The narrator did not expect someone would offer her a seat on the bus that day even though she still felt weak from illness.

Why did the narrator go past Sheftel's？

A．He was looking for a gift for his niece.

B．He wanted to buy some stationery.

C．He was on his way to work.

D．He was window-shopping.

A.by Tuk-tuk

B.by train

C.by car

D.by plane

Why did the narrator mention his niece？

A．She lived near Sheftel's.

B．He wanted to buy a birthday present for her.

C．He was going to visit her.

D．The doll looked like her.

A.Don't drink heated water from faucet

B.Take an electronic torch with you

C.Show respect to monks

D.Give kids some money or candy

A、He actually enjoyed the company of Mr. Kelada

B、He had changed his earlier attitude towards Mr. Kelada.

C、He liked Mr. Kelada just for a moment.

D、He found that Mr. Kelada was entirely different from what he had expected him to be.

ning away,was expected of 17-year-old girls.By the time she was 20,she had 2 children and was pregnant with a third.5 children later,I was born.And this is how I came to know my mother:she seemed a large,soft,loving-eyed woman who was rarely impatient in our home.Her quick,violent temper was on view only a few times a year,when she battled with the white landlord who had the misfortune to suggest to her that her children did not need to go to school.She made all the clothes we wore,even my brothers' overalls.She made all the towels and sheets we used. She spent the summers canning vegetables and fruits.She spent the winter evenings making quilts enough to cover all our beds.During the "working" day,she labored beside-not behind-my father in the fields.Her day began before sunup,and did not end until late at night.There was never a moment for her to sit down,undisturbed,to unravel her own private thoughts;never a time free from interruption-by work or the noisy inquiries of her many children.And yet,it is to my mother-and all our mothers who were not famous-that I went in search of the secret of what has fed that muzzled and often mutilated,but vibrant,creative spirit that the black woman has inherited,and that pops out in wild and unlikly places to this day.

It seems to the narrator that it would be really good if ()

A、the mother worked from sunup till night

B、the mother worked side by side with her husband

C、the mother made all things that the family needed

D、the mother could have some time to think undisturbed

llan Poe, whose life was【36】and seemingly unhappy, wrote stories and poems of mystery and 【37】, insanity (疯狂) and death. Edgar went to live with the family of a wealthy Richmond businessman named John Allan after both his parents died. John Allan never officially【38】him as a son, but the boy became known as Edgar Allan Poe.

Edgar Allan Poe did something【39】for writers of his time: he used a narrator in a story to【40】what was happening. Edgar Allan Poe is also remembered as the father of modern【41】fiction, stories of an investigator who has to solve murders and other【42】Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, wrote about how Poe【43】other crime writers: "Their main art must trace back to those admirable stories of Monsieur Dupin". Dupin is a【44】that appears in a series of Allan Poe's detective stories.

Allan Poe was born in 1 089 and died in 1 849. Every year on January nineteenth, Poe's birthday, a man dressed in black【45】. His face is covered. He places a bottle of wine and three roses on Poe's grave. No one really wants to know the visitor's identity. They prefer that it remain a mystery, much like Edgar Allan Poe himself.

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A．short

B．long

C．boring

D．narrow

Mystery of the White Gardenia

Marsha Aron

Every year on my birthday , from the time I turned 12 , a white gardenia was delivered to my house in Bethesda , Md. No card or note came with it. Calls to the florist were always in vain 一 it was a cash purchase. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender' s identity and just delighted in the beauty and heady perfume of that´ one magical , perfect flower nestled in soft pick tissue paper.

But I never stopped imagining who the anonymous giver might be. Some of the happiest moments were spent daydreaming about someone wonderful and exciting but too shy or eccentric to make known his or her identity.

My mother contributed to these imaginings. She' d ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness who might be showing appreciation. Perhaps the

neighbor l' d helped when she was unloading a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man across the street whose mail I retrieved during the winter so he wouldn't have to venture down his icy steps. As a teen-ager , though , i had more fun speculating that it might be a boy i had a crush on or one who had noticed me even though i didn´t know him.

When 1 was 17 , a boy broke my heart. The night he called for the last time , i cried myself to sleep. When i awoke in the morning , there was a message scribbled on my mirror in red lipstick: Heartily know , when half-gods go , the gods arrive. i thought about that

quotation by Emerson for a long time , and until my heart healed , i left it where my mother had written it. When i finally went to get the glass cleaner , my mother knew everything was all right again.

I don' t remember ever slamming my door in anger at her and shouting , "You just don' t understand!" because she did understand.

One month before my high-school graduation , my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment , fear and overwhelming anger that my dad was missing some of the most important events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation , the senior class play and the prom. But my mother , in the midst of her own grief , would not hear of my skipping any of those things.

The day before my father died， my mother and i had gone shopping for a prom dress. We found a spectacular one , with yards and yards of doted swiss in red , white and blue , it made me feel like Scarlet 0' Hara ,

but it was the wrong size. When my father died iforgot about the dress.

My mother didn't . The day before the prom , i found that dress 一 in the right size - draped majestically over the living room sofa. It wasn't just delivered , still in the box. It was presented to me - beautifully , artistically , lovingly. i didn' t care if 1 had a new dress or no. But my mother did.

She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable , creative and imaginative , imbued with a sense that there was magic in the world and beauty even in the face of adversity. In truth. my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia 一 lovely ，strong ,

and perfect - with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.

My mother died ten days after i was married. i was 22. That was the year the gardenias stopped coming.

26. When did the narrator discover the mystery of the white gardenias？ Why was the sender' s identity kept secret？

27. When and how did the father die？ How did the narrator feel at her father' s death？

28. What traits of the mother' s characters are highlighted in the story？ Cite examples from the story to support your answer.

29. What do you think of the title of the story？ What does the gardenia symbolize in the story？

参考答案：

26. The narrator got to know the truth when she was 22. It was her mother who sent her the flowers. She kept it a secret so that the daughter could have the self-knowledge of her own good deeds as she speculated about who the sender might be.

27. The father died of heart attack close to her graduation from high school. She felt sad , disappointed that her father would not experience the important events in her life.

28.a. The mother' s wisdom: She thought of a wise way to encourage kindness in her daughter: to send flowers secretly; or she wisely scribbled a quotation from Emerson on her daughter' s mirror instead of directly talking her teenage daughter into accepting the loss of her boyfriend.

b. Her strength in the face of adversities: she stood strong when her husband died.

29.It is a good / helpful title. The title tickles the reader' s curiosity. OR It' s not a good title. When we are told of the "mystery" in the title , our curiosity is destroyed. The gardenia is the essential symbol in the story , helping to bring about the theme of the story: mother' s love. The gardenia symbolizes the qualities that the mother hoped for her daughter , qualities such as magical (aura of magic , a bit of mystery) , loving , strong , perfect , etc.

听力原文：[Student] Hello, can I come in？

[Teacher] Oh yes, come in. How can I help you？

[Student] I was looking for the Economics office. I've been all over the Arts Faculty building looking for it but I could only find the School of Accounting and Economic History. Is this the right place？

[Teacher] Yes. This is the School of Economics.

[Student] Oh good. Um, I'm a new student here.

[Teacher] Oh, really？ Welcome. Where are you from？

[Student] I am from Japan. I am Japanese.

[Teacher] Japan, a very beautiful place. So is there anything I can do for you？

[Student] Yes, I was wondering if someone could give me some information.

[Teacher] Well. I might be able to help. I lecture on that program. What do you need to know？

[Student] Quite a few things, actually. Firstly, how many lectures a week do I have to attend？

[Teacher] Ah, well, the Economics course is a double unit so there are two lectures a week and one tutorial. The lectures are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday.

[Student] What time？

[Teacher] Let me see...You know this information is all in the handout which you should have received yesterday at the orientation meeting.

[Student] Oh, was there a meeting yesterday？ I didn't know about that...no one mentioned...

[Teacher] Yes, there was, but never mind. Now lectures are at four in the afternoon.

[Student] Four's a bit late. I've got a part time job that starts at four thirty.

[Teacher] Well you can't be in two places at once, can you, and attendance at lectures is necessary. We expect at least 90% attendance at this university, you know.

[Student] And what times have been set down for the tutorials--do you have that information？

[Teacher] That's a very well attended course so there's a number of tutorial times. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, all at 9 o'clock. Yours will be allocated at the first lecture.

[Student] Can't I choose the time？

[Teacher] Maybe, maybe not. You'll have to talk to the lecturer on the course. Dr. Roberts is his name.

[Student] Can you tell me where I can find him？

[Teacher] Yes, sure. He is always in his office during office hours. It will be very easy for you to find him.

[Student] Oh, OK. Thank you very much.

[Teacher] You're welcome.

Narrator Now get ready to answer some questions. You may use your notes to help you answer.

1. What is the student looking for？

2. What is the time for the two lectures？

3. When did/will the orientation meeting take place？

Narrator Listen again to a part of the conversation. Then answer the question.

[Teacher] Well you can't be in two places at once, can you, and attendance at lectures is necessary. We expect at least 90% attendance at this university, you know.

4. Why does the teacher say this Ω？

Narrator Listen again to a part of the conversation. Then answer the question.

[Teacher] Maybe, maybe not. You'll have to talk to the lecturer on the course. Dr. Roberts is his name.

5. What can be inferred from the teacher's words？

Narrator

Listen to a part of a conversation about Lecture Arrangements between a student and a teacher.

What is the student looking for？

A．The School of Fine Arts.

B．The School of Economic History.

C．The School of Economics.

D．The School of Accountancy.