John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny. When I was your age I was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.

“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”

“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”

In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.

“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”

When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.

“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”

Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”

56. Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.

A. he liked listening to the radio

B. he had a big family to support

C. he spent a lot of time writing letters

D. he didn’t do the jobs well

57. Johnny put an advertisement in the newspaper about _______ months after he left school.

A. three         B. six         C. nine         D. eleven

58. Why was Johnny fined $ 250? _______.

A. Because he was lazy

B. Because he was out of work

C. Because he cheated people

D. Because he didn’t pay for his new suit

59. What would probably happen at last? _______.

A. Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper

B. The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny

C. Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper

D. Johnny would become a newspaper reporter

60. Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the information from the passage? _______?

A. How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner

B. What’s Johnny’s secret

C. What did the policeman want Johnny to do

D. How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back

听力

第一节：听下面5段对话，选择正确答案．

1．When do you think the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．Before six.

B．At six.

C．After six.

2．Whose raincoat is it?

[　　]

A．The woman's brother's.

B．The woman's.

C．The man's.

3．Where is the Woman going?

[　　]

A．To a hotel.

B．To a theatre

C．To a hospital.

4．Why didn't the man want the woman to pay for the gas?

[　　]

A．Because she is a woman.

B．Because she is his boss.

C．Because she is his guest.

5．What is the usual weather like here in May?

[　　]

A．Cooler and drier.

B．Warmer and drier.

C．Warmer and wetter.

第二节：听第6段材料，回答第6～7题．

6．On what day will the man plan to leave for Beijing?

[　　]

A．September 20th.

B．October 20th.

C．November 20th.

7．Which plane will the man take?

[　　]

A．5:13 pm.

B．8:15 pm.

C．1:05 pm.

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题．

8．What is the man doing?

[　　]

A．He is booking a double room.

B．He is filling a form in a hotel.

C．He is talking to a friend on the phone.

9．When will the man arrive at the hotel?

[　　]

A．On Friday, the 15th.

B．On Thursday, the 15th.

C．On Sunday, the 15th.

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题．

10．Why is the girl calling?

[　　]

A．She wants to go to Mr Ward's school.

B．She expected to sec Mr Ward.

C．She wants to attend Mr Ward's lecture.

11．Why does she wants to take the course?

[　　]

A．Because she finds it easy for her.

B．Because she is a science student.

C．Becuase she can't study it in her own school.

12．What problem do they have?

[　　]

A．The class is already full.

B．The course is too difficult for Mary.

C．Mary lives far away.

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题．

13．What happened to Jack?

[　　]

A．He lost his brother.

B．His dog was gone.

C．His friend died.

l4．How did Bill die?

[　　]

A．He died from illness.

B．Someone shot him.

C．He died in an accident.

15．What happened to Bill's remain?

[　　]

A．Jack threw them into the river.

B．Jack burned them in a fire.

C．Jack buried them in the garden.

16．What's the woman's suggestion?

[　　]

A．To forget Bill as soon as possible.

B．To buy another pet soon.

C．To miss Bill every day.

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题．

17．When do Americans say“How time flies”?

[　　]

A．When somebody is dying.

B．When he's working hard.

C．When he's having a good time.

18．How many hours does a working American work in a week?

[　　]

A．Twenty hours.

B．Forty hours.

C．Sixty hours.

19．How does an American walk?

[　　]

A．Very fast.

B．Very slowly.

C．Neither fast nor slowly.

20．What's the passage mainly about?

[　　]

A．Americans work hard.

B．Americans are very rich.

C．Americans value time.

听力

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．Who hasn't been to the zoo for a long time?

[　　]

A．The man.

B．The woman.

C．Both.

2．Why doesn't the man feel like going out?

[　　]

A．He feels tired.

B．He will study all night.

C．He doesn't like the film.

3．What can we learn from the conversation?

[　　]

A．The speakers like a dog and hate a wolf.

B．The speakers know that a dog likes hot climates.

C．The woman is very hungry.

4．If the two speakers leave now, at what time will they get to the classroom?

[　　]

A．8:00.

B．8:10.

C．8:15.

5．Where does this conversation most probably take place?

[　　]

A．At a shop.

B．At a hotel.

C．At a theatre.

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．What are the two speakers talking about?

[　　]

A．A football match.

B．A tennis match.

C．A weekend plan.

7．When will the man go to the woman's place?

[　　]

A．About 2:00.

B．About 1: 30.

C．About 2:30.

8．How many people are going to play tennis on Saturday?

[　　]

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

听第7段材料，回答9～11题．

9．At what time did the man begin to hear news?

[　　]

A．5 o'clock.

B．6 o'clock.

C．7 o'clock.

10．What's the news about?

[　　]

A．It's about the space station.

B．It's about the space.

C．It's about the astronauts.

11．Why is the man interested in such news?

[　　]

A．Because he wishes to go to the moon.

B．Because he is an astronaut.

C．Because he wants to do research in space.

听第8段材料，回答12～14题．

12．Where might the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．In the street.

B．At home.

C．In the cinema.

13．What is the relationship between the speakers?

[　　]

A．Father and daughter.

B．Mother and son.

C．Husband and wife.

14．What's the woman going to do?

[　　]

A．Go out for a walk.

B．Go to the cinema.

C．Go to her parents' home.

听第9段材料，回答15～17题．

15．What are Frank and Paul?

[　　]

A．Doctors.

B．Workers.

C．Students.

16．What will Frank be doing tonight?

[　　]

A．Meeting foreign guests.

B．Calling Paul again.

C．Giving a lecture.

17．When will the lecture begin tomorrow?

[　　]

A．At 11:30 a.m.

B．At 10:30 a.m.

C．At 9:30 a.m.

听第10段材料，回答18～20题．

18．Which of the following is not mentioned as an important invention in the human history?

[　　]

A．Clock.

B．Paper.

C．Radio.

19．Why don't we know the names of many inventors?

[　　]

A．We have forgotten them.

B．Their inventions are not important at all.

C．There were no pens or pencils in the past.

20．What can we learn about pens and pencils?

[　　]

A．They were invented by man.

B．Thousands of years ago people didn't know their inventors.

C．They were not called pens and pencils thousands of years ago.