17．What does the man offer to do?A．Take the woman's box downstairsB．Help the woman take away stones．——青夏教育精英家教网——

17．What does the man offer to do？
A．Take the woman's box downstairs
B．Help the woman take away stones．
C．Put the woman's things in the box．

16．What did the woman do before last May？
A．A business woman
B．A politician
C．A teacher．

15．Where does the conversation probably take place？
A．In a library
B．In a bank
C．At a station．

14．What does the woman mean？
A．They should live outside the country．
B．They need to buy a new cell phone．
C．They should cut down their phone bill．

13．The warm weather outside may look perfect for outdoor exercise．But for（61）those（that） who are not that sporty，what could be nicer than having a （62）relaxing（relax） afternoon tea with a few good friends and taking （63）abreak from studying？
But are you familiar（64）with the origin of the afternoon tea？Well，this is （65）whatwe will talk about today and then you'll know more about this traditional English custom．
While the tradition of drinking tea （66）dates （date） back to more than 3，000BC in China，it was not until the mid 17th century （67）that the concept of"afternoon tea"first appeared in the UK．
In 1840，Anna Maria Russell，the seventh Duchess of Bedford，started asking for a tea tray with butter，bread and cakes at 4p．m．every day，as she found she was hungry at this time and that the evening meal in her household （68）was served （serve）fashionably late at 8p．m．She found it difficult （69）to break （break）this new habit and soon invited other ladies in society to join her．This pause for tea（70）quickly（quick） became a fashionable social event．During the 1880s，the upper class and society women would put on gowns，gloves and hats for their afternoon tea．

12．Does this situation seem familiar to you？Your English is progressing well，the grammar is now familiar，the reading comprehension is no problem，and you are speaking quite fluently．（56）G
First of all，remember that you are not alone．Listening is probably the most difficult job for almost all learners of English as a foreign language．The most important thing is to listen as often as possible．
（57）EThe Internet is really a useful tool for English students．You can download The RealPlayer from RealMedia．com．The RealPlayer allows you to use the Internet like a radio station．
Once you have begun to listen on a regular basis，you might still be frustrated （受阻）by limited understanding．（58）B
Here is some of the advice I give my students：
●Accept the fact that you are not going to understand everything．
●Stay relaxed when you do not understand，and try listening to the material for more times．
●（59）FDon't concentrate on details before you have understood the main ideas．
●（60）C This method usually results in confusion．Translating leads to a kind of block in one's brain which sometimes doesn't allow us to understand anything at all!
By remaining calm，allowing yourself not to understand，and not to translate while listening，your brain is free to concentrate on the most important thing：understanding English in English．

A．Secondly，most people repeat themselves constantly．
B．What should you do？
C．Do not translate everything into your native language．
D．This situation leads to less---not more---understanding．
E．The next step is to find listening resources．
F．Listen for the general idea of the conversation．
G．But listening is still a problem．

11．假定你是李华，你的朋友李明写信告诉你他因不善交友而苦恼，感觉在日常学习生活中缺乏和同学之间的交流，请根据下面提示给他回信，提出建议．
提示：
1．友善、乐于助人；
2．多与他人交流，寻找自己的知心朋友；
3．多参加学校组织的各种活动．
注意：
1．词数：100左右；
2．可以适当发挥，以使短文连贯．
3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数．
Dear Li Ming，
I'm sorry to hear that

Yours，
LiHua．

10．"It's all pretty surreal（超现实的）； it's amazing，fantastic，"Hugo Bugg，27，said after finding out he had become Chelsea Flower Show's youngest gold medal winner．
His Waterscape Garden，in cooperation with the Royal Bank of Canada，was designed to show how gardeners can conserve（保存） and use storm water all year round．
The garden has a number of pools for collecting rainwater，which is then filtered（渗透） out into the garden through loose stones．
"Because of the severe flooding we've seen in parts of the UK，I wanted to show how even inexperienced gardeners can manage storm water in their gardens through simple techniques，"said Bugg．
While those unfamiliar with the gardening world may not have heard of the young designer，Bugg has been gradually building a reputation for himself-and collecting a number of gardening prizes-over the last few years．
In 2010he was named RHS（Royal Horticultural Society） young designer of the year and in 2011he won a gold medal at the RH8Hampton Court Palace Flower Show．
RHS was founded in the UK in 1804for the improvement of gardening，and is responsible for the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show taking place in London in May every year．
But Bugg，who had studied garden design at Falmouth University，said he was not ready to become a celebrated gardener yet．
Instead，he chooses to focus on his design business，Hugo Bugg Landscapes．It is based in Exeter，Devon，where he now lives．He said he had received a few offers to do television work but had so far turned them down．
Born in Oxfordshire，Bugg said he was five when he first found a love for gardening，when his family moved to"an old house with a large garden"in Devon．
"You could say I've grown up in the garden．"said the award-winning designer，who remembers spending many weekends clearing the three acres of wilderness（荒地） with his father（Stephen，66，an art teacher）．
As RHS's golden boy，Bugg is favorably impressed by the increased involvement of the new generation．
"There are definitely more young people at Chelsea this year，which is fantastic，"he said．"Hopefully，when you start seeing more young people at the shows doing things it will attract more．"
29．Hugo Bugg's Waterscape Garden was designed mainly toB．
A．teach people how to avoid storm damage
B．show people how to make good use of rainwater
C．let people know about the Royal Bank of Canada
D．increase the confidence of inexperienced gardeners
30．According to Hugo Bugg，the next step of his work isA．
A．to run his company better
B．to achieve international fame
C．to make more TV appearances
D．to win more prizes at garden shows
31．What is Hugo Bugg's wish？B
A．Helping young people to improve their gardening skills．
B．Greater participation of the youth in the garden shows．
C．Attracting more people to his WaterscapeGarden．
D．Increasing support from new gardening societies．
32．The author wrote the text toC．
A．invite visitors to Chelsea Flower Show
B．introduce a new infiltration technology
C．report an award-winning young gardener
D．describe the Royal Horticultural Society's work．

9．I didn't know that smoking could do terrible damage ________ your heart and lungs ________ it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant．（　　）

for； and that

8．John changed from a friendly and cheerful young boy into a confused _______．（　　）

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