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。

1.What did the man do last weekend?

A.He watched a football match.

B.He stayed at home.

C.He attended a meeting.

2.Why is the man late?

A.Because his car broke down and he repaired it.

B.Because he missed the bus

C.Because he just went home to change his clothes.

3.What kind of journey did Susan make?

A.A train journey.

B.A ship journey.

C.A plane journey.

4.What is the man doing now?

A.Washing the dishes.

B.Reading.

C.Watching TV.

5.Why didn't the man go to Georgia's dinner party?

A.He hadn't been invited.

B.He had been invited by others.

C.He felt disappointed

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至7题。

6.Where does the man work?

A.In a food company.

B.At a university.

C.In the National Bank

7.Which of the following is true?

A.John has three children, and Mary's daughter-Sue doesn't go to school.

B.John has four children, and Mary's daughter-Sue is in Grade Three.

C.John has two children, and his daughter-Sue has started school.

听第7段材料.回答第8至10题。

8.What day is it today?

A.Friday.

B.Saturday.

C.Sunday.

9.Why will John leave for London?

A.He wilt go there for a holiday.

B.He will work there.

C.He will visit friends there.

10.What will the man try to do?

A.Get a similar job in London.

B.Go to London with John.

C.Attend the party for John.

听第8段材料.回答第11至13题。

11.What's the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Boss and secretary.

B.Teacher and student.

C.Salesman and customer.

12.When did the woman show Mr.Welborn around the company?

A.Yesterday morning.

B.At lunch time.

C.Yesterday afternoon.

13.Who's Mr.Smith?

A.He's the marketing manager.

B.He's the quality manager.

C.He's the boss.

听第9段材料。回答第14至17题。

14.When does the talk take place?

A.On Wednesday.

B.On Friday.

C.On Saturday.

15.What is Paul reading about?

A.Science.

B.History.

C.Report.

16.Where does the woman come from?

A.America.

B.Italy.

C.Canada.

17.What's John's plan for the future?

A.To open a shoe shop.

B.To tour Britain.

C.To continue his study.

听第10段材料。回答第18至20题。

18.Who brought Eric up?

A.His father.

B.His mother.

C.His grandparents.

19.When did Eric start taking drugs?

A.After his music group broke up.

B.After his marriage failed.

C.After his wife died.

20.What do we know about Eric?

A.He could write good songs.

B.He never attended an art college.

C.He was a world-famous movie star.


第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A straight-A student got a C in cooking class and didn't like it. She didn't like it so much that her dad filed a complaint in court about it. He says that the teacher, who is white, discriminated against(歧视) his daughter, who is black. He hopes to have her grade changed from a C to an A and asks for uncertain ecnomic damages.
Virginia Brown is in the ninth grade at Ashley High School. Since her first year in school, she has had perfect attendance and all her grades have been A's. Virginia's father said her heart was broken when she got the C.
"She cried the whole weekend," he said. "She wouldn't come out of her room. Her eyes were
red and puffy. My little girl hasn’t been this upset since her cat got killed by a car when she was 6 years old."
Virginia is a model student. She's the class monitor. She's on the swim team, the volleyball team, and the track team. She also goes to the chess club. She is a member of the Girl Scouts and sings in her church choir.
The home economics teacher is 28-year-old Jessica Smith. This is her first year teaching. Ms. Smith said that discrimination was clearly not the truth. “Some of my best friends are African-Americans," she said. “This isn’t a black and white problem. Everybody in America wants to sue(控告) everybody else. I’m going to sue them for defamation(诽谤) of character and whatever else my lawyer comes up with.”
56. Mr. Brown was upset because ________.
A. his daughter did a poor job in cooking class
B. he was not satisfied with Ms. Smith’s work
C. he thought the teacher looked down on his daughter
D. he was afraid his daughter couldn’t go to a good university
57.According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?
A.Virginia Brown is an excellent student.
B.Ms. Smith is an experienced teacher.
C.Virginia Brown feels sad about the grade.
D.The father isn't happy with the teacher.
58. Ms. Smith was _____ about Mr. Brown’s accusation(指控).
A. worried          B. angry              C. calm                   D. afraid
59. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Black Girl Discriminated by White Teacher
B. Straight-A Girl Poor at Cooking
C. School Girl Puts Her Teacher to Court  
D. Students And Teachers Are Equal 

I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. And, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie.” As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie.

“Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue’s house to play.”

“Tell Theresa you’re sick,” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didn’t seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue’s house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.

I started thinking of all the lies that I’d heard her tell. I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didn’t want to see them there anymore. Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn-mower he gave her for her birthday. Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn’t been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn’t there.

So, I started my own personal fight against her dishonesty. When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn’t want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesn’t want to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize. I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie. And the next time it happened I did the same thing. Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods weren’t right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.

Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honest—and yet kind. Honesty should mean more than not lying. It should mean speaking the truth in kindness. Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.

1. The author’s mother __________. 

A. thought white lies were not lies

B. helped the author get out of trouble with white lies

C. told the author to lie when in trouble

D. taught the author the importance of being honest

2.The author __________.

A. was thankful to her mother’s advice

B. felt more awkward when being caught lying

C. found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie

D. felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty

3.It can be inferred that the author’s mother __________.

A. met her friends in the same restaurant regularly

B. didn’t get along with the author’s teachers

C. was not popular among her friends

D. wanted to have something else for her birthday

4.Finally the author and her mother agreed that __________.

A. kind-heartedness is more important than honesty

B. appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie

C. honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness

D. absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships

 

 One day in Australia I decided to try hang gliding (悬浮式滑翔运动). I went up with an instructor, floated and flew above the waves for about 20 minutes, then landed on the sand. His wife was there to meet us so she could drive us back. Their son, about 8 years old, was with her. As the four of us were standing there a woman named Sue came up with a big smile. She gave a warm hello to the couple, and then asked the boy, “How’s school, mate ?”With a troubled look on his young face, the boy quietly said, “Not good.” In response Sue exclaimed (大声说),sounding surprised , “Not good ?I bet it is fun.”

Then she turned her attention back to the boy’s parents. They started talking about some of their friends, smiling and laughing . Meanwhile, all three of them completely ignored the boy . But I watched his head drop.I watched him turn away from the group, take a few steps ,and just stand there ,alone.

I still find it hard to believe that anyone could miss a child’s reaction that completely. I wondered how the three adults could stand there and laugh while that boy stood there alone, troubled not only about school but also that no one was interested in his troubles.

Maybe his father tried to distract (分心)his son with risky sports. As long as you are active, you can’t feel your emotional (情绪上的)pain. But what if his son is not interested in sports?

These were what most people would say are “good parents” . But I say that what they did was child abuse. It was total emotional neglect at that moment . And that is why I am writing this story. To remind everyone that it is little interactions (交流)with children that make a difference in their lives and in society.

59. Why did Sue come up to the instructor’s family ?

  A. To learn about a risky sport.            B. To show concern for the boy.

  C.To have a chat with the couple.          D. To give the instructor a hand.

60. How did the boy probably feel after the woman talked to him?

  A. Lonely and sad .            B. Sad and angry.

  C. Surprised and angry .       D . Comfortable and peaceful.

61 . What attitude does the author have towards the instructor and his wife as parents ?

A. approving   B. Positive  C. Disapproving   D. understanding

62. Why does the author write the text?

A. To accuse the mindless adults.

B . To show his sympathy for a boy.

C. To describe an interesting scene.

D. To ask parents to communicate with children.

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