本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分, 共150分。考试时间l20分钟。

第Ⅰ卷 选择题

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节 （共5小题；每小题l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. Why did the man’s family go to Australia during Christmas?

A. To go sightseeing. B. To visit his uncle. C. To visit his grandparents.

2. How much will the woman probably pay for the rent?

A.＄200. B.＄400. C.＄100.

3. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Couple. B. Workmates. C. Neighbors.

4. Why would Lily come home late?

A. She attended a party. B. She studied at her classmate’s house.

C. She did some cleaning at school.

5. How did the man arrive at last?

A. By bike. B. By taxi. C. By subway.

第二节 （共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独自。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独自读两遍。

请听第6段材料，回答6、7题。

6. Who can get the tickets?

A. The man. B. The woman. C. The man’s brother.

7. When will the two speakers meet?

A. At 5:50. B. At 6:10. C. At 6:30.

请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

8. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. At the airport. C. In a company.

9. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Colleagues. B. Schoolmates. C. Business partners.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12 题。

10. What’s the weather like today?

A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.

11. What does the woman usually do when she is bored?

A. She watches TV. B. She has a big meal. C. She goes out for fun.

12. Why was the man unhappy yesterday?

A. He didn’t sleep well. B. He lost his meal tickets. C. He wasted so much time.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the Browns think of their trip to Venezuela?

A. Excellent. B. Tiring. C. Boring.

14. What do we know about the hotels in Venezuela?

A. The food there is terrible.

B. The people there are helpful.

C. They are great but expensive.

15. What problem do the Browns probably have in Venezuela?

A. The climate. B. The language. C. The transportation.

16. Which of the following is not worth buying in Venezuela?

A. Gold. B. Jewelry. C. Clothes.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does Tom like?

A. Reading. B. Swimming. C. Walking his dog.

18. How old is Tom?

A. 11. B. 12. C. 13.

19. What do we know about Tom?

A. He is a good student. B. He is bad at math. C. He doesn’t like his teachers.

20. What does the speaker mainly tell us?

A. Children should have their own hobbies.

B. Children experience stress from their parents.

C. Children should spend more time with their parents.

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，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading. It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.

Many countries celebrated World Reading Day. Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy book of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore. It has been done every year since 1998. World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March. Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only. The goal is so well set in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading. Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year.

World Reading Day is also celebrated in China. Chinese former premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy. On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading. Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading.”

Reading can benefit people a lot. Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.

“Reading makes a full man.” (Bacon, 1597) Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.

21. Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?

A. It was set up to encourage people to learn English.

B. China also celebrates it on 4th March every year.

C. It is also the same day as some great writers were born or dead.

D. Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it.

22. An avid reader is a person who________.

A. loves reading B. never reads C. does little reading D. hates reading

23. According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT________.

A. learn a foreign language better B. know more about culture

C. improve their memory greatly D. know more about the outside world

24. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. World Reading Day in the UK. B. Reading makes a full man.

C. World Reading Day in China. D. World Reading Day and Reading.

B

Betty and Harold have been married for years. But one thing still puzzles old Harold. How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa, talking, go out to a ballgame, come back three and a half hours later, and they’re still sitting on the sofa? Talking?

What in the world, Harold wonders, do they have to talk about?

Betty shrugs, Talk? We’re friends.

Researching this result called friendship, psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men. No matter what their age, their job, their sex, the results were completely clear: women have more friendships than men, and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable”.

More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed would not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman. Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend, and almost always it was a woman. More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend, most trusted person, or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress（感情危机）. “Most women,” says Rubin, “identified at least one, usually more, trusted friends to whom they could turn in a trouble moment, and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”

“In general,” writes Rubin in her new book, “women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support, but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part, Rubin says, interactions（交往）between men are emotionally controlled—a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior”.

“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,” Rubin writes, “the two share little about their innermost feelings. However, a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage; it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on a sofa.”

25. What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that __________.

A. he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband

B. women have so much to share

C. women show little interest in ballgames

D. he finds his wife difficult to talk to

26. Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn

to __________.

A. a male friend B. a female friend C. her parents D. her husband

27. According to the text, which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?

A. Ending his marriage without good reason.

B. Spending too much time with his friends.

C. Complaining about his marriage trouble.

D. Going out to ballgames too often.

28. Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?

A. Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves.

B. Women are more serious than men about marriage.

C. Men often take sudden action to end their marriage.

D. Women depend on others in making decisions.

C

A Guide to the University

Food

The TWU Cafeteria is open 7a.m. to 8p.m.. It serves snacks, drinks, ice cream bars and meals. You can pay with cash or your ID cards. You can add meal money to your ID cards at the Front Desk. Even if you do not buy your food in the cafeteria, you can use the tables to eat your lunch, to have meetings and to study.

If you are on campus in the evening or late at night, you can buy snacks, fast food, and drinks in the Lower Café located in the bottom level of the Douglas Centre. This area is often used for entertainment such as concerts, games or TV watching.

Relaxation

The Globe, located in the bottom level of McMillan Hall, is available for relaxing, studying, cooking, and eating. Monthly activities are held here for all international students. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., closed on Sundays.

Health

Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Centre is committed to(致力于) physical, emotional and social health. A doctor and nurse is available if you have health questions or need immediate medical help or personal advice. The cost of this is included in your medical insurance. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 to 4:30 p.