Travel has been a considerable part of my life and I have different kinds of journeys to many parts of the world. Often in my travels, I was alone, traveling under difficult conditions in wartime, and I have flown over the oceans many times when I wanted to get quickly from one place to another. But a sea voyage, especially a long one, has something unusual of its own, and after taking a few of them, I became interested in the reasons why people take such trips and how they are affected（影响）by them. That is why I wanted to write LIFE NUMBER TWO.

Some people go for escape（逃避）from grief（悲伤）or failure, some from a wish not to be very long in one place in the world. Others go to celebrate a marriage, or are a retirement（退休）, and many people take voyages to enjoy a luxury（享乐）they do not have at home and for shipboard fun. When you put all these motives （动机）into a forced companionship（伙伴关系） and sometimes an unpleasant one—a voyage can be like a mirror held up to modern life with all its variety（多样）. Voyages can be boring but they can give some passengers new view on life, renew courage and awaken a sense of the size of the world.

   There are many books about ocean voyages, but as a rule they are magazines or diaries of travel. LIFE NUMBER TWO is a novel written not mainly to show shipboard life but to tell the stories of a few people on board, trying their past lives and their possible futures into the narrative（叙述）.It also deals with some modern social problems worth our consideration.

1.The writer spent ______in traveling.

A. all his life　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.the most important part of life

C.the period of wartime  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.much time

2.LIFE NUMBER TWO tells how people feel ______.

A. when they are alone in their trips

B.when they fly quickly from one place to another

C.when they are on board a ship for a long time

D.when they are always in one place of the world

3.A sea voyage in one’s life is______ as the writer says.

A. sometimes a thing worth doing  　　　　　　　　   B.a waste of time

C.a sign of failure　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　   D.one’s strong wish

4.The shipboard life is ______.

A. very tiresome　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.very luxurious

C.a reflection of society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.very funny

5.This passage may be something written by ______.

A. a reader after reading the book 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.the author to give the introduction

C.a passage on board the ship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.someone who got a second life

Some people go for escape（逃避）from grief（悲伤）or failure, some from a wish not to be very long in one place in the world. Others go to celebrate a marriage, or are a retirement（退休）, and many people take voyages to enjoy a luxury（享乐）they do not have at home and for shipboard fun. When you put all these motives （动机）into a forced companionship（伙伴关系） and sometimes an unpleasant one—a voyage can be like a mirror held up to modern life with all its variety（多样）. Voyages can be boring but they can give some passengers new view on life, renew courage and awaken a sense of the size of the world.

   There are many books about ocean voyages, but as a rule they are magazines or diaries of travel. LIFE NUMBER TWO is a novel written not mainly to show shipboard life but to tell the stories of a few people on board, trying their past lives and their possible futures into the narrative（叙述）.It also deals with some modern social problems worth our consideration.

1.The writer spent ______in traveling.

A. all his life　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.the most important part of life

C.the period of wartime  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.much time

2.LIFE NUMBER TWO tells how people feel ______.

A. when they are alone in their trips

B.when they fly quickly from one place to another

C.when they are on board a ship for a long time

D.when they are always in one place of the world

3.A sea voyage in one’s life is______ as the writer says.

A. sometimes a thing worth doing  　　　　　　　　   B.a waste of time

C.a sign of failure　　　　　　   　　　　　　　　   D.one’s strong wish

4.The shipboard life is ______.

A. very tiresome　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.very luxurious

C.a reflection of society　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.very funny

5.This passage may be something written by ______.

A. a reader after reading the book 　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.the author to give the introduction

C.a passage on board the ship　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.someone who got a second life

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．Why didn't the woman answer the telephone.

[　　]

A．Because she didn't hear the telephone ring.

B．Because she was washing her hair.

C．Because she was not at home.

2．Where are they talking?

[　　]

A．In an office.　　B．In a house.　　C．In a library.

3．When is the game due to be finished?

[　　]

A．At 4:00.　　B．At 4:20.　　C．At 3:40.

4．How did the woman feel after hearing what the man said?

[　　]

A．Angry.　　B．Surprised.　　C．Sorry.

5．What did the woman use to play at the weekend?

[　　]

A．Tennis.　　B．Baseball.　　C．Basketball.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What is the woman?

[　　]

A．A musician.　　B．A traveller.　　C．A school teacher.

7．Why does the woman work so hard?

[　　]

A．To travel abroad.

B．To run a special school.

C．To give more concerts.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．Where is this conversation probably taking place?

[　　]

A．In the library.

B．In an empty room.

C．On a playground.

9．Why does Mike often get angry at the man speaker?

[　　]

A．The man speaker brings guests over to the house.

B．He wants to five alone.

C．He has not enough room.

10．What did the woman suggest the man do?

[　　]

A．Fight with Mike.

B．Try to work out the problem.

C．Move out.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Which day's tickets will the man get?

[　　]

A．Next Wednesday's.

B．This Tuesday's.

C．Next Monday's.

12．How much will he pay for the tickets?

[　　]

A．$ 9.00.　　B．$ 10.00.　　C．$ 5.00.

13．If possible, how could he get the tickets for central seats?

[　　]

A．They sit separately.

B．Two sit in one place while another two sit together in the other place.

C．They sit together.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．Which way is a slow one?

[　　]

A．To go another four or five blocks.

B．To turn to the left right away.

C．To turn next to the school.

15．What color was the traffic light when their car came to the cross?

[　　]

A．Yellow.　　B．Red.　　C．Green.

16．What will probably happen to them in the end?

[　　]

A．Miss the train.　　B．Have an accident.　　C．Catch the train.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．According to the passage, what were dogs trained for in the past?

[　　]

A．Just for fun.

B．For the purpose of guarding the house.

C．For protection against other animals.

18．Why were dogs used for hunting?

[　　]

A．Because they were good hunters.

B．Because they always obeyed their masters.

C．Because they did not eat other animals.

19．What's the most important reason for people in the city to keep dogs now?

[　　]

A．For amusement.

B．For hunting.

C．For companionship (伙伴关系).

20．What's the main idea of the passage?

[　　]

A．People in the West are fond of animals.

B．The dog is a useful and friendly animal.

C．The city can be a lonely place.

The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cookbook and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn't have to face Doug laughing at my work, I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the ‘living thing’ was and why it was there. I don’t know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing, Doug or me.　　

The writer’s purpose in writing this story is ________.

　　A. to tell an interesting experience

　　B. to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

　　C. to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

　　D. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books

Why did the woman’s attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?

　　A. The canned orange had gone bad.

　　B. She didn’t use the right kind of flour.

　　C. The cookbook was hard to understand.

　　D. She did not follow the directions closely.

Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

　　A. She didn’t see the use of keeping it

　　B. She meant to joke with her husband.

　　C. She didn’t want her husband to see it.

　　D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

What made the dough in the rubbish bin look frightening?

　　A. The rising and falling movement.

　　B. The strange-looking marks.

　　C. Its shape.

　　D. Its size.

When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was  ________.

　　A. surprised at his being interested in the bin

　　B. afraid that he would discover her secret

　　C. unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

　　D. curious to know what disturbed him