听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。 1. What’s the relationship between the two speakers? A. Reporter and interviewee. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student. 2. What does Peter usually do at weekends? A. Enjoy an outing. B. Have a rest at home. C. Learn how to play the piano. 3. What does the woman mean at last? A. She doesn’t want to go with Smith. B. They will invite Smith to the outing. C. Smith won’t accept their invitation.
听第二段对话，回答第4—6题。 4. What’s the symbol of transportation to most Americans? A. Cars. B. Buses. C. Driving licenses. 5. What can we know about the woman? A. She started driving at 16. B. Her brothers taught her to drive. C. Her hometown is too poor to have a bus.
6. How many kinds of transportation are mentioned? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 听第三段独白，回答第7—9题. 7. Which of the following statements about Shenzhen is CORRECT? A. It has more than 6,000 design companies. B. In 2005, its GDP was US$1.9 billion.
C. Bird’s Nest was designed by a Shenzhen designer. 8. What have Shenzhen’s designers achieved? A. They’ve built many schools of design. B. They’ve held many competitions. C. They’ve won many prizes. 9. What happens to foreign designers in Shenzhen? A. They all have their own workshops. B. They cooperate with local designers. C. They are doing better jobs than local designers.
听第四段对话，回答第10—12题. 10. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The responsibilities for the woman’s position. B. The woman’s arrangement for a day. C. The relationship between the two speakers. 11. What is the probable position of the woman? A. President of a factory. B. Newswoman of a TV station. C. Manager of a business club. 12. What will the woman probably be doing at 7:10 pm? A. Having the monthly meeting. B. Being interviewed for a TV program. C. Writing the speech for the dinner meeting.
听第五段对话，回答第13—15题. 13. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a newspaper stand. B. In a housekeeping center. C. At a hotel. 14. What’s wrong with the air conditioner? A. It won’t start. B. It’s making a noise. C. It doesn’t work at all. 15. Which service is offered? A. Sending mails to the room. B. Washing and ironing clothes. C. Delivering magazines.
Warner Brothers: an American company that produces movies and ___16___ In 1903 It started as a small family business. By 1907 ___17___ was opened in New Castle, Pennsylvania. In ___18___ Its first complete picture was made. In 1927 The first ___19___ was released. It now includes film production, cable television networks, ___20___.
The preparations went on for the dance. I began to worry about what I was to ___21____. It seemed so stupid not to be able to think of anything. One evening, when I was changing for dinner, there was a ____22____ at my bedroom door. I called “Come in,” thinking it was my maid, Clarice. It was Mrs. Danvers. “I hope you will forgive me for ___23_____ you,” she said, “Have you decided yet, madam, what you will wear?” There was a ____24____ of scorn（嘲弄） in her voice, of satisfaction. She must have heard through Clarice in some way. “No, I haven’t decided.” “I wonder why you don’t ___25____ one of the pictures in the hall.” I wondered why such an idea did not come to me before. It was an ____26____ answer to my difficulty. “All the pictures in the gallery would be good to copy, especially that one of the young lady in white.” Her voice was ____27____ normal. Did she want to be friends with me at last? Or did she realize that it was not I who had told Maxim her secret, and was this her way of thanking me for my ____28____? “Has Mr. de Winter not suggested anything for you?” “No. No. I don’t want him to know beforehand. I want to ____29____ him.” “Madam, when you do decide, I should advise you to have your dress made in London. Voce, in Bond Street, is a good place I know. You should study the pictures in the hall, madam, especially the one I ____30____. And you needn’t think that I will give you away. I won’t say a word to anyone.” “Thank you, Mrs. Danvers.” I went on dressing, puzzled by her manner.
21. A. choose B. wear C. dress D. purchase 22. A. call B. servant C. ring D. knock 23. A. disturbing B. asking C. informing D. troubling 24. A. sound B. suggestion C. symbol D. signal 25. A. study B. use C. copy D. observe 26. A. obvious B. interesting C. easy D. exciting 27. A. pleasantly B. surprisingly C. extremely D. apparently 28. A. help B. silence C. advice D. tolerance 29. A. impress B. please C. shock D. surprise 30. A. liked B. referred C. preferred D. mentioned
Six days of spring rain had created a wild river ___31___ (run) by Nancy Brown’s farm. As she tried to drive her cows to higher ground, she ___32___ (slip) and hit her head on a fallen tree trunk. Nancy was badly hurt and could only walk with great ___33___ (difficult). The water ___34___ (rise). Nancy’s pace got slower and slower. Finally, all she could do was to throw her arm around Lizzie’s neck and tr
