Poster 1

I am a journalist living in Barcelona and I would like to travel exchanging my apartment. I have an apartment in the city center with 2 bedrooms. You can get to the airport by bus or taxi in 20 minutes. And there is a metro station really close to the apartment. The area has many shops, theatres, bars and restaurants.

Poster 2

I am looking forward to exchanging my apartment in Madrid for yours in a nice location in Beijing. It’s a really nice apartment in the centre of Madrid, within walking distance of the main attractions. You can walk to the Puerta del Sol, Royal Palace, Opera, Plaza Mayor, etc. in a few minutes; everything is so close! The apartment has all the facilities（设备）and it is very modern.

Poster 3

Hello, I am a Canadian IT professional and accounting student looking for a room in Wudaokou or other areas near ShangDi (my office location). I want to pay 1,400 RMB to 2,500RMB depending on the room and location. I can sign a contract for at least three months. My email address: vhjvm3584098242@hous.craigslist.org.

Poster 4

My 21-year-old son Matthew would like to visit China in the spring for three to four weeks. If you can offer him a safe, clean, cost-free place to stay, I will offer you or your family a stay at my second home 28 miles outside of Reno, Nevada, USA. This is a single-story home on the edge of the desert. You have access to 70 acres of land, clean air and clean water. Fishing and golfing are available nearby. I will provide transportation to the home, and pick you up when you have finished. My son Matthew is honest, safe and clean-living.

Reply to: hbxdd-3537187673@hous.craigslist.org.

1. Poster 1 mainly focuses on the apartment’s ________.

A．low rent          B．large space        C．quality facilities     D．convenient location

2.Which of the following is TRUE of the Puerta del Sol?

A．It’s a district of Madrid.                  B．It’s a main attraction in Madrid.

C．It’s the name of the apartment.            D．It’s an attraction outside of Madrid

3.Where is the house in Poster 4 located?

A．In a stadium.                           B．In the centre of desert.

C．In the countryside.                      D．In an area of the downtown.

Poster 1
I am a journalist living in Barcelona and I would like to travel exchanging my apartment. I have an apartment in the city center with 2 bedrooms. You can get to the airport by bus or taxi in 20 minutes. And there is a metro station really close to the apartment. The area has many shops, theatres, bars and restaurants.
Poster 2
I am looking forward to exchanging my apartment in Madrid for yours in a nice location in Beijing. It’s a really nice apartment in the centre of Madrid, within walking distance of the main attractions. You can walk to the Puerta del Sol, Royal Palace, Opera, Plaza Mayor, etc. in a few minutes; everything is so close! The apartment has all the facilities（设备）and it is very modern.
Poster 3
Hello, I am a Canadian IT professional and accounting student looking for a room in Wudaokou or other areas near ShangDi (my office location). I want to pay 1,400 RMB to 2,500RMB depending on the room and location. I can sign a contract for at least three months. My email address: vhjvm3584098242@hous.craigslist.org.
Poster 4
My 21-year-old son Matthew would like to visit China in the spring for three to four weeks. If you can offer him a safe, clean, cost-free place to stay, I will offer you or your family a stay at my second home 28 miles outside of Reno, Nevada, USA. This is a single-story home on the edge of the desert. You have access to 70 acres of land, clean air and clean water. Fishing and golfing are available nearby. I will provide transportation to the home, and pick you up when you have finished. My son Matthew is honest, safe and clean-living.
Reply to: hbxdd-3537187673@hous.craigslist.org.
【小题1】 Poster 1 mainly focuses on the apartment’s ________.

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中。选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Alice watched from her brother’s New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away ,her best friend ,Pat also a nurse. was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,

Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they ,like thousands of others,returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,

The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she’d do ti ,but only with Pat ,It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.

As word spread ,help poured in , Groups raised money and donated medical equipment ,exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat’s living room into a waiting room.

On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.:”Would your mama feel comfortable here?” Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there, “It’s a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.”says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.

“This is the most rewarding thing I ‘ve ever done ,” says Alice .Adds Pat ,”I ‘m alleviating（减轻）some suffering in an underserved population. I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”

56 When Hurricane Katrina arrived，          ．

 A  Alice was driviilg to her brother’s hous    B．Pal was visiting in a hospital

 C  houses were destroyed                   D peoplc were rescued to safety

57．What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?

 A．The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina．

 B．The clinic helped local people a lot．

 C．The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood．

 D．The clinic was decorated to people’s satisfaction．

58．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage'

 A．Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought．

 B．Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing．

 C．Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice．

 D．People were ready to help when disasters happened．

59．Pat cried a lot probably because       ．

 A．she was sad about what people had suffered

 B．she was moved by people’s help to the clinic

 C．work in the clinic was too difficult

 D．she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina

60．The underlined word“evacuated’’in the second paragraph most probably means“     ”

 A．foreed        B．attached       C．related    D．moved

       The 400 phone messages said it all. Veterans (老兵) wanted to talk, and Jeff Beers, a military history expert and the son of a retired Navy man, was ready to listen. Beers had volunteered for the Veterans History Project, a program at the Library of Congress devoted to collecting and saving the oral histories of America's 19 million veterans. Local newspapers listed Beer's phone number, and the response was impressive. He has videotaped 52 veterans.

       “Most of them are shocked that anyone would be interested in their small story,” says Beers, “They ask, ‘Why now?’ But it has to be now, before it's too late.” The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 1.847 veterans die each day.

       Beers and the other volunteers are collecting the I-was-there detail. One of the most moving came from a World War II POW (prisoner of war): "He had to march 500 miles through the Black Forest in winter. They ate bark soup and slept at local farms."

       The World War II generation consists of most of the 700 histories gathered since the program began in 2001. But, says director Ellen Lovell, they want to hear from veterans of every war. "I interviewed my brother-in-law, an army surgeon in Vietnam." she says, "He said he shared things with me that he's never told anyone."

1．What do we know from the passage about the veterans?

       A．They live a very happy life after the war.

       B．They often tell their stories to others.

       C．They are highly respected by others.       

       D．They are becoming fewer and fewer in number.

2．How did the veterans feel when they were interviewed?

       A．Happy.                B．Sad.                    C．Surprised.          D．Disappointed.

3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

       A．Veterans wanted to talk.                       B．Jeff Beers was ready to listen.

       C．The veterans had many stories.             D．There were many phone messages.

4．What is Jeff Beers most interested in?

       A．Historical records of World War II.      B．Stories written by newspaper reporters.

       C．Stories most talked about by the public. D．Veterans' wartime experiences.