1、听力(共两节,共计15小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)第一节 听下面5段对话。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。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。A As a capital city full of art and history, London is an important political centre and a huge
2、financial marketplace. Whatever you think about London, visiting as a tourist is very different from living there. Each part of London has its own character. Some parts are richer than others, or more industrial, or have better housing. Lets start with the centre, the “Square Mile”. This is the olde
3、st part of London. In the past, it was where all financial business was done. Not many people live here, but 300,000 people work here every day. Moving west, we come to the West End. This busy shopping and entertainment district is bursting with things to do. Take a walk down Oxford Street, and you
4、will see big department stores like Selfridges and Harrods. Rents here are very high; a one-bedroom apartment may cost around 1,000 pounds a week. Further away is West London. This area is more residential(住宅的)and very fashionable. The East End contains the Port of London, which historically is wher
5、e many immigrants first arrived. Waves of French, Belgians, Jews, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis have all lived here. This makes the culture of this area very various. London won the bid to hold the Olympics in 2012, so many Londoners hope that housing, education and employment for many people in this
6、area will improve. It is difficult to be general about London. The city is made up of a collection of villages”,each area with its own character and community. Put them all together, and you have London, an international capital.21.Which of the following descriptions about Square Mile is NOT true?A.
7、It is the oldest part of London. B.It is the center of London.C.All financial business was once done there. D.300,000 people live there.22.Tom, an American, wants to go shopping in London. He had better go to.A.the East End B.the West EndC.the Port of London D.the Square Mile23.According to the pass
8、age, Harrods isA.a department store B.a residential areaC.a famous square D.a small village24.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?A.The East End is richer than other parts of London. B.There must be many ships in the East End.C.People living in the East End have good housing. D.Most Londoners are sat
9、isfied with their government. BTelling fewer lies benefits people physically and mentally. Anita E. Kelly, study author and professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame, employed 110 adults for her study. She divided them into two groups and asked one group to stop lying for 10 weeks. Lie
10、s included big ones and tiny onesany false statementsbut participants were still allowed to leave out the truth, keep secrets and avoid questions they didnt want to answer, etc. The other group wasnt given any special instructions about lying. It turned out that both groups reduced their lying, but
11、those who were specifically told to tell the truth improved their health more. We found that the participants could purposefully and dramatically reduce their everyday lies. That in turn was associated with significantly improved health, said Kelly. When participants in the no-lie group told three f
12、ewer white lies than they did in other weeks, they experienced, on average, fewer mental-health complaints and physical complaints. They were less likely to feel tense or sad and also experienced fewer sore throats and headaches. They also reported that personal relationships improved. Additionally,
13、 participants found themselves honest about their daily accomplishments, and they stopped making up excuses for being late or failing to complete a task, for example. Its certainly a worthy goal to have people be more honest and interact with others in a more honest way,” says University of Massachu
14、setts psychologist Robert Feldman. “That would be beneficial. Im a little doubtful whether it makes us all healthier, but it may make us healthier in a psychological way.25.The participants of the two groupsA.told as many lies as before B.were almost equally healthyC.tended to lie less about their a
15、ctivities D.experienced tenser personal relationships26.From Robert Feldman, we can learn thatA.white lies might make people have more complaintsB.honesty is likely to help people become mentally healthierC.people should not be honest with others but with themselvesD.telling the truth can make people physically and mentally healthy27.The text is mainly aboutA.the connection of honesty and health B.research on physical and mental healthC.advice on being an honest person D.effects of honesty on personal relationship
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