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1.Whendoestheofficeopen?
A.At7:
45.B.At8:
15.C.At8:
00.
2.Howmuchdoesthewomanknowaboutplantingflowers?
A.Onlyalittle.B.Quitealot.C.Nothing.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atatrainstation.B.Inatravelagency.C.Inapark.
4.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodrink?
A.Whitecoffeewithoutsugar.B.Blackcoffeewithsomesugar.C.Whitecoffeewithsomesugar.
5.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydofirst?
A.Havebreakfast.B.Visittheartmuseum.C.Readtheguidebook.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5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。
听第6段材料,回答第6至8题。
6.WhatdowelearnaboutSusan?
A.ShewenttoJapanaftergraduation.B.Sheisnowworkinginarestaurant.
C.Shehasjustmovedintoanewhouse.
7.WhatdoesJohnlooklike?
A.Muchthinnerandhishairissh
orter.B.Muchfatterandhishairislonger.
C.Muchthinnerandhishairislonger.
8.HowmanypeoplearethereinSusan’sfamily?
A.FourB.FiveC.Six
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Wheredoesthesmokecomefrom?
A.Afireintheforest.B.Afireneartheforest.C.Ahouseintheforest.
10.Whoarehavingapicnic?
A.Somestudents.B.Thetwospeakers.C.Someadults.
11.Whatwillthetwospeakersdo?
A.Putoutthefirethemselves.B.Phonethefirefighters.C.Phonethepolice.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
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12.Whenwillthepaintingclassesstart?
A.OnFebruary7.B.OnFebruary17.C.OnFebruary20.
13.Howoftenwillalearnergotothepaintingclassesinaweek?
A.Twice.B.Threetimes.C.Fourtimes.
14.Whatcanweknowaboutthewomanspeaker?
A.Sheworksatthepaintingclub.B.Sheisgoodatpainting.
C.Shewillattendthepaintingclassherself.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Whatdidthemanhaveforsupper?
A.Friedchicken,sandwichesandtea.B.Onlysomechicken.C.Onlysandwichesandchicken.
16.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthechicken?
A.It’sfromKentuckyFriedChicken.B.It’sdelicious.C.Thewomancookeditherself.
17.Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.InQianmen.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatdoNancyandPeterusuallydoinsummer?
A.Goboating.B.Gosurfing.C.Goswimming.
19.WhendidNancyandPeterlistentotheweatherforecast?
A.OnThursdayevening.B.OnFridayevening.C.OnFridaymorning.
20.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeonSunday?
A.Coldandcloudy.B.Coldandsunny.C.coldandsnowy.
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
Teenagerswhodrinkalcoholareathigherriskofbecomingvictims(受害者)ofviolence,aCardiffUniversitystudyhasfound.
AteamfromtheSchoolofDentistry’sViolenceResearchGroupstudieddrinkinghabitsinchildrenaged11-16inEngland.Theyfoundnotonlyalinkbetweendrinkandviolencebutalsothatchildrenwhodrankweremorelikelytobehit,eveniftheyweren’tviolentthemselves.
Theresearchersarenowcallingformeasurestopreventalcoholmisusetoreduceinjuryrisks.Currentpolicyfocusesonreducingaggression(攻击性行为)butthisresearchshowsthatthereshouldbeequalefforttoreducevictimization.
Morethan4,000childrenweresurveyedat13schoolsatfourlocalauthoritiesintheNorth,theMidlands,London,andtheSouth.Thestudyfoundthat25%of11-year-oldsweredrinkingmonthlyand3.6%daily,with12.8%admittingtogetdrunk3to5timesayear.Bytheageof16,40%weredrinkingweeklyand6.2%weredrinkingeveryday.Theresearchalsoshowed22.6
%of16-year-oldsweregettingdrunkmorethan21timesayear.
Thestudy,whichhasjustbeenpublishedintheJournalofAdolescence,foundastronglinkbetweenfrequencyofdrinkingandfrequencyofhittingotherpeople.
However,childrenwhowerereportedtodrinkmonthlywerealsothreetimesmorelikelytobehit.Adolescentswhodrankbutdidn’tgetintofightsweremorelikelytobehitthanthosewhodidfight.
ProfessorJonathanShepherd,wholedtheres
earch,saidalotofpreviousalcohol-relatedviolenceworkhadfocusedontheoffenders(犯罪者)ratherthanthevictims.Histeamiscallingformorepreventionworkfromparentsandteachersinthefirsttwoyearsofsecondaryschoolbytakingadvantageofthe“teachablemoment”,thatis,immediately
afterastudenthasmissedschoolbecauseofdrunkenness.
PreviousworkbyProfessorJonathanShepherdhasshowndrinkersmaybemoreatriskofviolencebecauseofreducedphysicalco-ordination,poordecision-makinginthreateningsituationsandisolationwhileoutlateatnight.
Hesaid,“Thisnewstudyseemstobethefirsttoshowadirectlinkbetweenalcoholmisuseandvictimization.Therenowneedstobemuchmoreeffortputintoreducingalcoholmisuseinordertoreduceinjury.”
21.Themainideaofthepassageisthatteenagerswhodrinkalcohol_____________.
A.oftenoffendotherpeopleB.aremorelikelytobecomevictimsofviolence
C.oftenbecomeinjuredD.aremorelikelytofightwithothers
22.DrinkersmaybemoreatriskofviolencebecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPT______.
A.ahighfrequencyofhittingotherpeopleB.reducedphysicalco-ordination
C.isolationwhileoutatnightD.poordecision-makinginthreateningsituations
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtoProfessorJonathan’sresearch?
A.Thefrequencyofchildrengettingdrunkincreaseswithage.
B.Somechildrenmissedschoolbecauseofdrunkenness.
C.Hispreviousalcohol-relatedviolenceworkhadfocusedontheoffenders.
D.Thisnewstudyshowsadirectassociationbetweenalcoholmisuseandvictimization.
B
“Angie,Iknowyouliketosing,”herfather,aworker,toldAngelaBrown,“butyoumusthavesomethingtofallbackon(依靠).”
Browntookherfather’sadvice.ShegotadegreeinsecretarialsciencebeforeenteringOakwoodCollege,inHuntsville,Alabama.However,heraimwastobecomeasingeratreligiousmeetings.SoaftergraduationsheheadedforIndianaUniversitytostudywiththefamoussoprano(女高音歌手)VirginiaZeani.
Once,whenBrownwastroubledbyself-doubt,Zeanisaidtoher,“IfyouwanttobethenextArethaFranklin,youneednomorelessons,”Brownremembershersaying.“ButifyouwanttobethebestVerdiansopranothisworldhaseverseen,youmustwork.”
Workshedid.ThreetimesshecompetedintheMetropolitanOperaNationalCouncilAuditions(试演).Threetimesshefailedtomakethefina
lroundinNewYork.Then,in1997atage33,theagelimitforsopranostoaudition,shegaveitonemoretry.Shesignedupatthelastminuteanddidn’tevenpractice,thinking,“Alltheycoulddowastotellmeno,andthatdidn’t
hurtmyfeelingsanymore.”Shehadthestrengthsheneededtofallba
ckonifshefailed.
Shewon.ButmakingitinNewYorkwasjustthebeginning.Ittookherthreemoreyearstobecomeanunderstudy(替角)attheMet.Butwaitinginthewingswasfinewithher.Finally,hertimecame.Whenthefeaturedsingerfellill,BrownearnedthechancetosingtheleadroleinAida.AndTheNewYorkTimesdescribedherperformanceasagreatsuccess.AngelaBrown,whohadpreparedfor20years,wasan“overnight”successfulsingeratage40.
24.Theunderlinedwords“ArethaFranklin”inParagraph3probablyreferto“______”.
A.oneofVirginiaZeani’sstudentsB.anunsuccessfulsinger
C.anotherfamoussingerD.anunderstudyattheMet
25.WecanlearnfromthefourthparagraphthatAngelaBrown_________.
A.wasabouttogiveupifshefailedagainin1997
B.failedtomakethefinalroundbecauseofheroldage
C.failedmanyauditionsbecauseshehadn’tpracticedhard
D.caredmuchabouttheresultsoftheauditionin1997
26.Whi
chofthefollowingsayingscanbestexpressthemessageofthepassage?
A.Nopains,nogains.
B.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
C.Nevertoooldtolearn,nevertoolatetoturn
D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.
27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAngelaBrown’sfather?
A.Helpfulandconfident.B.Understandingandpractical.
C.H
umorousandopen-minded.D.Strictandstrong-willed.
C
Goingonaroadtrip?
TheSt.LouisArch,StatueofL
iberty,andGoldenGateBridgearecommongreattouristsites.Ifyoup
referoffbeatplaces,checkoutthefollowingroadsideattractions.
World’sLargestBallofPaint
Alexandria,Ind.
In1977,MichaelCarmichaelsetouttocreatethebiggestballofpaintanywhere.Startingwithabaseballascentre,hepaintedlayerbylayerofpaintdayafterday,yearafteryear.Theballweighsmorethan1,300pounds,withmoretha
n20,000coatsofpaint,whichisrecognizedbyGuinnessWorldRecord.Visitorscanpaintthewallthemselvesandbecomepartofthehistory.
TheMuseumofDirt
Boston,Mass.
ThemuseumistheideaofGlennJohnson.Labeled(贴有标签的)glassbottlescontainsuchtreasuresasdirtfromtheGreatWallofChina,aswellassandfromadesertinSaudiArabiaandOmahaBeachinFrance.Bestofall,thecostofseeingthismuseumisdirtcheap:
It’sfree.
MountHorebMustardMuseum
MountHoreb,Wis.
It’sheavenforhotdoglovers!
Thismuseumsaysithastohavetheworld’slargestcollectionforpreparedmustard(芥末).Itsmorethan4,100bottlesofspices(香料)comefrom60nations,includingTurkeyandChina.Visitorslearnthehistoryofmustard,fromhowit’smadetohowit’sadvertisedandsold.The