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3.WhatdidthemanaskJustintodo?
A.Readthemagazinesonhistable.
B.Designamagazinecover.
C.Bringsomemagazines.
4.Whendidthemangethomelastnight?
A.At11:
20.B.At11:
30.C.At12:
00.
5.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Toalampfactory.B.Toarepairshop.C.Toagarage.
第二节(共15小题;
每题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2至4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。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;
听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白度两遍。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7题。
6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Anexam.B.Acourse.C.Alecture.
7.Whattopicdidtheessayquestioncover?
A.WaltWhitman’spoemsB.MarkTwain’snovelsC.ArthurMiller’splays.
下面一段对话,回答第8和第9题。
8.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?
A.Tochangeherflight.B.Tobookanairticket.C.Tocheckherflight.
9.WhatistheactualflyingtimetoNewYork?
A.9hours.B.14hours.C.16hours.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12题。
10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atagasstation.B.Atagarage.C.Atacarfactory.
11.Whichpartofthecarexistspotentialrisk?
A.Thetire.B.Theradiator.C.Thewindshield.
12.Howdoesthewomanpay?
A.Incash.B.Bycreditcard.C.Bycheck.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16题。
13.Whatwasthewoman’sfirstjob?
A.Ateacher.B.Anactress.C.Anartist.
14.Howdidthechildrenreacttowardstheplayaboutalion?
A.Theywerefrightened.
B.Theylaughedaboutit.
C.Theycomplainedtotheirparents.
15.Howdoesthewoman'
sdaughterhelpher?
A.Performintheshows.
B.Recordthemusicfortheshows.
C.Giveopinionsonthenewstories.
16.Whatcontributesmosttohesuccessofhewoman’sshows?
A.Herluck.B.Herpassion.C.Herintelligence.
听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20题。
17.HowlongdidDennisTitostayatheInternationalSpaceStation?
A.10days.B.14days.C.22days.
18.WhereisKatefrom?
A.Canada.B.TheUK.C.Australia.
19.WhatdoesBenwanttodo?
A.Travelonearth.
B.Takeactiontoprotecttheearth.
C.Exploreinspaceanddiscoveritssecrets.
20.Whatdoesthespeakerexpectthelistenerstodo?
A.ShowrespectforDennisandMartin.
B.Collectinformationaboutastronauts.
C.Shareopinionsaboutspacetravel.
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,从每题所给点A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Thedangersofsittingalldayareobvious.Researchershaveshownthatremainingsittingforextendedperiodsoftime(likeatyour9-to-5deskjob)candoharmtoyourhealth.Whileexerciseisabigpartofreducingtheharmfuleffectsofsitting,itwasunclearhowmanygymperiodswereneededtohelp–untilnow.
Anewstudy,publishedinTheLancet,showstheidealformulaforreducingthenegativeeffectsofasedentary(久坐的)job.Insteadofafixednumberofhoursspentexercising,theratio(比率)dependsonhowmuchyousit:
peoplewhoworkatypicaleight-hourdayshouldspendatleastonehoureachdaymoving.Ifyousitsixhoursaday,youshouldspendhalfanhourexercising.Theresearchalsoindicatesthattheexercisedoesn’thavetobeallonce–orrigorous(严格的).Itcanbespreadthroughoutthedayandbeassimpleaswalking.
Theteambehindthestudyanalyzeddatafromapoolofamillionadultsovertheageof45inWesternEurope,theUnitedStates,andAustralia.Usingpreviousdata,theresearchesexamineddatafrom16publishedstudiesandusedittodeterminehowmuchexerciseisrequiredtocompensateforsitting.Theirrecommendeddailyexercisegoalishigherthanpreviousadvicebutnotnecessarilylessachievable,givenitcanbecompletedthroughouttheday.
Fittinginanhourofexerciseadaysoundsespeciallydiscouragingifyouhaveadeskjob,butthereareplentyofworkoutsyoucancompletebeforeandafterwork.Evenifitmeanstakinga10-minutewalkduringlunch,yourbodywillthankyouinthelongrun.
21.Theunderlinedwords“compensatefor”canbebestreplacedby________.
A.makeupforB.breakawayfrom
C.giveupD.taketheplaceof
22.Accordingtothenewstudy,goodnewsforthepeopleworkinglonghoursatdeskisthat________.
A.workoutsmayreducetheharmofsittingforlong
B.theharmofsittingforlonghasbeenproved
C.theydon’thavetoexerciseaslongassuggestedpreviously
D.thetimespentonexerciseisflexible
23.Whatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?
A.Thebestformofworkoutsiswalking.
B.Thelongeryouexercise,thebetter.
C.Thenewexercisegoalispracticalthoughhigher.
D.Adeskjobmakesitimpossibletoexerciseregularly.
24.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedmainly________.
A.byexampleB.byprocessC.bycomparisonD.bycontrast
B
Docompaniesneedastrongleadertostaycompetitive?
Manywouldsay“yes,definitely”,buttheemployeesofoneSwedishsoftwareconsultancycompanywouldtellthemotherwise.Theydon’thaveaCEO.Nobodytellsanyonewhattodo,instead,allthe40employeeshavemeetingsanddecidetogether.
Crisphasbecomeworldfamousfornothavingaboss.Hopingtogetitsemployeesmoreinvolved,itmovedontochangeitschiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)annually,butultimately,the40-strongstaffdecidedtoscrapthepositionaltogether.
Well,itturnsoutthatnothavingaboss,andbeinginvolvedindecisionmakinghasmadeCrisp’s40employeesmoreresponsibleandmotivated.Andevenifsomeonedoesmakeabadcallatsomepoint,it’sdefinitelynottheendoftheworld.
AccordingtotheBBC,theuniqueSwedishcompanyisapparentlysetupmorelikeafamily–nobodytellsanyonewhattodo,buttheunspokenunderstandingisthat“youdon’tmessupthehouse”.
Crispdoesholdfour-daymeetingsforthewholestafftwoorthreetimesayear,whentheydecideonthingsthataffecteveryone,likechangingtheirheadquarters,butgenerally,companyemployeesareencouragedtomaketheirowndecisions.Theyalsohaveacompanyboard,alegalrequirementinSweden,whichactsasalastresort,incasesomethinggoeshorriblywrong.
Sofar,the“noCEO”experimenthasgonesurprisinglywell.HenrikKniberg,anorganizationalcoachatCrisp,claimsthatnothavingtoaskthebosstoapproveprojectdecisionsorbudgetsmeansthatthingshappenalotfasterandthecompanycanrespondtoclientsquicker.
However,KnibergstressesthatnothavingtoasktheCEO’spermissionaboutstuffdoesn’tremoveemployees’responsibilitytoconsultwiththeircolleaguesandexplaintheirdecisions.However,someCEOsbelievethattheideaonlyworksinsmallstartups,becauseitwouldbetoochaotic(混乱的)inlargeorganizations.
25.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.TherewasnoCEOinthecompanyfromtheverybeginning.
B.Everyoneinthecompanyistheboss.
C.EveryemployeetakesturnstotakechargeofCrisp.
D.Thecompanyboardwasfoundedformorethanlegalpurpose.
26.Crisp’spracticewithoutabossissuccessfulbecause________.
A.ithasencouragedeverystaffmembertocontributetothecompany
B.ithashelpeditsemployeesavoidmakingmistakes
C.ithasmadeCrispworldfamousinthecompetitiveenvironment
D.ithassavedmoneyotherwisepaidtotheCEO
27.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextEXEPTthat________.
A.Crisp’ssuccessfulwaymaynotbepopularizedinabigcompany
B.makingquickdecisionsisanadvantageinbusiness
C.employeesinCrisphavetodiscusswitheachother
D.Crisp’semployeesareactuallyrelatives
28.WhichfactormayNOTcontributetoacompany’ssuccessaccordingtothetext?
A.Quickresponsetoitsclients.
B.Employees’responsibility.
C.Acompany’sscale(规模).
D.Employees’motivation.
C
Whenyou’resitingatyourcomputer,doyouworkattentivelyallday?
Ordoyouallowyourselftobecomedistractednowandagain…toopenafewextratabs,checksocialmedia,readaspotofnews,maybecatchuponsomecelebritygossip,andlookatsome…
Stop!
You’re“cyberloafing”.Thewordisacombinationof“cyber”,whichmeans“relatedtocomputers”,and“loafing”,whichmeans“relaxinginalazyway”.Wedoit,andwedoitalot.AstudyfromtheUniversityofTexassuggestsweareguiltyofthisformofdelayfor14%ofourworkingday.OnaFridayafternoon,Iexpectit’smorethanthat.
I’lladmittoit.InfactI’vealreadydoneitinthecourseofwritingthisstory.OK,morethanonce.
Butit’saslipperyslope.Itcandamageyourproductivityandevenyourcareer.BecauseaccordingtotheUniversityofTexasresearch,eachtimeaworkergetsdistractedbytheInternetittakesanaverageof23minutestogetbacktowork.
Morethanthat,cyberloafinghasadarkside,accordingtoareportpublishedinTheJournalofPsychosocialResearchonCyberspace.Itarguesthatcyberloafingisconnectedtoseveralnegativepersonalities.Peoplewhocyberloafaremorelikelytobeself-interestedandself-admired.Furthermore,peoplewiththesepersonalitiesarelesslikelytofeelsorryaboutavoidingwork,andlessconcernedaboutgettingcaught.
Whydowedoit?
Forsome,it’sundoubtedlyanescapefromthecontinuousboredomofwhatthey’resupposedtobedoing.Orawayofavoidinghandlingthatevergrowingtasks.Somemightgetafeelingofsatisfactionfindingagreatdealonline.Butoverall,it’ssomethingthattakesyouawayfromwhatyou’reactuallybeingpaidtodo,orpayingtodo:
ifyou’reastudent.
Whenyou