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I'll; you'll find
I'm going to; you've; found
I'm going to; you'd found
I'll; you'd find
The end of my sophomore year was approaching．Mom called me at the dorm one evening during the last week of May．My summer break would be spent with grandma and grandpa, helping out around their farm．The arrangement made good sense to all the family．I wasn’t fully convinced of that myself but guessed it was just one summer．Next year would be my little brother’s turn．
I arrived late that afternoon．Grandma had fixed more food than the three of us could possibly eat．She loved me entirely too much．The next morning, Grandpa fixed breakfast for the two of us． He told me Grandma had tired herself out yesterday and was going to rest in bed a little longer．I made a mental note to myself to not ask her to do things for me while I was there．I was there to help, not be a burden．
Weeks passed．I gradually settled into a routine of daily work with Grandpa．In the evenings I usually read or talked with Grandma．She never grew tired of hearing about college or anything I was involved in．She told me stories about her childhood, family and the early years after she and Grandpa had married．
The last Saturday in June, Grandpa suggested going fishing．We hadn’t expected what we saw when we got to the pond that morning: One of the swans was dead．Grandpa had given the pair of swans to Grandma on their 50th anniversary．“Why don’t we see about buying another one,” I suggested, hoping the situation could somehow be righted．Grandpa thought for a few moments before answering．
He finally said, “no．．．it’s not that easy, Bruce．You see, swans mate for life．” He raised his finger to point, holding the fishing pole in his other hand．“There’s nothing we can do for the one that’s left．He has to work it out for himself．”
A few days later, we drove by the pond while doing our morning check on the cows．We found the other swan lying near the same spot we had found the first one．It, too, was dead．
The month of July started with me and Grandpa putting up a new stretch of fence．Then July 12 came．That was the day Grandma passed away．Grandma had died suddenly that morning of a stroke．By the afternoon, my parents were there．The old house was soon crowded with relatives and Grandpa’s friends．
The funeral was held the next day．Grandpa had insisted on having it as soon as possible．On the second day after the funeral, Grandpa announced at the breakfast table, “This is a working farm． We have a lot of things to do．The rest of you should get back to your own lives．” Most of the family had already left, but this was Grandpa’s way of telling the rest it was time for them to go home．My parents were the last to leave after lunch．
Grandpa was not a man who could outwardly express his grief around others, and we all worried about him．The rest of the summer flowed by．We stayed busy working．I thought there was something different about Grandpa but couldn’t quite put my finger on it．
September was nearing, and part of me did not want to leave．I thought of skipping the fall semester and staying around a few more months．When I mentioned it, grandpa quickly told me that my place was back at college．
The day finally came for me to pack my car and leave. I shock his hand and chanced a hug. As Idrove down the driveway, I saw him in the rearview mirror．He waved to me and then walked to the pasture gate to start the morning livestock check．
Mom called me at school on a stormy October day to tell me Grandpa had died．A neighbor had stopped by that morning for coffee and found him in the kitchen．He died of a stroke, the same as Grandma．At that moment, I understood what he’d clumsily tried to explain to me about the swan on that morning we fished together by the pond．
55．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that ．
A．Bruce regarded working on the farm as a rare chance
B．Bruce longed to enjoy himself freely on the farm
C．the brothers took turns to attend their grandparents
D．Bruce was not happy with his parents’ arrangement
56．What did the writer think at the sight of the first dead swan?
A．Another swan should be bought in place of the dead one．
B．The other was bound to die since swans mate for life．
C．Grandma would be in deep sorrow over its death．
D．The living can do nothing for the dead．
57．Grandpa quickly dismissed the family after the funeral because ．
A．he wanted to carry on with his farm work
B．he tended to deal with grief in life by himself
C．he didn’t want his normal life disturbed
D．he took for granted the matter of life and death
58．By “I couldn’t put my fingers on it”, the writer means that ．
A．I could do nothing to help him out of grief
B．I was so busy that I couldn’t give a hand to Grandpa
C．I couldn’t tell exactly what was different about my Grandpa
D．I stayed busy working and couldn’t keep Grandpa’s company
59．Which of the following best describes Grandpa’s character?
A．Outgoing, clumsy and considerate． B．Loyal, considerate and independent．
C．Talkative, clumsy and independent． D．Romantic, outgoing and loyal．
60．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Mate For Life B．Unforgettable Summer Break
C．Death of Swans D．Everlasting Love Story
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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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。
1．What will the woman do?
A．Stop what she is doing at once．
B．Put her book away immediately．
C．Help the man a little later．
2．What will the weather in Arizona be like in the coming week?
A．Rainy．
B．Warm．
C．A bit cold．
3．Why does the woman say so?
A．There is a mirror in the bathroom．
B．The man left his glasses in the bathroom．
C．The man is wearing his glasses．
4．When will the woman get her photos?
A．Late in the afternoon．
B．At about 2：00 p．m．
C．Early the next morning．
5．What does the woman think of the acting?
A．Excellent．
B．Just so so．
C．Very bad．
听力原文：(Text 1)
M：Can you help me put these things away?
W：In a minute．I am almost through with this chapter．
(Text 2)
W：Good morning, can I help you?
M：Yes, I’d like to know something about the weather in Arizona in the coming week．
W：Well, it will be fairly hot and there will be much rain．
M：I see．Thanks very much for your help．
(Text 3)
M：Have you seen my glasses?I can’t find them anywhere．
W：Go into the bathroom and look in the mirror．
(Text 4)
W：When will my photos be ready?
M：Well, it’s twelve o’clock now．I think they will be ready in a couple of hours．
(Text 5)
W：What do you think of the film?
M：I like it．I think it is great．
W：I like it, too．Do you like the acting?
M：Yes．It is excellent．Do you?
W：Not really．It is disappointing．
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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。
6．Where is Mr．Brown?
A．He is in the Sales Department．
B．He is in a meeting room．
C．He is at home．
7．What is Mr．Peterson’s telephone number?
A．1300－621－7865．
B．1300－612－7685．
C．1360－620－7568．
听力原文：(Text 6)
W：ABC company．Can I help you?
M：Can you put me through to Mr．Brown in the Sales department?
W：I’m afraid Mr．Brown is at a meeting at the moment．
M：Can I leave a message?
W：Certainly．
M：Can you ask Mr．Brown to call me at 1300－621－7865?
W：Who is calling, please?
M：Alan Peterson．
W：OK, Mr．Peterson．Can you repeat the phone number?
M：That’s 1300－621－7865．
W：OK, I’ll ask Mr．Brown to call you as soon as the meeting is over．
M：Thanks．Bye．
听第7段对话，回答第8～10题。
8．Whom do you think the woman was angry with?
A．The man．
B．The repairman．
C．The shopkeeper．
9．Why couldn’t the woman find the repair shop?
A．She missed the right turn．
B．The man gave her the wrong directions．
C．She was a bad driver．
10．Why did the man tell her to turn to these television repairmen?
A．The shop was easy to find．
B．One of the repairmen was his friend．
C．They do good work and the price is reasonable．
听力原文：(Text 7)
M：Do you want your television repaired?
W：Yes, but not by the man you suggested．
M：Why not?The repairmen are very good and the charges are so reasonable．
W：That may be, but I couldn’t find the place．
M：But you couldn’t miss it．I told you it is at the first right after the railroad bridge．
W：I took that．I went to the end of the road．There is no such place．
M：Wait a minute．Perhaps it is the second right．Yes, I think it is．
W：I should have known, whenever someone says “You can’t miss it”, you can be sure that you won’t find it．
听第8段对话，回答第11～13题。
11．What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?
A．They are friends．
B．They are teacher and student．
C．They are mother and son．
12．What does the woman ask the man to do?
A．Look for a new apartment．
B．Find a job to earn ＄200 a month．
C．Share an apartment with one or two roommates．
13．How much does the woman want to spend on rent?
A．Less than ＄200 a month．
B．Somewhere about ＄200 a month．
C．A little more than ＄200 a month．
听力原文：(Text 8)
W：Hello, Roger?This is Ann．
M：Hi, Ann．How have you been?And how’s your new apartment working out?
W：Well, that’s what I’m calling about．You see, I’ve decided to look for a new place．
M：Oh, what’s the problem with your place now?I thought you liked the apartment．
W：I do, but it’s a little far from the campus．Do you think you could help?
M：All right．So, what kind of place is you looking for?
W：Well, I’d like to share an apartment with one or two roommates within walking distance of school．
M：Okay, how much do you want to spend on rent?
W：Uh, somewhere under ＄200 a month．
M：Hmm．And anything else?
W：Yeah, I need a parking space．
M：Well, I know there’s an apartment nearby．I’ll drop by there on my way to class today．
W：Hey, thanks a lot．
M：No problem．
听第9段对话，回答第14～16题。
14．Why did the man want to buy the records?
A．The man wanted to buy them for his cousin．
B．The man liked popular songs．
C．The man wanted to keep the same records given by his father．
15．Who broke the man’s records?
A．The man himself．
B．The man’s father．
C．The man’s cousin．
16．How much did each record cost the man?
A．2 pounds．
B．1.5 pounds．
C．1 pound．
听力原文：(Text 9)
W：Good afternoon．
M：Good afternoon．Have you got any records of modern guitar music?
W：We’ve got a lot of them．Which ones are you looking for?
M：I’m looking for some records of Julian Bream．I saw them in your window last week．
W：Excuse me, aren’t you American?
M：No．I’m Canadian．My father gave me the same records in Canada, but I broke them．
W：What happened?
M：They were in my suitcase．I sat on my case and broke the records．My cousin told me about your shop．I came here last week and saw the records．
W：Let’s look for the records and put them on that shelf．Yes, the records are there．
M：How much are those three?
W：They are four pounds fifty pence．
听第10段独白，回答第17～20题。
17．What does the speaker like to know about a new play?
A．How much it costs．
B．Whether it is worth seeing．
C．How long it lasts．
18．Why were the speaker and his wife late for the theatre?
A．Because they missed the bus．
B．Because his wife spent too much traffic time deciding what to wear．
C．Because there was too much traffic on the way．
19．Which of the following is true according to the conversation?
A．What the newspaper said was wrong．
B．What the newspaper said was right．
C．They didn’t mind missing the first part of the play．
20．Where did they go after the play?
A．To a night club．
B．To a restaurant．
C．To their home．
听力原文：(Text 10)
My wife and I go to the theater whenever we can．But before we buy tickets, we like to know if the play is good or bad．When a new play opens．We usually read the newspaper to get information about it．Last week a new play opened at the theater．The newspaper story said it was very interesting so we decided to go on Saturday night．
My wife took a long time to make up her mind what to wear and we left our house a little late．By the time we got to the theater, the first act had already begun．We were sorry we missed part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny．The newspaper had been right．It was very good．
After the play was over, we met some friends we hadn’t seen for a long time．They wanted to go to a night club．It had been many years since my wife and I had gone dancing, but I finally agreed．By the time we got home, it was about two o’clock in the morning．I’m got used to staying out so late and I was extremely tired．
When I was younger．I didn’t have the money to go out for an evening like this．Now I can afford it．I don’t have the energy to really enjoy it．