1. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A library B. A writer C. A book

2. Where is George now?

A. In Germany B. In Canada C. In Italy.

3. How are the prices in the restaurant?

A. Reasonable B. High C. Low

4. What did the woman do last night?

A. She attended a lecture.

B. She went to the hospital.

C. She made a speech going on education.

5. Where is the woman probably going on Sunday?

A. To an art exhibition B. To a museum C. To a wedding

第二节（共15小题：每小题1分，共15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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. What does the woman plan to do?

A. Go to college. B. Work as a designer. C. Take up hairdressing.

7. What do we know about the woman?

A. She always follows her parents’ advice.

B. She likes to meet people.

C. She isn’t keen on working.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What are the speakers looking for?

A. A fire station. B. A place to eat. C. A college.

9. Where did the fire probably break out?

A. At a classroom B. At a library C. At a cafeteria

10. What are the speakers doing next?

A. Going to town B. Staying home. C. Going to a bakery.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. Why does the woman call the boy?

A. To see if he has time to welcome new students.

B. To find out if the book she ordered is in.

C. To ask him to attend a Students’ Union meeting.

12. What does the woman say about the new students?

A. They will need new textbooks.

B. They usually arrive on the weekend.

C. Many of them work full time.

13. What does the man offer to do?

A. Leave work early if he can.

B. Take Ruth’s place as a tour guide.

C. Help out when he has time.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．What does the woman say about the Statue of Liberty?

A. Beautiful. B. Exciting. C. Dirty.

15. What does the woman think of the hotel?

A. Not bad. B. Not good. C. Too noisy.

16. Where does the woman come from?

A. Canada. B. The UK. C. The US.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where was Frost born?

A. In New England B. In Boston. C. In San Francisco

18. When did Frost become friendly with Edward Thomas?

A. Between 1924 and 1943. B. Between 1912 and 1915. C. Between 1943 and 1963.

19. Which was published in 1914?

A. Steeple Bush B. A Boy’s Will. C. North of Boston.

20. What does the speaker ask the listeners to do next?

A. Read a poem. B. Study a novel. C. Write a letter.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)

第一节 (共l5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

Cold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on people. Sometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they are. Some owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoors. This can put their pets in danger of serious illness. There are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe.

　　Keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is bad. If you have to take them out, stay outside with them. When you're cold enough to go inside, they probably are too. If you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water.

　　If left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelter. They can dig into snow banks or hide somewhere. Watch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good quality. Keep an eye on your pet's water. Sometimes owners don't realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet can't get anything to drink. Animals that don't have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them.

21. What do we learn about pets from Paragraph 1?

A. They are often forgotten by their owners. B. They are used to living outdoors.

C. They build their won shelter. D. They like to stay in warm places.

22. Why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather?

A. To know when to bring them inside. B. To keep them from eating bad food.

C. To help them find shelters. D. To keep them company.

23. If pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may ________.

A. run short of clean water B. dig deep holes for fun

C. dirty the snow nearby D. get lost in the wild

24. What is the purpose of this text?

A. To solve a problem. B. To give practical advice.

C. To tell an interesting story. D. To present a research result.

B

Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD Co.,Ltd., was named China’s richest individual this week by Forbes magazine, which stated his wealth is worth $ 5.8 billion.

Wang grew up in a poor family in Anhui Province and had lost his parents for illness when he was a teenager. He went to college only after the encouragement and support of his older siblings (兄弟姐妹), who also helped him.

“I was born on a rice farm very, very poor,” Wang told The Wall Street Journal in an interview last year. “Both of my parents were farmers and they planted rice. Both passed away when I was still very young. I was about 10 years old when my father died, and I was 15 or so when my mother passed away. ”

He developed a fascination with batteries back in his university days in the mid-1980s, when he studied metallurgical physics and chemistry. After receiving a Master’s degree, he found a research position at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals in Beijing. It was an easy job, but he grew bored and decided to go out on his own just as China’s experiment with capitalism was going on.

He established the company that is now BYD in 1995, borrowing $300,000 from a cousin, and started out making batteries for cellphones. Today, the company still makes phone batteries but also produces gasoline- fueled cars that have made BYD a top-10 auto brand in China.

The company, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2002, is also getting ready to sell electric cars to private buyers and launch an all-electric battery car model soon in China. All this has helped BYD attract investors’ attention, including from one of Warren Buffett’s companies, and has helped enrich Wang as BYD’s share price has increased.

Wang’s fast climb shows personal struggle is still working in China even as the country faces widening gaps between the haves and the have-nots.

“Because I came from a poor background, I knew the only way for me to get ahead was to get good education. I studied very hard.”

25. Why did Wang Chuanfu decide to give up his job at the General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals?

A. He felt the job difficult. B. He felt the job cost too much time.

C. He wanted to make his own business. D. He wanted to become a general manager.

26. Where did Wang Chuanfu borrow the money to open his first company?

A. From the bank. B. From a relative C. From his friend D. From his colleague

27. The best title for this passage is“____”.

A. Wang Chuanfu’s road of struggle B. The success of BYD Co., Ltd.

C. Wang Chuanfu’s great dream. D. Wang Chuanfu’s success.

C

Oyster

What is an Oyster card?

Oyster is the easiest way to pay for journeys on the bus，Tube，tram，Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Over ground and National Rail journeys in London You can store your travel cards, Bus & Tram Pass, season tickets and credit to pay for journeys as you go.

Where to get an Oyster card?

There are a number of ways for you to get an Oyster card:?

??At over 3,900 Oyster Ticket stops

??At Tube and London Over ground station ticket offices

??At some National Rail stations

??At London Travel information Centers

??Online at tfl. gov. uk/oyster?

How to use an Oyster card?

To pay the correct fare on the Tube , DLR, London Over ground and National Rail services, you must always touch in on the yellow Oyster card reader at the start of your journey, and touch out at the end. If you don’t, a maximum cash Oyster fare will be charged. When using the bus or tram, you must only touch in at the start, but not at the end of your journey.

What happens if I don’t visit London very often?

Don’t worry. Any pay as you go credit on your card will not expire (过期)，so you can keep it for your next visit or lend it to a friend.

Fares

Traveling by Tube from Central London (Zone l)to Heathrow (Zone 6)

Adult Oyster single fare

￡ 4. 20 Monday to Friday 06:30 - 09:30 and 16:00 - 19:00

￡ 2. 70 at all other times including public holidays

Adult single cash fare ￡ 5.00

For further information，visit tfl.gov. uk /fares.

28. You can get an Oyster card at the following places EXCEPT ________.

A. on the website??? B. at an Oyster Ticket stop???

C. at a post office???? D. at a Tube station

29.?Which of the following is TRUE about Oyster cards?

?? A.?They are limited in use to the owners themselves.

?? B.?On National Rail services you must touch them on the reader twice.

?? C.?They are not suitable for those who don’t visit London often.

?? D.?Oyster card Tube fares cost more on public holidays than on weekdays.

30. If a person with an Oyster card takes the 7 o’clock Tube from Central London to Heathrow for a week (no public holiday in between)，he should pay________.

?? A.?￡ 18.90?? B. ￡ 29.40? C. ￡21.90?? D. ￡ 26.40

31.The passage is probably taken from a _________ .

? A. magazine?? B. travel guide????? C. textbook??????? D. novel

D

A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another.

I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and... I became invisible, absent from the conversation. The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is