1．What is the man going to do before he goes to the shop?

A．Have class B．Borrow some books C．Go home

2．Why is Frank so sad about his future planning?

A．Because he wants to be a singer but he can not

B．Because he won’t be able to live in Milan

C．Because he is afraid that he can not pass the examination

3．What does the man suggest to the woman?

A．To buy a new car B．To save her money for a long time

C．To get a second-hand problem

4．What’s the woman’s problem?

A．She can’t drive herself B．She can’t decide how to go

C．She doesn’t like traveling by train

5．Why will the woman not go to the concert?

A．Because of some visitors’ arrival B．Because she is too busy

C．Because she hasn’t got a ticket for the concert

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6-8题。

6．Where does this conversation take place?

A．In a rest room B．At a weather station C．On the road

7．What was the woman trying to do?

A．Teach the man some knowledge about the weather

B．Ask the man to stop and have a rest

C．Persuade the man to turn around and return home

8．Why did the woman have so much knowledge about the weather?

A．She gained it from her early experience on a farm

B．She worked in a weather station

C．She learned a lot from her geography teacher

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9．what’s the girl going to work as?

A．A language assistant B．A shop assistant C．A post office

10．What was the girl familiar with when she was a middle school student?

A．Using tape recorders B．Using digital recorders C．Using cassette recorders

11．How long will the girl work each workday if she is hired?

A．Ten hours B．Two hours C．Four hours

听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。

12．Why does the man decide not to go downtown at first?

A．He can’t spare the time B．He thinks it is too far away

C．He has nothing to do downtown

13．What is Gilson’s?

A．A big supermarket B．A watch repair shop

C．A large parking lot

14．What do we know about the woman?

A．She is busy with her work B．She is leaving in several hours

C．She is going shopping downtown

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

15．What does the woman want to talk about with the man?

A．Going to a friend’s party B．Having a date with her

C．Postponing dinner with Phoebe

16．Why can’t the man do the thing as they planned?

A．He forgot it B．He didn’t want to offend Phoebe

C．He didn’t want to go

17．What can we learn from this conversation?

A．The man has canceled the dinner B．The man owes some money to the woman

C．The man will take Phoebe to the party

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18．What is the speaker?

A．An assistant to help organize the play B．The director of the school play

C．Chairman of the students’ union

19．What will the people be asked to do?

A．To act in the school play B．To help organize the school play

C．To direct the school play

20．What will the speaker do after the speech?

A．Answer the questions B．Set up the lights C．Watch their performance

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。

A

Apply for a Library Card

Any person who lives, works or attends school in New York State is qualified to receive a New York Public Library card free of charge.

Adults and teen users may either apply online or in person at any New York Public Library location. Applications for children ages 11 and under must be completed in person, and require the signature of a parent or guardian.

When you apply for a card online, you will receive a 7-digit temporary barcode(条形码). This allows you to set a PIN (personal Identification Number).

After you receive your permanent barcode, which is required to borrow materials, search library databases, or reserve a computer, you must validate(使……生效) your card.

Renew or Validate Your Card

All adults, teen and child library cards for cardholders in New York City and areas of New York State outside of New York City expire(期满) and must be renewed every three years. New library card applicants who applied for a card online must validate their card before full cardholder privileges can be extended.

Cardholders in New York City must visit any New York Public Library location to present the required forms of identification in order to renew or validate their card.

Cardholders from areas of New York States outside of New York City may email scans or copies of the required forms of identification to patronaccounts@nypl.org.

Forget Your PIN?

If you provide the library with a valid email address, you can click on the Forget Your PIN? link on the login(登陆) screen of either Biliocommons or the Classic Catalog. A link with instructions on changing your PIN will be sent to the email address on your account, giving you a brief period of time to update your information. You must select a 4-digit number PIN, with no repeating or obvious charaters (e.g. 1234 or 2222).

If you have not provided us with a valid email address, you have to visit a library location with valid identification to have a staff member reset your PIN for you.

21. If a 10-year-old boy wants to receive a New York Public Library card, he .

A. can either apply online or in person.

B. can ask his parents to apply for him.

C. has to visit a library location in person.

D. has to apply in person with a partner or guardian.

22. Which is different for cardholders in New York City and those from areas of New York State outside of New York City？

A．The full cardholder privileges. B. The way they apply for a card.

C. The period of validity of their card. D. The way they renew or validate their cards.

23. Which of the following may be a suitable PIN for a library card?

A. 5862 B. 1357 C. 4321 D. 7777

B

Phillida Eves and her husband Tedd Hamilton weren’t unhappy living in the Galway countryside with their sons, Cian and Oisín, and their daughter, Soracha. “We had a lovely home, a car, lots of friends, and weekends sailing our boat,” says Phillida. “But there’s a line from a poem that goes: ‘Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ That says it all for me. We felt there was more to life.” 　　So they quit their jobs, , took their sons, then aged six and nine, out of school and went to southern Spain where they bought a 15-metre yacht(游艇) and headed up the coast to Barcelona. Soracha was not even three. And they brought along Poppy, the family dog. Now, two and a half years and 10,000km later, they don’t intend to stop. Tedd is a yacht engineer and can find work in ports. But, says Phillida, a supply(代数) teacher, “any family could do this.” 　　The children are home-schooled using a correspondence(函授) course. “My son had a recent project on the weather. The weather is vital to us. My son knows more than most adults about weather systems, compasses, maps and directions. The weather, for him, means life or death.” 　　Other subjects have become equally vivid.“They’re living geography and history all the time. We’ve sailed round Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, and seen tiny islands we didn’t know. The kids learned about ancient Romans by visiting Rome.” 　　But what about social development? Again, Phillida is sanguine. “The children have become much more socially confident since we set out. They play with tones of families of all nationalities on other boats we meet.” 　　Living for the moment, they believe, is a huge life lesson. “Our children never say they’re bored.” The other day they stopped mid-ocean and the kids swam, 110km from land. “That’s the kind of freedom we want for them,” says Phillida. “That’s the kind of freedom they’ve got.”

24. The couple quit their jobs and took their children travelling because .

A. their children wanted to make friends of all nationalities.

B. they wanted to experience more in their life.

C. their children wanted complete freedom.

D. they are unhappy with their lives.

25. The family made a living during their tour from .

A. writing their own stories B. doing temporary jobs

C. selling their possessions D. teaching English

26. The underlined word “sanguine” in paragraph 5 is closet in meaning to “ ”.

A. patient B. curious C. excited D. optimistic

27. What we can learn about the family from the text?

A. They plan to stop for a rest.

B. They have toured for more than three years.

C. They believe any family can do the same thing as they do.

D. They have made several geographical and historical discoveries.

C

Perhaps you have seen them on the playground, at preschool drop-off or piano lessons, or even in TV shows like Up All Night. They are the stay-at-home dads, and lately, it seems they’re everywhere.

The latest research shows that 32 percent of dads regularly care for their children, and among those with preschool-age kids, one in five dads is the primary caregiver. In families where mom works, that figure rises to nearly one in three. Stay-at-home dads have become so common that even toy makers like Mattel are catering to(迎合) them.

A recent study finds that today’s full-time fathers aren’t trying to be “Mr. Moms”. Instead, they’re carving out their own unique roles as parents. I spoke with some experienced stay-at-home dads, who agreed that their parenting styles are different. “I do let the kids take more risks on the playground, while my wife tends to get nervous that they’ll fall and hurt themselves,” says Kyle, 38, an artist.

Besides, as there are more and more stay-at-home dads, they are turning to each other for support. They have created Meet Up groups and held Dads Nights Out. Kyle admits he had noticed a change recently. “Several years ago, I was checking out at a store with the kids, and the cashier was very curious why I was buying food instead of my wife. I told her that I was a full-time dad, and she commented, ‘Wow, I have never met one of you before.’ Now, my next-door neighbor is a dad who works from home and we often trades off watching the kids after school. ”

As for my own husband, although he admits that being a full-time dad is encouraging, he’s also proud of the strong bond with our daughter, which will offer her b