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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。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

W:We are going fishing tomorrow in the lake.Would you like to go with us?

M:I’m afraid I can’t.I have to go to the airport to meet my uncle.He is coming to see us from the United States.

Text 2

M:Did you phone me yesterday evening?

W:Yes.I wanted you to come over to meet my younger brother who had just come back from the UK,but your mother said that you were in the cinema.

Text 3

M:This is a great hotel.You can get anything you want here.

W:Anything except good service.

Text 4

M:What about the food we ordered?

W:I’ll see to it right away.I’m sure it is ready now.

Text 5

W:What shall we do tomorrow,dear?

M:If it doesn’t rain,we’ll drive to the beach with Philip.

W:It will be fine.I just heard it on the radio.

第二节

　　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出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、7题。

M:I’m glad we live in a small town.

W:Why?

M:Because the houses look so nice at Christmas time.

W:Yes,they do.Do you have a Christmas tree this year?

M:Yes,we have a big tree this year.I bought the decorations at the five-and-ten-cent store yesterday.Do you want to come over and see it?

W:I’d love to,but right now I’m heading out to buy a present for my mother.

M:Well,just let me know whenever you’d like to see the tree.

W:OK,thanks! I’m not sure when right now,but I’ll certainly come by and see it sometime.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

W:It’s nice to meet you.My friend told me about you.Have you been in Seattle long?

M:No,only three months.How about you?

W:I moved here three years ago from California.

M:OK,really! I’m from California,too.Where did you live in California?

W:In Gilroy,not far from San Jose.

M:What?This is really a coincidence.I’m from Gilroy,too! I like telling people I’m from the garlic capital of the world.Did you usually go to the summer garlic festival?

W:I used to go there every summer.How about you?

M:I went to most of them.I thought the one in 2018 was great.Did you go to that one?

W:Sure.I was there.You were there then?

M:Yes,I was there.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

W:Who is playing the piano upstairs? He plays so well.

M:It’s my brother.He teaches kids piano in a public school.

W:I have always wanted to learn to play the piano.Can your brother teach me?

M:Oh,he is usually very busy.Why not attend classes in a piano-teaching school?

W:Good idea.But look at this beautiful painting.Does your brother paint,too?

M:No.It was painted by me.I learnt to paint when I was six.

W:You really have a gift.How I wish I could play the piano and paint!

M:You sing beautifully,don’t you?

W:That’s right.But I also want to play the piano well.I will go to attend classes from next Friday on.

M:That sounds great.

听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。

M:Have you been to Disneyland,Mary?

W:That’s right.I went two years ago.It’s very big and of great fun.

M:Can you tell me where to go and what to see? What are the best things?

W:Well,make sure that you go to Tomorrowland.You can spend a whole morning there.It’s very interesting and there’s a lot to see.

M:What about the Sleeping Beauty Castle? I hear you can get a wonderful view from the top of the tower.Is it true?

W:I didn’t find that very interesting,because it happened to be cloudy when I was there.You can go to Adventureland.That’s quite wonderful.It’s quite close to the Sleeping Beauty Castle.

M:What else is there to do?

W:There’s Bear Country,but we didn’t go there.We didn’t have time.You can go to the Film Studios.They’re also quite interesting.And if you have time,go on the Mountain Train.That’s really exciting.

听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。

Behind every festival there is an interesting story.So it is with Water Splashing Festival,or Happy New Year as it is known by the Dai people who live in the area of Xishuangbanna.

It was said that the Dai people were once ruled by a cruel king.One day,to free her people,one of the king’s seven wives got him drunk and found out a secret—his neck was weak and easy to wound.With a strand of her hair she killed the king while he slept.But surprisingly his entire head dropped off and turned into blood and fire which would destroy the land.The seven women poured a lot of water on it,finally putting out the fire and bringing peace to their land.

Today,the festival seems to be more than a chance in memory of seven women’s heroism and wash away the failure in the festival.The Dai people dance in the squares,play music and splash water down to each other while celebrating the festival.It is bad manners to show any sign of anger no matter how wet one gets.In fact,the more water,the better,because water is a symbol of life and good luck.