9．聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10-12題．
10．How does the woman go to work now？
A．By bus．
B．By subway               
C．By bike．
11．What does the man think of cars？
A．Convenient．
B．Unnecessary．
C．Bad for environment．
12．How does the man react to the woman's advice？
A．He wants to follow it．
B．He is very disappointed．
C．He is really surprised．

8．聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8-9題．
8．How often does the newspaper come out？
A．Every day．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
9．What kind of movies does the man like watching the most？
A．Horror movies．
B．Funny movies．
C．Science fictions．

7．聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6-7題．
6．What does the man most probably want to do？
A．Eat at a restaurant．
B．Watch a movie．
C．Go to a hotel．
7．How far is it from the hotel to the white building？
A．A five-minute walk．
B．A ten-minute walk．
C．A fifteen-minute walk．

6．聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題．
17．Where does the speaker study？
A．At No.15 High School of London．
B．At No.50 High School of Dalian．
C．At No.50 High School of Boston．
18．Where was the speaker born？
A．In Boston．
B．In Washington．
C．In London
19．Why did he go to London？
A．To work there．
B．To get further education
C．To live with his parents．
20．What makes him like Dalian very much？
A．Fresh air and fast food．
B．Fresh air and tasty food．
C．Cool air and tasty fod．

5．聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題．
17．What is the purpose of this speech？
A．To talk about the exam．
B．To introduce a professor．
C．To explain the arrangement．
18．When will the speaker be away？
A．From Monday to Thursday．
B．From Tuesday to Friday．
C．From Wednesday to Friday．
19．Who will take care of the class next week？
A．The headmaster．
B．Professor Lee．
C．Professor Brown．
20．What will the students do next Thursday？
A．Have classes as usual．
B．Have mid-term exam．
C．Review lessons．

4．聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18至20題．
18．Where is the forest？
A．Under the sea．
B．In the middle of England．
C．On the east coast of Germany．
19．What kinds of people probably lived in the forest？
A．Farmers．
B．Hunters．
C．Divers．
20．How was the forest discovered？
A．The water level went down．
B．Someone found an old map．
C．Storms uncovered it．

3．聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20小題．
17．Why was the boy disappoint  this morning？
A．He received few letters．
B．He didn't receive any package．
C．He didn't receive the letter to him．
18．Who wrote this delivery letter to him？
A．His mother．
B．His father．
C．His brother．
19．What did the speaker receive？
A．A photo．
B．A birthday．
C．Some money．
20．What do we know about the speaker？
A．He seldom writes to his family．
B．He is a freshman in the university．
C．There are four people in his family．

2．John Blanchard stood up from the bench，straightened his Army uniform，and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station．He looked for the girl whose heart he knew，but whose face he didn't，the girl with the rose．
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library．Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued，not with the words of the book，but with the notes penciled in the margin．The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．In the front of the book，he discovered the previous owner's name，Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he located her address．She lived in New York City．He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond．The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II．
During the next year an d one month the two grew to know each other through the mail．Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart．A romance was starting Blanchard requested a photograph，but she refused．She felt that if he really cared，it wouldn't matter what she looked like．
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe，they scheduled their first meeting-7：00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York．"You'll recognize me，"she wrote，"by the red rose I'll be wearing on my lapel．"So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved，but whose face he'd never seen．
I'll let Mr．Blanchard tell you what happened：A young woman was coming toward me，her figure long and slim．Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears； her eyes were blue as flowers．Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness，and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive．I started her，entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose．As I moved，a small，attractive smile curved her lips．"Going my way，sailor？"she murmured．
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her，and then I saw Hollis Maynell．She was standing almost directly behind the girl．A woman well past 40，she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat．She was more than plump，her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes．The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away．I felt as though I was split in two，so keen was my desire to follow her，and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own．
And there she stood．Her pale，plump face was gentle and sensible，her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle．I did not hesitate．My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her．
This would not be love，but it would be something precious，something perhaps even better than love，a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful．I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman，even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment．"I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard，and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could meet me； may I take you to dinner？"
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile．"I don't know what this is about，son，"she answered，"but the young lady in the green suit who just went by，she begged me to wear this rose on my coat．And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner，I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of test!"
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive．"Tell me whom you love，"Houssaye wrote，"And I will tell you who you are．"
32．How could Blanchard recognize Hollis？B
A．She would be holding a book in her hand．
B．She would be wearing a rose on her coat
C．She would be standing behind a young girl．
D．She would be wearing a scarf around her neck．
33．What was the real Miss Hollis Maynell like？C
A．She was a plump woman with graying hair．
B．She was a slightly fat girl，with blonde hair．
C．She was a young，pretty girl wearing a green suit．
D．She was a middle-aged woman in her forties．
34．When Blanchard went over to greet the woman，he wasA．
A．disappointed but well-behaved               
B．satisfied and confident
C．a(chǎn)nnoyed and bad-mannered                   
D．shocked but inspired
35．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？D
A．Don't Judge a Book by its Cover             
B．The Symbol of Rose
C．Love is blind                              
D．A Test of Love．

1．What is funny？The short answer is：Who knows？The joke that causes a burst of laughter from one listener might be met with a puzzled look from another．
In general，you should avoid jokes at any business or social gathering where there are more than two people in your conversational group．If there are only two people-and they consist of you and your best friend-go ahead and tell it．
Admittedly，a few people possess a perfect sense of timing，appropriateness，and joke delivery．You are probably not one of them．You might be quite funny and have many great jokes．But there's a place for jokes-over dinner with family，hiking with friends，but business or social affairs with colleagues and acquaintances（熟人） are not it．It takes a whole other level of joke-telling ability to put a joke into the more formal conversations．
The best jokes come into the conversation so that by the time listeners realize a joke is in progress，the punchline that produces humour is being delivered-to their surprise and deli ght．
Jokes don't translate well when you're in a group with mixed backgrounds：those whose first language is not English，those who might not understand a special term or an"in"expression，young people who wouldn't catch a reference to some bit of culture familiar to older people-and vice versa（反之亦然）．
Never joke about another person in the group-about their name，habits，hometown，profession，appearance，or past．It's not a question of whether the joke is cheery or appropriate．No one enjoys being single d out this way．When you are the subject of the joke，the laughter doesn't feel good no matter how hard you try to tell yourself they're not laughing at you．Because that's what it feels like．
What do you say if you realize your joke upset someone？Apologize as briefly and as sincerely as you can，and hope that someone changes the subject．Try saying："I'm sorry．I should have known better"or"I'm sorry．I wasn't thinking．"
What do you do if people don't get your joke or don't appear to find it as funny as you do？First，do not retell it，only louder this time，hoping the point of the joke will be seen．Second，don't try to push people to get it．People do not like people whose jokes they don't understand．They feel stupid and need to blame someone．If you want to leave with the goodwill of your listeners，say something to make them feel less foolish．You could say："I don't know why I tell jokes when I'm so poor at it．"
The world needs laughter，and good humour is a success wherever it goes，so this caveat（告誡） about joke-telling is not meant to dampen high spirits or to advocate dull conversation．If you're a gifted story-teller and you know people love your jokes，go for it．We need your kind．The rest of us will save our jokes for family and close friends．
21．According to the passage，it might be appropriate for you to tell a joke at a business or social gathering ifC．
A．the joke is well chosen
B．you have complete confidence in your listeners'sense of humor
C．only you and your best friend are involved in the conversation
D．the audience consists of your colleagues and acquaintances
22．Why do some jokes fail to work？C
A．Because the punchline is too long to catch．
B．Because the joke-teller uses wrong words and expressions．
C．Because the joke-teller and listeners don't share the same background knowledge．
D．Because the jokes are not properly translated into the listeners'native language．
23．How will people feel when they are joked about？B
A．They will feel happy if the joke is a pleasant one．
B．They will be upset no matter what kind of joke it is．
C．They will enjoy the joke when realizing that people are not laughing at them．
D．They will panic because it makes them the center of attention．

20．聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18～20題
18．When did the speaker become a runner？
A．From primary school      
B．From junior school      
C．From senior school
19．How long has the speaker been running？
A．For 24 years             
B．For 25 years           
C．For 26 years
20．What can we learn from the speakers？
A．We can begin any hard exercise at any time
B．The more we run，the better
C．We should be patient with running．