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    　　John Bull

    　　In speaking of John Bull, an image immediately appears in our　mind．He is short and fat, with a tall hat on his head and a pair of boots on his feet．It is the nickname for Britain, but where does it come from?

    　　Originally, John Bull denoted generally Britain or any Englishman in the seventeenth century, just as Uncle Sam refers to the U．S．A．in the nineteenth century and became the symbol of America in 1961．In the eighteenth century, a Scottish writer named John Arbuthnot(1667-1735), who wrote a book called“The History of John Bull”, in which he bitterly and vividly depicted the frankness, uneasiness(不安)and funniness of a gentleman called John Bull．He described him so vividly and with such remarkable truth to life that the nickname spread far and wide, and has become a synonym for Britain which everybody knows．In the nineteenth century, cartoonists displayed him in caricatures(漫画)so everyone now has a visual(形象的)image of him．

    　　“Ladies First”

    　　“Ladies First”is also a British custom, though it is less observed today than it used to be．The reason seems to be the fact that women are the equals of men in having the vote, taking paid employment and receiving higher education, but there is still the feeling that they need protection．It is still considered polite to let a woman go first, to protect her from traffic, to help her get on and get off the bus and to do many other things for her．

    　　Talking about the weather

    　　When you meet a person in Britain and do not know how to start your conversation, you may say, “It's a nice day, isn't it?”or“It looks like rain”, or you might say, “I hope the rain lets up soon”, or something like that．Why do the Englishmen usually talk about the weather?There are probably two reasons．One is the uncertainty of the weather．Some people even say, “One can experience four seasons in the course of a single day!”So you may laugh when you see in London that the Englishmen are wearing raincoats or carrying umbrellas on a bright sunny day．Another reason is that talking about the weather, unlike discussing politics, seems a way of being friendly, without getting heated．The weather is a subject which is quite safe to talk about．

    (1)

    What does the underlined word“denoted”mean?

    [　　]

    A．

    stand

    B．

    prefer

    C．

    stand for

    D．

    prefer to

    (2)

    Which of the following statement is TRUE?

    [　　]

    A．

    John Bull is Uncle Sam．

    B．

    John Bull is a Scottish writer．

    C．

    John Bull is director of Cartoon films．

    D．

    John Bull is the nickname for Britain．

    (3)

    “Ladies First”is regarded as a ________ symbol in Britain．

    (4)

    From the third paragraph we can infer that the weather of Britain is ________．

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    听力(共两节，满分30分)

    第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

    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。

    1．What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

    A．They are host and guest．

    B．They are waiter and customer．

    C．They are husband and wife．

    2．Where did this conversation take place?

    A．At the hospital．

    B．At the airport．

    C．At the post office．

    3．Why will the woman go to London?

    A．To have a look at London．

    B．To go with her friend．

    C．To spend the weekend．

    4．What’s the woman’s job?

    A．She is a saleswoman．

    B．She is a waitress．

    C．She is a hotel clerk．

    5．How is the weather now?

    A．It’s snowing．

    B．It’s raining．

    C．It’s clear．

    听力原文：(Text 1)

    W：I think I’ll have the duck, please．

    M：I’m very sorry, Madam．I’m afraid there isn’t any left．

    (Text 2)

    W：Excuse me, visiting hours are over．It’s time for you to leave．

    M：I’m sorry, I didn’t know the time or I would have left earlier．

    (Text 3)

    M：Are you going to London next weekend?

    W：Yes, I will visit a friend of mine while I am there．

    (Text 4)

    M：I want a single room with a bath, what’s the rate?

    W：It’s ＄25 a day．Your room number is 213．It is on the second floor．Here is your key．

    (Text 5)

    M：You’d better take your coat with you．It looks like it’s going to snow．

    W：You may be right．Thank you for mentioning this．

    第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    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。

    6．Where does this conversation take place?

    A．In a restaurant．

    B．In a night club．

    C．In a super -market．

    7．What kind of snack does the woman have?

    A．Pancake．

    B．Chips．

    C．Salad．

    8．How much does the woman pay for the things she asked?

    A．75 pence．

    B．1.30 pounds．

    C．2.05 pounds．

    听力原文：(Text 6)

    W：Good morning, sir．What would you like?

    M：I’d like a red wine, please．

    W：Anything else?

    M：What snacks have you got?

    W：The menu is on the board over there．There’s pancake, Greek salad, steak and chips…

    M：I’ll try the Greek salad, please．Do I pay now?

    W：Oh, yes, if you would．That’s 75 cents for the wine and ＄1.30 for the salad．

    听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

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

    A．Young．

    B．Middle-aged．

    C．Old．

    10．Which part of the body is probably OK with the woman?

    A．Her leg．

    B．Her back．

    C．Her eyes．

    11．Why can’t the man do gardening a lot?

    A．Because of his back trouble．

    B．Because of his leg trouble．

    C．Because of his arm trouble．

    听力原文：(Text 7)

    M：Hello．How are you today?

    W：Not so good．My leg’s playing me up, awful pains in my leg and my toothache!

    M：Oh, dear! I’ve got toothache too and the dentist says he simply can’t see me before next week．But what gets me is my headache．

    W：I know what you mean, but at least you can do the garden．I can’t even do that with my back－the doctor says I mustn’t lift or bend．

    M：You poor thing．There’s nothing worse than back trouble．But I don’t do much in the garden now because I’ve hurt my arm．It’s really painful．

    W：Like my ankle．It’s all swollen up．

    听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。

    12．How does the man feel?

    A．Happy．

    B．Sad．

    C．Excited．

    13．What’s wrong with the man?

    A．He was knocked down by a car．

    B．He had an accident when he was walking along the street．

    C．He had an accident in the car．

    14．Why did it happen?

    A．Because there’s something wrong with the driving mirror．

    B．Because there’s something wrong with the roadside mirror．

    C．Because the other driver drove too fast．

    听力原文：(Text 8)

    W：Hi, David, you look awful．What’s the trouble?

    M：Well, believe it or not, I had an accident in the car this morning．Someone drove into the back of my car．

    W：No!How did it happen?

    M：I was just turning into my drive when another car came round the corner and drove into the back of mine．

    W：Didn’t you see him?

    M：No, I didn’t．I looked in my driving mirror and there was no one coming．Not only that, I also looked in the big mirror on the other side of the road．

    W：So he must have been coming very fast if you didn’t see him．

    M：That’s right．And he went straight into me．

    听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

    15．Where is Miss Smith?

    A．She is at home．

    B．She is taking a break．

    C．She is attending a meeting．

    16．When should Miss Smith call today whether she will attend the meeting or not?

    A．On Thursday．

    B．Today．

    C．The day after tomorrow．

    17．What number should Miss Smith call?

    A．802 8714-246．

    B．802 9714-246．

    C．902 8741-426．

    听力原文：(Text 9)

    W：Good morning, Miss Smith’s secretary．

    M：Good morning, may I speak to Miss Smith, please?

    W：I’m sorry．She’s in conference at the moment．Do you want to leave a message?

    M：Yes, all right．Could you tell her that Mr．Johnson called? And tell her that the meeting about the Trade Fair is on Thursday 12th at 2 p．m．

    W：Fine, is there anything else?

    M：Yes．Could she phone to confirm that she can come before tomorrow?

    W：Yes, and what number is it?

    M：802 9714 Extension 246．

    W：Fine, I’ve got that．I’ll get the message to her as soon as possible．

    M：Thank you very much．Goodbye．

    W：Goodbye．

    听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

    18．Why couldn’t the speaker meet with Mr．Smith as soon as he arrived?

    A．He missed the appointment．

    B．He arrived late．

    C．He was sick．

    19．Why did he give up making a new appointment with Mr．Smith?

    A．He couldn’t reach Mr．Smith’s office．

    B．He didn’t want to see Mr．Smith any more．

    C．He didn’t want to take the trouble making it．

    20．Whom did he meet on the street one day?

    A．A stranger．

    B．Mr．Smith．

    C．Mr．Smith’s secretary．

    听力原文：(Text 10)?

    　　I flew to New York to take care of some business with Mr．Smith．But as soon as I arrived, I got sick, and could not meet with him．I had to call our appointment off．Then when I felt better I thought about visiting him at his home, but he lived too far away．I tried to telephone him during office hours, but he was busy．His secretary said that Mr．Smith would call me back, but he didn’t．I gave up trying to make a new appointment because it would take more time and efforts than I wanted to spend．

    　　A few days later, I saw a man on the street who looked like Mr．Smith, and I called out to him．It was someone else．When I returned to my hotel that day, I found a message which said that Mr．Smith had gone out of town on some sudden unexpected business．I was sorry that I had missed seeing him, but I was really enjoying my sightseeing in New York．

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