【正文】 ho laughed at me when I first mentioned college to them． So I know I’ ve played a role in their lives． 24． What is the topic of the text? A． The life of a puter guy． B． The life of a single mother． C． The experience with kids． D． The experience with Promise Fellow． 25． Why did the author want to leave northern Minnesota at first? A． To repair her marriage． B． To fort her children． C． To seek higherpaying jobs． D． To teach courses at a local college． 26． What does the author stress in Paragraph 4? A． Why Promise Fellow is in great need． B． Why iron mining industry has declined． [KS5 UKS5 UKS5 U] C． Why the remote counties suffer from poverty． [KS5 UKS5 UKS5 U] D． Why families are addicted to drugs and alcoho1． 27． How do the kids benefit from Promise Fellow? A． They are physically helped． B． They are financially supported． C． They receive aid from colleges． D． They get cared for in life and academics． C My favorite movie of all time is Cool Runnings． It is silly， but also inspirational． It is loosely based on the true story about the 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team who peted in the Calgary Winter Olympics． After they qualified for the Olympics， they got three runs on three separate days． In the Jamaican’ s first run， they copied the Swiss team style and technique． They ended up in last place after the first day． After some reflection and pep talks， the team went back to their roots． They were true to themselves and 100％ prepared for the second run． Everything clicked and they moved into 8 th place． The final run they once again were true to themselves and more than prepared． Their starting push time was incredible． The announcer even went as far as calling them“ champs” during that run． Unfortunately， that rickety old sled(雪撬 )they used couldn’ t hold up and they crashed． They picked up the sled and finished the race． I think you can use the three runs they had and make them relate to your lives． You can be like the first run and try to be someone else． You can be jealous of other people． You call go off course and not be true to yourself． You may also see yourself finishing in last． [KS5 UKS5 UKS5 U] You can be like the second run and be true to yourself． God gives us all so many special and unique gifts， something that makes you who you are． When you realize what you can offer and use them for good， you will see the fruits of your labor． The third run is the true reality of life． Sometimes you can go into a situation or relationship with a11 of the best intentions in the world． Sometimes you can be the best“ you”possible， but something will still go wrong． That is life． However， just like those four Jamaicans who crashed the sled， you can get up and finish the race． Always finish the race． 28． What is Cool Runnings based on? A． A short story with the same name． B． A true happening in an Olympic petition． C． A match in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games． D． A journal of a famous Jamaican Bobsled player． 29． Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase“ pep talks” in Paragraph 2? A． Annoying words． B． Satisfying lectures． C． Encouraging remarks． D． Disappointing reports． 30． What made the Jamaican Bobsled move into 8 th place in the second run? A． Depending on good luck． B． Following others’ example． [KS5 UKS5 U] C． Attaching value to team work． D． Making the most of their talents． 31． In what way is the third run true to real life? A． Still waters run deep． B． Every coin has two sides． C． Life is not a bed of roses． D． Two heads are better than one． D “ If you just go in and say，‘ Let’ s lower your carbon footprint’， it39。 17． What does the speaker say about the Ice Hotel? A． It is far from the airport． B． It has to be rebuilt every year． C． It is perfect for all types of guests． 18． When is the Ice Hotel pletely finished? A． In late December． B． In early January． C． In midJanuary． 19． What do we know about the icesculpture classes? A． Students must speak English or Swedish． [KS5 UKS5 U] B． Students can have it every afternoon． C． Students needn’ t bring any tools． 20． What does the speaker think of the trips offered by the hotel? A． Popular． B． Challenging． C． Expensive． 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng) (A、 B、 C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 10． What’ s the purpose of the man’ s call? A． To Visit Tony Parker． B． To book a room． C． To confirm his reservation． 11． What kind of rooms does the woman handle? A． Standard rooms． B． Special suites． C． Double moms． 12． When will Tony call the man back? A． This evening． B． Tomorrow morning． C． Tomorrow afternoon． 聽(tīng)第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。 6． Where is the girl going? A． The Christmas party． B： The schoo1． C． The cinema． 7． When will the man pick up the girl? A． At 8： 10． B． At 8： 00． C． At 6： 00． 聽(tīng)第 7 段材料，回答第 9 題。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩兩遍。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有 10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有