Reading

Choose the best answer:

Not really me (P3)

1. When the author went to her first American festival last month, _____.

A. she was sorry because of the bad weather

B. she played salsa music with a live band

C. she was surprised that not many families came

D. she thought the atmosphere was lovely

2. The author didn't really enjoy the party because _____.

A. she didn't like talking with the people there

B. she didn't like the food at the fair, especially the chili

C. she was charged too much for the festival

D. she found the festival activities were not to her taste

3. We can infer from the article that _____.

A. people can learn how to cook typical American foods when they go to a festival in the country

B. the author prefers spending time with her friends and family in China

C. the author will never go to an American festival again

D. the author believes her American friends would enjoy a visit to a tea house in Sichuan

Happy birthday, Gromit (P4)

根据文章内容回答问题

4. According to the article, what is a difference between British humour and American humor? (No more than 15 words)

5. What is the humor behind the scene in which Gromit is seen reading Crime and Punishment by “Fido Dogstoyevsky”? (No more than 15 words)

6. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Wallace is a typical kind of British comic hero.

7. What are the Wallace and Gromit films mainly about? (No more than 25 words)

In a dino's tracks (P6)

8. How did Chiappe become interested in paleontology?

A. He enjoyed books and movies about dinosaurs when he was a child.

B. He did a lot of fieldwork on dinosaurs in high school.

C. He had a classmate in college who inspired him.

D. He worked at the Los Angeles museum and found dinosaurs interesting.

9. Which statement about the smallest dinosaur ever to live in North America is TRUE?

A. The small dinosaurs are likely to have fed on plants and bugs.

B. Leading paleontologists cannot identify the small dinosaurs.

C. Small dinosaurs ran slowly compared with their large neighbors.

D. Small dinosaurs' fossils were found in a remote part of Argentina.

10. What is the main point of the article?

A. An explanation of how dinosaurs became extinct.

B. To interview a successful dinosaur paleontologist

C. A report of the discovery of a small dinosaur and an interview with a dinosaur expert.

D. To give advice to young people interested in dinosaurs and paleontology.

Hard road to success (P8)

11. Which choice gives the events below in the correct order?

a.The author got some checks totaling $50,000 from Fred.

b.The author called her parents to ask for a loan.

c.The author's investments failed and she lost all the money.

d.The author became a good broker.

e.The author paid off her debts.

A. a-b-d-c-e B. b-a-c-d-e C. b-a-d-c-e D. b-a-d-e-c

12. From the underlined sentences in the 5th paragraph, we can conclude that _____.

A. Fred believed that an honest person like the author should have a chance at greater succe

B. Fred thought that the author should pay off her debts before she went after her dream

C. Fred advised the author not to have too big a dream and do things in a practical way

D. Fred was sure that the author would make a fortune before he decided to invest in her

13. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “cover” in the last paragraph?

A. spread over B. protect someone from

C. free from worries of D. provide payment for

14. The last two paragraphs may suggest that _____.

A. the author would eventually leave Merrill Lynch to open her own brokerage house

B. Fred would promise the author more loans in the future

C. Fred's trust in the author had paid off

D. the author paid back Fred $50,000 in all

Listening

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Topic: Shopping

（一）听下面两段对话，然后回答问题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What day can the woman get the book?

A. She can get it on Friday.

B. She can get it on Thursday.

C. She can get it on Saturday.

2. Where are the two speakers?

A. They are in a grocery. B. They are in an office.

C. They are in a shop.

（二）听下面一段对话，然后回答以下三个问题。该段对话读两遍。

3. What color dress does the woman want to buy at first?

A. Blue. B. Pink. C. Yellow.

4. What dress does the woman buy at the end?

A. A yellow dress in size M. B. A blue dress in size M.

C. A blue dress in size L.

5. How much does the woman spend on the dress?

A. 289 yuan. B. 260 yuan. C. 265 yuan.

Key:

Reading

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4. British humour has always been more understated than that of America.

5. It is a pun on the name of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

6. Wallace sums up a particular type of British comic hero.

7. The films are about adventure stories between Wallace, a clumsy British living in the north of England and his loyal and intelligent dog, Gromit.

8—10 CAC 11—14 BADC

Listening

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