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:I have had four colds this winter and I think I am catching another.

M:I have only had half that many, but my wife has had six.

1.How many colds has the man had?

A.Eight.

B.Two.

C.Four.

M:Sorry.I have forgotten Mary’s address.

W:You forgot again! It’s 1646 Garden Street.

2.What’s Mary’s address?

A.1664 Garden Street.

B.1664 Guard Street.

C.1646 Garden Street.

W:Ten dollars’ worth of stamps, please.

M:With pleasure.Would you like to mail something?

W:Not now, thanks.Here is ten dollars.

3.What does the woman want to do?

A.To buy some stamps.

B.To mail something.

C.To mail some letters.

M:Hello, Della.You’re a bit late today.

W:Yes, Mr.White.I’m sorry,…er…I forgot my book and I…went…

M:You went back for it?

W:Yes.

M:You shouldn’t have gone back for it.You could have shared one.Della, sit down now.

4.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Boss and secretary.

B.Teacher and student.

C.Librarian and borrower.

M:What did you think of Dennis?

W:Which one was Dennis? Was he the one who played the piano?

5.What do we learn from the conversation?

A.Dennis was a piano player.

B.The woman didn’t know the pianist, but she knew Dennis.

C.The woman didn’t know who Dennis was.

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:Alice, it’s almost vacation time.Have you found a summer job yet?

W:I think I can work at the boy’s camp where I worked last summer.But camp jobs don’t pay much.

M:I can get a job at the Friendship Hotel.A friend of mine was a waiter there last summer.The pay was not good, but he got lose of tips.

W:A friend of my sister’s did that one summer.

M:What I want is a job outside.After sitting in college classes all winter, I’d like a job in the open air.

W:The high school kids earn a lot of money every summer cutting grass.My brother is only fourteen, but he gets five dollars every time he cuts someone’s grass.It only takes him an hour.

M:That’s pretty good.I used to cut grass when I was in high school.But now I think I might work for a road-building company, or something like that.

W:It would be good experience.You could learn a lot.

6.What was the woman speaker?

A.A college student.

B.A middle school student.

C.A housewife.

7.What kind of job would the woman like to do?

A.Housework.

B.Office work.

C.Work in the open air.

8.What job might the woman finally take?

A.Working for a road-building company.

B.Cutting grass.

C.Typing letters in the office.

听第7段材料,回答第9~11题。

W:Hello, 577618.

M:Hello! Could I speak to Tom?

W:I’m sorry he’s out.He’s at the cinema at the moment.

M:Is that Mrs.Brown?

W:Yes, this is Tom’s Mother.Do you have anything important to tell Tom? Can I take a message for him?

M:Sure.This is Bill.We’re going to have a picnic next Sunday.Please ask him to bring some delicious food along.

W:OK.I’ll leave the message on his desk.

M:Thanks a lot.Bye!

W:Bye.

9.Where is Tom now?

A.In the school.

B.In a restaurant.

C.At the cinema.

10.Who answers the telephone?

A.Mrs.Brown, Tom’s sister.

B.Mrs.Brown, Tom’s mother.

C.Mrs.Black, Tom’s aunt.

11.What does Bill want Tom to do?

A.Bring some food for the picnic.

B.Bring some toys for the game.

C.Bring some toys for the trip.

听第8段材料,回答第12~14题。

W:What was the party like last night, Jack?

M:Not bad at all, thanks.Why didn’t you come?

W:Well I couldn’t get away from work early.And when I got home.I had a headache, so I had to go straight to bed, but I was over-tired because I wasn’t able to get to sleep for hours.

M:Why didn’t you take some medicine?

W:I don’t like to.I used to take medicine when I had to work overtime, you know.

M:Do you still drink coffee at night?

W:No.But now, I like to drink tea.

M:That’s bad.You must stop it.

12.How was the party like last night?

A.It was good.

B.It failed completely.

C.It was dull.

13.Why couldn’t the woman go to the party last night?

A.Because she wasn’t feeling well.

B.Because she forgot the date.

C.Because she disliked it.

14.What did she drink at night recently?

A.Beer.

B.Coffee.

C.Tea.

听第9段材料,回答第15~17题。

M:How do you do?

W:How do you do?

M:Would you please tell me where you are from?

W:I am from Greece.

M:It’s a beautiful place isn’t it.I hope I’ll go there some day.

W:You are welcome to our country.

M:What’s the climate like in your country?

W:It’s very pleasant.

M:What’s the weather like in spring?

W:In March, it is often windy.It’s always warm in April and May.

M:It’s very hot in summer, isn’t it?

W:Yes, in June, July and August, the sun shines every day.

M:What’s the weather like in autumn?

W:It’s always warm in September and October.It’s often cold in November and it rains sometimes.

M:Is it very cold in winter?

W:Yes, it is.It snows sometimes.

M:I see.

15.What’s the weather like in Greece?

A.Pleasant.

B.Terrible.

C.Neither good nor bad.

16.What’s the weather like in spring?

A.The sun shines every day.

B.It’s often windy in March and always warm in April and May.

C.It’s always warm and never rains.

17.What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?

A.Husband and wife.

B.Friends.

C.A Greek and a stranger.

听第10段材料,回答第18~20题。

  Not long ago, Charles White and his family decided to do some spring housecleaning.Sorting through their possessions, they came up with some 1500 old, unwanted items-chairs, warm rugs, lamps, dishes, books, used clothes and all sorts of other things they no longer needed.The Whites decided to do what a lot of other Americans are doing these days-have a “Garage sale”.They posted homemade signs throughout the neighborhood, ran an advertisement in the local newspaper, then sent out the collection of unwanted objects on the front yard of their suburban home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and waited to see if anyone would come.The Whites needn’t have worried, eager buyers bought all but 50 or so of the items in one weekend, leaving the family $442 richer.

  Garage sale, yard sale, basement sale-whatever they’re called and wherever they’re held, Americans are having them in ever-increasing numbers.

18.What did the Whites do before they had the garage sale?

A.They went shopping.

B.They did some housecleaning and sorted the possessions.

C.They made a wonderful picnic in their hometown.

19.Which of the following is not mentioned in the talking?

A.The Whites do not need to worry their “garage sale”.

B.American did not enjoy such sales.

C.The Whites advertised their garage sale.

20.How much money did the Whites make?

A.$440.

B.$441.

C.$442.

Chinese President Hu Jintao, on his way to talks with President George W. Bush in Washington, on Tuesday met with Bill Gates. 

After the meeting with Gates, the world's richest man, at Microsoft's headquarters, Hu restated that China would move against software pirates all the time(盗版软件).

At Microsoft Corp.'s campus, Hu said Tuesday he admired what Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had achieved. He also sought to reassure Gates that China is serious about protecting intellectual property rights(知识产权).

"Because you, Mr. Bill Gates, are a friend of China, I'm a friend of Microsoft," Hu said.

"Also, I am dealing with the operating system produced by Microsoft every day," he added, to laughter.

Gates responded: "Thank you, it's a fantastic relationship," and then said: "And if you ever need advice on how to use Windows, I'll be glad to help."

"China is focused on and has already accomplished much in creating and enforcing laws to protect intellectual property." he said. "We take our promises very seriously."

Hu also said he would certainly welcome a further increase in Microsoft's investment in China.

"I'd also like to take this opportunity to assure you, Bill Gates, that we will certainly honor our words in protecting intellectual property rights," Hu said.

In his brief visit to the Microsoft campus, Hu, accompanied by Gates and company CEO Steve Ballmer, saw some business technology demonstrations and toured Microsoft's Home of the Future, which features experimental technology that might someday be used in people's living spaces.

Following the visit at Microsoft, about 100 guests, including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Gov. Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American governor, were invited to Gates' $100 million lakeside house on Lake Washington for a dinner.

China has recently begun requiring Chinese computer makers to load legal software on their machines.

In Seattle's Chinatown, many stores hung Chinese and U.S. flags to welcome Hu, and many in the crowd outside the stately Fairmont Hotel on Monday night where Hu is staying were there to support the Chinese president.

How many issues are mentioned in President Hu’s visit to Microsoft?

A. one    B. two   C. three   D. four

Put the sentences in correct order.

Hu had a meeting with President George W. Bush

Hu had dinner with many guests in Gates’ lakeside house

Hu paid a visit to the Microsoft campus

Hu stayed at Fairmont Hotel in Seattle

A. 4-3-2-1     B. 4-2-3-1      C. 1-4-3-2     D. 1-3-2-4

What measure is not mentioned to protect intellectual property rights?

A. Moving against software pirates

B. creating and enforcing laws

C. increasing Microsoft's investment in China

D. requiring Chinese computer makers to load legal software on their machines

What is the best title for the passage?

A. Hu Visits Microsoft                  B. Protecting Intellectual Property Rights

C. Bill Gate’s, A Friend of China          D. Americans Welcome President Hu


D
Chinese President Hu Jintao, on his way to talks with President George W. Bush in Washington, on Tuesday met with Bill Gates. 
After the meeting with Gates, the world's richest man, at Microsoft's headquarters, Hu restated that China would move against software pirates(盗版软件) all the time.
At Microsoft Corp.'s campus, Hu said on Tuesday he admired what Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had achieved. He also sought to reassure Gates that China is serious about protecting intellectual property rights(知识产权).
"Because you, Mr. Bill Gates, are a friend of China, I'm a friend of Microsoft," Hu said.
"Also, I am dealing with the operating system produced by Microsoft every day," he added, to laughter.
Gates responded: "Thank you, it's a fantastic relationship," and then said: "And if you ever need advice on how to use Windows, I'll be glad to help."
"China is focused on and has already accomplished much in creating and enforcing laws to protect intellectual property." he said. "We take our promises very seriously."
Hu also said he would certainly welcome a further increase in Microsoft's investment in China.
"I'd also like to take this opportunity to assure you, Bill Gates, that we will certainly honor our words in protecting intellectual property rights," Hu said.
In his brief visit to the Microsoft campus, Hu, accompanied by Gates and company CEO Steve Ballmer, saw some business technology demonstrations and toured Microsoft's Home of the Future, which features experimental technology that might someday be used in people's living spaces.
Following the visit at Microsoft, about 100 guests, including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and former Gov. Gary Locke, the first Chinese-American governor, were invited to Gates' $100 million lakeside house on Lake Washington for a dinner.
China has recently begun requiring Chinese computer makers to load legal software on their machines.
In Seattle's Chinatown, many stores hung Chinese and U.S. flags to welcome Hu, and many in the crowd outside the stately Fairmont Hotel on Monday night where Hu was staying were there to support the Chinese president.
53.How many issues are mentioned in President Hu’s visit to Microsoft?
A. One.           B. Two.         C. Three.    D. Four.
54.Put the sentences in correct order.
a. Hu had a meeting with President George W. Bush.
b. Hu had dinner with many guests in Gates’ lakeside house.
c. Hu paid a visit to the Microsoft campus.
d. Hu stayed at Fairmont Hotel in Seattle.
A. d-c-b-a      B. d-b-c-a      C. a-d-c-b         D. a-c-b-d
55.What measure is not mentioned to protect intellectual property rights?
A. Moving against software pirates
B. creating and enforcing laws
C. increasing Microsoft's investment in China
D. requiring Chinese computer makers to load legal software on their machines
56.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Hu Visits Microsoft.       
B. Protecting Intellectual Property Rights.
C. Bill Gate’s, A Friend of China.   
D. Americans Welcome President Hu. 

 

 “I sat-in at a restaurant for six months, and when they finally agreed to serve me, they didn’t have what I wanted”---so went a famous line. In reality, the sit-in movement was not a joke. It began in Greensboro, North Carolina, at 4:30 P. M. , on the afternoon of February 1, 1960. On that day, Ezell Blair Jr. , Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, and Franklin McClain entered an F. W. Woolworth store. They sat down at a segregated(隔离的)lunch counter, ordered coffee, and then refused to leave when told, ‘We don’t serve Negroes. ”

The four young men had expected not to be served. What no one had expected, however, was that they would sit there and politely, but firmly, refuse to leave. This was 1960, and throughout the South black people were not allowed to sit at the same lunch counters with whites, swim at the same beaches, use the same water fountains, or worship at the same churches. Segregation was the law, and it meant separation of the races in every way.

The next day, the four returned to Woolworth’s---this time accompanied by sixteen other students. Again they sat at the lunch counter and requested service. Again they were refused. And again, they declined to leave. On Wednesday, February 3, seventy students filled the Woolworth’s store. This time, the group included white students as well as black. Many brought school books and studied while they waited. By this time, their protest had become known nationwide as a “sit-in”.

   On Thursday, there was trouble. An angry group of white teenagers began shoving(推搡) and cursing them but were quickly removed by the police. By February 10, the sit-in movement had spread to five other states.

  By September 1961, more than 70,000 people, both black and white, had participated in sit-ins at segregated restaurants and lunch counters, kneel-ins at segregated churches, read-ins at segregated libraries, and swim-ins at segregated pools and beaches. Over 3,600 people had been arrested, and more than 100 students had been driven away. But they were getting results. On June 10, 1964, the U. S Senate passed a major civil rights bill outlawing(宣布为非法)racial discrimination in all public places. President Lyndon Johnson signed it on July 2, and it became law. But the highest credit still goes to the four brave students from North Carolina who first sat-in and waited it out.

1. In this passage, “sit-in” refers to _________.

A. an activity where people sit together and drink coffee freely

B. a bill which outlaws racial discrimination in all public places

C. a form in which people peacefully sit and decline to leave

 D. a polite behavior that everyone enjoys

2. Which statement can be concluded from the fifth paragraph in the passage?

A. The sit-in movement was not successful.

B. The sit-in movement had a positive result.

C. Only black people participated in sit-ins.

D. A lot of protesters were arrested, with some students driven away from school

3. What was the purpose of the civil rights bill passed in 1964?

A. The highest credit went to the four brave students.

B. It declared that segregation was a law.

C. The students were allowed to participate in sit-ins.

D. It made racial segregation against the law in all public places.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Segregation was the law in the South.

B. The first sit-in was in 1960.

C. The sit-ins helped to end segregation.

D. The civil rights bill was passed in 1964 by the U. S. Senate.

 

 

第二节  信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

下面是一篇关于2006年美国逝去的五位特别人物的情况报道。请阅读下列关于他们的相关信息,并按照要求把这五个人物的信息进行匹配。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。首先,请阅读以下六位美国名人的信息,然后与下面的信息进行匹配。

A

Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 1990s. She began singing in church. Soon, her rich deep voice became widely known in the area. Marian Anderson received many honors and awards during her life. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in nineteen sixty—three. Marian Anderson died at the age of ninety—six. Experts say she is remembered not only for the quality of her voice, but also because of the way she carried out her right to be heard.

B

Movie director Robert Altman died in November 2006, in Los Angeles, California. He was eighty—one years old. During his fifty-year career, he made some of the most influential movies of modern times.

C

Ann Richards died in September 2006 at the age of seventy-three. At her funeral service, leaders from around the country gathered to celebrate her life. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at the service. He said Ann Richards helped create a world where young girls could be scientists, engineers and police officers. He said she was a great woman with a big heart and big dreams.

D

Journalist R.W. Apple died in October 2006 at the age of seventy—one. Earlier this month his friends and family gathered in Washington, D.C. for a large memorial service. Famous writers, politicians, and cooks told about his warm personality, sharp intelligence, and extraordinary energy. After the service, guests enjoyed fine foods provided by some of the best cooks in the area.

E

William Styron died in November 2006 at the age of eighty—one. His stories are filled with rich language and complex moral questions. Many of his books try to understand the evil actions of people. Later in life William Styron suffered from severe depression. After recovering, he wrote honestly and bravely about his experience in “Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.” He received great praise for educating people about the difficulties of mental illness.

F

Ruth Brown was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1928 and died in October 2004. Brown recorded many rhythm and blues hits in the 1950s. She also fought for musicians rights. In 1988, Atlantic Records agreed to pay her and thirty-five other musicians the money they owed them for using their songs for twenty years.

请阅读下列有关的信息:

56.As a young woman, she worked as a teacher and raised four children. She and her husband were very involved in local politics. Then one day, she decided to run for officer herself—and she won. She served first as country commissioner, then as Texas state treasurer. In nineteen ninety she was elected governor. She fought for equal rights, environmental protection and laws to restrict guns. She created a government in which women, Hispanics, and African-Americans played important roles.

57. “MASH”, was released in nineteen seventy. It tells about a group of American medical workers in a temporary military hospital in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. It questions the rules of the military establishment in a way that was sharply funny and intelligent; “Nashville” came out in nineteen seventy—five. It provides a complex look at changes in the country music industry. Many of his thirty—three films were nominated for Academy Awards, including “The Player” and “Gosford Park”

58.She learned to traditional music at her Christian religious center. But she liked the popular jazz and rock music of the time even more. She left home at a young age to build a career in music. Soon, she became known as “the girl with the tear in her voice” because of her emotional way of singing. Her popular songs helped build the Atlantic Records company and she continued performing for the rest of her life until she died recently at the age of seventy six.

59.He is known as Johnny, wrote about many subjects, from politics and war to food and drink. During his forty—three years writing for the New York Times newspaper, he enjoyed a rich and eventful career. He was the paper’s chief reporter in cities like London, Moscow, Lagos and Nairobi. He covered events such as the Vietnam War, the Iranian revolution and the Gulf War. He reported on ten presidential elections. And, his opinions on fine foods, travel and the world’s best restaurants were very influential.

60.He wrote “Lie Down in Darkness” published in nineteen fifty—one when he was only twenty-five. It is about a troubled young woman who kills herself. It established him as a great new voice in American literature; he also wrote “The Confessions of Nat Turner” in nineteen sixty-eight which told about a nineteenth century slave revolt in the southern state of Virginia; and “Sophie’s Choice ” won the American Book Award in nineteen eighty. It is a tragic story about a woman and her children who are sent to a Nazi death camp in Poland during World War Two.

 

 

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