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    There is an old man living in a house. A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. alone; alone D. lonely; lonely 【查看更多】

     

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    There is an old man living __________ in a __________ house.

           A. alone; lonely            B. lonely; alone      C. alone; alone       D. lonely; lonely

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    　　I lie there, listening to my four brothers．James, the youngest, laughs in his sleep．His dreams are comical．Sometimes he wakes himself up laughing, but he never remembers the joke．The light comes in through the window．A bird begins its song．

    　　“How can you live in that place, all together like olives(橄榄)in a jar?”This is Max talking．He’s an only child．He knows only space and light and science．But we don’t complain．No one gets lonely．The window can’t hurt us with all that body heart．

    　　A month ago, six relatives came．I didn’t even know their names．I slept in the bathtub with a towel for a sheet．In the summer, when my distant cousins arrived, I slept in the yard, in an old tent．The air was cool, and the tent full of holes, so I could see the stars．They stayed a month, like a traveling circus, all shouts and action and fighting until the sun went down．When they left, it felt like a storm passing over the hills．I returned to my bed, my sleepless nights, and James’ laughter．

    　　The bird sings louder now．It’s finding its voice．

    　　My mother is a window．She’s raising us alone．You could say I’m the man of the house．That’s why I take care of the boys．She cleans all day in a rich man’s apartment, comes home and carries on cleaning．There’s always one of us with blood on his knees or a face full of dirt．If she had six pairs of hands, it wouldn’t be enough．I work after school, with my friend Max and his father-in-law．We move furniture from house to house：tables, chairs, pianos as big as cars．They say I’m a good worker．I take after my mother．

    　　Suddenly the light hits me in the face and someone says,“Get up, sleepyhead．”The bird’s song is lost in the sound of running water and yawns and bodies moving．James laughs．A new day begins．

    (1)

    Who told the story?

    [　　]

    A．

    Max

    B．

    The mother

    C．

    James

    D．

    The biggest brother

    (2)

    Why did“I”sleep in the bathtub with a towel for a sheet?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because he loved sleeping in the bathtub．

    B．

    Because he did not like his own bed．

    C．

    Because his own bed was taken by others．

    D．

    Because he did not want to sleep with James．

    (3)

    Which of the following is NOT true about“mother”?

    [　　]

    A．

    She is very busy．

    B．

    She takes care of her husband and kids．

    C．

    She has five boys．

    D．

    She earns her living by doing cleaning．

    (4)

    What is the writer’s feeling about his family?

    [　　]

    A．

    He does not like his family because it is too poor．

    B．

    He does not like James, for his laughter in dream always wakes him up at midnight．

    C．

    He wishes he could be born as the only child in a rich family．

    D．

    He loves his family and is happy to help his mother．

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    LISTENING　COMPREHENSION

    SECTION A

    Directions：In this section, you'll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters(A,B or C)on the question booklet．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

    Questions 1 through 2 are based on the following conversation．

    1．What seat will the woman get?

    A．A window seat．

    B．An aisle seat．

    C．A central seat．

    2．What can we learn from the conversation?

    A．The woman will board the plane at Gate 15．

    B．The plane is delayed for about 5 minutes．

    C．The woman shows the man her boarding pass．

    Questions 3 through 4 are based on the following conversation．

    3．What do we know about the woman?

    A．She left her wallet in the office．

    B．She's been waiting for too long．

    C．She's really angry with the man．

    4．What does the woman want the man to do?

    A．Buy the tickets．

    B．Buy her a wallet．

    C．Go back for her wallet．

    Questions 5 through 6 are based on the following conversation．

    5．What do the woman's parents want her to be?

    A．A doctor．

    B．An engineer．

    C．An artist．

    6．Why does the man suggest an arts college?

    A．Because students don't have to pay．

    B．Because students study all the subjects．

    C．Because students are free to choose a major．

    Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following conversation．

    7．Why is the woman crying?

    A．She's homesick．

    B．She's failed an exam．

    C．She's worried about a coming exam．

    8．What does the man suggest the woman do?

    A．Keep in touch with her family．

    B．Visit a doctor to relieve her pressure．

    C．Communicate with friends regularly．

    9．Where does the conversation take place?

    A．At the woman's house．

    B．At the man's office．

    C．Over the phone．

    Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following conversation．

    10．Where are the two speakers?

    A．In a bank．

    B．In a shopping district．

    C．In a department store．

    11．What's the largest building on the left?

    A．The bank building．

    B．The department store．

    C．The City Hall．

    12．What does the man need?

    A．Clothes．

    B．Shoes．

    C．Cigarettes．

    Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following conversation．

    13．Why does the old woman want someone to live in her house?

    A．Because she wants to make money by receiving rent charge．

    B．Because she wants to find someone to do housework for her．

    C．Because she feels lonely by living in the house alone．

    14．How much is the monthly rent for each room?

    A．About 35 dollars．

    B．About 70 dollars．

    C．About 140 dollars．

    15．When will the man move in?

    A．This afternoon．

    B．The next morning．

    C．Two days later．

    SECTION B

    Directions：In this section, you will hear mini-talk．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．You'll hear the mini-talk TWICE．

    Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following talk．

    Online study is suitable for certain people．It is not intended to replace a 　　16　　 or be a cheaper option for those who can't afford the normal route．

    Advantages：It offers a greater degree of 　　17　　 for its learners．It is also very good for 　　18　　．

    Disadvantages：It requires a greater degree of discipline．The other big disadvantage is the lack of personal contact with the 　　19　　．

    Required：students require a computer with at least 　　20　　．a broadband Internet access to handle large file transfers, a CD-ROM and some software．

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    If you ever get the feeling that you’re on your own, then spare a thought for Don Sammons.

    　 The hamlet（小镇） of Buford in Wyoming is not even a sparsely-populated area. It’s a single-populated（人口稀薄的）area, as the 60-year-old is the only man, woman or child living there.

    　 But even though the ‘population one’ hamlet is 8,000ft up a cold mountain, he denies feeling lonely and runs an isolated petrol station and convenience shop.

    　 Mr. Sammons left Los Angeles with his wife and bought the tiny town with six buildings to escape their busy lifestyle.

    　 When the couple moved，there were seven people living in Buford working for a railroad that passes nearby, but they all moved away to bigger towns by the mid-1990s.

    　 Then his wife died 15 years ago and his son, now aged 26, moved to Colorado three years ago. So that left Mr. Sammons in Buford on his own.

    　 He gets about 1,000 visitors a day to the village during the summer, which has a billboard proclaiming（宣布） his small empire（帝国）, but this drops to around 100 during the winter，in which the winds often blow at 70mph.

    　 Mr Sammons turned a school house, which operated between 1905 and 1962, into his office and made another old store built in 1895 into a four-car garage.

    　 He lives in a three-bedroom log cabin and enjoys a commute（通勤来往） of 200 yards to his workplace. ‘I'm the king of the castle here,’ he said.

    　 Buford was formed in 1866 as military outpost (军事警哨)‘Fort Sanders’, to protect workers building a railroad. It was once home to 2,000 people - most of them foreign migrant（移民） rail workers – a post office was built in 1880. The town was named Buford after Civil War general John Buford following the opening.

    　 The town was sold to a private buyer by the railroad company in 1970 and Mr. Sammons arrived with his wife ten years later after working in the moving business in California.

    56. The text is mainly about _______.

    A. Don Sammons’ daily life　　　 B. the history of a small town

    C. the cultural custom of a town　 D. an old town and its only resident

    57. When did Mr. Sammons buy the town Buford?

    A. In 1970 B. In 1980. C. In 1990. D. In 2000

    58. Mr. Sammons bought the town with the main purpose of ______.

    A. making money by doing business B. opening up the tourism industry

    C. leading a peaceful and quiet life　　 D. avoid being bothered by other people

    59. Which one is the right order of the following events about the town of Buford?

    a. A post office was built there

    b. All rail workers left the town.

    c. Many foreign migrant rail workers worked here.

    d. A school house was operated here.

    e. A store was built here.

    　 A. c-a-e-b-d. B. c-e-a-d-b.　　 C. c-a-d-e-b　 D. c-a-e-d-b.

    60. According to the text, Dom Sammons _________.

    　 A. lives alone but feels satisfied with his life in the town

    　 B. sometimes feels lonely because his son is away

    　 C. has many friends who come to see him every summer

    　 D. is used to the warm weather in winter in the town

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    LISTENING COMPREHENSION

    Section A

    Directions：In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters(A,B or C)on the question booklet．You will hear each conversation TWICE．

    Questions 1 through 2 are based on the following conversation．

    1．What seat will the woman get?

    A．A window seat．

    B．An aisle seat．

    C．A central seat．

    2．What can we learn from the conversation?

    A．The woman will board the plane at Gate 15．

    B．The plane is delayed for about 5 minutes．

    C．The woman shows the man her boarding pass．

    Questions 3 through 4 are based on the following conversation．

    3．What do we know about the woman?

    A．She left her wallet in the office．

    B．She’s been waiting for too long．

    C．She’s really angry with the man．

    4．What does the woman want the man to do?

    A．Buy the tickets．

    B．Buy her a wallet．

    C．Go back for her wallet．

    Questions 5 through 6 are based on the following conversation．

    5．What do the woman’s parents want her to be?

    A．A doctor．

    B．An engineer．

    C．An artist．

    6．Why does the man suggest an arts college?

    A．Because students don’t have to pay．

    B．Because students study all the subjects．

    C．Because students are free to choose a major．

    Questions 7 through 9 are based on the following conversation．

    7．Why is the woman crying?

    A．She’s homesick．

    B．She’s failed an exam．

    C．She’s worried about a coming exam．

    8．What does the man suggest the woman do?

    A．Keep in touch with her family．

    B．Visit a doctor to relieve her pressure．

    C．Communicate with friends regularly．

    9．Where does the conversation take place?

    A．At the woman’s house．

    B．At the woman’s office．

    C．Over the phone．

    Questions 10 through 12 are based on the following conversation．

    10．Where are the two speakers?

    A．In a bank．

    B．In a shopping district．

    C．In a department store．

    11．What’s the largest building on the left?

    A．The bank building．

    B．The department store．

    C．The City Hall．

    12．What does the man need?

    A．Clothes．

    B．Shoes．

    C．Cigarettes．

    Questions 13 through 15 are based on the following conversation．

    13．Why does the old woman want someone to live in her house?

    A．Because she wants to make money by receiving rent charge．

    B．Because she wants to find someone to do housework for her．

    C．Because she feels lonely by living in the house alone．

    14．How much is the monthly rent for each room?

    A．About 35 dollars．

    B．About 70 dollars．

    C．About 140 dollars．

    15．When will the man move in?

    A．This afternoon．

    B．The next morning．

    C．Two days later．

    Section B

    Directions：In this section, you will hear mini-talk．Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS．

    You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE．

    　　Blanks 16 through 20 are based on the following talk．

    　　Online study is suitable for certain people．It is not intended to replace a 　　16　　or be a cheaper option for those who can’t afford the normal route．

    　　Advantages：It offers a greater degree of 　　17　　 for its learners．It is also very good for 　　18　　．

    　　Disadvantages：It requires a greater degree of discipline．The other big disadvantage is the lack of personal contact with the 　　19　　．

    　　Required：students require a computer with at least 　　20　　, a broadband Internet access to handle large file transfers, a CD-ROM and some software．

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