1、5.Why is Emily mentioned in the conversation?A.She might want a ticket.B.She is looking for the man.C.She has an extra ticket.第二节共15小题,每题1.5分,总分值22.5分听第6段材料,答复第6、7题。6.How long did James run his business?A.10 years. B.13years. C.15 years.7.How does the woman feel about James situation?A.Embarrassed.
2、B.Concerned. C.Disappointed.听第7段材料,答复第8至10题。8.What has Kates mother decided to do?A.Return to school. B.Change her job. C.Retire from work.9.What did Kates mother study at college?A. Oil painting. B.Art history. C.Business administration.10.What is Kates attitude toward her mothers decision?A.Disapp
3、roving. B.Ambiguous. C.Understanding.听第8段材料,答复第11至13题。11.What is the man doing?A.Chairing a meeting.B.Hosting a radio program.C.Conducting a job interview.12.What benefits Mary most in her job?A.Her wide reading.B.Her leaders guidance. C.Her friends help13.Who will Mary talk about next?A.Her teacher
4、.B.Her father C.Her mother.听第9段材料,答复第14至17题。14.Why does the man seldom do exercise?A.He lacks motivation.B.He has a heart problem.C.He works allthe time.15.What does Jacob Sattelmair probably do?A.Hes an athlete.B.Hes a researcher.C.Hes a journalist.16.Why does the woman speak of a study?A.To encour
5、age the man.B.To recommend an exercise.C.To support her findings.17.How much time will the man probably spend exercising weekly?A.300 minutes.B.150 minute. C.75 minutes.听第10段材料,答复第18至20题。a18.What did the scientists do to the road?A.They repaired it.B.They paintedit.C.They blockedit19.Why are young b
6、irds drawn to the road surface?A.Its warm.B.Its brown.C.Its smooth.20.What is the purpose of the scientistsexperiment?A.To keep the birds there for a whole year.B.To help students study the birds well.C.To prevent the birds from being killed.第二局部阅读理解共两节,总分值40分第一节共15小题;每题2分,总分值30分阅读以下短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D
7、四个选项中,选出最正确选项。ANeed a Job This Summer?The provincial government and its partners offer many programs to help students find summer jobs. The deadlines and what you need to apply depend on the program.Not a student? Go to the government website to learn about programs and online tools available to hel
8、p people under 30 build skills, find a job or start businesses all year round.Jobs for YouthIf you are a teenager living in certain parts of the province, you could be eligible符合条件for this program. Which provides eight weeks of paid employment along with training.Who is eligible: Youth 15-18 years o
9、ld in select communities社区.Summer Company Summer Company provides students with hands-on business training and awards of up to $3,000 to start and run their own summer businesses. Students aged 15-29, returning to school in the fall.Stewardship Youth Ranger Program You could apply to be a Stewardshi
10、p Youth Ranger and work on local natural resource management projects for eight weeks this summer. Students aged 16 or 17 at time of hire, but not turning 18 before December 31 this year.Summer Employment Opportunities时机Through the Summer Employment Opportunities program, students are hired each yea
11、r in a variety of summer positions across the Provincial Public Service, its related agencies and community groups.Students aged 15 or older.Some positions require students to be 15 to 24or up to 29 for persons with a disability.21.What is special about Summer Company? A.It requires no training befo
12、re employment.B.It provides awards for running new businesses.C.It allows one to work in the natural environment.D.It offers more summer job opportunities.22. What is the age range required by Stewardship Youth Ranger Program?A.15-18.B.15-24.C.15-29.D.16-17.23. Which program favors the disabled?A. J
13、obs for Youth. B.Summer Company.C.Stewardship Youth Ranger Program. D.Summer Employment Opportunities.BFor Canaan Elementarys second grade in Patchogue, N.Y.,today is speech day ,and right now its Chris Palaezs turn. The 8-year-old is the joker ofthe class. With shining dark eyes,he seems like the o
14、f kid who would enjoy public speaking.But hes,nervous.“Imhere to tellyou today why you should shouldChris tripson the“-ld,a. pronunciation difficulty for many non-native Englishspeakers. His teacher ,Thomas Whaley,isnext to him, whispering support.“Vote formeExcept for some stumbles, Chris is doing
15、amazingly well. When he brings his speech to anice conclusion ,Whaley invites the restofthe class to praise him.A son ofimmigrants, Chris stared learning English alittle over three years ago.Whaley recalls回想起how at the beginning of the year,when called upon to read,Chris would excuse himself to go t
16、o the bathroom.Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience. What you need is a great teacher who lets you make mistakes. “It takes a lot for any student, Whaley explains,“especially for a student who is learning English as their new language,to feel confident enough to say,I do
17、nt know,but I want to know.Whaley got the idea of this second-grade presidential campaign project when he asked the children one day to raise their hands if they thought they could never be a president. The answer broke his heart. Whaley says the project is about more than just learning to read and
18、speak in public. He wants these kids to learn to boast夸耀about themselves.“Boasting about yourself,and your best qualities, Whaley says,“is very difficult for a child who came into the classroom not feeling confident.24. What made Chris nervous?A. Telling a story. B. Making a speech.C. Taking a test.
19、 D. Answering a question.25. What does the underlined word “stumbles in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Improper pauses. B. Bad manners. C. Spelling mistakes.D. Silly jokes.26. We can infer that the purpose of Whaleys project is to _.A. help students see their own strengths B. assess students public speakin
20、g skillsC. prepare students for their future jobsD. inspire students love for politics27. Which of the following best describes Whaley as a teacher?A. Humorous. B. Ambitious. C. Caring. D. Demanding.CAs data and identity theft becomes more and more common, the market is growing for biometric生物测量tech
21、nologieslike fingerprint scansto keep others out of private e-spaces. At present, these technologies are still expensive, though.Researchers from Georgia Tech say that they have come up with a low-cost device装置that gets around this problem: a smart keyboard. This smart keyboard precisely measures th
22、e cadence节奏with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key. The keyboard could offer a strong layer of security by analyzing things like the force of a users typing and the time between key presses. These patterns are unique to each person. Thus, the keyboard can determine peoples id
23、entities, and by extension, whether they should be given access to the computer its connected toregardless of whether someone gets the password right.It also doesnt require a new type of technology that people arent already familiar with.Everybody uses a keyboard and everybody types differently.In a
24、 study describing the technology, the researchers had 100 volunteers type the word “touchfour times using the smart keyboard. Data collected from the device could be used to recognize different participants based on how they typed, with very low error rates. The researchers say that the keyboard sho
25、uld be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts. The team hopes to make it to market in the near future. 28. Why do the researchers develop the smart keyboard?A. To reduce pressure on keys. B. To improve accuracy in typing C. To replace the passwo
26、rd system. D. To cut the cost of e-space protection.29. What makes the invention of the smart keyboard possible?A.Computers are much easier to operate.B.Fingerprint scanningtechniques develop fast.C.Typing patterns vary from person to person. D.Data security measures are guaranteed.30. What do the r
27、esearchers expect of the smart keyboard?all 1o soisgitieoco oll. A. Itll be environment-friendly. B. Itll reach consumers soon. C. Itll be made of plastics. D. Itll help speed up typing.31. Where is this text most likely from? A. A diary. B.A guidebook C. A novel. D. A magazine.DDuringthe rosy years
28、 of elementaryschool小学, Ienjoyed sharing my dolls and jokes, which allowed me to keep my high social status.I was the queen of the playground.Then came my tweens and teens, and mean girls and cool kids.They rose in the ranks not by beingfriendly but by smoking cigarettes, breaking rules and playing
29、jokes on others, among whomI soon found myself.Popularity is a well-explored subject in social psychology.Mitch Prinstein, a professor of clinical psychology sorts the popular into two categories:the likable and the status seekers.The likablesplays-well-with-others qualities strengthen schoolyard fr
30、iendships, jump-start interpersonal skills and, when tapped early, are employed ever after in life and work.Thentheres the kind of popularity that appears in adolescence:status born of power and even dishonorable behavior.Enviable as the cool kids may have seemed, Dr.Prinsteins studies show unpleasant consequences.Those who were highest in status in high school, as well as those least liked in elementary school, ar
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