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B.Theman’srequestwastoolate.
C.Themanshouldaskacoupleforhelp.
2.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.Fixupahandle.B.Takeamedicalexamination.
C.Reviewhislessons.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inabank.B.Inalibrary.C.Inahotel.
4.HowmuchdidthewomanpayforherT-shirtlastweek?
A.16dollars.B.30dollars.C.8dollars.
5.Whatnationalityisthelecturer?
A.French.B.Greek.C.German.
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。
每段对话后面有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间来阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,每小题将给出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至7题。
6.Whenwilltheman’splanetakeoff?
A.At7:
25.B.At8:
30.C.At10:
30.
7.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodolast?
A.Takehisboardingcardrightnow.
B.Enjoythesceneryoutsidetheplane.
C.GetontheplanefromGate21.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatisthemandoing?
A.BuyingabookabouttheNBA.
B.Watchingabasketballgame.
C.StudyingthehistoryoftheNBA.
9.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheNBA?
A.Ithad13memberclubsatthebeginning.
B.Ithasnotbeenwell-knownuntilyearslater.
C.Itsplayersmaybetheworld’sbest-paidsportsmen.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatisthedatetoday?
A.August27th.B.August25th.C.August29th.
11.Whereistheman’suniform?
A.Inhiscupboard.B.Behindhisdoor.C.Underhisbed.
12.Whatwillthemandobesideswashinghisuniform?
A.Finishhishomework.B.Finishhisprojectpaper.C.Prepareforsharinghisholidays.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemathhomework?
A.Theexercisesfrom2-cto2-fonpage30.
B.Theexercisesfrom2-ato2-fonpage30.
C.Theexercisesfrom2-ato2-conpage13.
14.Whenshouldthestudentshandintheirreadingreport?
A.ByWednesdayafternoon.
B.ByThursdayafternoon.
C.ByThursdaymorning.
15.Whodidn’tgivethestudentsanyhomework?
A.Theirhistoryteacher.B.Theirmusicteacher.C.Theirscienceteacher.
16.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shedoesn’thaveanyplantsathome.
B.Shewillmissthemathexam.
C.Shedidn’tgotoschooltoday.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.HowmuchdidAlibabamakeonNovember11,2014,accordingtothetalk?
A.3.5billionyuan.B.35billionyuan.C.3.5billiondollars.
18.WhatdidAlibabarealizefiveyearsago?
A.Singlepeoplemightpreferelectronicequipmenttootherproducts.
B.Singlepeoplemighttendtoseekcomfortthroughonlineshopping.
C.Othercompanieswouldsetuptheunofficialholidaybeforethem.
19.Howmanyorderscamefromsmartphonesinthefirsthourofsalesthatday?
A.20%.B.32%.C.24%.
20.WhatisBain?
A.Aglobalconsultingcompany.
B.Anonlineshoppingcompany.
C.Alibaba’spartnerinHongKong.
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WhenmyfriendEdeninvitedmetojoinherbookclub,Iwasexcited.Afterall,gainingapositioninadesirablebookclubhadbecomeascompetitiveasgainingacceptancetoHarvard.Now,thenexttimemyneighborinvitedmetowatchAmericanIdolwithher,Iwouldsigh,“IwishIcould,butImustpolishoffthelast300pagesofTheRiseandFalloftheGreatPowersformybookclubmeetingtonight.”
Rightaway,Istartedtoreadthegroup’spresentselection,abest-sellingnovelthatreviewersconsideredas“aworkofgreatgenius(天才).”ButIwasintroublewithpagethree.ThiswasataleaboutamannamedGeet,wholedahardlife.With543pagesstillahead,Isharedhissuffering:
thestealingofhispossessionsonpage98;
hisbestfriend’sdeathonpage255.Idarednotimaginetheterrorsonpage456.Iwondered:
Wasthisanywaytospendmypreciousreadingtime?
IexpectedtheothermemberstohatethebookasmuchasIdid.Iwaswrong.“Ithoughtthewritingwasunique,”thehostesssaid.“Iagree,”noddedanotherone.
Hearingthat,IworriedthatIwasnotsmartenoughtoappreciatealiteraryworkthisdepressing.WhenIdeclaredthatIthoughtthebookshouldberequiredreadingforallprisoners,thegroupwassilent.Good,maybethey’llkickmeout!
Ihoped.However,theydidn’t.
Hopingtheclubwouldcheerup,IbroughtthehumorbooksthatIwasquitefondoftothenextmeetingassuggestedreading.Theyignoredme,asonemightignoresomeonewhohadaccidentallymadeanembarrassingsound.
Inspiteofthat,IstillstayedintheclubandIwouldstaylongenoughtogetmyturntopickabookandleadthediscussion,afterwhichIhappilyleft.
21.Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardsbeingadmittedbythebookclubatfirst?
A.Regretful.B.Proud.C.Careful.D.Curious.
22.Theunderlinedwords“polishoff”inParagraph1probablymean.
A.correctB.remember
C.finishsomethingquicklyD.makesomethingshiny
23.Whatwastheauthor’sproblemwiththebest-sellingnovel?
A.Shecouldn’tstanditssadness.B.Ithadtoomanypages.
C.Shecouldn’taffordtobuyit.D.Itwastoodifficult.
24.Aftertheauthorexpressedheropinionaboutt
henovel,othermembers.
A.ignoredherB.kickedherout
C.suggestedcomicbookstoherD.showedtheirdisagreementwithsilence
B
Twoyearsago,aDutchcreativecompanyopenedaconceptrestaurantinAmsterdamthatwouldbe,inthewordsofitsfounder,“theperfectplacetohavedinneralone.”TherestaurantiscalledEenmaal—thisnamehasbeentranslatedintoEnglishas“dinnerforone”―andwasl
aunchedinanattempttostartremovingthestigma(污名)connectedtogoingoutalone.Obviouslypickinguponthesameculturaltrend,anewfast-casualrestaurantinWashington,D.C.hasseatingwithindividualdishes,anarrangementthatsatisfiessinglediners.
AstudyintheJournalofConsumerResearchgetsatwhymostpeoplearesounwillingtoleavehomeanddofunthingsontheirown.Inaseriesofexperiments,theUniversityofMaryland’sRebeccaRatnerandGeorgetown’sRebeccaHamiltonshowedthatwhenitcomestogoingtothemoviesortodinner,subjects(受试者)areinagreementthattheywon’tenjoythemselvesasmuchiftheyaren’tgoingwithanyoftheirfriends.“Peopledecidenottodothingsallthetimejustbecausethey’realone,”RatnertoldTheWashingtonPost.“Butthethingisthattheywouldprobablybehappiergoingoutanddoingsomethingallbythemselves.”
Theresearchersfoundthemainreasonpeopledidn’tthinkthey’denjoythemselveswasthattheywereafraidotherpeoplewouldthinktheydidn’thaveanyfriends.Theythoughtthey’dbeseenasunusual,antisocial,andstrangeforgoingsomewherewithoutfriends,butsaidtheywouldn’tattachtheselabels(标签)asstronglytosomeonetheywitnessed,say,sittingaloneatamovietheater.
RatnerandHamiltonalsoransomeexperimentstoseehowtheymightbeabletopushpeopletogooutbythemselves.Theyrealizedthattherewasn’tthesamementalblockagainstgoingtothegrocerystorealone,andsupposedthatthiswasbecauseshoppingstoodforgettingsomethingdone.Sureenough,subjectswhoconsideredgoingtoacoffeeshopontheirownthoughtitsoundedmoreenjoyablewhentheyweretoldtheywouldhavereadingmaterialandcouldbeproductivethanwhentheyweregoingsimplytoenjoyadrink.Gettingpeopletothinkofanexperienceasanaccomplishmentmightmakethemmorelikelytodoitwithoutafriend’scompany.
Intheabsenceoffellowdiners,manyofthecustomersatEenmaal,theblogFoodRepublicreported,endedupstaringattheirphonesanyway.Thesedays,whenaphoneisneverfartherthananarm’slengthaway,“alone”justdoesn’tmeanwhatitusedto.
25.ThetworestaurantsmentionedinParagraph1wereopenedto.
A.offerdeliciousandhealthyfoodtocustomers
B.encouragepeopletohavedinneroutalone
C.satisfydifferentrequirementsfromdifferentcustomers
D.spreadlocalcultureandcustomsamongvisitors
26.AccordingtoRebeccaRatner,whatisthesurprisingfindingoftheirresearch?
A.It’shardforpeopletodecidewhethertogooutwithfriendsorbythemselves.
B.Peoplewouldratherstayathomethandosomethingamusingout.
C.Theremaybemorepleasurewhendoingthingsalonethanwithothers.
D.Peopleshouldlearnsomesocialskillsandenjoystayingwithothers.
27.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhowanttodothingswiththeirfriends.
A.caremuchaboutothers’opinionsaboutthem
B.haveemotionalormentalproblems
C.aretoobusytocompletetheirtasksalone
D.aregreatlyaffectedbytheirfriends
28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatdoingthingsalonecanbringpeopleasenseof.
A.securityB.belongingC.achievementD.responsibility
C
Visualizationiscloselyrelatedtopositivethinking.Itisusedbyathletes,musicians,actors,speakers,andotherstoimprovetheirperformanceinstressfulsituations.Howdoesitwork?
Listentolong-distancerunnerVickiHuber:
Rightbeforeabigrace,I’llpicturemyselfrunning,andIwilltryandputalloftheothercompetitorsintheraceintomymind.ThenIwilltryandimagineeverypossiblesituationImightfindmyselfin…behindsomeone,beingpushed,differentpositionsonthetrack,lapstogo,and,ofcoursethefinalpart.AndIalwayspicturemyselfwinningtherace,nomatterwhathappensduringtheevent.
Ofcourse,Huberdoesn’twineveryracesheruns,butresearchhasshownthatthekindofmentalimagingshedescribescanobviouslyincreaseathleticperformance.Ithasalsoshown