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第I卷

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节：(共5小题;第小题1分，满分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，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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man going to do?

A. Move over one seat.

B. Meet the man and her friend.

C. Sit between the woman and her friend.

2. Who is probably the man?

A. The woman’s boss.      B. The woman’s neighbor.      C. The woman’s classmate.

3. What do you know about the house?

A. It’s no longer available.

B. It’s only for rent, not for sale.

C. It’s not as good as advertised.

4. How long is the library open on Saturday?

A. 9 hours.             B. 11 hours.                C. 13 hours.

5. What caused the accident?

A. The girl was careless when walking across the street.

B. Mr. Black was driving too fast.

C. Mr. Black was driving across the street carelessly.

第二节  (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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，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秒种，各小题将给出5秒种的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. When will the flight take off?

A. At about 10:10.            B. At about 10:50.               C. At about 10:30.

7. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. They’re probably going to Germany.

B. The woman can speak German very well.

C. The tickets are in the man’s blue trousers.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Classmates.            B. Mother and son.          C. Sister and brother.

9. Which is the man’s favorite course?

A. PE.                  B. Science.                 C. Math.

10. What does the man think of himself?

A. Naughty.            B. Clever.                    C. Hard-working.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.  Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a cafe.         B. At a restaurant.           C. At the woman’s house.

12. How does the man drink his tea?

A. Strong with milk and sugar.

B. Strong with milk but a slice of lemon.

C. Strong without milk but a slice of lemon.

13. What will the man put into his tea if he drinks without a pie ?

A.  Milk.         B.  Lemon.          C. Sugar

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. Why does the woman take a hardcover?

A. Because the paperback has been sold out.

B. Because she likes the style of the hardcover.

C. Because it is at the same price as paper back.

15.  How much should the woman pay?

A.  Two hundred and fifty.

B. One hundred and sixty-five.

C. One hundred and seventy-five.

16. What will the woman get if she buys one magazine?

A. A refund.     B. A discount.        C. Two magazines.

17. What do we know about the woman?

A. She will pay by Master Card.

B. She has to pay 15% sales tax.

C. She claims a refund for the returned magazine.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18 .How many steps does the speaker list?

A. 5.                  B. 6.                 C. 7.

19. What does Tip 4 advise us to do ?

A. Write about the news.

B. Talk about the news with friends.

C .Memorize frequently-used phrases.

20. What can we learn from the talk?

A. Tip 1 can movitate one to learn English.

B.  Tip 2 suggests one write about the news.

C.  Tip 5 suggests one practise new words.

第二部分：阅读理解(第一节15小题，第二节5小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a

legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one  years

later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the

first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted(收 养的) and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was

Fantastic and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son

No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our

home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college

full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That

meant taking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often

wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I

should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to

get my college degree!

I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big

challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems

normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember:

little steps add up to big dreams.

21. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be_________.

A. a writer          B. a doctor　　　　C. a judge          D. a journalist

22. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A. Her grandma asked her to withdraw from college.

B. She fell in love and got married.

C. She had so many children to support that she was too busy to continue her college.

D. She decided to look after her grandma.

23. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A. Failure is the mother of success.  B. Little by little, one goes far.

C. Every coin has two sides.   D. Well begun, half done.

24. Which of the following can best describe the author?

A. Caring and determined.                      B. Honest and responsible.

C. Ambitious and sensitive.                     D. Innocent and single-minded.

B

Every week in China, millions of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛). In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying dictionaries.

Perhaps the show’s popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy(书法)to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? It’s possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write them.

But there’s still hope for the paint brush. China’s Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.

In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teacher’s examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin rice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach it now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they don’t forget when they grow up.” says the teacher.

25. What can we learn about the Character Hero?

A. It’s open to people of all ages and all walks.

B. It’s the most-viewed TV programs in China.

C. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.

D. It draws great public attention across the country.

26. Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?

A. Chinese people don’t refer to dictionaries very often.

B. Chinese people no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.

C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.

D. Chinese people needn’t write by hand as often with the help of technology.

27. According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is_________.

A. necessary for adults to survive in China

B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry

C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive

D. an ability to be developed only when you are students

28. Where does this text probably come from?

A. A news report.             B. A science report.

C. An advertisement.            D. Children’s literature.

C

Chinese girl looking for language exchanger

Posted Feb 10, 2010 16:25     by Sophia

Tag: Seeking Language partners    Guangzhou     Sex: Female

Race/Ethnicity: Chinese

I am a Chinese girl in my 20’s, can speak and write in English, but I’d like to make some improvement. People always look for making it better, right?

Meanwhile, I also like to meet more friends if we really have some topics to share.

And if you are in Guangzhou or visit here, I am more than willing to show you around in my spare time.

Reply to happycora@hotmail. com or call 15015704625

Tianhe nice apartment for share

Posted Feb 24, 2010 16:47     by Vivian

Tag: Seeking roommates     Guangzhou  Tianhe District     Up to 2000 RMB

I have a room available for rent in a shared apartment in Central Tianhe district.

The room has a big window with a nice view. The apartment itself is on the 22th floor of a new secure building on Tianhe Bei Lu, about 10 minutes walk from metro stations on lines 1 and 3, as well as buses and other transportation methods very close.

If you are interested, please feel free to phone me (Vivian) on 13145751201 (message preferred), or email me on v ivian_liu2003@hotmail. com.

Business Interpreter/Guide

Posted Feb 26, 2010 08:46     by Sony

Tag: Business Services    Guangzhou  Baiyun District

Dear Foreign Friends, I am a professional interpreter, now looking for a Freelance interpreter job urgently. Please read my CV at below：

Name: Sony Song

Gender: Male

Age: 22 years old

Education: Studied English in Da Shan Foreign Language College

Birth: 9th Oct 1987, Luohe city, Henan province, China.

Ability: Speak fluent English, know Guangzhou city very well, can also guide you to Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Shunde, Macao, Hongkong, etc.

Contact Detail: E-mail/MSN: sonysong4@hotmail. com; cell phone: 15112015812

Looking for flat

Posted Mar 11, 2010 14:03     by Lucy

Tag: Apartments wanted     Guangzhou

Hello,

This is Lucy coming from Peru and looking for a short term flat, from 15th April until 4th May 2010. If somebody can give some information, send me pictures, price and address.

Email: lucitamaron@hotmail. com; cell phone: 13800013900