I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon,and we decided to cool off in the river near my home.As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout,then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was strapped.
I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), which was growing louder .From a distance,the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke.As it got closer,I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was cover my face with hands.Crazily I thought that if I sat very still( 安静的 ),the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few seconds,I knew my plan hadn’t worked.The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.
But it wasn’t easy.I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down to the rocks.However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected.The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening ,but I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool,but I don’t remember doing it.I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe,and the water felt wonderful.
But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool,the bees flew back over our heads.We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.
【小题1】How many people went swimming that day?

I heard the bees long before I saw them.

It was a very hot afternoon,and we decided to cool off in the river near my home.As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout,then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was strapped.

I heard a low hum (嗡嗡声), which was growing louder .From a distance,the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke.As it got closer,I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.

All I could do was cover my face with hands.Crazily I thought that if I sat very still( 安静的 ),the bees would think I was just another rock.

After a few seconds,I knew my plan hadn’t worked.The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.

But it wasn’t easy.I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down to the rocks.However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected.The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening ,but I had no choice.

I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool,but I don’t remember doing it.I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe,and the water felt wonderful.

But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool,the bees flew back over our heads.We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.

1.How many people went swimming that day?

2.The word “it”(in paragraph 3) refers to ______.

　　　A. a rock     B. a hill      C the river     D.the group of bees

3.At first why didn’t the writer want to climb down the rocks?

4.How did the writer escape the bees?

5.In what order are the following mentioned in the story?

a.The writer rushed down the rocks     b,.John jumped into the water.

c.The low hum grew louder.           d.,The bees flew back over their heads

e.The bees were attacking the writer.

听下面9段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题前括号内。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 is the boy going?

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2．What does the man do?

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A．He's a driver.

B．He's a policeman.

C．He's a cleaner.

3．How many people are there in Kate's family?

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4．What time did Sam wash his face this morning?

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5．How is the weather today?

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6．What's the score?

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7．When was the woman born?

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8．What does the man mean?

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A．Mr. Green isn't in.

B．The woman has got a wrong number.

C．The man will look for Mr. Green.

9．How often does the No.9 bus come?

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A．Every ten minutes.

B．Every fifteen minutes.

C．Every nineteen minutes.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在题前括号内。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，各题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第10段材料，回答第10、11小题。

10．Where does Miss Evans come from?

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11．What does Miss Evans teach?

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听第11段材料，回答第12～14小题。

12．When and where are they talking?

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A．In the morning at home.

B．In the afternoon at workplace.

C．In the evening at home.

13．What's the boy doing?

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A．He is watching the video.

B．He is listening to music.

C．He is watching TV.

14．Why is Mum very tired in the daytime?

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A．Because she can't sleep well with the loud music every night.

B．Because her son loves music very much.

C．Because she goes to bed too late.

听第12段材料，回答第15～17小题。

15．What are they talking about?

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A．The sports meeting.

B．The headmaster.

C．Their favourite sport.

16．What will Susan take part in?

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A．The long jump.

B．The high jump.

C．The 100-meter race.

17．Why doesn't Bill want to take part in the competition?

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A．Because he doesn't like sports.

B．Because he feels too nervous.

C．Because he has to look after the things for the players.

听第13段材料，回答第18～21小题。

18．Why is Sam going to Sydney?

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A．Because he wants to spend his holiday there.

B．Because he wants to visit some good friends there.

C．Because he wants to look for a good job there.

19．How many times has Sam been there?

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20．When is Sam leaving for Sydney?

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A．At 9:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27.

B．At 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 27.

C．At 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 27.

21．How will he go there?

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听第14段材料，回答第22～25小题。

22．What did Saddam do one day?

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A．He mended his car.

B．He mended his house.

C．He mended his bike.

23．When did Saddam see Bush?

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A．When he was on the top of the house.

B．When he was on the ladder.

C．When he was in the street.

24．Why was Bush waving to Saddam?

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A．He wanted Saddam to climb down the ladder.

B．He wanted to tell Saddam some news.

C．He wanted Saddam to climb up the ladder.

25．What did Saddam give to Bush?

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