There is a story of a country where the rate of inflation（通货膨胀率）is so high that clever people pay for a taxi ride before the trip instead of after. This story may or may not be true. But inflation was almost that serious in Germany from July 1920 until December 1923. Prices went up so fast that by the end of 1923 they were 50 billion percent higher－a rise of almost 25000 / 40 a month.

　　There was so much paper money, and it had so little value, that people carried bags full of money around to pay for things. One woman told the story of standing outside a shop with a basket full of 500 000 mark notes（马克）. She wanted to buy just one piece of meat, and she hoped she had enough money. But when she was looking, a thief robbed（抢夺） her. He didn't take her money, though, he threw it away and took the basket in stead.

　　At first workers demanded to be paid every day. But as the situation be came worse, they had to be paid twice a day. But they had to run out and spend the money at once, or it would lose its value. People bought anything that was for sale, but food was almost impossible to find. Farm workers re fused to take money. They wanted to be paid in potatoes instead.

　　New policies（政策）ended the inflation in 1923, when the government introduced a new money. But about half of the German people lost every thing in those three and a half years.

　　1．People paid for a taxi ride before the trip because they________

　　　　A. did not want to carry so much money with them

　　　　B. had so much paper money that they wanted to spend them quickly

　　　　C. wanted to save money

　　　　D. were afraid of the taxi driver

　　2．According to the passage, in Germany the prices in 1920 were ________.

　　　　A. higher than those in 1923

　　　　B. lower than those in 1923

　　　　C. the highest in history

　　　　D. the lowest in history

　　3．The thief stole the basket instead of the money in it because he thought _________

　　　　A. he couldn't buy a piece of meat with the money

　　　　B. the basket was more valuable than the money

　　　　C. the basket was what he needed most

　　　　D. the money was of no value

　　4．The farm workers demanded to be paid in potatoes because they be lieved that _______

　　　　A. the money could not buy potatoes

　　　　B. the money might lose its value

　　　　C. the potato was too expensive

　　　　D. the potato was valuable

第一节（共5小题）

　　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，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 woman want very much to go？

　　　A. The Neil.　　B. The Pyramids.　　　C. Egypt.

　2. What does the woman think of the restaurant prices here？

　　　A. Fair　　　B. Cheap.　　　C. Expensive.

　3. What is the relationship between the speakers？

　　　A. They are strangers.

　　　B. One is a teacher and the other is a student.

　　　C. They are members of the family.

　4. What are the two speakers talking about？

　　　A. Tom.　　　B. The photo.　　　C. The card.

　5. What will the woman do this evening？

　　　A. Meet her Dad at the railway station.

　　　B. Say good-bye to her Dad at the railway station.

　　　C. Go to another city together with her Dad.

第二节（共15小题）

　　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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

　　听下面一段对话，回答第6－7题。

　6. Where does this conversation take place？

　　　A. In a bookstore.　　　B. In a factory.　　　C. In a library.

　7. What is the most probable result of the conversation？

　　　A. The man got“English For Today”Book Ⅲ.

　　　B. The man got“New Concept English”Book Ⅲ.

　　　C. The man got nothing.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第8－9题。

　8. What’s the weather like in Mexico？

　　　A. It’s cold and rainy.　B. It’s hot and sunny.　C. It’s hot but rainy.

　9. When will the man be back？

　　　A. He’ll be back on Saturday.

　　　B. He’ll be back on Sunday.

　　　C. He’ll be back on Tuesday.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第10－12题。

　10. What does Helen do now？

　　　A. She is an assistant.　　B. She is a secretary.　C. She is a teacher.

　11. Why does she look for a new job？

　　　A. She wants a new job that is nearer from her home.

　　　B. She wants a new job that pays her 50 dollars a week.

　　　C. She wants a new job that gives her more holidays.

　12. When will Helen start her new job？

　　　A. She can start it right away.

　　　B. She can start it the next day.

　　　C. She can start it only after the test.

　　听下面一段对话，回答第13－16题。

　13. Where are Kate and Tom？

　　　A. In Tom’s office.　　　B. In Kate’s home.　　　C. On the farm.

　14. What has been built on the beach?

　　　A. A modern factory.　　B. A new theatre.　　C. A huge tower

　15. What was Tom going to do that evening？

　　　A. He was going to the theatre.

　　　B. He was going to stay at Kate’s home.

　　　C. He was going beach.

　16. What did he say when he heard that the theatre had been torn down to make a parking lot？

　　　A. That’s progress！　　B. That’s wonderful！　　C. That’s terrible！

　　听下面一段对话，回答第17－20题。

　17. What happened to the man on the first day of his new job？

　　　A. He got up early as usual.

　　　B. He took the wrong way.

　　　C. Everything was wrong.

　18. When did the man reach the factory？

　　　A. At eight-thirty.　　　B. At nine-thirty.　　　C. At nine.

　19. How many sandwiches did the boss ask the man to buy for him？

　　　A. One sandwich.　　　B. Two sandwiches.

　　　C. Three sandwiches.

　20. Why did the man feel very hungry and tired at the end of the afternoon？

　　　A. He worked very hard without rest.

　　　B. He didn’t want to see another bottle of perfume again.

　　　C. He didn’t have lunch and he had to work all the day round.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1￣25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一　　 个最佳答案。

    One kind of 1 that many Americans 2 is 　　 3 .

    Each summer 4 Americans drive to the countryside 　　 5 they find places to camp. The national parks, 　　 6 are in the mountains, are 7 camping places. Campers enjoy the fresh 　　 8 , the lakes and the forests which they find 　　 9 these parks. Campers hike (远足), swim and 　　 10 . They can also find many 11 animals and plants in the parks.　　 12 , campers relax. They enjoy a 13 from their busy lives 　　 14 . Some campers have trailers (拖车) 15 they drive or pull 　　 16 their cars to their camp 17 . Trailers are 　　 18 houses 19 wheels. They have many 20　　 which people have in their 21 , 22 electricity and hot water.　　 But most campers don't have trailers. They camp in 　　 23 which they 24 in their camp states. Campers in tents don't have the conveniences　　 that campers in trailers have. Tent campers 25 a very simple life.

　　  (1)A. vacation　　B. pleasure　　

　　     C. relaxation　　D. interest 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］  　　  (2)A. spend　　   B. enjoy　　　　C. make　　　　  D. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (3)A. fishing　　 B. swimming　　 C. hiking　　　　D. camping 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (4)A. millions of B. hundreds of  

　　　　 C. thousands of  D. dozens of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (5)A. that　　　　B. where　　　　

　　　　 C. which　　   D. near which 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (6)A. which　　   B. some of them C. many of which D. where 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (7)A. various　　 B. favorite　　 C. satisfied　　 D. excited 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (8)A. sky　　　　 B. rivers　　   C. streams　　   D. air 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (9)A. around　　  B. beyond　　   C. in　　　　　　D. nearby 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (10)A. cook　　   B. fish　　　　 C. ski　　　　   D. rest 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (11)A. types　　  B. kinds of　　 

　　　　  C. hundreds of   D. numbers of 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (12)A. Maybe　　  B. Perhaps　　  C. Mostly　　　　D. Anyway 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (13)A. difference　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　    　　　　  C. change　　　　　　　　　　 D. place　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (14)A. in the city　　　　　　　　B. in their homes   　　　　  C. in the country　　　　　　 D. on the farm　　 ［　　］ 　　  (15)A. on which   B. by which　　 C. in which　　  D. which 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (16)A. before　　 B. behind　　   C. after　　　　 D. near 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (17)A. parks　　  B. tents　　　　C. sites　　　　 D. sports 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (18)A. as　　　　 B. like　　　　 C.somewhat　　   D. as if 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (19)A. by　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. on　　　　　　D. without 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (20)A. tables　　 B. chairs　　   

　　　　  C. conveniences  D. convinces 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (21)A. homes　　  B. camps　　　　C. tents　　　　 D. parks 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (22)A. for example　　　　　　　　B. such as   　　　　  C. tents　　　　　　　　　　  D. parks　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (23)A. trailers   B. such as　　  C. tents　　　　 D. sites 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (24)A. had bought B. put away　　 C. set up　　　　D. made 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］ 　　  (25)A. lead　　   B. live　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　 D. make 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］