第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面5段对话，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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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。

What does the man mean?

A.This place has been polluted. B. People here live unhappily.

C. The factories are in danger.

2. What did Mary do just now?

A. She studied at school. B. She talked with her brother. C. She visited her brother.

3. What does the man think of shopping online?

A. All goods are guaranteed(保证). B. It is convenient to pay. C. It’s a waste of time.

4. What makes Barbara worried?

A. The route to the party. B. The time of the party. C. The way to go home.

5. Why does Peter feel unhappy?

A. He quarreled with Jack.

B. He couldn’t surf the Internet. C. Jack refused to help him.

第二节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is Mary busy with?

A. Preparing for exams. B. Practising swimming. C. Losing weight.

7. Where is Tom going probably?

A. To the gym. B. To the classroom. C. To the dining hall.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What does the woman ask the man to do for her?

A. Write a poem. B. Translate a poem. C. Translate a story.

9. What do we know about the painting?

A. The painter is an American. B. It was bought in the street.

C. There is the painter’s name on it.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. When will Mr. Jackson come back to work?

A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday.

11. How will Mr. Chen go to New York?

A. By train. B. By plane. C. By car.

12. What will the woman probably do?

A. Email Mr. Jackson. B.Meet Mr. Chen. C. Inform the hotel.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where did the man find the driftwood?

A. In the sea. B. On the beach. C. On the island.

14. What is the driftwood like?

A. It’s smooth. B. It’s long. C. It’s small.

15.What did scientists use to find out where ocean water goes?

A. Some wood. B. Some maps. C. A lot of bottles.

16.What did the scientists do after entering the data into a computer?

A. Make a model. B. Make a map. C. Make a sculpture.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What percentage of drivers and passengers wear seat belts?

A. 50%. B. 40%. C. 15%.

18. What is the purpose of the study in the US?

A. To find out what kind of people wear seat belts.

B. To find out why people don’t wear seat belts.

C. To find out when people wear seat belts.

19. What can we learn about people who wear seat belts?

A. They have a good education. B. They never have accidents.

C. They are non-smokers.

20. In which country is there a law requiring use of safety belts?

A. The USA. B. Australia. C. Canada.

第二部分：阅读理解(第一节15小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节 阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.

21. When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _______.

A. at home B. sleeping C. sitting in bed D. both A and B

22. The author saved the baby _____.

A. because he was very brave.

B. because he liked the baby very much.

C. but he just happened to save it.

D. because it was the Mayor’s baby.

23. He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.

A. save the baby B. call for help

C. protect his face D. run quickly

(B)

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.

There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.

The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price.

The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady again told him the price.

The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.”

The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.

24. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)?

A. To show how rich the family were.

B. To show cheap clothes could be popular.

C. To show how hard the mother worked.

D. To show the children were well looked after.

25. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?

A. He had lost his money. B. His children were noisy.

C. The tickets were sold out. D. The tickets were too expensive.

26. Who did the $20 note belong to?

A. The poor man . B. The writer’s father.

C. The poor man’s wife. D. The ticket lady.

27. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?

A. He found the money he lost. B. He wanted others to help him.

C. He made his children unhappy. D. He was thankful for the kindness.

28. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?

A. The poor man saw the circus that night. B. The two families became close friends.

C. The writer’s father earned some money. D. The writer saw the circus that night.

(C)

There are many ways to find a job. It can be as easy as walking into a neighborhood store to look at its announcement board. Local stores often have areas where people can put small signs telling what kind of service they need or can provide. Such services include caring for children or cleaning houses.

Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.

Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.

Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute (降落伞)?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career (职业) since it was first published in nineteen seventy.

Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.

29. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Finding a job. B. College students’ part-time jobs.

C. Craigslist Web site. D. The relation between study and work.

30. By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.

A. sell your old things B. do some shopping online

C. create your own announcement board D. get useful information about 450 cities

31. “What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.

A. work on the airplane B. buy a parachute

C. publish a book D. find a suitable job

32. How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

(D)

In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses, etc. in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections(注射) so that they won’t carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of stores. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food.

When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them might be: Their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

33. The passage mainly talks about ______.

A. how to keep diseases from pets B. Canadians have pets as friends

C. how to take good care of pets D. life of the old in Canada

34. The word “bird feeder” in the second paragraph probably means ______.

A. a person who gives food to birds B. a container that has food for birds

C. something that catches birds D. an animal that eats birds

35. In?Canada, children?leave?their?parents?when?they grow up because ______.

?A. they don’t love their parents any more

B. they can only find jobs far from their parents

C. their parents’ houses are too small