1、3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a bank. B. In a store. C. In a classroom.4. When will the next bus come?A. At 6:35. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:00.5. Where probably is the man now?A. At a bus stop. B. At an airport. C. At a train station.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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
2、、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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Customer and waitress.7. How will Bill and Mary go home?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What
3、 does the woman want to buy?A. Desks. B. Chairs. C. Computers.9. What discount（折扣）will the woman get?A. 15%off. B. 12%off. C. 10% off.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the man learn about the house?A. He heard about it from his wife.B. He saw it on South Florida Street.C. He read about it in the newspape
4、r.11. How many bathrooms are there in the house?A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.12. What is the mans main concern about the house?A. The size. B. The price. C. The design.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What do the speakers both agree?A. Cars are bad for the environment.B. People need cars to buy groceries.C. Havin
5、g a car can make people lazy.14. Why does the woman drive her car every day?A. She thinks its cheap.B. Her city has no subway.C. Driving is convenient（方便的）.15. What can be said about the man?A. He spends a lot on gas.B. He gets to work by bike.C. He needs to get back in shape.16. Where will the woma
6、n probably go next?A. To a gym.B. To the supermarket.C. To a used car market.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How did Jim feel about going to England?A. Surprised. B. Nervous. C. Interested.18. Where was Shakespeare born?A. In London. B. In Cambridge. C. In Stratford-upon-Avon.19. What was the main job of Shak
7、espeares father?A. He was a writer. B. He was a tour guide. C. He was a glove maker.20. Why did Shakespeare write unusual plays?A. Because he got a free education.B. Because he never went to university.C. Because he travelled around the world.二、阅读理解I really love my job because I enjoy working with s
8、mall children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）.I wasnt an excellent student because I didnt do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found
9、I didnt have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasnt the type to have a career.I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We
10、agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didnt often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Me
11、gan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification （资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be accepted because I didnt take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and t
12、hey were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now Ive got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career,
13、 even if you arent top of the class at school.21What is the authors present job?A. Working part-time in a college.B. Looking after children at a kindergarten.C. Helping children with their schoolwork.D. Taking care of children for a family.22When staying with the two girls family, the author_.A. was
14、 paid for extra work.B. took a day off every other week.C. got much help from her boss .D. often worked long hours.23Why did the author leave her first job?A. She found a full-time job.B. She was fed up with children.C. She decided to attend a part-time course.D. She needed a rest after working extr
15、a hours.I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing
16、in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didnt remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my tim
17、e that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they dont necessarily reflect anything about me. I dont know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.I rea
18、lize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in colleg
19、e. But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.24The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 1 probably means_.A. impossible B. unnecessaryC. most important D. most useful25From the passage we can learn that the author_.A. comes to know how important it is to make some moneyB. realize
20、s that it is more important to develop oneself than just to learn knowledgeC. does not think education is a most important thing in her life any moreD. thinks that communication with others is more important than education26The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly becaus
21、e_.A. she is unable to develop herselfB. studying takes too much of her timeC. she does not know how to communicate with othersD. she feels that she is a failureArechildrenbecomingaddictedtotheInternet?Children are becoming addicted to the Internet and for many it is one drug that cant be beaten. No
22、t all children, but an alarming number of them are being swept up in this age of digital information.Websites like Myspace, Youtube, and Facebook, are becoming so popular that many kids cant help but to be addicted to them just in order to fit. Why not become part of a society where you judged by ho
23、w many friends on a friend list ? What has become of the world , when instead of calling your best friend on the phone you send them a message electronically and wait around for hours to see if they get on and read it ?Often on the web there just arent enough adults setting kids straight and too man
24、y teenagers causing trouble .However, it is biased to claim all kids are addicted, or even that all kids who are addicted to the web are negatively affected by it. While the web can be a large waste pool of negative influence, it is also a wealth of positive knowledge, friendly social networking, an
25、d even gateways to future employment. Perhaps it isnt so important whether or not a child is addicted to the web and more important that parents know exactly what the kids are doing there.Many computers have optional parent controls that allow parents to block the children from entering certain type
26、s of sites, or even individual ones. Such programs are unfortunately not used enough by todays parents, who in many cases are caught up on computers themselves. All one needs to do is google search parental controls and you will be provided with any number of companies that can help with programs fo
27、r tracing child activity and, if necessary, limit time spent on the Internet .27The following can be inferred from the passageEXCEPT_.A. the fact of the matter is that todays kids are becoming addicted to the Internet at an alarming rateB. many parents arent skilled enough at the computerC. many chi
28、ldren are addicted some website because they want to follow the fashionD. all of the kids are negatively affected by surfing the Internet28According to the second paragraph, we know_.A. many websites like Myspace ,Youtube, and Facebook are so popular but the kids wont be addicted to themB. there are
29、 many adults teaching kids how to behave on the websites like Myspace, Youtube, and FacebookC. the young cant resist the attraction of some websites like Myspace, Youtube, and FacebookD. the young prefer calling friends to sending them a message on some websites like Myspace, Youtube, and Facebook29
30、According to the passage, the author may agree that _.A. all of the kids are addicted to the InternetB. all of the websites are dangerous for the kidsC. we should keep the kids away from the InternetD. the kids can also benefit from the Internet30The underlined word “biased” in paragraph 3 probably means_.A. one-sided B. reasonableC. true D. objectiveFor only the second time in her life, actress Olivia Holt, 15,
