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ke to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for 
it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.
Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.
Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. 
Adams didn
’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.
The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror, that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams 
bowed and smiled, and sat down.
Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.
The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”
Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”
As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”
【小题1】. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?
| A．Good-mannered | B．Modest | C．Childish | D．Bookish |
A．The applicants ha d to sit for an examination. |
| B．There was much competition for the post. |
| C．The post requires a lot of teaching experience. |
| D．The post offered quite high salary. |
| A．he was quite familiar with the subject. |
| B．he knew the committee members well. |
| C．he had a well-thought-out plan. |
| D．he had full confidence in himself. |
| A．he felt so angry that he couldn’t see a word. |
| B．he felt so upset that he could not remember anything. |
| C．he had to put the same thoughts in another way. |
| D．he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory. |
| A．could not help feeling worried. |
| B．could hardly wait to show his joy. |
| C．felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up. |
| D．felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo. |
| A．he had a better memory than Adams. | |
B．he was more experienced than Adams. | C．the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted. |
| D．the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech. |
I would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.
Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.
Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didn’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.
The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror, that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down.
Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.
The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”
Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”
As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”
1.. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?
A. Good-mannered B. Modest C. Childish D. Bookish
2. What do we know about the post at Camford University?
A. The applicants had to sit for an examination.
B. There was much competition for the post.
C. The post requires a lot of teaching experience.
D. The post offered quite high salary.
3.. Adams did not bother to do any preparation because______.
A. he was quite familiar with the subject.
B. he knew the committee members well.
C. he had a well-thought-out plan.
D. he had full confidence in himself.
4. When Uncle Theo’s turn came, _______.
A. he felt so angry that he couldn’t see a word.
B. he felt so upset that he could not remember anything.
C. he had to put the same thoughts in another way.
D. he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory.
5. When the committee went out to make a decision, Adams _______.
A. could not help feeling worried.
B. could hardly wait to show his joy.
C. felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up.
D. felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo.
6.Theo became successful because _______.
A. he had a better memory than Adams.
B. he was more experienced than Adams.
C. the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted.
D. the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech.
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the two speakers doing?
A．Enjoying meeting each other．
B．Saying good-bye to each other．
C．Planning to see each other．
2．What can you guess about the woman?
A．He is a hard working boy．
B．He is as dull as Jack．
C．He’d like to go with Lisa．
3．What is the woman?
A．A waiter．
B．A conductor．
C．A book clerk．
4．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A．A boss and a salesgirl．
B．A teacher and his pupil．
C．A professor and his assistant．
5．What do you guess about the man?
A．He didn’t sleep well last night．
B．He is going to play a game．
C．He is lying in bed．
听力原文：(Text 1)
M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．
W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．
(Text 2)
M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．
W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?
(Text 3)
M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．
W：Single or return?
(Text 4)
W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．
M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．
(Text 5)
W：What’s the matter?You look tired．
M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
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。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
6．What’s the woman going to do?
A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．
B．Attend Lan’s party．
C．Do some shopping with her friends．
7．What does the man suggest to the woman?
A．Wear her new dress．
B．Wear the light blue dress．
C．Wear a more formal one．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：How do you like my new dress?
M：It looks very fashionable．
W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?
M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．
听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。
8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?
A．At 8∶00．
B．At 7∶30．
C．At 7∶47．
9．What’s the result of the dialogue?
A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．
B．The man will drive the woman to Park．
C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．
听力原文：(Text 7)
W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．
M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．
W：Could you really?That would be kind．
M：Where are you meeting your friend?
W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．
M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．
W：That’s very kind of you．
听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。
10．Where does the dialogue take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．In a bookstore．
C．At home．
11．What does the man order?
A．A hamburger and coffee．
B．A Coke and a cake．
C．A hamburger and a Coke．
12．How much does it cost?
A．＄1.70．
B．＄1.17．
C．＄17．
听力原文：(Text 8)
W：Can I get you something?
M：Yes, a hamburger, please．
W：Anything to drink?
M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．
W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．
M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．
W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．
听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。
13．What is Sally?
A．A famous singer．
B．A film star．
C．A famous swimmer．
14．Where is Sally now?
A．In a competition．
B．In a swimming pool．
C．In California．
15．What did she do at the last Olympics?
A．She broke all the records．
B．She won many cups．
C．She swam thirty-five miles．
16．Why has she given up swimming?
A．She is too old to swim．
B．She prefers visiting other countries．
C．She can’t win any international competitions．
听力原文：
(Text 9)?
Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．
M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?
W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．
M：But you are only twenty．
W：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．
M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?
W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!
M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．
W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
17．When did the story take place?
A．In the morning．
B．In the afternoon．
C．In the evening．
18．What was Harry’s problem?
A．Everyone at his school liked him．
B．No one at his school liked him．
C．Some people at his school dislike him．
19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?
A．He thought he was too weak．
B．He thought he was the headmaster．
C．He thought he was too old to change．
20．What have you learned from the text?
A．Harry is a bus-driver．
B．Harry is a student．
C．Harry is the headmaster．
听力原文：(Text 10)?
Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”
“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”
“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”
“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”
听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．In a school．
B．In a library．
C．In a hospital．
2．What did the woman think of the lecture?
A．It was popular．
B．It was boring．
C．It was interesting．
3．How is the girl going to spend the weekend?
A．Doing her homework．
B．Preparing for the competition．
C．Boating in the Water Park．
4．Where does the woman most probably work?
A．In a music store．
B．In a computer lab．
C．In a school library．
5．Why didn’t the man go to the exhibition?
A．The ticket was too expensive．
B．Buying tickets took time．
C．Da Vinci was not his favorite．
听力原文：(Text 1)
M：Excuse me, is it my turn now?I have been waiting for some time and I was wondering…
W：I’m sorry．The doctor is so busy．
(Text 2)
M：It was such an interesting lecture．I hope you enjoy it as much as I did．
W：I must admit that I always fell asleep in the first 30 minutes．
(Text 3)
M：Have a nice weekend．Do you have anything exciting?
W：No, not really．I was thinking of boating in the Water Park with my parents．But you know the international English telling competition is coming up, so I will stay at home and prepare for it．
(Text 4)
W：Good morning, Mig music．
M：Hello, I’d like to know if I can order the new discovery CD．
W：Certainly．Let me check on the computer．Yes, the order number is CD392BK．The price is 30 ponds 99．
(Text 5)
M：Did you go to the Italian art & tech exhibition in Tianjin University last month?
W：Yes, it was wonderful．I particularly like the works by Da Vinci．
M：I wish I had gone but I heard we have to wait for two hours to get the ticket．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
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。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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
6．What do we learn about Bill?
A．He just got out of trouble．
B．He did something right．
C．He enjoyed what he had done．
7．What kind of film does the woman prefer?
A．Something exciting．
B．Something educational．
C．Something relaxing．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：Hi Bill, you look happy．
M：Yes．I’ve just seen a very funny film on TV．
W：What was it about?
M：It was about a careless man who got into trouble wherever he went．He couldn’t do anything right．
W：So you like it?
M：Yes, I did．It made me laugh a lot．
W：But I rather see something not only interesting but also instructive．
M：Oh Jane, don’t be so serious．People sometimes need relaxation．
W：That’s true．But I just think that watching TV is not just for entertainment．
听第7段对话，回答第8～10题。
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．Their future study．
B．The graduation party．
C．College entrance exam．
9．In what field is the boy most likely to work in the future?
A．Medicine．
B．Computing．
C．Banking．
10．What do we learn about the girl?
A．Her uncle has a company．
B．She dreams of becoming a doctor．
C．She wants to live in Hong Kong．
听力原文：(Text 7)
M：How are you, Lily．Great graduation party, isn’t it?
W：Yes．Everyone here is having a good time．Any ideas for the future?
M：Well, I’m interested in finance and my uncle runs a company in Hong Kong, so I decided to go to Hong Kong University．
W：Sounds great．Hong Kong is an international financial center．You will surely go far there．
M：What about you?
W：I’d like to go to university in Beijing．
M：What do you want to take as you major, computer science or medicine?
W：I prefer medicine．It’s always being my dream to be a doctor．
听第8段对话，回答11～13题。
11．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．Cultures of Australia and New Zealand．
B．A plan to travel to Australia and New Zealand．
C．Similarities and differences between two countries．
12．What are the people of the two countries like?
A．They are crazy about sports．
B．They like drinking and talking．
C．They are interested in shopping．
13．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．New Zealand has a warmer climate．
B．Australian beaches are slightly better．
C．Both countries are attractive to travelers．
听力原文：(Text 8)
M：I hear that you have just been to Australia and New Zealand;can you tell me something about the two countries?
W：Well, Australia is much bigger than New Zealand．You can leave a town and drive for hours before coming to the next one．There are more nationalities there．But New Zealand has a much cooler climate．
M：Is there anything similar about them?
W：They both have beautiful beaches, green forests and mountains．So traveling in both countries is very exciting．
M：What about the cultures?
W：They have very similar cultures．Perhaps because they are such close neighbors．Both cultures are very relaxed and friendly．You can go into a corner shop to buy a drink and then end up to talking to shop keeper for hours．What’s more, people in both countries are sports mad．
听第9段对话，回答第14～16题。
14．What does the boy do at the gym every week?
A．Swim three times．
B．Take a part-time job．
C．Play ping-pong sometimes．
15．Why doesn’t the girl go to the gym?
A．She doesn’t like doing exercise．
B．Study has been her first concern．
C．The gym schedule is too tight for her．
16．What is the girl probably going to do?
A．Do some sport．
B．Meet her teacher．
C．Study even harder．
听力原文：(Text 9)
W：Hi, you look tired．
M：Yeah, but actually I feel great．I’ve just been working out at the gym．
W：Really?What do you do?
M：Well, usually I play ping-pong three times a week．If I have time, I go for a short swim．
W：I have never been to the gym．I am so busy with my classes that I just don’t have time to exercise．
M：Oh, that’s too bad．I think you will enjoy the gym if you start going．
W：My schedules are so tight．You know, my teachers all have great expectations of me．
M：Well, anyway, think about it．And if you will find the time, I do encourage you to try it．You’d feel 100％ better．
W：Yeah．I really need to start to get some exercises．I will give it some serious thought．
听第10段对话，回答第17～20题。
17．Why is Fred invited to the program?
A．To advertise his driving school．
B．To talk about learning to drive．
C．To share his driving experiences．
18．How do Fred’s customers know about him?
A．Through friends．
B．Through newspapers．
C．Through the program．
19．Why does Fred have so many customers now?
A．He works harder．
B．He is warm-hearted．
C．He offers lower prices．
20．What does Fred do first in training beginners?
A．He calms them down．
B．He talks to them．
C．He sits beside them．
听力原文：(Text 10)
W：Welcome to our program．Today we have invited Fred Watson, a driving instructor of over 20 years experience to talk to us about learning to drive．Well, Fred, do you think it’s getting more expensive to learn to drive these days?
M：Well, it depends．If you come for a private instructor like me, it’s probably going to be a bit less expensive than going to a big school．The thing is, people have usually heard of the big school and trust them．Well, I get customers through personal connections．
W：Does that mean you have to try harder to get customers??
M：Not now, when I started I have to．But at the moment I am fully booked and my prices are quite competitive．
W：Learning to drive is usually a nervous experience for beginners．What do you think?
M：Well, it can be．But I try to get them to sit quietly in the drive’s seat for a few moments．With their eyes closed, you will be surprised how it changed some people．They fell much more ready for driving if they had a few quiet moments．
W：Yes, I suppose some people are much more nervous than others．