1、4.What do we know about Linda Rivera?A.She went traveling. B.She started a company. C.She was fired.5.What does the man mean?A.He prefers cold weather. B.He has had a difficult week. C.The temperature was good last week.第二节 听下面5段对话或对白,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
2、各个小题。每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题给出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、7题。6.How will the man choose the music?A.By letting a person decide on it. B.By asking people for their advice. C.By allowing everyone to bring a piece.7.What is the woman going to do?A.Help prepare for the party. B.Tell the man a phone number. C.
3、Ask Sonia for some information.8.What will the woman do first?A.Wash a car. B.Go shopping. C.Do her homework.9.When does the conversation take place?A.On Friday. B.On Saturday. C.On Sunday.10.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Colleagues. B.Schoolmates. C.Brother and sister.11.What does
4、 the woman think of the show?A.Inspiring. B.Unusual. C.Cool.12.Which part did the woman like best about the show?A.Designer wear. B.Clothes recycling. C.Live models.13.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.French music. B.French clothes. C.French teens.14.What does Veronique like to do in her
5、 spare time?A.Collect albums. B.Visit music stores. C.Enjoy French songs.15.What does Veronique usually have for lunch?A.Hamburgers. B.Sandwiches. C.Chips.16.Why does Veronique like the silver jacket?A.Its up-to-date. B.Its classic and lovely. C.Its unique听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.What is being held in t
6、he new sports stadium?A.A match. B.A concert. C.A meeting.18.What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre?A.It has limited space. B.Its too old to look good. C.Its air-conditioning doesnt work.19.Which place is normally out of the route of the Cititours bus?A.Victoria Park. B.The City Theatre. C.The
7、 Market Place.20.What does the speaker recommend visitors do in the end?A.See animals in the city centre. B.Go to the High Street. C.Visit some shops.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,20小题,每题2分,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)ATime: 2017-01-24 From: Editor: cloverThe head of Chinas largest online seller Alibaba does not th
8、ink China and the United States will have a trade war despite comments from the Trump administration.Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group.At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos,Switzerland,he said,China and (the) U.S.will never have a trade war.Give Trump some time.Hes open-minded,hes
9、listening.The Chinese billionaire said he would do all he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse.Last week,Ma met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City.The Chinese billionaire is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U.S.businesses to s
10、ell goods on Alibabas online shopping platform.During the campaign and after winning the presidential election,Trump strongly criticized the Chinese governments support for its businesses.He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U.S. jobs.And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange
11、value of its currency,the yuan.Trump also has threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies.According to the South China Morning Post,Ma said,American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization.He ad
12、ded that the U.S.should not blame the loss of jobs and companies on globalization.However,a new study by an American business group says many U.S.businesses feel unwelcome in China.The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing.They add that rules and regulations are unclear or
13、not enforced in a consistent way.The American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study,which looked at responses from 462 companies.William Zarit is chairman of the chamber.He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies.He says,we feel that over the last few years that we
14、ve been taken advantage of to some extent,with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market.Another major concern for U.S.companies in China is fake products.Fake products are copies of the originals that cost businesses with the legal right to sell them millions of dollars each
15、year.Ma defended Alibabas efforts to fight fake products on its shopping platform.He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem.Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness,Ma said.Im Mario Ritter.21.The underline phrase The Chinese billionaire refers to .A.Trump B
16、.Jack Ma C.Mario Ritter D.Willian Zarit22.The text likely take from the .A.economic magazine B.trade speech C.website D.global news23.About this passage,the most suitable title is .A.Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War.B.The American international companies removed most tariffs on pr
17、oducts traded between the U.S and China.C.Group says American businesses in China concerned.D.The war about fighting against fake products.BMature-age university students are annoying,I know.I understand that when youre 18 or 19,and already know everything,theres no need to do the readings or show u
18、p prepared for class.I also understand that there are these old people in class who should be doing other thingsmaybe retiring,or gardening in the backyard.They are eagerly asking questions (or worse,answering them) and generally loud.I understand because I used to be one of them.I dropped out of hi
19、gh school in Year 11 and after playing guitar in a band for a few years,I spent the next ten years working different jobs.Then a friend,who thought I was wasting my life,suggested I enrol at his university.Although afraid,I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35
20、-year-old university freshman.Like many mature-age students,after completing my degree,I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD.Now Im a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada.In fact,I have just finished preparing a group of mature-age students to annoy next years young first years.My
21、students come from many different backgrounds.But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning.I know they are ridiculous and show up to class with folders full of readings,minds overflowing with ideas and concepts they want to discuss.I was the same.But,contrary to the stereotype of the
22、annoying mature-age students occupying the airtime in class,most dont want to control the discussion.Theyre likely to be waiting,counting away the seconds silently in the hope that someone will want to talk about all of these amazing ideas were learning about.Only after waiting for younger voices to
23、 speak.(but which often remain silent) do they begin talking.Speaking for myself,I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss stuff.So lets celebrate all of those annoying mature-age students.24.According to the article,a mature-age student is a person .A.studying for a higher degree B.who
24、 behaves like an adultC.who starts university at an older age D.not yet qualified to enter university25.In the first paragraph,the author .A.describes the problems mature-age students createB.shows that he is opposed to mature-age studentsC.explains why many teachers dislike mature-age studentsD.mak
25、es fun of the attitude held by many young students26.What does the underlined word them in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Retired people. B.Early high school leavers.C.University students aged below 20. D.Mature-age university students.27.Why do mature-age students often wait before speaking in class?A.They
26、 lack the ability to give their opinions.B.They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed.C.They want to give the younger students more chances to speak.D.They are more interested in hearing others opinions.CWealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time.Call it the piggy bank strate
27、gy(策略).There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps.If you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain,and could do it a day at a time,you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year.If you want to take a really n
28、ice trip in 10 years for a special occasion,to collect the $15,000 cost,you have to save $3.93 a day.If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax,you will have your trip money.When I was a child,my parents gave me a piggy bank
29、to teach me that,if I wanted something,I should save money to buy it.We associate piggy banks with children,but in many countries,the little containers are also popular with adults.Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth.Around the world,many believe a gift of a piggy bank on
30、 New Years Day brings good luck and financial success.Ah,but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving?Why not an elephant bank,which is bigger and holds more coins?In the Middle Ages,before modern banking and credit instruments,people saved money at home,a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish.Potters(制陶工)made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土)called pygg,and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for p
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