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阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
When I was asked to speak at the Community Book Club luncheon, I thought about several topics that might be of interests to a group of readers, and I considered doing a book review or discussing the life of a well-known literary figure, but I thought I would break with tradition today in order to share some anecdotes (秩序) from the life of a man, who, like you, enjoyed reading.
In spite of the fact that Thomas Alva Edison had almost no formal education, spending only three months in school, his mother taught him to read at quite an early age. Between the ages of nine and twelve, he read such difficult volumes as Humes' History of England, Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, and Newton's Principia.
As a young man, Mr. Edison decided to read all of the books in the Detroit public library, systematically (系统地) shelf by shelf. After finishing the first fifteen feet, he decided to reconsider the task.
A few years later, in Cincinnati, his love for reading almost cost him his life. Having stayed at the library until very late, Mr. Edison started home with a pile of old magazines for which he had paid the large sum of two dollars. Suspecting that he might be a thief, a policeman ordered him to stop. But Mr. Edison was too deaf to hear the order. The policeman shot, and missed.
In addition to the electric light, Thomas Edison is known for inventing the photograph, microphone, mimeograph, electric storage battery, and photographic film. Whenever he was paid for an invention, he used the money for his two loves
more experiments and more books.
A friend described Edison's life in those busy days. “I went to visit Tom,” he said, “and I found him sitting behind a pile of books five feet high which he had ordered from New York, London, and Paris. He studied them night and day, eating at his desk and sleeping in his chair. In six weeks he had read all of the books and had performed more than two thousand experiments using the formulas that he had studied.”
1．What is the main topic of this talk?
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A．The electric lamp.
B．The Community Book Club.
C．Great books of the Western world.
D．Thomas Alva Edison's love for books.
2．The reason why the speaker chose to talk about Thomas Edison is that ________.
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A．Thomas Edison was a famous man
B．Thomas Edison was a well-known literary figure
C．Thomas Edison liked to read very much
D．he chose to review a book about Thomas Edison
3．What did Mr. Edison do with the money that he earned from his invention?
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A．He used the money for travel.
B．He bought books and equipment for more experiments.
C．He gave the money to the public library.
D．He offered the money to his mother.
4．From the passage about Edison we can infer ________.
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A．he received most of his education from reading
B．he never attended school
C．he learned to read as a young man
D．he read only science and technology books
阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A lot of us lose life's tougher battles by starting a frontal (正面的) attack
when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum (最后通牒) about being late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sam's being lateserious illness at homehe decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn't work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35．The place was as quiet as a locker room (更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sam's supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the early bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his jobwith the only tool that could win, a laugh.
Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected (忽略), means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, it's the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For example, many believe that comedians (喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance (忍受力) than people in any other forum.
1．Why was Sam late for his job?
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A．Because he was ill.
B．Because he got up late.
C．Because he was caught in a traffic jam.
D．He was busy applying for a new job.
2．The main idea of this passage is ________.
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A．sam Maynard saved his job with humor
B．humor is important in our lives
C．early bird gets the worm
D．humor can solve racial discriminations
3．The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
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4．which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
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A．Many lose life's battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.
B．It wasn't the first time that Tom came late for his work.
C．Tom was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
D．Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：Oh you’re doing the painting all by yourself．Where is David?
W：He’s so lazy．He doesn’t do anything to help me．
1．What is the woman doing?
A．Cleaning her house．
B．Washing clothes．
C．Painting her rooms．
W：Ow! I’ve burnt myself．
M：How did you do that?
W：I picked up a hot dish．
2．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
A．In a kitchen．
B．In a restaurant．
C．In a shop．
M：Look! Somebody has spilt milk on the carpet．
W：Well, it wasn’t me．I didn’t do it．
M：I wonder who it was then．
3．What does the man want to know?
A．Who poured the milk into the cup．
B．Who drank the milk in the cupboard．
C．Who spilt milk on the carpet．
M：This food is awful, isn’t it?
W：Yes, it’s disgusting．I’m going to complain．
4．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．At home．
C．In a shop．
W：The weather’s too nice to stay indoors．I’m going to sit in the garden．
M：That’s a good idea．I think I’ll join you．
5．What are they going to do?
A．To go to the garden．
B．To stay indoors．
C．To join a party．
第二节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题．从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前．你将有时间阅读各个小题．每小题5秒钟；听完后．各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：Where do you live?
W：In Boston．
M：How long have you lived there?
W：Five years．
M：Where did you live before that?
W：In Chicago．
M：And how long did you live in Chicago?
W：Two years．
6．How long has the woman lived in Boston?
A．Four years．
B．Five years．
C．Six years．
7．How long did the woman live in Chicago?
A．Two years．
B．Four years．
C．Five years．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
W：Well, what time shall we meet?
M：Come to the cafe by the station at four o’clock．I’ll be waiting for you when you arrive．I’ll be sitting by the window and I’ll be wearing a bright green sweater．
W：OK．Is Agent 307 coming too?
M：No, she can’t be there．
W：Oh．Shall I bring the documents?
M：Yes．I’ll explain everything when I see you．And don’t be late．
W：OK．I’ll try to be on time．
8．What time will they meet?
A．At four o’clock．
B．At five o’clock．
C．At six o’clock．
9．What can be inferred from their conversation?
A．They are old friends and haven’t seen each other for a long time．
B．They are going to meet another person in the cafe．
C．The two speakers have never seen each other before．
10．What will the woman bring?
A．An umbrella．
B．The documents．
C．A bright green sweater．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
M：Do you have any plans for next year?
W：Well, I’d travel if I could afford it．But I don’t have any money．
M：If you found a job abroad, would you take it?
W：If it were somewhere I want to go, I’d certainly consider it carefully．
M：What about working as an “au pair”(家庭打工留学生), living with a family and doing some housework?
W：I’d only consider that if I were sure about the family．If they didn’t treat me well, I’d be very miserable．
M：Yes．You’d have to be sure to use a reputable agency．We have a list in the office．I will get you one if you’re interested．
W：Yes, I am．Um, if I decided to apply, would you give me a reference?
M：Of course．Well, I hope you succeed, whatever you decide to do．
W：Thank you very much．I’ll let you know．
M：Yes, I’d like that．Goodbye．
W：Goodbye．
11．Why does the man suggest that the woman should find a job?
A．Because it is necessary for the woman to have some experience of doing a job．
B．Because the woman needs money for the travel．
C．Because they need the money to support the family．
12．What worries the woman if she works as an “au pair”?
A．Whether she could get used to the life style of the family．
B．Whether the family are friendly to her．
C．Whether she could get as much money as she expects．
13．Which of the following is true?
A．The woman has not decided what to do．
B．The man has given the woman a list of agencies．
C．The woman is not interested in the man’s suggestion．
听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。
M：Shall we ask the girl Garlo’s been going out with to the party?
W：Who’s that?
M：Celia’s her name．She works in that cinema where they show all the foreign films．
W：But will she be free on Thursday evening?
M：Yes, it’s her evening off．That’s the reason I suggested Thursday．
W：OK．Who else? What about Nicky and Cherry?
M：Are they the girls you went to France with?
W：Yes．If they bring their boyfriends, that’ll be ten of us．But have you got a room that is big enough? My mother says we can’t use our sitting-room because we made too much mess the last time she let us have a party．
M：It’s all right．We’ve got a basement(地下室)where we store old furniture．If we clean it up, it’ll be fine．
W：Great．Let’s go and have a look at it．
14．Where does Celia work?
A．In a cinema．
B．In a hotel．
C．In a hospital．
15．On what day is Celia free?
A．On Tuesday．
B．On Thursday．
C．On Saturday．
16．How many people will their party?
A．Ten．
B．Five．
C．Six．
17．Where will they have their party?
A．In the woman’s house．
B．In the man’s house．
C．A restaurant owner．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hi, Tom．What is your plan for the summer break?
M：I’m going to work on the coast at Nantucket．
W：What are you planning to do on the coast?
M：My uncle owns a restaurant there, so I’ll be working as a waiter at night and then helping him do some accounting(会计, 清算账目)a few days each week．I have to save a lot of money for the next school year．Maybe we can get together and go to the beach this summer since we’ll be living near each other．
W：That sounds good．I’ll be working on a boat during July, and I won’t return to shore for the entire month．But in June and later in August I’ll be working in the lab, and I could drive up and see you in Nantucket．
M：OK．My uncle tells me June is the best time to go there before the town gets too crowded with tourists．Call me before you leave tomorrow, and I’ll give you a phone number where I can be reached this summer．
W：All right．I’ll talk to you later．
M：Thanks．
18．What is the man’s uncle?
A．A tourist．
B．A waiter．
C．A restaurant owner．
19．Where will the woman be working during July?
A．In the lab．
B．On a boat．
C．On the shore．
20．When is the best time to go to the shore?
A．July．
B．June．
C．August．
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