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A.Inacottonfield.B.Onaplane.C.Onatrain.
4.Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?
A.Buyaticketforthe10o’clockflight.
B.Changethetickettoadifferentflight.
C.Gototheairportimmediately.
5.Whatdoesthemanplantodothisholiday?
A.Goonatrip.
B.Stayathome.
C.Buyanothercar.
第二节
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.Whereisthewomannow?
A.InNewYork.B.InNewDelhi.C.InLondon.
7.Whenwillthespeakersgoshopping,mostprobably?
A.Inthemorning.
B.Intheafternoon.
C.Intheevening.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whydoesthemancometotheshop?
A.Tochangeashirt.B.Tobuyaskirt.C.Tohaveaninterview.
9.WhendoestheshopcloseonSaturday?
A.At4p.m.B.At7p.m.C.At8p.m.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whichkindofflatdidthewomanwanttolivein?
A.Aflatnearabusstation.B.Aflatneartheuniversity.C.Aflatnearasupermarket.
11.Howmanybedroomsdoesthewomanneedintheflat?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
12.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
A.Havealookattheflat.
B.Gotobuysomefurniture.
C.Renttheflatimmediately.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatkindofteaisthewomantasting?
A.Greentea.B.Blacktea.C.Oolongtea.
14.Howmanykindsofteaarethere,accordingtotheman?
A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.
15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofteaculture?
A.Interesting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.
16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Bossandsecretary.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whichcollegewasfoundedfirst?
A.ThecollegeofLaw.
B.ThecollegeofMedicine.
C.ThecollegeofScienceandEngineering.
18.Whathappenedtotheuniversityin1947?
A.Itwasfounded.
B.Itsnamewaschanged.
C.Amuseumwasbuiltinit.
19.Howcanstudentsborrowbooksfromtheuniversitylibrary?
A.Byshowingtheirstudentcard.
B.ByshowingtheirIDcard.
C.Byshowingtheirlibrarycard.
20.Whatcanwelearnabouttheuniversity?
A.Thereare2,800studentsintotal.
B.ItisthethirdoldestuniversityinJapan.
C.Ithaspartnershipswithmanyotheruniversities.
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。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
Top5MustSeePlacesinBeijing
Beijingisanoldcapitalcitywithalotoftouristsattractions.WhatisthemostrepresentativeplaceinBeijing?
Theanswersarevarious.HerearetheTop5MustSeePlacesinBeijing.
ForbiddenCity
TheForbiddenCityistheidealplaceforyoutobeginyourexplorationofBeijing.Makesuretowearcomfortableshoesasyouhavetowalkalot!
Amultilingualguiderecorderisrecommended,asitcantellyouthestoriesbehindthepalace.
OpeningHour:
8:
30-17:
00
EntranceFee:
RMB60
Tian’anmenSquare
LyingintheheartofBeijingCity,itistheplaceformassiveparadesandgathering.Itboastsofthelargestsquareofsuchkindintheworld.AtsunriseandsunsettheraisingandloweringceremonyoftheChineseNationalFlagiswellworthseeing.
Ticketfees:
Free
OpeningTime:
WholeDay
GreatWall
MostofthesectionsoftheGreatWallinBeijingarewell-preserved,andthemostfamoussectionisBadaling.FortheGreatWallhiking,getreadyforstrongfootwear.Forhotweather,pleasealsopreparesunblock,sunglassesandwater.
BadalingGreatWall:
TicketFees:
RMB40(Nov.01toMar.31);
RMB45(Apr.01toOct.31)
OpenHours:
6:
40to18:
30
SummerPalace
RegardedasthelargestimperialgardeninChina,theSummerPalaceisinfactapark-styledroyalretreat.WithmasterlydesignandartisticarchitectureintegratingthehighlightofChinesegardenarts,ithasearnedatitleof"
RoyalGardenMuseum"
.
OpenTime:
30-20:
30
TicketFee:
RMB40(lowseason)/RMB50(peakseasonduringtheholidays)
TempleofHeaven
TheTempleofHeavenworkedassacrificialcompoundbuildingsfortheMingandQingemperors.What'
stheintriguingby-productionofthetempleisthatifyouentertheTempleofHeavenintheearlymorning,youcanfindmanypeopledoingalltypesofKungfu,Taiji,dancingandothermorningexercises.
00-21:
RMB35
21.At5:
45inthemorning,whatcouldoneenjoy?
A.TheartisticarchitecturaldesignoftheSummerPalace.
B.WanderingaboutontheTian’anmenSquare.
C.ThesunriseontheBadalingGreatWall.
D.ExercisesofKungfuandTaijiintheTempleofHeaven.
22.Whichisthemostsuitableplaceforthosewhowanttogosquaredancinginthemorning?
A.TempleofHeavenB.Tian’anmenSquare
C.SummerPalaceD.ForbiddenCity
23.IfLiHuawantstovisittheSummerPalaceandBadalingGreatWallduringtheNationalDay,howmuchshouldhepayforthetickets?
A.80B.85C.90D.95
24.Accordingtothepassage,touristsarerecommendedtouseamultilingualguiderecorderwhenvisiting_________.
A.Tian’anmenSquareB.TempleofHeaven
C.ForbiddenCityD.SummerPalace
B
Myparentswereinahugeargument,andIwasreallyupsetaboutit.Ididn'
tknowwhoIshouldtalkwithabouthowIwasfeeling.SoIaskedMomtoallowmetostaythenightatmybestfriend'
shouse.ThoughIknewIwouldn'
ttellheraboutmyparents’situation,Iwaslookingforwardtogettingoutofthehouse.Iwasinthemiddleofpackingupmythingswhensuddenlythepowerwentoutintheneighborhood.MomcametotellmethatIshouldstaywithmygrandpauntilthepowercamebackon.
IwasreallydisappointedbecauseIfeltthatwedidnothavemuchtotalkabout.ButIknewhewouldbefrightenedaloneinthedark.IwenttohisroomandtoldhimthatI'
dstaywithhimuntilthepowerwasrestored.Hewasquitehappyandsaid,“Greatopportunity.”
“Whatisit?
”Iasked.
“Totalk,youandI”hesaid.“Toholdaprivatelittlemeetingaboutwhatwe’regoingtodowithyourmomanddad,andwhatwe'
regoingtodowithourselvesnowthatwe'
reinthesituationwearein.”
“Butwecan'
tdoanythingaboutit.Grandpa,”Isaid,surprisedthatherewassomeonewithwhomIcouldsharemyfeelingsandsomeonewhowasinthesame“boat”asIwas.
Andthat'
showthemostunbelievablefriendshipbetweenmygrandfatherandmestarted.Sittinginthedark,wetalkedaboutourfeelingsandfearsoflife—fromhowfastthingschangetohowtheysometimesdon'
tchangefastenough.Thatnight,becausethepowerwentout,Ifoundanewfriend,withwhomIcouldsafelytalkaboutallmyfearsandpains,whatevertheymaybe.Suddenly,thelightsallcamebackon.“Well,”hesaid,“Iguessthatmeansyou'
llwanttogonow.Ireallylikeourtalk.Ihopethepowerwillgoouteveryfewnights!
”
25.Iwishedtogetoutofthehousebecause__________.
A.IwaseagertohavefunwithmybestfriendB.Ifoundnobodytosharemyfeelingswith
C.IwantedtoescapefromthedarkhouseD.Iplannedtotellmyfriendaboutmytrouble
26.Grandpawashappytoseemebecause__________.
A.hecoulddiscusstheproblemwithmeB.hehadnotseenmeforalonglime
C.hewasafraidofdarknessD.hefeltquitelonely
27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Thegrandchildwaseagertoleave.B.Theywouldhavemorechats.
C.Thelightswouldgooutagain.D.Itwouldnolongerbedark.
C
Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeearedrunkthroughouttheworldeachday,andit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinksweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircups.
ResearchersfromOxfordsetouttoprovewhethertheclaimthatcoffeedrunkfromawhitecuptastesbitterwastrue.Theyused36volunteersandthreedifferentcoloredcups---blue,whiteandtransparent(透明的)glass---toexaminetheclaim.
Inoneexperiment,thewhitecupincreasedtheintensity(浓度)ofthecoffeetasterelativetothetransparentcup.Then,inasecondexperiment,coffeedrunkfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothercoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.
Thescientistsbelievethatthecolorbrownmaybeassociatedwithbitterness,andcoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownest.
“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolorofacupdoesinfluenceoursenseofthecoffeetaste,”
leadingauthorDrGeorgeDoorn,wroteinanarticleforTheConversation.“Theeffectofthecolorofthecuponthetasteofthecoffeereportedheresuggeststhatcafeownersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecoloroftheircups,”hesaid,“Thepotentialeffectsmayspellthedifferencebetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”
Actually,theideathatcolorcanchangethefoodanddrinktastecameoutmanyyearsago.Astudypublishedlastyearreportedthatred,strawberry-flavoredcakeservedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.
28.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.thepopularityofsweetcoffeeB.anexperimentmadeinOxford
C.theeffectofcupcoloroncoffee’stasteD.usefultipsonhowtomakecoffee
29.Inwhichcupwillcoffeetastethesweetest
A.AwhitecupB.AbluecupC.AtransparentcupD.Abrowncup
30.Café
ownersshouldconsidertheircups’colorinorderto______.
A.redu