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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。
1.Whattimeisitnow?
A.7:
00.B.7:
30.C.8:
00.
2.What
will
the
woman
probablydonext?
A.Callherneighbors.B.Putoutthefire.C.Callthefiredepartment.
3.Whatwastheweatherlike?
A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Snowy.
4.Whatmightbethematterwiththemanontheground?
A.Hehasaheadache.B.Hehasacaraccident.C.Hehasahearttrouble.
5.Whatcanweknowaboutthetwospeakers?
A.They
lost
their
way.B.Theytookhewrongbus.C.They
can'
t
find
map.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面3段材料。
每段材料有几个小题,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。
听每段材料前,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。
每段材料读两遍。
听下面一段材料。
回答第6至8小题。
6.What
does
complain
about?
A.The
weather.B.Thenoise.C.The
traffic.
B.7.Why
isn'
satisfied
with
her
living
conditions?
flat
is
too
old.B.The
dirty.C.The
isovercrowded.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Friends.B.Officialandfarmer.C.Journalistandvisitor.
9.Wheredoesthemanlivenow?
A.Inapollutedcity.B.Onalonelyisland.C.Byabeautifulmountain.
10.Whydoesthewomancometothemountain?
A.Tolookforaplacetomovein.
B.Toseewhetherthemountainispolluted.
C.Tohavealookattheman’ssmallhouse.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatisthemosturgentproblemofall?
A.Theclimate.B.Thegarbage.C.Thewater.
12.Whichexamplesofcoastalcitiesdoesthemangive?
A.NewYorkandHongKong.B.ShanghaiandHongKong.C.NewYorkandShanghai.
13.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthesituation?
A.Optimistic.B.Sad.C.Negative.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whoarethetwopeopleintheconversation?
A.Awifeandherhusband.B.Atravelerandavillager.C.Areporterandalocalofficer.
15.Howmanypeoplehavealreadylefttheisland?
A.Aboutsixthousand.B.Abouteleventhousand.C.Aboutsixteenthousand.
16.Whenwillpeoplebeabletoreturntotheirhomes?
A.Atthemoment.B.Oneweeklater.C.Theydon’tknow.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhattimedidElainearriveattheoffice?
A.At9:
00.B.At8:
45.C.At8:
15.
18.WhathappenedtoElaineonthefirstdayofhernewjob?
A.Thingswereconfusing.B.Everybodywasfriendly.C.Herbosswassurprisedtoseeher.
19.WhohadinterviewedElainebefore?
A.Tim.B.John.C.Thesecretary.
20.WhatdidElainediscoverfinally?
A.Shehadn’tbeenhiredafterall.
B.Shehadbeenonthewrongfloor.
C.Shehadbeeninthewrongbuilding.
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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Somestudentspreferapart-timejobafterclasstoearnsomemoneyandimprovethemselves.Herearesomegoodcompanies:
IN-N-OutBurger
ItisthebesthamburgershopinthewestofAmerica.Regardedasoneofthebestemployers,itoffersflexiblehoursandthehighestpart-timesalaries(薪水).Aboveall,thecompanytreatsitsemployeesthewaytheywouldliketobetreated:
likefamily.However,thereisnodiscountofferedtoitsemployees.
Position:
sellingassistant(experiencerequired)
Website:
www.in-n-out.cm
StarbucksCoffee
Starbuckshasbeenattheforefront(前沿)oftheUnitedStates’coffeerevolution.Workinghoursareflexible.Fittwentyhoursofworkintoyourweek.Thereisalsoa30%discountandafreepoundofcoffeeorboxofteaeveryweek.
assistantcoffeetaster(experiencerequired)
www.Starbucks.Com
WholeFoodsMarket
WholeFoodsMarketistheworld’slargestnaturalandorganicfoodsellingcompany.Withitsfocusonorganicingredients,WholeFoodsMarketisallabouthealth.Workinghoursareflexible.Benefitsincludepaid-timeoffanda20%discountsoyoucaneatlikeakingoratleastlikeatopchefintraining.Therearealsotrainingcoursesonhealthandfoodeveryweek.
secretary
.
Lands’End
Lands’EndisaWisconsin-basedclothesstorethatfocusesoncasualcomfortandwarmthforthegreatoutdoors.Employees(evenpart-timeemployees)havethechancetogotoacompany-ownedentertainmentcentreandgeta25%discountonthemeparksandmovies,andaninvitationtotheyearlycompanypicnic.Besides,forpart-timeemployees,workinghoursareflexibleandtheycancometoworkanytimetheylikeaslongastheyworkfor4hoursaday.
salesperson
21.Whichcompanyoffersitsemployeesthebestdiscount?
A.In-N-OutBurger.B.WholeFoodsMarket.
C.StarbucksCoffee.D.Lands’End.
22.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouareinterestedinsellingclothes?
A.www.in-n-B.
C.D.
23.Whatdothefourcompanieshaveincommon?
A.Trainingcoursesareoffered.B.Workinghoursareflexible.
C.Relatedexperienceisrequired.D.Employeescangethighsalaries.
B
OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!
We’redoomed!
Doomed!
NowthatI’vegottenthatoutofmysystem,it’sbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthegovernment’snewguidelinesforself-drivingcars.
Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveTravisKalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.
Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievedriverlesscarscansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.
Itmakessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedatthesceneofatrafficjam.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreactwithwalkersconstantlydashingintothestreet.Willtheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?
Butthere’sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,inwarehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren’tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.
Thequestionis,wherecan’tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?
Howaboutwritingsongs?
Arobotcangothrougheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferentstory.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?
Finally,it’sonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?
Theycanbeprogrammedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionandbadhumors.
Actually,it’stoobadsuchtechnologyisn’tavailablein2018.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agitated”inParagraph4mean?
A.Exhausted.B.Embarrassed.C.Disappointed.D.Anxious.
25.Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?
A.Howpassengersbehaveinit.B.Howrobotdriversgetthelicense.
C.Howtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet.D.Howtheyavoidcrashingintoothercars.
26.ThelastquestionaskedinParagraph6reflectsthewriter’s.
A.eagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobotsB.doubtaboutrobots’abilitytowritesongs
C.confidenceinrobots’winningGrammyAwardsD.curiosityaboutthefutureGrammysongs
27.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?
A.Robotswillcontroltheworldineveryfield.B.Robotscandrivecarsandwritemusic.
C.Robotsarebeingusedinourdailylife.D.Robotsarecomingbutnotsoonenough.
C
PeoplewhoplaycomputergamestotraintheirbrainsmightaswellbeplayingSuperMario,newresearchsuggests.
Inasix-weekstudy,expertsfoundpeoplewhoplayedonlinegamesdesignedtoimprovetheircognitive(认知的)skillsdidn’tgetanysmarter.
Morethan8,600peopleaged18to60wereaskedtoplayonlinebraingamesdesignedbytheresearcherstoimprovetheirmemory,reasoningandotherskills,foratleast10minutesaday,threetimesaweek.
Theywerecomparedtomorethan2,700peoplewhodidn’tplayanybraingames,butspentasimilaramountoftimesurfingtheInternet.Allparticipantsweregivenan“IQtest”beforeandaftertheexperiment.
Researcherssaidthepeoplewhodidthebraintrainingdidn’tdoanybetteronthetestaftersixweeksthanpeoplewhohadsimplybeenontheInternet.
“Ifyou’re(playingthesegames)becausethey’refun,that’sabsolutelyfine,”saidAdrianOwen,assistantdirectoratBritain’sMedicalResearchCouncil.“Butifyou’reexpectingthesegamestoimproveyourIQ,ourdatasuggeststhisisn’tthecase.”
Computergamesthataresupposedtoimprovememory,reasoningandothercognitiveskillsareplayedbymillionsofpeopleworldwide,thoughfewstudieshaveexaminedifthegameswork.
“Thereispreciouslittleevidencetosuggesttheskillsusedinthesegamestransfertotherealworld,”saidArtKramer,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofIllinois,US.
Insteadofplayingbraingames,Kramersaidpeoplewouldbebetteroffgettingsomeexercise.Hesaidphysicalactivitycanhelpproducenewbraincells.
Otherexpertssaidbraingamesmightbeuseful,butonlyiftheyweren’tfun.
“Ifyousetthelevelforthesegamestoaveryhighlevelwhereyoudon’tgettheanswersveryoftenanditreallyannoysyou,thenitmaybeuseful,”saidPhilipAdey,aprofessorofpsychologyatKing’sCollegeinLo