I started living here two months ago.I have lived here ____________________ two months ago
I started living here two months ago.
I have lived here ____________________ two months ago.
I started living here two months ago.
I have lived here ____________________ two months ago.
听力原文: I come from a big family.. three brothers land a sister.., and we all work in the family business. We make cakes. We used to have a small shop that sold bread and other things that we made, but now we just make cakes and bread and deliver them to shops here. My father started the business, but he died six years ago and as I said, my mother is taking care of it now. Even before he died, when she was looking after the children and running the house, she helped him a lot with the business. So when Dad fell ill, it wasn't difficult for her to take over from him. My older brother, George, was already helping a lot then, and I used to help out at weekends too, even when I was a child
What do they do for a living now?
A.They have a shop that sells bread and cakes.
B.They buy cakes and bread and sell them.
C.They make cakes and bread and send them to shops.
23 Chestnut Ave. ,
Wellington, Shropshire.
Wednesday, 5th October
Dear Joe,
I'm afraid this won't be a very cheerful letter because at the moment I'm feeling absolutely fed up. It's the usual story; this morning I had another quarrel with my mother. Well, to tell you the truth, it wasn't really a quarrel, because I just shut up and didn't say a word, which always angers her. Anyway, what happened was that she came into my bedroom and started shouting at me because I had thrown my dress over the chair instead of hanging it up properly. Well, she is right of course, but on the other hand I'm so busy at the moment with exams and one thing and another that I really haven't got time to do everything right. I know I'm not the world's tidiest person, but it seems that at the moment I cannot do anything right as far as she is concerned. Do you know what I mean? Anyway, when I didn't reply, she really lost her temper and started going on about all sorts of things, bringing up every single thing that I've done wrong in the last few years. To listen to her, you'd think I was the laziest, the most selfish and the most thoughtless person in the world, and I don't know what else. I know she doesn't really mean it, and in her own funny way she is trying to do her best for me.
Anyway, as if all that wasn't enough, my father lost his temper with me at lunchtime, just because I asked him a perfectly reasonable question. Honestly, Joe, it's at times like this that I can hardly wait to get away from home, find a place of my own, and start living my own life in my own way.
Sorry to sound so gloomy. I'll write to you again when I'm in a better mood. Please write to me when you have time. I always look forward to your letters.
Love,
Anna
P.S. As always, give my love to your pretty daughter, Claire. Tell her I'm coming to see her next summer.
According to the passage, ______ annoys Anna's mother most.
A.her quarrel with her mother this morning
B.her throwing her dress all over the chair
C.her keeping silence facing her mother's scolding
D.her asking her father an unreasonable question
Fantasy Flight: Chiaki Mukai, Japan's First Female Astronaut
Raised by a working mother in Gunma Prefecture, a place known for dry winds and tough women, Chiaki Mukai decided she wanted to become a doctor while she was still in elementary school. At 32, she was a cardiovascular(心血管的)surgeon and chief resident at the Keio Hospital in Tokyo. Then she saw the newspaper ad that changed her life.
The beginning of a dream
The National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was looking for astronauts. What really shocked Chiaki, as she prefers to be known, was that there were no gender restrictions.
She suffered for three days. Weightlessness has much to offer scientific research, she thought. If I don't try, I'll regret it for the rest of my life.
"I had no idea what to expect," Chiaki said, giving one of her trademark smiles. "But I started two training programs the day I sent in my application. First, I started learning English. Then I began working out with weights."
Her English study program was entirely self-constructed. She made English labels for everything in the house. "I wanted it to seem like I was living in an English-speaking country," she explained. She answered the phone in English. She read English-language books. In August 1985, NASDA chose three payload specialists for the 1992 Spacelab-J launch — Mamoru Mohri, Takao Doi, and Chiaki Mukai. Chiaki's journey to the stars had begun.
The journey to space
"You can never give up," Chiaki says. "The life of Marie Curie taught me that. I read time and again how she struggled with her home, her children, and her scientific dream. And she achieved her goals — even though it cost her life.'
"My mother is the same kind of woman. She didn't want to depend on someone else for her livelihood, so she opened a haberdashery(男子服饰用品店)in our hometown. She still runs it."
Chiaki's mother didn't blink an eye when her daughter told her of being chosen as an astronaut. "You never know what life's going to deal you," she said to Chiaki. "So you must do what you really want to."
Once she started her training for space, Chief's roster(名单)of heroes grew longer. "Yuri Gagarin was the pioneer," she said. "I have immense respect for him. And Nell Armstrong — it was really great, what he did. That must have been a 'fantastic voyage'. But then all the people I worked with at NASA and NASDA are heroes in their own way. So how do I choose?
Chiaki gestured at the bustle(喧嚣)of Tokyo outside the window. "From here, we can't see very much. But from 300 miles up, you realize how small the earth is. But you know what I first learned in Orlando, Florida — at Disneyworld." Which brings Chiaki to another of her heroes: Walt Disney. Like Chiaki, he was a dreamer. And he shared his dreams of fantastic worlds with others. She is fascinated by the way his movies, gentle and natural, teach us about humanity.
"Disney, and science fiction writers like Arthur C. Clarke, realized the Earth is just a small planet without having to go into space. Their accomplishment is much greater in a way than ours. We saw with our eyes. They saw with their minds' eyes."
The first Japanese astronaut to fly an American space shuttle was Mamoru Mohri, who went as payload specialist on the Spacelab-J, a flight funded largely by Japan. Chiaki and Takao Doi backed him up.
After Mohri's flight touched down, Chiaki journeyed back to Japan to begin work in the microgravity lab at Tsukuba. But word soon came that she had been chosen as payload specialist for the International Microgravity Laboratory-2 (IML-2), so she returned to take up the training where she'd paused.
"Mohri was chosen to fly the Japanese-funded space shuttle, so there was never any doubt that he'd go. But the IML-2 was an international
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Part B
Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.
听力原文: I am living in a small village in the country. My wife and I run a village shop. We have a very peaceful life, some boring I say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. They have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too--gardening, fishing, walking in the country side. I love the outdoor life. It wasn't always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working so late in the office every evening. I often bring work home at the weekends. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it. I have no private life at all. No time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complaint that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed like a horrible dream.
What did the speaker do for a living?
A.He ran a village shop.
B.He worked on a farm.
C.He worked in an advertising agency.
D.He was a gardener.
The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from __ in the living room.
A. that
B. it
C. one
D. which
Section A
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington DC. I saw many of our nation's treasures, and I also saw a lot of our fellow citizens on the street--unfortunate ones, like panhandlers and homeless folks.
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, "Can you help me?" When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended.(81)In a reflex action, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand without even looking at her. I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.
The blind woman smiled and said, "I don't want your money. I just need help finding the post office. "
In an instant, I realized what I had done. (82) I had acted with prejudice--I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be.
I hated what I saw in myself. This incident re-awakened my core belief. It reaffirmed that I believe in humility, even though I'd lost it for a moment.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15. I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong, no-nonsense mother. Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, roofer, cashier, mechanic, pizza delivery driver and many other humble jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember the time, when I was 17 and working as a busboy, (83) I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me. (84) I have also witnessed the same behavior. to my family and friends, so I know what it's like, and I should have known better.
(85) But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the streets of Washington DC, cured me of my self-induced blindness. She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open.
By the way, I helped that lady find the post office, and in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for a priceless lesson.
(81)
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: I am living in a small village in the country. My wife and I run a village shop. We have a very peaceful life, boring some may say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. They have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too—gardening, fishing, and walking in the countryside. I love file outdoor life. It wasn't always like this because I used to have a really stressful job, working so late in the office every evening. I often brought work home at the weekends. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it. I had no private life at all. No time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complained that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now ! am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed like a horrible dream.
(27)
A.He ran a village shop.
B.He worked on a farm.
C.He worked in an advertising agency.
D.He was a gardener.
Snowboarding
Victoria Jamieson from Britain started snowboarding at 20. She is now 23 and has won many competitions in this sport. We spoke to her when she was at a snowboarding competition last week in Switzerland and asked her why she started the sport.
'I've always liked all kinds of sports, especially skiing, and it seemed natural to start snowboardlng. It doesn't take long to learn and you can become really good in a few months.'
We asked her if she had to do a lot of practice. 'Well, in winter I snowboard in the mountains every day from 8.30 a.m. until 4 p.m. I also run and go hiking. But I just love doing it all! I like the competitions and being in the mountains. It's so beautiful. But free-riding, that's doing what you want when you're not in a competition, is the best thing in the world for me.'
We asked her what is important when you're learning. 'You can learn quickly but you need lessons. It's also important to have the right clothes so you don't get wet because, to begin with, you spend a lot of time falling down!'
Victoria was visiting Switzerland for a competition.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Doesn't say
听力原文:M: Have you started writing your paper for history?
W: Not yet. I'm still writing up my laboratory assignments for chemistry and studying for my midterms in English and French.
Q: For which class must the woman begin to prepare?
(14)
A.She must begin writing a paper for her history class.
B.She must start writing up her laboratory assignments for her chemistry class.
C.She must begin studying for her English examination.
D.She must begin studying for her French examination.
听力原文:M: I must admit that since I started exercising, I've been feeling less tired.
W: What did I tell you!
Q: What does the woman mean?
(14)
A.She doesn't remember exactly what she said.
B.She told the man to try to get more sleep.
C.She knew the man would benefit from her advice.
D.She didn't expect the man to listen to her.
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