滚动测试五

　　第卷

　　第一部分　听力(共两节,满分30分)

　　第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

　　M:Mary,could you hurry?If you are late again,I’ll fire you.

　　W:Oh,I’m sorry,but I promise I won’t be late again.

　　1.What is the relationship between the two speakers?

　　A.Employer and employee.

　　B.Waitress and customer.

　　C.Mother and son.

　　答案:A

　　W:Your accent is something different.I mean,you are not native English.

　　M:I was born in Sydney,and was brought up in Scotland.But my father is from Ireland.

　　2.Where was the man born?

　　A.In Sydney.　B.In Ireland.　C.In Scotland.

　　答案:A

　　W:Will you please change the channel for another program?I can’t stand this.

　　M:Please be patient.The news will end soon.

　　3.What are the two speakers doing?

　　A.Watching television.

　　B.Listening to the teacher.

　　C.Making the program.

　　答案:A

　　W:I’d like to exchange this green tablecloth that I bought last week for the red one.

　　M:Let’s see now.The red one is only $10.95,and the green one was $15.

　　4.Which tablecloth is cheaper?

　　A.The green one. B.The red one. C.The blue one.

　　答案:B

　　W:Will you please return these books to John when you see him?

　　M:Of course,I’ll be seeing him in class this morning.

　　5.What does the man mean?

　　A.He will go to the library.

　　B.He will borrow these books.

　　C.He will go to school this morning.

　　答案:C

　　第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

　　听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

　　W:How’s it going,Vic?

　　M:Oh,OK.This party is not much fun,is it?

　　W:I’m enjoying myself.Aren’t you?

　　M:I don’t know.I’m a little bored,I guess.

　　W:Come on.You are just feeling a little down because it’s Christmas and you’re all by yourself.It happens to everyone.

　　M:Maybe that’s it.

　　W:I’m sure it is.Come on.Cheer up.Try and enjoy yourself.

　　M:Yeah,I will.Thanks.

　　W:That’s OK.

　　6.Where does this conversation most probably take place?

　　A.At a party. B.In an office. C.In the woman’s house.

　　答案:A

　　7.Why is the man feeling down?

　　A.He doesn’t know anybody there.

　　B.He is alone at Christmas.

　　C.He doesn’t like Christmas.

　　答案:B

　　听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

　　W:What are you looking at,Jim?

　　M:I’m reading an article about the world’s homeless population.

　　W:Homeless population?

　　M:Yes—sociologists describe homeless people as those who have no fixed shelter on any given night.These figures show five countries with large homeless populations.

　　W:Wow,that’s amazing.I never realized that there were so many homeless people in Germany and France.

　　M:You know what?Our own country the USA ranks number one among these countries!

　　W:Surely not!India tops the list with three million homeless people.

　　M:Well,it depends on how you look at it.Although we have a million fewer homeless people than India,we have the highest percentage of homeless people.

　　8.How does the man get the information about homeless population?

　　A.From an article.　B.From radio.　C.From TV.

　　答案:A

　　9.How many homeless people are there in India?

　　A.One million. B.Two million. C.Three million.

　　答案:C

　　10.Which country has the highest percentage of homeless people?

　　A.India. B.The US. C.Germany.

　　答案:B

　　听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

　　W:Hello.

　　M:This is Jim Evens from the Market Research Company.May I ask you a few questions?

　　W:Oh,I suppose.

　　M:Do you read any newspapers and if so,which ones?

　　W:I read the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

　　M:About how many hours a week do you read newspapers then?

　　W:Oh,about two or three.

　　M:OK.Now,do you read books regularly and,if so,what type?

　　W:Well,novels are my favourite but,to tell you the truth,I haven’t read one in quite a while.I’m taking a class at night,so the only books I’ve been reading lately are textbooks.

　　M:And how long do you spend a week reading textbooks?

　　W:Not enough.I guess seven or eight hours.

　　M:Thanks for your help.

　　W:You’re welcome.

　　11.What is the man doing?

　　A.Asking about reading habits.

　　B.Questioning about an evening school.

　　C.Exchanging reading experience with the woman.

　　答案:A

　　12.How much time does the woman spend a week reading newspapers?

　　A.About two or three hours.

　　B.About four or five hours.

　　C.About seven or eight hours.

　　答案:A

　　13.What does the woman like best?

　　A.Newspapers. B.Textbooks. C.Novels.

　　答案:C

　　听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

　　W:Tom,why are you surfing the Net again?It’s a real waste of time,I’ve told you.

　　M:I’m doing my homework,mom.I need to write a paper,and I’m looking for the information on the Net.

　　W:Really?

　　M:Yes.You see,you can find a lot of information by entering the key words and searching for them.

　　W:That’s fantastic!

　　M:And the Net can also help you do shopping.It’s called E-shopping.

　　W:How can I do shopping without going to the shops?

　　M:It’s easy.First you enter an online shopping delivery service,which will give you the pictures of different goods.Then you simply point and click around the screen for the goods you want.The goods will be sent to you.

　　W:I can’t believe it.Let me have a try.

　　M:It can save you a lot of time.

　　14.What does the woman think of surfing the Net at first?

　　A.It is a waste of time.

　　B.It can save time.

　　C.It is fantastic.

　　答案:A

　　15.What is the man doing?

　　A.Doing shopping.

　　B.Writing a paper.

　　C.Searching for information.

　　答案:C

　　16.What does the man recommend to his mother?

　　A.E-shopping. B.E-mail. C.E-card.

　　答案:A

　　听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

　　Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.This is Karen Tailor,your announcer at the British National Swimming Competition.We’ve had really exciting races here so far.Teams have come from more than twenty sports clubs and their fans have come with them.The next event on the program is the women’s 100-meter freestyle.Here are some swimmers in this race.Alice Godley from Liverpool is in Lane 1.She has won three races so far this month,but she hasn’t broken any records yet.Karen Gibson from London Sports Club has the flu and can’t swim today.Beth Cromer has taken her place in Lane 2.She has always been better at 50-meter backstroke,but she’s good at 100-meter freestyle too.She won a silver medal in 100-meter last year.In Lane 3,we see Elizabeth Hampton from Manchester Club.She has often swum for her sports club and has had some very good races.

　　17.Which event is going to be held next?

　　A.Men’s 50-meter freestyle.

　　B.Women’s 50-meter freestyle.

　　C.Women’s 100-meter freestyle.

　　答案:C

　　18.What do we know about Alice Godley?

　　A.She has broken records.

　　B.She is good at 50-meter backstroke.

　　C.She has won three races so far this month.

　　答案:C

　　19.Who was supposed to swim in Lane 2?

　　A.Beth Cromer.

　　B.Karen Gibson.

　　C.Elizabeth Hampton.

　　答案:B

　　20.Which club does Beth Cromer represent?

　　A.London Sports Club.

　　B.Manchester Club.

　　C.Liverpool Club.

　　答案:A

　　第二部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

　　第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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

　　Television has turned 88 years old on September 7,2024,and it has never looked better.

　　In its youth,television was a piece of furniture with a tiny,round screen showing unclear pictures of low budget programs.In spite of its shortcomings,it became well-received.Between 1950 and 1963,the number of American families with a television jumped from 9% to 92% of the population.

　　As the audience got larger,the technology got better.Television sets became more reliable through the 1960s.Both of the reception and the picture improved.The major networks started broadcasting programs in color.

　　Even greater improvements were coming according to Sanford Brown,who wrote an article for the Post in 1967.Surprisingly,just about every prediction he made in the article became a reality.For example:All sets in the not distant future will be color instruments.He also predicted that TV sets would become smaller,simpler,more reliable and less expensive and may forever put the TV repairman out of work.Smaller sets do not,of course,mean smaller screens.TV engineers expect screens to get much bigger.However,today’s 3D TV is even farther away,if it’s coming at all.There is some doubt whether the public would be eager to pay for it,in view of people’s cold reception given to 3D movies.

　　But the technology with the greatest potential,according to Brown,was cable television (有线电视),which was still in its early stages then.As he predicted,the future of cable television was highly interactive.It wasn’t cable television that gave Americans their electronic connection to the world,however.It was the Internet.He even foresaw the future office:using picture phones,bigscreen televisions for conferences,and computers providing information,at the touch of a button.

　　Brown ever said,“The future of television is no longer a question of what we can invent.It’s a question of what we want.”

　　【语篇导读】 这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了电视的发展历史。

　　21.What can we infer about television sets in the 1960s?

　　A.They were very popular with Americans.

　　B.The reception showed no improvement.

　　C.They showed black-and-white pictures.

　　D.They were out of order now and then.

　　答案:A

　　解析:推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二句话可知,尽管早期的电视有一些缺点,但仍很受欢迎;在1950至1963年间美国家庭中拥有电视的人口从9%上升到92%。由第三段内容可排除B、C、D三项。故选A项。

　　22.Which of the followings did Sanford Brown fail to predict?

　　A.Television’s good quality.

　　B.The invention of 3-D TV.

　　C.The future office’s model

　　D.The potential of cable TV.

　　答案:B

　　解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中“However,today’s 3D TV is even farther away,if it’s coming at all.”一句可知,Sanford Brown没有预测到3D技术在电视上的运用。故B项符合要求。

　　23.What is the text mainly about?

　　A.The shortcomings of television.

　　B.The bright future of television.

　　C.The development of television.

　　D.The invention of television.

　　答案:C

　　解析:主旨大意题。根据文章第一段内容就可以知道文章主要讲述的是电视的发展历史,故C项正确。

　　B

　　I’m seventeen.I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles.People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars.It was hard work.

　　While working,you wear a plate with your name on it.I once met someone I knew years ago.I remembered his name and said,“Mr Castle,how are you?” We talked about this and that.As he left,he said,“It was nice talking to you,Brett.” I felt great,he remembered me.Then I looked down at my name plate.Oh,no.He didn’t remember me at all;he just read the name plate.I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate.If he’d have said,“Oh yes,Irving,how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him.There’s nothing personal here.

　　The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders.One of these was:you couldn’t accept tips.Okay,I’m outside and I put the bags in the car.For a lot of people,the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me.I’d say,“I’m sorry,I can’t.” They’d get angry.When you give someone a tip,you’re sort of being polite.You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say,“Oh,thanks a lot.” When you say,“I’m sorry,I can’t.” They feel a little put down.They say,“No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket.You say,“I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you.It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly.Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good.I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas.?

　　One lady actually put it in my pocket,got in the car,and drove away.I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.

　　I had decided that one year was enough.Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed.I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.

　　【语篇导读】作者在一家超市工作,认为接受小费有助于互相理解,是一种礼貌行为,而经理不让收小费,使得作者很为难,最后提出放弃这份工作。

　　24.What can be the best title for this text?

　　A.How Hard Life Is for Box Boys

　　B.Getting along with Customers

　　C.Why I Gave up My Job

　　D.The Art of Taking Tips

　　答案:C

　　解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,作者认为接受小费有助于互相理解,是一种礼貌行为,而经理不让收小费,使得作者很为难,得罪许多人,文章最后提出放弃这份工作,故应选C项。

　　25.From the second paragraph,we can infer that 　.?

　　A.the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

　　B.with a name plate,people can easily start talking

　　C.Mr Castle mistook Irving for Brett

　　D.Irving was the writer’s real name

　　答案:A

　　解析:推理判断题。在第二段中,当作者被人喊出名字时,开始很高兴,后来才知道是自己的工作牌上的指示,说明这份工作不是很人性化。