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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.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Heisn’tgoodatchemistry.
B.Theteacherisn’tverygood.
C.Hedoesn’tlikechemistry.
2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inakitchen.B.Atapicnic.C.Inagarden.
3.Whatdoesthetrafficsignmean?
A.Theroadisforpeopleonfoot.
B.Theroadhasaheightlimit.
C.Theroadisbeingrepaired.
4.Whatdoesthemansuggest?
A.Goingtothemoviestogether.
B.Goingtotheconcertlater.
C.Sendinganimportante-mail.
5.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?
A.Improvehisworkingskills.
B.Leavethecompany.
C.Askforapayraise.
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.Whatistheman’smajor?
A.ChemistryB.EnglishC.Engineering
7.Howmanyyearshasthemanworked?
A.OneyearB.TwoyearsC.Threeyears.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanaskhisdaughtertodo?
A.HouseworkB.Homework.C.Exercise.
9.WhatcanwelearnfromPeter?
A.Heisunwillingtodoexercise.
B.Heisthewoman’sbrother.
C.Heisverystrong.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatistheman?
A.reporterB.AdoctorC.Avolunteer
11.Whatdoesthewomanusuallydointhecharityschool?
A.Haveatalkwiththestudents.
B.Takepartinpublicbenefitactivities.
C.Encourageotherstodomeaningfulthings.
12.Howoftendoesthewomangotothecharityschool?
A.Everyweek.B.Everymonth.C.Everyotherweek.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheman’sdream?
A.Totravelaroundtheworld.
B.Towriteabookaboutstrangers’stories.
C.Totravelabroadwithstrangers.
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?
A.Sheisverybrave.
B.ShewantstotravelwithBob.
C.Shemaygotravellingsoon.
15.Whydoesthemanliketravellingbyaskingforfreerides?
A.Heisverypoor.
B.Hedoesn’thaveacar.
C.Hewantstosavemoneyandmeetpeople.
16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthemantodo?
A.Takepleasureinthesituationthatsheisin.
B.Trytomakeherdreamcometrue.
C.Sparesometimetobuyanewbag.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.AtwhatagedomostAmericansstarttogotoschool?
A.Three.B.FourC.Five
18.Whatdochildrenlearninkindergarten?
A.Anewlanguage.
B.Whatschoolislike.
C.Howtoreadandwrite.
19.Howmanyyearsdochildrenattendelementaryschool?
A.ForsixyearsB.ForfouryearsC.Fortwoyears.
20.Whydosomestudentsstudyaccounting?
A.Togetintoagoodcollege.
B.Tolearnhowtooperatemachines.
C.Togetentryintothebusinessworld.
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和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThefirsttimeIheardtheactualLondonBridgewasinLakeHavasuCity,Arizona,Ithoughtitwasajoke.Astupidjokeatthat.Imean,whatsortofmoronwouldtakeaperfectlygood,perfectlyfamousbridgeandmoveithalfwayaroundtheworldtosomeno-nametowninnorthwestArizona?
Backin1962whenallthisstarted,LakeHavasuCitywasnothing.Acoupleofshops,acoupleofhomes,andnotourismatall.
ItturnsoutRobertMcCullochisthemoroninquestion,andhewasn’tquitethemoronIthoughthewas.His2.45milliondollarinvestmentinthe130-year-oldbridge—whichtheBritishgovernmentwassellingbecauseitwasabouttofallintotheThames—endedupbeingtheinvestmentofalifetime.YouseeMcCullochwasarealbusinessman,amongotherthings,andhismoneypaidoffbig.HeturnedLakeHavasuintooneofthemostvisitedtouristattractionsinArizona.
Ittookninelongyearstotakedownthebridge,shipitbrickbybricktothemiddleofnowhere,andbuilditupagain.Whenitfinallydidopenupin1971,itwasahugedealcoveredbytheinternationalpress.
Thebridgeisnowapopulartouristattraction,andthere’sevenamini“EnglishVillage”atthefootofthebridgewithsouvenirsandrealBritishfoodsoyoucanhaveagoodoldtime.
NowadaysLakeHavasuisabusytownwithapopulationofabout56,000citizensandanother2.5millionvisitorseachyear.Mostofthatisduringspringbreakwhenthetownoverflowswithenergeticboysandgirls.EvenMTVandtheGirlsGoneWildpeoplegetinontheaction.Allthankstothatlittlebridge.
Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’msavingmypennies.WhentheFrenchgetsickofthatEiffelTower,I’llbethefirsttoputmoneyonit.It’lllookgreatinmybackyard.
21.Theunderlinedword"
moron"
inthefirstparagraphmeans.
A.abravepersonB.afoolishperson
C.afamouspersonD.astrangeperson
22.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentputtheLondonBridgeupforsale?
A.ItpollutedtheThames.
B.Itwasnolongerpopular.
C.Itwasgoingtofalldown.
D.Itcouldbringthemtheneededmoney.
23.WhatwasLakeHavasuCitylikebefore1962?
A.Itwasagoodplaceforinvestment.
B.ItwasknownforitsEnglishVillage.
C.Itwasasmalltownwithnotourism.
D.Ithadapopulationof56,000citizens.
24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortriestobe.
A.politeB.friendlyC.practicalD.humorous
B
StudiesoverthepastdecadeattheUniversityofUtahshowthathands-freecellphonesarejustasharmfultodriversashand-heldonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthephone,thatisdistracting(分散)theirattention.“Eventhoughyoureyesarelookingrightatsomething,whenyouareonthecellphone,youarenotaslikelytoseeit,”saysProfessorDavidStrayer.“Ninety-ninepercentofthetime,it'
snotthatcritical(危急的),butthatl%couldbethetimeachildrunsintothestreet,”headds.
Dr.Strayer’sstudieshavealsofoundthattalkingonacellphoneisfarmoredistractingthantalkingwithapassenger.Listeningtotheradio,tomusicortoabookontapealsoisn’tasdistracting,becauseitdoesn’trequirethesamelevelofinteractionasaconversation.Butevendriversmaymisssomedetailsofabookontapeiftheirattentionisfocusedondrivingtasks.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntosearchfacesincrowds.
AndtheUtahresearchershavefoundararegroupof“super-taskers”—about2.5%ofthepopulation—whoseemabletoattendtomorethanonethingwithease.
Manymorepeoplethinktheycaneffectivelydoseveralthingsatthesametime,buttheyarereallyturningtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither.Clearly,itiseasiertoputsometaskstogetherthanothers.”Notalldistractionsarethesame,’’saysDr.Strayer.Thingslikecleaningandworkingoutcanbedoneautomaticallywhilethemindisfocusedelsewhere.Butdoinghomeworkandtextingatthesametimeisn’tpossible.EventalkingandwatchingTVisdifficult.“Justtrytalkingwithyourwifewhilewatchingfootball.It’simpossible,”jokesDr.Strayer.
25.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Theharminusingphoneswhiledriving.
B.Theadvantagesofhand-heldphones.
C.Thedangerofrunninginthestreet.
D.Thecausesofroadaccidents.
26.WhatdoestheexampleofpoliceofficersinParagraph2show?
A.Searchingforfacesrequiresmoreattentionthandriving.
B.Talkingtoacrowdcallsforahighlevelofattention.
C.One’sattentioncanbeeasilydistractedincrowds.
D.Theabilitytoattendtotwotaskscanbetrained.
27.“Super-taskers”canbebestdescribedaspeoplewhocan.
A.doseveralthingseffectivelyatthesametime
B.turntheirattentionrapidlytotwothings
C.handlealldifficulttaskswithease
D.payfullattentiontoonetask
28.Whichofthefollowingcanyoudowhiletalkingonthephone?
A.Doinghomework.B.Writingaletter.
C.Workingout.D.WatchingTV.
C
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