听力测试

听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听第1段材料,回答第1~2题。

1.Where is the man going?

A.To Shanghai.

B.To Beijing.

C.To Guangzhou.

2.When will the man buy the ticket for?

A.The ticket for today.

B.The ticket for tomorrow.

C.The ticket for the day after tomorrow.

听第2段材料,回答第3~5题。

3.What time is breakfast served in the guest's room?

A.At 8∶00.

B.At 10∶00.

C.From 8∶00 to 10∶00.

4.Where does the conversation probably take place?

A.In a hotel.

B.In a shop.

C.In a restaurant.

5.What will the woman do immediately?

A.Clean the guest's room.

B.Make a note of the man's request.

C.Ask for Room Service.

听第3段材料,回答第6~8题。

6.What is the woman doing?

A.Booking for a weekend holiday.

B.Getting the tickets for a film.

C.Asking the way to a store.

7.Why does the man suggest the Residence Magenta?

A.Because it is in the downtown.

B.Because it is very good and quiet.

C.Because it is very good and cheap.

8.How does the woman pay?

A.By cash.

B.By cheque.

C.By credit.

听第4段材料,回答第9~12题。

9.What did the artist do every day?

A.Play chess with the farmer.

B.Do his painting all day.

C.Help the farmer on the farm.

10.Why was the artist very pleased with what the farmer said?

A.Because the farmer didn't like money.

B.Because the farmer was very interested in his painting.

C.Because the farmer was his intimate friend(知己).

11.What did the farmer's son want to be?

A.A professor.

B.An artist.

C.A scientist.

12.What did the farmer think of the artist's painting?

A.Very bad.

B.Very goo

D.C.Just so-so.

听第5段材料,回答第13~15题。

13.How long have engineers worked on computers for?

A.About a century.

B.Over twenty five years.

C.Over fifty years.

14.What is the computer likely to do like a man in the future?

A.Do jobs for people.

B.Decide by itself.

C.Think and talk with people.

15.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.People will really be afraid of the computers.

B.People will make better use of the computers.

C.People will give up using the computers.

阅读理解

  阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

  One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like “I was wrong about that, ”and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that. ”

  I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons (箱子). Then he related an incident and I began to remember clearly the incident he was describing.

  I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that particular day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department where the incident took place.

  There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the display back together, so I went to work.

  The Manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my knees inspecting (examining)some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as though I was the criminal. He severely scolded me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no goo Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, obviously the manager did not.

(1)

The author was ________ when he wrote this article.

[  ]

A.

about 8

B.

about 18

C.

about 23

D.

about 15

(2)

Who should have been blamed for knocking off the stacks of cartons?

[  ]

A.

The author.

B.

The manager.

C.

The woman.

D.

The author’s mother.

(3)

When the manager scolded him the author ________.

[  ]

A.

was frightened and cried

B.

tried to explain

C.

did not say anything

D.

felt the manager was right

(4)

It can be inferred that the author ________.

[  ]

A.

regrets arguing with the manager for what he didn’t do

B.

would like to tell people never to be fooled by an egg sale

C.

has forgiven the manager for what he did to him fifteen years ago

D.

expects the woman to say sorry to him for the mistake she made

阅读理解

  Computer programmer David Jones earns35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit cardInstead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a jobDavid's firm neleases(推出)two new games for the fast growing computer market each month

  But David's biggest headache is what to do with his moneyEven though he earns a lot, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage(抵押贷款)or get credit cardsDavid got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,he saidDavid spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 50 pounds a weekBut most of his spare time is spent working

  “Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school.”he said.“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare timeI knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at schoolMost people in his business are fairly youngAnyway.”David added:“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibilityYou never know when the market might disappear.”

(1)

In which way is David different from people of his age?

[  ]

A.

He often goes out with friends

B.

He lives with his mother

C.

He has a handsome income

D.

He graduated with six O-levels

(2)

What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

[  ]

A.

He is too young to get a credit card

B.

He has no time to learn driving

C.

He has very little spare time

D.

He will soon lose his job

(3)

Why was David able to get the job in the company?

[  ]

A.

He had done well in all his exams

B.

He had written some computer programs

C.

He was goo dat playing computer games

D.

He had learnt to use computers at school

(4)

Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

[  ]

A.

He received lots of job offers

B.

He was eager to help his mother

C.

He lost interest in school studies

D.

He wanted to earn his own living

阅读理解

  When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer the older we get.

  For kids, happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫不掩饰的).

  In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

  In adulthood the things that bring deep joy-love, marriage, birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults, happiness is complicated(复杂的)

  My definition fo happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”.The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are.It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even goo health.

  I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday.First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunch-box and had the house to myself.Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love.When the kids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.

  Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work.I don't think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either.She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.

  We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we’ve got to have.We’ve so self-conscious about our “right” to it that it's making us miserable.So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier

  Happiness isn't about what happens to us-it's about how we see what happens to us.It's the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative.It's not wishing for what we don't have, but enjoying what we do possess.

(1)

As people grow older, they

[  ]

A.

feel it harder to experience happiness

B.

associate their happiness less with others

C.

will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness

D.

tend to believe responsibility means happiness

(2)

What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 5 and 6?

[  ]

A.

She cares little about her own health

B.

She enjoys the freedom of traveling

C.

She is easily pleased by things in daily life

D.

She prefers getting pleasure from housework

(3)

What can b informed from Paragraph 7?

[  ]

A.

Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness

B.

Psychologists’opinion is well proved by Grandma’case

C.

Grandma often found time for social gatherings

D.

Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life

(4)

People who equal happiness with wealth and success

[  ]

A.

consider pressure something blocking their way

B.

stress then right to happiness too much

C.

are at a loss to make correct choices

D.

are more likely to be happy

(5)

What can be concluded from the passage?

[  ]

A.

Happiness lies between the positive and the negative

B.

Each man is the master of his own fate

C.

Success leads to happiness

D.

Happy is he who is content

For these people, looking different isn’t just for October 31.

Star Wars Forever

    The force will always be with Luke Kaye. That’s because this dedicated fan has covered his back, arms, and legs with tattoos(纹身) of Star Wars characters.

    Kaye got his first tattoo about six years ago. Once he started, he just couldn’t stop. “I kept seeing characters in the movies and thinking, ‘That would make a great tattoo!’” he says. Kaye also collects items related to Star Wars. He recently had to sell a large part of his collection because it became too expensive to store it. But he can keep the tattoos forever.

  “I am nowhere near finished yet,” says Kaye, who lives in England. He plans to get tattoos of large spaceships down his sides. “You never know with me,” he adds, “I could come home one day with my whole face tattooed.”

The Hole Story

  “People often just want to look at me or touch me,” says Elaine Davidson. It’s no wonder. Davidson, who lives in Scotland, is covered with nearly 7,000 piercings (穿环)! According to Guinness World Records, she is the most pierced woman on Earth.

  Together, Davidson’s studs(耳钉) and rings weigh almost seven pounds. She never removes them. She keeps them on even when she goes through scanners at airports. All she takes off is her watch!

  In June, Davidson made news when she got married. Opposites must attract. Her new husband has no piercings at all.

Goo Goo for Gaga

    Lady Gaga is famous for her outrageous looks. She has worn everything from a dress covered in bubbles to a coat made out of Kermit the Frog dolls. At the 2010 MTV Music Awards, she even wore a dress made out of raw meat!

    Some stars try not to stand out in public when they are not performing. They might wear sunglasses and a big hat when they go out, hoping that no one will recognize them. Lady Gaga, has a distinctive(与众不同的) approach. She dresses up whether she’s walking through an airport or going shopping. She might wear a wild wig (假发), a lace bodysuit, or 12-inch heels. She jokes, “I am just trying to change the world.”

60. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

   A. To tell us a few interesting stories.

   B. To present three people with distinctive characters.

   C. To make fun of some distinctive people.

   D. To show us how to become attractive.

61. In the section of Star Wars Forever, it is suggested that         .

   A. Kaye has performed in Star Wars

   B. Kaye has a habit of studying and designing tattoos

   C. Kaye will continue with his habit of getting tattoos

   D. Kaye’s face looks frightening because of the tattoos

62. The underlined word “outrageous” in the passage probably means “        ”.

 A. shocking

B. pretty 

C. serious

D. happy

63. Unlike other stars, Lady Gaga         .

   A. is good at playing music

   B. doesn’t avoid being focused on

   C. often performs in public

   D. does much to improve the world

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