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In a small village in England, “Here’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said a mailman. “I’m Alice Brown,” a girl of about eighteen said in a low voice. The mailman gave her the letter.
Alice looked at the envelope(信封) for a minute, and then handed it back to the mailman.
“I’m sorry I can’t take it,” she said. “I don’t have enough money to pay the postage.”
The people standing around were very sorry for the girl. Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice’s letter.
When the gentleman gave her the letter, she said with a smile, “Oh, thank you very much, sir. This letter is from my brother who went to London to look for jobs. I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now I don’t need it. I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside.”
“Really?” the gentleman said in surprise. “How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope. Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found a job. That’s very good news.”
The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill. He did not forget Alice and her letter.
He thought and thought for many years. “The postage has to be much lower,” he said at last. “What about a penny (便士) for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage. He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope.”
The government decided to adopt (采纳) the plan. The first stamp was put out in 1840. It was called the “Penny Black”. It had a picture of the Queen on it.
根据短文内容填空，每空填一词。
小题1: About 150 years ago, the person who sent the letter didn’t have to pay for the postage_________ the person who _________ the letter had to.
小题2:The gentleman felt very __________ when the girl said there wasn’t _________ inside the envelope.
小题3: Alice’s brother was such a _________ young man that he just put some ________ on the envelope to tell her sister he was well.
小题4:In 1840, the first stamp _________ the “Penny Black” was put out ________ a picture of the Queen on it.
小题5:After that, people needed to ________ a penny buying a _______ to send a letter.
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答案。每段对话读两遍。1．Who got the first prize in the painting competition?
A．Eric．
B．Nancy．
C．Alex．
2．How does the man usually go to work?
A．By bus．
B．On foot．
C．By bike．
3．What does Betty think of the report?
A．It's bad．
B．It's excellent．
C．It's so-so．
4．How many times has the man been to America?
A．Once．
B．Twice．
C．Never．
5．How much will the man pay?
A．＄55．
B．＄95．
C．＄110．
第二节 听下面几段对话或独白。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答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
6．What's the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Sister and brother．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Mother and son．
7．Where are they?
A．At home．
B．At school．
C．In an office．
听下面一段独白，回答第8至第9两个小题。
8．When does Mary go to practice singing?
A．On Wednesday evenings．
B．On Saturday afternoons．
C．On Sunday mornings．
9．Why does she hardly ever go to concerts?
A．Because she quite enjoys being alone．
B．Because she doesn't have much money．
C．Because she likes watching TV at home．
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10．What are they mainly talking about?
A．Holiday activities．
B．Weekend plans．
C．Favorite movies．
11．How does the woman like Ice Age 4?
A．It's great．
B．It's funny．
C．It's boring．
12．When will they meet?
A．At 4∶00．
B．At 6∶00．
C．At 8∶00．
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。
13．What is Panda Express?
A．A zoo．
B．A movie．
C．A restaurant．
14．Where will they probably visit next?
A．A museum．
B．A park．
C．A beach．
15．Where will they meet when they get back?
A．At the bus．
B．At the restaurant．
C．At the hotel．
第三节 听下面一篇短文。根据短文内容，找出与图中每个题号所在位置相对应的地点，并将其标号填写在题号后的横线上。短文读两遍。
A．Town Cinema
B．Old Town School
C．Bus Stop
D．Old John Hotel
E．Flower Shop
16．________．
17．________．
18．________．
19．________．
20．________．
听力(共25分)
第一节(共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分)
听下面9段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的ABC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．A．At the gym
B．He went to his friend’s home
C．He played Ping-Pong
2．A．By bike
B．On foot
C．In a taxi
3．A．He has to help his mom
B．He should do his homework
C．He doesn’t enjoy going to parties
4．A．Her parents
B．Her brother
C．Her sister
5．A．7 days
B．Four days
C．Five days
6．A．Fifteen years old
B．Thirteen years old
C．Fourteen years old
7．A．Every day
B．Never
C．Once a week
8．A．She wants to make fruit salad
B．She wants to make a sandwich
C．She wants to make a milk shake
9．A．Sunny
B．Rainy
C．Cloudy
第二节(共16小题，每小题1分，满分16分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钏，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10段材料，回答10、11小题。
10．What does the boy think of the fruit salad?
A．Delicious but unhealthy
B．Delicious and healthy
C．Awful but healthy
11．How much yogurt does the boy need?
A．One teaspoon
B．Two teaspoons
C．Three teaspoons
听第11段对话，回答12－14小题。
12．Who is much stronger, Tony or Tom?
A．Tom
B．Tony
C．I don’t know
13．What is Tony good at?
A．Amusic
B．Sports
C．Lessons
14．Who is more popular?
A．Tom
B．Tony
C．Both of them
听12段对话，回答15－17小题。
15．How far is the City Bank?
A．It’s about four meters
B．It’s about four kilometers
C．It’s about four miles
16．How can the girl get there?
A．She can take a train
B．She can take a taxi
C．She can take a bus
17．How much is a ticket?
A．￥1
B．＄1
C．￡1
听13段对话，回答18－21小题。
18．Where did Tina meet the famous actor?
A．In the Gift Shop
B．At the aquarium
C．In the Cinema(电影院)
19．Who got the actor’s autograph?
A．Tina
B．Laura
C．Toby
20．Did Tina win a prize in the Gift Shop?
A．Yes, she did
B．No, she didn’t
C．Yes, Laura did
21．How many actors were there?
A．Only one
B．Many
C．None
听14段材料，回答第22－25小题。
22．One evening Peter went to a party at _________．
A．his teacher’s house
B．his friend’s house
C．the girl’s house
23．What did Peter do at the party?
A．He talked with his friend
B．He told a story
C．He sany a song
24．What does the girl do?
A．She is an actress
B．She is a dancer
C．She is a singer
25．Why did the girl cry?
A．Because she wasn’t English
B．Because she missed her family
C．Because she couldn’t stand Peter’s song
一、听句子(本大题有5小题，每小题1分。共5分)
根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每小题听一遍。
1．What's the boy doing?
A．
B．
C．
2．How did the boy's mother go to Beijing?
A．
B．
C．
3．Which ball game does Mike like best?
A．
B．
C．
4．What time is it now?
A．
B．
C．
5．What did he buy for his daughter on her birthday?
A．
B．
C．
二、听对话(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
根据所听对话回答每段对话后面的问题。在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第6小题。
6．Who is the man?
A．The girl's father．
B．The girl's brother．
C．The girl's teacher．
听第二段对话，回答第7小题。
7．Where are they talking?
A．At a post office．
B．At a restaurant．
C．At a library．
听第三段对话，回答第8小题。
8．What is Mr Black'S telephone number?
A．3678021．
B．3687021．
C．3687120．
听第四段对话，回答第9小题。
9．What does Susan like?
A．Singing．
B．Dancing．
C．Collecting stamps．
听第五段对话，回答第10小题。
10．What's the woman's t rouble?
A．She's got a toothache．
B．She's got a headache．
C．She's got a fever．
听第六段对话，回答第11－12小题。
11．What does the boy have to do this evening?
A．To look after his parents．
B．To go to the girl's birthday party．
C．To look after his younger sister．
12．What did the boy's parents go to Shanghai for?
A．For business．
B．For a meeting．
C．For a visit．
听第七段对话，回答第13－15小题。
13．What happened in Peter'S school yesterday?
A．There was a science show．
B．There was a sports meet．
C．There was a match．
14．Who got the first in the 200－metre race?
A．Peter．
B．Mike．
C．Anne．
15．Whose class won the first?
A．Mike's．
B．Anne's．
C．Peter's．
三、听短文(本大题有5小题。每小题1分，共5分)
请根据所听内容，在每小题给出的三个选项中。选出一个能完成句子的最佳答案。短文听两遍。
16．Mr and Mrs Johnson live in ________．
A．London
B．New York
C．Paris
17．Yesterday Mrs Johnson forgot ________．
A．to drive her car
B．to bring her money
C．the way to the supermarket
18．________ invited some friends to have dinner．
A．Mr Johnson
B．Mrs Johnson
C．Both Mr and Mrs Johnson
19．________ of the friends came for supper．
A．All
B．None
C．Two
20．Mrs Johnson Was very ________ at last．
A．happy
B．sad
C．worried
四、听填信息(本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
Tom和他的朋友在谈论五一野餐安排。请听他们的对话，完成下面的信息采集表。录音听两遍。请直接在下面的空白处填写所缺信息。
