1、D. Next month.2. A. She doesnt play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player.D. She is a professional athlete.3. A. At a paint store.B. At an oil market. C. At a science museum.D. At a gallery.4. A. Work in the yardB. Buy some wood.C. Go to the bookstore
2、D. Take a walk.5. A.A taxi driver.B. A passenger.C. A car cleaner. D. A mechanic.6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuck.C. Turn to her colleague for help.D. Restart the machine.7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.C. Parking areas are closed after 10
3、:00. D. All classes begin at 10:8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. Shell present her work to the man.C. Shed like to invite the man for lunch.D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:9. A. The dormitory hours.B. The problem with the rules.C. The door number of the dormitory. D. T
4、he time to open the dormitory.10. A. The chairs didnt need to be painted.B. He doesnt like the color of the chairs.C. The park could have avoided the problem.D. The woman should have been more careful.Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will
5、be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the quest
6、ion you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested.12. A. It spoiled Joannas reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission.C. It bought Joannas dishwashers. D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.13.
7、 A. A successful business case. B. Joannas waterless laundry.C. A case against a global company. D. The worldwide dishwasher market.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds.15. A. Dont touch animals under any circumsta
8、nces.B. Dont take away any natural objects from the park.C. Dont leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.D. Dont transport animals from one island to another.16. A. To protect the guides interest. B. To improve the unique environment.C. To ensure a trouble-free visit. D. To get rid of ill
9、egal behaviors.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Writing a book. B. Preparing a lecture.C. Searching for references. D. Reading comedies18. A. Make his topic more specific. B. Make a complete reading list.C. Read at least six books. D. Read some Hollywood comedie
10、s19. A. Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.B. 20th-century Hollywood comedies. C. Comedies in the 1930s and 1940s.D. Golden Age Hollywood comedies.20. A. Student and teacher. B. Reader and librarian.C. Customer and shop assistant. D. Two strangers reading in the libraryII. Grammar and Vocabulary After
11、 reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Wedding in the United StatesWeddings in the
12、 United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare; there are weddings on mountain tops with guests (21) _ (seat) on the rocks and even barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, (
13、22) _ _ _ or how they are performed,include certain traditional customs.Before a couple is married, they become engaged. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. When everything is ready, then comes (23) _ (exciting) moment of
14、 all.The wedding itself usually lasts between 20 and 40 minutes. The wedding party is walking through the aisle of the church as the Wedding March (24) _ (play). The bride carrying a bouquet (花束) enters last with her father who will “give her away”. The groom enters the church from a side door. When
15、 the wedding party is gathered by the altar (圣坛), the bride and groom exchange vows. (25) _ is traditional to use the words “To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part”. (26) _ (fo
16、llow) the vows, the couple exchange rings. Wearing the wedding ring on the fourth finger of the left hand is an old custom.(27) _ the ceremony there is often a party called a “reception”, which gives the wedding guests an opportunity to congratulate the newlywed.The car in (28) _ the couple leaves t
17、he church is decorated with balloons, streamer and shaving cream. The words “Just Married” are painted on the trunk or back window to tell people (29) _ they are married. Now comes the last step of the wedding ceremony. As a tradition, the bride and the groom (30) _ run to the car under a shower of
18、rice thrown by the wedding guests. When the couple drives away from the church, friends often chase them in cars, honking (鸣喇叭) and drawing attention to them. And then the couple go on their honeymoon. Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note t
19、hat there is one word more than you need.A. public B. inadequate C. lowered D. released E. disappointment F. casting G. possibility H. objective I. desperately J. balance K. comparedWhy Arent Women Happier?Why arent women happier these days? Thats the question raised by a thought-provoking study, Th
20、e Paradox of Declining Female Happiness, _31_ last month. The research showed that over the past 35 years womens happiness has declined, both _32_ to the past and relative to men even though the lives of women in the US have improved in recent decades by most _33_ measures.The research, by Universit
21、y of Pennsylvania economists Stevenson and Wolfers, and made _34_ by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found the decline in happiness to be widespread among women across a variety of demographic (人口统计的) groups. The researchers, for instance, measured similar declines in happiness among women
22、 who were single parents and married parents, “_35_ doubt on the hypothesis (假设) that trends in marriage and divorce, single parenthood or work/family _36_ are at the root of the happiness declines among women,” they wrote.One theory for the decline in happiness is that expectations for workplace an
23、d general advancement were raised too high by the womens movement and women might feel _37_ for not “having it all,” as a Los Angeles Times columnist recently put it.The researchers acknowledge thats a _38_:“If the womens movement raised womens expectations faster than society was able to meet them,
24、” the paper says, “they would be more likely to experience _39_ in their lives.” But they add things could change for the better: “As womens expectations move into adjustment with their experiences, this decline in happiness may reverse.”Readers, why do you think women are unhappier than in the past
25、? Do you think that if expectations for “having it all” were _40_ to “move into adjustment with experiences,” women might be happier?III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase tha
26、t best fits the context.A Cashless SocietyThere is nothing worse than feeling around in your pocket trying to find some small change to pay for a newspaper or a coffee. So its good to know that new _41_ is making cash - banknotes and coins - a thing of the past, turning us into a cashless society.To
27、day, many of us already use credit and debit cards for _42_ transactions (交易) so theres no need to carry around huge amounts of money. And now its _43_ to make contactless payments using tap-and-go cards which are regular bankcards but with a built-in chip. The card reader _44_ a radio signal and, w
28、hen you bring the card close to the reader, the chip picks up the signal to make the payment._45_ money this way or spending on “plastic” - an informal name for a credit card - can put you at risk of fraud (诈骗). Criminals try to steal cards, or the information on them, to make _46_ online or in shop
29、s, which, as a result, adds too much difficulty to the polices detective work. _47_, contactless payment is capped - in the UK the limit is 30. And, if someone does go on a crazy spending with your card, your bank covers you against the loss. Also, the _48_ of chip and PIN technology has even been h
30、elping businesses by cutting the time people spend at the cashiers in shops and has led to a(n) _49_ in fraud.But, if getting your bankcard out seems like too much trouble, theres now a _50_ using wearable technology - something you can wear that include computer and electronic technologies. Kenneth Cukier
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