I learned all about taking responsibility from my mother’s tough love. My mom had a wonderful way of helping you up and realize that your life is going to be what you make it.

She had this circular way of you took responsibility for your decisions and the person you would . She would say,“ It' s your .” “What you want and what you get are sometimes two different things.” And then, “No one ever said life was fair.” And she would these comments together in such a way that you could never an argument, and yet, the was that you realized your life is going to be what you make it.

So I might go to my mom and say, “I’d like to football”. And she would say, “Well, it's your life. If you want to go out there and get and hurt and break your knees and limp around the rest of your life, that' s fine.” That is I would say, “Well, you know, that won’t . I' m really fast.” And she would reply, “Well, we don’t really have the money.” And then I would , “Yes but that' s not fair.” And she would reply, “ Well, life isn’t .” Then I would say, “But I’ve been itching to." And she would reply, “Yes, but what you want and what you get are usually two entirely different things.”

It was the combination of these that allowed my mother to lead me down the right path under her but let me feel as if I was making the decisions my own. The sum total of that was, in the end, you’re for the life you lead. That' s the best advice I’ve ever gotten.

1.A. light B. open C. grow D. keep

2.A. promising B. ensuring C. ignoring D. noticing

3.A. protect B. envy C. refuse D. become

4.A. fault B. life C. progress D. turn

5.A. Then B. But C. Now D. However

6.A. increasingly B. approximately C. completely D. occasionally

7.A. combine B. remind C. answer D. publish

8.A. lose B. doubt C. win D. raise

9.A. belief B. reason C. mistake D. result

10.A. quit B. play C. buy D. watch

11.A. beaten up B. dressed up C. divided D. closed up

12.A. what B. how C. when D. which

13.A. fail B. work C. last D. happen

14.A. take B. go C. make D. catch

15.A. fair B. cosy C. hard D. special

16.A. comments B. descriptions C. techniques D. messages

17.A. temper B. influence C. activity D. success

18.A. for B. on C. over D. beyond

19.A. mind B. account C. deal D. advice

20.A. famous B. responsible C. sorry D. thankful

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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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

W：David, so you are taller than Smith．

M：That’s right．

But I’m shorter than Tom．

1．Who is the shortest of the three?

A．Tom．

B．David．

C．Smith．

M：Pop music is really boring to all people．

W：I can’t agree with you．Most of the young people enjoy it．

M：Simply because they are too young．

2．Who is the man?

A．He is a young man．

B．Maybe he is an old man．

C．He is a pop music lover．

M：Mary, have you found a job at the market?

W：No, I wish I were a boy．

3．What does the woman imply?

A．A boy is stronger than a girl．

B．A boy can find a job more easily than a girl．

C．She doesn’t like to be a girl．

W：How many eggs did you buy from the supermarket this morning?

M：A dozen．But four were broken on my way home．

4．How many eggs does the man have now?

A．12．

B．4．

C．8．

W：What do you think of the football game we watched last night?

M：It is no better than the one we are watching now．

5．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．Neither of the football games is good．

B．Both of the football games are good．

C．The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night．

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道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

M：The American pop star Jackson is in our city．

W：That’s great．

M：I’m very fond of Jackson, so are my parents and my sister．

W：Are you going to the Jackson’s concert?

M：Yes．My family will go there．I’m going to buy tickets for tonight’s concert．

W：Why not buy a ticket for me?I’m busy now, I have to type two letters for my boss, David．

M：With pleasure．

W：100 yuan, please．

M：Oh, your change, twenty yuan, here you are．

6．How many tickets will the man possibly buy for tonight’s Jackson’s concert?

A．One．

B．Two．

C．Five．

7．What job does the woman probably do?

A．Doctor．

B．Secretary．

C．Manager．

听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

M：Sit down, please, take it easy．What is your name, please?

W：Alice．

M：What is the matter?Madam?

W：My house was broken into last night．

M：Can you describe what happened last night?

W：Yes．At six o’clock, my husband and I left home to attend a friend’s birthday’s party．We didn’t get home until mid-night．When I opened the door, we found that someone had entered our house by the window．

M：Have you got anything stolen?

W：Yes．My diamond necklace is gone, so are my computer and two valuable vases．

M：Can you tell me anything more?

W：Oh, the man living opposite our house said he had heard a sound of glass being broken at about eleven．After a while, he saw a tall man with long hair came out of my house．

M：Well, we will look into the case right away．If we have any news, we will let you know．

8．What in the man in the conversation?

A．A policeman．

B．Alice’s husband．

C．Alice’s neighbor．

9．When was the woman’s house broken into?

A．At twelve last night．

B．At around 11 last night．

C．At seven yesterday evening．

听第8段材料，回答第10～12题。

M：Susan, is your cousin beautiful?

W：No, she is not as good-looking as you thought．She is an ordinary girl．But she is very tall．You are taller than I, but she is even taller than you．

M：Does she use any make-up?

W：No, she doesn’t like to．She is very natural．

M：Does she have a good figure?

W：I don’t think so．But she looks very healthy．She is also very lively and very lovely．

M：Do you like her because of that?

W：That’s not the main reason．I like her because she is gentle and understanding．

M：Oh, everyone likes such a girl．

W：Yes．And she always wears a sweet smile．

M：I see．No wonder you’re always talking about her．

10．What did the man used to think of Susan’s cousin?

A．Very beautiful．

B．Common．

C．Gentle．

11．Who is the shortest of the three people?

A．Susan．

B．The man．

C．Susan’s cousin．

12．What is the main reason for Susan’s liking her cousin?

A．Because Susan’s cousin is very tall．

B．Because Susan’s cousin is very healthy．

C．Because Susan’s cousin is gentle and understanding．

听第9段材料，回答第13～16题。

M：Mrs Speneer, what time is Mr Black’s flight expected to arrive at Boston Airport?

W：Around 2 p．m．sir．Will you go with the company car to meet him?

M：Yes．So I’d better leave here no later than now．How about the hotel for Mr Black and his party?

W：I made the reservations for them last week and checked again yesterday, to be sure everything is ready．

M：Including the welcome room for tonight’s reception．

W：That’s right．The manager promised me that everything would be exactly as we have requested．

M：Excellent．I want everything to be the very best．

W：I’m sure it will be．That manager has never let us down yet．

M：We want to make a good impression．Not just to be sure that this business deal is a success, but pay back the wonderful treatment we received from them in Tokyo last year．

13．What is the man going to do?

A．Take a flight for Japan．

B．Drive the woman to the hotel．

C．Meet a guest at the airport．

14．Where will Mr Black stay after his arrival?

A．At a hotel．

B．At the man’s house．

C．At the woman’s house．

15．What will take place that evening?

A．Mr Black’s arrival．

B．A hotel reception．

C．A business meeting．

16．Why does the man want to make a good impression?

A．To repay Mr Black’s kindness．

B．To get invited back to Tokyo．

C．To increase the hotels business．

听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。

Bill, Ed and Arnold are three musicians who are discussing ways in which they will perform together on stage in front of an audience．Bill says, “Here’s what I have in mind, when the curtain goes up, I’ll come out and play the violin．Then the curtain goes the piano．Then the curtain goes down．Then the curtain goes up．．．”

“Wait a minute, ”interrupt the other two．“What are we supposed to do?”Bill says．“The curtain doesn’t go up and down by itself．”

17．What instrument do Ed and Arnold play?

A．The violin．

B．The piano．

C．Unknown．

18．According to Bill, who will be performing on the stage?

A．Ed and Arnold．

B．Bill, Arnold and Ed．

C．Bill．

19．Who asked the question, “What are we supposed to do?”

A．Bill and Ed．

B．Ed and Arnold．

C．Bill, Ed and Arnold．

20．According to Bill, what will Ed do?

A．Pull the curtain up and down．

B．Play he instruments with the other two．

C．Play an instrument by himself．

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Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the sport — young and old, boys and girls, and now even robots.

Last week at Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, kids from several schools played football with their robots.

Robot football was very different from human football. Only two robots played in each match. The field was as big as a ping-pong table. One half was black and the other was white. Each robot tried to catch the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals won.

Gao Linge, a boy from Guangming Middle School, helped make one of the robots for the match.

“My school bought the main board (主板),” said Gao, 14. “Then I decided what my robot looked like and made a computer programme for it.”

Gao’s robot was eight centimeters tall and had two arms. It had four sensors (传感器) to “see” and “kick” the football.

Ying Xuehai, a 12-year-old student from Gao’s school, also made a robot. His robot played against Gao’s. The match decided who would go to the final game. Ying lost the game. So he gave many of his robot’s parts to Gao.

Even so, Gao’s robot didn’t win the final. It played well in the first five minutes. Then it slowed down. By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the problem — their robot ran out of batteries (电池)!

“We’ll solve the problem and beat the other school next time!” said the two boys.

How many robots are needed in one match?

A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

The third paragraph mainly talks about ________.

A. a wonderful robot football game. B. how to let robots score more goals

C. the rules of the robot football games. D. the way for robots to win the match

Why did Gao Linge lose the final?

A. Because his robot had no power. B. Because he broke the rules of the match.

C. Because he used Ying Xuehai’s parts. D. Because his robot went wrong.

From the passage we know that if you want to take part in the match, ________.

A. you must go to Hangzhou. B. you must know something about computers

C. you must know how to play football on the playground

D. you must get along with Gao Linge and Ying Xuehai

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Football is so popular in China. Almost everyone is interested in the sport — young and old, boys and girls, and now even robots.
Last week at Hangzhou Guangming Middle School, kids from several schools played football with their robots.
Robot football was very different from human football. Only two robots played in each match. The field was as big as a ping-pong table. One half was black and the other was white. Each robot tried to catch the “football” and score a goal. The robot with more goals won.
Gao Linge, a boy from Guangming Middle School, helped make one of the robots for the match.
“My school bought the main board (主板),” said Gao, 14. “Then I decided what my robot looked like and made a computer programme for it.”
Gao’s robot was eight centimeters tall and had two arms. It had four sensors (传感器) to “see” and “kick” the football.
Ying Xuehai, a 12-year-old student from Gao’s school, also made a robot. His robot played against Gao’s. The match decided who would go to the final game. Ying lost the game. So he gave many of his robot’s parts to Gao.
Even so, Gao’s robot didn’t win the final. It played well in the first five minutes. Then it slowed down. By the end of the match, it could hardly move. What was wrong? Gao and Ying found the problem — their robot ran out of batteries (电池)!
“We’ll solve the problem and beat the other school next time!” said the two boys.

1.
How many robots are needed in one match?
1. A.
  Only one.
2. B.
  Two.
3. C.
  Three.
4. D.
  Four.
2.
The third paragraph mainly talks about ________.
1. A.
  a wonderful robot football game.
2. B.
  how to let robots score more goals
3. C.
  the rules of the robot football games.
4. D.
  the way for robots to win the match
3.
Why did Gao Linge lose the final?
1. A.
  Because his robot had no power.
2. B.
  Because he broke the rules of the match.
3. C.
  Because he used Ying Xuehai’s parts.
4. D.
  Because his robot went wrong.
4.
From the passage we know that if you want to take part in the match, ________.
1. A.
  you must go to Hangzhou.
2. B.
  you must know something about computers
3. C.
  you must know how to play football on the playground
4. D.
  you must get along with Gao Linge and Ying Xuehai