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听下面5段对话．每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．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．

1．Where does the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．At home.

B．At the doctor's.

C．In a chemist's.

2．Whet will the man do first?

[　　]

A．To arrange for a trip.

B．To move into a new house.

C．To make a house.

3．Whet did the man offer to do?

[　　]

A．Bring her to town.

B．Take the box of bricks down.

C．Carry the heavy boo.

4．Who will go to Canada?

[　　]

A．The man and Ken.

B．The woman's brother.

C．The women.

5．Where was the woman born?

[　　]

A．In the United States.

B．In Australia.

C．In Britain.

听下面5段对话或独白．每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置．听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间．每段对话或独白读两遍．

听第6段材料，回答6～8题．

6．Where did the conversation take place?

[　　]

A．At the women's house.

B．In the kitchen.

C．At a department store.

7．How did the woman find out about the shelf?

[　　]

A．One of her friends has one.

B．She bough one from her friend before.

C．She read about it in an advertisement.

8．How much is the price for it going to be?

[　　]

A．$ 15.50.

B．$ 12.50.

C．Not mentioned in the dialogue.

听第7段材料，回答9～11题．

9．Who are the two students?

[　　]

A．A new student and an old student.

B．Students learning Spanish.

C．Students learning English.

10．When is the conversation probably taking place?

[　　]

A．On the first day of the woman's arrival.

B．In the first class of the training course.

C．During the break between classes.

11．Where are they probably going first?

[　　]

A．To Room 110.

B．To Room 310.

C．To Room 290.

听第8段材料，回答12～14题．

12．Who is Fred?

[　　]

A．The women's husband.

B．The man's brother.

C．The woman's brother.

13．What will Fred's farm probably be like next year?

[　　]

A．It will be completely destroyed.

B．It will be larger.

C．It will be more beautiful.

14．What did the woman once do on the farm?

[　　]

A．Milking a cow.

B．Ploughing a field.

C．Helping to get in the harvest of crops.

听第9段材料，回答15～17题．

15．Where is the conversation taking place?

[　　]

A．In a second-hand clothes shop.

B．At the police station.

C．At a lost-property office.

16．What can we learn about the woman from the conversation?

[　　]

A．She doesn't believe the man.

B．She can't do her job well.

C．She is too busy to talk to the man.

17．Which coat did the man mention in the dialogue?

[　　]

A．A white raincoat with a wide belt.

B．A long grey coat with black buttons.

C．A brown overcoat with silk lining.

听第10段材料，回答18～20题．

18．Where is the speaker?

[　　]

A．In an art evening.

B．On an exhibition of paintings.

C．In a TV program about art.

19．What is Dr. Wilson busy doing now?

[　　]

A．Taking photographs for a newspaper.

B．Teaching painting for university students.

C．Writing a book about art.

20．What can we expect in Dr. Wilson's talk?

[　　]

A．Lifestyle in Italy in the 19th century.

B．19th century painters and present-day art.

C．Her experiences in European countries.

     Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

     There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

    Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter if responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honour what we say.

What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?

 A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.

 B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.

 C. Writers should be responsible for their names.

 D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.

The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may _______.

 A. help to end a relationship                    B. not get a reply

 C. be accepted all the same                     D. become a family problem

Some people don’t want their names known because they are ________.

 A. hesitant to make a donation         B. unwilling to draw public attention

 C. afraid of an accusation             D. ready for involvement

The passage is mainly about _______.

 A. honour and writers                  B. identity and signature

 C. signature and responsibility           D. anonymity and signature

A husband-and-wife team from California reached the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross

-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail in one continuous

walk. 

Marcia and Ken powers, of Pleasanton, started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests on Feb. 27 from Cape Henlopen in Delaware. Nearly eight months later, the excited couple walked through water into the Pacific Ocean at Point Reyes, a day ahead of time. 

“We are a little sad that a great adventure is over. It was a fantastic adventure. And now we go home and just do housework. It's really sad.” Marcia, who said she's in her 50s, and her 60-year-old husband traversed cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacifics alone with arms around each other' s backpacks.

They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off. But they enjoyed the French history of St. Louis' the beauty of the Colorado Rockies and the kindness of strangers they met along the way. They particularly remember two brothers ---- a

doctor and dentist-------who put them up in their homes, after terrible days, and a motorcyclist who gave them water after they failed to find any on Utah's lonely Wah Wah Desert.

“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful people.” Marcia Powers said. “We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. We got to touch it with our feet and hands and smell all its scents and hear its wildlife. It' s an amazing country,” she added.

1.Which of the following about couple's walk is TRUE?

A．The walk covered more than 13 states.

B．The walk lasted about half a year.

C．The walk didn't meet any desert.

D．The walk might end before October 27.

2.The underlined word “traversed” in the third paragraph means “____________.”

A．enjoy	B．move across, through or over
C．overcome	D．look at

3. According to the text, we can infer that during the walk the couple __________.

A．were treated warm-heartedly by the local people

B．never stopped to have a rest

C．were ever caught in a heavy rain and became ill

D．felt the quicksand in Utah was very interesting

4.The couple went through many places except ____________.

A．big rivers

B．desert

C．hills

D．fields

 

D

“I started going to clubs when I was nineteen. My friends went and they told me that I’d love it. They were right.” –Lara

Lara is a twenty-one-year old student who loves dancing. “At the moment, my favorite kind of music is acid jazz. I’d love to go to a Fatboy Slim or Ken Ishii gig. They’re so cool,” says Lara. Fatboy Slim and Ken Ishii are not pop stars—they are famous DJs. Being a DJ these days means more than playing records at a nightclub. DJs like Fatboy Slim have also produced a lot of successful CDs of their own music.

Nightclubs have been popular since the seventies but today’s clubs are different. They don’t usually open until at least 11 pm, and people often stay until 7 or 8 o’clock the next morning. Some clubbers will keep on dancing until 12 o’clock in the morning.

Why has dance music become so popular? Some people believe that clubs give young people what the hippies found in the sixties. They have somewhere to meet people just like them. Many clubbers say that dance music helps them to escape from their problems. They feel they are part of a big happy family. But most people just love to dance.

Dance Dictionary

So, what is the difference between Garage and High Energy? Not sure? Well, you’re not alone! There are lots of different types of dance music. A few are described below.

Type of music	Speed	Description
High Energy	Very fast	Lots of remixed seventies songs
Garage	Fast	Lots of bass and keyboards
Acid Jazz	Quite fast	A mix of old and new jazz
Ambient	Slow or fast	Sometimes difficult to dance to

 

CITY CLUB GUIDE
Club Blue Cover charge: $12 (includes two drinks) Music: mostly acid jazz Free on Sunday night Closes at 3 a.m.	99 Cover charge: $6 Music:  garage, Closes at 2a.m.	The Warehouse Cover charge: $15($12 after 3am) Music: high energy	SOHO No cover charge, but drinks are $6 each. Music: ambient Open from 10p.m to 2 a.m.

71. Which of the following is not right about DJs?

A. They not only play records art a night club.

B. They are very cool in the eyes of music lovers.

C. Fatboy Slim and Ken Ishii are famous DJs.

D. Every DJ can produce his own CDs.

72. Many clubbers day that dance music helps them _________.

A. forget about their problems      B. escape from their families

C. keep fit                      D. become famous

73. Which of the following clubs is the cheapest?

A. 99 before 2 a.m.              B. Club blue on Sunday night

C. The Warehouse after 3 p/m/    D. SOHO after 10 p.m.

74. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. These days nightclubs usually stay open until 7 or 8 pm.

B. Most people go to the dance club because they like to meet people.

C. The Warehouse has the fastest dance music of all the clubs.

D. Now music played in the clubs are only new music.

75. If you like dancing to the fast and a mix of old and new Jazz, you’d better to ________.

A. Club Blue     B. 99         C. The Warehouse     D. SOHO

 

 LEEDS, England-A Leeds University psychology professor is teaching a course to help dozens of people forgive their enemies.

“The hatred (憎恨) we hold within us is a cancer,”Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.

More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London—a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.

These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory. They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.

The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every two weeks.

The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people.“People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said.“People confuse（把……混同）forgiveness with forgetting. Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one”.

Hart and his team have made instructions to provide the training needed.

“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes toward the person you are angry with,”said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project. Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people“want to get free of the past”.

From this passage we know that       .

      A. high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred

       B. high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors

       C. without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood and heart

       D. people who suffer from blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies

If you are angry with somebody, you should       .

      A. try your best to defeat him or her

       B. never meet him or her again

       C. persuade him or her to have a talk with you

       D. relax yourself by not thinking of him or her any more

In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can      .

      A. meet their enemies              B. change their minds

       C. enjoy the professor’s speech        D. learn how to quarrel with others

If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll       .

      A. pay much money to Hart         B. go to the workshop every night

C. attend a gathering twice a month          D. pour out everything stored in your mind