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Mary has just returned to the USA after studying in England for three years. She decided to study at a British university rather than an American one because her mother is from England and she wanted to get to know her mother抯 family better. She studied English Literature at Goldsmiths?College, which is in London. She lived with her grandmother while she was studying. The college was recommended by a friend抯 brother who had studied in England for his MBA. Mary told her friends that she was going to return to Europe to work because she had enjoyed her time in England so much.

(1). Mary is now in ().

A、 England

B、France

C、the USA

(2). She studied at () university.

A、a Chinese

B、an American

C、a British

(3). Most probably, her grandmother ().

A、 worked in the college

B、lived in London

C、studied English Literature

(4). Her friend’s brother recommended her to ().

A、 study in the college

B、study for her MBA

C、work for his company

(5). Mary would return to Europe to ().

A、 study

B、spend her holiday

C、work

听力原文：M: Have you found a roommate to share your apartment? Your place is so big that it's suitable to look for some one to share the rent bill.

W: I'm still looking for someone who fits the bill, but you know it's so difficult.

Q: What does the woman mean?

(15)

A．She met someone who could pay the bill.

B．She billed her new roommate for the suit.

C．She hasn't found a suitable roommate yet.

D．She's looking for someone who can lend her money.

阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题。从各题所给的四个选项中，选出能完成所给句子的最佳选项。

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A neighbor of mine, while visiting his mother in Boston, took her to a shoe store to buy a new pair of shoes. While she was trying on different styles(款式), my neighbor took the manager aside. “ When she picks out a pair that she likes,” he said, “ just tell her that the price is 12 dollars. I’ll pay the regular(正常的)price. I don’t care how much it is.”

The following week, my neighbor was walking by the shoe store and the manager recognized (认出)him and called him in.

“ What’s the problem?” asked my neighbor as he entered the store.

“ Wasn’t my check any good?”

“ That’s not it,” answered the manager, “ The problem is that your mother is bringing all her friends in for those 12-dollar shoes!”

( ) 51. My neighbor went to Boston ________.

A. to buy shoes for his mother

B. to see his mother

C. to pay for the shoes he had bought for his mother

D. to see the manager of the shoe store

第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult _31_ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy _32_ （please）as her mother，who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides，shopping at this time of the year was not _33_ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or _34_ （push）you with their elbows（肘部），hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter _35_ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk，”the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her _36_ （choose）of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes _37_ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while， she knew that this was a present which was bound to please _38_.

When Jane got home，with her small but well-chosen present in her bag，her parents were already _39_ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane _40_ （inform）.

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When the first white men arrived in Samoa, they found blind men, who could see well enough to describe things in detail just by holding their hands over objects. In France, Jules Roman tested hundreds of blind people and found a few who could tell the difference between light and dark. He narrowed their photosensitivity(感光灵敏度) down to areas on the nose or in the finger tips. In 1960 a medical board examined a girl in Virginia and found that, even with thick bandages over her eyes, she was able to distinguish different colours and read short sections of large print.

Rosa Kuleshova, a young woman in the Urals, can see with her fingers. She is not blind, but because she grew up in a family of blind people, she learned to read Braille to help them and then went on to teach herself to do other things with her hands. She was examined by the Soviet Academy of Science, and proved to be genuine, Shaefer made an intensive study with her and found that, securely blindfolded with only her arms stuck through a screen, she could tell the difference between three primary colours. To test the possibility that the cards reflected heat differently, he heated some and cooled others without affecting her response to them. He also found that she could read newsprint under glass, so texture was giving her no clues. She was able to identify the colour and shape of patches of light projected on to her palm or on to a screen. In rigidly controlled tests, with a blindfold and a screen and a piece of card around her neck so wide that she could not see round it, Rosa read the small print in a newspaper with her elbow. And, in the most convincing demonstration of all, she repeated these things with someone standing behind her pressing hard on her eyeballs. Nobody can cheat under this pressure.

31. The first white men to visit Samoa found people who ______.

A) were not entirely blind

B) described things by touching them

C) could see with their hands

D) could see when they hold out their hands

As she walked round the huge department store, Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience: people trod on your toes, poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you over in their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you. Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. “Worth double the price.” But Edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale—and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long: although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him. When she got home, with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, “Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking.” She informed her daughter. [共5题]

1.Edith’s father ________.

A.did not like present

B.never got present

C.preferred ties

D.was difficult to choose a present for

2.The assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed ________.

A.attractive

B.interested in ties

C.tired

D.in need of comfort

3.Edith stopped at the next counter ________.

A.purposely

B.suddenly

C.unwillingly

D.accidentally

4.Edith’s father smoked a pipe ________.

A.when he was obliged

B.on social occasions

C.from time to time

D.when he was delighted

5.Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because ________.

A.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry

B.customers poked each other with their elbows

C.customers knocked each other

D.customers trod on each other’s toes

She walked in front, with her dog _______ behind her.

A: to run

B: ran

C: running

D: run

The little girl who got lost decided to remain _________she was and wait for her mother.

A. where B. what C. how D. who

6． She was so angry at ________ he was doing ________she walked out．and closed the door heavily behind her．

A． what ; that

B． that ; what

C． that ; that

D． what ; what