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A.Pickuplunch.B.Visitthebank.C.Gotothepostoffice.
3.Whatdidthewomanfailtosee?
A.Adisabledperson.B.Asign.C.Aparkinglot.
4.Whydoestheboylikesharks?
A.Theyaregreatswimmers.B.Theymakefunnysounds.C.Theyareverysmart.
5.Whatisthetime?
A.6:
00p.m.B.9:
00p.m.C.10:
00p.m.
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。
每段对话和独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatkindofcoffeedoesthemanusuallyhave?
A.Italian.B.Brazilian.C.French.
7.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inanoffice.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inacoffeeshop.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatwasthegirl'
smostrecentpurchase?
A.Adogtoy.B.Someclothes.C.Anicecreammaker.
9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.
10.Whichwordcandescribethegirl'
sattitudetomoney?
A.Irresponsible.B.Wise.C.Greedy.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Wheredoesthewoman'
smotherlive?
A.InSpain.B.InMexico.C.InAmerica.
12.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonNovember2nd?
A.TraveltoMadrid.B.Visitsomefriends.C.Attendaholidayevent.
13.WhenwillthespeakersleaveNewYork?
A.OnOctober22nd.B.OnOctober28th.C.OnNovember22nd.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.Wherewillthespeakersmostlikelygoswimming?
A.Inthepool.B.Intheocean.C.Inthelake.
15.Whycan'
tthespeakersmeetupthiscomingSunday?
A.Therewillbeafootballgame.B.Therewillbeafamilyparty.C.Therewillbebadweather.
16.Whatwillthespeakersmostlikelywatch?
A.Anactionmovie.B.Acomedy.C.Awarmovie.
17.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Teammates.C.Familymembers.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.HowdidWhittlefirstlearnaboutengineering?
A.Fromschool.B.Fromwork.C.Fromhisfather.
19.WhatdidWhittledoafterhavinghisideaforanengine?
A.HejoinedtheAirForce.
B.Hegainedthelegalrightofownership.
C.Hedecidedtostudyfurtherincollege.
20.WherewasWhittle'
slasthome?
A.Maryland.B.Coventry.C.Cambridge.
第二部分阅读理解(共二节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项符号涂黑。
A
StephenHawkingisperhapsoneoftheworld’smostfamousphysicist.Tothepublic,he’sbestknownasanauthorofbestsellerssuchasTheUniverseinaNutshellandABriefHistoryofTime,whichhavebroughtanappreciationoftheoretical(理论上的)physicstomillions.Heisregardedashavingoneofthebrightestmindsontheplanet.Butoutstandingastrophysicist(天体物理学家)StephenHawkinghasadmittedthathedidnotlearntoreaduntilhewaseightyearsold.
InapubliclectureattheRoyalAlbertHall,ProfessorHawkingalsoadmittedthathewasnotactiveinstudyingwhileatOxfordUniversity,wherehestudiedphysics,andthatonlythenewsthathemightdieyoungfrommotorneurone(运动神经元)diseasemadehimfocusonhiswork.
ProfessorHawkingsaid,“MysisterPhilippacouldreadbytheageof4butthenshewasbrighterthanme.”Hesaidthathewascommonatschoolandwasneverfurtherthanhalfwayuphisclass.“Myclassworkwasveryuntidy,andmyhandwritingwasverybadintheteachers’eyes,”hesaid.“ButmyclassmatesgavemethenameEinstein,soprobablytheysawsignsofsomethingbetter.”
Buthesaidthatitwaswhendoctorstoldhimthatheprobablyonlyhadafewyearstoliveattheageof21thathebegantofocusonhiswork,whichresultedinsomeofhisearlyachievements.Hesaid,“Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofanearlydeath,itmakesyourealizethatlifeisworthlivingandtherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”HawkingservedasLucasianProfessorofMathematicsattheUniversityofCambridge,wherehecontinuedtocontributetobothhigh-levelphysicsandthepopularunderstandingofouruniverse.
21.WhatmadeStephenHawkingdevotehimselftohiswork?
A.Patience.B.Knowledge.C.Disease.D.Laziness.
22.FromwhomdidHawkinggetafairjudgmentwhenhewasatschool?
A.Hissister.B.Hisclassmates.C.Histeachers.D.Hisparents.
23.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Hawkingdidn’trealizehisdreamsinphysics.
B.Hawkingsucceededinovercomingthefearofanearlydeath.
C.Thepurposeofthedoctorwastoencouragehimtoworkhard.
D.ThedoctorwarnedHawkingthathislifemightbetakenawaybyhardwork.
B
SandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.Astheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad"
sevenfathers"
becausehersixbrothers,aswellasherfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,shehidherselfintobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowellinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.
Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedfortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.Cisnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIowa.AttheUniversity'
sWriters'
Workshop,however,shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.ThefeelingofbeingsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher"
creativevoice"
.
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ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaMexicanwoman,butIdidn'
tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalancedinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!
That'
swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteaboutsomethingmyclassmatescouldn'
twriteabout."
Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborhoodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,Cisneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren'
sbook,andashortstorycollection.
24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?
A.Shehadsevenbrothers.B.Shefeltherselfanobody.
C.Shewastooshytogotoschool.D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.
25.ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosachanceto_______.
A.makealotoffriendsB.developherwritingstyle
C.runawayfromherfamilyD.workforaschoolmagazine
26.AccordingtoCisneros,whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?
A.Herearlyyearsincollege.B.Herchildhoodexperience.
C.HertrainingintheWorkshop.D.Herfeelingofbeingdifferent.
27.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet?
A.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.B.ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.
C.Itwasn'
tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.
CNikolaTesla
Longovershadowedinpublicmemorybyhisone-timeemployer,ThomasEdison,Tesla(1856—1943)wasabrilliantscientistandengineerwhoearnedmorethan700patents.Heismostfamousfordevelopingalternatingcurrent(交流电),buthisworkalsoledtoadvancesinwirelesscommunications,lasers,X-rays,radar,lighting,robotics,andmuchmore.
TeslawasborntoSerbianparentsinwhatisnowCroatia,butheemigrated(移民)totheU.S.asayoungman,whereheeventuallybecameanaturalizedcitizen.BesidesEdison,wholaterbecamehisbitterrival,TeslaoftenworkedwithinventorGeorgeWestinghouse.In1893,thepairdemonstratedtheiradvancesinlightingandmotorsinthe"
WhiteCity"
attheChicagoWorld’sFair.In1895,TeslaandWestinghousedevelopedtheworld’sfirsthydroelectricpowerplant,atNiagaraFalls.
Attheturnofthecentury,TeslasetupalaboratorycalledWardenclyffeinthesmallcommunityofShoreham,LongIsland,whereheconductedsomeofhismostambitiousexperiments.ThebuildingwasfinancedbyJ.P.MorgananddesignedbyacclaimedarchitectStanfordWhite.
ThemostprominentfeaturewasWardenclyffeTower,alsocalledTeslaTower,a187-foot-tallmetallatticetowertoppedwithabigantennathatwasintendedtobeamcommunicationsandevenenergyacrosstheAtlantic.Teslaranoutofmoneywhilebuildingthetowerandwasforeclosed(取消赎回权)ontwice.AswithhispreviousColoradoSpringslab,assetsweresoldtopayuphisdebts.In1917,theU.S.governmentblewupthetower,fearingthatGermanspieswereusingitinWorldWarI.Themetalwassoldforscrap.Fordecades,thebuildingwasusedforphotoprocessing.
Thetowerislonggone,butthethree-quarter-lengthstatueofTeslaunveiledlastweekisafittingmemorial,"
saidAlcorn,aretiredteacher."
ThisisthelastremainingTeslalaboratoryanywhereintheworld,"
shesaid."
Heinspiresthosewhoworkhardbutdon’tgetrecognition,andpeoplearestartingtorecognizehowimportanthiscontributionsare."
Asasignofthatgrowingappreciation,ElonMusk’sstart-upelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotorswasnamedafterthevisiona