听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

10．Where does the man get the information about the woman?

A．From the TV. B．From the Internet. C．From the newspaper.

11．What kind of school does the woman want to open?

A．A kindergarten for the left­behind children. B．A music school for disabled children.

C．A nursery for homeless children.

12．What do we know about the woman?

A．She works hard. B．She likes travelling. C．She has a college education.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

13．What does the man living upstairs do that bothers the woman?

A．He plays the piano at night. B．He often knocks on her door.

C．He often watches TV late at night.

14．What can we learn about the woman who lives across the hall?

A．She wants to share her apartment with the woman.

B．She likes to borrow things from the woman.

C．She has an extra room to rent.

15．Who is Jennifer probably?

A．The man's sister. B．The woman's sister. C．Susan's former roommate.

16．What will the woman probably do?

A．Talk to her neighbors. B．Move in a big apartment. C．Call Susan for help.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

17．How many people are there in the speaker's family?

A．4. B．5. C．6.

18．How does the speaker's father go to work?

A．By car. B．By bus. C．By subway.

19．What is the speaker's mother probably?

A．A teacher. B．A doctor. C．A housewife.

20．Where does the speaker's brother usually go on Saturday?

A．The dance club. B．The basketball club. C．The football club.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）

第一节（共 15 个小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　A friend is better than money. A friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above have opposite meanings and seem to be unreasonable, but they can be explained as follows :the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us into bad ways.

My ideal（理想的）friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below: he has no bad habits, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality（节俭）. He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves