I. 听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项

Where are the two speakers most probably?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a museum. C. In a photo shop.

How long had the man been driving when he got a license?

A. For two years. B. For three years. C. For six years.

What is the woman probably doing?

A. Cooking. B. Painting a picture. C. Surfing the Internet.

What does the man like to collect the most?

A. Coins. B. Stamps. C. Paintings.

What will the man do next?

A. Try to finish the work. B. Fly a kite. C. Visit a museum.

第二节（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项

请听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6. What did the man do last weekend?

A. He stayed at home. B. He visited a friend.

C. He went to a dance party.

7. Where is the man`s new friend now?

A. In Paris. B. In New York. C. In London.

请听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8. When will the woman probably go to see the movie?

A. On the 10th. B. On the 11th. C. On the 12th.

9. Where will the woman probably sit in the cinema?

A. In the front. B. In the middle. C. At the back.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. For whom was the party held last night?

A. The woman`s aunt. B. The woman`s sister.

C. The woman`s brother.

11. What does the man think is difficult to do?

A. Sleep during the day. B. Work well under stress.

C. Organize a birthday party.

12. What is the man going to do?

A. Type a history paper. B. Go home to sleep. C. Go to the supermarket.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What did the man buy?

A. A new modern apartment out of town. B. An old-style apartment downtown.

C. A modern apartment downtown.

14. Why did the man buy the apartment?

A. He liked its size. B. It was a bargain. C. It is near to his workplace.

15. Which of the following does the man`s wife dislike about the apartment?

A. Its size. B. Its style. C. Its location.

16. Who is the man most probably?

A. The woman`s uncle. B. The woman`s colleague. C. The woman`s son.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When did Joe have to start working?

A. In 1948. B. In 1971. C. In 1979.

18. What was Joe Jones`s dream?

A. Joining the army. B. Going back to school. C. Setting up a college.

19. What did Joe study in the University of Pennsylvania?

A. Math. B. Engineering. C. Computers.

20. How old was Joe Jones when he completed the work on his second degree?

A. 48. B.55. C.65.

II. 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。

A

Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day

Gift No．1

Offer to be your mother's health friend．Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up．Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit．The best part ? This one is free．

Gift No．2

Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information．Put them all in one place．Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them．"Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr．Marie Savard said．

Gift No．3

Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions．"Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said．"We know that good sleep is very important to our health．"

Gift No．4

Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity （慈善机构）. Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things ,many of which are "green" and then choose a meaningful charity from a list．When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity．

21．What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits?

A．Take notes． B．Be with her．

C．Buy medicine． D．Give her gifts．

22．Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep?

A．In Gift No．1． B．In Gift No．2．

C．In Gift No．3． D．In Gift No．4．

23．Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to .

A．enjoy good sleep B．be well-organized

C．bet extra support D．give others help

B

Volunteer work plays an important role in America’s high school education. A certain number of volunteer hours are a must for high schoolers. Great numbers of high school students are engaged in volunteer work for the purpose of having a promising future.

Volunteer work is a critical part of college applications.

In America, the perfect score is not the only factor to be considered in college admission which becomes more and more competitive. High school students are finding that whether they have impressive volunteer experience or not tends to be a key factor. Princeton University once enrolled a girl who successfully sold a large quantity of girl scout cookies (女童子军饼干). Instead of selling cookies in front of supermarkets or from door by door, the girl walked into a big company and asked to see the CEO. Beginning from the good taste of her cookies, she explained how the money would be used to help poor children and how the company would benefit if he bought her cookies. At last, her courage and wisdom impressed both the CEO and Princeton University.

Volunteering is a great preparation for future careers

Rather than picking a volunteer job randomly (随意的), some high school students choose activities based on potential careers or majors. Kymberly Bays is a high school graduate. Five days after she had received her high school diploma (毕业证书), she embarked on a journey to Africa for six weeks to be a volunteer teacher at a poor school. She also raised $1,000 through a part-time job to buy textbooks for the school. Since Kymberly wants to be a foreign news correspondent, she said the trip to Africa would help her learn more about adapting to foreign places and see how others live.

24. The underlined word “enrolled” in the passage most probably means _______.

A. achieved B. admitted C. accepted D. dealt with

25. A great quantity of high school students who are engaged in volunteer work aims to _______.

A. have more work experience. B. earn more money.

C. have a promising future. D. learn about the society.

26. To support her idea, the author develops the passage mainly by ______.

A. listing reasons. B. using quotations.

C. making comparisons. D. giving examples.

27. What does Kymberly Bays want to be in the future?

A. a teacher B. a businessman C. a reporter D. a statesman

C

Below is a selection from a popular science book.

If blood is red, why are veins（静脉） blue?

Actually, veins are not blue at all. They are more of a clear, yellowish color. Although blood looks red when it’s outside the body, when it’s sitting in the vein near the surface of the skin, it’s more of a dark reddish purple color. At the right depth, these blood-filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin, making them look blue by comparison.

Which works harder, you heart or your brain?

That kind of depends on whether you’re busy thinking or busy exercising. Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise, and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker. But in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when you’re sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.

Why do teeth fall out, and why don’t they grow back in grown-ups?

Baby (or “milk”) teeth do not last long; they fall out to make bigger room for bigger, stronger adult teeth later on. Adult teeth fall our when they become damaged, decayed and infected by bacteria. Once this second set of teeth has grown in, you’re done. When they’re gone, they are gone. This is because nature figures you’re set for life, and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.

Do old people shrink(收缩 ) as they age?

Yes and no. Many people do get shorter as they age. But, when they do, it isn’t because they’re shrinking all over. They lose height as their spine（脊柱） becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effect of gravity(重力). Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older. Men lose and average of 3-4 cm in height as they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more. If you live to be 200 years old, would you keep shrinking till you were, like 60 cm tall, like a little boy again? No, because old people don’t really shrink! It is not that they are growing backwards ----- their legs, arms and backbones getting shorter. When they do get shorter, it’s because the spine has shortened a little. Or, more often, become more bent and curved.

Why does spinning make you dizzy（眩晕的）?

Because your brain gets confused between what you’re seeing and what you’re feeling. The brain senses that you’re spinning using special gravity-and-motion-sensing organs in your inner ear, which work together with your eyes to keep your vision balance stable. But when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control, and your brain thinks you’re moving while you’re not.

Where do feelings and emotions come from?

Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system. All mammals have this brain area ----- from mice to dogs, cats, and humans. So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure. But since human feelings also involve other, newer bits of the brain, we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on this planet.

If exercise wears you out, how can it be good for you?

Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them. And as far as your body is concerned, it’s “use it, or lose it”! It’s not that exercise makes you healthy, it’s more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.

28. What is the color of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin?

A. Blue B. Light yellow