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C.Theworkiseasyforhim.
3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Sheisnotsosureaboutthevotenow.
B.ShewillofcoursevoteforBob.
C.Shehasfoundoutanothercandidatewhoismoresuitable.
4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Atanairport.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inawaitingroom.
5.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heisallergictocats.
B.Hehadabadcoldonhisfirstdayofwork.
C.Heoftenbringshiscattowork.
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。
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.
请听第6段材料,回答6至7题
6.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Inastore.B.Attheairport.C.Inthestreet.
7.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandofirst?
A.Turnleft.B.Drivebacktothetrafficlights.
C.Drivealongtheroadforamile.
请听第7段材料,回答8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanworryabout?
A.Theresultofafootballmatch.B.Aheavyrainstorm.
C.ThearrangementofaTVprogram.
9.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inapark.B.Attheweatherstation.C.Athome.
请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whyisthewomanhere?
A.Tobuyapresent.B.Tolookforsomecheapthings.
C.Togetanotherwallet.
11.Whydoesthewomandislikethebrownwallet?
A.Itistoobigandheavy.B.Itistooexpensive.
C.Itdoesn’thaveaplacetoputpictures.
12.Howmuchdoesthewomanspendintheend?
A.$25.9B.$13.99C.$5.00
请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheman’strouble?
A.Helostallhisdatainhiswork.
B.Hecan’tfindhisdatainthecomputer.
C.Hiscomputerhascrashedinthemiddleofhiswork..
14.Howcanthemanretrievehisdata?
A.Askingforhelpfromthecompanysuggestedbythewoman.
B.Switchingoffhiscomputer.
C.Changinganadvancedantivirussoftware.
15.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemandowhenhe’scallingthecompany?
A.Tryagainbeforeswitchingoffthecomputer.
B.RefertohernamewhenspeakingtoKit.
C.Mentionhiscomputer’sname.
16.Whatisthecompany’sphonenumber?
A.0238-356-789B.0208-346-789C.0208-356-739.
请听第10段材料,回答17至20题。
17.Whatisintelligenceaccordingtothispassage?
A.Theabilitytostudywell.
B.Theabilitytogethighscoresonsometests.
C.Theabilitytodealwithlife.
18.Whatwillanintelligentpersondowhenmeetinganewsituation?
A.Caremoreaboutwhatmighthappentohim.
B.Concentrateonwhattodoaboutthesituation.
C.Caremoreabouthimself.
19.Whatwillanintelligentpersondoifhefails?
A.Learnfromhismistakes.B.Trynottofeelashamed.
C.Regretasmuchaspossible.
20.Whichisnotthequalityofabrightchild?
A.Tryingtofindoutaboutlife.
B.Buildingawallbetweenhimandlife.
C.Havingaspecialoutlookonlife.
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、D)中,选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Speakingtwolanguagescanactuallyhelpoffset(抵消)someeffectsofagingonthebrain,anewstudyhasfound.
Researcherstestedhowlongittookparticipantstoswitchfromonecognitive(认知的)tasktoanother,somethingthatisknowntotakelongerforolderadults,saidleadresearcher,BrianGold,aneuroscientistattheUniversityofKentucky.
Gold’steamcomparedtask-switchingspeedsforyoungerandolderadults,knowingtheywouldfindslowerspeedsintheolderpopulationbecauseofpreviousstudies.However,theyfoundthatolderadultswhospoketwolanguageswereabletoswitchmentalactivitiesfasterthanthosewhodidn’t.Thestudyonlylookedatlife-longbilinguals(会说两种语言的人),definedinstudyaspeoplespeakingasecondlanguagedailysincetheywereatleast10yearsold.
Goldandhisteamasked30people,eitherbilingualormonolingual(只懂一种语言人),tohaveaseriesoftests.Theyfoundthatbilingualpeoplewerenotonlyabletoswitchtasksfastertheyhaddifferentbrainactivitythantheirmonolingualpeers.
Kristinacalledbilingualism“abeautifulnaturalexperiment”,becausepeoplegrowupspeakingtwolanguages,andstudieshaveshownthattheygetcertaincognitivebenefitsfromswitchingbetweenlanguagesanddeterminingwhichtorespondwithbasedonwhat'
sgoingonaroundthem.
GoldsaidhegrewupinMontreal,wherehespokeFrenchatschoolandEnglishathome,promptingrelativestoquestionwhetherhisFrenchlanguageimmersionwouldsomehowhinder(阻碍)hisabilitytolearnEnglish.
“Untilveryrecently,learningasecondlanguageinchildhoodwasthoughtofasdangerous,”hesaid.“Actually,it'
sbeneficial.”
21.What-sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Researchersfoundthatspeakingtwolanguagesisimportant.
B.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplecanslowdownthespeedofagingonthebrainandrespondfast.
C.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplerespondslowly.
D.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplearegreat.
22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Olderbilingualscan’trespondfasterinmind.
B.Youngbilingualscanrespondfasterinmindthanthosemonolinguals.
C.Olderadultsspeakingasecondlanguagedailysincetheywereatleast10yearsoldcanrespondfasterthanthosewhodon’t.
D.Bilingualchildrenrespondslowerinmindthanthosemonolinguals.
23.Kristinacalledbilingualism“abeautifulnaturalexperiment”because
A.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesliketheexperiment
B.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesarenatural
C.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesarebeautiful
D.peoplegrowup,benefitingfromspeakingtwolanguages
24.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatlearningasecondlanguageinchildhoodis________.
A.notdangerousbutbeneficialtochildren
B.notbeneficialtochildren
C.dangerousbutbeneficialtochildren
D.dangeroustochildren
B
IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.
WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.
Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.
Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudyprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheoldChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.
TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.
Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.
25.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto_________.
A.showgreatrespectfortheoldthinker
B.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations
C.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject
D.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius
26.ThereasonwhyfewAmericansrememberConfuciusonhisbirthdayisprobablythat______.
A.theyconsidertheirownnationalheroesmoreimportant.
B.theydon’tpaymuchattentiontothebirthdaysoffamouspeople.
C.hehasbeeabridgebetweenforeignersandChina.
D.theydon’tcareaboutConfuciusatall.
27.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.
A.werenotinterestedinChinesestudiesbefore
B.takeanactivepartinChinesebusiness
C.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese
D.hopetomakemoneyinChina
28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ForgottenWisdominAmerica
B.ChineseCultureforWesterners
C.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage
D.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture
C
Mostartistshaveafavoritematerialtheyliketoworkwith.For28-year-oldKristenAlice,ithappenstobegarbage.Theeco-friendlydesignerusesherincredibletalenttotransformgarbagelikeemptydrinkbottlesandcandywrappersintocharmingdressesthatsellforthousandsofdollars.
Kristensaystheideacametoheraftershesawhowmuchwastesheandherthreecollegeroommatesgeneratedonadailybasis.TheFineArtsstudentbegantodreamabouttransformingthedesertedbagsandpackagesintobeautifulgarments.
Herfirstdressmadefromplasticbagsandrolledmagazineswasstrange,funandevencharming.However,sheonlymadeittotesthercreativity.
Theyoungdesignerdidnotconsiderstartingacommercialventure(企业)untilshespentaweekworkingatCoutureFashionWeekinNewYorkCity.Theresheobservedtheexcitementgeneratedbynewandvintage(复古的)looksanddecidedtoseeifherunusual