She spoke in a very low voice, but I understand what she said.

A、spoke loudly

B、uttered thoughtlessly

C、cried out abruptly

D、said frankly

听力原文： Tia Betances was concerned about taking a speech class. (33) Not having any experience as a public speaker, she got butterflies in her stomach just thinking about talking in front of an audience. But when the time came for Tia's first speech, she was determined to make it success.

Tia chose the Special Olympics as the topic for her speech. Her younger brother suffered from Down's syndrome, and for the past five years Tia had worked as a volunteer at the local Special Olympics competition. (34) The purpose of her speech was to explain the origins, events, and philosophy of the Special Olympics.

As Tia spoke, it became clear that she cared deeply about her subject and genuinely wanted her audience to care about it too. Because she was intent on communicating with her audience, she forgot to be nervous. She established eye contact with her listeners and (35) spoke clearly, fluently and dynamically. Soon the entire class was engrossed in her speech.

She combined her enthusiasm for her topic with thorough preparation and she scored a triumph in the speech class. Afterward, Tia conceded that she had surprised even herself. "I could hardly believe it," she said. "Once I got through the introduction, I didn't think about being nervous—I just concentrated on what I wanted to say. It was even sort of fun"

33．How did Tia feel before her speech？

34.What is the purpose of Tia's speech？

35.How did Tia behave in her speech？

(30)

A．She was very worried.

B．She was confident.

C．She felt very nervous.

D．She felt calm.

Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends.

As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales (称).

Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn't lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.

"What's wrong with this girl？" He said, "Why doesn't she hurry up？" He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first.

He was in a hurry to get a good seat.Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, "Why are you so upset？ There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a hand with my luggage？"

The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.

1. Maria's story happened on her way back to Santo Domingo.

A: T B: F

2. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to check people's luggage at the airport.

A: T B: F

3. "Why are you so upset？" Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be unhappy and worried.

A: T B: F

4. "Everyone was looking at him with disapproval."This sentence means that the people around felt sorry for Maria's manners.

A: T B: F

5. The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that she was young but behaved properly.

A: T B: F

t off.The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened.I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”

Then the captain came.He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane.The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well.”But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back.Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again.But I’ll say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

(1)An old lady had ________.

A.glasses

B.a blanket over her head

C.a coat

D.a basket

(2)A.She didn’t want to ________.

A.take it off

B.turn it off

C.get on

D.talk about it

(3)________ spoke to her.

A.The air hostess

B.The man next to her

C.her husband

D.one of her friends

(4)The old lady had never been ________ before.

A.abroad

B.home

C.in a plane

D.in hospital

(5)The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________.

A.to fly again

B.to travel

C.to go abroad

D.to go home

Often when Miss Albert sat down to her evening meal, she【27】sigh and wish the artist might share her food instead of eating his dry bread. One day the customer came in【28】usual and asked for his stale bread. As the sudden noise of the fire engine made him hurry to the door, Miss Albert【29】her opportunity. She cut each of the loaves with a knife, inserted some butter and, when the customer turned round, she was putting them【30】a paper bag.

(46)

A．whom

B．who

C．which

D．that

As a girl, Louise Bethune showed great promise(前途) in planning houses and various other structures. As an adult, she was determined to become America's first woman architect(建筑师).

Young architects then usually learned their skills by working in the drafting rooms(绘图室) of professional architects. Most architects didn't want to employ women. But Louise managed to make a well-known architect give her a chance.

She worked from six in the morning to six in the evening. She wasn't paid much. But she learned much as she worked. And her employer allowed her to use his large library.

In 1881, after five years of work and study, Louise set up her own office. She advertised that "the first professional woman architect in the country was ready for business."

Louise insisted that she would not be limited to design private homes just because she was a woman. She sought out a variety of jobs and designed chapels(小教堂), storage buildings, factories and schools. She did very well, inspiring other women to become architects. She often spoke out for fair treatment for women.

When Louise Bethune was a girl, she liked to ______.

A．read picture-books of building

B．play toy-building with other girls

C．plan houses and other buildings

D．plan models of buildings

As a girl, Louise Bethune showed great promise (前途) in planning houses and various other structures. As an adult, she was determined to become America's first woman architect (建筑师).

Young architects then usually learned their skills by working in the drafting rooms (绘图室) of professional architects. Most architects didn't want to employ women. But Louise managed to make a well-known architect give her a chance.

She worked from six in the morning to six in the evening. She wasn't paid much. But she learned much as she worked. And her employer allowed her to use his large library.

In 1881, after five years of work and study, Louise set up her own office. She advertised that "the first professional woman architect in the country was ready for business."

Louise insisted that she would not be limited to design private homes just because she was a woman. She sought out a variety of jobs and designed chapels (小教学) , storage buildings, factories and schools. She did very well, inspiring other women to become architects. She often spoke out for fair treatment for women and equal pay equal work.

When Louise Bethune was a girl, she liked to______.

A．read picture-books of building

B．play toy-building with other girls

C．plan houses and other buildings

D．plan models of buildings

You hear a woman talking about her studies at the Beijing Opera School. How did she feel when she first started her classes？

A．Worried about being much older than the other students.

B．Disappointed because her dictionary was unhelpful.

C．Annoyed by the lack of communication with her teacher.

As a girl, Louise Bethune showed great promise(前途) in planning houses and various other structures. As an adult, she was determined to become America's first woman architect(建筑师).

Young architects then usually learned their skills by working in the drafting rooms(绘图室)of professional architects. Most architects didn't want to employ women. But Louise managed to make a well-known architect give her a chance.

She worked from six in the morning to six in the evening. She wasn't paid much. But she learned much as she worked. And her employer allowed her to use his large library.

In 1881, after five years of work and study, Louise set up her own office. She advertised that "the first professional woman architect in the country was ready for business."

Louise insisted that she would not be limited to design private homes just because she was a woman. She sought out a variety of jobs and designed chapels(小教堂), storage buildings,factoties and schools. She did very well, inspiring other women to become architects. She often spoke out for fair treatment for women and equal pay equal work.

When Louise Bethune was a girl, she liked to_______.

A．read picture-books of building

B．play toy-building with other girls

C．plan houses and other buildings

D．plan models of buildings