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2.Howmuchsleepdoesthemanneedatleasteverynight?
A.7hours.B.8hours.C.9hours.
3.WhatdidStevesayyesterday?
A.Helikedtheapartment.
B.Hewantedtosignacontract.
C.Hewouldcallthemansoon.
4.Whatdothespeakersactuallywanttoget?
A.Jobs.B.Smartphones.C.Smartrobots.
5.Whydoesthewomanapologizetotheman?
A.Shecan’thaveadiscussionwithhimrightnow.
B.Shehastoputofftheirappointment.(约会)
C.Shewon’thavelunchwithhimtoday.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从每题所给的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至7题。
6.WhenisProfessorSmithcomingtotheschool?
A.OnOct.11.B.OnOct.13.C.OnOct.30.
7.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodonextweek?
A.Togiveaspeechattheschoollibrary.
B.Toreviewthepaperaboutpubliccommunication.
C.TointerviewProfessorSmithandwriteanarticle.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanwanttobewashedbyhand?
A.Hissilkshirt.B.Hissweaters.C.Histrousers.
9.Whenistheearliestthatthemancangethisclothesback?
A.Thisevening.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowafternoon.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhatistheCornellNotessystemknownforhelpingstudentsdo?
A.Sortingnotes.B.Takingnotesquickly.C.Organizingnotes.
11.Whichofthefollowingshouldbeavoidedaccordingtothewoman?
A.Mainideasofthetextorspeech.
B.Longideasandsentences.
C.Questionsrelatedtoreview.
12.Whywon’tthemantrytheCornellNotesmethoduntilnextsemester?
A.Hemustprepareforhisfinalexamsnow.
B.Hecan’tunderstandthetopicsoquickly.
C.Hewillhavetowriteasummaryinaday.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WhatdoesthemanthinkisthebestknownserviceorproductGoogleoffers?
A.Searchengine.B.Varioussoftware.C.Onlineadvertisingtechnologies.
14.HowlongdidGoogletaketostartsellingtheirshares?
A.Oneyear.B.Fiveyears.C.Sixyears.
15.WhatisthemainthingthatmakesthemanwanttoworkforGoogle?
A.Google’sserviceincommunicationshardware.
B.Google’sbusinessthroughouttheworld.
C.Google’streatmentofitsemployees.
16.Whathasthemanalreadydone?
A.Hehashadaninterview.
B.HehassenthisresumetoGoogle.
C.Hehasvisitedthecompanyandmetsomeone.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.HowdoesAnnatreatJackaccordingtothetalk?
A.Bathinghimandpayinghishealthbillsandtaxes.
B.Buyinghisclothesandpayinghisphonebillsandtaxes.
C.Buyinghisfoodandpayinghishealthbillsandtaxes.
18.WhatislifelikeforpeopleinSweden?
A.Busy.B.Orderly.C.Easy.
19.Whatisthemoneypaidindogtaxesusedfor?
A.Buyinginsurancefordogowners.
B.Payingfordamagedonebydogs.
20.Providingmedicalcarefordogs.
Whatcanwelearnfromthetalk?
A.PeopleinSwedenpayalotoftaxes.
B.Owningdogsmeansaskingfortrouble.
C.Manycaraccidentsarecausedbydogs.
第二部分
阅读理解
第一节:
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。
(共20小题;
每小题2分,满分40分)
A
Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:
AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,"
No,thanks.I'
vegotagoodhorseunderme."
Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn'
tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.
AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'
sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.
Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:
dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:
eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?
That'
swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤顶)beneaththebuilding'
sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'
ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'
tevennoticeanythingwashappening.
Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'
searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'
swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'
snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.
21.Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.
A.horseswerefairlyusefulinChicago
B.Chicago'
sstreetswereextremelymuddy
C.Chicagowasverydangerousinthespring
D.theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous
22.ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto______.
A.buildthepipesaboveground
B.lowertheChicagoRiver
C.fightagainstheavyfloods
D.getridofthestreetdirt
23.Theunderlinedword"
hoist"
inParagraph4means"
______"
.
A.change
B.lift
C.repair
D.decorate
24.ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago'
s______.
A.popularlifestylesandtheirinfluences
B.environmentaldisastersandtheircauses
C.engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutions
D.successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievements.
B
GrandparentsAnsweraCall.Asathird-generationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Garzafinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.
NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenObama'
smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudybygrandparents.com,83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson'
sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamily.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama'
sfamily.
"
Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn'
tgetawayfromhomefarenoughorfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,"
saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGrand,amagazineforgrandparents."
Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthem,especiallywhenyou'
reraisingchildren."
Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead.Havingyourgrandchildrenfarawayishard,especiallyknowingyouradultchildisstruggling,butgivingupthelifeyouknowmaybeharder.
25.WhywasGarza'
smoveasuccess?
______
A.Itstrengthenedherfamilyties.
B.Itimprovedherlivingconditions.
C.Itenabledhermakemorefriends.
D.Ithelpedherknowmorenewplaces.
26.WhatwasthereactionofthepublictoMrs.Robinson'
sdecision?
A.17%expressedtheirsupportforit.
B.Fewpeoplerespondedsympathetically(同情地).
C.83%believedithadabadinfluence.
D.Mostofthemthoughtitwasatrend.
27.WhatdidCrosbysayaboutpeopleinthe1960s?
A.Theywereunsureofthemselves.
B.Theywereeagertoraisemorechildren.
C.Theywantedtoliveawayfromtheirparents.
D.Theyhadlittlerespectfortheirgrandparents.
28.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthegrandparentsdointhelastparagraph?
A.Makedecisionsinthebestinterestsoftheirown.
B.Asktheirchildrentopaymorevisitstothem.
C.Sacrificefortheirstrugglingchildren.
D.Gettoknowthemselvesbetter.
C
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