听一段对话,回答第11、12小题。
() 11. What does Mary think of her English lessons?
A. Difficult.
B. Easy.
C. Helpless.
() 12. What does the boy advise Mary to do?
A. Do more reading.
B. Do more English exercises.
C. Do more writing.
听第一篇短文,回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容,选择正确答案,完成信息记录表。
| Thomas Edison | |
| Inventions | He had inventions during his lifetime. |
| Birth | He was born on 11, 1847 in the State of Ohio, USA. |
| Education | After he dropped out of school, his mother taught him to read and write. |
| Work experience | In 1859, he began to sell on the train. |
| Death | He died in the State of New Jersey at the age of 84. |
() 13. A. 1,039
B. 1,063
C. 1,093
() 14. A. January
B. February
C. August
() 15. A. inventions
B. magazines
C. newspapers
听第二篇短文,回答第16至20小题。
() 16. Where was George Orwell born?
A. In India.
B. In England.
C. In France.
() 17. What did George Orwell do in Burma?
A. He worked as a policeman.
B. He wrote books about his life.
C. He taught local people English.
() 18. What played an important part in George Orwell's writing?
A. His early hard life.
B. His interest in power.
C. His experience in Burma.
() 19. In which book did George Orwell describe his life?
A. Animal Farm.
B. 1984.
C. Down and Out in Paris and London.
() 20. What happened to George Orwell in the 1940s?
A. He learnt many languages.
B. He became famous.
C. He died.