Arthur sat at the desk in his room, pencil in hand. He had to write a story for his English class by Friday. “I don’t know what to write about,” he complained to his dog Toby, who was asleep at his feet. Arthur was talkative when speaking to his friends, yet he had trouble finding words when he had to write.
By bedtime Arthur had drawn a picture of Toby smiling. He had drawn a tree with its branches blowing in the strong wind. He had also written a note asking his friend Lee to go to the movies on Saturday. But he had not written a single word of his story.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Solomon, Arthur’s English teacher, asked the class to turn in the first draft of their stories. His heart sinking, Arthur turned in the only work he had—the page with his name, the drawings and the note.
Arthur wasn’t surprised when Mrs. Solomon asked him to stay after class the next day. But he was surprised by what she said to him. “This is an attractive story, Arthur. The dog, the movie, the tree in the wind—I can’t wait to find out how they all fit together.”
“That isn’t my story, Mrs. Solomon,” Arthur admitted. “I haven’t been able to think of one yet.”
“Oh, I think you have the seed(种子of a story there,” Mrs. Solomon replied, “Look at your note and the pictures and see if a story comes to you.”
That night Arthur sat at his desk, and this is what he wrote: “One Saturday Mike went downstairs to meet his friend Julio at the cinema. It looked as if it might rain, so Mike carried his umbrella. Suddenly a big storm blew in, bending the trees. The noise of the wind sounded like the barking of Mike’s dog Toby. Toby really hated storms and barked whenever he wanted to be let inside. Then Mike realized that it wasn’t the sound of the wind. It was Toby. The dog was running after him down the busy street, barking. The sound was filled with blame. Mike felt guilty because he had left Toby outside. He turned and headed home with Toby running beside him. Mike let Toby in the door just as the rain started to pour down.”
Arthur had a story in the end. The last thing he did was to write his name proudly at the top of the page.
【小题1】Why did Arthur turn in the page with only his name, the drawings and the note at first?

Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020．"What will our world be like in the year 2020?""I don’t know."says Fred．"What do you think?""Well, no one knows, but It’s interesting to guess.""In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time.""A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too.""Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there.""I’m looking forward(期待) to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon!""And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea."says Fred."Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish!"
【小题1】根据Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020．及下文描述,可知他们谈论的是将来的生活,故选D
【小题2】根据"Machines will do most of the work,可知选A
【小题3】根据""I’m looking forward(期待) to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon!"描述,可知选C
【小题4】根据"And I hope I’ll be able to live under the sea."says Fred."Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish!"可知选B
【小题5】D
【小题6】Tom and Fred talked about          ．

一、听句子，选择适当的答语。(每个句子读一遍)

1．

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A．Not at all.

B．That's a good idea.

C．Thank you. The same to you.

2．

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3．

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4．

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A．It's too far

B．It's fine.

C．No, I don't think so.

5．

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A．Please speak.

B．Who are you?

C．Sorry, he's out.

二、根据所听句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个意思与其相同或相近的句子。(每个句子读一遍)

6．

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A．She doesn't have a book about maths.

B．She didn't buy a book about maths.

C．She wants to have a book about maths.

7．

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A．Mr. Zhang is a Worker.

B．Mr. Zhang is a doctor.

C．Mr. Zhang is a teacher.

8．

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A．They people like to speak English.

B．Many trees are planted in North China.

C．North China plant many trees.

9．

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A．Lucy does well in Chinese.

B．Lucy can't speak Chinese at all.

C．Lucy doesn't study Chinese.

10．

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A．I paid forty dollars for the books.

B．I spent fourteen dollars on the books.

C．It took me four dollars to buy the books.

三、听对话和对话后的问题，选择正确答案。(每段对话和问题读两遍)

11．

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A．To turn off the recorder.

B．To turn down the recorder.

C．To turn on the recorder.

12．

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13．

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14．

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15．

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A．To have a talk with somebody

B．To take a walk.

C．To watch TV.

四、听短文及短文后的问题，选出正确答案。(短文和问题读两遍)

16．

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17．

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A．She was going home.

B．She was going to her friend's house.

C．She was going to her office.

18．

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A．Because she couldn't find her glasses.

B．Because she couldn't find her friend's house.

C．Because it was raining and the traffic was bad.

19．

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A．She turned off the radio.

B．She drove slowly.

C．She went to a hotel.

20．

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A．The first thing.

B．The second thing.

C．The third thing.