1. What will the man probably do?

A. Have dinner. B. Clean the table. C. Read the notebook.

2. How many times has the woman been to the United Kingdom?

A. Four times. B. Three times. C. Twice.

3. What does the woman suggest?

A. Visiting the hotel. B. Making a call in the hotel. C. Giving the hotel a call.

4. Where are the speakers?

A. In a garden. B. In a flower shop. C. At school.

5. When does the store close?

A. At 7:00. B. At 6:55. C. At 7:30.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分；满分22.5分）

听第6段材料；回答第6至7题。

6. Why does the woman think of a car first?

A. Because it is convenient. B. Because she likes cars more.

C. Because driving an car is exciting.

7. When did the woman start driving?

A. At the age of 30. B. At the age of 16. C. At the age of 13.

听第7段材料，回答8至9小题。

8. What does the father want to do at first?

A. Read the children’s books for the girl. B. Bring something to eat for the girl.

C. Finish reading the newspaper.

9. What’s the teacher’s requirement?

A. The girl should check out books from the library.

B. The girl’s father should read books to her every night.

C. The girl should read at least ten books a night.

听第8段材料，回答10至12小题。

10. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. Computer changes in the future. B. People’s imagination of the computers.

C. Possible changes in the next 50 years.

11. What will be the greatest change according to the man?

A. The differences between humans and machines.

B. The differences between computers and human brains.

C. The differences between humans.

12. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman imagines the computer can recognize one’s feelings.

B. The man imagines humans can come to life after they die.

C. The man imagines humans will appear to be alive long after they die.

听第9段材料，回答13至16小题。

13. How did the students save their classmate?

A. By sending her to hospital. B. By sending a message on the Internet.

C. By asking for help from a foreign doctor.

14. What was the matter with the gift?

A. She had a terrible fever. B. She had a terrible cold.

C. She suffered from chemical poisoning.

15. Who saved the girl’s 1ife at last?

A. A doctor in London. B. A11 her classmates. C. Her mother.

16. Who told the news to the girl’s classmates?

A. The girl’s mother. B. The girl’s doctor. C. The gift’s father.

听第10段材料，回答17至20小题。

17. Where does the speaker want to live in the future?

A. In the coastal parts of Africa. B. In the modem cities of Europe.

C. In the coastal pars of Asia.

18. How many people are there in the speaker’s family?

A. Four. B. Five. C. Six.

19. Where will the speaker and her husband probably work?

A. In a Poverty Fund Administration. B. In a local school. C. On a farm.

20. What kind of life does the writer want to live?

A. A rich and comfortable life. B. A happy and adventurous life.

C. A happy and simple life.

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A great French writer said that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. To this effect, he tells a simple story.

An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried hard to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant, almost tired out, was still bravely doing her best when a bird saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade(叶片) of grass, which supported her like a boat, and thus she reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass she heard a man coming near. He was walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. As he saw the bird he wished to kill her, and he would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just before he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the bird immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

21. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, therefore we should .

A. not help others B. help those who may be helpful to us

C. get as much help as possible D. help others as much as we can

22. The ant finally got on the bank .

A. when the water pushed her B. with the help of a piece of wood

C. with the help of a blade of grass D. when the bird reached out a leg for her

23. The French writer tells the story in order to show .

A. how an ant saved a bird B. how brave the ant is

C. how clever the bird is D. even the small can help the great

B

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Read the following advertisement and answer the questions below according to the table

SECRETARY TV

Major network looking for secretary / gal / guy. Friday to work on various temporary assignments. Work 1,2,3,4, or 5 days a week. Mr. Newcomb 889-0030

SECRETARY—QUEENS

Good skills, General insurance agency. Richmond Hill area. 849—8760



SECRETARY. P/T.

Steno, type, hrs, Mon. —Fri. ,10—1 and / or Mon. Wed. & Fri. 2:30—7:00. Tuse. : 2:30—5:00 Midtown.

SECRETARY

Small midtown law firm. Excel skills, no legal exp req’d. 755—2040



office. 355—5743 after 7 p.m.

SECRETARY. Fastmoving ad agency needs bright, energetic, good typist for various responsibilities. 684—2500



(p / t—part time; stenographer速记员; exp=experienced; req’d—required)

24. If you want to get a position of a secretary as a part-time job, please dial the number .

A. 355—5743 B. 849—8760 C. 755—2040 D. 684—2500

25. If you want to get a job as a secretary in the small midtown law firm, .

A. you must have very good skills and 1egal experiences

B. it is necessary for you to have 1egal experiences

C. you must have very good skills, but you don’t have to be experienced in law

D. you must have excellent skills or good experience in law

26. Which of the following is not mentioned in the above advertisement?

A. Good skills. B. Legal experiences.

C. Wages. D. Experience in law.

C

Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sportsmen and women? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out with friends and other interests have to take a second place. It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing. Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development—sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. —can all be very expensive. Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person. It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.

27. This article is most probably taken from .

A. a 1etter B. an advertisement

C. a personal diary D. a newspaper article

28. According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in sport .

A. feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sportsmen or women training

B. try to get financial support from the government for their children’s training

C. have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods

D. prefer their children to be trained as young as possible

29. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. By starting young, you won’t have much time for your school work.

B. Early training may damage you muscles.

C. Most children may become professional sports men after a long period of training.

D. It’s very expensive for parents to support their child’s development in sports.

30. The phrase “to take a second place” means .

A. to repeat the activities some other day

B. to become less important

C. all things considered, they are of inferior(差的)quality

D. to happen again

D

Over 70 percent of the “double single-child couples” in China need help from their parents in taking care of their own kids, according to a recent survey.

‘‘Women of China’’ magazine and a consulting company carried out a survey recently on young couples of the “single-child’’ generation, the Morning Post reports. The couples surveyed were around 29 and have been married for three years on average, with university education and monthly income of 4,000 yuan($531). Among them, 43.5 percent have kids.

Results show that 71.9 percent of the young couples have help from their parents in taking care of their kids.

Grown up as the “single-child”, the only child in a family since the family planning policy was adopted in 1979, this generation depends much on their parents.

The parents of the “single—child” generation focused more on their children’s physical well-being rather than their attitudes and values, according to some psychologists.

The research also found that the “double single-child couples” follow a rather traditional value system.

Survey shows that 27.5 percent of them got married after dating for one to two years, 25.2 percent two to five years, and 20 percent didn’t tie the knot until dating for five years. Also, 30 percent of the couples were scho