You’ll soon get used to ___________ in the country.
A.live
B.living
C.to live
D.lived
A.live
B.living
C.to live
D.lived
M: Yes, and as soon as I get my bait, I'll be on my way. Also the weather is good.
Q: What is the man most probably going to do?
(19)
A.He is going driving.
B.He is going shopping.
C.He is going blowing.
D.He is going fishing.
M: Thank you. Could you also bring me something to read?
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
(15)
A.The plane is too crowded.
B.The plane is late for some unknown reason.
C.There's no vacant seat on the plane.
D.The man is reading and drinking in a plane.
W: Well, if you don't get him soon, we'll just have to go to the movies without him.
Q: Why is the man trying to call David?
(19)
A.To tell him they are busy.
B.To cancel an appointment.
C.To send him a busy signal.
D.To invite him to go to a film.
听力原文:W: I can't decide whether to buy a new car or try to find a second-hand one.
M: If you buy a new one, you'll probably save money in the long run.
Q: What does the man suggest to the woman?
(15)
A.To save the money for a long time.
B.To buy a new car.
C.To purchase a used car.
D.To get a second car.
Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.
Story A
I remember catching a "thief" in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.
Story B
Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope, "Give me the money! Or I’ll kill you. " and gave it to the bank clerk. She gave him $100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man’s house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator. He couldn’t believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!
1.What does Mr. Smith do?()
A.A bank clerk.
B.A policeman.
C.A thief.
D.A taxi driver.
2.Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop().
A.by exchange
B.by mistake
C.by accident
D.on purpose
3.Why did the man return the sweater to the shop?()
A.Because he didn' t want his wife to see it
B.Because he liked money more than the sweater.
C.Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back
D.Because he wanted to buy a new sweater.
4.Bob was caught so quickly because().
A.his address was found on the envelope he used
B.he received a phone call from the bank clerk
C.the police waited for him outside the elevator
D.he used the money to buy a lot of things
5.What do you think of Bob?()
A.He 15 brave.
B.He Is careful.
C.He Is shy.
D.He is stupid.
听力原文:W: Why don't you get another job for a change?
M: But I like my job.
W: Look, digging gardens is not a job for a university graduate.
M: But the money is not bad and there's plenty of fresh air.
W: If I were yon, I'd take some kind of direction layer teaching.
M: Teaching? Anything but that. It's so boring.
W: Come on, you really must think of the future.
M: I'll tell you what. I'd like to be a doctor.
W: Well, you should think very seriously about that. It means a lot of study, and then working all sorts of hours.
M: Yes, maybe. But the idea sounds interesting.
W: Well, then, you ought to get more information about it as soon as possible.
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A.The good pay.
B.The fresh air.
C.The bright future.
D.Both A and B.
小题1:What does Mr. Smith do?
A. A bank clerk
B. A policeman
C. A thief
小题2:Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop ___________.
A. by exchange
B. by mistake
C. by accident
小题3:Why did the man return the sweater to the shop?
A. Because he didn’t want his wife to see it
B. Because he liked money more than the sweater
C. Because he hated it and wanted to get the money back
小题4:Bob was caught so quickly because ___________.
A. his address was found on the envelope he used
B. he received a phone call from the bank clerk
C. the police waited for him outside the elevator
小题5:What do you think of Bob?
A. He is brave
B. He is careful
C. He is careless
One person who really knows how to be there is Elizabeth, the queen mother of England. During the air attack on London in 1940, she was asked whether the little princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose would leave London for their safety. The Queen replied "The children would not leave unless I do. I shall not leave unless their father does." The Queen would not leave the country at any circumstances however. "I'll be there."
Another three-word phrase is one of the hardest to learn to say. It's "Maybe you're right". If more people would say "Maybe you're right", the marriage conciliators would go out of business. I know from experience it can have a charming effect in an argument.
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A.They can be used to do business with people.
B.They can be used to express all kinds of feelings.
C.They can be used to deliver all the messages in our life.
D.They can be used to convey our most important messages to people.
听力原文:W: What did you think of the exams, Pete? I reckon they were dead easy.
M: Maybe they were easy enough for you, but not for me.
W: Oh, come on. You've probably done better than you think.
M: No, I'm dead certain I've failed in Latin, and most likely in French and History too. Thank goodness it's all over though. We can forget about it now at least until the results come out.
W: Yes. Now I can get on with reading all the books I've been wanting to read for months, but haven't had time for.
M: What! ... Well, it's up to you, I suppose, but I've had enough of reading; I'm not going to open another book for months. Don't you think we all deserve a break?
W: Well, yes... I'll take a day or two off perhaps. And I think I'll come to Bob's sister's party tomorrow night. But if I'm going to university in October, I'll have to get down to some serious work again pretty soon,
M: I've got to get through the A level exams first. I'll worry about university if and when I ever get there.
W: That's the trouble with you. You always try to do everything at the last minute.
M: And you're too. serious; that's your trouble. You never stop working.
W: Well, I like reading.
M: And I can't stand it. I don't know why I decided to try to go to the university in the first place. I think I'll run away and join the army or something.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What does the man think of the exams?
23. What will the woman do tomorrow evening?
24. What does the woman think of the man?
25. What does the man probably prefer to do?
(23)
A.Easy enough.
B.Easier than the woman feels.
C.Very difficult.
D.Normal.
W: I agree. I also want to get this meeting over with, rush home, and get a good night's sleep.
M: You are lucky, anyway, I will still have to look for a place to cat. Do you know any good restaurants around?
W: There are plenty of them on the main street. But if you don't want to go that far, there is a fine Italian restaurant right across the street.
M: That's good for today. Anything interesting downtown? I am here for the whole week; I can try various restaurants.
W: Yes, there is an excellent French restaurant on Rainbow Avenue by your hotel. If you like spicy food, there are some really good Asian restaurants on the main street and there's also a very good Mexican restaurant just two blocks from here.
M: That's enough for a week. You seem to know all of them by heart.
W: Well, food is my favorite subject.
(27)
A.The meeting is boring.
B.They've had a long day.
C.There are many good restaurants in the downtown area.
D.Food is an interesting subject.
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger a minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been.
I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon (勤杂工) by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.
Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked—cordially.
I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.
My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.
It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.
I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.
52. The author was disappointed to find that ________.
A) one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence
B) talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job
C) one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
D) professionals tend to look down upon manual workers