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每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofgolfing?
A.It’sexpensive.B.Itneedsalotofpractice.C.It’sawasteoftime.
2.HowdidthemantrytocontactBen?
A.Byemail.B.Byphone.C.Inperson.
3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoingtosavemoremoney?
A.Doinglessshopping.
B.Travellingtoworkbybus.
C.Eatingathomemoreoften.
4.Whatbooksisthemanlookingfor?
A.BooksabouttheSecondWorldWar.
B.BooksontheAmericanCivilWar.
C.BooksabouttheIraqWar.
5.Whatdoesthemotherwanttofind?
A.Aflightticket.B.Awebsite.C.Atouristattraction.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5,满分22.5)
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.HowdoesthemanlearnEnglish?
A.BylisteningtoEnglishsongs.
B.ByplayingaroleinEnglishdramas.
C.ByspeakingEnglishwheneverpossible.
7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman?
A.Hardworking.B.Crazy.C.Creative.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanprobablyneedmostnow?
A.Apayraise.B.Anassistant.C.Ameal.
9.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?
A.Theman’sperformance.B.Theman’shealth.C.Theman’sproject.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WheredoBill’sfamilylive?
A.InNewZealand.B.IntheUSA.C.InCanada.
11.WhoisBill?
A.Theman’sbrother.
B.Thewoman’sbrother-in-law.
C.Theman’sbrother-in-law.
12.WhendidBillremarry?
A.ThreeyearsafterRuth’sdeath.
B.ThreeyearsafterSarahwasborn.
C.ThreeyearsbeforeJanewasborn.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Wheredoesthemangettheinformationaboutthenewjob?
A.OntheInternet.B.Inthenewspaper.C.Onthenoticeboard.
14.Whydoesthemanwanttochangehisjob?
A.Togetpromotedinthefuture.
B.Tohaveabettersalary.
C.Toenrichhisworkingexperience.
15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewjob?
A.Challenging.B.Rewarding.C.Inspiring.
16.Whatisthedisadvantageofthenewjob?
A.Workingintheevening.
B.Toodemanding.
C.Alittleboredomandlowerpay.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
17.HowlongwasMichaelmissing?
A.Formorethan3hours.
B.Formorethan5hours.
C.Formorethan9hours.
18.WherewasMichaelfound?
A.Nearariver.B.Inanunoccupiedhouse.C.Inanearbykindergarten.
19.Whodidn’tjoininthesearchforMichael?
A.Localfarmers.B.Fireofficials.C.Arescueteam.
20.HowwasMichaelwhenhewasfound?
A.Hewassleeping.B.Hewashavingfun.C.Hewasfrightened.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。
A
EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii,Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousforsuchasitsstadiumandtheatres,itsshopsandrestaurants.Thetouristsdonot,however,seePompeii’speople.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeople.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.
Once,Pompeiiwasabusycityof22000people.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius,agrass-coveredvolcano(火山).MountVesuviushadnoterupted(喷发)forcenturies,sothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafe.Buttheywerenot.
InAugustofA.D79,MountVesuviuserupted.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded,andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.Whentheeruptionendedtwodayslater,Pompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.Almostallofitspeopleweredead.
Forcenturies,Pompeiilayburiedunderstonesandashes.Then,intheyear1861,anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.Slowly,carefully,Ginseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinA.D.79.Therewerestreetsandfountains(泉水),housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.Perhapsthemostimportantofall,therewereeverydayobjects,whichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewho1ivedinPompeii.Manyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolorinthebottom,soweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwine.Theylikedbreadtoo,metalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81round,flatloavesofbread-atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithdark,shinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.
Ginseppehasdied,buthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.Scientistsarestilldigging,stillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.
21.Whydoa1argeamountofpeoplecometoPompeii?
A.Becausetheyhopetoseeitsfamousstadiumandtheatres.
B.Becausetheywanttoseewhatitusedtobe.
C.Becausetheyliketoenjoyitsdeliciousfood.
D.Becausetheywanttoseeitspeople.
22.WhatkindofcitywasPompeiiabout2000yearsago?
A.Itwasallemptycity. B.Itwasaprosperouscity.
C.Itwasano1dcity. D.Itwasapoorcity.
23.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeianswholivedabout2,000yearsago________.
A.They1ivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.
B.Theyfeltworriedaboutthegrass-coveredvolcano.
C.They1ivedquitedifferentlyfromthosewholiveinItaly.
D.Theyknewnothingaboutthevolcano.
B
BobDylancouldhardlyhaveimaginedthathewouldgetthiskindofspecialpraiseforhislongcareerasamusicianandsongwriter.
TheNobelPrizeforLiteraturefromtheSwedishAcademyonOctober13isonlythemostrecentachievementofamanwhohaslongbeenamongtheculturalmastersofthemodernage.Hehas"
creatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition"
accordingtotheacademy.
AlthoughDylan,75,isnotreallyseenasaliterary(文学的)writer,hehasgiventheworldover50yearsofcreativeoutput.
Inhis1985albumBiography,Dylanwroteabouttheattractionoffolkmusictohim.Rocksongs"
weren'
tseriousenoughordidn'
treflectlifeinarealisticway"
heexplained.Folkmusic,comparedwithrockmusic,was"
amoreserioustypeofthing.Thesongsarefilledwithmoresadness,morejoy,morefaithinthesupernatural,muchdeeperfeelings"
.
Dylan'
smusicandlyrics(歌词)didspeaktoagenerationofpeopleduringthe1960s.Hislyricsoftenspokeaboutgreatpoliticalcauses,suchasthecivilrightsmovementorthecampaignagainstthewarinVietnam.The1960swereatimeofchange,atimewhentheyoungweredemandingthattheirvoicesbeheard.
Somepeoplewerepuzzledthataliteraryprizehadbeenhandedtoasinger.Butpoetryandsonghavelongbeenfoundtogether.GreekpoetHomerwouldhavesungTheIliad.IntheMiddleAges,wanderingminstrels(吟游诗人)performedtheirpoemstomusicjustlikeDylandoes.
Farfromjustbeingafashionablemove,givingtheprizetoDylancanbeseenasbringingbackanoldliterarytradition.ThemillionswhoselivesDylan'
ssongshavemadebetter-amongthempoetsandnovelistsandfellowmusicians-willsurelywelcometheaward.
24.WhycouldBobDylanreceivetheNobelPrizeforLiterature?
A.Heperformedhispoemstomusic.
B.Hebroughtbacktraditionalmusictolife.
C.Hewrotealargenumberofpoems.
D.Hedevelopedapoeticwayofmusicexpression.
25.WhichofthefollowingwouldBobprobablyagreewith?
A.Rockmusiccontainsmorefaithinthesupernaturalthanfolkmusic.
B.FolkmusicandRockmusicarebothveryserious.
C.Folkmusicconveysemotionsmorestronglythanrockmusic.
D.Rockmusicdescribeslifeinamorerealisticwaythanfolkmusic.
26.GreekpoetHomerismentionedinthepassagetoshow______.
A.theconnectionbetweensongsandpoems
B.thegreatinfluenceofHomer'
spoems
C.thestyleofpoetryintheMiddleAges
D.thedifferencebetweenapoetandasinger
C
Whetherinthehomeortheworkplace,socialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.Socialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedway,saidCynthiaBreazeal,chiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.
Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhousework,socialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanionswhoyouspendtimewiththanjusttools.Forexample,theserobotswillbeabletotellwhensomeoneishappyorsad.Thisallowsthemtorespondmoreproperlytotheuser.
TheJiborobot,arrangedtoshiplaterthisyear,isdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistanttohelp.Youcantalktotherobot,askitquestions,andmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdelivergeneralanswerstoquestions;
itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividualinthehousehold.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.
Socialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehome.Theyhavepotentialapplicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.
FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’s“Oshbot”robotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastore,whichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestore.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.
Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumans,themoreitlearns.ButOshbot,likeothersocialrobots,isnotintendedtoreplaceworkers,buttoworkalongsideotheremployees.“Wehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforus,butwithus,”saidBreazeal.
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