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It was just a windy January day here in the North East of Scotland. When I left home for the office where I worked in the next town, the weather forecasters said, “Windy and cold, but no rain.” However, by the time I was about to leave work in the early evening, it was pouring!
My office was close to the bus stop so that there was no problem; I just shot out the door and onto the bus. Unfortunately, once I got home to Montrose, I had about a mile to walk from the bus stop to my home.
As I stepped off the bus that night to walk home, I struggled to get my tiny umbrella to go up in the strong wind. It was obviously designed for a very light shower. Then, suddenly and to my amazement, I heard my mum’s voice.
“Quickly! Come under here, before you get soaked! ”
I nipped（跑） under my bigger umbrella and stared at mum in surprise. “What on earth are you doing here in this weather?” I asked her. My mum was eighty-three that year, and although fit and healthy, she did not usually like going out in strong wind and heavy rain. “You said to come round for tea tonight, but I came early before the rain got too heavy. Eric told me that your car was in for a service and I saw your big umbrella lying on the chair. Eric was on the phone, so I just picked it up and came out so that I could meet you and you would not get soaked!’’
My mum passed away the following year. This simple act remains in my mind, and reminds me how completely my mum loved me. She would not have gone out in the wind and rain for herself, but, at eighty-three, she never gave a second thought about the bad weather so I would not get wet.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that
| A．the author’s office was not far from her home. |
| B．the author’s mum enjoyed good health at 83. |
| C．the author was completely wet that night. |
| D．the author opened the umbrella easily then. |
| A．her mum seldom enjoyed going out in such bad weather. |
| B．her mum did not tell her she would bring her an umbrella. |
| C．she had planned to go to her house for tea that day. |
| D．she did not actually realize how much her mum loved her. |
| A．he was busy with his work. |
| B．the car was being repaired. |
| C．he was fixing the new phone. |
| D．he did not expect it to rain. |
| A．I Love Mum. |
| B．Nice to Meet Mum in the Rain. |
| C．To Keep Me from the Rain. |
| D．Mum’s Voice in the Rain. |
Eleven months ago, an act of good sportsmanship（体育精神）changed a girls’ running race into something bigger. 
Jenna Huff received a national sportsmanship award from the US Olympic Committee for what she did for Deb Guthmann.
In the race, Jenna was behind Deb until the final few meters of the 5-kilometer race.
Then something awful happened. Deb’s right hip（髋部）broke. She screamed in pain and stopped.
Jenna had never met Deb and had been taught to pass every runner she could to win.
Instead, Jenna stopped with no hesitation.
“Come on.” Jenna told Deb. “We’re going to run.”
Jenna took Deb’s left elbow with her right hand. She helped her jog the last few meters. At the finishing line, she pushed Deb in front of her, reasoning Deb would have beaten her anyway if not for the injury. That act helped Deb’s team win the regional race and advance to the state meet.
Both girls are now 17.
Jenna is still an athlete for her school.
She and her parents went to Colorado to accept an award for the national sportsmanship award. Jenna had to give a five-minute speech to the crowd, a crowd which included a number of former Olympians. “I’m pretty scared about my speech,” Jenna said the other night when we talked on the phone. “You want to hear part of it?” She read me one part including the words from Albert Einstein: “Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine（神圣的）purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know：That we are here for the sake of（为了）others.”
Deb is also still running. She received a full scholarship to Emmanuel College in Franklin Springs, Georgia. The award was because of her excellent academic record and great sports potential.
But she recently got hurt again and was unable to run for weeks.
Even so, I am confident Deb will write a happier ending for herself one day. Both of these young women make you feel confident about the future. They are strong, compassionate（富于同情心的）and smart.
As Einstein said-and as Jenna showed 11 months ago— “we are here for the sake of others”.
【小题1】The story is intended to __________.
| A．tell us an unexpected story in the girls’ running race |
| B．introduce a famous sportswoman |
| C．show the beauty of good sportsmanship |
| D．remind athletes to pay attention to their safety during the race |
| A．she wanted to get the prize |
| B．she thought she didn’t match Deb in reality |
| C．she helped Deb’s team to win the regional race |
| D．Deb had been injured |
| A．she is still running |
| B．she was good at her academy and sports |
| C．she showed the good sportsmanship in the race |
| D．she never gave up even though she had been injured |
| A．Jenna was the last one to reach the finishing line. |
| B．Deb went to Colorado to accept the prize with her parents. |
| C．The author had a face-to-face interview with Jenna the other night. |
| D．Helping each other can make a big difference to people’s lives. |
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听力测试(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
第一节?
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。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。
W：Could you tell me the way to the hospital?
M：I’m sorry I’m a stranger here myself．You can ask the policeman over there．
1．Why doesn’t the man tell the woman the way to the hospital?
A．Because he is a stranger to the city．
B．Because he doesn’t want to tell her the way．
C．Because he doesn’t feel like talking with her．
W：Where is the post office?
M：Just walk down this street．It’s only ten minutes’ walk from here．You will find it on your right．
2．Where are the two speakers?
A．They are in an office．
B．They are in the street．
C．They are at home．
W：Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary?
M：I’m sorry, but I’m using it now．
3．Why doesn’t the man lend his dictionary to the woman?
A．Because he is using it．
B．Because he hasn’t brought it with him．
C．Because he doesn’t want to lend it to the woman．
W：Do you mind if I use your rubber?
M：Of course not．Go ahead, please!
4．What does the woman want to borrow from the man?
A．A dictionary．
B．A pen．
C．A rubber．
W：Would you like me to carry this box for you?
M：No, thanks．I can manage it myself．
5．What does the woman offer to do?
A．To wash some clothes for the man．
B．To carry the box for the man．
C．To look after the child for the man．
第二节?
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。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。
W：What’s the matter, Peter? You don’t look very happy．
M：I’m not．I’m worried about my English．
W：What’s the problem?
M：I’m not practicing enough．
W：Why not?
M：Well, it’s difficult to meet English people．
W：You should go out more．
M：Where should I go?
W：You should go to bars．You should join a club．
M：But English people never speak to me．
W：Ah! You should speak first．
M：What can I talk about?
W：The weather! English people are always interested in the weather．
6．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．English．
B．Hobby．
C．Weather．
7．What is Peter worried about?
A．English people．
B．His English．
C．Going out．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
M：Today is the twelfth of August．In another four days it will be my sister Mary’s birthday．We will have a party．Would you please come and join us, Jean?
W：What time will the party begin?
M：At twenty to two．
W：My sister is coming to see me from Shanghai at 1∶20 that afternoon．I’ve got to meet her at the station, so I’m afraid I’ll be late for the party．
M：That’s all right．Do come please．
W：Sure．
8．When is Mary’s birthday?
A．On August 15th．
B．On August 16th．
C．On August 12th．
9．What time will the party begin?
A．At 2∶00 p. m．
B．At 2∶20 p. m．
C．At 1∶40 p. m．
10．Will Jean come to the party?
A．No, she won’t, because she’ll meet her sister at the station．
B．Yes, she will, but she will be late for the party．
C．Not sure．Perhaps she won’t be able to come．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
M：Madam, come and look at this china．It’s beautiful, isn’t it？
W：Yes, it is．I haven’t seen anything like this for years．
M：Ladies always like the china more than the weapons．
W：Tell me something about it, please．
M：Well, you see, all these pieces of china belong to the same set．A king gave it to the Duke in 1819, and pictures on the china tell the story of the Duke’s life．
W：You know a lot about the things in the museum, don’t you? Have you worked here long?
M：Oh yes, I’ve worked here for a long time．I’ve been here since the opening of the museum．I’ve been here for ten years．
11．Where are the speakers?
A．At a museum．
B．In a shop．
C．In a school．
12．What are they talking about?
A．A country．
B．A china．
C．A gun．
13．How long has the man worked here?
A．Two years．
B．Five years．
C．Ten years．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：I’m sorry you had to wait so long．
M：That’s all right．Was the boy hurt badly?
W：No．After I cleaned his head, he felt much better．So did his mother．The blood had frightened her．
M：She probably thought it was much worse than it really was．
W：Yes, mothers are always worried about their children．Now, what’s the matter with you?
M：I’ve just got a headache．I feel weak．I really feel terrible．
W：I’m sorry to hear that．Let me examine you．
14．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Mother and son．
B．Teacher and parent．
C．Doctor and patient．
15．Who probably thought it was much worse than it really was?
A．The child．
B．The mother of the boy．
C．Everyone there．
16．What’s the matter with the man?
A．He has a headache and feels bad．
B．He is frightened at the blood．
C．He hurt himself on the head．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man’s garden and talking about children．The young man asked, “How strict should parents be with their children?” The old man pointed to a string between a big, strong tree and a thin, young one．“Please untie that string, ” he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent over to one side．“Now tie it again, please, ” said the old man．“But first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．” The young man did so．Then the old man said, “There, it is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the string to
see how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone, you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the string away．”
17．What was the young father doing?
A．He was looking after his child．
B．He was paying a visit to an old neighbor．
C．He was working with an old neighbor．
18．What were they talking about?
A．Children．
B．Their houses．
C．Their trees．
19．Why did the young tree bend over to one side?
A．Because it was pulled by a string．
B．Because it was dying．
C．Because it was too thin to stand straight alone．
20．What did the young father learn from the old man?
A．He needn’t be strict with children．
B．He learned how strict parents should be with their children．
C．He learned how to plant a tree．
Some people seem easy to understand：their character appears obvious on first meeting. Appearances, however, can be deceptive. For thirty years now I have been studying my fellowmen. I don’t know very much about them. I shrug my shoulders when people tell me that their first impressions of a person are always right. I think they must have small insight or great vanity. For my own part I find that the longer I know people, the more they puzzle me.
I read in this morning's paper that Edward Hyde Burton had died. He was a merchant and he had been in business in Japan for many years.Once he gave me a great surprise. Unless I had heard the story from his own lips, I’d never have velieved that he was capable of such an action. He was always neatly and quietly dressed in accordance with his age and position. He didn’t talk much, but what he said was sensible. Tou couldn’;t imagine he’d possible raise his voice in anger. Here was a man who attracted you because you felt in him a real love for his fellows. He’d tell with point a good and spicy story, and in his youth he’d been something of an athete. He was a rich man and he’d made every penny himself. I suppose one thing that made you like him was that he was so weak; he arounsed your instinets（本能）of protection. TYou felt he couldn’t bear to hurt a fly.
One afternoon Burton told me a “funny” story in a quiet, dry humour:
“There was a namesake（同名人）of mine, who was the best bridge player I ever met. He seemed to have a fantastic instinct about the cards. I used to play with him a lot.”
“He was handsome in a way with curly hair and pink-and- white cleeks. Women thought a lot of him. There was no harm in him, he was only wild. Pf course he drank too much. He won a good deal of my money by card-playing.”
“One day he came to me when he went broke. He came to see me in my office and asked me for a job. I asked him how old he was.
“’Thirty-five’, he said.”
"'And what have you been doing hitherto?' I asked him.
"'Well, nothing very much,' he said.
"'I'm afraid I can't do anything for you just yet,' I said. 'Come back and see me in another thirty-five years, and I'll see what I can do.'
"He didn't move. He went rather pale. He hesitated for a moment and then he told me that he had had bad luck at cards for some time. He hadn't been willing to stick to bridge, he'd been playing poker, and he'd got trimmed. He hadn't a penny. He'd pawned everything he had. He couldn't pay his hotel bill and they wouldn't give him any more credit. He was down and out. If he couldn't get something to do he'd have to commit suicide.
"I looked at him for a bit. I could see now that he was all to pieces. He'd been drinking more than usual and he looked fifty. The girls wouldn't have thought so much of him if they'd seen him then.
"I got some glimmering of what he was driving at. I've known too many men who were little tin gods at their university.
“Suddenly I had an idea.” Pausing in his story, Burton turned to me. “When I was young I swam over three miles round the beacon（灯塔）and landed at the river of Tarumi. It’s rather difficult on account of the currents round the beacon. Well, I told my young fellow about it and I said that if he’d do it I’d give him a job.
“I could see he was rather taken aback. He was not in good condition for sports. He looked at me for a moment and then he nodded.”
“I told him I’d drive round to the river at half past twelve and meet him.
"Done,"he said.
“I wished him good luck and he left me.I had a lot of work to do that morning and I only just managed to the creek at Tarumi at half past twelve.But I needn't have hurried;he never turned up
“Did he funk it at the last moment?” I asked.
“No,he didn't funk it. He started all right. But of course he'd ruined his constitution by drink. The currents round the beacon were more than he could manage. We didn't get the body for about three days
I didn't say anything for a moment or two.I was a trifle shocked.Then I asked.
“When you made him that offer of a job, did you know he'd be drowned?'
He looked at me with his kind blue eyes, smiling. "Well,I hadn't got a vacancy in my office at the moment.'
55．The author believes .
A．some people are too easy to understand
B．appearance is just opposite to the quality
C．first impressions can be misleading
D．his fellowmen are not understandable
56．For some time, Edward Burton impressed the author most with his .
A．age and position B．wealth and ability
C．sensibility and humor D．kindness and weakness
57．The underlined words “he was all to picces” may mean .
A．he was mad and wild B．he was completely down
C．he was sick and dirty D．he was totally drunk
58．We can infer from Burton’s story that his namesakes .
A．never saw through his trick B．annoyed him by playing cards
C．could not do any job well D．intended to cheat him with a lie
59．We learned from the story that Edward Burton .
A．knew the young man would kill himself
B．arranged the end of his namesake’s life
C．did much for the poor fellowman
D．killed his card-friend by mistake
60．Edward Burton could be described as a(n) person.
A．innocent B．smart C．careless D．evil
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