题目内容
听力
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。
M：Oh you’re doing the painting all by yourself．Where is David?
W：He’s so lazy．He doesn’t do anything to help me．
1．What is the woman doing?
A．Cleaning her house．
B．Washing clothes．
C．Painting her rooms．
W：Ow! I’ve burnt myself．
M：How did you do that?
W：I picked up a hot dish．
2．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In a kitchen．
B．In a restaurant．
C．In a shop．
M：Look! Somebody has spilt milk on the carpet．
W：Well, it wasn’t me．I didn’t do it．
M：I wonder who it was then．
3．What does the man want to know?
A．Who poured the milk into the cup．
B．Who drank the milk in the cupboard．
C．Who spilt milk on the carpet．
M：This food is awful, isn’t it?
W：Yes, it’s disgusting．I’m going to complain．
4．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．At home．
W：The weather’s too nice to stay indoors．I’m going to sit in the garden．
M：That’s a good idea．I think I’ll join you．
5．What are they going to do?
A．To go to the garden．
B．To stay indoors．
C．To join a party．
第二节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题．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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：Where do you live?
W：In Boston．
M：How long have you lived there?
W：Five years．
M：Where did you live before that?
W：In Chicago．
M：And how long did you live in Chicago?
W：Two years．
6．How long has the woman lived in Boston?
A．Four years．
B．Five years．
C．Six years．
7．How long did the woman live in Chicago?
A．Two years．
B．Four years．
C．Five years．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
W：Well, what time shall we meet?
M：Come to the cafe by the station at four o’clock．I’ll be waiting for you when you arrive．I’ll be sitting by the window and I’ll be wearing a bright green sweater．
W：OK．Is Agent 307 coming too?
M：No, she can’t be there．
W：Oh．Shall I bring the documents?
M：Yes．I’ll explain everything when I see you．And don’t be late．
W：OK．I’ll try to be on time．
8．What time will they meet?
A．At four o’clock．
B．At five o’clock．
C．At six o’clock．
9．What can be inferred from their conversation?
A．They are old friends and haven’t seen each other for a long time．
B．They are going to meet another person in the cafe．
C．The two speakers have never seen each other before．
10．What will the woman bring?
A．An umbrella．
B．The documents．
C．A bright green sweater．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
M：Do you have any plans for next year?
W：Well, I’d travel if I could afford it．But I don’t have any money．
M：If you found a job abroad, would you take it?
W：If it were somewhere I want to go, I’d certainly consider it carefully．
M：What about working as an “au pair”(家庭打工留学生), living with a family and doing some housework?
W：I’d only consider that if I were sure about the family．If they didn’t treat me well, I’d be very miserable．
M：Yes．You’d have to be sure to use a reputable agency．We have a list in the office．I will get you one if you’re interested．
W：Yes, I am．Um, if I decided to apply, would you give me a reference?
M：Of course．Well, I hope you succeed, whatever you decide to do．
W：Thank you very much．I’ll let you know．
M：Yes, I’d like that．Goodbye．
W：Goodbye．
11．Why does the man suggest that the woman should find a job?
A．Because it is necessary for the woman to have some experience of doing a job．
B．Because the woman needs money for the travel．
C．Because they need the money to support the family．
12．What worries the woman if she works as an “au pair”?
A．Whether she could get used to the life style of the family．
B．Whether the family are friendly to her．
C．Whether she could get as much money as she expects．
13．Which of the following is true?
A．The woman has not decided what to do．
B．The man has given the woman a list of agencies．
C．The woman is not interested in the man’s suggestion．
听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。
M：Shall we ask the girl Garlo’s been going out with to the party?
W：Who’s that?
M：Celia’s her name．She works in that cinema where they show all the foreign films．
W：But will she be free on Thursday evening?
M：Yes, it’s her evening off．That’s the reason I suggested Thursday．
W：OK．Who else? What about Nicky and Cherry?
M：Are they the girls you went to France with?
W：Yes．If they bring their boyfriends, that’ll be ten of us．But have you got a room that is big enough? My mother says we can’t use our sitting-room because we made too much mess the last time she let us have a party．
M：It’s all right．We’ve got a basement(地下室)where we store old furniture．If we clean it up, it’ll be fine．
W：Great．Let’s go and have a look at it．
14．Where does Celia work?
A．In a cinema．
B．In a hotel．
C．In a hospital．
15．On what day is Celia free?
A．On Tuesday．
B．On Thursday．
C．On Saturday．
16．How many people will their party?
A．Ten．
B．Five．
C．Six．
17．Where will they have their party?
A．In the woman’s house．
B．In the man’s house．
C．A restaurant owner．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hi, Tom．What is your plan for the summer break?
M：I’m going to work on the coast at Nantucket．
W：What are you planning to do on the coast?
M：My uncle owns a restaurant there, so I’ll be working as a waiter at night and then helping him do some accounting(会计, 清算账目)a few days each week．I have to save a lot of money for the next school year．Maybe we can get together and go to the beach this summer since we’ll be living near each other．
W：That sounds good．I’ll be working on a boat during July, and I won’t return to shore for the entire month．But in June and later in August I’ll be working in the lab, and I could drive up and see you in Nantucket．
M：OK．My uncle tells me June is the best time to go there before the town gets too crowded with tourists．Call me before you leave tomorrow, and I’ll give you a phone number where I can be reached this summer．
W：All right．I’ll talk to you later．
M：Thanks．
18．What is the man’s uncle?
A．A tourist．
B．A waiter．
19．Where will the woman be working during July?
A．In the lab．
B．On a boat．
C．On the shore．
20．When is the best time to go to the shore?
A．July．
B．June．
C．August．
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically（热情地）responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”
“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌词）and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
17. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.
A. serious B. cold C. humorous D. crazy
18. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.
A. Rose finished the college degree within a year
B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education
C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much
D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing
19. Rose delivered the speech ______.
A. at the graduation B. which she prepared carefully
C. ended with “The Song of Rose” D. to challenge all the other speakers
20. According to her speech, ______.
A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed
B. all people don’t grow up while growing older
C. Rose usually regretted having done something
D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything
Hi guys! I’m Lucy the ladybird and while I’m very much of a lady, I’m not actually a bird but a glowing red bettle(甲虫)with decorative black spots.
I’m a friendly little bug, to be honest, and simply like to be close with my pals as long as they handle me very gently. I don’t bite humans but I do sink my teeth into aphids (蚜虫) which, unlike me, are very harmful to all the plants. I milk the aphids just like people do with cows and I milk them dry of all the sap (汁) they have got from your poor plants. I’m a real gardeners’ friend and love helping out around the place by pollinating (授粉) flowers, tidying up plants’ fallen leaves and helping to turn them into nice rich fertilizer to feed everything both above and below the soil, and naturally, being so attractive to look at, we are perfect living garden decorations.
One thing I can not tolerate is all that poisonous pollution from vehicles, garbage burning and other environmentally unfriendly acts that occur in the cities every single minute of the day and night. Pollution of any kind really chokes me to death, so these days, I only live in clean countryside areas, particularly cool ones where it rains and everything grows fresh and green from spring right through to autumn. In winter, when the weather is too cold for me to bear, then I find a nice place to sleep until the snow has gone and I can come back out to play.
Oh! I almost forgot to tell you that although I am not a bird I do have wings and can fly for short distances. So if you pick me up and let me run up and down your hands and arms, then please don’t frighten me by screaming if I suddenly decide to take off!
1.What makes Lucy the Ladybird suffer most?
A. Heavy rains. B. Cold weather.
C. Air pollution. D. Aphids.
2. Which aspects about the ladybird are talked about in the passage?
a. its appearance b. its influence on plantsw8G
c. its habitat d. its food
e. the origin of its name
A. a; c B. a; b; c C. a; b; d; e D. a; b; c; d
3.What do we know about the ladybird?
A. It belongs to the insect family.
B. It does harm to all growing plants.
C. It lives on the liquid of plants.
D. It can fly a long distance.
4. This passage is probably _______.
A. a self –introduction by a lady named Lucy
B. description of a ladybird’life
C. letter of praise for a gardener
D. a speech made by a woman on ladybirds
With alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills(泄露) on people, nature, and the environment.
Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil. Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea.
Of all of today’s environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious. Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material. In the end, it breaks down naturally. There are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short term.
Nature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech knowledge as possible. In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Sicily Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tones of oil into the ocean. If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened.
Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage. Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run!
We should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil. Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power(太阳能), electricity, hydrogen, and so on. Much of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coal.
If the world’s millions of cars were 10% more efficient(高效的) — and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient — we would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year. If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too.
1.What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. Oil tanker accidents. B. What oil pollution is.
C. Oil spills pollution. D. How to reduce oil pollution.
2.How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?
A. By giving an example. B. By making an argument.
C. By giving a description. D. By drawing a diagram.
3.What does the underlined word “risk” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. Transportation depending more on oil.
B. More environmental damage being caused.
C. Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea.
D. Poisonous oil breaking down naturally.
4.Which suggestion is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?
A. We should build safer oil tankers in the near future.
B. Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines.
C. We should develop new technologies to cut oil use.
D. Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea.
Hi, everybody. Over the past couple months, most of the political headlines you’ve read have probably been about the government shutdown and the launch of the Affordable Care Act(平价医疗法案). And I know that many of you have rightly never been more frustrated with Washington.
But if you look beyond those headlines, there are some good things happening in our economy. And that’s been my top priority（优先考虑）since the day I walked into the Oval Office.
After decades in which the middle class was working harder and harder just to keep up, and a punishing recession（衰退）that made it worse, we made the tough choices required not just to recover from crisis, but to rebuild on a new foundation for stronger, more durable economic growth.
Five years later, we have fought our way back. Our businesses have created 7.8 million new jobs in the past 44 months. Another 200,000 Americans went back to work last month.
The American auto industry has come back with more than 350,000 new jobs –-- jobs putting out and selling the high-tech, fuel-efficient cars the world wants to buy. And they’re leading the charge in a business that has added jobs for the first time since the 1990s –-- a big reason why our businesses sell more goods and services “Made in America” than ever before.
We decided to stop our addiction to foreign oil. And today, we produce more renewable energy than ever, more natural gas than anybody, and for the first time in nearly 20 years, America now produces more oil than we buy from other countries.
We decided to fix a broken health care system. And even though the task has been rough, so far, about 500,000 Americans gain health coverage starting January 1st. And by the way, health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.
And one more thing: since I took office, we’ve cut our deficits (赤字) by more than half. And that makes it easier to invest in the things that create jobs –-- education, research, and so on.
Imagine how much farther along we could be if both parties were working together. Think about what we could do if the few didn’t hold the economy hostage (人质) every few months, or waste time on dozens of votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act rather than try to help us fix it.
In the weeks ahead, I’ll keep talking about my plan to build a better bargain for the middle class. Good jobs. A good education. A chance to buy a home, save, and retire. And yes, the financial security of affordable health care. And I’ll look for any willing partners who want to help.
Because of your hard work and tough sacrifices over the past five years, we’re pointed in the right direction. But we’ve got more work to do to keep moving that way. And as long as I’m President, I’ll keep doing everything I can to create jobs, grow the economy, and make sure that everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead. Thanks, and have a great weekend.
57. Which of the following is not the reason for people’s frustration with the government?
A. The government shutdown B. Unemployment rate
C. The addiction to foreign oil D. Cancelling the Affordable Care Act
58. Why does the president mention more goods and services “Made in America”?
A. To show that American goods and services are very popular.
B. To indicate that American people should be dependent on themselves.
C. To show that the employment rate has been increased.
D. To show that American auto industry enjoys high technology.
59. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “repeal”?
A. put an end to B. try hard to fix C. make stronger D. get accustomed to
60. According to the speech, which of the following can be implied?
A. American people have every reason to feel frustrated with the government.
B. Health care costs are growing at the slowest rate in 50 years.
C. The president feels sorry that the economy is not moving in the right direction.
D. Some government officials don’t agree with the president on the medical care system.
