题目内容
15、_______ is no chance that they'll show up at the meeting.
A．That B．There C．It D．This
试题答案
15、B
Today I was at the mall waiting for friends, when a lady wearing a knit hat and a sweater came up to me and, shivering, said, “I’m homeless. Would you mind buying me some food?”
In that split second, everything I’d learned since kindergarten flashed through my mind. Don’t talk to strangers … Be a good citizen … People will take advantage of you … Treat others as you wish to be treated … The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return … I guess love won the debate. “Sure,” I said. “What would you like?”
She thought and then said, “I’d like to get Chinese food.” We headed upstairs. On the way she told me about when she was a teenager. She remembers taking pictures for the yearbook with her best friend. She was in the band and played basketball. She got good grades and was a good student.
She ordered soup, an egg roll, white rice, and pepper chicken. I would normally think that was a lot, but she had probably barely eaten in the last few days. I got my usual – lo mein and General Tso’s chicken.
As we ate, we got to know each other. She asked if I played any instruments. I replied that I played the violin, cello, and guitar. She told me she played the flute, piano, guitar, and violin. In the middle of our meal, I realized something. And she thought of it at exactly the same time.
“So, what’s your name?” she asked.
“I’m Claire,” I said, startled at our exact same thought. “What’s yours?”
“Joyce,” she said with a smile.
We continued talking, and she asked my favorite subjects in school and if I wanted to go to college. “Hopefully,” I replied. “I’m interested in nursing.”
“I went to college for nursing,” she said.
I was taken aback. How could we have so much in common? Was she pretending so I’d feel sympathy for her? But her eyes were genuine as she said this.
Meanwhile I was eating my lo mein, picking around the cabbage and the other vegetables. Joyce said, “If you don’t like it you can take it back.” I told her that I liked it, but was not fond of the vegetables. She broke into a big grin. “You don’t like vegetables, huh? Neither did I. But now I do.” I immediately felt guilty. How could I be picking at my food across from someone who barely gets to eat at all?
I tried my best to finish, but she seemed to sense my guilt and said, “You don’t have to eat it if you don’t want it.” How could she know what I was feeling? I told her the dish was my favorite, but I just eat slowly.
She replied, “I used to like lo mein, but pepper chicken was my dad’s favorite, so I get that now.” Noticing that she used the word “was,” I assumed her dad had passed away. I found it sweet that she gave up her favorite in order to honor her dad.
She asked why I was at the mall.
“I’m waiting for friends. We’re going to see ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’” I replied, stumbling over the words a bit.
“‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’” she echoed in awe. “What’s that about?” I realized that she didn’t see commercials for movies.
I explained the basic plot and she chuckled. “A man who is born 80 years old and ages backwards! That sounds interesting.”
She got up to get a to-go box. “Would you like one?” she asked, but I refused. I realized that this food would probably last her for a few days, and I was glad she had ordered a lot.
“Would you like these?” I asked, gesturing at the food I had left untouched. “Oh, no, thank you,” she said. “This is enough.” I got up to throw my tray away, feeling guilty about wasting so much.
“I need to meet my friends now,” I explained. “It was so nice to meet you, Joyce.”
“You too, Claire,” she replied with a smile. “Thank you.”
I headed to the theater, and she went back downstairs. It sounds like a perfect coincidence, but I can’t help but think that some force compelled us to meet. I kept puzzling, Why is Joyce homeless? It seems so unfair. She shouldn’t need people to buy her dinner. She was a nurse. She got good grades. She took pictures for her yearbook. She was the person I hope to be in the future. What went wrong? How could such a good life be rewarded with horrible luck?
I feel lucky to have run into Joyce. She changed my outlook. She is still a wonderful person, despite what the world has done to her. I wish her the best, and can only hope that the force that brought us together will help her find what she deserves in life.
【小题1】From the second paragraph we know that the writer _________.
| A．debated with the girl over moral issues |
| B．hates having to make a quick decision |
| C．hesitated before she decided to reach out |
| D．fell in love with the girl at the first sight |
| A．she was particular about food and also wasted so much |
| B．she was a strict vegetarian who ate very little |
| C．she didn’t order enough food for the girl |
| D．she urged the girl to take her share of food |
| A．She was a victim of high education |
| B．She actually had some kind of mental disorder |
| C．She graduated with average grades |
| D．The reason is not yet given. |
| A．They both took interest in nursing. |
| B．They were about to ask names of each other at the same time. |
| C．When Claire headed to the theater, Joyce went back downstairs. |
| D．They were both musical lovers. |
| A．she didn’t know what she was going to be until then. |
| B．this chance meeting changed her attitudes towards life in a way. |
| C．she was glad to be able to pay for someone in need. |
| D．hopefully the force that brought them together may bring good luck to Joyce. |
| A．arouse readers’ curiosity |
| B．explore social problems |
| C．teach readers a lesson |
| D．share a sweet personal story |
听力
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。
W：How do you make this machine work?
M：I’m not sure．Try pressing that button and see what happens．
1．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．Neither of them knows how to make the machine work．
B．The man knows how to make the machine work．
C．It’s really very difficult to make the machine work．
M：Who’s that going into the shop?
W：It must be the cleaners．They always do the floors before we open．
2．What do the cleaners do before the shop opens?
A．Clean the windows．
B．Clean the floors．
C．Clean the counters．
W：Are you going to stay in the office over lunchtime?
M：Yes．It’s important to check these figures．We’ll be using them in this afternoon’s meeting．
W：Oh, right, yes．Look, should Gareth call, will you say I’m not available until tomorrow? I really haven’t got time for him today．
3．What is the man going to do over lunchtime?
A．To attend a meeting．
B．To check the figures．
C．To meet somebody in the office．
M：Could you explain how this coffee machine works?
W：It’s quite simple．You put a coin in here and press the red knob(球形把手)．
4．What does the man want to get?
A．A coin．
B．Coffee．
C．A machine．
W：I can’t understand why the car has stopped．
M：You’ve run out of gas, that’s why!
5．Why has the woman’s car stopped?
A．There is no gas．
B．It has broken down．
C．It has failed to climb the slope．
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6～7题。
M：Hey，look at that motorbike．What a beauty!
W：Look out! Mind that litter bin．
M：Ouch! I’ve hurt my leg．
W：Serves you right．You wouldn’t have hurt yourself if you’d been looking where you were going．
6．What attracted the man?
A．A beautiful girl．
B．A motorbike．
C．A litter bin．
7．How did he hurt his leg?
A．He fell down his motorbike．
B．He didn’t see the litter bin．
C．He didn’t notice the stairs．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
M：Hey, Kathy．I’m thinking about renting a movie for tonight’s party, and I want to know what kind of movies you like．
W：Okay．What kind of movies do you have in mind?
M：Well, what about action movies？
W：Ah, I don’t really like action movies．Too much violence．
M：Okay, do you like comedies？
W：Wow, I do enjoy comedies．
M：Fine．Well, what do you think of horror movies or love stories?
W：Uh…I’m not really crazy about horror movies, but love stories are often fun to watch．Oh, and I really like foreign films, too．
M：Okay．I’ll go to the video store and see what I can find．Thanks．
8．What are they going to do tonight?
A．Go to the cinema．
B．Go to a party．
C．Go and buy tickets for the movie．
9．What movies doesn’t the woman like?
A．Love stories．
B．Foreign films．
C．Action movies．
10．What is the man most probably going to do right now?
A．To rent some videos．
B．To buy some books．
C．To find out what films are on the show．
听第8段材料，回答第11～14题。
Hello everyone, this is the captain speaking, and I want to welcome you to Flight 18 bound for Seattle．
Our flight time today is 2 hours and 14 minutes, and we will be flying at an average altitude of 29 000 feet．The local time in Seattle is a quarter to twelve, and the current weather is sunny, but there is a slight chance of rain later in the day．We will be arriving at Gate 13, and we will be announcing connecting flights on our approach to the Seattle airport．
On behalf of Sky Airlines and the crew, I want to wish you an enjoyable stay in the Seattle area or at your final destination．Sit back and enjoy the flight．
11．What is the number of this flight?
A．80．
B．18．
C．81．
12．How long is the flight time?
A．2 hours and 40 minutes．
B．2 hours and 14 minutes．
C．2 hours and 4 minutes．
13．What is the current weather in Seattle?
A．Partly cloudy．
B．Rainy．
C．Sunny．
14．At what gate will the plane arrive?
A．13．
B．3．
C．30．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
M：Susan, are you free after class this afternoon?
W：Hardly．I have to pick my brother up from football practice at 4∶30, and my mom asked me to cook dinner for the family at 5∶30．I feel like a slave sometimes．Then, I have to clean the dishes and finish reading my history assignment．Who knows how long that’ll take?
M：Hey listen, why don’t I come over later in the evening?And we can make some popcorn and watch a movie．
W：Oh, that’d be great, but our video machine is broken．
M：Huh．Well, let’s just play a game or something．
W：Sounds good, but give me a call before you come．My mom might try to come up with something else for me to do．
15．What will Susan have to do at 4∶30 that afternoon?
A．To finish her homework．
B．To cook dinner for the family．
C．To pick up her brother．
16．What can be inferred from what Susan says?
A．She gets really angry with her mother．
B．She is tired of having to do so many things．
C．She does not want the man to come over this evening．
17．Why can’t they watch a video at Susan’s house?
A．The machine isn’t working．
B．Susan’s mother is going to use it．
C．Susan’s mother has asked Susan to do something else．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
You’d think by now that everyone would be aware of the dangers of cigarette smoking．So why are more women lighting up?
Since 1980, some 3 million women have died of smoking-related illnesses．A new study reports women now account for 39 percent of all smoking-related deaths, a figure that has more than doubled since 1965．
In the early decades smoking was mainly popular among men, and it took nearly 25 years before the gap narrowed and smoking became quite common among women．
Nearly all women who smoke picked up the habit as teenagers－and 30 percent of today’s high school seniors smoke．Dr Thompson says, “We must begin this battle in schools before girls even begin to smoke．We must share with teenage girls that smoking is really harmful．”
18．How many women died of smoking-related illnesses since 1980?
A．About 3 million．
B．About 2 million．
C．About 6 million．
19．What can be inferred from the talk?
A．More and more women start smoking．
B．The number of male smokers is decreasing．
C．Smoking-related illness is one of the major threats to women．
20．When did most of women smokers pick up the habit of smoking?
A．When they entered high school．
B．Soon after they graduate from high school．
C．When they were teenagers．
听力(共两节，满分30分)
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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：It’s ten to four．In another half an hour, we’ll be home．
M：I’m glad we’ll be home soon．
1．When will they be home?
A．At 4∶10．
B．At 4∶20．
C．At 4∶40．
M：Good morning．I’m here to see Mr Smith．
W：Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night．If you like, you may come again on Friday morning．
2．When will Mr Smith return?
A．On Thursday night．
B．On Friday morning．
C．On Monday night．
M：Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?
W：Yes．You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store．
3．What does the man want to do?
A．To find his lost shoes where he played tennis．
B．To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department．
C．To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes．
M：Press eleven, please．(Pause．)Thank you．
W：You’re welcome．That’s where I’m going, too．
4．Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A．In a lift．
B．In a library．
C．In a computer room．
W：I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report．
M：Would you like me to take over for a while?
5．What does the man offer to do?
A．Type the report for her．
B．Repair the typewriter．
C．Find her a typist．
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：What can I do for you?
W：I want a skirt．Would you show me some?
M：What do you think of this expensive one?
W：I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it．
M：How about that one?
W：Good! How much does it cost?
M：65 dollars．
W：Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap．
M：How many do you want?
W：I’ll take two．
6．What did the woman want to buy?
A．A cheap skirt．
B．An expensive skirt．
C．A secondhand skirt．
7．How much did the woman pay for what she bought?
A．＄65．
B．＄56．
C．＄130．
8．What are the two speakers’ relationship?
A．Husband and wife．
B．Salesman and customer．
C．Boss and secretary．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Good morning, sir．I’m Susan Smith．I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper．It seemed very interesting．I’d like to know if the position is still open．
M：Yes, we need a secretary．Did you study shorthand?
W：Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago．
M：What did you do after that?
W：I got a job at the ABC company．
M：What did you do there?
W：I was a receptionist．I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing．
M：How long did you work there?
W：A little more than 2 years．And I liked working there．
M：Why did you leave, then?
W：There wasn’t any chance for advancement．
M：I see．Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything．We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week．
W：Thank you and good-bye．
9．What job does the woman want to take?
A．She wants to work as a secretary．
B．She wants to work as a receptionist．
C．She wants to work as a typist．
10．How long did she work at the ABC company?
A．Over 2 years．
B．No more than 2 years．
C．Several years．
11．Why did she leave ABC company?
A．She didn’t like working there．
B．There wasn’t any chance for advancement．
C．The company fired her．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Travel International, can I help you?
M：Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?
W：One minute, sir．There’s one at 4：45, again at seven o’clock．
M：Could you book me one on the 4：45 flight?
W：Single or return, sir?
M：Single, please．
W：What’s your telephone number?
M：101-23544978．
W：We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure．
M：Thank you very much, good-bye．
W：Good-bye, sir, and thank you．
12．How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
13．Which flight does the man want to take?
A．4∶45．
B．5∶45．
C．7∶00．
14．What does the woman promise him to do?
A．Phone to tell him about the booking．
B．Send him the ticket he has booked．
C．Pick him up and take him to the airport．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Can I help you, sir?
M：I come to see what kind of insurance there is?
W：Welcome! Insurance is quite good．Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you．OK．Now let me tell you what we have．We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on．
M：But I’m interested in your medical insurance．
W：That’s included, too．You can have anything insured with us．
M：I’d like to know more about your medical insurance．
W：OK．How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?
M：Just myself．
W：Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year．How does that sound?
M：It sounds good, but how is it going to work?
W：We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you．Here are some papers with explanations on payments．
M：Thanks．
15．Why does the man come to see the woman?
A．Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance．
B．Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses．
C．Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance．
16．How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?
A．＄350．
B．＄250．
C．＄280．
17．How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is ＄800?
A．＄160．
B．＄640．
C．＄800．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
Parents, teachers, and fellow students,
This is the day of our graduation．Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us．We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future．
We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too．There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school．
However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks．We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us．No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day．
We will always remember this day and we will always remember you．Thank you from the bottom of our hearts．
18．What was the speaker?
A．A student who was about to graduate．
B．A student who graduated years ago．
C．A student who had just entered the school．
19．What made the speaker feel sad as well?
A．To have no chance to learn．
B．To begin a new life．
C．To be separated from each other．
20．What was the main purpose of the speech?
A．To say good-bye to their school．
B．To thank their parents and teachers．
C．To encourage all the schoolmates．