閱讀理解:閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng).

The Challenge

  Nathan's second-hand bike was good enough to get him anywhere he wanted to go. Of course, it couldn't match Tim's in a normal speed race, but all the fancy gears in the world wouldn't get you up Black Mountain. The gradient was so steep in places that you had to get off your bike and push.

  On this particular afternoon, the odds were all on Nathan's side. For a start, he was stronger. Tim had always been thin, but recently he'd started to grow so fast that his arms and legs were like pieces of spaghetti. As well as being considerably fitter than his friend, Nathan knew the shortcuts up Black Mountain.

  So when Nathan accepted the challenge, he was sure he'd win. He nearly always did, in competitions with Tim. That was what was strange. Tim was so competitive, and yet he wasn't any good at physical things.

  By the time the two boys were three quarters of the way to the top, Nathan was clearly ahead. While the road zig-zagged back and forth diagonally up the mountainside, in certain places there were also vertical tracks, where water rushing down the slope in winter had bitten erosion courses into the soil. These had in turn been so overgrown by bushes and long grass in the spring that they resembled tunnels through the bush. The trick was to know where you could cut off a whole bend in the road by leaving the road and pushing your bike up one of these semi-concealed pathways. If you chose the wrong one you'd struggle up for ten minutes and then suddenly reach a dead end. Then there was no alternative but to go back.

1.The hidden tracks on the mountain had been made by________.

[  ]

A.other boys
B.flowing water
C.Nathan
D.bicycles

2.It was sometimes quicker to use the tracks rather than the road because the________.

[  ]

A.tracks were partly hidden

B.tracks were easier to ride bikes on

C.road had many bends in it

D.road was overgrown after the winter

3.Which of the following advantages did Nathan have over Tim?

[  ]

A.Nathan had a better bike and knew the shortcuts up the mountain.

B.Nathan was fitter and knew the quickest ways up the mountain.

C.Nathan was stronger and more competitive than Tim.

D.Nathan was stronger and had a better bike.

4.The underlined part “the odds were all on Nathan's side” means that ________.

[  ]

A.Tim would not try very hard in the race

B.Tim had not yet grown as big as Nathan

C.Nathan had a greater chance of winning the challenge

D.Nathan had more friends who thought he would win

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  第一節(jié) 聽下面5段對(duì)話,每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C、三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).聽完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍.

1.At what time does the next train leave the station?

[  ]

A.At 9: 05.

B.At 8: 30.

C.At 8: 5.

2.Who is the woman to speaking?

[  ]

A.Mary.

B.Carl.

C.Mr Smith.

3.What is the cause of the problem?

[  ]

A.She has a headache.

B.She has a stomachache.

C.She has overworked.

4.Where does this conversation take place?

[  ]

A.In a hotel.

B.In a company.

C.In a hospital.

5.Why didn’t the woman see the sign?

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A.She was drinking.

B.She was driving too fast.

C.She was on a racing track.

  第二節(jié) 聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白.每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間.每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍.

聽第6段材料,回答第6~8題.

6.Where are they having the dialogue?

[  ]

A.In a train

B.In a taxi.

C.In a plane.

7.What is the woman going to do?

[  ]

A.Buy a new house.

B.Learn driving.

C.Visit a friend.

8.What will the man do?

[  ]

A.Ask the police for help.

B.Call a friend for help.

C.Look up the place in a map.

聽第7段材料,回答第9~11題.

9.Why does the woman stay at home during the long winter evening?

[  ]

A.Because it is cold.

B.Because it is warm and pleasant at home.

C.Because she finds it interesting.

10.What does the man like doing?

[  ]

A.He likes reading books.

B.He likes going out in the cold.

C.He likes going to see films and plays.

11.When was the novel written?

[  ]

A.In 1868.

B.In 1886.

C.In 1668.

聽第8段材料,回答第12~14題.

12.Where does the library stand?

[  ]

A.Behind the No. 15 Building.

B.Behind the Student Union Building.

C.On the left side of the red brick building.

13.Where does the conversation most probably take place?

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A.In front of the Student Union building.

B.At the street corner.

C.Outside the university gate.

14.Where are the instructions the man can find?

[  ]

A.At the main entrance of the library.

B.In the Student Union Building.

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聽第9段材料,回答第15~17小題.

15.Why does the woman have to put off the appointment?

[  ]

A.Because she has another important meeting.

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[  ]

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A.Tuesday.

B.Thursday.

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[  ]

A.He has much running.

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C.He solves many problems while running.

19.Which is right according to the story?

[  ]

A.Marathon covers a distance of 42 miles.

B.Marathon is a long and hard race.

C.Marathon is the speaker’s favorite sport.

20.What did the speaker successfully complete when he was young?

[  ]

A.He became an export climber.

B.He did a lot of easy climbs in the Alps.

C.He finished off a course in snow and ice climbing.

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聽力理解

  第一節(jié) 聽下面5段對(duì)話,每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C、三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).聽完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍.

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.

  第二節(jié) 聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白.每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間.每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍.

聽第6段材料,回答第6~8題.

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.

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

[  ]

A.They had a tea party.

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C.They had a dancing party.

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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.

聽第8段材料,回答第12~14題.

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

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[  ]

A.By bus.

B.By car.

C.By train.

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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 (條件) are required.

聽第10段材料,回答第18~20題.

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.

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聽力理解

  第一節(jié) 聽下面5段對(duì)話,每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C、三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).聽完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍.

1.What is the matter with Jane?

[  ]

A.Her old bike has been repaired.

B.She has sold her new bike.

C.Her new bike has been stolen.

2.What does the doctor ask Kate to do?

[  ]

A.To watch TV.

B.To do her homework.

C.To have a rest.

3.What season is it?

[  ]

A.Winter.

B.Spring.

C.Summer.

4.When will Mary finish her homework?

[  ]

A.At 4: 00 P. m.

B.At 6: 00 P. m.

C.At 5: 00 P. m.

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[  ]

A.She fell down from a house.

B.She caught a bad cold.

C.She got her left leg hurt.

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聽第6段材料,回答第6~8題.

6.When will they meet to do some shopping?

[  ]

A.At 9: 00 o'clock next Wednesday.

B.At 2: 00 o'clock next Thursday.

C.At 2: 00 o'clock next Wednesday.

7.Where do you think they are living?

[  ]

A.Neither of them is living in the city.

B.Both of them are living in the city.

C.One of them is living in the city. the other in the country.

8.How are they going into the city?

[  ]

A.They will go by bus.

B.They will go by train.

C.They will go in one speaker's car.

聽第7段材料,回答第9~10題.

9.What program does the man like?

[  ]

A.Information About Flights.

B.Weather Reports.

C.Introduction To Interesting Places.

10.What will the weather be like in the next three days?

[  ]

A.Rainy.

B.Sunny.

C.Snowy.

聽第8段材料,回答第11~13題.

11.Why can’t Tom and Lily meet tonight?

[  ]

A.Because Lily is not at home.

B.Because Tom will not be in Cairo.

C.Because Tom will not be free.

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[  ]

A.2: 15.

B.2: 30.

C.2: 00.

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[  ]

A.Teacher and student.

B.Customer and waiter.

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[  ]

A.A foreigner.

B.A reporter.

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[  ]

A.Five.

B.Four.

C.Three.

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[  ]

A.In August.

B.In September.

C.In October.

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[  ]

A.Interested.

B.Proud.

C.Courageous.

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[  ]

A.In New York. the U. S. A.

B.In Sydney. Australia.

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[  ]

A.Two Frenchmen in 1917.

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C.Two Londoners in 1915.

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[  ]

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  A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end of the 1700's most dictionary makers had followed Johnsons's example. Dictionaries were getting better and better.

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[  ]

A.defined easy words as well as hard ones

B.was just a list of difficult words with one-word definitions

C.included a number of everyday words

D.was considered to be a very valuable one

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[  ]

A.were of no value

B.only defined hard words

C.defined both easy words as well as hard words

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[  ]

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A.It was not very valuable.

B.It was the first modem English dictionary.

C.It included easy words as well as hard ones.

D.It gave sentences to show the usage of words.

(4)The most interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary was that ________.

[  ]

A.it had a complete list of difficult words

B.it gave sentences showing how each word was actually used

C.it was a 20-volume work

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(5)This passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.the difference of English Dictionaries

B.the origin of English Dictionaries

C.the development of English Dictionaries

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The first English dictionary was published in 1604. The dictionary was actually nothing more than a list of about 3,000 difficult words, each followed by a one-word definition (定義,解說). The author (作者), Robert Cawdrey, made no attempt to include everyday words in his dictionary. No one, he reasoned (推理,思考), would ever have to look up a word in a dictionary if he already knew the meaning of the word.During the 1600's more dictionaries were published.Each followed Cawdrey's lead and presented a few thousand hard words. Around 1700 one dictionary maker, John Kersey, did define (下定義,精確地解釋詞的意義) easy words as well as hard words. But until the 1750's all the dictionaries were rather crude (精制濫選的,不完善的) and not very valuable (有價(jià)值的).

  A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson changed all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He included in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was actually used in speech and in writing. By the end of the 1700's most dictionary makers had followed Johnsons's example. Dictionaries were getting better and better.

  The 1800's saw the greatest improvement (提高,改善) in the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars (學(xué)者) planned and prepared the Oxford English Dictionary , a twenty-volume (卷,冊(cè),部) work. One of the most interesting features (特點(diǎn),特征) of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It traces (追溯,探索) the history of each word from its earlier recorded use up to the time of the printing of the dictionary.

(1)The first English Dictionary ________.

[  ]

A.defined easy words as well as hard ones

B.was just a list of difficult words with one-word definitions

C.included a number of everyday words

D.was considered to be a very valuable one

(2)According to the passage, before 1755 all English dictionaries ________.

[  ]

A.were of no value

B.only defined hard words

C.defined both easy words as well as hard words

D.were far from being perfect

[  ]

(3)Which of the following is not true about Dr. Johnson's dictionary?

A.It was not very valuable.

B.It was the first modem English dictionary.

C.It included easy words as well as hard ones.

D.It gave sentences to show the usage of words.

(4)The most interesting feature of the Oxford Dictionary was that ________.

[  ]

A.it had a complete list of difficult words

B.it gave sentences showing how each word was actually used

C.it was a 20-volume work

D.it showed the history of each word

(5)This passage is mainly about ________.

[  ]

A.the difference of English Dictionaries

B.the origin of English Dictionaries

C.the development of English Dictionaries

D.the features of English Dictionaries

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