I have a rule for travel:Never carry a map.Iprefer to ask for directions.

   Foreign visitors are often puzzled in Japan because most streets there don't have name.In Japan,people use landmarks in their directions instead of street names.For example,the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Tun left at the big hotel and go pass a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”

In the countryside of the American Midwest,usually there are not many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat(平坦的). In many places there are no towns or buildings with tell you directions and distance. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east,and then go another mile.”

   People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map: They measure distance by means of time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask.  “Oh,” they answer, “It's about five minutes from here.”you say, “It's about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don't know.

Peop;e in Greece sometimes do not even try to give directions because visitors seldom understand thi Greek language. Instead of giving you the direction, a Greek will often say, “Follow me.” Then he'll lead you through the streets of the city to the post office.

Sometimes a person doesn't know the answer to your question, What happens in this situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers, “I don't know.” People in Yucatan think that “I don't know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one.A visitor can get very, very lost in Yucatan!

   One thing will help you everywhere-in Japan, in the United States in Greece, in Mexico, or in any other place. You might not understand a person's words, but maybe you can understand his body language. He or she will usually turn and then point in the correct direction. Go iin that direction, and you may find the post office!

1.The passage mainly tells us that_______.

A.never carry a map for travel

B.there are not many landmarks in the American Midwest

C.there are different ways to give directions in different parts of the world

D.New Yorkers often say, “I have no idea,” but people in Yucatan, Mexico, never say this

2.In which place do people tell distance by means of time?

A.Japan.

B.American Midwest.

C.Los Angeles,California.

D.Greece

3.In the passage,_______countries are mentioned by the writer.

A.seven     B.four    C.eight     D.five

4.Which of the following is wrong?

A.Travelers can learn about people's customs by asking questions about directions.

B.A person's body language can help you understand directions.

C.People in some places give directions in miles, but people in other places give directions by means of time.

D.People in different places always give directions in the same way: They usr street namees.

听力(共两节,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题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What i s Jack' s occupation now?

A.A secretary.

B.A noveli st.

C.A new spaperman.

2.Where doe s thi s conver sation mo st likely take place?

A.In a lab.

B.In a clinic.

C.In a dining hall.

3.How old i s Jane?

A.19.

B.27.

C.35.

4.How often doe s the man go to vi sit hi s teacher?

A.At lea st once a year.

B.Once every two year s.

C.Twice a month.

5.How did the woman feel about the Engli sh program?

A.It' s intere sting.

B.It' s difficult.

C.It' s important.

第二节(共15小题:每小题15分,满分22.5分)

请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项。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.

6.How doe s the man seem to feel after thi s job interview?

A.Anxiou s.

B.Hopeful.

C.De sperate.

7.How many interviewee s were able to go to the second interview?

A.4.

B.12.

C.16.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.How much will the man pay?

A.15 yuan.

B.55 yuan.

C.50 yuan.

9.How long doe s the Cheaper way take?

A.At lea st two week s.

B.At lea st ten day s.

C.It' s lea st ten week s.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.Why doe s the man refu se the fir st flat?

A.It' s too smal1.

B.It' s too expen sive.

C.It' s not on the top floor.

11.Why doe s the woman let the man look at the second flat fir st?

A.He i s clean and quiet.

B.He i s kind and polite.

C.He i s poor and hone st.

12.How much will the man pay before moving in?

A.$100.

B.$50.

C.$30.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.What i s Tom doing?

A.Li stening to Engli sh song s.

B.Surfing the Internet.

C.Preparing for a te st.

14.How doe s the woman find studying Engli sh?

A.Intere sting.

B.Boring.

C.Difficult.

15.What doe s the woman sugge st the man do?

A.Play more game s online.

B.Talk with friend s online more often.

C.Learn We stern culture online.

16.What will the woman do next?

A.Go to school.

B.Take an exam.

C.Review le s son s.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.Who i s the speaker talking to?

A.People showing intere st in the theater.

B.People working in the building.

C.People vi siting the univer sity.

18.What i s the video showing today?

A.The teacher s of the univer sity.

B.The hi story of the theater.

C.The building s in the city.

19.How soon will people meet again?

A.In an hour and a half.

B.In half an hour.

C.In an hour.

20.What i s the purpo se of the speaker' s talk?

A.To tell people the rule s they should follow.

B.To give people a brief introduction.

C.To show people the direction.

阅读理解

  We have met the enemy and he i s our s.We bought him at a pet shop.When monkey-pox, a di sea se u sually found in the African rain fore st suddenly turn s up in children in the American Midwe st, it' s hard not to wonder of the di sea se that come s from foreign animal s i s homing in on human being s.“Mo st of the infection s we think of a s human infection s started in other animal s, ” say s Stephen Mor se, director of the Center for Public Health Preparedne s s at Columbia Univer sity.

  It' s not ju st that we're going to where the animal s are; we're al so bringing them clo ser to u s.Popular foreign pet s have brought a whole new di sea se to thi s country.A strange illne s s killed I sak sen' s pet s and she now think s that keeping foreign pet s i s a bad idea, “I don't think it' s fair to have them a s pet s when we have such alimited knowledge of them.” say s I sak sen.

  “Law s allowing the se animal s to be brought in from deep fore st area s without stricter control need changing.” say s Peter Schantz.Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call.Re searcher s believe infected animal s may infect their owner s.We know very little about the se new di sea se s.A new bug(病毒)may be kind at fir st.But it may develop into something harmful.Monkey-pox doe sn't look a major infectiou s di sea se.But it i s not impo s sible to pa s s the di sea se from per son to per son.

(1)

We learn from Paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may ________.

[  ]

A.

come from Columbia

B.

prevent u s from being infected

C.

enjoy being with children

D.

suffer from monkey-pox

(2)

Why did I sak sen advi se people not to have foreign pet s?

[  ]

A.

Becau se they attack human being s.

B.

Becau se we need to study native animal s.

C.

Becau se they can't live out of the rain fore st.

D.

Becau se we do not know much about them yet.

(3)

What doe s the phra se “the wake-up call” in Paragraph 3 mo st probably mean?

[  ]

A.

A new di sea se.

B.

A clear warning.

C.

A dangerou s animal.

D.

A morning call.

Like a growing number of young women in Vietnam’s northern part city of Haiphong, Pham Thi Hue was infected with HIV by her husband, one of the town’s many drug users. But instead of being shamed into silence, as Vietnamese with HIV and AIDS are, the 25-year-old tailor and mother of one went public, appearing on television and at conferences. Her business suffered and her neighbors insulted (辱骂)her, but Hue has now become the public face of Mothers and Wives, an HIV/ AIDS support group established in Haiphong by a Norwegian nongovernmental organization and her neighborhood’s People’s Committee. Last year, she founded a smaller group named after a local flower. People who need advice on treatment or help preparing bodies for burial can dial a hot line and get assistance from able and sympathetic(同情的)HIV victims. “We gather to support each other,” Hue says. “When we are sick, what we need most is encouragement and comfort from people who understand our situation and are willing to share our happiness, as well as our sadness.”

On a hot and damp night last month, Hue welcomed into her small home a very thin woman, also a tailor, who was HIV positive. The woman tearfully told Hue that she had not told anyone about her condition, fearing that she would lose customers and that her daughter would be insulted at school. Hue became the wise elder, offering medical and personal advice.

What did Pham Thi Hue do after she was infected with HIV?

A. She kept silent                      B. She worked as usual

C. She stayed at home and cried every day.  D. She went public and gave help to others.

It can be inferred from the passage that the group Pham Thi Hue founded is made up of____.

     A. drug users   B. HIV victims    C. all kinds of patients   D. poor people

From the passage we can learn that Pham Thi Hue is a woman who is_______.

A. weak and kind    B. foolish and idle   C. brave and helpful       D. cautious and energetic

完形填空
     One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had
ordered to arrive. Suddenly I   1   that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing
in my direction, _  2       he knew me. The man had a newspaper     3    in front of him, which
he was   4   to read, but I could     5    that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter
brought my    6  , the man was clearly puzzled by the    7   way in which the waiter and I   8  
each other. He seemed even more puzzled as    9   went on and it became   10   that all the
waiters in the  restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the    11   . When he
came out, he paid his bill and   12   without another a glance in my direction.
     I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had   13  .  "Well, "he said,
"That man was a detective(侦探). He 14   you here because he thought you were the
man he 15  ." "What ?"I said, showing my  16  . The owner continued, "He came into the
kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man.  I   17   say he looked very much like
you! Of course  since we know you, we told him that he had made a __18_." "Well, it's
really  19   I came to a restaurant where I'm known, "I said. "  20  , I might have been in
trouble."
(     )1.A. knew
(     )2.A. since
(     )3.A. flat
(     )4.A. hoping
(     )5.A. see
(     )6.A. menu
(     )7.A .direct
(     )8.A. chatted with
(     )9.A. the waiter
(     )10.A. true
(     )11.A. restaurant
(     )12.A. left
(     )13.A. wanted
(     )14.A. met
(     )15.A. was to beat
(     )16.A. care
(     )17.A. must
(     )18.A. discovery
(     )19.A. a pity
(     )20.A. Thus


B. unders tood
B. even if
B. open
B. thi nking
B. find
B. bill
B. familiar
B. looked at
B. time
B. hopeful
B. washroom
B. acted
B. tried
B. caught
B was dealing with
B. surprise
B can
B mistake
B natural
B However


C. noticed
C .though
C. cut
C. pretending
C. guess
C. paper
C. strange
C. laughed at
C. I
C .clear
C. office
C. sat down
C. ordered
C. followed
C. was to meet
C. worry
C. need
C decision
C. a chance
C.Otherwise


D.recognized?
D.as if?
D. fixed ?
D.continuing?
D. learn?
D. food ?
D. funny ?
D. talked about
D. the dinner
D. possible
D .kitchen?
D. calmeddown
D. wished?
D. discovered?
D. was looking for
D. regret?
D. may?
D. fortune?
D. lucky?
D. Therefore


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