John doesn't like to go to school. His mother is worried about him.

　　　　One morning she goes into John's room, turns on the light and says to him, "It's time to get up. You can't stay in bed all day. "

　　　　But John doesn't want to get up. He turns the light off.

　　　　"Don't go to sleep again. You'll be late for school again, " his mother says.

　　　　Fifteen minutes later, John comes into the kitchen（厨房）and sits down at the table.

　　　　"Hurry, it's eight o'clock, " his mother says to him.

　　　　"There's no hurry, " John tells his mother. " I'm not going to school. "

　　　　"Why not? Is it a holiday? "

　　　　"No, it's not a holiday. "

　　　　His mother sits next to him and takes his hand.

　　　　"John, tell me what's wrong. Why do you hate（恨）school so much? "

　　The son doesn't say anything. A few minutes later he says, "The teachers don't like me, and neither do the students. "

　　　　"John, " his mother says, " I'm sorry about it, but you cannot stay at home. "

　　　　"Why not? "

　　　　"Because（因为）dear, there are two very good reasons（理由）.

　　First, you are thirty-five years old. Second. you are the school headmaster（校长）, " says his mother.

　　根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. Why is John's mother worried about him?　　

[　　]

　　A. He cries a lot.　　　　B. He cannot do his homework.

　　C. He sleeps all day.　　 D. He does not like to go to school

　　2. Why doesn't John want to go to school?　　

[　　]

　　A. He is ill.　　　　　　　　B. He likes to stay in bed.

　　C. He is not happy there.　　D. It is a holiday.

　　3. When does John's mother leave his room?　　

[　　]

　　A. 8:00　　B. 7:45

　　C. 8:15　　D. Fifteen minutes later.

　　4. What does John do at the school?　　　　

[　　]

　　A. He is a student.　　　　　　　B. He is an English teacher.

　　C. He is the school headmaster.　D. He doesn't do anything.

　　5. How old do you think John is before you read the last part of the story?

[　　]

　　A. He is about ten.　　 　B. He is thirty-five.

　　C. He is two years old. 　D. He is over sixty.

Ⅰ．根据你听到的内容选择正确答案，注意句子中的音变现象及语调：

1．

[　　]

A．All right, I'll turn it off.

B．You can get up then.

C．I'll turn it off when I leave.

2．

[　　]

A．Yes, you will.

B．No. Just a few minutes.

C．Yes. It's very near.

3．

[　　]

A．I'll catch the first train.

B．I can get to the station myself.

C．There're still forty minutes left.

4．

[　　]

A．You'd better not let her go.

B．It's still early now.

C．I've got a sister, too.

5．

[　　]

A．Yes. It's autumn then.

B．Yes. It's not hot nor cold.

C．Yes. School begins then.

6．

[　　]

A．Not at all.

B．I'll do it for you.

C．That's a good idea.

7．

[　　]

A．Tomorrow is Saturday.

B．I'll tell him about it.

C．Nothing much.

8．

[　　]

A．I remember hearing it somewhere.

B．It sounds good.

C．I like pop song.

9．

[　　]

A．She must be in hospital.

B．I'm sorry to hear that.

C．Her mother is out.

10．

[　　]

A．I like it very much.

B．Yes, it's an easy job.

C．Not quite.

Ⅱ．根据你听到的内容回答问题，注意句子中的人物所指及其关系：

11．Who speaks French?

[　　]

A．The teacher.　　　B．We.　　　C．Nobody.

12．Who's going to write the letter?

[　　]

A．We.　　　　B．She.　　　　C．Her friend.

13．Who swim with friends?

[　　]

A．Nobody.　　　　B．John.　　　　C．His daughter.

14．Which is right?

[　　]

A．The speaker does not remember Ellen's last name.

B．Ellen does not remember her teacher's last name.

C．The speaker doesn't remember the teacher's last name.

15．Which is right?

[　　]

A．Pat went to the party with John.

B．John was invited to Pat's party.

C．Pat didn't want to go to the party.

Ⅲ．根据你听到的内容选择正确答案，注意句中动作发生的先后顺序：

16．

[　　]

A．We won't let him start until next week.

B．We won't start unless you phone us next week.

C．There will be no new lesson this week.

17．

[　　]

A．Someone cleaned Susan's car after she returned.

B．Susan cleaned her car when she returned home.

C．On her return from the South, Susan had her car insured.

18．

[　　]

A．She will leave Washington for exams.

B．She will go back to Washington to take exams.

C．She will go to Washington after her exams are over.

19．

[　　]

A．People didn't leave until the game was over.

B．Most of the people left at the end of the game.

C．Few people stayed for the end of the game.

20．

[　　]

A．The father scolded(责骂) the neighbour.

B．The father scolded his child by mistake.

C．The child broke the window.

Ⅳ．根据你听到的内容选择正确答案或回答问题，注意句中的数字并进行必要的运算：

21．How much does the bag weigh?

[　　]

A．Six pounds.

B．Sixteen pounds.

C．Sixty pounds.

22．

[　　]

A．There are fifteen minutes left for this part of the test.

B．It took fifteen minutes to finish this part of the test.

C．In five minutes you must finish this part of the test.

23．

[　　]

A．Jane's room is on the fourteenth floor.

B．Jane's room is the first one.

C．Jane's room is Room Fourteen.

24．

[　　]

A．To call Xi'an after five costs fifty cents.

B．Fifty cents is the price of a five－minute call to Xi'an.

C．After five o'clock a call to Xi'an costs fifteen cents.

25．

[　　]

A．This evening an English class will meet in Room 70.

B．English classes will all meet in Room 170 this evening.

C．Room 117 is the meeting place for all English classes.

26．How much will the dresses cost?

[　　]

A．$16.　　　　B．$30.　　　　C．$120.

27．At what time did the bus leave?

[　　]

A．8:45.　　　　B．8:40.　　　　C．8:35.

28．How much did Sandy save?

[　　]

A．$65.　　　　B．$84.　　　　C．$35.

29．What time does Bill always get to school?

[　　]

A．8:15.　　　　B．8:00.　　　　C．7:45.

30．What time is it now?

[　　]

A．9:20.　　　　B．9:30.　　　　C．9:40.

Ⅴ．情景反应：根据你听到的内容选择正确答案。

31．

[　　]

A．Oh, thank you.

B．Oh, no, it isn't.

C．No, not at all.

32．

[　　]

A．Hello! Are you Lin Tao?

B．Who are you?

C．This is Mary. May I speak to Lin Tao?

33．

[　　]

A．Oh, dear. I forgot it.

B．Sure, I'd love to.

C．OK. Here you are.

34．

[　　]

A．It's a nice radio.

B．I can't mend it.

C．It doesn't work.

35．

[　　]

A．Thank goodness!

B．That's all right.

C．I'm sorry to hear it.

(翻译)昨天的会议从8点开始，持续了两个小时。

　　Yesterday the meeting　__________ __________　eight o'clock and　_________ _________　two hours.

阅读理解

　　　　I am Mary. I'm five years old. My brother is three years older than I. My sister is two years younger than my brother.

　　　　My brother is a school boy. He goes to school before 7:50 a.m.But he always gets up after 7:35. After he gets up, my grandma, my mother and my sister are very, very busy. My grandma gets his breakfast ready. When he eats his breakfast, my sister is under his table and puts his shoes on. My mother gets his books and puts them 　　in his schoolbag. Then he goes to school in a hurry.

根据短文内，选择最恰当的答案。

　　1. How old is Mary's brother?　　　　　　　　

[　　]

　　 A. six　　B. ten　　C. nine　　D. eight

　　2. When does Mary's brother go to school?　　

[　　]

　　 A. before 7:45　　B. before 7:50

　　 C. after 8:30　　 D. after 8:00

　　3. How are Mary's grandma, mother and sister?

[　　]

　　 A. happy　　B. busy　　C. lazy　　D. warm

　　4. Does her brother go to school in a hurry?

[　　]

　　 A. Yes, he does　　　B. No, he doesn't

　　 C. Yes, he is　　　　D. No, he isn't

根据短文内容，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择正确的一项。

　　Our village carpenter（木匠）, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill（帐单）for the job.

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, in a loud voice, “ It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it ? ”

　　“ I'll decide about that when I see the bill, ” I said.

　　John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

　　One dining table 10 November 1989

　　Cost（成本；费用）of wood ￡17.00（ ￡是pound的符号）

　　Paint（油漆）￡1.50

　　Work, 8 hours（￡1 an hour）￡8.00

　　Total（合计）￡36.50

　　When I was looking at the bill, John said, “ It's been a fine day, hasn't in? Quite sunny. ”

　　“ Yes, ” I said. “ I'm glad it's only the 10th November. ”

　　“Me, too, ” said John. “ You wait it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month. ”

　　“Yes, Cold  and more expensive! Dining tables will be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John? ”

　　John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him .

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, John , ” I said . “please add it up again. You can forget the date . ”

　　I paid him ￡26.50 and he was happy to get it .

1. Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

[　　]

A. Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully .

B. Because it was really a fine day .

C. Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully .

D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like .

2. Why did the writer say that dining tables would be ￡20 more expensive on November 30th ?

[　　]

A. Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather .

B. Because paint would be more expensive .

C. Because the cost of wood would be more expensive .

D. Because he thought John would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table

3. The writer thought John would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of November .

[　　]

A.￡20.00　　　B.￡46.50　　　C.￡56.50　　　D.￡26.50.

4. When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ______.

[　　]

A. he got what he should get for his work

B. he got much more money for his work

C. he got the money easily

D. he didn; t have to add up the costs again

5. From the story we know that ______ .

[　　]

A. John made a mistake in the bill

B. John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work

C. John had written out the bill before the writer got home

D. John still wanted to get ￡36.50 for his work in the end