13. When will they go to the movies?

　A. Tonight. B. Friday night. C. Saturday evening.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

　A. Weather. B. Vacation. C. Education.

15. How was the weather like there?

　A. He is making a telephone call. B. He is having a meeting. C. He is making a speech.

16. What did the children do in the evenings?

A. They watched TV. B. They did homework. C. They played on the beach.

17. Why did the man speaker say they were lucky?

　A. They met their old friends from New York. B. An old couple helped look after their children.　C. They and the couple took turns looking after the children.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

　A. How to improve English. B. English Newspapers. C. English teachers.

19. What makes it easier for the woman to learn English?

　A. She has many American friends. B. She can already speak two languages.

　C. She always does her homework.

20. Which of the following has NOT been suggested by the woman speaker?

　A. Reading English papers. B. Listening to the tape. C. Talking to Americans

第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)

　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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　　Book 3: The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County-By Janice N. Harrington

　　40 pages, US $16.00

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