1. Where are the two speakers talking?

A. In the theater. B. On the bus. C. At school.

2. Why did the woman want her money back on the skirt?

A. The price is too high.

B. The style doesn’t suit her.

C. There is a hole in it.

3. When is the man checking in?

A. Tuesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.

4. How much were the cards all together?

A. 10 yuan. B. 11 yuan. C. 12 yuan.

5. What is the man going to do?

A. To drive home. B. To leave home. C. To take the woman home.

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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

6. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country?

A. In a farm house. B. In the open. C. At a hotel.

7. What was the weather like in the country?

A. It snowed a lot.

B. It rained nearly every day.

C. There was a lot of sunshine.

8. What did Sue think of the people in the country?

A. They were mad. B. They were cold. C. They were friendly.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What is the woman speaker?

A. A college student. B. A middle school student. C. A housewife.

10. What kind of job would the woman like to do?

A. Housework. B. Office work. C. Work in the open air.

11. What job might the woman finally take?

A. Working for a road-building company.

B. Cutting grass like high school students.

C. Typing letters in the office.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Why won’t Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?

A. He can’t spare the time.

B. The clinic will be closed.

C. Dr. Milton won’t come to work.

13. When is the clinic open in a week?

A. From Monday to Friday.

B. During the whole week.

C. On weekdays except Thursday.

14. What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?

A. 5:30 pm Wednesday. B. 6:15 pm Wednesday. C. 6:15 pm Thursday.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Whose name is Prince?

A. The man’s cat’s. B. The woman’s son’s. C. The woman’s dog’s.

16. How did the man express his anger?

A. He shouted at the dog.

B. He frightened the woman.

C. He told the woman the truth.

17. What will the woman probably do in the end?

A. Take her dog into the room.

B. Kill her dog with poison.

C. Kill the man’s cat with poison.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the total number of students at Deep Springs College?

A. 17,000. B. 24. C. 9,000.

19. Which of the following is TRUE of the Deep Spring College?

A. It is located in a college town.

B. Its library is often crowded with students.

C. Its school buildings are old.

20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?

A. Take a walk in the desert. B. Watch TV. C. Go to the cinema.

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

When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter (炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.

Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”.

Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren’t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn’t get his idea accepted.

Paul later got married but his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.

And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against?the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.

Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow (誓言) he made to himself as a child.

When Paul was a boy, _______.

A. he had decided never to leave his hometown

B. the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter

C. he hit a young visitor because of his comments on the wasteland

D. he stopped the copper smelter polluting the area

Paul went to college to study the science of plants, because _______.

A. he wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself

B. he was interested in planting trees since he was young

C. he wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him

D. he thought his knowledge would make his advice more convincing

What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably mean?

A. It was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.

B. His normal work and life would be greatly affected.

C. No one would like to join him in the efforts.

D. He had to keep everything he did secret.

The company hired Paul to plant trees and grass because_______.

A. they realized the importance of environmental protection

B. what Paul was doing moved them

C. Paul persuaded them to help him

D. they had legal pressure

B

Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high-school curriculum (课程).

The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test，it is not the fault of drama and music classes—they are failing because the “academic” classes are not sufficient (充足的).

It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.

Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art—there is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge—certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

25. Music and drama are not included in the high school curriculum mainly because ________.A. the school committee pays no attention to themB. the school is afraid of losing financial supportC. the students are not interested in both of themD. the state standardized test is more important

26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students’ performance in the mastery test.B. Quite a few students are discouraged from learning music and art in today’s school system.C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons.D. The school committee completely influences students’attitude towards the arts.

27. We can learn that music and art can ________.A. motivate students in creativity and expressionB. make students round-shaped people in futureC. provide students with analytical thinkingD. prevent students graduation from high school

28. The best title of the passage can be ________.A. Who killed music and drama?B. Can curriculum go without music?C. Why is music so important?D. How to prepare for the real world?

C

For more than 40 years, scientists have sought to learn how well human beings can adapt to long periods in space. The International Space Station continues to provide valuable knowledge about spaceflight. But an earlier space station, Skylab, helped make the current space project possible.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sang aboard the International Space Station on May 12, 2013. His music video has become extremely popular. The astronaut played his own version of David Bowie’s song Space Oddity. He performed while floating weightlessly, with images of planet earth and space appearing in the window behind him.

Marshall Porterfield is the director of NASA’s Space Life and Physical Sciences Division. He says the Skylab astronauts’ understanding of their own ability to deal with long-term spaceflight continues to help current astronauts. NASA says the next step for life away from Earth is a year-long space station mission, set for 2015.

29. Why was Chris Hadfield’s song so special?

A. It was performed in space.

B. It was created by an astronaut.

C. It was a very familiar song.

D. It was first sung by a famous singer.

30. Which of the following best describes the physical condition of Chris Hadfield after his return?

A. Worse. B. Better. C. Normal. D. Weaker.

31. For what purpose did NASA launch Skylab?

A. To research on whether human beings could stay in space.

B. To gather up information on setting up a space station.

C. To study the changes in the body when staying long in space.

D. To find out the possibility of doing experiments