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第十五套综合测试
(三)(120分钟150分)第I卷第一部分: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.How muchwill the woman payfor herbooksA.56yuan.B.28yuan.C.28dollars.
2.Which lineshould the man takeA.Line
6.B.Line
16.C.Line
60.
3.Why willthe manget homelateA.Because hewill meet his friend.B.Because thetraffic isheavy there.C.Because he has just taken aproject.
4.What is the boydoingA.He ishaving aclass.B.He isdoing his own homework.C.He isdoing Jims homework.
5.Where does the conversationtake placeA.In thehospital.B.At thehairdresser s.C.At theschool.第二节(共15小题海小题
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.How manycolors oflarge T-shirts areleftA.Only one.B.Three.C.Two.B.not basedon enoughinformationC.a combinationof piecesof informationD.the observationof whata persondoes
26.Research hasshown thatfirst impressionsare generallymore affectedby.A.the wayothers speakB.appearance andstyle ofdressC.all informationwe haveD.certain typesof informationat hand
27.The word“weight”in thesecond paragraphfrom bottomis closestin meaningto”.A.amount B.research C.importance D.difficulty
28.The followingparagraph willmost probablydiscuss.A.wrong first impression ofother peopleB.selected informationfor formingfirst impressionC.the importanceof firstimpression injob situationD.ways ofmaking goodfirstimpression【答案与解析】本文讲述了人际交往中第一印象是如何形成的
25.C由第3段可知答案
26.D由倒数第3段uExpressed verysimply,our impressionsof othersseem torepresenta weightedaverage ofall informationthat can be gatheredabout them”可知第一印象主要产生于对所收集的信息的权衡和平均;另外根据最后一段可知,不是所有信息都能在同样程度上影响对别人的印象,只有某一种类的信息会成为评判别人的重要方面
27.C根据该段最后所举的例子,可知weight在文中意为“重要性”
28.B根据文章最后一段“not all information about other persons affects ourimpressionsof themto the same degree”及“Just whatkinds ofinput receivethegreatest weight”可知接下来会谈哪些信息对决定第一印象有重要影响,因此选择B项Helicopter Aerial(航天)TourExplore the Grand Canyon(大峡谷)from theeyes of the eagle.A wonderful12-to15-minute helicoptertour willsoar throughthe canyonfor anaerial experienceofwonderful views.Our aerial tour isnot availableanywhere elsein theworld!Ticket:$
120.00per personplus10%tax.Please callus at1-888-868-9378for seasonalrates,specials orto bookby phone.Helicopter-Boat TourHelicoptertour startsat the Grand Canyon,West Side.Take a4,000-foot fallto the ColoradoRiver below.Helicopters fall4,000feet from the canyonside tothebanks of the ColoradoRiver wherevisitors canenjoy a15-to20-minute boatride downthe Colorado.Ticket:$
150.00per person,plus10%tax.Champagne HelicopterTourExperience thebeauty of the Grand Canyon:Soar abovethe Hoover Dam and the deadvolcanoes.You goaboard amillion-dollar helicopterwith allforward facingseatsallowing180degrees ofviews in air-conditioned comfort.You willsee the HooverDam,theColoradoRiver,the GrandCanyon andmore!You landto have a champagnepicniclunch at the GrandCanyon.Las VegasAdventure TourHelicoptertours totheGrandCanyon Westinclude a wonderful Las Vegas adventuretour.Aerial sightseeingtours originatingin Las Vegas,Nevada includebreathtakingviews ofLake Mead,the MohaveDesert,andthe west edge oftheGrandCanyon.Aerialtours includingthe roundtrip as well ascombination toursattract manyvisitors.Visitors arrivingat theHualapai Nations GrandCanyon WestAirport mayselectone ofthe activitiesabove.
29.We can infer fromParagraph1that.A.tourists canstay in the skyfor abouthalf anhourB.the helicopteraerialtouris commonin theworldC.each persononly needsto pay$132for ahelicopter tourD.people canbook verycheap ticketsby email
30.Which ofthe followingtours maybe themost comfortableaccording tothe passageA.Helicopter AerialTour.B.LasVegasAdventure Tour.C.Champagne HelicopterTour.D.Helicopter-Boat Tour.
31.All ofthe followingplaces areincluded in the LasVegas adventuretour EXCEPT.A.Lake MeadB.the MohaveDesertC.thewestedgeoftheGrandCanyon D.theHooverDam【答案与解析】本文是向游客介绍参观大峡谷的几种方式
29.C根据第1种方式可知票价为120美元加上10%的税,共132美元
30.C根据第3种方式介绍可知,这里有优越的设备,游客可在舒适的空调下180度观看风景
31.D根据第4种方式介绍可知,D项不属于LasVegas adventure tourDSincethe beginningofthe year,smog hascovered partsof NorthChina.In January,Beijing sawonly fivedays withoutsmog.The risingPM
2.5readings terrifiedmanypeople,and somehealth expertssaid thatwhenever the smog getsserious,hospitalsreceive morepatients sufferingacute respiratory(呼吸系统)and heartdiseases.Later,news ofpolluted undergroundwater insome provincesscared peoplewhowondered whetherthe waterthey drinkis safe.So theneed toemphasize environmentalprotection whiledeveloping the economyis heardeverywhere.Smog especiallyis a common concern.Like apopular onlinepost said,air maybethe onlything thatis equalfor everyone,despite yourincome orvocation.Peoplewith higherincomes are able todrink onlybottled springwater andeat onlyorganicfood bypaying higherprices,but theybreathe the same air as everyoneelse.At a meeting onMonday,many representativeshave expressedtheir concernsaboutthe airquality,too.One talkedabout hisexperience inBeijing.uAfter takinga taxifrom the capitalairport to my hotel,which tookabout anhour,I washedmy noseandfound theinside ofmy nosewas black.We shouldask ourselvesthis question:Why dowewant to develop It s forliving abetter life.Dirty air is definitelynot abetterlife,he said.China needsto developits economyand invest(投资)in high-tech.Every Chinesewantsa strongcountry.But withoutblue sky,clean waterand safefood,theachievements in theeconomywill becomemeaningless.Space technologiesare nottobe developedfor buildinga baseon Marsso thatone dayall human beings canmigrateto thered planetbecause theyhave destroyedEarth.What thepublic wantsis astrong andbeautiful China.Former PresidentHu Jintaospokeat the18th PartyCongress sayingthat greatefforts mustbe madeto promoteecological progress andbuild abeautiful China.The wordshave shownthe centralgovernment「s resolutionto addressthe environmentissue.
32.Why smoghas become acommonconcernA.Because peoplehave to pay higherprices.
8.Because nobodycan avoidit.C.Because we have todevelop industry.D.Because apopular onlinepost discussedit.
33.To makeChina strongerwe havetodevelopeconomy,but.A.we haveto sacrificeairas the priceB.the dirtyairisnot whatwe wantC.ecologicalprogresscan beignoredD.thesmogis theonly byproduct
34.The underlinedword“they”in Paragraph6refers to.A.humanbeingsB.other planesC.space technologiesD.industrial achievements
35.From thelast twoparagraphs we caninferthat.A.high-tech cancompletely solvethe problemof pollutionB.space technologiesshould bedeveloped in a largescaleC.wecanmove tothe Marsafter theearth has been destroyedD.we mustprotect theenvironment whiledeveloping economy【答案与解析】本文是一篇科普文介绍的是华北近期出现的严重的雾霾现象,并对其原因进行了一些分析进而强调在发展经济时环境保护的重要性
32.B根据第4段内容可知选B项
33.B根据第
5、6段内容可知答案
34.A根据画线词所在句子可知,they指代前面的all humanbeings
035.D根据倒数第2段的“But without...meaningless以及最后一段的“What thepublicwants.・・China”可知答案第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项If youdo notuse yourarms oryour legsfor sometime,they becomeweak;whenyou startusing again,they slowlybecome strongagain.Everybo dyknows this,andrnobody wouldthink ofquestioning thefact.36When someonesays that he has a goodmemory,he reallym.eans thathe keepshis memoryin practiceby exercisingit regularly,either consciouslyor unconsciously.When someoneelse saysthat hismemory is poor,he reallymeans thathe doesnot giveit enoughopportunity tobecome strong.37Oneof themexercises his arms andlegs byplaying tennis,while theother sitsin achairor amotor carall day.If afriend complainsthat hisarms areweak,we knowthat itis hisown fault.38,many of us thinkthat hisparents areto blame,or thathe is just unlucky,andfew ofus realizethat itisjustas muchhisownfault asif itwas hisarms orlegsthat wereweak.Not allofus can becomeextremely strongor extremelyclever;butall ofuscan,if wehave ordinarybodies andbrains,improve ourstrength andourmemory by the samemeans一practice.Have youever noticedthat peoplewho cannotread orwrite usuallyhave bettermemoriesthan thosewho can39Of course,because thosewho cannotread orwrite havetoremember things:they cannotwrite themdown in a littlenotebook.They havetoremember dates,time andprices,names,songs andstories;so theirmemory is the wholetimebeing exercised.40,learn fromthe poor:practice remembering.A.What do you think of itB.Yet manypeople donot seem to knowthat thememory worksin the same way.C.But ifhe tellsus thathehasa poormemoryD.So ifyou wanta goodmemoryE.When someoneelse saysthathe is poorin thehealthF.Why isthisG.The positionis exactlythesameas thatof twopeople.答案3640BGCFD〜第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项When I was injunior high,the eighth-grade bully(欺凌弱小者)struck mein thestomach.Not onlydid it41,but theshame andembarrassment werealmost impossibletobear.I wanted42to even(摆平)the score!I43to meethim by the bikeracksthe nextday andlet himhave it.For somereason,I toldmy planto Nana,my grandmother一big
44.She gavemeone of her hour-long45,It was a total46,but amongotherthings,I vaguely(模糊地)47her tellingme that I didn t needtoworry abouthim.She said,“Good deedsbeget(产生)good results,48evil deedsbegetbad results.I toldher,in anice way,that Ithought she was right.I toldherthatI did goodthings allthe time,and allI got49was astrike inthe stomach.She stuckto heropinions,
50.It51me30years tounderstand the52of herwords.Nana wasliving in aboard-and-care homein LagunaHills,California.Each Tuesday,I53and tookher outtodinner.We droveto anearby simplelittle restaurant.I54pot roastfor Nanaanda hamburgerfor myself.The foodarrived andas I dug in,I noticedthat Nana wasnt eating.She wasjust staringat thefood onher plate.55my plateaside,I tookNanas andcut hermeat intosmall pieces.I thenplaced theplate back._56she veryweakly,and withgreat difficulty,forked themeat intoher mouth,Iwasstruck withan57that broughtinstant tearstomyeyes.Forty years58,asa little boysittingat thetable,Nana hadalways done thesameto me.It hadtaken40years,but thegood deedhad been
59.Nanawasright.We harvestexactly60we sow.uEvery gooddeed youdo willsomeday come back toyou.What abouttheeighth-grade bullyHe raninto theninth-grade bully.
41.A.harm B.injure C.hurt D.wound
42.A.eventually B.immediately C.directly D.desperately
43.A.organized B.planned C.designed D.wished
44.A.trouble B.prize C.time D.mistake
45.A.lectures B.stories C.instructions D.scolding
46.A.push B.encouragement C.success D.drag
47.A.remind B.remember C.recognize D.recall
48.A.as B.but C.so D.and
49.A.in timeB.in turnC.in orderD.in return
50.A.therefore B.however C.though D.nevertheless
51.A.needed B.spent C.cost D.took
52.A.wisdom B.intelligence C.knowledge D.belief
53.A.came offB.came backC.came byD.came across
54.A.prepared B.booked C.purchased D.ordered
55.A.Taking B.Removing C.Moving D.Making
56.A.If B.As C.Since D.After
57.A.mind B.idea C.thinking D.memory
58.A.once B.ever C.since D.ago
59.A.returned B.reacted C.regained D.replaced
60.A.which B.what C.when D.how【答案与解析】“我”小时候在学校里被人欺负了,打算报复“我”把这事告诉了奶奶,她告诉“我”善恶有报,可“我”不能理解当30年后“我”和她一起吃饭,帮她切肉时,“我”想到了小时候奶奶为我做的同样的事,“我”终于明白了奶奶当年那番话的智慧
41.C句意:肚子受的一拳不仅痛,而且这耻辱和尴尬让我难以接受hurt意为“疼痛”,符合语境
42.D根据上文“我”难以忍受疼痛和耻辱,可知“我”急切地想去摆平desperately意为“不顾一切地;拼命地”,符合语境
43.B plan意为“打算;安排”根据下文第2段第1句For somereason,I toldmy plantoNana可知答案句意:我打算第二天在车棚与他见面时好好教训他
44.D从这一段下文可知,作者对奶奶的话不是很能理解,奶奶的主张与自己的打算大相径庭,所以他认为这是一个错误
45.A句意:她给“我”讲了一个小时在这里lecture有“冗长的训斥”的意思,故选A项
46.D根据上文可知,作者觉得告诉奶奶这事是个错误,故选drag,意为“累赘;障碍”,符合语境
47.B结合上文作者的态度和下文的内容可知,作者是模糊记得奶奶那天说过的一些话B项符合语境
48.D句意:好的事情产生好的结果,而坏的事情产生坏的结果根据句意可知两句之间是并列关系,故选D项
49.D inreturn作为回报”;in time“及时”;in turn“轮流”;in order“按次序的;合乎程序的”句意“我”告诉她“我”一直在做好事,可换来的却是肚子上的一拳
50.C根据语境,此句和上一句应为转折关系,放在句末用逗号隔开应用thougho句意:然而,她却坚持她自己的看法
51.D根据句型it takessb sometime to do sth,可知此题应选took
52.A wisdom“明智;智慧;intelligence智力;理解力”;knowledge“知识”;belief”信念;信仰”句意“我”花了30年才明白了她话里的智慧
53.C comeoff“成功;comeback回来;记起”;come by”来串门;来访;经过;comeacross偶然发现”句意:每个星期二,“我”去看她并带她一起去吃饭
54.D根据上下文可知作者来到饭店吃饭,给奶奶点了一碗炖熟的肉,给自己点了汉堡包order“点菜”,符合题意
55.C根据下文“我”拿过奶奶的盘子把里面的肉切成小块可知,“我”应该是移开自己的盘子故选c项
56.B as“当……的时候”句意当她非常虚弱地、很费劲地把肉叉到嘴里时,“我”突然想起了……
57.D mind”想法;思维(方法);idea”想法;主意王hinking思想;思考”;memory”记忆中的事物;回忆”句意“我”想起了以前的事,眼泪一下就出来T o故选D项
58.D根据下文可知,作者想起了他小时候坐在桌边吃饭的时候,奶奶也为他做的同样的事,所以应该是40年前
59.C return归还;退回;react起反应;有影响;regain复得;赢回;replace”取代;代替从下文说“奶奶是正确的”可知,做好事有了回,报应选C项
60.B根据句意可知此处应是宾语从句句意:我们收获我们播种下去的东西第n卷第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Ann:You look61excite,Jake.What happenedJake:Guess what!Joan hasmarried aSouth Africanguy!Ann:No way!I rememberedshe once62tell methat she would notfall inlove withadark-haired guy.Jake:And shesaid she wouldn tmarry aforeigner,either.That justgoes toshow thatasa matterof63when youreally lovea personyou dont care64nationality heorshe is.Ann:Exactly.Do youhear from65very oftenJake:No,not veryoften.66last weekshe sentme ane-mail tosay that she hadgotmarried.I showedcongratulations toher.And sheattached67photo of her family.It seemsshe is68thin thanbefore.Ann:Good forher.I vebeen thinkingof hera lotrecently sinceshe has been awayforsuch a long time.But Ive kept69forget to ask forher address.Jake:You reright.Oh,bytheway,I haveher telephonenumber.You70call herifyou like.Ann:Wonderful!Let mewrite downthe number.I11call herwhen Iget home.答案
61.excited
62.told
63.fact
64.what
65.her
66.But
67.a
68.thinner
69.forgetting
70.can/may第四部分:写作共两节,满分35分第一节:短文改错供10小题;每小题1分,满分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号
(八),并在其下面写出该加的词删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意L.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分
7.How muchdoesthe man payfor eachT-shirtA.300yuan.B.150yuan.C.300pounds.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.What canwe learnabout theconversationA.The weatherforecasts are useless.rB.The twospeakers havedifferent opinionsabout weatherforecasts.C.They are talking aboutthe rainfallfor the next threemonths.
9.What doesthewomanthinkoflong-range weatherforecastsA.They areuseful fortemperatures.B.They areuseful forrainfall.C.They areuseless.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.Where doesthis conversationtake placeA.In arestaurant.B.In aschool.C.In ashop.
11.When willthe manmeethisfriendA.9:
00.B.8:
00.C.8:
30.
12.Where doesthe smokedfish comefromA.South areaof Japan.B.North areaof Japan.C.East areaof China.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.When willMr Mikeprobably callthe manA.In themorning.B.In theafternoon.C.In theevening.
14.Where isMr MikeA.He isback home.B.He is inameeting withsomeone.C.He ishaving dinner.
15.Why doesthemancall Mr MikeA.To discussthe newagreement with him.B.To havea walkwith him.C.To havedinner withhim.
16.What sthemans phonenumberA.021-
64358759.B.021-
74358769.C.021-
64358769.Dear Tom,How iseverything goingrecently Thathasbeen along time since we meetin Chinalasttime.Having passedthe finallyexams,I ambusy planninga two-weeks triptothe US during thiswinter holiday.Do you have anysuggestions aboutthe choiceofAmerica citiesI preferto bigand moderncities.I guessIdbetter booka hotel.What isthe pricefor singleboy likemyself Is it easy to find Chinese food Whatis thetraffic like,after I travel betweencities inthe USHope tohearing fromyou.Thank you!Best regards!Li Ilua答案Dear Tom,How iseverything goingrecently hasbeenalongtimesincewein Chinalasttime.Having passedthe exams,I ambusy planninga triptothe USduringthis winterholiday.Do youhave anysuggestions aboutthe choiceof citiesI preferto bigandmodern cities.I guessIdbetter booka hotel.What isthe pricefor singleboy likeIs iteasytofindChinesefoodWhatisthetraffic like,Itravelbetween citiesintheUSHope tofrom you.Thank you!Best regards!Li Hua第二节:书面表达(满分25分)你遇到过许多老师,每一位老师都是与众不同的在你心中,理想的老师是什么样的请以“My Ideal(理想的)Teacher”为题目谈一谈你的看法,内容主要包括
1.教师的年龄和性格特征;
2.课堂上(教学风格);
3.学校外(和睦相处);
4.家庭作业(多与少)提示
1.词数100左右;文章开头已经给出,不计入总词数;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯参考词汇风格style负担burdenMy IdealTeacherI havemet manyteachers upto now,and everyteacher isdifferent.However,myideal teachershould havethe followingcharacters:答案One possibleversion:My IdealTeacherI havemet manyteachers upto now,and everyteacher isdifferent.However,myideal teachershould havethe followingcharacters:Firstly,she/he maybe youngor old,but themost importantthing isshe/heshould beenergetic andenjoy teaching.Then,she/he should be open-minded,easy-going,warm-hearted andself-confident havea senseof humoretc..Next,in classshe/he canmake her/his classinteresting andstudents understandher/his ideasdeeplyand easily.She/He isgood atusing teachingmethods tochallenge studentsor toencouragestudents tostudy further.After that,she/he canget onwell with studentsand sharethe happinessand sorrowwithstudentsafter class.At last,the idealteachershouldn tgive studentstoo muchhomework andstudents burdenshouldbelessenedcompletely,and allthe studentsare lookingforward toattending toher/his class.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.How oldistheelder boyA.
8.B.
9.C.
10.
18.How manypeople werethere inthe familyA.Two.B.Four.C.Five.
19.What wasthe ministers requestA.He askedfor somemoney forhis efforts.B.He wantedto havedinner with the twoboys.C.He wantedto seethe twoboys individually.
20.What canwe learnfromthetextA.The ministers methoddidntwork atall.B.God wasmissing andthe twoboys didit.C.The littleboy wasvery frightened.试题答案15BACCB610ABBAA1C15CBABA16~20CCBCC附〜〜听力部分录音材料Text1W:I willbuy thesetwo books.M:The totalprice is56yuan,but youjust needtopayhalf asyouhavea membershipcard.Text2M:Which lineshould Itake ifI want to goto WangfujingW:Let mecheck foryou.According tothe routemap,you shouldtake Line
6.Text3M:Hi,mom.I mightget homelate tonight.W:Overtime againM:Yes,I havejusttakena newproject.Text4W:What areyou writingM:I amdoing apaper forbiology class.W:You havefinished it,haven tyouM:Yes.But thisone isfor Jim.Text5M:Do youwanttokeep thestyle youhave nowor trya newoneW:Keep theone I have now.Just cutmy hairalittleand thinit out.M:No problem.W:Now,please hurry.I amvisiting apatient inhalf anhour.{Text6M:IIi.Do youhave thisT-shirtW:Hi.Yes.What sizedoyouwantM:Large.Do youhave anyother colorsW:It comesin threecolors:red,black andwhite.But theonly largeones wehave leftarein white.M:The whiteis OK...Can youlower theprice alittle bitW:Sorry,thatsthe lowestpriceM:I willtake twoif theycan becheaper.W:How about300yuan forboth AndI11send themby mail.M:All right.Text7W:I haveheard thatit s going tobe reallycold thiswinter.M:Well,you didnt expectit tobe warm,did youW:Of coursenot,but Ijust heardthe NationalWeather Serviceprediction forthenext90days.They saidit ssupposed tobe muchcolder thanusual.M:Yeah,maybe.Personally,I thinkthose long-range forecastsareuseless.W:I amafraid thatI cannot agreewithyou.M:0h,come on,it lookslike you aretalkingabout whatsgoingto happenthree monthsfromnow.W:Well,youarehalfway right.They arent very good forrainfall.But theyarea lotbetter fortemperatures especiallyfor thistime oftheyear.M:Really,so Ishouldtake themseriously aboutthe coldbut notcount too much onalot of extrasnowW:Ah-ha.It shouldbe right.Text8W:Good evening,sir.Do youhaveareservationM:I amafraid not.W:Just amoment,please.I mvery sorry,we refull now.Would youmind waitinga shorttime,sirM:No,I dont mind.W:Here isthe chair,sir.And hereare somenewspapers andmagazines.M:Thank you.Well,would youplease givemeaglass ofice waterW:Sure.Here youare.A fewseconds laterI mso sorryto havekept youwaiting,sir.M:It doesnt matter.W:Oh,there isa tablenow.This way,please.M:Thank you.W:Is thistable allright As you cansee,it satthewindow,inanonsmoking area.M:Yes,good.I dont havemuch timetonight.Ihaveto seemy friendat eightthirty.W:Menu,sir.M:Thank you.I wantto havethis smokedfish.IsitgoodW:Yes,verygood,sir.It isJapanese origin,and itcomes fromHokkaido,north areaofJapan.Text9W:Good afternoon,Sales Department.May Ihelp youM:Could Ispeak toMr Mike,pleaseW:I11see ifheisavailable.Who shallI sayis calling,pleaseM:John Smith.W:Hold theline,please.MrMikeisinameetingwith theManaging Directorat themoment,I mafraid.Can Ihelp youM:Well,I wantto discusswithhimthe newagreement wesigned lastweek.W:I dont thinkthe meetingwill goon muchlonger.Shall Iask himto callyou whenheis freeM:Yes,that wouldbe easiest.W:Could Ihave yourname again,please M:Yes.ItsJohn Smith.W:And thenumber M:021-
64358769.W:Your numberis021-
64358769.OK.You11be hearingfrom MrMike laterinthemorningthen,Mr Smith.M:Thank youfor yourhelp.Good-bye.W:You arewelcome.Good-bye.(Text10)A couplehad twolittle boysaged8and10,who werevery naughty.They werealwaysgetting intotrouble andtheir parentsknew thatif anythingwrong happenedin theirtown,their sonswere probablyinvolved.The boysmother heardthat aminister intownhad beensuccessful ineducating children,so she asked ifhewouldspeak withherboys.The ministeragreed butasked to see themindividually.So themother senther8-year-old firstinthemorning,withtheolder boytoseethe ministerintheafternoon.The minister,a hugeman witha deepvoice,seated theyounger boyand askedhimseriously uWhere is God”The boy made no answer,sitting therewith hismouth hangingopen,wide-eyed.So theminister repeatedthe questionin aneven moreserious voice“WhereisGod”Again theboymadenoanswer.So theminister raisedhis voiceandshouted“WHERE ISGOD”The boyscreamed andran offfromtheroom,hurried directlyhome and hidhimself inhis cupboard.When hisolder brotherfound him,heasked“Whathappened”The youngerbrother breathlesslyreplied“We arein BIGtrouble thistime.God ismissing andthey thinkWE didit.”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ASusan Boylewas bornastheninth childinaCatholic family.She sufferedfromlearning disabilitiesever sinceKer birthbecause ofher motherspoorhealth.School wasdifficult forSusan andshe wasbullied becauseofherdifferentbehaviours.Her siblings,who weremuch older,had lifeexperiences thatwere unknowntotheir littlesister.From thetime ofher birth,Susan wasa screamer.The onlyreallysafe placethat shewould useasarepeat washer bedroom.There shewould hangposters ofher musical idols on thewall andsing popularmusic into a hairbrushthatshe pretended wasa microphone.One byonethesiblings movedaway fromhomeandthen Susan s fatherdied.Thisleft heralone withan agingmother anda cat.The siblingsaccused her mother ofnotexpecting moreout ofSusan.She hadseen manyprofessionals andremembered hearingtheword borderline”but didnt knowwhat itmeant.She triedvolunteer work.Herbest stateof mind,however,was foundwhen she was singingand soshewouldregularlyjoin othersin karaokeor pubswhere shecould showher skillsand receiveappreciationfrom thecrowd.When Susanannounced atChristmas that she wasplanning tocompete inthe BritainsGotTalent contest,her siblings tried todiscourage her.It wasawonderthat shewaseven abletodothe auditionconsidering thetroubles shefaced justphysicallygetting tothe rightplace.“The WomanI WasBorn toBe”isabeautiful storywritten inthesimple buthumourous voiceofthe author,Susan Boyle.She tellsher storyfrom birthtothe presentin aninteresting andeducational manner.The writingis supplementedby photos fromher albums.I lovethis book!In fact,I readthe wholething inone day!There issomething inthe storiesthat not only teachesthe readersbut alsoinspiresus toreach forour dreams一no matterhow impossiblethey mayseem tobe!
21.When Susanwas young,.A.hermotherdied ofan illnessB.her siblingsliked hervery muchC.shewasfond ofmusic D.shewasenvie dat schoolr
22.According tothe passage,which wasNOT trueA.Susan smother expectedtoomuchout ofher.B.Susan trieddoing alotofvolunteer work.C.Susan ssiblingstriedto stopher fromcompeting inthe Britains GotTalentcontest.D.Susansperformances werewell receivedbythecustomers inpubs.
23.The book“The WomanI WasBorn toBe”B.is writteninaserious voiceA.is alwaysa best-sellerD.contains somephotos ofSusanC.is fullof sadstoriesof Susan Boyle
24.What doestheauthorthinkA.Pitiful andselfless.B.Shy andpassive.C.Great andgenerous.D.Determined andinspiring.【答案与解析】本文是一则书评,叙述了一本书的作者的一些经历及对这本书的评价
21.C从第2段最后一句uThere shewould hangpostersofhermusicalidolsonthe wallandsing popularmusic into a hairbrushthatshepretendedwasamicrophone^可知C项正确
22.A A项与第3段第3句The siblingsaccused hermother ofnot expectingmore outofSusan”信息不符,故选此项
23.D根据倒数第3段的最后一句The writingis supplementedbyphotosfrom heralbums”可知D项正确
24.D从短文介绍的Susan Boyle的成长经历和短文最后提到的对书的评价可知,作者认为SusanBoyle是一个意志坚强的、鼓舞人心的楷模When we meet anotherperson forthe firsttime,we areactually floodedwith newinformation.Almost atonce,we noticehis appearance,style ofdress,and mannerofspeech.Furthermore,aswelisten towhat hehas tosay andobserve thethings hedoes,we beginto formsome ideasof whatkind ofperson heis andwhat heintends todo.As youknow fromyour ownexperience,though,we donotonlygather theseseparatepieces ofinformation.Instead,we gofurther andcombine themintoaunified(使统一)picture.In short,we forman overallimpression ofeach personwemeet一an impressionthat canbefavorable orunfavorable.But howprecisely dowe performthis taskHowdo.we combineso muchdifferent informationintoaclear firstimpressionwith suchquick speedAgreat dealof researchhasbeenperformed onthis question,and resultspointto thefollowing answer:We performthis taskthrough aspecial typeof averaging.Expressed verysimply,our impressionsof othersseemtorepresent aweighted averageofall informationthatcanbe gatheredabout them.That is,they reflecta processin whichall informationwehaveabout othersisaveraged together—but withsome facts,or input(输入)receiving greaterweight thanothers.Asyoucan readilysee,this makesgood sense.For example,in forminganimpression ofa newboss youwould probablybe affectedtoamuch greaterdegree byhowthis persongives youorders(whether respectfullyor not)than bythe colorofhis orher eyes.The factthat notallinformationaboutotherpersonsaffectsour impressionsofthem tothesamedegree raisesan importantquestion:Just whatkinds ofinput receivethegreatest weightAgain researchprovides somerevealing(让人深思)answers.
25.According tothe passage,the firstimpression is.A.the resultof quicklook。