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It was raining as I got off the train in Nashville, Tennessee. I was tired so I went straight to my hotel.
A big, heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby. Something about the way he moved made me think of a hungry dog looking for a bone. He had a big, fat, red face and a sleepy expression in his eyes. He introduced himself as Wentworth Caswell – Major Wentworth Caswell – from “a fine southern family”. Caswell pulled me into the hotel’s barroom and yelled for a waiter. We ordered drinks. While we drank, he talked continually about himself, his family, his wife and her family. He said his wife was rich. He showed me a handful of silver coins that he pulled from his coat pocket.
By this time, I had decided that I wanted no more of him. I said good night.
I was born in the south myself. But I live in New York now. I write for a large magazine. My boss had asked me to go to Nashville. The magazine had received some stories and poems from a writer in Nashville, named Azalea Adair. The editor liked her work very much. The publisher asked me to get her to sign an agreement to write only for his magazine.
I left the hotel at nine o’clock the next morning to find Miss Adair. It was still raining. As soon as I stepped outside I met Uncle Caesar. He was a big, old black man with fuzzy gray hair. Uncle Caesar was wearing the strangest coat I had ever seen. It must have been a military officer’s coat. It was very long and when it was new it had been gray. But now rain, sun and age had made it a rainbow of colors. Only one of the buttons was left. It was yellow and as big as a fifty cent coin.
Uncle Caesar stood near a horse and carriage. He opened the carriage door and said softly, “Step right in, sir. I’ll take you anywhere in the city.”
“I want to go to 861 Jasmine Street,” I said, and I started to climb into the carriage. But the old man stopped me. “Why do you want to go there, sir?”
“What business is it of yours?” I said angrily. Uncle Caesar relaxed and smiled. “Nothing, sir. But it’s a lonely part of town. Just step in and I’ll take you there right away.”
861 Jasmine Street had been a fine house once, but now it was old and dying. I got out of the carriage.
“That will be two dollars, sir,” Uncle Caesar said. I gave him two one-dollar bills. As I handed them to him, I noticed that one had been torn in half and fixed with a piece of blue paper. Also, the upper right hand corner was missing.
1.The narrator （故事的叙述者）got to Nashville probably _______.
A. in the morning B. at noon C. in the afternoon D. in the evening
2. The narrator didn’t like Caswell mainly because of ________.
A. his appearance B. his family C. the way he talked and behaved D. his wife
3. The publisher told the narrator to go to Nashville ______.
A. to get a writer to sign an agreement for his magazine
B. to collect some stories and poems from a writer
C. to look for good writers for his magazine
D. to visit his old friend Azalea Adair
4. Uncle Caesar’s strange coat ________.
A. was worn by a military officer B. was a new gray coat
C. was an old yellow raincoat D. had only one button left
5. From the question “Why do you want to go there, sir?”, we guess that Uncle Caesar _______.
A. wanted to know why the narrator wanted to go there
B. knew the place and was concerned about the narrator
C. would charge two dollars for taking the narrator there
D. must have lived in the neighbourhood before
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kindness today and they didn't take much time or effort, but I hope they made a small difference to the
people who received them.
This afternoon I went out shopping. My first stop was the supermarket. I wanted to buy some bread
with chocolate for my little daughter Rita. After I got the bread, I went on to my second stop-a local
charity (慈善) bookshop. I wanted to see if I could buy some books on unicorns for Rita.
While I was there, I started a conversation with the shop assistant, during which she commented on
the smell of my bread. I jokingly replied she could either avoid it (if she was on a diet) or go to the
supermarket and get some. She replied she would prefer the second. "Even better. I will give you mine,"
I said. I gave my bread to her and walked straight out. She seemed a little surprised.
When I came out, it was raining hard. Everyone looked quite soaked. They must have been running
in the rain. I noticed a homeless lady selling the Big Issue (a magazine that supports homeless people)
and she looked especially cold, so I gave her all my money to buy her magazines.
I then went back to my car. I had to pay for two hours of parking instead of one because I didn't
have the correct change, so I still had an hour left on my parking. I waited until I saw a young couple
drive in. I gave them one magazine and they were a little surprised and quite pleased.
You see, doing acts of kindness is that easy.
B. The writer did some acts of kindness today.
C. The writer does some acts of kindness every day.
D. Kindness always makes a difference to the receiver's life.
B. It mainly sells books about unicorns.
C. It is located in a supermarket.
D. It aims to make money to help others.
B. might like the smell of the bread very much
C. would give the bread to someone homeless
D. expected the writer would give her the bread
B. Surprised.
C. Wet.
D. Excited.
B. tell us that people like being helped
C. encourage us to do acts of kindness to others
D. explain why we need to do acts of kindness
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
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：I think it is going to rain．
M：Going to rain?The ground is already wet!
1．What does the man mean?
A．It won’t rain．
B．It is raining．
C．It’s going to rain．
W：What happens in the first part of the film?
M：To tell the truth, I don’t exactly remember because it almost put me to sleep．
2．What does the man think of the film?
A．Frightening．
B．Interesting．
C．Boring．
M：I’d like to have this film developed．
W：Just write down your name and address here please．
M：Oh…, it’s for a friend．I don’t know his address．I guess I’ll have to make a phone call and come back later．
3．What will the man do when he comes back?
A．He will make a telephone call．
B．He will write down his friend’s address．
C．He will get his photos back．
M：Hi, Jane．Long time no see!
W：Hi, George．How are you doing?
M：Not so well．I’ve been working overtime a lot．Besides, I go to night classes, and I’m on my way to school now．
W：That’s terrible!Why don’t you take it easy for a while?
4．What does George need most of all?
A．Having a rest．
B．Going to school．
C．Keeping on working．
W：Tickets, please．
M：We want to catch the eighteen to London．
W：You’ve just missed it!
M：Goodness me!What should we do then?
W：You can come in the afternoon and catch the three sixteen．
5．Where does this dialogue take place?
A．At the cinema．
B．At the police station．
C．At the railway station．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
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：I’d like to book a ticket to Los Angeles for next Monday．
W：Just a second．
M：I’ll need a ticket with an open return．
W：TWA has a flight leaving at 9：25．
M：I guess that’s OK．What time should I check in?
W：You have to be there half an hour before it leaves．
6．What does the man want to do?
A．Buy a ticket．
B．Book a ticket．
C．Book a room．
7．When will the man go to Los Angeles?
A．Next Monday．
B．This Monday．
C．Not settled．
8．When should the man check in?
A．9∶25．
B．9∶55．
C．8∶55．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Having visited so many different countries you must be able to speak several different languages．
M：I wish I could, but French and English are the only ones that I have ever learned to speak．
W：Have you ever tried Chinese?
M：Yes, but I gave up halfway．The Chinese characters are too difficult to practise．
W：How about Japanese?
M：I attended class for two or three months, but the more I learned, the more difficult the grammar became．
W：Do you like travelling?
M：No, I don’t, but I have to．I work in the sales department．
W：If only all the countries used the same language, then I would be able to work in different countries．
M：But to tell you the truth, I hope not．As a matter of fact, I am quite interested in language learning．
9．How many languages can the man speak?
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
10．What’s the man’s job?
A．A doctor．
B．A businessman．
C．A teacher．
11．What does the woman wish?
A．She wishes she could speak French．
B．She wishes she could speak Japanese．
C．She wishes there were just one language in the world．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Have you been chased by a dog?
M：No, I haven’t．But by a bull．
W：Really?
M：Yes, a couple of years ago．When I was walking in the country, the field was full of bulls．And I was wearing a bright red coat．They suddenly jumped up and down and started chasing me．
W：What happened then?
M：I just ran for the nearest fence and jumped over it．
W：You’re lucky．But I know a man who was bitten by a dog while he was jogging．
M：How did that happen?
W：He was running past a farm when a sheepdog started barking at him．He tried to kick it out of the way．But the dog jumped up and bit him in the leg．
12．When was the man chased by bulls?
A．A couple of years ago．
B．A couple of months ago．
C．A couple of weeks ago．
13．What was the man doing when he was chased by a dog?
A．He was walking．
B．He was working．
C．He was running．
14．Why did the bulls chase the man?
A．He was wearing a red coat．
B．He ran past a farm．
C．He walked in the country．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
M：Have you ever eaten here before?
W：Only in the evenings．I didn’t know until now that they served breakfast too．
M：That’s what the Carolina Coffee Shop is famous for．People have been coming here for over 60 years for breakfast before going to the university football and basketball games．It’s a tradition．
W：Oh, what’s good here?
M：The best is their French toast．They take some pieces of French bread and dip them in eggs．Then they bake them．It’s delicious．
W：I think I’ll try it．
M：OK．Since this is your first visit to the Carolina Coffee Shop in the morning, I’ll buy you breakfast．
W：Thanks．
15．What time of day is the conversation taking place?
A．In the morning．
B．In the afternoon．
C．In the evening．
16．What does the man suggest the woman have?
A．French bread．
B．French toast．
C．French eggs．
17．Who will pay the breakfast?
A．The man．
B．The woman．
C．It will be free．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
“We are not training future poets．”said a school’s headmaster．“We just hope the class makes students more creative．”The class has 56 poem-loving students in it．They get half a day’s teaching every week from Zhu Tiewu, a poet from the Shanghai City Poets Group．Zhu has a three-term teaching plan for the class．He will ask them to study many poems in the first two terms．They will only get to write poems in the final term．Students will study both old and new poems．These will come from both China and foreign countries．But are students interested in poems today?Yes．According to a study of 90 students at the school, about half of them read poems and about a third want to be poets．They are learning about poems not because they want to be poets, but because poems teach them a lot about life．
18．What’s the purpose of teaching poems to students in this school?
A．To train them into future poets．
B．To make the class more lively．
C．To make the students more creative．
19．What’s Mr．Zhu’s three-term teaching plan for the class?
A．He will ask them to study poems in the first two terms and then get to write．
B．He will ask them to study Chinese poems for two terms and then to study foreign poems．
C．He will ask them to study poems in the first term and then write in the following terms．
20．How many students in this school want to be poets?
A．About 1/2．
B．About 1/3．
C．About 1/4．