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InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.100dollars.B.200dollars.C.300dollars.D.600dollars.
2.A.Inthehospital.B.Atanursery.C.Atapolicestation.D.Inalibrary.
3.A.April.B.May.C.June.D.July.
4.A.Gotovisitthewriter.B.Buyhernewbook.
C.Ignorehernewbook.D.Writeabookreview.
5.A.Jogging.B.Basketball.C.Swimming.D.Throwing.
6.A.Thelady’sroomisfar.
B.Shehastosignupforusingthelady’sroom.
C.Sheisnotabletousethelady’sroomrightnow.
D.Hewillleadhertothelady’sroom.
7.A.HewillreaditonSaturday.B.HewilllendittoSandyfirst.
C.HewilllendittoJanefirst.D.HewillkeepthepaperuntilSunday.
8.A.Heprobablyjusthasgotaheadache.B.There’snoair-conditionerintheroom.
C.Shethinksheisnotseriouslysick.D.Shethinksheshouldgotoseethedoctor.
9.A.Theycouldn’tchangetheplan.B.Theyshouldchangetheirplan.
C.Shedoesn’tbelievetheweatherforecast.D.Shethinksthebasketballgamewon’tlast.
10.A.Hecancomefornextparty.B.Hecanbringhiswifealongtotheparty.
C.Hecanstayathomeforhiswife.D.Shewillchangethetimeoftheparty.
SectionB
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Theybelievedthathewouldrealizehisdream.
B.Theyofferedhimhelptoachievehisdream.
C.Theydidn’tbelievethathisdreamwouldcometrue.
D.Theymadenoresponsetohisannouncement.
12.A.Thathewasencouragedbytheteacher.
B.Thathewasencouragedbythelocalpapereditor.
C.Thathisfirstpoemwaspublished.
D.Thathewasencouragedbyaprofessionalwriter.
13.A.Itremindshimofhisschoollife.
B.Itremindshimthatdreamswillcometruethroughefforts.
C.Itremindshimhowpoorheusedtobe.
D.Itremindshimofthelocalpaper.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Gardening.B.Howtotakecareofbirds.
C.Howtofeedbirds.D.Howtogetbirdstothegarden.
15.A.Fruit,waterandinsects.B.Plants,sleepingplaceandfood.
C.Varietyofplants,foodandwater.D.Differenttypesofplants,seedandinsects.
16.A.Changethewaterforthem.B.Playwiththem.
C.Nottoapproachthem.D.Playthemusicforthem.
SectionC
Listentoaconversationbetweenastudentandaclerkinthebookstore.
17.WhycanthemanNOTfindthebookheneeds?
A.Thebookstoreissoldoutofthebook.
B.Thebookstoreheisindoesnotcarrythebook.
C.Hisprofessordidnotorderenoughcopiesofthebook.
D.Thebookisnotbeingusedforanycourseofferedattheuniversity.
18.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodoforthestudent?
A.Saveacopyofthebookforhimassoonasitcomesin
B.Ordermorecopiesofthebook
C.Callthecomputerstoreacrossthestreet
D.Findastorethatsellsthebookifhecannotfindit
19.Howdoesthemanreacttotheinformationthewomangiveshimaboutwherecomputersciencebooksaresold?
A.Heisembarrassedthathedidnotthinkofithimself.
B.Hesuggeststhattheinformationbepostedinthestore.
C.Heapologizesforbotheringthewoman.
D.Heisannoyedthatthewomandidnottellhimsooner.
20.Whydoesthewomansaythis[Youarenotbuyingitinadvancefornextyearoranything.]
A.Todeterminehowurgentthestudent’sneedis.
B.Tofigureoutwhythebookisnotlistedonthecomputer.
C.Tofindoutwhatlevelcomputersciencecoursethemanistaking.
D.Toexplainwhythebookmightbesoldout.
II.GrammarandVocabulary(30分)
Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegiv
enword;
fortheotherblanks,
useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
ApplePayissimpletouseandworkswiththeca
rdyoualreadyhaveonthedevices(21)__________youuseeveryday.AndbecauseyourcarddetailsareneversharedwhenyouuseApplePay—infact,theyaren’tstoredonyourdeviceatall—usingApplePayonyouri-Phone,AppleWatch,oriPadisthesaferand(22)__________(private)waytopay.
Nowpayinginstoreshappensinonenaturalmotion—there’snoneedtoopenanapporevenwakeupyourdisplay(23)________________theinnovativeNearFieldCommunication(NFC)antenna(天线)iniPhone6andiPhone6s.Topay,justholdyouriPhonenearthecontactlessreaderwithyourfingeronTouchID.Oryou(24)__________double-clicktheHomebuttonwhenyouriPhoneislockedtoaccessWalletandquicklymakeyourpurchases.Yourcardnumberisneverstoredonyourdevice,andwhenyoumakeapayment,yourdebitorcreditcardnumberswon’tbesenttothemerchant.ApplePayassigns(25)__________uniquenumberforeachpurchase,soyourpaymentsstayprivateandsecure.
AvailablesinceOctober20,2014,ApplePayisdesignedtoallowiPhone6,6s,6Plusand6sPlususers(26)__________(make)paymentsforgoodsandserviceswiththeiriPhonesinretailstoresthroughanNFCchip(27)__________(build)intotheiriPhones.WiththeAppleWatch,ApplePayisalsoextendedtotheiPhone5,iPhone5c,andiPhone5s.
Tokeeptransactionssecure,Appleusesamethodknownas“tokenization,”(28)__________(prevent)actualcreditcardnumbersfrombeingsentovertheair.ApplealsosecurespaymentsusingTouchIDoncompatibleiPhonesandcontinualskincontactontheAppleWatch.
AppleisaimingtoreplacethewalletwithApplyPay,andtheone-steppaymentprocesshelpspeoplenolongerdigthroughapurseorwallettofindcreditcards.AsitisbuiltonexistingNFCtechnology,ApplePaywillwork(29)__________NFC-basedcontactlesspayments(30)__________(accept).
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.topicB.flourishedC.arguablyD.empatheticE.repeated
F.eventsG.sharesH.individualI.influencedJ.appealsK.literary
Poetryisakindofwritinginwhichthesoundandmeaningofgroupsofwordsexpressideasoremotioninadditiontotheexperiencesorstrongfeelingsthewriter____31____.Unlikemostotherformsofwriting,poetryisoftenwritteninlines,ratherthanparagraphs.Poetryalsosoundsdifferentfromotherformsofwriting,oftenusingrhythmandrhymetocreateaninterestingsoundwhenreadaloud.Poetrycatchestheattentionofareaderbecauseit____32____tobothemotionsandsenses.
Soundis____33____thesinglemostimportantaspectofanypoem.Thesoundthatanygivenwordmakes,orthesoundsthatcomefromspecificgroupsofwordsusedtogether,arewhatmakepoetrysouniqueasaformofwriting.Atypicalstoryorreportdoesnotfocusonthesoundsthateach_____34____wordmakeswhenread.Butpoemsgenerallycontainfewwords,soitisimportantthateachwordplaysaroleinmakinganimpactonthereader.Rhythmistheflowofsoundscreatedbysuccessivewordsinapoem.Whenyoureadapoemyoucanoftenhearthis____35____pattern,or“beat,”inthesounds.Thisiscalledmeter.
Someoftheoldestandbest-knownpoetryintheworldcamefromAncientGreece.Asfarbackas700BCE,poetsthererecitedtheirworkatpublic_____36____andreligiousceremonies.ThegreatepicpoemsTheIliadandTheOdysseybyHomercamefromGreece.TheGreekseventually____37____Romanpoets,suchasVirgil,whowrotetheAeneidaround200r30BCE.Inmedievaltimes,poemssuchasBeowulf,TheDivineComedybyDante,andTheCanterburyTalesbyChaucerwerewritten.Religionandromancebecamethe____38___ofchoiceformanypoetsatthattime.
Poetry_____39____evenmoreduringtheRenaissance(文艺复兴)periodofhistory,aneraofmanygreatculturalachievements.ThiswastheperiodduringwhichShakespeare,themostwell-knownpoet,wasmakinghismark!
Needlesstosay,atrendhadstarted.Poetryhascontinuedtogrowandchangeasaformof____40____expressioninmoderntimes.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA(15分)
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
ThefamousAmericaninventorThomasAlvaEdisononceclaimedthatgeniuswasonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration(汗水).Now,itseems,thereisscientificevidenceto__41__hisclaim.TheideathatgeniusessuchasShakespeare,Mozart,andPicassopossessedcertaininborntalentsisafalsebelief,accordingtoastudybyaBritishpsychologistandhiscolleagues.
Afterexaminingoutstandingperformanceintheartsandsports,theseresearchersconcludedthat__42__isdeterminedbyopportunity,encouragement,training,motivation,self-confidence,and—mostimportantofall—__43__.Evenpeoplewhowereno