13. Where might the speakers be?

　　A. In a train station. B. In the street. C. In a park.

14. When did the woman last see her son?

　　A. About 15 minutes ago. B. About 5 minutes ago. C. About 25 minutes ago.

15. What do we know about the boy?

　　A. He's eight years old. B. He has grey eyes. C. He is wearing black trousers

SECTION B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you'll hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you've got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You'll hear the mini-talk TWICE.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　An Introduction

My name Lucy Miranda[ Present job] I've been a teacher at this university for 16. __________ years Early experience Worked as a(n) 17. __________ for a few years and tried my hand at 18. __________.

Taught in 19. ___________ in Southern California for six years My family * I 20. ___________ for four years.

* I have 2 children. 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：(共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)

　　Aaron Fotheringham has been an amazing person with backflips(后空翻) and other skateboarding tricks throughout his teens. And his famous backflip has won worldwide notice in the form of Record. Why did his particular backflip earn such a reputation? Aaron was the first person to successfully perform a backflip in a wheelchair.

　　Aaron was born ill. He has been in a wheelchair since the age of 8. Since then, he has even developed a new extreme sport in which wheelchair-bound athletes use their chairs like skateboards or bikes to do tricks. Now Aaron's friends call him "Wheelz", and he says it's huge praise.

　　Though Aaron makes his stunts(特技表演) look easy, doing tricks in a wheelchair is very different from using a skateboard or bike. It's a completely different skill set.

If a skateboarder goes into a backflip like Aaron and doesn't start out with enough rotation (旋转), he or she can bend his or her body to speed up. This allows a skateboarder to make complete rotation in time for a successful landing. But Aaron can't bend his body any more than it