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。每段对话只读一遍。

1．At what time did Mary leave?

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A．Five o'clock.　　B．Ten to five.　　C．Ten o'clock.

2．Who is the man talking to?

[　　]

A．A house painter.　　B．A mailman.　　C．A carpenter.

3．What does the man suggest?

[　　]

A．It is polite to write back.

B．Send her aunt a present to show her apology.

C．Keep in touch with her aunt through internet.

4．Where will the family probably go for their holiday?

[　　]

A．Beijing.　　B．Guangzhou.　　C．Seaside.

5．What happened to steam trains?

[　　]

A．They have been replaced by eletric trains.

B．They have been used for special railway service.

C．They have become more comfortable.

听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C选项中选出最佳的选项，并标在试卷的相应位置上，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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段对话，回答第6～7题。

6．Why does the little girl write the letter?

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A．To thank her aunt for last year's present.

B．To tell her aunt about her study.

C．To get the New Year's birthday present.

7．How does the girl make her aunt understand her?

[　　]

A．To thank her aunt for last year's present and make her aunt know her birthday is coming soon.

B．To ring her aunt she wants her present.

C．To tell her aunt she is going to her aunt's.

听第七段对话，回答第8～9题。

8．Where are they?

[　　]

A．In a shop.　　B．In a hospital.　　C．In a library.

9．What should the woman do after the medical examination?

[　　]

A．She should be in hospital.

B．She should have a rest.

C．She should lie in bed and take some medicine.

听第八段对话，回答第10～12题。

10．What did the woman decide to buy?

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A．Licence.　　B．A new car.　　C．A used car.

11．Why did the old woman give up her driver's licence?

[　　]

A．Her eyesight was bad.

B．She is old.

C．She is too old to give it up.

12．What's the price of the old woman's car?

[　　]

A．Too high.

B．Too low.

C．It isn't mentioned in the dialogue.

听第九段对话，回答第13～16题。

13．Where is Tom now?

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A．At the college.　　B．At the hospital.　　C．At TV studio.

14．Which day is Tom's birthday?

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A．Sunday.　　B．Monday.　　C．Saturday.

15．What's the woman going to do?

[　　]

A．To think about a good idea for Tom.

B．To give up the chance of helping Tom.

C．To help Tom leave the hospital as soon as possible.

16．Why does the woman ask Tom to put on his clothes?

[　　]

A．She worries about Tom to get a bad cold.

B．She knows Tom used to wear more clothes in autumn.

C．She'll take Tom to see other children who'll have their tonsils(扁桃腺) out.

听第十段对话，回答第17～20题。

17．What is the habit of reading newspaper like?

[　　]

A．Widespread.

B．No more popular than one copy of newspaper a day.

C．Two or three different newspapers every day.

18．How was news sent in the past?

[　　]

A．Sent by telegraph.

B．Passed from one person to another.

C．Sent by letter.

19．What other information do newspapers give us?

[　　]

A．Large companies.　　B．The weather.　　C．Advertising space.

20．What do large companies think of the money spent on ads?

[　　]

A．Wasted.　　B．Worthwhile.　　C．Not much.

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．Who is the man?

[　　]

A．A restaurant waiter.

B．A traffic policeman.

C．A taxi driver.

2．Why will the woman go to Edinburgh?

[　　]

A．To have a meeting in Glasgow.

B．To meet some important people.

C．To drive the man there.

3．Where are they?

[　　]

A．In a zoo.

B．In a laboratory.

C．In a museum.

4．What are the two speakers doing?

[　　]

A．Cheering for Oxford.

B．Watching a football match.

C．Playing a ball game.

5．Where did Paul plan to go on his way home?

[　　]

A．To the bank.

B．To the shop.

C．To the office.

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至8题。

6．Where does the conversation take place?

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A．On a road.　　B．In a hotel.　　C．At an airport.

7．When will the woman have to check out tomorrow?

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A．At 2:00 p. m.　　B．At 2:30 p. m.　　C．At 12:00.

8．What does the man suggest the woman should do?

[　　]

A．Keep her room clean

B．Leave at 5:30.

C．Leave some time earlier.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9．What does the woman think the weather will be like in the afternoon?

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A．Clear.　　B．Windy.　　C．Foggy.

10．How will the man get the weather information?

[　　]

A．He'll ask the weatherman.

B．He'll make a telephone call.

C．He'll listen to the radio.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11．Who is Frank Stone?

[　　]

A．A friend of the woman's.

B．A visitor to the clinic.

C．A patient of Dr. Milton's.

12．Why won't Mr. Stone come to the clinic tomorrow?

[　　]

A．The clinic will be closed.

B．Dr. Milton won't come to work.

C．He can't spare the time.

13．When is the clinic open in a week?

[　　]

A．During the whole week.

B．On weekdays except Thursday.

C．From Monday to Friday.

14．What time has finally been fixed for Mr. Stone to come?

[　　]

A．6:15 p. m., Wednesday.

B．6:15 p. m., Thursday.

C．5:30 p. m., Wednesday.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15．What has made working at home possible?

[　　]

A．Communication industry.

B．Living far from companies.

C．Personal computers.

16．Why do some people prefer working at home?

[　　]

A．To get more jobs.

B．To make more money.

C．To save time.

17．What might happen in the future?

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A．We might work at home for a foreign company.

B．We could call for the labor in Spain.

C．The British firm could move to Belfast.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18．Where does the speech probably take place?

[　　]

A．In a restaurant.

B．In the speaker's home.

C．In a museum.

19．What is the kitchen like?

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A．It can hold hundreds of people.

B．It is a big room with a high ceiling.

C．It's full of wooden tables.

20．What does the speech mainly suggest?

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A．The kitchen is always the center of family life.

B．The family kitchen should be well designed.

C．The home design tells us about social changes.

Michel is a young girl who works for the police      a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped      many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).

When she was fourteen, Michel was already      interested in the differences in her friends'       that she would spend hours      them. After       college she went to France for a        two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

　　Michel says that it is      for people to hide their handwriting. She can        of what she needs to know simply      looking at the writing with her own eyes,     she also has machines      help her make      different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often        great help to the police.

Michel believes that handwriting is a good     of what kind of person the      is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow        I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she     she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman        she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be       , however.

1.A. with        B. by 　　　　 C. like 　　　D. as

2.A. search　　 　B. follow 　　 C. catch 　　 D. judge

3.A. so　　　　　 B. too 　　　　C. quite 　　 D. extra

4.A. books　　　　B. letter　　　C. tongues 　 D. handwriting

5.A. writing 　　　B. studying　　C. settling 　D. uncovering

6.A. attending　　 B. finishing 　C. starting 　D. stepping into

7.A. powerful 　　B. natural 　　C. special　　D. common

8.A. main 　　　 　B. safe 　　　 C. easy 　　　D. impossible

9.A. most 　　　　B. nothing　　 C. little 　　D. sight

10.A. with 　　　  B. by 　　　　 C. of　　　 　D. about

11.A. so 　　　　  B. for 　　　　C. thus 　　　D. but

12.A. they 　　　  B. in which 　 C. that 　　　D. those

13.A. up 　　　　  B. out 　　　　C. for 　　　 D. into

14.A. of 　　　　  B. to　　　　　C. with 　　　D. for

15.A. test 　　　  B. sign    　C. means 　 　D. habit

16.A. thief 　　　 B. criminal　　C. writer 　　D. policeman

17.A. whether 　　 B. unless 　　 C. if 　　　　D. after

18.A. adds 　　　  B. tells 　　　C. repeats 　 D. cries

19.A. before 　　  B. after 　　　C. so 　　 D. and

20.A. necessary　　 B. all right 　C. important 　D. quite easy

 

Claude and Louris are “giraffes”.So are police officers Hankins and Pearson.These men and women don’t look like giraffes；they look like you and me.Then，why do people call them “giraffes”？

　 A giraffe，they say，is an animal that sticks its necks out，can see places far away and has a large heart.It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way.In the same way，a “giraffe” can be a person who likes to “stick his or her neck out” for other people，always watches for future happenings，has a warm heart for people around，and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself.

　 “The Giraffe Project” is a 10?year?old group which finds and honors “giraffes” in the US and in the world.The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world.The group members believe that a person shouldn’t draw his or her head back；instead，they tell people to “stick their necks out” and help others.Claude and Louris，Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1,000 “giraffes” that the group found and honored.

　 Claude and Louris were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use.One day，however，they saw a homeless man looking for a place to keep warm and they decided that they should “stick their necks out” and give him some help.Today，they lived in Friends’ House，where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night.

　 Police officers Hankins and Pearson work in a large city.They see crimes every day and their work is sometimes dangerous.They work hard for their money.However，these two men put their savings together and even borrowed money to start an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city.Hankins and Pearson are certainly “giraffes”.

1.Which of the following is true?

　 A.Some of the people around us look like giraffes.

　 B.Giraffes are the most beautiful animal in the world.

　 C.“Giraffes” is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people.

　 D.A “giraffe” is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future.

　

2.“The Giraffe Project” is a group 　　　　.

　 A.of police officers　　　　　　　 B.which appeared ten years ago

　 C.of ten?year?old children　　　　 D.which takes care of children

　

3.People call Claude and Hankins “giraffes” because they 　　　　.

　 A.do what is needed for a good world

　 B.are not afraid of dangerous work

　 C.found a home for some homeless people

　 D.made money only for other people

　

4.What does “The Giraffe Project” do?

　 A.It tells people how to live a quiet life.

　 B.It helps the homeless and teaches the young people.

　 C.It tries to find 1,000 warm?hearted people in the US.

　 D.It shows people what their duty is for a better world.

　

 

5.The passage mainly tries to tell us 　　　　.

　 A.what giraffes are like

　 B.what the Giraffe Project is

　 C.why Claude，Louris，Hankins and Pearson are called “giraffes”

　 D.what we should do for a better world