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A.Bybike..B.Onfoot.C.Bybus
3.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheapartmentofthecity?
A.Theyaresmall.B.Theyarereasonable.C.Theyareexpensive.
4.Wherearethespeakerstalking?
A.Atthedentist’s.B.Atthesupermarket.C.Attheoffice.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Anapartmentbuilding.B.Acollegecampus.C.Alaboratory.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
请听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Waitafewminutes.
B.Takesomemoneyout.
C.Signhisname.
7.Wherearethespeakerstalking?
A.Atthepostoffice.B.Atthebusstop.C.Atthebank.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodotonight?
A.Takehismothertodinner.
B.Takethewomantodinner.
C.Fillthegastankofthecar.
9.What’spossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Couples.B.Lovers.C.Classmates.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatcanwelearnabouttheten-daytour?
A.Ithasallbeenbookedout.
B.Thepricesoundsreasonable.
C.Thepriceincludesone-wayairfare.
11.Wherewillthetripstart?
A.Europe.B.Africa.C.America.
12.Ifthemanandhiswifegoontherecommendedpackagetour,howmuchshouldtheypay?
A.$1,088.B.$2176.C.$1,958.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewomanreading?
A.Anewspaper.B.Amagazine.C.Abook.
14.Whydoesthewomanread“AskAlice”?
A.Tomakeherselfamused.
B.Togetsomeadvice.
C.Togetsomeinformation.
15.WhonamedthecatLora?
A.Thewoman.B.Theman’ssister.C.Thewoman’ssister.
16.WhatdoesAlicesuggestthewomandoing?
A.Stealinghersister’sname.
B.AlsonamingherbabyLora.
C.Givingherbabyanothername.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whydoestheauthorwritetothemagazine?
A.Tofindthebook“ALittlePrincess”.
B.Todescribeherdreamdoll.
C.TogetintouchwiththeJapanesewoman.
18.WheredoestheJapanesewomanlive?
A.InJapan.B.InEngland.C.InAmerica.
19.WhoisRosa?
A.Thenameofthedoll.
B.TheJapanesewoman.
C.Thenameofthespeaker.
20.Whatseemedtobethemainreasontheauthorwasattractedtothedolls?
A.Theirhelplessness.B.Theirprice.C.Theirbeauty.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25分)
A
IgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectivesbycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepartinandlivein.
Withthisunshakablebelief,I,atfourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosay,butbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworld.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,becauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople’swritingcanonediscoverwhatworks,whatdoesn’tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,whatvoicehehas.
NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction.Asalawstudent,myreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolumeofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelse.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlife.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn’tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetime.
21.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?
A.HeneverwatchedTV.
B.Hereadwhathehadto.
C.Heconsideredreadingpartofhislife.
D.Hefoundreadingunbelievable.
22.Fromthe2rdparagraphwecanlearnthatthewriteragreesthat_________.
A.criticalreadinghelpsthewriterformhisownideas
B.writersarebornandnotmade
C.determinationplaysakeyroleinbecomingawriter.
D.writersenjoyreadingtheirownworks
23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?
A.WhendoIread?
B.HowdoIread?
C.WhatdoIread?
D.WhydoIread?
B
Anightatthemoviesisalwaysagoodidea.Butwhenyouleavethetheaterandrealizeyoujustdropped$45onaticketandsomesnacks,you’llwishyouhadbeenpatientenoughtowaituntilthemoviecameoutonNetflix.TheaveragemovieticketpriceintheUnitedStatesin2000was$5.39;
now,aticketisover$9.
Themainreasonthatmovieticketshavegottensoexpensiveisbecauseofinflation(通货膨胀).Itwasactuallymoreexpensivetogotothemoviesinthe70sthanitisnow.Aticketin1978cost$2.34.Ifyouplugthatintoaninflationcalculator,thesameticketwouldcostyou$9.46today.AccordingtotheNationalAssociationofTheaterOwners,theaveragecostforatickettodayis$9.11.
Anotherreasonyouneedtodipintoyourlifesavingstoseeamovieonthebigscreenisthattheatersarecompetingwithstreamingservicesthatproducetheirownfilms,suchasNetflix,Hulu,andAmazon.Andlet’sbehonest,sittingathomeonyourcouchorinyourbedismorecomfortablethansittinginacoldtheater.
Becauseofstreamingtechnology,movietheatershavetodosomethingtobringincustomers.Attractions—includingalcohol,recliningseats(躺椅),surroundsound,and3-Dmoviesareallexamplesofthat.Andthoseupgradescomeataprice,leadingtomoreexpensivetickets.
“There’sallthatextracost,andit’sreallyimportantfortheaterownersandcompaniestomakethatexperienceasenjoyableaspossible,”PatrickCorcoran,vicepresidentoftheNationalAssociationofTheatreOwnerstoldMarketplace."
Becauseyou’reofferingasuperbexperience—audienceexpectationsareforthelatestandgreatesttechnology.Audiencesarewillingtopaymoreforaparticularexperience."
24.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesmovieticketssoexpensive?
A.Theviewersarewealthierthanbefore.
B.Inflationhasmadetheticketpriceappearhigherthanbefore.
C.Themovietheatresofferpopcorns,alcoholforfree.
D.Thepopularmovieswithfamousstarsdeservethehighprice.
25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.
A.theviewersactuallypayfortheupdatesofthemovietheatresviamoreexpensivetickets
B.comfortableseatsensuremovietheatresadistinctadvantageoverstreamingservices
C.Netflixisalwaysabetterchoiceformovieviewersthantheatres
D.thetheaterownersandcompaniesupdatethetheaterstowingoodfame
26.WhichofthefollowingwouldPatrickCorcoranmostprobablyagreewith?
A.It’sunwiseforviewerstopaysomuchtowatchamovieinthetheater.
B.It’sawasteofmoneytoprovidethelatesttechnologyinthetheatre.
C.Thehighpriceofamovieticketissupposedtobeinlinewithawonderfulexperience.
D.Theviewerswouldprefertositathomeonthecouchesorinthebeds.
27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheCompetitionbetweenMovieTheatreandStreamingServices
B.TechnologicalImprovementonMovieTheatres
C.BehindtheIncreasingPriceofMovieTickets
D.HowtoSavetheViewers’Wallets
C
Thelatestresearchsuggestsamoreprosaic(平凡),democratic(民主),evenpuritanical(严谨)viewoftheworld.Thekeyfactorseparatinggeniusesfromthemerelyaccomplishedisnotadivine(神圣)spark.It’snotI.Q.,agenerallybadpredictorofsuccess,eveninareaslikechess.Instead,it’sdeliberatepractice.Topperformersspendmorehours(manymorehours)practicingtheirskill.Ifyouwantedtopicturehowarepresentativegeniusmightdevelop,you’dtakeagirlwhopossessedaslightlyaboveaverageverbalability.Itwouldn’thavetobeabigtalent,justenoughsothatshemightgainsomesenseofdistinction.Thenyouwouldwanthertomeet,say,anovelist,whocoincidentallysharedsomethingsimilar---maybethewriterwasfromthesametown,hadthesameethnicbackground,or,sharedthesamebirthday.
Thiscontactwouldgivethegirlavisionofherfutureself.Itwouldgivehersomeideaofafascinatingcircleshemightsomedayjoin.Itwouldalsohelpifoneofherparentsdiedwhenshewas12,givingherastrongsenseofinsecurityandfuelingadesperateneedforsuccess.Armedwiththisambition,shewouldreadnovelsandlifestoriesofwriterswithoutend.Thiswouldgiveheraprimaryknowledgeofherfield.She’dbeabletoseenewwritingindeeperwaysandquicklygetsomeinsightofitsinnerworkings.
Thenshewouldpracticewriting.Herpracticewouldbeslow,painstakinganderror-focused.Bypracticinginthisway,shedelaystheautomatizingprocess.Hermindwantstoturnconscious,newlylearnedskillsintounconscious,automaticallyperformedskills.Bypracticingslowly,bybreakingskillsdownintotinypartsandrepeating,sheforcesthebraintointernalize(内化)abetterpatternofperformance.Thenshewouldfindanadviserwhowouldprovideaconstantstreamoffeedback,viewingherperformancefromtheoutside,correctingthesmallesterrors,pushinghertotakeontougherchallenges.Bynowsheisredoingproblems—howdoIgetcharactersintoaroom—dozensanddozensoftimes.Sheisestablishinghabitsofthoughtshecancall