According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?A．A woman whose bag is hanging in front.B．A lone female with a handbag at her right side.C．An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.D．A mother with a baby in her arms.

第1题：

When the old lady is alone in the house, her dog makes her feel ________ and relaxed.

A.safe

B.healthy

C.lonely

D.angry

参考答案：A

第2题：

听力原文： For 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone call break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked in hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, and restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:

Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.

A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is a clothing store. When customers wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.

Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast London?

A．It takes skill,

B．It's a full-time job.

C．It's admired worldwide.

D．It pays well.

正确答案：A
解析：根据...picking somebody's pocket takes skill可知答案为A。

第3题：

Passage Four

Three women who secretly buried an 80-year-old woman were put into prison at Birmingham yester day. Two of them, including the dead woman's daughter, kept on collecting her pension (退休金) after her death until their secret was made known to others two years later. The court (法庭) heard that one of the women put on "an Oscar (奥斯卡金奖)—winning performance" by pretending to be the old woman asleep in bed when a social worker called five mouths after Mrs. Townsend's death.

48. Of the three women that buried Mrs. Townsend secretly, one was ______.

A. her neighbor

B. her nurse

C. a social worker

D. her daughter

正确答案：D

48．答案为D 此考题为细节题。根据文章前两句Three women who secretly buried an 80-year-old woman...Two of them，including the dead woman's daughter...，就可以断定D正确。

第4题：

An old lady was living next door. I heard her () as I passed her room last night.

A、is coughing

B、coughing

C、to be coughing

D、to cough

参考答案：B

第5题：

The mother whale failed to help her baby because__________.

A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

C. she had no other whales around to tutu to for help

D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

正确答案：D

第6题：

As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.
When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.
Edith's father smoked a pipe_______.

a.when he was obliged
b.on social occasions
c.from time to time
d.when he was delighted

答案：C

解析：

第7题：

共用题干
第二篇

Brain-dead Mother Dies after Giving Birth

A brain-dead woman who was kept alive for three months so she could deliver the child
she was carrying was removed from life support on Wednesday and died,a day after giving
birth.
"This is obviously a bittersweet time for our family,"Justin Torres,the woman's
brother-in-law,said in a statement.
Susan Torres,a cancer-stricken,26-year-old researcher at the National Institutes of
Health,suffered a stroke in May after the melanoma（黑瘤）spread to her brain.
Her family decided to keep her alive to give her foetus（胎儿）a chance. It became a
race between the foetus' development and the cancer that was destroying the woman's
body.
Doctors said that Torres' health was getting worse and that the risk of harm to the foetus
finally outweighed the benefits of extending the pregnancy.
Torres gave birth to a daughter by Caesarean section（剖腹产手术）on Tuesday at
Virginia Hospital Center.The baby was two months premature and weighed about a
kilogram.She was in the newborn intensive care unit.
Dr. Donna Tilden-Archer , the hospital's director of neonatology（新生儿学）,described
the child as"very vigorous".She said the baby had responded when she received
stimulation,indicating she was healthy.
Doctors removed Torres from life support early Wednesday with the consent of her
husband , Jason Torres , after she received the final sacrament（圣礼）of the Roman
Catholic Church.
"We thank all of those who prayed and provided support for Susan,the baby and our
family,"Jason Torres said in a statement."We especially thank God for giving us little
Susan.My wife's courage will never be forgotten."
English-language medical}iterature contains at least 11 cases since 1 979 of irreversibly
brain-damaged women whose lives were prolonged for the benefit of the developing foetus,
according to the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Dr.Christopher McManus,who coordinated care for Susan Torres,put the infant's
chances of developing cancer at less than 25 per cent.He said 19 women who have had the
same aggressive form of melanoma as Torres have given birth,and five of their
babies became ill with the disease.

Susan Torres had been put on life support so
A: she could live comfortably.
B: she could see her baby.
C:she could die without pain.
D: she could deliver her baby.

答案：D

解析：

第8题：

共用题干
第二篇

Brain-dead Mother Dies after Giving Birth

A brain-dead woman who was kept alive for three months so she could deliver the child
she was carrying was removed from life support on Wednesday and died,a day after giving
birth.
"This is obviously a bittersweet time for our family,"Justin Torres,the woman's
brother-in-law,said in a statement.
Susan Torres,a cancer-stricken,26-year-old researcher at the National Institutes of
Health,suffered a stroke in May after the melanoma（黑瘤）spread to her brain.
Her family decided to keep her alive to give her foetus（胎儿）a chance. It became a
race between the foetus' development and the cancer that was destroying the woman's
body.
Doctors said that Torres' health was getting worse and that the risk of harm to the foetus
finally outweighed the benefits of extending the pregnancy.
Torres gave birth to a daughter by Caesarean section（剖腹产手术）on Tuesday at
Virginia Hospital Center.The baby was two months premature and weighed about a
kilogram.She was in the newborn intensive care unit.
Dr. Donna Tilden-Archer , the hospital's director of neonatology（新生儿学）,described
the child as"very vigorous".She said the baby had responded when she received
stimulation,indicating she was healthy.
Doctors removed Torres from life support early Wednesday with the consent of her
husband , Jason Torres , after she received the final sacrament（圣礼）of the Roman
Catholic Church.
"We thank all of those who prayed and provided support for Susan,the baby and our
family,"Jason Torres said in a statement."We especially thank God for giving us little
Susan.My wife's courage will never be forgotten."
English-language medical}iterature contains at least 11 cases since 1 979 of irreversibly
brain-damaged women whose lives were prolonged for the benefit of the developing foetus,
according to the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Dr.Christopher McManus,who coordinated care for Susan Torres,put the infant's
chances of developing cancer at less than 25 per cent.He said 19 women who have had the
same aggressive form of melanoma as Torres have given birth,and five of their
babies became ill with the disease.

The pregnancy was stopped because
A: the foetus was found seriously ill.
B:the risks outweighed the benefits.
C: there was no hope to rescue the foetus.
D: the Torres family couldn't afford the expenses any more.

答案：B

解析：

第9题：

共用题干
第二篇

Brain-dead Mother Dies after Giving Birth

A brain-dead woman who was kept alive for three months so she could deliver the child
she was carrying was removed from life support on Wednesday and died,a day after giving
birth.
"This is obviously a bittersweet time for our family,"Justin Torres,the woman's
brother-in-law,said in a statement.
Susan Torres,a cancer-stricken,26-year-old researcher at the National Institutes of
Health,suffered a stroke in May after the melanoma（黑瘤）spread to her brain.
Her family decided to keep her alive to give her foetus（胎儿）a chance. It became a
race between the foetus' development and the cancer that was destroying the woman's
body.
Doctors said that Torres' health was getting worse and that the risk of harm to the foetus
finally outweighed the benefits of extending the pregnancy.
Torres gave birth to a daughter by Caesarean section（剖腹产手术）on Tuesday at
Virginia Hospital Center.The baby was two months premature and weighed about a
kilogram.She was in the newborn intensive care unit.
Dr. Donna Tilden-Archer , the hospital's director of neonatology（新生儿学）,described
the child as"very vigorous".She said the baby had responded when she received
stimulation,indicating she was healthy.
Doctors removed Torres from life support early Wednesday with the consent of her
husband , Jason Torres , after she received the final sacrament（圣礼）of the Roman
Catholic Church.
"We thank all of those who prayed and provided support for Susan,the baby and our
family,"Jason Torres said in a statement."We especially thank God for giving us little
Susan.My wife's courage will never be forgotten."
English-language medical}iterature contains at least 11 cases since 1 979 of irreversibly
brain-damaged women whose lives were prolonged for the benefit of the developing foetus,
according to the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Dr.Christopher McManus,who coordinated care for Susan Torres,put the infant's
chances of developing cancer at less than 25 per cent.He said 19 women who have had the
same aggressive form of melanoma as Torres have given birth,and five of their
babies became ill with the disease.

Susan Torres died soon after
A:she suffered a stroke.
B: she became brain-dead.
C: she was diagnosed with cancer.
D:she gave birth to a baby.

答案：D

解析：

第10题：

共用题干
Female Bullfighting

It was a unique,eye-catching sight:an attractive woman in a shiny bullfighter's suit,
sword in hand,facing the sharp horns of a black,500-kilogram beast.
Most people thought the days of female bullfighting were over in Spain._________(1)
The first woman fighter,Cristina Sanchez,quit in 1999 because of male discrimination
（歧视）.But Vega is determined to break into what could be Spain's most resistant male
field._________(2)
Spanish women have conquered almost all male professions.__________(3)"The
bull does not ask for your identity card,"she said in an interview a few years ago.She
insisted that she be judged for her skills rather than her femaleness.
Vega became a matador（斗牛士）in 1 997 in the southwestern city of Caceres.
________(4)She entered a bullfighting school in Malaga at age nine and performed her
first major bullfight at age 14.She has faced as much opposition as Sanchez did.And the
"difficulties have made her grow into a very strong bullfighter,"her brother Jorge says.
The 1.68-metre tall and somewhat shy Vega says her love of bullfighting does not make
her any less of a woman.__________（5)

_________（5）
A:She intends to become even better than Sanchez was.
B:Her father was an aspiring（有雄心壮志的）bullfighter.
C:But many bullfighting professionals continue to insist that women do not have what it takes to perform the country's "national show".
D:"I'm a woman from head to toe and proud of it,"she once said,
E:She looks like a male bullfighter.
F:But recently,29-year-old Mari Paz Vega became the second woman in Spanish history to fight against those heavy animals.

答案：D

解析：

第11题：

单选题

An old lady was living next door. I heard her（）as I passed her room last night.

A

is coughing

B

coughing

C

to be coughing

D

to coug

正确答案： A

解析：暂无解析

第12题：

单选题

A

A mother with a baby in her arms.

B

A woman whose bag is hanging in front.

C

A lone female with a handbag at her right side.

D

An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.

正确答案： C

解析：
推断题。录音中提到小偷的首选目标是“a lone female”“handbag at her side”以及“the right side to be exact”，即包在身体的右侧，故C正确。

第13题：

People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mother had died years ago described the many gifts around her house.These were gifts that her mother had given her over the years:“I appreciate these, and they mean something to me,”the woman said,“because I remember the occasions they were given on, and that they were from my mother, and the relationship we’ve had.”The gifts remain and keep the relationship alive in mind. This woman felt the same way about the gifts she gave to others. She hoped that the recipients would look at here gifts in years to come and

正确答案：B

第14题：

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. As a woman grows old, her beauty will gradually disappear.

B. A woman with a young mind never feels old.

C. Even a plainly dressed woman may have pure and real beauty.

D. However old she is, a woman with some excellent qualities can still maintain her beauty.

正确答案：A

48．答案为A 从第二段可看出，作者认为美丽不会随年龄而消逝，一个拥有良好品质的女人到年老时仍然美丽。

第15题：

What is the most important to the mother is to make her child grow up happily.

A.Right.

B.Wrong.

参考答案：A

第16题：

The old lady _________ on hearing her son’s death.

A、broke in

B、broke down

C、broke out

D、broke away

参考答案：B

第17题：

共用题干
Female Bullfighting

It was a unique,eye-catching sight:an attractive woman in a shiny bullfighter's suit,
sword in hand,facing the sharp horns of a black,500-kilogram beast.
Most people thought the days of female bullfighting were over in Spain._____(1)
The first woman fighter,Cristina Sanchez,quit in 1999 because of male discrimination
（歧视）.But Vega is determined to break into what could be Spain's most resistant male
field._____(2)
Spanish women have conquered almost all male professions.______(3) "The
bull does not ask for your identity card,"she said in an interview a few years ago.She
insisted that she be judged for her skills rather than her femaleness.
Vega became a matador（斗牛士）in 1 997 in the southwestern city of Caceres.
_____(4)She entered a bullfighting school in Malaga at age nine and performed her
first major bullfight at age 14 .She has faced as much opposition as Sanchez did.And the
"difficulties have made her grow into a very strong bullfighter,"her brother Jorge says.
The 1 .68-metre tall and somewhat shy Vega says her love of bullfighting does not make
her any less of a woman._____(5)

__________（4）
A:.She intends to become even better than Sanchez was.
B:.Her father was an aspiring（有雄心壮志的）bullfighter.
C:.But many bullfighting professionals continue to insist that women do not have what it takes to perform the country's"national show".
D:."I'm a woman from head to toe and proud of it,"she once said.
E:.She looks like a male bullfighter.
F:But recently,29-year-old Mani Paz Vega became the second woman in Spanish history to fight against those heavy animals.

答案：B

解析：

第18题：

As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father.She wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.
When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.
Shopping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.

a.coustomers trod on each other's toes
b.coustomers poked each other with their elbows
c.customers knocked each other
d.customers were doing their shopping in a great hurry

答案：D

解析：

第19题：

The old lady let her flat to an English couple.

A: offered
B: rented
C: provided
D: sold

答案：B

解析：

句意：这位老妇人把自己的房子租给了一对英国夫妇。let在这里不是“让”的意思，而是表示“出租”，选项中rent这个词与其意思相近，故B为最佳答案。offer和pro-vide都表示“提供”，但没有“提供……以换回钱来”这层意思。sell表示“卖掉”。

第20题：

It was courteous of him to help the old lady with her bundles.

A:efficient
B:respectable
C:well-informed
D:respectful

答案：D

解析：

本句意思是：他很有礼貌地帮助那个老太太扛包裹。句中courteous意为 “客气的、礼貌的”，例如：They are courteous to their guests.他们对来宾彬彬有礼。四个选项中： efficient意为“有效率的”，例如：This is a highly efficient new heating system.这是个高效的新取暖系统。respectable意为“受人尊敬的”，例如：She is a respectable married woman.她是个受人尊敬的已婚妇女。well-informed意思是“消息灵通的”，例如：He is an well-informed commentator on political events．他是一位消息灵通的政治评论员。respectful意为“有礼貌的、谦恭的”, 例如：I hope you would be more respectful to your father.我希望你对父亲有礼貌些。只有选项D 同句中画线单词含义接近。

第21题：

共用题干
第二篇

Brain-dead Mother Dies after Giving Birth

A brain-dead woman who was kept alive for three months so she could deliver the child
she was carrying was removed from life support on Wednesday and died,a day after giving
birth.
"This is obviously a bittersweet time for our family,"Justin Torres,the woman's
brother-in-law,said in a statement.
Susan Torres,a cancer-stricken,26-year-old researcher at the National Institutes of
Health,suffered a stroke in May after the melanoma（黑瘤）spread to her brain.
Her family decided to keep her alive to give her foetus（胎儿）a chance. It became a
race between the foetus' development and the cancer that was destroying the woman's
body.
Doctors said that Torres' health was getting worse and that the risk of harm to the foetus
finally outweighed the benefits of extending the pregnancy.
Torres gave birth to a daughter by Caesarean section（剖腹产手术）on Tuesday at
Virginia Hospital Center.The baby was two months premature and weighed about a
kilogram.She was in the newborn intensive care unit.
Dr. Donna Tilden-Archer , the hospital's director of neonatology（新生儿学）,described
the child as"very vigorous".She said the baby had responded when she received
stimulation,indicating she was healthy.
Doctors removed Torres from life support early Wednesday with the consent of her
husband , Jason Torres , after she received the final sacrament（圣礼）of the Roman
Catholic Church.
"We thank all of those who prayed and provided support for Susan,the baby and our
family,"Jason Torres said in a statement."We especially thank God for giving us little
Susan.My wife's courage will never be forgotten."
English-language medical}iterature contains at least 11 cases since 1 979 of irreversibly
brain-damaged women whose lives were prolonged for the benefit of the developing foetus,
according to the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Dr.Christopher McManus,who coordinated care for Susan Torres,put the infant's
chances of developing cancer at less than 25 per cent.He said 19 women who have had the
same aggressive form of melanoma as Torres have given birth,and five of their
babies became ill with the disease.

Which is NOT true of the baby?
A:She was born of a dead mother.
B:She was two months premature.
C: She weighed about a kilogram.
D: She was healthy.

答案：A

解析：

第22题：

单选题

A mother’s behavior to her kids ______.

A

stimulates her male kids to become passive

B

helps her kids become stronger

C

is important in the formation, of her kids’ personality

D

plays a vital role in her kids’ future academic study

正确答案： D

解析：
细节题。第一段第三句指出“毫无疑问，母亲对孩子这种行为的鼓励或劝阻对于孩子的性格形成起着重要作用”。与选项C表达内容相符。

第23题：

单选题

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A

Throwing away a toy from her kids is an act worth following.

B

Kids should be encouraged to do things independently.

C

A mother who cries often before kids may lead to dependence of her kids.

D

A mother should not expose her depression too much in front of her kids.

正确答案： B

解析：
是非题。选项A的内容出现在第一段最后一句，该句只是举例说明母亲的行为对孩子性格的形成起重要作用，并未指出该行为的对与错，以及是否值得其他母亲的效仿，因此选项A不符。

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