When a first-time father saw his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby's ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might be made fun of his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy---- the ears presented only a small problem with its appearance.
But the nervous father continued. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery(整形手术). The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears.
The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife's reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child.
“She doesn't take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.
By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her baby's large ears.
The baby was in a blanket(毛毯) with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed in his mother's arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time.
She took one look at her baby's face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”
No problem with Mom. She married those ears...and she loves the man to whom they are attached.
The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” It's hard to see the ears when you're looking into the light.
【小题1】When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that________.

A．The baby might not grow up healthily.

B．The baby might be laughed at by others.

C．The baby might disappoint its mother.

D．the baby might have mental problems.

【小题2】According to the doctor and nurse, the baby’s ears________.

A．could not function well.

B．looked the same as others.

C．only caused a small problem.

D．needed to have plastic surgery.

【小题3】What is true about the baby’s mother?

A．She blamed her husband for the baby’s big ears.

B．She was the first to discover the baby’s large ears.

C．She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately.

D．She found something similar between the baby and its father.

【小题4】What does the underlined word they refer to in the last but on paragraph(倒数第2段)?

A．The ears.

B．The parents.

C．The doctor and nurse.

D．The problems

【小题5】What’s the function of the last paragraph?

A．To advise readers to listen carefully.

B．To draw a conclusion from the story.

C．To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty.

D．To stress the importance of doctor-patient relationship.

 

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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15   B.￡9.15  C. ￡9.18

答案是B。

1.What do the speakers need to buy?

A. A fridge         B. A dinner table  C. A few chairs

2.Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel       C. In a school.

3.What does the woman mean?

A. Cathy will be at the party.          B. Cathy is too busy to come.

C. Cathy is going to be invited

4.Why does the woman plan to go to town?

A. To pay her bills in the bank.        B. To buy books in a bookstore.

C. To get some money from the bank

5.What is the woman trying to do?

A. Finish some writing.B. Print an article.                 C. Find a newspaper.

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.What is the man doing?

A. Changing seats on the plane          B. Asking for a window seat

C. Trying to find his seat

7.What is the woman’s seat number?

A. 6A               B. 7A               C. 8A

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt?

A. It’s too small  B. It’s too dark   C. It’s to expensive

9.What does the woman buy in the end?

A. A yellow T-shirt B. A blue T-shirt   C. A pink T-shirt

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.How long has the man been in London?

A. One year.        B. A few years      C. A couple of months

11.Why did the woman leave her hometown?

A. To lend a city life.                 B. To open a restaurant.    C. To find a job

12.Where did the woman come from?

A. London.          B. Arnside          C. Lancaster.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What is a daypack?

A. A box            B. A bag            C. A lock

14.What surprise the girl at school?

A. A lot of discussions in class        B. Teachers giving little homework

C. Few students asking questions in class.

15.At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the end of it.                    B. In the middle of it  C. At the beginning of it

16.What do we know about the girl?

A. She is new to the school             B. She writes for the school newspaper.

C. She seldom asks questions in class.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where does Mr. Henry Stone do?

A. A bank clerk     B. A teacher        C. A writer

18.What does Henry like doing at airport?

A. Watching people  B. Telling stories  C. Reading magazines.

19.What did Henry learn from the newspaper the day?

A. A valuable suitcase was missing      B. A man stole money from a bank

C. A woman ran away from home

20.Why was the woman at the airport?

A. She was traveling on business        B. She was seeing the man off.

C. She was leaving for Greece

 

 

回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题l. 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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡l9. 15.    B. ￡9. 15.    C. ￡9. 18.

答案是B。

1.What do the speakers need to buy?

A. A fridge.           B. A dinner table.          C. A few chairs,

2.Where are the speakers?

A. In a restaurant.       B. In a hotel.              C. In a school.

3.What does the woman mean?

A. Cathy will be at the party.

B. Cathy is too busy to come.

C. Cathy is going to be invited.

4.Why does the woman plan to go to town?

A. To pay her bills in the bank.

B. To buy books in a bookstore.

C. To get some money from the bank,

5.What is the woman trying to do?

A. Finish some writing.

B. Print an article.

C. Find a newspaper,

第二节（共l5小题；每小题l. 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.What is the man doing?

A. Changing seats on the plane.   

B. Asking for a window seat.

C. Trying to find his seat.

7.What is the woman's seat number?

A. 6A.               B. 7A.               C. 8A.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt?

A. It’s too small. B. It’s too dark. C. It’s too expensive.

9.What does the woman buy in the end?

A. A yellow T-shin.   B. A blue T-shirt.

C. A pink T-shirt.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.How long has the man been in London?

A. One year.

B. A few years.

C. A couple of months，

11.Why did the woman leave her hometown?

A. To lead a city life.

B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job.

12.Where did the woman come from?

A. London. B. Arnside. C Lancaster

听第9段材料，回答第l3至l6题。

13.What is a daypack?

A. A box. B. A bag. C. A lock.

14.What surprises the girl at school?

A. A lot of discussions in class.

B. Teachers giving little homework.

C. Few students asking questions in class.

15.At what time of the school term does the conversation most probably take place?

A. At the end of it.

B. In the middle of it.

C. At the beginning of it.

16.What do we know about the girl?

A. She is new to the school.

B. She writes for the school newspaper.  

C. She seldom asks questions in class.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What does Mr Henry Stone do?

A. A bank clerk.    

B. A teacher.

C. A writer.

18.What does Henry like doing at airports?

A. Watching people.  

B. Telling stories.

C. Reading magazines.

19.What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day?

A. A valuable suitcase was missing.    

B . A man stole money from a bank.    

C. A woman ran away from home.

20.Why was the woman at the airport?   

A. She was traveling on business.   

B. She was seeing the man off.

C. She was leaving for Greece.

 

听下面5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。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秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答第1至3题。

1．What was the woman’s main purpose in going to Ottawa during the vacation?

A．To visit a Canadian family．

B．To go sightseeing．

C．To learn English． 

2．Why did the woman like staying with the Smiths?

A．They were her relations．

B．She could speak English with them．

C．She could eat Western food every day．

3．What did the woman particularly like about the Canadian classes? 

A．The students have more freedom．

B．Listening，speaking，reading and writing were all included in one class．

C．There were a lot of activities．

听第2段材料，回答第4至6题。

4．What did the man ask the woman to do on Sunday afternoon?

A．To come to a dinner party．

B．To watch a volleyball game．

C．To meet his friends．

5．What did the woman have to do then?

A．To invite some friends．

B．To go to Mexico City．

C．To pick up her brother-in-law at the airport.

6．What did the man suggest?

A．She come over after she gets back from the airport．

B．She bring something to eat．

C．She order pizza for dinner．

听第3段材料，回答第7至9题。

7．Why will they put on a show?

A．For fun．            B．For money．      C．For nothing．

8．What can we know from their dialogue?

A．They want to put on three show all.

B．They are going to choose one out of three shows．

C．They will sing three songs in the play．

9．What can we learn about the man?

A．He often gets up on a stage．

D．He sings popular songs for money．

C．He will sing and dance in the show．

听第4段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Why does the girl work hard at her lessons?

A．She wants to be an engineer in the future．

B．She is going to be a biologist after she graduates．

C．She is going to take an exam．

11．What can we learn about the boy?

A．He is an engineer．

B．He is a doctor．

C．He is a friend of the girl’s．

12．What are those technical words about?

A．Engineering．    B．Biology．    C．Technology．

听第5段材料，回答第13至15题。

13．Which of the following people are unlucky?

A．People who have boring jobs．

B．People who have a lot of spare time．

C．People who earn a lot of money．

14．Why are many successful sportsmen young people?

A．Because they are under 35．

B．Because they can move fast．

C．Because they are interesting．

15．Which of the following group of people work till they die?

A．Writers, artists and actors.

B．Artists，musicians and teachers．

C．Writers；musicians and engineers．