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C.Hewentdancing

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.AphotoBAplay.CAdress

4.Whatfooddidthewomanlikebest?

A.Thebeef.B.Thefish.CThechicken

5.Whereisthemanshat?

A.Onthebus.BInthebag

C.Inthehall.

第二节（共15小题;

每小题1.5分,满分2.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白,选出最佳选项。

请听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

6.WhatdoesthewomanplantodoonThanks-giving？

ASpenditwithhermother

B.GobacktoNewYork

C.Celebrateitathome

7.Forwhomdidthemanbuythebook?

A.HissonB.Hisnephew.

C.Hisbrother.

请听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Whichmoviedidthemanlikebest?

A.BigHero6.B.TheNutJob

C.GuardiansoftheGalaxy.

9.WheredidthemanwatchPenguinsofMadagascar?

AOnthecomputerB.Atthecinema

COnTV.

请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题

10.What’stheman’sfavoritesport

A.TennisB.Ping-pong

C.Football

11.Whatdothemanandthewomanbothlikedoing?

A.Listeningtomusic.BReadingbooks

C.Doingsports

12HowdoesthewomanfindJ.K.Rowling’sbooks?

A.Frightening.B.Difficult

C.Helpful

请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题

13.Howmanypeoplewillthemaninvitetohisparty?

AFiveB.SixC.Seven

14.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.MakeaCDBBuysomemusic.

C.PrepareaDVD

15.WhoisnotavailableonSaturdayprobably?

A.JackB.Sean.C.Alicia

16.Whenwillthepartybeheld?

A.OnFriday.BOnSaturday.

COnSunday.

请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofherpastlife?

ADisorganized.B.Uninteresting

C.Unhappy

18.Whatdoesthespeakerdecidetodo?

AStarttakingexercise

B.WatchTVless

C.Getupearly.

19.WhydoesthespeakerwanttotraveltoLA?

A.Tovisitherfamily.

B.Toexplorethecity.

C.Toseesomefriends

20.Howmuchdoesthespeakerwanttoweigh?

A130pounds

B.110pounds

C100pounds

第二部分阅读理解（共2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。

从每题所给选项ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

　　NewYork,London,Parisandotherbigcitiesareexcitingplacestolivein.Therearemanyinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.Youcangotodifferentkindsofmuseums,playsandfilms.Youcanalsogoshoppingtobuythingsfromallovertheworld.

　　Butthereareseriousproblemsinbigcitiestoo.Thecostoflivingishigh,andtherearetoomanypeopleinsomeofbigcities.Everyyearmanypeoplemovetothecitiesbecausetherearesomechancestofindjobs,tostudyatgoodschools,andtoreceivegoodmedicalcare.Butsometimesthesepeoplecannotfindworkoragoodplacetolivein.Also,toomanypeopleinasmallspacemakeithardtokeepthecitiessafeandclean.

　　Somepeopleenjoylivinginbigcities.Othersdonot.Beforepeoplemovetobigcities,theyshouldthinkabouttheproblemsoflivingthere.

21．Inbigcitiespeoplecan________.

A．gotodifferentkindsofmuseumsB．seeallkindsofplaysandfilms

C．buythingsfromallovertheworldD．A，B，andC

22．Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Bigcitiesarenotsafeandcleanenough.

B．Peoplecaneasilyfindagoodplacetoliveinabigcity.

C．Livinginabigcitydoesn'

tcostalot.

D．Allpeopleliketoliveinbigcities.

23．Inthispassagethewriteradvisespeople______.

A．tomovetoabigcity

B．nottomovetoabigcity

C．nottomovetoabigcitywithoutthinkingabouttheproblemsthere

D．nottothinktoomuchabouttheproblemsbeforetheymovetoabigcity

24．Whichisnottalkedaboutinthispassage?

A．NewYorkandLondonarebigcities,andsoisParis.

B．Bigcitiesarebetterthansmallcities.

C．Bigcitiesareexcitingplacestolivein.

D．Bigcitieshavealotofseriousproblems.

B

WhenIwasatschool,Iplayedsomefootballandrugby（橄榄球）.Ihatedrugbybecausecouldn’tcatchtheball,butIenjoyedfootball.Istartedoutbeingaterribleplayerandnobodywantedmetobeontheirteam.ButIstartedtoImprove（提高）slowlyand,afterafewyears,theotherkidsintheschoolacceptedmeasaplayer,notafantasticone,butonewhowouldn’tdoanythingstupid

WhenIwasatuniversity,Istoppedplayingsportsaltogether.Iwasworkingtoohard,startedeatingtoomuch,and,worstofall,Istartedsmoking.BythetimeIwasthirty,Iwasoverweightandunfit.

Thenoneday,Iwassittinginthepark,smokingacigarette（香烟）.Iwaswatchingtheseguysrunning.Theylookedslim,fitandhealthy,andsomeofthemweremucholderthanme.WhenIgothome,Ilookedinthebathroommirror（镜子）and,well,IsupposeIjustdidn’tlikewhatIsaw.Atthatmoment,Idecidedtostopsmokingandchangemylife.ThateveningIwentrunningaroundtheparkfortenminutes!

Physically,Ifeltterrible.Everythingwashurting:

mylegs,my

chest.Butinside,Ididfeelgoodaboutit.

Thenextevening,Iwentagain.Istillonlydidtenminutes,butIdidn'

tfeelasbadasIdidthedaybefore.Withinaweek,Iwasrunningforfifteenminutes,thentwenty,andafterthreeweeksIranforthirtyminuteswithoutstopping.Quitesoon,Iwasrunninglongerdistances.Aftersixmonths.Iwasarunner!

Inowruneightkilometressixtimesaweekandloveit.Myproudestmomentwaslastyear,whenIranmyfirstmarathonandfinishedinunderthreehours.ImsogladthatIwenttositintheparkthatdayfiveyearsago

25.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofrugbywhenhewasyoung?

A.Itwasareallystupidgame

B.Itwasasinterestingasfootball

C.Itwastooviolentforschoolkids

D.Itwashardforhimtocatchtheball

26.Whatdidtheauthordowhenhewasatuniversity?

A.Hegaveupsmoking

B.Hetriedtoloseweight

C.Heledanunhealthylifestyle

D.Hejoinedarunningclub

27.Whydidtheauthorfeelgoodaboutthephysicalpain?

A.Hedidn'

tfeeltiredatall

B.Itwasagoodwaytorelax.

C.Itwasagoodstarttowardsgettingfit

D.Hefoundthetruemeaningofrunning.

C

CityCyclingUSA:

LosAngeles,apocket-sizedtourguidetoseeingLosAngelesontwowheels,isseeminglyforvisitors:

forlocals,itsseriesofbike-friendlypathsanditineraries（行程）arearoadmaptobecomingtouristsintheirowncityagain.

CityCyclingexploresfiveneighbourhoodsintheWestsideandEastsideandgenerallynorthofthe10andsouthofthe101.Itinerariesfittheperiodofaday,beginningwithspotsforcoffee,walkingalongmuseumsandshops,andfinishingoffwithrecommendationsofwheretobuyawell-deserveddrink.PublishedbyThamesandHudsoninassociationwithLondoncyclingbrandRaphaRacing,theguidebookisamongthefirstUSsections--alongsideNewYork,ChicagoandSanFrancisco--inaserieslaunchedin2013withbikingtoursofeightEuropeancities.

GreatesthitssuchastheBradburyBuildingandEchoParkLakeareincludedintheneighbourhoodtours,withplentyoffashionableplacesforwheretoeat--Eggslut,Pine&

CraneandGjusta.Theguideisareminderofhowcrowdedlypackedeachenclave（飞地）ofL.A.iswithunusualdestinations,andthelargenumberofplacestoexplorewithinafewsquaremileradius（半径）,easilydoneoncewestepoutofthecar.

LosAngeles'

famouslypleasantweathermakesitanidealcityforexploringbybike;

neighbourhoodshavedifferentstyles.Whilethecarstillplaysanimportantrole,cyclingculture,likeCicLAvia,alreadyhasfullsupport,andispreparedtogrowwiththeimplementation（实施）ofMobilityPlan2035,whichaimstomakethecitymorebike-friendly.CityCyclingUSA:

LosAngelesisastart.

28.WhoisCityCyclingUSA:

LosAngelesreallyintendedfor?

A.Visitorsonbikes.

B.Localsonbikes

C.Touristsonbikes

D.Bicyclists.

29.Wheredoeseachitinerarybeginandend?

A.Wherethereisacafe

B.Wheredrinkcanbeboughteasily.

C.Whereitisconvenientfortouristsonbikes.

D.Wheretherearemuseumsandshops

30.WhatareEggslut,Pine&

CraneandGjustausedfor?

A.Placeswhereyoucaneat.

B.Destinationsyoucanreachwithinaday.

C.GuidestoanenclaveofLA.crowdedwithunusualdestinations.

D.PlaceswhereyoucanseetheBradburyBuildingandEchoParkLake.

31.WhyisLosAngelesfittoexplorebybike?

A.Becauseitisbike-friendly

B.Becauseofcyclingculture.

C.BecauseofMobilityPlan2035.

D.Becauseofitspleasantweather.

D

Mostpeopleknowthatlisteningtomusicwhentheyarefeelingdownordepressedcanencouragetheirspirits.However,studieshavealsoshownthatmusic,especiallycertaintonescanreducestress.Musiccanchangebrainwavepatterns,deepenbreathing,andbringonatotallystress-freeandmoreopenmindset（思维倾向）.Usingmusicwhenconsideringaparticularproblemmaynotonlyraiseyourmood,butalsocouldhelpyoureachthat"

a-ha"

momentandfindasolution.

Musichasbeenshownnotonlytomakeyoufeelgood,butalso,tobeagreatmotivator.Forexample,duringexercise,listeningtomusiccankeepyougoing,orgetyoutoexercisemorebyhelpingyoutoignorenegativefeelingsoftirednessandfocusonthepleasurablefeelingsyougetfrombeingabsorbedinthemusic.

Musicismainlyusedtorecordemotion.Whenwelistentoapieceofmusicwesharetheartist’sfeelingsonavisceral（发自内心的）level.Thatcanbesad,andwhoamongushasn'

tputonapainfullovesongtoshareinthemiseryafterabadbreak-up?

Onthecontrary,wecanshareinthedelightofsongsofjoyandhappiness,oranysongorpieceofmusicthatremindsusofaparticularhappytimeinourpast.

Sonexttimeyouarefeelingdown,putonBeethoven'

sOdetoJoy,Ibetyouwillfeelalotbetteraboutwhateveritwasthatwasbotheringyou!

32.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagra