The house looks very old, but ______ effect it’s quite new.

听力原文：W: Your bike looks quite new. When did you buy it?

M: My mother bought it for me when I was ten years old. Now, I'm already 20 years old.

Q: How long has the man used his bike?

(3)

A．About 10 years.

B．About 8 years.

C．About 20 years.

D．About 12 years.

听力原文：M: Mary's CD player doesn't seem to work well.

W: Yes, it's very old . I'm surprised that she's still using it.

Q: What does the woman mean?

(9)

A．She does not like Mary's work.

B．She thinks Mary's CD player works very well.

C．Mary should buy a new CD player.

D．She is surprised about what the man says.

The Sea

What do you know about the sea? We know that it looks very pretty when the sun is shining on it. We also know that it can be very rough when there is a strong wind．What other things do we know about it?

The first thing to remember is that the sea is very big. When you look at the map of the world you will find there is more water than land．The sea covers three quarters of the world.

The sea is also very deep in some places. It is not deep everywhere. Some parts of the sea are very shallow. But in some places the depth of the sea is very great. There is one spot, near Japan, where the sea is nearly 11 kilometers deep! The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain were put into the sea at that place, there would be 2 kilometers of water above it! What a deep place!

If you have swum in the sea, you know that it is salty. You can taste the salt. Rivers, which flow into the sea, carry salt from the land into the sea. Some parts of the sea are saltier than other parts. There is one sea, called the dead Sea, which is very salty. It is so salty that swimmers cannot sink! Fish cannot live, in the Dead Sea!

In most parts of the sea, there are plenty of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also millions of tiny living things that float in the sea. These floating things are so small that it is hard to see them. Many fishes live by eating these.

The sea can be very cold．Divers, who go deep down in the sea, know this. On the top the water may be warm. When the diver goes downwards, the sea becomes colder and colder. Another thing happens. When the diver goes deeper, the water above presses down on him. It squeezes him. Then the diver has to wear clothes made of metal. But be cannot go very deep. Some people who wanted to go very deep used a very strong diving ship. They went down to the deepest part of the sea in it. They went down to a depth of eleven kilometers !

第 41 题 When does the sea look beautiful?

A．When it is calm.

B．When the weather is fine.

C．When there is a strong wind.

D．When there is a storm.

听力原文：W: How' s your new job?

M: It' s quite all right but it' ll take me some time to learn the ropes.

What does the man say about his new job?

A．He has some problems with his job.

B．He' s not familiar with the work yet.

C．He' s not satisfied with his new job.

D．He doesn' t have time to learn to do his job well.

A．It's not popular.

B．It's very new.

C．It's catching on.

D．It's on the decline.

听力原文：M: That suitcase looks very heavy, Mrs White. Would you like me to carry it for you?

W: No, it's quite all right. I can manage. Thank you for offering, though.

Q: How does Mrs Smith respond?

(13)

A．She says she doesn't mind if the man carries the case.

B．She is angry when the man offers to carry the case.

C．She refuses the help.

D．She thanks the man and accepts his offer.

______ it's quite a good plan, but it's difficult to carry it out.

A．By the way

B．In a way

C．In no way

D．In the way