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3.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?
A.Colleagues.B.Classmates.C.Friends.
4.Whendidthealarmclockring?
A.At6:
00.B.At7:
00.C.At8:
00.
5.What’sthewomandoing?
A.Talkingwithherboss.
B.Havinganinterview.
C.Writinghereducationalbackground.
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.Whathasthewomanorderedforherself?
A.CoffeeB.Milk.C.Juice.
7.Whydoesthemanrecommendstrawberryjuice?
A.It’ssweeter.B.It’sfresher.C.It’scolder.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sneighbor?
A.Hejustmovedinrecently.
B.Heismad.
C.Hegoestosleepveryearly.
9.Whydidthewoman’sneighborpressherdoorbellatmidnightlastnight?
A.Becausehehadanurgentproblem.
B.Becausehe’smadandwantedtomaketroubles.
C.Becausehewantedtostopthewomanplayingthepiano.
听第8段材料,回答第10至第12题。
10.Howmuchweighthasthewomanlost?
A.15pounds.B.20pounds.C.25pounds.
11.Whatdidthewomandotoloseweight?
A.Shejoinedahealthclub.B.Shedidphysicalactivity.C.Shewentonadiet.
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shehasahealthydietnow.
B.Shesuggeststhemaneathealthyfood.
C.Shealsogoesonadiettoloseweight.
听第9段材料,回答第13至第16题。
13.Whatmakesthemanworried?
A.Hecan’tfindahousemate.
B.Hehasnotimetotakeapart-timejob.
C.Hecan’taffordtherentoftheapartment.
14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthecarpet?
A.Itisbroken.
B.Itneedstobereplaced.
C.Itisnewexceptforafewstainsonit.
15.Howhasthemandealtwiththebrokenwindows?
A.Hehashadthemfixed.
B.Hehaspushedboxesagainstthem.
C.Hehascoveredthemwithaboard.
16.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheapartment?
A.Dissatisfied.B.Surprised.C.Interested.
听第10段材料,回答第17至第20题。
17.Howdidpeopletravelwithoutroadsandcarsinthepast?
A.Theytraveledwiththehelpofanimals.
B.Theyusedlogsonriversandlakes.
C.Theyhadtotravelonfoot.
18.Whatwasthemostimportantinventionintransportation?
A.Thecar.B.Thestagecoach(马车).C.Thewheel.
19.Whatistheadvantageofthestagecoach?
A.Itcantransportmorepeople.
B.Itcantravelfasterandeasier.
C.Itcanpullheavyloads.
20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
A.Difficultiesintraveling.
B.Waysoftravelinginhistory.
C.Howtotravelwithease.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1节(共15小题,每题2分,共30分):
阅读下列短文,从每题四个选项中选出最佳答案
A
Moreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivitiesaroundtheworld.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.
Iwouldconsiderbungee-jumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic(有弹性的)ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometers.Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungee-jumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungee-jumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.
Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?
Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongagopeople’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.
Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeenvironments;
theybuyfoodinshops,andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungee-jumping.
21.Asuitabletitleforthetextis.
A.DangerousSports:
WhatandWhy?
B.TheBoredomofModernLife
C.Bungee-jumping:
IsItReallyDangerous?
D.TheNeedforExcitement
22.Moreandmorepeopletodayare.
A.tryingactivitiessuchasbungee-jumping
B.climbingthehighestmountains
C.comingclosetodeathinsports
D.lookingforadventuressuchasexploringunknownplaces
23.Peopletakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysprobablybecause.
A.theyhavealotoffreetime
B.theycangotohospitalwhentheyareinjured
C.theirlivesareshortofexcitement
D.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thrill”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Astrongfeelingofexcitement.
B.Afeelingofunhappiness.
C.Afeelingofbeingupset.
D.Afeelingofbeingfrightened.
B
Imadeapromisetomyselfonthewaydowntothevacationbeachcottage.FortwoweeksIwouldtrytobealovinghusbandandfather.Totallyloving.Noifsorbuts.
TheideacametomeasIlistenedtoatalkonmycarradio.ThespeakerwasquotingaBiblical(圣经的)passageabouthusbandsandtheirwives.Thenhewentontosay,“Loveisanactofwill.Apersoncanchoosetolove.”Tomyself,IhadtoadmitthatIhadbeenaselfishhusband.Well,fortwoweeksthatwouldchange.
Anditdid,rightfromthemomentwhereIkissedEvelynatthedoorandsaid,“Thatnewyellowsweaterlooksgreatonyou.”“Oh,Tom,younoticed,”shesaid,surprisedandpleased.Maybealittlepuzzled.Afterthelongdrive,Iwantedtositandread.ButEvelynsuggestedawalkonthebeach.Istartedtorefuse,butthenIthought,“Evelyn’sbeenaloneherewiththekidsallweekandnowshewantstobealonewithme.”Wewalkedonthebeachwhilethechildrenflewtheirkites.
Soitwent—twoweeksofnotcallingtheWallStreetfirmwhereIamadirector;
avisittotheshellmuseumthoughIusuallyhatemuseums.Relaxedandhappy,that’showthewholevacationpassed.Imadeanewpromisetokeeponrememberingtochooselove.
Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,however.EvelynandIstilllaughaboutittoday.Onthelastnightatourcottage,preparingforbed,Evelynstaredatmewiththesaddestexpression.
“What’sthematter?
”Iaskedher.
“Tom,”shesaidinavoicefilledwithdistress,“Idon’t?
”
“Whatdoyoumean?
”
“Well...thatcheck-upIhadseveralweeksago...,ourdoctor…,didhetellyousomethingaboutme?
Tom,you’vebeensogoodtome…amIdying?
Ittookamomentforitalltobeunderstood.ThenIburstoutlaughing.
“No,honey,”Isaid,holdingherinmyarms.“You’renotdying;
I’mjuststartingtolive.”
25.Inthefirstparagraph,“Noifsorbuts”probablymeans.
A.UnintentionallyB.Independently
C.ImpressivelyD.Unconditionally
26.FromthestorywemayinferthatTomdrovetothebeachcottage.
A.withhisfamilyB.withEvelyn
C.aloneD.withhischildren
27.Duringthetwoweeksonthebeach,Tomshowedmorelovetohiswifebecause.
A.hewasdeterminedtobeagoodhusband
B.hehadmadealotofmoneyinhisWallStreetfirm
C.shelookedlovelyinhernewclothes
D.thedoctorsaidhiswifewasseriouslyill
28.Theauthorsays,“Therewasonethingthatwentwrongwithmyexperiment,”Whatdoes“onething”referto?
A.Hepraisedhersweater,whichpuzzledher.
B.Sheinsistedonvisitingamuseum,whichhehated.
C.Heknewsomethingaboutherillnessbutdidn’ttellher.
D.Hewassogoodtoherthatshethoughtshemustbedying.
C
Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles(困难).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(挡开)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.
Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.
29.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause.
A.theyareindispensable(不可缺少的)topeople’ssocialwell-being
B.theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresources
C.theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeinthe