听力第一节1. What will the woman do on Friday night?A. See a movieB. Write essays.C. Visit the man.2. What are the speaker talking about?A. Birthday gifts.B. Cooking skills.C. Mother’s hobbies.3. How does the man advise the woman to go to the Scotch House?A. On foot.B. By subway.C. By car.4. What does the man think of his trip?A. Terrible.B. Wonderful.C. Just so-so.5. What happened to the woman?A. She missed the bus.B. She had an accident.C. She almost lost her wallet.第二节听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. What seems to be the man’s problem?A. He couldn’t find his book.B. He didn’t do his homework.C. He missed his grammar class.7. What is James’phone number?A. 6141819.B. 6141480.C. 6141418.听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What happened to the woman this morning?A. She got up late.B. She lost her bag.C. She quarreled with her brother.9. What did the woman leave at home?A. Her wallet.B. Her keys.C. Her schoolbag.听第8段材料, 回答第10-12题。
10. What does the man think of his job?A. Boring.B. Relaxing.C. Interesting.11. What does the man do when he receives a tip?A. He rushes to report the news.B. He calls the police at once.C. He writes an article immediately.12. What will the speakers do next?A. Take a short break.B. Continue the interview.C. Report the news together.听第9段材料, 回答第13-16题。
13. What present will John get?A. A bike.B. A toy car.C. A football.14. Who is learning Chinese?A. John.B. Jane.C. Jack.15. When will the woman buy the gifts?A. On Friday.B. On Saturday.C. On Sunday.16. What will the man take the kids to do?A. To play football.B. To go to the restaurant.C. To buy Christmas gifts.听第10段材料, 回答第17-20题。
17. Why did the speaker go to Tanglewood?A. To enjoy the music festival.B. To go to college nearby.C. To enter a competition.18. How many concerts are there in the summer musical season?A. About 9.B. About 15.C. About 50.19. When does the summer musical season end?A. In July.B. In August.C. In September.20. What is the disadvantage of sitting outside?A. The audience might get wet.B. The sound effects are poor.C. There’re too many people.阅读理解AFifth Music at MilfordJoin us in the Double Parlor at Milford ---- the setting for the fifth annual musical program on Sunday, Sept. 17th.The Fifth Music at Milford will be held on Sunday, September 17th, 2017. Mark your calendars! We are delighted to announce that Robert de Maine, Principal Cell of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will be both a performer and the Artistic Director of this year’s program! He brings his talents as a virtuoso(艺术大师) to the “stage” as well as to the planning of a unique concert program that will highlight the setting of the experiencing music at Milford.Robert will return to Milford, but this time with two fellow musicians from the LA Philharmonic to perform as a string trio~~ featuring Nathan Cole, First Associate Concertmaster, and Ben Ullery, Assistant Principal Viola. Do not miss this opportunity to experience world-class music at one of the examples of Greek Revival architecture in the country.The Fifth Music at Milford has been generously sponsored by The Wells Fargo Foundation and Thomas S. Kenan III. Special thanks to Brunk Auctions, Charlton Hall Auctions, Rice Music House and The Standard Group for their continued support and partnership.To see video clips from last year’s performance, click here for an excerpt of Brahms and here for an excerpt from Hayden.EVENT DETAILSSunday, September 17, 2017Grounds open and Picnic starts at 12Noon House Open at 1:00 PMConcert at 2:00-3:45 PMFeaturing Robert de Maine, Principal Cello, Nathan Cole, First Associate Concertmaster, and Ben Ullery, Assistant Principal Viola.1. Robert de Maine, Nathan Cole, and Ben Ullery ______.A. played at the Fourth Music at MilfordB. all come from the same working placeC. played the same piece of music togetherD. are directors as well as performers2.Before the concert really starts, ______.A.a little bit of the video of last year’s performance will be shown.B.special thanks will be given to some world-class musicians.C.audience can enter the grounds and have a picnic thereD.robert de Maine will perform a piece of music first.3.The underlined word “excerpt” in the passage probable means ______.A.a short piece taken from someone’s performanceB. something that is not includedC. a small part from a musician’s masterpieceD. something you are expecting to hearBOn Monday, May 9th, James Givens, a police officer in Cincinnati, Ohio, was sitting in his cruiser (巡逻车) when he heard what sounded like a knock. He turned around only to find a goose pecking (啄) at the car door. This was highly unusual given that the birds typically preferred to observe humans from a distance.But on this day, the goose appeared to be determined to get his attention and kept pecking until Givens opened the car door and stepped out. The police officer says that though the bird then began to walk away, it kept turning around to make sure he was following. When they finally stopped, Givens realized why the mother goose had been so persistent ---- She needed help to free her gosling (小鹅) that had managed to get trapped in some balloon string.Worried that the mother goose would attack him if he got close to the baby, Givens called the local SPCA chapter. Unfortunately, they were unable to send anyone to help right away. Concerned that the gosling would not survive the delay, fellow police officer Cecilia Charron, who had just joined Givens, decided to take on the task herself.As is turned out, there was nothing to worry about. The mother goose appeared to realize that Charron was trying to help and watch patiently from a safe distance as the officer untangled (解开) the trapped bird. As soon as the little gosling was free, it trotted (小跑) to its mom, and the two took off shortly after. Charron, a 24-year-old veteran of the police force, said this would probable go down as the most memorable incident of her career.4.The goose pecked at the door ______.A.to make fun of the policeB. to ask for helpC. to warn the police of danger aheadD. to lead the police to find out the reason5.What was the problem with the gosling?A.It was caught by the police.B. It flew into a car.C. It was trapped by a balloon string.D. It lost its way back to its mother.6.SPCA is most probably ______.A.a branch of a firefighterB. a branch of the policeC. a local governmentD. an organization to protect animals7.The mother goose was ______.A.kind, brave and smartB. scared, clever and lovingC. determined, persistent and simple-mindedD. hopeless, kind-hearted and carelessCThe first potatoes were grown by the Incas of South America, more than 400 years ago. Their descendants (后代) in Ecuador and Chile continue to grow the vegetable as high as 14,000 feet up i the Andes Mountains. (That’s higher than any other food will grow.) Early Spanish and English explorers shipped potatoes to Europe, and they found their way to North America in the early 1600s.People eat potatoes in many ways ---- baked, mashed, and roasted, to name just three. However, in the United States most potatoes are eaten in the form of French fries, one fast-food chin alone sells more than $ 1 billion worth of fries each year no wonder, then that the company pays particular attention to the way its fries are prepared.Before any fry makes it to the people who eat at these popular restaurants, it must pass many separate tests. Fail any one of there tests and the potato is rejected. To start with, only Russet Burbank potatoes are used. These Idaho potatoes have less water content than other kinds, which can have as much as 80 percent of water. Once cut into “shoestrings” shapes, the potatoes are partly fried in a secret blend of oils, sprayed with liquid sugar to brown them, steam dried at high heat, then flash frozen for shipment to individual restaurants.Before shipping, every shoestring is measured. Forty percent of a batch must be between two and three inches long. Another 40 percent has to be over three inches. What about the 20 percent that are left in the batch? Well, a few short fries in a bag are okay, it seems.So, now that you realize the enormous size value of the potato crop, you can understand why most people agree that this part of the food industry is no “small potatoes”.8.Potatoes in North America came directly from ______.A.ChileB. EuropeC. EcuadorD. the Andes Mountains9.Why does the company pay special attention to the way the fries are prepared?A.Because selling fries is a big business.B. Because fries are not easy to prepare at allC. Because Americans are particular about fries.D. Because the government has a strict rule for that.10.In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to say ______.A.small potatoes cannot be used for friesB. potatoes are really important for AmericansC. eating in America is the very first thingD. fries are really important for food industry11.What’s the main idea of this passage?A.The average American eats 50 pounds of potatoes a year.B.French fries are made from potatoes.C.Potatoes are a key vegetable in America.D.The various terms for potatoes have a long history.DThe United States has always been a pluralistic society, meaning it has embraced may point s of view and many groups with different identities from its beginning. That is not to say that there groups always saw eye to eye. The first political parties developed in the United States as a result of conflicting visions of the American identity. Many politicians believed that wealthy merchants and lawyers represented the country’s true identity, but many others saw it in the farmers and workers who formed the country’s economic base.The event that brought this disagreement to the surface was the creation of the Bank of the United States in 1791. The bank set out to rid the country of the debts it had accumulated during the American Revolution Until then, each state was responsible for its own debts. The Bank of the United States, however, wanted to assume these debts and pay them off itself. While many people considered this offer to be a good financial deal for the states, many states were uncomfortable with thearrangement because they saw it as a power play by the federal government (联邦政府). If a central bank had control over the finances of individual states, then the people who owned the bank would profit from the states in the future. This concern was the basis of the disagreement: who should have more power, the individual states or the central government?The Democratic-Republican Party developed to protest the bank, but it came to represent a vision of America with power spread among states. The Federalist Party was established in defense of the bank, but its ultimate vision was of a strong central government that could help lead the United States toward a more competitive position in the would economy. These different points of view ---- central government versus separate states ---- would not be resolved easily. These same disagreements fueled the tension that erupted into the Civil War over half a century later.12.What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A.to persuade the reader to accept the Federalist Party’s point of view.B.to explain the disagreements between early American political parties.C.to explain the importance of a strong central government.D.to criticize the founders of the Bank of the United States.13.The opinion on who could represent American brought out ______.A.different political parties in AmericaB. the Bank of the United StatesC. the American RevolutionD. the Civil War14.Some people didn’t like the creation of the Bank of the United States because they ______.A.wanted to have more political partiesB.wanted to share the debts equallyC.didn’t want to give the central government more powerD.didn’t want to give money to just on bank15.______ would think that separate states should enjoy more power.A.Wealthy merchants and lawyersB. Farmers and workersC. The Federalist PartyD. The Democratic-Republican Party七选五One of the ways that airlines can reduce their costs is by buying fuel at the right time. If they buy kerosene when it is cheap they may be able to save millions of dollars. ___16___. This saves money on maintenance, repairs and training pilots.___17___. A big airport like New York JFK or London Heathrow charges air lines higher fees. Low cost carriers like Ryan Air choose to take their passengers to London Stansted instead of Heathrow. In some cases airlines choose airports that lie between two bigger cities.___18___. Many offer only one class of seats. They don;t have a business class. Some of them do not reserve seats, so passengers can sit wherever they want. They also save on the number of crew members. A lot of money can be saved by selling tickets on their own website instead of through a travel agent. ___19___. After landing, the plane is refueled and takes off a short time later.Many budget airlines only offer the real flight. ___20___. Recently Ryan Air has thought about even charging a toilet fee for its passengers.A.Many airlines try to stay on the ground as little as possible.B.You have to pay for on board food and drinks.C.This is particularly true for budget airlines.D.Airlines do many other things to cut costs.E.Many budget airlines chose smaller airports to take off and land.F.They have to offer very cheap food to passengers on board.G.Another way of cutting expenses is to use only one kind of airplane.完形填空Bertie was a very good boy. He had, however, one great ___21___ ---- he always forgot. No matter how important the errand (差事), his answer ___22___ was, “I forgot.”His father and mother talked the ___23___ over, and decided that something must be done to make the little boy remember.Christmas was near, and Bertie was busy making out a ___24___ of things which Santa Claus was to bring him. “Santa Claus may ___25___ some of those things!” said his mother.“He cannot,”replied Bertie, “for I shall write sled, and skates, and drum, and violin, and all the ___26___ on thisChristmas ___27___ came, and Bertie was up at dawn to see what was in his stocking. His mother ___28___ from him as long as she could, for she knew what Santa Claus had done.Finally she heard him coming with ___29___ steps to her room. He held in his hand a list very much ___30___ than the one he had made out. He put in his mother’s hand, while tears of ___31___ fell from his eyes. “See what Santa Claus ___32___ for me; but I think he might have given me one thing ___33___.” His mother opened the roll. It was a list of all the errands Bertie had been ___34___ to do for six months. At the end of all was written, in staring capital, “I FORGOT”Bertie ___35___ for an hour. Then his mother told him they were all going to grandpa’s. It was very ___36___ to Bertie, but on grandpa’s tree he ___37___ everything he had written on his list.Was he ___38___ of his bad habit? Not all ___39___; but when his mother saw that he was particularly ___40___. She would say, “Remember, Santa Claus does not forget.”21.A. fault B. failure C. secret D. hobby22.A. probably B. always C. certainly D. unexpectedly23.A. importance B. time C. plan D. matter24.A. series B. bundle C. list D. couple25.A. refuse B. forget C. dislike D. appreciate26.A. things B. instruments C. rewards D. orders27.A. trees B. gifts C. morning D. dinner28.A. looked away B. ran away C. pulled away D. kept away29.A. easy B. graceful C. slow D. awkward30.A. more important B. more careful C. funnier D. longer31.A. disappointment B. happiness C. satisfaction D. sorrow32.A. sang B. left C. made D. wished33.A. besides B. later C. publicly D. personally34.A. promised B. asked C. fooled D. forced35.A. waited B. searched C. wept D. joked36.A. pleasant B. interesting C. special D. strange37.A. decorated B. found C. destroyed D. hang38.A. cured B. accused C. informed D. warned39.A. the same B. over again C. in all D. at once40.A. infirm B. inconsiderate C. inattentive D. independent语法填空The American space agency NASA is looking for new astronauts who will go on future missions. It needs astronauts for ___41___ International Space Station and for its new Orion space craft, ___42___ is scheduled to take astronauts into earth orbit and ___43___ (possible) be used to launch manned missions to Mars and beyond.New astronauts ___44___ (need) to fly the new generation of NASA spacecraft as well as ___45___ (conduct) experiments on the ISS. Candidates who apply should be American ___46___ (citizen) and have at least a bachelor’s degree in biology, physics or mathematics, 3 years ___47___ experience or a thousand pilot hours. They must also pass NASA’s physical tests for long endurance flights.NASA is looking for people with different program over 6,000 people ___48___ (apply) and 8 were chosen to be astronauts. The final ___49___ (select) for the current application program will be announced in 2017. According to NASA, the need for new astronauts has never been ___50___ (great), as there are many spacecraft currently under development. NASA plans to go back to the moon as the first phase of traveling to Mars.短文改错It is true that famous schools have equipped with better teaching facilities. However, teachers there are excellent, who come from all over country and even abroad. They have a strong teaching ability to make classes more live and interesting, but students will be able to accept knowledge a bit more easily and better. However, not every student was fit to go to famous schools, in that there is fierce competition among students. And students there have to work much harder than these in ordinary schools.I hope the government will take effective measures to make sure all the schools to provide equally good educations.假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter从网上知道了“I Sing China”的活动，这一活动旨在推广汉语、传播中国文化，他很想参加这一活动，请你根据要点给他写一封回信。