听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Where will the woman plan to work in summer? A．In a hotel. B．In a market. C．On a farm. 14．How long will the woman work in the morning? A．One hour. B．Three hours. C．Four hours. 15．What will the woman prefer to do in her free time? A．Go walking. B．Pick fruits. C．Sell drinks. 16．What are the two speakers talking about in general? A．Full-time jobs. B．Music festivals. C．Summer plans. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．How long will the course run this year?
A．Six weeks. B．Seven weeks. C．Eight weeks. 18．What was the problem last year? A．Few people wanted to attend it.
B．There were too few workers to care for children. C．There is nothing to do on rainy days.
19．What will the children do for the first time this year?
A．They will join in art activities. B．They will do new outdoor sports. C．They will attend a talent show.
20．What's important for parents whose children attend the course? A．Attending the American Night with the children. B．Sending money to Molly as soon as possible.
C．Informing Molly about any food the children cannot eat. 第二部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 语法和词汇知识(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．－I've got something weighing on my mind at the moment.Could you give me some advice?
－________.Tell me all about it and I'll do what I can.
A．Never mind B．No way C．No problem
D．Forget it
22．Linda acts as if she were the boss，________people around. A．ordered B．ordering C．to order D．having ordered 23．We have our bad times but on the whole we're________happy. A．rarely B．merely C．fairly D．chiefly
24．Cynthia is not ashamed of what she does，________she ends up doing something wrong.
A．as though B．in case C．even if D．for fear
25．When you reach the other end of the bridge，I________right there to show you the way.
A．wait B．have waited C．was waiting D．will be waiting
26．In China，________pressure to find________jobs causes some students in the countryside to drop their dreams of going to college. A．/；the B．a；the C．the；/ D．/；/
27．He suggested another approach，________，I thought，that required managers to change their behaviour and the way they spend their time. A．one B．it C．that D．which
28．________is surprising is that there are so many Chinese restaurants in Toronto. A．It B．That C．Such D．What
29．When she was in trouble，I did what I could to help her.________my help，she wrote me a letter of thanks.
A．In honour of B．In case of C．In terms of D．In return for
30．She would always be an outsider here，no matter how much she________try. A．could B．must C．might D．need
31．Before the 84th Academy Awards ceremony，people were guessing at________“The Artist”would win a prize. A．what B．whether C．that D．when
32．We should________for possible delays on the motorway and leave an hour earlier. A．apologize B．allow C．account D．ask
33．The city has a few typhoon spells during the year，none of ________in recent years
have caused considerable damage.
A．whom B．what C．that D．which
34．－So，________your misfortunes，you should try to stay busy and bear in mind that everyone gets one opportunity or another if they keep trying. －Thanks，I will.
A．however B．whatever C．whenever D．whichever
35．There are a couple of matters which I want to________today for discussion. A．bring up B．set up C．make up D．put up 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time，a farmer had some pups (小狗) he needed to sell.He painted a sign__36__the pups and then set about
nailing it to a post on the edge of his__37__.Just at the moment，a little boy came near. “Mister，” he said，“I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well，” said the farmer，as he__38__the sweat off the back of his neck，“these puppies come from fine parents and__39__much money.”
Then reaching into his pocket，the boy pulled out a handful of__40__and said，“I've got thirty-nine cents.Is that enough to take a look？” “Sure，” said the farmer.
And with that he__41__a whistle，“Here，Dolly！” he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the road ran Dolly__42__by four little balls of fur.The little boy__43__his face against the fence.His eyes danced with__44__. As the dogs__45__their way to the fence，the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse.__46__another little ball appeared；this one__47__smaller.Down the road it slid.Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling (蹒
跚) toward the others，doing its best to__48__.
“I just want that one，” the little boy said，pointing to it.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said，“Son，you don't__49__that puppy.He is not a wise__50__as he will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that the little boy__51__from the fence，and began rolling up one leg of his__52__.In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a(n)__53__made shoe.Looking back up at the farmer，he said，“You see，sir，I don't__54__too well myself，__55__I know he will need someone who understands.”
The world is full of people who need someone who understands. 36．A.promoting B．providing C．advertising D．protecting 37．A.yard B．fence C．farm D．house 38．A.took B．threw C．wiped D．kept 39．A.cost B．waste C．need D．expect 40．A.notes B．change C．paper D．bills
41．A.gave off B．brought out C．showed off D．let out 42．A.taken B．followed C．driven D．directed 43．A.hid B．covered C．turned D．pressed 44．A.trust B．shock C．delight D．pride 45．A.felt B．found C．made D．showed 46．A.Slowly B．Quietly C．Anxiously D．Shyly 47．A.strangely B．obviously C．truthfully D．closely 48．A.catch up B．turn over C．give away D．get through 49．A.care B．call C．want D．notice 50．A.excuse B．choice C．story D．way
51．A.stepped back B．ran away C．fell off D．set out 52．A.shoes B．socks C．trousers D．sleeves 53．A.simply B．specially C．carefully D．easily 54．A.run B．stand C．work D．study
55．A.if B．since C．while D．so
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
After moving to the United States，immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high-calorie fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American，a new study finds.That's one reason why immigrants approach US levels of obesity within 15 years of moving to America.
The researchers also did an experiment that measured whether or not the threat of appearing unAmerican influenced respondents' food choices.After being questioned about their ability to speak English,75 percent of Asian-Americans identified a typical American food as their favorite.Only 25 percent of Asian-Americans who had not been asked if they spoke English did the same.
When their American identity was called into question during a follow-up study，Asian-American participants also tended to choose typical American dishes，such as hamburgers and cheese sandwiches.In that experiment,55 Asian-Americans were asked to choose a meal from a local Asian or American restaurant.Some participants were told that only Americans could participate in the study.Those who chose the more typical American fare ended up consuming an extra 182 calories，including 12 grams of fat and 7 grams of saturated fat(饱和脂肪)．
“People who feel like they need to prove they belong to a culture will change their habits in an attempt to fit in，” said Sauna Cheryan，an author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at University of Washington.“If immigrants and their children choose unhealthy American foods over healthier traditional foods across their lives，this process of fitting in could lead to poorer health.” Cheryan added. Social pressures，the study concluded，are at the heart of the problem.“In American