1、每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What will the woman probably do?A. Clean the house. B. Cut the grass. C. Wash the cars.2.Where is the man?A. On a bus. B. In a taxi. C. On the subway.3.What food would the boy like to eat now?A. Cake. B. Eggs. C. Beef.4.Wh
2、en should the woman feed her cat?A. When the cat wakes up. B. After the cat plays for an hour. C. Before she goes to sleep.5.How long have the people been waiting in the cold?A. All morning. B. All night. C. One day.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。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
3、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 Tom doing?A. Organizing his equipment. B. Fishing with his family. C. Playing on the riverside.7.Who made Tom become interested in fishing?A. His best friend. B. His brother. C. His father.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What is the probable relationship between the
4、 speakers?A. Employer and employee. B. Husband and wife. C. Neighbors.9.Why does the man feel nervous?A. He wants to breathe in some fresh air.B. He has heard his neighbors phone.C. Hes been waiting so long for a phone.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10.Where does the conversation take place?A. In an office. B. In
5、 a restaurant. C. In a hotel.11.What kind of steak will the man have?A. Rare. B. Well-done. C. Medium.12.What does the man start his meal with?A. A cream and onion soup. B. Some baked potatoes. C. An iced tea with a lemon.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13.What happened to the Cuyahoga River in 1969?A. It was clea
6、ned up. B. It was seriously polluted. C. It became the most outstanding river.14.How long did it take for the river to become clean?A. A few months. B. Several years. C. A few days.15.What can make the river clean according to the speaker?A. Hard work. B. Something imaginable. C. The control of usin
7、g your credit card.16.What shall we do when facing an impossible situation?A. Wait for something to change. B. Imagine something outstanding. C. Just be patient and do something.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17.How many books has Nicholas Sparks sold worldwide?A. Nearly 65 million. B. Nearly 75 million. C. Over
8、 97 million.18.What does the Nicholas Sparks Foundation do?A. It teaches students responsibility.B. It provides books to rural communities.C. It helps poor kids get an education.19.With whom did Sparks found the Epiphany School?A. His wife. B. His teacher. C. The community committee.20.What can we l
9、earn about Sparks?A. All his books have been made into movies. B. Education changed his life.C. He started a school in New York.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2分，满分30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。AListening to audio books（有声读物） is a really terrific way to enjoy all kinds of books during those
10、 times of the day when stopping to sit down and read a book is not an option. An audio book gives the listener hours and hours of entertainment or instruction, or sometimes both at the same time. They are great for people of all ages and make a long road trip a more interesting experience, instead o
11、f being boring and dull.The biggest benefit of an audio book is that it can be listened to anyplace and anytime. It is a favorite companion for people while they are traveling, commuting, exercising, shopping, working in the garden, or even dusting and vacuuming the house. Using headphones with your
12、 favorite audio book player allows you to listen to and absorb the information no matter what might be going on around you.Even when you are in a situation that is quiet and are able to enjoy a good audio book, there are still advantages of using your headphones. You can often improve your retention
13、（记忆力） and comprehension of the material when you use headphones because they help reduce distractions from other noises and help you focus better.There are a number of different audio books these days that people can choose from. There are audio books on CDs, on audio cassettes（盒式磁带） and also as MP3
14、s and any standard CD player, cassette recorder, or MP3 player that you might use to listen to music can function as an audio book player as well.No matter which kind of audio book you prefer to listen to, there is an ever-increasing variety of works that you can select from these days. Virtually an
15、y subject matter that is contained in printed books will have at least some audio version available as well. However, books on audio cassettes are starting to become rarer.21.Whats the biggest advantage of listening to audio books?A. Its convenient. B. It makes traveling full of fun.C. It allows peo
16、ple to listen with headphones. D. It helps people to get concentrated.22.We can infer from the last paragraph that_.A. its best to listen to audio books on audio cassettesB. its usually easy to get books on audio cassettesC. printed books are out-of-dateD. it is worthwhile to keep books on audio cas
17、settes23.What does the underlined word “Virtually” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Almost. B. Perhaps. C. Unfortunately. D. Regularly.B Lizzies diary from Antarctica （南极洲）Day 3: Tuesday December 2We planned to go to Rothera that morning. Wed be staying there for the next two weeks. Because An
18、tarctica is the windiest place on earth, sometimes you cant fly at all.We had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if wed be leaving that day. People have to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots wait for good weather.It turned clear at 9:30 and we took off at 10:30 on a little red plane c
19、alled a Dash-7. But even when we were in the air, there was still a chance we wouldnt be able to fly the whole day.Day 4: Wednesday December 3After waking up in the Antarctic for the first time today I can understand why everybody who comes here falls in love with the place. It is really beautiful.W
20、ere staying at Rothera Survey base with mountains of ice all around. It is about minus 20C today, which for me is very cold, but the regulars（常客） here are often seen walking around in T-shirts !Day 5: Thursday December 4I woke up to another beautiful sunny day here in the Antarctic. Im told its a bi
21、t colder today, about minus 50C , but its not very windy so it feels warmer. Those of us who are new to the base have to do a special training course before were allowed to go off base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill.Day 7: Saturday December 6Not a cloud in the sky and i
22、ts warm enough to sit outside （in a jacket）.The most amazing thing about this place is how the scenery （风景） changes every day.At first I thought I was going mad. Id step outside in the morning and think, “Im sure that big mountain of ice wasnt there yesterday.” Its because the sea ice is always movi
23、ngslowly thankfully !24.Lizzie sat outside wearing a jacket on_.A. Tuesday B. WednesdayC. Thursday D. Saturday25.What could stop Lizzie from leaving Stanley for Rothera?A. Strong winds. B. Thick clouds.C. Mountains of ice. D. Low temperatures.26.How did Lizzie feel during her stay in the Antarctic?A
24、. Afraid. B. Nervous.C. Amazed. D. Bored.27.Rothera was unforgettable to me because _.A. people walked around in T-shirts B. there was a special training courseC. the weather was sometimes warm D. the scenery changed every dayC I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between n
25、ations. When my three children were young, most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a battlefield.It got worse as they grew older. Three years ago, Zack, then 16, couldnt make it through a day without making his sisters, Alex 11 and Taryn 9, angry.My husband and I tried to be understandi
26、ng the boy at such an age. We reasoned, punished, and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family. His answer was “I say it because its true.”I even tried telling the girls to fight back. Bad idea. Now I had three children at war. Whatever I said to them, they paid no attenti
27、on. When there was no way out, I told everything to my sister in an e-mail. She replied, “Dont e-mail me. E-mail him.”Our son was online every day, mailing and talking with his friends. Maybe he would actually hear me this way. I didnt say anything different, but e-mail just took the tension（紧张） awa
28、y. Thered be no shouting or door banging. Zack wouldnt feel under attack.Zack didnt reply for days. When he finally did, his entire message was four small words. I smiled when I read them, “Youre right. Im sorry.”The children still fought, of course, but Zack changed. Best of all, I now have a bette
29、r way to talk with not one but three of them. I like it that they dont tune me out as much as they used to. They like not having to listen to me shouting to them. Or as Alex says, “Youre so much nicer online.”All I know is that the house is quiet. But were talking.28.What was the trouble before the
30、online talk in the family?A. The writer failed to understand her daughters.B. The children couldnt get along peacefully.C. The family found it difficult to keep the house clean.D. The parents were not willing to talk with their children.29.The writer once tried to deal with her sons problem by _.A. talking with him about her pain B. telling him about the truth of the familyC. telling her daughters to keep away from him D. encouraging her daughters to fight against him.30.The writer e-mailed her sister _.A. to tell her about the family problem B. hoping shed e-mail the boyC. ask
