2014.04.24

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分: 听力 (20小题, 每小题1.5分，共30分)

(共5小题，每小题1.5分,满分 7.5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. Where was the boy hiding?

A. Behind the door. B. Under the bed. C. In the closet.

2. What will the man do during winter break?

A. Go skiing.

B. Stay home with his dog.

C. Visit some overseas friends.

3. Where did the man get the vegetables?

A. From his school.

B. From the community garden.

C. From the grocery store.

4. What kind of food does the woman want the man to buy?

A. Junk food. B. Cheap food. C. Good quality food.

5. What size does the woman need?

A. Large. B. Medium. C. Small.

第二节 （共 15 小题，每题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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How does the woman’s family celebrate Christmas?

A. They eat turkey.

B. They go skating.

C. They hold a great party.

7. Who might the man be?

A. A waiter. B. An actor. C. A reporter.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When does the man want to go to Mexico?

A. In January. B. In February. C. In August.

9. What can the speakers find in Mexico during the winter?

A. Snow. B. Very hot water. C. Whales.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the woman read the book so quickly?

A. The story is too exciting.

B. She just wants to get it over with.

C. She has to return it very soon.

11. How many days are there before Saturday?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

12. What will the woman do for the rest of the week?

A. Read another book.

B. Read the book again.

C. Write a book review.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does the man dream about going?

A. To a desert.

B. To a big city.

C. To a quiet island.

14. How long would the man like to be away?

A. For around half a year.

B. For at least a whole year.

C. For about six years.

15. What did the young guy in the story do for work?

A. He was a travel agent.

B. He was a fisherman.

C. He ran his own Internet business.

16. What does the woman think about the young guy’s story?

A. She is impressed.

B. She isn’t interested at all.

C. She will do the same thing.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long did it take to build the Golden Gate Bridge?

A. Three years. B. Four years. C. Seven years.

18. What must you bring with you if you decide to visit the Bridge?

A. A camera. B. A bike. C. A jacket.

19. How many bridges are longer than the Bridge?

A. Four. B. Eight. C. Twelve.

20. What is true about the Bridge according to the speaker?

A. It’s not worth visiting now.

B. It’s still a famous attraction in the world.

C. It’s the oldest bridge of its kind in the world.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节(共15小题，每题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，并在答题卡上把该选项涂黑。

A

　 I thought of her several times over the years. All of my children now have families of their own, and Dick passed away a few years ago. Basically, a lifetime has passed. Then one day, near my 80th birthday, I received a phone call “Hi Natalie, it’s Rose,” the voice on the other end said, “ I don’t know if you remember me, but we used to be best friends in Jamaica Plain when we were kids.”

　　We have spent hours on the phone catching up. Even after 52 years of separation our personalities and interests are still extremely similar. We both share a passion for several hobbies that we each picked up independently several years after we lost touch with one another. It almost feels like we are picking up right where we left off.

Her husband died a few years ago as well, but she mailed me several photographs of her family that were taken over the years. It’s so crazy, just looking at the photos and listening to her description of her family reminds me of my own: a reasonably large, healthy family. Part of me feels like we led fairly similar lives.

I don’t think the similarities between our two lives are a coincidence either. I think it shows that we didn’t just call each other best friend; we truly were best friends and even now we can be best friends again. Real friends have two things in common: a compatible(相容的)personality and a strong-willed character. The compatible personality is what starts the connection between two people. A strong-willed character at both ends is what maintains the connection. If those two ingredients are present in a friendship, the friendship is for real, It can pass the tests of time and long distance between one another and will never disappear

21. From the passage we may know that the author .

A. lived next door to Rose in her childhood

B.was Rose’s maid of honor when she was married

C.lost touch of Rose since she moved to Alaska

D. missed her friend although they lost contact

22. After 52 years of separation, they .

A.had a lot to talk on the phone

B. sent each other photographs of their family

C.they lived the same life

D. developed different personalities and hobbies

23. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refers to .

A. Rose’s description

B. coincidence

C. best friend

D. the similarities between our two lives

24. The author thinks that .

A. the similarities between their lives are coincident

B. although they’re not best friends, they have much in commom.

C. they both have a compatible personality and a strong-willed character

D. only those who have similar characters can be real friends

B

Over the last six years I have learned what patience is. Growing up I did not have this virtue（优点）and it is a very important virtue to have. Now I can see that if you are patient you will almost always get what you want if you are supposed to have it. I gained patience when I lost my freedom. I knew that I would eventually get it back in time.

I was locked up in prison for a period of six years because at 19 years old I was playing with a handgun and I accidentally shot and killed my friend. The first couple of years was the hardest.I was always stressed out about everything.Time was dragging by because I was always paying attention to it.While I was locked up，Tom who I talked to helped put this virtue in me.He told me that it was possible that he would never make it home but that being patient and believing that one day he would was what had made him feel better.After a while I realized why he said a lot of things to me.Once I stopped paying attention to the days and just kept in mind that I would get freedom，it seemed that my time passed quickly.

Now I am home and can see that patience paid off for me. I now use this virtue in my daily activities. I know that sometimes life gets hard and that it will pay in the end to stay patient and not to get discouraged. So if you are having a hard time in life，be patient and it will eventually work out one way or another.

25．We can learn from the passage that the writer ______.

A．got patience in prison

B．always wants to know what patience is

C．began to teach others how to be patient

D．is a successful man now through failure

26．The writer was put in prison because he ______.

A．sold handguns

B．stole a handgun

C．played handguns with friends

D．killed his friend accidentally with a handgun

27．During the first few years when he was in prison the writer ______.

A．made a couple of good friends

B．thought time passed too slowly

C．felt his life was full of unexpected things

D．was very nervous and frightened

28．In the writer's opinion people will get a good result at last if they ______.

A．try their best to help others

B．turn to others for help

C．keep patient and don't lose heart

D．set different goals and keep them up

C

Pigs are always considered dirty animals because they roll in mud．But in fact they prefer being quite clean．They cover themselves with mud to help stay cool．During cooler weather, they prefer to stay clean．So do elephants, who also cover themselves in dust or mud to keep cool．When they find a place with clean water they will take a bath，using their long noses to give themselves—or each other—a nice shower

Some animals use dust to get clean．Chinchillas (南美洲栗鼠) have very fine fur． They don’t like to take water baths because water is not warm enough for them．So, instead, they roll around in fine dust．The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry．This protects them from disease

Usually, a small bird is a light meal for a crocodile．But when a crocodile wants its teeth cleaned．it lies on the ground with its mouth open．The crocodile bird goes in and picks out any parasites(寄生虫)between the crocodile’s teeth or under its tongue．The crocodile gets its mouth cleaned，and the crocodile bird gets dinner．

You wouldn’t think fish would need baths．But some undersea parasites live under the fish’s skin．“Cleaner” fish，like the wrasse(隆头鱼)，help take them away．The wrasse stands on its head and dances to signal a big fish that it is ready to go into the cleaning business．The big fish will stop moving and open its mouth wide so the wrasse can swim inside and pick out parasites and bits of food．

29．The passage is mainly about how animals __________．

A．stay clean B．help each other C．get their food D．take baths

30．What can we learn from the first paragraph about pigs?

A．They can help each other take baths．

B．They are dirtier during cooler weather．

C．They prefer taking baths to rolling in mud．

D．They like to stay cool and clean．

31．Chinchillas use dust to get clean for the following reasons EXCEPT that ________．

A. dust can dry their fur and skin B．They are not good at swimming

C．Water is too cold for them D．Dust is good for their health

32．From Paragraphs 3 and 4，we can know that __________．

A．Some animals can get clean from others’ help

B．Most animals are friendly to each other

C．Small animals couldn’t get food from big ones

D．All of the animals prefer to stay clean

D

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