Jeremy Fox, a retired businessman in a small city in England, recently bought an old farmhouse with a yard and a small field, about five miles out of the town. There he planned to lead a simple life with his wife, Amelia.

  It was while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard that he made an interesting discovery. In a corner, under some old sacks, he found some large fragments(碎片)of an antique bowl. Out of curiosity, he took them into the kitchen and, much to the anger of his wife, washed the mud off them. That evening he spread newspapers over the kitchen table and carefully study the fragments together. However, two pieces were found missing.

  Two days later, having pulled down the barn, Mr. Fox was digging over the ground in preparation for the installation(安装)of a greenhouse, when he discovered the two missing pieces. When he had stuck them in position, the bowl looked so fine that Amelia agreed to its being placed on a table in the living room, in front of the window.

  “We might have something a bit special here, ” he said to his wife. A few days later, Jeremy took several photographs of the bowl, which he sent off to Sotheby's in London.

  Unexpectedly, Sotheby's was extremely interested in the bowl and sent an expert to inspect it. It turned out that it was a Chinese Ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1 500, and might be expected to get a five-figure sum at an auction.

  A week later still more unexpectedly, two police officers called and told the Foxes the bowl was stolen property.

  So the bowl never reached the auction room, and Mr. Fox never received the five-figure sum that had been mentioned. However, he framed one of the photographs he had taken and hung it on the wall.

(1)At first Mrs. Fox seemed to be ________.

[  ]

A.greatly annoyed at Mr. Fox's enthusiasm

B.very much interested in the discovery

C.uncertain of Mr. Fox's enthusiasm

D.curious about Mr. Fox's findings

(2)Most likely“Sotheby's”was ________.

[  ]

A.an antique shop
B.a friend of Mr. Fox's
C.an artist
D.a china store

(3)According to the expert, the bowl could be sold at the price of ________.

[  ]

A.five thousand pounds

B.less than ten thousand pounds

C.one thousand, five hundred and ninety pounds

D.at least ten thousand pounds

(4)Which of the following is NOT true?

[  ]

A.Most probably Sotheby's purchased the bowl in the end.

B.It turned out that Mr. Fox got neither the money nor the bowl.

C.Mr. Fox preferred country life to city life after his retirement.

D.Mr. Fox was fond of gardening.

第一部分:听力

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,并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后,你都有10秒种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.

例:How much is the shin?

A.£ 19.15

B.£ 9.15

C.£ 9.18

答案是B

1.What does the woman mean?

A.She doesn’t want to get the tickets.

B.She thinks it will be hard to get the tickets.

C.She already has two tickets.

2.When did the reading class begin?

A.At 11∶00.

B.At 10∶15.

C.At 10∶05.

3.What does the man mean?

A.He considers the exhibition not good enough.

B.He thinks the scientific development is slow.

C.He thinks the exhibition is great.

4.Where is Tom probably now?

A.In the school.

B.In the office.

C.In the library.

5.On which days next week will the man have examinations?

A.Every day except Thursday.

B.Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

C.Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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,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和第7题.

6.Why can’t the woman have dinner with the man tonight?

A.She will meet her new guard.

B.She has to go home.

C.She has to work late.

7.When will the two speakers have dinner to 9 ether?

A.Next Week.

B.0n Friday night

C.0n Saturday evening

听第7段材料,回答第8至第10题.

8.What did the man tell the woman?

A.He had an accident.

B.He got a speeding ticket.

C.He lost her car.

9.At what speed did the man drive?

A.40 miles per hour.

B.35 miles per hour.

C.30 miles per hour.

10.How would the woman punish the man?

A.She would keep him at home.

B.She would not give him any money.

C.She would not allow him to drive any more.

听第8段材料,回答第11至第13题

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

A.Friends.

B.Teacher and student.

C.Boss and secretary.

12.Why does the woman want to talk with the man?

A.He failed in the exam.

B.He quarreled with his teacher.

C.He often misses class.

13.How many courses does the man feel very boring?

A.Two.

B.Six.

C.Eight.

听第9段材料,回答第14至第16题

14.How many people are introduced to Professor Watson by Mr.Peng?

A.4.

B.3.

C.6.

15.Where is the woman’s flat?

A.On the fifth floor.

B.On the twenty-fifth floor.

C.On the fourth floor.

16.What is the weather like now?

A.It is cold.

B.It is hot.

C.It is warm.

17.When do flying foxes act in the same way as all the other bats?

A.When they eat.

B.When they quarrel and fight.

C.When they rest and fly out.

18.How long will a group of flying foxes live in one place?

A.For months.

B.For days.

C.For years.

19.Where does the mother fox put its baby at first?

A.On a tree.

B.On her breast.

C.On the ground.

20.What can we learn about flying foxes?

A.They are extra large bats.

B.They have babies twice a year.

C.They return to trees towards sunset.

One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual.A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen.

I made a mistake: breaking into my teenager's personal space. “The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy," Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me. Mr.Frankel and Mr.Fox, both 17, are the authors of Breaking the Code, a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents.It is being promoted by its publisher as the first self-help guide by teenagers for their parents, a kind of "Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus" that explains the language and actions of teenagers.The girls dealt with issues including hanging out late, money, school pressures, smoking etc.

Personally, I welcome their opinions.The most common missteps in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy.Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability (脆弱 ). Ms Fox said, "What we want above all is your approval.Don't forget, no matter how much we act as if we don't care what you say, we believe the things you say about us."

Nancy, a New York child-raising expert said she didn't agree with everything the authors suggested but found their arguments reasonable."When your kids are saying, ' You don't get it, and you never will, ' there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out."

" My parents helped me see that, " Mr.Fox told me, " even though they used to stay out late and ride their bicycles to school, times have changed and the way parents educate children is different.These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids.Parents worry about their child crossing the street." The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking.

1.According to the two girls, teenagers nowadays are ____.

A.independent          B.intelligent

C. inconsiderate           D.sensitive

2.The underlined sentence "You don't get it, and you never will" in the 4th paragraph implies that ____.

A.the teenagers don't want/to admit their weakness

B.the teenagers think that their parents will never understand them

C.the parents do not necessarily force into the world of their children

D.the generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents' efforts

3.It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that ____.

A.teenagers should guard their privacy

B.Nancy totally agrees with the two girls' opinions

C.parents are more concerned about children's safety

D.the two girls have obtained numerous support from the public

4.Why does the author mention the book "Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus ?

A.It is one of the best-sellers

B.It is also written by the two girls

C.The two books have the similar theme

D.The two books have different opinions

 

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