On his bench in Madison Square Soapy moved uneasily, and he realized the fact that the time had come for him to provide against the coming winter.

The winter ambitions of Soapy were not of the highest. In them there were no dreams of Mediterranean voyages or blue Southern skies. Three months on the Island was what his soul desired. Three months of assured board and bed and good company, safe from north winds seemed to Soapy the most desirable thing.

Just as the more fortunate New Yorkers had bought their tickets to Palm Beach each winter, Soapy had made his arrangements for his annual journey to the Island. And now the time had come.

There were many institutions of charity in New York where he might receive lodging and food, but to Soapy’s proud spirit the gifts of charity were undesirable. You must pay in humiliation of spirit for everything received at the hands of mercy. So it was better to be a guest of the law.

Soapy, having decided to go to the Island, at once set about accomplishing his desire. He left his bench and went up Broadway. He stopped at the door of a glittering cafe. He was shaven and his coat was decent. If he could reach a table in the restaurant, the portion of him that would show above the table would raise no doubt in the waiter’s mind. A roasted duck, with a bottle of wine, a cigar and a cup of coffee would be enough. Such a dinner would make him happy, for the journey to his winter refuge.

But as Soapy entered the restaurant door, the head waiter’s eye fell upon his shabby trousers and old shoes. Strong hands pushed him in silence and haste out into the street.

Some other way of entering the desirable refuge must be found.

At a corner of Sixth Avenue Soapy took a stone and sent it through the glass of a glittering shop window. People came running around the corner, a policeman at the head of them. Soapy stood still, with his hands in his pockets, and smiled at the sight of the policeman.

“Where is the man that has done that?” asked the policeman.

“Don’t you think that I have had something to do with it?” said Soapy, friendly.

The policeman paid no attention to Soapy. Men who break windows don’t remain to speak with policemen. They run away. He saw a man running and rushed after him, stick in hand. Soapy, disgusted, walked along, twice unsuccessful.

On the opposite side of the street was a restaurant for people with large appetites and modest purses. Soapy entered this place without difficulty. He sat at a table and ate beefsteak and pie. And then he told the waiter he had no money.

“Go and call a cop,” said Soapy. “And don’t keep a gentleman waiting.”

“No cop for you,” said the waiter. “Hey!”

Then Soapy found himself lying upon his left ear on the pavement. He arose with difficulty, and beat the dust from his clothes. Arrest seemed a rosy dream. The Island seemed far away.

After another unsuccessful attempt to be arrested for harassing a young woman, Soapy went further toward the district of theatres.

When he saw a policeman standing in front of a glittering theatre, he thought of “disorderly conduct”. On the sidewalk Soapy began to sing drunken songs at the top of his voice. He danced, cried, and otherwise disturbed the peace.

The policeman turned his back to Soapy, and said to a citizen, “It is one of the Yale boys celebrating their football victory. Noisy, but no harm.”

Sadly, Soapy stopped his useless singing and dancing. The Island seemed unattainable. He buttoned his thin coat against the north wind.

In a cigar store he saw a well-dressed man who had set his silk umbrella by the door. Soapy entered the store, took the umbrella, and went out with it slowly. The man with the cigar followed hastily.

“My umbrella,” he said.

“Oh, is it?” said Soapy. “Well, why don’t you call a policeman? I took your umbrella! Why don’t you call a cop? There stands one on the corner.”

The umbrella owner slowed his steps. Soapy did likewise. The policeman looked at them curiously.

“Of course,” said the umbrella man, “well, you know how these mistakes occur…if it’s your umbrella I hope you’ll excuse me – I picked it up this morning in a restaurant – if it’s yours, I hope you’ll…”

“Of course it’s mine,” said Soapy.

The ex-umbrella man retreated. The policeman hurried to help a well-dressed woman across the street.

Soapy threw the umbrella angrily. He was angry with the men who wear helmets and carry clubs. They seemed to regard him as a king who could do no wrong.

At last Soapy stopped before an old church on a quiet corner. Through one window a soft light glowed, where, the organist played a Sunday anthem. For there came to Soapy’s ears sweet music that caught and held him at the iron fence.

The moon was shining; cars and pedestrians were few; birds twittered sleepily under the roof. And the anthem that the organist played cemented Soapy to the iron fence, for he had known it well in the days when his life contained such things as mothers and roses and ambitions and friends.

The influence of the music and the old church produced a sudden and wonderful change in Soapy’s soul. He thought of his degraded days, dead hopes and wrecked faculties.

And also in a moment a strong impulse moved him to battle with his desperate fate. He would pull himself out of this pit; he would make a man of himself again. Those sweet notes had set up a revolution in him. Tomorrow he would be somebody in the world. He would…

Soapy felt a hand on his arm. He looked quickly around into the broad face of a policeman.

“What are you doing here?”

“Nothing.”

“Then come along,” said the policeman.

“Three months on the Island,” said the Judge the next morning.

1.Soapy regarded the Island as his winter ambition because _____.

A. he wanted to go on Mediterranean voyages and enjoy blue Southern skies

B. he wanted to spend the cold winter somewhere warm other than New York

C. he wanted to be put into prison to survive the coming winter

D. he wanted to buy a ticket to the Island to spend the cold winter

2.Which of the following is the reason for Soapy’s not turning to charity?

A. His pride gets in the way.

B. What the institutions of charity offer isn’t what Soapy needs.

C. He wants to be a citizen who obeys the law.

D. The institutions of charity are not located on the island.

3. How many times did Soapy try to accomplish his desire?

A. 4.                                       B. 5.                                       C. 6.                                       D. 7.

4. From the passage, we can see what the two restaurants have in common is that _____.

A. they are both fancy upper class restaurants

B. neither of them served Soapy

C. they both drove Soapy out of the restaurant after he finished his meal

D. neither of them called cops

5.Hearing the Sunday anthem at the church, Soapy _____.

A. was reminded of his good old days and wanted to play the anthem again

B. was reminded of his unaccomplished ambition and was determined to get to the Island

C. was reminded of his disgraceful past and determined to transform himself

D. was reminded of his rosy dream and wished to realize it

6.By ending the story this way, the author means to _____.

A. show that one always gets what he/she wants with enough efforts

B. make a contrast and criticize the sick society

C. surprise readers by proving justice was done after all

D. put a tragic end to Soapy’s life and show his sympathy for Soapy

 

 

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上，

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What will the woman do?

A. Stay indoors             B. Have a walk              C. Get a coat

2.What will the speakers order?

A. Coke and orange juice.

B. Orange juice and coffee.

C. Coffee and Coke.

3.How did the woman know about the fire?

A. She read about it.           B. She witnessed it.            C. She saw it on TV.

4.What is the man worried about?

A. The match may be delayed.

B. Their car may go out of control.

C. They may arrive late for the game.

5.What does the man mean?

A. He had a terrible vacation.

B. He remained at home all the time.

C. The woman asked a silly question.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分。满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. To work for her former employer.

B. To recommend a customer.

C. To join his company.

7.What is the woman doing?

A. Working for a company.  B. Running a business.      C. Hunting for a job.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Why did the woman give up her dream to be a gym teacher?

A. She didn't have the equipment.

B. She couldn't afford the expense.

C. She found the training too hard.

9.How does the woman feel about her job?

A. Satisfied.                   B. Regretful.               C. Disappointed.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What does the woman say about the science book?

A. It's of little value.            B. It's in bad condition.  C. It's an old edition.

11.How much will the woman pay the man?

A. $30.                     B. $23.                 C.$21.

12.Why is the woman unwilling to buy more textbooks?

A. She isn't sure what textbooks will be used.

B. She hasn't enough money to buy more.

C. She doesn't like books marked with notes.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Where is the man?

A. At home.                 B. At the office.               C. At a travel agency.

14.What are the speakers going to do?

A. To travel abroad.            B. To go to the theatre.   C. To meet their friends.

15.When will the speakers meet?

A.At3:15pm.                 B. At 7:00 pm.              C.At6:15pm.

16.What do we know about the man?

A. He is sensitive.             B. He is humorous.          C. He is dishonest.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What is the first news headline about?

A. Street violence.       B. Personal safety.           C. Students' health.

18.Why did some parents gather at schools in Glasgow?

A. To prevent the close-down of the schools.

B. To call for better primary education.

C. To participate in school activities.

19.What are the litter pickers doing?

A. Collecting private rubbish.

B. Having a one-day break.

C. Cleaning themselves up.

20.Which teams will play in the European Cup final?

A. AC Milan and Barcelona.      B. Barcelona and Liverpool.     C. Liverpool and AC Milan.

 

 

做听力部分时，请先在试题卷上作答。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将第1至第17小题的答案转涂到答题卡上，将第18至20小题的答案转写到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例： How much is the shirt?

A. £19.15.      B. £9.15.       C. £9.18.

答案是B。

1.Where will the man go for holiday?

A. France.          B. Egypt.           C. Austria.

2.Why did the man make the phone call?

A. His luggage was lost.        B. His plane was late.      C. His office was locked.

3.How much is a two-term course?

A. $50.     B. $90.         C. $120.

4.What does the man mean?

A. He will not cook dinner.

B. He isn’t good at cooking fish.

C. He prefers not to cook the fish.

5.When will the man probably get to London?

A. At 8 o’clock.       B. At 9 o’clock.       C. At 10 o’clock.

第二节（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.What can we learn from the dialogue?

A. The woman was badly hurt.

B. The car was terribly damaged.

C. The kids were seriously injured.

7.What was the woman thinking about?

A. Getting the car repaired.

B. Selling the damaged car.

C. Buying a second-hand car.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.What do we know about the man?

A. He wrote three essays last week.

B. He went to the beach with friends.

C. He drank late at a restaurant every night.

9.What did the woman do on Saturday?

A. She drove with a friend.

B. She watched movies.

C. She played tennis.

10.Which word can best describe the woman’s last week?

A. Quiet.           B. Enjoyable.           C. Unforgettable.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13两个小题。

11.On which day are the tickets available to the man?

A. October 3.           B. October 4.           C. October 5.

12.How much will the man pay if he books the ticket?

A. £35.         B. £36.         C. £37.

13.What can be inferred about the man?

A. He was angry with the woman.

B. He thought the price was reasonable.

C. He gave up the idea of booking the ticket.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Writer and reader.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

15.How long did it take Tina to write the story?

A. A whole day.     B. About two hours.     C. Ninety minutes.

16.What do we know about the story?

A. It’s about Fred.        B. It’s about a party.     C. It’s about success.

17.What can we learn about Tina?

A. She has just been back from abroad.

B. She had a party for everyone in her street.

C. She won a writing competition unexpectedly.

第三节（共3小题；每小题1.5分，满分4.5分）

听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词，听材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出15秒钟的作答时间。本段材料读两遍。

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第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分75分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What does the woman mean?

    A．She will go for the dinner．

    B．She won't go for the dinner．

    C．She will go after doing something．

2.Where is the man now?

    A．In an office．       B．In a hospital．      C．At an airport．

3.What can we know about the man?

    A．He doesn' t eat fish．

    B．He doesn't eat vegetables．

    C．He doesn't eat meat．

4.How will the man go to the park?

    A．By bus．             B．By taxi．            C．On foot．

5.What' s the man probably?

    A．A shop assistant．   B．A policeman．        C．A teacher．

第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分；满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项目中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What is the conversation mainly about?

    A．An interview．       B．A meeting．          C．A party．

7.How will the woman inform the man?

    A．By sending him an email．                         

    B．By giving him a call．                      

    C．By writing him a letter．

听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What does the man plan to do on Saturday?

    A．Help his mother clean the house．

    B．Visit his teacher with the woman．

    C．Help Mary with her English．

9.When does the woman have an appointment with her dentist?

    A．At 12:30．           B．At 2:00．            C．At 2:30．

10.How is the woman' s Saturday?                   

    A．Very interesting．   B．Very boring．        C．Quite busy．

听第八段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What does the woman want to do?

    A．Find a bank．        B．Ask for some money．  C．Buy a map．

12.How does the man help the woman?

    A．He gives her some money．

    B．He takes her to the bank．

    C．He draws a map for her．

13.What can we learn about the woman?

    A．She urgently needs money．

    B．She is a newcomer here．

    C．She knows the shopping center．

听第九段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What does the man like best?

    A．History and philosophy．

    B．Reading books about science．

    C．Climbing mountains．

15.In which section will the man find the woman in the library?

    A．In the medical one． B．In the history one．       C．In the novel one．

16.What can we learn from the conversation?

    A．The woman likes reading books about history．

    B．The man and the woman are talking about their hobbies．

    C．The man likes reading modern novels written by John Steinbeck．

听第十段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where are the high-heeled shoes for babies made?

    A．In America．         B．In Britain．         C．In Australia．

18.How much are the high-heeled shoes for babies?

    A．$18.99.              B．$19.19.              C．$19.99.

19.What can we know about the seller Mrs Taylor?

    A．She has a 6-month-old daughter．

    B．She found the shoes through newspaper．

    C．She sells the shoes through the website．

20.What kind of mums buy this kind of shoes?

    A．The wealthy ones．

    B．The fashionable ones．

    C．The open-minded ones．

 

 

第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。

例：What is the man going to read?

A.A newspaper.          B.A magazine.               C.A book.

答案是A。

1.Where is the man from?

A.Atlanta.              B.New York.             C.Washington，D.C.

2.How much is the man’s telephone bill?

A.$50.                  B.$24.                  C.$30.

3.What does the woman want to watch?

A.News.                 B.“Animal World”.         C.Movie.

4.Which apartment is the woman interested in?

A.The one-bedroom apartment.

B.The two-bedroom apartment.

C.The three-bedroom apartment.

5.What is the woman doing?

A.Giving advice.

B.Asking the way.

C.Making a request.

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分)

听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Why is the woman late?

A.She missed the bus.

B.She couldn’t start her car.

C.She couldn’t find the key.

7.Where are the two speakers?

A.At a garage.              B.At a bus stop.            C.At a restaurant.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.What are the two speakers going to do?

A.Go shopping.          B.Visit a church.           C.See an exhibition.

9.What do we learn about the man?

A.He is a tour guide.

B.He works in a shop.

C.He lives in the city.

听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。

10.Who is going to give the speech?

A.Mark.                 B.Susan.                    C.John.

11.What is the speech about?

A.A project.                B.A city.                   C.A job.

听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Where does the woman work?

A.Tokyo.                    B.London.               C.Oxford.

13.What are the speakers going to do together tomorrow evening?

A.Visit Jane.               B.Have dinner.          C.See customers.

14.Who is probably Jane?

A.Tony’s customer.         B.Tony’s boss.             C.Tony’s wife.

听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Who is the woman talking to?

A.A student.                B.A teacher.                C.A secretary.

16.What does the man say about Frank?

A.He is quiet.              B.He is active.             C.He is honest.

17.What does the woman think good students should be like?

A.They should ask questions.

B.They should pay attention in class.

C.They should not be afraid of making mistakes.

听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.What does the man do?

A.A painter.                B.An engineer.          C.A weatherman.

19.What does the man say about his job?

A.Easy.                 B.Tiring.                   C.Dangerous.

20.Why does the man love his job?

A.He can stay in the mountains.

B.He can enjoy the beautiful view.

C.He can experience different weather.