24. The road _________ for vehicles is under repair. Drivers are required to take some other routes.

A. meaning　　　 　　　　 B. meant　　 　　　 C. to mean　　 　　 D. being meant

23. It _________ be really cold in November in Hefei though we usually have warm and sunny days.

　　 A. should　　　　　　　 B. will　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　 D. can

22. Now my hometown is not at all _________ a traveler who visited it ten years ago can expect.

　 A. that　　 　　 　　　　 B. what　　　　 　　 C. which　　　 　　 D. where

21. -Michael was late for Mr. Smith’s oral class this morning.

- _________? As far as I know, he never came late to class.

A. How come　　　　 B. So what　　　　　 C. Why not　　　　　 D. What for

　 第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?　

A. Where Justin comes from.

B. Where Justin lives at present.　

C. Where Justin spent last Christmas.

7. Where is Caldy?

A. In the north east of England.　

B. In the north west of Scotland.　

C. In the north west of England.

8. What can we learn from the conversation? 　　　　

A. The man doesn’t know much about Justin.　 　

B. Justin often sends letters to the speakers. 　　

C. The woman and Justin aren’t close friends.

听第7段对话，回答第9至11题。

9. Why did Mrs Baker go out of her house?　

A. To have a walk.　 　　　 B. To walk her dog.　　　　　　　　 C. To throw her rubbish.

10. What did the young man carry?　　　

A. A bag.　 　　　　　　 B. A stick. 　　　　　　　　　 C. A knife.

11. How did Mrs Baker succeed getting rid of the young man?　　

A. She hit him on the head. 　　

B. She ran home very quickly.　

C. She turned to the man for help.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the relationship between the speakers?　

A. Classmates. 　　　　　　 B. Mother and son. 　　　　 C. Teacher and student.

13. Why does the man want to study business?

A. He is interested in it.　　　

B. His father wishes him to do so.　

C. He wants to get a good job.

14. What does the woman think of working for a company?

A. Promising. 　　　　　　　 B. Stressful.　　　　　　　　　 C. Enjoyable.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the relation between the girl and Karen? 　

A. Relatives.　 　　　　　　 B. Classmates.　 　　　　　　　　 C. Old friends.

16. How does the girl feel about Jenny? 　　

A. Angry.　 　　　　　　　　 B. Envious.　 　　　　　　　 C. Disappointed.

17. What does the man suggest the girl do?　

A. Take another lesson. 　　　　　　 B. Have a talk with Karen. 　　 C. Have a talk with Jenny.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What will people do on this trip?　　　　　　　

A. Meet some famous writers and musicians. 　

B. Enjoy the works of some American artists. 　

C. See the houses of some famous Americans.

19. Where does the speaker work?　

A. In a travel agency.　　　　　 B. In a museum. 　　　　　　　　 C. In a hotel.

20. What can we learn from what the speaker said?　　　

A. Jackson Pollock has traveled abroad.　

B. Louis Armstrong is a great American musician.

C. The speaker has learned about America in history classes.

42．(10分)思想政治

A．[选修3--国家和国际组织常识]

美国总统奥巴马在竞选期间就以“绿色倡议”为诉求，迎合气候意识日益增强的广大选民。但美国作为碳排放第一大国，目前承诺的减排却是主要发达国家中最低的。2009年6月，奥巴马力挺的《清洁能源安全法案》在众议院以微弱优势通过，但这一法案还需经过的参议院审议工作被一再推迟，而迟迟不能生效。有评论认为：“国内政治制约了奥巴马减排努力”。

(1)从美国政体的角度，说明奥巴马在竞选时“迎合广大选民”的原因。(2分)

(2)结合材料，谈谈你对“国内政治制约奥巴马减排努力”的认识。(8分)