1、A. Its amusing B. Its exciting C. Its disappointing2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France?A. Traveling around B. Studying at a school C. Looking after her aunt3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Going out B. Ordering drinks C. Preparing for a party4. Where are the speakers?A. In a
2、classroom B. In a library C. In a bookstore5. What is the man going to do?A. Go on the Internet B. Make a phone call C. Take a train trip第二节（共15小题）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罝。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. What is the woman
3、 looking for?A. An information office B. A police station C. A shoe repair shop7. What is the Town Guide according to the man?A. A brochure B. A newspaper C. A map听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man say about the restaurant?A. Its the biggest one around.B. It offers many tasty dishes.C. Its famous f
4、or its seafood.9. What will the woman probably order?A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where will Mr. White beat 11 oclock?A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant.11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon?A. Receive a guest. B. Ha
5、ve a meeting. C. Read a report.12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White?A. At lunch time B. Late in the afternoon. C. The next morning.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why is Bill going to Germany?A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new company.14. What did the woman dislike about Germany?
6、A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools.15. What does Bill hope to do about his family?A. Bring them to Germany. B. leave them in England. C. Visit them in a few months.16. What is the probable relationship between the speaker?A. fellow-travelers B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17
7、. When did it rain last time in Juarez?A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago.18. What season is it in Juarez?A. Spring. B. Summer C. Autumn19. What are the elderly advised to do?A. Take a walk in the afternoon. B. Keep their homes cool. C. Drink plenty of water.20. What is the speaker doi
8、ng?A. Hosting a radio program. B. Conducting a speech. C. Forecasting the weather.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA mole （鼹鼠） is built very well for digging. It can dig at a rate of 3.5m per hour. Moles dig a whole network of tunnels undergroun
9、d. The first kind is close to the surface. These tunnels are not really constructed at all. They just happen as the moles push through the earth when hunting for food. Moles dont take away the soil from these tunnels. They just push it aside as they move along. The second kind of tunnel is deeper. M
10、oles use these tunnels to get to their hunting grounds and back home to their nests. The nests are lined with grass and leaves. Moles dig an escape tunnel starting downwards away from the nest, and then up to the surface for a quick getaway if there is danger.How does a mole get rid of all the earth
11、 it digs out of its nest and tunnels? As the mole digs with its two front paws, it pushes the earth under its body. Then it uses its back paws to kick the earth behind it out of its way. After digging like that for a while, the mole turns around and pushes all this loose earth to the surface. The mo
12、le leaves the earth in piles called molehills. There are always several molehills together. They are clear signals that moles live nearby. The biggest molehill is right above the moles nest. The smaller molehills around it are made of the earth from the hunting tunnels.Moles cant live long if the ai
13、r in their tunnels is too dry. Farmers and gardeners detest moles. They often damage the roots of plants as they dig.Moles need a lot of energy for their digging, so they need a lot of food to stay alive. They will eat their own weight in food each day. Imagine what would happen if you ate that much
14、.21. What do you know about a moles nest?A. It is above the biggest molehill. B. It is above the hunting tunnel.C. It is not really constructed. D. It has an emergency exit.22. According to the text, moles .A. dig slowly but carefullyB. live where it is slightly wetC. use their front paws to take aw
15、ay the soilD. leave no marks while searching for food23. The underlined word “detest” in Paragraph 3 probably means .A. raise B. admire C. dislike D. harmBMobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas. But they also put a valuable educational tool in their hands.The Univers
16、ity of Illinois in the United States has a project called SAWBOScientific Animations Without Borders. It produces educational videos that can be downloaded to cell phones. The goal is to help people in developing countries improve their lives.One video shows farmers how to make a natural insecticide
17、 from neem seeds to prevent insect damage to crops. The process starts with sorting and drying the neem fruits. Then let the fruit dry in the sun for about three or four days, until they become brown. Using a mortar （碾槌） and stick, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits
18、 without breaking the seed inside.The videos use computer animation（动画）. Some of the animated characters are a little funny looking-like a farmer with a long nose. But the subjects are serious, including a health video on preventing cholera （霍乱）. Team member Francisco Seufferheld says the informatio
19、n in the videos is meant to be quickly understood. He says, “The information is digested in such a way that in two minutes, we can transmit a complex idea.”The researchers tested the seven-minute video on seven mobile, phones. They wanted to see if people would share the video using Bluetooth wirele
20、ss technology. With Bluetooth, files can be passed to a nearby phone even if neither phone is connected to the Internet. As a result, in one month, the video had spread to one hundred eighteen people in fifty different villages. “This is just incredible impact,” said Francisco Seufferheld.The team h
21、as made a few videos so far. These are available in a total of eighty languages, dialects and accents. Professor Barry Pittendrigh says there are plans for more videos later this year.24. What is the text mainly about?A. A best-selling mobile phoneB. A valuable educational project for farmersC. Unit
22、ed States support for developing countriesD. A new type of scientist -farmer relationship25. The SAWBO program is introduced in order to .A. raise farmers standard of living B. do some research on mobile phonesC. develop farmers practical skills D. help farmers prevent insect damage to corps26. The
23、biggest advantage of the program is that it .A. includes health video on preventing choleraB. can be passed to formers using Bluetooth technologyC. can be used to sort and dry the neem fruitsD. is easy for farmers to understand27. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “pou
24、nd” in the 3rd paragraph?A. moved B. beat C. picked D. cutCHow to sing like a superstar is a question people have been asking for ages. We naturally look up to the stars we want to sound like when were young and just experimenting with singing. But as we get older, we find that we have our own voice
25、.In my opinion, you can only be a superstar if you find your own voice. If you want to sound great and attract people, just get comfortable with your own voice. Do you think Bob Dylan has a great voice? Of course not, but people love his voice and his songs. One of the main reasons is that hes very
26、comfortable with himself and his own voice. So remember this when youre asking yourself how to sing like a superstar.I hate hearing many singers trying to imitate other singers! But it still happens all the time and yes, some of them do become famous by trying to sound like others. I just dont feel
27、like Im listening to real art when I hear these so-called stars trying to imitate someone else with their voice.Now one thing I like to do is to sing other peoples songs in my own voice. Yes, you can practice a great song by an artist you love while youre driving down the road, but practice it in yo
28、ur own voice not his or her voice. Turn down the volume a little and hear your own natural voice singing the song and giving it a new flavor!Thats exciting and youre being true to yourself. Were supposed to be artists and that means expressing ourselves in a unique way. So if youre asking how to sin
29、g like a superstar, remember to just use your own voice.28. The author uses Bob Dylan as an example in order to tell us .A. how to become a great singerB. that we should feel comfortable with our own voiceC. how to have a great voiceD. that a great voice helps to make a great singer29. What advice d
30、oes the author give on practicing singing?A. Never sing others songs. B. Practice singing in your car.C. Sing the song in your own style. D. Turn off the music while singing.30. What can we infer from the text?A. The author is a famous singer.B. Young people tend to imitate the stars they love.C. People love songs sung in a unique way.D. Its not real art to sing other peoples songs.31. The text tries to persuade us to .A. practice singing in the right way B. express ourselves by singingC. singing in our own voice D. enjoy singingD“Well, were in our new house. Lets get a n
