阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　We had hardly got above the clouds over the airport when a calm voice said over the loudspeaker:“For technical reasons we shall be returning immediately to London Airport. Please keep your seatbelts fastened.”

　　I was rather surprised and glanced at the old lady next to me. She had been very chatty while we were waiting to take off.

　　“I'm going to New York to visit some relatives there. I always sleep wonderfully welt whenever I get into a plane.”she had told me.

　　And indeed, she seemed to he in a very deep sleep already.

　　Just then a passenger behind me shouted,“Oh, my God! The wing's on fire.”

　　I looked out of the window and my blood froze. Smoke and flames were pouring out of one of the engines. The plane was already turning and losing altitude fast.

　　“What's happening? Are we going to crash?”an American in front of me demanded.

　　The cabin crew were already moving up and down the aisle (走道), reassuring (安慰) people, saying things like,“It's just all right. There's no need to worry. Now, if you just sit still, everything will be all right. Don't get up. Don't get upset.”

　　I looked out again. The ground was rushing up at us with shocking speed. We were already so low that I could make out cars and even people.

“It's only a slight emergency,”a stewardess told me with a tense smile.

Suddenly there was a sickening bump and we were rushing along the runway at a terrifying speed. The brakes screeched (发出尖锐刺耳的声音). The engines roared even more loudly. We came to a trembling stop. The cabin crew quickly opened the emergency exits and the passengers began sliding down huge, stocking-like chutes (滑道) to the ground. A fire engine was already putting out the fire in one engine. I had to shake the old lady violently to wake her up.

　　“What's wrong? Surely the journey isn't over already! I mean, have we got to New York?”she asked sleepily.

1．When did the emergency occur?

[　　]

A．We are not told.

B．Just before the plane landed in New York.

C．Shortly after the plane took off.

D．Sometime in the middle of the flight.

2．What does the underlined word“altitude”(in Paragraph 6) refer to?

[　　]

A．Height above sea-level.

B．Place or area high above sea-level.

C．Way of thinking or behaving.

D．Way of positioning the body.

3．What would be the best title for the text?

[　　]

A．An unpleasant flight.

B．An interesting experience.

C．An unforgettable experience.

D．Brave cabin crew.

4．When they landed, the old lady _____.

[　　]

A．was one of the first to get out

B．asked when they were going on lo New York

C．was shaking violently with fear

D．was not even sure where they were

听力理解

　　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．

1．What does the Woman mean?

[　　]

A．His brother should let them use the car.

B．The subway is fine with her.

C．A car wouldn't be any faster.

2．What does the man have to do now?

[　　]

A．Complete the research.

B．Put the material in order.

C．Finish typing the paper.

3．What do you know about the woman?

[　　]

A．Perhaps she is a doctor.

B．She was badly ill.

C．She didn't like to see the film.

4．What did Jane do after the party?

[　　]

A．She had to finish her homework.

B．She went to bed.

C．She went to the teachers' office.

5．How is the man leaving?

[　　]

A．By bus.

B．By air.

C．By train.

　　第二节　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．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，回答第6～8题．

6．What time is it now?

[　　]

A．It’s 10: 10 p. m.

B．It’s 10: 30 p. m.

C．It’s 9: 50 p. m.

7．How long will it take the woman to get lo the railway station?

[　　]

A．Less than fifteen minutes.

B．More than fifteen minutes.

C．Less than fifty minutes.

8．Why did the man invite the woman to his house?

[　　]

A．They had a tea party.

B．They had a dinner party.

C．They had a dancing party.

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题．

9．Why does the man want to have a word with the waitress?

[　　]

A．Because he has been kept waiting for a long time.

B．Because he wants to complain of the food.

C．Because he wants to pay the bill.

10．What do We learn about the restaurant?

[　　]

A．It must be a new one.

B．They don’t know how to serve the people.

C．They need more waiters.

11．If the waitress had known about his opinion, what would have happened?

[　　]

A．She would have served him right away.

B．She would have let him leave the restaurant.

C．She would have turned to her boss for help.

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题．

12．What did the boy mean by asking Mary“How did you do that”?

[　　]

A．How was Mary’s holiday?

B．Why did Mary go to Denver?

C．How would Mary be away from school for such a long time?

13．What can we infer about Washington's Birthday from the dialogue?

[　　]

A．It is perhaps a national holiday.

B．It Was fine that day and nobody wanted to stay in.

C．Maybe there was a national holiday near that day

14．How did Mary go to the mountain on Washington's Birthday?

[　　]

A．By bus.

B．By car.

C．By train.

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题．

15．What did the woman learn about the job from?

[　　]

A．The newspaper.

B．The radio.

C．The TV．

16．If the woman accepts the job, how long does she have to work every day?

[　　]

A．Three hours.

B．Four hours.

C．Five hours.

17．Which of the following statements is true about the job?

[　　]

A．You can get at least 300 pounds for the job per month.

B．You need to come to work before 10 o'clock every morning.

C．No experience and qualifications (条件) are required.

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题．

18．Why does Billy do a part-time job?

[　　]

A．Because he has to make a living by himself.

B．Because he has a strong will to put himself into the society.

C．Because he has to pay for his schooling.

19．How much can Bill get by delivering newspapers in a year?

[　　]

A．About 840 dollars.

B．About 700 dollars.

C．About the money for a new bicycle.

20．How often and when does Bill collect money from his customers?

[　　]

A．Once a day at night.

B．Once a month in the afternoon.

C．Once a month at night.

　　第三节听下面一段独白，每段独白读三遍，第一遍听短文大意，第二遍边听边写下所缺的词或者短语，第三遍检查．

　　Matthew Hobbs was sixteen years old. He had been at the same school for five years, and he (1) ________. He was lazy, he fought with other students, (2) ________, and he did not (3) ________ the rules of the school. His headmaster (4) ________ to make him work and become better, (5) ________, and the worse thing was that, as Matthew grew older, he had (6) ________ .

　　Then at last Matthew (7) ________. He tried to find a job in a company, and the (8) ________ wrote to the headmaster to find out what he could (9) ________ about Matthew. The headmaster wanted to be (10) ________ but he also did not want to be hard. So he wrote, “If you can get Matthew to work for you, you will be very lucky. ”

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

　　Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it：“Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently：“Take this to the butcher（* person whose job is selling meat）and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

　　Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

　　At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it, he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

　　The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers（*people who buy sth. from a shop）.

　　But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He  said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it！

1. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it ______ .

A．might do it much harm                   B．could do it much good

C．would help the butcher                   D．was worth many pounds

2.The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________ .

A．before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith

B．when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C．because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D．until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

3.From its experience, the dog found that ________.

A．only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat

B．the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C．Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D．a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

4.At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.

A．the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B．the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C．the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D．the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal