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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

  He's an old cobbler(修鞋匠)with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris.When I took him my shoes, he at first told me:“I haven't time.Take them to the other fellow on the main street; he'll fix them for you right away.”

  But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time.Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人).“No, ” I replied, “the other fellow can't do it well.”

  “The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait”-without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys.They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带)you might as well just throw away the pair.

  My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled.He wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”

  I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.

  “See what I can do? ” he said with pride.“Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work.”

  When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me.He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.

  These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption(消费)rather than a way to realize their own abilities.In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

(1)

Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

[  ]

A.

He was equipped with the best repairing tools.

B.

He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C.

He was proud of his skills.

D.

He was a native Parisian.

(2)

The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.”(paragraph 7)implies that ________.

[  ]

A.

nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B.

it was difficult to communicate with this man

C.

the man was very strange

D.

the man was too old

(3)

According to the author, many people work just to ________.

[  ]

A.

realize their abilities

B.

gain happiness

C.

make money

D.

gain respect

(4)

This story wants to tell us that ________.

[  ]

A.

craftsmen make a lot of money

B.

whatever you do, do it well

C.

craftsmen need self-respect

D.

people are born equal

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阅读理解

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

  He's an old cobbler(修鞋匠)with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris.When I took him my shoes, he at first told me:“I haven't time.Take them to the other fellow on the main street ; he'll fix them for you right away.”

  But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time.Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman(手艺人).“No, ” I replied, “the other fellow can't do it well.”

  “The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait”――without knowing much about mending shoes or making keys.They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap(鞋带)you might as well just throw away the pair.

  My man saw I wouldn't give in, and he smiled.He wiped his hands on his blue apron(围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said, “Come back in a week.”

  I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf.

  “See what I can do?” he said with pride.“Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work…”

  When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me.He was something out of an ancient legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft.

  These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”, when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption(消费)rather than a way to realize their own abilities.In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.

(1)

Which of the following is true about the old cobbler?

[  ]

A.

He was equipped with the best repairing tools.

B.

He was the only cobbler in the Marais.

C.

He was proud of his skills.

D.

He was a native Parisian.

(2)

The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.”(paragraph 7)implies that________

[  ]

A.

nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him

B.

it was difficult to communicate with this man

C.

the man was very strange

D.

the man was too old

(3)

According to the author, many people work just to ________

[  ]

A.

realize their abilities

B.

gain happiness

C.

make money

D.

gain respect

(4)

This story wants to tell us that ________

[  ]

A.

craftsmen make a lot of money

B.

whatever you do, do it well

C.

craftsmen need self-respect

D.

people are born equal

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Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A—F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

An interview with Benno Nigg, the sports scientist

A. What kind of technology might we see in sports shoes of the future?

B. What should people look out for when buying a new pair of sports shoes?

C. Will a more expensive shoe make me run faster or jump higher, as the ads suggest?

D. Is it true that expensive shoes are no better at preventing injury than cheap ones?

E. Some people say we should run just as well without shoes. What’s your opinion?

F. You helped develop the unstable Masai MBT shoes. Does this design actually work?

76.

 

Nigg’s Answer: That is a little bit overstated. But the literature shows that shoes are a minor player in injury development. If you take a group of people and want to injure them, send them out every day for a 20-kilometre run. A lot of them will be injured in three weeks. The major factors are the distance run, the intensity and recovery time, not the shoes.

77.

 

Nigg’s Answer: The problem is that if you go to a store and want to find your best shoes, you don’t know what to do. Things that are sometimes done, like video analysis of your rear foot movement, may not help. The only way to assess whether a shoe is right for you is how it feels. If you feel comfortable in a shoe, it’s likely to be good for you.

78.

 

Nigg’s Answer: A shoe may act as a training device, making some muscles to function more effectively for a majority of users. Or it may use materials that last longer. That may have something to do with its price. However, for the average runner it is difficult to distinguish between actual functional designs and unnecessary features. Generally, the more a shoe controls movement, the more it acts like a cast, which means you lose some muscle strength, and your feet are more likely to be injured.

79.

 

Nigg’s Answer: Yes, for about 80 per cent of people. The major benefits are training the small muscles crossing the ankle joint, and a reduction of knee and lower back pain. However, some claims for these unstable shoes are overstated, such as the general muscle strengthening that they are claimed to produce.

80.

 

Nigg’s Answer: There are claims that there are fewer injuries when you run barefoot, but there is not yet enough evidence, or enough research, to prove that. If you look at performance, most papers suggest an advantage of 3 to 4 per cent. With a few exceptions, people don’t run barefoot, so it may be that it’s not an advantage, or it may be that we’re just not used to it.

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听力(共两节,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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

W:It’s ten to four.In another half an hour, we’ll be home.

M:I’m glad we’ll be home soon.

1.When will they be home?

A.At 4∶10.

B.At 4∶20.

C.At 4∶40.

M:Good morning.I’m here to see Mr Smith.

W:Mr Smith went to Washington last Monday for a meeting and he will be back on Thursday night.If you like, you may come again on Friday morning.

2.When will Mr Smith return?

A.On Thursday night.

B.On Friday morning.

C.On Monday night.

M:Could you please tell me where I can find tennis shoes?

W:Yes.You can get them in the sportswear department on the right side of the store.

3.What does the man want to do?

A.To find his lost shoes where he played tennis.

B.To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department.

C.To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes.

M:Press eleven, please.(Pause.)Thank you.

W:You’re welcome.That’s where I’m going, too.

4.Where did this conversation most probably take place?

A.In a lift.

B.In a library.

C.In a computer room.

W:I’m such a terrible typist that I can never finish this report.

M:Would you like me to take over for a while?

5.What does the man offer to do?

A.Type the report for her.

B.Repair the typewriter.

C.Find her a typist.

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6~8题。

M:What can I do for you?

W:I want a skirt.Would you show me some?

M:What do you think of this expensive one?

W:I am sorry but I am afraid I don’t like it.

M:How about that one?

W:Good! How much does it cost?

M:65 dollars.

W:Only 65 dollars! That’s very cheap.

M:How many do you want?

W:I’ll take two.

6.What did the woman want to buy?

A.A cheap skirt.

B.An expensive skirt.

C.A secondhand skirt.

7.How much did the woman pay for what she bought?

A.$65.

B.$56.

C.$130.

8.What are the two speakers’ relationship?

A.Husband and wife.

B.Salesman and customer.

C.Boss and secretary.

听第7段材料,回答第9~11题。

W:Good morning, sir.I’m Susan Smith.I saw your job advertisement in the newspaper.It seemed very interesting.I’d like to know if the position is still open.

M:Yes, we need a secretary.Did you study shorthand?

W:Yes, I studied at a secretarial college several years ago.

M:What did you do after that?

W:I got a job at the ABC company.

M:What did you do there?

W:I was a receptionist.I answered phone calls, greeted visitors, and did some typing.

M:How long did you work there?

W:A little more than 2 years.And I liked working there.

M:Why did you leave, then?

W:There wasn’t any chance for advancement.

M:I see.Well, Miss Smith, I think we’ve covered about everything.We’ll let you know our decision by letter within a week.

W:Thank you and good-bye.

9.What job does the woman want to take?

A.She wants to work as a secretary.

B.She wants to work as a receptionist.

C.She wants to work as a typist.

10.How long did she work at the ABC company?

A.Over 2 years.

B.No more than 2 years.

C.Several years.

11.Why did she leave ABC company?

A.She didn’t like working there.

B.There wasn’t any chance for advancement.

C.The company fired her.

听第8段材料,回答第12~14题。

W:Travel International, can I help you?

M:Yes, can you tell me the times of flights to Munich on the evening of the fifteenth, please?

W:One minute, sir.There’s one at 4:45, again at seven o’clock.

M:Could you book me one on the 4:45 flight?

W:Single or return, sir?

M:Single, please.

W:What’s your telephone number?

M:101-23544978.

W:We’ll make the booking for you, and phone you back to make sure.

M:Thank you very much, good-bye.

W:Good-bye, sir, and thank you.

12.How many flights to Munich are there on the evening of the fifteenth?

A.One.

B.Two.

C.Three.

13.Which flight does the man want to take?

A.4∶45.

B.5∶45.

C.7∶00.

14.What does the woman promise him to do?

A.Phone to tell him about the booking.

B.Send him the ticket he has booked.

C.Pick him up and take him to the airport.

听第9段材料,回答第15~17题。

W:Can I help you, sir?

M:I come to see what kind of insurance there is?

W:Welcome! Insurance is quite good.Pay a little money each year and you will be paid the costs if anything bad happens to you.OK.Now let me tell you what we have.We offer insurance against fire, accident fire, accidents and damage for houses, cars and so on.

M:But I’m interested in your medical insurance.

W:That’s included, too.You can have anything insured with us.

M:I’d like to know more about your medical insurance.

W:OK.How many persons do you want to cover the insurance?

M:Just myself.

W:Well, you pay only 350 dollars for the whole year.How does that sound?

M:It sounds good, but how is it going to work?

W:We pay 80 percent of the medical expenses for you.Here are some papers with explanations on payments.

M:Thanks.

15.Why does the man come to see the woman?

A.Because he is badly ill and wants to have medical insurance.

B.Because he wants to see who will pay his medical expenses.

C.Because he wants to know something about insurance, especially medical insurance.

16.How much should the man pay for the whole year if he wants to have the medical insurance for himself?

A.$350.

B.$250.

C.$280.

17.How much should the insurance company pay if his medical expense is $800?

A.$160.

B.$640.

C.$800.

听第10段材料,回答第18~20题。

  Parents, teachers, and fellow students,

  This is the day of our graduation.Today marks the end of our studies and the beginning of a new life for all of us.We are supposed to feel happy on a day such as this, and we are supposed to be full of hope for the future.

  We all do feel these things, but we feel much more, too.There is a great feeling of sadness among us today as we realize that this is the last time that we will all be together as members of this school.

  However, the thing we feel most, I think, is our feeling of thanks.We have some idea of what you, our parents, have done for us, and we have some idea of all the efforts that you, our teachers, have made for us.No words can express how thankful we are to you on this day.

  We will always remember this day and we will always remember you.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

18.What was the speaker?

A.A student who was about to graduate.

B.A student who graduated years ago.

C.A student who had just entered the school.

19.What made the speaker feel sad as well?

A.To have no chance to learn.

B.To begin a new life.

C.To be separated from each other.

20.What was the main purpose of the speech?

A.To say good-bye to their school.

B.To thank their parents and teachers.

C.To encourage all the schoolmates.

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 “Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a  1   performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the  2  .” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people  3  .

“What?! What performance? Dance? Is that true?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was a quite  4   girl. I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to  5   indeed. What a terrible thing, especially for a plain girl!

“I should go to, I must go to. That’s a miracle!” I thought.

I arrived at the  6   with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would  7  from a hard time before her turn, for I had no  8  of art, but her performance was  9  watching, no matter how long I would wait. Time went slowly. I  10  with myself not to fall asleep.

“Let’s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !”  11  filled the hall at once.

I opened my eyes as large as possible,  12  to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. She was so beautiful. Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully  13   in the Latin music. At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly  14  on the splendid stage.

    After all the performance  15  , I waited for her at the gate.

“Hi!” She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 16  as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.

“How do you feel?” There was not a little bit tired  17   on her face.

  18  !” I answered.

“Thank you! I knew it would be.” She could not  19   her excitement, laughing like a child. Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I  20  that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.

1. A. instrument          B. dance            C. music             D. opera

2. A. address             B. number          C. ticket             D. invitation

3. A. quickly             B. completely       C. quietly            D. excitedly

4. A. lovely              B. popular          C. confident          D. ordinary

5. A. cover up            B. turn off          C. dress up           D. take in

6. A. hall                B. party            C. cinema            D. concert

7. A. relieve             B. escape           C. relax              D. suffer

8. A. interest             B. ability           C. sense             D. touch

9. A. proper              B. worth           C. good              D. happy

10. A. struggled           B. knocked          C. supported         D. controlled

11. A. Appreciation        B. Attention         C. Expectation        D. Applause

12. A. desiring            B. fearing          C. forgetting         D. regretting

13. A. absorbed           B. swallowed        C. addicted          D. surrounded

14. A. singing             B. flying           C. skipping           D. staying

15. A. stopped             B. paused          C. ended             D. succeeded

16. A. talked              B. dressed          C. laughed           D. saw

17. A. appearance          B. excitement       C. expression         D. exhibition

18. A. Sorry              B. Congratulations   C. Far from           D. Fantastic

19. A. hide               B. prevent          C. remove            D. abandon

20. A. doubted            B. realized          C. wondered          D. suggested

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