Life here is much easier than ________.

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听力

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．When will they meet again?

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A．This Saturday .

B．Next week.

C．Neither of the above.

2．What does the man mean?

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A．The back of his French dictionary fell apart when he dropped it.

B．He had read the story without any help.

C．He needed to look up some words in order to understand the story well.

3．How long did the woman take the exam?

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A．Two hours.

B．An hour and a half.

C．Less than an hour.

4．What does the man suggest?

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A．Reading English for a short time after getting up.

B．Don't do it in a hurry.

C．Why don't you read it 10 minutes?

5．How many pills does the man have to take each day?

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A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Six.

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．每段对话或独白读一遍．

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题．

6．When will there be a birthday party?

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A．Next Sunday.

B．Next week.

C．That day.

7．Where will the party be held?

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A．In the open air.

B．1n the woman's house.

C．In a park.

听第7段材料，回答8～9题．

8．What does the woman ask the man to do?

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A．Buy a radio.

B．Make progress.

C．Listen to the programme with them.

9．How can the mm improve his listening?

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A．Remember the proverb.

B．Don't be afraid of difficulty.

C．Listen to the English programme more often.

听第8段材料，回答10～12题．

10．The man is most probably a ________.

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A．teacher

B．tour guide

C．driver

11．How many people are most probably together with the woman?

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A．One.

B．Two.

C．More than two.

12．The woman specially wants to visit ________.

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A．the Summer Palace and the Great Wall

B．the Summer Palace and the Ming Tombs

C．the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven

听第9段材料，回答13～16题．

13．When did I work on the farm of my parents?

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A．I worked on the farm even as a student.

B．I worked on the farm every day after school.

C．I worked on the farm after I finished school.

14．Where did two people take the milk?

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A．To a village factory .

B．To the town market .

C．To the village food store .

15．How did we do our farm work?

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A．We used both our machines and hands to do farm work.

B．We only used horses to help us with our farm work.

C．We didn't do our farm work, as we had other people do our farm work.

16．When did my brother and I get up in the morning?

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A．At six.

B．At five.

C．At four.

听第10段材料，回答17～20题．

17．What is special about the traffic in England?

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A．It drives on the right.

B．It drives on the left.

C．It drives in the middle.

18．What must you do when you want to cross a street?

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A．Look straight ahead.

B．Look to the left and then the right.

C．Look to the right first and then the left.

19．When is traffic most dangerous?

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A．During the time when people go to or come from work.

B．Only in the morning.

C．Only in the evening.

20．Why do you have to be careful when you go by bus?

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A．Because the streets are very busy, it's difficult to catch a bus.

B．Because you may go to the wrong way if you are careless and don't have a look first.

C．Because traffic is very dangerous there.

We used to work in the same office and we _________ have coffee together.

I’m a pig, and my son is a rabbit. I have snakes for daughters, and my wife, believe it or not, is a dragon! Do I live in a zoo? No, of course not! I am talking about Chinese zodiac signs. Depending on the year of your birth, each person has an animal for a sign. That’s why I am a pig and my wife is a dragon. If you, like me, were born in the year of the pig, then you are brave, thoughtful and loyal. The year of the pig is filled with good fortune.
　　Now let’s take a closer look at this interesting animal.
　　Pigs were first raised by man about 9,000 years ago, and are still a very common farm animal in many parts of the world. We don’t just use pigs for their meat — almost every part of the animal is used. The hair is used for artists’ brushes. The fat is used to make floor wax, rubber and plastics.
　　Pigs have also been important in the world of entertainment. In 1995 the film ‘Babe’ starred a loveable talking pig as its main character. The film won an Oscar and was nominated for 6 more. In England you can even go to watch pig racing. A farmer, Rob Shepherd, has been raising money for charity by holding pig races on his farm. The events have been very successful. People don’t just want to eat pigs, it seems!
　　Pigs also play an important role in the English language. For example, if someone says that he will travel to the sun one day, you can say “pigs might fly!” to him. Hungry? Well then, you can “pig out” and eat lots of food. And what if someone rescues you? Well, you can say that they “saved your bacon”.
63. The writer wrote the first paragraph in a ______ tone.
A. sad　　　　　　B. confused　　　　　C. serious　　　　 D. humorous
64. We may know from the passage that ______.
A. people in England like pigs more than other animals
B. pigs are more useful than ordinary people imagine
C. pigs are the first animals raised by man
D. more people don’t want to eat pigs now
65. The underlined sentence “pigs might fly! ” in the fifth paragraph means ______.
A. What you have just said is impossible
B. Pigs are great animals
C. I don’t understand your words
D. I can’t agree with you more
66. Which diagram shows the structure of the passage?
　　　　　　　　
　　　　　A 　　　　　　　　B 　　　　　　　C　　　　　　　　　 D