Mrs. Jones,（)had been to England for vacation, told me her story last night.

A.faithful

B.steadfast

C.staunch

D.loyal

A.have arrived

B.are arriving

C.had arrived

D.has arrived

听力原文： Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a very good voice, except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate which someone had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this weakness, and took every opportunity she could find to practice these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practice without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming a long the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.

One afternoon, however, a fast open car came behind her so silently that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards away from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult notes at the time. As the car passed her, she saw an anxious expression suddenly come over its driver's face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to examine all his tyros carefully.

Mrs. Jones dared not tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car, and drove off, as puzzled as he had been when he stopped.

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A．Taking notes.

B．Oiling the gate.

C．Singing high notes.

D．Overcoming her weakness.

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

Excuse me, Mrs. Jones. Would you mind doing me a favor？ I was just going out shopping. But as soon as I shut my front door, I realized that I had left my key in the house. So when I got back, I'll not be able to get in. It was very silly of me. I needn’t have come out at all, because all the vegetables and fruits had been bought by my husband. I only wanted some salt. May I come and climb over the fence into my back garden？ That’s very kind of you. I wish I didn’t give so much trouble.

Mrs. Jones was the speaker's ______.

A．boss

B．friend

C．next door neighbor

A.was working

B.had been working

C.had worked

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Mrs. Jones was very fond of singing. She had a very good, voice, except that some of her high notes tended to sound like a gate which someone had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Jones was very conscious of this weakness, and took every opportunity she could find to practice these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practice without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country reads whenever she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, be- cause she was a shy person, and because she was sensitive about those high notes.

One afternoon, however, a fast open car came behind her so silently that she did not hear it until it was only a few yards away from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult notes at the time. As the car passed her, she saw an anxious expression suddenly come. over its driver's face. He put his brakes on violently, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to examine his tires carefully.

Mrs. Jones dared not tell him what the noise he had heard had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off, as puzzled as he had been when he stopped.

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A．She often practices taking notes.

B．She often practices oiling the gate.

C．She often practices singing high notes.

D．She often practices overcoming her weakness.

第二节 完型填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

When I was there, he was still working. He said that he【1】for the last two hours【2】that he was going to stop【3】. He added that if I had arrived ten minutes later, I【4】at home. When I mentioned that the house looked quite【5】, he said that the woman【6】usually cleaned it had been sick for some time and【7】for over a week. When I asked him【8】he did not do it himself, he said that he【9】to do so if Mrs. Jones did not come the【10】day.

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A．was working

B．had been working

C．had worked

A.Mrs. Jones asked her husband to feed the baby.

B.Mrs. Jones asked her husband to take care of the baby.

C.Mrs. Jones asked her husband to bathe the baby.

D.Mrs. Jones asked her husband to put the baby to bed.

A.Mrs. Brown

B.Mr. Brown

C.Mr. and Mrs. Brown

Mrs. Jones went shopping, ______ she？

A．would

B．does

C．can't

D．didn't