2．Who are the speakers probably talking about?

A．The woman’s dog． B. The man’s daughter． C．The woman’s son．

3．What will the man do next?

A．Continue reading． B．Take a shower． C．Watch a show．

4．What is the man looking for?

A．Clothes． B．Office supplies． C．Food．

5．What will the woman do later?

A．Have a picnic in the park． B．Play tennis with the man．C．Cook dinner at home．

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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、7题。

6．Why does the man want a new computer?

A．His computer is slow． B．His computer is dirty． C．His computer is very old．

7．What is true about the service mentioned by the woman?

A．It takes a long time.

B．It is not expensive．

C．It uses a special computer washing machine．

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Why is the man in the bank?

A．To cash some checks． B．To open an account． C．To pay a bill．

9．What information can we get about the man?

A．He will go home tomorrow．

B．He may come from New York．

C．He lost his passport．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What is the man complaining about?

A．His back． B．His head． C．His stomach．

11．Where are the speakers planning to go tonight?

A．To a play． B．To a concert． C．To the ballet．

12．What does the woman imply about next month?

A．She will give the man a surprise party．

B．She will have a physical examination．

C．She will make the man miss an important event．

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.How many times did the speakers go shopping last month?

A．1． B．2． C．3．

14．Which sports game was mentioned in the conversation?

A．Basketball． B．Baseball． C．Volleyball．

15．What do the speakers spend most of their money on?

A．Entertainment． B．Snack． C．Food．

16．What do the speakers agree to do next month?

A．Drive their car less often．

B．Cook more meals at home．

C．Ride their bikes to work every day．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Which airport was shut down in New York?

A．La Guardia． B．JFK． C．Newark．

18．What happened in the storm of December 20l0?

A．It took three days to clean up the snow．

B．One million students were given the day off.

C．Thousands of flights were canceled．

19．What can we learn about the situation in Boston?

A．More than a foot of snow fell．

B．Two feet of snow and high winds were reported．

C．Flights were delayed for four hours．

20．How many deaths were reported in the Midwest?

A．Two． B．Five． C．Seven．

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Mary Moe may look like an average grandmother．But she is not．She just learned how to fly an airplane，a dream she has had since she was a little girl．But Mary Moe could not find time to make her dream come true．At age 34，she was just too busy to think about flying a plane．Lessons were costly．Everything seemed to be working against Mary．So her dream had to wait．

Mary Moe has done a lot during the past 91 years．For much of that time．she wanted to fly, but never had the chance—until now．

MS．Moe learned about Wish of a Lifetime．a non-profit organization．Its goal is to change the way our society thinks about aging and older adults．Sally Webster works for the group．She said Ms．Moe’s wish is one of hundreds they receive each year．

Wish of a Lifetime helps older people to enjoy a dream．It also sends the message that it is never too late for a dream．But Ms．Webster says it also wants to send another message to society that older Americans can achieve things just like younger Americans can．

Susie Danick also believes in this goal．She founded TAD Relocation，a business that helps senior citizens when they move．Ms．Danick gave$5．000 to the wish of a Lifetime to help seniors realize a dream．Mary Moe was one of them．

Mary Moe received three flying lessons．And on the big day of her first flight，her family and friends all came to cheer her on．Mary’s success made everyone around her excited and proud．It was just a great event，a great day．Flying teacher David Waksberg says she was very calm，which is always important when you’re flying．

It is never too late to spread your wings and try something new．You are never too old to try to make your dreams come true．

21．Why was Mary Moe’s dream difficult to come true?

A．No pilots were willing to help her．

B．She did nothing for flying lessons．

C．Her family did not support her wish．

D．She had no enough time and money in the past．

22．What can we infer from the goal of Wish of a Lifetime?

A．Older adults can not make their dream come true．

B．The old may be considered to achieve nothing．

C．Americans feel and think about aging properly．

D．Young Americans treat older people unfairly．

23．What do we know about Wish of a Lifetime?

A．It can make much money every year．

B．It is popular with the young Americans．

C．Ms．Moe did much for its development．

D．It encourages many old adults to succeed．

B

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Having received your application．Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days．

24．The text is probably written for_________．

A．junior high graduates B．job seekers

C．international students D．1anguage trainers

25．If you apply for both of the programs，the total application fees will be______．

A．$120 B．$310 C．$250 D．$370

26．If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you’ll_____．

A．send the application form by post B．send personal statement and CV only

C．have to make a travel plan in Beijing D．have to get confirmed at least twice

27．Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants’personal statement?

A．Their purposes of taking the program． B．Their feedbacks on the program．

C．Their future practice of the program． D．Their expectations of the program．

C

I wished I had known earlier the fact that I was a low achiever because there was a reason beyond my control．Then I needn’t have worked so hard in my late twenties and early thirties．But I just didn’t know that．I was writing and writing．I was working for no other reason than to hear people praise me．

Most people who go through university read at least twice as fast as I do．I can never tell my left from my right．I avoid dialing a telephone if I can help it，because I sometimes have to try three times before getting the number right．I hear that recording“The number you have reached is not in service”more than any man on earth．

Despite my weaknesses I view my dyslexia(difficulty in reading)as a gift，not a curse(诅咒)．Many dyslexics are good at right brain，namely abstract thought，and that is what my king of creative writing is．I’m starting with nothing and coming up with something that didn’t exist before．That’s my strong point．I owe my career to Ralph，Salisbury, my writing instructor at the University of Oregon，who looked past my misspellings and gave me encouragement and hope．I just carried on and never looked back．I’m also very“visual”．This means nothing in school，but when I write books or scripts，I’m seeing everything in my imagination．I write quickly．I go like the wind and can get up to 15 pages a day．Writing is not the problem．I have no problem downloading；it is inputting where things get messed up.

The real fear I have for dyslexics is not that they have to struggle with messy input，but that they will quit on themselves before they finish schoo1．Parents have to create victories whenever they can，whether it is music，sports or the arts．You want your dyslexic child to be able to say,“Yeah，reading is hard．But I have these other things I can do．”

28．From Paragraph 3 we can know that__________．

A．the author often complained about his dyslexia

B．the author was grateful to his writing instructor

C．the author had trouble with both inputting and outputting

D．the author wrote slowly because of his problem in inputting

29．For dyslexics，the author thinks that_______．

A．they should work as hard as himself

B．they should be constantly encouraged

C．they should put their hearts into reading

D．they had better choose to drop out of school

30．Which of the following proverbs can best summarize the main idea of the passage?

A．Reading enriches the mind．

B．He who laughs last laughs best．

C．Where there is a will，there is a way．

D．When God closes a door, somewhere he opens a window．

31．What kind of man is the writer?

A．Clever but selfish． B．Diligent and generous．

C．Open-minded and optimistic．D．Kind but useless．

D

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