A house in Clarktown caught fire on Christmas Eve,1982. The    1    who lived in the house was already in    2   .Being in poor health, she had trouble in    3    even when things were fine.    4    her house burning down around her, she was not able to go    5   .The smoke    6   her choke(窒息) .The fire was very hot. Without quick help she would have   7   .

Fire fighters    8    the house. They started to put the fire out. They did not know the old woman was still    9   .The people    10   her crying for help. The fire was still very hot    11    there was lots of smoke.

A man    12    like Santa Claus(圣诞老人) was passing by. He was on his way to give gifts to poor families.   13    had he heard the old woman’s cry when he ran into the    14    

house. After a while he rushed out with the old woman on his back and came to her safety. Then, as

   15    as he had done that, the man left. No one knew the real name of the hero who had saved the old woman’s life.

The man went on and took the gifts to the poor children. He did not return home    16   it was dark. He told his   17    what had happened. She decided that she did not    18    to keep the story a secret. She told people that Santa Claus was    19    David Rodriguez, her husband. Mr. Rodriguez is a music teacher    20    he is not playing Santa Claus.

1. A. hero        B. woman           C. child             D. man

2. A. the eighty     B. eighties            C. her eightieth      D. her eighties

3. A. walking     B. speaking          C. thinking         D. laughing

4. A. Because     B. For              C. With           D. During

5. A. everywhere         B. nowhere          C. anywhere     D. somewhere

6. A. suffered        B. broke                 C. forced            D. made

7. A. lived        B. died             C. left           D. stayed

8. A. looked for     B. searched through    C. got to             D. set up

9. A. out of doors   B. in the open air       C. outside        D. inside

10. A. heard           B. stopped           C. felt           D. kept

11. A. but         B. and              C. or             D. though

12. A. dressed       B. chosen           C. looked          D. acted

13. A. Only         B. Hardly             C. Never         D. Badly

14. A. empty      B. crowded           C. burnt          D. burning

15. A. bravely     B. carefully          C. quickly        D. proudly

16. A. until          B. unless            C. while           D. or

17. A. friend         B. son               C. daughter      D. wife

18. A. want         B. like              C. refuse         D. need

19. A. nearly     B. really             C. impossibly     D. probably

20. A. so that      B. even if           C. when          D. since

 

听力(共两节,满分20分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.When will the speakers get to the theater if they leave now?

A.At 7∶35

B.At 7∶45

C.At 8∶20

2.Where are the two speakers?

A.At a department store

B.At an airport

C.At a restaurant

3.What does the woman ask the man to do right now?

A.Watch TV

B.Go to bed

C.Do homework

4.What does the woman mean?

A.The film is too long.

B.The film is too short.

C.The film is boring.

5.What will the man do?

A.Fly a kite with the woman.

B.Fly a kite by himself.

C.Stay at home.

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。听完每段对话或独白后,你将有时间来阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。

6.Where does the woman want to go at first?

A.The New York Hotel

B.The Central Park

C.The subway station

7.How will the woman get there?

A.By bus

B.By air

C.By subway

8.Which street should the woman get off as the man advised?

A.At 44th street

B.At 45th street

C.At 46th street

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.What will the speakers have as breakfast?

A.Rice

B.Fruit

C.Sandwich

10.What kind of sandwich does the boy like?

A.The chicken sandwich

B.The beef sandwich

C.The vegetable sandwich

11.Why did the boy’s Dad sleep late last night?

A.He overworked last night.

B.He went to meet his friend

C.He lost sleep last night.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.Where does the conversation take place?

A.At the bus station

B.At the train station

C.At the airport

13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Good friends

B.Husband and wife

C.Strangers

14.What is the man going to do next?

A.To spend a holiday

B.To start a new business

C.To meet a new customer

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.What are the two speakers?

A.Teachers on the same tour

B.Lecturers at a conference

C.A tourist and a scientist

16.What was the man in China for?

A.For a conference

B.For a lecture

C.For a tour

17.How many cities in China has the woman ever been to?

A.Two

B.Three

C.Four

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.What happened to Sam?

A.He was knocked down by a truck.

B.He fell to the ground when crossing the road.

C.He stopped the truck driver when crossing the road.

19.Who asked the driver to stop?

A.The little boy

B.The boy’s mother

C.David

20.Why did David help that poor woman?

A.She had no money.

B.She couldn’t walk.

C.She was David’s neighbor.

听力(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.When will the speakers get to the theatre if they leave now?

A.At 7:35.

B.At 7:45.

C.At 8:20.

2.Where are the speakers?

A.At a department store.

B.At an airport.

C.At a restaurant.

3.What does the woman ask the man to do right now?

A.Watch TV.

B.Go to bed.

C.Do homework.

4.What does the woman mean?

A.The film is too long.

B.The film is too short.

C.The film is boring.

5.What will the man do?

A.Fly a kite with the woman.

B.Fly a kite by himself.

C.Stay at home.

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。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6至8题。

6.Where does the woman want to go at first?

A.The New York Hotel.

B.The Central Park.

C.The subway station.

7.What kind of vehicles will the woman use?

A.By bus.

B.By air.

C.By subway.

8.Which street should the woman get off as the man advised?

A.At 44th street.

B.At 45th street.

C.At 46th street.

听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.What will the speaker have as breakfast?

A.Rice.

B.Fruit.

C.Sandwich.

10.What kind of Sandwich does the boy like?

A.The chicken Sandwich.

B.The beef Sandwich.

C.The vegetable Sandwich.

11.Why did the boy's Dad sleep late last night?

A.He overworked last night.

B.He went to meet his friend.

C.He lost sleep last night.

听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.Where does the conversation take place?

A.At the bus station.

B.At the train station.

C.At the airport.

13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Good friends.

B.Husband and wife.

C.strangers.

14.What is the man going to do next?

A.To spend a holiday.

B.To start a new business.

C.To meet a new customer.

听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。

15.What are the two speakers?

A.Teachers on the same tour.

B.Lecturers at a conference.

C.A tourist and a scientist.

16.What was the man in China for?

A.For a conference.

B.For a lecture.

C.For a tour.

17.How many cities in China has the woman ever been to?

A.None.

B.One.

C.Four.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

18.What happened to Sam?

A.He was knocked down by a truck.

B.He fell to the ground when crossing the road.

C.He stopped the truck driver when crossing the road.

19.Who ask the driver to stop?

A.The little boy.

B.The boy's mother.

C.David.

20.Why did David help the poor woman?

A.She had no money.

B.She couldn't walk.

C.She was David's neighbor.

The A-level question Have 22 continuous years of rises in A-level pass rate made the exam worthless? David Miliband, the minister for School Standards, insists the answer is a firm " no". And he said it was wrong that " more will mean worse and more educa??tion for more people will mean lower standards". Figures show that — despite the rise in A-grades to 21. 6 per cent — only 22,000 out of 600,000 18-year-olds gain three A-grade pas??ses. Put another way, that means — in a primary class of 30 pupils — only one will get three A-grades. The center right Bow Group, in a pamphlet published today, however, says nine out of ten scholars believe A-grades have been devalued over the past ten years.

Two inquiries (调查) — both set up by the Government’s exams watchdogs — one of which included in??dependent teaching experts, refused to accept that there had been any " dumping down" of A-level standards. But while they conclude that the exam questions have not become easier, changes in examining methods have almost certainly made it easier to gain top-grade passes.

As a result of the exams shake-up introduced in 2000, students sit six different types of exams to make up an A-level during the course of their two years of study. Only 20 per cent of the marks are set for the end-of-term exam. This makes it easier for teachers to help their pupils with the right answers.

Mr Miliband said yesterday, " My argument is not that to??day ‘s generation of pupils are cleverer than their parents; it is that schools and teachers are getting better at getting the best out of them. "

5. From the writer’s point of view, the rise in A-grades to 21. 6 per cent shows ______.

A. it is generally thought more education means lower standards

B. the rise in the A-level pass rate has made the exam worthless

C. the quality of the 18-year-olds has become lower

D. it is still hard for the general pupils to get three A-grade passes

6. The underlined word " they" in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. the exams watchdogs               B. the independent teaching experts

C. the A-level standards                D. the two inquiries

7. As a result of the exams shake-up introduced in 2000 ______.

A. the pass rate for A-levels was set to rise continuously

B. the exam became easier than it had been before 2000

C. pupils could have many more choices of test after 2000

D. it soon became popular with teachers and pupils

8. What does this passage mainly discuss?

A. How reliable and effective the A-level grading system is.

B. How the A-level system helps universities select pupils.

C. How the pass rate has been increased in recent years.

D. How the A-level grading system has changed over the years.

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