听第1段材料,回答第1—2题。 1. What do we know about the woman and her parents? A. They control her too much. B. They dislike dealing with her. C. They have nothing in common. 2. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Young people should obey their parents. B. Some people lose the respect of their children. C. There are some differences between generations.
听第2段材料,回答第3—5题。 3. Where is the woman? A. In an airport hall. B. At a travel service. C. In a newspaper office. 4. Why does the man decide to leave on Thursday? A. To save money. B. To stay longer. C. To arrive earlier. 5. How long will the man stay in New York? A. For 6 days. B. For 8 days. C. For 14 days.
听第3段材料,回答第6—8题。 6. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Householder and housekeeper. B. Husband and wife. C. Seller and buyer. 7. What advantage does the older flat have over the modern one? A. It is much bigger. B. It is a lot cheaper. C. It is in better shape. 8. Which flat is the woman more interested in? A. Neither one. B. The older one. C. The modern one.
听第4段材料,回答第9—11题。 9. What are the speakers doing? A. Listening to a weather forecast. B. Setting up camp. C. Reading a newspaper.
10. Why do the speakers have no food to eat now? A. The rain has ruined their food. B. Someone has taken away their food. C. Neither of them has brought any food. 11. What will the speakers most probably do next? A. Go to a restaurant. B. Look for food in their car. C. Return to get something to eat.
听第5段材料,回答第12—15题。 12. Why does the woman call the man? A. He is looking for an acting job. B. Many of his friends are actors. C. She knows he enjoys acting. 13. How often does the group practice? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every two weeks. 14. What does the woman expect the man to do? A. Phone her on Wednesday. B. Join the theatre group. C. Give up his work. 15. Why can’t the man make a decision at first? A. He does not like the way they work. B. He has not acted a play for a long time. C. He has to arrange his program of work.
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第二部分:语言知识及应用(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。 The earliest films were short, 21__only one minute or less. People could, for one cent, see simple action films of trains, fire engines, crowds on city streets, and similar subjects. Soon 20-minute pictures of news items were shown in theatres at the end of the 22__ stage show. Later, film used a new method--putting the beginning of one scene upon the 23__ of the scene before--for magical effects and to 24__ a story together. In 1903 a film was made about a train robbery. Much of the action took place at the same time—the robbers 25__, the men meeting and planning to catch them—and the scenes went smoothly from one scene to another instead of unnaturally showing each scene 26__. This was the earliest successful film in which scenes were filmed at different places and times. Before 1910 actors were 27__ in films without their names being given, because the producers were afraid that, if an actor became well known, he might 28__ more money. But later it became known that a film with a 29__ actor in it could be sold at a higher price to theatre owners than a film in which the actor was not known. Soon “movie stars” won fame wherever films were shown. By 1915 the more popular stars were 30__ as much as $ 2,000 a week. 21. A. keeping B. leaving C. lasting D. starting 22. A. old B. early C. regular D. interesting 23. A. beginning B. subject C. middle D. end 24. A. tie B. supply C. lay D. match 25. A. gathering B. threatening C. checking D. escaping 26. A. separately B. seriously C. terribly D. successfully 27. A. organized B. trained C. promised D. employed 28. A. save B. demand C. figure D. introduce 29. A. highly-paid B. luckily C. familiar D. popular 30. A. earning B. paying C. taking D. spending
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,根据上下文填入适当的词语,或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填在标号为31-40的相应位置。 On keeping a Diary in English Keeping a diary in English is one of the 31_____ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability. 32______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 33______ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 34______ we persist in this&n