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A.Itwillbecold.B.Shedislikeshiking.C.Theviewsareboring.
2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
A.Whenthebuswillarrive.B.Wherethebusstopis.C.Whereshecanchargeherphone.
3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Somethingtoeat.B.Somethingtosleepon.C.Somethingtoride.
4.Whatwillthewomanasktheman’sbrothertodo?
A.Repairherwindows.B.Cleanherfrontyard.C.Tellherwhattypeoftreestoplant.
5.Whatdoesthemanthinksmellsbad?
A.Thegarbage.B.Adeadanimal.C.Somepoison.
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.Howmanytimeshasthewomanbeenlatesofar?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodofirst?
A.Fixthealarmclock.B.Buyanalarmclock.C.Ordersomefoodtogo.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whyisthewomanwritingthereport?
A.Forhersocialstudiesclass.B.Fortheschoolnewspaper.C.Forahistoryproject.
9.Whatsurprisestheman?
A.Manyimmigrantshavechildren.
B.ManyimmigrantsownhomesinAmerica.
C.Manyimmigrantsdon’twanttostay.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howoldisthewoman’sdaughter?
A.Thirteenyearsold.B.Fourteenyearsold.C.Fifteenyearsold.
11.Whyisthewomanupset?
A.Themoviewasexpensive.
B.Themoviewasboring.
C.Themoviewasviolent.
12.Howmuchdideachticketcost?
A.Eightdollars.B.Ninedollars.C.Eighteendollars.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Howdidtheman’sparentsfeelabouthiscareer?
A.Theyfullysupportedhim.
B.Theydidn’tagreewithhimatall.
C.Theyrespectedhischoice.
14.Whatdidthemanmajorin?
A.Math.B.Computerscience.C.Addesign.
15.Whatwastheman’sfirstpaidjobaftercollege?
A.Workinginarestaurant.
B.WorkingforNintendo.
C.WorkingforaSiliconValleycompany.
16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutdesigningvideogames?
A.Heisgrateful.
B.Heisboredwithit.
C.Heisverypleasedwithhimself.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhichcountryisKingfrom?
A.Mexico.B.Australia.C.TheUnitedStates.
18.Accordingtosomepeople,whatinfluencedKing’swriting?
A.Hisfamily.
B.Hisfriend’sdeath.
C.Thebooksheread.
19.WhendidKinggraduatefromcollege?
A.In1970.B.In1972.C.In1974.
20.WhatissurprisingaboutthenovelCarrie?
A.Itdidn’tmakemuchmoney.
B.Kingalmostthrewitaway.
C.Kingdidn’tfinishit.
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
AnOceansVacuum
There’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexas—andgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposes62-mile-longfloatingbarriersthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.
Easy-OnShoes
In2012,MathewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:
theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.
AnAirportforDrones(无人机)
AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:
whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?
Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobecompletedin2020.
21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?
A.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon.B.Itcangrowyearbyyear.
C.Itcantearplasticintopieces.D.Itcanbeamoney-saver.
22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?
A.Itprovidescustomer-friendlyservices.B.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently.
C.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled.D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively.
23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?
A.Becausetherearetoomanydrones.
B.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough.
C.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads.
D.Becausetheyareopentonewtechnology.
B
HowareyouaccessibletoCarnegieHall?
“Practice,practice,practice”isthewell-knownanswer.ButforsomeinspiringyoungmusiciansfromtheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusicinKabul,theroadtothefamousconcerthallwasmoredifficult.
TheAfghanYouthOrchestra(AYO)consistsofyoungpeoplewhostudyattheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusic.ItwasthefirstorchestracreatedinAfghanistanin30years.
GulalaiNorestani,14,playsatraditionalstringinstrument.Likemanystudents,Gulalaibecameanorphanwhenherparentswerekilledduringtheongoingwar.Musicisameansofpreservingherfromharmorunpleasantness.“Musicformeisalanguageofpeace,”Gulalaisaid.“Itconnectspeople.”
MiladYousufi,18,isapianostudent.“Musicismylife,”hesaid.Miladalsolostmanyofhisfamilymembersduringthewar.Whenmusicwasbanned,hecouldn’teventouchapiano.Soasa12-year-oldboy,hestartedpaintinganddrawing.“Iusedtodrawapiano,”hesaid.Finally,Miladwasfreetoplayarealpiano.“Ourdreamcametrue,”hesaid,“Itiseveryone’sdreamtoplayinCarnegieHall.”
Andhehasmoredreams.“IhaveadreamtocontinuemyeducationinAmerica,”heexplained.“Iamworkinghardtomakethathappen.ThenIhaveadreamtocomebacktoAfghanistanandteachandservepeople.”
BeforeMiladwentonstagethatnightwiththebandofAfghankidswhohadsurvivedawar,Iaskedhimifhehadeverexperiencedtruepeace.“No,notyet,”heanswered,adding,“IhopeIwillbeableto.”
Laterduringtheperformance,asheplayedoneofCarnegieHall’sfamousgrandpianos,thelookofpurejoyonhisfaceconvincedmethathefoundpeaceinmusic.
24.IntheopinionofGulalai,music.
A.makespeopleunderstandeachotherB.calmsherdowninthewar
C.isakindofviolentlanguageD.savesherfromthekillingatwar
25.WhatisMilad’sfinalgoal?
A.Toplayarealpiano.B.Tobeateacher.
C.ToplayinCarnegieHall.D.TobeeducatedinAmerica.
26.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TraditionalAfghanMusicB.YoungMusicians
C.ABetterPerformanceD.APeaceinMusic
C
Englishisfullofcolorfulphrasestodescribeshyness.Someoneshymightbecalledshrinkingvioletorawallflower,whileforespeciallynervoustypeswehavethecuriousexpression:
theywouldn’tsaybootoagoose.
Noneofthesearetraditionallyseenaspositivedescriptions,evenifyoulikegeese.Inacultureofgo-gettinghighachievers,shypeopledon’tcomefirst.Orthat’swhattheself-helpindustrywouldhaveyoubelieve.Bookshopsarefilledwithgreatworksthatpromisetohelpbeatsocialfearsandfindsuccessinlife,loveandbusiness.Thatiswhyonebook,ShrinkingViolets:
AFieldGuidetoShyness,bucksthetrend.ItbecameasuddensuccessacrossEnglish-languagemediarecentlyforitsnewtake-onshyness.
AuthorJoeMoransaysthatdespitestrugglingwithshynessandlongingforlonelinessallhislife,beingshycanalsobe“agift”.Freedfromtheconstanturgetoparticipateandcompeteinsocialsituations,peopleareliberatedtolookattheworldinnewways,andgainfreshinsights(洞察力).Indeed,manyoftheworld’sgreatthinkersandartistsareintroverts(内向的人).ScientistsCharlesDarwinandAlbertEinsteinpreferredtheirowncompany;
actressKeiraKnightleyoftenfindsherselftongue-tiedatparties;
andHarryPotterauthorJKRowlingclaimssheusedtobetoonervoustoevenborrowapen.
MorantoldBBCFuture:
“Ithinkshynessprobablydoesturnyouintoanamateuranthropologist(人类学家),really—youaremorelikelytobeanobserver.”
So,whileextrovertsmakeallthenoise,theydon’tnecessarilyhavethebestideas.
Ifyou’reshy,you’veprobablyknownthisforalongtime.Youjustdon’tshoutaboutit.
27.Whensomeoneisbeingcalledawallflower,heisbeing________.
A.toldoffforhisnervousnessB.laughedatforhisshyness
C.admiredforhischaracterD.praisedforhisgrace
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bucksthetrend”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Becomesunpopularandunaccepted.B.Changesthepublicideacompletely.
C.Goesagainstthetrendandsucceeds.D.Becomesthemajorconcernofpeople.
29.Whydidtheauthormentionmanyfamousshypeople?
A.Showthereasonsforshyness.
B.Proveshynesscontributestoscience.
C.Pointouttheharmshynessbrings.
D.Disconnectshynessandsuccess.
30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsshyness?
A.Supportive.B.Sympathetic.C.Opposed.D.Critical.
D
Frigatebirdsseagoingflierswitha6-footwingspan(翼展),canstayaloft(upintheair)forweeksatatime,anewstudyhasfound.
Sincethefrigatebirdspendsmostofitslifeatsea,itshabitsoutsideofwhenitreproducesonlandaren’twell-known—untilresearchersstartedtrackingthemaroundtheIndianOcean.Whattheresearchersdiscoveredisthatthebird’sflyingabilityisunbelievable.
Ornithologist(鸟类学家)HenriWeimerskirchputsatellitetag(标签