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A.Chicken.B.Pizza.C.Onionsoup.
3.Whatkindofmeatdoesthewomanlikebest?
A.Chicken.B.Pork.C.Mutton.
4.Whichpetwillthespeakersprobablyget?
A.Agoldfish.B.Adog.C.Abird.
5.Whenwillthemanprobablymoveintohisnewhouse?
A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。
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.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Tryingtoborrowsomemoney.
B.Talkingabouthisfamily.
C.Payingsomebills.
7.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Themanwasborninarichfamily.
B.Shehasnomoney.
C.Themandoesn’tneedtobeindependent.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whyisthemanlateforthedate?
A.Therewassomethingwrongwithhisgarage.
B.Hecouldn’tstarthiscar.
C.Hecaughtacold.
9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman’sphone?
A.Itisoutofservice.B.Itisbeingrepaired.C.Itisanoldphone.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whyaretheresomanyskishows?
A.Toattractmorevisitors.
B.Toattractmorepeopletojointheclubs.
C.Toarousepeople’sawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.
11.Whatistheman’sfather?
A.Askier.B.Ascientist.C.Askiclubowner.
12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Theirhobbies.B.Skishows.C.Thesnowmakingindustry.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atabookstore.
B.Inarestaurant.
C.Intheschoollibrary.
14.Howlonghasthemanbeensick?
A.Foracoupleofdays.
B.Foraweek.
C.Justforoneday.
15.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Haveagoodrest.
B.Eatsomethingspecial.
C.Seeadoctor.
16.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?
A.Nervous.B.TiredC.Good.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthenewsmainlyabout?
A.Adoctor’ssuggestionstotreatsleepissues.
B.Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonsleep.
C.Astudyonsocialmedia.
18.Whichofthefollowingwouldbegivenaquestionnaire?
A.Peopleaged25.
B.Peopleaged33.
C.Peopleagednine.
19.Howmanyparticipantshadseriousproblemswithsleep,accordingtothestudy?
A.Thirtypercent.
B.Thirty-twopercent.
C.Thirteenpercent.
20.Whatisabigpartoftheproblem,accordingtoLevenson?
A.Frequentchecking.
B.Theoveralltimespentonsocialmedia.
C.Peoplebeingtoobored.
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、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Recently,whenIwasreadingabookinacafé
amancametotalktome.Thishadhappenedtomeseveraltimesbefore.Idon’tknowwhenreadingabookinpublichasbecomeasignalthatwe’redesperateforattentionandconversation.Butninetimesoutoften,it’stheexactopposite.Asstrangeasitistohitonsomeonemuchyoungerthanyou,interruptingthemwhiletheyareoutreadingisrude,selfish,andhatefulbehavior.
Youaredongthisundertwofalsethoughts:
thatthepersonisn’tdoinganythingimportant,andthatyoudesiretotalkismoreimportantthantheirdesiretoread.Ifsomeoneisoutreadinginpublic,itmeansthattheyspecificallysparethischunkoftimeoutoftheirdaytodedicatetoabook.Itcouldlikelybetheonlypartoftheirdaywhentheyareab
letositquietlyanddosomethingentirelyforthemselves.Eveniftheyarereadingonthemetro,itisadecision—theycouldstareoutthewindowiftheywantto.Buttheydon’t.
TheworstpartisthatalmosteverytimeI’vebeenapproachedinpublicwhilereading,thepersonusesmybookasaconversationstarter.They’veclearlynoticedthatIampreoccupied,butchosentoignoreit.They’vemadetheconsciousdecisionthattheirdesireforconversationandentertainmentismoreimportant.
I’msorry,butyourfailuretobringanythingtoentertainyourselfisnotmyfault.Interruptingsomeonewhoisreading—especiallyastranger—isasrudeasinterruptingsomeonewho’sonthephone,ordeepinaconversation.
21.By“ninetimesoutoften,it’stheexactopposite”inparagraph1,theauthormeansthosereadinginpublic_______.
A.usuallyattractmuchattention
B.wantnoconversationwithothers
C.areoftenunabletoreadefficiently
D.caninspireothers’enthusiasmforreading
22.Accordingtotheauthor,readinginpublicmeanstheperson__________.
A.hasastrongdesiretoshowoff
B.reallyneedsthetimetoread
C.knowswhatistrulyimportant
D.doesn’tlikedealingwithothers
23.Ifapersonusestheauthor’sbookasaconversationstarter,theauthorwill_________.
A.pretendtobeverybusyB.goawaywithoutaword
C.considerthemrudeandhatefulD.explainthecontentsofthebook
24.Theauthormainlywantstotellus___________.
A.it’srightforpeopletoreadinpublic
B.weshouldn’tinterruptthosereadinginpubic
C.hisannoyingexperiencesofreadinginpublic
D.waystomakeuseoffreetimetoreadinpublic
B
Peoplegenerallytendtopickoutthebest-lookingfruitandvegetableswhenshoppingforproduce,butCanadiansupermarketchainLoblawsisattractingcustomerswithmisshapen(畸形的)andfaultyproduceataprice30%lowerthannormal-lookingones.
Atrialrunoftheuglyfoodline,named“NaturallyImperfect”,beganwithonlyapplesandpotatoestochoosefrom.ConsumerdemandhasbeensohugethatLoblawsisnowgoingtointroducemoreunsightlyvegetableandfruitoptionslikeonionsandmushrooms.Thelineisavailableatotherstores,includingRealCanadianSuperstoreandYourIndependentGrocer.
AlltheproducethatwillbesoldthroughNaturallyImperfectwouldotherwisehavebeenusedinjuices,sauces,orsoups,orwouldhavenotbeenharvestedatall.ThedirectorDanBransonexplainedthatthisprogrambenefitsbothfoodproducerswhowouldotherwisehavetoletabnormalharvestgotowaste,andconsumerswhocouldaffordfreshproduceatregularprices.Andheisright,givenhowpopularthelinehasbecome.
“Itreallywentwellaboveandbeyondwhatourexpectationwas,”saidBranson.“IthinkitreallyspoketothefactthatCanadiansareouttherereallylookingforsomeoptions.”
Ofcours
e,Canadiansknowthatbeautyismorethanskindeep,buttheyalsorecognizethattheycangetthesameflavorandnutritionalbenefitsinspiteofdifferentappearances,ThepositiveresponsetotheinitialofferingofapplesandpotatoesprovidedtheopportunitytoexpandthelineandoffermoreoptionsatagreaterpricetoCanadianfamilies.
“Ifyouweretogrowproduceinyourbackyardthere’dbealotofproducethatwouldn’tlookasprettyaswhatyouwouldseeinagrocerystore,”saidBranson.“Andnaturedoesn’tgroweverythingpe
rfectly,I’dliketothinkifsomebodyweretotakeaNoNameNaturallyImperfectappleandputitrightbesideaNo.1appleandclosetheireyesandeatit,therewouldbenodifference.”
25.Loblawsisdifferentfromothersupermarketsinthat________.
A.morefruitsareofferedatlowerprices
B.itmainlysellsonionsandmushrooms
C.normal-lookingproduceisbannedthere
D.imperfectproduceissoldatlowerprices
26.AccordingtoParagraph3,Branson’sprogram__________.
A.hasmuchroomforimprovement
B.isconsideredawin-winarrangement
C.teachesfoodproducershowtogrow
D.preventsconsumersfromwastingfood
27.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph5?
A.Canadiansareusedtoeatingperfectproduce.
B.Smartconsumersknowhowtopickuglyproduce.
C.Loblawsintendstoimprovecustomers’qualityoflife.
D.Customers’supportpromotesthedevelopmentofLoblaws.
28.WhatisimpliedinBranson’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Weshouldeatimperfectappleswithoureyesclosed.
B.It’sapitythatnatureprovidesimperfectproduce.
C.Weshouldtrytoaavoidimperfectproduce.
D.Imperfectproducealsohaveperfecttaste.
C
SinceI’mfromtheSouthoftheUS,youmightthinkthatI’dlikethetasteofokra(秋葵).You’dbewrong.Isupposeit’sanacquiredtaste,butIsay,whybother?
OkraoriginatedinWestAfrica,Ethiopia,orperhapsSouthAsia,andithasbeeneatensinceatleastthe1100sbyEgyptiansandMoors.TheslavetradebroughtittotheAmericanSoutharoundtheearly1700s,ThomasJeffersonnotedthatitwaswellestablishedinVirginiaby1781.
I’vetriedokralot
softimes,lotsofways:
instews,pickled,evendeep-fried.Icannotthinkofasingledeep-friedfooditemthatIdon’tlike,includingpickles,Snickerscandybars,Oreocookies,Twinkies,butter(yourknow,theusualstuff).Exceptforokra.
Withthatattitude,thismaycomeasasurprise:
Igrowokra.
Nowthere’sadifferencebetweenmeandmymotherwhodoesn’teattomatoesbutneverthelessgrowsthem.Atomatoisn’tmuchgoodforanythingotherthaneating.Okra,ontheotherhand,hasabeautifulflowerandpods(豆荚)worthyofsatisfyingacraftyurge.
Theseedpodsareinterestinglooking,evenarchitectural.Dried,theycanbeusedintheirnaturalformorpaintedinfallorChristmascolorsandusedasdecorations,evenwreaths(花环).Theyalsomakegreat“fingernails”foraHalloweenwitchcostume.Filethatideafornextyear.
Okrapodsmaturejustintimetomakeafallwreathforthefrontdoor.Attachtheokra-podclusters(束)toawreathform,eitheroneyoubuyoroneyoumakeyourself.MyfriendFrances,authorofthe“Fairegarden”blog,useswillowwands(柳树枝)tomakewreathforms.Andincaseyou’rewondering,Franceswon’teatokra,either.
Tome,anokrawreathmakestheperfectstatementofwelcome.Itmayalsowarnvisitorsthatokraiswelcome,butonlyonthe