Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A．They were waiting for their wives.

B．They were seeing doctors.

C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D．They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C．He didn’t want to have these babies.

D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?

A．He was afraid of having so many babies.

B．He was seriously ill.

C．He was too excited.

D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A．9.               B．10.               C．11.              D．16.

一、听句子，选择恰当的答语。(每个句子读一遍)

1．

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A．It's very important for me.

B．It doesn't matter to me.

C．It is easy for me to do it.

2．

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A．I'm going to play basketball.

B．I'm reading a book.

C．I'm from Second middle school.

3．

[　　]

A．I would like to go to school.

B．I had better do some shopping.

C．I'd rather have some tea, if you don't mind.

4．

[　　]

A．Good idea.

B．Thank you.

C．What's the matter?

5．

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A．It's Friday.

B．It's July.

C．It's half past three.

二、根据所听句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个意思与其相同或相近的句子。(每个句子读一遍)

6．

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A．He was busy doing little things.

B．He was busy with little things.

C．He was so busy that he always forgot little things.

7．

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A．Her telephone number is 446511.

B．Her telephone number is 445611.

C．Her telephone number is 115644.

8．

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A．Tom ran more slowly than Bob in the race.

B．Bob ran more slowly than Tom in the race.

C．Bob ran as fast as Tom in the race.

9．

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A．Wang Ying's mother will have a birthday party in sixty days.

B．Wang Ying's mother's sixtieth birthday will be on September 1st.

C．Wang Ying's mother will have a birthday party on September 1st.

10．

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A．Will you please show me your bike?

B．Where is your bike?

C．May I borrow your bike?

D．Do you have a bike?

三、听对话和对话后的问题，然后选择正确的答案。(每段对话和问题读两遍)

11．

[　　]

A．The man

B．The man's brother

C．The girl

12．

[　　]

A．About 80 metres away.

B．About 90 metres away.

C．About 100 metres away.

13．

[　　]

A．Metal and wood.

B．Cutting things.

C．Silk.

14．

[　　]

A．Because he got up late in the morning.

B．Because he hurt his arm.

C．Because he dropped his stick.

15．

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A．He's having an exam.

B．He's seeing a doctor.

C．He's crying.

四、听短文和短文后的问题，然后选择正确答案。(短文和问题读两遍)

16．

[　　]

A．He was small and thin.

B．He was large and fat.

C．He was tall and strong.

17．

[　　]

A．Every month.

B．Every day.

C．Every Friday.

18．

[　　]

A．Listening to the radio and eating apples.

B．Watching TV and waiting for her husband.

C．Listening to music and cleaning the room.

19．

[　　]

A．He saved the money little by little.

B．He bought the lottery tickets(彩票).

C．He found the money in his office.

20．

[　　]

A．Yes, she was.

B．No, she wasn't.

C．I'm afraid not.

Close contacts between Japan and the rest of the world were created in the twentieth century. In the last forty years, business contacts between Japan and the West have become very important. Many foreign companies now have offices in Japan and Japanese businessmen do business around the world. Differences between Japanese and Western ways of doing business, however, often bewilder foreign businessmen and make doing business in Japan difficult for foreigners.

　　The American businessman, for example, wants to start talking business immediately. He does not want to wait. The Japanese businessman， on the other hand， likes to arrive at decisions after giving them serious thought. Another thing foreign businessmen have difficulty in understanding is when a Japanese means “Yes” or “No”. This is because of cultural differences between Japanese and Western society(社会)， Which make it difficult for a Japanese to say “No” directly.

In the USA， it is easy to say “No” to something one does not want to do. But in Japan， it is very difficult to say “No”. To refuse an invitation or a request(请求) with “No” is felt to be impolite. It is thought to be selfish and unfriendly. So instead of saying “No” directly， the Japanese have developed many ways to avoid(避免) saying “No”. These can help them avoid hurting other people’s feelings. However， this often makes their ways of doing business rather difficult for foreigners to understand and follow.

1.What often makes foreigners feel difficult to do business in Japan?

A. Their different ways of doing business.

B. Their different lifestyles.

C. The fact that the Japanese never say “No”.

D. The fact that the Japanese are slow to take action.

2. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression “bewilder foreign businessmen” in Paragraph One?

A. cause foreign businessmen to change their minds.

B. give a feeling of surprise to foreign businessmen.

C. attract foreign businessmen’s attention.

D. make foreign businessmen think wrongly.

3.What fact does the passage lead you to believe?

A. American businessmen do things more slowly than Japanese ones.

B. American businessmen like to say “Yes” and “No”.

C. Americans usually say what they are thinking.

D. Americans do not say what they think or feel clearly.

4.From the passage we can infer(推断) that __________.

A. Japanese businessmen are good at business

B. foreign businessmen should try to know Japanese ways of doing business

C. foreign businessmen must be more polite

D. you must learn from Japanese businessmen if you want to succeed

"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn't believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.

Time proved(证明) that the baby's hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."

　　The boy's father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"

　　"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.

　　One day, his father said to the son, "You're going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."

　　The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.

　　He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."

　　"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."

　　For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother's body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.

　　"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”

1.The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.

2.The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."

3.Why did the boy's mother never cut her hair?

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

5.Which is the best title for the passage?