1. When can the woman get her car?

A. At noon. B. At about 2 pm. C. Late in the evening.

2. Where does this conversation most probably take place?

A. In a drugstore. B. In a lawyer’s office. C. In a doctor’s office.

3. What does Kate do?

A. She is a teacher. B. She is a writer. C. She is a doctor.

4. What will the girl do tonight?

A. She will stay at home alone.

B. She will go to ask Nancy for dinner.

C. She will have to stay at home with her brother.

5. What is the woman?

A. A librarian. B. A student. C. A teacher.

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5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和第7两个小题。

6. How many car salespersons were hired?

A. Ten. B. Eleven. C. Twenty-one.

7. What advantage does the woman have compared with the salesmen?

A. She is a woman. B. She is very friendly. C. She is ready to help others.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What does the woman want to do next year?

A. Work abroad. B. Make travels. C. Make more money.

9. What is the woman worried about?

A. She is unable to live in a family.

B. How to find a reputable agency.

C. Whether the family treats her well.

10. What suggestion does the man offer?

A. Get some money from parents.

B. Get a part-time job abroad.

C. Get information from an agency.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. What did the man put up on his wall yesterday?

A. The picture he drew.

B. The picture he took.

C. The picture his friend gave him.

12. What is probably the man?

A. A photographer. B. A model. C. A visitor.

13. How many cameras does the man have?

A. A dozen. B. More than two. C. Only two.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。

14. Why did the man buy the second-hand car for the woman?

A. He was short of money.

B. He wanted to save some money.

C. The new cars were not satisfying.

15. What’s the woman’s feeling if she drives an old car?

A. Ashamed. B. Angry. C. Happy.

16. What do the speakers decide to do at last?

A. To buy an expensive car immediately.

B. To sell the car to a friend.

C. To dress the car up.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What do you know from the talk?

A. People still prefer to live in the same place where they have always lived.

B. People nowadays don’t stay in the same place all their lives.

C. No people still live where they used to live.

18. How old is the man?

A. 70. B. 85. C. 100.

19. What is the secret of long life according to the man?

A. Laughing and taking exercise.

B. Moving from one place to another place.

C. Talking to people as often as possible.

20. How many times has the man been married?

A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40分）

（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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany．In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground．He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him．He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to the right and the other to the left．Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear．It told him to go to the right, and he did so．He ran on and soon came to a small hotel．He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men．That was the dream．

Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and, as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down．He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream．He remembered the dream and took the road to the right．He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe．His dream of twenty years before had saved his life．

21．The Black Forest is __________．

A．a place in Germany B．not a real place

C．invented by the writer D．a place in Britain

22．When he was walking in the forest, _______ ran after him．

A．two dogs B．two tigers C．two men D．two women

23．Finally he came to __________．

A．a forest B．another road C．another dream D．a small hotel

24．It was _________ that saved the man’s life 20 years later．

A．a voice B．the dream C．someone else D．God

B

The following are three ads．

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1．Age between 20 and 33

2．Height from 1．6m to 1．75m

3．Two foreign languages

4．College graduate

Apply to（申请）: China airlines, Beijing

Tel: 010-88488970

Driver Wanted

1．Clean driving license

2．Good-looking

3．Age over 25

Apply to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen

Tel: 0755-6561382



Teacher Needed

For private language school

Teaching experience necessary

Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian

Tel: 0411-4313861



25．If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as ______．

A．a driver B．an air hostess C．a teacher D．all of the above

26．You may call _______ when you wish to be a teacher．

A．0755-6561382 B．0411-4313861 C．010-88488970 D．A and B

27．Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese．Which job can be given to her?

A．Driving for Capes Taxi． B．Working for China Airlines．

C．Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd． D．None of the above．

28．What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxi?

A．Liking beer and wine． B．Breaking traffic rules．

C．being unable to speak a foreign language． D．not having college education．

C

Many American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their time in little wooden rooms when they were children. They got little school education. Washington and Lincoln, for example. hardly went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, shopkeeper and post officer in his early years.

A large number of US presidents once stayed in the army. The two best－known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower . Grant was a general (将军) in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero (英雄) in the Second World War. It happened that they came from the same school—West Point Military Academy (西点军校). One may be surprised to learn that neither of them did well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined (罚) because he broke the rules of the school.

The jobs of US presidents are tiring (疲劳的) . He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit president Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. It’s a tiring job.”

29．In the 19th century, many US presidents ______.

A．did not have much knowledge in their work

B．had been workers, shop－keepers and post officers in their early years

C．couldn’t get good school education when they were young

D．didn’t want to go to school when they were children

30．President Eisenhower became well－known _______.

A．during the American Civil War

B．while studying in West Point Academy

C．after he was made president of the US

D．during World War Ⅱ

31．In this passage, “keep an eye on” means _______.

A．to look with only one eye B．not to pay attention to

C．to watch carefully D．never to keep in mind

32．The main idea of the second paragragh (节) is _______.

A．many of the US presidents had been once in the army

B．only those who didn’t work hard at school but were good at fighting could be presidents

C．why Ulysses Grant and Dwight D．Eisenhower became well known was that they both

came from the famous school—West Point Military Academy

D．Eisenhower was President at the beginning of the Second World War

D

A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders (想知道): Can I communicate with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?

These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.

33. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that_______.

A. British people cannot understand him

B. American people cannot understand him

C. the grammar is too hard for him

D. the spelling is too hard for him

34. American English and British English are different in ________.A. spelling B. pronunciation C. grammar D. all of the above

35. What is not mentioned (提及) in the passage?

A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.

B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.

C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.

D. How important the differences are.

(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。

For many people, a special sale is just too attractive to walk away from. _______36 But with sales items, how can you be sure you’re really getting a good deal? If you understand some sales tricks, you will be able to make smart choices.

Some tricks have been used by shopkeepers for ages. ________37 For example, if an item is US$11.9 instead of US$12.00, you’ll feel like you’re spending less money.

Sellers sometimes reduce items by a certain amount. ________38 That means that even with the discount, you may pay more than the original price.

Shopkeepers clearly understand what makes you want to buy their products. But with a little preparation, you can avoid being cheated.

Tips for shoppers

Always compare prices before buying anything.

________39 The more focused you, the easier it is to make wise decisions.

Don’t shop when you are hungry. Studies show that you’ll usually buy more than you originally planned.

________40 First ask yourself: Do I have the money to buy it? Will I use it? If not, walk away, but if so, go for it! That way you’ll still feel good after you take your ite