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1、London Britain awoke on Easter Monday to a period of mourning for the queen mother, who died over the weekend after a life spanning a century of noisy and evident change. the 101-year-old royal matriarch died in her sleep last Saturday with queen Elizabeth, her elder and only surviving daughter, at
2、her bedside. for a woman who was one of the best-known figures in Britain for more than 80 years from the era of tinted portraits on tin biscuit boxes and cigarette cards to the age of the internet, the queen mother remained an enigmatic(不可思议的) and elusive(躲避的) figure.she achieved such a respect thr
3、ough aeons(永世, 亿万年) of, first, fawning and, later, intrusive media fascination, by remaining almost entirely silent. her private thoughts were never paraded(炫耀) in public. what the public saw was a charming and benign elderly lady, adept at winning the admiration of press photographers, whom she alw
4、ays favored with a particular smile.chinas third unmanned spacecraft, Shenzhou , landed safely in central inner mongolia autonomous region Monday afternoon, after orbiting the earth 108 times in slightly less than a week. the craft, which lifted off from Jiuquan in Gansu province last Monday night,
5、landed after successfully conducting a chain of flight and scientific experiments over a period of 162 hours.a powerful earthquake jolted Taiwan, killing five construction workers, authorities(官方) said. over 200 injuries ware reported across the island, mostly minor, as a result of Sundays 7.5-magni
6、tude quake. the quake was centered off hualien, 180 kilometers east of Taipei. it struck at 2:53 pm and lasted for nearly a minute.1. which of the following statements is true according to the news?a. the queen mother died on Easter Monday alone.b. the queen mother was an attractive person in her po
7、litical life.c. the British people felt sorry for the death of the queen mother.d. the queen mother was suffering a lot when she was dying.2. it can be inferred that _.a. the craft landed in central inner mongolia unexpectedlyb. it took the craft at least 2 hours to orbit the earth oncec. the chines
8、e scientists did a lot of experiments in spaced. china was successful in sending an unmanned spacecraft into space3. the third news mainly talks about the _ in Taiwan.a. political matters b. social problemsc. unexpected damage d. construction workers一、听短对话，回答问题。听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题。从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项
9、中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。(Text 1)M: Which do you prefer, red or green?W: Red. Its my favorite color.(Text 2)M: Do you have any brothers, Nancy?W: Yes. John is three and Dave is only one year old. (Text 3)M: Come in quickly, madam. Its raining outside. Where to?W:
10、 Airport, please. I need to get there by four oclock. (Text 4)M: Im not sure when to leave for the meeting.W: But its already a quarter to eight.M: Take it easy. Fifteen minutes is quite enough. (Text 5)M: Its hot! I wish it would rain and cool off.W: Yeah, this is unusual for November.M: I dont rem
11、ember it ever being so hot and dry in November before. 二、听长对话，回答问题。听下面两段较长对话，每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 8 三个小题。现在，你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。M: Do you have any suggestions for getting along with others? It seems that none of my
12、classmates likes me.W: Is that so serious? Dont be so worried. At least you have my friendship.M: Well, except you.W: I heard that you and Lucy had a quarrel yesterday. Could you tell me why you quarreled?M: Just for a small thing. Well, I thought she was just a selfish rich child, but it seems that
13、 we have a lot in common.W: Im glad youve realized that at last. Actually she is kind-hearted. You dont really hate each other, so why dont you make up?M: Well, not now, maybe later.W: OK. It doesnt matter as long as you do it.M: Thank you. You helped a lot.（停 2 秒，然后重复，后再停 15 秒）听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至第 11 三
14、个小题。现在，你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。M: Hello, Helen, how was your final English exam yesterday?W: Not very good.M: Well, the term exam is always more difficult. Work harder, and you can certainly do better next time.W: Ive worked hard enough. I think, but unluckily, I have never done well in the exam.M: Well,
15、 its no use worrying about the exam now. Lets talk about the football game tonight. Its much more interesting.W: Is there a football game on TV tonight?M: Yes, its between the Chinese team and the Korean team.W: Er Id rather watch some other programs.M: Why? Youre so interested in football!W: The Chinese team has always played badly in the important matches, just as Ive done in the important exams. (37)A: Hello. 1. _.B: Me, too.A: But you look worried. 2. _?B: I got a “C” in the English exam.A: 3. _!B: I think English is too difficult for me. I dont unders
