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What kind of pets do people have in your country? Dogs? Cats? How about a duck, hippo(河马) or lion? Here are two cases of animal owners with unusual pets.
Barrie Hayman has a pet duck called Star. Barrie adopted(领养) him after his brothers and sisters stayed away from him at birth. Barrie, a duck breeder, realized the little duck needed special attention. So he began taking Star with him everywhere he went. “I would put him in my pocket while I did my shopping,” said Barrie. Now, at five months, Star is too big for Barrie’s pocket, but the two are still inseparable. They watch sports, together and even share a drink together. Barrie said, “He is a fantastic duck. I’ve never known any like him.” Star even has his own Facebook page, with more than 2,000 Face book friends.
Then there is the case of Tonie and Shirley Joubert in South Africa. They live with their hippo, Jessica. Tonie saved Jessica from floodwaters when she was only a day old. Jessica lives outside their riverside house, but she knows how to open the kitchen door, and often goes there for a snack. Tonie recently said, “I don’t know whether Jessica sees me as a hippo or whether she sees herself as a human.” Shirley is more certain, “Jessica sees herself as our child and I see Jessica as my daughter. I can’t imagine my life without Jessica.” Jessica is free to leave, and often visits wild hippos that live nearby. But she always returns home at night. Jessica’s website notes that she has three hippo boyfriends, but one in particular,Fred, is her favorite. They often go grazing(吃青草) together and Fred has recently moved onto the Joubert’s house as well.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Some websites are set up to protect pets.
B. Some unusual pets are adopted by people
C. People should take good care of their pets
D. Pets sometimes can be very interesting
2.What does the underlined word “inseparable” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Always together B. Always separated
C. Always friendly D. Always healthy
3.Barrie took Star everywhere he went because______.
A. he had never seen a duck like Star
B. he set up a Facebook page for Star
C. he wanted care more about Star
D. he needed Star to drink with him
4.We can learn from the passage that Jessica ______
A.came to Joubert’s home when she was 5 months old
B.loves eating in the Joubert’s kitchen
C. doesn’t see herself as a human being
D.has more than three boyfriends
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The church seems cold this morning, even after all the people, friends and family, fill the benches. I sit here in silence, in shock and denial. This was not supposed to happen. What about our dreams, or our plans? We were going to raise our children, travel the world, and grow old together. I’m only 37, a typical housewife. I don’t know if I can do all this alone – two children, no father. What do I do or say?
The faces of so many people confuse me as they come to pay their last respects. Some have real sorrow; I can see it in their eyes. The others seem to just say, “I told you so.” Those famous last words: I – told – you – so. How I can’t stand them. And the pointing fingers as so – called family and so – called friends pick me out of the crowd for others to see. I want to scream and wake up but I can’t do anything but sit there. How can they be so blind? I fell in love with a man. Love knows no boundaries.
He was a good man, hardworking, caring and kind. He was retired form the Navy and a gentleman. He was sensitive to others’ needs, the kind of man that knew what to do or say, how to humor any situation and calm everyone’s fears. I remember our first child was a big surprise to both of us. I remember when I told him the news. He fell off his chair, saying over and over in disbelief, “But I’m almost sixty.” After a few months he started planning our next and even doing his famous little dance whenever he discussed the idea.
A man, thirty years older than I , lies in a coffin. Flowers, the American flag and his VFW comrades surround him, paying tribute (颂词) to him as the man he really was. And I sit alone here, with our two children, in silence, praying that this cold morning at church is only a nightmare (梦魇) and I will awake to his loving arms again.
Our son, our first born, his joy and pride, sits to the right of me seeming just as confused as me. I look over at him. How he looks like his father – blonder hair, tall and skinny – even his Irish temperament (气质) and that naughty look in his eyes. He’s wearing his father’s watch. It’s too big for him but he refused to take it off. I know he’ll keep it safe. Our second, the little angel and Daddy’s little girl, lays in her stroller (婴儿车) in the aisle, sound asleep. She’ll never remember the man she called “Da”.
1．The man passed away, leaving his dearest woman to bring up their two children, the elder of whom is a boy of about .
A．1 B．3 C．7 D．9
2．The last paragraph, which is italicized, does not lie where it originally was. It’s better for it to go back .
A．between para. 1 and para. 2 B．between para. 2 and para. 3
C．between para. 3 and para. 4 D．to the very front
3．We can infer from the passage that .
A．the woman’s family were against her marriage to the man
B．none of the people there showed real sympathy to the woman
C．the woman did something wrong
D．the family had lived a happy life before the man died
4．In paragraph 3, the underlined word “our next” means .
A．our next dance B．our next news
C．what for us to do next D．our next baby
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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。
M：This book costs ＄13.00, but I’ve only got ＄7.00．
W：I’ve got ＄8.00, so I’ll lend you the rest．
1．How much will the woman lend the man?
A．＄13.00．
B．＄7.00．
C．＄6.00．
W：Where was your brother yesterday afternoon?
M：He went to the cinema with my sister．
2．What did the man’s brother do yesterday afternoon?
A．He saw a film．
B．He went to work．
C．He saw his sister off．
W：I got a part-time job at the supermarket, Dad．
M：Great．Are you sure you can handle it? How many hours will you work?
W：Yes．Three hours a day weekdays and all day Saturday．
M：Well, I support you, but you should mind your study．
3．What might the girl be?
A．A new worker．
B．A student．
C．A salesgirl．
W：How much are these bags?
M：A red one is ＄1.5, a green one ＄2 and yellow ＄3．
W：Then I’ll take the cheapest one．
4．What kind of bag will the woman buy?
A．A green one．
B．A red one．
C．A yellow one．
M：What are you going to do this weekend?
W：Well, I had planned to visit my parents, but yesterday, one of my friends called from Beijing and said he would be coming to Guangzhou on Friday, so I will have to go shopping with him．
5．What will the woman do this weekend?
A．Visit her parents．
B．Show her friend around．
C．Go to Guangzhou with her friend．
第二节
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：Excuse me．Are you Miss Green from America?
W：Yes, I am．
M：Good!Glad to meet you．I am Henry from the People’s Hotel．I’ve been waiting for you．Miss Green, your room is ready．
W：That’s wonderful．
M：Let me carry these bags．
W：Oh, no．Please don’t trouble．I can manage all right．
M：Here is the car．Let’s get in．
W：OK!Thank you．This seems to be a beautiful city．I am sure I’ll enjoy my stay here．
M：I am sure you will．By the way, would you like me to show you around the city this afternoon?
W：Oh, that’s very kind of you．I’m looking forward to it．Thank you．
6．Where are the two speakers most probably?
A．Leave America．
B．In a hotel．
C．At the airport．
7．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．It’s the first time that Miss Green has come to this city．
B．Henry knows Miss Green very well．
C．Miss Green wants to travel around the city herself．
8．What is Miss Green most probably going to do in the afternoon?
A．Stay in the hotel．
B．Go back to America．
C．Walk around the city．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
M：Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?
W：I can’t, I’m afraid．I’m a stranger here, you see．But why not ask that man over there? He’ll be able to tell you, I’m sure．
M：Which one do you mean?
W：Look, the one over there, on the other side of the road．
M：Ah, yes．I can see him now．Thank you so much．
9．What might the man intend to do?
A．Have fun．
B．Do shopping．
C．Visit a friend．
10．Why doesn’t the woman tell him the way?
A．She doesn’t like to talk to a stranger．
B．She doesn’t know the place well．
C．She doesn’t want to be disturbed．
11．What might the man on the other side of the street be like?
A．Full of information．
B．Ready to help others．
C．Native to the city．
听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。
W：Hello, Peter．I’m glad to see you．
M：Glad to see you, too．I come here to tell you a piece of good news．
W：What is it?I can’t wait．Come in, please．
M：Thank you．Oh, you have guests here．
W：They’re all my friends．Come in．Let me introduce you to them．
M：No, no．I’m not used to talking with strangers．I’ll come some other day．Bye．
W：Wait!What’s the good news?
M：Oh!You’ve won the first prize in public speech．
12．Why does the man come to the woman?
A．Tell her a piece of good news．
B．Ask her to make a speech．
C．Meet with some of her friends．
13．What do we learn about the man?
A．He likes to make friends at home．
B．He isn’t used to meeting people．
C．He hopes to be introduced to the guests．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Tom, would you tell me the time?
M：It’s 9∶30．
W：Our plane will take off in an hour．We’d better go to the airport．
M：Don’t worry．We have enough time．
W：Enough?I usually get in it two hours earlier．
M：But that’s too early．Have another drink, OK?
W：Then when will you get on board?
M：A few minutes before the plane takes off．
W：Would you like to sit by the window?
M：Yes, of course．We’ll be able to see the beautiful views since the weather is so fine．
W：Look, the sun is coming out．
M：Good．It should be a good trip．
W：Oh, Tom, let’s get to the airport now．
M：All right．I have to follow you．
14．What time will the plane take off?
A．11∶30．
B．10∶30．
C．9∶30．
15．Why does the man think that it should be a good trip?
A．Because he would sit by the window．
B．Because the plane was beautiful．
C．Because the weather is fine．
16．When does the man get on the plane?
A．Several minutes before it takes off．
B．Half an hour before it takes off．
C．Two hours before it takes off．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Dear Tommy,
Glad to have received your letter of May 1st．It’s an honor to be your pen friend．I’m 18 years old and I’m a first-year university student in Dublin．I live with ten other students in a big old house near the center of the city．I have a large room on the second floor in the front of the House．There isn’t a lift, but I don’t need one．I usually run up the stairs．My room is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide．At one end I’ve got some cooking tools and fridges, so I can cook my own meals．At the other end I’ve got my bed and a cupboard for clothes．There’s a bathroom and a toilet down the hall, for all the students on my floor．I’ve got a big desk in my room, too．So I study, eat and sleep in the same room．My parents live in a village near Cork and I go there on the holidays．Please write and tell me about your home．
17．What do you think the speaker is?
A．A college student．
B．A university teacher．
C．A middle school student．
18．How many students are there in the speaker’s house?
A．Nine．
B．Ten．
C．Eleven．
19．What size is the speaker’s room?
A．Thirty-five square metres．
B．Twenty-five square metres．
C．Fifty square metres．
20．Where does the speaker have his meals?
A．At school．
B．In his room．
C．In the restaurant．
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听力理解
第一节：(共
5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)听下面
5段对话，选出最佳选项。1．How many streets are there in the city?
A．157．
B．175．
C．250
2．What day is it today?
A．Wednesday．
B．Tuesday．
C．Friday．
3．What does the woman mean?
A．Mary is with John now．
B．John is Mary's friends．
C．John knows where Mary is．
4．When will Linda arrive here?
A．Next week．
B．Tomorrow
C．Today．
5．Why is the man here?
A．To visit the woman．
B．To see who lives the 4th floor．
C．To look for an empty apartment．
第二节：(共
15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)听下面
5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。听第
6段材料，回答第6－8题。6．What did the young man try to do?
A．Get the old man' bag．
B．Help the old man up．
C．Collect his money．
7．Who is the woman speaking to?
A．The bank manager．
B．At customer．
C．A policeman．
8．Where does the conversation take place?
A．Outside the bank．
B．At the police station．
C．In the hospital．
听第
7段材料，回答第9－11题。9．What can we know about the man?
A．He has got a bit of cold．
B．He will go shopping to buy many things．
C．He is meeting Bob's girl friend and her parents tonight．
10．What does the man want to borrow from the woman?
A．Some drink．
B．Some glasses．
C．Some sugar．
11．How soon will the man come to the woman's?
A．In a quarter．
B．In half an hour
C．In an hour．
听第
8段材料，回答第12－14题。12．How many ways of seeing the Statue of Liberty does the woman mention?
A．4．
B．3．
C．2．
13．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man only wants to pass by the Statue of Liberty．
B．There is a big museum on Ellis Island．
C．The man doesn't like the places the woman mentions．
14．What does the man decide to do first?
A．Have a look at the map．
B．Have a busy day．
C．Make a plan．
听第
9段材料，回答第15－17题。15．When did the man start saying his first word?
A．When he was about 24 months old．
B．When he was about 21months old．
C．When he was about 18months old．
16．What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?
A．He corrected the baby．
B．He tried to stop the baby．
C．He hid himself somewhere．
17．Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?
A．She felt uneasy about the noisy baby．
B．She was frightened by the noise．
C．She got angry with the father．
听第
10段材料，回答第18－20题。18．According to the speaker, what should a person do?
A．Have his own way．
B．Make his decisions．
C．Consider the interests of others．
19．How many examples are mentioned in the talk?
A．1．
B．2．
C．3．
20．Who should be responsible for the accident?
A．The car driver．
B．The motorist．
C．A walker．