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第一部分：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）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What would the man probably do?
A. Repair the car himself. B. Have the car repaired. C. Buy a new car.
2. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Mathematics question. B. English papers. C. The examination.
3. When will the man visit Mr Black?
A. November 1st. B. November 2nd. C. November 3rd.
4. What was the score?
A. 0:40. B. 0:4. C. 0:14.
5. Why didn’t the man’s friends leave yesterday?
A. They liked the morning ride. B. It was too dark for them to find the way.
C. It was too late.
第二节(共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why didn’t the girl’s grandma go to the university when she was young?
A. She couldn’t afford college education.
B. She was not allowed to.
C. She wasn’t interested in college.
7. What do we learn about the girl’s mother?
A. She woks in a school. B. She works in a company.
C. She has never had a job.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the day of July 25th for the man?
A. The beginning of his vacation. B. The end of his vacation.
C. The time during his vacation.
9. Where is the woman going this summer?
A. To Egypt. B. To Europe. C. To Hawaii.
10. How will the woman go to travel?
A. By water. B. By air. C. By train.
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At the waiting room. B. At the ticket office. C. At the station entrance.
12. When does the bus usually leave?
A. At a quarter past two. B. At two o’clock sharp. C. At half past two.
13. What does the driver usually do before the bus starts out?
A. Check the passengers’ tickets.
B. Get the passengers’ things on the bus.
C. Carry the passengers’ suitcases for them.
请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How much money does the woman have?
A. 2,000. B. 43,000. C. 3,400.
15. Why did the old woman give up her driver’s license?
A. Her eyesight was bad. B. She was old. C. She needed some money.
16. How’s the price of the old woman’s car?
A. Too high. B. Too low. C. It isn’t mentioned in the conversation.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the topic of the talk?
A. Ways of eating. B. How to live abroad.
C. Manners in different countries.
18. Which of the following is considered bad in Arab countries?
A. Eating with your left hand. B. Lifting the bowl for more food.
C. Using a bowl to have liquid food.
19. According to the speaker, in which country is it all right to make a noise while drinking?
A. Mexico. B. Japan. C. Britain.
20. What advice does the speaker give?
- Doing as you do at home.
- Asking people for advice before you go to a meal.
- Following the example of the people there.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. — _______, this math problem seemed quite simple to me, but when I tried to work it out, I just couldn’t.
— There are always things like this, I think.
A. On one hand B. In my opinion C. At first sight D. On its own
22. John Dickens was _______ because he couldn’t pay off the money he borrowed from others.
A. put into prison B. asked for help C. kept in touch D. sentenced to death
23. Only by _______ can we win the war against the powerful enemy, or we’ll be defeated by him one by one in the end.
A. telling the truth B. joining hands C. paying attention D. taking part
24. — It seems you want to say something, eh?
— Yes, smoking is strictly _______ during the time of your visiting here in the storehouse.
A. examined B. warned C. forbidden D. defended
25. Over 60% of the party members _______ in favor of Mr Frankenstein.
A. attended B. joined C. appeared D. voted
26. Rosa knows she is the eldest of the three children in the family, and she must work hard to _______ the other two. So she does.
A. set an example to B. make the most of
C. take a look at D. play a trick on
27. So far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it’s really too soon to _______.
A. decide B. treat C. judge D. arrange
28. — Look! Everything here is under construction.
— What’s the pretty small house that _______ for?
A. is being built B. has been built C. is built D. is building
29. — I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr Smith.
— _______
A. Oh, let’s not. B. I’d rather stay at home.
C. I’m very sorry, but I have other plans. D. Oh, no. That’ll be too much trouble.
30. There are two _______ parties in the US — the Democratic Party and the
Republican Party.
A. political B. racial C. social D. national
31. I bought this MP3 player here this morning, and now it won’t work, so I _______ the return of my money or you should change it.
A. abolish B. beg C. hope D. demand
32. I’ve been working all day, but I feel as if I _______ nothing.
A. have been achieved B. were achieving
C. have achieved D. am achieving
33. Somehow, in the rush to get out of the building, I got _______ my mother.
A. separated from B. set free from
C. inspired of D. marched on
34. Jack was thrown into prison for being _______ the march the day before.
A. by B. for C. on D. at
35. — The floor is too dirty.
— I know. It _______ for weeks.
A. hasn’t cleaned B. didn’t clean
C. hasn’t been cleaned D. wasn’t cleaned
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 bus. We passengers sat jammed in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the 36 rules. Although we see the same faces every day, we prefer to 37 behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their 38.
As the bus came near the Mile, a 39 suddenly rang out, “40! This is your driver speaking.” We 41 the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The 42 came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go 43.”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf. I saw her 44 every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next 45 from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!”
Our voices were 46. For many of us, these were the 47 words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like 48, to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help 49. There was the feeling of relief(解脱) that we were not being robbed. Moreover, there was the sense of ice being 50. “Good morning, neighbor.” It was not so 51 after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, and many laughed.
The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t 52 to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had 53 heard before in bus No. 151.
When I 54 my stop, I said goodbye to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day I was 55 off happily.
36. A. unwritten B. strict C. legal D. important
37. A. read B. sit C. talk D. hide
38. A. ways B. methods C. respect D. distance
39. A. message B. warning C. suggestion D. voice
40. A. Attention B. Mind C. Help D. Listen
41. A. found out B. knocked at C. cared about D. looked at
42. A. papers B. passengers C. neighbors D. tears
43. A. on B. round C. ahead D. down
44. A. still B. nearly C. even D. hardly
45. A. turn B. talk C. order D. remark
46. A. high B. fast C. slow D. weak
47. A. first B. last C. best D. only
48. A. teachers B. citizens C. patients D. schoolchildren
49. A. shouting B. crying C. smiling D. wondering
50. A. formed B. heated C. broken D. frozen
51. A. sad B. hard C. ordinary D. shy
52. A. need B. want C. like D. begin
53. A. often B. never C. ever D. always
54. A. stopped B. reached C. came D. found
55. A. starting B. seeing C. taking D. turning
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Americans love dogs, all types of dogs: small dogs, big dogs, lapdogs (供玩赏的小狗). Each year, people spend billions of dollars on their four-legged pals, making sure the lovable dogs have enough food to eat and lots of toys to play with.
Dogs love people, too. They lick their faces, protect their homes. Where did these four-legged companions come from? Some scientists believe that they have found the answer.
Scientists have long known that dogs evolved from（演化） wolves. Exactly when the transformation from wolf to dog actually took place, however, remains a mystery.
Some said dogs evolved as a separate species 135,000 years ago in two parts of the world. One group of dogs developed in Europe and Asia from Asian wolves. The other group evolved in North, Central, and South America from American wolves.
Now researchers say those theories are wrong. New studies suggest that domesticated dogs first appeared 15,000 years ago in eastern Asia. Scientists also say that every modern dog descended from approximately five female Asian wolves, the mother of all modern dogs.
Scientists suspect dogs first set paws in North America by following settlers across a land bridge that once linked northern Asia and North America.
56.According to recent studies, all modern dogs came from female wolves in ______.
A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. South America
57. From this story, we can conclude that _______.
A. dogs are scientists’ best friends
B. dogs are more like wolves than they are like any other animal
C. most dogs are from Africa
D. scientists have no idea how dogs evolved
58. The underlined word “domesticated” means “_______”.
A. tamed B. indoor C. intelligent D. friendly
59. The best title for this story might be ______.
A. Why Cats Don’t Like Dog B. Barking up the Wrong Tree
C. Love Me, Love My Dog D. Going from Wolf to Dog
B
What would life be like without rich, creamy, mouthwatering, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate?
Life would be bitter for most Americans. They spend about $13 billion a year buying all sorts of chocolate treats.
However, for the African children who toil under slavelike conditions on cacao plantations, life is not sweet. The cacao bean is the main ingredient in the chocolate. According to a 2002 survey by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the US Agency for International Development, about 284,000 children work in dangerous conditions on cacao farms in western Africa.
More than half those children are younger than 14. Many were sold into forced labor to work 12 hours or more a day on the cacao plantations.
A number of international organizations, including several African governments, recently began a program to eliminate(消除) child labor on cacao plantations. Under the program, government officials will remove children from abusive working situations while teaching farmers about child labor issues.
The program will also make borrowing money easier for cacao farmers. Officials hope farmers will use the money to invest in their farms and hire paid laborers.
60. The cacao bean is the main ingredient in _______.
A. treats B. coffee C. chocolate D. cigarettes
61. How many children under 14 work on cacao farms in western Africa?
A. About 284,000. B. About 142,000.
C. About 467,000. D. About 876,000.
62. From the passage, you can reasonably conclude that _______.
A. cacao farms in western Africa rely heavily on child labor
B. children in Africa know how to make the best chocolate
C. candy bars sold in the United States are made on plantations in Africa
D. eating too much chocolate is bad for your health
63. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Too Much Chocolate B. Chocolate: Sweet Success
C. Slaving over Chocolate D. Chocolate Grows on Trees
C
“Mind your own business,” we’re told. “Don’t talk about others behind their backs.” The problem with this advice is that, not only is it unrealistic, it’s also counterproductive(起反作用的).
Common sense holds that gossip（流言蜚语） hurts people’s feelings and damages relationships. But recent research shows the opposite — that strong communities and relationships between people would be impossible without gossip.
Gossip is a way for people to let you know the limits of social behavior. “If you move into a community and your neighbor tells you how the former homeowner never dealt with his rubbish properly, his gossip is letting you in on something,” says Dr. Ralph Rosnow of Temple University. “Gossip says: these are the boundaries and you are crossing them. You’re not abiding by the rules and you’d better get back in line.” Seen this way, gossip is a way to communicate criticism(批评) without conflict(冲突), giving you a chance to change your behavior without losing face.
On the other hand, what about ill-willed gossip, the kind that puts other people down? Gossip is hearing something we like about someone we don’t and, in nearly every country in the world, gossip magazines have huge numbers of readers. According to researchers, however, this kind of gossip also has a good side because it helps us put our own problems in perspective(正确地). “If we read bad news about well-known people, or get the frightful details of our neighbors’ bad situation over a cup of coffee, our own problems begin to pale in comparison,” says Dr. Jack Levin of Northeastern University.
However, that doesn’t mean that gossip is necessarily a good thing, either. Researchers found that people who gossip a lot tend to feel like they’re under a lot of stress. This might be because while they’re busy talking about other people, they’re also busy thinking what other people are saying about them.
64. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To encourage us to spread gossip about others.
B. To prevent us from spreading gossip about others.
C. To make a comparison between good gossip and bad gossip.
D. To recognize certain positive functions of gossip.
65. According to the passage, people in general think that _______.
A. it’s a bad habit to gossip B. nobody pays attention to gossip
C. not all the gossip you hear is worth believing
D. it’s necessary to have a nice gossip with a friend or neighbor
66. The underlined phrase “abiding by” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_______”.
A. making B. breaking C. obeying D. changing
67. It could be learned from the passage that _______.
A. people under much stress enjoy gossiping about others
B. in a way gossip helps us deal with our own problems correctly
C. in fact most people tend to believe gossip
D. the more there is gossip, the stronger relationships become between people
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THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY PRESENTS ITS
Annual Arts and Crafts Festival
This year’s festival will be held on
SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER
10AM UNTIL 3PM
22, 5F LANE 21
HANG CHOW RD
ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE:
Art Exhibition Featuring Selected Works of Famous
Aboriginal Artists
Information on Art Classes Available
Craft Displays including Pottery, Weaving and Wood-
work Craft-stalls, Plants, Toys, Refreshments, Cakes,
Jams, Rides... and More
TREE OF GOOD WISHED
(DONATIONS FOR A LOCAL CHARITY ARE
RECORDED ON THE TREE)
ENTRANCE FEE: ADULTS 5 YUAN
CHILDREN 2 YUAN | | 
