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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，并标在试卷的相应位置．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．What subject is Charlie weak in?

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A．Math.

B．Chemistry.

C．Physics.

2．Why does the soup taste terrible?

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A．Because the girl put much cooking oil in it.

B．Because the girl put some vinegar in it.

C．Because the girl put some castor oil in it.

3．What do they plant trees for in spring?

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A．They need much wood to build houses.

B．They hope to stop the wind blowing the earth away.

C．They hope to pick more fruit in future.

4．How did the girl's brother go abroad?

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A．By plane.

B．By ship.

C．In a car.

5．When is Miss King preparing breakfast?

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A．After she got up this morning.

B．Before she has supper.

C．After she had supper today.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置．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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读一遍．

听第6段材料，回答第6～8题．

6．Where's the man now?

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A．In a restaurant.

B．In a shop.

C．In a market.

7．How long did the woman have the fish?

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A．For seven days.

B．For six days.

C．For five days.

8．Which of the following is true?

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A．The man is talking the fish.

B．The fish isn't fresh at all.

C．The fish is very delicious.

听第7段材料，回答9～11题．

9．Where can some blood be seen?

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A．On Mick's jacket.

B．On Mick's trousers.

C．On Jack's trousers.

10．What does the boy probably often do?

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A．He often helps others.

B．He often playa with a knife.

C．He often fights with others.

11．What do you think the boy did this afternoon?

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A．He fought with somebody.

B．He learned to do some cooking.

C．He did some housework.

听第8段材料，回答12～14题．

12．Why couldn't the W y speak at first?

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A．Because something was wrong with him.

B．Because he wouldn't talk with stranger.

C．Because he was too hungry to speak.

13．Where's the boy from?

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A．He's from San Francisco.

B．He's from Florida.

C．He's from Tangsa.

14．Who did the boy go to see his grandpa with?

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A．Nobody.

B．His father.

C．His mother.

听第9段材料，回答15～17题．

15．When did the girl do the experiments?

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A．Yesterday afternoon.

B．This afternoon.

C．This rooming.

16．Where's the book now?

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A．In the biology lab.

B．In the chemistry lab.

C．In the classroom.

17．How many students did the experiments?

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A．Four.

B．Only one.

C．Two .

听第10段材料，回答18～20题．

18．What were Paul's parents?

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A．They were driven.

B．They were teachers.

C．They were farmers.

19．How many people were them. in Paul's family?

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A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

20．Why did Paul feel afraid?

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A．Because it was dark in the room.

B．Because only he was in the dark house.

C．Because he heard some animals howling outside .

A couple had two little boys aged 8 and 10 who were very naughty．They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that if any trouble occurred in their town their sons were probably involved.

The boys' mother heard that a clergyman（牧师） in the town had been successful in educating children so she asked if he would speak with her boys．The clergyman agreed but asked to see them individually．So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming （嗡嗡） voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him strictly, "Where is God?"

The boy's mouth dropped open but he made no answer, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed．So the clergyman repeated the question in an even stricter tone "Where is God?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer．So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and shouted" Where is God?"

The boy screamed and escaped from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him．When his elder brother found him in the closet, he asked "What happened?"

The younger brother replied out of breath, "We are in big trouble this time．God is missing--and they think we did it．"

1.What were the two boys like?

       A．They always made trouble．                 B．They were brave.

       C．They were easygoing.                           D．They were honest.

2.What did their parents plan to do?

       A．They gave up their children.

       B．They liked their children very much.

       C．They wanted the clergyman to persuade their children．

       D．They helped their children to make trouble.

3.What do you suppose the boy felt when he was asked by the clergyman?

       A．Happy．            B．Sad.                    C．Afraid．          D．Surprised.

4.What do you think the underlined word "slamming" in Paragraph 5 means?

         A．Open．              B．Shut．        C．Knock．                D．Pull.

Like many other high school seniors, I eagerly anticipate life after graduation. In less than three months, my belongings will be packed up and shipped to the other side of the country.
I had never imagined, in my wildest dreams, that I would attend college in Ithaca, New York. I had had my heart set on a university in California and of majoring in English.
Nearly all of my friends are staying in state, and I remember thinking to myself, when one friend said she would be going to college in Virginia: Why would someone ever choose to move away from California?
But by a twist of fate, I received a letter from Ithaca College, inviting me to apply for a program in communications. On a while, I decided to apply. What were the chances that I would be selected as a finalist? If I hadn’t applied, I would have always regretted not trying. Yet secretly, I hoped that I wouldn’t be chosen.
But, as things turned out, I was offered one of the scholarships. I also received admission letters from the other colleges I had applied to, all of which were California schools.
As I began to weigh my options, I wrote out a pro/con (利弊) list for each of my schools. I began to realize that my reasons for wanting to go to certain schools in California were based on considerations of comfort. It would be so reassuring to be close to my family and my home.
Then I began to think about the expensive tuitions (学费) and class shortages in the California public school system. These issues were not likely to greatly improve in the next four years. Slowly, I came to the conclusion that Ithaca was the ideal choice for me – culturally, academically and financially.
Fear of the unknown should not be a reason for shying away from opportunities. It might be difficult to adapt to my new situation, but I am confident I have made the right decision.
64. What is the point of the article?
A. To introduce the advantages of studying at Ithaca College.
B. To tell readers what matters when applying to a college.
C. To share the author’s experience of choosing a college.
D. To compare the differences between Ithaca College and California schools.
65. The author decided to go to Ithaca College because ______.
A. she wasn’t accepted by any of her dream schools in California
B. she has a great interest in Ithaca College’s communications program
C. she was offered a scholarship by Ithaca College but not by colleges in California
D. she thinks that teaching and classes are better at Ithaca College than at California schools
66. Judging from the article, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The author had never thought of going to college in New York.
B. The author is independent and likes adventure.
C. The author believes it will be easy to adapt to college life.
D. The author applied to Ithaca College because Ithaca College is much cheaper than California      schools.
67. Judging from the article, what has the author learned from her experience?
A. That she must make good use of her time in college.
B. Not to let fear put her off something she wants.
C. That nothing we want in life can be achieved without effort.
D. Not to take any risks.

A recent study of ancient and modern elephants has  come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) species

The discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard universities when they were examining the genetic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephants—the Asian elephant, African forest elephant and African savanna elephant

Once they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石)，mammoths and mastodons the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants. They found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths.

The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephants and the African forest elephants have been distinct species for several million years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists.

There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species but this is the most convincing scientific evidence so far that they are indeed different species.

Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species despite the elephants’ significant size differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height of 3.5metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5metres. The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species. However, the proof lay in the analysis of the DNA.

Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the department of Animal Sciences at the University of Minois, said, “We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purpose. Since 1950 all African elephants have been conserved as one species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinct animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority (优先)for conservation purpose .”

1.

 One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of ________.

A. the Asian elephant                  B. the forest elephant

C. the savanna elephant                D. the mastodon elephant

2.

The underlined word “divergence” in paragraph 4means “________”

A. evolution        B. exhibition       C. separation         D. examination

3.

 The researcher’s conclusion was based on a study of the African elephant’s ____________

A. DNA           B. height          C. weight            D. population

4.

 What were Alfred Roca’s words mainly about?

   A. The conversation of African elephants.      

B. The purpose of studying African elephants

   C. The way to divide African elephants into two units

   D. The reason for the distinction of African elephants

5.

 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

   A. Naturalist’s Belief about Elephants.        B. Amazing Experiment about Elephants

   C. An Unexpected Finding about Elephants    D. A Long scientific Debate about Elephants

—What were you up to when she dropped in?

   —I _________ for a while and __________ some reading.

A. was playing; was going to do                B. played; did

       C. had played; was going to do            D. had played; did