When did the storm started？It started ______.

starting Friday morning. Should we postpone our department outing？ We could move it to the following Saturday.

W I wouldn't be able to make it because I'm going out of town that weekend. Why don't we just cancel the afternoon activities and keep it to lunch？

M That's a good idea. Do you think the others will mind？

W I think they would welcome the idea. We've had so much work this week; everyone is exhausted. I'll go talk to everyone and let them know what's going on. Could you also call the restaurant and make sure that we're seated inside？

When will the storm start？

A．On Thursday

B．On Friday

C．On Saturday

D．On Sunday

听力原文：M: So Rebecca, what did you do for spring break？

W: I went to southern California. I was in Los Angeles and San Diego. Oh, and I stopped in San Juan Capistrano. That's south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. I happened to be there just about the time the swallows returned.

M: Oh, I've heard about that—they always return on the same day, don't they？

W: That's right, on March 19th. And they always fly away on the same day, October 23rd. In the meantime, they migrate over 7,000 miles to get to their winter home.

M: Seven thousand miles—imagine! And always coming back on the same day!

W: Yes, except for one year, a long time ago-they were delayed for a day by a storm at sea.

M: You sure were lucky to be there on the one day of the year when the swallows return.

W: Well, I wasn't there exactly on that day. I got to town a couple of days latex—but I did see the parade celebrating the swallows' return.

M: They have a parade？ The people there must really like those swallows.

W: Sure—they bring lots of tourists to town, and besides, the swallows eat insects, including mosquitoes.

Where is the town of San Juan Capistrano？

A．North of Los Angeles.

B．Between Los Angeles and San Diego.

C．East of San Diego.

D．Los Angeles.

Section B

Directions: This section is to test your ability to understand short conversations. There are 2 recorded conversations in it. After each conversation, there are some recorded questions. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, you should choose the correct answer from the 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D.

听力原文：W: It was a heavy storm last night, wasn't it？

M: It certainly was. The wind broke several windows. What weather!

W: Do you know that big tree in front of my house？ One of the biggest branches came down in the night.

M: Really？ Did it do any damage to your home？

W: Thank goodness! It is far away from that.

M: I really hate storms. It's about time we had some nice spring weather.

W: It's April, you know. The flowers are beginning to blossom.

M: Yes, that's tree. But I still think the weather is terrible.

W: I suppose we should not complain. We had a fine March after all.

(6)

A．The tree was broken.

B．AI1 the leaves fell down.

C．One of the branches fell down.

D．The tree. was cut down.

Where were Mr. Smith's children when the storm started？

A．In the rooms.

B．In the kitchen.

C．In the yard.

听力原文：M: So, Rebecca, what did you do for spring break7

F: I went to southern California. I was in Los Angeles and San Diego. Oh, and I stopped in San Juan Capistrano. That’s south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. I happened to be there just about the time the swallows re-turned.

M: Oh, I’ve heard about that they always return on the same day, don't they？

F: That's right, on March 19th. And they always fly away on the same day, October 23rd. In the meantime, they migrate over 7,000 miles to get to their winter homes.

M: Seven thousand miles imagine! And always coming back on the same day!

F: Yes, except for one year, a long time ago they were delayed for a day by a storm at sea.

M: So, what's the town of San Juan Capistrano like？

F: Oh, it’s a pleasant little town. Once there was a famous mission church there.

M: Once？ What happened to it？

F: It was destroyed by an earthquake almost two hundred years ago. But there is an old adobe church that sur-vived. The swallows build their nests in the walls and towers of that church.

M: You sure were lucky to be there on the one day of the year when the swallows return.

F: Well, I wasn’t there exactly on that day. I got to town a couple of days later——but I did see the parade celebrating the swallows’return.

M. They have a parade？ The people there must really like those swallows.

F: Sure——they bring lots of tourists to town, and be-sides, the swallows eat insects——including mosqui-toes !

Where is the town of San Juan Capistrano？

A．North of Los Angeles.

B．Between Los Angeles and San Diego.

C．East of San Diego.

D．Los Angeles

听力原文：M: So, Rebecca, what did you do for spring break？

F: I went to southern California. I was in Los Angeles and San Diego. Oh, and I stopped in San Juan Capistrano. That's south of Los Angeles and north of San Diego. I happened to be there just about the time the swallows returned.

M: Oh, I've heard about that they always return on the same day, don't they？

F: That's right, on March 19th. And they always fly away on the same day, October 23rd. In the meantime, they migrate over 7,000 miles to get to their winter homes.

M: Seven thousand miles imagine! And always coming back on the same day!

F: Yes, except for one year, a long time ago they were delayed for a day by a storm at sea.

M: So, what's the town of San Juan Capistrano like？

F: Oh, it's a pleasant little town. Once there was a famous mission church there.

M: Once？ What happened to it？

F: It was destroyed by an earthquake almost two hundred years ago. But there is an old adobe church that survived. The swallows build their nests in the walls and towers of that church.

M: You sure were lucky to be there on the one day of the year when the swallows return.

F: Well, I wasn't there exactly on that day. I got to town a couple of days later but I did see the parade celebrating the swallows' return.

M. They have a parade？ The people there must really like those swallows.

F: Sure,they bring lots of tourists to town, and besides, the swallows eat insects including mosqui- toes!

Where is the town of San Juan Capistrano？

A．North of Los Angeles.

B．Between Los Angeles and San Diego.

C．East of San Diego.

D．Los Angeles

6. Jesus' Life Although born in Bethlehem, according to Matthew and Luke, Jesus was a Galilean（加利利人） from Nazareth, a village near Sepphoris, one of the two major cities of Galilee. He was born to Joseph and Mary sometime between 6 BC and shortly before the death of Herod the Great in 4 BC. According to Matthew and Luke, however, Joseph was only legally his father. They report that Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived and that she “was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit” . Joseph is said to have been a carpenter—that is, a craftsman who worked with his hands—and Jesus also became a carpenter. The Bible states that Jesus as a child was precociously（超前地） learned, but there is no other evidence of his childhood or early life. As a young adult, he went to be baptized（洗礼） by the prophet John the Baptist and shortly thereafter became an itinerant（巡回的） preacher （传道者）and healer. In his mid-30s Jesus had a short public career, lasting perhaps less than one year, during which he attracted considerable attention. Sometime between AD 29 and 33—possibly AD 30—he went to observe Passover（逾越节） in Jerusalem, where his entrance, according to the Gospels, was triumphant and infused with eschatological significance. There he was arrested, tried, and executed. Jesus Christ lived on earth about thirty-three years, and led a most holy life in poverty and suffering. After his death, his disciples became convinced that he still lived and had appeared to them. They converted others to belief in him, which eventually led to a new religion, Christianity. When Jesus lived on earth, he performed many miracles. The gospels describe such miracles: healing the sick, casting out the demons of mental illness from the tormented, and even bringing the dead back to life. Here are some miracles recorded in the Bible. 1. Water into Wine The first miracle that Jesus did was at a wedding feast in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother, Mary, told Jesus that the wedding host was out of wine. Jesus told the servants to fill the water pots with water and then when they dipped it out, there was wine in the jars. Jesus had turned the water into wine. 2. Calming the Storm Jesus and his disciples were out on the lake when a storm suddenly came up. Jesus was asleep in the boat and his friends were afraid. They woke him. He got up and told the storm to stop and it was completely calm; the wind stopped blowing and the water was still. His disciples were amazed! "Even the winds and the waves obey Him," they said. 3. Healings There was a man in Jerusalem who had been blind from birth. Jesus put clay on the blind man's eyes and told him to go wash in the pool of Siloam. When he washed the clay off, he could see. (John 9:1-41) Once in Jerusalem, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus asked Jesus for mercy and healing. Jesus told him that his faith had cured him and the man praised God for his sight. (Mark 10:46-52) Christians believe that through his crucifixion(受难；被钉十字架) and subsequent resurrection, God offered humans salvation and eternal life. 12. The underlined word “resurrection” in the last paragraph means _______.

A、Death.

B、Disappearance.

C、Revival.

D、Redemption.

Company M exported 500 M/T of Fertilizer to a foreign company, H. It was contracted to shipped the goods on or before Mar. 15 provided the Credit reached the seller no later than Feb. 28. On Feb. 20, M received the credit that was valid until Mar. 30. The goods were to be shipped on board as scheduled. However, unexpected storm made it impossible to shipped the goods on board before the contracted time. Therefore, M asked H to extend the time of shipment and the validity of the credit to Mar. 31 and April 15 respectively. With an immediate favorable reply from H, M shipped the goods on Mar. 20. When M presented the documents for negotiation, the negotiating bank refused to make payment. Q: Did the negotiating bank have the right to refuse payment？ Why？

1. Julius Caesar Nearly two thousand years ago there lived in Rome a man whose name was Julius Caesar. He was the greatest of all the Romans. Why was he so great？ He was a brave warrior, and had conquered many countries for Rome. He was wise in planning and doing. He knew how to make men both love and fear him. At last he made himself the ruler of Rome. Some said he wished to become its king. But the Romans at that time did not believe in kings. Once when Caesar was passing through a little country village, all the men, women and children of the place came out to see him. There were not more than fifty of them, all together, and they were led by their mayor, who told each one what to do. These simple people stood by the roadside and watched Caesar pass. The mayor looked very proud and happy; for was he not the ruler of this village？ He felt that he was almost as great as Caesar himself. Some of the ranking officers who were with Caesar laughed. They said, "See how that fellow struts at the head of his little flock!" "Laugh as you will." said Caesar, he has reason to be proud. "I would rather be the head man of a village than the second man in Rome!" At another time, Caesar was crossing a narrow sea in a boat. Before he was half way to the farther shore, a storm overtook him. The wind blew hard; the waves dashed high; the lightning flashed; the thunder rolled. It seemed every minute as though the boat would sink. The captain was in great fright. He had crossed the sea many times, but never in such a storm as this. He trembled with fear; he could not guide the boat; he fell down upon his knees; he moaned, "All is lost! All is lost!" But Caesar was not afraid. He bade the man get up and take his oars again. "Why should you be afraid？" he said."The boat will not be lost; for you have Caesar on board." 2.Why did the ranking officers laugh？

A、Because they were happy to see the villagers and the head man.

B、Because they were showing the mockery to the head man's pride

C、Because Caesar asked them to laugh.

D、Because they found the head man of the village interesting.

The architect did a ______ of how the building will look when it' s finished.

A．doctrine

B．agenda

C．schedule

D．sketch