Dick's mum was much kinder to him than she was to his brothers, ______ of course, made the

第二节 完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

"What’s the matter, mum？"

As soon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is. It’s unusual—she usually【C1】______the door and welcomes me with a smile!

"She’s dying," mum says sadly. I【C2】______what she says. The tulip(郁金香), mother's favorite flower, is dying.

A month ago, we moved【C3】______our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked it very much.【C4】______she was free, she would sit in her armchair beside the tulip and enjoy its beautiful color【C5】______inviting smell.

She treated it like a baby and looked after it【C6】______. She put the tulip by the window and moved it from one place to【C7】______to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing she did when she【C8】______every morning was to water the tulip. Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.

She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and【C9】______. But the tulip was dying because of too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.

It’s true that mother loves the tulip. But this kind of love【C10】______be harmful. Love can sometimes kill what you love.

【C1】

A．closes

B．opens

C．keeps

听力原文：A: Hello.

B: Hello. Could I speak to Cathy Schaefer, please？

A: Speaking.

B: Oh, hi, Cathy. This is Dick Carpenter. Do you re member—from Bill Stevenson's party？

A: Oh, of course, Dick. How are you？

B: Just fine, thanks, Uh, Cathy, I was just wondering if you'd like to go to a Beethoven concert this Friday.

A: Oh, I'd love to, Dick, really, but I'm afraid I can't this Friday. I have to work.

B: Oh, that's too bad. Well, could we make it some other time then？

A: Sure, let's.

B: Well, are you free on Saturday night, by any chance？ They're doing the same program.

A: Saturday would be fine. What time does the concert start？

B: At eight sharp, but I thought we could have dinner first.

A: Oh, that sounds very nice.

B: I'II pick you up at 5:30,OK？

A: Fine. De you have my address？

B: No.

A: It's 761 Dearfield Drive.

B: Is that D-E-A-R-F-I-E-L-D？

A: That's right. Well, I guess I'll see you on Saturday then.

B: Right. I'm looking forward to it.

A: Me, too. Thanks so much for asking me. See you then.

B: OK. So long for now.

1 Dick had planned to invite Cathy to go to a concert on (9) , but Cathy has to work on this day.

2 Concert starting time: At (10) sharp.

3 Dick will pick up Cathy at (11)

4 Cathy's address: (12) Dearfield drive.

第三篇

Two People，Two Paths

You must be familiar with the situation：Dad’s driving，Mum’s telling him where to go．He’s sure that they need to turn left But she says it’s not for another two blocks．Who has the better sense of direction？ Men or women.

They both do, a new study says．but in different ways．

Men and women．Canadian researchers have found，have different methods of finding their

way．Men look quickly at landmarks(地标)and head off in what they think is the right direction．

Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head．

“women tend to be more detailed,”said Edward Cornell．who led the study,“while men

tend to be a little bit faster and …a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的)．”

In fact, said Cornell,“sense of direction”isn’t one skill but two．

The first is the“survey method”.This is when you see all area from above, such as a printed map．Y0u can see，for example，where the hospital is，where the church is and that the

supermarket is on its right．

The second skill is the“route method”This is when you use a series of directions．You start

from the hospital，then turn left，turn fight，go uphill——and then you see the supermarket．

Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions．

Both work, and neither is better．

Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.

In ancient times，young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt．The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places．The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on．

The women，on the other hand，took young girls out to find fruits and plants．These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths．So, women’s sense of

space was based on learning certain routes．

41 When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on

A his intuitive knowledge.

B his book knowledge．

C Mum’s assistance.

D the police’s assistance．

听力原文：M: There's a letter here for you, Mum.

W: Thanks, John. Oh, no, not another telephone bill. I hope it is not as much as last time.

M: How much is it？

W: $130.94 for three months. How can it be so much？ Tour father and I hardly make any calls. You must have been using the phone all the time.

M: Only to speak to my friends.

W: John, I don't think you realize just how much it costs when you telephone your school friends, and you speak to them for so long, especially during the day. Why can't you call them after 6 pm when it is cheaper. Your father is going to be upset when he finds out.

M: I'm sorry.

W: Well, being sorry just isn't good enough. I've told you often enough not to use the telephone so much. If you had to pay the hill, you wouldn't be so irresponsible with the telephone. You see your friends every day. Why do you need to phone them up as well？

M: But I do have something important to phone them sometimes.

W: OK, if you still take so long speaking to them, you'll have to pay half of this bill out of your wages from your Saturday job.

M: But Mum, that's not fair.

W: Then, I may have to get one of those phone locks and I'll keep the key, then you won't be able to make any calls.

(20)

A．Jane.

B．The father.

C．The letter.

D．Phone bill.

Two People, Two Paths

You must be familiar with the situation: dad's driving, mum's telling him where to go. He's sure that they need to turn left. But she says it's not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of direction.'？ Men or women？

They both do, a new study says, but in different ways.

Men and women, Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks (地标) and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head.

"Women tend to be more detailed. "said Edward Cornell, who led the study "While men tend to be a little bit faster and a little bit more intuitive(直觉感知的). "

In fact, said Cornell, "sense of direction" isn't one skill but two. The first is the "survey method". This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right. The second skill is the "route method". This is when you use a series of directions. Yon start from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill, and then you see the supermarket. Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions. Both work and neither is better.

Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles. In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt. The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks—the mountains, the lakes and so on.

The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, women's sense of space was based on learning certain routes.

When finding his way Dad tends to rely on ______.

A．his intuitive knowledge

B．his book knowledge

C．Mum's assistance

D．the police's assistance

Dad, Why Did You Do It？

Every time the phone rings in my fiat I jump, especially if it's near midnight. Deep down I know it's only Mum, ringing for a chat because, yet again, she can't sleep. But for a fraction of a second I freeze.

It was midnight when the call came that changed the way I felt about the person I loved most —my dad.

I'd watch his friends playing around with young girls and then look at Dad. "Ridiculous," he'd say, and I'd smile, knowing he could never behave that way.

Last October, as if to prove the point, he whisked Mum away for a romantic weekend in Rome to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. She was so happy.

I didn't think any couple could be closer and I always dreamed that when I got married it would be the same for me — secure and caring.

Dad always wanted the best for me and he made sure I got it. Thanks to his Army career and pension we were financially better off than most. But he always pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and Mum.

I loved him for that, but when he packed me off to America for a year to "find myself" I didn't want to go.

Hugging me at the airport, Dad wiped away my tears. "It'll be character building, Emma," he said, adding : "Anyway, if you don't like it after a few months you can come back. But trust me Princess, you'll love it. "

He was right. I loved the States, and living there built up my confidence.

Still, I missed Dad like mad. I remember sitting in a coffee bar in Chicago and hiding behind the menu as tears poured down my face.

I was frightened, alone and I knew Dad wasn't there to put his arms around me and reassure me. I rushed out to a phone booth to call him. As soon as I heard his sleepy voice I felt okay.

Then, when I got home 12 months later, nothing much had changed... I thought.

Mum was as madly in love with Dad as she'd been since the day he'd first kissed her in the school playground; and Dad seemed to feel the same—on the outside.

Except he'd finally left the Army and was now an area manager for a car manufacturer. Mum was over the moon—it meant he no longer had to travel all over the country and spend months away from home.

Dad was excited about his new job, and when he started working late neither Mum nor I thought anything of it. He told us it was a new project, and so confidential he wasn't allowed to tell us much about it. I believed he was at work, tucked away in his office — until I got that unforgettable midnight call.

The woman's voice was hesitant but panicky. She asked if I was George's daughter. I didn't realize who she was until she told me Dad was with her — at midnight.

She said she hadn't wanted to ring, that she'd never wanted me to find out about her, but she had no choice. Someone had to know that Dad was on his way to hospital. "He's had a heart attack," she said, her voice trembling.

As I paced up and down the hospital corridor, this strange woman explained that she'd been with my father when he'd collapsed. The thought of them together made me feel ill. While I rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face, I heard a cry. It was her.

As soon as I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder, I knew Dad had gone.

I couldn't make myself go and look at him. I would've seen a stranger lying there.

The man who for 24 years had told me never to lie, to be true to myself and always to treasure family values above all else, had slipped away from my lift for ever.

Only then did I discover this woman worked for the company. She was Dad's so-called "confidential project".

An hour or so later I broke the news to Mum. I said Dad had suffered a hea

A．Emma was afraid to answer her mother's phone call at midnight.

B．Emma would haste for a while before answering her mother's phone.

C．Emma was very glad to answer her mother's phone.

D．Emma could not fall asleep at midnight.

Dad, Why Did You Do It？

Every time the phone rings in my flat I jump, especially if it's near midnight. Deep down I know it's only Mum, ringing for a chat because, yet again, she can't sleep. But for a fraction of a second I freeze.

It was midnight when the call came that changed the way I felt about the person I loved most—my dad.

I'd watch his friends playing around with young girls and then look at Dad. "Ridiculous," he'd say, and I'd smile, knowing he could never behave that way.

Last October, as if to prove the point, he whisked Mum away for a romantic weekend in Rome to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. She was so happy.

I didn't think any couple could he closer and I always dreamed that when I got married it would be the same for me—secure and caring.

Dad always wanted the best for me and he made sure I got it. Thanks to his Army career and pension we were financially better off than most. But he always pushed me to achieve things for myself and not be too dependent on him and Mum.

I loved him for that, but when he packed me off to America for a year to "find myself" I didn't want to go.

Hugging me at the airport, Dad wiped away my tears. "It'll be character building, Emma," he said, adding: "Anyway, if you don't like it after a few months you can come back. But trust me Princess, you'll love it."

He was right. I loved the States, and living there built up my confidence.

Still. I missed Dad like mad. I remember sitting in a coffee bar in Chicago and hiding behind the menu as tears poured down my face.

I was frightened, alone and I knew Dad wasn't there to put his arms around me and reassure me. I rushed out to a phone booth to call him. As soon as I heard his sleepy voice I felt okay.

Then, when I got home 12 months later, nothing much had changed...I thought.

Mum was as madly in love with Dad as she'd been since the day he'd first kissed her in the school playground; and Dad seemed to feel the same—on the outside.

Except he'd finally left the Army and was now an area manager for a car manufacturer. Mum was over the moon—it meant he no longer had to travel all over the country and spend months away from home.

Dad was excited about his new job, and when he started working late neither Mum nor I thought anything of it. He told us it was a new project, and so confidential he wasn't allowed to tell us much about it. I believed he was at work, tucked away in his office—until I got that unforgettable midnight call.

The woman's voice was hesitant but panicky. She asked if I was George's daughter, I didn't realize who she was until she told me Dad was with her—at midnight.

She said she hadn't wanted to ring, that she'd never wanted me to find out about her, but she had no choice. Someone had to know that Dad was on his way to hospital. "He's had a heart attack," she said, her voice trembling.

As I paced up and down the hospital corridor, this strange woman explained that she'd been with my father when he'd collapsed. The thought of them together made me feel ill. While I rushed to the toilet to splash water on my face, I heard a cry. It was her.

As soon as I saw the doctor taking off his mask and laying a hand on her shoulder, I knew Dad had gone.

I couldn't make myself go and look at him. I would've seen a stranger lying there.

The man who for 24 years had told me never to lie, to be true to myself and always to treasure family values above all else, had slipped away from my lift for ever.

Only then did I discover this woman worked for the company. She was Dad's so-called "confidential project".

An hour or so later I broke the news to Mum. I said Dad had suffered a heart attack

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

Two People, Two Paths

You must be familiar with the situation: Dad's driving, Mum's telling him where to go.He's sure that they need to turn left. But she says it's not for another two blocks. Who has the better sense of direction Men or women.

They both do, a new study says, but in different ways.

Men and women,- Canadian researchers have found, have different methods of finding their way. Men look quickly at landmarks （地标） and head off in what they think is the right direction. Women, however, try to picture the whole route in detail and then follow the path in their head.

"Women tend to be more detailed," said Edward Cornell, who led the study, "while men tend to be a little bit faster and...a little bit more intuitive （直觉感知的）."

In fact, said Cornell, "sense of direction" isn't one skill but two.

The first is the "survey method". This is when you see an area from above, such as a printed map. You can see, for example, where the hospital is, where the church is and that the supermarket is on its right.

The second skill is the "route method". This is when you use a series of directions. You start from the hospital, then turn left, turn right, go uphill －and then you see the supermarket.

Men are more likely to use the survey method while women are more likely to use one route and follow directions.

Both work, and neither is better.

Some scientists insist that these different skills have a long history. They argue it is because of the difference in traditional roles.

In ancient times, young men often went far away with the older men to fish or hunt.The trip took hours or days and covered unfamiliar places. The only way to know where you were was to use the survey method to remember landmarks -- the mountains, the lakes and so on.

The women, on the other hand, took young girls out to find fruits and plants. These activities were much closer to home but required learning well-used paths. So, women's sense of space was based on learning certain routes.

第 31 题 When finding his way, Dad tends to rely on.

A．his intuitive knowledge.

B．his book knowledge.

C．Mum's assistance.

D．the police's assistance.

Man: Where is the party then？

Girl: It's at Tom's house. His sister is 18 on Saturday, and they're having a big

celebration. It's going to be brilliant. They're having a disco and Tom's Mum's a wonderful cook, so the food will be good. They've invited all their friends from school but their cousins will be there too.

Man: Well, I hope the weather stays warm so you can be outside. It sounds as if a lot of people are coming. But it all sounds fine to me. It'll be nice for you to go out at the weekend. You spend too much time at home studying. Now, what time does the party start and what time does it finish？

Girl: It starts at eight o'clock and finishes about half past twelve. But Jane's going as well, and her Dad will collect us and bring us home afterwards. It's all arranged.

Man: Mmm ... it'll be difficult for us to take you. Mum and I are going to see a film which starts at 7:15. Let's see. Why don't we collect you and Jane at the end of the party？ Then you could ask Jane's Dad to take you both to the party at eight.

Girl: I'm sure that'll be fine. I'll go and give Jane a ring.

Man: Just one thing though — we'll pick you up at 11:30. I really think that's late enough.

Girl: Oh Dad! That's so early. Remember we don't have to go to school on Sunday! Don't make us leave an hour before everyone else.

Man: Well, I suppose it is the weekend. Let's say midnight. But definitely no later.

Girl: But ...

Man: That's my final decision! Now go and ring Jane before I change my mind!

Girl: Okay.

•Look at the six sentences for this part.

•You will hear a conversation between a teenage girl called Anna and her father about a party.

•Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.

Anna begins by asking her father to collect her from the party.

A．正确

B．错误

Thoreau's ______is full of eco-wisdom.

A．Nature

B．Self-Reliance

C．Walden

D．Moby Dick