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A.Todiscusshermathproblems
B.ToaskforhelpwithherEnglishreading
C.Toaskaboutthehomeworkfortomorrow
2.Question2:
A.ScienceB.HistoryC.Music
听第二段材料,回答第3-4题。
3.Question3:
A.ForbusinessB.ForshoppingC.Forholiday
4.Question4:
A.DriverandpassengerB.FellowworkersC.Husbandandwife
听第三段材料,回答第5-6题。
5.Question5:
A.He’strainerB.He’satourguideC.He’sacollegestudent
6.Question6:
A.$12,000B.$11,000C.$15,000
第二节回答问题(共4小题;
每小题2分,满分8分)
听下面一段材料,然后回答问题。
7.WhendidMiltonSchoolbegintoeducateboys?
8.Whowillgiveawelcomespeechat9a.m.
9.Wherewilltheexhibitionbeheld?
10.WhatdoestheMiltonschoolbelievein?
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
MainGallerySchedule2018
intheColumbusCulturalArtsCenter
GhostForest(Feb.10-Mar.11)
CharNormantakesusintotheworldofnaturewherehumandestructionisincreasingalarmingly.Usingnaturalmaterials,handmadepaperanddigitalimages,sheraisestheremainsofnaturetoahighpositionthroughoutworldcultures.
Inside&
Outside(Mar.17-Apr.15)
TheCreativeArtsofWomen(C.A.W.)willpresenttheirmembers’reflectionsonthevariousmeaningsof“inside”and“outside”.Howdoweconstructinsidespacesthatweoccupy?
Whatgoesoninourminds?
Fortyartistswillprovidevariousunderstandingsofinnerworlds.
SpaceandLife(June30-July29)
AmanddaTireyisanoilpainterinspiredbyspaceandthevastbiologicalexistenceinsideandaroundus.Herworksincludethingsfloatinginanabstractouterspace,slicesofamoonplacedinadish,etc.Drawingontheworldofmicrobiology,shecreatesavisualscienceallherownbybringingtolifethesestonecoldobjects.
PasosdeArte(Aug.4-Sep.16)
Throughthisfirstofitskind,creative,Latinoartexhibit,PasosdeArtebringstogethertheLatinocommunitywithvisitorsfromacrosstheGreaterColumbusregiontoexploretherichnessofLatinoculture.Inadditiontotheartexhibition,alogofeventsrelatedtoLatinocultureareplanned,withdetailsbeingannouncedduringthemonthofAugust.
TheSightofMusic(Sep.29-Nov.4)
Whatdoesthesoundofmusiclooklike?
ThisquestionwillbeansweredattheCulturalArtsCenter’smajorexhibitionoftheyear.Oftenthiskindofarttakestheformofmusicalsoundsproducingcoloredimagesinvisitors’mind-which,inturn,causethebrainto“imagine”manymusicalevents.
11.Whatdoestheseexhibitionshaveincommon?
A.TheyareallheldintheColumbusCulturalArtsCenter
B.TheirpurposeistobringtheLatinocommunitytogether
C.Alltheworksonexhibitionarecreatedbyworld-famousartists
D.Modernscienceandtechnologiesareusedintheexhibitions
12.Whichexhibitionshowsartists’understandingsofouterspace?
A.GhostForestB.Inside&
Outside
C.SpaceandLifeD.TheSightofMusic
13.AttheSightofMusic,visitorscan.
A.playmusicfreelyB.drawcoloredpictures
C.attenddifferentmusiceventsD.imaginethelookofmusic
B
OurdogSullivanstartedcoughingaboutaweekago.Iwastheteacherondutythatdayandcamehomeforaquicklunch.RightwhenIwasabouttoleavebacktotheschool,hestarteddoingthisreallyterriblecough.Anditreallyterrifiedme.IstartedsearchingfordogCPR(心脏复苏术)onlineandtriedlookingdownhisthroat,allwhilehewasactingcompletelynormal.Hewaswagging(摇摆)histailandrunningaroundandjustwantedtoplaybutalsokeptmakingthishorriblenoise.IcalledmyhusbandandtoldhimwhatwashappeningandthatIneededtoleaveforworkbutdidn’twanttoleavehimalone,somyhusbandrushedhometobewithhim.
Aftermyhusbandcamehome,Sullivanstoppedcoughing.Hewascompletelyfinethroughtheafternoon,eveningandnighttime.So,wefiguredhemusthavejustgottensomethingstuckinhisthroatandfinallygotitout.However,thenextmorningwhenwebothstartedgettingreadyforwork,hestarteddoingitagain.
Wecalledaroundafewvetsinourcityandalmostallofthemsaidhecouldbeactingsickinthemorningsorwhenweleavehimbecauseheknows.Ifheactsdifferentlyorsickwepaymoreattentiontohimandstaywithhim.Thevetssaiditdoesn’thappenalotbutafewreallysmartanimalsknowhowtouseandabuse(滥用)thesystem.
ThisincidentmakesusrealizewhatSullivan’spossiblydoing.Ifhe’scapableofsuchobservation,whatelsecouldhebeplanning?
Overall,wejustlearndogsareawesomeandtheysometimeslearnalotmorethanwethink-anotherreasontolovethem.
14.ThewritersearchedfordogCPRonlinebecause.
A.shewasondutythatdayB.sheneededitforherwork
C.shethoughtSullivanneededitD.herhusbandneededtolearnit
15.WhichisaquicksolutiontoSullivan’sproblem?
A.StayingathomewithhimB.Takinghimtomorevets
C.GivinghimastrongCPRD.Feedinghimmoreoften
16.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thesystem”referto?
A.Sullivan’sconditioninthemorningB.Medicalhelpfromdifferentvets
C.People’sattentiontosickanimalsD.Smartanimals’specialthinking
17.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?
A.AnimalsdeservemorelovefrompeopleB.Animalscanbesmarterthanwethink
C.WeshouldbecarefulaboutanimalsD.We’rebeingmadeuseofbyanimals
C
Moreoftenthannot,musiccanbeusedasatooltoincreaseproduction,notasadistraction(分心)asmostpeoplebelieveittobe.Considerthis:
iflisteningtoinspiringsongswhiledoingsportshelpsustoperformbetterandpushesustorunthatextramileordothatlastpushup(俯卧撑),whycouldn’tmusicbearounduswithintheworkplace?
Thereissciencebehindthis.Whenyoulistentomusic,somepartofyourbrainbecomesactiveanditreleasesachemicalcalleddopamine,the“pleasurechemical”inthebrain.Let’smakeitsimple.Saythatyouarelisteningtoalistofsongsandsuddenly,anewsongstartsplayingandyoufindthatyoureallylikeit.Thatexcitementyoufeeloverthatnewsongisthedopamineatworkinsideyourbrain.Theamountofdopaminereleasedmainlydependsonthedegreeofsurprise.Therefore,themoresurprise,themoredopamineandahappieryou.It’ssimplemath,really.
Ontheotherhand,musicissomethingthatallowshumantoexperiencethesamethinginasimilarway.It’satoolthatweusetoformagroupidentityanditmakesuswanttoworktogetherproductively.It’sanimportantdistinctadvantageofushumans,andmakesusdifferentfromanimals.
Thiscantranslatetoworkaswell.Musicisatoolthatmanypeopleuse,withoutevenknowingtheyaredoingit,tohelpthemcompleteboringtasksatafasterrate.Forexample,haven’tyoueverturnedontheradiowhenyourmom’sgivenyoumuchhouseworktodo?
Suddenly,you’redancingwiththebroomacrossaspotlesskitchenandyouwonderhowyougotthere?
Music?
Ofcourse,sometimesitisneitherthetimenortheplaceformusictobeplayed,souseyourjudgment.Butthenagain,therewasareasonsomeoneinventedheadphones(耳机)!
18.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?
A.It’sgoodtolistentomusicwhileworkingB.Ourbrainreactswelltothemusicwehear
C.MusicbringspeopleinagrouptogetherD.Mostpeoplemisunderstandtheuseofmusic
19.Whatwillhappenwhenourbrainreleasesdopamine?
A.WewillfindmathquitesimpleB.Wewillbecomeveryexcited
C.TherewillbechemicalsaroundusD.Wewillliketolistentonewsongs
20.Accordingtotheauthor,humansaredifferentfromanimalsbecause.
A.Animalsdon’tlikemusicB.Humansunderstandmusic
C.MusicmakeshumanhappierD.Musicjoinspeopletogether
21.Thepassagesuggeststhatweuseheadphoneswhen.
A.there’reboringtaskstocompleteB.wehavetoomuchhousework
C.weareunwillingtolistentomusicD.itisnotsuitabletoplaymusic
D
Sincesomuchwrittenlanguageweseetodaycomesfromaglowingscreen,languagehasbeguntochangethroughourinteraction(互动)withtechnology.SocialmediaandtheInternethavehadarapidandgreateffectontheEnglishlanguage,andnotnecessarilyforthebetter.Moreandmorepeoplehavefoundthemselveswritinginpiecesofwordsandusingunclearacronyms(单词首字母)bothinwrittenandspokenlanguage.
Howmanytimeshaveyoutyped“LOL”inresponsetoahumorousmessage?
Referredtosomeoneasyour“BFF”?
Exclaimed,“OMG!
”duringaparticularlyshockingevent?
Socialmediahasaffectedthewordsweuseinoureverydaylife.Abbreviationsandacronymscommonlyknownas“texttalk”havemadetheirwayintobothspokenandwrittenlanguage.ThesearebecomingincreasinglypopularaspeoplestruggleforbriefexpressionstomeetwordlimitsonsocialmedialikeWeiboandTwitter.Inaddition,thespeedoftheInternetmeanslanguageischangingfasterthanever.Younolongerhavetobepublishedthroughphysicalandtraditionalmeanstobringwordtrendstopublicattention.
Manypeoplebelievetheoveruseofthesenewtermsisapassingtrend,andnobodywillbeusingtheminjustacoupleofdecades.Withthechangeoflanguage,oldertermswillsurelydisappearandfalloutofstyle,andnewerandmoreInternetlanguagewilltaketheirplace.
ButtheOxfordEnglishDictionarythinksthecontrary.In2011,alotofInternettermsincluding,“LOL,”“BPB,”“OMD,”and“BFF”wereaddedtothedi