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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．Where does the conversation take place?

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A．At home.

B．At the doctor's.

C．In a chemist's.

2．Whet will the man do first?

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A．To arrange for a trip.

B．To move into a new house.

C．To make a house.

3．Whet did the man offer to do?

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A．Bring her to town.

B．Take the box of bricks down.

C．Carry the heavy boo.

4．Who will go to Canada?

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A．The man and Ken.

B．The woman's brother.

C．The women.

5．Where was the woman born?

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A．In the United States.

B．In Australia.

C．In Britain.

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，各个小题将给出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6～8题．

6．Where did the conversation take place?

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A．At the women's house.

B．In the kitchen.

C．At a department store.

7．How did the woman find out about the shelf?

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A．One of her friends has one.

B．She bough one from her friend before.

C．She read about it in an advertisement.

8．How much is the price for it going to be?

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A．$ 15.50.

B．$ 12.50.

C．Not mentioned in the dialogue.

听第7段材料，回答9～11题．

9．Who are the two students?

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A．A new student and an old student.

B．Students learning Spanish.

C．Students learning English.

10．When is the conversation probably taking place?

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A．On the first day of the woman's arrival.

B．In the first class of the training course.

C．During the break between classes.

11．Where are they probably going first?

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A．To Room 110.

B．To Room 310.

C．To Room 290.

听第8段材料，回答12～14题．

12．Who is Fred?

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A．The women's husband.

B．The man's brother.

C．The woman's brother.

13．What will Fred's farm probably be like next year?

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A．It will be completely destroyed.

B．It will be larger.

C．It will be more beautiful.

14．What did the woman once do on the farm?

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A．Milking a cow.

B．Ploughing a field.

C．Helping to get in the harvest of crops.

听第9段材料，回答15～17题．

15．Where is the conversation taking place?

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A．In a second-hand clothes shop.

B．At the police station.

C．At a lost-property office.

16．What can we learn about the woman from the conversation?

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A．She doesn't believe the man.

B．She can't do her job well.

C．She is too busy to talk to the man.

17．Which coat did the man mention in the dialogue?

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A．A white raincoat with a wide belt.

B．A long grey coat with black buttons.

C．A brown overcoat with silk lining.

听第10段材料，回答18～20题．

18．Where is the speaker?

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A．In an art evening.

B．On an exhibition of paintings.

C．In a TV program about art.

19．What is Dr. Wilson busy doing now?

[　　]

A．Taking photographs for a newspaper.

B．Teaching painting for university students.

C．Writing a book about art.

20．What can we expect in Dr. Wilson's talk?

[　　]

A．Lifestyle in Italy in the 19th century.

B．19th century painters and present-day art.

C．Her experiences in European countries.

Google Inc. introduced plans in June to offer 3-D maps of major cities and other new features for its popular Google Maps and Google Earth services.
New features include the ability to _____50_____ portions of Google Maps onto phones and other _____51_____ devices, with detailed data, so users can find their way around _____52_____ areas even if they don’t have an active Internet connection.
Perhaps the most _____53_____ new feature was the detailed three-dimensional images that Google plans to offer for major cities in coming months.
Google product manager Peter Birch explained that the company is using _____54_____ to obtain detailed images of every street and building in an area, from different _____55_____, which are then compiled into images that appear to show height, depth and even architectural details of buildings and streets, _____56_____ landscape features such as trees.
“We are trying to create the effect that you are flying _____57_____ the city, almost as if you were in your own personal helicopter,” said Birch.
Compiling those images _____58_____ extensive photographing and processing of images, however. _____59_____ Birch promised to have images _____60_____ for several major cities in coming months, he and other Google officials did not offer a detailed timetable.
Industry blogs have reported that Apple is preparing to _____61_____ its own maps and navigation service, including 3-D images. Analysts say the _____62_____ is part of a larger race between the two tech giants to offer services that keep users _____63_____ and allow each company to deliver advertising or other products targeted to specific locations and other data on ____64______ interests.

_______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.

1. A.
   It
2. B.
   That
3. C.
   As
4. D.
   Which

完形填空（共20小题：每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
In a land far away, once upon a time there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _26_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_27_together on a road when they came to a very_28_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _29  he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _30 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _31  situation, stopped for a short time and gave _32  all his food and drink, since he _33  see that money would be of little _34  to them. He made sure that they each _35   their fair share and would have enough food to _36   for some time.  Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _37   and went straight through the _38  without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented（评论） with each other_39   the third rich man lacked sympathy（同情）. It was _40   that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later,  they   41 the third rich man, who was coming in the opposite direction. He was  42  travelling quickly, but his wagons,  43  the gold and valuables they had been  44  ,were now full of farming tools and bags of  45  .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.

My goddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be   36    around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. But Shari didn’t seem tired. That was   37  Shari.   38 she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everyone—parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into    39  .
 40 a“thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-munite  41  at her favorite restaurant. “No big   42  . There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving up there. This time we walked right   43  .
When the waitress came to   44   our drink orders, Shari    45   into her handbag, pulling something out. “ I want you to have these,” she said,   46  the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “ She will love those berries!” I thought.   47   the waitress seemed very surprised instead. She only let out a “thank you”  48  grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned    49  our iced tea. “ I apologize,” she said. “ My best friend and I had   50  to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she    51   last year. I didn’t know how I’d    52   this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”
“ I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “ It’s not much, but I hope you can   53  them.”
“ Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “ See, every year we   54  sent each other the same thing: a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favorite store, The Berry    55   .”