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1、A.Susan often does best in exams. B.Susan often surprises her in exams. C.Susan knows who did best in the exam.4.Where does the conversation most probably take place?A.At a bus station. B.In an office. C.In a restaurant.5.How much is the travelling bag?A.10 dollars. B.20 dollars. C.30 dollars.第二节（共1

2、5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题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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.When did the woman start feeling sick?A.Yesterday morning. B.Yesterday evening. C.This morning.7.What is the matter with the woman?A.She has a co

3、ugh. B.She has a fever. C.She has a headache.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Why does the woman do a part-time job?A.To pay her rent. B.To see a doctor. C.To buy an insurance.9.How much does the woman earn now?A.US $40.00 a week. B.US $8.00 an hour. C.US $9.00 an hour.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What color does the man li

4、ke for the shirt?A.Red. B.Black. C.Blue.11.What kind of trousers does the man want to buy at first?A.Cotton ones. B.Woolen ones. C.Silk ones.12.Why will the man come to the shop a week later again?A.To buy a shirt in the color he wants. B.To buy trousers at a lower price.C.To get a silk shirt free o

5、f charge.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Why does the woman want to work in the old peoples home?A.Because she likes chatting with old people.B.Because old people are easy to get along with.C.Because she worked in an old peoples home before.14.How many hours will the woman work a week?A.16 hours. B.8 hours. C.4

6、 hours15.On which day can the woman do the part-time job?A. Thursday. B.Friday. C.Saturday.16.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Interviewer and interviewee. B.Grandfather and granddaughter. C.Doctor and nurse.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How many people were surveyed（调查）in the researc

7、h?A.12. B.20. C.27.18.What kind of exercise did the participants do during the research?A.Running. B.Swimming. C.Riding a bike.19.What is the difference in the three groups? A.The time of doing exercise. B.The age of participants. C.The method of doing exercise.20.What does the leader of the researc

8、h advise people to do?A. Have a long-time break after practice.B.Do short high-intensity exercise.C.Do exercise as long as you can.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、D）中，选出最佳选项。ATraveling in ScotlandThe Scotland Travel Pass gives you the freedom to use trains,buses and

9、 boats in Scotland as much as you like for a fixed period of time at any time.The pass comes in a helpful pack with timetables and maps along with discount cards,and is available for either 4 days （89） or 8 days （119）.For more details,visit www.scotral.co.uk or call 08457 550033.Pounds off LondonThe

10、 capital offers a host or sights,experiences and wonderful memories and one of the best money-saving plans is the London Pass.This allows you free entry for more than 60 attractions.When you buy the card you receive a 132- page color guidebook and information on the latest builtin discounts on resta

11、urants and tours.You can also have fast track entry at some of the busiest attractions to jump those lines.Passes are available for 1-6 days or you can include a travel pass for public transport within Zones 1-6 for82.Order your pass on the credit card line,call 08702 429988, or buy online at .The L

12、ondon for Less discount card comes in a pack with a guidebook and a handy fold-out street map.For 12.95 the London for less gives you discounts,from 20%-50%,at more than 300 different Londons attractions, including shows,concerts and restaurants.You can also get discounts on everything from clothes

13、to money exchange. You can buy the card from some major bookshops in the capital.Britains Heritage for FreeThe Great British Heritage （GBH） Pass gets you into 600 of Britains finest historical houses,castles and gardens and is available for 4,7,15 days or a month.This year even more attractions are

14、open to GBH cardholders. Visit or go to the Britain Visitor Centre for more information.21.What can you do with the Scotland Travel Pass?A.Use the Internet service. B.Buy discount maps.C.Use public transport for tree. D.Enjoy free entry to many museums.22.One use of the London Pass is to_.A.guide yo

15、u to Londons best restaurants B.enable you to shop online with discountsC.offer you free bus rides throughout London D.save you from waiting at some tourist sights23.What service can a GBH card offer for a fixed period of time?A.About 50% discount for public transport. B.A 15-day pass to any attract

16、ion in Britain.C.Right prices for hotels in central London. D.Free entry to many British historical places. BThere is an old English saying:Laughter is the best medicine.One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.Norman Cousins was an editor of a magazine for almost forty

17、 years.He also wrote and spoke about world peace, anti-nuclear and anti-war issues,traveling to many different countries to share his ideas.In the 1960s,after returning to America from a busy and tiring trip to Europe,he got sick.He discovered he had a rare disease that caused the joints（关节）between

18、his bones to become stiff.In a week after he got back,he couldnt stand.Every move that he made was painful.He wasnt able to sleep at night.The doctors told him that they didnt know how to cure his problem and he might never get over his illness. However,he refused to give up hope.He thought his illn

19、ess was caused by unhappy thoughts.He didnt want to take medicine to cure himself.Instead,he felt happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on TV.He quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during t

20、he day gave him two hours of painfree sleep at night.Deciding that the doctors couldnt help him,Mr.Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room,where he could continue his experiments with laughter.For a week,he rested in the hotel,watching comedy shows on TV, reading amusing books,and sl

21、eeping whenever he felt tired.Within three weeks,he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico,where he began running on the beach for exercise.After a few months,Mr.Cousins was able to carry on his work.He had laughed himself back to health.24.What did the doctors think about Mr.Cousinss di

22、sease?A.It would take a week to be cured. B.It might never be cured.C.It could be cured by sleeping more. D.It might be cured by taking medicine. .25.What did Mr.Cousins think might cure his disease?A.Real laughter. B.Taking a vacation. C.Comedy shows. D.Doing more exercise.26.What did Mr.Cousins do

23、 after he left the hospital?A.He wrote an amusing book. B.He watched TV all day long.C.He continued his experiments. D.He carried on his work soon.27.What is the passage mainly about?A.An amazing life. B.A laughing story.C.A strange disease. D.An interesting cure.CYoung Mister Smith had an idea for

24、his employer.It was an idea for saving money for the company by increasing prices.At the same time,Smith suggested that the company sell goods of less value.If his employer liked the idea,Smith might be given more pay.Perhaps he might even get a better job with the company.Business had been very slo

25、w.So Mister Smiths employer thought a few minutes about the idea.But then she shook her head.I am sorry, Smith,his employer said,It just will not wash.Now,the meaning of these English words should be,It will not get clean.Yet Smiths idea did not have anything to do with making something clean.So why

26、 did his employer say,It will not wash.?Most word experts agree that it will not wash means it will not work,Eric Partridge wrote that the saying probably developed in Britain in the 1800s.Charlotte Bronte used it in a story published in 1849.She wrote,That wont wash,miss.Mizz Bronte seems to have m

27、eant that the dyes（染料）used to color a piece of clothing were not good.The colors could not be depended on to stay in the material.In 19th-Century England,the expression came to mean an undependable statement.It was used mainly to describe an idea.But sometimes it was used about a person.A critic onc

28、e said of the poet Robert Browning,He wont wash.The critic did not mean that the poet was not a clean person.He meant that Brownings poems could not be depended on to last.Today,we know that judgment was wrong.Robert Browning is still considered a major poet.But very few people remember the man who

29、said Browning would not wash.28.What did the employer think of Mr.Smiths idea?A.Unbelievable. B.Helpful. C.Creative. D.Unacceptable.29.When did the expression probably come into use?A.In the 1600s. B.In the 1700s. C.In the 1800s. D.In the 1900s.30.According to this passage,what is the meaning of It

30、just will not wash,A.It will not work. B.It cannot wash. C.It is not clean. D.It is dependable.31.What does the passage mainly talk about?A.An English poet. B.An English expression. C.A smart employer. D.A loyal employee.DCompared with traditional methods of recording life experiences,such as journal,blog,and weibo,there appears to be a new kind of equipmentlifelogging,which records every lit