听力

Ⅰ．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读一遍。

1. hat colour is the woman speaker's dress？

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2．When did the man's daughter set the world record？

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3．What is the man most likely to be？

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4．What will the woman have to do？

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A．Borrow a tape next week．

B．Keep the tape for another week．

C．Return the tape to the man right now．

5．What is the man doing？

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A．Offering a suggestion．

B．Making a request．

C．Asking for permission

Ⅱ．听下面两段对话或独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段

对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What's the speaker mainly talking about？

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A．Wednesday's programs on VOA．

B．Special English tonight on VOA．

C．The hosts of the programs on VOA．

7．When can you hear“The plans for a new factory in space？

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A．At night．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the morning

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What is the main topic of the conversation？

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A．The suggestion for Susan．

B．The guitar lesson for Susan's son．

C．The guitar lesson for Mary Jackson．

9．On what day is the woman going to take her lessons？

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10．How much will the woman have to pay for her lessons each time？

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Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be　 1 for your health. And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it 　2　 .

Research is preliminary, but several studies　 3 people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.

In an editorial　 4 this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define　 5 activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.

While health officials have issued guidelines　 6 minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated 　7 .

"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send　 8 signals," Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the 　9 start to shut down.

Even for people who 　10　 , spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day — 　11 still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day,　 12 in a single bout.

That wasn't 　13 news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting 　 14　 a computer. Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art 15 wrestling, and also does Thai boxing.

"I'm sure there are some detrimental　 16 of staying still for too long, but I hope that being 　17 when I can helps," he said. "I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be　 18 dangerous."

Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat　 19 had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.

Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.

Experts said more research is needed to　 20 just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects.

(　 ) 1. A. bad 　　　　　　　　　 B. good 　　　　　　　 C. mean 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dead

(　 ) 2. A. does 　　　　　　　　 B. occurs 　　　　　　 C. matches 　　　　　　　　 D. dies

(　 ) 3. A. advise 　　　　　　　 B. talk 　　　　　　　　 C. suggest 　　　　　　　　 D. say

(　 ) 4. A. thrown 　　　　　　　　　　 B. caught 　　　　　　 C. seen 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. published

(　 ) 5. A. biological 　　　　　 B. physical 　　　　　 C. psychological 　　　　 D. logical

(　 ) 6. A. commending 　　 B. mending 　　　　 C. recommending 　　　 D. communicating

(　 ) 7. A. stand 　　　　　　　 B. state 　　　　　　　 C. post 　　　　　　　 D. position

(　 ) 8. A. harmful 　　　　　　 B. careful 　　　　　　 C. wonderful 　　　 D. skillful

(　 ) 9. A. head 　　　　　　　　 B. arm 　　　　　　　　 C. body 　　　　　　　 D. foot

(　 ) 10. A. sleep 　　　　　　　 B. rest 　　　　　　　　 C. walk 　　　　　　　 D. exercise

(　 ) 11. A. and 　　　　　　　　 B. so 　　　　　　　　　 C. but 　　　　　　　　 D. then

(　 ) 12. A. rather than 　　　　　　 B. other than 　　　 C. more than 　　　 D. less than

(　 ) 13. A. bad 　　　　　　　　 B. harmful 　　　　　 C. disadvantage 　 D. welcome

(　 ) 14. A. behind 　　　　　　 B. back 　　　　　　　 C. in front of 　　　 D. forward

(　 ) 15. A. referring 　　　　 B. involving 　　　　 C. taking 　　　　　　 D. bringing

(　 ) 16. A. effects 　　　　　 B. prefects 　　　　　 C. affects 　　　　　 D. offers

(　 ) 17. A. inactive 　　　　　 B. active 　　　　　　 C. interactive 　　　 D. positive

(　 ) 18. A. such 　　　　　　　 B. little 　　　　　　　　 C. lot 　　　　　　　　　 D. that

(　 ) 19. A. less 　　　　　　　　 B. fewer 　　　　　　　　　　 C. more 　　　　　　　 D. further

(　 ) 20. A. leave out 　　　　 B. bring out 　　　　 C. hold out 　　　　　 D. figure out

The police received a report that six men had stopped a car. The 1 was carrying factory wages (工资) and the men attacked the 32 . They had tied him up and had stolen 3 of the bags. After searching for three hours the 4 found the car near a 5 . The driver was 6 on a bag in the car and his 7 were tied behind his back.

The thieves had tied a handkerchief round his 8 so that he wouldn’t shout. The police climbed 9 the car and 10 the driver. Then they asked him what had happened.

“I was 11 soon after I left the 12 ,” the driver explained. “Six men stopped my car and made me 13 to the river. ‘If you 14 ,’ one of them said, ‘we’ll shoot you.’ 15 I got to the river, they tied me up. Then they 16 me into the back of the car. There were 17 bags in the back and the thieves took one of them. ”

“18 money did the bag contain? ” a police officer asked.

“It 19 contain any money at all,” the driver laughed. “It was full of letters. This one contains 20 the money. I have been sitting on it for three hours!”

1．A．driver　　　 B．car　　　　 C．worker　　　 D．robber

2．A．police　　　 B．shops　　　 C．money　　　 D．driver

3．A．half　　　　 B．some　　　　 C．all　　　　 D．one

4．A．bank　　　　 B．factory　　 C．police　　　 D．thieves

5．A．lake　　　　 B．river　　　 C．mountain　　 D．park

6．A．sitting　　　 B．lying　　　 C．standing　　 D．tied

7．A．hands　　　　 B．arms　　　　 C．feet　　　　 D．legs

8．A．eyes　　　　 B．ears　　　　 C．mouth　　　 D．lips

9．A．into　　　　 B．onto　　　　 C．out of　　　 D．down

10．A．saw　　　　 B．met　　　　 C．freed　　　 D．noticed

11．A．tied　　　　 B．found　　　 C．stopped　　 D．followed

12．A．factory　　 B．bank　　　　 C．car　　　　 D．house

13．A．advance　　 B．drive　　　 C．walk　　　　 D．move

14．A．move　　　　 B．speak　　　 C．cheat us　　 D．shout

15．A．When　　　　 B．As　　　　　 C．While　　　 D．Before

16．A．took　　　　 B．showed　　　 C．threw　　　 D．let

17．A．two　　　　 B．three　　　 C．four　　　　 D．five

18．A．Whose　　　 B．What　　　　 C．How many　　 D．How much

19．A．does　　　　 B．does not　　 C．didn’t　　 D．couldn’t

20．A．whole　　　 B．all　　　　 C．half of　　 D．part of

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 　　

    If you ask an American, "What is freedom?" you will probably　　 hear, "It's being able to do what I want to do." When Americans　　 think of freedom,they often think of individualism (个人主义). They　　 see themselves more as individuals than as members of a family or　　 social group.

　　     Privacy (隐私) is one good example of individual rights. Personal　　 freedom in America often means the right to one's own space. In many　　 American homes, each child has his or her own bedroom. Parents feel　　 they should knock before entering. When Americans want to visit　　 friends or relatives, they usually call first. They don't want to　　 invade (侵犯) someone's privacy, even if they know the person quite　　 well. For Americans, a "family unit" is just a husband and wife and　　 their children. They dislike having relatives or outsiders take too　　 much interest in their affairs. Besides, individuals may not want to　　 share private information in everyday conversation. If a stranger asks　　 them "How much do you earn?" "How old are you?" or "Are you married?"　　 Americans might feel embarrassed (窘迫的) or uncomfortable.

(1) What does freedom mean to Americans?

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A. It means they are free to live with their children.　　 　　

B. It means individual human rights.　　 　　

C. It means freedom to belong to any social group.　　 　　

D. It means they are unable to do what they want to do. 

(2) Why do Americans prefer to keep family affairs private?

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A. Because they dislike others invading their privacy.　　 　　

B. Because they dislike talking about their marriage.　　 　　

C. Because they don't want to be asked about their ages.　　 　　

D. Because they don't want to live with their relatives. 

(3) In America who is included in a family unit? 

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A. A husband and wife and their children.　　 　　

B. Grandparents and parents and children.　　 　　

C. A couple and a child.　　 　　　　 　　　　　　   

D. Parents and children and all relatives. 

(4)  When talking with an American woman, you'd better not ask about her 　　    _____. 

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A. job　　B. age　　C. health　　D. name 

(5) When you want to visit an American friend, you'd better _____.

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A. go directly to his home without telling him in advance     

B. write a telegram first 　　

C. make a telephone call first 　　

D. take some gifts with you