1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Jack leaving early?

A．To avoid getting stuck in traffic.

B．To enjoy the scenery on the way.

C．To buy some gifts for his family.

2. What does Judy often do at the railway station?

A．Read books.

B．Call some friends.

C．Look around the shops.

3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．What to do next year.

B．Where to go for vacations.

C．How to pass the waiting time.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the boy tired?

A．He stays up watching TV.

B．He plays lots of sports.

C．He wakes up early.

2. At what time does the boat leave?

A．6:15.

B．7:00.

C．7:30.

3. Where does the boy have dinner?

A．At his aunt’s house.

B．At school.

C．At home.

4. When does the boy do his homework?

A．While he is on his way home.

B．When he gets home.

C．After he watches TV.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the woman call Dr.Brown’s Office?

A．To keep an appointment.

B．To delay an appointment.

C．To cancel an appointment.

2. What should the woman do to avoid being charged?

A．Call a day in advance.

B．Call two days in advance.

C．Call three days in advance.

3. What do we know about the woman?

A．She can’t meet Doctor Brown for her catching a bad cold.

B．She will be charged for 24 dollars for the delayed cancelling.

C．She has made another appointment for her understanding.

4 . The post-vacation syndrome (综合症) affects the majority of students.     1     Symptoms can last a few days, a week, or up to 15 days. Here are some tips that will help you manage it.

Ease into your schedule

After a long vacation, it is necessary to plan the schedule. The ideal is to fulfill your schedule 100%, but you must be realistic: be flexible during the first weeks and do not arrange your schedule too tight.     2    

Start with small goals

Starting with small tasks will allow you to achieve small objectives and gain satisfaction with what has been completed. Always, now more than ever, it’s important to break down big goals into small daily or weekly goals to motivate you to keep going.

Make your space free from distractions

    3     Rearrange your study area, put it in order, and avoid wasting hours on mobile phones. Remember that, after a distraction, it takes us an average of 25 minutes to refocus on what we were doing.

Maintain leisure activities

Experts recommend not to return suddenly to studies but to do it a few days before to adapt schedules, routines and even diet. During the first days, it will also help you to maintain some leisure activities.     4    

Rest to be more productive

It is likely that, during your vacations, you have slept in a disorderly way: some days little and other days more than 12 hours. To get back into the routine, you need to get back to sleep in an orderly and sufficient way.     5     Sleeping 8 hours a day will help you improve your attention and concentration and consolidate (巩固) the knowledge acquired during the day.

A．Stop yourself from being distracted by any noise.

B．Your mind and body need time to adjust back to the routine.

C．It’s time for you to avoid being distracted during your study time.

D．Sport, for example, will help reduce stress, and release muscle and mental tension.

E．We must accept that the holidays are over and face the new semester with optimism.

F．One way to adapt is to go to bed earlier and progressively advance the wake-up time.

G．Its most common symptoms are psychological discomfort and difficulty concentrating.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The following are two tricks you may find     1    (amuse).

Trick 1:

James’s father, who really loves his car, expects everyone     2    (admire) it all the time. Jame’s sister hates playing this game. So on one April Fool’s Day, she     3    (write) a note saying “Sorry, I didn’t see the car. I apologize     4    the damage. Please call me and I’ll give you my insurance number”, and put it on the car. After this, James and his sister hid behind a tree and watched their Dad,     5    went on going round and round the car,     6    (try) to find the damage. Even when they came from behind the tree laughing, their Dad still couldn’t stop looking at the car for he still wasn’t sure if the car was OK!

Trick 2:

Jack never stops playing practical jokes on others. And one day he played one on Mr. Simmons, his maths teacher. Mr. Simmons had to leave the room, leaving his laptop on his desk. In the absence of Mr. Simmons, Jack unplugged the mouse of the laptop     7     installed a wireless mouse on his computer, which was connected to a projector. When he came back, Jack started moving     8    wireless mouse on the palm of his hands, and he clicked on various     9    (application) on the computer. Mr Simmons was just sitting there, watching the screen and trying to move the cursor where he wanted it to go, but of course it didn’t work. It seemed he didn’t like not having an     10    (explain) for what was going on, so he got quite angry. But then when he found out, he couldn’t stop laughing.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

John could not shut out his wife’s complaint anymore. He was tired of hearing her laughing at him, for example, what a bad husband he was. Mary was never satisfied with anything that he did. If he brought home $ 4,000, she would tell him stories of how much her colleagues’ husbands earned. If he had bought her flowers, she would still complain about how other people received diamonds instead. She was impossible to please.

He decided to take a walk along the quiet banks of the lake. It was always a good way to calm down himself after an argument with his wife. As he walked towards the bus stop, he thought over his life. Sometimes, he wondered that it must be a mistake for him when he married Mary. Perhaps, they had been happy in the early days, but those days were definitely behind them now.

As he approached the bus stop, he spotted a white basket on the seat. Curiosity caught him, so he walked closer to take a look. To his surprise, it was a baby all wrapped up in a rough white towel. As he reached out to touch the baby, it suddenly stretched out to try to hold his fingers. John was amused. As he laughed with happiness at the beautiful face of the baby, waves of being gentle washed over him. What a beautiful baby! He wondered who could have the heart to abandon (抛弃) such a joy.

Suddenly, John picked up the basket and ran quickly to the police post just some distance away. He reported finding the baby and, when it was discovered that no one had come to report a missing baby, he was asked to keep the baby for the time being. Although doubtful at the beginning, the policeman soon gave in to John’s obvious honesty. Somehow, John knew that Mary would welcome this baby into their childless marriage.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

True enough, she got over her complaint and started to smile at the baby.

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Weeks later the baby was returned to its parents.

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7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why does the man turn to the woman?

A．He has to work late.

B．He has to get groceries.

C．He has a package to come.

2. What is the man getting?

A．A box of fruit.

B．Some alcohol.

C．Some sports equipment.

3. What do we know about the speakers’ kids?

A．They are under the age of 21.

B．They'll return home by 3:00 p.m.

C．They'll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m.

8 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. How many people surveyed report they spend less time with their families?

A．11%.

B．28%.

C．44%.

2. When did people spend about 26 hours every month with their families?

A．In 2000.

B．In 2006.

C．In 2008.

3. What’s the reason why 50% of people surveyed said they were ignored?

A．Other members spend too much time watching television.

B．Other members spend too much time looking through the web.

C．Other members spend too much time surfing social networking sites.

4. What do the findings of the new study tell us?

A．The use of Internet and social media is rising.

B．People are spending more time with their friends.

C．Members of U.S. families are spending less time tog

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is Tony going to Paris?

A．On business.

B．For his summer holiday.

C．To see his friends.

2. When will Tony go to Linda’s home?

A．On Tuesday afternoon.

B．On Saturday afternoon.

C．On Sunday afternoon.

3. What can we learn about Linda’s husband?

A．He will be out on Sunday afternoon.

B．He will be out on Saturday afternoon.

C．He has to be out on Sunday morning.

10 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

When Jessica and her husband Edward welcomed their first child, they quickly understood that parenting would not be easy. Edward owned a textile(纺织品) business in Texas，but it was struggling. With a baby at home now, expenses went up, while income stayed the same or even went down in some months.There was constantly a lack of money.

Luckily, Edward's business grew slowly, and Jessica managed to save some money. But just when it appeared that they would be having a less stressful month, another problem knocked at their door : the washing machine broke down again.

After considering her options, Jessica realized that there was no point in getting the machine repaired. Jessica sat down to search online for a machine that she could afford. An hour of searching led her to one good find, but it cost $250, and Jessica could only afford to pay $150. In the end, she decided to see the owner James in person.

Upon arrival，a man opened the door.There was sadness in his eyes.“ How may I help you? ” he asked. “ Hi! I’m Jessica. I messaged you regarding the washing machine. Can I have a look at it? ”“Oh，sure. Come in,” James said. It seemed that the man was planning to move away.

“ Well, I hope you remember I said I wanted to talk about the price，” Jessica said embarrassedly.“I can't extend my budget beyond $150. We just had a baby, and you know things are not so well financially, so I am wondering if you could give me a discount?”

James stood there silently for a while. The woman’s sincere request made him think about his wife again，who had just passed away. He remembered she once told him that if he had the resources，he should help those who are less fortunate.Then he nodded his head in agreement.“Sure. $150 sounds like a good deal to me，” he said. Jessica’s eyes widened in surprise.“Really? You are so nice. Thank you so much!”

Paragraph 1:

As Jessica entered the room, she saw the white machine.

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Paragraph 2:

After getting home, Jessica was shocked to find $150 in the machine.

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