第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

1. Where will the woman be on Saturday?

A. At her job. B. At a work party. C. At the musemue.

2. Why does the man choose the difficult path?

A. To challenge himself physically. B. To get the best view. C. To visit a village.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a wine bar. B. At a clothing store. C. At a laundry.

4. Why isn’t the man’s brother bringing Jennifer to the party?

A. They are divorced now. B. They live very far away. C. Jennifer broke her leg.

5. What does the man mean?

A. The woman brought too much stuff.

B. The woman shouldn’t wear shorts at all.

C. The woman may feel chilly.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听第6段材料，回答第6~7题。

6. How does the man feel about Friday the thirteenth?

A. He strongly dislike it. B. He is anxious about it. C. He is indifferent to it

7. What does the woman think the man’s bad luck will be?

A. She will not come to his party.

B. No one else will come to his party.

C. Something bad will happen at his party.

请听第7段材料，回答第8~10题。

8. How does the man feel about his camera?

A. He is very disappointed with it. B. He is satisfied with it.

C. He just found something much better.

9. How much did the man originally spend on the camera?

A. ﹩150. B. ﹩160. C. ﹩180.

10. What can we learn about the man?

A. He is very kind to others.

B. He is a good photographer.

C. He doesn’t manage his money wisely.

请听第8段材料，回答第11~13题。

11. What the woman’s first suggestion?

A. Be confident. B. Smile often. C. Be well-prepared.

12. What does the woman say about the audience?

A. They want you to succeed.

B. They might be your enemies.

C. They are interesting people.

13. What should the man do if someone looks bored?

A. Stop making eye contact with them.

B. Change the direction of the speech.

C. Imagine they are his good friends.

请听第9段材料，回答第14~17题。

14. How many people went on the trip together?

A. Four. B. Twelve. C. Eighteen.

15. According to the man, what is the most important on family trips?

A. Spending time with the children.

B. Having some privacy.

C. Visiting as many places as possible.

16. What is the closest city to where the man stayed?

A. Cordoba. B. Madrid. C. Sevilla.

17. How does the man feel about the trip now?

A. Quite tired. B. Very grateful. C. A little disappointed.

请听10段材料，回答第18~20题。

18. What is every major designer making this year?

A. Black dresses. B. Summer dresses. C. Modern clothes that also look good on man.

19. What trend was started last year?

A. Using recycled materials. B. Using flower patterns. C. Using bright colors.

20. How much do most pieces of clothing cost this year?

A. Several hundred dollars. B. Several thousand dollars.

C. Less than one hundred dollars.

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

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen...

At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

21.Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of 　　　.?

A. observing her school routine B. expressing her satisfaction

C. impressing her classmates D. preserving her history

22. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary? ______

A. A dull night on the journey. B. The beauty of the great valley.

C. A striking quotation from a book. D. Her concerns for future generations.

23. What does the author put in her diary now? _______

A. Notes and beautiful pictures. B. Special thoughts and feelings.

C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.

24.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is 　　　.?

A. to experience it B. to live the present in the future

C. to make memories D. to give accurate representations of it

B

When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon (丝带)around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven. Her spine (脊柱)became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

C

New Zealand

【What can you see? Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.】

The Maoris

When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.

Who can you meet? Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.

Fact box: New Zealand

Position: South of the Equator ;

Nearest neighbor: Australia, 1600 km away.

Size: Two main islands — North Island and South Island: together they are 268.680 sq. km.

Population: 4 million

Capital: Wellington

Languages: English and Maori

29. Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?

A. 20% of the population being Maoris.

B. Four million white people.

C. About 1600 km south of the Equator.

D. Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains.

30. When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?

A. 1000 years ago. B. 200 years ago.

C. 85 years ago. D. 50 years ago.

31. What do the Maoris value most in life?

A. Living in small villages. B. Developing farming skills.

C. Keeping their own culture. D . Taking up government jobs.

D

Indeed, many failures are experienced in our lives and the effect could be extremely unpleasant. I do have a share of my experience and you might have yours too. As the sayings goes, “Experience is the best teacher.” Many people believe it’s the other way around. Experience, in fact, can be the worst teacher since it takes the first before you learn the lesson.

Often, when people around us try to comfort us that we shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves, we say “sure”, yet we are doing otherwise. We are becoming too hard on ourselves because failure is something that wouldn’t leave your mind quickly. Failure is something that can make you regret spending money, time, and effort but all go down the drain. But it is common everywhere and it usually leads us to success.

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