第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19. 15????????? B. ￡9. 15??????????? C. ￡19. 18

1. How much will the woman pay if she buys two skirts?

A. $18????????????????? B. $19???????????? C. $20

2. What will the speakers discuss?

A. A report??????????? B. A computer?????? C. A report on computer

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A child????????????? B. A room???????????? C. A present

4. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. The woman does not get along well with the man.

B. The woman does not get along well with her roommate.

C. The man will talk with the woman’s roommate.

5. Where are the two speakers now?

A. On the first floor

B. On the fourth floor

C. On the fifth floor

第二节(共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What was the woman doing before she went

A. Typing a report

B. Rewriting a report

C. Reviewing a report

7. Where did the woman have her dinner?

A. In a restaurant?? B. In her office????? C. At home

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. Why does the man feel surprised?

A. The woman has found a new job.

B. The woman doesn’t feel like leaving.

C. The woman disagrees with him.

9. What does the woman say about her department?

A. There is a lack of trust.

B. There are serious problems.

C. There is too much pressure.

听下面一段对话，回答第10和第12三个小题。

10. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Popular sports events.

B. TV programs people like best.

C. Things people do after work.

11. How did the woman do the research?

A. She talked to people.

B. She sent letters to people

C. She collected information from newspapers

12. What do most people do in their spare time?

A. Go to movies???? B. Read books?????? C. Watch TV

听下面一段对话，回答第13和第16四个小题。

13. Where does this conversation take place?

A. At the airport???? B. In a restaurant?? C. On the street

14. Why does the woman like San Francisco?

A. It has less traffic

B. It has the best food and music

C. People there are friendlier

15. Where does the woman come from?

A. Pennsylvania???? B. San Francisco??? C. China

16. What does the woman think of the man’s English?

A. Excellent?????????? B. Acceptable??????? C. Strange

听下面一段对话，回答第17和第20四个小题。

17. How many people are in the woman’s family?

A. Three?????????????? B. Four???????????????? C. Five

18. What did the children think about having dinner together at home?

A. They thought it was funny

B. They disliked the idea at first

C. They preferred eating with friends

19. How often did the family finally decide to have meals together?

A. Every Sunday??? B. Twice a week??? C. Three times a week.

20. Who finally set the time for these family dinners?

A. The children????? B. The father???????? C. The woman speaker

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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(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Parents are a child’s first teachers．But some parents never learned from good examples．In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents．

The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week．The class is called Mommy and Me．Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother．She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season．

She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby．The mother said that would only make the child needy and overly demanding．Delores Clemens says, “that's not true．You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason．If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying．Pick your baby up．Cuddle your baby．Hug him! And she started to do that．They just want a little cuddling and a little love．And it works!”

Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered．Around three hundred fifty teenage mothers graduate from Covenant House's Mommy and Me class every year．

In class, with her baby son is Natasha．She lived on the streets．She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House．As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in seeking a more secure life．

The World Health Organization says the United States has forty-one births for every one thousand girls age fifteen to nineteen．That is higher than other developed countries, as well as some developing ones．By comparison, northern neighbor Canada has fourteen births and southern neighbor Mexico has eighty-two．

21．What is the text mainly about?

A．Parents who are a child’s first teachers．

B．A class where teens learn mothering and are mothered．

C．A nonprofit agency that offers a more secure life．

D．A kind teacher who help homeless young mothers．

22．Covenant Houses’ Mommy and Me class is intended to _____．

A．help homeless young mothers become good parents

B．provide homeless young mothers with a warm shelter

C．help mothers in New York be good parents

D．teach some parents how to love their children

23．What can we know about Delores Clemens from the text?

A．She has a mother of five and a grandmother．

B．She thinks a crying baby should be picked up and hugged．

C．She teaches advanced skills on how to be good mothers．

D．She is very glad for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House．

24．According to the World Health Organization, which country has the highest births for girls age fifteen to nineteen?

A．Canada B．the United States of America

C．Mexico D．Britain

B

Who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

Jane Addams(1860~1935)

Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She created shelters, education opportunities and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Noble Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907~1964)

Rachel Carson was born in the rural river town of Springdale, Pennsylvania in America. The popular book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson in 1962 made people realize the dangers and the harmful effects of pollution on humans and on the world’s lake and oceans.

Angela Merkel(1954~)

In 2005, German chose Angela Merkel as their first woman head of the country. She had been a scientist in the past. As Germany ’leader, she has had an effect on the whole world.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930~)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work because she was a woman. However, she became the first woman to join the US Supreme Court in 1981 after years of hard work.

Margaret Thatcher(1925~)

In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. She served until 1990, which made her the first Britain leader to serve three terms in a row. Because of her high standards and strong will, people called her Britain’s Iron Lady.

Marie Curie(1867~1934)

Polish-born scientist Marie Curie discovered that some types of metal give off energy called radiation. Her research led to new medical treatments and arms. She received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and in Chemistry in 1911.

25. Who once won the Nobel Prize?

A. Jane Addams and Marie Curie.

B. Jane Addams and Margaret Thatcher.

C. Marie Curie and Angela Merkel.

D. Marie Curie and Rachel Carson.

26.We can infer from the passage that Rachel Carson worked to ______.

A. help the poor

B. spread geographic knowledge

C. protect the environment

D. protect the rights of women

27. What do Angela Merkel and Margaret Thatcher have in common?

A. Both of them were scientists before coming to power.

B. Both of them are the first woman head of their country.

C. Both of them are famous for being strict.

D. Both of them have worked for three terms.

28. Who once failed to find a job?

A. Jane Addams B. Sandra Day O’Connor

C. Rachel Carson D. Margaret Thatcher

C

In Europe, many people make friends between their countries through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister city relationship.

The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away.

Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in their twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany.

Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town.

Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin town in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan country!

Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skills, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations.

29. Twin towns develop __________.

A. between European countries and China

B. in the English-speaking countries only

C. in the same country

D. between different countries

30. One of the advantages of town twinning is__________.

A. to earn more money

B. to set up schools

C. to improve students’ language skills

D. to develop industry and agriculture

31. Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Town Twinning

B. Friendly Town

C. Exchange Teachers and Students

D. Peace and Understanding

D

A new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptops(笔记本电脑)．

Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility(清晰度)．But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.

Researchers perform