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         On Saturday, February 12 two thousand, two things happened that changed everything in my life. The
     first was that on this day my baby sister was married. She was twenty-six this day, and yet to me she 
    was still my baby sister. I suppose that I pictured her as a little girl, and treated her like one in order to 
    hold onto and preserve my own youth. Until I saw her in her wedding dress I still had a vision of her with
     chubby little cheeks and long, dark-brown pigtails (马尾辫子) blowing in the wind, perhaps even a 
    permanent smudge of chocolate around her pink lips. I guess it's true that you see only what you want to
     see. Where did this beautiful woman with the glowing complexion (皮肤) and gentle curves (身体曲线)
     come from?
          I was happy that day, and also sad. Gone were the days of me bossing her around and telling her 
    what she should do with her life. My bossy behavior had earned me the nickname Lucy. If you are a 
    Peanuts fan then you can clearly imagine my behavior as an older sister. To me it wasn't an insult; I rather
     like the nickname Lucy. I happen to think that Lucy is strong and has incredible self-confidence, although 
    she is a little overbearing (专横的) at times. I did my best to live up to the standards set forth by this 
    dynamic cartoon character.
         I left the reception to get some air because suddenly I was overcome with grief at the realization 
    that I was no longer a child. I went outside and walked to a nearby playground where there were
     children playing on the slide, the swings and digging in the dirt. There was a little girl twirling around on a
     bar, one knee wrapped tightly around the bar and fashioned behind her knee. It was all I could do to sit
     there and just watch, for I too wanted to get on that bar with her and see if I could still hold the all-time 
    twirling record (ninety-nine times in fifth grade). Somewhere inside I knew that I would break my neck, 
    and I was wearing a bridesmaid dress. Not exactly playground material. And so I sat watching the
     children play. I'm not sure how long I sat there before my sister came and joined me. We talked about 
    how we are grown up now and shed a few tears for our childhood days gone by. As she wiped a tear
     from my eye she lovingly said, "you'll always be Lucy to me." We hugged.
         My cousin Mike walked over and told my sister that it was time to cut the cake. And then he
     dropped bomb number two on me. "Hey, did you guys hear that Charles Schultz died today?" He said it
     like it was no big deal. He took my sister's arm and turned to head back for the reception hall. 
    "Coming?" They asked. "In a minute." I replied, and sat back down on the bench, dizzy from what he had 
    just told me.
         Dead? How could Charles Schultz be dead? He was my creator! And though I have never met the
     man personally, he has always been like an invisible father to me. He did, after all, fashion a famous
     character after me. I lost so many things on this day. Innocence slipped away from me like a thief in the 
    night: come and gone before I could do anything about it, taking with it all the treasures that I held most 
    valuable in my heart. I felt myself grow up, all in one moment. Reality rushed in around me like a hurricane
     tide. There was nowhere to run to. All I could do was sit there and watch it destroy and reshape what 
    had existed only a moment before. I was no longer a child. I was no longer Lucy who knew what was 
    best for everyone else. I saw, for the first time, what I really was—a thirty-year old woman with a
     husband of my own, and soon, a child of my own.
         I allowed the tide to carry my sadness out with it. Take it out to sea, for it serves no purpose in my
     life. I stood up from the bench; a little taller than I was when I sat down. I turned and headed back to
     the hall, hoping I didn't miss the cutting of the cake. It was the day my sister grew wings of her own and 
    left the nest. It was the day that Lucy died, and I was born.
    1. Why did the author treat her sister as a little girl?   
    A. Because the author was older than her sister.
    B. Because the author didn't want to grow up.   
    C. Because her sister always wore pigtails and liked eating chocolate.   
    D. Because the author didn't want her sister to get married.
    2. The author liked the nickname Lucy for the reason that ________.   
    A. Lucy was lively and confident           
    . Lucy was bossy and overbearing   
    C. Lucy was her favorite cartoon character    
    D. She wanted to imitate Lucy's behavior.
    3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to paragraph 3?  
    A. The author joined the little girl twirling around on a bar.   
    B. The author could still hold the all-time twirling record of ninety-nine times.   
    C. The author didn't want to face the fact that she was no longer a child.   
    D. The author's sister didn't like her bossy behavior.
    4. What can you infer from the passage?  
    A. The author's cousin Tom was sad about the death of Charles Schultz.   
    B. The author lost many things on that day.   
    C. The author had a husband and a child of her own.   
    D. Charles Schultz had a great influence on the author's life.
    5. What is implied in the underlined sentence "It was the day that Lucy died, and I was born."?
    A. The author didn't like the nickname Lucy any more and wanted to start a new life.
    B. Lucy would no longer influence the author and she wanted to be herself.
    C. The author would no longer be sad about the lost innocence and face the fact that she was an adult  D. The author would not be bossy towards her sister any longer.
    6. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?  
    A. Two Things That Changed My Life       
    B. Letting Go of Yesterday   
    C. My Sister And Charles Schultz           
    D. My Sister's Wedding

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    听力(共两节，满分30分)

    第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

    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．How much will the woman pay if she buys two pounds of tomatoes?

    A．＄0.80．

    B．＄2.20．

    C．＄0.30．

    2．How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn’t rush hour?

    A．Twenty minutes．

    B．Twenty-five minutes．

    C．Fifty minutes．

    3．What does the man mean about Betty?

    A．She doesn’t like going shopping．

    B．She went shopping yesterday．

    C．She prefers shopping to studying．

    4．What do you know from the conversation?

    A．The man had to work overtime．

    B．Henry failed to meet the man．

    C．The man had a traffic accident．

    5．What does the woman mean?

    A．She doesn’t believe the man．

    B．They are not going to land．

    C．She isn’t afraid．

    听力原文：(Text 1)

    W：I thought that your tomatoes are eighty cents a pound．

    M：They used to, but the price has gone up thirty cents．

    (Text 2)

    M：How long does it take you to drive home when there is not much traffic?

    W：Only twenty-five minutes．But if I can’t leave my office before 5∶30 p,m．, it sometimes takes me fifty minutes．

    (Text 3)

    W：Didn’t Betty go shopping with you yesterday?

    M：Even if she hadn’t had a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying at home to going shopping．

    (Text 4)

    W：If the traffic wasn’t so bad, I should have been home at six o’clock．

    M：What a pity!Henry was here to see you．

    (Text 5)

    W：What was that noise?

    M：It was the pilot putting the wheels down．We must be coming to land．Are you frightened?

    W：You must be joking．

    第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    　　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 can the woman be?

    A．She is a waitress at a hotel．

    B．She is the secretary of Mr Li．

    C．She works at the Blackwood Hotel．

    7．How could the man get in touch with Mr Green?

    A．Dial 411 to find a proper phone number．

    B．Dial 707．

    C．Find the hotel．

    8．Why did the man ask the woman to change the dollar?

    A．To pay for the information．

    B．To get on the bus．

    C．To make the phone call．

    听力原文：(Text 6)

    W：Oh, excuse me, Mr．Li．I almost forget there is a phone message here for you．A Dr Green called and asked you to call him back．

    M：Where is he now, do you know?

    W：He’s staying at the Blackwood Hotel, Room 707．

    M：Thank you very much．Do you happen to have the number of the Blackwood?

    W：I’m sorry, I don’t．But you can get it from information．Just dial 411．

    M：Oh, and could I trouble you for changing a dollar?

    W：All right．Here is your change．By the way, the public phones are over there on your right．

    M：I see．Thank you．

    听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。

    9．What does the man want to learn?

    A．Computer science．

    B．Skills, such as driving．

    C．language．

    10．How long does the course last?

    A．About 20 days．

    B．About 35 days．

    C．About 2 months and 5 days．

    11．When can he take the final exams?

    A．From September 15 to 17．

    B．From August 16 to 18．

    C．From July 12 to 16．

    听力原文：(Text 7)

    M：Excuse me, Miss．

    W：Yes, young man．May I help you?

    M：Yes, I’d like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center．

    W：Sure．What can I tell you?

    M：Can you tell me the starting and finishing time of course, please?

    W：Yes．The course begins on July 15 and runs until August 20．

    M：Right, and what course will we learn?

    W：Well, you have varieties of courses．You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing．There are also classes in audio-visual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well．

    M：Right, and what time will the classes be held?

    W：Well, most of them are in the morning．There are only a few classes in the afternoon．

    M：Right．Do you have a timetable?

    W：I’m sorry．My workmate isn’t here at the moment, so I can’t get a timetable for you yet．

    M：That’s OK．And when will the final exams be held?

    W：At the end of the term．They begin on August 16 and run until August 18．

    M：OK．Well, thank you, Miss．

    听第8段材料, 回答第12～14题。

    12．Who answers the telephone?

    A．Tom．

    B．Susan’s husband．

    C．Susan．

    13．When are they going to New Zealand?

    A．In two weeks．

    B．In a couple of months．

    C．In half a year．

    14．Where are they going to meet?

    A．At Susan’s．

    B．At Tom’s．

    C．In New Zealand．

    听力原文：(Text 8)

    M：Hello!Can I speak to Susan, please?

    W：Speaking．Is that you, Tom?

    M：Yes, it is．I am going to New Zealand in two weeks, and my wife is going with me．

    W：Oh, how lucky you are!How long are you going for?

    M：For a couple of months, maybe half a year．My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there．Well, Susan, you have been to New Zealand several times．Can you give us some suggestions or just tell us about that country?

    W：I’d love to．We can have a talk sometime．

    M：Why not come over to dinner in my house this weekend．My wife wants to meet you as well．

    W：All right．What about Saturday?

    M：OK．See you at 6∶00 p．m．, this coming Saturday, Goodbye!

    听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。

    15．When does this conversation take place?

    A．Just before the term begins．

    B．After the first week of classes．

    C．In the middle of the term．

    16．Why has the woman come to see Dr．Taylor?

    A．She had promised that she would．

    B．She has been sick．

    C．She needs his approval(赞成)for her courses．

    17．What does Dr．Taylor seem most worried about?

    A．She already knew the material．

    B．She entered the hospital．

    C．Her course load was too heavy．

    听力原文：(Text 9)

    W：Excuse me, Dr．Taylor．Your secretary said that I should come right in．

    M：Please do, Jennie．How can I help you?

    W：Would you please sign your name on my schedule card．Here, on the line above “Adviser’s Agreement．”

    M：Sure．But let’s look it over together first．How many courses do you have here?

    W：Six．

    M：Six? That’s quite a heavy load．Any particular reason?

    W：I had to drop my chemistry course last term when I went into the hospital．So, I need to take it again．

    M：So, you’ve already learned a lot of the material．

    W：Right．And calculus is the part of second-year requirement．

    M：Let’s see, chemistry, calculus．Oh, I see, you will be in my seminar on modern American novel．

    W：Yes, I’m looking forward to it, and Romantic poetry seminar．too．

    M：Two seminars? That’s rather a lot．Can you manage the work?

    W：I think so．The introductory economics is fairly easy, and so is the music course．

    M：Well, then I’ll be happy to sign the card．However, I insist you come to see me after the first week of classes, so we can make sure this isn’t too much for you．

    W：That’s a promise．

    听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

    18．What’s the weather like today?

    A．Cool．

    B．Warm．

    C．Hot．

    19．What special view will the tourists get in this park?

    A．Houses of all shapes and styles．

    B．Birds of all colors．

    C．School and teachers and the pupils．

    20．What do people do here in autumn and winter?

    A．Take photos．

    B．Watch birds．

    C．Enjoy the beauty．

    听力原文：(Text 10)?

    Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please．Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes．You can feel the comfortable cool air coming from the lake．This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer, especially on a hot summer afternoon like today．This lake is one of the great wonders of nature．No one knows when and how it was formed．But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago, so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and colors．It is like an architecture show．In late autumn and winter, this park is the best place for bird watching．School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it．Now our bus is driving around the lake．You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here．The bus will take us to a good spot, where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken．Here we are．Please get off and watch your step．Return to the bus in twenty minutes．Thank you!

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