听下面一段对话,回答第1~2两个小题。 1.What is the man doing? A. Changing seats on the plane. B. Asking for a window seat. C. Trying to find his seat. 2.What is the woman’s seat number? A. 6A. B. 7A. C. 8A.
听下面一段对话,回答第3 ~ 4两个小题。 3.Why doesn’t the woman take the green T-shirt? A. It's too small. B. It’s too dark. C. It’s too expensive 4. What does the woman buy in the end? A. A yellow T-shirt. B. A blue T-shirt. C. A pink T-shirt.
听下面一段对话,回答第5 ~ 7三个小题。 5. How long has the man been in London? A. One year. B. A few years. C. A couple of months. 6. Why did the woman leave her hometown? A. To lead a city life. B. To open a restaurant. C. To find a job. 7. Where did the woman come from? A. London. B. Airside. C. Lancaster.
听下面一段对话,回答第8 ~ 10三个小题。 8. What does Mr. Henry Stone do? A. A bank clerk. B. A teacher. C. A writer. 9. What did Henry learn from the newspaper that day? A. A valuable suitcase was missing. B. A man stole money from a bank.
C. A woman ran away from home. 10. Why was the woman at the airport? A. She was traveling on business. B. She was seeing the man off. C. She was leaving for Greece.
第二部分 语言知识与运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11~25各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 We are warned by our teachers not to waste time because time 11 will never return. I think it quite 12 . What does time look 13 ? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no 14 of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to think about it. Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have enough time to review their lessons. It is 15 they don’t know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and doing other useless things. Why do we study everyday? Why do we work? Why do most people 16 take buses instead of walking. The answer is very 17 .We wish to save time because time is 18 . Today we are living in the 21st century. We 19 time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must 20 our time and energy to our study so that we 21 be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the 22 of time, for it not only brings us 23 , but also does other harm to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, let us do it today and not 24 it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more 25 . 11. A. lost B. passed C. missed D. used 12. A. important B. true C. interesting D. usual 13. A. for B. like C. after D. over 14. A. amount B. quality C. cost D. price 15. A. that B. why C. because D. certain 16. A. needn’t B. have to C. had better D. would rather 17. A. easy B. simple C. stupid D. interesting 18. A. worthless B. priceless C. ready D. little 19. A. look upon B. agree C. think D. believe 20. A. spend B. give C. set D. devote 21. A. must B. should C. may D. would 22. A. helper B. thief C. friend D. teacher 23. A. wealth B. health C. failure D. illness 24. A. keep B. remain C. manage D. leave 25. A. valuable B. expensive C. worth D. rich.
第二节 语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下连贯的要求,填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为26~35的相应位置上。 The private car has long played 26 important role in the United States. 27 fact, it has become a necessary and important part of the American way of life. By 28 (give) workers rapid transportation, the automobile has freed them from having to live near their place of work. This has encouraged the growth of the cities, but it has also led to traffic problems. For farm families the automobile is very 29 (help). It has made 30 possible for them to travel to town very often for business and 31 (please), and also to transport their children to distant schools. Family life 32 (affect) in various ways. The car helps to keep families together 33 it is used for picnics, outings, and other shared experiences. 34 , when teenage children have the use of the car, their parents can’t keep an eye on 35 . There is a great danger if the driver has been drinking alcohol or is “showing off ” by speeding or breaking other traffic laws. Altogether, cars mean very much to Americans.
第三部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分) A Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on