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A.$1.B.$10.C.$100.
2.Howwillthewomangohome?
A.Walk.B.Run.C.Drive.
3.Whatmealwillthespeakerseat?
A.Breakfast.B.Lunch.C.Dinner.
4.Whowasatthedoor?
A.Thepostman.B.Theman’sfriend.C.Thewoman’sbrother.
5.Whenwillthetomatoesbeready?
A.Rightnow.B.Inthreeweeks.C.Intwomonths.
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。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Atahotel.B.Atastore.C.Atarestaurant.
7.Howdoesthewomanfeelintheend?
A.Excited.B.Sick.C.Scared.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Wholeftthecompany?
A.Lisa.B.Steve.C.Tim.
9.Whathasthemanbeentryingtodo?
A.Giveupcoffee.B.Gotobedearlier.C.Employanewemployee.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whereistheman?
A.Onafarm.B.Inarestaurant.C.Atagrocerystore.
11.Whatdoesthemanliketoputonhisbiscuits?
A.Cheese.B.Peanuts.C.Honey.
12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebiscuits?
A.Theytastebad.B.They’retoobig.C.Theybreakeasily.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WhoisMr.Taylor?
A.Ateacher.B.Theparentofastudent.C.Theschoolheadmaster.
14.Whydoesthewomankeepthecurtainsclosed?
A.Shewantstogetsomesleep.
B.Itgetstoohotintheclassroom.
C.Sunlightmakesthechildrenactwild.
15.Howlongshouldthechildrenbeoutside,accordingtotheman?
A.Lessthananhour.B.Atleastonehour.C.Halfaday.
16.Whataretheman’sstudentslikeaftertheyrunaroundoutside?
A.Theyarequiet.B.Theycan’tsitquietly.C.Theyfightwitheachother.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whereistheparklocated?
A.InWestAfrica.B.InSoutheastAsia.C.InSouthAmerica.
18.Whatistrueaboutthepark?
A.Thereareover900typesofplants.
B.Visitorscan’tgetclosetothebirds.
C.There’salotofroomtowalkaround.
19.Howhighisthewaterfall?
A.30meters.B.50meters.C.100meters.
20.WhendoestheAllStarsBirdShowstart?
A.At9:
00a.m.B.At5:
00p.m.C.At6:
00p.m.
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
City:
Hangzhou
Launched:
2008
Size:
2,965stations/69,50bikes
Price:
﹩32.61deposit(押金)+timecharge
Whiletakingalookatthiscity,youmayseethebestbikesharingintheworld.Asthesecondontheplanetbysize,theHangzhouPublicBicycleSystemisoneofthemostcommonandusefulshares,largelybecauseit’scombinedwithpublictransportation:
asinglecardcanbeusedinsubway,bus,taxiandbikesharing.Residentsandtouristscanputdownadepositof200ChineseYuan(about﹩33)andrideforanhourforfreeinthissceniccity.Eachadditionalhourcostsonly﹩0.15.Itwasalsothefirstnew-generationbike-sharingsysteminChina.By2020it’sprojectedtohave175,000bikes.
Barcelona
2007
420stations/6,000bikes
﹩61.93peryear
Barcelona’sBicyclingProgramdevelopedSpain’sbike-sharingbusinessinabigway.Thisprogramtookofflikewildfireonwheels,andbecausefourtimesbiggerinoneyear.Itinspireddifferentcopycatprogramsalloverthecountry.Today,Spainhas132bike-sharingsystems.Theprogramisoneoftheworld’smostrespectedandpopularshares.Butitisonlyopentoresidentsandtouristsarenotallowedtouseit.
Paris
1,751stations/23,900bikes
﹩38.52peryear/﹩2.26perday
Paris’sbike-sharingisthestaroftheworld.Launchedin2007,itistheworld’slargestoutsideofChina.CheapbyAmericanstandards,youcanridearoundParisona€1.7daypass-thefirsthalfhourofeachtripisfree.Becausethissystemcoversthecitywithanaverageof50stationspersquaremile,it’safavouritewithbothlocalsandtourists.
21.WhatdoweknowaboutBarcelona’sBicyclingProgram?
A.IthasdriventhedevelopmentofSpain’sbike-sharing.
B.Ithasoncebeenruinedbyfireaccidents.
C.Itispopularamongtravellers.
D.Itconsistsof175,000bikes.
22.HowmuchshouldyoupaytorideasharedbikeinParis?
A.Nothingforanhour.B.﹩61.93peryear.C.﹩2.26perday.D.﹩1.7perday.
23.WhatdotheHangzhouPublicBicycleSystemandParis’sbikesharinghaveincommon?
A.Theyareopentobothlocalsandtourists.B.Thehavethesameamountofstations.
C.Theywerefoundedinthesameyear.D.Theyrequireadepositofover﹩30.
B
AlbertEinstein,thegeniusbehindthetheoryofrelativity,whichprovidedanewframeworkforallofphysicsandproposednew
concepts
ofspaceandtime,hasrecentlybeenmakingheadlinesagain.However,thistimeitisnotforanewscientific
breakthrough,butbecauseoftwohandwrittennotesthescientistgaveabellboy95yearsago.
Thestorygoessomethinglikethis.InOctober1922,EinsteinwasinvitedtoTokyotodeliverlectures.AsthescientistwasmakinghiswayfromEuropetoJapan,hereceivedatelegram
informing
himthathehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics.Thoughpleasedatthenews,hedecidedtocontinuewithhisJapanesetripinsteadofheadingtoStockholmtoacceptthehonor.
WheninTokyo,he
penned
twonotesinGerman.Oneofthem,
written
onapieceofplainpaper,said,“Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.”
WhydidEinsteinwritethenotes?
SomebelievetheyweretoexpressEinstein’sdelightatthereceptionhereceivedfromthepeopleofJapanwhocrowdedtoattendthelaureate’s(获奖者)lectures.Othersthinktheywerespeciallywrittenforabellboywhocametodeliveramessage,eitherbecausethescientistdidnothaveloosechangetotiphim,orbecausethemessengerrefusedtoaccepttips.Regardlessofthereason,Einstein
purportedly
toldthe
bellboy,“Maybeifyouarelucky,thosenoteswillbecomemuchmorevaluablethanjustaregulartip.”Hewasright!
Earlierthisyear,thebellboy’snephewdecidedtopartwiththelettersandhandedthemtoWinner’sAuctionsandExhibitions.The“theoryofhappiness”broughttheowneran
astonishing
$1.56millionfromaEuropeanbuyer.Thesecond
note,whichopenedat$1,000,andexpectedtofetchamaximumof$6,000,soldfor$240,000!
24.WhatmadeEinsteinbecomepeople’sfocusagain?
A.Thetheoryofrelativity.B.Hisnew
ofspace.
C.Thenoteswrittenbyhimself.D.Hisnotesabouthistheory.
25.WheredidEinsteinwritethewords?
A.Bern.B.Stockholm.C.Germany.D.Japan.
26.HowwereEinstein’slectures?
A.Theyhadagreateffect.B.Theyattractedalotofpeople.
C.Theysuccessfullyinspiredpeople.D.Theywerehardtounderstand.
27.Howmighttheownerofthenotesfeelaboutthedeal?
A.Disappointed.B.Curious.C.Unfair.D.Unexpected.
C
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.
Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily,buttrulycan’tmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.
AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,
FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurebusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!
28.WhereareweexpectedtocallourAmericanfriendsifwegotherebyplane?
A.Onthebus.B.Attheairport.C.Neartheirhome.D.Atourownhotel.
29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.
B.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.
C.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.
D.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.
30.WhichisthetypicalwayofAmericanhospitality?
A.Treatingfriendsathome.B.Sharingeverythingtheyhave.
C.Takingdaysofftobewithfriends.D.Meetingfriendsattheairportatmidnight.
31.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanthisarticlebefound?
A.Culture.B.News.C.Story.D.Travel.
D
Teenagerswhotalkonthecellphonealot,andholdtheirphonesuptotheirrightears,scoreworseononetypeofmemorytest.That’sthe