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每段对话后有一个小题，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。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Howdoesthewomanfeeltowardstheconcert?

A.Disappointed.B.Interested.C.Excited.

2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkismostimportant?

A.Thecourses.B.Theequipment.C.Theteachers.

3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheman?

A.Helikestohelpothers.B.Heisadoctor.C.Heissickinhospital.

4.Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthelibrary.B.Inthebookstore.C.Inthepost-office.

5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheman’scat?

A.Itisclever.B.Itisfoolish.C.Itisthesameasothercats.

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6.Howfarisitfromthegirl’shousetotheschool?

A.6kilometers.

B.About5to6kilometers.

C.5milometers.

7.WhendoesthegirlprobablygethomefromschoolonFriday?

A.Between1:

00and2:

00.

B.Between2:

00and3:

C.Between3:

00and4:

8.Wheredotheyeatlunch?

A.Inthediningroom.B.Intherestaurant.C.Intheclassroom.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Goodfriends.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.

10.Whatdidtheboyoftendoatschool?

A.Hewasoftenlateforschool.

B.Heoftenfellasleepinclass.

C.Heoftenstayedafterclass.

11.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Theboypreferstogooutandwork.

B.Theboyhasneithermuchinterestinschoolnorinwork.

C.Theboyisdiscouragedbecausehehasn’tpassedtheexam.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12.Howmanydayswillthemanandwomanbefreefromwork?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

13.WhataretheygoingtodoinNewYork?

A.Toplaygames.

B.Toseeafamousfilm.

C.Tovisitmuseums,parksandanywheretheylike.

14.Whoisgoingtodrive?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Bothofthem.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whatdoesthemanintendtodo?

A.Organizeagroup.B.Changehisjob.C.Beavolunteer.

16.Whatistheman?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.

17.Whatcanthemangetfromthejob?

A.Highpay.B.Collegecredits.C.Practicalexperience.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Organizingacompetition.

B.ReportingfromCincinnati.

C.Leavingavoicemessage.

19.Whowonthecompetition?

A.AllanKninte.B.AliceClarke.C.AlexBaker.

20.WhatcanweinferfromAlex’swords?

A.Hehadabigstomach.

B.Hedidn’tbelievehiswife.

C.Hewouldn’thaveanythingforsupper.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Recentyears,somenewwordshaveestablishedthemselvesintheEnglishlanguage,andarepartofthecurrent,activevocabularyofAmerica,andthatiswhyMerriam-Websterrecentlyaddedmorethan250newwordstoitsonlinedictionary,coveringchangesinfieldsfromlifestyletopoliticsandfrombusinesstotechnology.Let’stakealookatthreeofthedictionary’snewentries.

Froyo

Whileicecreamhasbeenaroundformorethan100years,froyo–orfrozenyogurt–isfairlynew.Eventhoughitwasfirstinventedbackinthe1970s,itonlystartedtogainpopularityrecently,whichiswhytheshorterversion“froyo”isenteringpeople’sdailyvocabulary.Comparedtoicecream,themainsellingpointoffroyoisthatit’shealthier.Ittakesawaypeople’sguiltwhilestillallowingthemtohavethesatisfactionofeatingsomethingsweetattheendofameal.

Wordsalad

Itwasfirstusedtorefertoaseriesofwordssaidbypeoplewithmentalillness.Justlikethevegetablesinasaladbowl,eachwordmakesperfectsensebyitself,butwhenputtogether,theybecomehardtounderstand.“Dogsmoonpurplemonkeydishwasher”,forexample.Nowthephraseismoreoftenusedtorefertothewordsofapolitician,althoughthisreferstothespeaker’slogicratherthantheirmentalstate.USPresidentDonaldTrump’sinterviewsareoftenreferredtoaswordsalad.

Troll

Theoriginalmeaningof“troll”isafictionalcreaturethatishuge,uglyandangryandlivesinplaceslikecaves.Nowit’salsousedtorefertothekindofInternetuserwhodeliberatelypostsoffensivecommentstohurtotherpeople.Otherphrasesandusagehavealsobeeninventedfrom“troll”,including“Internettrolling”–theactofpostingunfriendlyremarksonline,and“beingtrolled”–whichmeanstofallvictimtoatroll.

21.Whyisfroyopopularwithpeoplerecently?

A.Itisanewformoficecream.B.Itservesasahealthierdessert.

C.Itismuchtastierthanicecream.D.Itprovidesasenseofsatisfaction.

22.Whatdoeswordsaladmainlyrefertonow?

A.Arecipeforvegetablesalad.B.Wordswithoutmakinganysense.

C.Illogicalwordsbyapolitician.D.Wordsbymentallydisturbedpeople.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowthenecessityoflearningnewwords.

B.TopresentrecentchangesinEnglishlanguage.

C.Toexplainwhynewwordsareaddedtodictionary.

D.TointroducesomenewentriesofMerriam-Webster.

B

Ifyou’veevervisitedLondon,it’slikelythatyou’veheardtheloudchimes（鸣响）ofBigBen,the157-year-oldclockbelloftheUK’sHousesofParliament（议会）.

ButonAug21,theworld’smostfamousbellfellsilent.ThisisbecausethePalaceofWestminster’sElizabethTower,whichhousesBigBen,needstoberepaired.Theworkerswho’llcarryouttherepairsdon’twanttheirearstobedamagedbythesoundsofthehugebell,reportedBBCNews.BigBenwon’tringagainregularlyuntil2021.

There’sbeenquiteanemotionalresponsetothemove.SeveralmembersofparliamentgatheredinfrontoftheHousesofParliamenttohearthebell’slastregularchimeforfouryears.Afewevenshedtears,asiftheywereattendingafriend’sfuneral.

ButanumberofpoliticiansareangryaboutthelengthysilencingofBigBen,callingitasymbolofBritain,accordingtoABCNews.Andsomemembersofpublicagreewithit.“It’sourheritage,”DavidDummigan,fromCumbriainthenorthofEngland,toldTheNewYorkTimes.“Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtolookatitandlistentoit.It’spartofBritishhistory.”Thiskindofemotionalreactioncouldbelinkedto“fearsaboutBritainlosingitsvoiceandplaceintheworld,whichispartofthethreatthatcomesfromBrexit”,accordingtoCNN.“Therealityoflosingaplaceatthetoptableisbeingmadeobvious,”itwrote.

Worriesaside,fansofBigBenwillstillbeabletohearitsuniquechimesduringspecialoccasionssuchasNewYear’sEve.ButifwedomisshearingBigBenonaregularbasis,wecouldalwayssetitssoundasourmessagetone.

24.WhydidBigBenfallsilent?

A.TogetBigBenrepaired.B.Tocreateaquietenvironmentforresidents.

C.Toprotecttheworkers’ears.D.Toremovesomepoliticians’angeraboutit.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?

A.BigBenneedstoberepaired.B.BigBenisasymbolofBritain.

C.TheUKislosingitsvoiceintheworld.D.BigBenshouldringonspecialoccasions.

26.WhydidBritonsreactemotionally?

A.FearsaboutBigBenfallingsilentforever.

B.Threatcomingfromtheriseofothercountries.

C.WorriesaboutnotbeingabletovisitBigBenanymore.

D.WorriesabouttheUKlosingitsinfluenceontheworld.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BritonsReactEmotionallytoBigBen’sSilence.

B.BritonsareWorriedabouttheFalloftheUK.

C.BritainisLosingitsPlaceattheTopTable.

D.BigBenFallsSilentforFourYears.

C

MomentsbeforeIcouldliftmycasetoputitintheplane’soverheadlockeraheadofourrecentholidaytoEurope,myfathergentlyurgedmetostop.Heheldthethickhandlesofthecaseandlifteditwithhisthinarms,pushingitintoplacewithasigh.“Youshouldrelaxandbethelady,andletmedotheheavytasks,”hesaidseriously.“Inthefuture,someonespecialwillcomeintoyourlifeandtakeoversuchtasksfromme,butthatwillneverhappenifyoudoeverythingyourself.”

Iwasstunnedintosilence.ThiswasnotthefatherIrememberedfromchildhood,whotrainedmetostudyhardatschool,askedmetoearnmyownpocketmoneyasateenageratalocalcoffeeshop,andeventaughtmehouseholdchoressothatmylifealoneinLondonwouldn’tturnintoamess.Butthen,eightyearsafterIlefthomeandstartedanewlifeintheUK,Irealizedforthefirsttimethatmydadstillhasexpectationsformetobelikeaprincessandtostaydependentanddelicate,whichwereconsiderednecessaryqualitiesofwomenintraditionalChina.

Well,thatcamealittlelate,LittledidDadknowthatoverthethreeyearsofmyuniversitylife,Imovedflatsfivetimesallbymyself,draggingsuitcasesofbooksandclothes,andwaitingforthetaxiintherainwhileholdingtightontocardboardboxes.Meanwhile,livingintheUK–acountrycurrentlyledbyafemaleprimeminister–Ihaveneverthoughtthereisanythinggirlscannotdo.MostofmyfemalefriendsareprofessionalsworkingintheCityofLondon,andafterwork,wefrequentlygodowntothepubforadrink,justliketheguysdo–somethingmymotherneverdid.

IwonderedhowImightmakeDadunderstandthenewworldhislittlegirlhasentered.Perhapsoneday,hewillrealizethe“someonespecial”inmylifewillappreciatemyconfidenceandindependenceabovedependence,andadmitthattimeshavechanged.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Annoyed.B.Embarrassed.C.SurprisedD.Excited.

29.Whatqualitiesofwomen