1、3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Lovely pets. B. A picture. C. New babies.4. Why does the woman want to read Saras travel journal?A. To help her travel. B. To learn about Sara. C. To write stories better.5. When will the man leave for England?A. This Thursday. B. This Friday. C. This Saturd
2、ay.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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. What is the woman doing?A. Making an appointment. B. Asking for advice. C.Offering help.7. What will the woman probably do?A. Buy a newspaper. B. Apply for the job. C. Give the translator a call.请听第7段材料,回答第8,9题。8. How old is Jenny no
3、w?A. Five. B.Eight. C.Ten.9.Who is James?A. Bens uncle. B.Jennys father. C.Ellas cousin.请听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Where is the man from?A. New York. B. Washington. C. Boston.11. What did the woman just do?A. She got on the train. B. She smoked a cigarette. C.She changed seats.12.What does the womans husb
4、and do?A. A doctor. B.An engineer. C. A teacher.请听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.How many double rooms does the man want to book?A. Six. B. Eight. C.Ten.14.How much will the man pay for one room per night?A. 300RMB. B. 270RMB. C.240RMB.15.When will the group have a meeting?A. On May 3rd. B.On May 4th C. On May
5、5th.16. What will the man probably do next?A. Speak to the manager. B.Check the flight number. C.Go to the conference hall.请听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.How did the speaker get to the centre?A. By subway. B.By car. C.By bus.18.During which period are the shops open on Friday?A.From 9 am to 9 pm. B.From 8 am
6、 to 8 pm. C.From 10 am to 9 pm.19.On which floor can customers find a cinema?A. The first floor. B. The second floor. C. The third floor.20. What did the speaker complain about?A.There werent any garbage cans. B. It was really crowded. C. It closed too early.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
7、)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。AOne of Scotlands most active centenarians( 百岁的人), Lady Morton, drove for nearly 80years. She loved driving and spent the war yearsas an ambulance(救护车) driver for Bangour Hospital.Aged 100 she was still driving around Edinburgh,up to Perthshire and elsewhere theolde
8、st among all the drivers in Scotland. But shehad her first ever accident several days after her100th birthday she hit a traffic island (a raisedarea in the middle of a road where people can waituntil it is safe to cross) when she took her new carfor a drive in Edinburgh.Lady Morton, who celebrated h
9、er 100thbirthday in July, was given a car as a surprise present.She talked about the accident whichhappened that night. “I wasnt going fast, but I hita traffic island. I couldnt see it, because it had nolight, whichIthink is unbelievable andunreasonable. But I am all right and luckily my carwasnt ba
10、dly damaged(损坏).”Although Lady Morton had the accident, shedidnt plan to stop driving. “Some people are justborn to drive, and I think I am one of them. Ivebeen a good driver since the first time I got in acar, ”she said.“Im musical, solisten tothe sound of the car to know when to change gear (档位).L
11、adyMortonboughtherfirstcarin1927.Themainchangeshehadnoticedsincethenisthetraffic.“Itsappalling.However,dontmindit,becauseamexperienced,butfeelverysorry forbeginners,”said.21. What was special about Lady Morton?A. She was 100 years old. B.Shefewesttrafficaccidents.C. She was the oldest driver in Scot
12、land. D. She had the most years of driving experience.22. How did Lady Mortons first accident happen?A. She had poor eyesight. B.wasdrivingtoofast.C. The traffic island was dark. D. The lights of her car werent on.23. What do Lady Mortons words inParagraph 3suggest?A. She had a deep love for cars. B
13、.quitegoodatdriving.C. She had a great musical ability. D. She drove better than any other driver.24. What does the underlined word“appalling”the last paragraph mean?A. Very good. B. Fantastic. C.Notbad. D.Terrible.BIt has been 24 years,and John Moore still looks out of his passenger window as the t
14、rain he travels by every day runs over the Moodna Viaduct in Cornwall,New York.For more than twenty years,the 60-year-old businessman has been traveling about 67 miles to work from his home in Cornwall to lower Manhattan.His total travel time is 5 hours each day.It may seem like a lengthy journey, b
15、ut Moore says he prefers this mode of travel.“Compared to a bus or a car,its much more spacious and comfortable,”he says.As soon as Moore boards(上车),he can start work,or socialize with the friends hes made on the train over the years, or spend a few hours reading a novel.For Moore,traveling by train
16、 allows him and his wife to live in a more peaceful environment that is far away from the fast-paced(快节奏的) city lifestyle.“We moved to Cornwall specifically because I could take a train to work.It allowed us to live more than 50 miles outside the city and still travel comfortably to work every day,”
17、he says. Moore is not the only one enjoying passenger rail.There has been a great rise in rail travel from 2000 to 2015,according to Matt Hardison,a spokesman for Amtrak,the national rail operator. “The longstanding sayings from the 1980s that passenger rail is dying have changed,”he says.“People ar
18、e turning to rail for inter-city travel.” Although a growing number of people are traveling daily by train like Moore did,there are also those who prefer to ride trains to see more of the landscape(风景) and to relax. Jack Donachy,58,says he and his wife are among those people.“There are no seat belts
19、(安全带)and you can go to the dining car for something to eat,or simply look out the window and think freely,”he says.25How does Moore feel on the way to and from work?ATired . BHappy. CPainful. DWorried.26Why did the Moores move to Cornwall?AIt is cheap to live there. BIt is close to his workplace.CTh
20、ey have a lot of friends there. DThey can travel to work by train.27During the past 15 years,rail travel in America _ Ahas attracted very few passengers Bhas become more and more popularChas changed peoples busy lifestyles Dhas been considered slow and dangerous28. Donachy enjoys train journeys beca
21、use _Ait is relaxing Bit is money-savingChe likes the food in the dining car Dhe can make more friends on trainsCWhen high school student Katie Shipley was born with a serious brain disease, doctors said she wouldnt live to go to school.Now, Katie is not only about to graduate from Southridge High S
22、chool in Oregon, but she was also named the schools prom (高中毕业舞会) queen.Knowing Katies wishes for prom queen, her friend Courtney Travis began reaching out to find her the prom king she needed to make her a queen. Courtney found Michael Parks, who also thought it was a great idea.“I really got to kn
23、ow Shipley,” said Michael. “When you take the time to get to know other people, it really gives you a great chance to live for more than yourself.”Courtney took a picture of the couple together and put it on her Twitter, explaining their plans for the prom. “It became very popular in the school,” sh
24、e said.Their efforts paid off, and Katie was very excited to be named prom queen.On the day of the prom, Katie wore a very beautiful dress. Her grandmother, Joan Fraley, who also went to the prom, said the night will stay with her always.“I was standing there and the children were shouting her name,
25、” she said. “They called her name as the new prom queen I started crying. Im greatly thankful to the students of Southridge High School.”Katie repeated that feeling.“I just want to say thank you to my friends for all they did for me. I love you all.”Todd Corsetti, the principal (校长) at Southridge Hi
26、gh School said that seeing Katie as prom queen and the energy and help of his students is one of his “proudest moments.”“I think teenagers have great hearts and are really looking to make the world a better place,” Todd said. “As we finish our school year, its a great legacy (遗产) to leave the other
27、classes who come after them.”29. When Katie was born, she _.A.nearly died in hospital B.t expected to live longC.t supposed to finish high school D.caught a disease caused by doctors mistakes30. Hearing about Katies story, Michael _.turned to his friends for help B.began to raise money for Katiedeci
28、ded to live for others rather than himself D.was very happy to help Katie realize her dream31. Why did Fraley cry at the prom?She felt sorry for Katie. B.She thought of Katies hard life.She was invited to Katies graduation. D.She was moved by what others did for Katie.32. What is Todds opinion on th
29、e students?They are the kindest teens. B.They are the hope of the world.They set a good example to others. D.They can do much better in the future.DMy heroes are the Singapore Womens Everest TeamIn 2009,they became the first all-women team to climb Mount EverestThe team of six young women trained for seven years before they climbed the mountainIt was difficult for them to train because Si
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