C. He has to walk to catch a bus to work.

14. At what time does the man usually leave home?

A. 6:20 a.m B. 6:40 a.m. C. 7:20 a.m.

15. What do the man and his wife often do in the evening?

A. Reading. B. Walking. C. Watching TV.

16. What’s the man mainly talking about?

A. His everyday work. B. His daily life. C. His special day.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What was Barbara’s upstairs neighbor playing?

A. The piano. B. The guitar. C. The drum.

18. What did the neighbor promise when she complained to him the first time?

A. To stop playing. B. To keep the sound down. C. To play outdoors.

19. What did Barbara take the third time?

A. A baseball bat. B. A tennis racket. C. A big stick.

20. What was the result of the story?

A. The neighbor played louder.

B. The neighbor played lower.

C. The neighbor stopped playing.

第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.

A

One cold day last winter, Amy and I came home from work to a sick young daughter, and we decided to stay at home for the night. Problem was, we had two tickets to see Miranda July, the performance artist, being interviewed at the Herbst Theatre. We decided to sell them online for $50. One hour before the event, a guy named Joe called me and said he wanted to buy the ticket. Since the time was limited, I told Joe to pay me the next day. Joe seemed touched and we said goodbye.

However, a month later, Joe still didn’t pay me back. Maybe he was having a hard time, I thought. But truth was, Joe seemed to be having a pretty normal time. According to the pictures and messages on his Facebook, he had been playing golf, dancing happily with his friends, and traveling on a boat. But he just refused to answer my calls, or reply to my e-mails or messages. So I tried reaching him with Amy’s phone one night. And he didn’t pick up when I called, but texted(编辑短信) right back, playfully wondering who might be calling him. “Yoshould go to his office.” Amy said. “He would have to give yothe money if all his coworkers(同事) were watching.”

But I didn’t want to become a debt collector. My efforts to reach Joe these months had been light and I wanted to keep it that way. There was a rare niceness in that, and I still wanted to keep that balloon in the air, however disappointing it was starting to look. I wanted to believe we could still trust each other.

21. The author and Amy didn’t go to the Herbst Theatre mainly because_______.

A.they needed to care their daughter

B.it was too cold that night

C.they wanted to save some money

D.they were going to be interviewed

22. The author sold his tickets to Joe because_______.

A. it wasn’t a large amount of money

B. it was too late

C. he thought Joe was worth trusting

D. he knew Joe well

23. Why didn’t Joe pay the author back?

A. Because he didn’t want to pay.

B. Because he forgot it.

C. Because he was too busy to pay.

D. Because he was having a tough time.