第三节：听长对话，回答问题。
听下面一段较长对话，回答第11，12两个小题。 11. What's the weather like in London?
A. It's cloudy and cold. B. It's sunny and hot. C. It?s rainy and cold.
12. How does Alice like her holiday?
A. It is wonderful. B. It is too bad. C. It is just so so.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第13～1 5三个小题。 13. What're they talking about?
A. Picking bananas. B. Keeping pets. C. Getting on with animals. 14. Which animal will John keep as his pet?
A. A monkey. B. A little dog. C. A cat. 15. What does the girl think of a pet monkey?
A. It is too big. B. It is good. C. It may be noisy. 二、语言知识运用(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 16. Taizhou lies________the southeast of Zhejiang.
A. in B. by C. to D. at 17. Oh, by________ way, there is a telephone message for you.
A. a B. the C. an D. / 18. The more we get together,________we'll be.
A. happy B. happier C. the happier D. the happiest 19. What does the girl mean? A. OK. B. Hi. C. Thanks. D. Guess.
20. —Happy birthday, Jane. This is for you.
—Thank you! ________I open the box now?
A. Must B. Need C. Will D. May 21. The sign at the crossing tells us which road________.
A. to take , B. taking C. take D. took 22. How long is XY in triangle XYZ? A. 4 cm. B. 6 cm. C. 8 cm. D. 12 cm.
23. —Smoking is bad for your health, Daddy. —Yes, I know. But I just can't________.
A. give it up B. put it down C. drop it off D. put it away 24. —I missed the concert yesterday. —What a________! It' s really wonderful.
A. joke B. trouble C. surprise D. pity 25. —Did you hear from John last week?
—No, but I________him the day after tomorrow.
A. see B. had seen C. will see D. saw 26. —Where can I put the MP3? —Put it________ it was, please.
A. what B. that C. where D. which 27. —When shall we meet again?
—Make________ any day you like. It's all the same to me.
A. that B. it C. the date D. the time 28. Every year thousands of people________ in road accidents. A. kills B. are killed C. are killing D. will kill
29. He couldn't________ an answer when I asked him why he was late. A. try out B. come up with C. look over D. be fed up with
30. — Hey, Lily. I enjoyed myself so much at your party last night. A. I'm glad to hear that B. Congratulations
C. The same to you D. It's my pleasure 三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～4 5各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Miners work under the earth to collect coal. They have 31 jobs because sometimes the earth sinks or falls apart (into pieces). When this happens, miners are 32 underground. They are covered with earth and rocks. They will die 33 they cannot live 34 any don' t have air to breathe ， food to eat, or water to drink. They
of these things for long, but 35 is the most important. It is difficult to find out where the miners are and 36 them in time.
Trapped miners dream of being 37 and don't give up.
In July 2002, nine 38 went to work in California. All of a sudden, there was a terrible accident. A wall broke apart and water flooded the 39 where the miners
were working. The water came 40 to their necks. At first, the miners shouted,__
41 no one could hear them. 42 , people on the surface(地表)found out where the miners were and dug a breathing hole. Later, they gave them 43 from their families, which told them to hold on and never lose heart. Many people 44 helping to save them. After several days' hard work, they brought the tired miners to the surface _45_. 31. A. easy B. safe C. interesting, D. dangerous 32. A. lifted B. sent C. trapped D. taken 33. A. so B. if C. though D. before 34. A. without B. on C. by D. with
35. A, the first B. the second C. the third D. the last 36. A. leave B. call C. reach D. catch 37. A. busy . B. rich C. free D. tired
38. A. officers B. miners C. doctors D. drivers
39. A. place B. farm C. home D. hospital 40. A. down B. up C. back D. out 41. A. or B. when C. until D. but 42. A. Especially B. Unluckily C. Luckily D. Quietly 43. A. food B. messages C. drinks D. chances
44. A, put off B. gave up C. took part in D. were tired of 45. A. alive B. dead C. active D. strong 四、阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分．满分30分)
通读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
46. What do people want to do at Harry's Gym?
A. Enjoy weekends. B. Become thinner. C. Find the lost things. D. Watch basketball games. 47. Where can you most probably see this sign?
A. At the cinema. B. On the roadside. C. In the restaurant. D. In the supermarket.
Leo: This is a good place to buy a dress. Tina: Yes! Leo: What about the one with flowers on it? Tina: That's nice, but it's not in my size. I'm a 9. 48. Why doesn't Tina buy the dress with flowers?
A. It's not beautiful-. B. It has too many flowers. C. It is too big. D. It is very expensive.
49. Jim, 14 years old, goes to Water World with his parents. How much will they pay? A. $20. B. $35. C. $40. D. $55. . 50. What can Jim do in Water World?
A. Swim. B. Fish. C. Ride a bike. D. Have a picnic.
B
How did Ancient( 古代的 ) People Tell Time?
Natural ways of keeping time
In ancient time, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell time. They got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down.
Man - made things
The sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow neck. The top ball was filled
People knew with sand. The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom (底部) ball.
how much time had passed when all the sand had fallen to the bottom ball.
People also made the water clock. They made a small hole near the bottom of a pot. Then they filled the pot with water. Markings inside the pot showed how much time passed as the water dripped (滴) out of the hole.
Nature's Clocks in Living Things
Animals' Body Clock
Animals do not need clocks to know time. They have a way of telling time by their bodies. Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter. Some animals know when to keep more food for the cold winter months. Some fish know when it is time to move up the river and lay eggs.
Plants have their own clocks
Plants also have their own clocks to keep time. Plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves.
The Body Clock in Human Beings
People also have their own body clocks. When we get used to our lives, our body clocks can be very accurate (准确的). It can tell us when it is time to wake up. It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep. 51. How could an ancient farmer know when to go hack home from the field in the daytime? A. By looking at the stars. B. By looking at the moon.
C. By looking at the sun. D. By feeling whether tired or not. 52. According to(根据)the passage, how can animals know time? A. They use body clocks. B. They ask other animals.
C. They use the sun and the moon.
D. They make something to tell time.
53. How many kinds of living things with nature's clocks are mentioned here? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 6.
54. In what way is the sand clock the same as the water clock in telling time? A. Both of them have a neck.
B. Both of them have two glass balls. C. Both of them can be used only once.
D. Both of them give the time by quantity(数量). 55. What is the best title for the WHOLE passage?
A. Man - made clocks B. Nature's clocks
C. Time and clock D. How people keep time
C
One day, a poor boy was trying to pay for school by selling things from door to door. He was hungry so he de-cided to ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a nice young woman opened the door, he changed to ask for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly and then asked, \I pay? \kind. \thank you very much,\he said.
As the boy, Howard Kelly, left the house, he felt strong and believed that people could be kind before he was about to give up.
Years later, the young woman became seriously ill. She was sent to a big city, where experts can be called in to study her illness. When Dr. Howard Kelly, a very famous doctor now, heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. At once, he got up and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized (认出 )her and decided to do his best to save her life.
From that day on, he tried to help her. After a long struggle(抗争) they won!
Before she left the hospital, the bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she thought that it would take a long time to pay it off. Finally，she looked, and to her surprise, she found these words on the bill:\glass of milk. n
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she said silently, \ Your love has passed through hearts and hands.\
56. Why was the woman sent to the big city? A. Her illness needed better experts. B. The hospital there was cleaner.
,C. She wanted to get the milk paid back. D. She wanted to see Howard Kelly again. 57. The woman was afraid to open the bill because ______. A. she worried about her illness
B. she didn't want to be laughed at . C. she wanted to keep it secret
D. she was not rich enough to pay it
58. Who do you think paid for the woman?
A. Kind neighbours. B. Herself. C. Howard Kelly. D. Her mother.