第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选山最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.

Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.

Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life:  Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen（食堂）, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.

1. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

A. Let their guests be convenient during their travelling.

B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.

C. Wish their guests to save money.

D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.

2. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with ____.

A. cheap food and drink                             B. disposable things

C. good service                                                  D. free TV programmes

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.

B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.

C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.

D. Plastic breaks down easily.

4. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.           

B. Do not throw away paper cups.

C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.  

D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.

5. We can tell from the story that ____.

A. people don't like disposable things at all

B. we can't use paper or plastic bowls at school

C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment

D. hotels won't provide disposable things because they want to save money

选出划线部分读音与其他三个不同的单词，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1.A. clock       B. know      C. breakfast     D. black

2.A. about       B. blouse     C. young        D. trousers

3.A. with        B. thank      C. think        D. month

4.A. excuse      B. cute       C. use         D. plus

5.A. worker      B. corner     C. her         D. doctor

第三部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选山最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.
Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.
Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life:  Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen（食堂）, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.
1. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?
A. Let their guests be convenient during their travelling.
B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.
C. Wish their guests to save money.
D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.
2. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with ____.
A. cheap food and drink                     B. disposable things
C. good service                                     D. free TV programmes
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.
B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.
C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.
D. Plastic breaks down easily.
4. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?
A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.           
B. Do not throw away paper cups.
C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.  
D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.
5. We can tell from the story that ____.
A. people don't like disposable things at all
B. we can't use paper or plastic bowls at school
C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment
D. hotels won't provide disposable things because they want to save money

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分75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 woman mean?

    A．She will go for the dinner．

    B．She won't go for the dinner．

    C．She will go after doing something．

2.Where is the man now?

    A．In an office．       B．In a hospital．      C．At an airport．

3.What can we know about the man?

    A．He doesn' t eat fish．

    B．He doesn't eat vegetables．

    C．He doesn't eat meat．

4.How will the man go to the park?

    A．By bus．             B．By taxi．            C．On foot．

5.What' s the man probably?

    A．A shop assistant．   B．A policeman．        C．A teacher．

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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项目中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What is the conversation mainly about?

    A．An interview．       B．A meeting．          C．A party．

7.How will the woman inform the man?

    A．By sending him an email．                         

    B．By giving him a call．                      

    C．By writing him a letter．

听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What does the man plan to do on Saturday?

    A．Help his mother clean the house．

    B．Visit his teacher with the woman．

    C．Help Mary with her English．

9.When does the woman have an appointment with her dentist?

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

10.How is the woman' s Saturday?                   

    A．Very interesting．   B．Very boring．        C．Quite busy．

听第八段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What does the woman want to do?

    A．Find a bank．        B．Ask for some money．  C．Buy a map．

12.How does the man help the woman?

    A．He gives her some money．

    B．He takes her to the bank．

    C．He draws a map for her．

13.What can we learn about the woman?

    A．She urgently needs money．

    B．She is a newcomer here．

    C．She knows the shopping center．

听第九段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What does the man like best?

    A．History and philosophy．

    B．Reading books about science．

    C．Climbing mountains．

15.In which section will the man find the woman in the library?

    A．In the medical one． B．In the history one．       C．In the novel one．

16.What can we learn from the conversation?

    A．The woman likes reading books about history．

    B．The man and the woman are talking about their hobbies．

    C．The man likes reading modern novels written by John Steinbeck．

听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where are the high-heeled shoes for babies made?

    A．In America．         B．In Britain．         C．In Australia．

18.How much are the high-heeled shoes for babies?

    A．$18.99.              B．$19.19.              C．$19.99.

19.What can we know about the seller Mrs Taylor?

    A．She has a 6-month-old daughter．

    B．She found the shoes through newspaper．

    C．She sells the shoes through the website．

20.What kind of mums buy this kind of shoes?

    A．The wealthy ones．

    B．The fashionable ones．

    C．The open-minded ones．

第三部分：阅读理解（共22小题，65-68每小题1分，其他每小题2分, 满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely mad and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers(窃笑) about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

56. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 4) most probably means "     __________".

A. told how to enter the arena

B. shown how to make the horse beautiful

C. removed from the competition early

D. told to enter the timed-speed events

57. Why was the writer not confident of victory?

A. He was an inexperienced rider.    

B. He had not practiced enough.

C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.

D. He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others.

58. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because____________.

A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy    B. people envied the writer

C. the win was unexpected           D. the writer had run out of time

59. What did the writer learn from his experience?

A. Life can sometimes be unfair.

B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

C. A positive attitude will bring success.

D. One should not make judgments based on appearance. 

60. The best title for the story is ___________.         .

A. A Race to Remember              B.A Horse’s Tale

C. Neck and Neck                    D.A Difficult Age