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1.The author mentions her own childhood experience to show that ______. 选项： A、she never understood why her parents had odd jobs and argued about the president B、she didn't know what her parents did to earn money to support the family when she was young C、she did understand why the American became more and more close and hugged a lot D、she could see that the American parents keep the stress and tiredness from work to themselves

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3.In the movie Homeless to Harvard:The Liz Murray Story, When an audience asked Liz: “Liz ,how did you do this?”She said:“ How could I not do it? My parents show me what the alternative was.” She means___. ( )选项： A:Her parents showed her how to succeed B:Her parents showed her what the life was like if she is not successful C:Her parents showed her what the life of successful people was like D:Her parents showed her they could never succeed

4. What do we know about the environment in which Anthony grew up? 选项： A:She was only allowed to work in her parents’ causes. B:Her parents did not believe that girls should be educated. C:She managed all family chores with her parents. D:She grew up in a fair environment for girls.

5.Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices markedA,B,CandD, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Short conversations 选项： A: She finished her reading two weeks ago. B: She finished her reading quickly. C: She will write an English novel in two weeks . D: She couldn't finish her reading in less than a month.

6.Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices markedA,B,CandD, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Short conversations 选项： A: She finished her reading two weeks ago. B: She finished her reading quickly. C: She will write an English novel in two weeks . D: She couldn't finish her reading in less than a month.

7.Question 11 ～ 13 are based on the dialogue between Mary and her father. Why did Mary call 选项： A、Because she wanted to know if everything was OK with her parents. B、Because she wanted to invite her parents to Billy’s birthday party, C、Because she wanted to tell her parents that everything was OK with her children. D、Because she wanted to tell her parents that she would go and visit them in July.

8.Why did the writer feel ashamed when she met a friend in a theatre queue（戏院排队）? 选项： A:She found she didn't have enough money to pay for the tickets、 B:She realized that her friend had been more successful in life、 C:She thought her friend's credit card looked better than her own、 D:She felt her friend looked better than she did、

9.According to the president, what did the parents remind their children to do before they left for college?选项： A:The parents reminded their children to do some part-time jobs.; B:The parents reminded their children to make more friends.; C:The parents reminded their children to work hard and achieve the best they could.; D:The parents reminded their children to earn much more money.

10.Why does the speaker feel blessed? （）A.Her parents live near her.B.She communicates well with her parents.C.She has never quarreled with her parents.D.Her parents are still alive.

11.What did Emily do on New Year's Day? 选项： A: She had a special meal together with her family. B: She did some shopping with her parents. C: She visited her friends.

12. Why did not the daughter read the letters until she retired?（）.选项： A:Because it was her parents’ private story. B:Because she was busy in her daily life. C:Because her father died years ago. D:Because she did not want to read.

13.Why did the woman cry when she heard her mom's voice on the phone? 选项： A:Because her mom didn't understand her. B:Because she missed her mom very much. C:Because her mom was disappointed in her. D:Because she didn't have money to call home.

14.Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn’t want her parents to know what she ______. ( )选项： A:has done B:had done C:was doing D:is doing

15. Why did the woman come to see the author? . 选项： A: Her son had some problems in adjusting to the life without a father B: The author was the only person who could understand what she had been through C: She felt lonely and depressed and needed some help from others D: She intended to make a sexual advance to the author

16.Why did Jane want to go back to work（）选项： A、She was bored with her idle life at home. B、She was offered a good job by her neighbor. C、She wanted to help with the family’s finances. D、Her family would like to see her more involved in social life.

17.Listening Comprehension. (100%)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) B) C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.1. What’s the woman’s reaction to what the man says? 选项：A) She is interested in it.|B) She is doubtful about it.|C) She is surprised to hear it.|D) She is excited to hear it.

18.Laura once lost her wallet, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to ( ） each day because she didn’t have any money. She just kept ( ） (think), “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” In the end, she talked to her parents and they( ） (be) really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new ( ） and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems!” Laura says. Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the( ） way as Laura. He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience, and are always there to( ） them.

19.Why didn't Mrs. Morris come to live with her daughter’s family? （）选项： A:Because the speaker lived in the basement room and there was no other room for her to live in. B:Because she did not have a good relationship with her son-in-law C:Because she was in rather poor health and could not come D:Because she did not want to leave her own house

20.Choose the best answer to each question with information from the passage .1.Why did the author and her husband decide to call the young couple back to take the car to the mechanic?选项： A:Because the young couple did not know how to drive the car.; B:Because they felt a little guilty about the transaction.; C:Because they had legal responsibility for the car.; D:Because the young couple asked them to repair the car.

21.Why did Audrey Hepburn devote much of her life to charity after her acting career? 选项： A:

She was influenced by the roles she played in the films.

B:

Her parents taught her to symbolize with the needy.

C:

She learned to volunteer when she was a child.

D:

Her family benefited from other people’s help.

22.{{B}}TEXT C{{/B}}Why did the author shut down her computer abruptly A．She had saved what she had written.B．She couldn’t move the cursor.C．The computer refused to work.D．The computer offered to repair itself.

23. There are 20 blanks in the following passage, for each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage and then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. A．beforeB．toC．withD．from

24.Answer the following question:Why did Miss LaPrade never vary the lines of Prince Charming much in her many versions?

25.Understanding a Conversation Directions: Listen to a conversation and choose the best answer from the four choices provided for each question. 选项： A、A) She tells her son what is best for his future. B、B) She tells her son what course he should study. C、C) She encourages her son to decide on his own future. D、D) She encourages her son again to only study engineering.

26.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B., C. andD., and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the center.Question 1

27.{{B}}Section A{{/B}}Directions: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. A．$ 16.50.B．$ 15.00.C．$ 12.50.D．$ 10.00.

28.1. Tom should have known better when he asked her to go out with him, her parents being so very old-fashioned.According to this sentence, ________.A. Tom did not ask her to go out with him because he did not know her better than he actually didB. knowing that she should not go out with him anyway since her parents were old fashioned Tom did not ask herC. she refused to go out with TomD. she went out with Tom in spite of her parents’ strong objection