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听力（共两节，满分30分）
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。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.WherewillthetrainatPlatform1leavefor?
A.Oxford.B.Reading.C.SouthamptonCentral
2.Whydidthepoorwomanhitthepole?
A.Itwasrainy.B.Shewascareless.C.Shetriedtoavoidabiker
3.Wherearethetwospeakers?
A.Inthestreet.B.Athome.C.Inarestaurant
4.HowdidthemanfeelwhenknowingTheTimesisclosingdown?
A.Disappointed.B.Joyful.C.Sad.
5.Whydidthemanfailtowakeupthewoman?
A.Hefoundthewomantired.
B.Hefeltratherterrible.
C.Hehadbeenenjoyingthescenery.
第二节（共15小题；
每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
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。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；
听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Theexamatschool.B.Thequestionsinclass.C.Theunderstandingofatext.
7.Whowillbeangry?
A.Theman'
steacher.B.Theman'
scoach.C.Theman'
sparents
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhydidMaggiemeettheteacher?
A.Hersondidbadlyatschool.
B.Theymadeanappointment.
C.Shewasbadlyinneedofhelp.
9.WhathappenedtoBillyfastyear?
A.Hechangedanewschool.
B.Hewastiredofschooling.
C.HeflewtoLosAngeles.
听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。
10.WhathasPeterchanged?
A.Hisaccent.B.Hishairstyle.C.Hisclothesstyle.
11.WheredidPeterworkbefore?
A.Inabookstore.B.Inawatercompany.C.Inasoftwarecompany
12.WhatisBenji?
A.Adriver.B.Acar.C.Adirector.
听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。
13.Whendidthespeakerstoppainting?
A.Attheageoftwelve.B.Attheageofthirteen.C.Attheageoftwenty-two.
14.WhatmadethespeakerlikeKudra?
A.Itscoloruse.B.Itssize.C.Itstheme.
15.WhyisCharmaineactiveonFacebookandTwitter?
A.Toattractmorefans.B.Tosellherpaintings.C.Tocommunicatewithherfans.
16.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
A.Afavoritepainter.B.Somespecialpaintings.C.Thereasonforpainting.
听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。
17.HowmanygirlsarethereinJames’sclass?
A.25.B.33.C.38.
18.WhatdoweknowaboutJames’scity?
A.Itlacksschools.B.Itlacksgoodteachers.C.Itlacksteachingmaterials.
19.WhatdoesLisathinkofherschool?
A.Toosmall.B.Verygood.C.Justso-so.
20.WhatdoesLisawanttodonow?
A.Doherhomework.B.VisitJames’sschool.C.GoontalkingwithJames.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Solarenergysystems&
powerplantsdonotproduceairpollution,waterpollution,orgreenhousegases.Usingsolarenergycanhaveapositive,indirecteffectontheenvironment,whensolarenergyreplacesorreducestheuseofotherenergysourcesthathavelargereffectsontheenvironment.
However,somepoisonousmaterialsandchemicalsareusedtomakethephotovoltaic（光电池的）cellsthatconvertsunlightintoelectricity.Somesolarthermal（保热的）systemsusepotentiallyhazardousliquidstotransferheat.Leaksofthesematerialscouldbeharmfultotheenvironment.U.S.environmentallawsregulatetheuseandsettlementofthesetypesofmaterials.
Aswithanytypeofpowerplant,largesolarpowerplantscanaffecttheenvironmentneartheirlocations.Theplacementofthepowerplantmayhavelong-termeffectsonthehabitatsofnativeplantsandanimals.Somesolarpowerplantsmayrequirewaterforcleaningsolarcollectorsandconcentratorsorforcoolingturbinegenerators.Usinglargevolumesofgroundwaterorsurfacewaterinsomedrylocationsmayaffecttheecosystemsthatdependonthesewaterresources.Inaddition,thebeamofconcentratedsunlightasolarpowertowercreatescankillbirdsandinsectsthatflyintothebeam.
Theamountofsolarenergythattheearthreceiveseachdayismanytimesgreaterthanthetotalamountofallenergythatpeopleconsumeeachday.However,onthesurfaceoftheearth,solarenergyisavariableandirregularenergysource.Theamountofsunlightandtheintensityofsunlightvariesbytimeofdayandlocation.Weatherandclimateconditionsaffecttheavailabilityofsunlightdailyandonaseasonalbasis.Thetypeandsizeofasolarenergycollectionandconversionsystemdetermineshowmuchoftheavailablesolarenergywecanconvertintousefulenergy.
21.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"
hazardous"
underlinedinparagraph2?
A.InexpensiveB.dangerousC.IneffectiveD.abnormal
22.Whatinfluencecanlargesolarpowerplantshaveonthelocations?
A.Pollutingthegroundwater.
B.Protectingthehabitatsofplantsandanimals.
C.Damagingthelocalnaturalbalance.
D.Attractingbirdsandinsectstothearea.
23.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?
A.Differentareasreceivedifferentamountofsolarenergy.
B.Howtoconvertsolarenergyintousefulenergy.
C.Therelationshipbetweensolarenergycollectionandthesunlight.
D.Somefactorsthatinfluencetheamountofsolarenergycollection.
B
ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhite2012MazdaonHouston、HarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredpickuptruckcutthemoff.Santellanoturnedthewheelhardtotheright,sendingtheMazdaskiddingofftheroadanddownanembankment（堤）thatendedinadrop-offafterabout50feet.Ifthecardidn'
tstop,itwouldgoairborneandplungeontotheroadsome20feetbelow.
Thenabitofluck:
Asthecarracedtowardtheedge,itsundercarriagegotstuckonthecementlipoftheembankmentledge,stoppingitcold.Theoccupants,however,werefarfromsafe.Thecarhadcometorestontopofaretainingwall,literallyteetering（摇摇欲坠）ontheedgeofdisaster.Onesuddenmovebyanyoneinsidecouldsenditover.
JacobRodriguezwatchedthesceneunfoldfromthe'
T'
ruckRepairPlantwhereheworks.Thenheandfourothermenrantothecar.Theyleapedontothetrunktobalancetheweightastheterrifiedkidsinthebackseatwatched.
Meanwhile,JulioVasquezandhisnephew,MarcoVasquez,weredrivingtotheirjabsatnearbyPremierAutomotive.JuliojumpedoutofthecartohelpwhileMarcowenttotheshop,grabbedaheavy-dutystrap（皮带），andreturnedtotheswingingcar.HefastenedtheMazdatoanP-350truckthathadbeendrivenoverbyoneoftheotherrescuers.Withthecarsecured,thegroupcarefullyopenedthebackdoorsandhelpedthechildrenout.
Buttheirdepartureshiftedthecar'
sweight,causingittoleanforward.Themen,stillon-thetrunk,askedSantellanotojumpintothebackseattorebalancetheweight.Shedidandtheninchedoutthebackdoor.Finally,themencarefullygotoffthetrunk.Everyonewassafe.
24.WhatdoweknowaboutHeatherSantellano?
A.Shewasacarelessdriver.B.Shedrovehertwinstoschool.
C.Sheranintoapickuptruck.D.Shemadeasharpturntoavoidthetruck.
25.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?
A.Stressthecomingofgoodfortune.B.Describethecar'
sdangeroussituation.
C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Explainwhypeoplecametotherescue.
26.Whatisthemostcriticalintherescueprocess?
A.Balance.B.Cooperation.
C.Calmness.D.Gravity.
27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisconsistentwiththethemeofthepassage?
A.Persistencewillpayoff..B.Oneintrouble,alltohelp.、
C.Manyhandsmakelightwork.D.Lovemakestheworldgoround.
C
Squirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers（居民）.In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.
Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.
First,theywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica（anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills）saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.
Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.
Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitable（适宜栖息的）areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.
Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?
“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”
28.What’sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphia?
A.Toentertainparkvisit
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