题目内容
Listening(听力)(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
第一节
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．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In a hotel．
B．In a bank．
C．At an airport．
2．How much did the woman pay all together?
A．39．
B．28.50．
C．20.50．
3．What does the woman imply about the weather?
A．The next few days are supposed to be warm．
B．Clouds and cool temperatures are expected．
C．It can’t get much better than it already is．
4．What do we know about the flight?
A．It will be late．
B．It will come in as scheduled．
C．It will not come in at all．
5．What does the woman mean?
A．She won’t be able to come to dinner．
B．She wouldn’t like to invite the man to the theater．
C．She doesn’t like to go out on Fridays．
第二节
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；听完后每小题将给出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6～8题。
6．What are they doing?
A．Doing mountain climbing．
B．Shopping．
C．Fishing．
7．What is the tallest peak called?
A．Great Lion．
B．Grand Lion．
C．Ground Lion．
8．What do they take as the background when they have their pictures taken?
A．A big tree．
B．The old rocks．
C．The peak．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．Who does the man want to talk with?
A．Mr．White．
B．Jim．
C．Mr．Smith．
10．Where is Dr．Smith?
A．He is in his office．
B．Nobody knows．
C．He is at home．
11．Which number is correct?
A．77231059．
B．77231058．
C．77221069．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
12．How many times has the man skipped lunch this week?
A．2．
B．3．
C．4
13．What time will the meeting begin?
A．2∶30 p. m．
B．3∶00 p. m．
C．3∶30 p. m．
14．Why didn’t Tom ask his secretary to type the report?
A．He didn’t trust him．
B．He is already busy enough．
C．He needs to check on some sales figures before the meeting．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
15．What was the service like on the flight?
A．It was good．
B．The plane was too crowded．
C．The plane didn’t offer enough food．
16．What did the woman think of the hotel?
A．It was very comfortable．
B．The employees were not very friendly．
C．It was not easy to get to many places of historical interest from the hotel．
17．What was the food in the hotel restaurant like?
A．Delicious．
B．Terrible．
C．Tasteless．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
18．What is the man curious about?
A．A locust monument．
B．A seagull monument．
C．A hero monument．
19．Why did millions of locusts fly here?
A．To threat the men and animals．
B．To eat all the crops and plants．
C．To fight the seagull．
20．Why did the people cry in the story?
A．Because they had nothing to do and lost jobs．
B．Because they had a bad harvest．
C．Because these locusts would eat all their harvest．
解析：
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(Text 1) M：Hello, I want to open an account．Shall I fill in this form, please? W：Yes．You should fill a form first, but not this one．Go over to that desk and the man there will help you． (Text 2) W：Can you put them in a box? M：Certainly．The evening dress is twenty, the skirt is eleven and the night gown is eight． (Text 3) M：It would be nice if these last few days of vacation were sunny and warm． W：But that’s not what they forecast, is it? (Text 4) M：What time is the flight coming in?I hope it hasn’t been delayed again． W：No, it’s not been delayed．It’s canceled． M：My goodness． (Text 5) M：My wife and I would like to have you over for dinner on Friday． W：That’s very kind of you, but I have theater tickets for that evening． (Text 6) W：Tony, look．What a breathtaking sight! M：Yes, the view is really beautiful． W：I hear this area attracts quite a few mountain climbers every year．Is that true? M：Yes, the area first became known in 1806 or 1807．The tallest peak is called Grand Lion．It’s 1800 feet high． W：Oh, look．There are so many curiously-shaped rocks at the peak． M：Yes, the mountain is quite young but the rocks look very old． W：What a nice view! I’d like to have my picture taken here．Please, use the old rocks as the background． M：All right．Will we have our picnic over there, Tony? M：No, that’s forbidden, Ann．See the sign．We have to eat on the picnic table． (Text 7) M：Hello．Is that Mr．Smith’s office? W：Yes, it is．What can I do for you? M：I’d like to talk to Dr．Smith, please． W：Dr．Smith has gone home this afternoon．May I ask who is calling? M：This is Jim White． W：Dr．Smith asked me to give you his home phone number． M：Just a moment．Oh, what’s his telephone number? W：His number is 77231059． M：It’s 7-7-2-3-1-0-5-9, right? W：Quite right． M：Thank you for telling me． (Text 8) W：Hey, Tom．Do you want to come to lunch with me? M：Oh, lunch would be great right now, Mary, but I just don’t have the time．I have this three o’clock sales meeting with the vice president and I have to finish typing my report before I do another thing． W：Oh, but this is the third time this week you’ve skipped lunch． M：Well, I know, but this is just too important to miss．Listen, could you bring me back a sandwich? W：Sure． M：I’ll have to eat it at my desk while I make a few more phone calls to check on some sales figures before the meeting． W：Sure, but why can’t your secretary help finish the report? M：Well, I’d have my secretary do it, only with this deadline, I just can’t trust him to type it fast enough．I want to do it myself so I know it’s done right．Look, I can’t talk any more, Mary．I have to get started on this report．There are just too many important things to do before the meeting this afternoon． (Text 9) M：Did you have a good trip? W：Oh, yes．We had a wonderful time．I stayed in Los Angeles for about three days．I can hardly wait to go back for another visit． M：How many places did you visit in America? W：Five．Before I left San Francisco for home yesterday, I’d visited Chicago, Washington D．C．and New York． M：How was the service on the flight? W：Quite good．It was a very pleasant flight and not too crowded． M：How was the hotel? W：It was very comfortable．All the employees were very friendly and helpful．I like the place．It was easy to get to many places of historical interest from there． M：By the way, how was the food? W：Just great．Really the food in the hotel was delicious． M：I’m so glad you enjoyed your vacation． W：I certainly did and I want to thank you for all your help in arranging it． (Text 10) M：Can you tell me why there is a large seagull monument here? W：Oh, that’s an old story． M：Can you tell me something more about it? W：Long long ago, one day millions of locusts flew here．They came down and began eating everything．There were so many that they would eat up all the crops and plants at once． M：Please go on! W：People could do nothing but cry． M：Oh dear! W：Then a lot of seagulls appeared．In a short time they ate up millions of locusts．The crops and the farmers were saved． M：Wonderful! Now I see．To show their thanks, the people built this monument, didn’t they? W：Yes, quite right． |
Pressure too much?
In our daily life we are used to hearing these words, “I can't wait for my holiday,” “I wish I could stay home today” And “I'm very tired.” These words come from pressure at work. Now the “iron rice bowl”(铁饭碗) is being broken into pieces. Workers may be fired if they don’t perform their duties well. They have to do their jobs better.
People feel pressure not only because they might find themselves out of work but also because they get no real pleasure from their work. For most of the workers, work is just a way of earning money. It appears to be meaningless and worthless.
But pressure is a natural part of work. There is no way to keep away from it. We should face up to it.
Work should be
a cause of happiness and pride rather than a punishment or a burden .In fact, a certain amount of pressure can provide challenge and chance for learning. To a modern man who is worried and low in spirit, developing a hobby and finding a new interest is of first importance. I like listening to pop music, which makes me calm and gives me pleasure.
If pressure becomes difficult to deal with, we should turn to our friends or families. We can have a drink with our friends and talk about the problem. We should always discuss our problems with our families. Good advice, warmth and happiness that families bring to us can reduce our pressure and encourage us to smooth away all difficulties.
【小题1】Peopel feel pressure at work mainly because ______.
| A．they will lose their jobs |
| B．most of them find less interest in their work |
| C．they can make more money after work. |
| D．they want to stay at home. |
| A．Where there is work there is pressure. |
| B．Work shouldn’t be regarded as punishment or burden. |
| C．All modern men are worried and low in spirit. |
| D．A certain amount of pressure is necessary. |
| A．we should drink coffee with our friends |
B． we can get help and comfort from our friends or families. |
| C．we can go home because it is warm |
| D．to talk out the problem to our friends and families is the best way. |
It’s 10:30 p.m. and 11-year-old Brandon Blanco is sound asleep at home. Suddenly, a loud noise wakes him up. Naturally, Brandon reaches for his cell phone. He blinks twice, and the message on the screen becomes clear: “ R U awake?”
But the late-night text does not annoy Brandon. He gets frequent messages and calls, even after bedtime. And he can’t imagine life without them. “ If I didn’t have a cell phone, I wouldn’t be able to talk to my friends or family as often,” he told TFK.
Brandon’s use of technology doesn’t stop there. He also has a computer, a TV and three video-game consoles in his room. With so many choices, it is no surprise that when he is not at school, he spends nearly every waking minute using one or more of these devices. Brandon is hardly alone. According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids aged 8 to 18 are spending more time than ever before using electronic devices. How much time? More than seven and a half hours a day on average, the study found. That’s about an hour more than just five years ago.
The jump is the result of a huge explosion in mobile devices, says Victoria Rideout, the lead author of the study. Today, nearly seven out of ten kids have cell phones. Just five years ago, it was four out of ten.
“ These devices have opened up many more opportunities for young people to use media, whether it’s on the bus, on the way to school or waiting in line at the pizza parlor,” says Rideout.
Often, kids multitask, or use more than one device at a time. “ If you’ve got a chance to do something on your computer and take a phone call and have the TV on in the background, why not?” Media expert Cheryl Olson says.
Most experts agree technology has much to offer kids. But some worry the kids could be missing out on other activities like playing outside or hanging out with friends. “ It’s a matter of balance,” says Olson. “ You’ve got to work on it.”
Multitasking while doing homework is another concern. Some kids listen to music, watch TV or use the phone while doing their homework. “It’s important to make sure that you can stop and concentrate on one thing deeply,” says Rideout.
Logan Jones, 11, of Maumelle, Arkansas, describes himself as a “game freak”. Still, he is glad not to have unlimited time with his PlayStation 2. “I’ll tell my mom I’m going to play a game, and she’ll say, ‘Okay, but only for 30 minutes,’”, Logan told TFK.
With new and exciting devices hitting stores every year, keeping technology use in check is more important than ever. “ Kids should try,” adds Rideout. “:But parents might have to step in sometimes.”
【小题1】The text is mainly about kids’ _________
| A．cell phone use | B．various hobbies |
| C．favorite video games | D．using electronic devices |
| A．Brandon feels annoyed about his late-night message. |
| B．Olson is against teenagers’ using mobile phones. |
| C．many teenagers lack friends in their middle school |
| D．kids have too many electronic devices to choose from |
| A．Watching TV while using the computer |
| B．Talking on the phone while lying on the sofa. |
| C．Playing video games after having lunch. |
| D．Listening to loud music while relaxing. |
| A．in order | B．in store | C．in sight | D．in control |
| A．do homework while watching TV |
| B．do homework in a place without disturbance |
| C．spend more time on homework |
| D．have less homework |
White was the owner of a private school in a town. Last year, he married one of his classmates.The beautiful woman spent much time in learning nothing during middle school. But she wasn't worried about anything in the future, because her parents were very rich and could provide her with everything.So he could make poor Mr White listen to her. Mr White was busy in dealing with school affairs and his wife had to stay at home alone.But she hated the lonely and boring life.Her father introduced her to some businessmen who wanted to employ her .But she wanted to stay with children.So her husband was asked to allow her to work in his school.At first her husband didn't agree with her. She didn't supply money to him any more, so the poor man had to give in.Otherwise , his school would shut down for lack of her money. The woman could not teach students, because she knew neither maths nor physics.She thought she often played in the zoo,so she decided to teach biology.But she didn't know how to teach the subject at all.She thought hard, and finally she decided to bring the students to the zoo.
Pointing to a crocodile, she shouted ,”Look at it carefully! It’s a whale!”
“Excuse me ,madam,” said a student. “It’s a crocodile!”
“Shut up!” Mr White said angrily. “It’s a whale!”
【小题1】Why did Mr White have to employ Mrs White as a teacher ?
| A．Because his school would shut down without her money. |
| B．Because Mrs White learned many things during school time. |
| C．Because no businessman wanted to employ Mrs White. |
| D．Because Mrs White knew something about biology. |
| A．She was the daughter of a rich man. |
| B．She often went to the zoo to study animals. |
| C．She knew nothing about the subject of biology. |
| D．She was one of Mrs White’s classmates. |
| A．The students didn't know whales and crocodiles. |
| B．Mrs White taught the right animals to her students. |
| C．A whale came up to the bank to have a breath. |
| D．Mrs White mistook a crocodile for a whale. |
| A．Because he wanted to change his fate of listening to his wife. |
| B．Because he knew his wife could not be a good teacher. |
| C．Because his wife liked being at home. |
| D．Because his wife only knew something about maths and physics. |
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【小题1】In the sentence “Teach the students about your culture and help them talk about their own”, “your culture” here means the culture of ．
| A．the English native speakers | B．the English learners |
| C．the readers of the two books | D．the readers of the newspaper |
a．publisher b．titles c．content d．writers
e．prices f．pages g．book number
| A．a,b,d,f | B．a,c,d,g | C．b,c,d,e | D．b,c,e,f |
A．the same interesting topics
B．the same level of learners
C．proper ways to excite the learners to talk
【小题4】The passage above is probably taken from the section in a newspaper．
| A．EDUCATION | B．NEWS |
| C．ENTERTAINMENT | D．BOOKSHELF |