他对我有很高的期望。

have expectations of sb. / sth. 指“对某人或某事抱有期望”。

6. When I am idling away my time, I can see that it hurts him deeply.

当我虚度时光的时候，我可以看出这深深地伤了他的心。

idle away是“荒废，浪费”的意思，通常都是指“浪费时间”。

7. ride 进行（比赛、活动等）

ride 控制、欺负，如：a country ridden by soldier一个军人跋扈的国家。

8. He is more than excited.

more than指“非常，太”的意思。如： 来源：考试大

more than enough 太多；more than half 非常

more than one can help 太多，过分（否定）

Exercises

第一部分 听力

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. Who is Chris Paine?

A. A computer engineer.

B. A book seller.

C. A writer.

2. Where is the woman?

A. In a soap factory.

B. In her house.

C. At an information desk.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She can’t see the computer now.

B. She is eager to see the computer.

C. She wants the man to see the computer first.

4. How does the woman feel about the room?

A. It’s as big as she expected.

B. It’s not as big as she expected.

C. It’s much bigger than she expected. 来源：考试大

5. What do we know about Mary?

A. She is tired of teaching.

B. She is fired by the school.

C. She is changing her job.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. Why is Mr. Taylor talking to the woman?

A. To ask for a job.

B. To ask her to make a website.

C. To invite her to play games.

7. What will happen after the conversation?

A. She will call Mr. Taylor.

B. She won’t make the website.

C. She won’t get in touch with him.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Two friends.

B. Two passengers.

C. A passenger and a conductor.

9.How much does the man pay for the trip?

A. $90. B. $70. C. $100.

10. When does the bus reach Los Angeles?

A. 11:00 p.m. B. 3:00 p.m. C. 2:30 p.m. 来源：考试大

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Doctor and patient.

B. Shopper and customer.

C. Waitress and customer.

12. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a company. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.

13. What do we know about the man?

A. He is very angry. B. He is very sad. C. He is very unlucky.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In the library.

B. In the classroom.

C. On the campground.

15. Why has the woman come to talk to the man?

A. To discuss his trip to Beijing.

B. To bring him a message from Professor Grant.

C. To see what progress he’s made on his paper.

16. What seems to be the man’s problem?

A. He can’t sleep at night.

B. He can’t narrow down his research topic.

C. He can’t find a quiet place to study in.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What are the two ladies mainly talking about?

A. Food and safety.

B. Dangerous drivers.

C. Other people.

18. What is their problem?

A. They worry about only traveling.

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B. They worry about getting ill.

C. They worry about getting dirty.

19. What happened to Pearl?

A. She didn’t know how to eat a banana.

B. She thought the banana made her blind.

C. She did become blind.

20. What do we learn from the passage?

A. Some women worry too much.

B. Women are too weak.

C. Women like eating.