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至7题。

6. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Colleagues B. Neighbors C. Relatives

7. What do we know about the man?

A. A waiter B. A businessman C. A hotel clerk

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What do we know about the man?

A. He ate sandwich last night. B. He came home late last night. C. He went to a meeting yesterday.

9. What does the man think people should do?

A. Watch good TV programmes B. Spend some time reading C. Work with their families

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife B. Teacher and student C. Classmates

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What do we know about the woman?

A. She has a sweet tooth. B. She never buys dried fruit. C. She has different tastes on fruit with her husband.

12. What does the woman’s husband think of dried fruit?

A. Unhealthy B. Expensive C. Delicious

13. Where will the man go?

A. To a school B. To a fruit shop C. To the woman’s house

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. When does the conversation probably take place?

A. At the beginning of a term B. In the middle of a term C. At the end of a term

15. Why is the woman worried?

A. She failed her French exam.

B. Her grade point average is very low.

C. French may affect her grade point average.

16. What will the woman probably do?

A. Go to France. B. Drop the French course C. Call the man’s friend.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did the speaker do on Saturday?

A. She went to a lecture B. She did some housework

C. She went to a music festival

18. What is the speaker probably?

A. A student B. An artist C. A singer

19. How did the speaker feel when she heard the noise at first?

A. Indifferent B. Nervous C. Angry

20. What did the speaker do right after she heard the footsteps?

A. She locked her bedroom door. B. She looked out of the window.

C. She made a phone call.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）

（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

We all have our ways of marking time. As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to the next. My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act. My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.

Twenty stories later, though, it’s the story in Alaska that I’ll remember best. It was the story about the loss of wilderness—and the story during which my wife Kathy got cancer. That’s the one that made time stand still. I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor. Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving. By Christmas, she had become very weak. Some days she was so sick she couldn’t watch TV.

Early examination saves time. But ours was not early. By the time you can feel it yourself, it’s often bigger than the doctor want it to be.

Cancer is a thief. It steals time. Our days are already short with worry. Then comes this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time. But cancer also has the power to change us, for good. We learn to simplify, enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don’t. Cancer even made me a better father. My work had made me a stranger to my three kids. But now I pay attention to what really matters. This is not a race. This is a new way of life and new way of seeing, all from the cancer.

In the end each of us has so little time. We have less of it than we can possibly imagine. And even thought it turns out that Kathy’s cancer has not spread, and her prognosis(诊断) is good, we try to make it all count now, enjoying every part of every day.

I’ve picked up my camera again. I watch the sky, searching for beautiful light. When winter storms come, Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes(雪花) on our tongues. After all, this is good. This is we’re living for.

21. As a photographer, the author used to ______.

A. leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolves.

B. express his love for his family in a special way.

C. miss a great many important historical moments.

D. devote much more to his career than his family.

22. Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?

A. To cure his own disease. B. To spend more time with his wife.

C. To seek a better position. D. To leave the wildness alone.

23. What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?

A. He treasured every bit of time with his family. B. He has become a stranger to his children.

C. He takes his work more seriously. D. He focuses more on medical care.

24. The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because______.

A. the snowflakes taste very good. B. snowflakes are what they feed on.

C. they regard that as a way to enjoy life. D. there is beautiful light in the snowflakes.

B

These eco-inspired books get kids thinking about nature and environment.

How to Raise Monarch Butterflies

—By Carol Pasternak

Have you ever watched a monarch transform from a caterpillar （毛虫） to a butterfly from up close? In this book, learn everything about the monarch life cycle and how to raise monarchs from eggs to adult butterflies. You will also get to know the efforts involved to protect the species.

A Kid’s Guide to America’s Parks

—By Erin McHugh

This year, the US National Park Service’s National Park Week is on April 21-29. During the week, all the national parks offer free admission. Enrich your knowledge with this book, as it introduces the national parks and some interesting places in the US, including their geography, specific animals as well as environmental challenges. The book’s featured places include Yosemite National Park, Ellis Island (home of the Statue of Liberty) and the National Park of American Samoa, the only U.S. national park south of the equator（赤道）.

Where Do you Recyclable Materials Go?

—By Sabbithry Persad

Tiana had been learning about recycling at school. But when her dog, Bubbles, gets lost running after a recycling truck, she ends up learning a lot more about recyclable materials than ever! Follow Tiana and her family as they search for Bubbles around town and at the Material Recovery Facility. Along the way, readers will learn a lot about recycling and how they can do their part in protecting the environment.

Scrap Kins Build-It Book Volume1

—By Brian Yanish

Meet the Scrap Kins. They are creative, friendly monster who live in a recycling center, known as Scrap City. They’ll show you how to turn junk into pretty cool things. Readers will learn how to create cute bags from old jeans, beautiful ships from milk boxes, and more. Remember that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure!

25. Why is the National Park of American Samoa special?

A. There is a famous statue in it. B. It lies south of the equator.

C. It has its specific animals. D. It is free for admission.

26. Which book is most probably written in the form of a story?

A. How to Raise Monarch Butterflies

B. A Kid’s Guide to America’s Parks

C. Where Do Recyclable Materials Go?

D. Scrap Kins Build-It Book Volume 1

27. The common goal of the four books is to _____.

A. teach kids practical skills

B. comment on kids’ behavior

C. raise kids’ environment awareness

D. make kids interested in geography

C

Pilling a cat can be a “terrible” experience. Cats don’t want something pushed down their throats, and they’ll fight with all their strength to prevent it. In fact, it’s amazing how powerful their small bodies can be.

The easiest way of pilling a cat is to press the pill into powder. Then mix the powder with a small amount of wet food. If your cat usually eats dry food, she will probably view the wet food as a treat and eat it up.

If your cat won’t eat the wet food that contains the pill or if she is too ill to eat, you can get a “pill gun”. There are some basic instructions. Getting your cat’s mouth to open is going to be the most difficult part. First, be sure the pill is in a handy place. Then you can put your cat on a bookshelf with her bottom in a corner or you can put her on your lap firmly tied. Have your cat facing to the right if you’re right-handed. With your left hand, hold your cat at the cheekbones, putting your palm at the top of her head. Keeping your finger off the trigger (扳机), with your right hand, insert the pill gun until the pill is positioned over the tongue and open throat. Be sure to give your cat a treat directly after giving the pill.

If you don’t feel comfortable using a pill gun, you can try giving the pill by hand. Push your cat’s head backwards just far enough so that her nose is pointing towards the ceiling. At this point, most cats will slightly open their mouths. With the little finger or ring finger of the hand holding the pill, open the bottom jaw a little more. You may need to hold her top jaw with your other hand while doing this. Aim straight and lightly throw the pill or drop it. Most cats will then swallow the pill.

28. Pilling a cat can be a terrible experience because cats ______.

A. are amazingly powerful and dangerous

B. may fight with all their strength against pills

C. refuse something pressed down their throats

D. are difficult to treat once they’ve got ill

29. What can be inferred according to the second paragraph?

A. Wet food with medicine is usually a treat to cats.

B. Cats used to dry food must reject wet food.

C. The easiest pilling is to press the pill into powder.

D. Cats are probably interested in something new.

30. Using a “pill gun”, you had better hold your cat ______ if you’re left-handed.

A. facing to the right B. with your right hand

C. at the head D. on your lap firmly

31. A cat probably opens its mouth nat