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A.Fiveyuan.B.Tenyuan.C.Fifteenyuan.
4.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydonext?
A.GotoMary’shome.B.Gobackhomeatonce.C.Goandbuyanumbrella.
5.What’sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwo
speakers?
A.Motherandbabysitter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Husbandandwife.
第二节(共15小题,每题1.5分,满分22.5分)
请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Howwillthemangotothetrainstation?
A.Bysubway.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.
7.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Catchatrain.B.Visithercousin.C.
Goshopping.
请听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Wheredidthemanprobablyworkbefore?
A.Inahospital.B.Inalanguageschool.C.InaFrenchcompany.
9.Howlongwillthemanworkathisnewjob?
A.Foraboutoneyear.B.Forabouttwoyears.C.Foraboutthreeyears.
请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howmanypersonsplannedtospendtheweekendwiththeman?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.
11.Whycan’tthewomangotoDisneylandthisweekend?
A.Shehastoprepareforatest.B.Sheplanstoseesomeoldfriends.
C.Shewantstogetsomerestathome.
12.Withwhomwillthemanprobablyspendtheweekend?
A.Tom.B.Mike.C.Sam.
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whydidn’tthewomananswerthephone?
A.Shedidn’ttakeherphonewithher.B.Shedidn’thearthephoneringing.C.Therewassomethingwrongwithherphone.
14.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.
15.WhathasthemanpreparedforAnn’sbirthday?
A.AnewCD.B.Aspecialgift.C.Asurprisingparty.
16.WhatwillAnn’spenfrienddo?
A.CometoseeAnn.B.GotoFrancetomorrow.C.BuyAnnaplaneticket.
请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.InwhichcitydidthespeakerfirstmeetJenny?
A.NewYorkCity.B.LosAngeles.C.Chicago.
18.HowlongdidJennystayinthespeaker’scity?
A.Foroneyear.B.Forsixyears.C.Fortenyears.
19.HowdidthespeakerandJennykeepintouchatfirst?
A.Bywritingletters.B.Bychattingonline.C.Bymakingphonecalls.
20.Whathappenedtothespeakerlastmonth?
A.ShecameacrossJenny.B.ShelosttouchwithJenny.C.ShegotintouchwithJennyonline.
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中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
A
In1939,twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernardino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusy
cornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecuerestaurant,andthenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:
Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewconcept:
quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.
Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity(一致性),forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutineforthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks'
stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecameincrediblypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.
KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawtheuniqueappealofthebrothers'
fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise(特许经营)othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementincludedtherighttocopythemenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches.
TodayMcDonald'
sisreallyahouseholdname.Itsnamesforitssandwicheshavecometomeanhamburgerinthe
decadessincethedayRayKrocwatchedpeoplerushuptoorderfifteen-centhamburgers.In1976,McDonald'
shadover$1billionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostincrediblesuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.
21.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.
A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservices
B.howMcDonald'
sbecameabillion-dollarbusiness
C.howtobuildupasuccessfulrestaurant
D.RayKroc'
sbusinesstalent
22.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept________.
A.ad
rive-inB.acinemaC.atheaterD.abarbecuerestaurant
23.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat________.
A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc
B.ThelocationwastheonlyreasonforthegreatpopularityoftheMcDonalds’drive-in
C.Fortyyearsagotherewerenumerousfast-foodrestaurants
D.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman
24.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutMacandDickMcDonald
A.Theywerealwayssatisfiedwiththeirmodestsuccess.
B.Theysoldcheesefor19centsintheirrestaurant.
C.TheyallowedRayKroconlytocopytheirmenu.
D.Theystucktotheroutinefortheirfood.
B
EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.
Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.
Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.
Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.
Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingthe
allure
ofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.
Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.
Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.
Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.
Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.
Icallthistechnologyservitude.
Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.
Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?
Thatisthevitalquestion.
Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?
Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.
Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.
MaeWestisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”
Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.
RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”
Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.
25.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans
______.
A.advantage
B.attraction
C.adaption
D.attempt
26.Fromthepass
age,technologycompaniesaimto______.
A.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts
B.providethelatestinformation
C.improvepeople’squalityoflife
D.dealwithculturaldiseases
27.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.
A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful
B.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices
C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices
D.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology
28.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?
A.Neutral.
B.
Doubtful
C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.
C
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoines,Iowa,hetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeenthere.Itwasinthe1930s,whenhewasaneditorintheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversity(SMU)inDallas,Texas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMU,andtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdisease.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.
HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalveston,aseasidetownnearHouston,Texas.Shewascleaningouttheattic(阁楼)onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript(手稿).Onitstoppagewerethe
words,“ByO.Henry”.Itwasanicestory,andshesentittoherdaughteratSMU,whoshowedittomyfather.Myfatherhadneverreadthestorybefore,butitsoundedlikeO.Henry,andheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGainestownboardinghouse,andhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYork,whoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.
Myfatherthensetouttosellit.Eventfully,hefoundhimse
lfinDesMoines,meetingwithGardnerCowles,atopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovesthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.Itwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneeded.
MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.Butidoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.
29.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?
A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.