B. John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work C. John had written out the bill before the writer got home D. John still wanted to get $ 36.50 for his work in the end
( B )
History, as we know, is filled with facts, with places, names, dates, and events. History is also filled with feelings, with pain, joy, excitement, and fear.
Facts are set down in books, but what happens to feelings? How can you take the pain, for example, and write it into a history book? You can’t. But you can put it to music. Take the blues, for example.
The blues started when black musicians in the South began to sing about their hard times, those times which made them feel blue. The early blues was the beginning of other musical styles, from jazz to rock and roll.
Music, you might say, is a record of feelings.
Of course, facts are important: the civil rights movement, the race for space, the Vietnam War. But the feelings behind these events – the pride of being black, the excitement of a rocket blast (点火起飞), the pain of a war – are also an important part of history.
1. In the passage, the word “blue” and the word “blues” are related to ____________. A. a feeling and a kind of music C. a kind of music and a person A. Hard times.
B. Music.
B. a colour
D. people and their feelings
D. A history book
2. According to the writer’s idea, what can make people feel blue?.
C. History.
3. Besides the above, the writer also explains ____________. A. what caused the Vietnam War
B. the relation between history and music
C. the feelings behind some important events D. why he wrote the article
（C）
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Early in the 1900s, most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was lined on both sides with many businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all kinds of merchandise（商品）：clothing, furniture, hardware（五金）, groceries（杂货）. In addition, some shops offered services. These shops included drugstores（药店）, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops（理发店）. But in the 1950s, a change began to take place. Too many cars and trucks had crowded into Main Street. There were few parking places. Because the streets were crowded, merchants （商人） began to look with interest at the open spaces outside the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed. And open space is what they got
when the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or malls, started as collection of small new stores built away from crowded city centers. Attracted by hundreds of free parking spaces, customers were drawn away from downtown areas to the outlying malls.
By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the convenience of one-stop shopping, malls were changed into landscaped parks, with beautiful flowers, fountains, and outdoor entertainment. For example, one of the shopping malls is The Galleria in Houston, Texas. Inside the Galleria, more than ten of shops face balconies and there is an indoor ice skating rink（溜冰场）. Some of Houston’s best restaurants are also here. Atop（在……顶上）the whole mammoth（巨大的）structure is a new hotel. The Galleria, and other imaginative shopping centers throughout the United States, have led a magazine to title its recent leading article “The Malling of America”. 1. Which of the following is not correct?
A. During the 1950s, many parking places were available to shoppers who drove to any Main Street.
B. Before the 1950s, a Main Street was a shopping center in most American towns. C. Main Street was usually in the heart of a town.
D. At the beginning of the twentieth century, all kinds of stores were located along Main Street.
2. The Galleria in Houston, Texas is ____________.
A. a huge and modern restaurant. B. a beautiful guest house. C. a soaring new hotel. D. a wonderful shopping mall. 3. The best title for this passage would be ____________.
A. The changes of American Shopping Centres. B. The Malling of America.
C. The Convenience of One-stop Shopping. D. The Past and Present of the American People
三、单词拼写：（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据括号中所给的汉语和句意写出单词：
1.If you are_________ (抢劫), who will you ask for help?
2.Nearly 50__________（小偷）have been caught by the police since last year.
3.Yesterday Uncle Wang fell off his motorbike, but _________ (幸运) he wasn’t badly hurt. 4.Who do you think can jump_________(高) in our class?
5.Do you have any difficulty ____________(解决) the problem?
6.They consider Audrey Hepburn one of the best __________(演员) . 7.What is your ___________ (到达) time?
8.The _____________(报告) show something of home computers used by a group of young people.
9. It’s meaningful for students to do some ____________（志愿）work. 10.He lives on the ____________ (十二) floor. You’d better go up by lift.
四、句子翻译：（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
1. 你给我提了这么多宝贵的建议真是太好了。
2. 我宁愿发电子邮件给你，也不愿写信给你。
3. 这个孩子是被绑架还是被杀了, 警方还无法确定.
4. 虽然电脑被打开了，显示屏上什么都没有显示出来。
5. 你知道他到哪里去了吗？他去泰国了。
五、书面表达：（共1题；满分20分）
如果你是班长，你要组织一次班级活动，你要告诉班级同学活动内容，活动时间和地点。并且要求同学们记住注意点，你可以用所给的信息写一份通知。
1． 活动场所-----中山公园
2． 活动时间----- 五月五号上午九点到十一点
3． 活动内容-----湖边植树，保洁公园，浇灌花和树，然后进行义演为一
个失去父母的贫苦学生筹集资金，帮助他完成学业。 4． 筹资项目—零花钱，书，衣和物
5． 注意事项—交通安全，骑车或步行，不带零食
注意：1.全文必须通顺 连贯，可适当增加细节。
2.字数80左右。通知的开头已为你写好，不计入总字数。 Attention, please.
I am going to tell you something about our activity. We will ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank you!
参考答案及听力材料
一、听力选择：（满分24分）
A) 回答问题（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
听下面6个问题。每个问题后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每问题读两遍。
1. I forgot to bring my dictionary. Can I use yours? 2. What would you prefer, tea or coffee?
3. Why don’t we go to Beijing Amusement Park? 4. Do you mind telling me how to use this Walkman? 5. How often do you watch TV?
6. I hope you can come to my birthday party this Saturday. 1 – 6 A B C C A B
B) 对话理解（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
听下面8段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，每段对话读两遍。 7. W: Can I help you?
M: Yes, please. I’ve come to return this book. And I’d like to borrow a story book. 8. W: Was it crowded on the train, Tom?
M: I don’t know. We flew to New York this time. 9. W: Hello. May I speak to John?
M: John? Oh, no. There is nobody called John here. 10.W: Do you like eggs or noodles for breakfast? M: Some bread instead of them. 11.W: I think the book costs $ 5.50.
M: It did, but the price has gone up by 50 cents.
12.W: Could you tell me how much it costs to fly to Moscow from Hong Kong? M: Wait a minute. Let me see… Oh, it is $1200. 13.W: What can I do for you?
M: I bought this robot two weeks ago. But it doesn’t work properly. It made a mess in my
flat. It must catch a virus. I’d like you to mend it for me. W: Yes. Of course.
14. W: My penfriend hasn’t replied to my last three e-mails. I think she doesn’t want to write to
me any more.
M: Why don’t you sent an e-card to her and let her know you miss her very much?
7 – 14 B C C A B A A B
C) 短文理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
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