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4.Whichextremesportdidthemando?
A.Skysurfing.B.Bungeejumping.C.Snowboarding.
第二节(共7小题;
每小题1分,共7分)
听下面3段对话或独白,从各题A、B、C三个选项中,选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第5段材料,回答第5至6题。
5.Whenwillthepartybeheld?
;
A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.
6.Whatwillthewomanprobablybring?
A.Puddings.B.Salads.C.Turkey
听第6段材料,回答第7至8题。
7.WhatdidthemanthinkofSusan?
A.Shehadagoodvoice.
B.Shewaspoliteandfriendly.
C.Sheansweredthequestionswell.
8.Whowillreceivetheoffer?
A.Frank.B.David.C.Susan.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.WhatdoesPSCampingoffernow?
A.Campingequipment.B.CampingplacesintheUK.
C.Campingplansforfamilies.
10.Whichcouldbethechildren'
sactivityintheafternoon?
A.Adrama.B.Adrawingcompetition.C.Afootballmatch
11.Whenshouldthetentareasbequiet?
A.At9:
30pm.B.At10:
00pm.C.At10:
30pm.
第三节(共4小题;
听下面一段对话,根据题目要求在相应题号后的横线上写下关键信息,每空只填一词。
这段对话你将听两遍。
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Name
12Jean
lDate
24th13
TelNo.
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LostItelms
A15plasticbagwithanumbrellaandCDsinside.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,35分)
第一节(共10小题;
每小题2分,共20分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
A
ThePowerofSound
Themusicofworld-famousguitaristGabrielAyalacanmakeyoucheerorcrydependingonthechords(弦).Asthewinnerofnumerousmusicalhonors,hesaid,"
Ilovethepowerofsound.
HewasalsorecentlynamedNativeAmericanMusicAwardsArtistoftheYearandheplayedattheinaugurationofPresidentBarackObama.
"
Myconcertsareajourneyforbothmyaudiencesandmyself,"
hesays."
FeelingsandemotionsareallovertheboardandIamthetooltryingtoconveythosefeelings,tryingtopaintavisualpicturethroughchordchanges.Soundconveyspower,whetherit'
sawell-performedcrazeorthewindblowingthroughthetrees.Musicisn'
tjustaprettymelody,alsoit'
savisualperformancethatcapturesmomentsinlifeandputsthemtomusic."
Ayalaalsoshareshisgiftwithkids.Asateacherwithamaster'
sdegree,heservesasanadvocate(提倡者)foryoutheducationbybeingarolemodel.Hepracticesthephilosophyofhonoringelders,respectingwomen,andlovingchildren.Hedeliversamessagetoyouththattheycanbecomewhatevertheydreamof.
Themusicmanhasrecentlylaunchedanon-profitfoundationtoworkmorecloselywithyoungsters."
I'
vebeenblessedinbothmycareerandlifeandfeelIneedtogivebacktopaymyrespectandthanksforthegiftIhaveownedandIcandothatthroughmusic,"
hesays.
Oneofhisexperiencesingivingbackinvolvedahighschoolclassofsome200,whichincludedaspecialneedsgroup."
IusedmyguitarasatooltocapturetheirinterestandonceIbeganplaying,thewholebehaviorsoftheclasschangedinapositiveway.Thiswasespeciallysoforoneofthedisabledstudentswhosehandswouldnotallowhimtoevenholdmycostlyguitar.
WhenIputthevaluableguitarinhislapandhestartedbeatingtheheckoutofitashardashecould,therewasn'
tadryeyeinthehouse.That'
stherealreasonIplaymusic,notforfameorfortune,butbecausemusichasthepowertotrulyheal.Thelookonthatboy'
sfacewaspriceless."
16.InAyala'
seyes,musicisa
A.rolemodelB.visualperformance
C.naturalgiftD.famouspainting
17.Ayalaplaysmusicto
A.earnmoneyB.entertainthedisabled
C.becomefamousD.encouragetheyouth
18.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatAyala
A.playsvariousinstrumentsskillfully
B.sendsvaluableguitarstodisabledstudents
C.devoteshimselftodeliveringthepowerofmusic
D.callsonchildrentowalkintoschoolstolearnmusic
B
AirbnbforPets
ThemajorityofAmericansseetheirpetsasfamilymembers,surveysshow.Thosewithdogsaremorelikelytocallthemselvespet"
parents"
thanpet"
owners"
.InbigcitiessuchasSanFranciscoandSeattle,(owned)dogsoutnumberchildren.
Overall,annualspendingonpetfoodandproductsinAmericahasrisenbyaround400'
/ooverthepasttenyears.Nowanumberofstartupshavesniffedafreshopportunity.MuchasAirbnbhasofferedtravelersanalternative(替换物)tostayinginahotel,twofirms,RoverandDogVacay,wanttogivepetownersanalternativetokennels(养狗场)whenawayfromhome.
Onesellingpointofthismodelislessexpense.Customerssearchforanearbysitterandpayfortheirdogtostayinthatperson'
shome.Thecostisaround$30anight,withthemajorityofthatgoingtothesitterandaroundafifthtothecompany-muchlessthanyouwouldspendtocheckyourdogintoakennel.
Theotherbigselling-pointisthatpetsgenerallyreceivebettertreatment.Thereareways,apparently,tovet(资格审查)doghoststofindtherealpetlovers:
onlyaround150'
/oofthosewhoapplytoserveaspetsittersareapproved.Besides,RoverhaslaunchedafeaturethatenablescustomerstoseehowfartheirdoghasbeenwalkedviatheGPSinthehost'
sphone.LikeAirbnb,bothDogVacayandRoverinsurestaysagainstaccidents.
Anotheradvantageisthatcustomersoftenusedog-sittingservicesmanytimesayear,andtheytendtobeloyalThathashelpedDogVacayandRoverattractalotofventure-capitalmoney.
Butfirmsthatconnectpetswithhostswillfacegreatcompetitionastheytrytogoglobal.AndunlikeAirbnb,whichpullsincustomersthankstoitspresenceinlotsofmarketsthatpeoplewanttotravelto,thenetworkeffectforserviceslikeDogVacayislocal.Despitehavingforeseenthetrendearly,suchfirmsmayneverachievethesamescaleasanAirbnb.Butthennooneeversaiditwaseasytobetopdog.
19.RoverandDogVacayarefirmsthat
A.sellpetfoodandproductsB.offerhotelstopetowners
C.providepet-sittingservicesD.helppetownersstartnewfirms
20.OneadvantageoftheRoverandDogVacaymodelisthat
A.petsareloyaltothepetsitters
B.anyonecanbeacceptedasapetsitter
C.customerscanwalktheirdogswithphones
D.thefirmscanmsurepets'
safetyduringthestays
21.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatRoverandDogVacay
A.arefacingfiercecompetitionwhengoingglobal
B.areassuccessfulasAirbnbinternationally
C.haveconnectedpetswithhostsworldwide
D.havebecometopdogwithoutdifficulty
C
Intheworldoftoday,mediahavebecomeasnecessaryasfoodandclothing.Theyhaveplayedasignificantroleinstrengtheningsociety.Mediaareconsideredas"
mirror"
ofthemodernsociety.Infact,itisthemediathatshapeourlives.Theroleofmediahasbecomeonewayoftradingandmarketingofproductsandprejudices(偏见).Mediaclaimedtobegovernedbyrighteousnessandfairness,butgreedhaspoisoneditsvirtues.
Societyisinfluencedbymediainsomanyways.Itisthemediaforthemassesthathelpthemgetinformationaboutalotofthingsandalsoformopinionsandmakejudgmentsregardingvariousissues.Itisthemediathatkeeppeopleinformedaboutwhatishappeningaroundthemandtheworld.Everyonecandrawsomethingfromthem.Mediahavehadabadeffectonageneration,mainlybecauseyoutharestronglyinfluencedbymedia.Teenagersandchildrenwishtofollowthepeoplewhogetrecognizedanddowhattheydotogetnoticed.Sometimes,theyfocusonthebad
sideofthemediaandtrytobeapartofit.
Mediaaffectpeople'
sideas.Toomuchinvolvementofmediaineverythingisamatterofconcern.Mediacanbeconsideredas"
watchdog"
ofpoliticaldemocracy(民主).Throughtheages,theemphasisofmediaonnewshasdisappeared.Media,thesedays,trytoeyethenewswhichcouldhelpthemtoselltheinformationgatheredworldwide,sothattheycouldpaveawayofsuccessandfameoftheirrespective(各自)channels.Forthesakeofpublicityandselling,importantfigures'
lifestylesareusuallytargeted.Unimportantandirrelevantnewsisgivenfirst
attentionandduetoareasonoranother,itgetsontothemindsoftheviewers.Andinthisway,manyatime,importantpolitical,economicalandsociologicalnewsgetsneglectedandgraduallylosesitsimportance.
Nodoubt,mediahaveplayedasignificantroleinmakingtheworldaglobalvillageandreducingthecommunicationgapsamongstpeoplelivinginthefarareas,butunfortunately,mediathesedaysmainlyeyethenewswhichishotandgoodatselling.Thegoalistogainthetelevisionratingpoints.
Ibelieve,ifmediaidentifytheirresponsibilitiesandworksincerelyandhonestly,thentheycanserveasagreatforceinbuildingthenation.
22.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheDevelopmentofMedia.B.TheRoleofMediainToday'
sWorld.
C.TheImportanceofMediaToday.D.TheInfluenceofMediaontheYouth.
23.AccordingtoParagraph2,
A.mediainfluencesocietygreatly
B.mediabenefitmostofthepeople
C.peopleinformmediaofwhat'
shappening
D.teenagerswanttogetrecognizedviamedia
24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmedianowadays
A.trytoworkas"
ofpoliticaldemocracy
B.failtotargetthelifestylesofimportantfigures
C.helptosellandpublicizetheimportantnews
D.tendtofocusontheirfameandsuccess
25.Theauthororganizesthepassageby_
A.givingdefinitionB.providingexamples
C.makingcontrastD.presentingdata
第二节(共10小题;
每小题1.5分,共15分)
Readthefollowingpassageandthenanswerthequestions.
TheBoldBusDriver
Onawarmmorninglasts