1. What did the man think of the shirt?

A. Amazing. B. Expensive. C. Ugly.

2. Where will the woman probably go?

A. To the classroom. B. To the library. C. To the store.

3. Where does the woman think the man might have left his bag?

A. In the hall. B. In the classroom. C. In the gym.

4. How does Peter feel about his mother?

A. He feels awfully sorry. B. He feels quite worried. C. He feels quite relieved.

5. Why won’t the woman lend her car to the man?

A. Her car is in the countryside. B. Her car won’t be available. C. Her car is broken.

第二节

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，各个小题将给出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. Which is the deciding factor of the discount?

A. Order size. B. Payment means. C. Product types.

7. What discount will the man get?

A. 5%. B. 10%. C. 50%.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What does the woman think of the Drama Club?

A. Not very interesting. B. Attractive. C. Too hard.

9. What may happen to you if you act in a drama?

A. You may be recognized easily on campus.

B. You will have more chances to meet drama stars.

C. You may become another person in life.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why did the man take the farther route this morning?

A. To avoid buying cigarettes. B. To make a call. C. To meet a girl.

11. Why did he fall down?

A. He bumped into a tree. B. The road was rough. C. He ran into another person.

12. Why did he go back?

A. To find his cell phone. B. To buy some cigarettes. C. To go to school.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the man’s job?

A. A host. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.

14. Who used to be a doctor?

A. Cassie’s friend. B. The mother of Cassie’s friend. C. Cassie’s mother.

15. How long did it take Cassie to become a qualified doctor?

A. One year. B. Four years. C. Five years.

16. How does Cassie like her job?

A. She enjoys it. B. She thinks it’s boring. C. She thinks it’s poorly paid.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many people were missing on Tuesday?

A. At least 10. B. Over 17. C. Over 70.

18. When might the Brisbane River rise to 12 feet?

A. On Tuesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday.

19. Why will there be no power on Wednesday?

A. It will be cut for safety reasons.

B. The power lines will be under water.

C. Heavier storms will damage the lines completely.

20. Where has the flood struck?

A. France. B. Germany. C. Australia.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）

第一节 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

An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons, though at times boring and challenging in the eyes of some kids, improve children’s ability to learn or their performance in school. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

Researchers at Harvard University , however, have found that there’s one thing musical training does not do. Samuel Mehr, the leading researcher of the new study, said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child’s intellectual development. The evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class; the comparison group went to a class that places importance on the optical arts-arts that can be seen.

“We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes,” said Mehr.

Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. Only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons.

He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of a child’s intelligence. Therefore, the researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons.

Music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later of their life, but the training is still important.

Mr Mehr notes that the works of writer William Shakespeare are not taught , so the children will do better in physics. He says Shakespeare is taught because it is important for cultural reasons.“And I don’t think music needs to be any different than that.”

21. What attitude do most American grown-ups have towards music lessons?

A. Approving B. Uninterested C. Doubtful D. Uncertain

22. The underlined word“optical”in Paragraph 2 probably means .

A. colorful B. visual C. traditional D. serious

23. How did Samuel Mehr draw his conclusion in the new study?

A. By studying previous research results

B. By measuring the IQ of the kids.

C. By referring to some documents

D. By comparing two different groups

24. The study shows that .

A. early music training has negative effects

B. musical lessons should be stopped at school

C. playing musical instrument makes kids more creative

D. musical training doesn’t improve kids’ intelligence

B

Selling fruit may not seem like a job that requires much skill . But Xu Jia disagrees. The former technician, who earned a huge salary working for a Beijing-based IT group, believes fresh fruit is an even more promising industry than IT. So the 27-year-old quit his job and began to sell fruit and become an online sensation(网络红人).

But to Xu, it is only a story where a young man does what he loves and becomes happy every after, simple as this.

One of his friends posted a photo comparison online. One photo is of Xu as an IT technician-with most of his hair having fallen out and looking pale; the other is of Xu selling fruit – with sparkling eyes, his hair all grown back and most importantly, a happy look on his face. All of a sudden , the photo comparison went viral, appearing on micro blogs to major news portals(门户网站).

He was rewarded for his hard work over those years as a technician, but he was exhausted. Thinking about what he really likes doing; eating fruit came to his mind. He quit his job early this year and returned to Chongqing to build up an electronic commerce platform for fruit selling.

Before he made the change, Xu consideren his options carefully and made some preparations.

Xu started his business with five young employees. One of his friends was in charge of the real store and Xu managed the online store.

He promoted the cherries on his micro blog and many citizens visited his online store to support him. Some complained the cherries got spoiled during transportaion and some said the packaging smelled bad.

Xu answered the suggestions honestly. This was an important step for the young man to pursue his “fruit dream”

“Some websites selling fresh produce have closed. I’m worried about the future, but I still have confidence”, says Xu.

“My dream is to bring fresh fruit to the table of every family in the country, from north to south. I’m really happy to make this my career.” He says.

25. Why did Xu Jia quit his former job as a technician?

A. He thinks fresh fruit more promising. B. He earned little money in the IT group.

C. He is not suitable to be a technician. D. He can become a millionaire by selling fruit.

26. How exactly did Xu become an online sensation?

A. He quit his job which gave him a huge salary.

B. The photo comparison online made him become popular.

C. The photo of Xu selling fruit online went viral.

D. He does what he loves and becomes happy.

27. What’s the most important reason for Xu’s success of career change?

A. He made enough preparations. B. He considered his options carefully

C. He does what he really likes doing. D. His five young employees helped him.

28. The underlined word“This ”probably refers to .

A. Xu’s answering the complaints B. some citizens’ complaints

C. Xu’s worrying about the future. D. Xu’s having confidence

C

If you're ever in central London between Covent Garden and Holborn, look up. You might spot three letters somewhere between the Starbucks angels and the pub signs: “LSE”. They may not look much. But these three letters welcome you to one of the world's leading universities for social and political sciences.

The London School of Economics and Political Science （LSE） offers more than just economics. You can study all sorts of things, from history to mathematics to psychology. The university was founded in 1895. It has always set very high standards for its students. Today, it accepts fewer students every year than any other British university. It's not surprising that 17 Nobel Prize winners and 34 world leaders went to LSE' including John F. Kennedy.

Those who do get a place can enjoy teaching from LSE's top-class staff. Students have the chance to learn in the university's great facilities（设施）. The LSE has the world's largest social and political sciences library, its own theater, and many other lecture theaters. These host lectures and debates for both students and the public.

Some of the most important people in the world come to speak. Recent speakers have included former UN Secretary—General Kofi Annan, former US President Bill Clinton, and even ' controversially' Colonel Gaddafi. In 2008, the LSE started “LSE Live”, a series of live online lectures.

There's still time for fun at LSE. Students can join up with the LSE student union to take part in sports, arts and drama clubs. They can also join up with other London universities.

What's more, LSE is big on China. The university has a strong link with Peking University. A two-week LSE—PKU summer school takes place every year. The course covers economics, management, international relations, media and law, all with a focus on China and Asia. How's that for strengthening East-West relations?

29. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?

A. The sign of LSE is hidden among other signs.

B. LSE students often go to Starbucks or pubs.

C. LSE is a top university