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My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.
“Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.
The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”
“How long will it take?”
“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.
“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?”
“Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.
After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”
“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.
“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”
I put my phone away.
My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.
I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”
After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.
“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”
“Will they respond?” I asked.
“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”
“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”
He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”
After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”—a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.
Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.
1.The author was held at the airport because ______.
A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica
B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s
C. she had been held in Montreal
D. she had spoken at a book event
2.She was not allowed to call her friends because ______.
A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet
B. she had been held for only one hour and a half
C. there were other families in the waiting room
D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone
3.We learn from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experience from happening again.
A. write to the agency?????????? B. change her name??
C. avoid traveling abroad??????? D. do nothing
4.Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US.
A. hatred???????????????????? B. discrimination?????
C. tolerance?????????????????? D. diversity
5.The author sounds ______ in the last paragraph.
A. impatient?? B. bitter???????? C. worried??????????? D. ironic (具有讽刺意味的)
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阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family round table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member.
We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real. Our family was a unit and we supported each other, cared for each other, and liked each other, and
we were even willing to admitwe loved each other.
Today, the family roundtable has moved to the local fast - food franchise (特权) and talk is not easy, much less encouraged.
The working parent is far too beaten down each day to spend evening relaxation time listening to the sandbox experience of an eager four - year- old child.
So family conversation is no longer in existence and parental questions such as “What have you been doing, Bobby?” have been replaced by “I'm busy, go to watch television.”
And watch TV as they do?
But it's usually not children's television that children watch. Saturday morning, the children's hour, amounts to only about 8 percent of their weekly viewing.
But wait! Where are they to be found? Watching adult television, of course, from the Match Game in the morning, to the afternoon at General Hospital, from the muggings and battles on the evening news right through the family hour and past into Starsky and Hutch. That's where you find our kids, over five million of them, at 10 p.m., not fewer than a million until after midnight! Ad of this is done with parental permission.
Television, used well, can provide enriching experiences for our young people, but we must use it with some judgement. When the carpet is clean, we turn off the vacuum cleaner. When the dishes are clean, the dishwasher turns itself off.
It is not the same with the television, which is on from the sun in the morning to the moon at night and beyond!
Parents must exercise some control and interest themselves in the cultural influence on the child when a program not intended for that child is viewed. Parents need to be intervened (干预). Nonintervention may be a popular policy in international affairs, but the results of parental nonintervention will not be welcome at the United Nations or anywhere else.
1．From the first two paragraphs one may infer that the writer's attitude towards “the old days” is ________.
[ ]
2．The working parent is not willing to listen to her (his) four - year- old child talking about his sandbox games because she (he) is ________.
[ ]
3．If we use television with some ________ television can provide our young people with much knowledge.
[ ]
4．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
[ ]
A．Nonintervention may be a good policy in international affairs.
B．Parents must exercise some control and interest themselves in the cultural influence on the children.
C．Parents have rights to intervene.
D．Parental nonintervention will have a bad effect on international affairs
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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：Did the thief get away?
M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．
1．Why was the thief able to get away?
A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．
B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．
C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．
M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．
W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．
2．What are they talking about?
A．The party they went to．
B．Tom’s absence from the party．
C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．
W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?
M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．
3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?
A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．
B．To get to know the leatest news．
C．To look at TV set advertisements．
W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?
M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．
4．What are they talking about?
A．An overcoat．
B．A phone call．
C．A fur coat．
M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?
W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．
M：What would you do instead?
W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．
5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?
A．She would find a more interesting job．
B．She would visit lots of different places．
C．She would meet interesting people．
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。
M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．
W：He told me it cost him ＄500．
M：I wish I were as rich as James．
W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．
M：Am I?
6．How much does James’ jacket cost?
A．＄400．
B．＄500．
C．＄600．
7．What can be inferred from the conversation?
A．The man is as rich as James．
B．The man is much better off than James．
C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．
听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。
Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．
8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?
A．To attend a party．
B．To meet an old friend．
C．To have dinner with Bill．
9．Why does Louisa have to work late?
A．She has to attend a meeting．
B．She has to finish a report．
C．She has to write a letter．
10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?
A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．
B．Because she has to return something．
C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．
11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?
A．7∶00 pm．
B．8∶00 pm．
C．9∶00 pm．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．
W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．
M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?
W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?
M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．
W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?
M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．
W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?
M：I’m a student at Rider University．
W：Oh really? What are you studying?
M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?
W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．
M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．
12．Where is the woman from originally?
A．England．
B．The United States．
C．Chile．
13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?
A．When the boy was 7 years old．
B．When the boy was 10 years old．
C．When the boy was 17 years old．
14．What is the man studying?
A．Physics．
B．Maths．
C．Biology．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．
M：Where do?
W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…
M：Sure．No problem．
W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?
M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．
W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?
M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．
W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．
W：Uh, do you have the time?
M：Yeah．It’s half past four．
W：Thanks．
15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?
A．More than 20 minutes．
B．About 20 minutes．
C．About 12 minutes．
16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?
A．12 minutes．
B．Less than 12 minutes．
C．A bit more than 12 minutes．
17．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．
B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．
C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?
M：Eight o’clock．
W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?
M：No, I have a group that goes with me．
W：So you go with a group?
M：Uh-huh．
W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?
M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．
W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?
M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．
W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?
M：It means “stand up, bow”．
W：Stand up and bow．
M：Uh-huh．
18．What kind of school does the boy go to?
A．A middle school．
B．An English school．
C．A Japanese school．
19．How does the boy go to school?
A．By himself．
B．By school bus．
C．With other boys and girls．
20．What do the students first do when they get to school?
A．Stand up and bow．
B．Line up and enter the classroom．
C．Do reading aloud．
听力理解
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．
1．What does Mary say she will do for Charlie?
[ ]
A．she will find the books Charlie wants.
B．She will use Charlie's card to borrow some books he wants.
C．She will use her own card to borrow some books for Charlie.
2．Where does the talk probably take place?
[ ]
A．In a library.
B．In a restaurant.
C．In a hospital.
3．How much was a pack of cigarettes last year?
[ ]
A．$2. 00.
B．$1. 80.
C．$1. 50.
4．Why was the man late?
[ ]
A．Because his brother came back.
B．Because his mother was ill.
C．Because he had to finish his work first.
5．Where was the man this morning?
[ ]
A．He was at the airport.
B．He was at the railway station.
C．He was in Guangzhou.
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6～8题．
6．Who are the two speakers?
[ ]
A．Two students.
B．A doctor and a patient.
C．A teacher and a student.
7．What does the man call the woman for?
[ ]
A．To hand in his roommate’s paper.
B．To ask for leave.
C．To ask her to see his sick roommate.
8．What does the man have to do in the afternoon?
[ ]
A．Visit the woman.
B．Meet the secretary.
C．Have a meeting.
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题．
9．What was the name of the man?
[ ]
A．Dick
B．Davy
C．David
10．What kind of people didn’t they need?
[ ]
A．Those who knew no foreign language.
B．Those who wanted to work 30 hours a week.
C．Those who had no experience in office work.
11．Who will get a higher pay?
[ ]
A．Those who are well educated.
B．Those who have much experience.
C．Those who can speak a second language.
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题．
12．What did the woman do a few days ago?
[ ]
A．She had a bad tooth taken out.
B．She had her new tooth examined.
C．She had a false tooth filled in.
13．What causes the woman's toothache?
[ ]
A．It didn't fit quite right.
B．She didn't take good care of it.
C．She didn't use it properly while eating.
14．What time did the doctor ask the woman to get there?
[ ]
A．After 11: 00.
B．Before 11: 00.
C．At 11: 00 sharp.
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题．
15．When will the man come back from the trip?
[ ]
A．December 22.
B．January 3.
C．January 13.
16．Which flights are the man going to take for his round trip?
[ ]
A．Flight 220 and Flight 476.
B．Flight 220 and Flight 414.
C．Flight 476 and Flight 220.
17．How much will the man probably pay for the ticket?
[ ]
A．At most $952.
B．At least $952.
C．About $476.
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题．
18．How many countries did Mr. Bell visit last summer?
[ ]
A．Only one.
B．Three.
C．Four.
19．Why did Mr. Bell feel very tired after returning home?
[ ]
A．He visited too many places in a hurry.
B．His holiday was not long enough for him to travel in Europe.
C．He was on the train or on a bus all day long during his holiday.
20．What will be a good idea to spend a two-week summer holiday?
[ ]
A．Visiting only one city by the sea with a friend.
B．Visiting only a few cities near the sea with some friends.
C．Visiting some museums and famous palaces in different cities.
第三节 听下面一段独白，独白读三遍，第一遍听短文大意，第二遍边听边写下所缺的词或者短语，第三遍检查．
While Mrs. Edwards was in town on Saturday, (1) ________: two cars ran into each other. The drivers got out, an (2) ________ happened between them, (3) ________. He asked the drivers what had (4) ________, and then he turned to the crowd that had gathered around and said, “ (5) ________? ”Several people said they had, and Mrs. Edwards was one of them.
A week later she was asked whether she was (6) ________ to be a witness in a case concerning the accident, and she said she was, and a month later, a lawyer was (7) ________ her in court. (8) ________, “I think that…until the lawyer got angry and said, “You’re not here to say what you think. You are here to say what you know. “I'm sorry, (9) ________ Mrs. Edwards, “ (10) ________, so I can’t say things without thinking. ”
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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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：It’s ten to four．In another half an hour, we’ll be home．
M：I’m glad we’ll be home soon．
1．When will they be home?
A．At 4∶10．
B．At 4∶20．
C．At 4∶40．
M：Good morning．I’m here to see Mr Smith．
W：Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night．If you like, you may come again on Friday morning．
2．When will Mr Smith return?
A．On Thursday night．
B．On Friday morning．
C．On Monday night．
M：Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?
W：Yes．You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store．
3．What does the man want to do?
A．To find his lost shoes where he played tennis．
B．To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department．
C．To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes．
M：Press eleven, please．(Pause．)Thank you．
W：You’re welcome．That’s where I’m going, too．
4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A．In a lift．
B．In a library．
C．In a computer room．
W：I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report．
M：Would you like me to take over for a while?
5．What does the man offer to do?
A．Type the report for her．
B．Repair the typewriter．
C．Find her a typist．
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6～8题。
M：What can I do for you?
W：I want a skirt．Would you show me some?
M：What do you think of this expensive one?
W：I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it．
M：How about that one?
W：Good! How much does it cost?
M：65 dollars．
W：Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap．
M：How many do you want?
W：I’ll take two．
6．What did the woman want to buy?
A．A cheap skirt．
B．An expensive skirt．
C．A secondhand skirt．
7．How much did the woman pay for what she bought?
A．＄65．
B．＄56．
C．＄130．
8．What are the two speakers’ relationship?
A．Husband and wife．
B．Salesman and customer．
C．Boss and secretary．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Good morning, sir．I’m Susan Smith．I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper．It seemed very interesting．I’d like to know if the position is still open．
M：Yes, we need a secretary．Did you study shorthand?
W：Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago．
M：What did you do after that?
W：I got a job at the ABC company．
M：What did you do there?
W：I was a receptionist．I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing．
M：How long did you work there?
W：A little more than 2 years．And I liked working there．
M：Why did you leave, then?
W：There wasn’t any chance for advancement．
M：I see．Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything．We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week．
W：Thank you and good-bye．
9．What job does the woman want to take?
A．She wants to work as a secretary．
B．She wants to work as a receptionist．
C．She wants to work as a typist．
10．How long did she work at the ABC company?
A．Over 2 years．
B．No more than 2 years．
C．Several years．
11．Why did she leave ABC company?
A．She didn’t like working there．
B．There wasn’t any chance for advancement．
C．The company fired her．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Travel International, can I help you?
M：Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?
W：One minute, sir．There’s one at 4：45, again at seven o’clock．
M：Could you book me one on the 4：45 flight?
W：Single or return, sir?
M：Single, please．
W：What’s your telephone number?
M：101-23544978．
W：We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure．
M：Thank you very much, good-bye．
W：Good-bye, sir, and thank you．
12．How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
13．Which flight does the man want to take?
A．4∶45．
B．5∶45．
C．7∶00．
14．What does the woman promise him to do?
A．Phone to tell him about the booking．
B．Send him the ticket he has booked．
C．Pick him up and take him to the airport．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Can I help you, sir?
M：I come to see what kind of insurance there is?
W：Welcome! Insurance is quite good．Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you．OK．Now let me tell you what we have．We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on．
M：But I’m interested in your medical insurance．
W：That’s included, too．You can have anything insured with us．
M：I’d like to know more about your medical insurance．
W：OK．How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?
M：Just myself．
W：Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year．How does that sound?
M：It sounds good, but how is it going to work?
W：We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you．Here are some papers with explanations on payments．
M：Thanks．
15．Why does the man come to see the woman?
A．Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance．
B．Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses．
C．Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance．
16．How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?
A．＄350．
B．＄250．
C．＄280．
17．How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is ＄800?
A．＄160．
B．＄640．
C．＄800．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
Parents, teachers, and fellow students,
This is the day of our graduation．Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us．We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future．
We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too．There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school．
However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks．We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us．No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day．
We will always remember this day and we will always remember you．Thank you from the bottom of our hearts．
18．What was the speaker?
A．A student who was about to graduate．
B．A student who graduated years ago．
C．A student who had just entered the school．
19．What made the speaker feel sad as well?
A．To have no chance to learn．
B．To begin a new life．
C．To be separated from each other．
20．What was the main purpose of the speech?
A．To say good-bye to their school．
B．To thank their parents and teachers．
C．To encourage all the schoolmates．