摘要： The Seasons There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In spring the weather gradually gets warmer and everything comes back to life. The peasants are busy with sowing. When summer comes, the weather gets very hot. It rains quite often. It is a busy season for the peasants. Autumn is the best season of the year. The weather is neither too hot nor too cold. The sky is blue and cloudless. At night millions of stars shine in the sky. It is the time for harvest. Winter is the last season of the year. The days become shorter and the nights longer. The weather is cold and windy. But the peasants are still busy preparing for the next spring ploughing. 翰林汇

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　　It was an autumn morning shortly after my husband and I moved into our first house．Our children were upstairs unpacking, and I was looking out the window at my father moving around mysteriously on the front lawn．My parents lived nearby, and Dad had visited us several times already．“What are you doing out there? ” I called to him．

　　He looked up, smiling．“I'm making you a surprise．” Knowing my father, I thought it could be just about anything．A self-employed jobber, he was always building things out of odds and ends．When we were kids, he always created something surprising for us．

　　Today, however, Dad would say no more, and caught ups in the busyness of our new life, I eventually forgot about his surprise．

　　Until one gloomy day the following March when I glanced out the window．Any yet… I saw a dot of blue across the yard．I headed outside for a closer look．They were crocuses(番红花), throughout the front lawn．Lavender, blue, yellow and my favorite pink-little faces moved up and down in the cold wind．

　　Dad! I smiled, remembering the things he had secretly planted last autumn．He knew how the darkness and dullness of winter always got me down．What could have been more perfectly timely to my needs?

　　My father's crocuses bloomed each spring for the next four or five seasons, bringing the same assurance every time they arrived：Hard times almost over．Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon．

　　Then a spring came with only half the usual blooms．The next spring there were none．I missed the crocuses．I would ask Dad to come over and plant new bulbs．But I never did．

　　He died suddenly one October day．My family was in deep sorrow, leaning on our faith．I missed him terribly．

　　Four years passed, and on a dismal spring afternoon I was driving back when I found myself feeling depressed．“You’ve got the winter depression again and you get them every year．” I told myself．

　　It was Dad's birthday, and I found myself thinking about him．This was not unusual-my family often talked about him, remembering how he lived his faith．Once I saw him give his coat to a homeless man．

　　Suddenly I slowed as I turned into our driveway．I stopped and stared at the lawn．And there on the muddy grass and small gray piles of melting snow, bravely waving in the wind, was one pink crocus．

　　How could a flower bloom from a bulb more than 18 years old, one that had not blossomed in over a decade? But there was the crocus．Tears filled my eyes as I realized its significance．

　　Hold on, keep going, light is coming soon．The pink crocus bloomed for only a day．But it built my faith for a lifetime．

(1)

According to the first three paragraphs, we learn that ________．

[　　]

A．

the writer was unpacking when her father was making the surprise

B．

the writer knew what the surprise was because she knew her father

C．

it was not the first time that the writer's father had made a surprise

D．

it kept bothering the writer not knowing what the surprise was

(2)

Which of the following would most probably be the worst time of the year as seen by the writer?

[　　]

A．

Spring．

B．

Summer．

C．

Autumn．

D．

Winter．

(3)

Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

[　　]

A．

The writer's father planted the crocus to lift her low spirit．

B．

The crocuses bloomed each spring before the writer's father died．

C．

The writer often thought about her father since her father died．

D．

The writer's father died 14 years after he planted the crocus．

(4)

The writer's father should be best described as ________．

[　　]

A．

a full-time gardener with skillful hands

B．

a part-time jobber who loved flowers

C．

a kind-hearted man who lived with faith

D．

an ordinary man with doubts in his life

(5)

Crocus was viewed as the symbol of ________ by the writer．

[　　]

A．

faith

B．

family

C．

love

D．

friendship

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第一节

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。

W：Concert tickets are ＄6 for adults, half price for children．

M：OK, I’d like three adults and two children’s tickets, please．

1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?

A．＄6．

B．＄24．

C．＄18．

W：You look sleepy．When did you go to bed last night?

M：We went to bed at 6∶30, but we had promised to wake up 　　2　　 hours later to meet your 9∶00 train．

2．What do we learn from the conversation?

A．The man woke at 8∶30．

B．The man had 9 hours to sleep．

C．The man woke at 9∶00．

W：When do you work?

M：Well, most days I work until six but on Thursdays I get off early at about 4∶30．

3．When does the man finish working on Monday?

A．At 5∶00．

B．At 6∶00．

C．At 4∶30．

M：I want to have this coat dry-cleaned．

W：Very well, sir．Your name and room numbers, please．

4．Where do you think the woman is working?

A．At a hotel．

B．At a cleaner’s．

C．On the train．

M：Now Mrs Snow, what can you remember about the attack?

W：Well, I was on my way home when a man wearing a stocking hit me on the head．

5．What is the man’s job?

A．A customer．

B．A policeman．

C．A headmaster．

第二节

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6～8题。

W：Have you traveled much?

M：Well, I’ve been around the world several times．

W：What countries have you visited then?

M：I have been to France, Italy, Japan and Ireland．

W：Why did you visit them?Was it just for vacation or work?

M：In most cases, it was for vacation．I once worked in France for two years．

W：Have you ever been to Britain on vacation?

M：Oh, yes．I’ve often been to Britain．

6．How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?

A．Four．

B．Three．

C．Five．

7．Why did the man visit those countries?

A．For holidays．

B．For work．

C．Both A and B．

8．In what country do you think the man stayed the longest time?

A．France．

B．Japan．

C．Italy．

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

M：How long have you lived here?

W：Since last June．．．about a year．

M：Was it cold last winter?

W：Yes, it was, but not as cold as Paris．December and February were much colder than January．

M：Did you have much snow?

W：Yes．But we didn’t have as much snow as you had in Paris．

M：What about the other seasons?

W：I think autumn was the most beautiful season．The days were clear and dry, and it was sunny all the time．But November was terrible．We had a lot of rain．

M：What was last spring like?

W：It wasn’t very nice．But May was nicer than March and April．

M：What’s summer like?

W：It was wonderful．

9．What were the two people talking about?

A．The weather in China．

B．The weather in Paris．

C．The weather in some place we don’t know．

10．How did the woman like the weather in autumn there?

A．She didn’t like it at all．

B．She did like it．

C．She thought it was terrible．

11．What was the weather like in summer?

A．It wasn’t very nice．

B．It was bad．

C．It was nice．

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

M：Let me see now．Which train do I need to get on?

W：Excuse me．Do you need any help?

M：Yes．I want to go to Tokyo Tower, but I’m really lost．This is my first visit to Japan, so I have no idea on how to ride the trains．

W：First, you need to buy a ticket to your destination．From here, it’s a hundred and thirty yen．

M：A hundred and thirty yen．Okay．

W：Then, get on the Subway Line at platform number 4．

M：Number 4, all right．Oh, and how often do the trains come around this time of day?

W：Usually, they come about every six minutes or so．

M：All right．And where do I get off the train?

W：Get off three stops from here．The sign at the station is written in English, so you’ll be able to read it．

M：Three stops．Got it．Thanks for your help．

W：You’re welcome．Good luck．

12．Where should the man get on the train?

A．Platform number 3．

B．Platform number 4．

C．Platform number 5

13．How often do the trains come?

A．About every five minutes．

B．About every six minutes．

C．About every seven minutes．

14．Where should the man get off the train?

A．At the first stop from here．

B．At the second stop from here．

C．At the third stop from here．

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

M：Windy, isn’t it?

W：Yes, it is．

M：Oh．．．where are you going?

W：To Germany．I’m going home．

M：Oh, you’re German．

W：Yes, you’re English, aren’t you?

M：Yes, I am．

W：Where are you going?

M：To Portugal．

W：On holiday?

M：No, I’m going to take some photographs．

W：Photographs?

M：Yes, I work for a travel magazine．

W：Ah．

M：What do you do?

W：I’m a student．

M：What are you studying?

W：Medicine．

M：Oh, my brother is a doctor．

W：Ah, really?

M：Cold, isn’t it?Would you like a coffee?

W：Yes, I’d love one．

M：Let’s go to the restaurant then．

15．What’s the weather like?

A．It is windy and warm．

B．It is windy and cold．

C．It is sunny and cool．

16．What’s the native language of the woman?

A．German．

B．English．

C．We don’t know．

17．What is the man going to Portugal for?

A．For holidays．

B．For work．

C．To see a friend of his．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

　　How does television affect our lives?It can be helpful to those who carefully choose the programs that they watch and harmful to those who watch it too much．

　　In China, many people worry that children and young people are watching too much television．A survey of 300 youngsters in Shanghai last year showed that, on average, they spent half of their free time watching television．And two-thirds of them spent about two and a half hours reading romance and detective stories．Another survey of school-aged children in Wuhan found that half of them said they read very little．

　　During the Barcelona Olympic Games, tens of millions of Chinese viewers stayed up late to watch the opening ceremonies and other programs．

　　And television is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese．A recent survey in Beijing found that 63 percent of those surveyed got their news from television through CCTV and local TV stations．

18．What is the main topic of the passage?

A．The Barcelona Olympic Games．

B．TV programs on Chinese television．

C．Effects of television on our lives．

19．How many people watched the Barcelona Olympic Games on television in China?

A．Tens of thousands．

B．Tens of millions．

C．Ten million．

20．According to a survey(调查)in Shanghai, how much time did young people spend on television each day?

A．Two and a half hours．

B．Three hours．

C．Three and a half hours．

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