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，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。

　　Example：How much is the shirt?

　　A．$19.15.　　 B．$9.15.　　 C．$9.18.

Answer ［A］　　 ［B］　　 ［C］

【听力录音稿】

M：Excuse me. Can you tell me how much the shirt is?

W：Yes, it’s nine fifteen.

1. What do we learn about Ann from this dialogue?

A. She went to see the play with the man and woman.

B. She had not planned to attend the play.

C. She was not at the play.

2. Where does the dialogue probably take place?

A. Over the telephone. B. In a store. C. In a hotel.

3. What do we learn about the two students in the dialogue?

A. Both the man and the woman were in class Friday.

B. The man was in class Friday but the woman wasn’t.

C. Neither the man nor the woman was in class Friday.

4. What news does the woman hear from the man?

A. Jack doesn’t know when he will leave the country.

B. Jack will leave for Iraq next week.

C. Jack doesn’t tell the man anything new.

5. Where are the man and the woman?

A. They are in a shop. B. They are in a restaurant. C. They are in a company.

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，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. What has the woman mainly been thinking about?

A. Her vacation. B. Going skiing. C. Her studies.

7. Where will the woman probably spend her vacation?

A. At the beach. B. At the school library. C. At a ski resort.

8. What does the woman think the man should do?

A. Take a trip to the beach. B. Study for his exams.

C. Think further about his vacation.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Where does the woman live?

A. In the restaurant. B. Nearby. C. Far from here.

10. What’s the woman’s job?

A. Waitress.　　 B. Teacher. C. Headmaster.

11. What’s the man’s opinion towards school children?

A. It’s hard to teach them. B. They like to listen to the teachers.

C. It’s quite easy to teach them.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. How is John now?

A. He is going to die. B. He is seriously ill. C. He is much better.

13. How did he become better?

A. His friends encouraged him.　　B. The medicine and the doctors.

C. He is not afraid of illness.

14. How long does John have to stay in hospital altogether?

A. 10 days. B. 3 weeks. C. Nearly 30 days.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?

A. Children. B. Teenagers. C. Adult.

16. What kind of movie does the man like?

A. Comedy. B. Tragedy. C. Cartoon.

17. Why does the man like it?

A. It can make him relaxed. B. It can bring him happiness.

C. It can make him deeply moved.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What do some people do when they can’t decide things by themselves?

A. They often ask their friends questions.

B. They often ask advice from their friends.

C. They always do the opposite of what their friends suggested.

19. What was in the letter that his brother showed him?

A. There was a good idea on visiting many interesting places.

B. His brother was offered a job.

C. There were two problems to ask the young man.

20. Why did his brother advice him not to take the job?

A. He didn’t want him to go.　　　　 B. He wanted to take the job himself.

C. He actually wanted him to take the job.

 

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

     Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book．When my   1, Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy．I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been  2ill many times．So I wondered if I would have the  3to tell Sam what I had  4.

     For years I have been hosting a program on the  5and writing articles for a magazine． Being  6to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  7, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  8．So when Sam was born, I  9to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else．That’s how I started to write these  10．I hope that Sam would  11them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  12when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two．He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs．He  13to communicate with others, even the family members．That was  14for me but didn’t stop me writing on．I realized that I had even   15now to tell him．I wanted him to  16what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  17as I myself, his grandfather, did．I just  18if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   19the book has been published, I have been given the chance．Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a   20.

                                                                 Daniel Gottlieb

1.A．son                         B．nephew               C．brother                D．grandson

2.A．seriously                  B．mentally              C．slightly                D．quietly

3.A．ability                      B．time                    C．courage               D．responsibility

4.A．written                    B．suffered              C．observed             D．lost

5.A．radio                       B．television             C．stage                   D．bed

6.A．ready                      B．unable                 C．anxious               D．eager

7.A．warm                      B．broken                C．closed                 D．open

8.A．hosts                       B．visitors                C．readers                D．reporters

9.A．began                      B．stopped               C．forgot                 D．decided

10.A．letters                    B．emails                 C．books                 D．diaries

11.A．find                       B．read                    C．collect                 D．keep

12.A．developed              B．disappeared          C．changed              D．arrived

13.A．tried                      B．refused                C．regretted             D．hoped

14.A．exciting                 B．acceptable           C．strange                D．heartbreaking

15.A．less                       B．everything           C．more                   D．nothing

16.A．understand             B．explain                C．believe                D．question

17.A．fear                       B．face                    C．know                  D．cause

18.A．felt                        B．guessed               C．saw                    D．doubted

19.A．as                         B．once                   C．though                D．if

20.A．teacher                  B．child                   C．man                    D．writer

 

完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）

 

Good Work Ethics （规范）

When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work．My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life．For him, getting up at 5 a．m．and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then   36   more after school until there was not enough37   to see, were normal．

My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very   38  ．He began to show me these, not through   39  , but through his actions．He would not  40   a job until it was done．He   41   put his all into everything he did．   42   , he showed me this not just in working, but in everything．Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to  43  a game once．and he explained to me-that I had made a  44   and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45   to play the rest of the games．

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was  46   to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to  47 . My entire  48   was to make my father proud of me. I knew that     ___49   I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it．My first job was doing   50    for a company．As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so   51 _. When someone as young as I was started working, they would either __52   or get stronger．I got stronger．I worked the   53   I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had．In the end, my boss was impressed．He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes   __54   ．From that day on I have worked every job to my full   55   , because that day defined （explain the truth of）my life．It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it．

1.A．going        B．learning       C．working       D．playing

2.A．light B．time    C．chance        D．strength

3.A．ridiculous         B．easy    C．hopeless     D．important

4.A．words       B．truth   C．facts    D．practice

5.A．finish        B．find     C．do       D．quit

6.A．might        B．could  C．would D．should

7.A．Finally      B．However     C．Therefore   D．Thus

8.A．enjoy        B．skip     C．defeat          D．dip

9.A．commitment    B．improvement     C．devotion     D．conclusion

10.A．decide   B．stop    C．resist  D．deserve

11.A．interested      B．shocked      C．surprised    D．prepared

12.A．stick       B．fail       C．leave          D．play

13.A．problem         B．world  C．trick    D．goal

14.A．in case   B．now that      C．even if         D．as though

15.A．construction          B．negotiation         C．communication D．reception

16.A．weak      B．young C．old      D．poor

17.A．break     B．struggle       C．pause D．work

18.A．manner B．moment      C．method       D．way

19.A．stared    B．lifted   C．shone D．closed

20.A．ambition         B．skill     C．spirit   D．potential

 

It is widely said that the old in western countries get differently treated from those in most Asian countries, where the old mostly live together with their of f spring （后代）．Many people wrongly think that in the U．S．, when people reach old age, their families place them in nursing homes．They are left in the 　1　 of strangers for the rest of their lives．Their 　2 children visit them only once in a while, but more often, they do not have any 3　 visitors．No longer． The truth is that this idea is an unfortunate myth—an　 4　 story．In fact, family members provide over 80 percent of the care　 5 elderly people need．Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied　 6　 the American family is changing．He reported that by the time the 7　 American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children． 8 , because people today live longer after an illness than people did years 9 , family members must provide long term care．More psychologists have found that all caregivers 10 a common characteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best 11　 for the job．In other words, they all felt that they　 12 do the job better than anyone else．Social workers 13 caregivers to find out why they took 14 the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative．Many caregivers believed they had 　15　 to help their relative．Some stated that helping others 　16　 them feel more useful．Others hoped that by helping 17 now, when they became old and 18　 they would 19 care．Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a mutually satisfying experience for everyone who might be 20 .

1．A．arms　　　　　 B．hands　　　　 C．bodies　　　 D．homes

2．A．grown　　　 　 B．growing　　　 C．being grown　　 　　　　　 D．to grow

3．A．regular　　　 B．lasting　　　　 　　　　　　　 C．constant　　　 　 D．normal

4．A．imagine　　　 B．imaginary　　 C．imagination　 D．imaginable

5．A．those　　　　 B．this　　　　　 C．that　　　　　 D．these

6．A．when　　　　　 B．how　　　　　 C．what　　　　　 D．where

7．A．common　　　　 B．usual　　　　 C．standard　　　 D．average

8．A．Further　　　 B．However　　　 C．Moreover　　　 D．Wherever

9．A．before　　　　 B．ago　　　　　 C．later　　　　 D．lately

10．A．share　　　　 B．enjoy　　　　 C．divide　　　　 D．content

11．A．person　　　 B．people　　　　 C．character　　 D．man

12．A．would　　　　 B．will　　　　　 C．could　　　　 D．can

13．A．questioned　 B．interviewed　 C．negotiated　　 D．compromised

14．A．in　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　 D．off

15．A．admiration　 B．intention　　 C．necessity　　 D．commitment

16．A．caused　　　 B．enabled　　　 C．made　　　　　 D．got

17．A．someone　　　 B．anyone　　　　 C．everyone　　　 D．anybody

18．A．elderly　　　 B．dependent　　 C．dependable　　 D．independent

19．A．remark　　　 B．preview　　　 C．deserve　　　 D．outline

20．A．considered　 B．concluded　　 C．consumed　　　 D．concerned

 

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

     Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book．When my   1 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy．I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been  2  ill many times．So I wondered if I would have the  3  to tell Sam what I had  4  .

     For years I have been hosting a program on the  5  and writing articles for a magazine．Being  6 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  7 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  8  ．So when Sam was born, I  9  to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else．That’s how I started to write these  10 ．I hope that Sam would  11  them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  12  when Sam showed signs of autism （自闭症） at the age of two．He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs．He  13  to communicate with others, even the family members．That was  14  for me but didn’t stop me writing on．I realized that I had even   15  now to tell him．I wanted him to  16  what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  17  as I myself, his grandfather, did．I just  18  if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   19  the book has been published, I have been given the chance．Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a   20  .

                                                                 Daniel Gottlieb

1．A．son                       B．nephew               C．brother                D．grandson

2．A．seriously               B．mentally              C．slightly                D．quietly

3．A．ability                   B．time                    C．courage               D．responsibility

4．A．written                  B．suffered              C．observed             D．lost

5．A．radio                     B．television             C．stage                   D．bed

6．A．ready                    B．unable                 C．anxious               D．eager

7．A．warm                   B．broken                C．closed                 D．open

8．A．hosts                    B．visitors                C．readers                D．reporters

9．A．began                   B．stopped               C．forgot                 D．decided

10．A．letters                 B．emails                 C．books                 D．diaries

11．A．find                     B．read                    C．collect                 D．keep

12．A．developed            B．disappeared          C．changed              D．arrived

13．A．tried                    B．refused                C．regretted             D．hoped

14．A．exciting               B．acceptable           C．strange                D．heartbreaking

15．A．less                     B．everything           C．more                   D．nothing

16．A．understand          B．explain                C．believe                D．question

17．A．fear                    B．face                    C．know                  D．cause

18．A．felt                     B．guessed               C．saw                    D．doubted

19．A．as                       B．once                   C．though                D．if

20．A．teacher                B．child                   C．man                    D．writer