down his name and address.B. He needs to show some kind of identification with his name and address on it.C. He needs to give his address.7. Why does the woman want to borrow some books?A. She wants to read them and enjoy herself.B. She wants some books to read on holiday this weekend
4、.C. She enjoys reading and cant live without books.8. What does the woman show at last?A. Her driving license. B. Her bankbook. C. Her passport.听第7段材料,回答第912小题。9. Where can the man get money?A. From the Dunnes Stores. B. From the Allied Irish Bank. C. From the Bank of Ireland.10. Which of the follow
5、ing statements is true?A. The Bank of Ireland is near the Dunnes Stores.B. It is about ten minutes walk to the bank.C. The man isnt familiar with the area.11. What will the woman do at the end of the conversation?A. She will help the man to get money from the bank.B. She will draw a map for the man.
6、C. She will show him the way to the bank.12. Which word can best describe the woman?A. Open minded. B. Warm hearted. C. Honest.听第8段材料,回答第1315小题。13. What does the man want to do?A. He wants to help her with her work.B. He wants to talk to her.C. He wants her to help him.14. What is the woman busy wor
7、king on?A. Her history paper. B. Her biology paper. C. Her test paper.15. What did the professor tell the woman to do?A. The professor told her to cut down 10 pages.B. The professor asked her to add another 10 pages to her paper.C. The professor wanted her to hand in her paper of over 10 pages on Fr
8、iday.听第9段对话,回答第1617小题。16. What does the woman worry about?A. Her weight. B. Her health. C. Her work.17. What do you think the woman is going to do?A. She may buy a dancing machine to lose weight.B. She will walk for an hour every day to keep fit.C. She is going to dance with the man to keep her heal
9、thy.听第10段材料,回答第1820小题。18. What was Mr Hill?A. A farmer. B. A businessman. C. A shopkeeper.19. Why did Mr Hills chickens lay hardly any eggs in summer?A. Because it was cold. B. Because it was very noisy. C. Because it was very hot.20. Why was Mr Hill not interested in the owners suggestion?A. Becaus
10、e it was quite cool in his own house.B. Because his wife couldnt lay any eggs for him.C. Because he only thought of how to make hens lay more eggs.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) AYou probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies
11、listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?Jane Addams (1860-1935)Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community(社区)by creating shelters and promoting
12、 education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (1907-1964)If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of p
13、ollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans.Sandra Day OConnor(1930-present)When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state se
14、nator(参议员) and ,in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. OConnor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (1913-2005)On December 1,1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger.
15、Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. “The only tired I was, was tired of giving in,” said Parks.21. What is Jane Addams noted for in history?A. Her social work.B. Her teaching
16、skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her community background.22. What was the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm?A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great
17、contribution to the civil-rights movement in the U.S.?A. Jane Addams. B. Rachel Carson. C. Sandra Day OConnor. D. Rosa Park.24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?A. They are highly educated. B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers. D. They are peace-lovers. B Many schoo
18、ls across the US hold graduation ceremonies this time of year. In some schools, even 5 and 6-year-olds observe their graduation from kindergarten. And so can older people, much older. Meet 70-year-old Jerry Reid, who just graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned a bach
19、elors degree. Mr. Reid might not look like the average college student; his hair is definitely grayer. But still Jerry Reids age is easy to forget, other UVA students know him as one of their own. Mr. Reid sat into the “Hoo Crew,” a group that cheers loudly for the school at sports events. He also j
20、oined a mens group on campus. He sang drinking songs along with many other students. Mr. Reids school friends say they can talk to him just about anything. About a half century ago, in his 20s, Mr. Reid was not in school. Instead, he was racing cars and chasing girls. But he says his friend Bill inv
21、ited him to UVA parties.“Bill told me what a terrible life I had unless I came up here and went to school with him,” said Reid.That was in 1963. Jerry Reid says it took him 48 years to take that advice. In 2011, he entered college. UVA Professor Luke Wright says Mr. Reid influences students. He open
22、ed the minds of the young adults. The teacher says Mr. Reid showed them that life does not end at 40. Instead, the 70-year-old college graduate believes that getting older can be the beginning of a dream. “Remember that path that you left waits for you. Its there. Its yours. All you must do is to ge
23、t out of your own way and get back to it. And, thats exactly what I did,” said Reid.Mr. Reid says that he and his wife Susan now would take some time off to enjoy his college degree. Then, hell return to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree. 25. Which of the following is true of Mr. Reid?A.
24、 He was laughed at by other students. B. He was interested in study in his youth.C. He enlarged the views of young peopleD. He got his graduate degree at the age of 70.26. From the third paragraph, we can infer that Mr. Reid was _. A. considerate B. independent C. intelligent D. energetic27. What do
25、es Paragraph 6 mainly discuss?A. How Mr. Reid realizes his dream. B. What teachers think of Mr. Reid.C. When Mr. Reid entered college. D. Why the students likes Mr. Reid.28. What lesson can we learn from the story of Jerry Reid?A. It is never too late to learn. B. Two heads are better than one. C. A
26、ctions speak louder than words. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.CSteven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider that hes an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down
27、the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Steins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bag.Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at ch
28、eckouts (收银台). The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.Among the bag makers arguments, many cit
29、ies with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.The industry has also taken aim at the product th
30、at has appeared as its replacement: reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists dont dispute (质疑) these points. They hope paper bags will be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same reusable bags for years.29. What has Steven Stein been hired to do?A. Help increase grocery sales. B. Recycle the waste m
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