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3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；

每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

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。

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Tower&

Gardens

BeginyourvisittoBokTowerGardenswithastopintheVisitorCenter.OurfriendlyvolunteerstaffwillhelpyoumakethemostofyourvisitbysharinginformationaboutgettingaroundtheGardensandintroducingyoutotheGardenswitha15-minuteorientationfilm.

InformationDesk

AsyoubeginyourvisittotheGardens,pickupaVisitorGuide&

Map,GardenAdventureGuide,orDiscoveryBackpackfromourvolunteerstaffintheVisitorCenterHall.Duringtheperiodofyourvisit,ourvolunteerswillbegladtoansweranyquestionsyoumighthave.

OrientationFilm

This15-minutefilmisplayedcontinuouslythroughoutthedayintheVisitorCenterTheater.Forthosewhoaren'

tfamiliarwithEdwardW.Bok,theSingingTower,orPinewoodEstate,thisfilmisagreatwaytofindouteverythingaboutwhatBokTowerGardenshastooffer.

ExhibitHall

ThesehistoricaldisplaysprovideinsightonEdwardW.Bok'

slifeandinfluence,aswellasthehistorybehindtheSingingTowerandGardens.Visitorscanseetheoriginalcarillonkeyboard,learnmoreaboutthehabitatoftheLakeWalesRidge,andmuchmore.

ArtExhibits

TheseexhibitsfeatureartworksshowingFlorida'

senvironment,gardens,plants,andarchitecture.Manyoftheartworksondisplayareavailableforpurchase.TheartintheGardens'

exhibitsissponsoredbyPatCainWealthSolutions/RaymondJames.

TheBluePalmettoCafé

Ourchefcanskillfullymakeavarietyofdelicioussignaturesalads,soups,sandwichesandwrapsforalltoenjoy.Ourmenuisalsoripewithfruitandspecialtydesserts,beerandwine.Relaxwithusindoorsoronourpatiooverlookingourbeautifullandscapedgardens.

TheTower&

GardenGiftShop

StopintheTower&

GardenGiftShoptofinduniquetreasurestotakehometocommemorateyourvisittotheGardens.OurPlantShopalsogivesyouachancetofindaplanttotakehomeforyourowngarden!

SomeofourGiftShoptreasurescanalsobefoundonline.

21.What'

sthe15-minutefilmabout?

A.Variousgiftsworthpurchasingbeforeleaving.B.Florida'

senvironment,plantsandarchitecture.

C.AbriefintroductiontoBokTowerGardens.D.ThehistoryoftheBluePalmettoCafé

.

22.WhatcanvisitorsdoinArtExhibits?

A.Playtheoldestcarillonkeyboard.

B.Buytheartworksbeingdisplayed.

C.LearnaboutEdwardW.Bok'

slife.

D.DonatetoPatCainWealthSolutions/RaymondJames.

23.WherecanvisitorshaveaviewoftheGardensfromabove?

A.IntheLakeWalesRidge.B.IntheBluePalmettoCafé

C.IntheVisitorCenterHall.D.IntheTower&

GardenGiftShop.

B

Thefirsttimeourfifthgraderboughtasaladforschoollunch,sheproudlytoldmethenewsassoonasshewalkedinthekitchendoor.Ididn'

tshareherdelight.

“Honey,justsoyouknow,saladisn'

tameal.It'

saside,”Isaid.“Vegetableswon'

tkeepyoufull.”

“Butasalad'

shealthy,right?

”sheasked.

Ofcoursetheobjectiveanswerisyes.Butmyanswerwasmorecomplicated.Icouldn'

tcelebrateherotherwisehealthychoicebecauseIwasworriedshehadbeguntomodelmydietingandrestrictiveeatinghabitsshesawasayoungerchild—habitsthatincludedlotsofsaladeating（andlittleelse）andfinallyledtomyanorexianearlytwoyearsago.Wasthismonkeysee,monkeydo?

Eventhoughourdaughters—whoarenow10,8and6—areoldenoughtomaketheirownregularfoodchoices,whatmyhusbandandIhavemodeledforthemwillmakeadifference.Ilearnedsomethingaboutrestrictiveeatingfromwatchingmyownfather,whooftenstruggledwithhisweight.Ofcourse,Idon'

tblamehimformydisorder—heneverintendedforhischoicestobeaweight-lossbookforme,thoughsadly,theywere.SoknowingwhatIknownow,itwouldbestupid,ifnotirresponsibleformetothinkthatjustbecauseInevertoldourdaughterstorestrictortospendhourseachdayexercisingthattheywouldn'

thaveunderstoodwhatmy“healthy”lifestylereallymeant.Tobeclear,therearecountlessmedicalreasonswhysomeparentschoserestrictivediets,butwhenrestrictionoradietbecomesawayoflifethatstartstoaffectrelationships,that'

snothealthy.

IknewIwaswrongtoshamethesaladourdaughterboughtforlunch,whichiswhyIreconsideredmyresponseandtoldherthatsaladforlunchwas,indeed,ahealthychoice,andthatitshouldincludecheese,meatornuts,whichwouldkeepherbrainfocusedfortherestofherschoolday.Shesmiledatmyanswer.“Well,Ialsohadcheese,eggsandchickenonmysalad.”

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelonhearingaboutherdaughter'

slunch?

A.Relaxed.B.Disappointed.C.Delighted.D.Uneasy.

25.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'

sfather?

A.Hewasoftenonadiet.B.Heexercisedalottokeepfit.

C.Heoncesufferedfromadisorder.D.Hewasagoodmodelfortheauthor.

26.Whatwasworryingtheauthor?

A.Herkidsatetoomuchfateveryday.B.Herkidsspenttoolittletimeexercising.

C.Herkidswereinfluencedbyherlifestyle.D.Herkidsknewnothingaboutfoodchoices.

27.Whatkindoflunchdidtheauthor'

sdaughterhavethatday?

A.High-fat.B.Balanced.C.Weight-loss.D.Vegetarian.

C

Countingwhaleshasneverbeeneasy—boats,planes,evensubmarinescantravellimiteddistances,andcatchingthesiteofthesegiantanimalsishit-or-miss.Now,researchersattheBritishAntarcticSurvey（BAS）inCambridgehaveconfirmedthattheycancountatleastfourdifferentspeciesusingsatelliteimagestaken600kilometersabovetheocean.

Previously,satellitecameraswereofnouseinwhalespotting.Theirresolution,whichmaxedoutat46centimeters,mademostwhaleslooklikeundistinguishableblobs.ButthenewprivatelyownedWorldView-3satellite,whichhasaresolutionof31centimeters,enabledBASgraduatestudentHannahCubaynestocount200whalesacross4,230squarekilometersofocean.SheandhercolleaguesreportedlastweekinMarineMammalScience.

Cubaynesstartedwithsevenimagesfromfourareasacrosstheworldknowntospeciallyhostsouthernrightwhales,finwhales,humpbackwhales,orgraywhalesatcertaintimesofyear.“OhmyGod,”washerfirstreaction,becausethewhalesweresoeasytosee.Nearlyhalfofheridentificationsweredefinitive,andthewhaleslookeddifferentenoughfromspacethatsheexpectstobeabletotellspeciesapartshouldtheyoccurtogetherinfollowingimages.

Next,researcherswillusetheimagestodevelopacomputerprogramthatcanpickoutprobablewhales,theidentificationofwhichwillbeconfirmedbyexperts.Cubaynessaysthesystemwillaidconservationeffortsbybetterrevealingwherewhalesgoandhowmanythereare. 

Buttodoso,shefirsthastofigureouthowtoaccountforwind,sunglare,andwhalesthatareatanglestothesurfaceormovingandthusnotfullyvisible.Andlikeaerialandshipsurveys,satellitesurveyswillstillbeaffectedbybadweather.

28.HowdidCubaynescountwhales?

A.Byboat.B.Byplane.C.Bysatellite.D.Bysubmarine.

29.WhatshockedCubaynesinParagraph3?

A.Thevarietyofwhales.B.Theweightofwhales.

C.Thenumberofwhales.D.Theimagesofwhales.

30.Whywillresearchersdevelopacomputerprogram?

A.Toaccountforwind.B.Tosupportshipsurveys.

C.Tohelpwhaleconservation.D.Toavoidtheweather'

seffect.

31.What'

sthetextmainlyabout?

A.Anewwaytocountwhales.B.Howsatelliteimagesareused.

C.Whatwecandotoprotectwhales.D.Theprocessofanoceanicsurvey.

D

Peoplelovethe“comebackkid”,the“downandoutguy”,andanyvarietyofdefeatedpeoplewhomwe'

veseenfail,thenmanagetodustofftheirbootstraps（独自所做的努力）andtakeonlifeagain.Everyoneshouldgetthischanceinlife,andtheyshouldgetitoverandoverandoveragain.Everyone,thatis,exceptourteenagers,right?

Atleastthatishowparents,teachers,collegeadmissionofficers,coaches,andotherswhospendtimewithadolescentshaveledallofustobelieve.Wehaveallboughtthegreatliethatthereisnotonlyzeroroomfortoday'

steenagerstofailacademically,butanyformoffailureisagreatembarrassmenttoeveryoneinvolved.AndIdomeaneveryone.

Evernoticehowquickparentsaretosharecollegeacceptanceletters,scholarships,SATscores,andprettymuchalltheperfectresumesoftheirhighschoolersforeveryonetoseeonsocialmedia?

Surelyitmakesmomsanddadsextremelyproud.Weallwanttotakecreditforourteenager'

sgreataccomplishments,andwhilethatisallwellandgood,italsomeansthatwhenfailurehappens,wescatterlikesheepwhenawolfarrives,becausefailureontheirpartmeansfailureonourpart.

Adolescentbrainsdonothavethebandwidthtoprocessthatfailureistemporary,andthathighschoolisbutasmallspotontheirlifemap.Unfortunately,whilewemaytalkthattalk,ouractionsdonotbolsterit.Anyonewhohasbeenthroughthecompetitivecollegeapplicationandscholarshipprocessknowsthisalltoowell,becausethereisnoroomforanyformoffailure.Butthisiswrong.

Tellyourkidsthatfailuredoesn'

tdefinethem.Tellthemit'

snormal,natural,andexpected.Tellthemfailurecreatescomebackstories,andtheopportunitytoriseevenhigh