My parents moved out of their old home sometime last year after they had celebrated their
A.anniversary
B.years old
C.age
D.wedding
A.anniversary
B.years old
C.age
D.wedding
第1题
听力原文: I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday: "Carol, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him."
AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.
We couldn't afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's words were drowned as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.
I did not share my burden with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.
I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless. I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. She saved my life.
I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.
(30)
A.He told no one about his disease.
B.He worked hard to pay for his medication.
C.He depended on the nurses in his final days.
D.He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.
第2题
Happily my parents always had a(n)______attitude to my staying out late in the evening.
A.long-suffering
B.long-standing
C.kind-hearted
D.easy-going
第3题
听力原文:W: Mr. Hudson, where were you born and raised?
M: I was born in Chicago, but I didn't live there any more. I was raised in Washington, grew up there until I went to college in New York and then Harvard.
W: Looking back. How did you think your parents shaped your character?
M: Well, it's hard to estimate entirely. I was quite fond of my parents and considered them very good people. My mother was a kind of very feminist and a well-known Jewish poet. She became internationally known. My father was a lawyer. And though it's hard to say how much they influenced me, I liked them, I respected them and I'm sure I was influenced to some degree by them.
W: You were educated in the public schools?
M; We moved almost every year, so I went to a different public school each year.
W: So you would have been in high school and what years... approximately?
M: Oh, I was in high school when... 26 or 27? I forgot. I graduated from high school in 32.
W; What did you study in university?
M: Well, that's a difficult question. I started out thinking I'd be an economist, and then I got disappointed with that. And after an odd experience in my junior year, I decided that I'd go out and study agriculture or management, but I enrolled in both for a whole year and tried to learn the required courses. I lasted a year, and then I came back to the main campus and finished up as an economics major specializing in labor economics.
W: Did you go right graduate school or join the army after you graduated from the university?
M: Well, I went to Harvard as a graduate student in philosophy in 1936, and stayed there until the war broke out. I was drafted after I took my PhD exams in the early part of 1941. So I went into the army before Pearl Harbor.
Questions:
17. Where did Mr. Hudson grow up?
18. Mr. Hudson's mother was a famous______.
19. What did Mr. Hudson eventually major in for his bachelor's degree?
20. When did Mr. Hudson join the army?
(17)
A.New York.
B.Chicago.
C.Harvard.
D.Washington.
第4题
Sleepless at Night It was a normal summer night Humidity(湿气) hung in the thick air. I couldn’t go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise. Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow. I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down. Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出) his sad song. He was on the old orange couch(长沙发),sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He begged me to sit on it. In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents’ marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events. As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body. I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song. I forgot all about the heat and the next day’s surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries slowly move away. 1 The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because A it was too cold B it was too dry C he had a cold D he had a fever.
第5题
A.that
B.when
C.since
D.because
第6题
听力原文:M: Hello.
W: Hello, John. This is Florence Richardson. I'm sorry to phone you at this hour, but I'm experiencing a sticky issue and I can't think of anyone to get advice from besides you.
M: What's up?
W: Well, I moved to my present apartment a couple of months ago and now I'm thinking to defer my studies and planning to return to my parents' place next month. Today, I gave notice to my landlord but he said he's unable to give my deposit back since I have to stay a minimum of six months.
M: Are you giving him a-month-in-advance notice to move?
W: Yes, that's exactly what I did today. In the tenancy agreement that's the timeframe. requested to notify the landlord.
M: Yes, that's the usual practice. Well, in the tenancy agreement, did it state that there's a minimum of six months stay or the deposit would be forfeited?
W: Not that I could remember. Besides, I have never heard of such a clause in the contract.
M: Well, I have never heard of it either. It could be the landlord is trying to intimidate you. Perhaps you should pull your contract out and have a word with him.
W: Yes, that's exactly what I'm thinking of. But he said he spent time and money on advertisement to get a tenant and it wouldn't be fair on him if I just stayed for two months.
M: Well, that's not the Point, Florence. It doesn't matter how much he spent on advertisement, but the fact is he shouldn't force a tenant to stay if he or she doesn't want to. Besides, if the contract does not state the timeframe, then he shouldn't impose it himself.
W: You are right, John. You just confirmed my reasoning.
M: Look, Florence, I'll go with you to see the landlord tomorrow and if he still insists on not giving your deposit back, we'll go to the small claims court to get your money back.
W: Thanks, John. I really appreciate that.
(20)
A.She can't find a new place to live.
B.The landlord wants her to move out after only g months.
C.She thinks she will lose her deposit money.
D.The contract states she must stay for 6 months so she can't move.
第7题
Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night. Humidity (湿气) hung in the thick air.
I couldn't go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
I couldn't stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator,my cat, frightened me as he meowed (喵喵地唱出) his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, "I'm lonely, pet me. I need a good hug (紧抱)." Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents' marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What's life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator's body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the heat and the next day's surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries slowly move away.
第 31 题 The author could not go to sleep partly because
A.it was too cold,
B.it was too dry.
C.he hadacold.
D.he hadafever.
第8题
Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night. Humidity (湿气) hung in the thick air.
I couldn't go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise.
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light.
I couldn't stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow. Back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed (喵喵地唱出) his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen. He looked at me as if to say "I'm lonely, pet me. I need a good hug (紧抱)."Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch. This couch represented my parents' marriage, my birth, and hundreds of other little events.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was flooded with questions: What's life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator's body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song. I forgot all about the heat and the next day's surprise. The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its alms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries slowly move away.
The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because ______.
A.it was too cold
B.it was too dry
C.he had a cold
D.he had a fever
第9题
根据短文回答 31~35 题。
Sleepless at night
It was a normal summer night Humidity (湿气) hung in the thick air
I couldn't go to sleep, partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise
Sweat stuck to my aching body Finally, I gathered enough strength to sit up I looked out of my small window into the night there was a big bright moon hanging in tile sky, giving off a magic light
I couldn't stand the pressure anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow Back and forth, up and down
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement, some life Gladiator,
my cat, frightened me as he meowed (喵喵地唱着) his sad song, He was on the old
orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, waiting for something to happen He looked at me as if to say, "I'm lonely, pet me I need a good hug (紧抱)" Even the couch begged me to sit on it
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch This couch represented my parents' marriage,-my birth, and hundreds of other little events
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily My mind was flooded with questions: What's life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand Clown Gladiator's body, I had a new thought; each touch sang a different song
I forgot all about the heat and the next day's surprise The atmosphere was so full of warmth and silence that i sank into its arms Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms I felt all my worries slowly move away
第 31 题 The author of the passage could not go to sleep partly because()
A.it was too cold
B.it was too dry
C.he had cold
D.he had a fever