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1、T e s t 1第一部分：交际用语（共 10小题；每小题1 分，满 分 10分）1.How are you,Bob?Ted.A.How are you?C.How do you do?2.Thanks for your help.B.lf m fine.Thank you.D.Nice to meet you.3.A.My pleasure.C.Quite right.一Hello,I m Harry Potter.一Hello,my name is Charles Green,A.call my CharlesC.call me CharlesB.Never mind.D.D on*t t

2、hank me.but.B.call me at CharlesD.call Charles me4.一Paul,?Oh,that,s my father!And beside him,my mother.5.6.A.what is the person over thereC.what are they doing D.Hi,Tom,how s everything with you?_,and how are you?A.D on,t mention itC.Thanks D.-That,s a beautiful dress you have on!B.who s talking ove

3、r therewhich is thatB.Hm,not too badPretty fastA.Oh,thanks.I got it yesterday.C.You can have itB.Sorry,it s too cheap.D.See you later.7.Why didn t you come to my birthday party yesterday?A.E xcuse me,my friend sent me a flower.B.Fine,I never go to birthday parties.C.Ha ha,I don,t like birthday parti

4、es.D.Sorry,but my wife had a car accident8.Hi,welcome back!Had a nice trip?A.Oh,fantastic!Fresh air,and sunshine every day.B.Come on,I ve got lots of fun.C.By the way,I don,t like Saturdays.D.Well,I 11 look forward to your phone call.9.一Haven t seen you for ages!What are you busy doing now?A.I hate

5、the weather here.B.My hair is getting a bit longer.C.Yeah,thanks for coming.D.I a m w o r k i n g p a r t t i m e i n a b o o k s h o p,y o u k n o w.10.Ma r i l y n,I m a f r a i d I h a v e t o b e l e a v i n g n o w.A.T h a t s o u n d s w o n d e r f u l.C.N o t a t a l l.1-5 BACBB 6-10 ADADBB.

6、O h,s o e a r l y?D.Go o d l u c k!第二部分：阅读理解（共 15小题;每小题2 分，满分30分）Passage 1T h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n b r o k e o u t i n 1789.At t h e t i m e F r a n c e w a s i n a c r i s i s.T h e g o v e r n m e n t w a s b a d l y r u n a n d p e o p l eJ s l i v e s w e r e m i s e r a b l e.Ki n

7、g Lo u i s X IV t r i e dt o c o n t r o l t h e n a t i o n a l p a r l i a m e n t a n d r a i s e m o r e t a x e s.Bu t h i s e f f o r t f a i l e d.Heo r d e r e d h i s t r o o p s t o V e r s a i l l e s.T h e p e o p l e t h o u g h t t h a t Lo u i s i n t e n d e d t o p u t d o w nt h e

8、R e v o l u t i o n b y f o r c e.O n Ju l y 14,1789,t h e y s t o r m e d a n d t o o k t h e Ba s t i l l e,w h e r ep o l i t i c a l p r i s o n e r s w e r e k e p t.E v e r s i n c e t h a t d a y,Ju l y 14 h a s b e e n t h e F r e n c hN a t i o n a l Da y.Lo u i s t r i e d t o f l e e t h

9、e c o u n t r y i n 1792 t o g e t s u p p o r t f r o m Au s t r i aa n d P r u s s i a.Ho w e v e r,h e w a s c a u g h t a n d p u t i n p r i s o n.In S e p t e m b e r 1792,t h e m o n a r c h yw a s a b o l i s h e d.In t h e s a m e y e a r,Lo u i s w a s e x e c u t e d.A f e w m o n t h s l

10、 a t e r h i s w i f e,Ma r i e a l s o h a d h e r h e a d c u t o f f.T h e R e v o l u t i o n o f F r a n c e h a d f r i g h t e n e d t h e o t h e rk i n g s o f E u r o p e.Ar m i e s f r o m Au s t r i a a n d P r u s s i a b e g a n t o m a r c h a g a i n s t F r a n c e.T h eF r e n c h

11、r a i s e d r e p u b l i c a n a r m i e s t o d e f e n d t h e n a t i o n.T h e R e v o l u t i o n w e n t t h r o u g ha p e r i o d o f t e r r o r.T h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e l o s t t h e i r l i v e s.In t h e e n d,p o w e r p a s s e dt o N a p o l e o n Bo n a p a r t e.(190 w o r

12、 d s)11.W h a ty s t h i s p a s s a g e a b o u t?A.F r a n c e.B.Ki n g Lo u i s.C.T h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n.D.E u r o p e.12.W h i c h d i d n o t h a p p e n i n 1789?A.T h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n b r o k e o u t.B.T h e n a t i o n a l e c o n o m y w a s d e v e l o p i n

13、 g r a p i d l y.C.T h e g o v e r n m e n t w a s n,t w e l l r u n.D.Ki n g Lo u i s X IV w a s i n p o w e r.13.W h e r e w e r e t h e p o l i t i c a l p r i s o n e r s k e p t?A.In V e r s a i l l e s.B.In Au s t r i a.C.In P r u s s i a.D.In Ba s t i l l e.14.W h a t d o e s t h e u n d e r

14、l i n e d w o r d “a b o l i s h e d m e a n?A.P u t o f f.B.E s t a b l i s h e d.C.U n i t e d.D.E n d e d.15.W h a t w a s N O T t h e e f f e c t o f t h e R e v o l u t i o n?A.Ju l y 14 h a s b e c o m e t h e F r e n c h N a t i o n a l Da y.B.It b r o u g h t s o m e i m p a c t o n t h e o

15、t h e r E u r o p e a n Ki n g s.C.Lo u i s s w i f e,Ma r i e w a s k i l l e d.D.T h e k i n g t r i e d t o c o n t r o l t h e n a t i o n a l p a r l i a m e n t.11-15 CBDDDPassage 2In t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s,i t i s n o t c u s t o m a r y t o t e l e p h o n e s o m e o n e v e r y e a

16、r l y i nt h e m o r n i n g.If y o u t e l e p h o n e h i m e a r l y i n t h e d a y,w h i l e h e i s s h a v i n g o r h a v i n gbreakfast,the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requiresimmediate attention.The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:

17、00p.m.If someone receives a call during sleeping hours,he assumes it s a matterof life or death.The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In sociallife,time plays a very important part.In the U.S.A.guests tend to feel they arenot highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is

18、extended only three orfour days before the party date.But it is not true in all countries.In other areasof the world,it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advancebecause plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten.The meaning of time differs in

19、 different parts of the world.Thus,misunderstandingsarise between people from different cultures that treat time differently.Promptnessis valued highly in American life,for example.If people are not prompt,they maybe regarded as impolite or not fully responsible.In the U.S.no one would thinkof keepi

20、ng a business associate waiting for an hour,it would be too impolite.Aperson who is 5 minutes late,will say a few words of explanation,though perhapshe will not complete the sentence.(260 words)16.What is the main idea of this passage?A.It is not customary to telephone someone in the morning and in

21、sleeping hoursin the U.S.B.The role of time in social life over the world.C.If people are not prompt,they may be regarded as impolite or not fullyresponsible in the U.S.D.Not every country treats the concept of time as the same.17.What does it mean in the passage if you call someone during his or he

22、rsleeping hours?A.A matter of work.B.A matter of life or death.C.You want to see him or her.D.You want to make an appointment with him or her.18.Which of the following time is proper if you want to make an appointmentwith your friend?A.at 7:00 am.B.at 4:00 pm.C.at the midnight.D.at 4:00 am.19.Which

23、of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.In the U.S.A guests tend to feel they are highly regarded if the invitationto a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.B.There is no misunderstanding arising between people from different culturesabout the

24、 concept of time.C.It may be considered foolish to make an appointment well in advance in theU.S.A.D.Promptness is valued highly in American life.20.From the passage we can safely infer that.A.it s a matter of life or death if you call someone in day timeB.the meaning of time differs in different pa

25、rts of the worldC.i t m a k e s n o d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e U.S.w h e t h e r y o u a r e e a r l y o r l a t e f o r a b u s i n e s sp a r t yD.i f a p e r s o n i s l a t e f o r a d a t e,h e n e e d n,t m a k e s o m e e x p l a n a t i o n16-20 BBBDBP a s s a g e 3A f o r e i g n e r,s f

26、 i r s t i m p r e s s i o n o f t h e U.S.i s l i k e l y t o b e t h a t e v e r y o n e i si n a r u s h-o f t e n u n d e r p r e s s u r e.Ci t y p e o p l e a p p e a r a l w a y s t o b e h u r r y i n g t o g e t w h e r et h e y a r e g o i n g r e s t l e s s l y,s e e k i n g a t t e n t

27、i o n i n a s t o r e,a n d e l b o w i n g o t h e r s a s t h e yt r y t o c o m p l e t e t h e i r e r r a n d s (任 务).R a c i n g t h r o u g h d a y t i m e m e a l s i s p a r t o f t h ep a c e o f l i f e i n t h i s c o u n t r y.W o r k i n g t i m e i s c o n s i d e r e d p r e c i o u

28、s.O t h e r s i n p u b l i c e a t i n g p l a c e s a r e w a i t i n gf o r y o u t o f i n i s h s o t h a t t h e y t o o c a n b e s e r v e d a n d g e t b a c k t o w o r k w i t h i n t h et i m e a l l o w e d.E a c h p e r s o n h u r r i e s t o m a k e r o o m f o r t h e n e x t p e r

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31、w e a t t a c h t o p a t i e n c e.In t h e Am e r i c a ns y s t e m o f v a l u e s,p a t i e n c e i s n o t a h i g h p r i o r i t y.Ma n y o f u s h a v e w h a t m i g h t b ec a l l e d “a s h o r t f u s e.”W e b e g i n t o m o v e r e s t l e s s l y a b o u t i f w e f e e l t i m e i s

32、 s l i p p i n ga w a y w i t h o u t s o m e r e t u r n b e t h i s i n t e r m s o f p l e a s u r e,w o r k v a l u e,o r r e s t.T h o s ec o m i n g f r o m l a n d s w h e r e t i m e i s l o o k e d u p o n d i f f e r e n t l y m a y f i n d t h i s m a t t e r o f p a c et o b e o n e o f

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