1 . What are at a discount according to the man speaker?

A．Some of the items.

B．All the items.

C．Only the carpet.

2 . What does the woman mean?

A．She is not surprised at the news.

B．She has no interest in the news.

C．She is shocked by the news.

3 . What does Bill like very much?

A．English lessons.

B．Musical instruments.

C．Singing songs.

4 . How will the man go to work?

A．By bike.

B．By bus.

C．By subway.

5 . What will the man do at 7:00?

A．Have dinner with Mike.

B．Work in the office.

C．Go out with the woman.

6 . When I was a young man, I had a big ego (自负) and very little empathy (同理心). I thought I knew everything. I looked forward to fame and success. I can even remember proudly telling one of my friends in college: “If only everyone listened to me, they would all be happy.” I finally left school, ready to take on the world. Little did I know the world was about to take on me.

In the years following college, instead of success, I found struggles. I had trouble finding work. The jobs I did work at were either temporary or back-breaking and none of them paid well. When my wife and I had children, we were shocked to learn that not one but both of our sons had autis (自闭症) and would need to be taken care of for the rest of their lives. I had no idea why this had happened to us and I was very angry with the world.

In time, however, I began to change. My formerly massive ego was shrinking fast and my empathy was beginning to grow. Instead of finding joy in success, I found it in moments of love. Playing and laughing with my sons brought me so much happiness. My boys taught me more about peace, patience, kindness, joy, and unconditional love than I could have ever learned on my own. I began to share the lessons I learned through my writing and my life.

I finally realized that my purpose in this world had nothing to do with fame or success but everything to do with allowing love and light into my life and sharing it with everyone I could.

1. What was the author like when he was young?

A．He was popular.

B．He was a top student.

C．He was overconfident about his abilities.

D．He was warm-hearted to others.

2. After graduating from school, the author ______.

A．found a tiring but well-paid job

B．wanted to live a challenging life

C．didn’t want to have children early

D．suffered many difficulties in life

3. What made the writer change greatly?

A．The time with his family.

B．The books he wrote.

C．The difficulties in his work.

D．The improvement in his life.

4. What does the author intend to tell us with his story?

A．Life can be very hard for some people.

B．Parents need to be patient with their kids.

C．It’s important to learn how to be a father.

D．The purpose of life is to share love.

7 . She works so hard that we all think she deserves_________(get) the scholarship.(所给词的适当形式填空)

8 . You can never depend_________others to do everything for you.(用适当的单词填空)

9 . My guide Farah, a tall, slim woman in her late 30s, wears jeans and a simple manteau. In public, wearing this robe(长袍）,covering neck to knee is a must for women in Iran. Her long, straight black hair is hidden beneath her headscarf.

We're heading to Tajrish Bazaar in north Tehran, to explore ten different kinds of dried plums and other goodies. We choose the Metro- Farah for its convenience, and I, for a chance to go underground in the capital of Iran, because it provides a picture of the city most tourists never see.

Women and men sit separately on the train, but the rule is relaxed during busy times, like now. We, along with a few other women, clasp(握紧）our hands around a pole, standing next to men, young and old. Two stops later, and about 20 commuters（通勤者）fewer, segregation happens naturally-women at one and,men at the other, still within view,but separate.

A handful of fashionable girls admire their own reflections in the window. They wear tight leggings under their brightly colored robes, pushing back headscarves and boundaries. We find seats next to a group of conservative women dressed in black cloaks（斗篷）called chador. They are nothing like the other women I have met, most of them liberal.

＂We're a nation with one language," Farah says, “divided in two-traditional and modern."She tells me that it' all began, not with imports from the West, but with the 1979 revolution. A combination of education and a bad economy created a society where women now have independence, careers, and husbands feel obliged to help with household chores.

1. Why did the author choose to take the Metro?

A．Because it was accessible and convenient.

B．Because she would see a more realistic city.

C．Because she could sit separately on the train.

D．Because she would travel markets for goodies.

2. When did the author most probably set out for Tajrish Bazaar?

A．In rush hours.

B．At dawn.

C．At midday.

D．At midnight.

3. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．Conflict.

B．Isolation.

C．Combination.

D．Discrimination.

4. What can be inferred from the article?

A．Iranian girls can dress as freely as they like.

B．Iran has strict rules for seating arrangements.

C．Iranian men never offer help with housework.

D．Wearing a robe is a daily routine of Iranian women.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

China plans to build 3,300 km of new high-speed railways in 2020, with the total length hoped to exceed 36,000km.

The 3,000-plus km of high-speed railways are part of the     1     (plan) development of 6,800 km of new railways for the new year as the country will keep fixed-asset     2     (invest) on railways on a large scale, said Lu Dongfu, general manager of the China Railway Corp.

The country     3     (see) an expanding high-speed railway network over the years, with a total length of 28,000 km by the end of 2019, accounting     4     more than two-thirds of the total high-speed railway in the world.

China’s railways are expected     5     (transport) 3.54 billion passengers and 3.37 billion tons of goods this year,     6     general manager said. By the end of this year, China will see 850 Fuxing high-speed trains put into service     7     the research and development of Fuxing high-speed trains running at 350km, 250 km, 200 km and 160 km will be     8     (great) strengthened.

China will continue to promote the application of digital tickets     9     explore more flexible pricing mechanisms(价格机制) for high- speed trains, Lu said.

The total revenue (收益)of railway transport saw a record rise of 10.9 percent year-on-year last year,     10     (reach) 772 billion yuan.