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A.Besidethetelevision.B.Underthechair.C.Onthetable.
2.Whatwilltheweatherbeliketomorrowmorning?
A.Sunny.B.Windy.C.Rainy.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anactor.B.Ateacher.C.Arole.
4.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?
A.Shewentshopping.
B.Sheattendedalecture.
C.Shepreparedforanexam.
5.Whenwillthespeakersgotothecinema?
A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesdayC.OnThursday.
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。
听完每段对话或独白前后，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。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday?
A.Ahat.B.Askirt.C.Abag
7.Whatcolordidn'
tsuitthewoman?
A.Red.B.Green.C.Yellow.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Wheredidthecaraccidenthappen?
A.Attheairport.B.Onthehighway.C.Nearthehospital.
9.Whatcausedthecaraccident?
A.ThebadroadB.Thesleepydriver.C.Aspeedingcar
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whowillhaveabirthdayparty?
A.Thewoman’sson.
B.Thewoman’sbrother.
C.Thewoman’smother.
11.Howmuchdoesthewomanplantospend?
A.About$50.B.About$30.C.About$20.
12.Whatdoesthewomanchooseatlast?
A.Amagiccar.B.Abook.C.Apencilbox.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.HowdoesthewomankeepintouchwithherChinesefriend?
A.Bysendingemails.B.Bymakingcalls.C.Bywritingletters.
14.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A.BeijingB.GuangzhouC.Shanghai.
15.Howwillthemangetthemoneyforthetravelling?
A.Bydoingpart-timejobs.
B.Byaskinghisparentsforit.
C.Byborrowingitfromhisfriends.
16.WhendoesProfessorWang’slecturebegin?
A.At3:
00B.At3:
30C.At3:
45
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoweknowaboutSteve?
A.Heisthemostpopular.
B.Heisthemosthard-working.
C.Heisthemostgood-looking.
18.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Aproducer.B.Amusician.C.Awaiter.
19.Whoisthetallest?
A.DavidB.SteveC.Tim
20.Whatisthespeaker’syoungerbrothergoodat?
A.DrawingB.WritingC.Playingmusic.
第二部分：
阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）
第1节（共10小题；
每小题2分，满分20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
WhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn'
tlooklikeanydoctorI'
deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.
WhenDoctorGibbswasn'
tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple:
"
Nopain,nogain"
.Hehardlywateredhisnewtrees,whichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he'
dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree'
sattention.
DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI'
dwatchedhimplantsometwentyfiveyearsago.Theywerealltallandstrong.
Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.Adversity（逆境）seemedtobenefitDoctorGibb'
streesinwayscomfortandeasenevercould.
EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI'
vebeenthinkingthatit'
stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeetwithhardship.There'
salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon'
tbetornapart.
21.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften__________.
A.keptwateringthemeverymorningB.beatthemtomakethemgrowdeeproots
C.talkedtothemtogettheirattentionD.paidlittleattentiontothem
22.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissonsnow?
A.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworryabout.
B.MeetpeoplelikeDrGibbsinthefuture.
C.Beabletostandtherainandwindintheirlives.
D.Havegoodluck,meetingwithlesshardshipintheirlife.
23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.GrowingrootsB.DoctorGibbsandhistrees
C.PrayersformysonsD.Wateringtrees
Ｂ
Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpower,andyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renotthere.Allthesecanbecalled“alwayson”stresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.
Forsomepeople,smartphoneshavefreedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy（自主权）intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthough,smartphoneshavebecometyrants（暴君）intheirpockets,neverallowingthemtoturnthemoff,relaxandrechargetheirbatteries.
Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhone.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusage.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached（突破）.“Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlife,”hiswebsiteexplains.“Sometimeonyourphone,sometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.”
DrChristineGrant,anoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversity,said,“Theeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverresting,andyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecover,soyou’realwaysstressed.Andthemoretiredandstressedweget,themoremistakeswemake.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.”
Andasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasing,soistheamountofdata.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis（瘫痪）andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanage.“Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheoffice,”saidDrChristineGrant.
24.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.
C.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.D.Thesignsof“alwayson”stress.
25.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.
A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephones
B.makepeoplebetterusemobilephones
C.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephones
D.increasethefunofusingmobilephones
26.What’sDrChristineGrant’sattitudetowards“alwayson”culture?
A.Confused.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.
27.Accordingtothelastparagraph,agreateramountofdatameans__________.
A.wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyB.wewillbecomelessproductive
C.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD.wecanworkmoreeffectively
C
Onthisweek'
sTraveloguepodcast（播客）,oureditorsdiscussedtheirtoppicksforlast-minutetripstotakeinthelastfewweeksofsummer.
1.HongKong
"
Afarewarisstillkeepingpricesforround-tripflightstoHongKongatanall-timelow.YoucanstillfindSeptemberflightsforlessthan$600,whichisanunbelievablesteal."
－MeredithCarey
2.Aspen,Colorado
I'
vebeentoAspeninthesummerfortheFood&
WineC1assicanditfeelslikeyou'
resteppingintoaremakeofTheSoundofMusic.Andtheweatherisperfect:
justwarmenoughbutnothumidatall.OvertheFood&
WineClassic,you'
llpaythroughthenose,butduringthesummer,intheoffseason,theflightstoalotoftheskispotsareofferinggreatdeals."
－MarkEllwood
3.London
FlightpricestoLondoninthesummerarealwayshighbutthey'
rethelowestI'
veeverseen.They'
reunder$1,000,whichforAugustisunheardof.IfyouwaituntilSeptember,we'
veseenfaresinthe$500range,andyourdollarwillgoalotfurther."
4.Edinburgh
WowAirjustlaunched$189one-wayfaresfromtheU.S.toEdinburgh,whichisaloneareasontogo.FromBoston,Washington,D.C.,L.A.,andSanFranciscoyoucannowgetthereandbackforunder$400withtheoptionofastopover（中途停留）inReykjavik."
28.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"
steal"
?
A.choiceB.bargain.C.opportunity.D.experience.
29.Whatdothefourtripshaveincommon?
A.Theflightpricesarerelativelylow.
B.Theyaregrowinginpopularitythissummer.
C.Theyareallspeciallydesignedforforeigners.
D.Plentyoffunoptionsareavailableduringthetripe.
30.What’stheauthor'
spurposeofwritingthepassage?
ATogivetipsonchoosingaperfecttrip.
B.Todescribethefeaturesoffourhotspots.
C.Tointroducefoureconomicalsummertrips.
D.Toencouragereaderstotravelallovertheworld.
第二节（共5小题；
每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中的两项为多余选项。
Althoughproblemsareapartofourlives,itcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheother,you’llhaveto
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