1、综合测试(选修8)第一部分:听力第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。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:How is the fish?W:It couldnt be better.Cooking is really your field.M:Thanks.Glad to hear that. (Text 2)W:Good morning.Is that Professor Greens office?M:Yes,it is.Im his new as
2、sistant.His late assistant left to have a baby.How can I help you? (Text 3)M:You cant stop!You have another lap to run.W:Sorry,I cant.Im feeling out of breath and my left foot hurts a lot. (Text 4)M:Are you watching the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver?W:Sure.I just watched ice hockey,Womens Gold M
3、edal Games between Canada and the United States.M:Oh,did you?I watched it on TV at the same time. (Text 5)M:I have to do a book report for Astronomy,but I havent read the book yet!W:Too bad.Who do you have for Astronomy,David?M:Mr.White.Hes the one who gave Jack a D last year.W:Oh,yeah.Ive heard abo
4、ut Mr.White.I hope I never get him.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。(Text 6)W:Hey,Mike!Its a long time since we met last time.How are things going?M:Everything is fine.Just been shopping for the Halloween party.W:
5、Halloween?Its one of your holidays?M:Yes,next week.Its on the last day of October.W:So what do you do on Halloween?We dont have that holiday in China.M:Well,its a day when kids dress up in masks and costumes.They knock on peoples doors and ask for candy by saying “Trick or treat.”W:Hmm.Sounds intere
6、sting.M:But its not just for kids.Lots of people have costume parties,Im going to my friend Lindas Halloween party.Would you like to go?W:Sure.Id love to.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。(Text 7)M:Have you read the story of The Gift of the Magi written by O.Henry?W:Yes.I enjoy reading his short stories.What I admire
7、 most about him is that he started to write stories while he was in prison.Who is your favorite American writer?Mark Twain?Ernest Hemingway or Jack London?M:Jack London.He was born of a poor family in San Francisco in 1876.He left school at 14 and became a sailor,a hunter and an explorer.In 1897,he
8、went to the Klondike in Canada.London found adventures that he put into his most famous stories and novels.London continued to travel until a few years before his death in 1916.Now Im reading his story Love of Life.I am sure youll like his works.W:Great.Can you lend it to me after you finish?M:No pr
9、oblem.听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。(Text 8)M:What a lovely place!Walking along here is just like going back in time.Imagine all those noble men and ladies having huge parties here,dancing in the halls and gardens.W:Well,how about Mozart?He gave a concert here when he was only six.Isnt that unbelievable?M:It is
10、the colors that really impress me.The yellow walls and the green window frames. Its like a fairy tale world.W:What about the rooms full of paintings and the huge lights hanging from the ceilings?Arent they magnificent?Dont you wish we were millionaires?M:You dont need money to enjoy view like that.Y
11、ou only need eyes.W:Still wouldnt it be nice to live in a place like this one here?Imagine 200 different rooms.M:It would be nice as long as I dont have to clean them.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。(Text 9)W:Are you going to the School Science Fair this year?M:Yes.I plan to.When is it?W:Its on 5th and 6th Decembe
12、r,for two days.M:Oh,the 5th and 6th.I thought it was closer to Christmas.W:No,its the first weekend of December.And this year it will be open from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm.M:Well,I suppose thats good.It will give more people the chance to attend it.How much are the tickets?W:Only $2 for students,but adul
13、ts pay $10.M:If I bring my four-year-old brother,do I need to pay for him?W:No,you neednt.Children under 5 get in free.M:Good news for him.And I wish this kind of fair to be held every year.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。(Text 10)One summer,a library in Texas was having a terrible problem.They had grown too big
14、for their building and had to move to a brand-new library across town.Everything was finished and paid for,but they discovered that they hadnt left enough money to move their mountain of books across town.Even the cheapest moving company was going to charge several hundred thousand dollars to pack a
15、nd transfer the books.What could they do?Finally one smart librarian had a bright idea.She said that the move was going to take all summer and during that time,the library would be closed.Why not ask everyone to come in and borrow 20,40 or 100 books?At the end of the summer they could return them to the new library.The plan worked beautifully and not only did the library save a lot of money,but people read a lot more books.Think of an unusual solution to a problem youve faced,or tell another partner about a problem youre facing at the moment.Brainstorm possible solutions.
