1、每段对话仅读一遍。1What do we learn about the man ?AHe slept well on the planeBHe had a long tripCHe had ameeting2Why will the woman stay home in the evening ? ATo wait for a call BTo watch a ball game on TV CTo have dinner with a friend3What gift will the woman probably get for Mary ? AA school bag BA recor
2、d CA theatre ticket4What does the man mainly do in his spare time?ALearn a language BDo some sports CPlay the piano5What did the woman like doing when she was young ? ARiding a bicycle with friends BTravelling the country CReading alone第二节 (共15小题;每小题l.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
3、个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题,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至8题。6Where does the conversation take place?AIn a hotel BAt a booking office CAt a friends house7What will the man probably do in a few days? AFly to another country BCome to the same hotel CDrive here to visit
4、 friends听第7段材料,回答第8至10小题。8What did the mail worry about at the beginning of the conversation?AHe might not find everything he wantedBHe might not have enough money with himCHe might not be able to carry the shopping9How much should the man pay?A$5 B$75 C$75.0510What did the woman do in the end? AShe
5、 charged the man a little less BShe asked the man to pay her later CShe made a mistake in adding up the cost听第8段材料,回答第11至13小题。11Where are the speakers?AIn a classroom BIn a theatre CIn an office12Why does the man plan to leave early?AHe is going on vacationBHe is going to a performanceCHe is going t
6、o the post office13What does the woman offer to do? AClean the office BPick up the mans son CFinish the mans work听第9段材料,回答第l4至17小题。14How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation?AAngry BSurprised CSad15What size bag does the woman want?AA 24-inch bag BA 29-inch bag CA 32-inch bag16Wh
7、en will the woman leave for Mexico?AOn Thursday BOn Friday COn Saturday17Where does the man work?AAt a mail order companyBAt an international travel serviceCAt the airport information desk听第l0段材料,回答第18至20小题。18Why did the woman not go to college? AShe didnt pass the exam BShe wasnt interested in coll
8、ege CShe couldnt afford college education19What job does the woman say she did? AShe was a bus conductor BShe was a shop assistant CShe was a housekeeper20What did the woman think of her friends college life? AIt was busy BIt was wonderful CIt was dull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
9、短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。 A“Take your time,” Mr. Ballou encouraged“Read,borrow, and keep,Find something you likeWhat do you read ? ” “I dont know” And I didntI generally read what was in front of me,what I could get from the paperback at the grocery, what I found at the library,
10、magazines,the back of boxesThe idea of consciously seeking out a special title was new to me “Pick for me,then” I saidHe looked up and down at me as though measuring me for a suitAfter a moment,he nodded,and handed me a dark red book,fairly thick“The Last of the Just,” I read“By Andre Schwarz-BartWh
11、ats it about?“You tell me,” he said“Next week”I started after supper, sitting outdoors on all uncomfortable kitchen chairWithin a few pages,the yard,the summer, disappearedTranslated from French,the language was beautiful,simple,impossible to resistWhen the evening light finally failed I moved insid
12、e,read all through the night To this day, thirty years later, I clearly remember the experienceIt was my first meeting with world literature, and I was amazed by the strong power a novel containedI lacked the vocabulary, however, to translate my feelings into words,so the next week,when Mr. Ballou a
13、sked, “Well? ” I only replied,“It was good “Keep it,then,” he said“Shall I suggest another?” I nodded,and was presented with Margaret Meads Coming of Age in Samoa To make the story short, Mr. Ballou never paid me a cent for helping cut his grass that year or the nextbut for fifteen years I taught an
14、thropology (人类学) at Dartmouth CollegeThat summer when I started to read became a turning point in my life which change the course of all that followed21Which of the following is true about the author before he met Mr. Ballou? AHe was merely fond of magazines BHe hardly read anything CHe found no tim
15、e to read DHe was not an enthusiastic reader22What happened when the author started to read “ The Last of the Just ”_AHe became absorbed in his reading BHe didnt know where to go CHe found it impossible to translate it DHe was eager to read another book23Mr. Ballou offered the author books probably
16、because he _ Afound that the author had no money to buy books Bintended to sell some books to the author Cwanted to reward the authors help Dexpected the author to translate them24Why did the author tell this story? ATo inform us of the importance of readingBTo introduce an important experience in r
17、eadingCTo persuade more people to read in summerDTo show the close relationship between the author and Mr. BallouB The ideal companion machinethe computerwould not only look,feel,and sound friendly but would also behave in a pleasant mannerIts informal conversational style makes interaction comforta
18、ble,and yet the machine would remain slightly unpredictable and therefore very interestingIn its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant,but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more relaxed and intimate styleThe machine would not be a passive participant but would add its own su
19、ggestions,information,and opinions;it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changing the topic and would have a personality of its own Friendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it imitated the gradual changes that occur when one person
20、 is getting to know anotherAt an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacyThe whole process would be accomplished in a subtle way to avoid giving an impression of over-familiarity that would be likely to produce irritationAfter experiencing
21、a wealth of powerful,well-timed friendship indicators,the user would be very likely to accept the computer as far more than a machine and might well come to regard it as a friend An artificial relationship of this type would provide many of the benefits that people obtain from interpersonal relation
22、shipsThe computer would participate in interesting conversation that could continue from previous discussionsIt would have a familiarity with the users life as revealed in earlier contact,and it would be understanding and good-humoredThe computers own personality would be lively and impressive,and i
23、t would develop in response to that of the userWith features such as these,the computer might indeed become a very attractive social partner25What would the computer do according to Paragraph l ? APassively receive information BBecome intimate right away CBehave more like humans DKnow everything abo
24、ut the user26The second paragraph intends to tell us _ Ait takes time for computers to gain personality of it own Bfriendship is built by expressing love and affection continuously Ca computer is more like a machine than a friend in humans eyes Dtiming is the key for a computer to make friends with
25、humans27Throughout the passage,the author is _ in his attitude toward the computerAfavorable Bcritical Chesitant Dvague28Which might be the most appropriate title of the passageAArtificial relationships BHow to form intimate relationships CThe caring and tender machine DHumans and computersC Shopper
26、s on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America are notoriously aggressiveSome even start queuing outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted goodsLast year destructive bargain-hunters in the suburbs of New York City trampled
27、 a WalMart employee to deathDespite the madness at many stores,however, the global economic recession appears to have accelerated the pace at which shoppers are abandoning physical stores in favour of retailers on the cyberspace such as Amazon and eBayE-commerce holds particular appeal in poor times
28、 as it enables people to compare prices across retailers quickly and easilyBuyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online,and shipping is often freeNo wonder, then,that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort declinesThe shift in spending to the Internet is good news for comp
29、anies like P&G that lack retail shops of their ownBut it is a big concern for physical retailers,whose prices are often higher than those of e-retailers,since they must bear the extra expense of running storesThe most obvious response to the trend for traditional retailers is to redouble their own e
30、fforts in the virtual space The concept of “multi-channel” shopping,where people can purchase the same items from the same retailer in several different ways online,via their mobile phones and in shopsis gaining ground,and retailers are trying to motivate users of one channel to try anotherGrowing online traffic may actually increase sales in stores tooRetailers are also trying to make online shopping seem fun and ex
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