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第一卷

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，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. When will the film start?

A. At 7:30.        B. At 7:15.              C. At 7:45.

2. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman thought there were no tickets left.

B. The woman thought that tickets would be available tonight.

C. The audience were deeply impressed by the concert.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She will follow the man’s advice.         B. She wants to let some fresh air in.

C. She doesn’t want to open the window.

4. What day is it today?

A. Sunday.               B. Saturday.           C. Thursday.

5. What does the man think of his new job?

A. Difficult but satisfying.     B. Boring and hard.     C. Easy and interesting.

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，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﹑7题。

6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.       B. Salesman and customer.     C. Teacher and student.

7. What kind of dress is the woman looking for?

A. A light dress.        B. A dark dress.             C. A cotton dress.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What are the two speakers talking about?

A. The manager.        B. The government.           C. Building a new factory.

9. What does the woman think the government will do?

A. Allow the manager to get land.           B. Think about the farmers’ opinions.

C. Refuse to grant land to the manager.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What can we learn about the man?

A. He is quiet.      B. He is hard-working.      C. He likes spending time with people.

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

A. Teach her Chinese.                 B. Tell her what he saw and heard in London.

C. Write an article for a magazine.

12. In what language will the man write the article?

A. English.                 B. Chinese.                     C. Japanese.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How long will the concert last?

A. Ten and a half hours.          B. Seven and a half hours.         C. Eight hours.

14. What is the man’s telephone number?

A. 7862546.                   B. 7866254.                     C. 7866524.

15. How much is a ticket for a child?

A. 24 dollars.             B. 18 dollars.                C. 12 dollars.

16. When will the man get the tickets?

A. Tomorrow morning.           B. This afternoon.          C. This evening.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship(奖学金) to study medicine — but Coach (教练) John Thompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: “Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things.”

Success and kindness

After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children’s videos (录像) in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others — producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: “I believe it’s the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe.”

Bravery and courage

A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails (铁轨), and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he’s not a hero. He says: “We have got to show each other some love.”

21. What was Mutombo praised for?

A. Being a star in the NBA.  B. Being a student of medicine.

C. His work in the church.  D. His willingness to help the needy.

22. What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning?

A. Produce safety equipment for children.

B. Make videos to help protect children.

C. Sell children’s music and artwork.

D. Look for missing and exploited children.

23. Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero?

A. He helped a man get across the rails.

B. He stopped a man from destroying the rails.

C. He protected two little girls from getting hurt.

D. He saved a person without considering his own safety.

B

In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas! You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket! You might even drive a flying car!

Not all past predictions have been proven wrong. A few of them have been surprisingly accurate. Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card, the fax machine and even the internet years before they happened. But for each prediction that has come true, some others have missed by a mile. Many of these predictions didn’t consider how people would want to use the technology, or if people really needed it in their lives or not. Let’s look at some predictions from the not-too-distant past.

Robot Helpers

Where’s the robot in my kitchen? Nowhere, of course. And he’s probably not coming anytime soon. Robots do exist today, but mostly in factories and other working environments.Back in the 1950s, however, people said that by now personal robots would be in most people’s homes.So why hasn’t it happened? Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy. And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange. At home we seem to be doing fine without them.

Telephones of tomorrow

In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone. They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes. But of course the idea hasn’t caught on yet. Why? The technology worked fine, but it overlooked something obvious: people desire for privacy. Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower? Probably not--it could be uncomfortable! Just because technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.

And finally, how about that crazy prediction of the flying car? It’s not so crazy any more! But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination. Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring.

24.The passage mainly deals with______.

A. predictions that can catch our imagination   B. predictions that haven’t come true

C. new technology can benefit our life        D. predictions that have come true

25. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Technology doesn’t always mean people will want to use it.

B. Predictions don’t need to consider people’s practical use of the technology.

C. Not all the high-tech things people thought we’d be using by now are widely used

D. High-tech things are not always convenient to people’s life.

26. Robot Helpers haven’t been used in most people’s homes because______.

A. using the kind of robots at home is simply a waste of time and money

B. the kind of robots hasn’t been developed yet

C. people find it difficult to control the kind of robots

D. the kind of robots won’t bring people practical use

27. How does the writer find the flying car?

A. It is too difficult to imagine.        B. It is too crazy an idea to realize.

C. It is likely to appear in the future.  D. It has been the focus of the news.

C

Carmen Arace Middle School is situated in the town of Bloomfield，but four years ago it faced many of the same challenges as inner—city schools nearby：low scores in standardized tests and dropping enrollment(入学率)of students.Then the hard-driving headmaster, Delore Bolton，persuaded her school to shake up the place by buying a laptop computer for each student and teacher to use in school and at home.For good measure，the board provided wireless Internet access at school.Total cost :$5 million.

Now an hour before classes start，every seat in the library is taken by students eager to get online.The teacher talks about rocks as students view them at a colorful website，after school students on buses pull laptops from backpacks to get started on homework.Since the computers arrived，scores in state tests are up 35%and the enrollment increases by 20%.

Indeed，school systems in rural areas are eager to follow Carmen Arace Middle School’s example.Angus King，the state governor, has proposed using$50 million from an unexpected budget to supply computers for students.

However, the school is seeking federal grant money to expand the laptop program.In the meantime，most of the problems have been worked out.Some students use computers to visit unauthorized websites，but teachers have the ability to track where students have been and restrict them.“That is the worst when they disable you” says a boy.The habit is rubbing off on parents.“I taught my mom to use e-mail.”says the honorable girl.“And now she is taking computer classes.I’m so proud of her!’’

28. By introducing the laptop program, Delore Bolton has                 .

A. shaken the belief of both teachers and students

B. witnessed a remarkable improvement in students’ test scores and enrollment

C. spent more time visiting unauthorized websites with the laptop program

D. changed class-room teaching in public schools

29. Students are limited when they get online because             .

A. they view lessons at a colorful website     B. they will waste an awful lot of money

C. they visit unauthorized website sometimes  D. they are disabled students

30. From the passage we learn that                 .

A. the laptop program also has a positive influence on parents

B. the laptop program in urban schools is forbidden by parents

C. students only visit the school website in Carmen Arace Middle School

D. students generally like the idea of having their online activities tracked

31. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Middle schools are faced with challenges today.

B. A school with high enrollment can do well.

C. Computers are of importance in modern education.

D. Laptops can help improve students’ school performance.