1、 A. She has travelled worldwide. B. She is going to Hawaii. C. She likes collecting postcards.2. What does the woman mean? A. She does not agree with the man. B. She thinks its better to wait. C. She likes waiting.3. Why does the woman think the man bought a new CD? A. The man likes listening to mus
2、ic. B. The man is listening to popular music. C. She has never heard the song before.4. Where is the concert held? A. In Birmingham. B. In Manchester. C. In London.5. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Teacher and student.第二节 （共15小题; 每小题1.
3、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。听下面一段对话, 回答第6至第7两个小题。6. What is the woman? A. A swimmer. B. A lifesaver. C. A trainer.7. What does the woman think about the courses? A. Easy. B. Boring. C. Important.听
4、下面一段对话, 回答第8至第9两个小题。8. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Chemicals. B. Management. C. Pollution.9. How will a TV station deal with the situation? A. Stop the factory from polluting the river. B. Report the event on TV. C. Close the factory.听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。10. When does the co
5、nversation take place? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.11. What do the two speakers plan to do tomorrow? A. Wash down the kitchen. B. Move the cupboards. C. Paint the walls.12. When are the painters coming? A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday.听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。1
6、3. What is the mans job? A. A teacher. B. A reporter. C. An editor.14. What kind of store does Mrs. Marks have? A. A paint store. B. A record store. C. A grocery store.15. How much money did the robber steal? A. $500. B. $2,500. C. $3,500.16. How did the robber get away? A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By
7、 car.听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。17. How many daily newspapers were there in America in the 1920s? A. About 2,500. B. About 1,500. C. About 2,000.18. Why are more and more newspapers printed and sold? A. Because of the population growth.B. The curiosity of the population increases constantly.C. People be
8、come richer all the time.19. What is the purpose of newspapers? A. To help people find out what they need. B. To give people important information as quickly as possible. C. To put important information on them as quickly as possible.20. What effects have radios, televisions and computers on the dev
9、elopment of newspapers? A. None. B. A great effect. C. A small effect.第二部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThis is a true story from GuyanaOne day, a boy took a piece of paper from a boxHe made a paper ball and pushed it into his noseHe couldnt ge
10、t it outHe ran crying to his motherHis mother couldnt get the paper out, eitherA week later, the paper was still in the boys noseHis nose began to have a bad smellSo his mother took the boy to a hospitalThe doctor looked up at the childs nose, but she couldnt get the paper outShe said she had to cut
11、 the boys nose to get the paper outThe boys mother came home looking sadShe didnt want her child to have his nose cutThe next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called MayMay wanted to see the child, so the child let her look up his nose“Yes, I can see it
12、,” May said“It will be out soon.”As she spoke, she shook some black pepper on the childs noseThe child gave a mighty（强而有力的） sneeze and the paper flew outHis mother was surprisedMay told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim, for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad sme
13、llSo the lucky boy didnt have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut21After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, _Ahe took it outBhis mother took it outChe tried to take it out but failedDhe did nothing but cry22Which of the following is TRUE?AThe doctor helped to take the paper ball out o
14、f the boys noseBThe boy had to have his nose cut at lastCThe boys mother found some black pepper to solve the problemDMay succeeded in taking the paper out23The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because _Ahe needed to learn to swim.Bthe sea water would wash out the paper ballCthe sea wat
15、er would stop the bad smell of his noseDhe needed a rest.24The paper ball stayed in the boys nose for _.A.at most seven days B.less than seven daysC.more than seven days D.exactly seven days25According to the story,_was most worried about the boys accident.A.the boys mother B.SidneyC.May D.the docto
16、rAt a talk to some businessmen earlier today, one fellow asked me, “Would you give money to a homeless person, even when you know hes going to use it to buy alcohol?” I replied, “If all was giving was money, itll be one thing. But for me, whenever I do give money, thats just the wrapping （包装纸） . The
17、 real gift is hidden inside its love. And l havent ever found any reason to limit gifts of love.”By the end of the night, I decided to get some pizza. In front of me in line was a homeless-looking man. He was counting the few dollar bills in his hand, over and over again, until it was his turn to or
18、der. Just then, he told the young woman behind the counter, “Ill have the full cheese pizza.” “Full?” she countered. “Its really big.” she added, although what she really meant to say is that itll be too expensive for him. “Yeah, the full.” “$18.65,” she submitted. The bills he was counting werent g
19、oing to make it. I wasnt intending to get the whole pizza for him. But thinking back to my conversation with the business man, l realized that money was really just the wrapping.I made my move. “Can you charge that pizza with my order?” I said to the cashier. “Really?” the homeless-looking man said.
20、 “Really?” the young woman behind the counter repeated. “Yes, really.” That disheveled （凌乱的） man and I had a sweet silent moment. To his silent question of why I was doing it, I added, “Just pay it forward for someone else.” And he said, “Well, you know what? I was actually treating these five homel
21、ess guys out there.” He was actually paying it forward, in the first place. What an unexpected fortune to get a chance to be a part of a mans act of kindness.26 What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?A. He is friendly and selfish. B. He is wise and caring.C. He is selfless and s
22、traightforward. D. He is easy-going and stupid.27What made the author decide to help the man?A. The request from the homeless-looking man.B. His sympathy for the homeless-looking man.C. His recalling the talk with the businessman earlier that day.D. The urgency from the young woman behind the counte
23、r. 28 Why did the homeless-looking man want to buy the whole pizza?A. Because he was too hungry. B. Because he didnt have to pay for it.C. Because he wanted to treat his own five children.D. Because he wanted to help some homeless people.Dr. Michael Prager, a leading Botox expert, said that a growin
24、g number of women are developging something called “computer face”. He also said that professionals who worked long hours in front of a screen were ending up with saggy jowls（颚骨）,“turkey neck” and deep-set wrinkles on their forehead and around their eyes. The Botox expert said that, of all his clien
25、ts, office workers were most likely to show premature （过早的）signs（迹象） of aging. “ If you are one of the unfortunate people who frown（皱眉）while you are concentrating on the screen then, over time, you will end up with frown lines. Dr. Prager said. “What is perhaps more surprising is the number of women
26、 with saggy jowls because they are sitting in one position for so long. If you spend most of the time looking down then the neck muscles shorten and go saggy, eventually giving you a second neck.”Dr. Prager, who has a practice near Harley Street in London, said he encourages his clients to put a mir
27、ror next to their computer so they can see if they are frowning at the screen. “When people are stressed or thinking hard about something, then they will often put on a grumpy face without even knowing what they are doing. When my clients put a mirror next to their desk, they are often surprised by
28、the angry, frowning face which stares back at them.”He said, “The women I am seeing at the moment have only been using computers at work for the last decade or so. But women in their 20s have grown up with them and use them for every single task. I think the problem is going to become much, much wor
29、se. In another ten years, they could be looking quite awful.” Dr. Prager said there were several simple steps which could avoid “computer face” such as regular screen breaks and stretching the neck muscles. And, of course, there was always Botox. He said that , after a couple of sessions of Botox, t
30、he habit of “grumpy face” could be broken.29 According to the passage, what makes women develop a “computer face”?A. Frowning every now and thenB. Concentrating on computers frequentlyC. Working too long in front of a screenD. Sitting in the same place for along time30According to the passage, which of the following are signs of aging?A. Saggy jowls and short necksB. Turkey neck and frown linesC. Deep-set wrinkles and angry facesD. Second neck and stressed muscles31The underlined word “grumpy”in Paragraph3 probably means?A. happyB. surprised C. angryD. relaxed32From the last 2 paragraphs, we
