1、 C. At a hotel.4. What does the man want the woman to know? A. She should have a phone. B. She can take photos there. C. She should notice the signs there.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. An apartment. B. Their cars. C. Traffic.第二节 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，
2、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，个小题给出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、7题。6. What is the woman doing in the garden? A. Waiting for a seat. B. Studying for an exam. C. Enjoying the scenery with the man.7. What does the man do? A. A teacher. B. A student. C. A librarian. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. W
3、hy does the woman call?A. To ask about a club.B. To introduce a club.C. To share information.9. How much should a child pay to join the club for a year? A10 pounds. B. 20 pounds. C. 30 pounds.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the man doing? A. Learning about an actor. B. Watching a TV show. C. Seeing a f
4、ilm.11. What does the woman know about? A. A new Chinese movie. B. A known Chinese artist. C. A famous Chinese character.12. How does the man most probably find the TV show? A. Meaningful. B. Scary. C. Moving.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What place did the man like the most? A. The Great Wall. B. The Forbid
5、den City. C. The Summer Palace.14. What did the man often do in Hutongs? A. He jumped ropes. B. He played soccer games. C. He played hide-and-seek.15. How does the woman feel hearing about Hutongs present situation?A. Sad. B. Interested.C. Worried.16. When did the man return to Beijing?A. At age 20.
6、 B. At age 30.C. At age 40.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did the woman use to like doing?A. Talking with friends.B. Laughing with others.C. Staying home.18. What does Alice look like?A. Tall and pretty.B. Shy but beautiful.C. Short but beautiful.19.What does Alice love doing?A. Singing.B. Dancing.C. Pl
7、aying ping-pong.20. How is most probably the speaker now?A. Shy.B. Funny.C. Outgoing.第二部分 阅读理解第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题分，满分30分）Diana Ross, American pop singer and actress, achieved international popularity, first as the leader singer of the Supremes and later as a solo（独唱的） artist. Diana Ross was born on M
8、arch 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the second of six children of Fred and Ernestine Ross, who lived in one of Detroits poor districts. Because her family were closely connected with each other,Ross almost didnt notice the difficult life as she grew up. Ross professional career began in 195
9、9, when she joined several neighborhood friends to form the Primettes. The group was renamed the Supremes after signing a recording contract （合同） with Motown late the following year. The group produced many number-one hit singles （热门单曲） on the US Billboard hot 100, including Baby Love, Stop! In The
10、Name of Love and Someday We Will Be Together. In 1967, the group was renamed Diana Ross and the Supremes, foreshadowing（预示） Rosssolo career,which she started in 1970.Beginning with Aint No Mountain High Enough from her first solo album, Ross enjoyed more than ten years of great success with her hit
11、singles. Ross also developed a film-acting career in the 1970s, beginning with a starring role as blues singer Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues and continuing with Mahogany, for which she also recorded the theme song Do You Know Where Youre Going To.However, in the mid-1980s, Ross saw her care
12、er begin to wane. Most of her albums were re-recordings of earlier material. In 2006, she produced I Love Y ou, a collection of love songs by many artists, and she started an energetic concert tour the following year to make the album publicly known. Although you cant find her songs on the US Billbo
13、ard Hot 100 now, Ross remains popular as one of the leading musical performers of all time.21. According to the passage, the Supremes _.A. had to break up in 1967B. used to be named the PrimettesC. was made up of Ross and her classmatesD. signed a contract wit Motown in 195922. Which of the followin
14、g songs is included in Rosss first solo album?A. Baby love.B. Stop! In the name of love.C. Aint No Mountain High Enough.D. Someday Well Be Together. 23. What can we learn about Do You Know Where Youre Going To?A. It was the theme song of Mahogany.B. It was one of RossNo.1 hit singles.C. It was sung
15、by a blues singer.D. It was from Rossfirst film.24. What does the underlined word “wane” in the last paragraph probably mean？A. Develop faster.B. End quickly.C. Start again.D. Become weaker.There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident.After the accident, only a finger a
16、nd thumb on his right hand remained.He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man.He had gained a lot of experience while travelling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident.He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend
17、 his life in a meaningful way.Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult.An idea occurred to him.“Why not write to other people who need encouragement? ”He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the pr
18、isoners.The prison minister replied, “Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered.”Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters.He began sending oneway messages of Gods love, hope, strength, and encouragement.He wrote twice a week, testing his str
19、ength and ability to the limit.He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply.One day he received a letter from the prison ministry.It was a short note from the off
20、icer who monitored and checked the prison mail.The letter said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford.Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces!No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and Godgiven talents.
21、We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.25.In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to Areceive the school educationBwrite to other people who need encouragementCmeet the people who are depressedDhelp other people with lost arm and
22、legs26From the officers short note we are told that Athe man would be offered free paper to write letters onBsome of the prisoners were not satisfied with his lettersCthe prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the manDhis letters were very popular among the prisoners27What can be the best title f
23、or the passage?AStories about a Humorous PersonBPopularity of Special LettersCSpecial Letters of EncouragementDRelationship between writers and prisoners.When I was in the eighth grade, one caring teacher of mine taught me several useful little techniques. He told me to keep a notebook nearby when I
24、 was reading and that I should try to figure out what the main idea of every paragraph was so that I could understand the passages better. It seemed awfully boring at that time, but I decided to give it a try anyway. It didnt take long before I started reading a book called How to Read a Book that w
25、ould completely change how I thought about the written word. Thanks to these techniques, I learned to get the most out of reading. I kept applying them over the years until I finally came up with a lot of little techniques for reading a book. I also eventually came to learn that there were a lot of
26、different kinds of reading. For example, when I read a Stephen King novel, the interesting plot made me completely relaxed. Then theres reading to learn new things, which is what I do when I read personal finance books. Theres also reading to understand and grow, which is easily the hardest and the
27、most rewarding. The last kind of reading involves taking a piece of literature or a nonfiction book that you might read for simple pleasure and transforming it into something life-changing, or something that causes you to question some of your deeply-held ideas and beliefs. How to Read a Book really
28、 focuses on the latter two: books that you read to learn about a new topic or to learn a skill, and books that you read to learn about yourself. If youve ever been drawn to read to really improve yourself, this book is well worth the time to read even if its a bit dry at times. Lets dig in. 28 The w
29、riters teacher gave him some reading techniques so that _. A. he could become interested in reading B. he could increase his reading speedC. he could learn more from what he read D. he could remember all the books he read 29 The writer said that he read a Stephen King novel for _. A. fun and pleasur
30、e B. personal developmentC. learning new things D. changing his former beliefs30 The writer wrote the passage to _. A. encourage readers to improve themselves by wide reading B. thank the teacher who once helped him improve his reading C. give an introduction to a very practical finance bookD. advise people to read a personal development book 第二节（共5 小题，每小题2分，满分10 分）
