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Please wait here. I’ll be back in _____ hours.
A. two and half an B. two and a half
C. half and two D. two a half
My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. I was born and raised in America, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren’t quite ready to let me in yet.
“Please wait in here, Ms. Abujaber,” the immigration officer said. My husband, with his very American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I’d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was shocked that I was being sent “in back” once again.
The officer behind the counter called me up and said, “Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who’s on our wanted list. We’re going to have to check you out with Washington.”
“How long will it take?”
“Hard to say…a few minutes,” he said, “We’ll call you when we’re ready for you.” After an hour, Washington still hadn’t decided anything about me.
“Isn’t this computerized?” I asked at the counter, “Can’t you just look me up?”
“Just a few more minutes,” they assured me.
After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. “No phones!” he said, “For all we know you could be calling a terrorist cell and giving them information.”
“I’m just a university professor,” I said. My voice came out in a squeak.
“Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day.”
I put my phone away.
My husband and I were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, and even a flight attendant.
I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: “I’m an American citizen; a novelist; I probably teach English literature to your children.”
After two hours in detention (扣押), I was approached by one of the officers. “You’re free to go,” he said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved. We were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.
“Oh, one more thing,” he handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it, “If you aren’t happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.”
“Will they respond?” I asked.
“I don’t know—I don’t know of anyone who’s ever written to them before.” Then he added,” By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally.”
“What can I do to keep it from happening again?”
He smiled the empty smile we’d seen all day, “Absolutely nothing.”
After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I’ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn’t stick me in what he called “the ethnic ghetto”—a separate, secondary shelf in the bookstore. But a name is an integral part of anyone’s personal and professional identity—just like the town you’re born in and the place where you’re raised.
Like my father, I’ll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.
1.The author was held at the airport because ______.
A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica
B. her name was similar to a terrorist’s
C. she had been held in Montreal
D. she had spoken at a book event
2.She was not allowed to call her friends because ______.
A. her identity hadn’t been confirmed yet
B. she had been held for only one hour and a half
C. there were other families in the waiting room
D. she couldn’t use her own cell phone
3.We learn from the passage that the author would ______ to prevent similar experience from happening again.
A. write to the agency?????????? B. change her name??
C. avoid traveling abroad??????? D. do nothing
4.Her experiences indicate that there still exists ______ in the US.
A. hatred???????????????????? B. discrimination?????
C. tolerance?????????????????? D. diversity
5.The author sounds ______ in the last paragraph.
A. impatient?? B. bitter???????? C. worried??????????? D. ironic (具有讽刺意味的)
听力
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。
M：How many students passed the College English Examination last term?
W：Well, let me see．1060 students took the exam, but half of them failed．
1．How many students did the woman believe had passed the examination?
A．1060．
B．1016．
C．530．
W：Look here, darling．The paper says people tend to feel unwell if they sleep less than six hours a day．
M：That may be true for you, but it certainly isn’t true for me．
2．What can we conclude from the man’s reply?
A．He wants to have more sleep．
B．His wife doesn’t sleep well．
C．He doesn’t need as much sleep as his wife．
W：Did you see last night’s film on Channel 4?
M：Well, I meant to see it, but a friend of mine came to see me．We had a nice long talk about our school days．
3．What did the man do last night?
A．He watched TV with his friend．
B．He stayed at home talking with his friends．
C．He went to see a film with his friend．
M：Congratulations! I understand you’ve got a job．When will you start to work?
W：You must be thinking of someone else．I’m still waiting to hear the good news．
4．What does the woman mean?
A．She doesn’t need the job．
B．She hasn’t got a job yet．
C．She has got a job．
W：What can I do for you, gentleman? Maybe you like this suit, because the color matches your skin and it is the latest fashion．
M：Yes, it’s really a good suit and it’s a good color．But I just walk around and watch．Thank you just the same．
5．What did the man accept?
A．The color．
B．The suit．
C．Nothing．
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。
W：Lovely day, isn’t it?
M：Oh yes, beautiful．
W：You’re not English, are you?
M：No, I’m from Italy．But my mother was born and brought up in England．
W：How long have you been learning English?
M：For three years now．
W：For three years? Goodness me! Your English is very good．
M：Thank you．But there’s still a lot more for me to learn．
W：How long are you going to stay in this country?
M：Another two months．Then I’ll have to go back to Italy to start work．
W：A cousin of mine went to Italy last year．He’s an engineer, you know．
M：Really? What did he think of Italy?
W：He must like it very much, because he hasn’t come back yet．I hope you’ll also enjoy your stay in England．
M：Thank you．I’m sure I will．
6．What nationality is the man?
A．Italian．
B．Greek．
C．English．
7．When will the man go back home?
A．In half a year．
B．In about two months．
C．In three years．
8．What does the woman’s cousin do?
A．He is visiting all parts of Italy．
B．He works as an engineer．
C．He is learning English there．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
GIRL：Hello．Is that Uncle George? Where are you? Wait a minute, please．I’ll call Mother, it’s Uncle George．
W：George, dear．Where are you? At the corner of Pine and State Street? Wait there．Michael can come and get you．
M：No．It’s not necessary．We drove the car．Give me the directions．I’ll find my way．
W：Go north on State Street to Main Street．There’s a large square there．Turn left．Continue to King Road．Turn right．Continue on King Road to Seventh Street．Turn left．We’re in the middle of the block．Can you repeat the directions, George?
M：I think so．I have to go north on State Street to Main Street．I turn left to King Road, I continue on King Road．I turn right to Seventh Street．I turn left and go to the middle of the block．
W：That’s it．I’ll see you soon, George．Mary, is the table set?
GIRL：Yes, Mother．Come and look．
W：It looks very pretty．Thank you, Mary．
9．What are Mother and Mary doing when Uncle George calls?
A．They are going to get Uncle George．
B．They are preparing the dinner．
C．They are setting a table．
10．Who answers the telephone?
A．Mary．
B．Mother．
C．Uncle George．
11．Where do Mary and her mother live?
A．At King Road．
B．At Main Street．
C．In the Middle of the block．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Christmas is coming near．Li Ming, would you allow me to ask you a question?
M：Go ahead．
W：Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?
M：It all depends．Most Chinese people don’t celebrate Christmas, but now in many big cities people begin to do．
W：Oh, I see．But in the west it is the biggest holiday of the year．Everyone is busy shopping to get presents for friends and relatives before Christmas Eve．
M：That sounds exciting．
W：Children hang stockings in Christmas trees so that Santa Claus can put some candy and toys into them．
M：Really?I can’t imagine it．
W：In fact, it’s a kind of celebration．
12．Do people in the man’s country celebrate Christmas?
A．People in the countryside do．
B．People in many big cities do．
C．All the people do．
13．What do people in the west do before Christmas Eve?
A．Buying presents for friends and relatives．
B．Staying at home watching TV．
C．Going to the supermarkets to buy daily goods．
14．Why do children hang stockings in Christmas trees?
A．Their parents will give them new pairs．
B．Santa Claus can put candy and toys in them．
C．Santa Claus and toys can sleep in them．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
M：Please, I’d like a ticket to Chicago．
W：For today?
M：No, early Monday morning．
W：We have a flight that will put you there at 9 a. m., is that OK?
M：Nothing earlier? I have an appointment at 8∶30．
W：I’m afraid not, unless you want a night flight．
M：A night flight?
W：Yes, with Northwest Airlines．It will get you there bright and early, at 6∶45 a. m. in fact．Is that too early?
M：I guess that will be OK．What’s the difference in price?
W：Better price．The night flight is cheaper．One way or round trip?
M：One way．Sounds good．I’ll take it．Sixty-two fifty you said?
W：Sixty-three seventy-five with tax．The flight number is 302 at Gate Five, Kennedy Airport．
M：I’ll be there on time．
W：Thank you, Mr．Li．Check-in time is one hour before take-off．Have a good trip．
15．Which flight will the man take?
A．A night flight．
B．An early morning flight．
C．A flight from Chicago．
16．What is the plane’s arrival time?
A．6∶45 a. m．
B．8∶30 a. m．
C．3∶02 p. m．
17．What conclusion can we draw?
A．There’s only one flight to Chicago．
B．A night flight is cheaper than a regular day-time flight．
C．Check-in time is after take-off．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
This topic is about greeting in China．A few years ago, people would greet each other with the words “Have you had your breakfast or lunch or supper?” “Yes, how about you?” Then politely, both would leave with a smile on their faces．
This kind of greeting tells us what people cared about many years ago．For many years, having enough to eat was the most important thing for the Chinese people．The life of most people in China has become much better now．They do not worry about their food and clothing any more．The greeting has changed to “What are you going to do?” or “Where are you going?”
Though the greeting has no other meaning than saying hello, it often puzzles other people who are not familiar with China．Nowadays, more and more people are using “How are you?” to greet each other．It is certainly the best way for people to say hello to each other．
18．What did people mostly care about many years ago?
A．Are you full or hungry?
B．Where are you going?
C．Good manners．
19．What does the change of greetings in China show?
A．People are less polite to each other．
B．People have bad manners now．
C．People’s life is better．
20．Which is the best way for people to say hello to each other?
A．How do you do?
B．How are you?
C．Good morning．
听力测试(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。
M：This book costs ＄13.00, but I’ve only got ＄7.00．
W：I’ve got ＄8.00, so I’ll lend you the rest．
1．How much will the woman lend the man?
A．＄13.00．
B．＄7.00．
C．＄6.00．
W：Where was your brother yesterday afternoon?
M：He went to the cinema with my sister．
2．What did the man’s brother do yesterday afternoon?
A．He saw a film．
B．He went to work．
C．He saw his sister off．
W：I got a part-time job at the supermarket, Dad．
M：Great．Are you sure you can handle it? How many hours will you work?
W：Yes．Three hours a day weekdays and all day Saturday．
M：Well, I support you, but you should mind your study．
3．What might the girl be?
A．A new worker．
B．A student．
C．A salesgirl．
W：How much are these bags?
M：A red one is ＄1.5, a green one ＄2 and yellow ＄3．
W：Then I’ll take the cheapest one．
4．What kind of bag will the woman buy?
A．A green one．
B．A red one．
C．A yellow one．
M：What are you going to do this weekend?
W：Well, I had planned to visit my parents, but yesterday, one of my friends called from Beijing and said he would be coming to Guangzhou on Friday, so I will have to go shopping with him．
5．What will the woman do this weekend?
A．Visit her parents．
B．Show her friend around．
C．Go to Guangzhou with her friend．
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：Excuse me．Are you Miss Green from America?
W：Yes, I am．
M：Good!Glad to meet you．I am Henry from the People’s Hotel．I’ve been waiting for you．Miss Green, your room is ready．
W：That’s wonderful．
M：Let me carry these bags．
W：Oh, no．Please don’t trouble．I can manage all right．
M：Here is the car．Let’s get in．
W：OK!Thank you．This seems to be a beautiful city．I am sure I’ll enjoy my stay here．
M：I am sure you will．By the way, would you like me to show you around the city this afternoon?
W：Oh, that’s very kind of you．I’m looking forward to it．Thank you．
6．Where are the two speakers most probably?
A．Leave America．
B．In a hotel．
C．At the airport．
7．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．It’s the first time that Miss Green has come to this city．
B．Henry knows Miss Green very well．
C．Miss Green wants to travel around the city herself．
8．What is Miss Green most probably going to do in the afternoon?
A．Stay in the hotel．
B．Go back to America．
C．Walk around the city．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
M：Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?
W：I can’t, I’m afraid．I’m a stranger here, you see．But why not ask that man over there? He’ll be able to tell you, I’m sure．
M：Which one do you mean?
W：Look, the one over there, on the other side of the road．
M：Ah, yes．I can see him now．Thank you so much．
9．What might the man intend to do?
A．Have fun．
B．Do shopping．
C．Visit a friend．
10．Why doesn’t the woman tell him the way?
A．She doesn’t like to talk to a stranger．
B．She doesn’t know the place well．
C．She doesn’t want to be disturbed．
11．What might the man on the other side of the street be like?
A．Full of information．
B．Ready to help others．
C．Native to the city．
听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。
W：Hello, Peter．I’m glad to see you．
M：Glad to see you, too．I come here to tell you a piece of good news．
W：What is it?I can’t wait．Come in, please．
M：Thank you．Oh, you have guests here．
W：They’re all my friends．Come in．Let me introduce you to them．
M：No, no．I’m not used to talking with strangers．I’ll come some other day．Bye．
W：Wait!What’s the good news?
M：Oh!You’ve won the first prize in public speech．
12．Why does the man come to the woman?
A．Tell her a piece of good news．
B．Ask her to make a speech．
C．Meet with some of her friends．
13．What do we learn about the man?
A．He likes to make friends at home．
B．He isn’t used to meeting people．
C．He hopes to be introduced to the guests．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Tom, would you tell me the time?
M：It’s 9∶30．
W：Our plane will take off in an hour．We’d better go to the airport．
M：Don’t worry．We have enough time．
W：Enough?I usually get in it two hours earlier．
M：But that’s too early．Have another drink, OK?
W：Then when will you get on board?
M：A few minutes before the plane takes off．
W：Would you like to sit by the window?
M：Yes, of course．We’ll be able to see the beautiful views since the weather is so fine．
W：Look, the sun is coming out．
M：Good．It should be a good trip．
W：Oh, Tom, let’s get to the airport now．
M：All right．I have to follow you．
14．What time will the plane take off?
A．11∶30．
B．10∶30．
C．9∶30．
15．Why does the man think that it should be a good trip?
A．Because he would sit by the window．
B．Because the plane was beautiful．
C．Because the weather is fine．
16．When does the man get on the plane?
A．Several minutes before it takes off．
B．Half an hour before it takes off．
C．Two hours before it takes off．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Dear Tommy,
Glad to have received your letter of May 1st．It’s an honor to be your pen friend．I’m 18 years old and I’m a first-year university student in Dublin．I live with ten other students in a big old house near the center of the city．I have a large room on the second floor in the front of the House．There isn’t a lift, but I don’t need one．I usually run up the stairs．My room is 7 meters long and 5 meters wide．At one end I’ve got some cooking tools and fridges, so I can cook my own meals．At the other end I’ve got my bed and a cupboard for clothes．There’s a bathroom and a toilet down the hall, for all the students on my floor．I’ve got a big desk in my room, too．So I study, eat and sleep in the same room．My parents live in a village near Cork and I go there on the holidays．Please write and tell me about your home．
17．What do you think the speaker is?
A．A college student．
B．A university teacher．
C．A middle school student．
18．How many students are there in the speaker’s house?
A．Nine．
B．Ten．
C．Eleven．
19．What size is the speaker’s room?
A．Thirty-five square metres．
B．Twenty-five square metres．
C．Fifty square metres．
20．Where does the speaker have his meals?
A．At school．
B．In his room．
C．In the restaurant．
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