.第Ⅰ卷

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）

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秒中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 will the woman probably buy for Mary’s birthday?

A. A schoolbag. B. A record. C. A theatre ticket.

2. How is the woman going to the airport?

A. By taxi. B. By train. C. By bus.

3. Why is the woman here?

A. On business. B. Visiting friends. C. Having a vacation.

4. What is “My Fair Lady”?

A. A newspaper. B. A TV program. C. A movie.

5. When will the man be able to visit Mr Black?

A. November 1st B. November 2nd C. November 3rd

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

听第7段材料，回答9、10题

What was the woman busy with?

She was busy getting ready for dinner.

She was busy sending her children to school.

She was busy working.

Where will the children stay after school?

At the sports club

At Paul’s home

In the kitchen

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

What sport is the man fond of?

A. Boxing B. Basketball C. Swimming

12. Which sport does golf belong to?

A. Team sports.

B. Individual sports.

C. Outdoor activities.

13. What can we infer from the conversation?

A. Both of them are sports fans.

B. Neither of them is a sports fan.

C. They often do physical exercise together.

听第9段材料，回答14至17题。

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

How long has it been snowing?

A. For 40 days B. For 14 days C. For 2 days

19. What do we know about the task of cleaning?

A. It is easy to carry out.

B. It is out of the question.

C. It is hard to perform.

20. Why do the workers in Memphis regard the snow in the train as a welcome gift?

A. Some children there have never seen snow before.

B. They have to do something with the snow.

C. They will send much snow to the children’s home.

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。

A

　 Why do men die earlier than women? The latest research makes it known that the reason could be that men’s hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.

　 The largest study of the effects of aging on the heart has found that women’s longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts do not lose their pumping power with age.

　　“We have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, David Goldspink of Liverpool John Moores University in the UK.

　　“Within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. Between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said Goldspink. “This is part of the aging process.”

　　What surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. A healthy 70-year-old woman’s heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old one’s.

　　“This gender difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said Goldspink. They studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease. “The team has yet to find why aging takes a greater loss on the male heart,” said Goldspink.

　　The good news is that men can improve the health of their heart with regular exercise. Goldspink stressed that women also need regular exercise to prevent their leg muscles becoming smaller and weaker as they age.

21. The underlined word “longevity” in the second paragraph probably refers to “________”.

　　A. health 　B. long life C. ageing D. effect

22. The text mainly talks about ________.

　　A. men’s heart cells 　B. women’s aging process、

　　C. the gender difference 　D. hearts and long life

23. According to the text, the UK scientists have known that ________.

　　A. women have more cells than men when they are born

　　B. women can replace the cells that enable the heart to beat

　　C. the female heart loses few of the cells with age

　　D. women never lose their pumping power with age

24. If you want to live longer, you should ________.

　　A. enable your heart to beat much faster 　B. find out the reason for aging

　　C. exercise regularly to keep your heart healthy 　D. prevent your cells from being lost

B

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　　Grades: 3-5? Ages: 8-10

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　　Grades: 7-9 Ages: 12-14

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25. If a ten-year-old boy wants himself to be admired because of his speech ability, he may buy _____

　　A. Word Power B. Word Smart Junior

　　C. Grammar Smart Junior 　D. Grammar Smart: An Audio Guide to Perfect Usage

26. By saying “You’ll finally know your grammar backwards and forwards”, the writer means “____

　　A. You will be clearly familiar with grammar

　　B. You will know the history of grammar

　　C. You will know the make-up of grammar

　　D. You will learn about the future of grammar

27. The four books are all about _______.

　　A. fiction and mysteries B. parenting and teaching　C. literature and arts D. language study

C

　A popular student in her small high school, Katie started college expecting to do well in her courses and be best friends with her roommates. But things didn’t turn out that way. Psych 101, the course she thought would be a first-semester favorite, turned out to be a struggle. And her roommates were as different from Katie as the student restaurant’s mystery meat was from her mom’s roasted pork.

　 Living away from home tends to be the toughest adjustment for first-year students. You may feel homesick in your first weeks or months. It can help to call, write, or email your parents and friends making them know how you’re doing. You can also talk with your roommates. As first-year students themselves, they’re probably experiencing many of the same fears and worries that you’re dealing with.

　　But what if you don’t get along well with your roommates?

　In some cases, it can be a good thing if you and your roommates aren’t much alike. Different views on things may be helpful, so respect your differences no matter what.

　 　If you and your roommates don’t get along well, it can help to find someone who you feel does understand you, which should be easy on a campus with so many people. Many schools have student organization nights where all of the campus clubs gather and promote their organizations, so you can meet people with the same interests there as you. You’ll also meet tons of people in class or in your dorm building.

　As homesickness, painful throats, sprained (扭伤的) ankles and wisdom teeth that act up are common among college students, you should check out your student guidebook or your school’s website to find out information about the university health center.

　If you think you cannot deal with your problems, make a stop at the school counseling (咨询)center. First-year troubles are something the counselors know well. You can get help there.

28. From Paragraph 1 we can infer that ____.

　　A. Katie had been worried about the changes before starting her college life

　　B. Katie felt satisfied when her college life started

　　C. Katie wasn’t used to the new environment in college at first

　　D. Katie has fallen behind in her study after the first semester in college

D

　　Shay asked, “Do you think they’ll let me play?” Shay’s father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son, mentally and physically disabled, were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence.

　　Shay’s father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play, not expecting much. The boy looked around and said, “We’re losing by six runs (分) and the game is in the eighth inning (局).I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the final inning.

　　Shay struggled over to the team’s bench and put on a team shirt with a broad smile and his father had a small tear in his eye and warmth in heart. The boys saw the father’s joy at his son being accepted.

　　In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay’s team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the final inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the field. Even though no hits came his way, he was ob