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sveryexciting.C.It'
sratherdangerous.
2.WhyisJohnlateforschool?
A.Hewasstuckintraffic.B.Hehurthishead.C.Hedidagooddeed.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Afarm.B.Somehouses.C.Acomfield.
4.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthemovie?
A.It'
horrible.B.It'
samusing.C.It'
snotgood.
5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Acquaintances.B.Classmates.C.Acouple.
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。
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.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?
A.Thewomanwillbefreetomorrow.
B.Themanwillhelpthewomantomorrow.
C.Thewomanwillhaveworkerstodothejob.
7.Whatdoesthewomanprobablythinkoftheman?
A.Considerate.B.Annoying.C.Stubborn.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题.
8.Whoplanstogetmorepeoplefortheteam?
A.Sue.B.Ben.C.Karen.
9.Whataregoingtotakeplaceinthenearfuture?
A.Tennismatches.B.Footballmatches.C.Softballmatches.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题.
10.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Sellnewgameproducts.B.Makeapresentation.C.Giveawayluggagecarts.
11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Strangers.C.Colleagues.
12.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inthecompany.B.Inthehotel.C.Inthelecturehall.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.
13.WhatisTinadoing?
A.Doingsomereading.B.Havingaholiday.C.SurfingtheInternet.
14.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?
A.Tobuyacakeandicecream.B.TohelpSandy.C.Toattendthebirthdayparty.
15.Whocan'
teatchocolate?
A.Tina.B.Sandy.C.Theman.
16.Whichplacewillthewomangotonext?
A.ThestoreonAbbeyRoad.
B.ThestoreonOliveAvenue.
C.ThesupermarketonDowningStreet.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdoweknowaboutthetraveldestination,CostaRica?
ssuitablefornewly-marriedcouples.
B.It'
ssuitableforoldpeople.
C.It'
sfamily-friendly.
18.WhatlanguagedoCostaRicanpeopleprobablyspeak?
A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.
19.WhatcantravelersseeinCostaRica?
A.Sandbeaches.B.Deadvolcanoes.C.Fishfarms.
20.HowmuchwillitcostafamilytotravelinCostaRica?
A.80dollars.B.185dollars.C.HalfthecostofatriptoDisneyland.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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AtJus40yearsoldhiphopstarKassemDean,morepopularlyknownasSwizzBeatz,hasbuiltupatrackrerecord,lifestyleandnearly$70millionnetworththatwouldinspiremostofustoretireearly.SowhydoesDeancontinuetobothworkextremelyhardandtryprojectsthatcomewiththeriskofrejection?
DuringourinterviewforUncommonDrive,avideoseriesforUSA&
Mainthatseekstofindoutthemotivationsandmagicofworld-classbusinesspeople,Deanprovidedumemorableanswer:
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Youonlyhavesomuchtime-onceit'
sgoneyoudon'
tgetitback.Don'
tfocusonmoney:
focusonbuildingsomethinggreaterthanyourself.Ifyou'
renotmakinghistory,you'
rewastingyourtimeonEarth."
Whenyoulookathisanswer,youwilllearntwoimportantlessons.Thefirstisin"
makinghistory"
.Doingsorequiresawareness.Youmustfullyunderstandwhathasandhasnotbeenachievedinthemarketyou'
veentered.Deanmakeseveryeffortwiththegoalofcreatingsomethingimportantthathasnotbeendonebeforeandwillberememberedforitsimpactbeyondhisyears.
Thesecondpartofhisstatementisjustaspowerful.Inthisinterview,heneveroncesaidheis“trying"
tomakehistory.Instead,hehastoldhimselfthatnomatterwhatdifficultythereis,it'
sjustgoingtohappen.“I'
mgoingtomakehistory,"
Deansaid.
AftertalkingtoDeanfornearly45minutes,itwascleartomethathehasremovedallego(自我)fromastatementthatmightotherwisebemisreadasfalsepride.Ibelieveit'
sabrilliantwisdom-ratherthanfocusonallthereasonswhyaprojectcan'
tberealized,hehasconvincedhimselfofthepossibility.
21.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?
A.Tolistanexample.
B.Toofferanexplanation.
C.Tomakeasummary.
D.Toleadtothemaintopic.
22.Accordingtothetext,whatpushesDeantocontinuetoworkhard?
A.Hisdesiretobefamous.
B.Hiswishtobewealthy.
C.Hislifegoaltoleavehismarkonhistory.D.Hisadventurousspiritandimagination.
23.What'
stheauthor'
sattitudetowardsDeanaftertheinterview?
A.Objective.
B.Favorable.
C.Doubtful.
D.Reserved.
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EnterNickSpigler'
sroomandyou'
llfindthedelicatenestofatreeswallowandrowsofbooksaboutbirds.Clearly,this16-year-oldboyhashisheadinthecloudsandhisfeetofftheground.Severaltimesaweek,EllieAndreen,15,visitsaparknearherhometocheckonherlittlefamily.Theboxessheplacedtherelastwinterhaveproducedseveralbabiesofbluebirds,whichElliefussesoverlikeamotherhen.
Theseyoungbird-watchersarenottheonlyyoungsterswhoenjoybirdingintheUnitedState'
scountyofHarford,Maryland.Localschoolsthereofferprogramsinornithology(鸟类学),evenifsomekidscan'
tyetspelltheword.
BothNickandEllietookupbirdingearlyon.TheycallthemselvestheEarlyBirds,FeatheredFriendsorBirdBuddies.Onceamonth,theyjoingroupsof20to30studentstowalkthroughnearbyfieldsbeforeclassat7:
30am,hopingtospotawoodpeckerororiole(黄鹏)withbinoculars.
"Beingpartofthebirdclubsincesecondgrademadeitseemmorecommonthanjustsomestrangehobby,"
Nicksaid."
Ihadtogetupat6:
30amforthewalks.Thatwasforthebirds,soIdidn'
tmind."
Sincethen,hehasattendedbirdcamps,studiedbirdhabitsandmigratorypatterns,andpersonallyseen190ofthemorethan400speciesinMaryland.
Raisingyouthawarenessisamust,longtimebirderssay.MaryMurray,65,aleadingmemberoftheHarfordBirdClub,said,"
ThesechildrenaregoingtoinheritEarth,andweneedtoteachthemearlyhowtotakecareofit.Birdsareanindicator(指示物)species,likecanaries(金丝雀)inacoalmine,andifkidspayattention
towhatbirdsaredoing,theywillunderstandthehealthoftheirenvironment."
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"
fussesover"
inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Competeswith.
B.Fightswith.
C.Playswith.
D.Givesattentionto.
25.Whatdoweknowaboutbird-watchinginHarfordCounty?
A.Itisconsideredastrangebutcoolhobby.
B.Itinterestsmorelocalyoungpeoplethanadults.
C.Ornithologyclasseshavehelpedmakeitpopular.
D.Studentsmustpassabird-watchingclassatschool.
26.WhatdoesMaryMurraythinkbirdingmeansforchildren?
A.Itwillraisetheirawarenessofteamwork.
B.Itwillhelpthemidentifymorebirdspecies.
C.Itwillkeepthemincontactwithnature.
D.Itwillimprovetheirunderstandingoftheirenvironment.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Birdprotectionisinaction
B.BirdstudyinMaryland
C.HobbiesofEarlyBirds
D.EllieAndreen'
sbluebirdboxes
C
Scientistssaytheyhavedevelopedasystemthatusesmachinelearningtopredictwhenandwherelightningwillstrike.Researchersreportthesystemisabletopredictlightningstrikesupto30minutesbeforetheyhappenwithina30-kilomcterarea.
Lightningisastrongburstofelectricityintheatmosphere.Sinceitcarriesanextremelypowerfulelectricalcharge,itcancauseverydeadlyresults.Europeanresearchershaveestimatedthatbetween6,000and24,000peoplearekilledbylightningworldwideeachyear.Forthisreason,climatescientistshavelongsoughttodevelopmethodstopredictlightning.
Thesystemtestedintheexperimentsusesacombinationofdatafromweatherstationsandmachinelearningmethods.Theresearchersdevelopedapredictionmodelthatwastrainedtorecognizeweatherconditionsthatwerelikelytocauselightning.
Themodelwascreatedwithdatacollectedovera12-yearperiodfrom12Swissweatherstationsincitiesandmountainareas.Thedata,relatedtofourmainsurfaceconditions:
airpressure,airtemperature,relativehumidity(湿度)andwindspeed,wasplacedintoauniquemachinelearningalgorithm(算法),whichcomparedittorecordsoflightningstrikes.Researcherssaythealgorithmwasthenabletolearntheconditionsunderwhichlightninghappens.
Theresearcherstest-ranthesystemseveraltimes.Theyfoundthatthesystemmadepredictionsthatprovedcorrectalmost80percentofthetime."
Itcannowbeusedanywhere,"
theSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologysaidinastatement.
TheresearchersplantokeepdevelopingthetechnologyinpartnershipwithaEuropeaneffortthataimstocreatealightningprotectionprogram.TheeffortiscalledtheEuropeanLaserLightningRodproject.Scientistsworkingontheprojectareexperimentingwithalasertechnologythatcouldsomedaycontrollightningactivity,transferringlightningchargesfromcloudstotheground,Theyhopethatsuchtechnologycanonedaybeusedasprotectionagainstlightningstrikes.Possibleusescouldbeatstations,airportsorplaceswherelargecrowdsgather.
28.Whywasthesystemdeveloped?
A.Tokeeptrackoflightningdeaths.
B.Tomeetpeople'
scuriosity
aboutlightning.
C.Toprotectpeoplefromlightningstrikes.
D.Totakeadvantageoftheenergyoflightning.
29.Whatisspecialaboutthesystem?
A.Itcollectsdatasamplesfromaroundtheworld.
B.Itinvolvestheuseofamachinelearningalgorithm.
C.Itwastest-runseveraltimesbeforebeingputintouse.
D.ItssuccessowesgreatlytoaEuropeaneffort.
30.Whatwilltheresearchersdointhenextstag