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C.Theyaretravelingsomewhere.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Tom'
swork.B.Tom'
shealth.C.Tom'
sfashion.
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。
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.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'
snewclothes?
A.Theyaretooexpensive.
B.Theyareagreatdeal.
C.Theycouldlookbetter.
7.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday
A.Ahat.B.Someshorts.C.Someshoes.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatiswrongwiththewoman'
scomputer?
A.Thescreenisbroken.
B.Thekeyboardisnolongerreliable.
C.Thescreenisn'
tasbrightasitusedtobe.
9.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthewoman?
A.Lendheracomputer.
B.Buyheranewcomputer.
C.Repairhercomputer.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Parentandchild.C.Friends.
11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofworkingforhisuncle?
A.Itisbeneficial.B.Itisinteresting.C.Itisofnoimportance.
12.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodowithhisdecision?
A.Practicemore.
B.Talktohisfamilylater.
C.Imaginehoweachchoicefeels.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewoman?
A.Anovelist.B.Apublisher.C.Aneditor.
14.Whatkindofbookisthewomanworkingon?
A.Abiography.B.Amysterynovel.C.Sciencefiction.
15.Wheredoestheemperorinthebookcomefrom?
A.Asia.B.Europe.C.NorthAmerica.
16.Howlonghasthewomanbeenworkingonthebook?
A.Aroundonemonth.
B.Aboutfourmonths.
C.Atleasteightmonths.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhathappenedtoboatsandshipsintheBermudaTriangle?
A.Theydisappeared.
B.Theycrashedintoeachother.
C.Theycaughtfirewithoutreason.
18.WhomentionedtheBermudaTriangleforthefirsttime?
A.Apopularwriter.
B.Afamousexplorer.
C.Awell-knownreporter.
19.WhendidtheBermudaTrianglebecomeawell-knownstory?
A.Inthe15thcentury.
B.Inthe17thcentury.
C.Inthe20thcentury.
20.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheBermudaTriangle?
A.Al1ofthereportsonitarenottrue.
B.Itisadangerousareaintheocean.
C.Itiscompletelysafenow.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2.5分,满分37.5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。
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A.AustralianlandscapeB.Therelaxedlifeoflocals
C.UniqueAustraliananimalsD.Familiaritemsfordailyuse
22.WhatdoweknowaboutDebbieParker?
A.Shehaswonsomeinternationalprizes.
B.Sheholdsaprivateexhibitioneachyear.
C.Sheearnsnationalawardsthroughherwork.
D.ShehasrunworkshopsinQueenslandherself.
23.Whichofthefollowingshouldvisitorsknowabouttheexhibition?
A.Theexhibitionlasts7hourseachday.
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C.TheexhibitiontakesplaceinQueensland.
D.Debbieandotherartists'
artworksareforsale.
B
About12yearsagoIwaslivinginNewYorkCityandpursuinganMFAincreativewriting.
Foryears'
dbeenexperiencingtroublewithabinocularvisiondisorder(双眼皮视力障碍),butin
NewYorkmysymptomsworsened.Ibecameunablet1oreadorwrite.1triedvisiontherapy,an
overheadprojector,aspecialpairofprismgases---allfailed.
Eventually,Idiscoveredacomputerprogramforthevisuallyimpaired..AsItyped,mywords
werereadaloudbyoneofthoseautomatedvoices.Withmyscreenturnedblack,1reliedonaudio
feedbacktoknowwhatIhadwritten.Facingtheblankpageisterrible,butfacingtheblackpage
worse.Thedarkscreenisasinkholethatswallowscreativehope.Sentencesdisappearintoitlikeanastronautintoablackhole.
ImanagedtocompletemyMFAdegree,butittookmeyearstoadapttomynewreality.
Writinghadalwaysbeenavisualprocessforme.Thegreatestdifficultyseemedtobetheautomated
voiceatthecenterofmywritingprocess.Itwaslikeaparrotplacedonmyshoulder,andIwanted
nothingmorethantohititaway.Iworriedthatitsdroningintonation(嗡嗡的声调)mightchangemeasawriter.Ifapianistwasforcedtopracticeonanuntunedpiano,woulditdamagehisearovertime?
AsIsatatmydesk,myfaceandneckwoulditch.Ofcourse,Icouldhavequitwriting.Butit
honestlyneverhappenedtomeandI'
mgladitdidn'
t.
Lastyear,afterItoldmystoryontheradio,IwascontactedbyVocaliD,aMassachusetts-based
company.Theyofferedtodesignavoicemodeledonmyown.Iwasnotsurewhetheritwouldbe
helpfulbutsenttherecordingstheyrequested.ThefirsttimeIheardthevoicetheycreated,Ifeltthehaironthebackofmyneckrise.Itwassoclosetomyownthatthetwowerenearlyindistinguishable.I'
veonlyjustbegunusingthisnewvoice.Alreadymybrainisregisteringthe
computersspeechasmyownmonologue.Myhopeisthatthiswillrestoreasenseofselftomywritingprocess,allowingmeeasieraccesstothatinnerspacewheretheimaginationcantakeover,
andtherealworkcanbegin.
24.WhathappenedtotheauthorinNewYork?
A.Hegaveuphisdreamofwriting.
B.HefailedtofinishhisMFAdegree.
C.Hewasfacedwithworseningdisease.
D.Hehelpedthevisuallyimpairedalot.
25.Whydidtheauthorsaythedarkscreenwaslikeablackhole?
A.Itdestroyedallhisinspiration.
B.Ittookawayhisworriesandnerves.
C.Itpushedhimtousepapertowrite.
D.Itremindedhimofhisinterestinastronomy.
26.Theauthorused“aparrotplacedonmyshoulder"
inparagraph3todescribe
A.theunpleasantautomatedvoice
B.thelong-timewritingprocess
C.thenoiseofhiscomputer
D.theuntunedpiano
27.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenVocaliDgotintouchwithhim?
A.Upset.B.Concerned.
C.Grateful.D.Doubtful.
C
Acrosstheworldlanguageandhistoryarecloselyconnected.Languagesareborrowedandchanged.andassocietychanges,newwordsorphrasesarecreatedtoshowthecurrentculturalunderstanding.Somephrasesandwordssimplydevelopacceptedusage,theiroriginforgotten.
Onesuchphrasegrandfatheredinhasbecomecommon,meaningsomeoneisfreefromfollowingnewrulesorregulations.Whileitoftenmakesusthinkoftheimageofagray-haired,oldergentlemanwhogetsoutoftrouble.theintentionbehindthetermarosefromsomethingbad.
Today.thetermiswidelyused,mostnotablyinrealestateandhealthinsurance.
Butwhenthetermwasfirstcoinedinthe1890s,itreferredtoonlyonething:
votingrights.
Afterthe15thAmendment(修正案)wascarriedbytheUSConstitutionin1870banningtaking
waypeople'
srighttovoteonaccountofrace,colororpreviousconditionofservitude(奴役),some
southernstatesdidnotreadilyaccepttheruling.Instead,theycarefullymadeamendmentsatthe
statelevelthatavoidedthefederallawtotrytokeepAfricanAmericansfromaccessingpolling
stations.Sincethebasisofracecouldnolongerbeused,thestateamendmentsintroducedpolltaxes
aswellasliteracytests.Theselimitswerepowerful;
closeto30percentofallvoting-agemales
couldn’treadorwrite,mostofwhomwerepoorblackmen.Butthosetaxesandtestswouldalso
affectpoorunlearnedwhitevoters.Thus,agrandfatherclausewasaddedtoallowanunlearnedman
tovoteaslongasheorhislinealancestor(i.e.,grandfather)hadbeenaregisteredvoterbefore1867
---threeyearsbeforethepassageofthe15thAmendment.
Theclausesnodoubtinfluencedthevotealongraciallines,butpartylineswereatplaytoo.At
thetime,mostAfricanAmericanswereRepublicans(thepartyofAbrahamLincoln)andmostwhiteswere