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Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career（职业）．He has always wanted to travel.“I guess I am a really restless spirit. I like traveling, so when the chance came, I jumped at it,”he says.
The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships（游船）．At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel. He applied and, after two interviews，a medical check and police clearance，the job was his.
Estrella is responsible（负责的）for the cleanliness of the ship, making sure that 160 crew work properly. "I enjoy it because there is no other work--you wake up each day in a different place and a different culture. It's exciting when you go to the next country and you don't understand the language，”he says.
Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world. The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries, and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.
But there is a downside. “You cannot get really drunk... because you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others，”he says. "You don't really think about home. You start to-think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what you'll be doing.”
Life on the ship is anything but cruising. Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day，seven days a week. He warns the job is not for everybody. “You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day--and to give up drinking too much alcohol.”In his spare time，if the ship sails into a port, Estrella explores it, otherwise he works out in the crew's gym，goes on the internet or calls home.
1.What do we know about Estrella?
A. He is very fond of traveling.
B. He doesn't drink wine now.
C. He cannot speak a foreign language.
D. He used to be a housekeeping manager.
2.The underlined word "downside" in paragraph 5 probably means＿.
A. disappointment B. disadvantage C. failure D. loss
3.Which of the following is true?
A. Estrella doesn't often feel homesick because of his work.
B. The work on the ship is not suitable for a married person.
C. Estrella can find no other job except the one on the ship.
D. The people on the ship are from 94 countries.
4.In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that life on the ship is＿．
A. not a tiring journey at all B. just an interesting voyage
C. far from a voyage for pleasure D. more than a pleasant travel by sea
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完形填空：阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．
“…She was married to an officer in India long ago and she had a life of physical adventure as exciting as her poetry. Her husband could cross rivers, using crocodiles(鳄鱼) as stepping stones. He died when she was only thirty-nine. Unwilling to exist without him, she took her life, leaving a son in England.”
I stared at the paper, 1 reading, and couldn't help thinking.
Crocodiles are lazy animals as a rule, but they can 2 like lightning when they want to. And they don't mind hurrying 3 they're hungry. There used to be lots in Indian rivers, living on fish mostly, but what's a little fish 4 a fifteen-foot crocodile? They eat people, fisherman or anyone else delicious enough to get too near-women doing the 5 , or children playing at the water's 6 ．A hungry crocodile's mouth 7 over a meal with a sound like a gunshot. A big fellow can 8 in a man in two bites.
That woman's husband crossed rivers 9 from one crocodile's back to the next. I believe it. It had to be done 10 before the creature could see what was happening. It wasn't 11 a brave, active man, and no doubt he improved with practice. He could never look 12 while crossing.
The wife used to watch him-I felt 13 of that. She lived 14 the adventure and the 15 excitement of it all. Their real life was with tigers, snakes.…It's no wonder she wrote 16 poetry.
Then he 17 . I imagined how she felt. Was there another man 18 him in India, in the world? She was still young, hardly a sitting-room widow(寡妇) .“I must 19 , too.” she said to herself. So she did what she felt she had to do. A 20 probably, to her head.
But her young son, their son? Was her love for him nothing compared to her husband? Well, what do you think?
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听力
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：Hi, Tom, we haven’t seen each other for a long time．What are you doing these days?
M：I’m reading an interesting book at the moment．I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it．
1．What will the man probably do when he finishes reading the book?
A．He’ll return the book to the library．
B．He’ll lend the book to the woman．
C．He’ll borrow another book from the woman．
W：I hear you’ve been offered a job．
M：That’s right, but I’m not going to take it．
2．What does the man think of the job offered to him?
A．The job is too demanding．
B．It is the job he is looking forward to．
C．He does not like the job．
M：Has George decided what to do when he leaves school?
W：Oh, yes．Everything is planned．He’s going to have a holiday for a few weeks and then he’s going to do an English course．
3．What is George going to do right after he leaves school?
A．To do an English course．
B．To make a plan．
C．To take a holiday．
M：Did you finish your work this afternoon?
W：Yes．There was nobody to disturb me, so I was able to finish it．
4．Why was the woman able to finish her work this afternoon?
A．Because she was helped by someone．
B．Because she was not disturbed by anybody．
C．Because she overworked this afternoon．
W：I wonder why Ann didn’t come to the party．Perhaps she wasn’t invited．
M：Yes, it’s possible．She might not have been invited．
5．Why didn’t Ann come to the party?
A．Perhaps she was not asked to．
B．Perhaps she did not want to come．
C．Perhaps she busied herself with something else．
第二节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
W：I’m going to have a party next Saturday．Can you come?
M：On Saturday? I’m not sure．Some friends of mine are coming to stay with me next week but I think they’ll have gone by Saturday．But if they’re still here I won’t be able to come to the party．
W：OK．Well, tell me as soon as you know．
M：Right．I’ll phone you during the week．
6．What is the man NOT sure?
A．Whether his friends will come to stay with him．
B．Whether his friends will have gone by Saturday．
C．Whether his friends will come to the party with him．
7．How does the woman know whether the man can come to the party or not?
A．The man’s friends will try to tell her his decision．
B．She will get in touch with the man during the week．
C．The man will call her before Saturday．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
W：Brian! How nice to see you! What are you doing these days?
M：I’m training to be a supermarket manager．
W：Really? What’s it like? Are you enjoying it?
M：It’s all right．What about you?
W：Well, actually I’m not working at the moment．I’m trying to find a job, but it’s not easy．But I’m very busy．I’m painting my flat．
M：Are you doing it alone?
W：No, some friends of mine are helping me．
8．What does the man want to be?
A．A supermarket manager．
B．A school master．
C．A technician．
9．What is the woman trying to do?
A．To keep her job．
B．To quit her job．
C．To find a job．
10．What is she doing now?
A．Helping her friends．
B．Painting her flat．
C．Taking care of her children．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
M：So you want to borrow some money．How do you want to spend it?
W：We’re going to advertise on local radio and in the paper．We’ve planned it carefully．We only need ＄500．
M：Very well．The bank will lend you the money．But you must pay us back in three months．Can you do that?
W：We’ll do it, I promise．
M：Now, go and see the loans clerk and he’ll help you fill in the necessary forms．
W：Thank you for your help．
M：You’re welcome．
11．How much money does the woman want to borrow?
A．＄5000．
B．＄1500．
C．＄500．
12．When must she pay the money back?
A．In three years．
B．In three months．
C．In three weeks．
13．What is the woman most probably going to do?
A．To fill in some forms．
B．To make a careful plan．
C．To visit the bank manager．
听第9段材料, 回答第14～16题。
W：Well, who shall we ask to this party?
M：Oh, not too many．Just a few people we can be relaxed with．
W：Yes, I agree．So, who, for example?
M：My cousin John, of course, and Carlo．
W：Carlo?Who’s he?
M：He’s the Italian guy who is staying with John’s family．
W：Oh, yeah．Is he the one whose wallet got stolen when they were in London?
M：That’s right．They caught the guy who did it, but he’d already spent all the money Carlo had brought with him．
W：Poor Carlo．Perhaps the party will cheer him up．
14．What are they talking about?
A．The coming party．
B．The arrangement of the party．
C．Whom to be invited to the party．
15．Where is Carlo from?
A．London．
B．Italy．
C．France．
16．What is wrong with Carlo?
A．He has spent all his money．
B．He has caught by the police．
C．He lost his wallet．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
W：Hi, Ed．Are you in town for another job interview?
M：Yes, I’m pretty hopeful this time．I’ve just finished my second interview with this company．
W：That sounds great．I hope it works out for you．But wasn’t it expensive just getting here?
M：No, in fact the company is paying all my expenses．They’ve put me up in a hotel downtown．
W：How nice! How many people are they interviewing?
M：Well, they interviewed 16 the first time, and now four of us were chosen to come back for this interview．
W：It sounds like you have a good chance to be selected then．
M：I hope so．The manager told me he would call us on Monday．
W：Well, I hope it goes well．John and I would love it if you came to this area to work．
M：I would too, but my girlfriend doesn’t want to leave her family．She hopes I find a job close to her home．
W：Oh dear, what a decision．
M：But anyway, I’ve got to wait until Monday to find out whether I can even have the chance．
W：Good luck!
17．How does the man seem to feel after this interview?
A．Nervous．
B．Hopeful．
C．Excited．
18．How many people were chosen for the second interview?
A．4．
B．8．
C．16．
19．When will the man probably get to know whether he gets the job?
A．That afternoon．
B．Next Monday．
C．Tomorrow．
20．What does the man’s girlfriend want?
A．She hopes to find a job near the man．
B．She hopes the man finds a job near her．
C．She hopes the man gets the job．