1、A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage. C. At the end of the garden.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.5. What do we learn from the conversation?A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.B. The man visited New Zea
2、land during the summer holiday.C. The mans parents live in New Zealand.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至8题。 6. Who is the woman speaking to?A. Her husband. B. A policeman. C. A fire fighter.7. Whats the woman asking for?A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help.8. What has hap
3、pened to the womans house?A. Its been burnt down. B. Its been broken into. C. Its been damaged.请听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9. What does the woman want to know?A. The best way to go to New York. B. The quickest way to go to New York.C. The cheapest way to go to New York.10. How much does it cost to go to New Yo
4、rk by bus?A. $5. B. $15. C. $50. 11. What do we know from the conversation?A. The woman will go to New York by bus.B. It takes five hours to go to New York by bus.C. The woman won t go to New York by bus.请听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12. When will the ballet performances be shown?A. This week. B. Next week. C.
5、Next month.13. When will the man attend the performance?A. On Sunday evening. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening.14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?A. $20. B. $10. C. $40. 请听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。 15. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends. B. Strange
6、rs. C. Classmates.16. What can we know about the woman from the conversation?A. She won a cup in last weeks tennis competition. B. She is a science expert. C. She works at St Judes Training College.17. How long has the man been in the science department?A. Half a year. B. Just over a year. C. Two ye
7、ars.请听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18. How often do people in the Historical Society meet?A. Every week. B. Every other week. C. Every three weeks.19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?A. To find out what they can learn from history. B. To study the famous people in the history.C. To learn abou
8、t what happened in the past.20. What do the Historical Society plan to do this year?A. Study the history of the town. B. Visit historic houses in a college. C. Visit more historic places.第二部分 阅读理解A When you meet someone for the first time, do you put across a good impression? And what do we mean by
9、“good” in the context? According to Presence, a new book by Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy, people assess you on two main criteria when they first meet you: 1. Can I trust this person? 2. Can I respect this person? Your level of trustworthiness, or warmth, is the most important factor i
10、n how people initially admire you, Cuddy saysyet many mistakenly believe that the second factor,characterised as competence, is more important.“From an evolutionary aspect,”Cuddy writes,“it is more important to our survival to know whether a person deserves our trust.”While displaying competence is
11、certainly beneficial, particularly in a work setting, Cuddy warns that focusing on winning peoples respect, while failing to win their trust, can backfirea common problem for young professionals attempting to make a good impression early on in their careers. “If someone youre trying to influence doe
12、snt trust you, youre not going to get very far”, Cuddy says, “A warm, trustworthy person who is also strong elicits(博得) admiration, but only after youve established trust does your strength become a gift rather than a threat.”In Cuddys book she also explains some of the science that can help you spo
13、t a liar. When a person is lying there is likely to be differences between what they are saying and what they are doing, she suggests. “Lying is hard work,” she writes, “Were telling one story while suppressing another, and most of us are experiencing psychological guilt about doing this, which were
14、 also trying suppress. We just dont have the brainpower to manage it all without letting something gowithout leaking.” “Its about how well or poorly our multiple channels of communicationsfacial expressions, posture, movement, vocal qualities, speechco-operate,”she adds. “When were consciously looki
15、ng for signs of cheat or truth, we pay too much attention to words and not enough to the external body language,” the professor adds. “Truth reveals itself more clearly through actions than it does through our words.1.According to Amy Cuddy, which is most significant in putting across a good impress
16、ion?A. Level of knowledge. B. Level of reliability.C. Level of competence. D. Level of flexibility.2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “backfire” in the passage?A. Cause something unpleasant to happen.B. Add more fuel to make a bigger fire.C. Have an unexpected and undesired effect.D. Walk
17、backwards and make a fire.3.Which of the following is NOT true of Professor Cuddys concepts?A. Trust is more important than respect to win a good impression in meeting people for the first time.B. Young people tend to win peoples respect instead of winning peoples trust early in their careers.C. How
18、 far away a person goes depends on whether he or she establishes trust among people around.D. Liars are unlikely to be identified in that their words match their actions well.4. What can be learned according to the passage?A. Some people tend to think displaying competence to gain respect makes a go
19、od impression.B. A liar always experiences a feeling of guilt when a lie is leaked.C. When multiple channels of communication co-operate poorly, a liar can hardly be spotted.D. Words and actions are equally significant in deciding whether a person is trustworthy.B Sunday, 31 August Weve been in Chin
20、a for a month now. Dad, Mom, Harry and I moved to Tianjin on 25 August. Were not very far from Beijing. Two days ago, we celebrated my 16th birthday. It was great celebrating in China; the only thing that was strange was the cake-here theyre not as sweet as the ones in New York. On Monday school sta
21、rtsI wonder what it will be like. Monday, 1 September On my first day I was looking around for a locker to put my books in. However, here all the students keep all of their books at their desks-we stay in the same classroom because apparently we dont have to go from class to class-teachers come to u
22、s! Today we selected teacher assistants for each subject. Their duties are to collect homework, make announcements, and do other stuff for the teacher and the students. Its kind of a big deal here! Since I am from the US, I was asked to be the English assistant. I felt so proud but quite nervous at
23、the same time because I wasnt sure what I had to do, but I accepted the job anyway. Friday, 3 October Boy, what a week! Now we have nine classes every day, including the morning class, a combination of our American schools “Homeroom” and “Study Hall”. I think Chinese students work too much! I have t
24、o do my homework when I get back home. I dont even have time to watch TV or surf the Internet like before. I sometimes miss New York and my school because we didnt have to study so much. We had more time to hang out with our classmates and neighbors; here, besides their usual classes, students are i
25、nvolved in weekend classes in subjects such as English, Chinese and math.I get a lot of attention, being from another country. Everyone wants to practice English with me! A really cute girl even asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message! Im making a lot more friends no
26、w. I just need a lot of help to improve my Chinese. Some students want to do a language exchange program with me. Nice!5. The passage mentions all the following points EXCEPT .A. physics study B. teacher assistantsC. free time activities D. language exchange program6. According to the passage, which
27、 of the following is NOT the teacher assistants duty?A. Collecting homework. B. Making announcements.C. helping teachers with small errands(差事) D. Teaching classmates.7. Where is this passage most probably from?A. A story book. B. A guide book. C. A diary. D. A magazine.8. The passage is best descri
28、bed by .A. culture shock. B. multi-culture. C. unique culture. D. culture backgroundC You make decisions, year after year, never lasting for more than a few days ending up lost and in the same place you started. Allow me to suggest some tips that may help you stick to your decisions creating long la
29、sting positive change in your life.Telling other people about your plan can help in many ways. First, it is always easier to stick to a decision when you have other people supporting you. Your friends are less likely to tempt you with whatever it is you are trying to control if they know that you ma
30、de a decision about it. Telling other people about your decision is also helpful in that it keeps us to the pressure on you to try and stick to you plan of action.Choose a measurable and specific decision. Instead of deciding to “look better” or “have a better relationship with so and so”, choose a more definable decision. Deciding to “eat a vegetable every day” or “go out for coffee once a week with John” is much easier to track and assess than a general decision to “be a better person”.Build a rew
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