【正文】 或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，各個(gè)小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。 2 15． Why does the woman want to build a deck in her backyard? A． To do some barbecuing． B． To hang out the washing． C． To have more space to use． 16． Why will the man build the deck with a guardrail? A． To make the deck safe． B． To give the deck a fancy but classic look． C． To give the deck a modern but simple look． 17． What can we learn from the conversation? A． John has no carpentry license． B． John is a professional carpenter． C． John will not use stainless steel for the deck． 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 題。 21． Next Monday is my birthday． Is that so? _____． A． I can’t believe my eyes B． Many happy returns of the day C． What presents do you want D． I’m so glad to hear that 22． The European Union has been hit by the debt crisis one time after another, _____ resulting in great panic． A． each B． either C． none D． neither 23． If not _____, you’re allowed to return everything within 10 days for a full refund and no further duties． A． to satisfy B． being satisfied C． satisfied D． satisfying 24． When realizing the guard of the residential quarters had spotted him, the thief _____ the exit as quickly as possible． A． made for B． made out C． made up D． made into 25． I am not a heavy drinker, but I like the _____ glass of wine． A． light B． occasional C． frequent D． rare 26． As a senior three student, you can’t plain of being unlucky in your study _____ you don’t make an effort to explore all your potentials． A． while B． when C． though D． whenever 27． I bought the jacket at _____ normal price． Well, it’s _____ bargain． A． the half。 不填 28． Now it’s not easy for new graduates to find a job, for most panies tend to give _____ to applicants with some experience． A． preference B． benefit C． ambition D． petition 29． Until we have discussed all the details, no decision _____ about any new operations． A． is made B． is being made C． has been made D． will be made 30． If you have a job, _____ yourself to it and finally you39。 4 that D． that。 5 57． Which of the following is True according to the passage? A． Stanley joined the Canadian army when he was 18 years old． B． On the farm Stanley had to milk the cows 14 times a week． C． The Lapine family were rich but cruel to Stanley． D． Stanley read about the job offer in a newspaper． 58． What can we infer from the passage? A． Stanley’s weekly salary was not enough for him to live on． B． When Stanley first met his employer, he tried to impress him but failed C． Stanley had never worked on a farm, so he made a lot of mistakes． D． Stanley left the farm by train, without telling anyone why he did so． 59． What did Stanley like doing after work each day? A． Hitchhiking to different towns． B． Wandering around the farm alone． C． Preparing meals on the farm． D． Caring for the farmer’s horses． 60． Why was Armand so astonished when he read about Stanley in the magazine? A． He had no idea Stanley had always been a wealthy man． B． He didn’t expect Stanley to bee such a success． C． He didn’t know his father paid Stanley so little money． D． He didn’t know Stanley had been a British soldier． B The World’s Most Impressive Subways The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines The Tokyo Metro and Toei lines that pose Tokyo’s massive subway system carry almost 8 million people each day, making it the busiest system in the world． The system is famous for its oshiya literally, “pusher” who shove passengers into crowded subway cars so the doors can close． And you think your mute is hell． The Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro has some of the most beautiful stations in the world． The best of them were built during the Stalinist era and feature chandeliers, marble moldings and elaborate murals． With more than 7 million riders a day, keeping all that marble clean has got to be a burden． The Hong Kong MTR The Hong Kong MTR has the distinction of being one of the few subway systems in the world that actually turns a profit． It’s privately owned and uses real estate development along its tracks to increase ine and ridership． It also introduced “Octopus cards” that allow people to not only pay their fares electronically, but buy stuff at convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants and even parking meters． It’s estimated that 95 % of all adults in Hong Kong own an Octopus card ． Shanghai Metro Shanghai is the third city in China to build a metro system, and it has bee the country’s largest in the 12 years since it opened． Shanghai Metro has 142 miles of track and plans to add another 180 miles within five years． By that point, it would be three times larger than Chicago “L”． The system carries about 2． 18 million people a day． The London Londoners call their subway the Underground, Even though 55 percent of it Shower heads were sampled at houses, apartment buildings and public places in New York, Illinois, Colorado, Tennessee and North Dakota． The researchers sampled water flowing from the shower heads, then removed them, wiped the interiors of the devices and separately sampled water flowing from the pipes without the shower heads． By studying the DNA of the samples they were able to determine which bacteria were present． 66． Which group of persons of the following don’t have to fear the bacteria in the shower head? A． Those who suffer from AIDS B． Those with normal immune system C． Those undergoing cancer treatment D． Those th