第二节　 听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面一段读白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息填入答题卡标号为16至20的空格中，听录音前你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。录音读两遍，你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

II语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节　 听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1-3题。

1.　　　 Why doesn’t the man choose Japanese food?

A.　　　 He doesn’t like Japanese food.

B.　　　 He ate Japanese food last night

C.　　　 He thinks Japanese food is expensive.

2.　　　 What does the man really want to eat?

A.　　　 Buffet

B.　　　 Fast food.

C.　　　 Chinese food.

3.　　　 Where will the man probably eat?

A.　　　 In a steak house

B.　　　 In the shopping center.

C.　　　 Outside the shopping center.

听第二段对话，回答第4-6题。

4.　　　 Why is the man proud of his daughter?

A.　　　 Because she’s going to college

B.　　　 Because she’s going to leave home

C.　　　 Because she’ll save money on food

5.　　　 What does the man remind his daughter to do?

A.　　　 Take some food

B.　　　 Register for food

C.　　　 Eat instant noodles.

6.　　　 What is the man surprised to hear?

A.　　　 His daughter decides to change her major

B.　　　 His daughter has a discussion with her Mom

C.　　　 Business administration is a great major.

听第三段读白，回答第7-9题。

7.　　　 Who is the speaker?

A.　　　 A college student in China

B.　　　 A Chinese student in the US

C.　　　 An American student in the US

8.　　　 How do Chinese students learn in class?

A.　　　 They study textbooks

B.　　　 They listen and take notes

C.　　　 They review before exams.

9.　　　 What does the American professor want to know?

A.　　　 The class’s opinion

B.　　　 The student’s research

C.　　　 The student’s opinion

听第四段对话，回答第10-12题。

10.　 Where did the woman buy her new computer?

A.　　　 From a store

B.　　　 From the Internet

C.　　　 In a shopping center.

11.　 What makes it cheaper to buy online?

A.　　　 The seller has to rent a store

B.　　　 The seller must pay its staff

C.　　　 The seller can save money

12.　 Why do many people still buy things in the store?

A.　　　 They think it’s easy

B.　　　 They think it’s cheap

C.　　　 They think it’s safe

听第五段读白，回答第13-15题。

13.　 How does the wide use of plastic help in daily life?

A.　　　 It makes life convenient

B.　　　 It makes life wonderful

C.　　　 It makes life enjoyable

14.　 What does the speaker think of things made of plastic?

A.　　　 They are cheaper

B.　　　 They don’t last long

C.　　　 They appear attractive

15.　 How do stores promote using reusable bags?

A.　　　 By selling plastic bags

B.　　　 By banning plastic bags

C.　　　 By charging for plastic bags

54. In Reading By Lightning, why did William Piper arrive in Canada?

　　　 A. To carry out his promise.　　 B. To` work in a big city.

　　　 C. To get work experience.　　　 D. To seek his fortune.

53. According to the text, we know that The Flying Troutmans is　　　 .

　　 A. full of dialogue　　　　　 B. a sad story

　　 C. about tourism　　　　　　 D. a real story

52. If Jim only has 20 dollars, which book could he buy?

　　　 A. The Flying Troutmans.　　 B. What They Wanted.

　　　 C. Little Brother.　　　　　　 D. Reading By Lightning.

51. What's the main idea of this passage?

　　　 A. Listening and sharing can make you happier.

　　 B. People know how to solve their own problems.

　　 C. It is wrong to give advice to solve problems.

　　 D. You should learn to believe in other people.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　E

Little Brother

By Cory Doctorow, 382 pages, $19.95

In the very near future, Marcus Yallow is walking with his friends in San Francisco when a 9/11-sized terrorist attack occurs blocks away. Everyone around is secretly taken away by the Department of Homeland Security to see whether they're terrorists. However, during the investigation, one of his friends dies mysteriously. The friends try to find out the truth. If you read only one science-fiction novel this year, make it this one.

The Flying Troutmans

By Miriam Toews, 274 pages, $32

The heart of the book is a road journey in Canada made by Hattie，Thebes and Logan to find Cherkis, the kids' dad. It's rich in dialogue, sometimes funny, sometimes surprisingly sad, always character-true. Toews is an extraordinarily gifted writer, with tough-minded compassion (同情) for her characters.

Reading By Lightning

By Joan Thomas, 388 pages, $22.95

We're in 1930s Canada, where Lily's father arrived three decades earlier to be promised fertile agricultural land. But they had been cheated and thrown in the middle of Manitoba. Now William Piper and his wife farm their land and place little hope in this life.

What They Wanted

By Donna Morrissey, 325 pages, $32

A father has a heart attack; a brother and a sister leave Newfoundland and go to Alberta, Canada to work； a tragedy brings reconciliation (和解), but also terrible loss. Primarily a novel of character, it's also a novel of Canada, of two very specific and vividly drawn places. Donna Morrissey's characters are troubled, sensitive, quick to be moved to anger or pain, and just as quick to laughter and affection.

50. What does the underlined part“Confiding in others”in the last paragraph mean?

　　 A. Telling others your secrets.　　 B. Reading others' mind.

　　 C. Listening to others.　　　　　　 D. Leaving others alone.

49. According to the second paragraph, we can know that　　　　　 .

　　 A. the patients enjoyed listening to the author

　　 B. the author found empathic listening was helpless

　　 C. the patients didn't get on well with the author

　　 D. the author did a good job at a cancer clinic