When we married, I worked as a stock clerk at Southwest Super Foods. It was hard, tedious work. Each Friday night a truck came, with cases of food that had to be unloaded, priced, and placed on shelves. Most of stock clerks try to get Friday night off. But I was always ready to work. By Saturday morning, all the cans and jars in my aisle were replaced with the labels facing smartly out, like a line of soldiers on review. That was my signature.Q: What do we learn about the speaker as a stock clerk?听音频并回答音频中的问题A、He was only responsible for unloading food.B、He had to sign his name on every label.C、It was a hard and tedious job.D、He was required to work at Friday night.

11. I crossed the street to __________ meeting him,but he saw me and came running towards me. (A.)avoid (B.) allow (C.) forget (D.) remember

When I turned 12, I worked summers at my father's small brick cleaning business. I remember the harsh acid smell of the cleaning solution and the scraping sound of stiff iron brushes against rough brick. It was tempting to hurry a job—just finish. But anybody who worked for Thomas Kahoon had to meet his standards, and that included me. If I messed up, he made me stay late until I got it right. My father wasn't being mean. He demanded the same of himself.Q: What do we learn about the speaker’s father?听音频并回答音频中的问题A、He is a harsh person.B、He is mean to others.C、He is very demanding in his work.D、He usually works very late.

____________ the way we had come, we could see the whole valley spread out behind us.A. Looking back B. Having looked back C. To look back D. Being looked back

Questions 16 and 18 are based on the news reportyou have just heard.(1) (单选题)What does the speaker say about being alone?A.It's a horrible feeling.B.It can be a blessing.C.It's boring and dangerous.D.It's the most comfortable state.(2) (单选题)What does the speaker say helps reduce one's feeling of loneliness?A.To be active.B.To meet up with your friends.C.To travel abroad.D.To seek advice from others.(3) (单选题)What is an advantage of spending one's time alone?A.It provides a chance for people to think deeply.B.It makes us treasure the time.C.It enables one to identify true friends.D.It helps us take care of problems more efficiently.

Language was originally an instinctive________ to such internal needs as hunger and thirst and such outward forces as heat and wind and rain.（　　）A. treatmentB. performanceC. recognitionD. reaction

You had better stop watching too much TV unless you want to __ your eye-|||-sight.-|||-A.ruin B.crash C.block D.break

Watching more than three hours of television a day doubles memory loss in older people, a new study of more than 3,000 adults suggests. The research team say they believe the "alert-but-passive" nature of television watching may be creating stress on the mind which contributes to memory decline. Older people who watch more television are also less likely to undertake activities known to preserve mental functioning such as reading, or interactive screen-based pursuits such as using the Internet or playing video games.Q: What contributed to memory decline in the participants?听音频并回答音频中的问题A、Watching television for hours.B、Playing video games.C、Reading books and magazines.D、Surfing the Internet.

25级英语1期末考试 (单选题，2分)- Lily, did you have a good weekend? _ A. Yes, it was wonderful. B. Thanks for caring. C. It's a pleasure. D. Oh, that's very nice of you.

The area around Mahmudia, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the third-most bio-diverse in the world, after Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Galapagos Islands. Groups used earth-moving equipment to restore the waterways. Government officials proposed to protect the area's endangered wild fish by issuing a fishing ban over the next decade.Q: What did government officials propose to do to protect the endangered fish?听音频并回答音频中的问题A、Block the waterways.B、Restore the fishing ban.C、Use monitoring equipment.D、Prohibit fishing in the next 10 years.

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