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Creative parking (P3)

阅读下面短文，根据汉语解释、首字母、单词或语境提示填空，每空仅填一词。

My 1. ______ (neighbor) is very old. When my family moved here 10 years ago, almost no one had a car. It won't surprise you to learn then that there was no basement car 2. ______. But after a while things began to change, and then they began to change a lot. All of a sudden there were a lot more cars around. We had to find ways to cope with the 3. i______.

We decided to level an old dining hall and build a parking lot in its place. It was 4. e______ that this would solve the problem for about 8 years. Five years later, however, there are even more cars. More parking spaces are needed.

People now are very 5. ______ (善于发明的). For instance, they park at the side of a road or by a garden. But they are also considerate; they don't just park anywhere. Let me tell a story about my family to illustrate this.

One evening my family went out to dinner and we stayed out very late. 6. ______ (return) home, we were amazed to see that every single parking place was 7. ______. Finally, we realized that the only place we would be able to park was back at the restaurant we had just left, which is what we did. It 8. ______ (花费) a long time to get home, and it was all because we wouldn't 9. b______ the road with our car – although I suppose you could say we were being 10. ______ (惩罚) for returning home so late.

A new triumph for ... (P4)

11. According to the article, young people look up to Beyoncé because ______.

A. she is considered to be a role model for the Obama girl

B. she fought her way out of poverty and became famous worldwide

C. she fights for equal rights for women

D. she combines fine qualities such as intelligence, talent, achievement and independence

12. Which of the following does not explain Beyonce's success, according to the article?

A. Her family background.

B. Her hard work.

C. Her dedication to charity work.

D. Her determination.

13. What is the article mainly about?

A. Beyoncé's great achievements as a singer.

B. Beyoncé's career and charity work.

C. What makes Beyoncé a role model.

D. The respect and admiration some teenagers have for Beyonce.

Animal wonders (P6)

14. By writing this passage, the author intends to ______.

A. introduce some popular scientific finds in the animal world this year

B. draw people's attention to protecting the four endangered specie

C. warn people of the danger of climate change

D. explain the influence of human activities on wild animal

15. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Worcester's buttonquail?

A. They were found on most islands of the Philippines.

B. The last bird of this species was sold as food.

C. A TV crew got a chance to take photos of it before it was eaten.

D. Local people care much about the threatened wildlife in the region of Luzon.

16. What conclusion did scientists draw from a careful study on the fossils of a giant snake?

A. The snake lived in the hot desert areas 60 million years ago.

B. Tropical rain forests used to be warmer than they are now.

C. The snake was heavier than a city bus and was the biggest one ever lived.

D. Change in climate caused the death of the snake.

17. What can we learn about Megamouth shark according to the article?

A. It has giant mouth and teeth.

B. Scientists created a new animal family when it was discovered.

C. It will attack human beings when people get too close.

D. There are no more than 41 megamouth sharks left in the entire world.

Make the most of ... (P8)

18. According to the letter, the author's daughter is ______.

A. scared to be leaving home

B. a well-rounded student

C. the pride of her university

D. learning to drive a car

19. What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter?

A. Uncertainty. B. Pure enjoyment.

C. Successes and challenges.

D. Experimentation with life.

20. What does the author advise his daughter to do in college?

A. Plan everything.

B. Party with friends in her free time.

C. Ignore what others think or say.

D. Treasure and make the best of her college years.

21. Which of these pieces of advice is given in the article?

a. think and live independently b. learn how to learn

c. choose friends with similar personalitie

d. be genuine and sincere e. try new thing

A. abc B. bce C. cde D. abe

22. From the text, we can conclude the father is ______.

A. worried about his daughter

B. strict with his daughter

C. optimistic about his daughter's future

D. sad that his daughter is leaving home

Listening

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Topic: Personal Information

（一）听下面两段对话，然后回答问题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the woman think the weather will be like tomorrow?

A. She thinks it will rain.

B. She thinks it will be sunny.

C. She doesn't think it will rain.

2. Why must the speakers change their plan?

A. Christmas is not far away.

B. A heavy storm was expected.

C. There was a heavy storm the previous evening.

（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's the weather like?

A. Snowy. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.

4. Why isn't the young man wearing his thick jacket?

A. He's not cold. B. It's too small. C. It's too old.

5. What will the young woman do in the afternoon?

A. She is going to buy a scarf for the young man.

B. She is going to the supermarket with the young man.

C. She is going to buy a thick jacket for the young man.

Key:

Reading

1. neighborhood

2. park

3. increase

4. expected

5. inventive

6. Returning

7. taken

8. took

9. block

10. punished

11—13 DAC

14—17 ACBB

18—22 BCDDC

Listening

1—5 CBABB