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第1题

听力原文：W: Hey, Joe. What's all this talk about a benefit walkathon this weekend？M: Don't

听力原文：W: Hey, Joe. What's all this talk about a benefit walkathon this weekend？

M: Don't you know？ Most of the residents in Parker Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the Engineering Library, across campus, and down to City Hall in an effort to raise money for the new children's hospital.

W: Sounds like a good ideal But I don't understand where the money comes from.

M: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walkathon is over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged, and send it to the hospital.

W: So you mean if you pledge, say, a dollar a mile and you walk five miles, then you get five dollars.

M: That's fight. Of course most of my friends aren't such big spenders. The biggest pledge I've gotten so far is 25 cents a mile.

W: And how many people have made pledges for you？

M: Eleven so far. Say, how about making it a dozen？

W: Sure. If you'll do the same for me. The walkathon sounds like the perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sports shoes.

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A．Hospital employees.

B．City Hall officials.

C．Packer Hall residents.

D．The engineering students.

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第2题

听力原文：W: Hey, Joe, what is all this talk about the benefit walkathon this weekend？M: Do

听力原文：W: Hey, Joe, what is all this talk about the benefit walkathon this weekend？

M: Don't you know, most of the residents in Packer Hall are going to try to walk the seven miles from the engineering library, across campus and down to city hall, in an effort to raise money for the new children's hospital (22) .

W: Sounds like a good idea. But I don't understand where the money comes from.

M: Well, a few days before the walkathon, each participant goes around asking people to pledge just a certain amount of money for each mile that he or she expects to walk in the event. Then after the walkathon's over, the participants go back to those same people, collect the money pledged and send it into hospital (25) .

W: So you mean if someone pledges, say, a dollar a mile, and you walk five miles, you get five dollars (23) 7

M: That' s right. of course, most of my friends area' t such big spenders, the biggest pledge I've gotten so far is 25 cents a mile (24) .

W: And how many people have made pledges for you？

M: Eleven so far. Say, how about making it an even dozen？

W: Sure, if you do the same for me. The walkathon sounds like a perfect opportunity for me to break in my new pair of sport shoes.

M: You are definitely warm-hearted.

W: You bet. And I tell you, I am also a good walker.

M: Hope to see you in the walkathon.

W: I will be there.

(26)

A．Hospital staff only.

B．Many officials.

C．Many Packer Hall residents.

D．The art students.

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第3题

I made a pledge to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage.For two weeks

I made a pledge to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage.For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.Totally loving.No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio.The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful of heir wives.Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will.A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband.Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did.Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”

“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased.Maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read.Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach.I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went.Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums.Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed.I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however.Evelyn and I still laugh about it today.On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter？” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t？”

“What do you mean？”

“Well… that checkup (体检) I had several weeks ago … our doctor… did he tell you something about me？ Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying？”

It took a moment for it all to sink in.then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms.“You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

26.In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably means “_________”.

A.unintentionally

B.inevitably

C.impressively

D.unconditionally

27.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.

A.with his family

B.with Evelyn

C.alone

D.with his children

28.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ____________.

A.she looked lovely in her new clothes

B.he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm

C.he was determined to be a good husband

D.she was seriously ill

29.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong？

A.He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B.She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

C.He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D.He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.

30.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ____________.

A.he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B.he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C.he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D.he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

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第4题

I'm afraid we'll need_____three boys to____ the last group.

A.more, make up of

B.another, be made up of

C.some, made up of

D.another, make up

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第5题

Thanks for inviting me, John, but I've already made other plans. _________. Maybe

A.I hope you enjoy it

B.That's good

C.Oh! I'm sorry to hear that

D.Great! I really had a good time

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第6题

听力原文：M: Did you make your dress？ It's very elegant.W: I couldn't have done all this ta

听力原文：M: Did you make your dress？ It's very elegant.

W: I couldn't have done all this tailoring. I had it made downtown.

Q: What does the woman mean？

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A．She made it herself.

B．She has a tailor make it.

C．She bought it a long time ago.

D．She has an old one re-made.

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第7题

听力原文：W: How was the English exam you took yesterday？M: Not as easy as I expected, I di

听力原文：W: How was the English exam you took yesterday？

M: Not as easy as I expected, I did fairly well on the reading section but I made quite a few mistakes on grammar.

Q: What did the man say about his test？

(19)

A．His errors were mainly in the reading part.

B．It wasn't very challenging to him.

C．It was more .difficult than he had expected.

D．He made very few grammatical mistakes in his test.

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第8题

听力原文：W: I hope I haven't made this chili too hot for you.M: Too hot for me？ It couldn'

听力原文：W: I hope I haven't made this chili too hot for you.

M: Too hot for me？ It couldn't be. I love spicy food.

Q: What does the man mean？

(13)

A．He likes the current temperature.

B．He wishes the weather would get hotter.

C．He cooked every bit of the food.

D．He knows he will like the food.

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第9题

听力原文：W: I'm thinking about dropping my swimming class. I'm just not catching on.M: Hol

听力原文：W: I'm thinking about dropping my swimming class. I'm just not catching on.

M: Hold on to it, I did and I learned how to swim eventually.

Q: What can be inferred about the man？

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A．He wants to quit the class too.

B．He knows nothing about swimming.

C．He made great efforts in learning to swim.

D．He teaches swimming.

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第10题

听力原文：W: How did you do on the math exam, David？M: I barely made it.Q: What do we learn

听力原文：W: How did you do on the math exam, David？

M: I barely made it.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation？

(3)

A．David didn't pass, although he had tried his best.

B．David just got a passing score.

C．David got an excellent score, which was unexpected.

D．David was disappointed.

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