The 16-year-old girl Jessica Watson is said to be the youngest person to sail non-stop alone around the world. But her record has been questioned because someone thought that she has not sailed far enough. She will also not be recognized by the World Speed Sailing Record Council, as it was too dangerous for someone under 18 years old.

Ms Watson sailed into Sydney port on Saturday, seven months after leaving on a hard voyage. Family, friends and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have gathered to greet her. Thousands of well-wishers waited at the port and watched from boats as Ms Watson sailed her pink, 10m boat over the finishing line. Many more Australians watched the event broadcast live on television. Watson said she was just an “ordinary girl who believed in her dream”.

Ms Watson left Sydney on 18 October, despite that some people disagreed her plan. Watson traveled northeast through the South Pacific and across the equator (赤道), south to Cape Horn at the tip of South America, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, through the Indian Ocean and around southern Australia. The route took her through some of the world’s most changeful waters, and she battled through huge storms and suffered seven accidents of her boat.

People around the world have followed Ms Watson’s adventures on her blog, which she has daily updated (更新). On her blog, she wrote down beautiful sunrise over seas, the excitement of meeting a blue whale and the bright, terrible sight of a shooting star flying across the night sky above her boat. Ms Watson has reportedly sold her story to a news company for $700,000. She is planning to write a book on her experience.

67. Which of the following oceans didn’t Ms Watson cross through in her voyage?

A. The Pacific Ocean                  B. The Atlantic Ocean

C. The Indian Ocean                           D. The Arctic Ocean.

68. Ms Watson’s voyage will NOT be considered an official world record mainly because ____.

A. no one can prove that her route was dangerous enough

B. she hasn’t applied for the record

C. girls are not allowed to take part in the dangerous sports

D. teenagers re not encouraged to take such a dangerous adventure

69. We can make a conclusion from this passage that Watson ____.

A. would make another voyage for money

B. made the world round voyage for money

C. had no way to communicate with others during the voyage.

D. is so confident and brave that she could overcome troubles on her own

70. All the following can be inferred from this passage EXCEPT that ____.

A. her book about her voyage is a best seller

B. people in Australia had much interest in her voyage

C. she spent more than 200 days alone at sea

D. people have different attitudes towards her voyage

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聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1．What are the two speakers doing?

A．Enjoying meeting each other．

B．Saying good-bye to each other．

C．Planning to see each other．

2．What can you guess about the woman?

A．He is a hard working boy．

B．He is as dull as Jack．

C．He’d like to go with Lisa．

3．What is the woman?

A．A waiter．

B．A conductor．

C．A book clerk．

4．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A．A boss and a salesgirl．

B．A teacher and his pupil．

C．A professor and his assistant．

5．What do you guess about the man?

A．He didn’t sleep well last night．

B．He is going to play a game．

C．He is lying in bed．

聽力原文：(Text 1)

M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．

W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．

(Text 2)

M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．

W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?

(Text 3)

M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．

W：Single or return?

(Text 4)

W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．

M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．

(Text 5)

W：What’s the matter?You look tired．

M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．

第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6～7題。

6．What’s the woman going to do?

A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．

B．Attend Lan’s party．

C．Do some shopping with her friends．

7．What does the man suggest to the woman?

A．Wear her new dress．

B．Wear the light blue dress．

C．Wear a more formal one．

聽力原文：(Text 6)

W：How do you like my new dress?

M：It looks very fashionable．

W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?

M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．

聽第7段材料，回答第8～9題。

8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?

A．At 8∶00．

B．At 7∶30．

C．At 7∶47．

9．What’s the result of the dialogue?

A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．

B．The man will drive the woman to Park．

C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．

聽力原文：(Text 7)

W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．

M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．

W：Could you really?That would be kind．

M：Where are you meeting your friend?

W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．

M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．

W：That’s very kind of you．

聽第8段材料，回答第10～12題。

10．Where does the dialogue take place?

A．In a restaurant．

B．In a bookstore．

C．At home．

11．What does the man order?

A．A hamburger and coffee．

B．A Coke and a cake．

C．A hamburger and a Coke．

12．How much does it cost?

A．＄1.70．

B．＄1.17．

C．＄17．

聽力原文：(Text 8)

W：Can I get you something?

M：Yes, a hamburger, please．

W：Anything to drink?

M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．

W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．

M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．

W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．

聽第9段材料，回答第13～16題。

13．What is Sally?

A．A famous singer．

B．A film star．

C．A famous swimmer．

14．Where is Sally now?

A．In a competition．

B．In a swimming pool．

C．In California．

15．What did she do at the last Olympics?

A．She broke all the records．

B．She won many cups．

C．She swam thirty-five miles．

16．Why has she given up swimming?

A．She is too old to swim．

B．She prefers visiting other countries．

C．She can’t win any international competitions．

聽力原文：

(Text 9)?

Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．

M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?

W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．

M：But you are only twenty．

W：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．

M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?

W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!

M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．

W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?

聽第10段材料，回答第17～20題。

17．When did the story take place?

A．In the morning．

B．In the afternoon．

C．In the evening．

18．What was Harry’s problem?

A．Everyone at his school liked him．

B．No one at his school liked him．

C．Some people at his school dislike him．

19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?

A．He thought he was too weak．

B．He thought he was the headmaster．

C．He thought he was too old to change．

20．What have you learned from the text?

A．Harry is a bus-driver．

B．Harry is a student．

C．Harry is the headmaster．

聽力原文：(Text 10)?

　　Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”

　　“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”

　　“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”

　　“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”

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