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00am.B.Before8:
00pm.
C.Bythenextday.
4.Whatcanweknowaboutthemanaccordingtotheconversation?
A.Hedoesn’tlikehigh-speedtravel.
B.Heisinterestedinhigh-speedtravel.
C.Heasksthewomantotravelbytrain.
5.Whatdidthemantellthewomantodo?
A.Toseehimthisweek.
B.TocallhimonTuesday.
C.Togohomeandwaitforhiscall.
第二节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Aboutapieceofcake.
B.Aboutwhatachildisabletodo.
C.Abouttheopinionofadriver’stest.
7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.Themanfeltthetestwaseasy.
B.Achildcouldhavepassedthetest.
C.Themanwantedtohaveapieceofcake.
8.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Teacherandstudent.
C.Strangers.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandointhevacation?
A.Gohiking.B.Gorafting.
C.Dorockclimbing.
10.Wherecanthemanfindanothersetforthewoman?
A.Fromhisfriend.B.Fromhisbrother.
C.Inhisgarage.
11.Whoelsealsowantstogo?
A.Thewoman’ssister.B.Lucy.
C.Theman’sbrother.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Tocallataxiforher.
B.Tohaveatripwithher.
C.Totakegoodcareofthehouse.
13.WhywillthewomangotoItaly?
A.Dosomejobs.B.Spendaholiday.
C.Seesomefriends.
14.WhatistheweatherlikeinItalynow?
A.Rainyanddamp.B.Fineandmild.
C.Windyanddry.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutmainly?
A.Howtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.
B.Comparingcitylifewiththecountrylife.
C.Discussingwheretospendtheirholiday.
16.Whatwillthewomandowhenshewantssomethingtoread?
A.Gotoalocallibrarytoborrowsome.
B.Waitforamobilelibrarytocall.
C.Godowntowntobuysomefrombookshops.
17.Whyisthewomantiredofthebeautifulsurroundingsinthecountryside?
A.Thecountrylifeistooisolatedtoenjoycityculture.
B.Villagerstherearepoorlyeducatedanduninteresting.
C.Thereisalmostnothingtodointhecountry.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatisoneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutbasketballintheUS?
A.Childrenlikeitbest.B.Menlikeitbest.
C.Allpeoplelikeitbest.
19.WhydoAmerica’suniversitiestakebasketballsoseriously?
A.Ithasalonghistory.
B.Itisinterestingandpopular.
C.Itishelpfulincharactertraining.
20.WhatpurposedotheAmericansthinkeducationshouldbe?
A.Trainastudenttobearealman.
B.Fillstudents’mindwithknowledge.
C.Encouragestudentstogoinforsports.
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)
A
Here’sanunusualstory:
Adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician,LiuQian,discoveredit,infrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGala.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagain,andmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.
AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwan,Liuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStates,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUK.
Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagic.Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship(演出技巧).
“It’sactuallythinking,ratherthanone’smanipulationskills,thatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreatively,tomakethemappearmoreinteresting,”Liusaid.
LiuQian’ssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwan,hefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12,hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest,whichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagician,DavidCopperfield.
Yet,Liuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateur(业余的)magicianinhissparetime.However,hisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Torefinehisperformingskills,hehasperformedonstreets,roadsandfields,forpassersby,policemenandfarmers.
“Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.Wehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowds.”Liusaid.
21.Thestoryisabout________.
A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagician
B.whypeoplelovemagic
C.whatmagictricksare
D.howfashionablemagicis
22.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause_________.
A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagic
B.itarousestheircuriosity
C.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappen
D.itisacenturies-oldart
23.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?
A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewaslittle.
B.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.
C.Hebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.
D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.
B
Itisoftensaidthatpolitenesscostsnothing.Infact,itseemsthatalittlemorecourtesycouldsavebusinesses£5billioneveryyear.
Frequentlyhearingthephrase“thankyou”or“welldone”meansthesametostaffasamodestpayrise,researcherssay.
Praiseandencouragementalsomakesemployeesmorelikelytoworkhardandstayintheirjobs,savingonthecostoffindingreplacements.
Athirdof1,000workerssurveyedbyconsultingfirmWhiteWaterStrategiessaidtheydidnotgetthankedatallwhentheydidwellandafurtherthirdsaidtheywerenotthankedenough.
Inbothcases,staffsaidtheyfeltundervalued,meaningtheywerelesslikelytoexertthemselvesandweremorelikelytolookforemploymentelsewhere.
Thenetresultisaround£5.2billioninlostproductivityfromemployeeswhowouldraisetheirgameiftheyfeltmoreappreciated,WhiteWaterclaimed.Accordingtothecompany,praisingstaffhasthesamemotivationalkickasa1percentpay-riseandworksoutmuchcheaperforbosses.
Threeoutoffouremployeessaidthatregularacknowledgementbytheirbosseswasimportanttothem,butonlyaquartersaidtheywereactuallygivenasmuchpraiseastheyfelttheyneeded.
Thesurveyfoundthatthoseinblue-collarandmanualjobswerelesslikelytobegivenanyrecognitionfordoingwell.
Inregionalterms,Scottishstafffeltmostundervalued.Fouroutoftenworkerssaidtheywereneverthankedandeightoutoftensaidtheywouldlikemorepraise.However,workersintheNorth-Eastarelessimpressedbybeingbutteredupbytheboss,asonly69percentsaidtheyfelttheneedtobetold“welldone”regularly.
Olderemployeesandwomenneedthemostreassurance,accordingtopsychologistAverilLeimon,adirectorofWhiteWaterStrategies.Shesaidthatwordsofpraisedidmorethancreateapleasantplacetowork—theycouldevenboostprofits.
24.Thefirstparagraphmeansthat________.
A.employeesaskforhighpayinsteadofhearing“thankyou”or“welldone”
B.bossesalwaysthinkhighlyoftheiremployees’work
C.politenessisimportanttobossesandworkers
D.bossesshouldpraisetheirworkersfromtimetotime
25.Whydidn’tbossesgivetheirstaffenoughpraiseandencouragement?
A.Mostbossesfeelitunnecessary.
B.Mostworkersdidn’tworkhardenough.
C.Thiswasnotwhatthestaffwant.
D.Thepassagedoesn’tmentionit.
26.Accordingtothispassage,themajorityofstafffelt________.
A.theywerethankedenough
B.theywereundervalued
C.theygotsatisfactorypay
D.theydidn’tneedencouragement
27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Blue-collarandmanualworkersneedmoreregularacknowledgementbytheirbosses.
B.AthirdoftheworkerssurveyedbyWhiteWaterStrategiesnevergotthankedatallwhentheydidwell.
C.Oldemployeesandwomendonotneedtobeappreciatedasmuchastheyoung.
D.Fewerthan30%ofScottishfeltthattheynevergotthanked.
C
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?
Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.AgirlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.
Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskills,suchastypingortechnicaldrawing,whichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.
Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;
perhapsy