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每段对话后有一个小题,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。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.WhatdoesLilyliketodo?
A.Dancewiththeman.B.Watchamovie.C.Seeotherpeopledance.
2.Wheremightthespeakersbe?
A.Inapark.B.Onafarm.C.Onabeach.
3.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
A.Repairhercar.B.Rentacar.C.Getanewlicense.
4.Whyisthewomanhavingaparty?
A.Tocelebratehersister’sbirthday.
B.Tocelebrateheranniversary.
C.Towelcomehersisterbackfromcollege.
5.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Playingagame.B.Cooking.C.WatchingTV.
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。
6.Whatdothespeakersplantodoovertheweekend?
A.Goswimming.B.Gohiking.C.Gocamping.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinkofweatherreports?
A.Theyarealwaysright.
B.Theyarealwaysmistaken.
C.Theyaren’talwaysright.
8.Whatistheweatherliketoday?
A.Sunny.B.Cold.C.Rainy.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whenwasthemansupposedtocheckout?
A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.Twodaysfromtoday.
10.Whowillarriveatthehotel?
A.Sometourgroups.
B.Someconferencemembers.
C.Theman’srelatives.
11.Whichroomwillthemanhave?
A.Thesameroom.
B.Anotherroomonthesecondfloor.
C.Anotherroomonadifferentfloor.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whydidthemancallthewoman?
A.Toremindherabouthisparty.
B.Toinvitehertoaparty.
C.Toaskforadviceabouthavingaparty.
13.Whenwillthepartyend?
A.At2:
00a.m.onSaturday.
B.BeforemidnightonSaturday.
C.At2:
00a.m.onSunday.
14.Whatdoesthewomanstillneedtoknow?
A.Theman’snewaddress.B.Whatgiftsheshouldbring.C.Whenthepartystarts.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatwillthemandotonight?
A.Dohishomework.B.Playsports.C.Attendaconcert.
16.WhoisPatrick?
A.Aviolinplayer.B.Afamoussinger.C.Theman’sclassmate.
17.Whatinstrumentdoesthemanplay?
A.Guitar.B.Violin.C.Piano.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whendidthespeakerfirsttrythesnack?
A.Asanewparent.B.Asayoungadult.C.Asachild.
19.Whatcanbeusedtomakethe“rocks”?
A.Smallpiecesofchocolate.
B.Bigpiecesoffreshfruit.
C.Smallamountsofpeanutbutter.
20.Whomightthespeakerbe?
A.Achefinarestaurant.
B.Asalespersoninasupermarket.
C.ATVhost.
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Nexttimeyouraiseaneyebrowattheviewsofyourfriend,brother,sisterorcolleague,remembertheycouldbehelpingtomakeyousmarter.Newresearchshowsthatintelligenceisnotfixedbutcanbeimprovedthroughoutadulthoodbyfamilymembers,brightmatesandintellectuallychallengingcareers.Thestudychallengesthecommonlyheldbeliefthatintelligenceisfixedbytheageofabout18.
Scientificconsensus(共识)suggestsintelligenceiscontrolledbygenes,withenvironmentalfactorssuchasschoolingandnutritionplayingapartuptothisage.Afterthispoint,IQscoresbecomesteady.ButJamesFlynn,professorattheUniversityofOtagoinNewZealand,arguesthatpeoplecan“upgrade”theirintelligencethroughouttheirlives.Hebelievesintellectualstimulation(刺激)fromotherpeopleisimportantasthe“brainseemstoberatherlikeamuscle—themoreyouuseit,thestrongeritgets”.However,theoppositeisalsotrue—sopeoplewhoshareahomeorworkplacewiththeintellectuallychallengedriskseeingtheirIQlevelsnosediveasaresult.
ProfessorFlynnanalyzedUSintelligencetestsfromthelast65yearsandcreatednewIQ“agetables”.Hefoundabrightten-year-oldwithbrothersandsistersofaverageintelligencewillsufferafivetotenpointIQdisadvantagecomparedtoasimilarchildwithequallybrightbrothersandsisters.However,childrenwithalowIQcouldgainsixtoeightpointsbyhavingbrighterbrothersandsistersandspecialeducationaltreatmenttohelppullthemup.
ProfessorFlynnconcludedthatalthoughgeneticsandearlylifeexperiencesdetermineabout80%ofintelligence,theremaining20%islinkedtolifestyle.ThismeanspeoplecanraisetheirIQ,orallowittofall,bytenpointsormore.HesuggeststhebestwaytoimproveIQlevelsistosocializewithbrightfriends,andfindanintellectuallychallengingjob.
21.Whatdopeoplecommonlybelieve?
A.People1sIQlevelsfallastheygetolderandolder.
B.It’swiseforpeopletosharefamilymembers’views.
C.Theintelligencechangesnomoreduringadulthood.
D.Doingchallengingdeedsisgoodforone’sintelligence.
22.Theunderlinedword“nosedive”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.
A.varyB.fallC.changeD.develop
23.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpimproveone’sintelligenceaccordingtoProfessorFlynn?
A.Stayingwithsmartpeople.B.Makingmanyfriends.
C.Doingexerciseeveryday.D.Learningfromparents.
4.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.
A.persuadeB.advertiseC.entertainD.inform
B
The15thAntarcticaMarathon&
HalfMarathonisscheduledforMarch9,2015.Whileexploringthismostunspoiledcorneroftheplanet,youwillcomeface-to–facewithAntarcticbeautiessuchasicebergs,penguins,sealsandwhales.
DeparturefromtheU.S.isscheduledforlateFebruarywithovernightflightstoBuenosAiresforathree-nightstayinArgentina’scapitalfromMarch2to5.ThePlazaHotelBuenosAireswillhostourguestsandthewelcomereception.Racecheck-inandanintroductionoftheregulationsonthiseventtakeplaceonthesameevening.
Duetotheincrediblepopularityofthisevent,wearealreadysoldoutfor2015and2016.wearestillacceptingdepositsforthewaitinglistfor2015and2016andconfirmingspacefor2017.Acompletedbookingformandadepositof$300perpersonmustbemailedtorequestbookings.
MarathonTours&
Travel,theeventorganizer,togetherwithOneOceanExpeditions,willprovidetheguidelinesforrunnersandaccompanyingfriendsforthisjourneytotheendoftheEarth.
ThecourseonKingGeorgeIsland,locatedoffthetipoftheAntarcticPeninsula,hasmarkedgravelroadsthatconnectthescientificresearchbasesofUruguay,Chile,ChinaandRussia.Toleavebehindzeroimpactontheenvironmentinthissensitiveecosystem,wewillhaveatmost100passengersonlandfortheeventatanyonetime.Weguaranteethatyouwillhaveamostchallengingrunningexperienceaswellasanexperienceofalifetime.
25.Racecheck-inwilltakeplaceontheeveningof____.
A.March2.B.March3
C.March4D.March5
26.Ifyouwanttobookspaceforthe2017event,youhaveto_____.
A.justcompleteaform
B.payadeposit
C.sendanemailtomakeabooking
D.beonthewaitinglistfor2015and2016.
27.Thenumberofpassengersonlandislimitedto_____.
A.protecttheecosystem
B.ensurethesafetyofpassengers.
C.letpassengershaveaspecialexperience
D.meetthedemandsofthescientificresearchbases.
C
Telepathy(心灵感应)istheabilitytocommunicatewithouttheuseofthefivesenses.It'
saninstinct(本能)whichcanbewokenupintimesofemergencyorneed.Whenwefeelthatsomethingishappeningorabouttohappenbyinstinct,we'
reusingresourceswithintheunconscious(潜意识的)mind.Whentheresourcesoftwopersons'
unconsciousmindslinktogetherintothesamefrequency(频率),wecallittelepathy.
Wecaneithersendorreceivetelepathy.Ifyouknowwhoiscallingbeforeyouanswertheringingphone,youareprobablyagoodreceiver.Ifyouthinkofapersonandhe/shecallsyou,youaremostlikelytobebetteratsending.
Youcaneasilyputyourabilitytothetest.Thinkingofsomebodyandwishhimorhertocontactyou.Bepatient.Theotherpersonmaynotbeagoodreceiver,buttheyshouldcontactyoumuchearlierthanwouldnormallybeexpected.Orwheneverthephonerings,try‘feeling'
whoiscontactingyou.Don'
tguess,buttrytofeelitwithyourmind.However,ifneitheroftheseworksforyou,thatdoesn'
tmeanthatyouhavenoabilityoftelepathy.Asmentionedearlier,telepathyismostlikelytoturnupincaseofemergency.
Telepathydreamsoftencontaintelepathicmessages.Twopeoplemaybothdreamoftheotherandfindthattheirdreamshaveaclearconnection.Thesepeopleareprobablylinkingtoeachother'
sunconsciousmind.
Telepathy&
relationship.Themorepeoplespendtimetogether,themorelikelytheyaretobeabletolinkuptotheother'
smind,especiallywhenseparated.Therearetworeasonsforthis.Oneisthattheyunderstandtheother'
smindthroughtimespenttogether;
theotheristhatthereisusuallyastrongdesiretocommunicate.Amotherwilloftensensethatherchildisindanger.Thisisduetothechild'
seagerlywantinghisorhermother,knowingthatthisisthepersonwhowouldalwayswanttobethereforthem,andthemother'
sdeepdesiretoprotectherchildfromharm.
28.Telepathyhappenswhenone________.
A.hasasimilardreamwithanotherperson.
B.isgoodatguessing
C.wantstocallhis/herbestfriend
D.doesn'
tknowastranger
29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Themorepeopleseparate,themorelikelythattelepathywilloccurintheirlife.
B.Telepathyoccurswhenpeoplemakeuseoftheirfivesenses.
C.Telepathyhappenswhenpeoplelivefarawayandhavenochancetoseeoneanotheragain.
D.Oneisbetteratsendingthanreceivingtelepathyifonereceivesafrie