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)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the man like about the play?

A．The story.　　　　　　　 B．The ending.　　　　　　　C．The actor.

2．Which place are the speakers trying to find?

A．A hotel. B．A bank. C．A restaurant.

3．At what time will the two speakers meet?

A．5：20. B．5：10. C．4：40.

4．What will the man do?

A．Change the plan. B．Wait for a phone call. C．Sort things out.

5．What does the woman want to do?

A．See a film with the man. B．Offer the man some help. C．Listen to some great music.

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。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的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。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6，7题。

6．Where is Ben?

A．In the kitchen. B．At school. C．In the park.

7．What will the children do in the afternoon?

A．Help set the table. B．Have a party. C．Do their homework.

听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8．What are the two speakers talking about?

A．A family holiday. B．A business trip. C．A travel plan.

9．Where did Rachel go?

A．Spain. B．Italy. C．China.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．How did the woman get to know about third­hand smoke?

A．From young smokers. B．From a newspaper article. C．From some smoking parents.

11．Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?

A．He has just become a father. B．He wears dirty clothes. C．He is a smoker.

12．What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?

A．Stop smoking altogether. B．Smoke only outside their houses.

C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Where does Michelle Ray come from?

A．A middle­sized city. B．A small town. C．A big city.

14．Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?

A．The Zen Garden. B．The Highlands. C．The Red River area.

15．What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?

A．Go camping. B．Study in a library. C．Read at home.

16．What are the speakers talking about in general?

A．Late­night shopping. B．Asian food. C．Louisville.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield?

A．They forget about their dreams.B．They don't want to tell the truth. C．They have no bad experiences.

18．Why did Davis stop having dreams?

A．He got a serious heart attack. B．He was too sad about his brother's death.

C．He was frightened by a terrible dream.

19．What is Dr Garfield's opinion about dreaming?

A．It is very useful. B．It makes things worse. C．It prevents the mind from working.

20．Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?

A．To sleep better. B．To recover from illnesses. C．To stay away from their problems.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

21. When the author was a pupil, he ____.

A. liked writing stories B. was good at writing poetry

C. could understand poetry well D. was often praised by his teacher

22. When given the poetry project in high school, the author was ______.

A. excited B. annoyed C. confident D. worried

23. The author took up writing poetry as a hobby when he ____.

A. was in Grade Three in high school B. worked as a storekeeper

C. was in Grade One in high school D. was at college

24. How did the author increase his confidence in writing poetry?

A. He wrote a lot of poems and asked advice from his teacher

B. He published three collections of poetry by himself

C. He submitted his poems to magazines contests

D. He gave up writing stories and only wrote poetry

B

The associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never perfect; however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience.

One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.

When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability.

David was very quiet ( he was evaluated as a slow learner in school). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door.

One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave.

It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came in the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, “Well, all right! Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck!”

David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries. The customers would praise David, saying, “He doesn’t talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower!”

25.The author gave David an interview to _______

A. find a person who is reliable B. find a part-time worker in need

C. give him some practice D. show sympathy for him

26.The author finally hired David because________

A. there were no other workers in the shop then B. he needed someone who was willing to work then

C. David kept showing up D. He realized David was dependable

27.We can infer from the last paragraph that_______

A. some customers just play jokes on David B. David has had his character changed through work

C. the author prefers David to be more outgoing D. the author feels lucky to hire David

C

The future of pinnipeds (鳍足动物)looks much brighter today than it once did. At one time, about 100 years ago, it seemed certain that many pinnipeds in the world would be destroyed by human hunters. Today, it appears that most species(?物种) of pinnipeds are out of danger.

Hunting was not controlled during the 18th and 19th centuries, because little was known about the lives of pinnipeds. Whales and pinnipeds were hunted for the oil from their body fat. This oil was used in lamps before electric lights were invented. Millions of seals and other pinnipeds were used to provide oil for the lamps of the world. As a result, the numbers of many pinniped species fell rapidly.

Several things happened that helped to save pinnipeds. First, species that were hunted to near extinction (灭绝) were left alone because their numbers were too low and the cost of hunting them went up greatly. At the same time, electric lights were invented and the market for seal oil became smaller. Finally, governments around the world made laws to protect pinnipeds.

As a result of all these things, the numbers of most pinniped species have grown in recent years. With some species, such as Northern fur seals, there may be as many animals alive today as there were before all the hunting began.

However, oil is still a danger to pinnipeds and all sea animals. But this time it’s not because they are hunted for their oil. The oil that puts them in danger is from oil spills(泄露) in the sea. The oil covers their fur and reduces their body temperatures. Oil also sticks to the foods they eat. This modern danger to pinnipeds and their environment is one we must work to prevent.

28. During the 18th and 19th century, _______.

A. people had realized the importance of pinnipeds B. pinnipeds were hunted for their meat

C. pinnipeds had a better life than today D. many families were using lamps

29. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A. How electric lights were invented.

B. When people began to protect pinnipeds.

C. What governments around the world have done to save pinnipeds.

D. Why the numbers of some pinnipeds have increased.

30. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. the market for seal oil is growing

B. Northern fur seals aren’t in much danger now

C. oil spills are the biggest problem for pinnipeds

D. stricter laws need to be made to protect pinnipeds

31. In which part of a magazine can we most probably read this passage?

A. Wildlife. B. Lifestyle. C. Tourism. D. Environment.

D

Dogs are known for a strong sense of smell. Their noses can be trained to identify different smells. Dogs are often used in search and rescue operations and to sniff for things like drugs and explosives. Some dogs have even been trained to sniff for cancer in people.

Researchers have been trying to reproduce the extraordinary sense of smell that real dogs are born with. Now, officials at the Glasgow airport in Scotland are testing a new security device called an “electronic sniffer dog”. The electronic sniffer dog represents one of the latest developments in the area of smell technology.

A Scottish company, Cascade Technologies, joined with the French security company Morpho to develop it. The device uses lasers to identify explosive materials in gases in the air. The purpose is to identify explosives that may be hidden on a person’s body.

The machine looks similar to the metal detectors now used at airports. Passengers walk through the machine as the lasers test the surrounding air. People are not required to take off their coats, belts or shoes as part of the security process. And, unlike full-body scanners, the new device does not show images of the passeng